Thought provoking news and analysis for individuals by an individual.
Hopefully together we can begin to agree on the problems and disagree on how to solve them.
In this episode we discuss the tragedy of the Nashville school shooting, the indictment of Donald Trump, and the RESTRICT Act which is being proposed under the guise of banning TikTok.
https://www.newsbreak.com/nashville-tn/2972470434761-police-strongly-believe-nashville-school-shooter-had-other-targets-including-local-mall
https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-city-da-bragg-downgrades-over-half-felonies-misdemeanors.amp
https://www.dailywire.com/news/any-first-year-student-could-win-this-case-dershowitz-says-move-trumps-trial-to-staten-island-upstate-new-york
https://twitter.com/speakerpelosi/status/1641594971462541315?s=46&t=3aDb9FD0wrhhwStHjqlfmw
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/686/cosponsors
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/686/text
19 Mar 2023
Episode Five: Petrol Dollar on Fire
In this episode we talk about the recent bank failures, and the future of the dollar as the reserve currency of the world.
Sources:
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/03/10/a-tale-of-2-banks-why-silvergate-and-silicon-valley-bank-collapsed/?outputType=amp
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/14/1163295661/will-the-fdics-move-to-cover-uninsured-deposits-set-a-risky-precedent
https://fb.watch/jjAvtxT_JM/?mibextid=kdkkhi
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/trump-era-rollback-bank-rules-after-silicon-valley/story?id=97852603
https://apple.news/A5x-ungavT-apJ_1WycXRnA
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/03/14/svb-execs-sold-84-million-of-the-banks-stock-over-the-past-2-years.html
https://www.svb.com/globalassets/library/uploadedfiles/svb_environmental_social_governance_report_2022.pdf
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/12/investing/stocks-week-ahead/index.html
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/03/saudi-considering-chinas-yuan-oil-purchases
5 Mar 2023
Episode Four: Common Ground
In this episode I quickly walk through Brandon Johnsons plan for Chicago to find common ground between the left and right side of the political spectrum.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/timcast/status/1630937641481797632?s=46&t=3aDb9FD0wrhhwStHjqlfmw
https://www.brandonforchicago.com/on-the-issues
http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2017/mapping-minimum-age-requirements-concerning-rights-child-eu/access-sex-reassignment-surgery
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/02/03/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/
24 Feb 2023
Episode Three: East Palestine
As an environmental disaster happens in small town America, one side of the political sphere seems to be doing as little as possible to help.
Sources:
https://www.axios.com/2023/02/13/what-we-know-about-ohio-train-derailment
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/08/1155570564/east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-putin-war-invasion-update-b2030194.html
https://nypost.com/2023/02/23/pete-buttigieg-visits-east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment-site/
https://nypost.com/2023/02/22/trump-buys-mcdonalds-for-ohio-residents-first-responders/
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/02/21/showtime-air-raid-sirens-heard-during-bidens-visit-to-ukraine-first-in-5-days-cnn-field-reporter-says-1334531/
http://my.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/zgxw/202302/t20230224_11030881.htm
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-president-biden-visits-war-time-kyiv-ahead-invasion-anniversary-2023-02-20/
11 Feb 2023
Episode Two: State of the Union: WWIII
In this episode we discuss some of the factors pushing the US closer to WWIII.
Sources:
https://ua.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/policy-history/#:~:text=Bilateral%20Economic%20Relations&text=The%20United%20States%20and%20Ukraine%20have%20a%20bilateral%20investment%20treaty.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-80ae774f3b7cbb3e1b88d1b728961079
https://www.cfr.org/article/how-much-aid-has-us-sent-ukraine-here-are-six-charts
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-announces-over-375-bln-new-military-assistance-ukraine-other-countries-2023-01-06/
https://www.newsweek.com/us-giving-ukraine-smart-bombs-double-strike-range-against-russia-1778875?amp=1
https://sgp.fas.org/crs/natsec/RL32544.pdf
https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-xi-ordered-military-ready-taiwan-invasion-2027-cia-director-burns-says.amp
https://twitter.com/lukewearechange/status/1623185975978479618?s=46&t=KDR4dXjmL2uyKGvUgSBIpg
https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/12/20/united-states-israel-allies-formal-defense-treaty-trump-netanyahu/
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/blast-heard-military-plant-irans-central-city-isfahan-state-media-2023-01-28/
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/king-county-medical-examiners-office-is-struggling-store-bodies-amid-rise-fentanyl-overdoses/NJ3DZR2IZFGXBENGZDXEXCHFPM/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/02/07/remarks-of-president-joe-biden-state-of-the-union-address-as-prepared-for-delivery/
3 Feb 2023
Episode One: Memphis and the Death of Tyre Nichols
In this episode we discuss the timeline of events in the death of Tyre Nichols, and the underlying issues in our current police policy.
Sources:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/timeline-tyre-nichols-deadly-encounter-memphis-police-rcna68018
https://www.policeforum.org/workforcemarch2022
https://thepostmillennial.com/memphis-pd-dramatically-lowered-standards-before-hiring-officers-charged-in-tyre-nichols-death
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/officer-accused-fatal-beating-tyre-nichols-allegedly-assaulted-prison-rcna67349
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-department-scorpion-unit-lacked-training-former-police-say/
https://tennesseelookout.com/2022/02/15/memphis-police-seek-to-add-300-officers/
https://nypost.com/2023/01/28/memphis-police-chief-cerelyn-davis-fired-from-a-previous-job/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerelyn_J._Davis
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/29/us/memphis-police-scorpions.html
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3842138-memphis-police-chief-ran-aggressive-force-similar-to-scorpion-unit-while-in-atlanta-report/#:~:text=Memphis%20Police%20Chief%20Cerelyn%20Davis,aggressive%20tactics%2C%20according%20to%20reports
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/29/us/memphis-police-scorpions.html
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/27/opinions/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-department-jones/index.htm
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/al-sharpton-speaks-at-tyre-nichols-funeral/
https://wlos.com/news/local/cherokee-county-murphy-jason-harley-kloepfer-swat-man-shot-police-releases-surveillance-video-shooting-facebook-indian-police-department-sheriff
https://www.memphistn.gov/government/finance/operating-budget-information/#36-36-top
FY23 page 344
FY22 Police-Services page: 311
26 Jan 2023
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