Bill and Jumelle welcome back to BWaBitS the 2024 Democratic candidate for SC State Senate District 10 and our good friend, Francie Kleckley!

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Opening Banter (0:00:00)Introduction (00:00:59)

• NATO secretary-general calls Trump 'Daddy' [ABC News]
• Video from [The Independent - YouTube]
• “Daddy” Trump lip sync [@bransennn on TikTok]
• Gay state senator zings Republicans over their new ‘Daddy Trump’ nickname [Independent]

Jumelle and the Hate Crime Ordinance Pt 2 (00:11:19)

• Council Crossroads: Resident challenges Greenwood City Council to act on hate crimes [Index Journal]
• S Carolina push to be 49th state with hate crime law stalls [AP]

Interview with Francie Kleckley (00:21:33)

• Lexington judge dismisses senate candidate Kleckley's suit against incumbent Garrett [Index Journal] 

Your South Carolina Lawmakers at Work (00:35:25)

• Prothonotary Warbler Recognition Act [S.383]
• Prothonotary Warbler: Masters of the Swamp [Badgerland Birding YouTube]

SCOTUS and Planned Parenthood (00:41:36)

• 5 things to know after the Supreme Court said states can block Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid funding [PBS]
• Vicki Ringer speaks about the Supreme Court decision [The State - Instagram]
• Ex-Doge employee ‘Big Balls’ gets new Trump administration position [The Guardian]

SC Superintendent Ellen Weaver’s invitation to be the “Social Action Speaker” (00:54:49)

• SC Rep Justin Bamberg’s statement [Facebook]
• AME Poster featuring Ellen Weaver
• AME District 7 web site
• SC Rep Hamilton Grant statement [Facebook]
• ACLU of SC - Ellen Weaver promoting faith-based micro-schools [Facebook]

Closing (01:07:46)

• 9 life lessons from comedian Tim Minchin given at The University of Western Australia [From RISE by Goalcast]

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