by Casey | Jun 15, 2020 | Blog, Daily Show Prep
Hour 1
Tim Scott resigns from South Bend Common Council
https://www.953mnc.com/2020/06/15/black-lives-matter-south-bend-issues-statement-following-common-council-president-tim-scotts-resignation/
Mayor Mueller, with police chief, calls press conference on “racial justice”
Co-Worker Retracts Claim That Ex-Officer Chauvin and Floyd Didn’t Get Along as Nightclub Staff
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/06/15/mayor-de-blasio-under-the-weather/
Shay Mikalonis: Shot Las Vegas Police Officer Paralyzed from the Neck Down
https://bluelivesmatter.blue/city-council-votes-to-shift-to-community-model-of-policing-after-law-blocks-them-from-disbanding-pd/
24 Hour Fitness Files for Bankruptcy, Closes 100 Locations
Hour 2
54 NIH scientists lose positions during investigation into foreign financial ties
https://summit.news/2020/06/15/report-wuhan-lab-took-delivery-of-worlds-deadliest-viruses-months-prior-to-coronavirus-outbreak/
https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2020/06/14/media-conveniently-leaves-out-1-very-important-piece-in-story-about-trump-overturning-obama-era-protections-for-transgender-people/
Media Falsely Reports Trump Administration “Reversed Health Protections” for Transgender People
Principal accused of posting image calling Black Lives Matter a ‘leftist lie’ — and district opens probe
https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2020/06/11/cops-search-house-after-fifth-graders-bb-gun-shows-up-on-webcam-during-virtual-school-session/
https://www.953mnc.com/2020/06/14/meatpacking-rebounds-but-meat-prices-will-likely-remain-high/
Hour 3
White House: Executive order to be ‘good glue’ to unite communities and police
Trump’s birthday marks best fundraising day for reelection campaign, RNC
Dem Data Firm Backed by Former Google CEO Dismissed Employee for Linking Violent Protests and Voter Turnout
Academics Demand Econ Journal Purge Prof For Criticizing Defund Police Movement
by Casey | Aug 21, 2017 | Blog, Daily Show Prep
I’m back from vacation. Let’s do this.
The Eclipse Is Racist Suggests The Atlantic | The Daily Caller
The Atlantic’s very lengthy essay on the failure of the eclipse to occur where a sufficient number of black people reside is entitled “American Blackout.” It clocks in at a remarkable 4,544 words and does not appear to be satire.
Judge orders IRS to reveal who took part in Tea Party targeting | Fox News
A federal judge has ordered the Internal Revenue Service to release the names of specific employees involved in targeting Tea Party groups, after years of litigation over what conservatives have long called “chilling” behavior by one of the government’s “most feared” agencies.
Feds Spend $438,699 Studying If ‘Gender Norms’ Make LGBTQ People Get Drunk
The National Institutes of Health is spending over $400,000 studying whether gender norms of masculinity and femininity lead LGBTQ individuals to drink too much.
Hour 2
Instapundit » Blog Archive » OBAMACARE ARCHITECT JONATHAN GRUBER FIRED AFTER FRAUDULENT-BILLING PROBE: Vermont Attorney Genera…
Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan said his office has concluded an investigation into the invoices and billing practices of Dr. Jonathan Gruber, an economic consultant who contracted with the state to provide policy expertise, research and economic modeling for Vermont’s abandoned single-payer healthcare system.
Trump Justice Department Ends Operation Choke Point
Republican House members announced Friday that the Justice Department has ended the controversial Obama-era program targeting payday lenders, gun shops, and other legal businesses, in response to several House Republicans who requested Operation Choke Point be shut down.
Farmer fined $1 million for plowing his own field – Red Alert Politics
A California farmer agreed Tuesday to pay $1.1 million for plowing federally protected wetlands on his wheat field, according to the Department of Justice. This ends a five-year legal battle over the reach of the Clean Water Act.
95% of lawmakers who support $15 minimum wage don’t pay their interns: Study – Red Alert Politics
The majority of lawmakers supporting raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, in fact, pay their interns $0 an hour, according to a new study by the Employment Policy Institute (EPI).
Hour 3
‘Full net censorship is HERE’: Google moves to de-platform Gab for being a ‘hate site’ – twitchy.com
Google has removed the Gab app from Google Play because they claim it violates their speech policy:
‘The Rebel’ Domain Gets Shut Down | The Daily Caller
The conservative Canadian website, The Rebel—also known as Rebel Media—had its domain shut down today. The “alt-media” website previously offered a platform to prominent voices on the right including Vice co-founder Gavin McInnes and right-wing activist and journalist Lauren Southern.