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GUEST: Ethan Nordean
TOPIC: LIVE FROM PRISON: A conversation with a January 6th prisoner
June 8, 2022
Domestic News...
Let them buy Teslas: Electric car-owning senator says gas prices don't matter
"...after waiting for a long time to have enough chips in this country to finally get my electric vehicle, I got it and drove it from Michigan to here this last weekend and went by every single gas station, and it didn’t matter how high it was,” Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) said.
DHS bulletin warns of 'heightened threat environment,' violent months ahead
Homeland Security warns of individuals using high-profile events to justify violence against ideological opponents, public gatherings, schools and more
Terrorists firebomb pro-life center in Buffalo
CompassCare, a pro-life reproductive health organization, said that its Buffalo office was "firebombed" by pro-abortion terrorists.
Jim Jordan shares allegations of FBI 'purge' over Jan. 6
Multiple former FBI officials are coming forward with information suggesting the bureau is "purging" employees with conservative viewpoints.
Hunter’s Laptop Lady Friend Got $20K Federal Stimulus For ‘Female–Owned Sole Proprietorship’
A Vegas call girl hit the jackpot with a $20,207 check from the government for her “female-owned sole proprietorship” shortly after her well-connected client’s father moved into the White House.
Hunter’s Text Messages To His Dead Brother’s Wife-Turned-Lover Reveal Vicious War Of Words During Gun-Toting Scandal
“Thanks for ONE in 7 days orgasm,” Hunter wrote Hallie Biden in 2018.
More women than ever own guns. Could that change gun laws?
A 2021 Harvard study found that women accounted for half of all gun purchases between 2019 and 2021 — and that new gun owners were more likely to be female. That is unprecedented, experts say.
DeSantis Campaign Warns: ‘Soros Purchase Of Hispanic Radio Stations Meant To Disinform’
The Latino Media Network, a group of 18 Hispanic radio stations, is partially funded by the investment group Lakestar Finance, which is affiliated with Soros.
Juror’s ‘Political Bias’ Prompts Mistrial in ‘Build the Wall’ Case
The declaration came after 11 jurors sent a note last week to Judge Analisa Torres of Federal District Court in Manhattan, asking that she remove the 12th, who they said had spoken of a “government witch hunt” and refused to deliberate based on evidence.
Goodyear Recalls Tires That Federal Government Says Had High Failure Rate
The tires were last produced in 2003. Goodyear said their last claim related to the tire was more than 14-years ago.
Politics...
Civiqs Poll: Just 34 Percent of Voters Approve of Joe Biden’s Job Performance
Biden’s approval numbers are underwater in every state except Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Vermont. Even in his home state of Delaware, his approval is only at 35 percent.
J6 Profiteers Bribe Americans To Care About Sham Show Trial With Watch Parties And Free Ice Cream
For the left, a shocking and horrifying documentation of how democracy nearly died, in an event that was on par with 9/11 and Pearl Harbor, will double as an ice cream social across from Capitol Hill.
We interrupt Economy Month to bring you...Jan. 6
Just a few days ago, we were told that June would be Economy Month when the Biden White House wanted to "pivot" from whatever it has been doing to spend June communicating its "accomplishments on the economy."
Liz Cheney’s Precious J6 Committee Wants To Screw Over Her Constituents By Nuking The Electoral College
Members of the committee are preparing to launch a major assault on the Electoral College as part of the probe’s end proposals.
Fox News Isn't Going To Carry The Jan 6 Show Trail
When the primetime hearing begins, NBC will go into special report mode. CBS will air a special called “Capitol Assault Hearings,” while ABC will run “Attack on the Capitol.” MSNBC and CNN will have wall-to-wall coverage all night. But what about Fox News?
White House defends 10-minute press briefing, has to come back out and do a second one
KJP convened a second briefing on Tuesday after complaints she only took questions for 10 minutes during her first.
White House announces more press team departures amid shakeup
Departures follow multiple news reports of inner turmoil at the White House
Team Trump cashing in on Biden’s 'Ultra MAGA' blunder
“Joe Biden and the Democrats spent six months coming up with ‘Ultra MAGA,’ and it’s just about the only thing they’ve done that Americans have embraced,” said Trump spokeswoman Liz Harrington.
Voters in San Francisco topple the city’s progressive district attorney, Chesa Boudin
As expected, the Soros-backed DA was removed as the city’s district attorney in a vote that is set to reverberate through Democratic politics nationwide.
It's Rep. Karen Bass vs. billionaire Rick Caruso in Los Angeles mayoral runoff
Neither Democrat exceeded the 50% threshold needed to secure the party nomination outright
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces reelection bid
An April survey showed Lightfoot’s approval rating below 30%.
Obama Campaign Manager: ‘Dumb S***’ AOC Is Doing Could Cost Democrats The House
“The Supreme Court is about to outlaw abortion. We could lose both houses. So we are going to focus our time running against each other? Now we’re primarying committed progressives because … why? If we lose house it’s because of dumb s*** like this.”
Suicide of a former Clinton advisor raises questions
The family of a Clinton advisor who admitted Epstein into White House seven times has blocked release of files detailing the death scene after he was found hanging from a tree with a shotgun blast at a ranch 30 miles from his home on May 7th.
Economy...
White House denies public economic pessimism amid rampant inflation
"The fact is, we are in a fundamentally different place compared to when the president took office and compared to this time a year ago," Jean-Pierre countered.
Random American At Gas Station Sums Up Biden’s Biggest Problem Live On MSNBC
“One administration had cheaper gas and this administration has more expensive gas.”
Fed GDP tracker shows the economy could be on the brink of a recession
The Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow tracker is now pointing to an annualized gain of just 0.9% for the second quarter, down from an estimated 1.3% increase less than a week ago.
World Bank warns global economy may suffer 1970s-style stagflation
Not since the 1970s — when twin oil shocks sapped growth and lifted prices, giving rise to the malady known as “stagflation” — has the global economy faced such a challenge.
JPMorgan's chief economist says recession unlikely despite CEO's warning
Contends that a near-term recession is not likely, even as the firm’s CEO Jamie Dimon cautions investors of an economic “hurricane” on the horizon.
Target to slash prices as it faces inventory glut
Record high rates of inflation cooled consumer demand and prompted people to rethink their purchases.
Crypto industry scores a big win under long-anticipated Senate bill
The proposal would hand crypto oversight to the CFTC, which the sector views as friendlier than the SEC
Fidelity to allow account holders to invest retirement in bitcoin
One of the world’s largest asset managers will soon allow customers with 401k accounts to invest a portion of their funds in bitcoin.
Border...
Beto: ‘I Think The Border Is Pretty Great Right Now’
As a reminder, Robert Francis O’Rourke was once the great white hope of the Democrat party.
WAR News...
Global Food Shortages Are Beginning, Here’s What We Know So Far
German supermarket chain Rewe reportedly set up notes warning customers that they are only allowed to purchase one “critical” product as supply chain problems hit Europe.
Zelensky says Ukraine will not settle for stalemate with Russia
"We have already lost too many people to simply cede our territory," he said, adding that a stalemate was "not an option" for Kyiv. "We have to achieve a full de-occupation of our entire territory," Zelensky said.
MONKEYVID-2219...
NY Times: Monkeypox Can Be Airborne, Too
An abrupt change in CDC guidance underscores a little-known phenomenon: On occasion, monkeypox can be transmitted through aerosols, similar to the coronavirus.
Entertainment...
Kid Rock refuses to apologize for drunken rant mocking Oprah, Joy Behar
"A drunk man's words are a sober man's thoughts," Kid Rock told Carlson. "I own what I said."
Matthew McConaughey Won’t Win Texas Gun Owners By Pushing Biden’s Asinine Gun Lies
McConaughey is a likable guy, which is probably why he teased a gubernatorial run. But his thoughts on guns are all wrong. They are just Democrat talking points.
Lawrence O'Donnell: Mathew McConaughey delivered the most important speech ever given by an actor
Forget Ronald Reagan's Evil Empire speech, we have McConaughey!
Media...
Reporter Who Accused GOP Candidate Of Praising Nazis Fired For Posting Offensive Tweets
The former senior reporter, Dillon Rosenblatt, was fired for posting “offensive tweets containing hateful slurs from 2011 and 2012,” the Arizona Mirror said in a statement.
Ex-Media Matters employee alleges colleagues covered up sexual misconduct
Timothy Johnson, formerly a senior writer at Media Matters, was threatened with a lawsuit from his former employer over a Twitter thread in which Johnson said that an editorial director at the group "covered up for a man who preyed on our colleagues."
CNN evaluating partisan talent
If talent cannot adjust to a less partisan tone and strategy, they could be ousted, three sources familiar with the matter tell Axios.
MSNBC’s Nicole Wallace: ‘An important part’ of the GOP base are ‘domestic violent extremists’
"The threat is domestic. We should be treating it like international terrorism."
Washington Post column admits Dems will get 'blown out' in midterms but claims that’s a good thing
Column declares Biden 'will look like Abraham Lincoln' compared to 'crazy' GOP, if Republicans win midterms
Project Veritas exposes CBS News for using their own reporting to ‘fact check’ news
"It's like a cheap way of doing it like it goes right out the window. So I'll just Google whatever and then 'CBS' on the end, and if there's a 'CBS' article about it then I'm like, 'Great, verified!'"
Europe...
UK's National Health Service drops 'woman' from guidance on ovarian cancer to be 'inclusive'
The NHS’s erasure of "women" is from their resources on ovarian, cervical, and womb cancers, all of which only impact women.
Middle East...
White House defends US-Saudi 'strategic' partnership after Biden vowed to make country a 'pariah' state
"We were going to in fact make [Saudi Arabia] pay the price, and make them, in fact, the pariah that they are," Biden said on the campaign trail.
Netanyahu-bloc would earn 60 seats in next elections
The bloc supporting Netanyahu could earn 60 seats, not a majority but potentially enough to form a coalition, according to a new poll.
Environment...
Biden Mandates More Ethanol In Gasoline, Expect Many Negative Repercussions
With a looming worldwide shortage of cereal grains and the real potential for famine later this year, Biden mandates that more food be burned in cars
NY Times: As the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces an ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’
Climate change and rapid population growth are shrinking the lake, creating a bowl of toxic dust that could poison the air around Salt Lake City.
WaPo: We already achieved ‘energy independence.’ What good did it do us?
If we actually want to get energy costs down, that means investing in renewables, including installing grid-scale solar wherever possible. Encouraging consumers and businesses to transition to electric vehicles, stoves, and heat. And especially, developing better battery technology.
Luxury and corporate jets to receive special exemptions from European Union aviation fuel tax
The EU is currently working on a plan to impose an EU-wide minimum tax rate on fuels necessary for aviation. However, the policy has special carve-outs for luxury private jets.
LGBTQIA2S+...
Men Keep Committing Heinous Crimes, Then Identifying As Women After Being Arrested
In many cases, these criminals take advantage of policies that allow males to be housed in women’s prisons if they simply claim to be a woman.
Republican governors rightly reject Biden’s transgender blackmail
When Supreme Court justices create new rights out of thin air, as Justice Neil Gorsuch did in expanding the 1964 Civil Rights Act to cover sexual orientation and gender identity, unintended consequences are a certainty.
Education...
Axon halts its plan to build Taser-equipped drones for schools
The flying Taser drones would be pre-installed in school ceilings so an officer could launch one within seconds of a reported shooting, piloting it through vents into locked classrooms, stunning the gunman with shock darts and shouting commands like, “Stay down or you will be hit again.”
Health...
NY Times: A physician wants to know if it’s OK to withhold care from a patient who used bigoted language
Hate speech produces what some legal scholars would deem a “dignitary affront”; however it is not a medical crisis. Your primary brief wasn’t to calibrate the harms done by hate speech, it was to ensure your patient received appropriate care.
Technology...
Kyle Rittenhouse prohibited from using his name on Instagram, threatens legal action
Shortly after posting about being prohibited from using his name on Instagram, Rittenhouse joined Tucker Carlson to discuss the growing likelihood of legal action.
Elon Musk: 'YouTube seems to be nonstop scam ads'
A few minutes after his initial tweet, Musk shared a meme criticizing YouTube’s double standard when dealing with profanity on their site versus scam advertisements.
Eurotrash Union aims to force Apple to drop their charging and data adapter, adopt 'approved' standard
Apple designs their charging/data adapters to last a decade, but now will be required to use whatever the EU decides is the latest government-approved cable.
Video: The future of your automobile dashboard
On Monday, Apple introduced updates to CarPlay and how it will integrate with car dashboards in the coming years.
Science...
NASA Plots ‘Priority’ Mission To Explore Moon’s Mysterious Domes
The project is part of a mission slated for 2025 or 2026.
Travel...
Claim: Man Imprisoned For 17 Days For A Crime He Didn't Commit, Thanks To American Airlines
He said he slept on concrete in jail and was in “constant state of fear of confrontation, physical abuse or sexual victimization”
Sports...
Openly gay baseball player compares rainbow patch to Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier
“I wonder if Rays management would parrot their completely bogus message of supporting ‘diversity and inclusivity’ in the organization if Rays players flat out refused to wear number 42 on Jackie Robinson day,” Ruby said, before revealing that he would be taking off the month of June.
ESPN pundit says Tampa Bay Rays players who declined to wear LGBT badge are 'bigoted'
"That religious exemption BS which is used in sport and otherwise also allows for people to be denied health care, jobs, apartments, children, prescriptions, all sorts of rights."
Denver Broncos sell for record $4.65 billion
That's Bidenflation for you, the reported sale was for $4.5b yesterday, then went up $150-million overnight.
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