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COVID-19 Lab Leak Theory Vindicated - In The Tank #387 Mar 03, 2023

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 387 of the In The Tank Podcast. In the past few weeks, there have been a few interesting stories that relate to the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. From the DOE's report on the lab leak story, a NYT article about ineffective mask mandates, and Woody Harrelson's controversial SNL monologue, the ITT crew takes the time to discuss these stories and more.

States Rally Against ESG. Geoengineering and 15min Cities - In The Tank #386 Feb 24, 2023

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 386 of the In The Tank Podcast. As criticisms of ESG continue to be thrust into the national spotlight, more and more states are rallying against this insidious scheme. The ITT crew provides an update on these actions. Also, a lot more attention is being paid to increasingly bizarre "solutions" to climate change including geoengineering and so-called "15 Minute Cities." The ITT crew talks about these topics and more.

This is Big! DeSantis Takes Aim At ESG - In The Tank #385 Feb 17, 2023

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Justin Haskins present episode 385 of the In The Tank Podcast. In an underreported move, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis proposed a comprehensive anti-ESG bill. This bill could be a game-changer in the political landscape in regards to this very important topic. The ITT discusses the bill and its potential implications. Also, they talk about the recently-undercovered Global Disinformation Index "blacklist" and how it is impacting you the news you are seeing.

OPENING CHIT CHAT – UFOs!

NYP - F-16 pilots struggled to find object shot down over Lake Huron, audio reveals

https://nypost.com/2023/02/14/cockpit-audio-shows-pilots-struggling-to-id-lake-huron-object/

PRIMARY TOPIC – DESANTIS TAKES AIM AT ESG

FLGOV - Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Legislation to Protect Floridians from the Woke ESG Financial Scam

https://www.flgov.com/2023/02/13/governor-ron-desantis-announces-legislation-to-protect-floridians-from-the-woke-esg-financial-scam/

(video) – Gov. DeSantis’ Proposal to End ESG Woke Banking

https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=718941523037717

National Review - Ron DeSantis Announces Crackdown on ESG Investments Using State Funds

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/ron-desantis-announces-crackdown-on-esg-investments-using-state-funds/

SECONDARY TOPIC – Secret “Disinformation Index” Blacklist

Townhall - Secret Blacklist Exposed: Townhall Labeled 'Reprehensible' and 'Offensive' on List Targeting Advertisers

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2023/02/10/townhall-unveils-its-new-pronouns-reprehensibleoffensive-n2619442

The Federalist - Conservative News Sites Aren’t ‘Risky,’ A ‘Disinformation Index’ To Censor Speech Is

https://thefederalist.com/2023/02/14/conservative-news-sites-arent-risky-a-disinformation-index-to-censor-speech-is/

Biden's Biggest State of the Union Lies - In The Tank #384 Feb 10, 2023

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 384 of the In The Tank Podcast. On Tuesday night, President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address. As we have grown accustomed to, the night was fraught with political theater. The ITT crew talks the speech, dissects some of the most egregious lies of the night, and provides context to some of the claims of the President. According to Biden, the economy is roaring. In reality, as inflation, energy prices, and consumer spending data show, this is not the case.

ChatGPT Will Change EVERYTHING - In The Tank #383 Feb 03, 2023

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 383 of the In The Tank Podcast. You have probably heard at least a little bit about ChatGPT - an AI language model developed by OpenAI. I can assure you, you have not heard about it enough. This technology is going to drastically alter the landscape of many industries. The ITT crew discusses the potential of this new technology and talk about the implications it may have on our society. Also, we cover further confirmation that the media has gone off the deep end in the past several years in regards to bias.

The Coming Technocratic Dystopia Imagined By Davos - In The Tank #382 Jan 27, 2023

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 382 of the In The Tank Podcast. The World Economic Forum's Davos 2023 conference just wrapped up and the ITT crew dives in to some of the crazier things that have come out of this conference and other WEF events. From "cities of the future" to gene editing, the crew discusses how serious these ideas are and what societal implications they may have. Also, is Davos' global influence diminishing?

PRIMARY TOPIC - THE COMING TECHNOLOGICAL DYSTOPIA IMAGINED BY DAVOS
Stopping Socialism TV - The Most Disturbing Discussion at Davos 2023, and Why You Haven't Heard About It
https://youtu.be/D4MV3vNFOHQ
WEF - "The Line" City of the Future
https://twitter.com/LayahHeilpern/sta...
WEF - Our Alliance is creating smart city governance
https://www.weforum.org/impact/smart-...
WEF - Why developing nations are defining the smart cities of the future
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/0...
WEF - "Write-level" gene editing and "diminished reality glasses
https://twitter.com/Lukewearechange/s...
SECONDARY TOPIC - IS DAVOS COLLAPSING?
Great Narrative Conference - "Trust in the elites"
https://twitter.com/listen_2learn/sta...
Shellenberger - Together, We Killed Davos
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Davos 2023, Conspiracy Theories or Conspiracy Facts? - In The Tank, ep381 Jan 20, 2023

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 381 of the In The Tank Podcast. The World Economic Forum's Davos 2023 conference is in full swing. World and business leaders from around the globe are meeting in the mountain countryside to talk about everything from climate change and energy policy to Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. However, we are being told that this is very important work being done, but also, if we talk them serious, then we are conspiracy theorists. Also, Greta Thunberg was arrested in Germany during a protest. The In The Tank crew explores these stories and more.

Biden's Gas Stove Ban - In The Tank, ep380 Jan 13, 2023

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 380 of the In The Tank Podcast. The Biden administration announced this week that it was considering a ban on gas stoves, supposedly because it causes asthma in kids – a claim not backed up by science.

They are trying to walk back from this infuriating government overreach, but the In the Tank crew won’t let them because it’s part of a tyrannical pattern by our ruling elite. For instance, New York governor Kathy Hochul also announced she wants to ban all appliances, including stoves furnaces, that burn fossil fuels. This is not about safety, but about forcing us to go “all electric” for EVERYTHING as soon as possible to “fight climate change.” It’s absolutely insane and must be stopped.

The ITT crew will also talk about how the chairman of the Federal Reserve announced the Fed will not be a “climate policymaker,” a rare sensible statement from a position of great power that has the climate cultists enraged. We’ll also cover how YouTube shut down The Heartland Institute’s main channel just before we went live with a prominent climate realist scientist. We will also remember another great scientist and climate realist – our friend, Dr. Jay Lehr – who sadly passed away this week.

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OPENING BANTER

Heartland’s YouTube channel being frozen just before we went live with climate realist scientist Dr. Judith Curry

https://heartland.org/opinion/youtube-pulls-down-heartland-institutes-channel-just-before-live-stream-with-climate-scientist-judith-curry/

Rumble - Heartland’s Interview with Dr. Judith Curry

https://rumble.com/v2470w4-climate-goals-vs.-human-well-being-a-live-discussion-with-dr.-judith-curry.html

BIDEN WANTS TO BAN GAS STOVES

WSJ - Biden Is Coming for Your Gas Stove: The Consumer Product Safety Commission enlists in the crusade to ban fossil fuels from the kitchen.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-is-coming-for-your-gas-stove-consumer-product-safety-commission-richard-trumka-environmental-protection-agency-11673303864

JunkScience.com - No, new study does not link gas stoves with asthma in children

https://junkscience.com/2023/01/no-new-study-does-not-link-gas-stoves-with-asthma-in-children/

National Review: The Only Proper Response to a National Gas-Stove Ban

https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/01/the-only-proper-response-to-a-national-gas-stove-ban/

Fox Business - New York Gov. Hochul announces plans to ban gas heating in new homes, buildings constructed in next few years

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/new-york-gov-hochul-announces-plans-ban-gas-heating-new-homes-buildings-constructed-next-few-years

WSJ - Kathy Hochul’s Latest Brainstorm

https://www.wsj.com/articles/kathy-hochuls-latest-brainstorm-new-york-natural-gas-ban-fossil-fuels-11673393016

Fox News - Twitter slams AOC after she says gas stoves are linked to brain damage: 'Dems are literally insane'

https://www.foxnews.com/media/twitter-slams-aoc-she-says-gas-stoves-linked-brain-damage-dems-literally-insane

FEDERAL RESERVE REJECTS CLIMATE ACTIVISM

NYT - Powell Says Fed Will Not Be a ‘Climate Policymaker’

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/business/economy/powell-fed-climate.html

WSJ - Regulator of the Week

https://www.wsj.com/articles/regulator-of-the-week-11673381092

Population Doomsday on 60 Minutes - In The Tank Podcast #379 Jan 06, 2023

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 379 of the In The Tank Podcast. With the start of a new year, climate alarmism has been given center stage. 60 Minutes recently ran a segment about the looming population doomsday. The segment, featuring noted doomsayer Paul Ehrlich, promoted dire warnings like "humanity is unsustainable," and how we are "in the midst of sixth mass extinction." Also, the UN convened a conference on biodiversity a few weeks ago where world leaders agreed to a bunch of principles which could have major implications.

OPENING CHIT CHAT

NYT - Live Updates: McCarthy Loses 4th Vote for Speaker

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/04/us/house-speaker-vote

60 MINUTES – POPULATION DOOMSDAY

Reason - 60 Minutes Promotes Paul Ehrlich's Failed Doomsaying One More Time

https://reason.com/2023/01/03/60-minutes-promotes-paul-ehrlichs-failed-doomsaying-one-more-time/

National Review - Population-Bombers Are Going Extinct

https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/01/population-bombers-are-going-extinct/

CBS News - Scientists say planet in midst of sixth mass extinction, Earth's wildlife running out of places to live

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/earth-mass-extinction-60-minutes-2023-01-01/

2022 UN BIODIVERSITY CONFERENCE

NPR - Negotiators at a U.N. biodiversity conference reach a historic deal to protect nature

https://www.npr.org/2022/12/19/1144065910/a-u-n-pact-finds-agreement-to-save-nature-seen-as-vital-for-biodiversity

CNN - More than 190 countries sign landmark agreement to halt the biodiversity crisis

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/19/world/cop15-biodiversity-agreement-montreal-climate-scn-intl/index.html

CBD - COP15: Nations Adopt Four Goals, 23 Targets for 2030 in Landmark UN Biodiversity Agreement

https://www.cbd.int/article/cop15-cbd-press-release-final-19dec2022

Streaming In Decline? Avatar, Top Gun, Star Wars - In the Tank ep 378 Dec 30, 2022

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal and Jim Lakely — with SPECIAL GUEST Christian Toto — present episode 377 of the In The Tank Podcast. In what is becoming an annual tradition, the In the Tank crew end the year talking about the state of pop culture with veteran movie reviewer and culture writer Christian Toto, proprietor of the HollywoodInToto.com website.

We’ll discuss what is looking like a rough patch (and maybe much worse) for the big streaming services (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, etc.), what that means for the future of Hollywood, and if the “get woke, go broke” maxim is holding or getting even worse. We’ll also discuss the state of the modern Hollywood blockbuster (with Avatar 2, which Donny just saw, being a test case), and Christian will tell us the best movies and streaming shows he saw this year and recommends to our audience.

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