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Todd Herman Show Notes: 7.7.2021

Jul 7, 2021, 5:43 AM | Updated: 9:00 am

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LISTEN TO HOUR 1:

WATCH:

READ: Chicago mayor falsely claims there were no ‘race riots’ last year in the city

WATCH: LIVE Updates: Looting and Unrest in Chicago, More Than 100 Arrests Made

WATCH: Then & Now: City, businesses still recovering year after Chicago riots

WATCH: Chicago’s Mayor Lori Lightfoot plays the race card, saying that “about 99 percent” of the criticism she gets is because she is a black woman.

WATCH: Organizers gather at Seattle’s Alki Beach to call for an end to youth gun violence

WATCH:  ‘I need those guns put down’: SPD chief pleads with city after alarming spike in shootings

READ: Memorial for fallen Seattle police officer politicized by defund advocates

READ: Man who built pool for Portland homeless fatally stabbed

WATCH:

READ: Nearly a Third of Americans Think Public Health Officials Are Lying About Vaccine Safety

READ: France looks at enforcing Covid vaccines to defeat virus

WATCH: Biden’s Covid Czar: ‘We’ll Be Ready with Supply’ When the FDA Approves Vaccines for Children

READ: Vaccines: Reasons for Concern

WATCH: Yale Student Sets Precedence Across the Country on Universities Vaccine Mandates

WATCH: Jill Biden to NEA: ‘I Have Never Been More Proud to Call Myself an Educator’

READ: America’s Largest Teachers’ Union Votes to Help Members ‘Fight Back Against Anti-CRT Rhetoric’

WATCH: Thomas Sowell on “The Legacy of Slavery”

READ: 9 Facts About Slavery The Left Doesn’t Want You to Know

LISTEN TO HOUR 2:

WATCH: Football is gay

READ:  Millions skipped church during the pandemic. Will they return?

WATCH: Controversial ‘no sit, no lie’ ordinance takes effect in Everett

WATCH: Police shoot knife-wielding man challenging people to fight at Federal Way motel

READ: 2 suffer ‘life-changing’ injuries after fireworks they were handling detonated

READ: Unauthorized 4th of July parade in Creswell draws hundreds

WATCH:

READ: REVEALED: Anthem-snubbing Gwen Berry has history of racist posts on social media

WATCH: Jemele Hill on Gwen Berry: Olympics Rules ‘Disproportionately Impact’ Black Athletes

WATCH: Andrew Cuomo’s daughter Michaela declares herself ‘demisexual’

JUST A FEW MORE THINGS:

THING 1 Capehart on PBS: Pelosi Is a ‘Devout Catholic’ and Lover of the Constitution

THING 2 CNN Lets DNC Chair Accuse Supreme Court of Allowing Jim Crow Laws

THING 3 Jehmu Greene: Republicans Have Been Defunding the Police ‘for Decades’

THING 4 Joy Behar: Right Wing Don’t Attack Biden Because He’s White But Attack Kamala Because She’s Black

THING 5 MSNBC Guest: Black People ‘Bring 98.7% of the Flavor to All Sports’

LISTEN TO HOUR 3:

JIM WALSH: Inverse Forgiveness

WATCH:

WATCH:

Auctioneer Jonathan Klunk gestures to a display of personal items owned by KFC founder Harland Sand...

Associated Press

KFC founder Colonel Sanders’ personal items, former home and restaurant up for auction

SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — KFC founder Colonel Sanders ‘ pressure cooker, black bow tie and dozens of other personal items are up for public auction, along with his former home and a dinner house Sanders opened after selling his iconic restaurant chain. Harland Sanders, still known as the face of the worldwide chain originally known […]

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FILE - Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti speaks during a President Joe Biden campaign event in Scranton...

Associated Press

Democrat’s TV ad targets data centers in drive to oust Republican from swing Pennsylvania House seat

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrat Paige Cognetti is taking a shot at artificial intelligence data centers in her challenge to freshman Republican Rep. Rob Bresnahan, saying “we’re not for sale” in a new TV ad in a swing Pennsylvania congressional district where communities are fighting data center projects. The race between Cognetti, the mayor of […]

1 hour ago

Juan Carlos Arce, human rights defender and refugee from Nicaragua, poses for a photo in Barcelona,...

Associated Press

6 refugees speak out as UN-backed treaty to help people fleeing war and persecution marks 75 years

GENEVA (AP) — Tuesday marks the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, which was born after the ravages of World War II to help people fleeing war, violence and persecution. Proponents say the treaty has saved millions of lives. Respect for it, though, has come under strain: Some countries have denied entry to asylum […]

6 hours ago

FILE - President Donald Trump listens as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Presi...

Associated Press

Netanyahu’s first meeting with Trump since the Iran war began is a chance to smooth over strains

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday is the first since the two leaders launched a joint war against Iran and a chance for Netanyahu to smooth out strains in their relationship. The meeting comes as both face growing pressures at home. Netanyahu is up for reelection […]

6 hours ago

Jay Clayton testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing to be the next Di...

Associated Press

Senate expected to confirm Jay Clayton as next intelligence director

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is expected to confirm Jay Clayton on Tuesday to become head of the nation’s intelligence agencies, ensuring that a permanent director is in place as the midterm elections approach. Clayton is expected to be confirmed along party lines after a contentious hearing two weeks ago in which he repeatedly refused […]

7 hours ago

Newly-sworn Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., sister of Lindsey Graham, walks past cameras as she leaves...

Associated Press

South Carolina Republicans line up to run in special primary to replace late Sen. Lindsey Graham

WASHINGTON (AP) — The field of Republican candidates vying to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham on November ballots is nearly set, with at least 10 hopefuls filing their paperwork and launching into a two-week sprint toward the Aug. 11 special GOP primary. It’s been a jumbled and frenetic period during what would have otherwise […]

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Todd Herman Show Notes: 7.7.2021