Month: August 2024

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - The Podcast of Laughter and Forgetting

Eli Lake joins us to take the temperature of the Tim Walz Era—are the stories about his service dangerous for him or dangerous for Republicans who want to use them? And what about Kamala Harris's engagement at a rally with pro-Hamas protestors—did that go well for her or does it suggest trouble ahead? Give a listen.

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CBS News Roundup - 08/08/2024

Tropical Storm Debby makes a second landfall. President Biden tells CBS News he is concerned about a peaceful transfer of power if Donald Trump loses the election. An alleged terror plot cancels three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Thursday, August 8, 2024:

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Sonya Massey’s Family Calls For Police Reform

Sonya Massey was shot in her own home by former sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson after calling for help from a potential prowler. Now, Massey’s family is demanding a police reform bill that would prevent officers like Grayson, who bounced between six police departments in four years, from holding a badge and a gun. But some state senators, including Doris Turner, want to turn to existing legislation before exploring new ideas. Reset breaks this down with Mawa Iqbal, WBEZ statehouse reporter and Sharon Fairley, criminal justice reform expert to find out what Massey’s family is calling for, why some policymakers are pushing back, and what change is needed to ensure police officers are held accountable for misconduct. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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Up First from NPR - Harris Tours Battleground States, Ukraine Receives Weapons, Hawaii Fire Anniversary

Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Gov. Tim Walz are drawing large rally crowds in the Midwest. Ukraine has received more weapons but is struggling to halt a Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine, and one year after the devastating Maui wildfires, officials want to make evacuations safer.

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WIRED Politics Lab - The Right is Still Pushing Election Denial — and Pillows

The election denial movement lives on, thanks in part to the efforts of well-funded and well-organized far-right activists. Today on the show, CNN correspondent Donie O’Sullivan joins Wired Politics Lab to talk about his forthcoming documentary examining election deniers’ new tactics, and what happens after the November vote. 


Leah Feiger is @LeahFeiger. David Gilbert is @DaithaiGilbert. Donie O’Sullivan is @Donie. Write to us at politicslab@WIRED.com. Be sure to subscribe to the WIRED Politics Lab newsletter here.


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Election Deniers Are Ramping Up Efforts to Disenfranchise Voters by David Gilbert

MisinfoNation: The Trump Faithful by Donie O’Sullivan

Inside the Election Denial Groups Planning to Disrupt November by David Gilbert.

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Bay Curious - It’s Electric! But Car Charging Infrastructure Could Use a Jolt

California plans to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars and trucks by 2035. But does the state have enough charging stations to support them? Today, some electric vehicle (EV) owners will tell you that charging an EV can be unreliable and stressful—especially if you are depending on public charging stations. Come 2035, the charging crunch could get much worse. This week on Bay Curious, reporter Dana Cronin takes on a road trip to understand what it will take to get more charging stations in our Bay Area neighborhoods.


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The Intelligence from The Economist - Arrivals haul: anti-tourism’s folly

Tourists are getting decidedly less-warm welcomes in popular spots, but blunt anti-tourism policies are self-defeating. We look at how to maintain benefits for both the visitors and the visited. As Russia tries to avoid another military draft, a slick recruitment drive seems to be bringing in new troops (09:22). And fatigue with smartphones is leading to a fashion for dumb ones (15:22).


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