Thought provoking news and analysis for individuals by an individual. Hopefully together we can begin to agree on the problems and disagree on how to solve them.

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In this episode we discuss the tragedy of the Nashville school shooting, the indictment of Donald Trump, and the RESTRICT Act which is being proposed under the guise of banning TikTok. https://www.newsbreak.com/nashville-tn/2972470434761-police-strongly-believe-nashville-school-shooter-had-other-targets-including-local-mallhttps://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-city-da-bragg-downgrades-over-half-felonies-misdemeanors.amphttps://www.dailywire.com/news/any-first-year-student-could-win-this-case-dershowitz-says-move-trumps-trial-to-staten-island-upstate-new-yorkhttps://twitter.com/speakerpelosi/status/1641594971462541315?s=46&amp;t=3aDb9FD0wrhhwStHjqlfmwhttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/686/cosponsorshttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/686/text

School Shootings, Trump, and the Patriot Act 2.0

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In this episode we talk about the recent bank failures, and the future of the dollar as the reserve currency of the world. Sources:https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/03/10/a-tale-of-2-banks-why-silvergate-and-silicon-valley-bank-collapsed/?outputType=amphttps://www.npr.org/2023/03/14/1163295661/will-the-fdics-move-to-cover-uninsured-deposits-set-a-risky-precedenthttps://fb.watch/jjAvtxT_JM/?mibextid=kdkkhihttps://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/trump-era-rollback-bank-rules-after-silicon-valley/story?id=97852603https://apple.news/A5x-ungavT-apJ_1WycXRnAhttps://www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/03/14/svb-execs-sold-84-million-of-the-banks-stock-over-the-past-2-years.htmlhttps://www.svb.com/globalassets/library/uploadedfiles/svb_environmental_social_governance_report_2022.pdfhttps://www.cnn.com/2023/03/12/investing/stocks-week-ahead/index.htmlhttps://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/03/saudi-considering-chinas-yuan-oil-purchases

Episode Five: Petrol Dollar on Fire

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In this episode I quickly walk through Brandon Johnsons plan for Chicago to find common ground between the left and right side of the political spectrum. Sources:https://twitter.com/timcast/status/1630937641481797632?s=46&amp;t=3aDb9FD0wrhhwStHjqlfmwhttps://www.brandonforchicago.com/on-the-issueshttp://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2017/mapping-minimum-age-requirements-concerning-rights-child-eu/access-sex-reassignment-surgeryhttps://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/02/03/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/

Episode Four: Common Ground

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As an environmental disaster happens in small town America, one side of the political sphere seems to be doing as little as possible to help. Sources:https://www.axios.com/2023/02/13/what-we-know-about-ohio-train-derailmenthttps://www.npr.org/2023/02/08/1155570564/east-palestine-ohio-train-derailmenthttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-putin-war-invasion-update-b2030194.htmlhttps://nypost.com/2023/02/23/pete-buttigieg-visits-east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment-site/https://nypost.com/2023/02/22/trump-buys-mcdonalds-for-ohio-residents-first-responders/https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/02/21/showtime-air-raid-sirens-heard-during-bidens-visit-to-ukraine-first-in-5-days-cnn-field-reporter-says-1334531/http://my.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/zgxw/202302/t20230224_11030881.htmhttps://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-president-biden-visits-war-time-kyiv-ahead-invasion-anniversary-2023-02-20/

Episode Three: East Palestine

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In this episode we discuss some of the factors pushing the US closer to WWIII. Sources:https://ua.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/policy-history/#:~:text=Bilateral%20Economic%20Relations&amp;text=The%20United%20States%20and%20Ukraine%20have%20a%20bilateral%20investment%20treaty.https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-80ae774f3b7cbb3e1b88d1b728961079https://www.cfr.org/article/how-much-aid-has-us-sent-ukraine-here-are-six-chartshttps://www.reuters.com/world/us-announces-over-375-bln-new-military-assistance-ukraine-other-countries-2023-01-06/https://www.newsweek.com/us-giving-ukraine-smart-bombs-double-strike-range-against-russia-1778875?amp=1https://sgp.fas.org/crs/natsec/RL32544.pdfhttps://www.foxnews.com/world/china-xi-ordered-military-ready-taiwan-invasion-2027-cia-director-burns-says.amphttps://twitter.com/lukewearechange/status/1623185975978479618?s=46&amp;t=KDR4dXjmL2uyKGvUgSBIpghttps://foreignpolicy.com/2019/12/20/united-states-israel-allies-formal-defense-treaty-trump-netanyahu/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/blast-heard-military-plant-irans-central-city-isfahan-state-media-2023-01-28/https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/king-county-medical-examiners-office-is-struggling-store-bodies-amid-rise-fentanyl-overdoses/NJ3DZR2IZFGXBENGZDXEXCHFPM/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/02/07/remarks-of-president-joe-biden-state-of-the-union-address-as-prepared-for-delivery/

Episode Two: State of the Union: WWIII

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In this episode we discuss the timeline of events in the death of Tyre Nichols, and the underlying issues in our current police policy. Sources:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/timeline-tyre-nichols-deadly-encounter-memphis-police-rcna68018https://www.policeforum.org/workforcemarch2022https://thepostmillennial.com/memphis-pd-dramatically-lowered-standards-before-hiring-officers-charged-in-tyre-nichols-deathhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/officer-accused-fatal-beating-tyre-nichols-allegedly-assaulted-prison-rcna67349https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-department-scorpion-unit-lacked-training-former-police-say/https://tennesseelookout.com/2022/02/15/memphis-police-seek-to-add-300-officers/https://nypost.com/2023/01/28/memphis-police-chief-cerelyn-davis-fired-from-a-previous-job/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerelyn_J._Davishttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/29/us/memphis-police-scorpions.htmlhttps://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3842138-memphis-police-chief-ran-aggressive-force-similar-to-scorpion-unit-while-in-atlanta-report/#:~:text=Memphis%20Police%20Chief%20Cerelyn%20Davis,aggressive%20tactics%2C%20according%20to%20reportshttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/29/us/memphis-police-scorpions.htmlhttps://www.cnn.com/2023/01/27/opinions/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-department-jones/index.htmhttps://www.oann.com/newsroom/al-sharpton-speaks-at-tyre-nichols-funeral/https://wlos.com/news/local/cherokee-county-murphy-jason-harley-kloepfer-swat-man-shot-police-releases-surveillance-video-shooting-facebook-indian-police-department-sheriffhttps://www.memphistn.gov/government/finance/operating-budget-information/#36-36-top<ul><li>FY23 page 344</li><li>FY22 Police-Services page: 311</li></ul>

Episode One: Memphis and the Death of Tyre Nichols

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Introduction to the structure of the podcast.

Intro

Thought provoking news and analysis for individuals by an individual.

Hopefully together we can begin to agree on the problems and disagree on how to solve them.