We sat down with engineer and entrepreneur, Jared Beck, to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on small businesses and international shipping. As always, our email is [email protected] Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @jigsaw politics Our website is https://jppodcast.wixsite.com/jigsawpolitics Music by Joakim Karud https://youtube.com/joakimkarud JIGSAW POLITICS MERCH OUT NOW https://teespring.com/stores/jigsaw-politics-podcast

Michael and Kyle dissect the violence transpiring in Portland, Oregon and share their personal thoughts about police reform in America. As always, our email is [email protected] Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @jigsaw politics Our website is https://jppodcast.wixsite.com/jigsawpolitics Music by Joakim Karud https://youtube.com/joakimkarud JIGSAW POLITICS MERCH OUT NOW https://teespring.com/stores/jigsaw-politics-podcast SOURCES:
“‘It was like being preyed upon’: Portland protesters say federal officers in unmarked vans are detaining them” by Katie Shepherd and Mark Berman
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/17/portland-protests-federal-arrests/
“50 Nights of Unrest in Portland” by Charlie Warzel https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/17/opinion/portland-protests-federal-agents.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article
“The Border War in Portland” by Jamelle Bouie https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/opinion/portland-homeland-security.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
“Nothing Can Justify the Attack on Portland” by Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/nothing-can-justify-attack-portland/614413/
U.S Code Title 5. Part III Subpart B Chapter 33 Section 3345. Acting Officer by Cornell Law School
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/3345
Chad F. Wolf Homeland Security https://www.dhs.gov/person/chad-f-wolf
“Is It Time to Reform the Federal Vacancies Reform Act?” By Margaret Taylor https://www.lawfareblog.com/it-time-reform-federal-vacancies-reform-act

This week we discussed the relationship between the internet and politics. We break down the psychological behaviors surrounding internet politics and discover the dangers of sourcing news from the wrong places. As always, our email is [email protected] Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @jigsaw politics JIGSAW POLITICS MERCH OUT NOW https://teespring.com/stores/jigsaw-politics-podcast Our website is https://jppodcast.wixsite.com/jigsawpolitics Music by Joakim Karud https://youtube.com/joakimkarud SOURCES "Why Our Brains Love Fake News --and How We Can Resist It" by Eileen Reynolds https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2018/june/jay-van-bavel-on-fake-news.html "One graph shows how morally outraged tweets stay within their political bubble" by Olivia Goldhill https://qz.com/1024117/one-visualization-shows-how-morally-outraged-tweets-stay-within-their-political-bubble/?platform=hootsuite "Why every social media site is a dumpster fire" by Vox https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZSRxfHMr5s "With Facebook’s Coming News Tab, Only Some Will Get Paid" by Lukas I. Alpert and Sahil Patel https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-facebooks-coming-news-tab-only-some-will-get-paid-11569852600 "Americans can’t stop relying on social media for their news" by Amrita Khalid https://qz.com/1720695/pew-study-shows-more-americans-rely-on-social-media-for-news/ "Pew Research Center says 45% of Americans get their news from Facebook" by Amy Gesenhues https://marketingland.com/pew-research-center-says-45-americans-get-news-facebook-228001

In this episode, we revisit the topic of reopening America's universities. As always, you can email us at [email protected] Follow us on social media @jigsawpolitics Our music is by Joakim Karud https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=joakim+karud SOURCES: Original ICE document https://www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/bcm2007-01.pdf "Here's a List of Colleges' Plans Reopening for This Fall" https://www.chronicle.com/article/Here-s-a-List-of-Colleges-/248626 "Growth in international student enrollment stalls under Trump administration" by Juan Perez Jr. https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/18/international-student-enrollment-trump-071348 "Trump administration bars international college students if their school's classes are all online" by Max Cohen https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/06/trump-international-students-ice-online-classes-349937 "New Rules Detail How Foreign Students Can—and Can’t—Take Classes at U.S. Colleges This Fall" by Melissa Korn https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-rules-detail-how-foreign-students-canand-canttake-classes-at-u-s-colleges-this-fall-11594056119

This week we look into the costs of getting tested for COVID-19 and how insurance companies are exploiting Americans with short-term, limited-duration plans. Follow Jigsaw Politics on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @jigsawpolitics As always, you can email us at [email protected] SOURCES: "Understanding Short-Term, Limited Duration Health Insurance" by Karen Pollitz, Michelle Long, Ashley Semanskee, and Rabah Kamal https://www.kff.org/health-reform/issue-brief/understanding-short-term-limited-duration-health-insurance/ "How Trump Gave Insurance Companies Free Reign to Sell Bad Health Plans" by Dylan Scott https://www.vox.com/2020/6/30/21275498/trump-obamacare-repeal-short-term-health-care-insurance-scam "Most Coronavirus Tests Cost About $100. Why Did One Cost $2,315?" by Sarah Kliff https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/16/upshot/coronavirus-test-cost-varies-widely.html "A Miami man who flew to China worried he might have coronavirus. He may owe thousands." by Ben Conarck https://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article240476806.html Our music is by Joakim Karud https://youtube.com/joakimkarud Jigsaw Politics will be back next Friday.

Michael and Kyle dive into the injustice of modern-day qualified immunity and explore the substantial power District Attorneys hold. If you have questions, comments or articles to share, email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @jigsawpolitics Our music is by Joakim Karud https://youtube.com/joakimkarud
Resources to educate yourself.
Arnold v Fitzgerald https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/457/800/
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on District Attorneys https://youtu.be/ET_b78GSBUs
Safford Unified School District v Redding https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/08pdf/08-479.pdf

Michael and Kyle dive into the complexities surrounding the decision to reopen America's Universities in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. Check out this link to view the database of college reopening decisions https://www.chronicle.com/article/Here-s-a-List-of-Colleges-/248626 You can email Jigsaw Politics at [email protected] Send us your questions, observations, and the articles you are reading. We would love to hear from you! Music by Joakim Karud https://youtube.com/joakimkarud Follow Jigsaw on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @jigsawpolitics

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