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The Supreme Court hears case of Colorado wedding website refusing gay marriage work. Does this fall under the protection of free speech or is it a fast track back to segregation?

https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-entertainment-religion-race-and-ethnicity-discrimination-9f2a76e9c72b6e0dc2a513a968328799

The Supreme Court is hearing the case Monday of a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples, a dispute that’s the latest clash of religion and gay rights to land at the highest court.

The designer and her supporters say that ruling against her would force artists — from painters and photographers to writers and musicians — to do work that is against their faith. Her opponents, meanwhile, say that if she wins, a range of businesses will be able to discriminate, refusing to serve Black customers, Jewish or Muslim people, interracial or interfaith couples or immigrants, among others.

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What is the source of our sexual problems? Could it be sexual sin? The Bible has this laid out and Pastor Paul Knight from HOPE Church joins Critical Thought as we step through this issue.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/12/02/how-dobbs-triggered-a-vasectomy-revolution-00070461

Dalliance, who’s 31, drives a truck for a living, long ago decided that he didn’t want any biological children, period. He doesn’t feel like it’s right to bring a child into this world, what with fears of climate Armageddon and democratic backsliding. But, he says, it was a single event this year that prompted him to make the 2½-hour trek from Kansas City to make sure he couldn’t have biological children: the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Twenty minutes after the Dobbs ruling in June, Missouri banned all abortions, except in cases of medical emergencies. And that, Dalliance says, “made the consequences of an unplanned pregnancy much worse.”

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Kevin Cramer joins and we talk Fufeng! It turns out that 30% of people who don't want to buy an EV say there's a lack of information available. As a solution GM turned an old Target building into a support center to help people understand electric cars.

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U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer says his opposition to the Fufeng project was known long before the review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

Cramer says he was happy to support the request by the City of Grand Forks for the analysis. Cramer says while the CFIUS study will be useful – it’s not a definitive report.

Cramer’s says he first expressed his concerns about the company’s ties to China sometime last year. He discussed the opposition timing as a guest on KNOX’s “Critical Thought” program today (Thursday). “The question for Fufeng in going forward is do we want the Air Force to mitigate risks or do we want to minimize risks. I would rather minimize those risks and make Grand Forks the most defense-military friendly city in America to grow missions at the Grand Forks Air Force Base.”

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Special Guest: Kevin Cramer.

Mayor Brandon Bochenski joins us to talk bridges, snowmobile routes, and other city issues. The FDA is looking to regulate vaping, and AG Drew Wrigley thinks we need harsher sentences for those who flee law enforcement.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/11/29/1137161526/teen-vaping-regulatory-crackdown-coming

Samuel Rose says he was raised by a devoted single mom who warned all her seven children to avoid drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. But when his high school friend urged him to try making vapor rings with a Juul e-cigarette five years ago, Rose figured there was no danger — vaping was billed as a healthier alternative to smoking.

Daily vaping made his lungs feel too small to power him down the football field. He worked 30 hours a week after school, largely to fund his habit. Though a minor, he was able to buy replacement e-cigarette cartridges and pods from young adults at his church who could buy them legally. The small device and the vapor clouds it emitted were easy enough to hide, he says. Still, the escalating addiction scared him, and he didn't like who he was becoming.

Today, 14.1% of high school students say they vape — but despite the rapid rise in nicotine use, the regulatory response has been slow.

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Dr. Mark Jendrysik joins the program and we discuss Donald Trump and his plans for 2024.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-2024-updates-cd5339d48064a149527e8f9a1aa7614e

https://www.npr.org/2022/11/15/1137021923/what-lawmakers-are-saying-about-trumps-run-for-the-presidency

https://www.npr.org/2022/11/15/1044234232/trump-announces-run-president-2024

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Grand Forks Public Schools has launched a page on its website titled “Rumor Has It,” to combat the spread of false rumors across the district. Do you think this is a good way to get correct information out there, or is this propaganda?

[GFPS Launches Website to Combat Rumors]https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/local/grand-forks-public-schools-launches-website-to-combat-rumors)

Grand Forks Public Schools has launched a page on its website titled “Rumor Has It,” to combat the spread of false rumors across the district, according to its superintendent.

Superintendent Terry Brenner said the rumors, which have been circulating for more than a year, include claims that the district is storing litter boxes in its restrooms for student use, critical race theory is being taught and the district averaged a 17 out of 36 possible points on the ACT composite scores for the 2019-20 school. According to Brenner, the rumors are propagating both locally and nationally.

“These are false narratives that continue to be perpetuated by groups of people, for personal and political gain,” said Brenner. “I would challenge anyone who is responsible for promoting these false narratives to visit our schools, set up an appointment with our principals, and they will find these rumors have no credibility.”

Rumor Has It!

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The chances for legalizing recreational marijuana in Minnesota got a huge boost. What effect if any will this have on North Dakota next door?

https://knoxradio.com/2022/11/11/mn-support-for-recreational-marijuana/

The chances for legalizing recreational marijuana in Minnesota got a huge boost from the Democratic sweep in the state’s elections.

Gov. Tim Walz confirmed today (Fri) that he told former Gov. Jesse Ventura that he thinks it could be one of the first bills he signs next year.

The Republican majority that blocked consideration of cannabis in the Senate will be gone when the 2023 Legislature convenes.

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The Citizens Local Energy Action Network (CLEAN), is pushing to require new apartment buildings to have at least 20% of their parking spots outfitted with the infrastructure needed to charge an electric vehicle at Fargo’s Sustainability and Resiliency Committee at a 3 p.m. meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 22, in City Hall.

https://www.inforum.com/news/fargo/111422-n-ff-chargers

The Citizens Local Energy Action Network (CLEAN), a nonprofit group focused on shrinking the Fargo area’s carbon footprint, plans to present its idea to Fargo’s Sustainability and Resiliency Committee at a 3 p.m. meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 22, in City Hall.

Apartment dwellers in Fargo would have easy access to electric vehicle chargers if a local group’s petition to the city is successful.

“The idea is to require new apartment buildings to have at least 20% of their parking spots outfitted with the infrastructure needed to charge an electric vehicle,” said Sonya Kaye, chair of Citizens Local Energy Action Network (CLEAN), a nonprofit group focused on shrinking the Fargo area’s carbon footprint.

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Dr. Mark Jendrysik joins Critical Thought and we talk about the role of vaccines in election campaigns.

Vaccines used to be apolitical. Now they're a campaign issue

Gallup Poll - Fewer Continue Vaccines

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The U.S.' top worker lawyer plans to crack down on businesses' ability to spy on their workers. Using "boss-ware" maybe an easy answer but does it solve anything, what sort of privacy nightmares does this crease, and would you work for a place that does this? North Dakota regulators will hold a public hearing Thursday to gather comments on electrification of transportation. What if any regulation is needed for electric cars?

The U.S.' top worker lawyer plans to crack down on businesses' ability to spy on their workers.

"Close, constant surveillance and management through electronic means threaten employees' basic ability to exercise their rights," Jennifer Abruzzo wrote in the memo.

The use of workplace monitoring devices exploded during the pandemic. About 60% of large employers use monitoring tools today, double the pre-pandemic level, Newsweek reports. And white-collar workers' shift to remote work means millions more employees today are subject to so-called bossware: Software that screenshots the websites they visit, records their faces and voices, logs their keystrokes, tracks their locations and monitors their calls and text messages.

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