Escaping Collectivism

Redmund Smith
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Thought provoking news and analysis for individuals by an individual. Hopefully together we can begin to agree on the problems and disagree on how to solve them.

Episodes

  1. 04/04/2023

    School Shootings, Trump, and the Patriot Act 2.0

    In this episode we discuss the tragedy of the Nashville school shooting, the indictment of Donald Trump, and the RESTRICT Act which is being proposed under the guise of banning TikTok. https://www.newsbreak.com/nashville-tn/2972470434761-police-strongly-believe-nashville-school-shooter-had-other-targets-including-local-mall https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-city-da-bragg-downgrades-over-half-felonies-misdemeanors.amp https://www.dailywire.com/news/any-first-year-student-could-win-this-case-dershowitz-says-move-trumps-trial-to-staten-island-upstate-new-york https://twitter.com/speakerpelosi/status/1641594971462541315?s=46&t=3aDb9FD0wrhhwStHjqlfmw https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/686/cosponsors https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/686/text

    School Shootings, Trump, and the Patriot Act 2.0

  2. 03/19/2023

    Episode Five: Petrol Dollar on Fire

    In this episode we talk about the recent bank failures, and the future of the dollar as the reserve currency of the world. Sources: https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/03/10/a-tale-of-2-banks-why-silvergate-and-silicon-valley-bank-collapsed/?outputType=amp https://www.npr.org/2023/03/14/1163295661/will-the-fdics-move-to-cover-uninsured-deposits-set-a-risky-precedent https://fb.watch/jjAvtxT_JM/?mibextid=kdkkhi https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/trump-era-rollback-bank-rules-after-silicon-valley/story?id=97852603 https://apple.news/A5x-ungavT-apJ_1WycXRnA https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/03/14/svb-execs-sold-84-million-of-the-banks-stock-over-the-past-2-years.html https://www.svb.com/globalassets/library/uploadedfiles/svb_environmental_social_governance_report_2022.pdf https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/12/investing/stocks-week-ahead/index.html https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/03/saudi-considering-chinas-yuan-oil-purchases

    Episode Five: Petrol Dollar on Fire

  3. 03/05/2023

    Episode Four: Common Ground

    In this episode I quickly walk through Brandon Johnsons plan for Chicago to find common ground between the left and right side of the political spectrum. Sources: https://twitter.com/timcast/status/1630937641481797632?s=46&t=3aDb9FD0wrhhwStHjqlfmw https://www.brandonforchicago.com/on-the-issues http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2017/mapping-minimum-age-requirements-concerning-rights-child-eu/access-sex-reassignment-surgery https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/02/03/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/

    Episode Four: Common Ground

  4. 02/24/2023

    Episode Three: East Palestine

    As an environmental disaster happens in small town America, one side of the political sphere seems to be doing as little as possible to help. Sources: https://www.axios.com/2023/02/13/what-we-know-about-ohio-train-derailment https://www.npr.org/2023/02/08/1155570564/east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-putin-war-invasion-update-b2030194.html https://nypost.com/2023/02/23/pete-buttigieg-visits-east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment-site/ https://nypost.com/2023/02/22/trump-buys-mcdonalds-for-ohio-residents-first-responders/ https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/02/21/showtime-air-raid-sirens-heard-during-bidens-visit-to-ukraine-first-in-5-days-cnn-field-reporter-says-1334531/ http://my.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/zgxw/202302/t20230224_11030881.htm https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-president-biden-visits-war-time-kyiv-ahead-invasion-anniversary-2023-02-20/

    Episode Three: East Palestine

  5. 02/11/2023

    Episode Two: State of the Union: WWIII

    In this episode we discuss some of the factors pushing the US closer to WWIII. Sources: https://ua.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/policy-history/#:~:text=Bilateral%20Economic%20Relations&text=The%20United%20States%20and%20Ukraine%20have%20a%20bilateral%20investment%20treaty. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-80ae774f3b7cbb3e1b88d1b728961079 https://www.cfr.org/article/how-much-aid-has-us-sent-ukraine-here-are-six-charts https://www.reuters.com/world/us-announces-over-375-bln-new-military-assistance-ukraine-other-countries-2023-01-06/ https://www.newsweek.com/us-giving-ukraine-smart-bombs-double-strike-range-against-russia-1778875?amp=1 https://sgp.fas.org/crs/natsec/RL32544.pdf https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-xi-ordered-military-ready-taiwan-invasion-2027-cia-director-burns-says.amp https://twitter.com/lukewearechange/status/1623185975978479618?s=46&t=KDR4dXjmL2uyKGvUgSBIpg https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/12/20/united-states-israel-allies-formal-defense-treaty-trump-netanyahu/ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/blast-heard-military-plant-irans-central-city-isfahan-state-media-2023-01-28/ https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/king-county-medical-examiners-office-is-struggling-store-bodies-amid-rise-fentanyl-overdoses/NJ3DZR2IZFGXBENGZDXEXCHFPM/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/02/07/remarks-of-president-joe-biden-state-of-the-union-address-as-prepared-for-delivery/

    Episode Two: State of the Union: WWIII

  6. 02/03/2023

    Episode One: Memphis and the Death of Tyre Nichols

    In this episode we discuss the timeline of events in the death of Tyre Nichols, and the underlying issues in our current police policy. Sources: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/timeline-tyre-nichols-deadly-encounter-memphis-police-rcna68018 https://www.policeforum.org/workforcemarch2022 https://thepostmillennial.com/memphis-pd-dramatically-lowered-standards-before-hiring-officers-charged-in-tyre-nichols-death https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/officer-accused-fatal-beating-tyre-nichols-allegedly-assaulted-prison-rcna67349 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-department-scorpion-unit-lacked-training-former-police-say/ https://tennesseelookout.com/2022/02/15/memphis-police-seek-to-add-300-officers/ https://nypost.com/2023/01/28/memphis-police-chief-cerelyn-davis-fired-from-a-previous-job/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerelyn_J._Davis https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/29/us/memphis-police-scorpions.html https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3842138-memphis-police-chief-ran-aggressive-force-similar-to-scorpion-unit-while-in-atlanta-report/#:~:text=Memphis%20Police%20Chief%20Cerelyn%20Davis,aggressive%20tactics%2C%20according%20to%20reports https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/29/us/memphis-police-scorpions.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/27/opinions/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-department-jones/index.htm https://www.oann.com/newsroom/al-sharpton-speaks-at-tyre-nichols-funeral/ https://wlos.com/news/local/cherokee-county-murphy-jason-harley-kloepfer-swat-man-shot-police-releases-surveillance-video-shooting-facebook-indian-police-department-sheriff https://www.memphistn.gov/government/finance/operating-budget-information/#36-36-top FY23 page 344FY22 Police-Services page: 311

    Episode One: Memphis and the Death of Tyre Nichols

  7. 01/26/2023

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    Introduction to the structure of the podcast.

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Thought provoking news and analysis for individuals by an individual. Hopefully together we can begin to agree on the problems and disagree on how to solve them.

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  • Creator
    Redmund Smith
  • Years Active
    2023
  • Episodes
    7
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