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Apr 5, 2022

Polls show President Biden's approval ratings continue to plummet. So what are the reasons why? John Iadarola and Dan Evans break it down on The Damage Report.
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POLITICO Playbook: Why Biden’s base is in distress - https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2022/04/05/why-bidens-base-is-in-distress-00022967
"Democrats are desperately trying to understand what’s roiling the electorate heading into a brutal midterm environment.
HIT Strategies has been conducting weekly focus groups to find out in real time how Americans are processing events in 2022. On Monday night we watched discussions with two different subgroups of partisan Democrats assembled by the firm: “Black Base, Always vote for Dems, Ages 25+” and “Youth Base; Always vote for Dems, Ages 25 – 39.”"
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The Damage Report: April 5, 2022

Lauren Boebert makes a foolish speech about hunting birds in Colorado and attempts to make a vicious comparison. John Iadarola and Dan Evans break it down on The Damage Report. Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: Rep. Lauren Boebert: coming Out before age 21 should be illegal - https://www.washingtonblade.com/2022/04/02/rep-lauren-boebert-coming-out-before-age-21-should-be-illegal/ "U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, (R-CO), who has garnered a reputation for embracing radical right-wing ideology and Q-Anon conspiracy theories in addition to her unabashed support of former President Donald Trump, postulated on Twitter that Americans should be required until they reach age 21 to remain ‘undeclared’ about their sexual orientation or gender identity. “We require people to be 21 to purchase alcohol beverages, and 21 to purchase tobacco products. Why is it so unreasonable to require people to reach a certain level of maturity before making life-altering decisions about their sexuality and identity?” Boebert posited on Friday." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks
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These "robot dogs" are being used in Shanghai, China to keep all 26 million residents inside after another severe Covid-19 wave. John Iadarola and Dan Evans break it down on The Damage Report. Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: Shanghai puts whole city on lockdown as Covid cases surge - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/05/shanghai-puts-whole-city-on-lockdown-as-covid-cases-surge "Shanghai has put all its 26 million residents under lockdown in China’s single-biggest city-wide imposition of the restrictions since the pandemic began as authorities admitted the difficulty in containing the fast-spreading Omicron variant. Until this week, the megacity – also China’s most populous – adopted an approach of phased lockdown. Initially, the eastern side of the Huangpu River went into lockdown between 28 March and 1 April, then the western side followed suit for another four days." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks
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In a recent video, Tulsi Gabbard turns her back on democrats and doubles down on the 'Don't Say Gay' bill in Florida. John Iadarola and Dan Evans break it down on The Damage Report. Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: Tulsi Gabbard supports Florida's parental rights bill for banning 'woke sexual' indoctrination in schools - https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tulsi-gabbard-defends-floridas-parental-rights-bill-parents-should-raise-their-kids-not-the-government "Former Hawaii Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is going against her party's talking points by defending Florida's new Parental Rights in Education law which prohibits schools from discussing sexual orientation or gender identity with students from kindergarten through third grade. Gabbard tweeted and shared a video message about the bill, which has been attacked by others in her party." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks
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Leaked internal documents show the Amazon workers app will be monitoring them and blocking special chats. John Iadarola and Dan Evans break it down on The Damage Report. Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: LEAKED: NEW AMAZON WORKER CHAT APP WOULD BAN WORDS LIKE “UNION,” “RESTROOMS,” “PAY RAISE,” AND “PLANTATION” - https://theintercept.com/2022/04/04/amazon-union-living-wage-restrooms-chat-app/ "AMAZON WILL BLOCK and flag employee posts on a planned internal messaging app that contain keywords pertaining to labor unions, according to internal company documents reviewed by The Intercept. An automatic word monitor would also block a variety of terms that could represent potential critiques of Amazon’s working conditions, like “slave labor,” “prison,” and “plantation,” as well as “restrooms” — presumably related to reports of Amazon employees relieving themselves in bottles to meet punishing quotas. “Our teams are always thinking about new ways to help employees engage with each other,” said Amazon spokesperson Barbara M. Agrait. “This particular program has not been approved yet and may change significantly or even never launch at all.”" #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks
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Fox & Friends team break down why they are so excited about Elon Musk's recent investment in Twitter. John Iadarola and Dan Evans break it down on The Damage Report. Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: Fox & Friends Wonders if Trump Will Return to Twitter After Elon Musk’s Stock Purchase: ‘Very Exciting’ For People ‘Sick of All the Censorship’ - https://www.mediaite.com/tv/fox-friends-wonders-if-trump-will-return-to-twitter-after-elon-musks-stock-purchase-very-exciting-for-people-sick-of-all-the-censorship/ "Fox & Friends discussed Elon Musk’s recent purchase of a percentage of Twitter and whether that might lead to former President Donald Trump’s return to the platform. Musk became Twitter’s largest shareholder when he recently purchased 9.2 percent of the company’s stock, which was valued at approximately $2.9 billion before Twitter’s stock spike. The Tesla CEO is a known critic of Twitter’s policies regarding free speech, and his stock purchase comes after he previously voiced “serious thought” towards creating a new social media platform." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks
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Republicans in the Senate are facing public backlash from their own party for the deranged questioning against Ketanji Brown Jackson during the Supreme Court confirmation hearings. John Iadarola and Dan Evans break it down on The Damage Report. Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: Jackson on course for confirmation, with 2 more GOP senators in favor -https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/04/senate-vote-ketanji-brown-jackson/ "The Senate put Ketanji Brown Jackson on a clear track to be confirmed later this week as the Supreme Court’s 116th justice — and its first Black woman — after three Republicans joined Democrats to advance her nomination in a Monday vote. Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitt Romney of Utah become the second and third Republicans to announce support for Jackson, joining Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, who publicly backed the judge last month. All 50 members of the Democratic caucus also backed Jackson in a 53-to-47 procedural vote Monday evening, but the late-breaking support of the two GOP senators represented a minor triumph for President Biden and congressional Democrats who were eager to put a bipartisan stamp of approval on a nominee whom many Republicans had eagerly painted as a soft-on-crime leftist radical." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks
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Fox News has been using manipulated clips, on shows hosted by Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham, of President Biden to make him look bad to their viewers. John Iadarola and Wosny Lambre break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Fox News Doctored Clips of Obama’s Visit to the White House to Make It Seem Like Biden Was Lost - https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/fox-news-obama-white-house-visit-biden-1333556/ "Barack Obama visited the White House for the first time since he left office on Tuesday. He was there to celebrate the 12th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, as well as to watch President Biden sign an executive order aimed at improving the law. Obama’s return created plenty of commotion, and for Fox News and the rest of the right-wing ecosphere, a fresh opportunity to cast Biden" ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks
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Donald Trump pulls out pathetic excuses for not storming the Capitol with his supporters, after telling them he would at his Jan. 6 speech. John Iadarola and Wosny Lambre break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Trump says he regrets not marching on Capitol with supporters on January 6 - https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2022%2Fapr%2F07%2Ftrump-regrets-not-marching-capitol-january-6 "Donald Trump has said he regrets not marching on the US Capitol building with his supporters on the day of the January 6 insurrection and again rejected suggestions he used “burner phones” on the day of the assault. In a defiant interview with the Washington Post the former president said he had pressed to march with his supporters on January 6, but was blocked from doing so by Secret Service agents. “Secret Service said I couldn’t go. I would have gone there in a minute,” Trump told the Post, later bragging about the size of the “tremendous crowd” at the “Save America” rally that day." ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks
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Marjorie Taylor Greene wants Jimmy Kimmel locked up by the Capitol Police for making a joke about Will Smith slapping her. John Iadarola and Wosny Lambre break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Marjorie Taylor Greene Reported Jimmy Kimmel To The Capitol Police For Joking About Will Smith Slapping Her - https://uproxx.com/viral/marjorie-taylor-greene-jimmy-kimmel-capitol-police-report-will-smith-joke/ "Marjorie Taylor Greene is one of those elected lawmakers who doesn’t actually make laws. Perhaps that’s for the best. If she ever had time to make laws, who knows what they’d be like? But the Georgia representative is very busy. She heckles presidents. She heckles fellow congresspeople. She says women are inferior to men. And now she sometimes squeezed another performative act into her cramped schedule. As per The Independent, Greene has reported Jimmy Kimmel to the Capitol Police over a Will Smith joke. The late-night host dragged her for accusing supporters of Supreme Court Justice nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson of being “pro-pedophile.” (It makes even less sense in context.) He then quipped, “Where is Will Smith when you really need him?”" ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks
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Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed as the 116th Supreme Court Justice. This historic confirmation will make her the first black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. John Iadarola and Wosny Lambre break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to Supreme Court, making history as first Black female justice - https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/ketanji-brown-jackson-senate-confirmation-vote-supreme-court-watch-live-stream-today-2022-04-07/ "The Senate voted to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, cementing her place in history as the first Black woman to serve on the nation's highest court. Jackson's confirmation as the 116th justice in U.S. history received bipartisan backing, with a final vote of 53 to 47 in the upper chamber. Three Republicans, Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitt Romney of Utah, joined all 50 Democrats in supporting President Biden's nominee. Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman and first woman of color to hold the role, presided over the Senate during the vote. "On this vote, the yays are 53. The nays are 47 and this nomination is confirmed," Harris said to rousing applause from senators." ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks
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Abortion laws and LGBTQ laws in the U.S. are evolving in some states to become dangerous and an attack on basic human rights. John Iadarola, Max Burns and Molly Jong-Fast break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: The GOP's War on Abortion Is Now a War on Privacy Rights | Opinion - https://www.newsweek.com/gops-war-abortion-now-war-privacy-rights-opinion-1690230 "Missouri Republicans recently expanded the GOP's all-out war on abortion rights, introducing legislation that would make it a crime for women to leave the state to obtain an abortion. What's more, the bill proposed by state Representative Mary Elizabeth Coleman would also make criminals of anyone who assists a woman seeking an abortion. Coleman's legislation amounts to a revocation of Missourians' freedom of movement and freedom of association—and some Republicans couldn't be happier." ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks
ClipGender Equality
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A young, black powerlifter was forced to remove her hair beads by a judge in order to compete. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report. Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: House passes Crown Act banning discrimination against Black hairstyles - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/house-passes-crown-act-banning-discrimination-black-hairstyles-rcna20617 "The House on Friday passed the Crown Act, which would ban hair-related discrimination. The measure, H.R. 2116, passed in a vote of 235-189 along party lines. It was introduced by Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J. Crown stands for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair, and the act prohibits "discrimination based on an individual's texture or style of hair." The bill now goes to the Senate. The legislation states that "routinely, people of African descent are deprived of educational and employment opportunities" for wearing their hair in natural or protective hairstyles such as locs, cornrows, twists, braids, Bantu knots, or Afros." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks
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Kyrsten Sinema and a group of bi-partisan Senators are doing everything they can to make sure Title 42, which affects border control and immigrant status, will not be lifted. John Iadarola and Wosny Lambre break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Scoop: Bipartisan Senate group bids to block lifting Title 42 - https://www.axios.com/bipartisan-senators-bill-prevent-biden-ending-title-42-359e2e14-6f7a-4d57-b319-9681683b0d41.html "Five Democratic and six Republican senators will introduce a new bill on Thursday that would prevent the Biden administration from lifting Title 42 without a detailed plan in place to stop an expected surge of migrants at the border. Why it matters: The administration's plans to end the Trump-era COVID-19 immigration ban by May 23 were immediately met with scathing criticism from lawmakers in both parties. They fear the announcement will trigger a mass migration event. Vulnerable Democrats also worry it will create a political firestorm, and provide Republicans with fresh ammunition just months before the midterms." ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks
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Donald Trump's sons have just joined Trump's social media app, Truth Social, despite the app being online for months. John Iadarola and Dan Evans break it down on The Damage Report. Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: Donald Trump’s TRUTH Social Is Apparently Disintegrating Behind The Scenes With Execs Dropping Like Flies - https://uproxx.com/viral/trump-truth-social-execs-quit/?utm_source=pocket_mylist "Trump’s attempt at creating a Twitter alternative for his MAGA cult members has suffered yet another blow. After his longtime ally Roger Stone accused Trump’s Truth Social of censorship, two key tech executives who helped launch the platform have just quit. The company’s chief of technology, Josh Adams, and its chief of product development, Billy Boozer, resigned this week at their departure couldn’t have come at a worst time. Along with censorship claims from other users, the platform’s sign-ups have dropped by 93% since it launched. According to Reuters, both Boozer and Adams’ departures were announced after the platform’s dismal iPhone app launch. Though the app hit the Apple Store on Feb. 20th, some users are still on a waiting list, trying to gain access. The plan was to expand the app for Android users but losing their top two tech guys might further delay that promise. According to many sources, Trump is big mad over how badly Truth Social is performing — word is it only averages 650,000 users per day and all of the bad press is really hurting Trump’s ego." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks
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Here is why the United Nation's definition of genocide is ineffective and problematic. John Iadarola and John Haltiwanger break it down on The Damage Report. Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: Apparent atrocities committed by Russia in Ukraine 'as genocide as it gets,' expert says - https://africa.businessinsider.com/politics/apparent-atrocities-committed-by-russia-in-ukraine-as-genocide-as-it-gets-expert-says/7b5svd6 "Russia has indisputably committed genocide in Ukraine, according to a respected expert on genocide and political violence. "As a genocide scholar I am an empiricist, I usually dismiss rhetoric. I also take genocide claims with a truckload of salt because activists apply it almost everywhere now. Not now. There are actions, there is intent. It's as genocide as it gets. Pure, simple and for all to see," Eugene Finkel, an associate professor with Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, tweeted on Monday. Finkel's tweets came after horrifying images emerged from Bucha, a suburb near Kyiv, that was recently recaptured by Ukrainian forces. Roughly 300 civilians were killed, with many buried in mass graves, according to Bucha's mayor. Some of the dead were found with their hands tied behind their backs, and bodies were left scattered in the streets." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks
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President Biden is pushing for Vladimir Putin to be put on trial for war crimes after Bucha, Kramatorsk and more atrocities surface. John Iadarola and John Haltiwanger break it down on The Damage Report. Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: Biden says Putin should face war crimes trial over Bucha - https://www.axios.com/biden-bucha-sanctions-war-crimes-putin-russia-a413abda-7b0e-4239-9726-e95798c3240e.html "President Biden said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin should face a war crimes trial over the reported atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine. What they're saying: Biden also said he would seek more sanctions on Russia, adding that what's happened is Bucha is "outrageous and everyone's seen it." "We have to gather the information, we have to continue to provide Ukraine with the weapons they need to continue the fight, and we have gather all the details" to have a war crimes trial, Biden said." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks
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Lindsey Graham throws a tantrum over Ketanji Brown Jackson's triumph after the Supreme Court confirmation hearings. John Iadarola and Dan Evans break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Lindsey Graham says if Republicans controlled the Senate, Jackson would not have had a hearing - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/lindsey-graham-ketanji-brown-jackson-b2050688.html "Republicans defended their questioning of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during her confirmation hearing on Thursday South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said on Monday that if Republicans controlled the Senate, she would not have received a hearing. Mr Graham made the remarks during the Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation vote for Judge Jackson weeks after her confirmation hearing. The South Carolina Republican noted how this would be the first time that he would vote against a Supreme Court nominee, having voted to confirm Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, both of whom Barack Obama appointed." ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks
ClipSocial Justice
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A man in Germany gets 90 covid-19 shots to sell vaccination cards. John Iadarola and Dan Evans break it down on The Damage Report. Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: A 60-year-old man has been accused of getting around 90 COVID-19 shots in order to sell forged vaccine cards - https://www.insider.com/man-accused-getting-dozens-covid-jabs-sell-fake-vaccine-cards-2022-4 "A 60-year-old man in Germany allegedly had himself vaccinated against COVID-19 dozens of times in order to sell forged vaccination cards with real vaccine batch numbers to unvaccinated people. The man from the eastern German city of Magdeburg, whose name was not released in line with German privacy rules, is said to have received up to 90 shots against COVID-19 at vaccination centers in the eastern state of Saxony for months until criminal police caught him earlier this month, the German news agency dpa reported Sunday." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks
ClipForeign Policy
  • 3 minutes
A passenger on a Southwest flight gets in trouble for touching himself repeatedly. John Iadarola and Dan Evans break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Southwest Passenger Arrested for Masturbating FOUR Times During Flight - https://www.thedailybeast.com/southwest-passenger-antonio-sherrodd-mcgarity-arrested-for-masturbating-during-flight-from-seattle-to-phoenix?ref=home "A man on a Southwest Airlines flight from Seattle to Phoenix is facing federal charges for pulling down his pants and masturbating at least four times in front of a female passenger, beginning shortly after takeoff, according to a criminal complaint first obtained by The Daily Beast. Antonio Sherrodd McGarity was arrested by officers from the Phoenix Police Department when Southwest flight 3814 landed at Sky Harbor International Airport on Saturday, the complaint states. However, McGarity told cops that he didn’t do anything wrong and in fact “thought it was kind of kinky,” it says. The incident started early on in the three-hour flight, when McGarity commenced his indelicate behavior, the filing alleges." ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks
ClipJohn Iadarola
  • 4 minutes
Polls show President Biden's approval ratings continue to plummet. So what are the reasons why? John Iadarola and Dan Evans break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: POLITICO Playbook: Why Biden’s base is in distress - https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2022/04/05/why-bidens-base-is-in-distress-00022967 "Democrats are desperately trying to understand what’s roiling the electorate heading into a brutal midterm environment. HIT Strategies has been conducting weekly focus groups to find out in real time how Americans are processing events in 2022. On Monday night we watched discussions with two different subgroups of partisan Democrats assembled by the firm: “Black Base, Always vote for Dems, Ages 25+” and “Youth Base; Always vote for Dems, Ages 25 – 39.”" ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks
ClipJoe Biden
  • 7 minutes
New page: Polls show President Biden's approval ratings continue to plummet. So what are the reasons why? John Iadarola and Dan Evans break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: POLITICO Playbook: Why Biden’s base is in distress - https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2022/04/05/why-bidens-base-is-in-distress-00022967 "Democrats are desperately trying to understand what’s roiling the electorate heading into a brutal midterm environment. HIT Strategies has been conducting weekly focus groups to find out in real time how Americans are processing events in 2022. On Monday night we watched discussions with two different subgroups of partisan Democrats assembled by the firm: “Black Base, Always vote for Dems, Ages 25+” and “Youth Base; Always vote for Dems, Ages 25 – 39.”" ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks - TYT.com