ORly Radio Show 63 for Saturday June 20th, 2015 - Racism Meets Reality - Charleston and the Confederacy

Welcome to ORly Radio Show 63 for Saturday June 20th, 2015  where we dismantle the current events for your edutainment through mostly rational conversations that make you go ‘Oh Really’! I’m your host Andy Cowen with my usual suspects Michael Robinson and David O’Connor.

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QUICK Headlines by Circa:

• Donald Trump announces bid for presidency  http://circanews.com/s/EZL

• Mexican Supreme Court continues to approve same-sex marriages  http://circanews.com/s/ZAL

• New model claims to predict solar storms 24 hours in advance  http://circanews.com/s/TBT

• Pope Francis to blame humans for global warming in climate change letter  http://circanews.com/s/LmQ

• Pope Francis establishes tribunals to hear accusations of child abuse against bishops  http://circanews.com/s/null

• Nasdaq closes at highest intraday level since 2000  http://circanews.com/s/cpu

• Zimbabwe offers $1 for 250 trillion Zimbabwean dollars  http://circanews.com/s/QhJ

• Airbus to produce hundreds of mini satellites for space Internet provider OneWeb  http://circanews.com/s/uIIB

• Airlines to adopt smaller carry-on luggage size limits  http://circanews.com/s/Cr7

• Bangkok University introduces transgender-friendly dress code  http://circanews.com/s/66LB

• US Senate overwhelmingly votes to ban torture, despite Republican opposition  http://circanews.com/s/mvK

• Mostafa Azizi sentenced to 8 years in Iran prison for social media posts  http://circanews.com/s/null

• Sweden set to extend existing paternity leave to three months  http://circanews.com/s/lEKB

• Female military vets nearly 6 times more likely to commit suicide than civilians  http://circanews.com/s/sSN

• Global underground water supply depleting rapidly  http://circanews.com/s/h5JB

• Unicode unveils 37 new emoji, including taco, burrito symbols  http://circanews.com/s/mk0

• 'Jurassic World' has biggest worldwide box office opening of all-time http://circanews.com/s/iNu

• Preliminary data shows US birth rate on the rise after years of decline  http://circanews.com/s/PML

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The Good:

1. Rupert Murdoch to step down as CEO of 21st Century Fox in 2016, Sons will inherit the reins, and are not conservative and hate Fox News.

   1. http://circanews.com/s/8IL

   2. http://www.salon.com/2015/06/17/fox_news_as_we_know_it_may_be_screwed_roger_ailes_stunning_rebuke_could_spell_the_end/

2. A group of chemists and engineers who work with nanotechnology published a paper this month in Nature Nanotechnology about an ultra-fine mesh that can merge into the brain to create what appears to be a seamless interface between machine and biological circuitry. Called “mesh electronics,” the device is so thin and supple that it can be injected with a needle — they’ve already tested it on mice, who survived the implantation and are thriving. The researchers describe their device as “syringe-injectable electronics,” and say it has a number of uses, including monitoring brain activity, delivering treatment for degenerative disorders like Parkinson’s, and even enhancing brain capabilities. http://gizmodo.com/scientists-just-invented-the-neural-lace-1711540938

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The Bad:

1. Racism?: Next $10 bill will feature a woman, US Treasury Dept. says  http://circanews.com/s/HeJB Public says it should have been the $20

2. Rachel Dolezal Resigns President of NAACP of Washington position after being outed as white by her parents and self identifying as black for a really long time. just google her name, but don’t read the comments.

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The Ugly:

1. Racism: Charleston shooter charged with 9 counts of murder, 1 gun possession charge  http://circanews.com/s/DBMB

2. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/barrierbreaker/why-it-might-be-time-to-accept-that-white-lives-matter-more-a-black-atheist-reacts-to-dylann-roofs-bond-hearing/

3. Audio Clip: Sandy Rios, the American Family Association’s director of governmental affairs, attacked President Obama today for his response to the Charleston shooting, which she said is proof that he “enjoys” such incidents because it will give him another chance to “remove guns from the hands of the American people.” http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/sandy-rios-obama-enjoyed-charleston-shooting

4. Confederate Flag controversy:

   1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/06/19/why-south-carolinas-confederate-flag-isnt-at-half-mast-after-church-shooting/

   2. A little happy: Supreme Court rules Texas can refuse Confederate flag on license plates  http://circanews.com/s/y7GB

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