Month: June 2024

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The Gist - October 7 Rape Denialism

We discuss with Michael A Cohen his story in The Atlantic "The Rape Denialists: Why has it proved so hard for so many on the left to acknowledge what happened on October 7?" Plus, the conviction of Baltimore Democratic politician and prosecutor rebuts a central premise of the claims of lawfare against Donald Trump.


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Consider This from NPR - The state of Hamas on 3 fronts: troops, governance and narrative

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the war in Gaza can't end until Israel has destroyed Hamas.

NPR's reporting from Israel and Gaza suggests that goal is still a long way off.

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Consider This from NPR - The state of Hamas on 3 fronts: troops, governance and narrative

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the war in Gaza can't end until Israel has destroyed Hamas.

NPR's reporting from Israel and Gaza suggests that goal is still a long way off.

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Consider This from NPR - The state of Hamas on 3 fronts: troops, governance and narrative

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the war in Gaza can't end until Israel has destroyed Hamas.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - COINDESK DAILY: Robinhood to Buy Crypto Exchange Bitstamp; Core Scientific Rejects CoreWeave’s Buyout Offer

Host Helene Braun breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from Robinhood's announcement on its Bitstamp acquisition to CoreWeave's more than $1 billion buyout offer for Core Scientific.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Helene Braun breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as trading platform Robinhood announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire crypto exchange Bitstamp for $200 million in cash. Plus, Core Scientific has rejected the more than $1 billion buyout offer from cloud computing firm CoreWeave and Binance can once again allow Mastercard users to purchase crypto on the exchange.

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The Daily Signal - D-Day 80th Anniversary, Biden Says He’s Known Putin for 40 Years, Illegal Aliens Are Registered to Vote | June 6

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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:


  • ​​Thursday marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day. 
  • Illegal aliens are registering to vote in the U.S.
  • President Joe Biden says he has known Russian President Vladimir Putin “for over 40 years.”
  • The Governor of California is proposing cutting the public safety budget as the state is struggling with a large deficit.
  • We are still learning more about the COVID-19 vaccine. But a new report indicates a troubling trend of increased mortality rates after the widespread distribution of the vaccine. 


Relevant Links

Illegal Aliens Voting Report: https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/06/06/despite-liberals-hysterical-denial-aliens-are-registering-and-voting/ 



COVID-19 Vaccine Study: https://bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/bmjph/2/1/e000282.full.pdf 


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The Journal. - Why Biden Is Cracking Down on Asylum at the Border

President Biden unveiled a last-ditch effort to lower illegal crossings at the southern border this week. The move focuses on asylum seekers, and the policy is similar to one that former President Trump tried in 2018. WSJ’s Michelle Hackman describes the policy and tries to answer the question: why now?


Further Reading:

-Biden Issues Executive Actions on Immigration: What to Know 



Further Listening:

-What the End of Title 42 Means for U.S. Immigration Policy 

-What Trump's Immigration Restrictions Could Mean for the Economy 

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The Indicator from Planet Money - Why California’s high speed rail was always going to blow out

99.5 percent of megaprojects are either over time, over budget or have lower benefits than expected. What's going wrong? Today, we look at case studies from California's high speed rail project to the Sydney Opera House to consider the do's and don'ts of ambitious projects.

Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner's book on megaprojects is How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors that Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between.

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Why building public transit in the US costs so much (Apple / Spotify)
Planes, trains and bad bridges (Apple / Spotify)

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - What Does Good Restaurant Hospitality Look Like In Chicago

Dining out can be a treat. But as a guest, interactions with hosts, servers and bartenders can sometimes make or break a meal. And behind the scenes, there are dozens of decisions and approaches for staff to consider. Reset hears from two hospitality leaders – Patricia Prosen, owner Que Rico Mexican restaurant, and Loren Agron, manager Ed Debevic’s – about how they approach service in Chicago. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.