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Welcome to your weekly dose of radical curiosity. Each [Monday or whenever it’s released], Civil Discord critiques the critics and tackles the top lines in news and society. Beginning with the premise that the ‘smallest common denominator’ of self-ownership is the greatest single driver of political, social, and cultural change, your intrepid co-hosts and colorful guests break down what individuals, communities, businesses, and finally institutions can do to find their footing, combat totalitarianism, and make their voices heard, wherever they stand on the issues.

If you’re ideologically homeless, culturally tribeless, or tired of hearing the same rants about what’s not working, Civil Discord offers provocative counterpoints and fresh perspectives to keep you in the know, arm you with the arguments, and empower you to create the change you crave.
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Maurice hops on to give an update on what's been happening in over the past month, and shares some good news! He also gives an update on his views on a cultural issue that has recently taken place.   Watch us on YouTube (watch us LIVE on usually Sundays!): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGpswHOCPO0JiqBHHANoxbw  Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CivilDiscordPod  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civildiscordpodcast Follow Amanda’s journalisming @ Young Voices: https://www.young-voices.com/advocate/amanda-griffiths/  Follow Amanda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AjaxtheGriff Follow Maurice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callmemaurice
Episode 55: Forever a Loan

Episode 55: Forever a Loan

2022-09-0101:01:36

Today’s big story is, of course, President Biden’s student loan forgiveness proposal. We discuss the constitutionality, consequences, and conflicted feelings that libertarian-leaning recipients of unsolicited federal aid can experience—plus, what to do with them (and the extra money). Then the CDC admits to being wrong about natural immunity and decides to get more bureaucratic in order to make itself less bureaucratic. Experts say additional staff, task forces, and taxpayer dollars are needed (seriously). Give it a listen and let’s get fiscal!   Mentioned on the Show: Student Loan Debt Cancellation https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/3618966-student-loan-forgiveness-should-backfire-on-biden/  https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/08/24/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-student-loan-relief-for-borrowers-who-need-it-most/  https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/would-biden-student-loan-forgiveness-plan-survive-court-challenge/    CDC Admits to Being Wrong About Natural Immunity https://fee.org/articles/the-cdc-finally-admitted-the-science-on-natural-immunity-why-did-it-take-so-long/    CDC Naturally Immune to Self-Awareness https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-17/cdc-overhaul-director-walensky-lays-out-new-course-after-pandemic-missteps  Watch us on YouTube (watch us LIVE on usually Sundays!): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGpswHOCPO0JiqBHHANoxbw  Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CivilDiscordPod  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civildiscordpodcast Follow Amanda’s journalisming @ Young Voices: https://www.young-voices.com/advocate/amanda-griffiths/  Follow Amanda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AjaxtheGriff Follow Maurice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callmemaurice  
…That was REALLY supposed to be a play on “Animal Crackers in My Soup,” and then we fired our title-writing summer intern. Today we discuss the right and left’s reactions to the raid on Trump’s Florida estate and what it means that both parties are taking aim at Americans’ faith in our institutions—from a place of bad faith. How much, or what kind of, institutional distrust is a good thing? What’s the distinction between low faith and low trust? How should and shouldn’t we question the legitimacy of our government and government actors? We also pick apart the environmental provisions of the IRA Reduction Act and find that its eco-friendly promises are a lot of hot air. Finally, two more alphabet soup institutions lose two legendary actors: Dr. Science departs the CDCP; and Brian Stelter is ousted from CNN! We discuss.    Mentioned on the Show: Amanda on Machiavelli:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvzNoTDWMSg  (iTunes) https://t.co/dHW5q9AEYC (Spotify) https://t.co/tagAtMSjhe   Mar-a-Lago Raid: https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/3610835-the-mar-a-lago-raid-gave-republicans-an-unexpected-second-wind/    IRS Training Video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChXmRumOJFN/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=    IRA Reduction Act Includes Tax Credits for Nonexistent Vehicles: https://reason.com/2022/08/08/the-democrats-new-inflation-bill-includes-tax-credits-for-electric-vehicles-that-dont-exist/    Stelter out of CNN: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/21/stelter-cnn-reliable-sources-00053006    The Science™ Leaves Government… Maybe: https://www.govexec.com/management/2022/08/dr-fauci-will-leave-government-isnt-retiring/376124/    Watch us on YouTube (watch us LIVE on usually Sundays!): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGpswHOCPO0JiqBHHANoxbw  Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CivilDiscordPod  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civildiscordpodcast Follow Amanda’s journalisming @ Young Voices: https://www.young-voices.com/advocate/amanda-griffiths/  Follow Amanda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AjaxtheGriff Follow Maurice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callmemaurice  
Maurice just woke up from a nap and Amanda forgot to do the pre-show notes. Still, the podcast soldiers on with a LIVE pre-show that includes the hosts’ controversial opinions on national anthems, public school starting hours, and possibly Canada. But we get into some real news content: The Inflation Reduction Act that isn’t, Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan that almost wasn’t, and a semi-automatic weapon ban that Maurice just can’t even begin to can. Plus, Maurice revisits his views on voting and explains how they’ve evolved.  Watch the show on YouTube (watch us LIVE on usually Sundays!): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGpswHOCPO0JiqBHHANoxbw  Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CivilDiscordPod  Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civildiscordpodcast Follow cool things Amanda does @Young Voices: https://www.young-voices.com/advocate/amanda-griffiths/  Follow Amanda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AjaxtheGriff Follow Maurice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callmemaurice
This week, we catch up on stories breaking, broken, and mostly unspoken. First, a good guy with a gun stopped a bad guy with a gun! Next, the White House can’t stop a recession—even if they try to redefine what the word means. Then, President Biden plays footsie with the idea of declaring a… climate emergency? We discuss policy changes that would genuinely help the environment (yes, there are things the government can do!). We also check in on a story about European farmers rebelling against environmental regulations and celebrate Democrats’ plan to own the cons by following the Constitution.    Mentioned on the Show: Amanda on Biden on Tariffs on China:  https://intpolicydigest.org/biden-inches-toward-the-right-move-on-tariffs-for-the-wrong-reasons/    Amanda on the Radio on Biden on Tariffs on China: https://www.young-voices.com/moving-forward-bidens-tariffs-hope-scholarships-american-greatness-the-price-of-water-in-utah/    Good Guy with a Gun Stops Bad Guy with a Gun: https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/19/us/eli-dicken-indiana-mall-shooting-bystander/index.html    These Are Not the Two Months of Negative Growth You Are Looking For: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/26/heres-how-to-know-if-were-in-a-recession-and-its-not-what-you-think.html    Farmers Rebel Against Climate Policies Jeopardizing their Jobs:  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/a-popular-uprising-against-the-elites-has-gone-global-opinion/ar-AAZkhzr?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=f433d9ccd9664b80adae5e4583544ada   The Respect for Marriage Act: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/19/house-votes-on-same-sex-marriage-bill-after-supreme-court-r Watch the show on YouTube (watch us LIVE on usually Sundays!): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGpswHOCPO0JiqBHHANoxbw  Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CivilDiscordPod  Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civildiscordpodcast Follow Amanda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AjaxtheGriff Follow Maurice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callmemaurice  
Remember when we joked about needing inflation stimulus checks to fight inflation? Well, Gavin with the Good Hair took us seriously! Seriously. We discuss. Speaking of which—GwtGH just bought ad space in Florida to go head-to-head with Ron DeSantis! We discuss the major party prospects for 2024 and offer our own picks for Republican and Democratic candidates. Finally, in a segment honorifically titled “JoeR is Dumb,” we provide a progress report on Oregon’s total drug decriminalization experiment. What do the results say about the libertarian stance on drug legalization?    California Fights Inflation by Sending People Free Money: https://reason.com/2022/06/28/california-fights-inflation-by-sending-people-free-money/   JoeR is (not!) Dumb: https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2022-06-02/oregon-botched-drug-treatment-plan-tied-to-decriminalization#:~:text=Oregon%20officials%20and%20lawmakers%20say,drug%20addictions%20and%20overdoses%20increase.    https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm#notes  Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGpswHOCPO0JiqBHHANoxbw  Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CivilDiscordPod  Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civildiscordpodcast Follow Amanda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AjaxtheGriff Follow Maurice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callmemaurice
In a one-two policy punch that couldn’t be more perfect for big tobacco, the Biden administration moves to restrict nicotine levels in cigarettes while the FDA pursues a ban on Juul vapes. Next, SCOTUS upholds the right to concealed carry in all 50 states while the Senate passes a bipartisan gun bill that probably wouldn’t have stopped any of our most recent or deadly mass shootings. Finally, the Federal Reserve just might get a brand new mandate—with more to come.   Mentioned on the Show— That’s Not How Addiction Works: https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2022/cigarette-nicotine-levels-legislation-biden-administration/    The FDA is Not Allowed: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3536573-court-temporarily-blocks-fda-ban-on-sale-of-juul-e-cigarettes/    The Senate Gun Bill Text: https://www.murphy.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/bipartisan_safer_communities_act_text.pdf    Jacob Sullum’s Analysis: https://reason.com/2022/06/22/bipartisan-senate-gun-control-deprive-americans-second-amendment-rights/    Damon Root on SCOTUS’ Concealed Carry Ruling: https://reason.com/2022/06/23/in-landmark-2nd-amendment-ruling-scotus-affirms-right-to-carry-a-handgun-for-self-defense-outside-the-home/    Government Asks Federal Reserve to Consider Race in Policy Decisions: https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-woke-mandate-for-the-federal-reserve-racial-equity-congress-house-joe-biden-11655659047  Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGpswHOCPO0JiqBHHANoxbw  Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CivilDiscordPod  Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civildiscordpodcast Follow Amanda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AjaxtheGriff Follow Maurice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callmemaurice
After a special announcement, we unearth a buried story from this past weekend: The WHO’s director general has apparently leaked his own thoughts on the ‘lab leak theory’. Next, we turn to all things inflation. How bad is it? What comes next? What will (and won’t) help? Finally, trad media is still broken as USA Today retracts 23 stories written by a reporter who allegedly fabricated sources.    Mentioned on the Show:  WHO Director-General Confides that COVID Most Likely Came from a Lab https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10930501/WHO-chief-believes-Covid-DID-leak-Wuhan-lab-catastrophic-accident-2019.html    USA Today Has a Stephen Glass https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/16/media/usa-today-removes-articles/index.html  Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGpswHOCPO0JiqBHHANoxbw  Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CivilDiscordPod  Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civildiscordpodcast Follow Amanda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AjaxtheGriff Follow Maurice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callmemaurice
Today, we welcome a returning guest—Jim Magoo, from the “Ignore the Rant” podcast—to pick up on what feels like a continuation of our last joint episode, “Bolshevik Libertarians” (yes, we have a theme). Magoo briefs us on the Mises Caucus “takeover” of the Libertarian Party, shares his thoughts, and takes us on a far-ranging discussion/debate on what’s changed about libertarian ideas and tactics—and where they might be headed.    Mentioned on the Show— The New Libertarian Party Platform: https://lnc2022.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/37/2022/05/Final-Report-of-the-2022-Libertarian-Party-Platform-Committee_.pdf    Matt Welch on the LP “Takeover”: https://reason.com/2022/06/03/can-a-post-takeover-libertarian-party-improve-on-its-historical-run-of-2012-20/    Listen to Ignore the Rant: https://ignoretherant.podbean.com/  Follow Ignore the Rant on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ignoretherant  Follow Ignore the Rant on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ignoretherant/  Watch Civil Discord on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGpswHOCPO0JiqBHHANoxbw  Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CivilDiscordPod  Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civildiscordpodcast Follow Amanda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AjaxtheGriff Follow Maurice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callmemaurice
Episode 47: Chad Media v. Trad Media   This week, we discuss the media frenzy around the verdict in Depp v. Heard and talk about what the renaissance of decentralized expertise means for our general information ecosystem. Then Maurice takes the floor to talk firearms, proposed bans, new laws, and—yes—changes that could help prevent school shootings.  Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGpswHOCPO0JiqBHHANoxbw  Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CivilDiscordPod  Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civildiscordpodcast Follow Amanda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AjaxtheGriff Follow Maurice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callmemaurice
This week is a win for discord! Our accountability institutions brought some much-needed sunlight to Biden’s proposed Disinformation Governance Board, which promptly shriveled in the public gaze. We look at what erstwhile Disinformation Czar Nina Jankowicz had to say about the agency’s demise, ask what Orwell got wrong, and discuss what the public did right. Then, we take a peek inside Congress’ new $40 billion aid package to Ukraine and talk about what might be missing. Meanwhile, America-first natcons are seething about the ‘GloOoOoObalist Agenda,’ but also meanwhile, America-first natcons are holding a destination CPAC in… Hungary. It’s a whole lot of hot nonsense to unpack, so join us!   The Dissolution of the Disinformation Governance Board The Story: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/the-department-of-homeland-security-pauses-disinformation-board-amid-free-speech-questions  The State Spin: https://www.npr.org/2022/05/21/1100438703/dhs-disinformation-board-nina-jankowicz   $40 Billion Aid Package to Ukraine: https://www.npr.org/2022/05/10/1097883083/how-the-u-s-aid-to-ukraine-is-taking-shape    Natcons, Jankowicz Find Common Ground—‘Have Your Own Media’: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/20/viktor-orban-cpac-republicans-hungary    Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGpswHOCPO0JiqBHHANoxbw  Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CivilDiscordPod  Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civildiscordpodcast Follow Amanda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AjaxtheGriff Follow Maurice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callmemaurice
First things first: We had some major audio/video issues with this podcast, so ⅔ of the time Amanda is pretending to react to Maurice’s deep thoughts while she stares at a blank, soundless screen. Did we pull it off? You be the judge! Speaking of judging, we provide a brief of the Depp/Heard trial thus far and talk about why it actually matters. Then we dive into Biden’s recent inflation speech where he excoriated the “Ultra-MAGA agenda”—and earned three Pinocchios from the Washington Post. Finally, we take a look at the markets. Maurice digs into $LUNA’s nose-dive, explains what went wrong, and how to continue to invest intelligently (yes, even now. Just… maybe not in LUNA).    Mentioned on the Show:  Our Depp/Heard Trial Video/Channel Picks—   Woodworker Attorney Debunks Amber Heard’s “Broken Bed” Testimony”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRSxKSMpr8Q    Emily D. Baker, Lawstream Queen: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheEmilyDBaker/videos    Nick Rekieta, Lawstream King: https://www.youtube.com/c/RekietaLaw/videos   President Biden Can Taste Your Frustration with Inflation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_Wjq3ooEiQ    WaPo’s 3-Pinocchio Rating of Biden’s Inflation Speech: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/21/bidens-false-claim-that-congressional-republicans-want-raise-taxes/    Sen. Rick Scott’s Radical Tax Policy Proposal: https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000017f-1cf5-d281-a7ff-3ffd5f4a0000    Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGpswHOCPO0JiqBHHANoxbw  Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CivilDiscordPod  Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civildiscordpodcast Follow Amanda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AjaxtheGriff Follow Maurice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callmemaurice
Maurice takes a week off to move and the news explodes! We spend this episode wiping SCOTUS leak residue off of our faces and speculate on who the leaker is—and what will happen to them—before discussing whether this is a matter best left to federalism or the courts. Amanda goes undercover exploring Canadian cognitive dissonance on Twitter, but gets distracted by a pro-choice Rabbi. Plus: Maurice shared some great news on Instagram this week!    Mentioned on the Show: The Leaked Opinion: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/read-justice-alito-initial-abortion-opinion-overturn-roe-v-wade-pdf-00029504    Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGpswHOCPO0JiqBHHANoxbw  Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CivilDiscordPod  Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civildiscordpodcast Follow Amanda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AjaxtheGriff Follow Maurice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callmemaurice
What will happen to democracy now that an unelected judge has bypassed the will of an unelected bureaucrat and ruled that laws should be made by elected representatives? We discuss by visiting the recent ruling against the CDC’s airline mask mandate. We also share tips for how to respond if someone tries to guilt you into masking on a flight. Then: What will happen to streaming services—and the legacy institutions that can’t keep up with them—now that CNN+ has failed? We talk about the lessons learned from CNN’s ill-fated foray into on-demand streaming. We also predict the next legacy industry to go the way of decentralized, on-demand services. Finally: A masterclass in fake crying and phony journalism! We break down what Taylor Lorenz is doing wrong. We also bemoan the lack of a ‘Cons of TikTok.’ Your move, Internet.    Mentioned on the Show:  Airline Mask Mandate Lifted:  https://thepointsguy.com/news/mask-mandate-voided/   Text of the Court’s Decision: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21636492-mask-mandate-order    CNN -: https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/the-journal/the-quick-end-to-cnn/65f20b85-6dcc-4426-a7ee-57cb5039843e    Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGpswHOCPO0JiqBHHANoxbw  Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CivilDiscordPod  Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civildiscordpodcast Follow Amanda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AjaxtheGriff Follow Maurice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callmemaurice
After discussing Amanda’s groundbreaking trip to Chicago and her Lived Experience™ with not getting COVID, we examine the Chinese Communist Party’s failed mission to keep anyone from getting COVID—even if it means destroying every life in the process. We puzzle over a few theories about what’s really behind the CCP’s totalitarian ramp-up before breaking down the latest BLM financial scandal at home. How would a charity that *really* puts black lives first spend their money? Finally, we consider Elon Musk’s democracy-destroying offer to buy Twitter and close with a light item: inflation numbers.    Mentioned on the Show:  The CCP Cripples Shanghai  https://thehill.com/opinion/international/3270498-in-shanghai-covid-19-has-become-chinas-political-disease/    Patrisse Cullors vs. the World https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/04/black-lives-matter-6-million-dollar-house.html  https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/patrisse-cullors-blasts-despicable-coverage-of-blms-6-million-mansion   Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGpswHOCPO0JiqBHHANoxbw  Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CivilDiscordPod  Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civildiscordpodcast Follow Amanda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AjaxtheGriff Follow Maurice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callmemaurice
Civil Discord is reporting from the front lines of the culture war! We hash out our disagreements over Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Bill and discuss what teachers should and shouldn’t share with their students. Amanda shares her Lived Experience™ of wanting to be a boy between the ages of 6 and 9. Then, we *hash* out our complicated feelings about the House bill decriminalizing marijuana. (This podcast is not a safe space for the Beatles.) We also speculate about Elon Musk’s rise to Twitter shareholder domination and rant about Biden’s “billionaire income tax” bill that taxes neither billionaires nor income.    Mentioned on the Show:   Reefer ‘Meh’dness  https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/01/politics/house-vote-marijuana-decriminalization/index.html   Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/05/elon-musk-to-join-twitters-board-of-directors.html   The Non-Billionaire Non-Income Tax (NobNiT) https://taxfoundation.org/biden-billionaire-tax-unrealized-capital-gains/    Amanda Predicted the NobNiT Last Year… and Forecasted the Consequences  https://www.goodmorningliberty.us/post/capital-pains-democrats-proposed-tax-hike-harms-young-and-middle-class-investors    Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGpswHOCPO0JiqBHHANoxbw  Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CivilDiscordPod  Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civildiscordpodcast Follow Amanda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AjaxtheGriff Follow Maurice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callmemaurice
After a discussion on the worst drivers in the U.S., we recap the Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings and explain why Congressional inaction is partly to blame for sentence differentials on child pornography. We also solve the gender crisis in competitive sports! You’re welcome, America. Finally, we cover a woke Home Depot flyer and mourn the fact that Ben Shapiro will now have to buy wood elsewhere.    Mentioned on the Show:  That Time Ben Shapiro Got Wood at Home Depot https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lko-K3xOZGI    Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGpswHOCPO0JiqBHHANoxbw  Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CivilDiscordPod  Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civildiscordpodcast Follow Amanda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AjaxtheGriff Follow Maurice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callmemaurice
Today, Eric from the Rebel with a Cause podcast joins us to talk about the Senate Select Intelligence Committee’s Annual Threatdown, the Ukraine invasion, gas prices, energy policy, and the new omnibus bill that Does Not Spark Joy. Maurice adjusts to his position as the podcast’s moderate anarchist, Amanda tries to keep it together as the unofficial spokeshawk for the Hunter Biden/Bill Kristol PAC, and Eric embraces his role as Alex Jones’ boss. Plus, a surprise bonding experience between Eric and Maurice! There will be discord.    Mentioned on the Show: Watch the Senate Select Intelligence Committee Threatdown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMsLjqgq2SE     Amanda Has Thoughts on Ukrainian Bioweapons Rumors https://twitter.com/AjaxtheGriff/status/1502070000768585728    Amanda Also Has Thoughts on Fact Checks About Bioweapons Rumors  https://twitter.com/AjaxtheGriff/status/1503569148328046596    Why Outsourcing Oil Production to Putin-Backed Totalitarian Regimes is Worse for the Environment Than Anything We Could Do Here https://www.csis.org/analysis/role-oil-sector-venezuelas-environmental-degradation-and-economic-rebuilding    California’s “Eco-Conscious” Fuel Blend Emits More NOx & Carcinogens Than Regular Fuel https://www.reuters.com/world/us/californias-battle-cut-emissions-with-biofuels-burns-new-truck-engines-2022-01-20/    This Omnibus Bill Does Not Spark Joy https://www.govexec.com/management/2022/03/10-major-takeaways-15-trillion-omnibus-spending-bill/362983/  Follow the Rebel with a Cause podcast: https://cointr.ee/rwac-podcast  Follow Eric on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RWACPodcast  Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGpswHOCPO0JiqBHHANoxbw  Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CivilDiscordPod  Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civildiscordpodcast Follow Amanda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AjaxtheGriff Follow Maurice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callmemaurice
The Biden Administration is talking tough about Russian sanctions and energy independence—but how is that reflected in their policy choices? We break down how the administration’s entry into Putin’s Iran Nuclear Deal, flirtation with Venezuelan oil imports, and staunch refusal to become energy independent is hurting the economy, the environment, and the image America projects to the world. Is it really an Iranian nuclear deal if it includes lifting sanctions on Russia? We also review the lowlights of a very non-memorable State of the Union. How long until “Nationalize the Police” becomes a leftist hashtag? Maurice revisits some of his earlier remarks on Russia.    Mentioned on the Show:  Iran Nuclear Deal https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/03/politics/iran-nuclear-deal-us/index.html  https://twitter.com/GLNoronha/status/1499018795926626305  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/06/iran-nuclear-talks-rocked-by-russian-demand-for-sanctions-exemption    Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGpswHOCPO0JiqBHHANoxbw  Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CivilDiscordPod  Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civildiscordpodcast Follow Amanda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AjaxtheGriff Follow Maurice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callmemaurice
Your timeline and analysis of the stories to follow on the Russo-Ukrainian War. We (briefly) armchair psychoanalyze Putin and the unexpected strength of U.S. intel, NATO cooperation (what’s happening now? Is it too little too late?), and Ukrainian resistance. After a bit of history on the Budapest Memorandum, we walk through where and why sanctions go wrong. We look at energy independence as national defense, critique Europe’s green hypocrisy, talk about the “other” nuclear option, and discuss how U.S. grand strategy can both return to its roots and adapt its modes for the 21st century: Re-orient our focus to defending sovereignty (not spreading democracy); practice strategic humility; and concentrate our resources on superior intel, cyberdeterrence, and irregular operations. Oh, and maybe don’t let Russia broker the Iran nuclear deal.    We’ll continue working to separate the signal from the noise and aggregate credible reports on what’s newsworthy now. Follow us on Twitter for updates and summaries of top lines.  Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGpswHOCPO0JiqBHHANoxbw  Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CivilDiscordPod  Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/civildiscordpodcast Follow Amanda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AjaxtheGriff Follow Maurice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callmemaurice
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Jerry Smith

Just found the podcast. I'm enjoying quickly catching-up on older shows. Plainly spoken, common sense views and solutions for all that challenges us today.

Aug 26th
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John Westland

Just have to say, Amanda and Maurice, you both rock! Keep spitting that liberty 🔥

Aug 23rd
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