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Apr 19, 2022

Russia begins the long-awaited attack on the Donbas region in Eastern Ukraine. Donald Trump tells Zelensky he hopes he and Putin can work things out in a throwback video. John Iadarola and David Shuster break it down on The Damage Report.
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Russia begins large-scale offensive in eastern Ukraine -https://www.axios.com/ukraine-battle-donbas-eastern-ukraine-russia-df048eb8-688a-4163-a9a2-34bda799b9ab.html
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Monday that Russia's long-awaited offensive in the Donbas region had begun, setting off a decisive second phase of the war centered on a battle for territory in eastern Ukraine.
The latest: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also said in an interview with India Today Tuesday that the Kremlin was beginning a new stage in its invasion of Ukraine, predicting that it would be "a very important moment.""
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The Damage Report: April 19, 2022

Hosts: John IadarolaDavid Shuster Guests: Donna Imam

Nevada candidate for the school board, John Carlo, makes a conspiracy web of lies claiming that it is unconstitutional to be gay or just simply not procreate. John Iadarola and David Shuster break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Far-right Nevada school board candidate claims the Constitution mandates people procreate — so gayness is unconstitutional - https://www.rawstory.com/republican-school-board-nevada-vegas/?utm_source=pocket_mylist "The school board wars continue as the far-right seeks to take over schools to restrict content involving people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals and others to whom they object. Such was the case with Nevada candidate John Carlo, who was filmed speaking at a church saying that the U.S. Constitution demands Americans procreate. He explained that because homosexuals can't give birth that they are unconstitutional. He did not address whether heterosexual couples who are unable to have children are also "unconstitutional" under his definition." ** 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

4 minutes

President Biden declares his plans to run for re-election in 2024 to former President Obama but has yet to officially announce his run. John Iadarola and David Shuster break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Biden has told Obama he’s running again - https://thehill.com/news/administration/3272281-biden-has-told-obama-hes-running-again/ "President Biden has told former President Obama that he is planning to run for reelection in 2024, two sources tell The Hill. The admission to Obama is the latest indication that Biden is likely to run for a second term, something the president has spoken about publicly. During a press conference in Brussels last month, he told reporters he’d be “very fortunate” to run against his rival in the 2020 election, former President Trump." ** 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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Malcolm Nance, a former MSNBC analyst, joins the international legion in Ukraine to fight against Russian troops. John Iadarola and David Shuster break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Former MSNBC analyst joins Ukrainian resistance fighting Russian forces - https://thehill.com/news/3272616-former-msnbc-analyst-joins-ukrainian-resistance-fighting-russian-forces/ "A former MSNBC foreign affairs analyst has joined Ukrainian forces fighting back Russian President Vladimir Putin’s troops. Malcolm Nance, a longtime analyst for the network on national security, intelligence and military matters, joined Ukrainian fighters earlier this month, motivated, he said, by the atrocities committed by the Russian military against civilians over the last several weeks. The former U.S. naval intelligence officer joined the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine, a fighting force comprised of volunteer soldiers from dozens of countries around the world." ** 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 trump-appointed federal judge gets rid of mask mandates for planes and public transit. John Iadarola and David Shuster break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: These are the airlines dropping mask mandates after a Trump-appointed judge struck down the requirement - https://www.businessinsider.com/these-are-the-airlines-dropping-mask-mandates-after-judges-ruling-2022-4 "Several US airlines and train systems have dropped their mask mandates after a federal judge on Monday struck down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's face-mask mandate for airplanes and public transit. The requirement was put implemented by the Biden administration in February 2021 and had been extended multiple times and challenged in court." ** 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

Health Care Reform

9 minutes

J.D. Vance's leaked texts to his college roommate catch him calling Donald Trump and the republican party a slew of hateful comments including "America's Hitler." John Iadarola and David Shuster break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Trump Backed Candidate J.D. Vance Reportedly Suggested Former President is ‘America’s Hitler’ in Newly Leaked Texts - https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump-backed-candidate-j-d-vance-reportedly-suggested-former-president-is-americas-hitler-in-newly-leaked-texts/ "Senate candidate and Hillbilly Elegy author J.D. Vance, who received a recent endorsement from Donald Trump, reportedly suggested the former president could be “America’s Hitler” in newly leaked texts. Vance’s former college roommate and Georgia politician Josh McLaurin (D) shared a screenshot of a supposed conversation the two had in 2016." ** 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 judge rules that the push to ban Marjorie Taylor Greene for re-election in Congress is lawful and can move forward. Marjorie Taylor Greene tells Tucker Carlson that she must appear in court to defend herself on the ballot. John Iadarola and David Shuster break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Effort to Remove Marjorie Taylor Greene From Ballot Can Proceed, Judge Says - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/18/us/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-jan-6.html "A federal judge cleared the way on Monday for a group of Georgia voters to move forward with legal efforts seeking to disqualify Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from running for re-election to Congress, citing her role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. The disqualification effort is based on a constitutional provision adopted after the Civil War that barred members of the Confederacy from holding office. It mirrors several other cases involving Republican members of Congress, whose roles leading up to and during the deadly riot have drawn intense criticism." ** 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 is starting to drown in his legal fees and needs his MAGA PAC money to cover the bills that have cost Trump over a million dollars from January to March 2022. John Iadarola and David Shuster break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Trump’s PAC Keeps Losing Money. His Lawyers Keep Cashing In. - https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trumps-pac-keeps-losing-money-his-lawyers-keep-cashing-in?ref=home "For the third straight quarter, Donald Trump’s former campaign committee turned in a fundraising loss, shedding $1.2 million to start 2022. And the reason for almost all of the Trump campaign’s money problems is a familiar one: lawyers. According to a campaign finance disclosure filed in recent days, the committee—“Make America Great Again PAC“—handed over about $1.1 million in legal fees between January and the end of March. That’s more than 40 percent of the PAC’s $2.6 million in total expenses, for the PAC’s biggest deficit since Trump left office. The $1.4 million it raised barely covered its legal bills." ** 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

5 minutes

Russia begins the long-awaited attack on the Donbas region in Eastern Ukraine. Donald Trump tells Zelensky he hopes he and Putin can work things out in a throwback video. John Iadarola and David Shuster break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Russia begins large-scale offensive in eastern Ukraine -https://www.axios.com/ukraine-battle-donbas-eastern-ukraine-russia-df048eb8-688a-4163-a9a2-34bda799b9ab.html "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Monday that Russia's long-awaited offensive in the Donbas region had begun, setting off a decisive second phase of the war centered on a battle for territory in eastern Ukraine. The latest: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also said in an interview with India Today Tuesday that the Kremlin was beginning a new stage in its invasion of Ukraine, predicting that it would be "a very important moment."" ** 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

7 minutes

Mitch McConnell will do anything to be on Donald Trumps good side, as highlighted in his interview with Axios and past actions towards bills. John Iadarola and David Shuster break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Sen. Mitch McConnell shrugs off Trump's 'Old Crow' nickname for him: 'It's my favorite bourbon' - https://www.businessinsider.com/mcconnell-on-trumps-old-crow-nickname-its-my-favorite-bourbon-2022-2 "Sen. Mitch McConnell has embraced former President Donald Trump's nickname for him, saying it happens to be the same as his drink of choice. Trump blasted the Senate minority leader in a statement last week, using a nickname he has directed at McConnell in the past. Trump was responding to former Vice President Mike Pence who said Trump was "wrong" to say the vice president had the power to overturn the election." ** 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

Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, brags about his scandalous connections with the deals he made while Trump was president and his relationships with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. John Iadarola and David Shuster break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: JARED KUSHNER FLAUNTED HIS INFLUENCE WITH SAUDI ARABIA, RUSSIA IN PITCH TO INVESTORS - https://theintercept.com/2022/04/18/saudi-russia-jared-kushner-affinity-partners/ "JARED KUSHNER’S NEW investment fund, Affinity Partners, nakedly touts the former Trump adviser’s work with Saudi Arabia and his links to several Trump-era deals in the hope of raising money from Wall Street, according to a slide deck for the fund dated from December. Last week, the New York Times reported that Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, won a $2 billion investment from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s investment fund for his own venture, just six months after he departed the White House." ** 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

4 minutes

Jen Psaki, on the live show of Pod Save America, states that the Biden administration will make a decision about canceling student debt before the end of August. John Iadarola and David Shuster break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Psaki: Federal Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Still 'On The Table' - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-student-loan-debt-psaki_n_625da783e4b0723f801ba085?utm_source=pocket_mylist "What, exactly, that might look like is still up in the air. It could include anything from extending the pandemic-related freeze on federal student loan payments to outright cancellation of some debt. Psaki said the latter proposal is “still on the table,” but cautioned that the White House would prefer such a program come about legislatively instead of via the executive branch, where it could be overturned by court rulings or future administrations. “Congress could send him a bill canceling $10,000 in student debt, and he’d sign it tomorrow,” said Psaki." ** 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 millionaire in Ukraine asks the Ukrainian military to bomb his mansion after he saw on one of his hidden cameras that Russian troops had started using his mansion as an arsenal for stolen goods and weapons. John Iadarola and David Shuster break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Ukrainian Millionaire Asks for His Mansion to Be Bombed After Seeing Russians Inside on Hidden Camera: ‘It’s Not About Money’ - https://www.mediaite.com/uncategorized/ukrainian-millionaire-asks-for-his-mansion-to-be-bombed-after-seeing-russians-inside-on-hidden-camera-its-not-about-money/?utm_source=pocket_mylist "A wealthy Ukrainian man who was able to access one of the cameras inside his estate asked the military to bomb it after he saw Russian troops using it to fire rockets and store looted goods. Andrey Stavnitser owns a large estate west of Kyiv. He told Good Morning Britain he had abandoned the property recently, and that Russian troops had destroyed the home’s cameras. They missed one, a webcam, which Stavnitser used to spy on men who had invaded his country and taken over his property." ** 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

New page: Russia begins the long-awaited attack on the Donbas region in Eastern Ukraine. Donald Trump tells Zelensky he hopes he and Putin can work things out in a throwback video. John Iadarola and David Shuster break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Russia begins large-scale offensive in eastern Ukraine -https://www.axios.com/ukraine-battle-donbas-eastern-ukraine-russia-df048eb8-688a-4163-a9a2-34bda799b9ab.html "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Monday that Russia's long-awaited offensive in the Donbas region had begun, setting off a decisive second phase of the war centered on a battle for territory in eastern Ukraine. The latest: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also said in an interview with India Today Tuesday that the Kremlin was beginning a new stage in its invasion of Ukraine, predicting that it would be "a very important moment."" ** 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