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This week, again from the void: The Democrats' "unconventional convention," and their decision to give a significant amount of speaking time to Republicans. The Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee issued a report that Trump's 2016 campaign had repeated contacts with Russian operatives, more news for who's saying it than what was said. And Now: Yes, It's Still August, But Guess Who's Back? (Pumpkin spice, the go-to autumn conversation topic of newscasters nationwide.) Main story: Remember the border wall? In the home stretch of Trump's first (and hopefully only) term, how has that gone? Not well at all. On YouTube (23m) [more inside]
posted by JHarris on Aug 25, 2020 - 2 comments

This week:

• Restrictive voting laws struck down in Wisconsin, Texas and North Carolina. (4m)
• A military coup fails in Turkey, and the Turkish President Erdogan seeks revenge. (4m)
• How Is This Still A Thing: Tanning Beds
• The 2016 Democratic National Convention (18m)
• And Now: Some More Highlights from the Democratic National Convention

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posted by JHarris on Aug 3, 2016 - 3 comments

This week....

• The 2016 Democratic National Convention, and Hillary Clinton's choice of Tim Kaine as her VP pick.
• David Cameron's successor Teresa May's controversial pick of Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary.
• And Now: A Summary of Roger Ailes' Contribution to Our Political Discourse
• Main story: A recap of the 2016 Republican National Convention. (12m)
• And Now: A Few More Highlights From the Republican National Convention
• Referencing both the RNC's unapproved use of Queen's "We Are The Champions" for their convention, and the long history of Americal political parties misappropriating music, often unlicensed and frequently ironically, LWT got Michael Bolton, Sheryl Crow, Josh Groban, Cyndi Lauper, John Mellencamp, Usher Raymond IV, Dan Reynolds, Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson together to make a music video to speak against the practice. (7m)

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posted by JHarris on Jul 26, 2016 - 10 comments