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Glenn Beck: Boy Scouts boo Obama

August 09, 2010
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GLENN: I want to start with some audio from the Boy Scout jamboree. This is the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts. The President did not show up. He's the first President to not do so, it's my understanding. Is that right?

PAT: I think so.

GLENN: 100 year anniversary. It's a big deal, but he had to go be on The View. So, you understand his priorities. The President also, for awhile there, I believe he was not signing the Eagle Scout congratulatory letters. The White House says that was just a backlog and, you know, some sort of an error and he is doing that now, but when they played a videotape of him, this was the reaction of the Boy Scouts.

VOICE: (Booing.)

GLENN: I don't think they liked him. Now, here is my surprising commentary. Shame on the Boy Scouts, shame on the individual Boy Scouts there. If my son would have been a part of that, I would have asked him when he got home, did you do that? If he would have said "yes," I would have said, Shame on you. You're wearing your uniform. The Boy Scouts are about leading people. It was childish and I know you are still a child, but there were Eagle Scouts there. Would you see a member of our military do that?

PAT: No, but they're military.

GLENN: Excuse me.

PAT: Military.

GLENN: Is this your show or is this my show?

PAT: They're military

GLENN: This is my show. Hush up for a second.

PAT: Oh. So you're going to filibuster?

GLENN: Yes. You were the one

PAT: Filibuster.

Glenn: You were the one that got on the radio on Friday.

PAT: Yes.

GLENN: And said that Keith Olberman was responsible for those shootings in Connecticut.

PAT: Right before I said he wasn't.

GLENN: It doesn't matter what you said. It's how Media Matters

PAT: Might have portrayed it in and what Keith Olberman may have been thinking.

GLENN: Portrayed it and so it's a good thing I get all my news from Media Matters. So, shut the pie hole! Now, here’s the thing. Pat and I have had a heated discussion on this off the air. We disagree and I'll let him make his counterpoint on another show another day, but here's the thing. Look. I have no problem if they want to express themselves this way, you know, they can do it. I think they tarnished the reputation of the Boy Scouts. Turning your back on it? Fine. Sitting there quietly and not applauding would have sent a powerful message, but booing is, you know you can do at a hockey game. I think it's beneath the Boy Scouts. He is the commander in chief and as much as I don't like this man and I don't like his policies and I really don't have a soft spot in my heart for him it's inappropriate, just inappropriate. Wouldn't be proud of my son if he did that. I would never treat the President like that. If the President came to an event where I was at and I've been there I did not boo the President. I didn't clap, but I stood politely. That's the way you handle it

STU: Because of the office.

GLENN: It's the office. It's the President of the United States. It's the office of the President of the United States.

PAT: I guess

GLENN: It's much bigger than a man.

STU: And you just hate the office of the President, Pat? Is that your counterpoint?

PAT: You're talking about the office that he pees all over day? Is that the office you're talking about?

STU: Pat Gray accuses Obama of urinating on the office.

GLENN: I had a conversation with friends this weekend. We were talking about the resolute desk and I said, if I see another picture of that man with his feet on the resolute desk, my head's going to explode. That is probably the most important piece of historic furniture outside of, Independence Hall that I can think of. Take your damn feet off the resolute desk, please. So, I understand. I understand how you feel, but explain how that is good for

PAT: Are they American citizens? Why can't they express themselves this way? I don't get it.

GLENN: They can. I'm not being him, but there's just too much information about Boy Scouts booing out there and they should control that message. I'm not saying that they can't do that. I think if it were my son, I would be disappointed in him

STU: You're not making a national policy. You're making a decision as a parent.

GLENN: As a parent. I'm not saying that the Boy Scouts shouldn't do that. I'm just saying that the scout leaders should have said, guys, guys, inappropriate. Now, if you couldn't do that on the field, I hope that some of them, at least, did that off the field. It's not right.

PAT: I don't know about that.

Glenn: Well, that's a figure of speech

STU: That is the counterpoint

STU: They're not military. It certainly wouldn't be appropriate for the U.S. military, because he's the commander in chief, he's ultimately their leader. These are Boy Scouts. Who cares? S I mean, what's the problem. I'm sure they hear all the time from their parents about this guy.

GLENN: Honor.

PAT: There's nothing, dishonorable, I don't think, about expressing yourself in a political way.

VOICE: (Booing.)

PAT: Or booing just because he's not there. It could be that.

GLENN: There's another option, too.

PAT: He disrespected them. They're disrespecting him. How about that?

GLENN: You don't you're not seriously making the point he started it? You're not seriously making that point?

PAT: It's a good point.

GLENN: Get Jackie on the phone. You're going to get hammered again.

VOICE: (Booing.)

PAT: Okay. If they're screaming obscenities, I'm with you. That would be wrong.

VOICE: (Booing.)

GLENN: What did he say?

PAT: Somebody said, I hope you're watching this. I think meaning President Obama.

GLENN: Yeah.

STU: It was a way to express their displeasure. What do you want them to do? Seriously,

GLENN: Is that the only way?

PAT: I think it's a way. It obviously got them some coverage on national radio, did it not.

GLENN: Yes, it did.

PAT: It might even get them on TV.

GLENN: I've got to tell you, when I first saw it, I go, Gosh, that feels good. But just because it feels good, do you do it?

PAT: Not necessarily. No, --

GLENN: But if somebody else started it and it feels good

PAT: No.

GLENN: then you do it?

PAT: No. And if it's not illegal, if it's not immoral. I don't know that it's immoral to boo the President.

GLENN: Is not immoral.

PAT: So, it is impolite? Maybe. There's an issue for Ms. Manners. I mean, I'm okay with it. If my son were there, if Shawn were there and he booed or Daniel and they probably would, based on everything they hear around the dinner table every night, I would be fine with it.

GLENN: Would Jackie?

PAT: Yeah. I think so. get her on the

GLENN: Get her on the phone.

PAT: Keith is calling right now.

GLENN: I don't think she would be.

PAT: She wouldn't be fine with our sons booing President Obama? Is that your position?

GLENN: In their uniform, in their uniform.

PAT: Well, again, if they're Marines, that's a different thing but it's a Boy Scout uniform, Boy Scouts.

GLENN: I'm sorry. What do the Boy Scouts stand for?

PAT: Let's see. Honorable, brave, clean, reverent.

GLENN: Is that reverent?

STU: Reverent is probably the

GLENN: I will get you that that's brave. In today's world, that is brave.

PAT: Yes.

GLENN: So, I'll give you the brave.

STU: We learned from Joe Biden, the clean one does apply potentially here, from his commentary before the election.

GLENN: I'm just I'm just wondering if that is the Boy Scout if that's what you think of when you think of Boy Scouts. Not me.

STU: Reverent I think that is definitely violated when you're booing the President.

GLENN: I don't think it's honorable.

STU: You know, I think

PAT: I don't think it's dishonorable.

GLENN: If you're at a football game, yeah. You were at the 100th anniversary jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America that is supposed teach our boys to be better than, you know than the average run of the mill, to be more in control, to be honorable, decent, honest, prepared, reverent.

STU: You would love your son to step up and be above the fray there. You would love it. That would be a nice

GLENN: That's what that is about.

STU: You don't lock your kid in the basement for six months if he boos, clearly, but, ideally it would be nice to have them, like, I don't want to be a part of that.

PAT: Ideally, I'm totally fine with either of my sons booing the President.

GLENN: Okay. Let me ask you this. At the Restoring Honor Rally.

PAT: Uh huh.

GLENN: Restoring Honor Rally, you know what they have planned.

PAT: Uh huh.

GLENN: If the President were to record a two minute video, would you say that it was appropriate if people just shouted it down and booed it out?

PAT: No.

GLENN: Why? We're not wearing uniforms.

PAT: Have you ever been to a Scout jamboree? It's not a solemn assembly.

GLENN: I'm not saying they're all wearing their hoods because -- You know they all have hoods.

PAT: Who does?

GLENN: The Boy Scouts. Yeah, they have hoods. Anyway, go ahead.

PAT: So

STU: But that's a good point.

PAT: 8 28's going to be a different kind of event.

STU: It's just overtly nonpolitical.

PAT: And we've said that from the outset.

GLENN: Pat Gray announces Boy Scouts are political.

PAT: Chose The View over you.

GLENN: He deserves it.

PAT: He does. And I'm fine with them doing it.

GLENN: All right.

STU: Would you encourage it?

PAT: Would I encourage it?

GLENN: Would you say that your reaction to it is encouraging that kind of behavior for somebody in the oval office?

PAT: No. Because I just said I wouldn't encourage it.

GLENN: Now, let me ask you this.

PAT: All right.

GLENN: Would if I showed up at I don't know an organization Girl Scouts. We'll say the Girl Scouts hate my guts and I had to go do an episode of JP Patches or, you know, whatever and I was on some clown show.

STU: Okay.

GLENN: You know, and I had to go do an episode and it was the 100th anniversary and I somehow or the other were the leader of the Girl Scouts free world and I didn't show up, you would go ahead and boo me too, if I were President?

PAT: Yes.

GLENN: Ronald Reagan?

PAT: Yes

Glenn: If he chose not to, just boo the President?

PAT: Yeah. It would be okay.

GLENN: Uh huh.

PAT: I don't think so. I would be okay with it.

GLENN: If they went to college, if the President went to college and he was just trying to speak

PAT: The President did go to college and he did speak.

GLENN: No. I'm saying if a President went to a college

PAT: Yes.

GLENN: If Ronald Reagan went to a college and they just booed him

PAT: It probably did happen.

GLENN: So, you endorse that?

PAT: No.

STU: He's just Switzerland on all of these things.

GLENN: I'm trying to figure out why you don't endorse that but you do endorse this.

PAT: Because there's no reason to boo the guy that shows up at your event and you've invited him there and he shows up and he gives as a speech as you're expecting him to do. That's not the case here.

GLENN: Okay. So , if Ronald Reagan

PAT: They invited him to be there. He chose not to be there. They expressed themselves.

GLENN: If Ronald Reagan was invited to a university and he decided to go on vacation with his wife, with 700 friends, and he went in a different place than she did and he took other friends, she took more friends and they both used really large jets.

PAT: Yeah. I'm not sure what you're getting at. I can't even imagine.

GLENN: I know. It's a weird scenario. It would never happen. And it was Ronald Reagan's birthday and he was separated from his wife on that birthday, he was on the other side of the world, Nancy was in

PAT: Europe?

GLENN: Yes. And she was doing all kinds I don't know why I'm concentrating on that so much, but somehow or the other I think it's important to the story. And Ronald Reagan decides not to go to this college, he's just going to cut a video, do you think it's appropriate that he get booed

PAT: Yeah. I think it's okay that they boo him. I would be okay with that.

GLENN: Even if they were wearing their lacrosse uniforms?

PAT: No. Then no, because lacrosse is different. That's like the U.S. military.

[NOTE: Transcript may have been edited to enhance readability - audio archive includes full segment as it was originally aired]

Elon Musk comments on Glenn's podcast with David Sacks, takes jab at U.S. foreign policy

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Elon Musk chimed into Glenn's conversation about foreign policy with PayPal's founding COO David Sacks on the most recent installment of the Glenn Beck Podcast.

Musk tweeted, "US foreign policy is bronze tier on a good day!" He hit the nail on the head, as Glenn and Sacks discussed the deterioration of U.S. foreign policy and the rising probability of war with Russia and China.

Glenn asked Sacks, "How likely do you think it is that we'd be headed towards war?" Sacks responded that he has been warning about the imminent threat of war since the Ukraine situation started and lamented that we have entered into a "proxy war of choice" with Russia.

"We engaged in a series of actions going back to 2008 that the Russians have viewed as highly provocative," Sacks said, decrying the continued expansion of NATO into Ukraine. Russia has continually warned the U.S. against expanding NATO into Ukraine, yet the State Department "crusaders" have persisted in their NATO-driven objective, which is "unacceptable to the Russians," Sacks said, "in the same way the Soviet Union trying to put nukes in Cuba was unacceptable to us in 1962."

If NATO expansion isn't enough to provoke a response from the Russian bear, our ongoing and escalating aid to Ukraine certainly is. As Sacks explained, "We're not just providing [Ukraine] with money and weapons. We are providing them with intelligence, we have commandos on the ground" and we are even directing Ukrainian soldiers on how to use our weapons on how to hit specific Russian targets. As Sacks said, "We are providing the kill chain" for Ukraine.

To put this in perspective, that would be equivalent to Russian soldiers instructing Taliban members on how to use Russian weapons to hit specific U.S. camps in Afghanistan. In that situation, wouldn't we accuse Russia of engaging in an act of war? The term "proxy" is increasingly diminishing in its relevance towards the U.S.'s involvement in the Ukrainian conflict. We aren't engaging in a "proxy war" anymore. As Sacks said, "We are effectively a co-belligerent in this conflict."

It is no wonder that we are driving Russia into China's arms while both Putin and Xi continue to forge ties with sworn enemies of the U.S., including Iran and North Korea. If we continue to "poke the bear," it is only a matter of time before Russia finds its confidence with its newly-forged allies to retaliate against its aggressor.

Musk rightly said, "US foreign policy is bronze tier on a good day." But U.S. foreign policy has not even had a "good day" in some time. We are not only jeopardizing our own international reputation with ongoing aid to Ukraine; we are jeopardizing the whole world order by marching NATO increasingly toward war. Elites in the Biden administration and the military industrial complex may benefit from aggravating Russia towards war, but it certainly doesn't benefit anyone else, in the U.S. and abroad.

There are few tools in the conservative's kit to fight back against the elites' dangerous agenda. However, Musk mentioned one of these vital tools in a comment he tweeted on Glenn's interview with San Fransicko author and Twitter Files contributor Michael Schellenberger back in January: "Citizen journalism is vital to the future of civilization."

As Glenn continues to give people a platform to speak out against the elites, it is encouraging to see Musk continue to help make Twitter a platform where people can voice their challenges to the machine's agenda.

Here are the TOP 5 things you NEED to know about Trump's potential indictment

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Trump's potential indictment is one of the most historically significant events in our nation's history—and no, that is not a hyperbolic statement.

If Trump is federally prosecuted, by a state-level District Attorney no less, then America may be entering a new territory past which there is no return: the weaponization of our judicial system against the top political opponents to the ruling class. As Glenn has said, weaponizing our judiciary is something we see in banana republics. Is America about to become one?

With all of the news and hype around Trump's potential indictment, it is easy to lose sight of the core issues that truly give this story historical significance. Here are five core aspects of this story that have the potential to transform our nation going forward.

1. Trump committed a misdemeanor, NOT a felony. 

The allegations against Trump pertain to "hush money" given to the porn star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 Presidential Campaign. Trump's advisor Michael Cohen gave Daniels $130,000 of his own money after Daniels threatened to publicize her alleged affair with Trump just days before the 2016 election. Cohen wrote off the money as "legal fees" under his campaign finance funds. Trump then reimbursed Cohen for the expenses once he was in the White House.

Trump has maintained that he never had an affair with Daniels and that he is the victim of an extortion scheme. But that is besides the point. New York DA Alvin Bragg is potentially indicting Trump based on mislabeling the "hush money" as "legal fees" under campaign finance laws.

Even NBC acknowledges that mislabeling campaign finances is a "misdemeanor," not a felony, yet Trump is being prosecuted as if it were. The only way the "crime" could be turned into a felony is if the mislabeling was done to cover up another crime. Yet, as NBC admits, it is unclear whether Bragg has evidence of another crime that Trump was trying to cover up.

If you are thinking, "Wait, this is old news, right?" you would be correct. There is a reason why no one has prosecuted Trump based on the Stormy Daniels hush money in the seven years since it occurred—because there simply is no federal case. So why has Alvin Bragg decided to prosecute Trump now? Well, for one thing, Trump announced he is running for President again in 2024, and the Left simply can't let that happen.

2. Hillary Clinton committed the SAME crime. 

The double standard of Trump's potential indictment is made even more clear when compared with Hillary Clinton, who committed the same misdemeanor.

Hillary Clinton's 2016 Presidential campaign "misreported" funds received from the Democratic National Convention (DNC) that went towards the infamous Steele Dossier, which aimed at linking Trump to collusion with the Russian government (which was proven to be a complete farce). Clinton's campaign wrote off the Steele Dossier funds as "legal services"—sound familiar?

She and the DNC paid the Federal Election Commission $113,000 to the Federal Election Commission, and the issue was swept under the rug. Yet Trump is being accused of the SAME misdemeanor—mislabeling campaign finance funds—and he is being threatened with federal prosecution.

3. Trump's possible indictment is "very conveniently" timed to overshadow the Biden family's corruption. 

On March 16, 2023, the House Oversight Committee released a scathing memorandum detailing the illicit business dealings between the Biden family and the Chinese state-owned energy company, State Energy HK Limited.

According to bank records subpoenaed by the committee, the Chinese energy company wired $3 million to Delaware-based Robinson Walker LLC two months after Biden left the White House in 2017. At the time of the wire transfer, the business account only had $159 thousand. Now it had over $3 million.

The very next day, Robinson Walker LLC wired over $1 million to a company associated with James Gillar, a business partner of Hunter Biden’s.

Over the next 3 months, Robinson Walker LLC would send incremental payments to multiple members of the Biden family and their companies, including Hunter Biden, Joe Biden's brother, James, and Beau Biden's ex-wife, Hallie. The transfers included another "mysterious" recipient titled simply, “Biden." Who could that possibly be?

Let's get this straight: Trump's potential misdemeanor-turned-felony is making front-page news while Biden's DOCUMENTED business dealings with a foreign entity and enemy to the United States are being swept under the rug. How "convenient" for Biden.

4. Weaponizing judiciary 

This week, we published a poll to see what YOU think of Trump's potential indictment, and most of you overwhelmingly believe our judiciary is being weaponized against anyone on the right side of the aisle—and you are absolutely correct.

Glenn aptly pointed out that using the judiciary to attack political opponents is something we see in banana republics, but now we are witnessing it in the U.S. before our eyes. As Glenn said, the strategy in banana republics is, "Show me the man, and I will find you the crime." They want Trump GONE, and now they are trying to conjure up the crime to do it.

It is very telling that conservatives are fearful of protesting Trump's potential indictment. As Glenn said, we all want a peaceful response. However, conservatives are now taking pause before peaceful protest after seeing the DOJ ruthlessly prosecutethousands of individuals on January 6, even those who never reached the capitol grounds. Is protesting Trump's indictment worth the risk of arrest?

The fact that this question arises in people's minds is extremely indicative of our current political climate. Our judiciary has been weaponized against conservatives, and now we have to think twice before publicly standing up for our beliefs. Sounding more like a banana republic?

5. This is the FIRST time a U.S. President has been federally prosecuted. 

If Trump is federally indicted, it would solidify the judiciary's ability to become a weapon against political opponents, even up to the position of a U.S. President. This should give all Americans grave concern. This issue is much bigger than Trump; it is about whether we want to live in a nation whose ruling power can use its judicial system to go after its opponents.

Consider, for a moment, if the tables were turned. What if a Trump-appointed DA federally indicted President Obama for a state-level misdemeanor that resulted in throwing him in prison? Is that the "America" you would want to live in? It would arguably cease to be "America" as we know it and devolve into an ungovernable shell of what it once was.

This harrowing possibility is materializing beneath our very noses. There were many events that led up to the fall of the Roman republic into an empire, but it was the singular event of Caesar crossing the Rubicon that tipped the republic past the point of no return. Could this be our Rubicon moment? Are we, like Cicero, witnessing our republic mutate into something unrecognizable before our very eyes?

Though prosecuting Trump may yield some political vengeance and satisfaction for one side of the aisle in the short term, it poses an insurmountable threat to both sides of the aisle in the long-term trajectory of our country.

Here's how YOU can get access to Glenn's show prep from March 23, 2023

On Thursday's radio program, Glenn mentioned how important this week's stories are concerning the trajectory of our nation. From growing fears of bank collapses to the possible indictment of a U.S. President, the way these events unfold will have a seismic shift in the future of our country.

Glenn wants YOU to be informed with all of the news stories that are unfolding so that YOU can prepare for the future. Glenn considered his show prep from Thursday so important, he wanted all of his listeners to have it. That's why we're making Glenn's Morning Brief newsletter from March 23, 2023 available to you now. Scroll down to view all of the stories.

Glenn's Morning Brief newsletter contains all of the stories he reviews every morning before his radio show, even the stories he isn't able to get to while on-air. As Glenn said, having access to these stories is vital for you to be able to prepare for what comes next. That's why he has encouraged his audience to sign up for this newsletter so you can get access to ALL the stories that matter. Enter your email below to get Glenn's Morning Brief delivered to your inbox every morning.

Below is a copy of the stories featured in Glenn's Morning Brief newsletter sent March 23, 2023.

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Media...

For Five Straight Years, The Pulitzer Prizes Have Rewarded Misinformation
While the Pulitzer Prizes have always been little more than self-dealing masquerading as journalistic beauty pageant, it was a lot easier to believe in this manufactured prestige back when journalism was at least slightly more competent and concerned with the appearance of objectivity.

A huge new scandal rocks Fox News and Tucker Carlson
Part of a new lawsuit claims that Tucker Carlson's team plastered photos around the office of Nancy Pelosi in a bathing suit 'revealing her cleavage' because they thought it was funny because she looked bad.

DirecTV reaches deal to distribute Newsmax after dispute
Newsmax will again be available to DirecTV subscribers on Tuesday.

Canada...

Justin Trudeau: Online Disinformation Fuels ‘Flat-Earthers’ and ‘Anti-Vaxxers’
The internet also does things like allow people to easily find pictures of Trudeau in blackface.

Middle East...

Iran is preparing for the day after an Israeli strike, US should, too
Aware of Israel’s determination to stymie its nuclear ambitions, Iran has prepared for the day after such a strike. Just last month, details emerged that Tehran has been “mapping” Diaspora Jewish communities for future retaliatory assassination campaigns in case Israel were to execute such an attack.

Iran-Saudi deal shifts regional power - and the US emerges as a loser
The Iran-Saudi deal doesn’t necessarily signal a whole new ball game in the Middle East, however, there has been a shift in the balance of power among regional and global players, following the post-Ukraine era.

Environment...

Humanity has 'broken the water cycle,' UN chief warns
"We are draining humanity's lifeblood through vampiric overconsumption and unsustainable use, and evaporating it through global heating."

Climate protesters cut credit cards outside Chase, Citibank, Wells Fargo, Bank of America
Protesters gathered in DC, outside several major banks, where they cut up their credit cards and called for the institutions to stop spending money to promote the fossil fuel industry.

Chevy kills the gas powered Camaro
The Ford Mustang and Chevy Camaro have soldiered on as what could possibly represent the last two vehicles of their kind.

Dodge resurrects 'controversial' Challenger SRT Demon for final year of V8 muscle cars
Dodge says the new car will deliver 1,025 total horsepower, 945 foot-pounds of torque and reach 60 mph from a rolling start in 1.66 seconds.

Electric cars are creating a new economy — and leaving some towns behind
Workers and small businesses in Belvidere, Ill., are dealing with the aftermath of mass layoffs, after Stellantis idled its Jeep factory.

Museum highlights climate change with tilted paintings
The powerful display will feature 15 paintings hung at an angle to bring attention to the earth warming 1.5 degrees Celsius...

LGBTQIA2S+...

Leftist pundit draws outrage for saying she doesn't want to be referred to as 'person who menstruates'
Ana Kasparian wrote, "I'm a woman. Please don't ever refer to me as a person with a uterus, birthing person, or person who menstruates. How do people not realize how degrading this is? You can support the transgender community without doing this s---."

Education...

Just three in 4 support schools having parents' consent before changing kids gender identity, poll
Nearly the same percentage of voters also support legislation requiring schools to tell parents whether their child wants to change their gender identity – with 71% in favor of this requirement.

Newsom silent on LA schools strike after 500,000 kids forced to stay home for second day
LA labor union demands 'pause in educator evaluations during this unprecedented time'.

Striking Los Angeles school support staff earn $25,000 on average
School support staffers, such as bus drivers, cafeteria workers, and teacher aides, earn about $25,000 a year in Los Angeles, one of the most expensive cities in America.

Health...

Rising Rate of Drug Shortages Is Framed as a National Security Threat
A Senate homeland security committee examined growing health care shortages amid reports of rationing within hospitals.

CDC: Artificial Tears Products Linked to Drug-Resistant Infection
The CDC wrote that the strain, called VIM-GES-CRPA, had not previously been seen in the US but has now been identified in 68 patients across 16 states.

Religion...

Russell Brand ‘I Need God or I Cannot Cope in this World’
“Like many desperate people, I need spirituality,” Brand said. “I need God, or I cannot cope in this world. I need to believe in the best in people.”

Technology...

Dems Fear TikTok Ban Could Makes The Kids Mad
Democratic New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a progressive member of “The Squad,” is leading the party’s fight against banning TikTok.

Bill to prevent spying by smart fridges advances to Senate floor
The bill would give the FTC the power to force the designers of internet-connected devices to disclose whether recording hardware is installed into smart devices.

Science...

US politicians 'shown top-secret videos of UFOs flying close to aircraft'
An investigative reporter working in the field of UFOs has claimed that there is now "incontrovertible evidence" key Congressmen and women in the US government are being given "top-secret" briefings.

The First 3-D Printed Rocket Fails Shortly After Launch
Relativity Space, a private company with ambitions for sending people to Mars, made it off the launchpad, but the vehicle experienced problems during the second stage of its flight.

Big asteroid impacts may be more damaging than we thought - study
Massive asteroids that have impacted the Earth in the past million years may have had a far more devastating effect on the planet than previously realized, according to a new study.

Travel...

TSA chief: Eventually, biometrics won’t be optional
This article flew under the radar last week as they buried the lead in an article titled, 'TSA chief says biometrics and tech could lower the stress of traveling'.

FAA: Lithium Battery Incidents On Planes Now Happening More Than Once Per Week
Spirit Airlines flight from Dallas to Orlando was diverted to Jacksonville earlier this week after a lithium battery in a personal device caught fire in an overhead bin.

Sports...

Multiple NHL teams have opted out of 'Pride Night' jerseys, as resistance grows despite media pressure
Behind the scenes, multiple teams have decided that ditching the controversial theme altogether was a smarter move, either because of player refusal or to avoid a public relations black eye.

Why Bulls’ Patrick Beverley won’t have sex before games
“I want to have fresh [legs,] you know what I’m saying?"

Animals...

There’s a new invasive mosquito species in Florida
An invasive mosquito with a curved mouth and a striped body is the latest addition to a growing list of nonnative mosquito species bridging the gap between the tropics and Florida.

Chinese scientists grow antlers on mice in hopes of one day regenerating human limbs
Can you imagine how cute a miniature Christmas display would be if you had mice with antlers pulling a little Santa's sleigh?

New species of ‘giant’ spider discovered hiding underground in Australia, experts say
Hiding underground and only emerging at night, a creepy crawly creature in the woodlands of Australia remained undetected. Not anymore.

THE DOCUMENTS for 'The Big Distraction' Glenn TV special

The big news item of the week is Trump's potential indictment from New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg. According to our recent poll, most of you think that Trump's potential indictment is NOT about holding Trump accountable for a crime—most of you think it's a weaponization of our judicial system against the Left's number one enemy.

On Wednesday's episode of Glenn TV, Glenn dove into the details behind Trump's potential indictment and suggested even more nefarious intentions behind the indictment—to distract from the House Oversight Committee's bombshell memorandum revealing Biden's illicit business dealings with China.

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