Month: May 2022

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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #331 – “Glue Tony” with Ed Greer & Seth Pomeroy

In this episode, Rivers and Carter are hangin' out at Disgraceland with two of our favorite guests: Ed Greer and Seth Pomeroy! We start out by chuggin' MOXIE, the official soda of the State of Maine. Then we go into our Top 3 lists for Most Haunted Places, Best Movies of 1980, and the best English accents. "Tuff Enuff" by the Fabulous Thunderbirds is our JAM OF THE WEEK! Tune in now, ya rascals. Follow Ed on Twitter @EdGreerDestroys. Follow Seth on Twitter @SethPomeroy.  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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The Daily Signal - With Beijing Breathing Down Taiwan’s Neck, What Signal Did Biden Just Send?

In Japan on Monday, President Joe Biden seemingly departed from previous American policy regarding Taiwan, announcing that the U.S. would militarily defend the tiny island nation if China were to invade.

Walter Lohman, director of The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center, says Biden's statement was a huge mistake.

"We want to keep the Chinese guessing about what the United States would do," he says of the long-standing policy of "strategic ambiguity."

Lohman joins the show to discuss what the implications of this seeming shift in policy would be, and what Beijing’s aims are regarding Taiwan.

We also cover these stories:

  • Following Democrats' claims that new election laws in Georgia would depress voter turnout, more Georgians are voting ahead of Tuesday's primaries than ever.
  • Biden says he doesn't think monkeypox will be as serious as COVID-19.
  • An early draft of a letter sent to the president by the National School Boards Association suggests the group planned to ask that the Army National Guard and military police be sent to certain school districts to handle parents protesting mandatory masking and controversial curriculums.
  • State Farm insurance company is encouraging employees to donate books on transgenderism to local schools and libraries in Florida and elsewhere around the country.



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What Next - What Next | Daily News and Analysis – New York State’s Redistricting Mess

An effort to counterweight GOP-friendly maps in Ohio and Florida in New York state has backfired on the Democrats.


How did Democratic state politicians bungle their redistricting process? Will the error cost the party nationally?

 

Guest: Dave Wasserman, U.S. House editor of the nonpartisan @CookPolitical Report.


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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - New York State’s Redistricting Mess

An effort to counterweight GOP-friendly maps in Ohio and Florida in New York state has backfired on the Democrats.


How did Democratic state politicians bungle their redistricting process? Will the error cost the party nationally?

 

Guest: Dave Wasserman, U.S. House editor of the nonpartisan @CookPolitical Report.


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This Machine Kills - Patreon Preview – 162. Bring on the Eternal Winter

(Sorry for the delay!) We comb through Andreessen Horowitz’s inaugural 2022 State of Crypto Report, devoting more time and attention to discussing its claims and framing than it should warrant. But considering the outsized influence a16z has here, they force us to take seriously even their most inane fever dreams. In the process of reviewing the report, we receive a masterclass in how to lie with graphs and numbers. Some stuff we reference: ••• Introducing the 2022 State of Crypto Report | a16z https://a16zcrypto.com/state-of-crypto-report-a16z-2022/ ••• The 2022 State of Crypto Report | a16z https://a16z.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/state-of-crypto-2022_a16z-crypto.pdf Subscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! patreon.com/thismachinekills Grab fresh new TMK gear: bonfire.com/store/this-machine-kills-podcast/ 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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The Stack Overflow Podcast - Turns out the Great Resignation goes both ways

Companies like Meta, Twitter, and Netflix are enacting hiring freezes and layoffs, a situation that’s not great for anybody but is likely to have outsize effects on people of color in tech.

Gen Z may not understand file structures, but they sure understand Twitter toxicity. MegaBlock from Gen Z Mafia allows users to block bad tweets, their authors, and every single account that liked the offending tweet. There, doesn’t that feel better?

Apple’s WWDC 2022 is just around the corner. What are you most excited about?

Machine-learning start-up Inflection AI raises $225 million in equity financing to use AI to improve human-computer communication. Another reminder that building sophisticated AI systems isn’t cheap: who could forget that Open AI paid its top researcher just shy of $2 million in 2016?

Today’s Lifeboat badge goes to user Patricia Shanahan for their answer to Difference between int and double.

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Chapo Trap House - 630 – Full Stomach, Heavy Heart, Will Lose (5/23/22)

Helllllloooo babies! Just as we anticipated, Eric Adams explores a run for president in 2024, so we look at the possibility of New York’s mayor taking his vibe revolution national. We also look at some juicy financial drama going on over at Black Rifle Coffee Company, plus, Tom Friedman’s sad, ominous lunch with the President. Catch us a Pickathon August 6th, tickets at: www.pickathon.com
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NPR's Book of the Day - The debate on reforming the Supreme Court in Eric Holder’s ‘Our Unfinished March’

The leak of the Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe v. Wade earlier this month has reignited debates about the power and reach of the highest court in the country. In his new book, Our Unfinished March, former Attorney General Eric Holder argues in favor of reforms, such as term limits and streamlining appointments, that he says would protect minorities. In an interview with Michel Martin on All Things Considered, Holder talks about how citizens can also take part by being active and engaged in politics locally.
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Short Wave - Why Abortion Access Is Important For A Healthy Community

Abortion access has been leading political news in recent weeks. But what happens when we look at abortion as a health care tool that betters public health? Today, Emily talks to Liza Fuentes, a Senior Research Scientist at the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that focuses on sexual and reproductive health. Fuentes says abortion access is an important part of health care for a community and losing access can exacerbate income and health inequalities.

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It Could Happen Here - Anti-Abortion Terrorism

Mia Wong walks us through the bloody and violent history of anti-abortion terror

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