Month: January 2025

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Opening Arguments - Democratic Senators Faced Their First Test in the Trump 2.0 Era – the Hegseth Confirmation

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Money Girl - 5 Tips for Living and Working in Different States

Laura reviews tips for living in multiple states and ways to prepare your finances to do it successfully as a remote worker, sunbird, or snowbird.

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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 1.15.25

Alabama

  • Sen. Tuberville asks Pete Hegseth about raising numbers & morale in military
  • Sen. Britt sponsors amendment that places term limits on Congress
  • State lawmakers approve the overhaul of the Alabama Board of Pharmacy
  • The ACLU files lawsuit against the state for its ban on DEI policies
  • City of Mobile approves the purchase of street bollards ahead of Mardi Gras
  • Blount county DA Pamela Casey to run in 2026 for Attorney General
  • AL delegates offer resolution on Redstone Arsenal & Space Command

National

  • US House passes bill that protects women's sports from transgender athletes
  • Donald Trump wants to create the "External Revenue Service" for foreign $
  • Capitol One is being sued over its savings accounts promotion and rates
  • LA Fire Dept had over a hundred firetrucks incapacitated due to budget cuts
  • Pete Hegseth was first Trump nominee to enter the battle for confirmation
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The Daily Signal - Victor Davis Hanson: Trump and ‘The Art’ of the ‘Troll’

In this edition of The Daily Signal’s “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Hanson delves into former President Donald Trump's negotiation techniques, which critics call “trolling.”

Hanson discusses how Trump's strategies, as described in 'The Art of the Deal,' play out in various geopolitical scenarios: renaming the Gulf of Mexico, purchasing Greenland, renegotiating the Panama Canal Treaty, and making Canada a state:

“In the case of renaming the Gulf of Mexico, the Mexican president showed a map recently of the southwest of the United States being part of Mexico. That was her counter. That's kind of a bad troll, because they rely on $63 billion of remittances.”

The discussion emphasizes Trump's approach of making extreme demands to gain an upper hand and highlights the irony in how he uses left-wing arguments against their proponents. Tune in to understand the intricate dynamics of Trump's methods and their implications on international relations.

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Getting Hammered - I.D.G.A.F Energy


Kelly Maher is filling in for Vic once again on this episode of Getting Hammered! Will J.D. Vance and his family step inside the VP residence before January 20th? And will the Village People show up in full costume for their inaugural performance? We’re diving into these questions and more—don’t miss it!

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10:52 Vibe Shift

36:07 Biden-Harris Farewell

44:52 Wapo Mix-up

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NBN Book of the Day - Mariam Motamedi Fraser, “Dog Politics: Species Stories and the Animal Sciences” (Manchester UP, 2024)

Do dogs belong with humans? Scientific accounts of dogs' 'species story,' in which contemporary dog-human relations are naturalised with reference to dogs' evolutionary becoming, suggest that they do. Dog Politics: Species Stories and the Animal Sciences (Manchester UP, 2024) by Dr. Mariam Motamedi Fraser dissects this story.

This book offers a rich empirical analysis and critique of the development and consolidation of dogs' species story in science, asking what evidence exists to support it, and what practical consequences, for dogs, follow from it. It explores how this story is woven into broader scientific shifts in understandings of species, animals, and animal behaviours, and how such shifts were informed by and informed transformative political events, including slavery and colonialism, the Second World War and its aftermath, and the emergence of anti-racist movements in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The book pays particular attention to how species-thinking bears on 'race,' racism, and individuals.

This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose forthcoming book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars.

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What A Day - Hegseth’s Sham Hearing

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Pentagon, faced tough questions — at least from Senate Democrats — during his confirmation hearing Tuesday. The veteran and former Fox News host is facing allegations of excessive drinking, sexual misconduct, and financial mismanagement. But none of that seems to be disqualifying for Republicans, because Hegseth appears headed toward confirmation. Veteran and Illinois Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth joins us to share her thoughts on Tuesday’s hearing. 

Later in the show, Atlantic staff writer Rogé Karma breaks down the intra-MAGA war over H-1B visas.

And in headlines: Congress passes legislation banning trans athletes from female school sports teams, the Justice Department released part one of former Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on his investigations into Trump, and TikTok users are migrating to the Chinese social media app RedNote.

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The NewsWorthy - LA Comes Together, Hegseth vs. Dems & TikTok Alternative- Wednesday, January 15, 2025

The news to know for Wednesday, January 15, 2025!

We'll bring you the latest on the Southern California wildfire risk and tell you how the Los Angeles community is stepping up to help their neighbors.

Also, we'll tell you how President Biden is reshaping the U.S. relationship with Cuba just days before leaving office.

Plus, we're talking about what inspectors found at Boar's Head plants (not just the one that was shut down,) and a health update from Princess Kate.

And a new Chinese-owned app is topping the charts in the U.S. before a possible TikTok ban.

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The Best One Yet - 🚽 “Lattes & Lavatories” — Starbucks’ policy pivot. LA’s greedy landlords. Planet Fitness’s biggest risk.

Starbucks’ is trying to save “the 3rd place”... by ending their open doors bathroom policy.

Greedy LA landlords are jacking up rents 100%... but there could be a housing market silver lining.

Planet Fitness stock hit an all-time high… but its greatest risk is “a run on the gym”.

Plus, Philadelphia Eagles WR AJ Brown read a book during a playoff game… now it’s #1 on Amazon.


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Short Wave - Some Dinos Had Feathers. Did They Fly?

When you picture a dinosaur, what does it look like? For Jingmai O'Connor, paleobiologist and associate curator of reptiles at the Field Museum of Chicago, the dinosaurs she studies look a lot more like birds.

"If you looked at an artist's reconstruction of something like Velociraptor or Microraptor ... you would see that it pretty much looks the same as a bird," Jingmai says. "In terms of the plumage, the soft tissues covering the body, it would have looked very, very birdlike."

In this episode, Short Wave delves into the dinosaur-avian connection. Which dinosaurs had feathers? Were they using them to fly? And once and for all – what are those ancient dinosaurs' relationship to birds today?

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