Pod Save America, 04/16/24
Source: Crooked Media
“The People vs Donald Trump.” (04/15/24)
Electric Class Warfare
Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob
“Star Trek may have adversely affected American politics. Its techno-communist utopian militarism was one thing, its attitude towards engineering? Perhaps worse. In how many episodes did Captain Kirk demand that Scotty push the warp drives further, or decrease the time required for a task — arbitrarily according to his need, not actual possibility? And, because television: presto, it was done; just in time for the finale! We see that in the push for electric vehicles (EVs).” (04/15/24)
https://thisiscommonsense.org/2024/04/15/electric-class-warfare/
NPR CEO slams editor who exposed bias; Looks like truth is “‘profoundly disrespectful”
Source: Fox News
by Jonathan Turley
“This weekend, I wrote a column on the continuing controversy at NPR and the bias detailed in a recent bombshell essay by respected editor Uri Berliner. The company has long been criticized for its partisan coverage, including running debunked stories. Now NPR CEO Katherine Maher has responded and appeared to confirm that the publicly supported media company has no intention of bringing greater balance to its coverage or editorial staff. Berliner detailed the complete exclusion of any Republicans among the editors of NPR’s Washington office and various examples of raw bias in favor of Democratic narratives and claims. Maher responded to none of these specific points in substance. Instead, she attacks Berliner as ‘profoundly disrespectful, hurtful, and demeaning’ to his colleagues by calling out the company for its political bias.” (04/16/24)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/npr-ceo-slams-editor-exposed-bias-truth-profoundly-disrespectful
WV: State’s transgender sports ban overturned in federal appeals court
Source: Fox News
“A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a West Virginia law that prohibited transgender girls from competing against biological girls in sports. The 2-1 ruling came from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The ruling found the law violated Title IX – in favor of the American Civil Liberties Union, its West Virginia chapter and Lambda Legal. The court said the law cannot be applied to Becky Pepper-Jackson, a 13-year-old girl who had been taking puberty blockers and has identified as a girl since the third grade.” (04/16/24)
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/west-virginia-transgender-sports-ban-overturned-federal-appeals-court
One Hundred Years of IRS Political Targeting
Source: JimBovard.com
by James Bovard
“One hundred years ago, Senator James Couzens, a Michigan Republican, took to the Senate floor to denounce the Bureau of Internal Revenue for abusing its power and trampling innocent taxpayers. Couzens launched a sweeping Senate investigation of federal tax collectors. One year later, Internal Revenue Commissioner David Blair personally delivered a demand for $10 million in back taxes as Couzens stepped out of the Senate chamber. Couzens fought the case, and eventually proved that he had actually overpaid his taxes by roughly one million dollars, as David Burnham noted in his 1989 classic, A Law Unto Itself: The IRS and the Abuse of Power. But the precedent of the IRS exploiting its power to attack its critics was firmly established.” (04/15/24)
https://jimbovard.com/blog/2024/04/15/one-hundred-years-of-irs-political-targeting/
US CDC investigating nearly 20 cases of people falling ill from counterfeit Botox
Source: United Press International
“The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is investigating nearly 20 reports of people experiencing adverse effects from injections of counterfeit Botox. The federal agency announced its investigation Monday in a statement, saying at least 19 people in nine states have reported experiencing harmful reactions to injections of botulinum toxin, better known as Botox, from unlicensed or untrained individuals in non-healthcare settings, including homes and spas. All 19 reported cases were women, the vast majority of whom said they received the injections for cosmetic purposes. Nine of them were hospitalized, of which four were treated with botulism antitoxin over worries that the botulinum toxin may have spread from the injection site, it said.” (04/16/24)
https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2024/04/16/CDC-investigating-counterfeit-Botox/9421713252231/
Declare Your Independence, 04/15/24
Source: Free Talk Live
“Declare Your Independence :: Mid-Continent Liberty Festival :: MidFest :: Ingrid woke up in several ways due to Covid lies and abuses and pulled her 3 children from government school and her path is very interesting :: Publisher Recommended :: 2024-04-15 Host: Ernest Hancock.” (04/15/24)
https://soundcloud.com/freetalklive/declare-your-independence-2024-04-15
It’s Day 1 of the Trump Trial and MAGA’s Mind Is Already Melting
Source: The Daily Beast
by Matt Lewis
“Donald Trump’s New York hush-money-to-a-porn-star trial has barely begun and, already, his MAGA backers are trying to rig the outcome. On Monday, conservative media personality Clay Travis sent the following tweet to his one million-plus Twitter (X) followers: ‘If you’re a Trump supporter in New York City who is a part of the jury pool, do everything you can to get seated on the jury and then refuse to convict as a matter of principle, dooming the case via hung jury. It’s the most patriotic thing you could possibly do.’ Make no mistake, this is a very dangerous and irresponsible message to send. It seeks to pervert the American legal system, a system where no man is above the law and the goal is to deliver blind justice.” (04/15/24)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/its-day-1-of-the-trump-trial-and-maga-is-already-losing-its-mind
House Republicans send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing a trial
Source: SFGate
“The House sent two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday, forcing a trial on allegations that he has ‘willfully and systematically’ refused to enforce immigration laws. While the Senate is obligated to hold a trial under the rules of impeachment once the charges are walked across the Capitol, the proceedings may not last long. Democrats are expected to try to dismiss or table the charges later this week before the full arguments get underway.” (04/16/24)
The RFK Jr. Strategy Clicks Into Focus
Source: The Atlantic
by John Hendrickson
“What if everyone’s wrong? What if Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign is savvier, more organized, and more cunning than it’s been given credit for? This past weekend, Kennedy’s ‘We the People’ party gamed an Iowa loophole to secure his spot on the state’s 2024 election ballot. Instead of spending months gathering thousands of signatures, Kennedy’s allies persuaded hundreds of voters to show up in the same place on the same day and partake in something akin to a potemkin political convention. The summit barely lasted two hours. It was a bold gambit, and it worked.” (04/15/24)