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May 19, 2022

A man in Japan, Sho Taguchi, was sent the Abu town's covid relief funds through a government mistake and ended up gambling all $358,000 away. John Iadarola and Jessica Burbank break it down on The Damage Report.
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Man Who Gambled Away an Entire Town’s COVID Relief Funds Has Been Arrested - https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7wmky/japanese-man-gambled-entire-town-covid-fund-arrested
"Japanese police have arrested a man who gambled away the equivalent of $358,000 that mysteriously appeared in his bank account that turned out to be his town’s COVID-19 relief fund.
Sho Taguchi, a 24-year-old resident of Abu town in the southern prefecture of Yamaguchi, was accidentally sent the sum by his local government on April 6. The money was supposed to be distributed equally among the town’s 463 low-income residents as a pandemic relief measure. But instead of paying him the correct 100,000 yen ($764), they accidentally wired him the whole amount—46.3 million yen ($358,000)."
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The Damage Report: May 19, 2022

Former president, George W. Bush, lets the dark truth slip about the Iraq war during his speech about the unjust invasion of Ukraine. John Iadarola and Jessica Burbank break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: George W Bush accidentally admits Iraq war was ‘unjustified and brutal’ in gaffe - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/19/george-bush-iraq-ukraine-speech "Sigmund Freud was unavailable for comment, but George W Bush saying Iraq instead of Ukraine when condemning “a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion” certainly suggests he still has a lot on his unconscious mind. The former president jokingly attributed the slip to his 75 years, but there has always been a faulty connection between his brain and his tongue. There are whole books full of “Bushisms”, like his boast that people “misunderestimated” him, and how much he felt for single mothers “working hard to put food on your family”." ** 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
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As the final Supreme Court decision on Roe V. Wade being overturned is in discussion the House held a hearing on abortion access and questioned a medical professional on dramatic hypothetical situations. John Iadarola and Jessica Burbank break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: House holds hearing on abortion access as nation awaits final Supreme Court decision - https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-holds-hearing-abortion-access-nation-awaits-final/story?id=84805459 "The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday on abortion access as the nation awaits a final decision from the Supreme Court in a case that result in the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., kicked off the hearing with a warning that if the landmark 1973 decision legalizing abortion is in fact overturned -- as was indicated in a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion -- the impact will be "devastating." "Making decisions about when and how to start a family is essential to women's lives," Nadler said. "The right to decide whether to carry or terminate a pregnancy is central to life, liberty and equality. It is the very essence of what it means to have bodily autonomy, which is a prerequisite for freedom."" ** 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
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Rep. Marjorie Greene and nine other republicans shoot down the Access to Baby Formula Act, which would give low-income women access to baby formula, in order to dig at President Biden. John Iadarola and Jessica Burbank break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: These Nine Republicans Voted Against Expanding Access to Baby Formula - https://www.newsweek.com/nine-republicans-vote-baby-formula-1708062 "Nine Republicans in the House of Representatives have voted against a bill that aims to facilitate the purchase of baby formula for those on low-income federal support programs. The Access to Baby Formula Act, also known as H.R. 7791, would allow low-income women to buy more baby formula through the federal Women, Infant and Children (WIC) program. It received a 414-9 bipartisan support in a House vote on Wednesday amid the formula shortage crisis in the country." ** 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
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A man in Japan, Sho Taguchi, was sent the Abu town's covid relief funds through a government mistake and ended up gambling all $358,000 away. John Iadarola and Jessica Burbank break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Man Who Gambled Away an Entire Town’s COVID Relief Funds Has Been Arrested - https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7wmky/japanese-man-gambled-entire-town-covid-fund-arrested "Japanese police have arrested a man who gambled away the equivalent of $358,000 that mysteriously appeared in his bank account that turned out to be his town’s COVID-19 relief fund. Sho Taguchi, a 24-year-old resident of Abu town in the southern prefecture of Yamaguchi, was accidentally sent the sum by his local government on April 6. The money was supposed to be distributed equally among the town’s 463 low-income residents as a pandemic relief measure. But instead of paying him the correct 100,000 yen ($764), they accidentally wired him the whole amount—46.3 million yen ($358,000)." ** 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
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Broome County District Attorney, Michael Korchak, refuses to label the Buffalo mass shooting as an act of terrorism but labels the gunman as an 'evil person.' Twitch and other platforms are under investigation by the NY Attorney General for failing to stop and remove the livestream made by the gunman. John Iadarola and Jessica Burbank break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Amazon’s Twitch, Discord, 4chan face New York AG probe after Buffalo shooting - https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/18/new-york-ag-will-probe-social-media-following-buffalo-shooting.html "New York Attorney General Letitia James will investigate social media companies including Amazon’s Twitch in connection to the apparently racially motivated shooting at a Buffalo supermarket that left 10 dead and three injured. James’ office will also focus on 4chan, 8chan and Discord, but is not limited to those platforms, according to a news release published Wednesday. Investigators will look at online resources the gunman “used to discuss and amplify his intentions and acts to carry out this attack.” The shooter initially livestreamed his actions to Twitch during the massacre at Tops grocery store on Saturday. Twenty-two people viewed the livestream before it was removed, according to The Washington Post." ** 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
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Rep. Marjorie Greene goes off on an unhinged rant about satan's plan and makes a weird claim that abortion won't help relationship problems. John Iadarola and Jessica Burbank break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Marjorie Taylor Greene Went Off On A Kooky Rant To Warn Women That Abortion Won’t ‘Make That Boyfriend Love You’ - https://uproxx.com/viral/marjorie-taylor-greene-abortion/ "Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is proof that just because you are a woman, that doesn’t mean you actually understand women. Case in point: the GOP firebrand recently weighed in on the ongoing abortion debate by making the truly wild claim that women are having the procedure in order to make men love them. No, seriously. Greene walked down to the Supreme Court this week to chat with pro-birth protestors as judges inside began voting on whether to overturn Roe v. Wade. The decision to undo the law will likely mean millions of women won’t have access to a healthcare procedure — and it’s opened the doors for even more restrictions possibly being placed on everything from contraceptives like IUDs to the morning-after pill. Of course, for Greene, the media hype surrounding this decision is the perfect excuse to try out her new brand of virtue signaling in a speech to protestors." ** 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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Fox News host, Jesse Watters, thinks women who are past their 'prime' shouldn't get an opinion or right to protest the Supreme Court decision on Roe V. Wade. John Iadarola and Jessica Burbank break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Fox's Jesse Watters attacks “women who are past their prime, who can't even get pregnant” and advocate for reproductive rights - https://www.mediamatters.org/jesse-watters/foxs-jesse-watters-attacks-women-who-are-past-their-prime-who-cant-even-get-pregnant "So, it looks like if you are running a Supreme Court justice into hiding, that's a return to normalcy. That is restoring the institutions of this country. Because that's what they said they were going to do. But, you're going to see that, because I think it's in a very emotional issue, abortion. And a lot of people don't understand it. There are women who are past their prime, who can't even get pregnant, but you will see them out there, screaming at the top of their lungs, almost resorting to violence because that's just -- it's a religious tenet to these people and we have to understand that. I would stay away from these people all summer. If you hear about a protest in your city, I wouldn't engage. I'd go to the beach. Even on a social level, if it's not your friend or your family, don't involve yourself with that very, you know, turbulent conversation about it. It's really not worth it." ** 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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The Department of Homeland Security issued a warning stating the U.S. government is preparing for a surge in violence from the far-right following the Supreme Court release of its final decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. John Iadarola and Jessica Burbank break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: DHS preparing for violence following abortion ruling - https://www.axios.com/2022/05/18/supreme-court-abortion-roe-protests-violence "The U.S. government is bracing for a potential surge in political violence once the Supreme Court hands down the ruling that's expected to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by Axios. The big picture: Law enforcement agencies are investigating social-media threats to burn down or storm the Supreme Court building and murder justices and their clerks, as well as attacks targeting places of worship and abortion clinics. Details: The unclassified May 13 memo by DHS' intelligence arm says threats that followed the leak of a draft opinion — targeting Supreme Court Justices, lawmakers and other public officials, as well as clergy and health care providers — "are likely to persist and may increase leading up to and following the issuing of the Court’s official ruling."" ** 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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Israeli officials will not hold any criminal investigation into the murder of Palestinian journalist, Shireen Abu Aqleh. John Iadarola and Jessica Burbank break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Israel will not hold criminal inquiry into killing of journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/19/israel-will-not-hold-criminal-inquiry-into-killing-of-journalist-shireen-abu-aqleh "Israel will not launch a criminal investigation into the killing of the US-Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh, which Palestinian officials and witnesses have blamed on Israeli soldiers. In a statement released on Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces claimed that because Abu Aqleh was killed in an “active combat situation”, an immediate criminal investigation would not be launched, although an “operational inquiry” would continue." ** 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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Australian scientists have identified a specific enzyme found in some babies that can put them at a higher risk for the terrifying SIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. John Iadarola and Jayar Jackson break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: New Research Offers Clues as to Why Some Babies Die of SIDS - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/16/well/family/sudden-infant-death-syndrome-study.html "Scientists in Australia have found that some babies at risk of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, have low levels of an enzyme called butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) in their blood. Their study, published May 6 in the journal eBioMedicine, could pave the way for newborn screening and interventions if the results are corroborated by further research. “It’s the first time we’ve ever had a potential biomarker for SIDS,” said Dr. Carmel Harrington, who led the research at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, in Sydney, Australia." ** 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
ClipHealth Care Reform
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Sarah Palin, former Gov. of Alaska, has been making big money by making personalized Cameo videos, more than she would have made working in Congress. John Iadarola and Jessica Burbank break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Sarah Palin earned more from making Cameo video messages than she would in Congress - https://www.businessinsider.com/sarah-palin-cameo-income-congress-2022-5?referrer=twitter&s=09&utmContent=referral&utmSource=twitter&utmTerm=topbar&utm_source=pocket_mylist "Sarah Palin earned significantly more from Cameo in 2021 than she would as a member of Congress. Palin, now making a comeback political run for the House, revealed in a new financial disclosure form filed on Tuesday that she earned a whopping $211,529 from personalized videos on the app Cameo in 2021. That's $37,529 more than the annual salary of a House member. The former Alaska Republican governor's financial disclosure showed $70,000 in earnings in 2021 from her marketing company Pie Spy LLC, more than $40,000 in speaking fees, and $10,000 for her participation in the Club for Growth's Save America bus tour. There are also dividends listed from a number of investment and retirement accounts." ** 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
ClipMoney in Politics
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Fox News host on The Five, Geraldo Rivera, describes his UFO experience when he was tripping on ecstasy and driving a boat, which was brought up due to the congressional hearing on UFOs. John Iadarola and Jayar Jackson break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Geraldo Reveals He Saw UFO While ‘Stoned on Ecstasy’ in the Bahamas - https://www.mediaite.com/tv/geraldo-reveals-he-saw-ufo-while-stoned-on-ecstasy-in-the-bahamas/ "Geraldo Rivera said he has seen a UFO, but admitted he was “stoned on ecstasy” in the Bahamas at the time of the encounter. On Tuesday’s The Five, the show’s panelists discussed a House Intelligence subcommittee hearing in which military experts testified about unidentified flying objects. Members of the armed services have reported seeing objects which haven’t been explained, and the topic has been hot for months. Lawmakers took the issue seriously." ** 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
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New page: A man in Japan, Sho Taguchi, was sent the Abu town's covid relief funds through a government mistake and ended up gambling all $358,000 away. John Iadarola and Jessica Burbank break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Man Who Gambled Away an Entire Town’s COVID Relief Funds Has Been Arrested - https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7wmky/japanese-man-gambled-entire-town-covid-fund-arrested "Japanese police have arrested a man who gambled away the equivalent of $358,000 that mysteriously appeared in his bank account that turned out to be his town’s COVID-19 relief fund. Sho Taguchi, a 24-year-old resident of Abu town in the southern prefecture of Yamaguchi, was accidentally sent the sum by his local government on April 6. The money was supposed to be distributed equally among the town’s 463 low-income residents as a pandemic relief measure. But instead of paying him the correct 100,000 yen ($764), they accidentally wired him the whole amount—46.3 million yen ($358,000)." ** 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