Month: January 2021

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Time To Say Goodbye - Kimchi nationalism, Biden on immigration and foreign policy, and Desi identities with Rozina Ali

Hi from Obama’s third term!

This week, we welcome the wonderful, brainy Rozi Ali, a journo friend who writes about Islamophobia and the US “war on terror.” We also dish about basketball and a kimchi-based spat between South Korea and China.

1:10 – Why Rozi gave up on the Warriors.

3:35 – Korea and China are fighting again. Over kimchi.

Not sponsored content: the offending Li Ziqi video (kimchi at the 13:20 mark: judge for yourself!)

17:45 – Biden started his presidency by reversing Trump-era actions on immigration, including the Muslim ban. Rozi puts these moves in context of foreign policy and the forever wars. Shout-out to the Quincy Institute and anti-war activism; plus: Jay and Rozi still don’t know who Fran Lebowitz is.

54:30 – The South Asian diaspora in the US tends to vote very Democratic, but some of its members have big blind spots around class concerns as well as the government in India. We discuss all this in the context of Arun Venugopal’s recent piece in The Atlantic, “The Truth Behind Indian American Exceptionalism.”

>> If you’re free tonight, Tuesday, Jan. 26, join this US–Canada event on transnational “movement lawyering,” organized by TTSG friends. Tammy is in the mix: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/asian-american-asian-canadian-perspectives-on-movement-lawyering-tickets-135937527805

Thanks for tuning in and supporting us. Next time: lots of reader questions!

We’re on Twitter way too much, at @ttsgpod. And on email: timetosaygoodbye@gmail.com.



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The Intelligence from The Economist - Party down: Vietnam’s Communist leaders meet

At this week’s five-yearly congress there will be pride in the handling of the pandemic—but broader discontent and mounting protests should worry party bigwigs. We ask our education correspondent why so many American schools remain empty and what the long-run costs will be. And differentiating the difficult character of Patricia Highsmith from the litany of difficult characters she conjured.

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The NewsWorthy - Travel Bans, Coast-to-Coast Storm & Super Bowl Ads Pulled- Tuesday, January 26th, 2021

The news to know for Tuesday, January 26th, 2021!

We have updates about:

  • new travel requirements in the U.S.
  • a federal investigation into the Justice Department
  • the winter storm impacting millions of Americans across the country
  • which major brands won't be advertising at the Super Bowl this year and why
  • what Twitter's new Birdwatch feature is all about
  • the top movies of the year

Those stories and more in just 10 minutes!

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.

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Sources:

New Travel Restrictions: NPR, CBS News, AP, USA Today, White House

Plan to Overturn Election Investigated: WSJ, WaPo, FOX News, NY Times, OIG Statement

Impeachment Article Delivered: CNBC, NY Times, AP

Italy Prime Minister to Resign: BBC, WaPo, Axios

World’s Ice Melting Faster than Ever: WSJ, Bloomberg, WaPo, Full Research

Latest Winter Storm: USA Today, AP, NBC News, Accuweather

Major Brands Sitting Out Super Bowl: AP, CNBC, NY Times, Budweiser

Google Helps Vaccine Efforts: SF Chronicle, ABC News, Engadget, Google

Twitter Launches Fact-Checking Feature: The Verge, NBC News, AP, Twitter, Birdwatch

Disney Overhauling Jungle Cruise: SF Gate, Bloomberg, Hollywood Reporter, Disney Parks

AFI’s Top Movies: AP, Deadline, Hollywood Reporter, AFI

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Short Wave - The Surprising History of Handwashing

Washing your hands. It's one of the easiest and most effective things you can do to protect yourself from the coronavirus, the flu, and other respiratory illnesses. But there was a time when that wasn't so obvious. Dana Tulodziecki, a professor at Purdue University, tells the story of Ignaz Semmelweis, the scientist who's credited with discovering the importance of handwashing. We'll hear how he figured it out and why there's more to the story. (Encore episode)

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The Daily Signal - What You Can Do to Promote the Pro-Life Cause Even Though the March for Life Is Canceled



The annual March for Life has been canceled for the first time in its 47-year history, due to coronavirus concerns as well as as a result of the pressure law enforcement in and around the Capitol is currently facing.


The annual rally instead will take place virtually, with just a small group of pro-life leaders from across the country marching in Washington this year. 


What can you do to promote the pro-life cause even though the March for Life, which annually draws hundreds of thousands of people from across the country to Washington, D.C., won't be held in person this year?


Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life, joins "The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss that.

We also cover these stories:

  • Nine Republican lawyers have issued a letter to GOP senators asking them to carefully consider the article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump. 
  • Dominion Voting Systems has filed a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani. 
  • President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday that reverses the Trump-era policy that ban individuals suffering from gender dysphoria from serving in the military. 



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Opening Arguments - OA459: Trump’s 143 Pardons – the Good, the Bad, the WTF?

Andrew went through the ENTIRE list of 143 people pardoned by Trump in his final act as president, and he's got the full breakdown for us! He also answers some questions on a lot of people's minds - Can pardons be revoked? And could Trump have 'secret pardoned' himself? Listen and find out!

Links: Legal Eagle Can Pardons Be Revoked or Rescinded?, 1937 Fordham article The Pardoning Power, Rose's notes on the Constitution 1904, Trump's Pardons, 44 US Code § 2201, 44 U.S. Code § 2203

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The Gist - Calling Larry King; and Part One with Oscar Winner Bryan Fogel

On the Gist, Larry King, ‘Hello!’

In the interview, it’s part one of a conversation with Oscar award winning documentarian and director Bryan Fogel about his latest film The Dissident. The film centers around Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal murder, and its broader human rights implications. Fogel discusses how he seeks to right wrongs through his investigative filmmaking, and details how he put his own life on the line to tell Khashoggi’s story. The Dissident is available in theaters, and now via premium video-on-demand. Part two of Fogel’s conversation is tomorrow.

In the spiel, Rand Paul versus reality.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Closing The Gap On Vaccine Access: Bringing Equity To Vaccinations (Part 1)

In the latest installment in our series Closing the Gap, Reset explores disparities in vaccine access and distribution in the greater Chicagoland region.

The series kicks off with three thought leaders’ recommendations on what needs to happen in the current and coming phases of vaccine rollout to ensure our most vulnerable populations are prioritized for vaccination.

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Pod Save America - “There’s no ‘I’ in ‘Unity.’”

President Biden steers his Covid relief plan through bad faith whining about unity, Mitch McConnell tries to prevent Democrats from taking control of the Senate, and the MAGA extremists are winning the Republican civil war. Then White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki talks to Tommy about being back in the briefing room and the first week of the Biden Administration.



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