Daily Show Prep: Monday, March 21

by Casey | Mar 22, 2016 | Blog, Daily Show Prep

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?”