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It’s Thursday y’all. In today’s episode we cover the 3 latest Supreme Court decisions; The US formally announces the intent to leave the WHO; International students have very few choices on staying in the US if their school goes online only; Lady A(ntebellum) is suing Lady A; and I give you my favorite quotes from Kanye’s interview with Forbes. And sorry for missing yesterday’s show.

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• You Probably Won’t See Trump’s Taxes Before Election Day : NPR

It’s Tuesday! Today we talk about the US Government’s threat to ban the incredibly popular social dance app, TikTok amidst a brouhaha with the Chinese; Cogete Eso: Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has contracted the VID, Sony has finally released some real future tech, an air conditioner you wear on your neck and is only 85grams; Harvard and Princeton announce their plans for students this fall; and Walmart is really gunning for Amazon now, planning to release Walmart+ this month.

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• Trump Might Ban TikTok, Other China-Based Apps - Gizmodo

Happy Monday! In this one we talk about the UK’s Super Saturday as they lifted restrictions on hospitality; The NFL’s Washington Redskins look to finally change their team name and mascot; Tesla is now the world’s most valuable car company beating out Toyota; Uber has bought all of Postmates stock, so they now own them; New study shows aging your dog is actually more difficult than just multiplying by 7. Plus some follow up in the post-show banter.

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• Super Saturday: Beer flows, masks come off as England reopens pubs - Yahoo! News

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Happy Canada Day! In today’s show we start with the argument over Confederate military base names and President Trump’s vow to veto any defense bill with that amendment; Russia just voted to allow Putin to run for President until 2036; Nducker Carlson aka Tucker Carlson from Fox News apologized to his viewers for feeding them GOP junk food; HBO Max is partnering with a cannabis company to promote a show; What is Bobby Bonilla day? We explain.

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• Trump says he’ll veto defense bill over renaming Confederate-named military bases - The Washington Post

Happy Tuesday! In today’s show we talk about this Taliban bounty for American soldiers allegedly paid by Russian intelligence agency, GRU and the White House’s position on whether or not they knew; China’s anti-sedition law for Hong Kong has been previewed and it’s not so great; Facebook is facing an advertising boycott for the entire month of July; LuluLemon makes its first acquisition of Mirror; and Zwift, the eBike platform for real racers is hosting a virtual Tour de France and much more. And as a bonus, Trump was asked a question and just agreed and said yes, like he always does. Of course, his answer was wrong.

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• Russian bounties to Taliban-linked militants are believed to have resulted in the deaths of U.S. service members, according to intelligence assessments - The Washington Post

Happy Monday! Today we start with Mississippi’s momentous ruling to finally change their state flag and rid our eyes of the rebel flag; Amazon has bought autonomous driving startup Zoox, who’s aimed at Level 5 and up; Washington DC wants to be a state, and the House symbolically voted to approve; Cam Newton is going to the Patriots, but I bet you didn’t know they also got fined and penalized yesterday for another camera-gate incident; and Justice John Roberts swings left again as the Supreme Court rules against the State of Louisiana and says their anti abortion law, goes against Roe v Wade in a huge blow to the Trump administration.

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• Mississippi Lawmakers Vote To Remove Confederate Emblem From State Flag : NPR

It’s Thursday y’all! In todays show we give you an update on the Ahmaud Arbery case and the indictments; Disney is rebranding Splash Mountain due to it’s ties to an old racist Disney Movie; Speaking of which Big Mouth is recasting it’s bi-racial Missy character played by Jenny Slate for a Black actor; Facebook is now going to notify you if you try to share an article that’s older than 90 days; and NASA names it’s headquarters after Ms. Mary W Jackson, the now-famed Hidden Figures engineer.

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• Ahmaud Arbery death: Three men indicted - CNN

It’s HUMP Day! Today we talk about the Senate police reform bill that flopped and why; Rhode Island is changing it’s official state name to remove slavery undertones; The Bubba Wallace story that was and wasn’t; MLB is finally officially returning; and The Soundflowers released a new EP, Paris Jackson’s new band, and yea I can’t believe I’m talking about it either.

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• Senate GOP police reform bill stalls after failing to gain Democratic support - Axios

Hi! It’s Taco Tuesday again! Today we talk about the Democratic Primaries in Kentucky and NY; The White House’s new foreign workers immigration ban; Bubba Wallace, the noose, NASCAR, and the aftermath; Segway stops producing the original PT; and Facebook is cancelling the Oculus Go

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• Amy McGrath wants a showdown with Mitch McConnell. First she has to beat Charles Booker. - CNNPolitics