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Apr 11, 2022

Protestors in West Virginia blocked Joe Manchin's coal plant as the "Coal Baron Blockade" which gained the attention of local police. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report.
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West Virginians Lead Blockade of Coal Plant That Made Manchin Rich - https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/09/west-virginians-lead-blockade-coal-plant-made-manchin-rich
"Organizers of the "Coal Baron Blockade" protest which targeted right-wing Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin's coal empire Saturday afternoon reported that state police almost immediately began arresting campaigners who assembled in Grant Town, West Virginia.
"Sen. Joe Manchin's policies hurt poor people and hurt our environment so deeply that activists are ready to put themselves on the line," tweeted the Poor People's Campaign, which joined grassroots group West Virginia Rising and other organizations in the blockade."
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The Damage Report: April 11, 2022

Emma Watson shines in her viral interview with Paris Lees as she comments on human equality, trans rights and inclusion in general. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Emma Watson praised as ‘example of true feminism’ in resurfaced Paris Lees interview - https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/emma-watson-paris-lees-interview-trans-b2055336.html "Emma Watson’s 2020 interview with author and activist Paris Lees has been resurfaced, with many people praising the actor for her remarks on trans issues. In the video interview, Lees – a transgender writer and campaigner – can be seen asking the Harry Potter star if she would feel comfortable with Lees using female toilets, to which the actor replies: “Oh my god, of course.”" ** Watch Francesca on The Bitchuation Room Sundays at 5/8EST http://www.youtube.com/franifio Follow Francesca: http://www.twitter.com/franifio 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 has the audience cracking up at the recent Trump rally in North Carolina. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Trump claims he's the 'most honest human being, perhaps, that God ever created' during rally in North Carolina, video shows - https://www.businessinsider.com/north-carolina-selma-rally-trump-most-honest-human-god-created-2022-4 "Speaking at a rally in Selma, North Carolina on Saturday evening, former President Donald Trump claimed that he is one of the most honest human beings to walk on earth. "I've got to be the cleanest sheriff," Trump said. "I think I'm the most honest human being, perhaps, that God ever created." There were ripples of laughter from his supporters as he said it." ** Watch Francesca on The Bitchuation Room Sundays at 5/8EST http://www.youtube.com/franifio Follow Francesca: http://www.twitter.com/franifio 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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Jared Kushner uncovered to be working with Steven Mnuchin in a corruption scandal involving the Saudi Crown Prince and 2 billion dollars. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Before Giving Billions to Jared Kushner, Saudi Investment Fund Had Big Doubts - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/us/jared-kushner-saudi-investment-fund.html "Six months after leaving the White House, Jared Kushner secured a $2 billion investment from a fund led by the Saudi crown prince, a close ally during the Trump administration, despite objections from the fund’s advisers about the merits of the deal. A panel that screens investments for the main Saudi sovereign wealth fund cited concerns about the proposed deal with Mr. Kushner’s newly formed private equity firm, Affinity Partners, previously undisclosed documents show." ** Watch Francesca on The Bitchuation Room Sundays at 5/8EST http://www.youtube.com/franifio Follow Francesca: http://www.twitter.com/franifio 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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Texas District Attorney of Starr County, Gocha Allen Ramirez, drops an unlawful murder charge filed against Lizelle Herrera for her abortion after nationwide backlash. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Watch Francesca on The Bitchuation Room Sundays at 5/8EST http://www.youtube.com/franifio Follow Francesca: http://www.twitter.com/franifio 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: Under Pressure, Texas DA Drops Murder Charge Against Woman in Abortion Case - https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/10/under-pressure-texas-da-drops-murder-charge-against-woman-abortion-case?utm_source=pocket_mylist "The district attorney of Starr County, Texas on Sunday said he would drop a murder charge against Lizelle Herrera, a woman who was arrested on Thursday for allegedly causing "the death of an individual by self-induced abortion." "In reviewing applicable Texas law, it is clear that Ms. Herrera cannot and should not be prosecuted for the allegation against her," said District Attorney Gocha Allen Ramirez in a statement, adding that her case was "not a criminal matter."" #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks
ClipWomen's / Reproductive Rights
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Rep. Liz Cheney announces the Jan. 6th Committee determined Donald Trump was totally aware his actions were 'unlawful' on the day of the Jan. 6 riot. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Rep. Liz Cheney said it's 'absolutely clear' to the January 6 committee that Trump knew what he was doing was 'unlawful' but he did it anyway - https://www.businessinsider.com/liz-cheney-clear-to-jan-6-committee-trump-behavior-unlawful-2022-4 "Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming said the January 6 committee has not decided if it will refer former President Donald Trump for criminal charges, but that it's "clear" what he was doing was "unlawful." Cheney, the vice-chair of the committee investigating the attack on the Capitol, spoke to CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday. Tapper asked if the committee had enough evidence to refer Trump to the Justice Department for criminal charges." ** Watch Francesca on The Bitchuation Room Sundays at 5/8EST http://www.youtube.com/franifio Follow Francesca: http://www.twitter.com/franifio 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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Here are our top 10 favorite museum experiences. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Watch Francesca on The Bitchuation Room Sundays at 5/8EST http://www.youtube.com/franifio Follow Francesca: http://www.twitter.com/franifio 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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Protestors in West Virginia blocked Joe Manchin's coal plant as the "Coal Baron Blockade" which gained the attention of local police. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: West Virginians Lead Blockade of Coal Plant That Made Manchin Rich - https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/09/west-virginians-lead-blockade-coal-plant-made-manchin-rich "Organizers of the "Coal Baron Blockade" protest which targeted right-wing Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin's coal empire Saturday afternoon reported that state police almost immediately began arresting campaigners who assembled in Grant Town, West Virginia. "Sen. Joe Manchin's policies hurt poor people and hurt our environment so deeply that activists are ready to put themselves on the line," tweeted the Poor People's Campaign, which joined grassroots group West Virginia Rising and other organizations in the blockade." ** Watch Francesca on The Bitchuation Room Sundays at 5/8EST http://www.youtube.com/franifio Follow Francesca: http://www.twitter.com/franifio 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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The FBI is under fire for treating wealthy people better when arresting them compared to people in low income neighborhoods. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: 'Outrageous': Judges slam FBI for not breaking down rich suspect's front door to preserve 'aesthetics' - https://www.rawstory.com/fbi-rich-suspect/ "On Thursday, Mark Joseph Stern of Slate reported that a three-judge panel for the Federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia slammed the FBI's decision not to break down a door of a wealthy suspect for whom they knew that forced entry was necessary — instead going out of their way to enter through the back door. The FBI's stated reason for this? The suspect lived in an "affluent neighborhood" — and the agents did not want to do anything to interfere with the "aesthetics" of his community."" ** Watch Francesca on The Bitchuation Room Sundays at 5/8EST http://www.youtube.com/franifio Follow Francesca: http://www.twitter.com/franifio 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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Lawmakers in Maryland voted to override the governor's veto of a beneficial abortion bill. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Maryland lawmakers expand who can perform abortions after overriding governor's veto - https://www.npr.org/2022/04/11/1091967163/abortion-rights-health-insurance-larry-hogan-maryland-veto-fetus "Maryland lawmakers voted over the weekend to override Gov. Larry Hogan's veto of a bill that would allow health practitioners outside of physicians — including nurse practitioners, midwives and physician's assistants — to perform abortions. Maryland House members voted 90-46 on Saturday to reverse the governor's decision, while state Senate members voted 29-15. Hogan is a Republican, while the majority of both the state's chambers are Democrats. The bill will now become law and take effect on July 1." ** Watch Francesca on The Bitchuation Room Sundays at 5/8EST http://www.youtube.com/franifio Follow Francesca: http://www.twitter.com/franifio 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
ClipWomen's / Reproductive Rights
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New page: Protestors in West Virginia blocked Joe Manchin's coal plant as the "Coal Baron Blockade" which gained the attention of local police. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: West Virginians Lead Blockade of Coal Plant That Made Manchin Rich - https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/09/west-virginians-lead-blockade-coal-plant-made-manchin-rich "Organizers of the "Coal Baron Blockade" protest which targeted right-wing Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin's coal empire Saturday afternoon reported that state police almost immediately began arresting campaigners who assembled in Grant Town, West Virginia. "Sen. Joe Manchin's policies hurt poor people and hurt our environment so deeply that activists are ready to put themselves on the line," tweeted the Poor People's Campaign, which joined grassroots group West Virginia Rising and other organizations in the blockade." ** Watch Francesca on The Bitchuation Room Sundays at 5/8EST http://www.youtube.com/franifio Follow Francesca: http://www.twitter.com/franifio 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