TAP Snaps

This week we get into the recent mass shooting in Boulder, CO, and tragedy fatigue. We also discuss a Kentucky judge finally, permanently closing the case against Kenneth Walker. Finally, we take a look at an issue that hits home for Tarver: the conclusion of a multi-year legal battle fought between The Last Unicorn author Peter Beagle and his former manager.

This week the boys dive into the depraved shooting that had just occurred in Atlanta where the shooter seemed to be exclusively targeting Asian women, then an enormous amount of charges are filed against the owners of the Circle of Hope Camp for Young Girls, a Karen uses deep fake technology to attack teenagers, AND FINALLY a little bit of levity in a week inundated by awful things- we discuss Microsoft's experiment with the 4 day work week in Japan.

With Tarver teaching orphan children how to knit in China, Blake and Liam take time to catch up and gossip. Liam lets Blake know the things hes missed since hes been working 12 hour days, Blake laments the challenges to his freedoms, Daily Wire is making movies, and we analyze the distinction between cancel culture and consequence culture.

This week the boys dive into the power grid failure in Texas, analyzing and breaking down what led to this debacle, and discussing Ted Cruz's abandonment of his own state when it needed him the most. Then an exploration of 7.1 acres of sustainable food, fruit, and vegetables being installed near the Atlanta airport to serve as a renewable community food source. Then the boys dive into a very troubling case where a child was put up for adoption and adopted by a family before the father knew anything about it, and finally- Zendaya trying to defend her latest movie from the wokest jackals that stripped her of her agency, and attacked her peers and the creative and collaborative process behind their latest project.

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https://today.tamu.edu/2021/02/20/what-went-wrong-with-texas-power-failure-and-how-to-fix-it/?fbclid=IwAR2E5rq_YSM5JcZfReBVpgwGeIO5Tan1-KuG3TaDcxiVCxXrDxWpRzVVs-k

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/22/us/atlanta-free-food-forest-trnd/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2wmyAyeZaxtmw8a3ImngBSSJgwFrTrsooS5heOVP8ZwEXe1yXV51lF334

https://vt.co/news/us/man-wins-custody-of-his-own-daughter-after-she-was-adopted-without-his-permission?fbclid=IwAR2qIxGfb1t7NFlSZ10tMp4cOhlUDtTU7ak6mELBEOCX9A14SYItK_sUwzU

https://www.indiewire.com/2021/02/zendaya-malcolm-marie-critics-white-director-1234618459/?fbclid=IwAR2KsUBEwvlC7KXcuFACU1tU5-3LsMirCNEckT1sgVghw-71DQmwJpkcSE8

This week the boys dive into activist David Hogg's revolutionary idea to start a progressive pillow company. A hacker attempts to poison 15,000 people's drinking water in a rural Florida area. Gorilla Glue Girl aka G3!. And lastly we cover the tragic story of Alex Kearns.

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Articles:

https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/nation-world/david-hogg-pillow-company-mypillow-challenge/507-7139d780-8531-4316-a530-dc9fda8777fe?fbclid=IwAR21ZevwR9DOKtIXSz36UuBIHzOlSZhhFE-QfGQ88tLunezd3Tu7EdrAj1g

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/08/us/oldsmar-florida-water-supply-hack.html?fbclid=IwAR3mpWUTjykBohxpBeIcz3zmGvuUU6zgqYyE1kJ7o_FraABdBMhWouqJuOg

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/08/us/gorilla-glue-girl-scli-intl/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3raIXCYTCp-BbUP5urEz9HHPcsAWAeIxkacpmRTBD-jisYZrdxARRm24U

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alex-kearns-robinhood-trader-suicide-wrongful-death-suit/?fbclid=IwAR0-c7VGzKFOc65ZeJpDrXXklBVl4f1aNJt1jZ18_Iy-yHVBLr42TaymVbg

This week the boys dive into the Gamestop Stonk Story that has been making everyone wild with talk of tendies and going to the moon, but how did it start, and what exactly happened? Then the boys unpack Amazon's recent announcement that Jeff Bezos will be stepping down as CEO. TSA gets the authority to enforce mask mandates and issue civil penalties, and finally Donald Trump's legal team has a schism before the 2nd impeachment trial in the Senate, and Trump brings on a familiar face from the legal council of Jeffrey Epstein.

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Articles:

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https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/gamestop-stock-dropped-but-reddit-still-hopes-to-send-it-to-the-moon-heres-whats-next/?fbclid=IwAR1Zdk5yrKCCzfzd5OnuDUqc_cUU9zzBzSA9reFbmte6hPqz87k739HLDQ4

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/jeff-bezos-steps-down-amazon-ceo-n1256540?fbclid=IwAR0sEXGXCAdgL50wP3PlcirAxi34wII23vJCT3wa1CMWDjY8h3TPwgHL_mY

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/31/politics/biden-mask-mandate-enforcement-tsa/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1cIwsctpG0EqWLn021XfDIgHkonWb8SGtU0AmsZRQvlgbLycF6wp7FTRM

This week the boys go through the demonstrations in Portland and Seattle, and dissect the implications and impatience of it. Republicans introduce legislaiton to impose term limits on congress and the senate. Russia really wants Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to accidentally perish, and finally a teenager from Georgia steals a million dollars from Kroger and has the time of his life before going to jail.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/us/protests-portland-seattle-biden.html?fbclid=IwAR1iWAMQNf0EOX_4T0_V8QphQTtu6Sr352YTV9dqwM1u21cMSotGd2AHBZg

https://wgxa.tv/news/connect-to-congress/republicans-introduce-amendment-to-set-term-limits-on-congress?fbclid=IwAR3B3Vu5QL5iPMc9Qi7Vvs7yhr-ucG7gytEVl84RGscpK0fo02IYOlAH3y4

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-message-idUSKBN29R2BE?fbclid=IwAR05t7jjr8ZNoEIFX9AbSYK3WwLB6djwput2rtIhkKkB7KUWhWnM8ffhZu8

https://www.macon.com/news/nation-world/national/article248666215.html?fbclid=IwAR2dKGe8bE-JKzb7w7YZq2kE1q0lnozcrYmMdDBdLHbwmGxceDEae7-qaPo

Welcome to the last episode of the Trump presidency! This was recorded the day before President Biden's inauguration. This week the boys discuss MyPillow's removal from major retailers after CEO Mike Lindell's claims of election fraud. Next we get into the NRA's move from New York to Texas, and what hang-ups the organization may face. Finally, we talk about Mitch McConnell's recent comments on Trump's role in the insurrection on January 6th, and what this might mean for a Senate conviction.