Month: August 2022

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Cartels as Corporations — and Governments

As the War on Drugs continues, cartels have grown from street-level gangs to something like corporations, complete with diversified portfolios of criminal activity. In today's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel explore what happens when organized crime functions as a corporate entity -- and what happens when cartels begin to supplant actual governments.

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Headlines From The Times - Less loan debt, more midterm love for Dems?

Millions of Americans who attended college could have their debt completely canceled or reduced under a plan announced by President Joe Biden last week. But the move is unsurprisingly stirring debate among the right and left, but for completely different reasons.

Today, we talk about how this announcement might impact the midterms. Read the full transcript here.

Host: Gustavo Arellano

Guests: L.A. Times national reporter Arit John

More reading:

For many with student loans, the interest hurts the most. This congressman would know

Student loan forgiveness: Everything you need to know

Why Californians with student loans will gain massively from forgiveness plan

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 08/31

Justice Department filing indicates Trump documents were allegedly concealed and removed. Jackson's water crisis. Remembering Diana 25 years after her death. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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Time To Say Goodbye - Immigration’s “catalyst moments” with Silky Shah

Hello from Washington state! 

This week, we’re joined by Silky Shah, executive director of Detention Watch Network and repeat pod guest, to chat about immigration (and, briefly, Nathan Fielder’s bizarre new show, “The Rehearsal”). 

We start by diving into Caitlin Dickerson’s exhaustive report, in The Atlantic, on the Trump administration's family-separation policy. We reflect on the unique horrors of that period, while locating them in a longer history of cruelty toward immigrants, up to the present. 

Silky also outlines the current immigration landscape, including Biden’s continuation of Trump’s Title 42 policy (which blocks migration ostensibly on public-health grounds). She explains how the misguided theory of deterrence has governed immigration policy under both Democratic and Republican administrations, aided by skewed media narratives, and suggests what the immigrant-rights movement should do to prepare for the next mass-organizing moment. 

As always, please subscribe via Patreon and Substack to support the show and gain access to our Discord. Our global, 24/7 community of listeners is currently discussing Leo’s 21-year-old girlfriends, basketball, Seoul fashion, “The Rehearsal,” immigration policy, food in the PNW, and so much more. You can also follow us on Twitter and email us at timetosaygoodbyepod@gmail.com. 



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The Intelligence from The Economist - Iron Curtain call: Mikhail Gorbachev

The leader who oversaw the Soviet Union’s collapse had only intended to reform it. But the propaganda and repression he abhorred were what held it together. A speed bump lies ahead for electric vehicles: manufacturing and mining capacity may not keep up with battery demand. And visiting a vast landscape sculpture in Nevada’s desert ahead of this week’s public opening.

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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 8.31.22

Alabama

  • Redstone Arsenal loses a commanding officer to retirement after 35 years
  • 2 AL entities filed briefs with Navy Seal lawsuit against Covid vaccine mandate
  • Federal statistics show AL is in the bottom 6 states with low labor participation rate
  • Ecore International to build new $25M manufacturing facility in Ozark
  • Austal USA partners exclusively with SailDrone to make its unmanned  Surveyor

National

  • US Navy intervenes in Arabian Gulf when Iranian ship tries to steal a Saildrone
  • MS Governor tells Jackson residents to not drink water after failed treatment plant
  • USAG Merick Garland announces a ban on DOJ officials attending political events
  • 2 GOP Senators demand all communications between Facebook and the FBI
  • Fire at Poultry processing plant in CA,adds to list of mysterious food chain disruptions
  • Border patrol agents seize 187 pounds of fentanyl during traffic stop in AZ
  • Pastor at the Village Church in TX placed on leave of absence for social media posts