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A Retired Deputy Sheriff's Perspective on the Jacob Blake Shooting Sep 17, 2020

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Jon Kyle, a retired deputy sheriff from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department in California, has a lawman's perspective on what happened Aug. 23 when a white police officer shot Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old African American man, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Kyle joins the podcast to discuss how he views the incident in which police officers confronted Blake.

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An organization run by a co-founder of Black Lives Matter asks for donations to a group with ties to communist China
Insurance companies are going to be out at least $1 billion after paying for damage claims resulting from riots following the May 25 death of George Floyd at the hands of police.
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Robert Redfield, tells a Senate committee that masks are crucial in the fight against COVID-19.

“The Daily Signal Podcast” is available on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Pippa, Google Play, and Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show!

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Greenland Is More Important to America’s Interests Than You Might Think Sep 16, 2020

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Greenland plays an important role within America’s economic and military interests.

Carla Sands, the U.S. ambassador to Denmark, joins the show to explain Greenland's significance in U.S. Arctic policy.

Sands also explains the history between Greenland and America, and how relations between the two countries have grown stronger over the past several years.

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History is made at the White House in the signing of the Abraham Accords between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and between Israel and Bahrain.
The city of Louisville, Kentucky, agrees to a “substantial” settlement in the case of Breonna Taylor’s death.
The Justice Department opens a criminal inquiry into a book by former national security adviser John Bolton.

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How to Get California's Wildfires Under Control Sep 15, 2020

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The wildfires raging in California have killed at least 24 in less than a month. How well has the state responded to the wildfires, including steps to prevent them? What is the perspective of Californians on how well the state has dealt with the threat? Is something not being done to get this season's fires under control? John Cox, head of the nonpartisan organization CHANGE-CA, joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss.

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Fully 65% of American voters say they are concerned about “law and order.”
President Trump signs an executive order aiming to lower the cost of prescription drugs.
Law enforcement offers a $100,000 reward as police search for a gunman who shot two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies.

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Far Left Similar to Communist Movement, Former Student Radical Says Sep 14, 2020

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Disconcerting similarities exist between the modern progressive left and the communist movement. Take it from someone who knows.

Tony Salinski, once a student radical and now an expert on communist ideology, identified as a communist for several years during the Vietnam War era. Salinski joins the podcast to explain why he was drawn to communism as a youth and to identify similarities between communism and socialism.

Learn more about the work of the Anticommunism Action Team here. And click here to learn more about Tony Salinski.

Also on today's show, we read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about a school principal who is using his skill as a barber to mentor his students.

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For 7 Days, We Remember Our Past to Secure Our Future Sep 11, 2020

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Patriot Week, launched in 2009, is a week dedicated to honoring America’s past and studying its founding principles. Every year, Sept. 11 marks the first day of Patriot Week and Constitution Day, Sept. 17, brings it to a close.

Judge Michael Warren of Oakland County, Michigan, and his daughter, Leah, founded Patriot Week to celebrate national pride and educate Americans about the history of our country.

Warren joins the podcast on this first day of Patriot Week 2020 to explain how you and your family can take part in remembering our past over the next seven days. Click here to register for Patriot Week.

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About 857,000 workers file for unemployment insurance for the first time.
Presidential daughter Ivanka Trump says she will take the coronavirus vaccine, when it comes, on “The View.”
A new poll by Gallup and Knight Foundation finds that 69% of Americans say there is bias in the news others consume, while only 29% worry that the news they consume contains bias.

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Are ‘Nice White Parents’ to Blame for Failures in the Education System? Sep 10, 2020

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A new podcast from The New York Times suggests that “Nice White Parents” are the reason for failures in the education system. The podcast, according to The Heritage Foundation's Mary Clare Amselem, cites “examples of parents getting involved in the day-to-day operation of the school, and paints this involvement as an affront to public schooling," implying parental involvement is somehow detrimental.

Amselem joins the podcast to discuss it.

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About 2,000 American troops are coming home from Iraq this month.
Attorney General Bill Barr said Wednesday during a press conference that a federal program called Operation Legend is cracking down on Chicago’s surging crime, making more than 500 arrests and charging 124 people with federal criminal counts since the beginning of the program.
The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it will represent President Donald Trump in a defamation case filed by E. Jean Carroll, a woman who claims to have been raped by Trump in the 1990s.

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How US Marshals Rescued 39 Missing Children in Georgia Sep 09, 2020

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The U.S. Marshals Service found 39 missing children in Georgia over two weeks in a mission called Operation Not Forgotten. The rescued children “were considered to be some of the most at-risk and challenging recovery cases in the area,” the agency said.

How did Georgia state officials work with the Marshals Service to rescue these children, many of whom were being sold for sex? Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss.

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Georgia's secretary of state says that 1,000 voters double-voted in the state's primary election.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is the subject of a new investigation by the House Oversight and Reform Committee.
The U.S. has its lowest numbers of coronavirus cases since June.

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Retail and America’s Road to Economic Recovery Sep 08, 2020

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Retail plays a significant role within the nation’s economic health. About 17 million Americans work for brick and mortar stores, according to Abby Jagoda, vice president of government affairs at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, which specializes in owning, developing, and managing retail assets.

And despite the narrative that retail is dying to e-commerce, she says, sales at physical stores have climbed in recent years. Jagoda joins the podcast to explain the important role retail plays on the road to economic recovery.

We also read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about how a classic American company is stepping up to help Hurricane Laura victims.

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As American Gun Sales Hit Record High, Tips for New Owners. Sep 04, 2020

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Americans are buying guns at a record pace. A surprising number of the sales are from first time firearm owners, says Stephen Gutowski, a reporter at the Washington Free Beacon and a certified National Rifle Association instructor.

Gutowski joins the podcast to explain some of the reasons for the spike in gun sales and to offer safety tip for first time gun owners.

We also cover these stories:

President Trump is threatening to cut federal funding to four American cities that have allowed violence to spike.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says Trump did not tell voters to vote twice.
Trump criticized New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his handling of New York nursing homes during the pandemic.

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Cancel Culture Comes for America's National Monuments Sep 03, 2020

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The nation's monuments are under fire from the progressive left. A new report commissioned by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser recommends that the federal government "remove, relocate, or contextualize" the Washington Monument, the Jefferson Memorial, and six other statues and monuments.

Jarrett Stepman, a contributor to The Daily Signal and author of "The War on History: The Conspiracy to Rewrite America's Past," joins the podcast to discuss the report from the DCFACES Working Group and explain the intrinsic threat that cancel culture poses to American history.

To read the working group's report to the mayor, click here. And for more analysis of the report, read the commentary for The Daily Signal by Joseph Loconte, director of the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies at The Heritage Foundation, headlined "The Mayor, the Monuments, and the Mayhem."

We also cover these stories:

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo imposes new restrictions on Chinese diplomats.
United Airlines announces plans to put 16,000 employees on involuntary furlough or cut their jobs entirely, beginning in October.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler plans to move because of the number of protests outside his condo building.

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