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Todd Herman Show Notes: 3.19.2021

Mar 19, 2021, 5:46 AM | Updated: 9:26 am

LISTEN TO HOUR 1:

WATCH: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announces Florida curriculum will  “expressly exclude…Critical Race Theory.”

WATCH: Abigail Shrier, author of book on gender dysphoria, slams Equality Act

READ: California Curriculum Accuses Christians of ‘Theocide,’ Encourages Chanting to Pagan Gods

READ: The Republican embrace of white Christian nationalism and the decomposing trajectory of the GOP

READ: Christian nationalism and its role in insurrection and impeachment

READ: Christian nationalism is a threat, and not just from Capitol attackers invoking Jesus

READ: New Survey Shows 3 In 5 White Evangelicals Say Joe Biden Wasn’t Legitimately Elected

READ: The Rise of Christian Nationalism

READ: Christian nationalism poses a major threat to American democracy

READ: How the Christian Right Helped Foment Insurrection

WATCH: Fireworks between Rand Paul and Dr. Fauci on the subject of masks. Dr. Fauci has no rebuttal and can’t cite ANY science to support his claims

WATCH: Pfizer executives explain to investors that people may need a third dose of covid vaccine, in addition to regular yearly boosters.

WATCH:Ohio school district requiring students to double mask when in-person learning resumes

READ: How the beach ‘super-spreader’ myth can inform UK’s future Covid response

WATCH: Mike Barnicle –  “Donald Trump didn’t pull the trigger in Atlanta, but Donald Trump certainly was responsible for the anger and the fear and the suspicion that exists in great degree in this country.”

WATCH: WH Press Sec connects Atlanta shooting to Trump: “There’s no question some of the damaging rhetoric we saw during the prior administration  … has elevated threats against Asian-Americans.”

 

LISTEN TO HOUR 2:

READ: Two robberies and shootings within 15 minutes of each other near Seattle, one at massage spa

WATCH: Did Trump feud with Gov. Inslee cost Washington a visit by hospital ship for COVID help?

WATCH: Pregnant women now eligible in Washington state for COVID-19 vaccine

WATCH: California restaurant that defied COVID rules continues operating with generator after judge authorizes city to cut the power

WATCH: Gov. Newsom Says QAnon, Militia Groups, The Proud Boys Are Behind the Recall Effort Against Him

WATCH: CNN’s Panel Fact Checks Dem Gov. Newsom on Recall: ‘More Broad Based Effort’ than He Claims

READ: The GOP’s New Strategy Document Shows Party Leaders Still Don’t Get It

READ:  SSB 5313 – Concerning health insurance discrimination.

READ: OxyContin Owner Increases Settlement Offer to $4.28 Billion

 

HIGHLIGHT: Just a Few More Things

THING 1 Actor Chris Cuomo Claims GOP Waging ‘Holy War’ to Bring Back Jim Crow

THING 2 Newsom says he wants to replace Diane Feinstein with a black woman in the Senate if she retires

THING 3 Gayle King Joins Oprah and Meghan Markle’s PR War: Just Stop the Racism!

THING 4 Dem Rep. Escobar Says Kevin McCarthy Is Fueling ‘Xenophobia and Racism’ by Saying There Is a Crisis at the Border

THING 5 ABC on Border Crisis: ‘Total Mayhem,’ Dems ‘Growing Increasingly Frustrated’ with Biden

 

LISTEN TO HOUR 3

HIGHLIGHT: Friday’s with Dori

Palestinians transport bags of semolina past a military gate closed to vehicles during an Israeli a...

Associated Press

Days before Israeli election, military conducts massive West Bank operation

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military carried out a massive military operation in the occupied West Bank over the weekend, displacing hundreds of Palestinians and placing major restrictions on Palestinian movement, in response to a gun attack that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others in Hebron on Friday. The operation comes […]

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FILE - The roundabout at FAMU Way is seen on the Florida A&M University campus in Tallahassee, Fla....

Associated Press

At least 12 people injured in shooting near a football stadium in Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — At least 12 people were injured, including six children, in a shooting Saturday near a football stadium in Tallahassee on homecoming weekend for Florida A&M University, authorities said. Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell told reporters that no arrests had been made. In a statement, police said the preliminary investigation indicates that […]

6 hours ago

FILE - Visitors tour the exhibition booths operated with Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the China ...

Associated Press

As the US and China form AI blocs, countries are increasingly torn between them

HONG KONG (AP) — With the two leading AI powers, the United States and China, forming their own AI blocs, other countries are maneuvering to harness the strengths of both groupings and avoid losing out. As the rivalry intensifies, experts say the window for countries to be able to choose freely between the two AI […]

6 hours ago

Milwaukee Brewers' Sal Frelick watches his home run during the sixth inning of Game 2 of baseball's...

Associated Press

Frelick and Pratt lift Brewers to 5-4 comeback win over Rays and 2-0 World Series lead

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Sal Frelick tied the score with his first home run in three months, Cooper Pratt hit a go-ahead single in the seventh inning and the Milwaukee Brewers stunned the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Saturday night for a 2-0 World Series lead by overcoming a four-run deficit for the second time in […]

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President Donald Trump greets Gernot Döllner, CEO of Audi AG, at a campaign rally at Guardian Cent...

Associated Press

Trump announces at a Georgia campaign rally that Audi will build a new auto factory in the state

PERRY, Ga. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that Audi will build an automobile plant in Georgia as he tries to deliver on his promise to bolster American manufacturing in the final days before the midterm elections. Speaking at a campaign rally in Perry, Georgia, where he sought to boost Republican candidates, Trump […]

8 hours ago

In this photo made with a smartphone, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola, center, stands...

Associated Press

Sullivan, Peltola seek support from Alaska Native voters ahead of crucial Senate race

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A little more than one week before the midterm elections, the leading candidates in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race are trying to rally support from Alaska Native voters, a key constituency. Both Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic former Rep. Mary Peltola spoke at this week’s Alaska Federation of Natives conference in […]

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Todd Herman Show Notes: 3.19.2021