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Topics covered include Black Lives Matter, Blue Lives Matter, Religion, Patriotism, and Parenting. 

We are joined by Attorney Anna, our new legal analyst to interview Josh Price, who is running to help secure elections and make voting easier for the people in The Natural State.  Support Josh's campaign at https://www.joshforarkansas.com/

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We are joined by Attorney Anna ( @theregoesanna on twitter and instagram) and Josh Price, who is a candidate for Arkansas Secretary of State in 2022.  Anna breaks down the SCOTUS confirmation process, where Brown-Jackson's hearings are at now, and her prospects for being the first African American woman installed to the highest court in the land.  We then cover the history and impact of the filibuster and discuss whether it should stay or go

A popular term for a political committee organized for the purpose of raising and spending money to elect and defeat candidates. Most PACs represent business, labor or ideological interests. PACs can give $5,000 to a candidate committee per election (primary, general or special). They can also give up to $15,000 annually to any national party committee, and $5,000 annually to any other PAC. PACs may receive up to $5,000 from any one individual, PAC or party committee per calendar year. A PAC must register with the FEC within 10 days of its formation, providing name and address for the PAC, its treasurer and any connected organizations. Affiliated PACs are treated as one donor for the purpose of contribution limits. - Meidas Touch 

PACs have been around since 1944, when the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) formed the first one to raise money for the re-election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Thank you to Tim Bristol of Speaking from the Center Podcast for subbing in for Dutch this week.

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Get to know Tamie and her campaign against insurrection supporter and local idiot Jim "Gym" Jordan

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We discuss the Keystone Pipeline phase 4, (XL) and look at whether or not it is impacting current gas prices, how many jobs it would create, why it was shut down, and examine pros and cons from both sides. Tim from The Bin and Alicia from Bicurean join the show!

Sources
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2017/04/21/politifact-what-happens-to-oil-from-keystone-pipeline/10023044007/
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-joe-biden-keystone-pipeline-canada-environment-and-nature-141eabd7cca6449dfbd2dab8165812f2
https://vittana.org/17-important-keystone-pipeline-pros-and-cons

We welcome back Shahid Buttar, who is running against Nancy Pelosi for the second time.  He received a record 80,000 votes in 2020 as a progressive candidate advocating for getting money out of politics and universal health care. He discusses his views on Speaker Pelosi, her conservatism, corporate corruption allegations and attempts by her staff to smear him. 

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A ratchet effect is an instance of the restrained ability of human processes to be reversed once a specific thing has happened, analogous with the mechanical ratchet that holds the spring tight as a clock is wound up. 
The term is used in a variety of different silos, including sociology, famine cycle, game theory, production strategy, and anthropology, among others.  For example, in economics, Budget Ratcheting occurs when positive variances in performance, lead to greater absolute changes in the following cycle, when compared to any negative variances in performance. Point is, it’s not a strictly political idea, but this dig will focus on the ratcheting effect noted by the political left. 
Ratcheting, sometimes called the ratchet effect or ratchet theory in politics is the belief that the Democratic party is, like the Republican party, right wing, at least by global standards, and dampens positive change.

Second Thought

Plus Tom Brady comes out of retirement a day after his "final touchdown ball" is sold for over a half million dollars.

TJ Johnson is BAAAACK to help us interview Josh Garcia, a Democratic candidate for Ohio 13 in the 2022 Midterms.  We discuss his platform and his creation of the concept of OT40, or, in other words, making overtime pay exempt from taxes.  TJ's new son Brandon even cameos on the show.  For those who did not listen to the original show, Voice from the Underground, which ran from 2017 to 2021, TJ is one of the original hosts of the show where politics and pop-culture used to collide!!

We also discuss Elon Musk challenging Putin to a duel as well as Jussie is out free again, and Newsmax turns on Tucker Carlson, but their viewers don't.  SMH.

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This week we are joined by Juan Paredes, a democratic congressional candidate in Florida, and we discuss fascism.  We explore the varying opinions online of what it is... PragerU claims it to be left wing, Yale's Jason Stanley claims it to be right wing, Mr. Beat claims it to be mostly right wing but not completely.. whos right?  Is Trump a fascist?  Is Putin a fascist?  Is Mikey Famine a fascist?

Plus we discuss SCOTUS nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

Websters: Definition of fascism

1: often capitalized : a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition

2: a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control
early instances of army fascism and brutality

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