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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Justin Haskins, present episode 298 of the In the Tank Podcast. The ITT crew starts off the show talking about the recently released “Fauci emails” and what it reveals about the administrative state. After that, they discuss Biden’s ridiculous budget proposal and El Salvador’s decision to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender.  

 

OPENING CHIT CHAT – FAUCI EMAILS

Federalist – It’s Clear Now Anthony Fauci Isn’t A Fool, He’s A Villain

https://thefederalist.com/2021/06/07/its-clear-now-anthony-fauci-isnt-a-fool-hes-a-villain/

 

(Video) Fauci says attacks on him are attacks on science

https://twitter.com/justin_hart/status/1402717694135255049

 

BIDEN BUDGET

Heartland – How Biden’s Bloated Budget Could Cause an Economic Collapse

https://townhall.com/columnists/justinhaskins/2021/06/09/how-bidens-bloated-budget-could-cause-an-economic-collapse-n2590644

Cato – President Biden’s Proposed Budget

https://www.cato.org/blog/president-bidens-proposed-budget

 

EL SALVADOR ADOPTS BITCOIN

CNBC – El Salvador becomes first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender after passing law

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/09/el-salvador-proposes-law-to-make-bitcoin-legal-tender.html

Entrepreneur – The future of cryptocurrencies? 60% of central banks already work on their own digital currencies

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/373621

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Nate Myers, are joined by Ed Hudgins in episode 297 of the In the Tank Podcast. Ed Hudgins, Heartland Fellow and Founder of the Human Achievement Alliance, joins the show to talk about the potential technological breakthroughs in the health care industy, the energy industry, and other aspects of our lives.  

 

HEALTH CARE TECH

 

WSJ – CRISPR’s Next Frontier: Treating Common Conditions

https://www.wsj.com/articles/crisprs-next-frontier-treating-common-conditions-11620226832

 

FreedomFest – Our Techno-Healthy Future

https://forum.freedomfest.com/our-techno-healthy-future/

 

 

FUSION ENERGY

 

Popular Mechanics – This Reactor May Have Finally Solved Nuclear Fusion’s Biggest Problem

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a36559078/nuclear-fusion-breakthrough-uk-reactor-experiment/

 

New Atlas – China claims new fusion record with its “artificial sun” nuclear reactor

https://newatlas.com/energy/china-claims-fusion-record-artificial-sun-nuclear-reactor/

 

 

DOMESTIC

 

Bloomberg – Apple Loses Multiple Top Managers From Self-Driving Car Division

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-02/apple-loses-several-top-managers-from-self-driving-car-division

 

Market Watch – It’s time for Elon Musk to start telling the truth about autonomous driving

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/its-time-for-elon-musk-to-start-telling-the-truth-about-autonomous-driving-11621958761

 

Independent – Elon Musk Says Mars-Bound Starship Will Launch From ‘Ocean Spaceport’ Next Year

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/elon-musk-starship-sn16-spaceport-b1856911.html

 

 

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Nate Myers, and Chris Talgo present episode 296 of the In the Tank Podcast. The ITT crew discusses John Cena’s recent embarrassing apology to the Chinese Communist Party and how this illustrates Hollywood’s loyalty to China. Later, they discuss Florida’s new tech censorship bill as well as Oregon counties’ recent vote to become part of Idaho  

 

OPENING CHIT CHAT

(Video) John Cena's issues an embarrassing apology to China

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zre2p7mg64g

 

FLORIDA TECH CENSORSHIP BILL

Heartland Institute - Florida’s New Tech Censorship Law: A Big Win for Freedom of Speech

https://spectator.org/florida-tech-censorship-law-desantis/

Reason - Florida Legislators Exempt Their Favorite Companies From Social Media Bill

https://reason.com/2021/05/05/florida-legislators-exempt-their-favorite-companies-from-social-media-bill/

 

OREGON TO JOIN IDAHO?

OREGON LIVE - More Oregon counties vote to consider joining Idaho, part of rural effort to ‘gain political refuge from blue states’

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2021/05/more-oregon-counties-vote-to-move-into-idaho-part-of-rural-effort-to-to-gain-political-refuge-from-blue-states.html

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Jim Lakely are joined by Issac Orr for episode 295 of the In the Tank Podcast. The ITT crew starts the show by discussing an article about China's use of slave labor to produce solar panels. After this, they talk about a new poll commissioned by The Heartland Institute and Rasmussen reports. The poll, by asking factual questions, shows how cable news networks distort the perceptions of reality of their viewers.

 

OPENING CHIT CHAT

Shellenberger - China Made Solar Cheap Through Coal, Subsidies & Forced Labor, Not Efficiency

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2021/05/19/china-made-solar-cheap-through-coal-subsidies--forced-labor-not-efficiency/?sh=12c66d2771ec

 

HEARTLAND RASSMUSSEN POLL

Heartland Rasmussen Poll – News Stories

https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/rasmussenheartland-poll-news

Heartland Rasmussen Poll – Climate Change

https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/rasmussenheartland-poll-climate-change

Heartland Rasmussen Poll – Police shootings

https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/rasmussenheartland-poll-police-shootings

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Be sure to subscribe to our podcast on Youtube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, iHeart, and wherever you get your podcasts. The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Nate Myers present episode 294 of the In the Tank Podcast, recorded live at noon CT on Thursday, May 13. The ITT crew talk about America suddenly facing one crisis after another, and talk about how they could (and should) have been prevented.

They tackle the unemployment crisis, where (shocker) people getting “stimulus” checks and extended unemployment benefits find sitting at home a better option than returning to work. They talk about the inflation crisis, where (shocker) the government pouring trillions of “free money” into the economy has real-world ramifications. And they talk about the gas crisis, where (shocker) the Biden administration stopping fracking and canceling the Keystone XL pipeline — as well as the Russian hack that crippled the most-important pipeline on the east coast — has a real-world effect on gas prices.

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SHOW NOTES:

 


UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS?

WSJ - Millions Are Unemployed. Why Can't Companies Find Workers?

https://www.wsj.com/articles/millions-are-unemployed-why-cant-companies-find-workers-11620302440

(Video) - Biden on people being paid to stay home

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HchWtRL0Vw

Reason - The Jobs Picture is More Complex Than It Seems

https://reason.com/2021/05/10/the-jobs-picture-is-more-complex-than-it-seems/

NPR - Biden: Americans Will Lose Unemployment Benefits If They Turn Down Jobs

https://www.npr.org/2021/05/10/995518597/americans-will-lose-unemployment-benefits-if-they-turn-down-jobs-biden-says

 

INFLATION CRISIS?

CNBC - Inflation speeds up in April as consumer prices leap 4.2%, fastest since 2008

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/12/consumer-price-index-april-2021.html

The Blaze - Bank of America warns of HYPERINFLATION 'at the very LEAST'

https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-glenn-beck-program/bank-of-america-hyperinflation?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1

 

GAS CRISIS?

WaPo - Fuel shortages crop up in Southeast, gas prices climb after pipeline hack

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/05/11/gas-shortage-colonial-pipeline/

Bloomberg - Gasoline Prices Hit $3 as Shortages Grow on Pipeline Outage

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-11/gas-stations-run-dry-as-pipeline-hacking-will-take-days-to-fix

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Cameron Sholty, and Chris Talgo present episode 293 of the In the Tank Podcast. The ITT crew revisits the topic of anti-conservative censorship on social media in light of the recent news of Facebook’s decision to continue to ban President Donald Trump. Afterwards, they discuss the recently announced ban on menthol cigarettes and why the government is allowed to act as a “nanny state.”   

ITTe245 - John Samples Interview

https://youtu.be/LnmnlPn0p4M 

 

SOCIAL MEDIA BIAS

Facebook Oversight Board Upholds Trump Ban, Calls for Further ‘Reexamination’ to Determine Final Penalty

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/facebook-upholds-trump-ban-calls-for-further-reexamination-to-determine-final-penalty/

FB Oversight Board – Case decision 2021-001-FB-FBR

https://oversightboard.com/decision/FB-691QAMHJ/

 

MENTHOL BAN / NANNY STATE

Heartland Institute – Policy Tip Sheet: Tobacco Harm Reduction 101: Menthol Bans

https://www.heartland.org/publications-resources/publications/policy-tip-sheet-tobacco-harm-reduction-101-menthol-bans

Cato – Are Prohibitionists About to Revisit the Law of Unintended Consequences - This Time With Tobacco?

https://www.cato.org/blog/are-prohibitionists-about-revisit-law-unintended-consequences-time-tobacco

FEE – Why Is the Nanny State so Popular?

https://fee.org/articles/why-is-the-nanny-state-so-popular/

Gov.uk – New obesity strategy unveiled as country urged to lose weight to beat coronavirus and protect the NHS

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-obesity-strategy-unveiled-as-country-urged-to-lose-weight-to-beat-coronavirus-covid-19-and-protect-the-nhs

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