Month: April 2022

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SCOTUScast - United States v. Zubaydah – Post-Decision SCOTUScast

On Mar 3, 2022, the Court decided United States v. Zubaydah, a case which concerned whether the 9th circuit erred when it rejected the United States’ assertion of the state secrets privilege based on the court’s own assessment of potential harms to national security, and required discovery to proceed further under 28 U.S.C 1782(a) against former CIA contractors on matters concerning alleged clandestine CIA activities. In a 7-2 opinion authored by Justice Breyer, the Court held that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit’s judgment that the district court erred in dismissing Zubaydah’s discovery request on the basis of the state secrets privilege is reversed, and the case is remanded with instructions to dismiss Zubaydah’s current discovery application.

Joining us today to discuss decision this is Kate Comerford Todd, managing partner at Ellis George Cipollone in Washington, DC. Ms. Todd formerly served as Deputy Counsel to the Office of the President, Chief Counsel for the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, and has held teaching positions at both George Washington University Law School and Cornell. Ms. Todd has also clerked for Justice Clarence Thomas and Judge J. Michael Luttig of the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and is a graduate of Harvard Law School.
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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Listener Mail: Rampant Phishing Scams, Alternative Funeral Rites, Cannabis and the World of Dreams

Samurai provides a heartbreaking experience with body brokers, prompting an exploration of unique, alternative funeral rites. Colonel Buffington describes phishing scams run amok. Jolly Green Giant calls in with an intriguing question about the effects of cannabis on human dreams. All this and more in this week's listener mail.

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Hayek Program Podcast - Why It’s Ok to Eat Meat — Jordan Lofthouse & Dan Shahar

On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, Jordan Lofthouse and Dan Shahar discuss Shahar's latest book, Why It's Ok to Eat Meat. Many people say that eating meat is morally wrong and we shouldn’t eat it. This book pushes back against the many arguments that eating meat is immoral or unethical in a respectful and engaging manner. Shahar argues that the appropriate response to the fact that many of the things we consume, like meat, are associated with problems is “to devote ourselves to action—for most of us, far more action than we’re accustomed to taking."

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Headlines From The Times - Mexico’s weird presidential self-recall

Earlier this month, Mexico had an election. But it wasn’t business as usual. The vote was a first in Mexico — a recall referendum on the country’s president. The person pushing to recall the president … was the president himself.

Today we get into the curious history of Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Read the full transcript here.

Host: Gustavo Arellano

Guests: L.A. Times foreign correspondents Leila Miller and Kate Linthicum

More reading:

Mexicans vote on whether to recall the president, an election he pushed for

López Obrador on track to retain control of Mexico’s Congress, but with reduced majority

Amid journalist killings, Mexican president tries to shame famous reporter who wrote about his son

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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 4.21.22

Alabama

  • A construction contract has been signed to start building a new men's prison
  • Alabama Graphite begins construction of processing plant in Coosa county
  • Concerned Doctors of Alabama on Covid treatment studies  Part 2
  • Talladega teen shot and killed, authorities seek public for help in finding shooter

National

  • Russia test launches a nuclear capable intercontinental missile- SARMAT
  • CDCl wants DOJ to file appeal after mask mandate tossed by FL judge
  • FL senate passes bill that rescinds special exemptions for Disney properties 
  • SC senator Tim Scott calls on Republicans to become the "party of parents"
  • York county PA parents and school board vote down an after school "Satan Club"
  • Primary candidate in CO wants nickname on ballot- Dave "Let's Go Brandon" Williams
  • Poll shows 64 percent of Americans  believe Joe Biden is compromised with China

Link to Promoted Poll: https://rightsideradio.org/

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Knocking on hell’s Dvornikov: the battle for Donbas

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has entered a new phase, and its forces in Ukraine have a new commander—one with a history of targeting civilians. The next few weeks are likely to see huge, bloody battles for control of the eastern Donbas region. As Sunday’s presidential run-off vote approaches our French-election series profiles the incumbent, Emmanuel Macron. And why smell preferences vary little across cultures.

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