Daily Show Prep: Monday, March 21

Clinton email reveals: Google sought overthrow of Syria’s Assad | Washington Examiner

Google in 2012 sought to help insurgents overthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad, according to State Department emails receiving fresh scrutiny this week.

Mishawaka City Council to consider seeking public input on county-wide dining tax – 953MNC.com

Mishawaka City Council will consider a resolution Monday night, March 21, to seek public input and research about a potential food and beverage tax in St. Joseph County that would benefit the Potawatomi Zoo.

Michigan To Let Students Choose Gender, Name And Bathroom

Michigan is the latest state to throw common sense out the window, and allow people (in this case children) to choose their gender on a whim, without any credible evidence from the professionals.

Video Obama Says America Can Learn From Cuba On Human Rights | The Daily Caller

“Our starting point is that we have two different systems,” Obama explained. “What I have said to President Castro, is that we are moving forward and not looking backwards.”

Florida Man Charged With Stealing BMW That He Tried To Buy With Food Stamps

Florida Man is at it again. This time, he attempted to answer the question: “Why buy food, when you can get a really ugly BMW instead?” Authorities say that he’s been charged with stealing a car after a dealership declined his offer to purchase it with food stamps.

Tim Cook starts today’s Apple event with some words for the FBI

That’s how Apple CEO Tim Cook started today’s live “Loop You In” event, with a message about privacy, security and encryption. Cook said that Apple has a responsibility to protect its customers’ data, noting that many people view their mobile devices as extensions of themselves.

Court: Woman gets windfall from dead ex-husband’s insurance – Elkhart Truth

A woman can collect a $120,000 insurance windfall after the death of her former husband, despite their divorce years ago, the Michigan appeals court says.

Jared Fogle Got His Ass Kicked In Prison Because He Was The ‘Teacher’s Pet’

More details are coming out about Jared Fogle’s prison ass kicking and it seems like the former Subway spokesman was targeted by other inmates because he was the “teacher’s pet”.

Students freak out after teacher shows video of ISIS beheading…

A Bronx middle-school teacher rattled her students — including one who was near tears — by showing an ISIS video of a terrorist beheading a journalist, documents show.

Rhode Island Bill Would Criminalize Offensive Speech – Progressives Today

The proposed legislation, promoted by Attorney General Peter Kilmartin, would criminalize folks who say the wrong things on social media, such as what happens when one trolls another.

Rhode Island Wants to Criminalize Latchkey, Recess When It’s Cold Outside – Hit & Run : Reason.com

Congratulations, Rhode Island: Looks like the government is about to become the proud parent of every child in the state.

HuffPo Scrambles To Fix E-Cig Story Amid Torrent Of Criticism

The Huffington Post has made a series of corrections to an error-strewn video featuring Dr. Margaret Cuomo, sister of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, claiming e-cigarettes are just as dangerous as tobacco cigarettes.

SCOTUS Goes Postal, Says You Can’t Carry Guns Here

The Supreme Court has apparently gone postal, and has decided that you do not have the right to bear arms in the Post Office, or even lock up your gun in the parking lot of postal facilities.

Supreme Court Vacates Massachusetts Ruling That Found Stun Guns Ineligible for 2nd Amendment Protections – Hit & Run : Reason.com

According to the Massachusetts high court, Caetano’s conviction must stand because a stun gun “is not the type of weapon that is eligible for Second Amendment protection.” Today the U.S. Supreme Court vacated that judgment and ordered the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts to rehear the case.

How High Cigarette Taxes Fund Global Terrorism | The Daily Caller

Fifteen of the world’s leading terrorist organizations regularly turn to black market tobacco for financing.

The Myth of Sustainable Power from Renewables – IER

Tasmania, until recently, had generated almost all its power from renewable energy, touting its “clean, green” image. However, a number of events, including extra­ordinary weather, mismanagement, a catastrophic technical failure and a carbon tax, have put the island into an energy crisis where 20 portable diesel generators had to be rushed to the island to keep the lights on at a cost of $44 million just to set up. [i]

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: WHEN LIBERALS HATE ALMONDS. “Should the great California almond boom be celeb…

“Should the great California almond boom be celebrated? Doesn’t it represent the growing prosperity of California farmers and rural communities following years of agricultural depression? Aren’t almonds a healthy and versatile food source that uniquely fit twenty-first-century tastes and diets? Isn’t the upsurge in production helping America win billions of dollars from trade?”

Monday, March 21 – Hour 1 Podcast

Google was emailing Hillary’s State Dept. to collaborate about overthrowing president of Syria

Mishawaka council to consider Potowatami Zoo tax

Michigan will allow children to decide what gender identity they want without parent or doctor input

 

Friday, March 11 – Hour 2 Podcast

GOP debate in under 4 minutes

Trump staffer accused of manhandling female Breitbart reporter

Credit card skimmers found all over Michigan gas stations

City of Flint wants a LOT of money to get lead water emails

New bill to curb airline fees

 

Daily Show Prep: Friday, March 11

Bill would prohibit ‘terrorists’ buying guns; opponent says it won’t stop them | MLive.com

“I’m introducing this legislation to help prevent those future tragedies and avoid having to face the question of ‘What should we have done?’ by doing that something now.”

FLASHBACK: Napolitano stands by controversial report – Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that she was briefed before the release of a controversial intelligence assessment and that she stands by the report, which lists returning veterans among terrorist risks to the U.S.

Almost every vape shop in Indiana would close if proposed regulations become law – 953MNC.com

Only one vape shop in Indiana (and in the entire country) meets those requirements.

Watch the Twelfth Republican Debate in Under Four Minutes | TIME

Republican presidential candidates took the stage to debate Thursday in Miami.

TGP On Scene Report: Trump Spokeswoman Denies Reporter Grabbed on Arm By Manager Lewandowski – The Gateway Pundit

The Gateway Pundit posted video showing Corey Lewandowski politely cutting off questions from reporters Tuesday night. While not conclusive, it shows the tenor of the evening and that others in the media were also filming.

Credit card skimmer found at Ann Arbor gas station | MLive.com

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Weights and Measures division reported inspectors have found 43 skimmers in Michigan since August

Yes, Really: Flint Fee to See Staff Emails with ‘Lead:’ $172,000 –  Deadline Detroit

The City of Flint, by contrast, now sets a $172,203 fee — with an $86,100 deposit up front — for electronic copies of employees’ messages with the word “lead” sent between January 2014 and January 2015

A New Bill Wants to Put an End to Ridiculous Airline Fees

any fee for a change or cancellation of a reservation for a flight in interstate air transportation;

Daily Show Prep: Thursday, March 10

Smoking ban to be considered again by South Bend Common Council – 953MNC.com

“Ultimately it comes down to public health and protecting employees,” Ferlic told the Tribune. He proposed similar ordinances twice before, but they didn’t pass.

Is It Safe Yet to Have an Honest Conversation About Secondhand Smoke and Lung Cancer? – Hit & Run : Reason.com

Several years ago I was talking to an epidemiologist who is skeptical of the idea that smokers pose a mortal threat to people in their vicinity.

Lungs from heavy smokers may be effective for double-lung transplant

Lungs from heavy smokers may be effective for double-lung transplant

Show Prep: Tuesday, June 12, 2012

“The results do not support a causal relationship between environmental tobacco smoke and tobacco-related mortality. The association between tobacco smoke and coronary heart disease and lung cancer may be considerably weaker than generally believed.”

California Town Rocklin Considering Total Outdoor Smoking Ban — Even on Private Property

California Town Rocklin Considering Total Outdoor Smoking Ban — Even on Private Property

Dan Coats is angry about ‘hangry’ study funded with taxpayer dollars – 953MNC.com

U.S. Sen. Dan Coats is fed up with a recent study on whether or not “hangry” exists.

Here’s Sen. Coats (R-IN) doing a terrible job of explaining ‘hangry.’ This is a story from March 2015 fyi, but he finally learned of it.

UK Government Spends $54,000 On Toilet Based Art | The Daily Caller

Toilets are deeply problematic for feminists because they reinforce the idea that there are differences between men and women, according to research that cost U.K. taxpayers $53,731.

Boy Named Goodell Proves Tom Brady’s Deflategate Innocence at Seventh Grade Science Fair | VICE Sports

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Namibia Crushes Anti-Hunters By Banning All Hunting Bans | The Daily Caller

According to All Africa, the cabinet voted to go on the record as a pro-hunting nation, opposing any and all hunting bans-and to campaign against any bans proposed in the future. Cabinet members were directed to promote the news through public forums and to “communicate at all possible opportunities its importance to national conservation and sustainable development programs.” So let’s help them spread the news!

Poetic Justice: Judge Slams NLRB for Not Bargaining in Good Faith with Its Own Union | U.S. Chamber of Commerce

As they say: What goes around, comes around.

AG Lynch Testifies: Justice Dept. Has ‘Discussed’ Civil Legal Action Against Climate Change Deniers | TheBlaze.com

“This matter has been discussed. We have received information about it and have referred it to the FBI to consider whether or not it meets the criteria for which we could take action on,” Lynch answered. “I’m not aware of a civil referral at this time.”

One-Year Anniversary Of Hillary UN Speech | The Daily Caller

Thursday marks the one year anniversary of Hillary Clinton’s UN press conference in which she first publicly addressed her use of a private email system as secretary of state, and the Republican political action committee America Rising is out with a video to commemorate the event.

Army Seminar Warned Soldiers About The Dangers Of ‘White Privilege’ | The Daily Caller

The government watchdog group Judicial Watch has obtained documents showing the U.S. Army held a seminar in April 2015 for 400 soldiers of the 67th Signal Battalion at Fort Gordon on “white privilege.”

FBI could force us to turn on iPhone cameras and microphones, says Apple | Technology | The Guardian

If the FBI wins in its case against Apple to help it unlock the San Bernardino killer’s iPhone 5C, it won’t be long before the government forces Apple to turn on users’ iPhone cameras and microphones to spy on them, according to the company’s head of services Eddy Cue.

Senate bill will impose fines on tech companies that refuse to unlock smartphones | ZDNet

The bill would compel companies to comply with court orders to bypass the security of devices or “backdoor” the encryption, or face civil fines, similar to contempt of court charges.

Surprise! NSA data will soon routinely be used for domestic policing that has nothing to do with terrorism – The Washington Post

What does this rule change mean for you? In short, domestic law enforcement officials now have access to huge troves of American communications, obtained without warrants, that they can use to put people in cages.