January 10, 2020

The Damage Report: January 10, 2020

Hosts: John IadarolaBrett Erlich Guests: Dr. Mandeep Rai

Trump has been implicated Fox News bombshell. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report. 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 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.thedailybeast.com/was-this-ex-fox-news-anchor-courtney-friel-benched-for-accusing-trump?ref=home "Last Friday, KTLA weekend anchor Courtney Friel’s salacious book excerpt was featured by the New York Daily News. The next day, Friel wasn’t in the anchor chair at her regularly scheduled 5 p.m. slot, nor was she in it at 6 p.m., nor was she in it at 10 p.m., nor was she in the chair at 11 p.m. And on Sunday, she again was not in the anchor chair at 5, 6, 7, 10, or 11 p.m. No, the Los Angeles local TV anchor has been sent on “vacation” after the Daily News revealed that, in her new book Tonight at 10: Kicking Booze and Breaking News, Friel claims President Donald Trump once phoned her and called her “the hottest one at Fox News” and then allegedly said: “You should come up to my office sometime, so we can kiss.” Why would KTLA remove a popular anchor one day after she revealed that the president of the United States made a sexual overture toward her? Friel wasn’t planning to go on vacation until the following Monday, but KTLA seemingly disappeared her right after the Daily News excerpt published, causing observers to question such an unannounced break. KTLA did not respond to multiple requests for comment. On Saturday, according to a firsthand witness who spoke to The Daily Beast, Friel was interrupted by a paparazzo while shopping for groceries at a West Hollywood Whole Foods. The photographer asked her: “Why are you not on the news right now?”" #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks

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Leaked messages reveal Boeing employees joked about flaws in 737s back in 2016. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report. 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 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-18/faa-says-boeing-was-tardy-in-turning-over-737-max-evidence "A high-ranking Boeing Co. pilot working on the 737 Max three years ago during its certification expressed misgivings about a feature since implicated in two fatal crashes, calling its handling performance “egregious,” according to 2016 instant messages. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Boeing alerted the Transportation Department late Thursday of instant messages between the pilot and another employee of the planemaker. The regulator said Boeing was aware of the communications for months. “The FAA finds the substance of the document concerning,” the agency said in a statement. “The FAA is also disappointed that Boeing did not bring this document to our attention immediately upon its discovery.” The messages are a stunning turn in the saga of Boeing’s best-selling jet, which has been grounded worldwide since March 13. While the planemaker has said repeatedly that it followed proper procedures to certify the jet, the communications show that senior pilots at the company were concerned about a critical aspect of its design and were worried that regulators had been misled." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks

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Mike Pompeo’s lies dance is just pathetic as he tries to defend Trump's decision to assassinate Soleimani. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report. 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 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2020-01-07/mike-pompeo-backs-away-from-claim-on-imminent-soleimani-attack "U.S. Backs Away From Claim on ‘Imminent’ Soleimani Attack The secretary of state said the Iranian leader was killed because of past behavior, which contradicts his assertions that the decision to kill Soleimani was based on an imminent attack on Americans. SECRETARY OF STATE Mike Pompeo on Tuesday offered a convoluted rationale behind President Donald Trump's decision to order the deadly strike against Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani last week, saying the prolific Quds Force leader's prior behavior, as well as his planned efforts to continue building terror networks, prompted Trump to decide to kill him. Pompeo's statement marks a shift in rhetoric from top administration officials, who have claimed that the contentious drone strike was justified by yet unspecified intelligence that Soleimani had planned a specific attack against Americans, and that only his death would have prevented it. "If you're looking for imminence, you need look no further than the days that led up to the strike that was taken against Soleimani," Pompeo said, specifically citing the attack by Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kata'ib Hezbollah in December against a U.S. base near Kirkuk, killing an American contractor." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks

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A press reporter gives Mike Pompeo an English lesson in the middle of a press conference. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report. 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 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2020-01-07/mike-pompeo-backs-away-from-claim-on-imminent-soleimani-attack "U.S. Backs Away From Claim on ‘Imminent’ Soleimani Attack The secretary of state said the Iranian leader was killed because of past behavior, which contradicts his assertions that the decision to kill Soleimani was based on an imminent attack on Americans. SECRETARY OF STATE Mike Pompeo on Tuesday offered a convoluted rationale behind President Donald Trump's decision to order the deadly strike against Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani last week, saying the prolific Quds Force leader's prior behavior, as well as his planned efforts to continue building terror networks, prompted Trump to decide to kill him. Pompeo's statement marks a shift in rhetoric from top administration officials, who have claimed that the contentious drone strike was justified by yet unspecified intelligence that Soleimani had planned a specific attack against Americans, and that only his death would have prevented it. "If you're looking for imminence, you need look no further than the days that led up to the strike that was taken against Soleimani," Pompeo said, specifically citing the attack by Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kata'ib Hezbollah in December against a U.S. base near Kirkuk, killing an American contractor." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks

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Donald Trump claims to have the answers for cancer. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report. 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 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-death-rate-american-cancer-society_n_5e17d734c5b650c621dbeb9b “President Donald Trump appeared to claim credit Thursday for a dramatic drop in cancer deaths in the U.S. over the last 26 years. The American Cancer Society isn’t backing him up. Trump tweeted “a lot of good news coming out of this Administration” as he referred to his interpretation of statistics in a report by the American Cancer Society released Wednesday. The rate of people dying of cancer dropped in 2017, Trump’s first year in office, for the 26th year in a row, according to the report. The overall death rate from cancer in the U.S. declined by 29% from 1991 to 2017. The largest-ever single-year drop in cancer deaths, 2.2% — spurred significantly by a dramatic decline in lung cancer deaths — occurred from 2016 to 2017, the report revealed. American Cancer Society CEO Gary Reedy told CNN that the findings — even for 2017, the sole year Trump was in office during the study period — are not connected to anything his administration did. Reedy attributed the improved mortality trends to “prevention” (such as declining smoking rates), “early detection and treatment advances from earlier years.”" #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks

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One word to describe every country. John Iadarola and Dr. Mandeep Rai break it down on The Damage Report. 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 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Values-Compass/Mandeep-Rai/9781501183386 "“The Values Compass takes us into the hearts, minds, and traditions of the cultures and people of the world. It demonstrates how interconnected we are and how the divisions that exist between us stem from acting with narrow self-interest rather than concern for the good of our human family. I hope that the book will contribute to making our world a happier place.” —THE DALAI LAMA Broadcast journalist Dr. Mandeep Rai takes us on a journey across 101 countries, highlighting a unique value that has defined each nation’s history and culture—and how we can apply these to find purpose and fulfilment in our own lives. Every day we make decisions based on what we believe in: values that define the ambitions we set, the choices we make, and the relationships we choose. In The Values Compass, Dr. Mandeep Rai shows how the countries of the world epitomize the power of values, provide an ideal guide to help us understand our own, and teach us important lessons about success. From Moroccan compromise to Armenian survival and American entrepreneurship, The Values Compass shows how we can incorporate the values that animate nations into our own lives—seeing ourselves through the eyes of the world, and shedding new light on the opportunities and challenges that define us. The result is an insightful and readable collection that helps us reflect on the values that matter most, last longest, and have the greatest power to create change." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks

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January 28, 2020

The Damage Report: January 28, 2020

Hosts: John Iadarola Guests: Emma VigelandDr. Marty Makary

Take control of your internet experience this holiday season with at NordVPN.com/TYT. Get a 3 year plan for 70% off plus 1 extra month for free! Trump’s lawyer goes against Trump’s own claim! He says it was not a perfect phone call. John Iadarola breaks it down on The Damage Report. 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 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/impeachment-trial-trump-day-6-defense-2020-01-27-live-updating/ "Washington — President Trump's legal team presented the case for his defense in his Senate impeachment trial for a second day as new revelations about the president's attempts to get Ukraine to investigate his rivals increased pressure on the Senate to allow new witnesses. On Sunday, The New York Times reported former national security adviser John Bolton wrote in a manuscript of his upcoming book that Mr. Trump explicitly refused to release nearly $400 million in military aid to Ukraine in 2019 unless the country pursued investigations into his political rivals, including the Bidens. The Times reported Bolton had submitted the manuscript to the White House for a standard prepublication review for classified information. Mr. Trump's attorneys spent much of the day sidestepping Bolton's claims until Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz began speaking around 8 p.m. Dershowitz confronted Bolton's allegations head on, arguing that even if they are true, the president's actions still don't rise to the level of an impeachable offense." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks

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January 27, 2020

The Damage Report: January 27, 2020

Hosts: John Iadarola Guests: Jason CarterNina TurnerRick Strom

The world mourns after the loss of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. John Iadarola and Rick Strom break it down on The Damage Report. 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 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-26/aircraft-slams-into-hillside-explodes-in-flames-near-calabasas "Kobe Bryant, 41, the legendary basketball star who spent 20 years with the Lakers, was killed Sunday morning when the helicopter he was traveling in crashed amid foggy conditions and burst into flames in the hills above Calabasas. His daughter Gianna, 13, was also on board, NBA authorities confirmed. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said nine people were on the copter — a pilot and eight passengers. He would not confirm who had died until all the next of kin have been notified, he said. The L.A. County coroner’s office said Sunday night that the recovery effort is expected to take several days because of the condition of the crash site and its remote location. Officials have shut down roads leading to the site because of a throng of visitors trying to get there. The helicopter, a Sikorsky S-76B built in 1991, departed John Wayne Airport at 9:06 a.m. Sunday, according to publicly available flight records. The chopper passed over Boyle Heights, near Dodger Stadium, and circled over Glendale during the flight. The crash occurred shortly before 10 a.m. near Las Virgenes Road and Willow Glen Street in Calabasas. Authorities received a 911 call at 9:47 a.m., and firefighters arrived to find that the crash had ignited a quarter-acre brush fire in steep terrain, said L.A. County Fire Chief Daryl Osby. Responders included 56 fire personnel — firefighters, a helicopter with paramedics, hand crews — and sheriff’s deputies. “Our firefighters hiked into the accident site with their medical equipment and hose lines to extinguish the stubborn fire as it included the brush fire … and the helicopter,” Osby said during a news conference Sunday afternoon. “The fire also included magnesium, which is very hard for firefighters to extinguish because magnesium reacts with oxygen and water.”" #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks

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The 2020 Grammy Awards were shrouded in tragedy as many paid tribute to Kobe Bryant. John Iadarola and Jason Carter break it down on The Damage Report. 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 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/480023-alicia-keys-references-trump-impeachment-cardi-b-in-politically-charged "Singer Alicia Keys referenced President Trump's impeachment and called for rapper Cardi B to enter politics at Sunday night's Grammy Awards. The "Fallin'" singer and Grammy host belted out a song at the 62nd annual music ceremony on Sunday in Los Angeles, saying, "Tonight we must unite in spite of all the news that we're seeing.” After name-checking singers Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande, among others, Keys then touched on politics, singing: "Commander in chief impeached/Ya'll get out/Let's bring Cardi B." "Cardi, can you please show these people what to do?" Keys asked. Cardi B, an outspoken Trump critic, has flirted with a political bid before. The "Bodak Yellow" rapper, who was born Belcalis Almánzar, tweeted earlier this month: "I do feel like if I go back to school and focus up I can be part of Congress.I deadass have sooo much ideas that make sense.I just need a couple of years of school and I can shake the table." In her Grammys tune on Sunday, Keys sang to loud applause from the audience: "It's just too many lies/Too much hate, too much spin/It's when good people do nothing, that the bad guys win.”" #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurks

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