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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
4/19/23: Fox News Settles Dominion Lawsuit, Market Apocalypse Looms On Debt Ceiling, Elon Warns AI Dangerous, Oklahoma Officials Leaked Audio, Jeff Jackson On Sensationalism, Congressional Stock Ban, Sununu Disses MAGA Fringe, Is Trump Anti-Imperialist?
Apr 19, 2023
01:21:24
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Fox News settles with Dominion in defamation lawsuit, market apocalypse looms over debt ceiling fights, Elon Musk warns of AI's civilizational destruction, leaked audio reveals racist comments by Oklahoma officials, Rep Jeff Jackson calls out sensationalism, Democrats introduce bill to ban congressional stock trading, Gov Sununu criticizes MAGA fringe, debate on whether Trump is anti-imperialist.
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- Fox News settles with Dominion for over $787 million, signaling potential consequences for spreading baseless election fraud claims.
- The podcast episode explores the idea that Trump's foreign policy actions challenged American Empire and presents an opportunity for the left to adopt a more anti-war and anti-imperialist stance.
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The Ethics Act, a bill proposed by Senate Democrats
aims to ban members of Congress from trading stocks and require them to divest from certain assets or place holdings into a qualified blind trust. The bill would also subject lawmakers to civil penalties if they fail to comply. While some Republicans question the need for the legislation, others see it as an opportunity to address concerns about the accumulation of wealth by politicians while serving in Congress. The bill's sponsor, Senator Jeff Merkley, has sought support from across the aisle, including from Republican Senator Josh Hawley, who has his own concerns about the bill's scope. The proposed legislation builds upon the Stock Act passed in 2012, which aimed to increase transparency around congressional stock trading. However, compliance with the current law has been limited, leading to calls for stricter regulations.
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