Month: March 2021

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The NewsWorthy - Gun Laws Debate, Mail Delays Possible & Marvel’s Next Streaming Debut- Wednesday, March 24th, 2021

The news to know for Wednesday, March 24th, 2021!

We'll tell you about:

  • what investigators are saying about the gunman in the Boulder, Colorado grocery store shooting
  • how lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are reacting as the debate over gun laws intensifies
  • millions more Americans becoming eligible for COVID-19 vaccines
  • what new research found about the "quarantine 15"
  • why the U.S. Postal Service may be slowing down the mail
  • the next big Marvel movie coming to streaming the same day as theaters

Those stories and more in about 10 minutes! 

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned under the section titled 'Episodes' or see sources below...

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Sources:

Boulder Shooting Investigation: Denver Post, AP, WSJ, NY Times

Gun Reform Debate: Politico, USA Today, Reuters, NBC News

More States Open Vaccine Eligibility: NY Times, CNN, WaPo, CDC

ACA Enrollment Extended: WSJ, Axios, NBC News, White House

Pandemic Weight Gain: NY Times, CBS News, JAMA, APA, The Atlantic

USPS Plan to Stem Losses: AP, Reuters, NBC News, CBS News, USPS

Prince Harry Startup Job: WSJ, NBC News, WaPo, BetterUp

Straight-to-Streaming Movie Releases: USA Today, Variety, The Verge, Disney

Record-Breaking Banksy Painting: CNN, The Hill, BBC, Christie’s

Work Wednesday: Companies Refrain from Firing Workers: WSJ

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The Daily Signal - ‘We Warned Them’: Trump Immigration Official Talks Border Crisis

The Department of Homeland Security said last week that illegal border crossings are on pace to reach their highest level in two decades.


On top of that, both Fox and NBC reported that illegal aliens are being released into the U.S. without court dates for asylum request hearings, but on Monday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that isn't true.


What’s really going on at the border?


"They inherited a system that worked," said Mark Morgan, former acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Trump administration, adding:

[The Biden administration] inherited a system with cooperation with Mexico and the Northern Triangle countries, the 'Remain in Mexico’ policy, the Asylum Cooperative Agreements with the Northern Triangle countries. We ended catch and release.
We had got these countries together to really look and act and work together as the regional crisis that it is, and we saw a significant reduction in the flow, as well as we had eliminated an incredible incentive, catch and release.

Morgan, now a visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation, joins "The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss all this and more.


"Last month, in the month of February, they saw over 100,000 apprehensions of people trying to illegally enter the border," he said.

I think in March, you're going to see that number skyrocket—120,000, 130,000, if not reaching the numbers at the height of the crisis that we saw in 2019.

We also cover these stories:

  • A 21-year-old man is charged by Colorado law enforcement in the shooting rampage that left 10 dead in Boulder. 
  • Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., says the Senate will take action on gun control after deadly shootings in Boulder and Atlanta. 
  • Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has harsh words for Democrats attempting to unseat Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, who won by six votes over Democrat Rita Hart. 



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This Machine Kills - 54. Shooting for the Stars (ft. Aaron Thorpe)

The great Aaron Thorpe — co-host of Trillbillies, host of A Time of Monsters, the poster formerly known as posadist_trapgd — joins us for an extremely fun episode as we riff about why aliens would be communists, the paranoid imagination of imperialism, the wonders of luxury surveillance, the spectacle of convenience, and the ways tech companies really do be manufacturing consent. • Follow Aaron on twitter: twitter.com/thotteusstevens • Listen to Trillbillies: patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty • Listen to A Time of Monsters: patreon.com/atompod Subscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! patreon.com/thismachinekills Hosted by Jathan Sadowski (twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (twitter.com/braunestahl)
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Philosophers In Space - 0G139: Stranger in a Strange Land and Ethical Non-Monogamy Part 3

And so it came to pass that the transcendent cult orgy was concluded and space Jesus announced that "it is finished" and everyone cleaned themselves up and continued with their lives, perhaps a bit changed by their brush with ethical non-monogamy. Perhaps they grokked the reality of their own and others sexualities a little bit more. If not, waiting will fill.   Editing by Luisa Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals: http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/   Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G   Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy   Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/   Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com   If you have time, please write us a review on iTunes. It really really helps. Please and thank you!   Sibling shows:   Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/   Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/   Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/   Recent appearances: Check out Aaron's most recent article in the UK Skeptic Mag. It's quite a ride: https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2021/03/can-you-recognise-antisemitism-when-you-see-it-an-interactive-meme-adventure/?utm_campaign=conspiracy-theories&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter   CONTENT PREVIEW: Futurama season 6, episode 9 "A Clockwork Origin" and creationism
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60 Songs That Explain the '90s - Pulp—“Common People”

Rob explores Britpop band Pulp’s signature anthem “Common People” by discussing the layers of class criticism in its lyrics and the exciting but combative Britpop moment of the ’90s.

This episode was originally produced as a Music and Talk show available exclusively on Spotify. Find the full song on Spotify or wherever you get your music.

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Guest: Dorian Lynskey

Producers: Isaac Lee and Justin Sayles

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Amarica's Constitution - Nullification Nullity

Andrew Jackson takes the stage in this, the fourth of four sets of readings from Akhil’s forthcoming (May) book, “The Words That Made Us.”  Jackson’s complex makeup, combining qualities from Washington and Jefferson, is revealed, and his status as America’s first truly Western president is explained, as is the shadow that his utter failure on slavery casts. Still, his championing of Union is one of the great Constitutional episodes of the early Republic, and Akhil gives a vivid description of this, the Nullification Crisis.  Somehow this leads to the insight that The Crown is like The Godfather.  Go figure. The podcast is sponsored by EverScholar (everscholar.org), where a few spots remain for an amazing, immersive learning experience in Greece this August.

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Money Girl - How to Create a Personal Finance System for Money Success

Discouraged by your financial life? This four-part system will help you simplify your personal finances and do more with your money.

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Philosophers In Space - Aaron and Andrew Debate Stranger vs. Harsh Mistress

Hi friends! In place of NASA in February Aaron had a farcical "debate" with Andrew of Opening Arguments on which is the better Heinlein book, Stranger in a Strange Land or The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Mostly an excuse to discuss books we love, but we hope you enjoy the back and forth and then take sides and fight endlessly about it online. Cheers!

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - How The Rise In Anti-Asian Attacks Is Deeply Rooted In U.S. History

While anti-Asian attacks and violence have increased at an alarming rate in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic, experts and advocates say these attacks aren’t new. Reset talks to a historian and two activists about the long history of systemic racism and discrimination against Asian communities in the U.S. and ways to support Asian American and Pacific Islander communities moving forward.
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Consider This from NPR - President Biden’s Next Big-Ticket Item: A Transformational Infrastructure Plan

America's infrastructure GPA is a C-minus, according to the American Society Of Civil Engineers, which this month called for massive investment in the nation's roads, bridges and transit system.

The Biden administration is preparing to propose that kind of investment — along with green energy policies and progressive programs that would total more than $3 trillion. NPR's Mara Liasson reports on the plan, which Biden has signaled he wants to pass with Republican support.

That's just one political balancing act Biden will have to negotiate. Another is with a key part of his political coalition: labor unions. NPR's Don Gonyea explains.

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