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"Decision Day" for high school students looking to go to college was pushed back this year to May 15th, rather than the traditional May 1st deadline. The shift was made to accommodate for a host of problems students have had using the new federal financial aid application or FAFSA. We spoke with Ellie Bruecker, the director of research at the Institute for College Access and Success, to get a better sense of where the FAFSA fiasco left college applicants.
And in headlines: Israeli forces continued to advance in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, students walk out of commencement speeches at VCU and Duke, and the start of the corruption trial of Senator Bob Menendez.
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Why are middle-aged and older Americans persistently pro-Israel? It hasnât always been the case. This week on How We Got Here, Max and Erin discuss the profound opinion shift among younger Americans, and then take a trip off campus to understand how geopolitics and propaganda in the 21st century have entrenched pro-Israel sentiments in Gen Xers, Boomers and beyond.
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The U.S. Publicâs Pro-Israel History | Pew Research Center
Majority in US Say Israel's Reasons for Fighting Hamas Are Valid | Pew Research Center
Daniel Hopkins and Gall Sigler | On-campus protests reflect stark generational divide on Israel-Palestine | The Daily Pennsylvanian
Americans' Reaction to Middle East Situation Similar to Past
Americans' Views of Both Israel, Palestinian Authority Down
Majority in U.S. Now Disapprove of Israeli Action in Gaza
Despite concerns about war, many voters would ban pro-Palestinian campus protests
Half of US adults say Israel has gone too far in war in Gaza, AP-NORC poll shows
Americans' views divided on US policy toward Israel-Hamas war: POLL - ABC News
The history of US support for Israel runs deep, but with a growing chorus of critics - ABC News
The generation gap in opinions toward Israel | Brookings
Public Attitudes toward Israel: A Study of the Attentive and Issue Publics
American Public Opinion Polls: Attitudes Toward Israel Prior to 1967
Foreign Policy Interest Groups, Mass Public Opinion and the Arab-Israeli Dispute
CBS News poll: Rising numbers of Americans say Biden should encourage Israel to stop Gaza actions
The American Public and Israel
The 1987 AIPAC Conference
Trumpâs Hard-Line Israel Position Exports U.S. Culture War Abroad - The New York Times
How Republicans fell in love with Israel - Vox
What unites the global protests for Palestinian rights - Vox
Israel vs. the Palestinians: TV Coverage of the Second Intifada
Pentagon deleted part of official's apology - Oct. 20, 2003
Franklin Graham conducts services at Pentagon - Apr. 18, 2003
Religious Beliefs, Elite Polarization, and Public Opinion on Foreign Policy: The Partisan Gap in American Public Opinion Toward Israel | International Journal of Public Opinion Research | Oxford Academic
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Adult film star Stormy Daniels took the stand this week in the hush money trial against former President Donald Trump. And let's just say she didn't hold back from describing what went down between them. We spoke with attorney Norm Eisen, author of "Trying Trump: A Guide to His First Election Interference Criminal Trial," to get his impressions of Trump's outlook in the New York criminal case and review the other cases the former President faces.
And in headlines: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responds to Biden's threat to cut off some military aid to Israel, universities shun U.N. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, and Barron Trump is selected as a delegate-at-large to the Republican National Convention.
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President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that the U.S. would not supply Israel with some weapons if it moved forward with a ground invasion of Rafah. The announcement came hours after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed that the government had already paused a shipment of bombs to Israel over fears of an imminent offensive in the southern Gaza city where more than a million Palestinians are sheltering. Israel has been ramping up its attacks on Rafah over the last few days, all while negotiators frantically try to reach a ceasefire deal in Cairo. Ben Rhodes, former Deputy U.S. national security advisor to President Obama and co-host of Pod Save The World, talks about how much leverage Biden really has over Israel's military operations.
And in headlines: A Georgia court agreed to hear an appeal over whether the Fulton County District Attorney can continue to lead former President Donald Trump's state election interference case, Republican and Democratic House Lawmakers blocked Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene from ousting Speaker Mike Johnson, and third-party presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a parasite ate part of his brain.
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What A Day â YouTube â https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcastFollow us on Instagram â https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday
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The Justice Department is set to take a significant step this week, initiating a lawsuit against Iowa over its new immigration law. This law, which criminalizes the entry of individuals previously deported or barred from the country, mirrors the controversial Texas law. The latter is currently under legal scrutiny. Notably, other Republican-led states are also contemplating similar legislation. Spencer Amdur, a senior staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Unionâs Immigrantsâ Rights Project, sheds light on the rationale behind these stringent state immigration laws and why federal courts have invalidated similar state laws.
And in headlines: Adult film star Stormy Daniels described in explicit detail a sexual encounter she had with Donald Trump during testimony in the former presidentâs criminal hush-money trial, TikTok sued the federal government over a new law that could ban the app in the U.S., and Israeli forces seized control of the Rafah border crossing in southern Gaza.
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Hamas on Monday announced it had agreed to a proposal for a ceasefire deal, renewing hopes a truce with Israel could be reached. Israeli officials said while the proposal didnât meet all of its demands, it would send a delegation to Cairo to continue talks in hopes of reaching a deal. The movement on a possible ceasefire came as Israeli officials also ordered more than 100,000 Palestinians to evacuate parts of eastern Rafah. In this city, more than a million people are sheltering. Jeremy Konyndyk, president of the humanitarian group Refugees International, explains how an Israeli invasion of Rafah could further destabilize Gaza.
And in headlines: The New York judge overseeing Donald Trumpâs criminal hush-money trial fined the former president another $1,000 for violating a gag order, Indiana holds its primary election today, and Conde Nast reached a tentative labor agreement with its unionized workers.
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Former President Donald Trump held an audition of sorts on Saturday for his top vice presidential picks. At least seven known Veep wannabes attended the Republican National Committeeâs spring retreat at Mar-a-Lago, including South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Rep. Byron Donalds, and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott. The attention-seeking behavior continued into the Sunday talk shows when Scott refused to say whether or not he would accept the 2024 election results during an appearance on NBCâs âMeet the Press.â
And in headlines: Israel and Hamas traded blame over an impasse in the latest round of cease-fire negotiations, the Israeli government shuttered Al Jazeeraâs news operation in the country and raided one of its offices, and the first civil trial over the lethal crowd surge at rapper Travis Scottâs 2021 Astroworld music festival has been delayed over a free speech claim by Apple.
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Why does it feel like avian flu is always circling around? How did it land on cows? Are we on the cusp of another pandemic? Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, host of America Dissected, joins Erin to break down how this strain of bird flu could go from animal plague to human plague, lessons learned from past outbreaks, and what can be done to stop it this time around.
SOURCES
A Bird Flu H5N1 Status Report - by Eric Topol
Updates on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) | FDA
USDA Now Requiring Mandatory Testing and Reporting of HPAI in Dairy Cattle as New Data Suggests Virus Outbreak is More Widespread | AgWeb
H5N1 update: We have to do better, faster
Bird flu âan urgent warning to move away from factory farmingâ
Inflation is cooling. Why are egg prices still so hard to crack?
Birds, Pigs, and People: The Rise of Pandemic Flus - PMC
The cost of replication fidelity in an RNA virus.
'Nobody saw this coming'; California dairies scramble to guard herds against bird flu
H5N1 Bird Flu: Current Situation Summary | Avian Influenza (Flu)
Bird flu risk prompts warnings against raw milk, unpasteurized dairy products - CBS News
Climate change will force new animal encounters â and boost viral outbreaks.
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Thursday was Day 10 of former President Donald Trumpâs criminal hush money trial in Manhattan. Before testimony resumed, Justice Juan Merchan held a second hearing on new allegations that Trump violated his gag order. Later, Keith Davidson, a lawyer for Stormy Daniels, walked the jury through the deal he brokered between Trump and the adult film star in exchange for her silence. Hugo Lowell, political investigations reporter for The Guardian, shares the latest details from inside the courthouse.
And in headlines: Hamas officials said they would meet with negotiators in Egypt to continue talks for a ceasefire in Gaza, President Biden condemned the violence breaking out on college campuses across the country, and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new law that bans and criminalizes the sale of lab-grown meat in the state.Show Notes:
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New York police officers arrested more than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters whoâd occupied Hamilton Hall at Columbia University on Tuesday night while pro-Israeli counterprotestors attacked a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA.
Meanwhile, an overwhelming majority of House lawmakers on Wednesday voted in favor of passing the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act, a bill that critics say could create an overboard definition of what counts as anti-semitic speech on college campuses and other educational institutions. Todd Zwillich, a longtime Washington reporter and friend of the show, explains how the bill is part of a cynical ploy on the part of Republicans to divide Democrats.And in headlines: Arizona lawmakers voted to reverse the state's Civil War-era abortion ban, the Federal Reserve moved to keep interest rates flat, and the U.S. could have more than 100 million doses of bird flu vaccines available for people within four months if the disease jumps to humans.
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Joey Scott â https://muckrack.com/joey-scott-1What A Day â YouTube â https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcastFollow us on Instagram â https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday -
The Department of Justice took a significant step on Tuesday to downgrade federal restrictions on marijuana. The DOJ submitted a formal recommendation to the White House to reclassify it as a Schedule III drug. Itâs a monumental shift in federal drug policy because, for more than 50 years, the U.S. government has considered marijuana to be among the most dangerous drugs, on par with heroin and LSD. Krishna Andavolu, the host and executive producer of the Vice TV show Weediquette, explains what reclassification could mean for businesses, medicine, and criminal justice.
And in headlines: The New York judge overseeing Donald Trumpâs criminal hush-money trial fined the former president $9,000 for violating a gag order, police arrested students that had occupied Hamilton Hall on Columbia Universityâs campus, and a key federal task force issued new recommendations for women and breast cancer screenings.
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New York holds a special election today to fill a seat vacated by Democratic Congressman Brian Higgins. The Democrat in the race, state Sen. Tim Kennedy, is expected to win. If he does, it would leave Republican House Speaker Mike Johnsonâs majority as slim as possible: a single vote. Todd Zwillich, a longtime Washington journalist and friend of the show, explains how it will make Johnsonâs job even more complicated.
And in headlines: Columbia University began suspending students at the Gaza solidarity encampment, a federal appeals court ruled that certain state insurance plans must provide coverage for gender-affirming care, and the Supreme Court refused to hear billionaire and Tesla and X CEO Elon Muskâs bid to challenge the SECâs restrictions on what he can post on social media.
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President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday to discuss developments in the latest round of cease-fire talks. The White House says Biden also âreiterated his clear positionâ against Israelâs planned invasion of Rafah, where more than a million Palestinians have taken refuge since the start of the war in Gaza. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed back to the Middle East on Sunday ahead of meetings with Arab leaders this week.
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And in headlines: Pro-Palestine protesters and counter-protesters supporting Israel clashed on UCLAâs campus Sunday morning, Biden roasted former President Donald Trump at Saturdayâs White House Correspondents Dinner, and Republican vice presidential hopeful and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem writes about killing a puppy in her upcoming memoir.
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Employees of a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee just voted to form the FIRST autoworkers union in the Southern US. Itâs no small feat in a part of the country that has been notoriously anti-union. How has the South managed to scare away organized labor since the Civil War? Are labor unions finally finding a foothold there now? And why have unions been in decline across the whole US in recent years? Max and Erin dive into the politics, racism and foreign influence behind it all to uncover why itâs taken so long for collective bargaining to catch on down south.
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UAW wins big at Volkswagen in Tennessee â its first victory at a foreign-owned factory in the American South
UAW strikes at General Motors plant in Texas as union goes after automakers' cash cows | AP News
Welcome to Operation Dixie, the most ambitious unionization attempt in the U.S. | by Meagan Day | Timeline | Medium
Racial divides have been holding American workers back for more than a century - The Washington Post
Manufacturing jobs are defying expectations - The Economist
Union Membership, 1939 and 1953
Textile Union Fight to Organize Stevens Plants Shifts to Greenville, S.C. - The New York Times
The UAW wants to recruit Southern auto workers. Hereâs why that failed in the past
In a seminal development for Wisconsin's economy, manufacturing has begun returning home
Nissan attacked for one of 'nastiest anti-union campaigns' in modern US history
How the South Became Anti-Union - Flagpole
Union organizing effort and success in the U.S., 1948â2004 - ScienceDirect
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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Thursday in former President Donald Trumpâs presidential immunity case. Trumpâs lawyer tried to assert that thereâs almost no situation under which a sitting president can face criminal charges, not even ordering a military coup or sharing nuclear secrets. It is a landmark case with big implications for both this yearâs election as well as some of the other criminal cases Trump faces. Leah Litman, co-host of Crookedâs âStrict Scrutiny,â says Trumpâs team is trying to normalize conduct that is inconsistent with democracy and the rule of law.
And in headlines: Pro-Palestinian protests spread to more college campuses, Manhattanâs DA vowed to retry Harvey Weinstein after the producerâs New York rape conviction was overturned, and Apple forecasted a bleak outlook for its Vision Pro headsets.
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The Supreme Court hears arguments today in a landmark case that could determine whether former President Donald Trump can be tried for his role in the January 6th insurrection. The case concerns whether presidents have âimmunityâ from prosecution for their conduct while in office. The court has never had to consider this issue until now, and it also has big implications for the 2024 election. Jay Willis, editor-in-chief of the progressive legal site Balls and Strikes, explains whatâs at stake.
On Wednesday, the court also heard its second abortion case of the term. Itâs over whether an Idaho law that bans nearly all abortions can supersede a federal law that guarantees patients emergency care at hospitals. At least some of the courtâs conservative justices expressed skepticism about the Idaho law.
And in headlines: President Biden signs a $95 billion foreign aid package into law, Biden also signed a bill that would ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese parent company doesnât sell it off within the next year, and the United Nations called for an investigation into two mass graves in Gaza.
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Police arrested hundreds of college students in the last week amid intensifying campus protests over the Israel-Gaza war. While demonstrations have been ongoing at some universities since the start of the war, they reached new levels after Columbia Universityâs president called in the New York Police Department to clear an encampment on campus shortly after testifying in front of Congress. We talk to two student journalists about whatâs happening on their campuses: Esha Karam, a junior at Columbia University and managing editor of the Columbia Daily Spectator, and Aarya Mukherjee, a freshman news reporter at University of California, Berkeleyâs The Daily Californian.
And in headlines: Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker detailed the tabloidâs âcatch and killâ strategy during former President Donald Trumpâs criminal hush-money trial, the Supreme Court hears arguments today in a case that could decide whether states have to provide emergency abortion care to pregnant patients, and Pennsylvania Congresswoman Summer Lee edged out a more moderate challenger in the stateâs Democratic primary.
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Columbia Daily Spectator â www.columbiaspectator.comThe Daily Californian â www.dailycal.orgWhat A Day â YouTube â https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcastFollow us on Instagram â https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday -
The Manhattan District Attorneyâs Office and attorneys for Donald Trump gave their opening statements on Monday in the former presidentâs criminal hush-money trial. Prosecutors also called their first witness to the stand: former âNational Enquirerâ publisher David Pecker. Washington Post federal courts and law enforcement reporter Shayna Jacobs was in the courtroom and details what happened.
Pennsylvania holds its primary election today, and thereâs plenty to watch for as returns come in. Pro-Palestinian organizers want Democrats to write in âuncommittedâ instead of voting for President Joe Biden. First-term Democratic Congresswoman Summer Lee is also looking to fend off a more moderate challenger and hold onto her seat.
And in headlines: The Supreme Court appeared divided in a case over whether cities can criminalize homelessness, the White House and the Department of Homeland Security are reportedly looking into granting protections for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants, and a new report says Israel hasnât offered any proof to back up claims that a significant number of workers with the U.N. Relief and Works Agency are tied to terrorist organizations.
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The Washington Post:"Prosecutor: A tabloid pact led to Trump faking business records" - https://tinyurl.com/bz68rrbpWhat A Day â YouTube â https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcastFollow us on Instagram â https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday -
After months of delay, House lawmakers this weekend passed a package of bills to send foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. Included in that package of legislation is also a bill that could end up banning TikTok. Hard-right Republicans are threatening to oust Speaker Mike Johnson over his decision to bring Ukraine aid up for a vote. At the same time, the legislation heads to the Senate for consideration later this week.
The Supreme Court hears a case today over one of the countryâs most heartbreaking and increasingly intractable issues: homelessness. In Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, the justices will weigh whether penalizing people experiencing homelessness is âcruel and unusualâ and, therefore, a violation of the Eight Amendment. Jeremiah Hayden, staff reporter for Street Roots in Portland, explains whatâs at stake in the case.
And in headlines: Weâve got a roundup of climate news in honor of Earth Day, opening statements begin in former President Donald Trumpâs criminal hush-money trial, and workers at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee join the United Auto Workers union.
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OPB: "Grants Pass v. Johnson: Here's what led to key homelessness case before high court" - https://tinyurl.com/56an9dv2What A Day â YouTube â https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcastFollow us on Instagram â https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday -
Tesla is laying off 14,000 people, their self-driving cars are hitting a wallâfigurative and sometimes literalâand this week, Cybertrucks were recalled over faulty pedals. How did Tesla go from being one of the worldâs most successful businesses to the business equivalent of a dumpster fire thatâs lost hundreds of billions of dollars in valuation? Erin and Max break down how Elon Musk trapped his company in a cycle of increasingly elusive innovation. And how, despite all of this, Tesla has it remained dominant in an electric car market that is only growing.
SOURCES
ââLudicrous - BenBella Books
Taxpayer Subsidies Helped Tesla Motors, So Why Does Elon Musk Slam Them? â Mother Jones
How Elon Musk Got Rich: The $230 Billion Myth | The Class Room ft. Second Thought
Can Elon Musk Lead the Way to an Electric-Car Future? | The New Yorker
Tesla under investigation in California over Autopilot safety issues and false advertising - The Verge
Elon Musk's growing empire is fueled by $4.9 billion in government subsidies - Los Angeles Times
Elon Muskâs Distraction Is Just One of Teslaâs Problems - The New York Times
Teslaâs Value Dips Below $500 Billion in Blow to Stock Bulls - Bloomberg
Tesla Is Running Out of Time to Deliver on Self-Driving Promises - WSJ
Electric vehicles - IEA
Schwarzenegger boosts electric car makers
An Electric Car With Juice - The Washington Post
First Tesla Model S deliveries set for June 22nd - The Verge
When I First Saw Elon Musk for Who He Really Is
Tesla IPO Shares Pop, Drop, And Rally. Market Values It At $1.7 Billion. | TechCrunch
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