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The Biden classified document special counsel report. In a 388-page report released Thursday, the Special Counsel investigating President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents cleared him of any criminal wrongdoing, but created a fresh political crisis for the White House with details about Biden's mental state during the investigation.
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Today’s clickables: A few quick notes (0:38), Quick hits (2:28), Today’s story (4:41), Right’s take (8:13), Left’s take (12:02), Interview with Billy Binion (16:14), Isaac’s take (15:50), Listener question (20:47), Under the Radar (23:13), Numbers (24:13), Have a nice day (25:05)
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The response to our first-ever Tangle Live event was better than we could have imagined and we're excited to announce we're running it back on Wednesday, April 17th in New York City! We'll be gathering the Tangle community at The Loft at City Winery for a conversation between special guests about the 2024 election moderated by founder Isaac Saul with an audience Q&A afterwards.
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On this week's episode: Isaac and Ari sat down for an interview with Daniel Bannoura. Daniel is the founder of "Ultimate Palestine" and host of "Across the Divide" podcast. He is a PhD candidate in Theology at the University of Notre Dame.
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The response to our first-ever Tangle Live event was better than we could have imagined and we're excited to announce we're running it back on Wednesday, April 17th in New York City! We'll be gathering the Tangle community at The Loft at City Winery for a conversation between special guests about the 2024 election moderated by founder Isaac Saul with an audience Q&A afterwards.
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Before Tucker Carlson, the most consequential news anchor in America was Bill O'Reilly. Under his leadership, Fox News became the most popular television station in America. In 2009, The O'Reilly Factor was the number one cable news show in America for 106 consecutive weeks, sometimes drawing more than three million viewers a night. His views on national politics regularly dominated the front pages, and his style was fought and often mocked by the left, but rarely ignored.Yet O'Reilly was also fundamentally different than what Tucker Carlson became. He did not and does not consider himself a conservative or even an ideologue. He's maintained friendly relationships with liberal contemporaries like Jon Stewart. In 2020, after Donald Trump's election was lost, he was one of the few news anchors regularly watched by Trump supporters who was telling them that the election was not stolen.Today, O'Reilly runs an independent nightly broadcast, much like the one he ran on Fox News, called No Spin News. He was ousted from Fox News in 2017 after a New York Times article revealed that he and the network had settled multiple sexual harassment allegations in court, costing millions of dollars. Advertisers fled when the story broke and Fox News eventually let O 'Reilly go.In previous interviews, he said that he regrets not fighting the accusations. While his ouster from Fox News may have taken him out of the limelight for many liberals and progressives in America, he's still a force in the more conservative minded media ecosystem. No Spin News is still widely watched and even appears on some cable news channels. After O'Reilly interviewed me on his show a couple months ago, hundreds of his viewers signed up for Tangle. In September, when Tucker Carlson interviewed O'Reilly on X, their conversation drew over 22 million views. After appearing on O'Reilly's show a few times in his repeated references to being a Tangle reader, we decided to turn the tables. I reached out to his team to have him come on the Tangle podcast. I had a lot of questions for him. I wanted to ask about the 2024 race, the state of the media, his relationship with Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson and Jon Stewart, his ouster from Fox News, and I tried to get him to say something nice about President Biden. It took some arm twisting, but he eventually did. He has deemed President Biden the second worst president in US history, and we talked about that too. Shortly before the interview, O'Reilly's people emailed us and said he could only do 20 minutes instead of our scheduled 45 minute interview. So we didn't get to some of the things I wanted to get to, but once the conversation started, he actually did hang around for over 30 minutes, close to 40.So today we're going to bring you that conversation exclusively right here on the Tangle YouTube channel. Hope you guys enjoy it. And don't forget, let me know what you think. You can reach me at Isaac@readtangle.com.
* FACT CHECK: There were some moments in the interview we felt needed to be clarified. One editor's note was included in this podcast, but there were a few others. You can check out the full transcript of the interview with notes here.
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Today's Clickables:Introduction and the 2024 election: 00:00The Legal Troubles of Donald Trump: 06:29Accountability for Presidents: 11:25Fox News Coverage: 14:40Influence of Network News Stations: 19:19Thoughts on Tucker interviewing Putin: 22:52Jon Stewart's Return: 25:26Trump and Biden's Strengths and Weaknesses: 29:45
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Jennifer Crumbley. On Tuesday, a Michigan jury convicted Crumbley, a school shooter's mother, on four counts of involuntary manslaughter for her son’s killing of four high-school students in 2021. Crumbley is the first parent in the U.S. to ever be found criminally responsible for their child carrying out a mass killing. Her husband, James Crumbley, is scheduled to stand trial next month.
Editor's note: Tangle does not name mass shooters because of the well documented contagion effect. For similar reasons, where possible, we also try to share limited information about the shooter and their alleged motives.
You can read today's podcast here, our “Under the Radar” story here and today’s “Have a nice day” story here.
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Today’s clickables: A few quick notes (1:26), Quick hits (3:30), Today’s story (5:15), Left’s take (9:33), Right’s take (13:34), Interview with Billy Binion (16:14), Isaac’s take (26:38), Listener question (33:11), Under the Radar (35:39), Numbers (36:28), Have a nice day (37:43)
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The response to our first-ever Tangle Live event was better than we could have imagined and we're excited to announce we're running it back on Wednesday, April 17th in New York City! We'll be gathering the Tangle community at The Loft at City Winery for a conversation between special guests about the 2024 election moderated by founder Isaac Saul with an audience Q&A afterwards.
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Trump's immunity. On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously rejected former President Donald Trump's claim that he is immune to criminal charges of trying to undermine the 2020 election. The panel, composed of two Democratic appointees and one Republican appointee, said that presidential privileges don’t shield Trump from prosecution for federal crimes that apply to every American citizen.
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Today’s clickables: Two important notes (0:43), Quick hits (2:17), Today’s story (4:32), Right’s take (6:50), Left’s take (10:32), Isaac’s take (14:24), Listener question (19:10), Under the Radar (21:36), Numbers (22:36), Have a nice day (23:41)
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The response to our first-ever Tangle Live event was better than we could have imagined and we're excited to announce we're running it back on Wednesday, April 17th in New York City! We'll be gathering the Tangle community at The Loft at City Winery for a conversation between special guests about the 2024 election moderated by founder Isaac Saul with an audience Q&A afterwards.
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Take the poll. What do you think of the court’s ruling that former President Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution in his federal election interference case? Let us know!
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The Senate's border and foreign aid bill. On Sunday, Senate negotiators released the text of their $118 billion bill aimed at improving security on the U.S.-Mexico border while providing funding for Ukraine and Israel.
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Today’s clickables: A BIG announcement (0:47), Quick hits (2:37), Today’s story (4:43), Left’s take (8:44), Right’s take (12:11), Isaac’s take (15:59), Listener question (20:18), Under the Radar (22:43), Numbers (23:37), Have a nice day (24:36)
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The response to our first-ever Tangle Live event was better than we could have imagined and we're excited to announce we're running it back on Wednesday, April 17th in New York City! We'll be gathering the Tangle community at The Loft at City Winery for a conversation between special guests about the 2024 election moderated by founder Isaac Saul with an audience Q&A afterwards.
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Take the poll. What do you think of the combination foreign aid funding and border security reform bill? Let us know!
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The social media hearings in Congress. On Wednesday, a group of executives from Meta, TikTok, Snap, Discord, X (formerly known as Twitter), and other social media companies testified in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about the threats of social media and child exploitation. The hearing began with testimony from victims who said they or their children had been exploited on these platforms. Parents who had lost children to suicide held up photos of their children throughout the hearings.
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You can also check out our latest YouTube video about misinformation and fake news that has spread like wildfire in the three months since Hamas’s attack on Israel and the subsequent fighting in Gaza here.
Today’s clickables: A few quick notes (0:52), Quick hits (2:29), Today’s story (5:01), Right’s take (7:56), Left’s take (11:59), Isaac’s take (15:39), Listener question (20:18), Under the Radar (23:10), Numbers (24:03), Have a nice day (24:59)
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Take the poll. Who would you say is the most responsible for mental health issues among minors using social media apps? Let us know!
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The death of U.S. soldiers. On Sunday, U.S. Central Command confirmed that three U.S. Army soldiers were killed and more than 30 service members were injured in an overnight drone attack on a small outpost in Jordan. It was the first time U.S. troops have been killed by enemy fire in the Middle East since the beginning of the war in Gaza.
You can read today's podcast here, our “Under the Radar” story here and here, an update to the crash of a Russian military transport plane story here, and today’s “Have a nice day” story here.
You can also check out our latest YouTube video about misinformation and fake news that has spread like wildfire in the three months since Hamas’s attack on Israel and the subsequent fighting in Gaza here.
Today’s clickables: A quick note (0:59), Quick hits (2:59), Today’s story (5:56), Left’s take (7:50), Right’s take (11:16), Isaac’s take (14:49), Listener question (19:28), Under the Radar (22:26), Numbers (23:22), Have a nice day (24:26)
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Are you a student interested in journalism, politics, and media? Know someone who is? We’ve opened applications for Tangle’s college ambassador program and are looking for engaged, enthusiastic college students to represent Tangle on their campuses. Applications will be open from January 23-February 4, and the program will run through the spring semester. If you or someone you know is interested, we are accepting applications here.
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Take the poll. What do you think is the right course of action for the United States in the Middle East? Let us know!
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The latest economic news. In the fourth quarter of 2023, the U.S. economy grew much more rapidly than expected while inflation continued to slow. The Commerce Department said the U.S. has avoided the recession many forecasters thought was inevitable, and in 2023 the economy grew faster than any other advanced economy in the world.
You can read today's podcast here, our “Under the Radar” story here, and today’s “Have a nice day” story here.
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Today’s clickables: A quick note (1:00), Quick hits (2:07), Today’s story (3:54), Right’s take (6:30), Left’s take (10:22), Interview with Kyla Scanlon (13:15), Isaac’s take (22:31), Listener question (27:36), Under the Radar (30:43), Numbers (31:41), Have a nice day (32:42)
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Are you a student interested in journalism, politics, and media? Know someone who is? We’ve opened applications for Tangle’s college ambassador program and are looking for engaged, enthusiastic college students to represent Tangle on their campuses. Applications will be open from January 23-February 4, and the program will run through the spring semester. If you or someone you know is interested, we are accepting applications here.
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Take the poll. We’re going to replicate Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index with our readers. What do you think about the economy? Let us know!
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The Texas border standoff. On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government has the authority to access a park abutting the Rio Grande and remove razor wire installed by the state of Texas. The Department of Homeland Security told Texas to give it access to the fencing, which is in Eagle Pass, by Friday, but Texas has refused. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton demanded proof that the federal government has authority over the border, while Gov. Greg Abbott (R) doubled down, saying he'll increase state border patrol and add more barriers and razor wire.
You can read today's podcast here, our “Under the Radar” story here, and today’s “Have a nice day” story here.
You can also check out our latest YouTube video about misinformation and fake news that has spread like wildfire in the three months since Hamas’s attack on Israel and the subsequent fighting in Gaza here.
Today’s clickables: A quick note (0:53), Quick hits (1:48), Today’s story (4:27), Left’s take (8:42), Right’s take (12:21), Isaac’s take (26:45), Under the Radar (32:32), Numbers (33:26), Have a nice day (34:49)
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Are you a student interested in journalism, politics, and media? Know someone who is? We’ve opened applications for Tangle’s college ambassador program and are looking for engaged, enthusiastic college students to represent Tangle on their campuses. Applications will be open from January 23-February 4, and the program will run through the spring semester. If you or someone you know is interested, we are accepting applications here.
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Take the poll. What do you think of the conflict between the federal and Texas state governments? Let us know!
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