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This week’s podcast had to be split in two because of all the topics I wanted to cover. From the War in Ukraine, to Russian “elections”, to same-sex marriage laws in Virginia and Japan, to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law, to TikTok, to transgender athletes, to the latest Israeli-Palestinian conflict and reactions to it by prominent people everywhere, there’s so much to cover. And I still didn’t get to say everything I wanted to say.
Abortion and IVF both exist for the same reason, the same purpose: to let a woman choose when to have a child.
Between Super Tuesday and the State of the Union address, a lot has happened in American politics this last week.
New sanctions on Russia on the two-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine could lead to higher prices in the U.S. Also, some troubling news from CPAC and the presidential primaries.
The House of Representatives finally got their impeachment, and they may just get their shutdown. But judgment was meted out to Donald Trump this week, too. Also, some words about the Super Bowl and gun control in this week’s episode.
Even if your opponent would fight as hard as they can to get their way instead of you getting your way, you don’t have to be enemies. That’s what I learned from the Rocky movies. That’s what I learned from Carl Weathers.
It’s been close to a year since my last podcast, and what a year it’s been. I’m not good at keeping things brief, but I’ll do my best in this “lightning round” of 2023 highlights (and some lowlights).
Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, has lifted their ban on Donald Trump’s accounts. We’ll see how they handle his inevitable lies and incitements in the future.
Elon Musk’s ostensible purpose in buying Twitter was to make it a “platform for free speech around the globe”. It already was that. Now, it’s just another free-for-all hellscape, and I want no part in it.