Month: February 2022

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What A Day - Russia Recognizes New Territories And That’s Far More Aggressive Than It Sounds

The Russia-Ukraine crisis ramped up this past weekend, and in a controversial address on Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of two Russian-backed territories in eastern Ukraine: the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics. In response, the White House announced sanctions on Ukraine’s separatist regions but not yet Russia, as there had been hopes of further diplomatic solutions. Michael McFaul, the former U.S. Ambassador to Russia from 2012 to 2014 and professor at Stanford University, joins us to discuss his view of the situation.

And in headlines: England is ending most COVID restrictions this week, the Supreme Court of Colombia decriminalized abortion, and the horse Medina Spirit was stripped of his Kentucky Derby title after he tested positive for a banned drug last May.


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Pod Save America - “Putin Finds His Pretext.”

Ben Rhodes joins to talk about the potentially imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine and all the political and economic implications both globally and here at home, and Strict Scrutiny’s Leah Litman talks about whether Donald Trump’s lifetime of legal troubles may finally be catching up with him.


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The Daily Signal - Christian-Based Credit Union Offers Alternative to Big Banks

In this age of cancel culture, nothing is off limits for the woke left.

Christians and conservatives increasingly find themselves on the defensive. Deplatforming and censorship are the norm on social media. In fact, it happened to The Daily Signal just last week for allegedly violating YouTube’s COVID-19 “misinformation” policy.

And while having a video removed or a Twitter account suspended is deeply problematic, it’s not nearly as insurmountable as when your financial institution decides to cancel you.

That happened earlier this month in Canada when Toronto-Dominion Bank froze two personal accounts with $1.1 million over support for the “Freedom Convoy” protest against the country’s vaccine mandates.

Unfortunately, that’s now a reality in the United States, too. Last November, JPMorgan Chase subsidiary WePay—an online payment processor—canceled the account of a conservative PAC in Missouri after it scheduled an event with Donald Trump Jr.

While big banks and financial institutions cave to the woke left, there are fortunately alternatives in the marketplace. America’s Christian Credit Union, founded in 1958, is one.

On today’s episode of “The Daily Signal Podcast,” Frank Clement, the credit union’s director of strategic partnerships, explains how things have changed in recent years and why America’s Christian Credit Union remains true to its mission.

Clement also shares how the COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the education landscape and created an unprecedented opportunity for school choice. America’s Christian Credit Union is attempting to do its part by helping the formation of new schools and providing financial assistance to parents.


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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - The Path to the Sandy Hook Settlement

Last week, the Remington Arms Company reached a $73 million dollar settlement with the families of nine victims killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre—the largest payout by a gun manufacturer in a mass shooting case. 


Federal law protects manufacturers from a broad swath of liability in civilian shootings, so the families’ legal team took an interesting tack: they sued under Connecticut’s consumer protection laws and exposed the reckless way Remington marketed their weapons. 


Guest: @NicoleHockley is co-founder and CEO of Sandy Hook Promise Foundation.


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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #319 – “Internet Marines” with Neil Charles

In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys are all in-house with our hilarious friend, comedian and podcaster Neil Charles! Today, we're checking out the lost classic albums 'NFL Jams' and 'NFL Country' which feature NFL players singing and rapping with the various country and hip-hop stars of 1996. Plus, we talk about an extremely inept Australian murderer and an extremely crazy guy in Washinton who's trying to sell a Honda Civic from 1992 for $14,000 while also trying to raise a militia.  "Bad to the Bone" by George Thorogood and The Destroyers is our JAM OF THE WEEK! Change your life for the better and give us a listen today.  Follow Neil on Twitter @NeilCharlesFTW and on Instagram @CertifiedHilarious. Also, check out his AWESOME 90's hip-hop podcast "Swatches & Boomboxes"!  Follow the show on Twitter @TheGoodsPod.  Rivers is @RiversLangley  Sam is @SlamHarter  Carter is @Carter_Glascock Subscribe on Patreon for HOURS of bonus content! http://patreon.com/TheGoodsPod Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod
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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘Moon Witch, Spider King’ takes us back into Marlon James’ fantastical world

Author Marlon James is following up Black Leopard, Red Wolf with a new fantasy novel Moon Witch, Spider King. It tells the same story as Black Leopard, Red Wolf but this time it's from the perspective of the character Sogolon as she hunts for a missing child. James is inviting the reader to question his narratives by telling the story twice but from different points of view. He told NPR's Michel Martin that the novels are non-linear in the tradition of African folklore.
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Short Wave - Vacuuming DNA Out Of The Air

A few years ago, ecologist Elizabeth Clare had an idea--what if she could study rare or endangered animals in the wild without ever having to see or capture them? What if she could learn about them by only pulling data out of thin air? It turns out, the air's not so thin. There are bits of DNA floating around us, and Elizabeth figured out how to collect it. She talks to guest host Lauren Sommer about testing her collection method in a zoo, how another science team simultaneous came up with and tested the same idea and how DNA taken from the environment could revolutionize the field of ecology.

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It Could Happen Here - Starbucks Union

Fundraiser for the victims of the mass shooting attack on the Portland BLM gathering- https://gofund.me/67b0f85b 


We chat with a Starbucks barista and union organizer in Boston about the Starbucks Unionization efforts. 


Starbucks Workers United- https://sbworkersunited.org

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Read Me a Poem - “At the American Express Office” by Edith Bruck

Amanda Holmes reads Edith Bruck’s poem “At the American Express Office,” translated by Jeanne Bonner. Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.

 

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Opening Arguments - OA571: MTG DAO NGMI; and Why Palin v. NYT is Not Over

If you don't understand the first part of the title, you're not alone! There was a delightful dust up between Wizards of the Coast and something called a DAO over Magic the Gathering. It turns out you're not just allowed to profit off of other people's IP? Cryto bros were very surprised to learn this. Andrew decodes it for us. Then, we finally get a thorough breakdown of what happened in the Palin v. NYT case. You may have heard it was dismissed, but it may not be over yet! It's a weird story with a lot of twists and turns.

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