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FiredUp Ep 167 - Trump Indictment, Tennessee House Shenanigans and 100th Birthdays! Apr 11, 2023

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This week on Fired Up:

· Tennessee House Expels Two Black Reps over gun violence protest, spares white Rep.

· Disney claps back on DeSantis’ property management takeover with boss move.

· Donald Trump indictment fallout begins with Trump not guilty plea and expected denials

· Happy 100^th birthday to my Dad!

FiredUp - Ep 166 - Gun Laws, Death Penalties and Snoop Dogg Mar 27, 2023

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This week on FiredUp:

· NC Repubs repeal Jim Crow gun law – Dems are pissed

· Idaho becomes fifth state to enact Firing Squad as death penalty

· MS TV meteorologist and anchor axed for quoting Snoop Dog

· US House GOP floats bill to impose House and Senate term limits

· House Comm. Chairs push for law to protect Trump and future former Pres. From state prosecution

FiredUp - Ep 165 - Houston School Admin LGBTQ and Gender Bill and more! Mar 20, 2023

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This week on FiredUp

· Texas announces plans to replace Houston school admin with white appointed board.

· KY Legislator excoriates house over proposed anti LGBTQ and Gender bill in sound clip.

· Could Florida’s HB 999 bill end Black Fraternities and Sororities on state campuses?

· Thon Hartmann show article shows Republican lack of caring for serious conditions in the US.

Thom Hartmann Article:

The GOP Claims to be the Party of Life - In Fact, They’re the Party of Death (hartmannreport.com)

FiredUp Ep164 - Child Labor, Social Security, FY24 Budget and more! Mar 13, 2023

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This week on FiredUp:

· Arkansas Gov signs law removing some child labor protections.

· Social Security fund could be raided for other bills.

· Biden Administration releases FY24 Budget

· House Freedom Caucus releases Budget demands to be met for debt limit vote.

House Freedom Caucus budget plan:
Freedom Caucus draws battle lines on debt ceiling (msn.com)

Biden Administration FY24 Budget proposal:
budget_fy2024.pdf (whitehouse.gov)

FiredUp Ep 163 - Women's History Month, Bills and more Mar 06, 2023

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This week on FiredUp

· Welcome to Women’s History Month!

· Bipartisan committee looks at novel approach to keep Social Security solvent.

· FL Republicans consider bill to ban Democratic party in FL.

· DeSantis attacks college level DEI courses and more.

· South Carolina bill would impose death penalty for women getting an abortion.

FiredUp Episode 162 - Black History Pt. 2 Feb 27, 2023

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This week on FiredUp:

· We conclude our review of Black History Part 2.

· We look at a few of the 44 Most Influential African Americans in history, names you know and ones you don’t.

· Margery Taylor Green has once again called for the division of the US into “Red” and “Blue” States. What happens if they do?

· McCarthy and Jefferies are building a review committee to address removing members from committees.

· McCarthy is giving 44,000 hours of Jan 6 video to Tucker Carlson. Scary!

FiredUp Ep 161 - Black History Month Feb 21, 2023

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This week on FiredUp

Celebrating Black History Month, we present Part 1 of our look at African American History in the US:

· In the wake of Gov DeSantis’ attacks on AP African Studies and paranoid rants over CRT we present an overview of US African American History.

· We present important contributions by Black Inventors to American society over the years.

Link to the 120 inventions by Black Americans

https://dailyhive.com/seattle/inventions-by-black-people

FiredUp Ep 160 - State of the Union, Trump Lawsuits and more! Feb 14, 2023

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This week on FiredUp

· Recapping the State of the Union Address specifically the Republican response.

· What were those “1870” buttons some Congresspeople were wearing? We’ve got the answer.

· Republicans hold a hearing on Twitter that doesn’t go well for them.

· The Donald has a lot of legal hurdles. How many lawsuits against him?

· Mississippi passes law to create a white court in an 80% black jurisdiction.

· A laptop from the Trump administration found with classified documents on it.

FiredUp Ep 159 - COVID XBB, Rep Illhan Omar and more Feb 06, 2023

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On this episode of FiredUp

· Covid Update – XBB.1.5 is now the dominant strain in the country and the most contagious.

· US House votes party line to remove Rep Ilhan Omar over 2019 remarks.

· Republicans list first 11 legislative priorities, pass 6 with only 3 doing anything useful for the people.

· My editorial message to Gov DeSantis and Republicans over book bans and CRT

FiredUp Ep 158 - Tyre Nichols, Debt and Sales Tax Jan 31, 2023

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On the show this week:

· We look at the arrest, beating and death of Tyre Nichols by officers of the Memphis PD.

· We examine the stats on officer involved homicides in this country.

· We get back to the political games being played by the 118th Congress – McCarthy’s views on solving the debt crisis.

· What about that 30% national sales tax proposal?

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