Escaping Collectivism: Recent Episodes

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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-mall

https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-city-da-bragg-downgrades-over-half-felonies-misdemeanors.amp

https://www.dailywire.com/news/any-first-year-student-could-win-this-case-dershowitz-says-move-trumps-trial-to-staten-island-upstate-new-york

https://twitter.com/speakerpelosi/status/1641594971462541315?s=46&t=3aDb9FD0wrhhwStHjqlfmw

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/686/cosponsors

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/686/text

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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=amp

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/14/1163295661/will-the-fdics-move-to-cover-uninsured-deposits-set-a-risky-precedent

https://fb.watch/jjAvtxT\_JM/?mibextid=kdkkhi

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/trump-era-rollback-bank-rules-after-silicon-valley/story?id=97852603

https://apple.news/A5x-ungavT-apJ\_1WycXRnA

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/03/14/svb-execs-sold-84-million-of-the-banks-stock-over-the-past-2-years.html

https://www.svb.com/globalassets/library/uploadedfiles/svb\_environmental\_social\_governance\_report\_2022.pdf

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/12/investing/stocks-week-ahead/index.html

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/03/saudi-considering-chinas-yuan-oil-purchases

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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&t=3aDb9FD0wrhhwStHjqlfmw

https://www.brandonforchicago.com/on-the-issues

http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2017/mapping-minimum-age-requirements-concerning-rights-child-eu/access-sex-reassignment-surgery

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/02/03/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/

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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-derailment

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/08/1155570564/east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-putin-war-invasion-update-b2030194.html

https://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.htm

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-president-biden-visits-war-time-kyiv-ahead-invasion-anniversary-2023-02-20/

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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&text=The%20United%20States%20and%20Ukraine%20have%20a%20bilateral%20investment%20treaty.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-80ae774f3b7cbb3e1b88d1b728961079

https://www.cfr.org/article/how-much-aid-has-us-sent-ukraine-here-are-six-charts

https://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=1

https://sgp.fas.org/crs/natsec/RL32544.pdf

https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-xi-ordered-military-ready-taiwan-invasion-2027-cia-director-burns-says.amp

https://twitter.com/lukewearechange/status/1623185975978479618?s=46&t=KDR4dXjmL2uyKGvUgSBIpg

https://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/

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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-rcna68018

https://www.policeforum.org/workforcemarch2022

https://thepostmillennial.com/memphis-pd-dramatically-lowered-standards-before-hiring-officers-charged-in-tyre-nichols-death

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/officer-accused-fatal-beating-tyre-nichols-allegedly-assaulted-prison-rcna67349

https://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.\_Davis

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/29/us/memphis-police-scorpions.html

https://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%20reports

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/29/us/memphis-police-scorpions.html

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/27/opinions/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-department-jones/index.htm

https://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-sheriff

https://www.memphistn.gov/government/finance/operating-budget-information/#36-36-top

• FY23 page 344
• FY22 Police-Services page: 311

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Introduction to the structure of the podcast.