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I'm hearing nasty stuff about HR 9495, the “Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act”. The title has to be misleading because the word "terror" is in there, and my guess is that it's section 4 that's the concerning part, but what exactly is going on there? Shouldn't the IRS be doing their job enforcing the Johnson amendment instead of this?
Kenzie Classen
2024-11-21 22:50:55 +0000 UTCTotally agree, but if this is a One Weird Trick scenario, he’ll figure out how to exploit it
Just Another Cis Het White Guy
2024-11-21 19:00:16 +0000 UTCfootnote fetish footnote fetish 🦶🏻❤️
can I get a CHEE-HOOOOO
2024-11-21 18:50:25 +0000 UTCyou just broke this news to me!!! incredible. I don't see why Gaetz should get backsies though :P
can I get a CHEE-HOOOOO
2024-11-21 18:44:59 +0000 UTCMay be too late-breaking for Friday’s show, but now that Gaetz has withdrawn his AG nomination, can get his spot in the house back without running in the special election?
Just Another Cis Het White Guy
2024-11-21 18:19:34 +0000 UTCNot specifically for Friday's episode, but could we get a classic OA Deep dive on something completely unrelated to the incoming president? I could use a break from that news for an hour or two.
Steve Whitcher
2024-11-21 14:56:20 +0000 UTCFrom Facebook, coverage of the pushback against The Onion winning the UW auction without the highest bid.
Matthew from Talking About the Big Stuff Podcast
2024-11-21 14:08:36 +0000 UTCWith Trump V. Anderson, could could Trump just force states to put his name on the ballot for a third term, assuming he puts loyalists in the federal positions required? Then he just has the military enforce his election?
Aegis Rend
2024-11-21 12:52:59 +0000 UTCLegally speaking, under this SCOTUS his pardon power is literally unlimited. Even illegal use of his official acts, such as a pardon in exchange for a bribe, cannot even be investigated, let alone prosecuted.
Chris Conley
2024-11-21 10:27:52 +0000 UTCYes he can. His pardon power is nearly unlimited.
Ryan
2024-11-21 03:10:32 +0000 UTCIs there anything to the news about Trump's plans for mass deportation?
Katie Herrmann
2024-11-21 02:05:02 +0000 UTCAssuming that the Filibuster isn't removed, what are the limitations of the reconciliation process? How much awful stuff can be pushed through without a 60 person majority in the Senate?
YakkoWarner
2024-11-21 01:26:24 +0000 UTCI hope that's not a rebranding of sovereign citizens XD
Timothy High
2024-11-21 01:06:34 +0000 UTCOn that note, I just wrote an article on Elon Musk's obsession with "meritocracy" - ironic that he's all about firing people with zero regards for their merit. https://medium.com/@bigokro/elons-quest-for-a-meritocracy-3c744237dbfb
Timothy High
2024-11-21 01:03:32 +0000 UTCCan the president commute federal death sentences and change them to life sentences?
Probably a real person
2024-11-21 00:35:13 +0000 UTChttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/19/us-doj-sell-chrome-browser-ai-android In non Trump news, is this actually gonna possibly happen?
Alex Dunn
2024-11-20 23:16:55 +0000 UTCI would love to hear an update on global tetrahedron and whatever information has come out about that company, in particular what jokes they're currently making
Ashley V
2024-11-20 22:51:38 +0000 UTCCover how Ken Paxton narrowly escaped impeachment and removal from office and a criminal case where he could have been imprisoned and disbarred after ten years of wrangling. That is truly a farce.
Ryan
2024-11-20 21:58:57 +0000 UTCSuggestion: the growing civil legal empowerment movement (See e.g., Innovation for Justice: https://www.innovation4justice.org/education/community)
Democratize the Law
2024-11-20 21:31:19 +0000 UTCThe transit union is in contract negotions, transit is unreliable, and Gov Shapiro is trying to stand up for septa
Frankie B
2024-11-20 20:59:55 +0000 UTCThe attacks on Sarah are fully expected and deeply depressing
M. D. Nova
2024-11-20 20:48:13 +0000 UTCCalifornia rejected a ban on forced prison labor. Trump admin deportation plans include people they can claim to be here without legal status and their families. I’m opposed to forced labor regardless of legal status or criminal detention status. I anticipate they may plan for forced labor for people they sweep up regardless of legal status and whether or not that person engaged in criminal conduct (and expecting they’ll round up an administrative error to denaturalize people and charge them with crime). I’m interested in unpacking all scenarios and definitely expect Texas to be the worst policy environment
M. D. Nova
2024-11-20 20:47:47 +0000 UTCAbsolutely this☝️
Austin Flake
2024-11-20 20:41:29 +0000 UTCIn relation to this, how is Biden doing in terms of lame duck activity? Is he on pace for nominations? Any hint that he will do any pardoning whatsoever?
Drew Hickcox
2024-11-20 20:41:16 +0000 UTC1. What power, if any, do Elon and Vivek have as a private commission? 2. Regarding Vivek's latest comments about firing anyone with an SSN ending in an odd number, who would actually be capable of carrying out an order like that? 3. What recourse, if any, would federal employees have against an order that fires 50-75% of them based on arbitrary reasons like SSN?
conflabermits
2024-11-20 20:38:25 +0000 UTCAs a little appetizer of good news, perhaps we could signal boost this: https://www.ibtimes.com/trump-accidentally-helps-dems-get-key-judicial-nominees-approved-taking-republicans-watch-spacex-3751915
Drew Vogel
2024-11-20 20:37:28 +0000 UTCIf California couldn’t pass what you’re talking about this past election by ballot measure, I have my doubts that Texas would.
Austin Flake
2024-11-20 20:36:45 +0000 UTCI made a non-exhaustive list of nice things: - Sarah McBride, first openly trans member of the house of representatives - NY equal rights amendment extended to include way more groups (used to just be race and religion) - 3 house seats flipped in NY - 2 black women in the senate at the same time, first in history (yay? Yikes?) - Collective bargaining rights for Denver city employees - Abortion protection in Colorado state constitution - Same in Maryland - Abortion covered in state health insurance in Colorado - Missouri raised minimum wage and guaranteed paid sick leave - Missouri overturned abortion ban - Nebraska paid sick leave - Arizona ends a 15-week abortion ban - 2 out of 3 democratic justices retained their spot on the Oklahoma Supreme Court for another 6 years - Colorado protects same sex marriage in its constitution - First Korean American senator
Jenessa Lynn
2024-11-20 20:32:02 +0000 UTCPerhaps a footnote- PA Republicans are holding up transit funding for SEPTA, Philly's transit system
Frankie B
2024-11-20 20:15:54 +0000 UTCInfowars being bought by The Onion. It seems like the families agreed to a lower sum so they could buy Infowars. Very funny, a bright spot amongst the scream inducing news.
Wishing every Clarence Thomas a very God rest his soul
2024-11-20 20:14:48 +0000 UTCCould you do a segment or episode about the grotesque career of Joe Arpaio? He was responsible in my home county of Maricopa for more suffering, fiscal damages, and embarrassment than the other 5 largest US counties combined during his 24 years of tyranny.
Austin Flake
2024-11-20 20:11:10 +0000 UTCCover the Infowars purchase by the Onion?
Another Minneapolitian
2024-11-20 20:07:57 +0000 UTCThis concentration camp offer in Texas. What are the routes to stop new mass detention camps? What are the routes to stop the escalation into forced labor camps that offset the destructive economic impacts of deportation by obtaining some of that labor through imprisonment? Given that we have forced labor already… https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/state/texas-offers-trump-1-400-acres-for-immigrant-detention-camp
M. D. Nova
2024-11-20 20:04:59 +0000 UTCCan you cover ... IDK, just ANY good legal news? Are there any silver linings, rays of hope, anything at all? Maybe some Innocence Project successes or something?
Vehicular Man's Laughter ... Oh I just realized it's 'car' from WTW ... he's so good at Codenames he can play it blind
2024-11-20 20:02:22 +0000 UTCCover the Wyoming judge who ruled their abortion ban illegal because of a 2012 law republicans passed to keep Obamacare out of Wyoming….
Michael Rops
2024-11-20 20:01:34 +0000 UTC
