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The NewsWorthy - Biden’s Wishlist, D.C. Lockdown & Samsung Smartphones – Friday, January 15th, 2021

The news to know for Friday, January 15th, 2021!

What to know about:

  • President-elect Joe Biden's new $1.9 trillion priority list: where he wants the money to go and how lawmakers are reacting
  • new details from federal authorities about last week's Capitol riot and the plan for next week's inauguration
  • remembering a Las Vegas legend
  • the most talked-about tech at CES including a new lineup of smartphones
  • the Girl Scout's unlikely new partner

Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.

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Sources:

Biden Unveils COVID-19 Relief Proposal: Reuters, ABC News, AP, WSJ, Biden Plan

Dozens of Rioters on FBI Watch List: WaPo, WSJ, The Hill

FBI’s Inauguration Preps: AP, FOX News, Bloomberg, WaPo

2020 Tied for Warmest Year on Record: AP, NY Times, WaPo, NASA

Inauguration Performers Announced: USA Today, ABC News, AP, Inaugural Committee 

Siegfried Fischbacher Dies: USA Today, NBC News, NPR

COVID-Related Tech at CES: WSJ, Cnet, WaPo

New Samsung Products: The Verge, TechCrunch, AP, Cnet

Google Completes Fitbit Acquisition: CNBC, Reuters, Google

GrubHub Will Deliver Girl Scout Cookies: NY Times, GMA, CBS News, Grubhub, Girl Scouts

Feel Good Friday- Volunteers Bake Bread for Food Bank: TODAY, Community Loaves

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NBN Book of the Day - Matthew McManus, “A Critical Legal Examination of Liberalism and Liberal Rights” (Palgrave, 2020)

The tradition of political liberalism has a long and complicated history, filled with twists, turns, critiques and responses that have filled books, essays and lectures for several centuries now. Questions of the importance and limitations of individual rights and how to balance different interests have produced no shortage of theoretical conflict as different figures have attempted to make sense of the importance and limits of individuals and their rights. 

Diving right into this debate is Matt McManus, returning again to the New Books Network to discuss his recent book A Critical Legal Examination of Liberalism and Liberal Rights (Palgrave, 2020). Going back as far as Burke, Hobbes, Kant and Locke, and then through critiques of liberalism from both radically progressive and reactionary orientations, the book traces the various ideas of liberalism up to the present in figures such as Habermas, Rawls and MacIntyre. It also posits it’s own understanding of liberalism, which emphasizes every individual's right to self-authorship as a central pillar for developing the liberal project. Crossing the fields of history, philosophy, political theory and law, the book offers a number of interventions across an array of fields, and will be of immense use to those seeking to understand some of the most pressing concerns of our time.

Matt McManus is a professor of politics at Whitman College. He is the author of a number of books, including The Rise of Postmodern Conservatism, and is also one of the coauthors of Myth and Mayhem: A Leftist Critique of Jordan Peterson, both of which we discussed in previous episodes of this podcast.

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Short Wave - Micro Wave: How ‘Bout Dem Apple…Seeds

Many folks eat an apple and then throw out the core. It turns out, the core is perfectly ok to eat - despite apple seeds' association with the poison cyanide. In today's episode, host Maddie Sofia talks to producer Thomas Lu about how apple seeds could potentially be toxic to humans but why, ultimately, most people don't have to worry about eating the whole apple. And they go through some listener mail.

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What A Day - Meet Joe Bill

Biden unveiled his proposal for a $1.9 trillion COVID rescue package yesterday, which includes $1,400 stimulus checks, an increase in federal unemployment benefits, plus $160 billion for a national vaccine program.

New York attorney general is suing Mayor Bill De Blasio and the NYPD for excessive force against protestors this summer. This marks the first time in history that the state AG has sued the NYPD.

And in headlines: US Capitol Police are being investigated for failing to keep a pro-Trump mob from storming Congress, Jared and Ivanka can’t share their toilets, and Disneyland suspends its annual pass program.

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The Daily Signal - Here’s What Might Happen If Senate Opts to Hold 2nd Impeachment Trial

President Donald Trump on Wednesday became the first president to be impeached a second time. The House voted 232 to 197 to impeach the president, with 10 Republican members joining all of the Democrats. 


President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration is less than a week away, which doesn’t give the Senate enough time to hold a trial before Trump’s term expires. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says that if a Senate trial is to take place, it will occur after Trump leaves office. 


Fred Lucas—The Daily Signal’s chief national affairs correspondent, co-host of "The Right Side of History" podcast, and author of the book "Abuse of Power: Inside The Three-Year Campaign to Impeach Donald Trump"—joins the show to explain what precedent exists for holding an impeachment trial after an individual has left office, and what the likely outcome of that Senate trial would be.


We also cover these stories:

  • Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., says it’s not within the Senate’s purview to hold an impeachment trial after Trump leaves office. 
  • Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi proposes a new House rule to fine members $5,000 if they don’t follow new security protocols.
  • Nike announces that it won’t donate to the campaigns of politicians who wanted to decertify the 2020 election results.


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Back Bar - Noble Experiments

The story of American prohibition: temperance, scapegoating, hypocrisy and their unlikely love child the Margarita. 

It’s 1920 and alcohol is now constitutionally illegal in the United States. This week we look at the dark forces that got us there, what happened when Americans couldn’t drink and how the noble experiment eventually collapsed thirteen years later. We also look at the Margarita, a curious creation that was born south of the border that found its way north in the 20th century. Guests this week are Derek Brown from the Columbia Room in Washington, DC and David Suro-Piňera of Siembra Azul.

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Opening Arguments - OA456: Insurrections Have Consequences

Due to recent political victories and incredible hard work, consequences DO exist! First, Andrew breaks down that viral tweet which really misrepresented what the results of an impeachment conviction would be. While there will be consequences if Trump is convicted, the viral tweet doesn't capture it correctly. But that's not all! Many people have been talking about using the 14th amendment to expel traitorous Republicans, but Andrew is here to... CONFIRM THAT WE CAN! It's great news, and the case history is super fascinating.

Links: The resolution, 25th amendment resolution, former presidents act, 3 US Code § 102, 14th Amendment history, FORGOTTEN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW OF TREASON, Morton Stavis, Berger v. U.S., 255 U.S. 22 (1921), Powell v. McCormack, 395 U.S. 486 (1969), Voting and Vice: Criminal Disenfranchisement and the Reconstruction Amendments, The Forgotten Constitutional Law of Treason, Standard Form 86, @NatlSecCnslrs

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The Gist - What You Might Have Missed

On the Gist, Republicans use their voices to complain about not having a voice.

In the interview, Melissa Murray joins Mike to discuss what the articles of impeachment can teach us about constitutional law as we review the events of last week at the Capitol Building. Murray is a professor at NYU Law, co-host of Strict Scrutiny podcast, and a contributor on MSNBC.

In Remembrances of Things Trump: Goofy, Sleepy, Crazy...no those aren’t Snow White’s friends. They are Trump’s favorite nicknames. 

In the spiel, the Trump push for Lisa Montgomery’s execution in the final week of his tarnished presidency.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Suburban GOP Official: The Republican Brand Has Been Decimated In Illinois

Reset checks in with a local Republican leader to discuss the historic impeachment vote against President Trump and how that may impact the future of the GOP in Illinois.

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