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Apr 25, 2022

President Emmanuel Macron gets re-elected in the presidential election against Marine Le Pen in France. Polls show the centrist president Macron was not mainly voted in for his popularity but more out of fear of far-right candidate Le Pen. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report.
Read more here:
‘Liberal democracy in action’: world leaders congratulate Macron on French election win - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/25/liberal-democracy-in-action-world-leaders-congratulate-macron-on-french-election-win
"World leaders have congratulated France’s centrist President Emmanuel Macron on his re-election and the defeat of far-right leader Marine Le Pen in elections on Sunday.
Macron’s win triggered relief among allies that the nuclear-armed power won’t abruptly shift course in the midst of the war in Ukraine from European Union and Nato efforts to punish and contain Russia’s military expansionism.
The second five-year term for the 44-year-old centrist spared France and Europe from the seismic upheaval of having populist Le Pen at the helm."
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The Damage Report: April 25, 2022

Hosts: John IadarolaFrancesca Fiorentini

Jon Stewart argues what the biggest threat to comedians, art, progress and more is during his Mark Twain Prize for American Humor acceptance speech at the Kennedy Center. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Jon Stewart Says Comedians’ Greatest Threat is Authoritarians: We Are the ‘Bellwether’ for a Free Society - https://www.mediaite.com/tv/jon-stewart-says-comedians-greatest-threat-is-authoritarians-we-are-the-bellwether-for-a-free-society/ "Jon Stewart argued for comedy’s importance to a healthy culture as he warned that authoritarian leaders remain the greatest threat to comedians. The former Daily Show host was honored at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. on Sunday night with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. After roasts from Dave Chapelle, Jimmy Kimmel and his old Daily Show colleagues in attendance, Stewart gave a speech while accepting the award, and warned about what comedy’s place in society says about the world at large." 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

4 minutes

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivers a fiery speech at a rally for Amazon workers union efforts in New York City. Bernie Sanders also showed his support at the union rally before traveling to join a Starbucks union rally. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Ocasio-Cortez to unionized Amazon workers: victory is ‘just the beginning’ - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/24/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-democrats-bernie-sanders-amazon "The progressive congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told Amazon’s first unionized workers in New York on Sunday that their victory was “the first domino to fall” in what she expected to be a wave of similar votes for representation across the country. The leftwing Democrat joined Vermont senator Bernie Sanders on stage in Staten Island to celebrate the historic achievement and to call for workers in more Amazon facilities in the US to follow their example." 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

Workers / Union Rights

7 minutes

President Emmanuel Macron gets re-elected in the presidential election against Marine Le Pen in France. Polls show the centrist president Macron was not mainly voted in for his popularity but more out of fear of far-right candidate Le Pen. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: ‘Liberal democracy in action’: world leaders congratulate Macron on French election win - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/25/liberal-democracy-in-action-world-leaders-congratulate-macron-on-french-election-win "World leaders have congratulated France’s centrist President Emmanuel Macron on his re-election and the defeat of far-right leader Marine Le Pen in elections on Sunday. Macron’s win triggered relief among allies that the nuclear-armed power won’t abruptly shift course in the midst of the war in Ukraine from European Union and Nato efforts to punish and contain Russia’s military expansionism. The second five-year term for the 44-year-old centrist spared France and Europe from the seismic upheaval of having populist Le Pen at the helm." 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

9 minutes

Elon Musk gets his $43 billion deal to buy Twitter back on the table. What will the future of Twitter owned by Elon Musk and social media, in general, look like? John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Elon Musk and Twitter are nearing a deal over his $43 billion takeover offer, reports say - https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-twitter-begin-deal-talks-after-meeting-sunday-2022-4 "Twitter is nearing a deal with Elon Musk over his $43 billion offer to acquire the social-media company, according to multiple reports. The two sides met Sunday to discuss the deal proposed by Musk, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times said, each citing sources familiar with the matter. An agreement could be finalized as soon as Monday but there's no guarantee a deal will be sealed, The Journal said." 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

16 minutes

Donald Trump, at his Ohio rally, comes up with a bunch of alternative names for his app, Truth Social, and also tries to criticize Dropbox but can't remember how to say it. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Video shows Donald Trump struggling to say the name of his own social media platform, Truth Social - https://www.businessinsider.com/video-shows-trump-struggling-to-name-his-truth-social-platform-2022-4 "Former President Donald Trump appeared to forget the name of his own social media platform during a rally on Saturday, mangling the pronunciation of Truth Social. A video taken during Trump's speech in Ohio showed him struggling to name his social media platform, saying he built "something called trove, Truth Central."" 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

4 minutes

Here are the top 10 changes we would make to the criminal justice system. 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

Criminal Justice Reform

20 minutes

Donald Trump announced at his Save America rally that he doesn't like 'being called stupid' and took a cognitive test provided by Rep. Ronny Jackson to prove himself. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Trump said he took a cognitive test because he didn't 'like being called stupid' - https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-doesnt-like-being-called-stupid-ohio-rally-brain-test-2022-4 "Former President Trump apparently doesn't like his intelligence being called into question. During Saturday's rally in Ohio, Trump detailed once again that he aced a cognitive test in 2018. "I don't like being called stupid," Trump said. He continued, referencing an apparent conversation with Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson: "Is there a test or something I can take to prove to these radical left maniacs that are much smarter than them?"" 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

3 minutes

Donald Trump's former legal adviser, Jenna Ellis, goes after Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida republicans in defense of Disney getting attacked legally. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Jenna Ellis offers to defend Disney against DeSantis administration - https://thehill.com/news/state-watch/3460334-jenna-ellis-offers-to-defend-disney-against-desantis-administration/ "Former Trump campaign legal adviser Jenna Ellis offered to defend Disney after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed legislation on Friday dissolving the company’s private government. “Hi @Disney. Open offer to help defend your right to constitutionally protected speech against Florida’s illegal retaliation,” Ellis tweeted, including a link to a Newsweek story about her split with DeSantis over the legislation. Ellis said in a separate post on Wednesday that “Policy and law must be fair and reasonable. Not vengeful” amid the Florida legislature’s efforts to end Disney’s self-government." 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

Gender Equality

5 minutes

Donald Trump endorsed candidate, Kari Lake, gets exposed for her hypocritical stance on masks by a hilarious ad put out by her opponent. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Kari 'Fake' Lake and the GOP's 2022 Problem | Opinion - https://www.newsweek.com/kari-fake-lake-gops-2022-problem-opinion-1623909 "Something very much like that is happening now in Arizona, where former local Fox News anchor Kari Lake is seeking the Republican gubernatorial nomination on a full-blown, all-MAGA platform. After two decades on local TV, she's the celebrity candidate—and she's using that for all it's worth. Her riffs on the hot topics of the day from COVID-19 to China to Critical Race Theory are Trump-like and are received with approval by his most devoted followers. On paper, she looks like the candidate to watch, the one who Trump might anoint as his choice to occupy the governor's mansion after the next election. Except it's not certain she's authentic and that everything she is saying now differs substantially from things she's said in the past, on the air." 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

8 minutes

Donald Trump goes off the rails in his interview with Piers Morgan by saying Putin can't stop using the 'N-word' which Trump uses in place of the word nuclear. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Trump blasts Putin’s use of the ‘N-word’ on Piers Morgan’s new show - https://nypost.com/2022/04/25/trump-blasts-putins-use-of-the-n-word-on-piers-morgans-new-show/ "Former President Donald Trump lashed out against Russian President Vladimir Putin for repeatedly using the “nuclear word,” claiming that if he were still president he would try and stop the strongman from ever saying it again. “Putin uses the ‘N-word’. I call it the ‘N-word’. He uses the ‘N-word’, the nuclear word all the time. That’s a no-no, you’re not supposed to do that,” Trump railed during an interview on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” that aired Monday." 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

3 minutes

New page: President Emmanuel Macron gets re-elected in the presidential election against Marine Le Pen in France. Polls show the centrist president Macron was not mainly voted in for his popularity but more out of fear of far-right candidate Le Pen. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: ‘Liberal democracy in action’: world leaders congratulate Macron on French election win - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/25/liberal-democracy-in-action-world-leaders-congratulate-macron-on-french-election-win "World leaders have congratulated France’s centrist President Emmanuel Macron on his re-election and the defeat of far-right leader Marine Le Pen in elections on Sunday. Macron’s win triggered relief among allies that the nuclear-armed power won’t abruptly shift course in the midst of the war in Ukraine from European Union and Nato efforts to punish and contain Russia’s military expansionism. The second five-year term for the 44-year-old centrist spared France and Europe from the seismic upheaval of having populist Le Pen at the helm." 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