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Mixed PoliticsEp 43 What's Going On With American Politics in Summer 2024 Part DeuxWho is "The Other Joe"? Continuing the discussion of current events, Beth gives her two-point strategy for a Democratic win in November 2024. 2024-07-271h 06Mixed PoliticsEp 42 What's Going On With American Politics in Summer 2024?News changes so fast, Beth and Stainy can barely keep up! Listen as they discuss the GOP convention, Biden's age, and why Americans can't seem to go one day without thinking about a president. 2024-07-2453 minMixed PoliticsEp 41 - What's Going On With the 2024 Election Cycle?Beth and Stainy discuss the latest happenings in the 2024 election cycle. Months to go before election day and we are already exhausted!References: Joe Scarborough's bill labeling Al Sharpton as racist: https://projects.propublica.org/represent/bills/106/hconres289Joe Scarborough's bill to withdraw from the UN: https://projects.propublica.org/represent/bills/104/hr2535Joe Scarborough's bill to abolish the Dept of Education: https://projects.propublica.org/represent/bills/104/hr1883WaPo article summary: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/07/12/before-scarborough-left-the-gop-he-led-a-congressional-revolt-and-tried-to-cut-ties-with-the-un/How jury selection works in NY: https...2024-04-211h 15Mixed PoliticsEp 40 - What's Going On With American Political Shenanigans?Beth & Stainy continue catching up on politics after a recent hiatus. Join our Patreon to see the UNCENSORED version with behind-the-scenes clips, extra laughs, and our future plans for the podcast. Patreon.com/mixedpolitics2024-03-251h 02Mixed PoliticsEp 39 - What's Going On At Home and Abroad?After a long hiatus, Beth and Stainy dive into a plethora of stories to catch up on politics and global issues. References:Beau of the Fifth Column's take on famine: https://youtu.be/1M1Ds2qo7tY?si=t3TA1BBGZmQriOq9Prior incidents of failure to launch: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/missileers/falsealarms.html2024-03-201h 14Mixed PoliticsEp 38 Part 2 Drunk Continuation of the DC Trump IndictmentPart 2 of our analysis of the DC Trump Indictment, including Judge Chutkan, jury selection, the GOP reaction, and why the Electoral Count Act of 1887 exists.The alcohol set in for this second hour, so buckle up!Resources:4 Count Indictment: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67656604/1/united-states-v-trump/18 U.S.C. 371: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/37118 U.S.C. 1512: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/151218 U.S.C. 241: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/241Attorney_Di YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Attorney...2023-08-171h 09Mixed PoliticsEp 38 Part 1 - What's Going On With the DC Trump Indictment?4 Count Indictment: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67656604/1/united-states-v-trump/18 U.S.C. 371: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/37118 U.S.C. 1512: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/151218 U.S.C. 241: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2412023-08-1155 minMixed PoliticsEp 37 What's Going On With Trump's Indictment?Trump’s indictment: https://thehill.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-Indictment.pdfStatement of Fact for Trump indictment: https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000187-4dd5-dfdf-af9f-4dfda6e80000NY code on Tolling statute of limitations: https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/civil-practice-law-and-rules/cvp-sect-207.htmlCy Vance on Bill Barr asking to stand down: https://www.npr.org/2023/04/02/1167665437/former-manhattan-da-cyrus-vance-calls-trump-indictment-extraordinary-eventJudge's comment on Trump language: https://www.npr.org/2023/04/05/1168113684/donald-trump-lashes-out-resorting-to-old-tactics-after-arraignment-hearing2023-04-081h 15Mixed PoliticsWhat's Going On With the GOP Pledge and Abolishing the Dept of Education?Beth and Stainy cover two topics overwhelming the GOP: a signed pledge to support the Republican nominee in 2024, and Rep Massie wanting to abolish the Department of Education.If you like receipts, buckle up!1867 Department of Education (photos of the legislation): https://federaleducationpolicy.wordpress.com/2011/02/19/1867-act-to-establish-a-federal-department-of-education/1953 Eisenhower speech on creation of Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare: https://web.archive.org/web/20081020043107/http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title5a/5a_4_49_2_.html1979 House/Senate Department of Education Act (photos of legislation): https://federaleducationpolicy.wordpress.com/2011/04/15/department-of-education-organization-act-1979/Massie tweet saying...2023-03-061h 12Mixed PoliticsEp 35 What's Going On With the Presidential Records Act and Biden's Documents?Episode 33 on Trump documents: https://youtu.be/jdfvWvUxvwYPresidential Records Act of 1978: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/13500/textGovt Code on how Presidential Records are handled: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title44/chapter22&edition=prelimNational Archives verbiage on the Presidential Records Act: https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/presidential-records-act#:~:text=In%201978%2C%20Congress%20passed%20the,the%20end%20of%20the%20administrationBob Bauer: https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/23/politics/bob-bauer-joe-biden-documents-strategy/index.htmlTruman didn't know about Manhattan Project: https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/profile/harry-truman/2023-01-261h 10Mixed PoliticsEp 34 - What's Going On With the House Speaker Vote?Beth and Stainy discuss the embarrassing 15 rounds of votes Kevin McCarthy needed to become Speaker of the House in January 2023. This hasn’t been the longest vote, but it certainly seemed to cost McCarthy a lot of pork barreling! Email: mixedpoliticspod@gmail.comLinks to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpoliticsCome support our show by joining our Patreon! 2023-01-161h 08Mixed PoliticsEp 33 What's Going On With Trump and the Presidential Records Act?We are back and talking about how former President Trump violated the Presidential Records Act of 1978. The reason this act was necessary explains everything about how deeply troubling Trump's behavior has been with these top secret documents. Primary sources for topics in the episode:TED Talk about "being wrong": https://www.ted.com/talks/kathryn_schulz_on_being_wrong?language=enPresidential Records Act (1978): https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/13500PRA breakdown: https://www.archives.gov/presidential-libraries/laws/1978-act.htmlNixon cash payments to keep Watergate...2022-09-031h 08Mixed PoliticsEp 32 What's Going On With the Texas GOP Platform?Beth and Stainy read the entire (recently adopted) 2022 Texas GOP Platform, and talk about the worst parts of it. Once you know how ridiculous this platform is, the Texas GOP writers doesn't sound so evil...they're just full of uninformed hubris.Read the entire document here: https://texasgop.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/6-Permanent-Platform-Committee-FINAL-REPORT-6-16-2022.pdfLinks to all our social media and merch store here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics2022-07-141h 02Mixed PoliticsEpisode 31 - What's Going On With Roe v Wade?THOMAS JEFFERSON, 1789: "It may be proved that no society can make a perpetual constitution, or even a perpetual law. The earth belongs always to the living generation. They may manage it then, and what proceeds from it, as they please, during their usufruct. They are masters too of their own persons, and consequently may govern them as they please."References:Link to SCOTUS draft of overturning Roe v Wade: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21835435-scotus-initial-draft?fbclid=IwAR27aZa0NTiNrR7Xwf7nHS-7M0sLLvZOiqRibs09wGTc4GG-sy0fiC6KQSIPrior episode clip of Justice Breyer...2022-05-121h 38Mixed PoliticsEpisode 30 - What's Going On With Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson?Take two! We re-filmed our thoughts on the confirmation hearings for Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who is the first African American woman to serve on the highest court in the United States.To see the original take, head over to patreon.com/mixedpoliticsReferences:Federal Sentencing Guidelines: https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/federal_sentencing_guidelinesQualifications for SCOTUS: https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/faq_general.aspx#:~:text=The%20Constitution%20does%20not%20specify,been%20trained%20in%20the%20law.Josh Hawley: https://youtu.be/IoNujxJtKV4...2022-04-161h 06Mixed PoliticsEpisode 29 - What's Going On With Florida's "Don't Say Gay" Bill?Due to technical difficulties, we're releasing our bonus footage (Patreon) as our regular episode this week. It's a little saucier than our regular format!Florida's "Don't Say Gay" Bill creates an obligation for public school teachers & administrators to monitor children's lifestyles and report back to parents, instead of focusing on teaching children. Beth asks, why is the Florida GOP so obsessed with controlling the conversation around sex and gender?Links to topics discussed:Florida House bill 1557: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Bills/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=76545h1557 Senate appropriations: https://www.flsenate...2022-04-0139 minMixed PoliticsEpisode 28 - What's Going On With Ukraine and Russia?Stainy and Beth discuss the decade-long war, how the US contributed to the recent tensions, and the mistake of comparing Putin to Hitler.2022-03-021h 03Mixed PoliticsEpisode 28 - What's Going On With Ukraine and Russia?Beth and Stainy waited weeks through developments to analyze what led up to this Russian invasion, how the US was involved, and the mistakes made in comparing this to the start of WWII.
History lessons galore in this one. Buckle up and have a stiff drink.2022-03-021h 03Mixed PoliticsEpisode 27 - What's Going On With CNN Ousting Jeff Zucker>In this episode: Jeff Zucker's office romance, the politics that led to its exposure, the Cuomo family's difficulty understanding consent, disclosure of office relations, and the upcoming AT&T merger that likely led to Zucker's departure.2022-02-121h 07Mixed PoliticsEpisode 26 – What’s Going On With the Economy and the Supreme Court Vacancy?Beth and Stainy discuss the current economic conditions and why voters misunderstand whose economy the politicians care about. Also, the retirement of SCOTUS Justice Breyer leaves an opening, which brings on yet another round of political grandstanding from the GOP.2022-01-311h 05Mixed PoliticsEpisode 25 – What the Eff Happened in 2021?Beth and Stainy recap Season 1 of Mixed Politics – favorite episodes, updates since the time filming those episodes, and upcoming changes! Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come support our show by joining our Patreon!2022-01-021h 01Mixed PoliticsEpisode 24 – What’s Going On With the Facebook Name Change?Beth and Stainy explain what social media has done to take away critical thinking, decency, and how social media users are willingly giving away personal data for clout. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come support our show by joining our Patreon!2021-11-1259 min
Mixed PoliticsEpisode 23 - What's Going On With the Debt Ceiling?Beth and Stainy talk about why the debt ceiling debate – and the threats of government shutdown – have only been a thing since 1995. Worse, the absurdity of approving a budget and then not approving the dollar amount to fund the approved items in the budget. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come support our show by joining our Patreon!2021-11-0157 minMixed PoliticsEpisode 22: What's Going On With Lauren Boebert (Live Reaction)Beth and Stainy do a live reaction to a floor speech from Rep Boebert (R-CO) regarding the Women’s Health Protection Act.2021-10-1752 minMixed PoliticsEpisode 21: What’s Going On With Justice For Jan 6?Episode 21: What’s Going On With Justice For Jan 6?Beth and Stainy dive into some of the January 6, 2021 cases, to highlight the stupidity of any argument that these rioters who broke into the Capitol are being treated “unfairly”. They’re receiving the justice they deserve, based on their behavior on, and after, Jan 6. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come support our show by joining our Patreon!2021-10-0959 minMixed PoliticsEpisode 20 - What's Going On With the Texas Abortion Ban?Texas Senate Bill 8 was written without regard for how a pregnancy actually works - menstruating persons can't know they're pregnant until they are AT LEAST 4 weeks into a pregnancy, so now those persons have only 2 weeks to jump all the hurdles to get an abortion. Men who don't know how a menstruating human body works should NOT be writing laws that regulate those bodies. Pro-life Americans will "save the babies" only to kill women who need access to abortions for medical necessity.Join us as we discuss the details of the bill. Watch on YouTube...2021-09-151h 00Mixed PoliticsEpisode 19: What's going on with Ivermectin?Beth and Stainy are calling out celebrities who avoided the vaccine, and how their use of Ivermect!n is a lie to make their viewers believe they’re not afraid of COVID…but they are! Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come support our show by joining our Patreon!2021-09-0859 minMixed PoliticsEpisode 18: Uncut: What's going on with the Vaccine & America?Beth & Stainy cover the complexities of vaccine research and reporting, propaganda, the hesitation in some people getting a COVID vaccine, and how we can tell when a person is uninformed. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics 2021-09-0159 minMixed PoliticsEpisode 17: What's going on with the Arizona Audit?Beth and Stainy are flabbergasted at the perils of this so-called “audit” and why people are still accepting the notion that this “audit” has any integrity. Learn how audits should work, who these auditors are, and what damage is being done to election stability. Read the court documents from Judge Kemp here: https://www.yahoo.com/now/judge-orders-arizona-senate-produce-211200536.html Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come support our show by joining our Patreon!2021-08-1158 minMixed PoliticsEpisode 16: What’s Going On With the January 6th Commission?Beth and Stainy give the highlights of the January 6th House Special Committee investigation: Why Mitch McConnell asked for the commission before voting against it, who testified so far, and how the GOP make fun of cops with PTSD. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come support our show by joining our Patreon!2021-08-0459 minMixed PoliticsEpisode 15: What’s going on in Texas? (Part Deux)Beth and Stainy revisit the energy problems in Texas, and why this is a self-inflicted wound on Texas residents who pay premium prices for energy they cannot use.2021-07-2859 minMixed PoliticsEpisode 14: What's going on with Manchin, Sinema and the GQP?Beth and Stainy dive into the latest conspiracy theories, the nonsense of the Democrats in WV and AZ, and our opinion on Biden’s policies. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come support our show by joining our Patreon!2021-06-1657 minMixed PoliticsEpisode 13: What's going on with the "Labor Shortage?"Beth and Stainy describe what constitutes a labor shortage, how Republicans have used propaganda to change public policy, and the truth about Unemployment Insurance.Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpoliticsSources for labor and Unemployment Insurance data:http://publish.illinois.edu/elizaforsythe/files/2021/03/Forsythe_UI_draft_march8_2021-1.pdfhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2021/05/14/at-least-18-states-dropping-300-a-week-federal-unemployment-benefits/?sh=eb2b69b190cahttps://www.cbpp.org/research/introduction-to-unemployment-insuranceCome follow us and share your thoughts on the episode!2021-05-1957 minMixed PoliticsEpisode 12: What the f*** is going on with Rudy Giuliani?Beth and Stainy discuss the legal implications of the FBI raid on the former president’s attorney, and what Giuliani’s past reveals about the Hunter Biden laptop hard drive. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come follow us and share your thoughts on the episode!2021-05-1257 minMixed PoliticsEpisode 11: What's going on with the State of the Union address?Beth and Stainy break down President Biden’s SOTU Address: propaganda, prose, and progressive policy. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come follow us and share your thoughts on the episode!2021-05-0557 minMixed PoliticsEpisode 10 - What's going on in Afghanistan?Episode 10 – What’s going on with Afghanistan? Stainy shows his skills in geopolitics, while Beth absorbs the information and the alcohol. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come follow us and share your thoughts on the episode!2021-04-2858 minMixed PoliticsEpisode 9 - Live Q&A Part 2Episode 9 - Part 2 of our Q&A. Stainy does a great impression of President Obama, we discuss which news sources are reliable, and why we haven't discussed hot topics like gun control. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come follow us and share your thoughts on the episode!2021-04-2159 minMixed PoliticsEpisode 8: Live Q&A - Part 1Episode 8: Part 1 of our Live Q&A! Beth and Stainy answer your questions, ignore the trolls, and reveal some things we haven’t talked about in prior episodes. Part 2 coming next week!Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpolitics Come follow us and share your thoughts on the episode!2021-04-1459 minMixed PoliticsEpisode 7: What's going on with the filibuster?Episode 7: What’s going on with the filibuster? Tonight Stainy and Beth talk about the historical use of the filibuster, why the modern filibuster is useless, and how the democrats should go “nuclear” to get rid of it. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpoliticsCome follow us and share your thoughts on the podcast!Be sure to give us a rating wherever you listen to our show.2021-04-0755 minMixed PoliticsEpisode 6: What's going on at the border?Episode 6: What’s going on at the border? Tonight Stainy and Beth talk about the difference between illegal immigrants and asylum seekers, why the White House won’t call the current migration numbers a “crisis”, and how the GOP have incentivized these migrants to come to America.Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpoliticsCome follow us and share your thoughts on the podcast.Thank you to our newest Patreon Member, Melissa!2021-03-3158 minMixed PoliticsEpisode 5: What's going on with the voter suppression?What’s going on with voter suppression? Tonight we talk about voting and voter suppression in the USA, over vodka and mango juice. Stainy drinks for two as Beth recovers from the 1st round of the covid vaccine. Come follow us and share your thoughts!Links to resources in this episode:http://archive.fairvote.org/index.php?page=2293https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1/textThank you to our newest Patreon Member, Raeon!2021-03-2452 minMixed PoliticsEpisode 4: What's going on with "Cancel Culture?"Episode 4: Hear our thoughts about Cancel Culture…the good, the bad, and the completely misunderstood.Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpoliticsCome follow us and share your thoughts on the episode.Midnight Oil Designs website: https://www.midnightoildesigns-614.com/Promo code: MixedPolitics10 for 10% off sitewide!Thank you to our newest Patreon Member, Nellie!2021-03-1054 minMixed PoliticsEpisode 3: What's going on with the Stimmy Bill?We talk about the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 a.k.a. the Appropriations Bill recently passed in the House of Representatives with zero support from the GOP and 2 dissenting votes from the Democrats. Do you know what’s in the bill, and who’s lying about what’s in it?2021-03-0354 minMixed PoliticsEpisode 2: What's going on in Texas?Tonight we talk about Texas, the cold fiasco, political spin, a mayor off the rails, and Flyin' Lyin' Cancun Cruz! Grab a margarita, cause we are headed to the border!Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpoliticsCome follow us and share your thoughts on the episode.2021-02-2549 minMixed PoliticsEpisode 1: "IM-PEACH-MENT"Tonight we go into impeachment, the insurrection of 2021, the current and future state of the republican party, and lots and LOTS of vodka... and some peach!Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpoliticsCome follow us and share your thoughts on the episode.2021-02-1851 minMixed PoliticsMixed Politics Episode 0, Take 1/2.Mixed Politics: A podcast by Beth and Stainy about politics, current events, news and mixed drinks! Come join us, stay awhile and have a sip with us. Episode 0: Introduction and demo. Links to all our social media here: https://linktr.ee/mixedpoliticsCome follow us and share your thoughts on the very first installment of this podcast!2021-02-1210 min