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Apr 8, 2022

LA County Sheriff Villanueva is under investigation for deputy gangs and inappropriate activity. John Iadarola and Viviana Vigil break it down on The Damage Report.
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LA County Sheriff Villanueva must testify under oath about 'deputy gangs,' judge rules - https://abc7.com/villanueva-sheriff-deputy-gangs-lasd/11711628/
"Sheriff Alex Villanueva will have to appear before the Office of Inspector General and answer questions about so-called deputy gangs while under oath and with his testimony transcribed by a court reporter, a judge ruled Monday.
"He should testify under oath and I'm ordering him to do so,'' Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Malcolm Mackey said in denying a motion by Villanueva's attorney, Linda C. Miller Savitt, to quash the subpoena."
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The Damage Report: April 8, 2022

Hosts: John IadarolaViviana Vigil

LA County Sheriff Villanueva is under investigation for deputy gangs and inappropriate activity. John Iadarola and Viviana Vigil break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: LA County Sheriff Villanueva must testify under oath about 'deputy gangs,' judge rules - https://abc7.com/villanueva-sheriff-deputy-gangs-lasd/11711628/ "Sheriff Alex Villanueva will have to appear before the Office of Inspector General and answer questions about so-called deputy gangs while under oath and with his testimony transcribed by a court reporter, a judge ruled Monday. "He should testify under oath and I'm ordering him to do so,'' Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Malcolm Mackey said in denying a motion by Villanueva's attorney, Linda C. Miller Savitt, to quash the subpoena." ** 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

3 minutes

Russia continues to lie about the massacres in Ukraine and the carnage the military is responsible for, claiming the acts are false facts or staged. John Iadarola and Viviana Vigil break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Using lies and disinformation, Putin and his team have been building the case for a Ukraine invasion for 14 years - https://theconversation.com/using-lies-and-disinformation-putin-and-his-team-have-been-building-the-case-for-a-ukraine-invasion-for-14-years-179335 "As the invasion of Ukraine began in late February 2022, President Vladimir Putin offered several justifications for why Russia had no other option. First: Russia needed to fight the rise of fascism and neo-Nazism by demilitarizing Ukraine. According to Putin, Ukrainian leaders, including the country’s democratically elected Jewish president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, were a bunch of neo-Nazis and drug addicts holding Ukraine hostage. Second: Russian intervention would prevent the alleged genocide of Russian speakers in eastern Ukraine. Third: Russian intervention would ensure that Ukraine does not join NATO, a military alliance that Russia views as an existential threat." ** 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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California republican, Rachel Hamm, goes off the rails with an unhinged strategy to make the voting process harder than ever in upcoming elections. John Iadarola and Viviana Vigil break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: CA GOP Secretary of State Candidate Rachel Hamm Wants to ‘Make It Hard’ for People to Vote - https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/ca-gop-secretary-of-state-candidate-rachel-hamm-wants-to-make-it-hard-for-people-to-vote/ "Religious-right activist Rachel Hamm is running for secretary of state in California as a Republican because she claims Jesus appeared in her closet and told her to do so. Claiming that she has been designated by God “to expose lies, to speak truth, and to establish My Kingdom every single place that you step your foot,” Hamm says she began her campaign because she “would rather be dead than live in a communist country.” On Wednesday, Hamm was interviewed by Craig Deluz of the California Republican Assembly, a conservative activist group that has endorsed her campaign. During the interview, Hamm announced that if elected, she intends to use her position as secretary of state to make it harder for people to vote." ** 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 governor, Greg Abbott, makes a snarky announcement claiming he is going to send buses of immigrants to Washington D.C. John Iadarola and Viviana Vigil break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to send buses of migrants to DC ahead of Title 42 surge - https://nypost.com/2022/04/06/texas-gov-greg-abbott-to-send-buses-of-migrants-to-dc-ahead-of-surge/ "Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state troopers to stop and inspect commercial vehicles coming across the U.S-Mexico border and said bus charters would be offered to take illegal migrants to Washington, D.C., in a dig at President Biden and Congress. With only seven weeks to go until the Biden administration lifts the Title 42 immigration order, Abbott announced multiple measures to protect his state and combat the massive influx of migrants anticipated to cross the border this spring." ** 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

Immigration Reform

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Devin Nunes looks visibly stressed out as he lies on a Fox News segment about the success of Donald Trump's social media app, Truth Social, in comparison to Twitter. John Iadarola and Viviana Vigil break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: The CEO Of Trump’s Badly Failing Social Media App Hilariously Claims That They Are ‘Beating Twitter’ - https://uproxx.com/viral/trump-truth-social-ceo-twitter/?utm_source=pocket_mylist "Donald Trump’s Twitter rip-off, Truth Social, is disintegrating in real-time as top company execs quit, users complain about censorship, and sign-up rates plummet but CEO Devin Nunes is doing his best to dissassociate from reality by making some bold claims about how hugely successful the platform actually is. The problem? It’s all lies, and Nunes hasn’t even done a good job of covering up the smell." ** 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

Money in Politics

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Jen Psaki claps back at Mitch McConnell's comments regarding a block on all of President Biden's SCOTUS choices in the future. John Iadarola and Viviana Vigil break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: McConnell won’t commit to hearings for Biden SCOTUS picks if GOP retakes Senate - https://www.axios.com/mcconnell-supreme-court-biden-gop-senate-8eeb99fa-bf73-42be-a649-a87f2737494b.html "Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday that he won't commit to hearings for a potential Supreme Court nominee if he's the Senate Majority Leader leading up to the 2024 election. Driving the news: The Senate minority leader told Axios’ Jonathan Swan that he won't "put the cart before the horse," but would expect President Biden to moderate if Republicans retake Congress." ** 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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Republicans stormed out after the Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court confirmation announcement and Lindsey Graham had to take it even further. John Iadarola and Viviana Vigil break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Here’s how Lindsey Graham disrespected Ketanji Brown Jackson during her confirmation vote - https://www.rawstory.com/etanji-brown-jackson-lindsey-graham-k/ "Less than one year after Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) voted to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the DC appeals court, he voted against her confirmation to the United States Supreme Court. But it was how Graham voted against Jackson that is drawing attention. The GOP senator did not even bother going to the Senate floor to vote against her nomination, CNN's John Harward reported, based on work by his colleagues Ali Zaslav and Ted Barrett." ** 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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Another merciless Russian missile strike annihilates a train station in Kramatorsk, filled with Ukrainian civilians waiting to be evacuated before the next Russian onslaught. John Iadarola and Viviana Vigil break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: ‘Evil that has no limits’: Zelenskiy condemns Kramatorsk station attack - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/08/kramatorsk-train-station-ukraine-russia-rockets "The Kremlin has been accused of carrying out a “monstrous” war crime after a Russian ballistic missile hit a crowded train station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, killing at least 39 people including four children. The powerful Tochka-U rocket landed outside the main station building where 4,000 people were waiting to be evacuated on Friday. The authorities had urged residents to leave the region before a major Russian military assault expected from next week." ** 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

5 minutes

An unpaid intern at Digital Factory goes viral on TikTok for filming his abusive CEO berating him, during a zoom meeting. John Iadarola and Viviana Vigil break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: ‘He cussed me out and tried to belittle me’: CEO berates, fires unpaid intern during Zoom call in viral TikTok - https://www.dailydot.com/irl/digital-factory-ceo-berates-intern-zoom-tiktok/ "Users were shocked yesterday when a former intern revealed a video of his ex-boss, tech CEO Lawrence Griffith, cursing him out in a viral TikTok. The video, which has over 229,200 views, was posted yesterday by Jon (@afromanpower), who says he is a former unpaid intern at the mobile technology company Digital Factory. Digital Factory’s Founder and CEO, Lawrence Griffith, is shown in the video cussing at the then-intern over a Zoom call with another employee. The CEO says in the recording he is upset the intern did not promptly respond to his message requesting a phone call. " ** 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

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Russian spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, tells reporter that Russian troops have suffered tragic losses during war with Ukraine. Ukraine gets more weapons from Slovakia. John Iadarola and Viviana Vigil break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Russia admits to "significant" loss of troops in Ukraine - https://www.axios.com/russia-troop-loss-ukraine-significant-6723a448-2ae7-4875-b37a-ece0ead17164.html "Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov admitted during an interview with Sky News Thursday that Russia has suffered “significant losses of troops” during its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Why it matters: It's a rare concession by Russia that the invasion has not gone according to plan. What they're saying: "We have significant losses of troops, and it's a huge tragedy for us," Peskov said." ** 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

Los Angeles Police Department bring a wall of cops to surround climate change protestors in DTLA, but not the right-wing Disney Land protestors? John Iadarola and Viviana Vigil break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Climate change protest prompts large police presence in DTLA; Activists chain themselves to doors of Chase Bank - https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/climate-change-protests-prompts-large-police-presence-in-dtla/ "A nationwide climate change protest prompted a large law enforcement presence in Downtown Los Angeles Wednesday, after protestors were asked to leave on several instances but failed to do so. Protestors initially gathered in Pershing Park at around 1 p.m., just days after an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change analysis on how to address the climate emergency was released - and in the midst of another sudden heat wave in the middle of April." ** 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

5 minutes

A man working as the senior ad designer for the Republican National Committee, Ruben Verastigui, pleads guilty to disturbing child pornography charges. John Iadarola and Viviana Vigil break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Former RNC Aide Sentenced to 12 Years for 'Requesting Videos of Babies' - https://www.newsweek.com/former-trump-aide-sentenced-12-years-requesting-videos-babies-1696205 "A former senior ad designer for the Republican National Committee who called the sexual abuse of babies his "absolute favorite" has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for receipt of child pornography. Ruben Verastigui of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty to charges of having 162 videos and more than 50 images of child pornography on his phone in July 2021. On Thursday, a federal judge sentenced Verastigui to 151 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. He will be required to register as a sex offender for at least 15 years." ** 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

New page: LA County Sheriff Villanueva is under investigation for deputy gangs and inappropriate activity. John Iadarola and Viviana Vigil break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: LA County Sheriff Villanueva must testify under oath about 'deputy gangs,' judge rules - https://abc7.com/villanueva-sheriff-deputy-gangs-lasd/11711628/ "Sheriff Alex Villanueva will have to appear before the Office of Inspector General and answer questions about so-called deputy gangs while under oath and with his testimony transcribed by a court reporter, a judge ruled Monday. "He should testify under oath and I'm ordering him to do so,'' Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Malcolm Mackey said in denying a motion by Villanueva's attorney, Linda C. Miller Savitt, to quash the subpoena." ** 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