American Political Paradise

Jonathan Ocasio has had an extensive career centered on the integration of Cyber security data analytics, and the ways Artificial Intelligence has impacted our society. Jonathan has completed a Master's degree in Cyber security to receive more knowledge and further understanding of digital threats and defense mechanisms. He is interested in the different ways A.I. has changed our societal structures and norms in our civilization.

Here are links to his website & Youtube channel:

https://insidethealgorithm.com/

https://youtube.com/@insidethealgorithm-ia?si=xXxNiaq02nUuEwXW

His podcast is called Inside The Algorithm and is available on Spotify.

President Biden dropped out of the 2024' Presidential race on July 21st, 2024 & endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the new Democratic Presidential nominee. Kamala Harris secured enough votes on August 2nd, 2024 to be the Democratic nominee for President through a virtual roll call with all of the Democratic convention delegates. Harris is expected to announce her running mate pick in Philadelphia on August 6th, 2024.

Introduction & ending song credits: "Evening Melodrama" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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This episode was recorded on August 3rd, 2024.

Articles used in this episode:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/read-president-bidens-letter-x-withdrawing-2024-presidential-race-rcna162928

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/24/politics/video/biden-oval-office-speech-leaving-2024-race-full-digvid

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/21/politics/joe-biden-drops-out-election/index.html

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4805445-kamala-harris-nominee-dnc-virtual-roll-call/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-campaign-met-6-potential-vp-picks-selection-process-nears-end-rcna164706

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/28/politics/video/harris-vice-president-hopefuls-wright-ip-digvid

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

Links to the Top 3 Other Political Headlines:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/25/politics/jennifer-wexton-ai-voice-house-floor/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/23/politics/bob-menendez-announces-resignation/index.html

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4800406-harris-trump-poll-temperament/

A jury on July 16th found Democratic Senator Bob Menendez Guilty on all 16 counts that include: bribery, extortion, wire fraud, obstruction of justice, and acting as a foreign agent. Numerous Senate Democrats renewed their calls for Menendez to step down from the U.S. Senate today. Will Senator Menenedez resign or will he be expelled from the Senate?

Links to articles used in this episode:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/16/politics/bob-menendez-verdict/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/16/politics/video/bob-menendez-speaks-after-guilty-verdict-court-sot-digvid

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/16/menendez-pressure-resign-senate-conviction-schumer-expel-00168696?cid=apn

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/16/bob-menendez-guilty-what-next-00168682?cid=apn

The Top 3 Other Political Headlines:

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4760311-jay-johnston-pleads-guilty-jan-6-capitol/

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/15/read-the-classified-documents-ruling-00168234?cid=apn

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/13/us/john-e-mclauchlen-wwii-pilot-buried-trnd/index.html

Former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts in his New York hush money trial on May 30th, 2024. Trump will be sentenced on July 11th, 2024 in the New York state courthouse. Could Trump be sentenced to jail or even Prison? We will find out on July 11th.

This episode was recorded on June 6th, 2024.

Links to articles used in this episode:

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/30/read-verdict-sheet-trump-trial-00160870?cid=apn

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4695467-courtroom-trump-first-convicted-president/

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4682289-trump-hush-money-trial-verdict/

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4694828-trump-conviction-will-he-go-to-jail/

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4694985-donald-trump-vote-convicted-felon/

Links to the Top 4 Other Political Headlines:

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4702552-rnc-planning-for-possibility-of-trump-being-jailed-during-convention-chair-says/

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4706051-georgia-appeals-court-pauses-trump-election-interference-case/

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4707337-steve-bannon-prison-appeals/

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4701281-bob-menendez-senate-files-independent-bid/

The House of Representatives strongly rejected a measure by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to effectively oust House Speaker Mike Johnson with a vote of 359-43-7. So for now Speaker Johnson's gavel & speakership are both effectively safe against threats from members of the majority party.

Introduction song credits: "Evening Melodrama" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Links to the articles used in this episode: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4652383-house-blocks-greenes-resolution-to-oust-johnson/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/08/motion-to-vacate-house-speaker-marjorie-taylor-greene-mike-johnson/

https://ballotpedia.org/Marjorie_Taylor_Greene

Links to the Top 3 Political Headlines: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/07/trump-classified-docs-trial-delay-florida-00156680?cid=apn

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4650805-nikki-haley-indiana-gop-primary-2024/

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4632316-nsa-former-worker-sentenced-selling-secrets-russia/

Pennsylvania's April 23rd, 2024 primary election made it official that the incumbent U.S. Democratic Senator Bob Casey Jr. will face off against his Republican opponent David McCormick in Pennsylvania's Senate race on November 5th, 2024. Can Bob Casey & McCormick outrun & outpace Biden & Trump?

This episode was recorded on April 28th, 2024

Introduction & ending song credits: "Evening Melodrama" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Links relevant to this episode:

https://ballotpedia.org/Bob_Casey_Jr.#Key_votes

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/24/presidential-politics-weighs-on-high-stakes-pennsylvania-senate-race-biden-trump-casey-mccormick/73430541007/

https://bobcasey.com/

https://www.casey.senate.gov/

https://www.davemccormickpa.com/

https://theweek.com/politics/2024-election-battlegrounds

Links to the Top 3 Political Headlines:

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4609187-military-court-convicts-us-sailor-of-attempted-espionage/

https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4602454-pelosi-memoir-the-art-of-power-planned-for-august-release/

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4599932-army-financial-counselor-pleads-guilty-defrauding-gold-star-families/

It is a customary tradition for the two major party Presidential nominees during an election cycle to participate in two to three Presidential debates. So the question is will President Joe Biden & Former President Donald Trump spar in a Presidential Debate before election day or November 5th, 2024.

This episode was recorded on April 15th, 2024.

Introduction & ending song credits: "Evening Melodrama" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Links relevant for this episode:

https://thehill.com/media/4592133-news-outlets-biden-trump-debates-letter/

https://people.howstuffworks.com/debate2.htm

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=CSwxalPISqfzPUQ2&v=EHnqaDZ2KLk&feature=youtu.be

Links to the Top 4 Political Headlines:

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4554645-texas-man-running-for-president-under-name-literally-anybody-else/

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/09/arizona-court-upholds-states-1864-total-abortion-ban-00151287?cid=apn

https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4575687-wisconsin-governor-signs-bill-requiring-schools-to-teach-asian-american-history/

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4568340-last-uss-arizona-survivor-pearl-harbor-dies/

Bernie Moreno, an Ohio Republican U.S, Senate candidate won Ohio's Republican U.S. Senate primary on Tuesday March 19th, 2024 in a three-way GOP primary race. Moreno will go up against the Ohio incumbent U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown in November of this year on November 5th, 2024 as Senator Brown is seeking a fourth term in the United States Senate.

Introduction & ending song credits:

"Evening Melodrama" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

Links relevant to this episode:

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4542855-bernie-moreno-donald-trump-ohio-primary-senate-matt-dolan/

https://www.cnn.com/election/2024/primaries-and-caucuses/results/ohio

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2024/03/19/bernie-moreno-speech-wiins-ohio-gop-senate-primary-trump-sot-zeleny-src-vpx.cnn

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4544984-sherrod-brown-opponent-moreno-ohio-senate/

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4544846-ohio-senate-race-2024-election-moreno-senate-democrats-ad/

Top 2 Headlines you missed links:

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4547601-ghost-army-veterans-receive-congressional-gold-medal/

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4544924-larry-hogan-leads-democratic-senate-hopefuls-new-poll-maryland/

Kentucky U.S. Senator & Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell will be stepping down as Senate GOP leader this November of 2024'. Who are the possible Republican Senators that might end up replacing McConnell as the next Senate GOP leader?

Here are the resources relevant to this episode:

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4494536-mcconnell-to-step-down-as-senate-gop-leader/

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2024/02/28/mitch-mcconnell-senate-republican-leader-step-down-ip-vpx.cnn

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4494903-biden-sorry-to-hear-mcconnell-stepping-down/

https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/biography

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/28/mitch-mcconnell-replacement-battle-00143910?cid=apn

There were rumors for quite some time that Senator Joe Manchin a Democratic Senator of West Virginia was going to run for President this year as a third party or an independent presidential candidate. Now Senator Joe Manchin has put those rumors aside by announcing he is not running for President in 2024'.

Introduction & ending song credits: "Evening Melodrama" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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