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On this episode, we discuss the recent resurgence of Wuhan lab leak theory. We also discuss why Joe Manchin still sucks, Nikole Hannah-Jones not getting tenure, Texas hospital workers protesting their vaccine policy, and more! If you would like to email us, you can reach us at [email protected]. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:

• Joe Manchin: Why I'm voting against the For the People Act
• One of the voices objecting to Nikole Hannah-Jones’s hiring at UNC: A newspaper baron — and major donor
• Texas hospital workers protest against vaccine policy
• Developer Abandons Keystone XL Pipeline Project, Ending Decade-Long Battle
• Global approval of the United States has rebounded under Biden, report finds
• The Sudden Rise of the Coronavirus Lab-Leak Theory
• Washington Post article on Lab Leak Theory Timeline
• Science Based Medicine article
• Daily Mail article about an unpublished paper by British Professor Angus Dalgleish and Norwegian scientist Dr. Birger Sørensen
• Three researchers from the WIV were sick with covid in November of 2019

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On this episode, we discuss the scary popularity QAnon conspiracies have, Trump's conspiracy about being reinstated in August, and Texas being... well, Texas. If you would like to email us, you can reach us at [email protected]. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:

• QAnon Now as Popular in U.S. as Some Major Religions, Poll Suggests
• Understanding QAnon’s Connection to American Politics, Religion, and Media Consumption
• Trump shutters his underperforming blog after just a month
• Facebook sets Trump ban at two years in response to Oversight Board ruling
• Michael Flynn endorsed a “Minimar” (Myanmar) style coup to get Trump back in office
• Trump is reportedly 'trying hard to recruit' supporters to his baseless August reinstatement theory
• Texas Democratic legislators walkout in response to voter suppression bill
• Texas GOP chair Allen West resigns

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On this episode, we take a look at Critical Race Theory, its origins, and why so many states are trying to ban the teaching of it. We also talk about how Senate Republicans filibustered the January 6th commission, what the Wisconsin GOP has been up to, the Manhattan DA recently convening a grand jury in the case against Trump and his foundation, and Marjorie Taylor Greene being an idiot... again. If you would like to email us, you can reach us at [email protected]. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:

• Senate Republicans filibuster Jan. 6 commission
• Texas Gets Ready To Allow Unlicensed Carrying Of Handguns
• In less than one minute, the GOP led WI legislature cost the state $1.6 billion
• Top Wisconsin Republican Robin Vos hires former cops to investigate November election
• Wisconsin lawmakers advance proposal to ban transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports
• Manhattan DA convenes grand jury in Trump investigation, report says
• Evil lunacy': GOP lawmakers slam Marjorie Taylor Greene's mask comparison to Holocaust
• MTG Tweet
• Introduction to Critical Race Theory
• A Lesson on Critical Race Theory
• The GOP’s ‘Critical Race Theory’ Obsession
• 20 state AGs tell Education Dept they oppose teaching critical race theory
• Critical Race Theory, the New Intolerance, and Its Grip on America
• Poll: Three-Quarters Of Americans Oppose ‘White Privilege’ Training

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On this episode, we discuss the latest election audits in Arizona and the crazy conspiracies that surround them. We also talk about the House voting to establish a January 6th commission, Trump's investigation turning criminal, and more! If you would like to email us, you can reach us at [email protected]. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:

• House passes bill to create Jan. 6 commission amid strong GOP opposition
• In Challenge To Roe, Supreme Court To Review Mississippi Abortion Law
• Texas passes law banning abortion after a “heartbeat is detected” effectively banning all abortion in the state.
• Feds investigating alleged scheme to illegally finance Collins’ re-election bid
• Mark McCloskey files to run for U.S. Senate in Missouri
• N.Y. state investigation into Trump now a criminal probe
• GOP-led Arizona board calls for end to election audit

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On this episode, Sarah Yacoub joins us to discuss why rural voters tend to vote the way they do, and how the Democratic Party can best reach them. We also talk about the escalating tensions in Israel, our country's current labor shortage, why people are filling trash bags with gasoline, and more! If you would like to email us, you can reach us at [email protected]. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:

• Wis Mama Bear Podcast
• Sarah Yacoub's Facebook Page
• Sarah Yacoub's Twitter
• House Republican Leader McCarthy: No one 'questioning the legitimacy' of 2020 election
• Bureau of Labor Statistics Summary for April
• Gas prices top $3: What you need to know about gas shortages, Colonial Pipeline cyberattack
• 33 killed in Israeli airstrikes, Hamas rocket attacks as unrest spreads beyond Jerusalem
• Israel strikes kill senior Hamas commander, Palestinians fire rockets
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• Republican attacks on voting rights continuing across the country
• The Urban–Rural Gulf in American Political Behavior
• 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index
• U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: Rural Education

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On today's episode, we discuss the recently proposed America First Caucus and White nationalism has become so intertwined with the GOP. We also talk about recent COVID updates, Facebook "upholding" its ban on Trump, and how the GOP is set to oust Liz Cheney. If you would like to email us, you can reach us at [email protected]. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:

• Report that US likely will not reach Covid herd immunity
• Education secretary: All schools expected to be fully in-person this fall
• President Biden changes his stance again, supports waving Covid vaccine patents
• Facebook Ban On Donald Trump Will Hold, Social Network's Oversight Board Rules
• Belgian farmer accidentally moves French border
• SPLC: White Nationalist
• New "America First Caucus" would champion "Anglo-Saxon political traditions"
• America First Caucus Policy Platform
• Ex-White Nationalist Says Tucker Carlson Hits Far-Right Messaging “Better Than They Have”
• Leaked chat messages show members of white supremacist group Identity Evropa are obsessed with Tucker Carlson
• White Nationalist Site Thanks Fox's Tucker Carlson for Primetime Shoutout, PayPal Conspiracy Theory
• Tweet from Carlson
• Tucker Carlson, the face of Fox News, just gave his full endorsement to the white nationalist conspiracy theory that has motivated mass shootings
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On today's episode, we talk to Emily Voight about her frustrations with Wisconsin's healthcare system, and why it prompted her to run for state assembly. We also discuss Biden's first 100 days, Guiliani being raided by the feds, clergy abuse, and more! If you would like to email us, you can reach us at [email protected]. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:

• Emily Voight's Website 
• Emily’s Facebook page
• Emily’s Twitter
• Ron Johnson doesn’t think (really should stop there) that everyone should get vaccinated
• What Joe Rogan said about COVID-19 vaccines, and why he's wrong
• Rick Santorum says 'there isn't much Native American culture in American culture'
• WI AG Josh Kaul announces statewide investigation into clergy abuse
• Federal agents raided Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan home and office Wednesday
• Evers’ 2021 Budget Proposal
• Report: Medicaid expansion could mean $1.6 billion more for state over next 2 years
• Vos says no to plan that would provide Wisconsin with $1.6 billion for health care

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On this episode, we discuss the recent proposals and orders Biden has made over the past few weeks. We also talk about the unfortunate series of police events which led to mass protests around the country, the recent mass shooting at FedEx, and the recent updates concerning COVID. If you would like to email us, you can reach us at [email protected]. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:

• Florida “million maskless march”
• Biden targets 'ghost guns' and 'red flag' laws in new gun control measures
• Biden to pull US troops from Afghanistan, end ‘forever war’
• Biden keeps U.S. refugee cap at Trump-era 15,000
• Biden’s infrastructure proposal: The American Jobs Plan
• By The Numbers: Biden's $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
• NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll: Biden Approval Rating and Infrastructure

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On this episode, Aaron Rabinowitz joins us to discuss how understanding philosophy can help us better understand current political discourse. Find us on Facebook and Twitter at ThinkProPod! If you would like to email us, you can reach us at [email protected]. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:

• The Curse of Monster Island: a four year experiment in unmoderated free speech 
• Embrace the Void
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• Philosophers in Space
• Follow Philosophers in Space on Twitter!

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On this episode, Jessica Katzenmeyer joins us to discuss her former campaign for Wisconsin State Assembly and how we can power future transgender people to get involved in politics. We also talked about the Derek Chauvin trial, Matt Gaetz, vaccine disinformation, Satanic shoes, and more! Find us on Facebook and Twitter at ThinkProPod! If you would like to email us, you can reach us at [email protected]. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:

• Check out Jessica Katzenmeyer online!
• Our Lives: Winning isn’t Everything
• Jessica’s Twitter
• Jessica's Facebook Page
• A dozen anti-vaccine accounts are responsible for 65% of disinformation shared online, new report finds 
• Wisconsin Supreme Court overturns Tony Evers' emergency orders, face mask mandate
• Satan shoes are coming for your immortal soul
• FL Rep Matt Gaetz under federal investigation for having sex with a 17 year old girl