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Apr 14, 2022

It’s time for another installment of crazy moments in American politics, and this time we’re looking back at the famous George W. Bush press conference in Iraq where an Iraqi journalist threw both of his shoes at Dubya. The journalist was protesting America’s years of barbarity during the war in Iraq and to Bush’s credit, he took the attack with stride.
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The Young Turks: April 14, 2022

California Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein is reportedly experiencing a decline in her mental faculties as colleagues and staffers have experienced multiple instances of repeating small-talk in conversations and in some cases, completely forgetting hours of policy discussion. Feinstein’s current condition sparks debate on if she is unfit to serve as well as if politicians should be forced out of their position if they are mentally unfit to do their job.
ClipMoney in Politics
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Kentucky’s Republican-dominant state legislator overrode Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto order to pass a bill that will ban abortions in the state after 15-weeks of pregnancy with the only exception being if the pregnancy threatens the mothers life. The passing of this law comes as the state continues to face rampant poverty and the effects fo the opioid crisis.
ClipWomen's / Reproductive Rights
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An NFT of Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey’s first tweet was sold for $2.9 million last March to NFT collector Sina Estavi. Estavi recently put the NFT up for auction last week, and as of this video, the highest bid is at $3,600 as the NFT market has seen a 50% decrease in sale prices.
ClipWall Street Reform
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Biden’s presidency has been a disaster for the Democratic party so far, and it’s probably gonna get even worse as leadership is failing to recognize that they’re to blame for voters’ discontent with the party. Democratic strategists as well as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama blame the struggles on poor messaging instead of blaming their lack of legislative victories and incompetent leadership.
ClipMoney in Politics
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Grand Rapids police fatally shot an unarmed Black man named Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head during a traffic stop that happened earlier this month. The police officer tried to tase Lyoya twice during a brief physical fight before being held down on the ground before firing the fatal shot.
ClipCriminal Justice Reform
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Tennessee State Senator Frank Nicely drew inspiration from the life of Adolf Hitler in an argument for criminalizing homeless encampments in the state. Nicely did try to save face at the end of the argument but he was already too far gone.
ClipSocial Justice
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In a recent interview with Sean Hannity, Donald Trump was asked how he would fix global inflation and proceeded to completely avoid the question by focusing on his own administration’s economic “achievements". Trump also rambled off lies about the Biden administration’s handling of inflation, accusing the administration of being responsible for empty store shelves and a broken supply chain.
ClipSocial Justice
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Donald Trump is back at it fighting against windmills and turbines by claiming that they’re a waste to the economy since they kill birds and are too expensive to produce. Trump has been on this rampage for years and years now after a wind farm was built near one of his golf courses in Scotland.
ClipClimate Change
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In a recent interview on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show, Trump discussed his litany of investigations and lawsuits, boasting about how he’s avoided justice. He’s so confident in his ability to avoid the law that he believes the current investigation into Trump’s business practices will also result in him walking free.
ClipSocial Justice
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It’s time for another installment of crazy moments in American politics, and this time we’re looking back at the famous George W. Bush press conference in Iraq where an Iraqi journalist threw both of his shoes at Dubya. The journalist was protesting America’s years of barbarity during the war in Iraq and to Bush’s credit, he took the attack with stride.
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  • 10 minutes

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