Just One Thing: Fallout continues from murder of Tyre Nichols
UPDATE: On Tuesday morning we learned of the suspension of a 7th officer
Yesterday, a 6th Memphis police officer was suspended but not fired. The officer, unlike those who were arrested, charged, and fired, is white. So far, the officer hasn’t been charged with a crime though it’s reported by the AP that he “is heard saying that he stunned Nichols and declaring, “I hope they stomp his ass.” Then the fire department fired three people for failing to conduct an adequate patient assessment. Which means they left him alone for far too long, not caring if he died. By the way one of those three is white and two are black. It’s hard to describe just what a complete failure of judgment, training, and humanity is represented in the death of Tyre Nichols. You know how I think about these things: The killers should receive the same treatment they meted out to that poor young man.
Memphis Fire Department fires three following Tyre Nichols death | Fox News
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One More Thing: An article so interesting and lovely that it gets its own "One More Thing"
https://hakaimagazine.com/videos-visuals/for-humpbacks-bubbles-can-be-tools
Today's Guests
Pete Sepp is president of the National Taxpayers Union. The other day we had CO Attorney General Phil Weiser on the show to discuss why his office is supporting the DOJ in suing Google over their claimed monopolistic and anti-competitive practices in online advertising (as distinct from the search business though the two are not entirely unrelated.)
National Taxpayers Union (ntu.org)
This is somewhat related, though not directly on point: In a Divided Congress, Technology and Telecommunications Are Clear Bipartisan Priorities - Publications - National Taxpayers Union (ntu.org)
News about the story we'll be discussing:
- Justice Department sues Google for ad market dominance – Axios
- DOJ Poised to Sue Google Over Digital Ad Market Dominance – Bloomberg
- DOJ sues Google over its dominance in online advertising market – CNN
- DOJ, states sue Google over digital ad dominance – The Hill
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I'm sooooo psyched to have Bridget Phetasy on KOA for the first time. She's a remarkably interested, talented, and open person, writing about her own past (and some present) struggles, and covering a range of topics every bit as wide as the range I proudly bring to my KOA show.
She has over 360,000 followers on Twitter, lots of follower and subscribers in other places too such as her Substack and podcast. (Some of those links just below.)
Bridget got a little boost in public awareness among a different audience from her usual peeps when Ben Shapiro talked about this remarkable piece: I Regret Being A Slut - Beyond Parody with Bridget Phetasy (substack.com) She then decided that she wanted it out there in, literally, her own voice, and so she read the piece while interjecting commentary and emotion, and if I had a daughter between the ages of 16 and 30, I'd make this required viewing for her:
Here's a bunch of other Bridget stuff:
Host of the “Dumpster Fire” podcast: Dumpster Fire with Bridget Phetasy on Apple Podcasts
Letters from the Politically Homeless
Beyond Parody with Bridget Phetasy | Substack
January 24 - Amazing Things Can Happen (substack.com)
January 27 - The Blank Page (substack.com)
Geriatric Mommy - Beyond Parody with Bridget Phetasy (substack.com)
I sure hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I expect to!
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Other Stuff
Cindy Williams, "Shirley" of "Laverne and Shirley" has passed away at the age of 75. (See the video below of the opening theme song...brings back memories of my misspent youth.)
More: Cindy Williams Dead: Henry Winkler, Jamie Lee Curtis Remember Actress – The Hollywood Reporter
"Laverne & Shirley"' star Cindy Williams dead at 75 - CW Atlanta (cbsnews.com)
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Excellent piece about the perhaps unreversible corruption of public schooling by the left: DEI Has Already Killed Public Education - The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
And another education story from another "Spectator": The university fighting back against the diversocrats - The Spectator World
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A great line I heard about the American West: "Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting." (It's attributed to Mark Twain though it's not certain that he said it. So it is often with Twain, Churchill, and Jefferson.)
6 of 7 states along Colorado River agree to cut back on water usage - UPI.com
States miss deadline for agreement on Colorado River water - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
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I can see this as a legit issue but it sure is hard to know what to do about it, at least in any way that's even close to affordable: People with disabilities stranded by unplowed streets in Denver (coloradosun.com)
Related: One of the only times I've ever agreed with Comrade Candi: It will soon be legal to jaywalk in Denver | FOX31 Denver (kdvr.com)
https://kdvr.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/Freedom-to-Walk-and-Roll-Slide-Deck.pdf
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A big piece of aviation history coming to an end: The last 747 gets delivered today (Axios.com)
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I think this has crossed the line from being clever and interesting to being ridiculous and cruel: Man Fakes His Own Death to See Who Would Attend His Funeral (odditycentral.com)
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Maybe this is why I don't like the whole Winnie the Pooh thing: Your fave 'Winnie the Pooh' character could reveal your mental health: viral test (nypost.com)
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As large-scale cultural trends go, this is quite interesting: How Brands Are Adapting To Gen Z Alcohol Trends | Latana
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I'm not sure I want to share this story because I really hate sharing stories of death and sadness. That said, there's an important lesson here that nobody should still need to learn about drunk driving, and the images of a car literally cut in half are beyond dramatic. SOME OF THE DETAILS OF THE STORY ARE HORRIFIC AND YOU SHOULDN'T READ UNLESS YOU CAN HANDLE THAT. Unfortunate that anyone died, but if anyone was going to it should have been the driver and not his innocent young pregnant fiancée.Tragic details emerge in NYC crash that killed pregnant woman (nypost.com)
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Today's Videos
Why does Producer Dragon keep burying me in stories and videos about Nickelback?
Why Is Nickelback Music's Punching Bag? Let's Investigate the Hate - E! Online (eonline.com)
This will bring back memories for most of us
Over 2.3 million views of this dude in Kuala Lumpur cleaning a 7-Eleven microwave with a mop: 7-Eleven staff suspended for cleaning microwave oven with mop (yahoo.com)