ORLY-EP0136C - Law & Order: In-Validating the Election and Picks

ORLY-EP0136C - Law & Order: In-Validating the Election and Picks

Welcome to ORLYRADIO #136c recorded Friday December 16th, 2016 - 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, Ris McCool, Fred Sims, Amber Biesecker, David O’Connor, Stephen Griffith, and Daniel Atherton.

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Law & Order:

  1. North Carolina:

    1. http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/12/15/north_carolina_legislative_coup_public_barred_from_chambers_reporter_arrested.html

    2. http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/12/16/protests_in_north_carolina_as_mccrory_signs_sb4.html

    3. http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/310791-nc-governor-signs-bill-curtailing-successors-powers

  2. FBI Director James B. Comey and Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. are in agreement with a CIA assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election in part to help Donald Trump win the presidency, according to U.S. officials. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbi-backs-cia-view-that-russia-intervened-to-help-trump-win-election/2016/12/16/05b42c0e-c3bf-11e6-9a51-cd56ea1c2bb7_story.html

Personal Picks:

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ORLY-EP0131A - Days Away From A Recount

ORLY-EP0131A - Days Away From A Recount

Welcome to ORLYRADIO #131 recorded Friday November 4th, 2016 - 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, David O’Connor, Stephen Griffith, and Amber Biesecker.

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WHOOPS! The last half of show 130 didn’t get released to our regular audience on time. The youtube was present and the Patreon backers had access but the scheduled events didn’t go. Terribly sorry about that, but they should be in your feeds now. Mea Culpa.

  1. So the Cubs won. Let’s hope that Back to the Future only go that part right.

  2. It is also the 28th Anniversary of They Live, which is also frightening in its parallels.

  3. http://www.rawstory.com/2016/11/arkansas-republican-stood-in-polling-place-door-shouting-shut-up-and-go-home-at-early-voters/

  4. http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/11/03/federal_judge_slams_north_carolina_voter_purge.html

  5. http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/11/civil-rights-lawyer-tweets-voter-suppression-hearing-donald-trump

  6. http://www.snopes.com/2016/10/12/how-should-voters-respond-to-unlicensed-poll-watchers/

  7. The panel predictions, In the Hillary pool, David +30 and Stephen +20, In the Trump pool Amber narrowly, Andy finds it too close to call within 15 electors either way. All panelists are pulling for Hillary.

Acknowledgements:

Music: "Rocket and Pamgaea” by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)

ORLY-EP0126B - Basic Transactional Dating Income

ORLY-EP0126B - Basic Transactional Dating Income

Welcome back to ORLYRADIO #126b recorded Friday September 16th, 2016 - 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 suspect(s), Daniel Atherton.

Science Bitches!  

  1. Despite a complete absence of light and a poisonous atmosphere, the Romanian Movile Cave is crawling with life, that hasn’t seen sunlight for at least 5.5 million years.

    1. http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150904-the-bizarre-beasts-living-in-romanias-poison-cave

    2. http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/prehistoric-cave-still-holds-some-worlds-weirdest-creatures/

    3. http://science.sciencemag.org/content/272/5270/1953

  2. Male Birth Control Pill is comming soonish (2018-2020) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-health/11646385/Contraception-Male-Pill-is-coming-and-its-going-to-change-everything.html

  3. White House, NASA to Discuss Asteroid Redirect Mission’s Importance for Journey to Mars, Planetary Defense http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/white-house-nasa-to-discuss-asteroid-redirect-mission-s-importance-for-journey-to-mars

Law & Order:

  1. Trial Begins For Armed Occupiers In Oregon Refuge Standoff https://www.buzzfeed.com/salvadorhernandez/trial-begins-for-armed-occupiers-in-oregon-refuge-standoff

  2. Jim Bridenstine Conservative Republican running for US Congress - Oklahoma District 1.

    1. One Subject at a Time Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4335

    2. Read the Bill Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4328

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Good Ideas:

  1. House Passes Bill Outlawing “Gag Clauses” That Try To Punish Customers For Writing Negative Reviews https://consumerist.com/2016/09/12/house-passes-bill-outlawing-gag-clauses-that-try-to-punish-customers-for-writing-negative-reviews/

  2. http://www.politicususa.com/2016/09/13/stroke-pen-president-obama-permanently-protects-planned-parenthood.html
    Title X Family Planning Program - “Since 2011, 13 states have taken actions to restrict participation by certain types of providers as subrecipients in the Title X program based on factors unrelated to the provider's’ ability to provide the services required under Title X effectively. In at least several instances, this has led to disruption of services or reduction of services where a public entity, such as a state health department, holds a Title X grant and makes 21 subawards to subrecipients for the provision of services. In response to these actions, this proposed rule requires that any Title X recipient sub-awarding funds for the provision of Title X services not prohibit a potential subrecipient from participating for reasons unrelated to its ability to provide services effectively.” Planned Parenthood receives roughly $70 million annually in Title X grants for contraceptives and cancer and sexually transmitted infection screenings, none of that can be used for abortion services by law.
    TL:DR Title X Guarantees access and funding and this proposed rule lays the smack down on anything that tries to get in the way.
    New Department of Health and Human Services Rule
    https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2016-21359.pdf

  3. NCAA Pulls 7 Championship Events from North Carolina http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2016/09/12/ncaa-to-relocate-championship-events-north-carolina-house-bill-2/90284584/  

  4. France to Ban Disposable Diningware https://munchies.vice.com/en/articles/france-just-banned-plastic-cups-and-cutlery

  5. Basic Income a UK Possibility http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/sep/14/jeremy-corbyn-to-launch-review-into-universal-basic-income

Bad Ideas:

  1. Basic Income: A Sellout of the American Dream? https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601499/basic-income-a-sellout-of-the-american-dream/

  2. Bleak look at USA’s low income teens https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/12/teens-america-hunger-food-poverty

  3. Trump’s Tax Plan http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2016/09/15/donald_trump_explains_his_economic_plan.html

Personal Picks:

Daniel’s:  Warhammer 40k RPG’s https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/#/universe/warhammer-40000

ORLY-EP0124B - More Secreted Trade Deals

ORLY-EP0124B - More Secreted Trade Deals

Welcome back to ORLYRADIO #124b recorded Friday September 2nd, 2016 - 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, Stephen griffith and Daniel Atherton.

Law & Order:

  1. A closely divided Court Wednesday denied North Carolina’s request to allow the state to enforce three provisions of its controversial 2013 election law when voters go to the polls for this fall’s general elections. The law would require North Carolina voters to show a government-issued photo ID, reduce the number of days for early voting, and eliminate out-of-precinct voting, same-day voter registration, and preregistration for young voters. A federal court of appeals rejected the state’s explanation that the law was intended to combat voter fraud and “promote public confidence in the election system.” Rather, the court of appeals concluded, the law “hinges explicitly on race—specifically its concern that African Americans, who had overwhelmingly voted for Democrats, had too much access to” voting. http://www.scotusblog.com/2016/08/north-carolina-comes-up-one-vote-short-for-stay-in-election-law-case/

  2. A federal judge on 8/19/2016 permanently blocked parts of a Florida law that aimed to cut off state funding for preventive health services at clinics that also provide abortions. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/florida-planned-parenthood-funding_us_57b6a767e4b03d5136879b69

Good Ideas:

  1. Brazil's president has been impeached http://www.businessinsider.com/the-president-of-brazil-has-been-impeached-2016-8

  2. Scientists Invite Conspiracy Theorists to Check Out Alleged Mind-Controlling Weather Machine http://gizmodo.com/scientists-invite-conspiracy-theorists-to-check-out-all-1785726777

  3. Teenage pregnancy down due to education and contraceptive usage http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/08/31/492101014/drop-in-teen-pregnancies-is-due-to-more-contraceptives-not-less-sex

Bad Ideas:

  1. Free trade talks between the European Union and the United States have failed, Germany's economy minister said Sunday, citing a lack of progress on any of the major sections of the long-running negotiations. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/ct-eu-united-states-free-trade-20160828-story.html

        Robert Reich Free Trade Article: http://robertreich.org/post/141046532920

  1. Trump going to Mexico… Sure, it’s great for his opponents, but why the hell would he do such a thing http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/30/politics/donald-trump-enrique-pea-nieto-mexico/

Personal Picks:

Acknowledgements:
Music: "Rocket and Pamgaea” by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)