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SHOCKING POLL: 1 in 5 Mail-In Voters Admit To Fraud - In The Tank #427 Dec 14, 2023

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 427 of the In The Tank Podcast. A new poll we commissioned through Rasmussen has gone viral! And for good reason. The poll results are stunning, revealing massive potential voter fraud in relation to mail-in ballots. Also, our poll asked respondents to weigh in on what punishments Donald Trump should endure if he is found guilty of election fraud crimes. I'll warn you right now, the results are outrageous.

PRIMARY TOPIC - NEW POLL: 1 In 5 Mail-In Voter Admits to Fraud

Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: One-in-Five Mail-In Voters Admit to Committing at Least One Kind of Voter Fraud During 2020 Election
https://heartland.org/opinion/heartland-rasmussen-poll-one-in-five-mail-in-voters-admit-to-committing-at-least-one-kind-of-voter-fraud-during-2020-election/
17% of mail-in voters admit that in 2020 they voted in a state where they are “no longer a permanent resident”
21% of mail-in voters admitted that they filled out a ballot for a friend or family member
17% of mail-in voters said they signed a ballot for a friend or family member “with or without his or her permission”
8% of likely voters say they were offered “pay” or a “reward” for voting in 2020

Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: One-in-Five Democrats Want Donald Trump to Be Permanently Imprisoned, Exiled, or Executed if Convicted Over Election Fraud Claims
https://heartland.org/opinion/heartland-rasmussen-poll-one-in-five-democrats-want-donald-trump-to-be-permanently-imprisoned-exiled-or-executed-if-convicted-over-election-fraud-claims/
47% of likely voters believe Trump guilty of alleged crimes to overturn the 2020 election, including 72% of Democrats and 20% of Republicans
18% of Democrat likely voters think Trump should be punished by “jail for life,” “permanent exile,” or “death,” if found guilty
77% of Democrat likely voters think Trump should be “banned from running” for public office again, if found guilty
48% of likely voters say media members who alleged election fraud should be criminally punished, if Trump found guilty
48% of Democrat likely voters believe media members who alleged election fraud should be “banned from public speaking,” receive prison time, or a combination of both

Truth Social - Donald Trump comments on the poll

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/111569300833712246

Climate Change Rhetoric Becoming "More Militant" - In The Tank #426 Dec 07, 2023

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 426 of the In The Tank Podcast. The COP28 Climate Summit begins its second week of events and there is a lot to talk about. UAE Sultan Al Jaber has stirred up a hornets nest by questioning the climate cult, Climate Czar John Kerry admits to becoming "more militant," and Al Gore is becoming increasingly unhinged. Is this climate narrative coming unglued? Or are we beginning to see an even more authoritarian push for climate action?

PRIMARY TOPIC – CLIMATE CHANGE RHETORIC BECOMING “MORE MILITANT”

Daily Mail - JOSH HAMMER: A climate summit to turn you green with nausea: Kamala and Kerry flew on SEPARATE jets... the host is a Sultan oil boss... and it's all held in Dubai - where they air condition the desert. What a net zero charade!

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12824909/cop28-climate-summit-green-dubai-john-kerry-al-jaber-kamala-harris.html

Huffington Post - Record Number Of Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Attend COP28 Climate Summit

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cop28-climate-conference-fossil-fuel-lobbyists_n_656e6855e4b07b937ff5c85e

New York Times - Climate Summit Leader Tries to Calm Uproar Over a Remark on Fossil Fuels

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/climate/cop28-aljaber-fossil-fuels.html

The Hill - John Kerry says no coal plants should be ‘permitted anywhere in the world’

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4340428-john-kerry-says-no-coal-plants-should-be-permitted-anywhere-in-the-world/

DAVOS WATCH – KLAUS SCHWAB: WORLD CLASS INFLUENCE PEDDLER

Vanity Fair - “He Has an Incredible Knack to Smell the Next Fad”: How Klaus Schwab Built a Billionaire Circus at Davos

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/01/how-klaus-schwab-built-a-billionaire-circus-at-davos

WHO To Declare Climate Emergency? - In The Tank #425 Nov 30, 2023

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 425 of the In The Tank Podcast. With the global climate conference, COP28, starting this week, global warming rhetoric is being ramped up into high gear. Last week, over 200 medical journals called on the World Health Organization to declare an "immediate emergency" on the topic of climate change. Factor this rhetoric into the growing calls for the censorship of misinformation and you have yourself the recipe for overt authoritarianism.

PRIMARY TOPIC - MEDICAL JOURNALS CALL ON WHO TO DECLARE CLIMATE EMERGENCY

Reuters - COP28 summit: Future of fossil fuels center stage at climate talks

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/world-reckon-with-future-fossil-fuels-cop28-climate-summit-2023-11-29/

Yahoo - Over 200 medical journals call on WHO to declare immediate emergency: ‘We’ve got to act with thought … but also with haste’

https://news.yahoo.com/over-200-medical-journals-call-114534250.html

The Epoch Times - Climate Crisis Proponents Want to Criminalize Climate Change Doubts

https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/climate-crisis-proponents-want-to-criminalize-climate-change-doubts-5503123

SECONDARY TOPIC - CYBER THREAT INTELLIGENCE LEAGUE (CTIL) LEAK

Public - CTIL Files #1: US And UK Military Contractors Created Sweeping Plan For Global Censorship In 2018, New Documents Show

https://public.substack.com/p/ctil-files-1-us-and-uk-military-contractors?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=pn2lg

Shellenberger - The CTIL Files

https://twitter.com/shellenberger/status/1729537450752811097

DAVOS WATCH - EAT ZE BUGS!

Daily Mail - United Nations set to call on Americans to stop eating meat in an effort 'to tackle climate change' - despite only making up 1.4% of global emissions

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12800019/meat-consumption-climate-change-global-emissions.html

CNBC (Video) - Improving food distribution and insects as protein substitutes

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/01/18/improving-food-distribution-and-insects-as-protein-substitutes.html

U.S. Cities Becoming A Dystopian Hellscape - In The Tank #424 Nov 16, 2023

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 424 of the In The Tank Podcast. With world leaders descending on San Francisco, city officials have taken care to clean up the streets, hiding from the world the poverty, grime, and homelessness. Critics have mocked California Governor Gavin Newsom for taking this action only when the eyes of the world are upon him. This situation highlights a larger issue in our country. Our cities seem to be devolving into dystopian hellscapes, overrun by crime and general lawlessness. What is causing this and what can be done to fix it?

PRIMARY TOPIC - ARE AMERICAN CITIES DESCENDING INTO A DYSTOPIAN HELLSCAPE?

American Thinker - Misguided environmentalists have made our cities filthy

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/11/misguided_environmentalists_have_made_our_cities_filthy.html

Substack - All Eyes On What Gavin Newsom Will Do Next Now That Feds Cleaned Up San Francisco

https://public.substack.com/p/all-eyes-on-what-gavin-newsom-will

The Federalist - Why Are People In Denial That Urban America Is A Dystopian Hellscape?

https://thefederalist.com/2023/11/15/why-are-people-in-denial-that-urban-america-is-a-dystopian-hellscape/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-are-people-in-denial-that-urban-america-is-a-dystopian-hellscape&utm_term=2023-11-15

Fox Business - Democratic, 'big blue' cities seeing 'really distressing' economic trends: Stephen Moore

https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6341052242112

American Thinker - Chicago's crime crisis and the 'progressives'

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/06/chicagos_crime_crisis_and_the_progressives.html

DAVOS WATCH - WEF DOESN'T BELIEVE IN FREE WILL

21st Century Fascism, Controlling Speech and Society - In The Tank #423 Nov 11, 2023

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 423 of the In The Tank Podcast. The 21st-Century form of collectivism is one that melds the powers of private corporations and organizations with the force of government. This collusion, brought to light by the 2022 book The Great Reset, is threatening the very freedoms we hold dear as Americans. A new report was just released showing the extent at which this partnership went to stifle speech on topics ranging from Covid-19 to the 2020 elections. Also, emerging technologies are going to supercharge the power of this deadly alliance. And lastly, the ITT will break an exclusive bombshell report about RFK Jr.

PRIMARY TOPIC - 21st CENTURY FASCISM, CONTROLLING SPEECH AND SOCIETY

Real Clear Investigations - Documents Shed New Light on Feds' Collusion with Private Actors to Police Speech on Social Media

https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2023/11/06/documents_shed_new_light_on_feds_collusion_with_private_actors_to_police_speech_on_social_media_990672.html

The Federalist - Government Censorship Op Targeted The Federalist’s Mollie Hemingway, Sean Davis During 2020 Election

https://thefederalist.com/2023/11/07/government-censorship-op-targeted-the-federalists-mollie-hemingway-sean-davis-during-2020-election/

The Blaze - Secret reports show Homeland Security worked with universities to 'censor Americans' online speech' before 2020 election

https://www.theblaze.com/news/dhs-stanford-disinformation-campaign-bigtech

World Economic Forum (WEF) Launches AI Governance Alliance Focused on Responsible Generative AI

https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2023/06/208888-world-economic-forum-wef-launches-ai-governance-alliance-focused-on-responsible-generative-ai/

WH - Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights

https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/ai-bill-of-rights/

The Coming Collapse of Green Energy (and why EVs will never catch on) – In the Tank #422 Nov 06, 2023

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The Heartland Institute’s Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, Linnea Lueken, and special guest Jason Isaac of the Texas Public Policy Foundation present episode 422 of The In the Tank podcast. The Biden administration is continuing to mandate the electrification of everything while at the same time pulling offline the reliable and affordable power generation and transmission that would make it remotely possible. And this is a global delusion, not just a growing problem in the United States. Energy prices are skyrocketing and the “green energy” industry is now demanding even more government handouts – and permission to hike prices even more – to keep the scam going. But are we seeing signs that a rapid collapse of the scam is near?

Investments in “alternative energy” companies took off in 2020, but all those gains are now gone. General Electric announced that it will post $1 billion in losses in its wind division. The S&P Global Clean Energy Index is down more than 30 percent this year and still dropping. Siemens, one of the premier German manufacturers of wind turbines, saw its stock price crash by nearly 40 percent in one day last week and now wants a 15-billion-euros handout from the German government. It also appears that “Big Oil” is giving up on pretending to be a part of the “green energy” future and is consolidating to produce even more oil and gas in the future.

And in signs that the EV bubble is collapsing, Ford announced that it lost $1.3 billion in its EV division during the third quarter of 2023 – which translates into a loss of $62,016 for each of the 20,962 EVs it sold during the period. The CEO of Mercedes Benz said of the glut of EVs on the market that the public doesn’t want: “I can hardly imagine the current status quo is fully sustainable for everybody.” Even Elon Musk is warning that demand is just not there for this massive, government-driven push for EVs.

Joining us to talk about all this is Jason Isaac, senior fellow of Life:Powered, a national initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation and co-author of the brand new report: “Overcharged Expectations: Unmasking the True Cost of Electric Vehicles.” With government so invested with OUR MONEY in these schemes, is it inevitable that a massive financial bailout for these boondoggles is coming?

SHOW NOTES

PRIMARY TOPIC – The Coming Collapse of Green Energy and EVs

Powerline - The Daily Chart: More Red Ink for Green Energy
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/10/the-daily-chart-more-red-ink-for-green-energy.php

Powerline - Green Dreams Going Up in Smoke
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/10/green-dreams-going-up-in-smoke.php

Reuters - Siemens Energy shares slide 39% after company seeks state guarantees
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/siemens-energy-seeking-billions-euros-state-guarantees-wiwo-2023-10-26/

Plan to Hike Electric Bills 29% Sparks Fury in Wyoming
https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/electricity-prices-renewable-power-wyoming-b863bf8

JunkScience on X – China controls most of the clean tech processing supply chain
https://twitter.com/JunkScience/status/1719184775867404708

EVS ARE NOT SUSTAINABLE

Texas Public Policy Foundation – Overcharged Expectations: Unmasking the True Cost of Electric Vehicles
https://www.texaspolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-TrueCostofEVs-BennettIsaac.pdf

Daily Signal – Biden Poised to Bail Out Wind Energy Industry, Experts Predict
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/10/30/bailout-for-offshore-wind-energy-may-be-right-around-corner-experts-say/

Wall Street Journal – Brace for the Wind and Electric-Vehicle Bailouts
https://www.wsj.com/articles/brace-for-the-wind-and-electric-vehicle-bailouts-506383a8?mod=opinion_lead_pos6

Reuters - Ford again warns on EV results, withdraws 2023 forecast
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ford-withdraws-2023-forecast-warns-ev-results-2023-10-26/

GM Authority – GM Delays Launch Of Chevy Equinox EV, Silverado EV RST and GMC Sierra EV
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/10/gm-delays-launch-of-chevy-equinox-ev-silverado-ev-rst-and-gmc-sierra-ev/

CNBC – GM, Honda scrap plans to co-develop ‘affordable’ sub-$30,000 EVs
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/25/gm-honda-scrap-plans-to-co-develop-affordable-sub-30000-evs.html

Hertz pulls back on EV plans citing Tesla price cuts, high repair costs
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/26/hertz-pulls-back-on-ev-plans-citing-tesla-price-cuts-repair-costs.html

Biden climate czar quietly met with flailing EV company dependent on taxpayer handoutshttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-climate-czar-quietly-met-flailing-ev-company-dependent-taxpayer-handouts

Media Lies & a Fracturing Society - In The Tank #421 Oct 26, 2023

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 421 of the In The Tank Podcast. The New York Times' recent admission that they "relied too heavily on claims by Hamas" in regards to the Gaza hospital bombing is telling. It further reveals how broken our media system is. Worse, however, is the effect our media is having on social cohesion, leading to a fragmentation of society. This is contributing to a reality where the left and right are living in increasingly distant universes where common ground is exceedingly hard to find. What does this mean for our country and are there any solutions to the problem?

PRIMARY TOPIC – Media Lies and a Fracturing Society

Townhall - Americans’ Trust in Mass Media Sinks to Record Low

https://townhall.com/columnists/christalgo/2023/10/20/americans-trust-in-mass-media-sinks-to-record-low-n2630110

Politico - NYT admits error in Gaza hospital report

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/23/gaza-hospital-new-york-times-00122986

New York Times - How Covid Affects the Heart

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/07/well/live/covids-heart-health.html

Carnegie - Polarization, Democracy, and Political Violence in the United States: What the Research Says

https://carnegieendowment.org/2023/09/05/polarization-democracy-and-political-violence-in-united-states-what-research-says-pub-90457

Who Is Best Equipped to Fight The Great Reset? - In The Tank #420 Oct 19, 2023

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 420 of the In The Tank Podcast. ESG is the backbone of The Great Reset. And while we have made significant progress in the fight against ESG, it still remains an existential threat to liberty and free markets. With the presidential primaries approaching, The Socialism Research Center team produced a report card grading the candidates on their positions against ESG. The ITT crew discusses this report and talks about which candidate is best equipped to fight the Great Reset.

PRIMARY TOPIC – WHO IS BEST EQUIPPED TO FIGHT THE GREAT RESET?

Heartland Institute – Anti-ESG Report Card: 2024 Presidential Candidates

https://heartland.org/publications/anti-esg-report-card-2024-presidential-candidates/

Politico - Treasury outlines guidance for net-zero financing

https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2023/09/treasury-outlines-guidance-for-net-zero-financing-00116673

1792 Exchange – Proxy Voting Overview

https://1792exchange.com/spotlight-reports/proxy-voting/

Bloomberg - Banks Told to Review Clients Amid Historic ESG Crackdown in EU

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-16/banks-told-to-review-clients-amid-historic-esg-crackdown-in-eu#xj4y7vzkg

Civilization vs Savagery — In the Tank Podcast #419 Oct 12, 2023

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The unfathomable evil of Hamas’ attack on Israel last week was a reminder that the eternal human struggle between civilization and savagery never ends. This is going to be a tough podcast to get through, but it is important to not look away from the hate and the horrors inflicted by the enemies of civilization. Some say this barbarous act changes the Middle East forever. Maybe. But what does the fight in Israel say about the future of global liberty, which we’ve always assumed would remain ascendant forever? And what are we to make of the overtly pro-Hamas sentiment found in American streets, the halls of Congress, the heights of academia, and other redoubts of the ruling class?

What Will it Take to Destroy the Climate Narrative? - In The Tank #418 Oct 05, 2023

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo are joined by Linnea Lueken for episode 418 of the In The Tank Podcast. It seems like every day there is a new story that blows a hole in the climate narrative - a new study showing the impracticality of a 100% renewable grid, or an electric vehicle battery plant that requires coal power to function. We are told constantly by the media, politicians, and now even the Pope that we must change our lifestyle in an effort to combat climate change. Yet, most people don't care. These facts leave the ITT crew wondering: What would it take to finally destroy the climate narrative?

OPENING CHIT CHAT

AP News - Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. Here’s what’s next

https://apnews.com/article/mccarthy-gaetz-speaker-motion-to-vacate-congress-3542dd134dccf35bc67db3463baec53b

PRIMARY TOPIC - WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO DESTROY THE CLIMATE NARRATIVE?

Pope Francis on climate: ‘irresponsible’ Western lifestyle must change

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/04/pope-francis-environment-climate/

Electric Grid

The Hill - A new study zaps Biden’s plan to transform the electrical grid

https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4230591-a-new-study-has-zapped-bidens-plan-to-transform-the-electrical-grid/

Transportation

Electric buses purchased from bankrupt company no longer running

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/infrastructure/electric-buses-jackson-wyoming-no-longer-running