Billionaires Don't Make Good Presidents
Publisher |
Cory Johnston
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
News
News Commentary
Politics
Science
Publication Date |
Feb 25, 2019
Episode Duration |
01:03:33

In this episode the crew (Cory, Lisa, Angela, Destin, Rene, and Dave) cover news from the past month including stories on the Harold Shultz and Donald Trump.

 

https://lawandcrime.com/opinion/new-york-convicted-a-white-supremacist-as-a-terrorist-for-the-first-time-and-its-exactly-what-2019-needs/?fbclid=IwAR2jrimvVK-cNbZoTQG4IpKVRvXbDV9UUvovXU405iLodumm9hjxH2J10i0

 

Howard Shultz sparked a conversation online about why billionaires don’t make good presidents

na-pol-howard-schultz-independent-president-20190204-story.html"> https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-howard-schultz-independent-president-20190204-story.html

https://seattlereviewofbooks.com/notes/2019/02/01/the-flat-white-goes-sour-watching-howard-schultz-make-the-case-for-his-own-presidency/?fbclid=IwAR1nthb-w7xDsqdNFyy1ip_gKfCULJ8S6WsBfw4fQDONlE_W26bhR9sAyb8

 

The US government shutdown ended but there are still people suffering because of it

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/01/29/lowest-paid-shutdown-workers-arent-getting-back-pay/?fbclid=IwAR2XQYW_gxa4nw1rUE7mf2sN6AANhY7V91J-juk9SKzPuA-1Qjw4aO_c4YA&noredirect=on&utm_term=.bffccc41e569

 

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/2/13/18223471/back-pay-federal-contractors-shutdown

February is Black History Month

https://www.out.com/news-opinion/2019/2/01/black-history-month-includes-black-queer-history-too?fbclid=IwAR2YRCmZXVB80PbeAq6gUAgTZNJBHGbV4bXOJ9IaR7-kTMV1gYd5sKH1-78

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_History_Month

Polar Vortex

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/1/30/18203661/polar-vortex-2019-photos-midwest

https://www.wusa9.com/mobile/article/news/nation-world/meet-the-chicago-woman-who-rented-hotel-rooms-for-the-homeless-during-deep-freeze/285-06f8f21a-e4b0-463a-904b-f3b74f440234

https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/climate-change-polar-vortex-1.4998820

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/science-says-get-used-to-polar-vortex-outbreaks_us_5c4fd668e4b00906b26c9451

Measles outbreak in the US

https://www.thedailybeast.com/parents-are-at-war-over-measles-outbreak

m.cnn.com/2019/01/26/health/washington-state-measles-state-of-emergency/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2F3qF87S6APF&rm=1"> https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/01/26/health/washington-state-measles-state-of-emergency/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2F3qF87S6APF&rm=1

 

Supreme court decision on abortion restrictions

U.S. Supreme Court blocks strict Louisiana abortion clinic lawhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-supreme-court-abortion-louisiana-1.5010997

 

https://openargs.com/oa251-5-abortion-special-more-on-june-medical-services-v-gee/

 

Mars Rover is considered lost after not answering NASA’s call

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/02/opportunity-did-not-answer-nasas-final-call-and-its-now-gone-to-us/

 

Trump To Announce He Will Spend $8 Billion On Wall, Declare National Emergencyhttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-sign-border-deal-emergency-wall_n_5c66d6b4e4b05c889d1ea86f

 

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In this episode the crew (Cory, Lisa, Angela, Destin, Rene, and Dave) cover news from the past month including stories on the Harold Shultz and Donald Trump.

In this episode the crew (Cory, Lisa, Angela, Destin, Rene, and Dave) cover news from the past month including stories on the Harold Shultz and Donald Trump.

 

https://lawandcrime.com/opinion/new-york-convicted-a-white-supremacist-as-a-terrorist-for-the-first-time-and-its-exactly-what-2019-needs/?fbclid=IwAR2jrimvVK-cNbZoTQG4IpKVRvXbDV9UUvovXU405iLodumm9hjxH2J10i0

 

Howard Shultz sparked a conversation online about why billionaires don’t make good presidents

na-pol-howard-schultz-independent-president-20190204-story.html"> https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-howard-schultz-independent-president-20190204-story.html

https://seattlereviewofbooks.com/notes/2019/02/01/the-flat-white-goes-sour-watching-howard-schultz-make-the-case-for-his-own-presidency/?fbclid=IwAR1nthb-w7xDsqdNFyy1ip_gKfCULJ8S6WsBfw4fQDONlE_W26bhR9sAyb8

 

The US government shutdown ended but there are still people suffering because of it

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/01/29/lowest-paid-shutdown-workers-arent-getting-back-pay/?fbclid=IwAR2XQYW_gxa4nw1rUE7mf2sN6AANhY7V91J-juk9SKzPuA-1Qjw4aO_c4YA&noredirect=on&utm_term=.bffccc41e569

 

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/2/13/18223471/back-pay-federal-contractors-shutdown

February is Black History Month

https://www.out.com/news-opinion/2019/2/01/black-history-month-includes-black-queer-history-too?fbclid=IwAR2YRCmZXVB80PbeAq6gUAgTZNJBHGbV4bXOJ9IaR7-kTMV1gYd5sKH1-78

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_History_Month

Polar Vortex

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/1/30/18203661/polar-vortex-2019-photos-midwest

https://www.wusa9.com/mobile/article/news/nation-world/meet-the-chicago-woman-who-rented-hotel-rooms-for-the-homeless-during-deep-freeze/285-06f8f21a-e4b0-463a-904b-f3b74f440234

https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/climate-change-polar-vortex-1.4998820

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/science-says-get-used-to-polar-vortex-outbreaks_us_5c4fd668e4b00906b26c9451

Measles outbreak in the US

https://www.thedailybeast.com/parents-are-at-war-over-measles-outbreak

m.cnn.com/2019/01/26/health/washington-state-measles-state-of-emergency/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2F3qF87S6APF&rm=1"> https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/01/26/health/washington-state-measles-state-of-emergency/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2F3qF87S6APF&rm=1

 

Supreme court decision on abortion restrictions

U.S. Supreme Court blocks strict Louisiana abortion clinic lawhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-supreme-court-abortion-louisiana-1.5010997

 

https://openargs.com/oa251-5-abortion-special-more-on-june-medical-services-v-gee/

 

Mars Rover is considered lost after not answering NASA’s call

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/02/opportunity-did-not-answer-nasas-final-call-and-its-now-gone-to-us/

 

Trump To Announce He Will Spend $8 Billion On Wall, Declare National Emergencyhttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-sign-border-deal-emergency-wall_n_5c66d6b4e4b05c889d1ea86f

 

For anything else you can contact us at mail@brainstormblog.net

You can follow the show on twitter @brainstormpod, check out the facebook page at facebook.com/brainstormpodcast, or join our discussion group, search for The Brainstorm Podcast Discussion Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/Brainstormpodcastfriends.

You can sign up for our newsletter at https://www.brainstormblog.net/newsletter

Or you can follow me on twitter @hardcoreskeptic

Thanks to our financial supporters, Kayla, Kim, Stephanie, Zach, The Utah Outcasts, Aaron, Darryl, BobbGlenn, Destin Doesn’t Suck That Much, Magnus, Several Species of small furry animals gathered together in a cave, Positively Skeptical, Rob,The Podunk Polymath, The Flying Spaghetti Monster (Sauce Be Upon Him), Freethinker215, Larry, and Drifa. If you want to join them and help the show grow then you can do that at www.patreon.com/brainstormpodcast or you can do a one time donation at www.paypal.me/brainstormpodcast

Remember to check out aloststateofmind.com and www.voidpod.com

For more show notes check out our website www.brainstormblog.net and follow the show on Spreaker for notifications whenever a new episode is up or we go live.https://www.spreaker.com/user/brainstormpodcast

And join our Discord chat for live chat during the show https://discord.gg/7ZJCcKP

Check out our new store online for some Brainstorm gear. It’s athttps://www.teepublic.com/stores/brainstorm-podcast-gear?ref_id=5797

We’ve teamed up with Reason Revolution too. You can find that at www.reasonrevolution.org

Remember to give us a rating, a thumbs up or a fav on your podcatcher of choice podknife or podchaser, join our facebook group, like our page, follow us on twitter, share the show and spread the word.

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