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Cultural Marxists Take Over College Campuses - In The Tank #447 May 02, 2024

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The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 447 of the In The Tank Podcast. Over the past week, student-led protest groups have essentially taken over college campuses across the United States, demonstrating on behalf of the pro-Palestine movement. The radical rhetoric, the disruption of classes, and the crack down by police has stirred up a lot of attention on this matter, but many important aspects are being ignored. Who is funding this movement? What are the true intentions of the protests? And how are these factors effected by the upcoming Presidential election?

OPENING CHIT CHAT

Reason - “Disinformation Czar” Jankowicz Returns as Head of New Project Before Election

https://reason.com/2024/04/25/nina-jankowicz-disinformation-czar-is-back-in-action/

PRIMARY TOPIC - Cultural Marxists Take Over College Campuses

The Federalist - Campus Radicals Go Bananas At The Colleges That Created Them

https://thefederalist.com/2024/04/30/campus-radicals-go-bananas-at-the-colleges-that-created-them/

New York Post - George Soros is paying student radicals who are fueling nationwide explosion of Israel-hating protests

https://nypost.com/2024/04/26/us-news/george-soros-maoist-fund-columbias-anti-israel-tent-city/

The Jerusalem Post - Pro-Palestine protests are generously funded by donors promoting radical Islam studies - analysis

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/pro-palestine-protests-are-generously-funded-by-donors-promoting-radical-islam-studies-analysis-799154

Reason - Texas Public Colleges Crack Down on Peaceful Anti-Israel Protests

https://reason.com/2024/04/25/texas-public-colleges-crack-down-on-peaceful-anti-israel-protests/

2024 State of Climate Alarmism - In The Tank #446 Apr 25, 2024

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The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and Linnea Lueken present episode 446 of the In The Tank Podcast. In honor of Earth Day (Week? Month?), we are taking a look at the State of the Climate Alarmism agenda. How is climate change currently resonating with the general public? How successful are its advocates in getting climate action done? And what does the future look like for the climate alarmist movement?

PRIMARY TOPIC - 2024 STATE OF CLIMATE ALARMISM

Public perception

CBS News - CBS News poll finds big majority of Americans support U.S. taking steps to reduce climate change

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-reduce-climate-change-extreme-weather-04-21-2024/

IR Magazine - Earth Day poll finds waning global interest in climate change, but most still want businesses to act

https://www.irmagazine.com/esg/earth-day-poll-finds-waning-global-interest-climate-change-most-still-want-businesses-act

Pew Research - What the data says about Americans’ views of climate change

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/09/what-the-data-says-about-americans-views-of-climate-change/

Public outreach

Fox News - Climate activists have new target in mind for major summer protest: 'Make their lives miserable'

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/climate-activists-new-target-mind-major-summer-protest-make-lives-miserable

Washington Post - What John Kerry’s exit means for the global climate fight

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/03/04/john-kerry-climate-change-china/

The Guardian - 'Only the beginning': Greta Thunberg reacts to court ruling on Swiss climate inaction – video

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2024/apr/09/only-the-beginning-thunberg-reacts-to-court-ruling-on-state-climate-inaction-video

Success?

Energy Mix

https://ourworldindata.org/electricity-mix

The Hill - Biden administration plans to tee up offshore wind across the nation’s coastlines

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4616379-biden-administration-plans-to-tee-up-offshore-wind-across-the-nations-coastlines/

Tesla reports 55 % drop in profit as Chinese competitors dominate

https://www.semafor.com/article/04/23/2024/tesla-q1-report-sees-first-revenue-decline-in-years-for-ev-giant

2024 Election Mail-In Ballot Crisis & Election Interference - In The Tank #445 Apr 18, 2024

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The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 445 of the In The Tank Podcast. The Heartland Institute commissioned a new poll with Rasmussen Reports that once again highlights major election integrity issues that will effect the 2024 election. We asked likely voters if they would cheat to help their favored candidate win the presidency. The results are shocking. Also, are developments in Trump's court cases tantamount to election interference?

PRIMARY TOPIC - 2024 Mail-In Ballot Crisis and Election Interference

Heartland Institute - Heartland Institute Poll Shows Nearly Three in 10 Voters Would Vote Illegally in 2024 Presidential Election

https://heartland.org/opinion/heartland-institute-poll-shows-nearly-three-in-10-voters-would-vote-illegally-in-2024-presidential-election/

Townhall - New Poll: Nearly Three in 10 Voters Say They Would Vote Illegally in 2024 Election

https://townhall.com/columnists/christalgo/2024/04/17/new-poll-nearly-three-in-10-voters-say-they-would-vote-illegally-in-2024-election-n2637874

Newsmax - Rasmussen Poll: 28% Would Commit Voter Fraud

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/rasmussen-voters-fraud/2024/04/17/id/1161353/

The Federalist - Majority Of Voters Recognize Democrat Lawfare Against Trump Is Political Election Interference

https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/27/majority-of-voters-recognize-democrat-lawfare-against-trump-is-political-election-interference/

The Federalist - Trump Will Be In Court Instead Of Campaigning For 8 Weeks Thanks To Democrats’ New York Lawfare

https://thefederalist.com/2024/04/16/trump-will-be-in-court-instead-of-campaigning-for-8-weeks-thanks-to-democrats-new-york-lawfare/

The Federalist - Dragging Trump Into Court While Biden Campaigns Is Election Interference, Regardless Of Verdict

https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/15/dragging-trump-into-court-while-biden-campaigns-is-election-interference-regardless-of-verdict/

Left vs. Right: We Are Living In Different Universes - In The Tank #444 Apr 11, 2024

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The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 444 of the In The Tank Podcast. Depending on what news sites you look at, you might be told the economy is doing great or its falling apart. Or you might be told climate change is a crisis or not an issue to be concerned about. It seems like we can't even agree on facts anymore. How is it possible that we are this bifurcated as a society? What is causing this and is it sustainable?

PRIMARY TOPIC - LIVING IN TWO DIFFERENT UNIVERSES

economy

CNN - With inflation back up, the long-predicted storm clouds in the economy may actually be forming

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/10/economy/economic-storm-clouds-as-inflation-stalls/index.html

CBS News - Is the U.S. in a "vibecession"? Here's why Americans are gloomy even as the economy improves.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cpi-report-inflation-economy-vibecession-cbs-explains/

WSJ - What’s Wrong With the Economy? It’s You, Not the Data

https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/whats-wrong-with-the-economy-its-you-not-the-data-cfa911e6

climate change

AP News - UN climate chief presses for faster action, says humans have 2 years left ‘to save the world’

https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-finance-un-elections-stiell-0b176237b1e4a78d28d5dbcbbf7809f0

Daily Signal - ‘AVOID FALSE BALANCE’: AP Style Guide Aims to Silence Dissent From Climate Alarmist Narrative

https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/07/thumb-scale-ap-style-guide-tries-exclude-climate-wrongthink-journalism/

Why?

The Free Press - I’ve Been at NPR for 25 Years. Here’s How We Lost America’s Trust.

https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-americas-trust\

Washington Times - Survey finds Fox viewers better informed than CNN, MSNBC viewers

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/19/survey-fox-viewers-better-informed-cnn-msnbc-viewe/

Socialism At A Glance, American Polarization - In The Tank #443 Apr 04, 2024

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The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Chris Talgo, and Linnea Lueken present episode 443 of the In The Tank Podcast. Heartland's Socialism Research Center just released a new book, Socialism At A Glance. Socialism at a Glance attempts to fill that educational deficiency, providing a succinct summary of socialism's origins and rise in modern history while also giving detailed case studies of some of the most infamous socialist regimes that rose to power in the 20th century, including some that still exist to this day. Also, is the political rhetoric getting more polarized in America? Are the left and right getting further apart?

OPENING CHIT CHAT - CLIMATE AT A GLANCE

Climate At A Glance App

https://climateataglance.com/app/

PRIMARY TOPIC - SOCIALISM AT A GLANCE BOOK

New Book - Socialism At A Glance

https://a.co/d/awZWYKX

Tampa Bay Times - Florida lawmakers want communism lessons in all grades. The bill is headed to DeSantis

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2024/03/06/florida-lawmakers-want-communism-lessons-all-grades-bill-is-headed-desantis/

YAF - New YAF Poll: What is Socialism? More Than Half of Students Can’t Accurately Define It

https://yaf.org/news/new-yaf-poll-what-is-socialism-more-than-half-of-students-cant-accurately-define-it/

Axios - Exclusive poll: Young Americans are embracing socialism

https://www.axios.com/2019/03/10/exclusive-poll-young-americans-embracing-socialism

SECONDARY TOPIC - POLARIZATION IN AMERICA

NBC News - Here’s what’s driving America’s increasing political polarization

https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/s-s-driving-americas-increasing-political-polarization-rcna89559

ANES - THE ANES GUIDE TO PUBLIC OPINION AND ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR

https://electionstudies.org/data-tools/anes-guide/anes-guide.html?chart=affective_polarization_parties

BlackRock and ESG Divestment - In The Tank #442 Mar 28, 2024

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The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 442 of the In The Tank Podcast. This week, the In The Tank crew is discussing a number of different topics. The bridge collapse in Baltimore, Texas's divestment from BlackRock, and the media revolt against Ronna McDaniel all expose truths about some of the most important things going on in our country right now. Through their insightful commentary, Kendal, Lakely, and Talgo shed light on these pressing issues, offering valuable perspectives on the state of affairs in America.

OPENING CHIT CHAT - BRIDGE COLLAPSE

NYT - What We Know About the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse in Baltimore

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/us/key-bridge-collapse-baltimore-what-to-know.html

PRIMARY TOPIC(S)

BlackRock and ESG Divestment

NYP - Texas yanks $8.5B from Larry Fink’s BlackRock in ‘massive blow against the scam of ESG’

https://nypost.com/2024/03/19/business/texas-yanks-8-5b-from-larry-finks-blackrock-in-massive-blow-against-the-scam-of-esg/

American Thinker - Texas tells BlackRock to kick rocks

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/03/texas_tells_blackrock_to_kick_rocks_.html

Fox Business - Mississippi hits BlackRock with cease and desist, threatens massive fine over ESG policies

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/mississippi-hits-blackrock-with-cease-desist-threatens-massive-fine-over-esg-policies

NBC Ronna McDaniel

CNN - NBC cut ties with Ronna McDaniel after extraordinary pressure, but its problems aren’t over

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/27/media/nbc-ronna-mcdaniel-problems-are-not-over/index.html

SCOTUS Hears BIG First Amendment Case - In The Tank #441 Mar 21, 2024

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The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 441 of the In The Tank Podcast. For many years now, we have heard about big tech censorship and the role government may have played. Thanks to investigations like "The Twitter Files," we have gotten some insight into the coercive pressure put upon social media platforms to remove certain content. Well now, the Supreme Court is hearing a case on this very matter. At what point is the government overstepping the protections of the First Amendment in an effort to curb "misinformation?" Can we count on the Supreme Court to safeguard free speech? Just how important will the results of this case be?

OPENING CHIT CHAT - "BLOODBATH"

NYT - Trump Defends His Warning of a ‘Blood Bath for the Country’
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/18/us/politics/trump-blood-bath-auto-industry.html

PRIMARY TOPIC - GOVERNMENT CENSORSHIP CASE REACHES THE SUPREME COURT

WSJ - Government’s ‘Thinly Veiled’ Social-Media Censorship
https://www.wsj.com/articles/murthy-v-missouri-supreme-court-government-censorship-white-house-jen-psaki-9776eeb3

The Federalist - Justice Jackson’s Comment About Free Speech ‘Hamstringing’ The Government Wasn’t Her Worst

https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/20/justice-jacksons-comment-about-free-speech-hamstringing-the-government-wasnt-her-worst/

NYP - Will federal censorship be the pandemic’s biggest legacy?
https://nypost.com/2024/03/19/opinion/will-federal-censorship-be-the-pandemics-biggest-legacy/

PowerLine Blog - THE RIGHT TO SHOUT “BS” DURING A PANDEMIC
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/03/the-right-to-shout-bs-during-a-pandemic.php

SECONDARY TOPIC - UN'S RED ALERT... AGAIN

Washington Post - Biden imposes strongest-ever climate change rules for cars
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/03/20/biden-car-emissions-rules/

Yahoo Finance - UN sounds 'Red Alert' as world smashes heat records in 2023
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/un-sounds-red-alert-world-130000043.html

DEBATE! Millennials, TikTok Ban, and AI Dangers - In The Tank #440 Mar 14, 2024

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The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 440 of the In The Tank Podcast. Debate is healthy. Conservatism is not a monolith of thought; disagreements are expected, especially on important topics. This week, we have gathers a few topics that should spark some debate amongst our panelists. These topics include: Millennials work ethic, the potential TikTok Ban, and the potential dangers posed by artificial intelligence. Join us as we discuss these issues and feel free to join in the conservation and voice your opinion.

PRIMARY TOPIC - DEBATE! Millennials, TikTok Ban, and AI Dangers

Millennial Work Ethic?

Yahoo - 'We Busted Our Behinds' — Boomer Whoopi Goldberg Bashes Millennial And Gen Z Work Ethics: 'I'm Sorry, If You Only Want To Work 4 Hours, It's Going To Be Harder For You To Get A House'

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/busted-behinds-boomer-whoopi-goldberg-184517385.html

Fox Business - Gen Z attitude toward 9-to-5 job sparking debate about the difference in generational work ethics

https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/gen-z-attitude-toward-9-5-job-sparking-debate-difference-generational-work-ethics

TikTok Ban?

NYT - House Passes Bill to Force TikTok Sale From Chinese Owner or Ban the App

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/technology/tiktok-ban-house-vote.html

NPR - Why the House voted to ban TikTok and what could come next

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/13/1237501725/house-vote-tiktok-ban

The Hill - These Republicans voted against the Trump-opposed TikTok bill

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4529220-these-republicans-voted-against-the-trump-opposed-tiktok-bill/

A.I. Dangers?

Time - Exclusive: U.S. Must Move ‘Decisively’ to Avert ‘Extinction-Level’ Threat From AI, Government-Commissioned Report Says

https://time.com/6898967/ai-extinction-national-security-risks-report/

CNN - AI could pose ‘extinction-level’ threat to humans and the US must intervene, State Dept.-commissioned report warns

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/12/business/artificial-intelligence-ai-report-extinction/index.html

Electric Vehicles Worse For The Environment - In The Tank #439 Mar 07, 2024

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The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 439 of the In The Tank Podcast. The electric vehicle industry can not catch a break. There have been a number of stories coming out highlighting the "sluggish" sales of electric vehicles over the past few months. But now, a recent study is challenging the very idea that electric cars are better for the environment. Additionally, a massive Tesla plant in Germany was apparently the target of ecoterrorism.

OPENING CHIT CHAT = SUPER TUESDAY ELECTIONS/HALEY IS OUT

NYT - 5 Takeaways From Super Tuesday: Trump Wins and Haley Exits

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/06/us/politics/super-tuesday-trump-biden-takeaways.html

ABC News - Nikki Haley suspends 2024 campaign, doesn't endorse Donald Trump

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=107842396

Primary Topic = Electric Vehicles Are Worse For The Environment

WSJ - Electric Cars Emit More Particulate Pollution

https://www.wsj.com/articles/electric-cars-emit-more-soot-california-ban-gas-powered-vehicles-521b29e3

Daily Mail - Electric cars release more toxic emissions than petrol-powered vehicles and are worse for the environment

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13156803/Electric-cars-release-toxic-emissions-petrol-powered-vehicles-worse-environment.html

Emissions Analytics - Gaining traction, losing tread Pollution from tire wear now 1,850 times worse than exhaust emissions

https://www.emissionsanalytics.com/news/gaining-traction-losing-tread

Fox News - Stop Chinese EVs before they destroy our auto industry

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/stop-chinese-evs-before-they-destroy-our-auto-industry

CNN - How EVs became such a massive disappointment

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/25/cars/what-happened-with-electric-vehicle-sales-in-2023/index.html

Fortune - Elon Musk’s German Tesla plant suffers close to $1 billion in damages after attack by the ‘dumbest ecoterrorists on earth’

https://fortune.com/2024/03/06/elon-musk-tesla-germany-gigafactory-fire-volcano-group-damages/

Davos Watch = ESG Fails in Europe

Forbes - Vote On EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Law Falls Short, March 15 Deadline Looms

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmcgowan/2024/02/28/vote-on-eu-corporate-sustainability-due-diligence-law-falls-short-march-15-deadline-looms/?sh=2cef033b7de9

Euro News - Euroviews. CSDDD: A tale of corporations hijacking the EU's democratic process

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/03/05/csddd-a-tale-of-corporations-hijacking-the-eus-democratic-process

Trump vs. The Deep State? - In The Tank #438 Feb 29, 2024

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The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 438 of the In The Tank Podcast. Every so often, the public gets a little more information about the role the intelligence community played in undermining Donald Trump at every turn. This week, we are going to attempt to organize as much of this information as possible to provide a sort of abridged history of the Trump vs. The Deep State saga. From spying on the campaign to the Mueller Report, we have a lot to cover.

PRIMARY TOPIC - TRUMP vs. THE DEEP STATE

#1 The “Five Eyes” Campaign

Substack - CIA Had Foreign Allies Spy On Trump Team, Triggering Russia Collusion Hoax, Sources Say
https://public.substack.com/p/cia-had-foreign-allies-spy-on-trump?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
NYP - CIA and foreign intelligence agencies illegally targeted 26 Trump associates before 2016 Russia collusion claims: report
https://nypost.com/2024/02/13/news/cia-and-foreign-intelligence-agencies-illegally-targeted-26-trump-associates-before-2016-russia-collusion-claims-report/

#2 Steele Dossier/Fusion GPS

AP - Trump dossier source shocked speculation portrayed as fact
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-donald-trump-presidential-elections-campaign-2016-41116202428688e1088829852505e144

CNN - The Steele dossier: A reckoning
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/18/politics/steele-dossier-reckoning/index.html

#3 Operation Crossfire Hurricane

Fox News - FBI opened Trump-Russia probe despite Papadopoulos' denial that said collusion would be 'treason': Durham
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-opened-trump-russia-probe-despite-papadopoulos-denial-collusion-treason-durham

#4 FISA Warrants

WSJ - How FISA Shields FBI Abuses
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fbi-surveillance-fisa-court-rudolph-contreras-a7f69cd6

#5 “The Insurance Plan”

Fox News - Lisa Page transcripts reveal details of anti-Trump ‘insurance policy,’ concerns over full-blown probe
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lisa-page-transcripts-reveal-details-of-anti-trump-insurance-policy-concerns-over-full-blown-probe

CBS News - FBI agent Peter Strzok's texts with Lisa Page disparage Trump throughout campaign
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peter-strzok-lisa-page-texts-trump-idiot/

#6 Michael Flynn Takedown

Fox News - DOJ drops case against Michael Flynn, in wake of internal memo release
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/drops-doj-case-against-michael-flynn-in-wake-of-internal-memo-release

Glenn Beck - CHALKBOARD: President Obama involved with ILLEGAL Trump, FBI investigation & Michael Flynn takedown
https://www.glennbeck.com/chalkboard/chalkboard-president-obama-involved-with-illegal-trump-fbi-investigation-michael-flynn-takedown

#7 Mueller Investigation

ABA - Mueller finds no collusion with Russia, leaves obstruction question open
https://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/aba-news-archives/2019/03/mueller-concludes-investigation/

The Hill - Mueller probe: A timeline from beginning to end
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/435547-mueller-probe-a-timeline-from-beginning-to-end/

#8 The Era Of Lawfare

NPR - How Trump's trials for 91 felony charges in 4 states could take over his campaign
https://www.npr.org/2024/02/22/1233132273/how-trumps-trials-for-91-felony-charges-in-4-states-could-take-over-his-campaign

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