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The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and Jack McPherrin present episode 430 of the In The Tank Podcast. 2023 is in the history books. On this first episode of the new year, we look at some of the stories that will surely define 2024. The upcoming presidential election, the impending Donald Trump trials, and growing economic instability are just a few of the stories that will surely grab serious headline space in the next twelve months. Also, the episode will end with a special Davos Watch segment as Davos 2024 approaches in the next few weeks.PRIMARY TOPIC - 2024 IS GOING TO BE A HUGE YEAR! NPR - 10 questions for 2024 and politicshttps://www.npr.org/2024/01/02/1222252457/2024-presidential-election-questions-analysis-trump-biden The Federalist - Trump Appeals Ruling To Keep Him Off Maine Ballot By Dem Who Was ‘Disappointed’ He Wasn’t Impeachedhttps://thefederalist.com/2024/01/03/trump-appeals-ruling-to-keep-him-off-maine-ballot-by-dem-who-was-disappointed-he-wasnt-impeached/ Fox Business - US national debt tops $34T for first time in historyhttps://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/us-national-debt-tops-34t-first-time-history Washington Post - I surrender. A major economic and social crisis seems inevitable.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/02/crisis-looms-united-states/ DailyWire - Reporter Catherine Herridge Frets Over Prospect Of ‘Black Swan Event’ In 2024https://www.dailywire.com/news/reporter-catherine-herridge-frets-over-prospect-of-black-swan-event-in-2024 WEF - Geopolitical Instability Raises Threat of ‘Catastrophic Cyberattack in Next Two Years’https://www.weforum.org/press/2023/01/geopolitical-instability-raises-threat-of-catastrophic-cyberattack-in-next-two-years/ DAVOS WATCH #10 - YOUNG GLOBAL LEADERS WEF - Davos 2024: Who's coming and what to expecthttps://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/12/davos-2024-what-to-expect-and-whos-coming/

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal and Jim Lakely are joined by entertainment writer Christian Toto for our annual end-of-year look at movies, TV, and pop culture. This was, by even the accounts of the suck-up mainstream entertainment press, a disastrous year for Hollywood. Disney Studios set records for box office bombs, and delivered them one after the other in 2023: “Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantummania”; “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”; “The Little Mermaid”; “Elemental”; “Haunted Mansion”; and “Wish.” Those productions alone, predicted to make billions, instead racked up at least $1 billion in losses for the once-infallible studio. And then there is Warner Bros., whose DC Comics Cinematic Universe tried its best to keep up in the bomb department with “Shazam! Fury of the Gods”; “The Flash”, “Blue Beetle”, and “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.” Those movies combined to nearly wipe out the studio’s $1 billion profit from its smash hit “Barbie.” Have we just witnessed the death of the “big franchise” movie? Was it “woke” that killed the beast? What about the effect of the writers’ and actors’ strikes on Hollywood? It sure looks like the events of 2023 created a perfect storm that will either force modern Hollywood to start putting entertainment above “The Message,” or become culturally irrelevant. Speaking of that, with the success of foreign products – namely, “Godzilla Minus One” – that aim to entertain its audience instead of lecture and berate them, is Hollywood truly vulnerable long-term from foreign and independent productions? Finally, we will discuss the possibility that there is an emerging and growing generational creative gap in Hollywood. Do Gen Z and late Millennials “creatives” have the skills and acquired wisdom to create hit movies and run studios? Where is the Gen Z Kevin Smith, Quentin Tarantino, Spike Lee, or Jon Favreau – Gen Xers who created unique and compelling movies with broad appeal? We will talk all this, and more, with one of the best entertainment writers in the business, Christian Toto – who will also be able to offer some recommendations for good entertainment you might have missed. BTW: If you have not yet picked up his book, “Virtue Bombs: How Hollywood Got Woke and Lost Its Soul,” do so today! Show notes: Visit Hollywood in Totohttps://www.hollywoodintoto.com/ Visit Christian Toto’s YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@HollywoodinToto Christian’s book, “Virtue Bombs: How Hollywood Got Woke and Lost Its Soul”https://www.amazon.com/Virtue-Bombs-Hollywood-Woke-Lost/dp/1637580991/ PRIMARY TOPIC Hollywood in Toto – Disney’s Terrible, Awful, No Good, Very Bad 2023https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/disney-2023-bombs/ Hollywood in Toto – Toto’s Worst Movies of 2023https://hollywoodintoto.com/toto-worst-movies-2023/ Hollywood in Toto – Toto’s Best Movies of 2023https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/best-movies-of-2023-holdovers-air/ Hollywood in Toto – 8 Pop Culture Miracles That Give Us Hope for 2024https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/pop-culture-miracles-2024-sound-freedom-oliver-anthony/ Variety – Box Office Report Card: Grading Disney, Warner Bros. and Other Studios on 2023 Movieshttps://variety.com/2023/film/news/2023-box-office-numbers-movie-studios-1235847399/ Variety – Disney’s 10 Biggest Moments of 2023: Layoffs, Box Office Bombs, Board Fight, DeSantis Feud and Morehttps://variety.com/lists/disney-biggest-moments-2023-iger/disney-lays-off-more-than-8000/ The Hollywood Reporter – The Biggest Hollywood Winners and Losers of 2023: From Margot Robbie to Marvelhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hollywood-winners-losers-2023-1235712279/ The Hollywood Reporter – See You in 2025? Box Office May Take $2B Hit Next Year Amid Delayshttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-forecast-2024-2025-movies-1235757052/ The Hollywood Reporter – Why Japan Is on the Precipice of a Content Boomhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/japan-content-boom-1235753598/ The Hollywood Reporter – Marvel Studios Taking Stock of Strategy Amid ‘The Marvels’ Meltdownhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/marvel-studios-rethinks-movie-strategy-marvels-1235645119/

The Heartland Institute's Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and Jack McPherrin present episode 428 of the In The Tank Podcast. By a 4-3 vote, a Democrat dominated Colorado Supreme Court removed Donald Trump from the ballot in that state for being guilty of "insurrection" against the United States. This is the first time a clause of the 14th Amendment has ever been applied. Is it warranted? And is this just the start? The California Secretary of State is investigating doing the same, and rumors are Michigan, a genuine swing state, will follow. The ITT crew will also discuss a new poll we commissioned with Rasmussen about voter fraud in the 2020 election and what punishment Trump deserves for not accepting the results of that election.Show notes:OPENING BANTER - Christmas is coming, one more In the Tank this year.PRIMARY TOPICWashington Free Beacon - Colorado Supreme Court Disqualifies Trump From State's 2024 Ballothttps://freebeacon.com/latest-news/colorado-supreme-court-disqualifies-trump-from-states-2024-ballot/The Babylon Bee - Colorado Saves Democracy By Not Allowing People To Vote For Preferred Candidatehttps://babylonbee.com/news/colorado-saves-democracy-by-not-allowing-people-to-vote-for-preferred-candidateZeroHedge - Colorado GOP Unveils 'Caucus' Loophole After State Supremes Boot Trump From Ballothttps://www.zerohedge.com/political/colorado-gop-unveils-caucus-loophole-after-state-supremes-boot-trump-ballotPower Line - Colorado Bars Trump From the Ballothttps://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/12/colorado-bars-trump-from-the-ballot.phpLegal Insurrection - Colorado Supreme Court Disqualifies Trump From 2024 Presidential Primary Ballothttps://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/colorado-supreme-court-disqualifies-trump-from-2024-presidential-primary-ballot/FrontPageMag - After Colorado Ruling, Should GOP States Bar Biden From Ballot?https://www.frontpagemag.com/after-colorado-ruling-should-gop-states-bar-biden-from-ballot/National Review - California Lieutenant Governor Calls for Trump to Be Removed from State Ballothttps://www.nationalreview.com/news/california-lieutenant-governor-calls-for-trump-to-be-removed-from-state-ballot/SECONDARY TOPICThe Heartland Institute - Media Coverage of Heartland’s Poll on Fraud in the 2020 Electionhttps://heartland.org/opinion/media-coverage-of-heartlands-poll-on-fraud-in-the-2020-election/The Heartland Institute - Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: One-in-Five Mail-In Voters Admit to Committing at Least One Kind of Voter Fraud During 2020 Electionhttps://heartland.org/opinion/heartland-rasmussen-poll-one-in-five-mail-in-voters-admit-to-committing-at-least-one-kind-of-voter-fraud-during-2020-election/The Heartland Institute - Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: One-in-Five Democrats Want Donald Trump to Be Permanently Imprisoned, Exiled, or Executed if Convicted Over Election Fraud Claimshttps://heartland.org/opinion/heartland-rasmussen-poll-one-in-five-democrats-want-donald-trump-to-be-permanently-imprisoned-exiled-or-executed-if-convicted-over-election-fraud-claims/

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 427 of the In The Tank Podcast. A new poll we commissioned through Rasmussen has gone viral! And for good reason. The poll results are stunning, revealing massive potential voter fraud in relation to mail-in ballots. Also, our poll asked respondents to weigh in on what punishments Donald Trump should endure if he is found guilty of election fraud crimes. I'll warn you right now, the results are outrageous.PRIMARY TOPIC - NEW POLL: 1 In 5 Mail-In Voter Admits to FraudHeartland/Rasmussen Poll: One-in-Five Mail-In Voters Admit to Committing at Least One Kind of Voter Fraud During 2020 Electionhttps://heartland.org/opinion/heartland-rasmussen-poll-one-in-five-mail-in-voters-admit-to-committing-at-least-one-kind-of-voter-fraud-during-2020-election/ 17% of mail-in voters admit that in 2020 they voted in a state where they are “no longer a permanent resident”21% of mail-in voters admitted that they filled out a ballot for a friend or family member17% of mail-in voters said they signed a ballot for a friend or family member “with or without his or her permission”8% of likely voters say they were offered “pay” or a “reward” for voting in 2020Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: One-in-Five Democrats Want Donald Trump to Be Permanently Imprisoned, Exiled, or Executed if Convicted Over Election Fraud Claimshttps://heartland.org/opinion/heartland-rasmussen-poll-one-in-five-democrats-want-donald-trump-to-be-permanently-imprisoned-exiled-or-executed-if-convicted-over-election-fraud-claims/ 47% of likely voters believe Trump guilty of alleged crimes to overturn the 2020 election, including 72% of Democrats and 20% of Republicans 18% of Democrat likely voters think Trump should be punished by “jail for life,” “permanent exile,” or “death,” if found guilty77% of Democrat likely voters think Trump should be “banned from running” for public office again, if found guilty48% of likely voters say media members who alleged election fraud should be criminally punished, if Trump found guilty48% of Democrat likely voters believe media members who alleged election fraud should be “banned from public speaking,” receive prison time, or a combination of bothTruth Social - Donald Trump comments on the pollhttps://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/111569300833712246

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 426 of the In The Tank Podcast. The COP28 Climate Summit begins its second week of events and there is a lot to talk about. UAE Sultan Al Jaber has stirred up a hornets nest by questioning the climate cult, Climate Czar John Kerry admits to becoming "more militant," and Al Gore is becoming increasingly unhinged. Is this climate narrative coming unglued? Or are we beginning to see an even more authoritarian push for climate action?PRIMARY TOPIC – CLIMATE CHANGE RHETORIC BECOMING “MORE MILITANT” Daily Mail - JOSH HAMMER: A climate summit to turn you green with nausea: Kamala and Kerry flew on SEPARATE jets... the host is a Sultan oil boss... and it's all held in Dubai - where they air condition the desert. What a net zero charade!https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12824909/cop28-climate-summit-green-dubai-john-kerry-al-jaber-kamala-harris.html Huffington Post - Record Number Of Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Attend COP28 Climate Summithttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/cop28-climate-conference-fossil-fuel-lobbyists_n_656e6855e4b07b937ff5c85e New York Times - Climate Summit Leader Tries to Calm Uproar Over a Remark on Fossil Fuelshttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/climate/cop28-aljaber-fossil-fuels.html The Hill - John Kerry says no coal plants should be ‘permitted anywhere in the world’https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4340428-john-kerry-says-no-coal-plants-should-be-permitted-anywhere-in-the-world/ DAVOS WATCH – KLAUS SCHWAB: WORLD CLASS INFLUENCE PEDDLER Vanity Fair - “He Has an Incredible Knack to Smell the Next Fad”: How Klaus Schwab Built a Billionaire Circus at Davoshttps://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/01/how-klaus-schwab-built-a-billionaire-circus-at-davos

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 425 of the In The Tank Podcast. With the global climate conference, COP28, starting this week, global warming rhetoric is being ramped up into high gear. Last week, over 200 medical journals called on the World Health Organization to declare an "immediate emergency" on the topic of climate change. Factor this rhetoric into the growing calls for the censorship of misinformation and you have yourself the recipe for overt authoritarianism.PRIMARY TOPIC - MEDICAL JOURNALS CALL ON WHO TO DECLARE CLIMATE EMERGENCYReuters - COP28 summit: Future of fossil fuels center stage at climate talkshttps://www.reuters.com/business/environment/world-reckon-with-future-fossil-fuels-cop28-climate-summit-2023-11-29/Yahoo - Over 200 medical journals call on WHO to declare immediate emergency: ‘We’ve got to act with thought … but also with haste’https://news.yahoo.com/over-200-medical-journals-call-114534250.htmlThe Epoch Times - Climate Crisis Proponents Want to Criminalize Climate Change Doubtshttps://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/climate-crisis-proponents-want-to-criminalize-climate-change-doubts-5503123SECONDARY TOPIC - CYBER THREAT INTELLIGENCE LEAGUE (CTIL) LEAKPublic - CTIL Files #1: US And UK Military Contractors Created Sweeping Plan For Global Censorship In 2018, New Documents Showhttps://public.substack.com/p/ctil-files-1-us-and-uk-military-contractors?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=pn2lgShellenberger - The CTIL Files https://twitter.com/shellenberger/status/1729537450752811097DAVOS WATCH - EAT ZE BUGS!Daily Mail - United Nations set to call on Americans to stop eating meat in an effort 'to tackle climate change' - despite only making up 1.4% of global emissionshttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12800019/meat-consumption-climate-change-global-emissions.htmlCNBC (Video) - Improving food distribution and insects as protein substituteshttps://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/01/18/improving-food-distribution-and-insects-as-protein-substitutes.html

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 424 of the In The Tank Podcast. With world leaders descending on San Francisco, city officials have taken care to clean up the streets, hiding from the world the poverty, grime, and homelessness. Critics have mocked California Governor Gavin Newsom for taking this action only when the eyes of the world are upon him. This situation highlights a larger issue in our country. Our cities seem to be devolving into dystopian hellscapes, overrun by crime and general lawlessness. What is causing this and what can be done to fix it?PRIMARY TOPIC - ARE AMERICAN CITIES DESCENDING INTO A DYSTOPIAN HELLSCAPE? American Thinker - Misguided environmentalists have made our cities filthyhttps://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/11/misguided_environmentalists_have_made_our_cities_filthy.html Substack - All Eyes On What Gavin Newsom Will Do Next Now That Feds Cleaned Up San Franciscohttps://public.substack.com/p/all-eyes-on-what-gavin-newsom-will The Federalist - Why Are People In Denial That Urban America Is A Dystopian Hellscape?https://thefederalist.com/2023/11/15/why-are-people-in-denial-that-urban-america-is-a-dystopian-hellscape/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-are-people-in-denial-that-urban-america-is-a-dystopian-hellscape&utm_term=2023-11-15 Fox Business - Democratic, 'big blue' cities seeing 'really distressing' economic trends: Stephen Moorehttps://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6341052242112 American Thinker - Chicago's crime crisis and the 'progressives'https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/06/chicagos_crime_crisis_and_the_progressives.html DAVOS WATCH - WEF DOESN'T BELIEVE IN FREE WILL

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 423 of the In The Tank Podcast. The 21st-Century form of collectivism is one that melds the powers of private corporations and organizations with the force of government. This collusion, brought to light by the 2022 book The Great Reset, is threatening the very freedoms we hold dear as Americans. A new report was just released showing the extent at which this partnership went to stifle speech on topics ranging from Covid-19 to the 2020 elections. Also, emerging technologies are going to supercharge the power of this deadly alliance. And lastly, the ITT will break an exclusive bombshell report about RFK Jr.PRIMARY TOPIC - 21st CENTURY FASCISM, CONTROLLING SPEECH AND SOCIETY Real Clear Investigations - Documents Shed New Light on Feds' Collusion with Private Actors to Police Speech on Social Mediahttps://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2023/11/06/documents_shed_new_light_on_feds_collusion_with_private_actors_to_police_speech_on_social_media_990672.html The Federalist - Government Censorship Op Targeted The Federalist’s Mollie Hemingway, Sean Davis During 2020 Electionhttps://thefederalist.com/2023/11/07/government-censorship-op-targeted-the-federalists-mollie-hemingway-sean-davis-during-2020-election/ The Blaze - Secret reports show Homeland Security worked with universities to 'censor Americans' online speech' before 2020 electionhttps://www.theblaze.com/news/dhs-stanford-disinformation-campaign-bigtech World Economic Forum (WEF) Launches AI Governance Alliance Focused on Responsible Generative AIhttps://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2023/06/208888-world-economic-forum-wef-launches-ai-governance-alliance-focused-on-responsible-generative-ai/ WH - Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rightshttps://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/ai-bill-of-rights/

The Heartland Institute’s Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, Linnea Lueken, and special guest Jason Isaac of the Texas Public Policy Foundation present episode 422 of The In the Tank podcast. The Biden administration is continuing to mandate the electrification of everything while at the same time pulling offline the reliable and affordable power generation and transmission that would make it remotely possible. And this is a global delusion, not just a growing problem in the United States. Energy prices are skyrocketing and the “green energy” industry is now demanding even more government handouts – and permission to hike prices even more – to keep the scam going. But are we seeing signs that a rapid collapse of the scam is near?Investments in “alternative energy” companies took off in 2020, but all those gains are now gone. General Electric announced that it will post $1 billion in losses in its wind division. The S&P Global Clean Energy Index is down more than 30 percent this year and still dropping. Siemens, one of the premier German manufacturers of wind turbines, saw its stock price crash by nearly 40 percent in one day last week and now wants a 15-billion-euros handout from the German government. It also appears that “Big Oil” is giving up on pretending to be a part of the “green energy” future and is consolidating to produce even more oil and gas in the future.And in signs that the EV bubble is collapsing, Ford announced that it lost $1.3 billion in its EV division during the third quarter of 2023 – which translates into a loss of $62,016 for each of the 20,962 EVs it sold during the period. The CEO of Mercedes Benz said of the glut of EVs on the market that the public doesn’t want: “I can hardly imagine the current status quo is fully sustainable for everybody.” Even Elon Musk is warning that demand is just not there for this massive, government-driven push for EVs.Joining us to talk about all this is Jason Isaac, senior fellow of Life:Powered, a national initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation and co-author of the brand new report: “Overcharged Expectations: Unmasking the True Cost of Electric Vehicles.” With government so invested with OUR MONEY in these schemes, is it inevitable that a massive financial bailout for these boondoggles is coming?SHOW NOTESPRIMARY TOPIC – The Coming Collapse of Green Energy and EVsPowerline - The Daily Chart: More Red Ink for Green Energyhttps://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/10/the-daily-chart-more-red-ink-for-green-energy.phpPowerline - Green Dreams Going Up in Smokehttps://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/10/green-dreams-going-up-in-smoke.phpReuters - Siemens Energy shares slide 39% after company seeks state guaranteeshttps://www.reuters.com/business/energy/siemens-energy-seeking-billions-euros-state-guarantees-wiwo-2023-10-26/Plan to Hike Electric Bills 29% Sparks Fury in Wyominghttps://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/electricity-prices-renewable-power-wyoming-b863bf8JunkScience on X – China controls most of the clean tech processing supply chainhttps://twitter.com/JunkScience/status/1719184775867404708EVS ARE NOT SUSTAINABLETexas Public Policy Foundation – Overcharged Expectations: Unmasking the True Cost of Electric Vehicleshttps://www.texaspolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-TrueCostofEVs-BennettIsaac.pdfDaily Signal – Biden Poised to Bail Out Wind Energy Industry, Experts Predicthttps://www.dailysignal.com/2023/10/30/bailout-for-offshore-wind-energy-may-be-right-around-corner-experts-say/Wall Street Journal – Brace for the Wind and Electric-Vehicle Bailoutshttps://www.wsj.com/articles/brace-for-the-wind-and-electric-vehicle-bailouts-506383a8?mod=opinion_lead_pos6Reuters - Ford again warns on EV results, withdraws 2023 forecasthttps://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ford-withdraws-2023-forecast-warns-ev-results-2023-10-26/GM Authority – GM Delays Launch Of Chevy Equinox EV, Silverado EV RST and GMC Sierra EVhttps://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/10/gm-delays-launch-of-chevy-equinox-ev-silverado-ev-rst-and-gmc-sierra-ev/CNBC – GM, Honda scrap plans to co-develop ‘affordable’ sub-$30,000 EVshttps://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/25/gm-honda-scrap-plans-to-co-develop-affordable-sub-30000-evs.htmlHertz pulls back on EV plans citing Tesla price cuts, high repair costshttps://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/26/hertz-pulls-back-on-ev-plans-citing-tesla-price-cuts-repair-costs.htmlBiden climate czar quietly met with flailing EV company dependent on taxpayer handoutshttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-climate-czar-quietly-met-flailing-ev-company-dependent-taxpayer-handouts

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 421 of the In The Tank Podcast. The New York Times' recent admission that they "relied too heavily on claims by Hamas" in regards to the Gaza hospital bombing is telling. It further reveals how broken our media system is. Worse, however, is the effect our media is having on social cohesion, leading to a fragmentation of society. This is contributing to a reality where the left and right are living in increasingly distant universes where common ground is exceedingly hard to find. What does this mean for our country and are there any solutions to the problem?PRIMARY TOPIC – Media Lies and a Fracturing Society Townhall - Americans’ Trust in Mass Media Sinks to Record Lowhttps://townhall.com/columnists/christalgo/2023/10/20/americans-trust-in-mass-media-sinks-to-record-low-n2630110 Politico - NYT admits error in Gaza hospital reporthttps://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/23/gaza-hospital-new-york-times-00122986 New York Times - How Covid Affects the Hearthttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/07/well/live/covids-heart-health.html Carnegie - Polarization, Democracy, and Political Violence in the United States: What the Research Sayshttps://carnegieendowment.org/2023/09/05/polarization-democracy-and-political-violence-in-united-states-what-research-says-pub-90457

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 420 of the In The Tank Podcast. ESG is the backbone of The Great Reset. And while we have made significant progress in the fight against ESG, it still remains an existential threat to liberty and free markets. With the presidential primaries approaching, The Socialism Research Center team produced a report card grading the candidates on their positions against ESG. The ITT crew discusses this report and talks about which candidate is best equipped to fight the Great Reset.PRIMARY TOPIC – WHO IS BEST EQUIPPED TO FIGHT THE GREAT RESET? Heartland Institute – Anti-ESG Report Card: 2024 Presidential Candidateshttps://heartland.org/publications/anti-esg-report-card-2024-presidential-candidates/ Politico - Treasury outlines guidance for net-zero financinghttps://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2023/09/treasury-outlines-guidance-for-net-zero-financing-00116673 1792 Exchange – Proxy Voting Overviewhttps://1792exchange.com/spotlight-reports/proxy-voting/ Bloomberg - Banks Told to Review Clients Amid Historic ESG Crackdown in EUhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-16/banks-told-to-review-clients-amid-historic-esg-crackdown-in-eu#xj4y7vzkg

The unfathomable evil of Hamas’ attack on Israel last week was a reminder that the eternal human struggle between civilization and savagery never ends. This is going to be a tough podcast to get through, but it is important to not look away from the hate and the horrors inflicted by the enemies of civilization. Some say this barbarous act changes the Middle East forever. Maybe. But what does the fight in Israel say about the future of global liberty, which we’ve always assumed would remain ascendant forever? And what are we to make of the overtly pro-Hamas sentiment found in American streets, the halls of Congress, the heights of academia, and other redoubts of the ruling class?

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo are joined by Linnea Lueken for episode 418 of the In The Tank Podcast. It seems like every day there is a new story that blows a hole in the climate narrative - a new study showing the impracticality of a 100% renewable grid, or an electric vehicle battery plant that requires coal power to function. We are told constantly by the media, politicians, and now even the Pope that we must change our lifestyle in an effort to combat climate change. Yet, most people don't care. These facts leave the ITT crew wondering: What would it take to finally destroy the climate narrative?OPENING CHIT CHAT AP News - Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. Here’s what’s nexthttps://apnews.com/article/mccarthy-gaetz-speaker-motion-to-vacate-congress-3542dd134dccf35bc67db3463baec53b PRIMARY TOPIC - WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO DESTROY THE CLIMATE NARRATIVE? Pope Francis on climate: ‘irresponsible’ Western lifestyle must changehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/04/pope-francis-environment-climate/ Electric Grid The Hill - A new study zaps Biden’s plan to transform the electrical gridhttps://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4230591-a-new-study-has-zapped-bidens-plan-to-transform-the-electrical-grid/ Transportation Electric buses purchased from bankrupt company no longer runninghttps://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/infrastructure/electric-buses-jackson-wyoming-no-longer-running Massive EV battery factory may have to rely on coal plant for it to functionhttps://dailycaller.com/2023/10/02/kansas-electric-vehicle-battery-coal-rates-panasonic/ Twitter - GM sold 18 Silverado EVs in Q3!https://twitter.com/anasalhajji/status/1709429442441867428?s=46&t=EdV2geoHcqt4zDMbG3cZaw

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, Chris Talgo are joined by Samantha Fillmore for episode 417 of the In The Tank Podcast. A recent ABC/Washington Post poll shows Donald Trump holding a nine point lead over President Biden if the general election were held today. What would happen if he wins in November of 2024? How would the media react? How would the government react? Would Trump be barred from claiming office? The ITT crew gets deep in to speculation territory.OPENING CHIT CHAT – WEDNESDAY’S DEBATE CNN - Stage set for second GOP debate. Here’s who’s on ithttps://www.cnn.com/2023/09/25/politics/second-republican-debate-line-up/index.html SPECIAL SEGMENT – COLORADO TABOR Center Square - Proposition HH is wolf in sheep’s clothing for Colorado TABORhttps://www.thecentersquare.com/colorado/article_99d26726-5cb9-11ee-950a-abd312e12c01.html PRIMARY TOPIC – WHAT HAPPENS IF TRUMP WINS? ABC News - Trump edges out Biden 51-42 in head-to-head matchup: POLLhttps://abcnews.go.com/Politics/troubles-biden-age-reelection-campaign-poll/story?id=103436611 NYT - Polls Show Low Approval Ratings for Biden, and Trump Coasting in Primaryhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/24/us/politics/polls-biden-trump.html Vanity Fair - Hillary Clinton Urges Joe Biden Not to Sleep on Third-Party Spoilers: Reporthttps://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/09/hillary-clinton-urges-joe-biden-not-to-sleep-on-third-party-spoilers The Atlantic - The Constitution Prohibits Trump From Ever Being President Againhttps://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/donald-trump-constitutionally-prohibited-presidency/675048/ TNR - It’s Time to Take Trump’s Disqualification From the Presidency Seriouslyhttps://newrepublic.com/article/175448/trump-disqualification-14th-amendment-clause

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo are joined by author Michael Ashley for episode 416 of the In The Tank Podcast. Michael Ashley, author of the new book Neuromined: Triumphing Over Technological Tyranny, joins ITT to talk about the potential future we seem to be headed toward. What does liberty look like in a world of AI, data collection, social credit scores, self-driving cars, CBDCs, and other developing technologies?OPENING CHIT CHAT - WOULD YOU VOLUNTEER? Daily Star - Elon Musk's Neuralink looking for people to trial its brain-computer chiphttps://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/elon-musks-neuralink-looking-people-30983996 PRIMARY TOPIC - MARCHING TOWARD A TECHNOLOGICAL TYRANNY Neuromined: Triumphing Over Technological Tyrannyhttps://www.amazon.com/Neuromined-Triumphing-over-Technological-Tyranny-ebook/dp/B0CCK6MNM6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1Z6M4K4V9IPAB&keywords=neuromined&qid=1695229204&sprefix=neuromined%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-1 NYT - I.R.S. Deploys Artificial Intelligence to Catch Tax Evasionhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/us/politics/irs-deploys-artificial-intelligence-to-target-rich-partnerships.html The Blaze - Amazon confirms it shut down man’s smart home after delivery driver wrongly accused him of making racist remarkhttps://www.theblaze.com/news/amazon-confirms-it-shut-down-mans-smart-home-after-delivery-driver-wrongly-accused-him-of-making-racist-remark G20 Calls for Global Regulation for AI, Including Regulations that Will Force AI to Advance UN SDGshttps://www.g20.org/content/dam/gtwenty/gtwenty_new/document/G20-New-Delhi-Leaders-Declaration.pdf DAVOS WATCH - G20'S PROPOSED DIGITAL ID The Epoch Times - G20 Announces Plan to Impose Digital Currencies and IDs Worldwidehttps://www.theepochtimes.com/article/g20-announces-plan-to-impose-digital-currencies-and-ids-worldwide-5489947?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=BonginoReport The Blaze - G20 proposes digital ID similar to COVID-19 passport system to 'further financial inclusion'https://www.theblaze.com/news/g20-proposed-policy-digital-id Canadian Bankers Assocation - Canada's Digital ID Future - A Federated Approachhttps://cba.ca/Assets/CBA/Documents/Files/Article%20Category/PDF/paper-2018-embracing-digital-id-in-canada-en.pdf World Economic Forum - A Blueprint for Digital Identityhttps://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_A_Blueprint_for_Digital_Identity.pdf

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 415 of the In The Tank Podcast. There has been a steady stream of stories coming out over the past several months relating to potential corruption involving President Biden and his son Hunter. It appears as though we might be reaching a tipping point as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy opened an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. How likely is this to go anywhere? Will this dredge out even more information? Will this have an impact on the election? The ITT crew discusses these topics and more.OPENING CHIT CHAT - SOCIALISM 2023 CONFERENCEWashington Stand - ‘Public Education Needs to be a Site of Socialist Organizing’: ALA Presidenthttps://washingtonstand.com/news/public-education-needs-to-be-a-site-of-socialist-organizing-ala-presidentSocialism 2023 Conference panelshttps://socialismconference.org/2023-schedule/Panels include:- "Family Abolition Today"- "Kids as Comrades"- "Radical Drag Show"PRIMARY TOPIC - BIDEN IMPEACHMENT INCOMING?AP News - What’s ahead now that Republicans are opening an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Bidenhttps://apnews.com/article/hunter-biden-congress-oversight-republicans-impeachment-57c5b1b40d19ede4ecf7fde08c027ceeNational Review - White House Sending Letter to News Outlets Urging Them to ‘Ramp Up’ Scrutiny of GOP over Impeachment Inquiryhttps://www.nationalreview.com/news/white-house-sending-letter-to-news-outlets-urging-them-to-ramp-up-scrutiny-of-gop-over-impeachment-inquiry/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=breaking&utm_campaign=newstrack&utm_term=32695645The Federalist - Impeaching Biden Is The Right Call, But Don’t Stop With Himhttps://thefederalist.com/2023/09/13/impeaching-biden-is-the-right-call-but-dont-stop-with-him/DailyMail - Chuck Schumer echos well-known Donald Trump talking point characterizing the Republicans' impeachment of Biden as a WITCH HUNT as other Democrats slam the inquiry as illegitimatehttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12510647/Chuck-Schumer-echos-known-Donald-Trump-talking-point-characterizing-Republicans-impeachment-Biden-WITCH-HUNT-Democrats-slam-inquiry-illegitimate.htmDAVOS WATCH - G20 SUMMIT REVEALS ECONOMIC BATTLE WITH CHINAWhite House (Sep 9, 2023) - FACT SHEET: President Biden and Prime Minister Modi Host Leaders on the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investmenthttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/09/09/fact-sheet-president-biden-and-prime-minister-modi-host-leaders-on-the-partnership-for-global-infrastructure-and-investment/ NPR - Biden said the G-7 would counter Chinese influence. This year, he'll try againhttps://www.npr.org/2022/06/24/1106979380/g7-summit-2022-germany-global-infrastructureCNBC - G-7′s infrastructure plan offers an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative in a ‘deliberate way’https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/28/new-g-7-infrastructure-plan-offers-alternative-to-china-belt-road-.html

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 414 of the In The Tank Podcast. It appears more and more that we are venturing into a new era of COVID restrictions. President Biden stated his intention to seek additional funding to develop a new COVID vaccine. Fauci was recently on CNN promoting masking up. And more schools and venues are imposing COVID mandates. Also, there are many signs the government is willing to use new tools and strategies to enforce harsher COVID lockdowns. The ITT crew discusses these topics and more.OPENING CHIT CHAT – ADMISSION: NARRATIVE OVER CLIMATE SCIENCE The Free Press - I Left Out the Full Truth to Get My Climate Change Paper Publishedhttps://www.thefp.com/p/i-overhyped-climate-change-to-get-published PRIMARY TOPIC – COVID STRIKES BACK Fox News - Biden plans to ask Congress for funding to develop new COVID vaccine, may recommend shot for allhttps://www.foxnews.com/health/biden-plans-ask-congress-funding-develop-covid-vaccine-require-shot Fox News - Maryland public elementary school reinstates COVID mask requirements, orders some kids to wear N95 maskshttps://www.foxnews.com/us/maryland-public-elementary-school-reinstates-covid-mask-requirements-orders-some-kids-wear-n95-masks NYP - Fauci roasted as ‘fraud’ and ‘liar’ after being confronted with damning study on maskshttps://nypost.com/2023/09/03/dr-fauci-gets-roasted-after-being-confronted-with-damning-study-on-masks/ The Hill - America desperately needs a bipartisan pandemic post-mortemhttps://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/3882707-america-desperately-needs-a-bipartisan-pandemic-post-mortem/ NYT - N.Y.P.D. Will Use Drones to Monitor Labor Day Celebrationshttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/01/nyregion/drones-labor-day-nypd.html Bloomberg - Church Sues California County Over Alleged Covid-19 Geofencinghttps://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/church-sues-california-county-over-alleged-covid-19-geofencing DAVOS WATCH #3 – IN THE FUTURE, YOU’LL OWN NOTHING (HOUSING) Axios - The problem with America’s high homeownership ratehttps://www.axios.com/2023/08/26/housing-crisis-homeownership-nimby-mortgage-rates Bloomberg - U.S. Moves Toward Home ‘Rentership Society,’ Morgan Stanley Sayshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-07-20/u-s-moves-to-rentership-society-as-owning-tumbles-morgan-stanley-says Benzinga - Institutions Set To Own 40% Of Single-Family Rental Homes — How Can You Get Your Share?https://www.benzinga.com/real-estate/22/08/28584067/institutions-set-to-own-40-of-single-family-rental-homes-how-can-you-get-your-share Bloomberg - America Should Become a Nation of Rentershttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-06-17/america-should-become-a-nation-of-renters

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and Linnea Lueken present episode 413 of the In The Tank Podcast. Climate Czar John Kerry recently discussed the importance of China's cooperation in the fight against climate change. Kerry is not wrong, but how far is the U.S. willing to go in order to keep China happy? Rumors are swirling that China is building a super dam near the border of India, potentially igniting a geopolitical fire between the two countries. Also, what role is BlackRock, the corporate face of climate action, playing in China when it comes to energy production and finance? The ITT crew discusses these topics and more.OPENING CHIT CHAT - CHICAGO MAYOR BLAMES KIA FOR CRIME WAVE Red State - Mayor of Chicago Sues Automakers for Making Cars Too Easy to Stealhttps://redstate.com/heartlandinstitute/2023/08/30/mayor-of-chicago-sues-automakers-for-making-cars-too-easy-to-steal-n2163225 Fox 32 - Mayor Johnson mocked for suing automakers for car thefts: 'The numbers speak for themselves'https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/brandon-johnson-kia-lawsuit-car-thefts PRIMARY TOPIC - CLIMATE ACTION REQUIRES GLOBAL COOPERATION NPR - John Kerry says U.S. can't reach climate goals without global cooperationhttps://www.npr.org/2023/08/27/1196251259/john-kerry-says-u-s-cant-reach-climate-goals-without-global-cooperation Asia Nikkei - China can't just keep building the world's biggest dam in secrethttps://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/China-can-t-just-keep-building-the-world-s-biggest-dam-in-secret NYT - After Covid, China’s Leaders Face New Challenges From Floodinghttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/21/world/asia/china-flooding-sichuan-chongqing.html Select Committee on the CCP - "Unconscionable to Profit From Fueling China's Military" - Select Committee Launches Investigation Into BlackRock & MSCIhttps://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/media/press-releases/unconscionable-profit-fueling-chinas-military-select-committee-launches DAVOS WATCH - 21st CENTURY COLLECTIVIZED AGRICULTURE Fox News - Two dozen Republicans call on Biden to disavow John Kerry's remarks targeting food productionhttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/two-dozen-republicans-call-biden-disavow-john-kerrys-remarks-targeting-food-productionReuters - EU okays $1.61 billion for Dutch government to buy out farmers, reduce nitrogenhttps://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-okays-161-bln-dutch-govt-buy-out-farmers-reduce-nitrogen-2023-05-02/WEF - Food Innovation Hubshttps://www.weforum.org/communities/food-innovation-hubs-partners-groupIIH - The Netherlands and the World Economic Forum Launch Food Innovation Hubs Initiative (2021)https://investinholland.com/news/the-netherlands-and-the-world-economic-forum-launch-food-innovation-hubs-initiative/ WEF - Green Returns: Unleashing the Power of Finance for Sustainable Food Systemshttps://www.weforum.org/whitepapers/green-returns-unleashing-the-power-of-finance-for-sustainable-food-systems

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 412 of the In The Tank Podcast. There has been a wave of stories coming out sounding the alarm on yet another dreaded COVID variant. In light of this news, we are already seeing the return of some mask mandates and other restrictions. Additionally, there are supposed TSA whistleblowers claiming we will soon be entering another era of full-fledged COVID prevention policy. How likely is this? Have we not learned anything from our last go-around? What are the political implications of a return to COVID lockdowns? The ITT crew discusses this and more.OPENING CHIT CHAT – DEBATES AND TRUMP The Hill - Trump, Tucker Carlson to release interview as debate begins on Fox Newshttps://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4166135-trump-tucker-carlson-interview-debate-begins-fox-news/ PRIMARY TOPIC – COVID 2023: THE ELECTION VARIANT? CNN - Scientists race to understand highly mutated coronavirus variant spotted in four countries, including the UShttps://www.cnn.com/2023/08/18/health/coronavirus-variant/index.html Reuters - US CDC says new COVID lineage could cause infections in vaccinated individualshttps://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-cdc-says-ba286-covid-variant-could-cause-infections-vaccinated-individuals-2023-08-23/ The Gateway Pundit - Biden Regime to Reinstate COVID-19 Restrictions Beginning with Mask Mandate as “COVID Cases Rise”, Say TSA and Border Patrol Whistleblowershttps://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/08/just-time-election-biden-regime-reinstate-covid-19/?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral Newsweek - Did Face Masks Help Fight COVID? Scientists Want You To Wear Yours Againhttps://www.newsweek.com/face-masks-work-covdi-19-1820510 NYP - Georgetown University mandates masks for students during in-class instructionhttps://nypost.com/2022/08/25/georgetown-university-mandates-masks-for-students-during-in-class-instruction-amid-covid-19-cases/ DAVOS WATCH – THE FUTURE OF URBAN CONSUMPTION The Federalist - These 14 American Cities Have A ‘Target’ Of Banning Meat, Dairy, And Private Vehicles By 2030https://thefederalist.com/2023/08/19/these-14-american-cities-have-a-target-of-banning-meat-dairy-and-private-vehicles-by-2030/ C40 Cities – The Future of Urban Consumption in a 1.5C Worldhttps://expose-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Arup-C40-The-Future-of-Urban-Consumption-in-a-1-5C-World.pdf

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and Linnea Lueken present episode 411 of the In The Tank Podcast. After the supposed hottest days, weeks, and month ever recorded and the unfolding disaster in Hawaii, many climate activists are lining up to pressure the Biden Administration to declare a "climate emergency." How likely is this declaration? When might it happen? What would it mean for America if such an emergency is declared? Also, the ITT crew takes a look at a new Institute for Energy Research paper that examines the potential of achieving "Net-Zero."OPENING CHIT CHAT – TRUMP INDICTMENTS #4 NYT – Trump Indictment, Part IV: A Spectacle That Has Become Surreally Routinehttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/14/us/politics/trump-indictments-georgia-criminal-charges.html The Federalist - The Purpose Of The Trump Indictments Is To Demonstrate The Left’s Powerhttps://thefederalist.com/2023/08/16/the-purpose-of-the-trump-indictments-is-to-demonstrate-the-lefts-power/ PRIMARY TOPIC – CLIMATE EMERGENCY DECLARATION INCOMING? Bloomberg - How Did the Maui Fire Start? Why Hawaii’s Power Lines Are Suspecthttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-14/how-did-the-maui-fire-start-why-hawaii-s-power-lines-are-suspect The Hill - Progressive calls for climate emergency swell after Biden says he ‘practically’ declared onehttps://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4154387-progressive-calls-for-climate-emergency-swell-after-biden-says-he-practically-declared-one/ Grist - What it might look like if President Biden really declared a climate emergencyhttps://grist.org/climate-energy/what-it-might-look-like-if-president-biden-really-declared-a-climate-emergency/ IER - The Challenges and Costs of Net-Zero and the Future of Energyhttps://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/the-challenges-and-costs-of-net-zero-and-the-future-of-energy/ National Review - Biden Says ‘In Practice’ He’s Declared a National Climate Emergencyhttps://www.nationalreview.com/2023/08/biden-says-in-practice-hes-declared-a-national-climate-emergency/ Shellenberger – Why This Documentary May Save The Whaleshttps://public.substack.com/p/why-this-documentary-may-save-the?r=lwnt6&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post IEA - Will solar PV and wind costs finally begin to fall again in 2023 and 2024?https://www.iea.org/reports/renewable-energy-market-update-june-2023/will-solar-pv-and-wind-costs-finally-begin-to-fall-again-in-2023-and-2024

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo episode 410 of the In The Tank Podcast. According to Vice President Kamala Harris, "Bidenomics" is a wild success. And she is not the only one suggesting this. Lately, there has been a rash of articles and rhetoric promoting this narrative. Is this the case? The ITT crew looks under the hood of Bidenomics to see what is really going on.OPENING CHIT CHAT – BIDEN CRIME FAMILY National Review - Biden Family Received Millions from Foreign Oligarchs Who Had Dinners with Then-VP Joe Bidenhttps://www.nationalreview.com/news/biden-family-received-millions-from-foreign-oligarchs-who-had-dinners-with-then-vp-joe-biden/ Fox News - House GOP release bank records on Hunter Biden payments from Russian, Kazakh oligarchs, total clears $20Mhttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republicans-release-bank-records-hunter-biden-payments-russian-kazakh-oligarchs-total-clears-20m PRIMARY TOPIC – BIDENOMICS: TERRIFIC OR TERRIBLE? (Video) Kamala Harris declares “Bidenomics is working!!”https://twitter.com/theblaze/status/1688971563310190599 NYT - Everything’s Coming Up Soft Landinghttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/opinion/paul-krugman-soft-landing-inflation.html The Hill - Bank of America now expecting ‘soft landing’ instead of recessionhttps://thehill.com/business/economy/4138171-bank-of-america-now-expecting-soft-landing-instead-of-recession/ Newsweek - 'Bidenomics' Is Heading Toward a Crash. The Latest Housing Data Could Not Make It Clearerhttps://www.newsweek.com/latest-housing-data-are-clear-bidenomics-heading-toward-crash-opinion-1816749 The Federalist - ‘Bidenomics’ Has Been A Disasterhttps://thefederalist.com/2023/08/08/bidenomics-has-been-a-disaster/ CNBC - 61% of Americans say they are living paycheck to paycheck even as inflation coolshttps://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/31/61percent-of-americans-live-paycheck-to-paycheck-even-as-inflation-cools.html CNN - Americans are pulling money out of their 401(k) plans at an alarming ratehttps://www.cnn.com/2023/08/08/economy/401k-hardship-withdrawals/index.html

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Linnea Lueken episode 409 of the In The Tank Podcast. President Donald Trump has been indicted.... again. But this time, he's being indicted for his role in the dreaded and infamous January 6 (2021) riots at the Capitol Building. The ITT crew talks about this new development and what it means for the state of the justice system in America. Also, the climate alarmists are getting desperate. UN's Antonia Guterres declared recently that we are now in the era of "global boiling." What new authoritarian policies with this extreme rhetoric justify?PRIMARY TOPIC #1 – TRUMP INDICTMENT AP News - Trump indicted for efforts to overturn 2020 election and block transfer of powerhttps://apnews.com/article/trump-indicted-jan-6-investigation-special-counsel-debb59bb7a4d9f93f7e2dace01feccdc The Federalist - DOJ Indictment Of Trump Is A Declaration Of War Against American Votershttps://thefederalist.com/2023/08/02/doj-indictment-of-trump-is-a-declaration-of-war-against-american-voters/ (Remember this?) Dems Pre-election “war games”https://twitter.com/mikebenzcyber/status/1681492097680175105?s=12&t=36pTJ1w1fvn4b0A-iFBbqg (Remember this?) Anti-Trump forces launch attack on Electoral Collegehttps://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/donald-trump-electoral-college-231980 (Remember this?) In 2016, Democrats, Hollywood celebrities, and corporate news outlets urged electors to vote against President-elect Donald Trumphttps://twitter.com/kanekoathegreat/status/1681458308358737920?s=12&t=36pTJ1w1fvn4b0A-iFBbqg PRIMARY TOPIC #2 – CLIMATE AUTHORITARIANISM (Video) UN’s Antonio Guterres – “The era of global boiling has arrived”https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial/status/1684571229301395462 CNN - Davos conspiracy theories used to live on fringe corners of the internet. Now they've gone mainstreamhttps://www.cnn.com/2023/01/18/tech/davos-conspiracy-theories/index.html Ace of Spades HQ - NPR: The Claim That the Progressive WEF Left Is Pushing People to Eat Zee Bugs Is Just a, Wait for It, Conspiracy Theoryhttps://ace.mu.nu/archives/405472.php E&E News - How urban planning turned into a climate conspiracy theoryhttps://www.eenews.net/articles/how-urban-planning-turned-into-a-climate-conspiracy-theory/ WEF - Green Returns: Unleashing the Power of Finance for Sustainable Food Systemshttps://www.weforum.org/whitepapers/green-returns-unleashing-the-power-of-finance-for-sustainable-food-systems

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo and joined by Competitive Enterprise Institute Research Fellow Stone Washington for episode 408 of the In The Tank Podcast. As "anti-ESG month" wraps up on Capitol Hill, the ITT crew talks about updates on this important topic. Also, they look at the future of ESG, how emerging technology is primed to supercharge ESG, and how it may be weaponized against different industries.OPENING CHIT CHAT – BIDEN/HUNTER DAM BREAKING? NYP - Devon Archer’s testimony proves it: Hunter’s a grifter — and Joe’s a damn liarhttps://nypost.com/2023/07/24/joe-bidens-a-liar-hunters-a-grifter-devon-archer-testimony-proves-it/ NYP - Hunter Biden sold $1.3M in art — and one buyer was a Dem donor ‘friend’ Joe appointed to a prestigious commission: reporthttps://nypost.com/2023/07/24/hunter-biden-sold-1-3m-in-art-and-buyers-include-dads-appointee/ PRIMARY TOPIC – THE FUTURE OF ESGAspen Times - ESG Summit explores secret sauce for ethical and profitable economic futurehttps://www.aspentimes.com/news/esg-summit-explores-secret-sauce-for-ethical-and-profitable-economic-future/It's not just Larry Fink. C-suite ESG mentions drop as political heat rises.https://finance.yahoo.com/news/its-not-just-larry-fink-c-suite-esg-mentions-drop-as-political-heat-rises-115147862.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMe3w_AUCveQWsrWQgLpUuEkpCmcDVVucFIgqbFyknwEc97eXMPtVxhQEh9Jp93hbMCKVY_XvoCjnXqDKh5MC2VcrrI0MMGFzF7d_YvawwCwFwwCGPvxKqqCNCVP371NrT0tUHdcPFdFomgF5uXSdNnnB4KblWQicy-6LVFUf0Yd Republican Working Group issues first critical report against ESGhttps://cei.org/blog/republican-working-group-issues-first-critical-report-against-esg/American Banker - What banks need to watch from the House GOP's anti-ESG monthhttps://www.americanbanker.com/list/what-banks-need-to-watch-from-the-house-gops-anti-esg-monthBloomberg - Big Food Should Be ESG’s Next Targethttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-07-24/big-food-should-be-esg-s-next-target#xj4y7vzkgKearney - Kearney partners with Climate TRACE: revamping supply chains to reduce GHG emissionhttps://www.kearney.com/service/operations-performance/article/-/insights/kearney-partners-with-climate-trace-revamping-supply-chains-to-reduce-ghg-emissions

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 407 of the In The Tank Podcast. Kamala Harris' most recent gaff of suggesting the need to "reduce population" inspired the ITT crew to dedicate the entire episode to the legacy of population control. From the Eugenics movement of the 1940s-60s, to China's one child policy of the 80s and 90s, to modern day calls to save the planet, the authoritarian left has a long history of promoting this anti-human agenda.PRIMARY TOPIC - POPULATION CONTROL: AN ANTI-HUMAN AGENDA NYP - Kamala Harris says US must ‘reduce population’ to fight climate change in latest gaffehttps://nypost.com/2023/07/15/kamala-harris-says-us-must-reduce-population-to-fight-climate-change-in-latest-gaffe/ 1940s - 1960s: Eugenics Movement Journal of Economic Perspectives - Retrospectives: Eugenics and Economics in the Progressive Erahttps://www.princeton.edu/~tleonard/papers/retrospectives.pdf UoM - Charles Darwin's Descent of Manhttps://library.missouri.edu/specialcollections/exhibits/show/controlling-heredity/origins/darwin#:~:text=In%20The%20Descent%20of%20Man,a%20vigorous%20state%20of%20health. 1970s - 1990s: China's One-Child Policy Smithsonian Magazine - The Book That Incited a Worldwide Fear of Overpopulationhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/book-incited-worldwide-fear-overpopulation-180967499/ (Documentary) One Child Nationhttps://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/one-child-nation/ Britannica - one-child policyhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/one-child-policy (Tweet) Paul Ehrlich - lamenting the end of China's one-child policyhttps://twitter.com/PaulREhrlich/status/659814941633986560 Environmental Movement - Zero Population Growth Time Magazine - Here's When Americans Really Started to Panic About Overpopulationhttps://time.com/4388565/zero-population-growth-world-population-day-2016/ (Report) Population Engineering and the Fight against Climate Changehttps://www.jstor.org/stable/24870306 The Guardian - Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez right to ask if the climate means we should have fewer children?https://www.theguardian.com/environment/shortcuts/2019/feb/27/is-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-right-to-ask-if-the-climate-means-we-should-have-fewer-children (letter) World Scientists' Warning of a Climate Emergencyhttps://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/70/1/8/5610806

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 406 of the In The Tank Podcast. A few different court rulings has put a stop to the government in its role of working with social media companies to "stop misinformation." This has been a topic of the podcast for a while now, and it is great to finally see some progress in limiting the government's ability to censor citizens' speech. Also, the ITT crew starts the show talking about the recent release of Glenn Beck's book Dark Future: Uncovering the Great Reset's Terrifying Next Phase - a book co-authored by ITT regular Justin Haskins.OPENING CHIT CHAT – DARK FUTURE BOOK RELEASE Glenn Beck – Dark Future: Uncovering The Great Reset’s Terrifying Next Phasehttps://www.amazon.com/Dark-Future-Uncovering-Resets-Terrifying/dp/1637632118 PRIMARY TOPIC – BIG WIN FOR FREE SPEECH! BUT WILL IT LAST? Red State - Federal Judge Destroys the Government's Argument in Favor of Censorship and Educates Them on the First Amendmenthttps://redstate.com/streiff/2023/07/05/federal-judge-destroys-the-governments-argument-in-favor-of-censorship-and-educates-them-on-the-first-amendment-n771497 The Federalist - Federal Judge Who Awarded Big Free Speech Win In Missouri v. Biden Denies Biden Regime’s Motion To Stayhttps://thefederalist.com/2023/07/10/federal-judge-who-awarded-big-free-speech-win-in-missouri-v-biden-denies-biden-regimes-motion-to-stay/ (Twitter) Memorandum ruling on Motion to Stay Injunction in Missouri v. Biden.https://twitter.com/tracybeanz/status/1678473956674641941?s=46&t=36pTJ1w1fvn4b0A-iFBbqg The Hill - State Department cancels Facebook meetings after court order: reporthttps://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4083426-state-department-cancels-facebook-meetings-after-court-order-report/ The Federalist - The Censorship Empire Strikes Back After Missouri v. Biden Free Speech Victoryhttps://thefederalist.com/2023/07/12/the-censorship-empire-strikes-back-after-missouri-v-biden-free-speech-victory/ Washington Examiner - Zuckerberg is betting on partisan censorship to make Threads superior to Twitterhttps://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/zuckerberg-is-betting-on-partisan-censorship-to-make-threads-superior-to-twitter UN – Common Agendahttps://www.un.org/en/content/common-agenda-report/summary.shtml

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 405 of the In The Tank Podcast. In an effort to strengthen its relevance and consolidate its influence on global affairs, the United Nations (UN) has embarked on a transformative journey with the release of its groundbreaking initiative, "Our Common Agenda." Part of this new "agenda" lays out the new "emergency powers" the organization should have in case of a disruptive global event. The ITT crew takes a good look at the plan and the U.N.'s upcoming "Summit of the Future" conference in 2024."PRIMARY TOPIC – U.N. PLANNING TO SEIZE GLOBAL ‘EMERGENCY’ POWERS?The Federalist - The U.N. Is Planning To Seize Global ‘Emergency’ Powers With Biden’s Supporthttps://thefederalist.com/2023/07/04/the-u-n-is-planning-to-seize-global-emergency-powers-with-bidens-support/UN – Summit of the Futurehttps://www.un.org/en/common-agenda/summit-of-the-futureUN – Our Common Agendahttps://www.un.org/en/common-agendaThe Hill - Will the ambitious UN Summit of the Future just be a rehash of the past?https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4079751-will-the-ambitious-un-summit-of-the-future-just-be-a-rehash-of-the-past/

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 404 of the In The Tank Podcast. BlackRock has been in the news a lot recently. CEO Larry Fink says he is going to stop using the term "ESG." BlackRock is setting itself up to be an intermediary to help "rebuild" the Ukrainian economy. Also, James O'Keefe recently exposed an employee of BlackRock saying some really frightening things. The ITT crew discusses these stories and more.PRIMARY TOPIC – BLACKROCK’S STEALTHY GLOBAL AMBITIONS Reuters - BlackRock's Fink says he's stopped using 'weaponised' term ESGhttps://www.reuters.com/business/environment/blackrocks-fink-says-hes-stopped-using-weaponised-term-esg-2023-06-26/ The Hill - A lawsuit waiting to happen: ESG violates fiduciary dutyhttps://thehill.com/opinion/4059114-a-lawsuit-waiting-to-happen-esg-violates-fiduciary-duty-to-investors/ Breitbart – Wall Street Windfall: BlackRock Tapped to Rebuild Ukraine’s Economyhttps://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/06/21/wall-street-windfall-blackrock-tapped-to-rebuild-ukraines-economy/ OMG – BREAKING: BlackRock Recruiter Who ‘Decides People’s Fat’ Says ‘War is Good for Business’ While Spilling Info on Asset Gianthttps://okeefemediagroup.com/breaking-blackrock-recruiter-who-decides-peoples-fate-says-war-is-good-for-business-while-spilling-info-on-asset-giant/

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 403 of the In The Tank Podcast. The ITT crew looks into Mandy Cohen - the former North Carolina Health Secretary who was recently selected by President Joe Biden to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All of these so-called experts say they "follow the science," but how true is that really?OPENING CHIT CHAT - HUNTER BIDEN Fox News - Hunter Biden agrees to plead guilty to federal tax chargeshttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/hunter-biden-agrees-plead-guilty-federal-tax-gun-casePRIMARY TOPIC - NEW CDC DIRECTOR IS A FAUCI SYCOPHANT NYP - Biden’s pick for new CDC czar Mandy Cohen embodies the worst of pandemic policyhttps://nypost.com/2023/06/04/bidens-pick-for-new-cdc-czar-mandy-cohen-embodies-the-worst-of-pandemic-policy/American Spectator - Meet Mandy Cohen, the Fauci fangirl Biden wants to head the CDChttps://thespectator.com/topic/mandy-cohen-cdc-biden-covid-fauci-fangirl/(video) Mandy Cohen explains how she decides on health policyhttps://twitter.com/michaelpsenger/status/1664652835269799936?t=x5WnARTmheWQURjD4PChag&s=19(video) Mandy Cohen on the "definitive data" showing the vaccine stops transmission and spread of COVIDhttps://twitter.com/LauraPowellEsq/status/1664418162312613888?t=k5B16UXIN8Ap0ay4SeUBZg&s=19Houston Public Media - Houston experts agree annual COVID-19 shot best way to keep people protectedhttps://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/coronavirus/2023/01/27/442481/houston-experts-agree-annual-covid-19-shot-best-way-to-keep-people-protected/The Federalist - RFK Jr. Critics Think They’re Too Good For Vaccine Debate https://thefederalist.com/2023/06/20/rfk-jr-s-critics-think-theyre-too-good-to-debate-vaccines/(video) Hotez vaccine compilation https://twitter.com/RubinReport/status/1671187542018867200?t=HzbL_clqn-mWq4r2OhHTmw&s=19

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 402 of the In The Tank Podcast. President Donald Trump was indicted again this week, and this time, at the federal level. This story has grabbed headlines for obvious reasons. On the other side of the coin, President Joe Biden may be in hot water after Senator Grassley reported the FBI has information that might incriminate Hunter and the "big guy" on a bribery scheme.PRIMARY TOPIC - BIDEN SCANDAL VS. TRUMP SCANDAL NY Post - Trump faces a maximum of 400 years in prison and a $9M fine over federal indictmenthttps://nypost.com/2023/06/09/trump-faces-a-maximum-of-400-years-in-prison-and-a-9m-fine/ CNN - June 13, 2023 Trump pleads not guilty in historic federal indictmenthttps://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/donald-trump-indictment-court-appearance-06-13-23/index.htmlCBS News - Trump addresses supporters in NJ, after historic Miami arraignmenthttps://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/former-president-donald-trump-arraigned-miami-federal-court/The Federalist - Grassley’s ‘17 Recordings’ Bombshell Brings Bidens And Burisma Back Into The Spotlighthttps://thefederalist.com/2023/06/13/grassleys-17-recordings-bombshell-brings-bidens-and-burisma-back-into-the-spotlight/The Federalist - Grassley: Burisma Exec Behind Biden Bribery Scandal Allegedly Kept 17 Recordings Of Talks With Joe, Hunterhttps://thefederalist.com/2023/06/12/grassley-burisma-exec-behind-biden-bribery-scandal-allegedly-kept-17-recordings-of-talks-with-joe-hunter/NY Post - Biden grins, chuckles when asked about alleged tapes of him getting bribedhttps://nypost.com/2023/06/13/biden-grins-chuckles-when-asked-about-alleged-tapes-of-him-getting-bribed/SECONDARY TOPIC - DEEPFAKES IN POLITICS CNN - DeSantis campaign posts fake images of Trump hugging Fauci in social media video https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/08/politics/desantis-campaign-video-fake-ai-image/index.htmCBS News - Vallas campaign condemns deepfake video posted to Twitterhttps://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/vallas-campaign-deepfake-video/(video) https://twitter.com/jake____lewis/status/1630036971388108806 WSJ - These Campaigns Hope ‘Deepfake’ Candidates Help Get Out the Votehttps://www.wsj.com/articles/these-campaigns-hope-deepfake-candidates-help-get-out-the-vote-11646756345(video) https://twitter.com/80Level/status/1494204973432950785

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo are joined by the Center of the American Experiment's Isaac Orr for episode 401 of the In The Tank Podcast. After making waves years ago with the outrageous and outlandish Green New Deal proposal, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez is resurrecting the legislation. What is the significance of this move? Will the Green New Deal have stronger legs this time around? Is this just a last-gasp attempt at driving this agenda down the throats of Americans? The ITT crew will discuss these questions and more.PRIMARY TOPIC - The Green New Deal Is Back Fox News - The Green New Deal is back, and it’s more radical than everhttps://www.foxnews.com/opinion/green-new-deal-back-more-radical-than-ever AOC - DELIVERING A GREEN NEW DEALhttps://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/ocasio-cortez.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/delivering_a_green_new_deal-sm.pdf The Hill - UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agendahttps://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/un-climate-chief-calls-fossil-fuel-phase-out-key-to-curbing-warming-but-may-not-be-on-talks-agenda/ AP News - US Army Corps revokes permit for Minnesota mine, cites threat to downstream tribe’s water standardshttps://apnews.com/article/new-range-mine-tribe-water-pollution-minnesota-075463042956fa4e89d576c5cae8f663 WDIO - U.S. Army Corp of Engineers revokes permit for NewRange Copper Nickel projecthttps://www.wdio.com/mining-news/u-s-army-corp-of-engineers-revokes-permit-for-newrange-copper-nickel-project/ Mother Jones - The Next Big Thing in Recycling: Expired Solar Panelshttps://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/04/recycling-solar-panels-silver-copper-waste-landfill/

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Justin Haskins are joined by the Center of the American Experiment's Isaac Orr for episode 400 of the In The Tank Podcast. A new batch of regulations imposed by the Biden Administration are going to result in more strain on the already taxed energy grid. With the summer heat coming, should we brace ourselves for waves of black and brownouts? How crippling to our energy grid will these new regulations be?PRIMARY TOPIC - Your Coming Summer of BlackoutsWSJ - Your Coming Summer of Blackoutshttps://www.wsj.com/articles/north-american-electric-reliability-corporation-nerc-summer-assessment-power-blackouts-green-energy-2ddc6510?Fox News - Biden's radical green energy policies strain our electric grids. Here's how bad it will get if they continuehttps://www.foxnews.com/opinion/bidens-radical-green-energy-policies-strain-electric-gridsIER - EPA’s “Good Neighbor” Rule Increases the Cost of Electricity for Consumershttps://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/epas-good-neighbor-rule-increases-the-cost-of-electricity-for-consumers/CAE - Biden Blackouts: EPA’s mercury rules could mean lights out for Minnesota, MISO, for no measurable environmental benefitshttps://www.americanexperiment.org/biden-blackouts-epas-mercury-rules-could-mean-lights-out-for-minnesota-miso-for-no-measurable-environmental-benefits/NERC - Two-thirds of North America Faces Reliability Challenges in the Event of Widespread Heatwaveshttps://www.nerc.com/news/Pages/Two-thirds-of-North-America-Faces-Reliability-Challenges-in-the-Event-of-Widespread-Heatwaves.aspx#:~:text=%E2%80%8BATLANTA%20%E2%80%93%20NERC's%202023%20Summer,at%20elevated%20risk%20has%20increased.

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 399 of the In The Tank Podcast. Climate Czar John Kerry blames agriculture for a considerable amount of the global carbon dioxide emissions. These comments continue a trend of attacks by climate alarmists on the world's food-producing industry. How do people like Kerry expect the population to eat in a world where agriculture is undermined by climate efforts? Don't worry, the World Economic Forum - the biggest advocates of The Great Reset - have a plan for that!PRIMARY TOPIC - CLIMATE CZAR KERRY BLAMES AGRICULTURE Fox News - Two dozen Republicans call on Biden to disavow John Kerry's remarks targeting food productionhttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/two-dozen-republicans-call-biden-disavow-john-kerrys-remarks-targeting-food-production Reuters - EU okays $1.61 billion for Dutch government to buy out farmers, reduce nitrogenhttps://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-okays-161-bln-dutch-govt-buy-out-farmers-reduce-nitrogen-2023-05-02/ WEF - Food Innovation Hubshttps://www.weforum.org/communities/food-innovation-hubs-partners-group IIH - The Netherlands and the World Economic Forum Launch Food Innovation Hubs Initiative (2021)https://investinholland.com/news/the-netherlands-and-the-world-economic-forum-launch-food-innovation-hubs-initiative/ Telegraph - Europe is beginning to turn against the prophets of climate alarmismhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/18/europe-turning-against-prophets-of-climate-alarmism/ Gallup - Gov't Still No. 1, but Guns, Crime Up as Top U.S. Problemhttps://news.gallup.com/poll/505385/gov-no-guns-crime-top-problem.aspx SECONDARY TOPIC - DEBT CEILING DEBATE RUNNING OUT OF TIME The Federalist - Corporate Media’s Coverage Of The Debt-Limit Fight Is Intolerably Dishonesthttps://thefederalist.com/2023/05/23/corporate-medias-coverage-of-the-debt-limit-fight-is-intolerably-dishonest/ BBC - US debt ceiling: Will there be enough time to get a deal through?https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65688682

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 398 of the In The Tank Podcast. Why does it seem like there are so many businesses and industries that are doing things that undermine themselves? Whether its beer companies offending their main consumers, or Disney tripping over themselves to be less family friendly, or oil companies trying to go "green," there seems to be no shortage of this trend. Is ESG to blame? The ITT crew sifts through some of these companies ESG reports to see what they can find.OPENING CHIT CHAT - DURHAM REPORTThe Federalist - Durham’s Much-Needed Record Of Deep-State And Dem Corruption Proves Conservatives Were Spot-Onhttps://thefederalist.com/2023/05/16/durhams-much-needed-record-of-deep-state-and-dem-corruption-proves-conservatives-were-spot-on/PRIMARY TOPIC - ESG IS RUINING EVERYTHING(video) Miller Lite Adhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mob-7CaROgINYP - Go woke or lose bonuses: CEOs are ‘forced’ into Dylan Mulvaney deal systemhttps://nypost.com/2023/04/12/go-woke-or-lose-bonuses-ceos-forced-into-cei-system/Anheuser Busch - Environmental, Social, And Governance Report 2022https://www.ab-inbev.com/assets/pressreleases/2023/AB%20InBev_2022%20ESG%20Report_FINAL.pdfNewsweek - Sports Illustrated Under Fire for Transgender Model on Coverhttps://www.newsweek.com/sports-illustrated-under-fire-transgender-model-cover-1800710Disney - ESG Reportinghttps://impact.disney.com/esg-reporting/FreeBeacon - Go Woke, Go Broke: Disney to Axe 7,000 Jobs as Company Faces Backlash Over Left-Wing Agendahttps://freebeacon.com/latest-news/go-woke-go-broke-disney-to-axe-7000-jobs-as-company-faces-backlash-over-left-wing-agenda/Climate Depot - BP buys massive stake in ESG company’s climate change projecthttps://www.climatedepot.com/2023/04/11/bp-buys-massive-stake-in-esg-companys-climate-change-project/Carbon Brief - COP28 team marshals oil and gas industry alliance ahead of climate summithttps://www.carbonbrief.org/daily-brief/cop28-team-marshals-oil-and-gas-industry-alliance-ahead-of-climate-summit/SECONDARY TOPIC - DEBT CEILING Washington Post - Senate Democrats ask Biden to ready 14th Amendment, bypass GOP on debt limithttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/17/debt-ceiling-democrats-discharge-petition/Politico - Biden gives clearest indication to date he’s willing to make a critical debt ceiling compromisehttps://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/17/biden-debt-ceiling-compromise-00097388

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 397 of the In The Tank Podcast. We have seen the ruling elites come after a number of things under the justification of Climate Change. We've discussed bans on gas-powered cars, gas stoves, and other products. Well now, they are coming for your appliances. A new Biden proposal will seek to ensure you refrigerator, dishwasher, and washer and dryer are properly "green." Also, the ITT crew looks into reports from the U.N. that promise a "new phase of accelerated progress." What might this so-called "U.N. 2.0" look like?PRIMARY TOPIC - HOW CLIMATE CHANGE (POLICY) IS MAKING YOUR LIFE WORSE Washington Times - Biden seeks to turn entirety of homes green; manufacturers of appliances warn of lower performancehttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/may/7/bidens-avalanche-of-energy-rules-hits-manufacturer/ CNET - These 7 States Are Banning New Gas-Powered Carshttps://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/states-banning-new-gas-powered-cars/ The Hill - New York heats up nation-wide debate on gas stove banshttps://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3991155-new-york-heats-up-nation-wide-debate-on-gas-stove-bans/ Gallup - Gov't Still No. 1, but Guns, Crime Up as Top U.S. Problemhttps://news.gallup.com/poll/505385/gov-no-guns-crime-top-problem.aspx SECONDARY TOPIC - UNITED NATIONS 2.0: SUMMIT OF THE FUTURE United Nations - The Summit of the Future in 2024https://www.un.org/en/common-agenda/summit-of-the-future United Nations - High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Developmenthttps://hlpf.un.org/sdg-summit United Nations - Our Common Agenda reporthttps://www.un.org/en/content/common-agenda-report/assets/pdf/Common_Agenda_Report_English.pdf

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 396 of the In The Tank Podcast. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the most comprehensive Anti-ESG bill into law this week. Now, he is turning his attention toward the Digital Dollar (CBDC). How will these moves effect The Great Reset movement? Is he building a worthy defense for the state or is this just a speed bump for the plans of the World Economic Forum. The ITT crew discusses these important questions. Also, the Supreme Court is taking on a case that could have some serious ramifications for the Administrative State.OPENING CHIT CHAT AP News - Late-night TV shows go dark as writers strike for better payhttps://apnews.com/article/writers-strike-hollywood-wga-926179281803e10b1d501dcab93e305d PRIMARY TOPIC - THE GREAT RESET VS. DESANTIS The Free Press - Florida Gov. DeSantis Says ‘ESG Is Officially DOA’https://www.tampafp.com/florida-gov-desantis-says-esg-is-officially-doa/ Florida's Voice - DeSantis to U.S. government: Florida will resist, outlaw CBDChttps://flvoicenews.com/desantis-to-u-s-government-florida-will-resist-outlaw-cbdc-if-implemented/ Heartland Institute - Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Scores: A Threat to Individual Liberty, Free Markets, and the U.S. Economyhttps://heartland.org/publications/environmental-social-and-governance-esg-scores-a-threat-to-individual-liberty-free-markets-and-the-u-s-economy-2/ Forbes - Are You Ready For AI-Driven Radical ESG Transparency?https://www.forbes.com/sites/solitairetownsend/2023/04/30/are-you-ready-for-ai-driven-radical-esg-transparency/?sh=1b6893486e4f SECONDARY TOPIC - FALL OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE STATE? Townhall - Is SCOTUS About to Annihilate the Administrative State?https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2023/05/01/scotus-to-hear-case-that-could-vanquish-federal-bureaucrats-power-n2622674

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 395 of the In The Tank Podcast. There have been a slew of articles recently suggesting the U.S. Dollar is quickly losing its status as world reserve currency. How likely is this and how will it effect you? The ITT crew discusses this important topic. Also, is it just a coincidence that this development is occurring at the same time as plans for the "digital dollar" ramp up? How quickly are we approaching a world where you don't even own the money you use on a daily basis?OPENING CHIT CHAT - TUCKER CARLSON & FOX NEWSThe Federalist - The Worst People On Earth Are All Celebrating Tucker’s Oustinghttps://thefederalist.com/2023/04/25/the-worst-people-on-earth-are-all-celebrating-tuckers-ousting/PRIMARY TOPIC - DIGITAL DOLLAR: WHEN YOU DON'T OWN MONEYFox News - Biden administration is quietly planning for a future where you don’t own moneyhttps://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-administration-quietly-planning-future-where-you-dont-own-moneyFortune - FedNow is set to launch in July. What the instant payment service could mean for a digital dollar and stablecoinshttps://fortune.com/crypto/2023/03/16/fednow-fed-digital-dollar-stablecoins-cbdc/NYT - The Weird New War on ‘Woke’ Moneyhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/opinion/desantis-digital-currency-florida.htmlSECONDARY TOPIC - DOLLAR LOSING WORLD RESERVE CURRENCY STATUS?Fox Business - Could the US dollar lose its reserve currency status to China?https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/could-us-dollar-lose-reserve-currency-status-chinaMarkets Insider - The dollar's dominance as a reserve currency eroded last year at 10 times the pace seen in the past 2 decadeshttps://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/dollar-dominance-global-reserves-china-euro-russia-ukraine-war-greenback-2023-4NYT - Wonking Out: International Money Madness Strikes Againhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/opinion/dollar-reserve-currency.html

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 394 of the In The Tank Podcast. With Earth Day approaching, the ITT crew talks about a number of stories that highlight just how radical the "climate cult" is getting. From new regulations on meat and cars to absurd protests over oil production while ignoring the true costs of "renewable" energy, the cognitive dissonance and authoritarian tendencies of the climate change movement is getting out of hand.PRIMARY TOPIC - Climate Cult Getting Crazier AEI - The Climate Change Cult: 10 Warning Signshttps://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/the-climate-change-cult-10-warning-signs/ CNN - Just Stop Oil protester disrupts World Snooker Championship by throwing orange powder paint on tablehttps://www.cnn.com/2023/04/18/sport/climate-protest-world-snooker-championship-spt-intl/index.html National Review - Yes, They’re Coming for Your Burgershttps://www.nationalreview.com/corner/yes-theyre-coming-for-your-burgers/ YahooNews - Mayor of London’s office brands vandalism of ULEZ cameras in Abbey Wood ‘petty’https://uk.news.yahoo.com/mayor-london-office-brands-vandalism-040000022.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAF8NziEd5RKFEgSKBngwB5mKw8pvkvKUvBzjxEWx3Of4CmSqBim8P_Q0ymTsssPZVhFxlA8SGjJ0PBhpw10t_dvie602sc1MK2XvRQuyBbak8E2UTZPt1BiCU-tDAo3hGz9prjioQLaj5-H_B4DA9TyNvNE_-54Ezo4JU0UzsAST The Economic Times - China eyes Afghanistan's lithium reserves, offers to invest USD 10 billionhttps://m.economictimes.com/news/international/world-news/china-eyes-afghanistans-lithium-reserves-offers-to-invest-usd-10-billion/articleshow/99521732.cms Fox News - JPMorgan CEO suggests government seize private property to quicken climate initiativeshttps://www.foxnews.com/media/jp-morgan-ceo-suggests-government-seize-private-property-quicken-climate-initiatives KTLA - California power companies propose income-based rates: how it would workhttps://ktla.com/news/local-news/fixed-rate-electricity-bill-charges-how-they-would-work/

The Heartland Institute’s Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Linnea Lueken Talgo present episode 393 of the In The Tank Podcast. President Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency has just unveiled the “toughest ever” car emissions rules to force Americans to buy electric vehicles. This new mandate should be called the “Break America’s Electric Grid” rule. While we still have choices on what vehicles we buy, the Biden administration is trying to severely, and quickly, limit those choices. Can we go this fast into an EV future? And if we do, what are the real costs in terms of quality of life, freedom, and the environment. We’ll also play clips from a devastating interview of Elon Musk on the BBC this week. He was challenged by the mid-wit newsreader about allowing “misinformation” and “hate speech” on Twitter, which serves as the world’s public square. Unfortunately, the BBC newsreader’s dismissive attitude about free speech – a foundational right in a free society – is troubling and shared by many in the upcoming generations. We also talk about Chris Talgo’s op-ed in the American Thinker this week about the plan in California to pay millions in reparations to African-Americans and if that idea will spread nationally. PRIMARY TOPIC – BIDEN: EVs or Bust Fox News - Biden unveils toughest-ever car emissions rules in bid to force electric vehicle purchases https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-unveils-toughest-ever-car-emissions-rules-bid-force-electric-vehicle-purchases EV Options are Good for Consumers, EPA’s Proposal to Force Unrealistic EV Sales Mandates is Not https://consumerenergyalliance.org/2023/04/ev-options-are-good-for-consumers-epas-proposal-to-force-unrealistic-ev-sales-mandates-is-not/ SECONDARY TOPIC – ELON MUSK SLAMS BBC ON FREE SPEECH Independent Journal Review - BBC Reporter Tries to Confront Musk on Increase in 'Hateful Content' - It Doesn't Go As Planned https://ijr.com/bbc-reporter-tries-confront-musk-hateful-content/ PJ Media - 'You Just Lied': Elon Musk Destroys BBC Reporter, and It's Epic https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2023/04/12/you-just-lied-elon-musk-destroys-bbc-reporter-and-its-epic-n1686621 HotAir - Elon Musk owns BBC reporter https://hotair.com/david-strom/2023/04/12/elon-musk-owns-bbc-reporter-n543295 VIDS Twitter - “Hate Speech” https://twitter.com/darrengrimes_/status/1646115621032325122 Twitter – “Misinformation” https://twitter.com/VigilantFox/status/1646157818565672962 CBN News - New Poll Shows Millennial Support for Constitutional Free Speech Declining https://www2.cbn.com/news/us/new-poll-shows-millennial-support-constitutional-free-speech-declining Washington Free Beacon - Poll: Majority of Americans Want First Amendment Rewritten; 51 percent of Millennials want fines or jail time for 'hate speech' https://freebeacon.com/issues/poll-majority-of-americans-want-first-amendment-rewritten/ Knight Foundation - First Amendment vitals: Taking Gen Z’s pulse on free expression and inclusion https://knightfoundation.org/articles/first-amendment-vitals-gen-z-free-expression-inclusion/ CLOSING TOPIC – CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ OF REPARATIONS American Thinker (Chris Talgo) - California Reparations: a 'Blueprint for America’? https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/04/california_reparations_a_blueprint_for_america.html

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 392 of the In The Tank Podcast. After weeks of speculation, it finally happened - Former President Donald Trump was arrested. The ITT crew discusses this story from several different angles. Also, what is George Soros's role in all of this?PRIMARY TOPIC - TRUMP ARRESTED Babylon Bee - Democrats Throw Biggest-Ever Fundraiser For Trump Campaignhttps://babylonbee.com/news/democrats-throw-biggest-ever-fundraiser-for-trump-campaign The Federalist - Alvin Bragg’s Trump Indictment Is Even More Pathetic And Partisan Than We Could Have Imaginedhttps://thefederalist.com/2023/04/05/alvin-braggs-trump-indictment-is-even-more-pathetic-and-partisan-than-we-could-have-imagined/ American Greatness – Seven Things You Don’t Know About the Stormy Daniels Hush Money Casehttps://amgreatness.com/2023/04/04/seven-things-you-dont-know-about-the-stormy-daniels-hush-money-case/ The Federalist - No One Is Above The Law? Give Me A Breakhttps://thefederalist.com/2023/04/04/no-one-is-above-the-law-give-me-a-break/ HDN - Trump's Trial Needs to Be Televisedhttps://heartlanddailynews.com/2023/04/betsy-mccaughey-trumps-trial-needs-to-be-televised/ SECONDARY TOPIC - SOROS BACKED DISTRICT ATTORNEYS Washington Post - D.C. U.S. attorney declined to prosecute 67% of those arrested. Here's whyhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/29/us-attorneys-office-charges-declined-dc-police/ Washington Examiner - Map shows how many Soros-linked prosecutors there are around the country - and how many have been removedhttps://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/map-soros-prosecutors-country-removed NYP - George Soros spent $40M getting lefty district attorneys, officials elected all over the countryhttps://nypost.com/2023/01/22/george-soros-spent-40m-getting-lefty-district-attorneys-officials-elected-all-over-the-country/

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 391 of the In The Tank Podcast. Is it just me, or is the climate alarmist rhetoric getting crazier? A new paper from Harvard Environmental Law Review makes the case that oil companies should be charged with homicide due to the supposed effects of the climate change. The ITT crew talks about this paper, the recently released IPCC report and more climate-alarmist-related topics.OPENING CHIT CHAT – NEW TROUBLING POLL RESULTS WSJ/NORC Poll March 2023https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/WSJ_NORC_ToplineMarc_2023.pdf PRIMARY TOPIC – CLIMATE PAPER CALLS FOR HOMICIDE CHARGES FOR OIL COMPANIES The Guardian - New climate paper calls for charging big US oil firms with homicidehttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/22/big-oil-companies-homicide-harvard-environmental-law-review Prof. Richard Parncutt: Death Penalty for Global Warming Deniers?https://tallbloke.wordpress.com/2012/12/24/prof-richard-parncutt-death-penalty-for-global-warming-deniers/ Washington Free Beacon - One Billion Gretas: Biden Admin Pledges Taxpayer Cash To Support Young Climate Activists Abroadhttps://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/one-billion-gretas-biden-admin-pledges-taxpayer-cash-to-support-young-climate-activists-abroad/ Fox News - John Kerry rushes to defense of climate activist leaders who use private jetshttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/john-kerry-rushes-defense-climate-activist-leaders-use-private-jets Washington Post - Why climate ‘doomers’ are replacing climate ‘deniers’https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/24/climate-doomers-ipcc-un-report/

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 390 of the In The Tank Podcast. We are waiting on Trump's arrest and we have some things to say about it. Also, you may have heard a bit about a potential "Central Bank Backed Digital Currency," or a digital dollar. The ITT crew talks about this, the potential of this development, and the seemingly preemptive actions taken by conservative politicians like Kristi Noem, Ron DeSantis, and Ted Cruz.OPENING CHIT CHAT - TRUMP ARREST LOOMING? New York Times - What We Know About the Potential Indictment of Donald Trumphttps://www.nytimes.com/article/trump-potential-indictment-criminal-charges.html PRIMARY TOPIC - PREEMPTIVE PUSHBACK ON THE DIGITAL DOLLAR White House - Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assetshttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/03/09/executive-order-on-ensuring-responsible-development-of-digital-assets/ Atlantic Council - Central Bank Digital Currency Trackerhttps://www.atlanticcouncil.org/cbdctracker/ CEI - Central Bank Digital Currencies Threaten Global Stability and Financial Privacyhttps://cei.org/studies/central-bank-digital-currencies-threaten-global-stability-and-financial-privacy/ CoinTelegraph - South Dakota gov vetoes bill excluding crypto from definition of ‘money’https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-dakota-gov-vetoes-bill-excluding-crypto-from-definition-of-money Ron DeSantis - Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Legislation to Protect Floridians from a Federally Controlled Central Bank Digital Currency and Surveillance Statehttps://www.flgov.com/2023/03/20/governor-ron-desantis-announces-legislation-to-protect-floridians-from-a-federally-controlled-central-bank-digital-currency-and-surveillance-state/ Ted Cruz - Sen. Cruz Introduces Legislation to Prohibit The Fed From Establishing a Central Bank Digital Currencyhttps://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-introduces-legislation-to-prohibit-the-fed-from-establishing-a-central-bank-digital-currency

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Justin Haskins present episode 389 of the In The Tank Podcast. There is a lot to talk about. The Silicon Valley Bank went bust. Was this failure brought on by bad business practices or it this a sign of things to come? Also, what are the politics at play in regards to the plan to "bailout" the failing bank? Also, Joe Biden just approved a large oil project in Alaska. Has Biden reversed his position on fossil fuel production? But more important than any of these stories.... CHAT GPT LIED TO ME!!!!!!OPENING CHIT CHAT – SVB COLLAPSE (video) Vivek Ramaswamy on the Fed’s role in SVBhttps://twitter.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/1636050649082216474 Fox News - 'Shark Tank's' Kevin O'Leary rips Biden over Silicon Valley: ‘He nationalized the American banking system'https://www.foxnews.com/media/shark-tanks-kevin-oleary-biden-silicon-valley-nationalized-american-banking-system Red State - Silicon Valley Bank Spent $74 Million on Black Lives Matter and Social Justice Causeshttps://redstate.com/kiradavis/2023/03/14/silicon-valley-bank-spent-74-million-on-black-lives-matter-and-social-justice-causes-n716419 PRIMARY TOPIC – BIDEN APPROVES LARGE OIL PROJECT NYT - How Biden Got From ‘No More Drilling’ to Backing a Huge Project in Alaskahttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/13/climate/willow-biden-oil-climate.html Politico - Greens sue Biden over Willow oil project approvalhttps://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/14/greens-biden-willow-oil-project-00087067 Heartland Institute - Heartland President James Taylor on Tony Katz Today Talking About Biden’s New Alaska Drilling Policyhttps://heartland.org/opinion/heartland-president-james-taylor-on-tony-katz-today-talking-about-bidens-new-alaska-drilling-policy/ SECONDARY TOPIC – CHAT GPT LIED TO ME!!!!!! Twitter Thread - Why does chatGPT make up fake academic papers?https://twitter.com/dsmerdon/status/1618816703923912704?lang=en

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 388 of the In The Tank Podcast. After briefly discussing the revelations relating to the "worst attack on democracy in U.S. history," the ITT crew talks about a new report by the 1792 Exchange that identifies businesses that have seemingly aligned themselves against conservatives. Also, there are a few very interesting things you should know about the incoming World Bank president nominated by the Biden Administration that relate to ESG and a terrifying prediction made by The World Economic Forum.

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 387 of the In The Tank Podcast. In the past few weeks, there have been a few interesting stories that relate to the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. From the DOE's report on the lab leak story, a NYT article about ineffective mask mandates, and Woody Harrelson's controversial SNL monologue, the ITT crew takes the time to discuss these stories and more.

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 386 of the In The Tank Podcast. As criticisms of ESG continue to be thrust into the national spotlight, more and more states are rallying against this insidious scheme. The ITT crew provides an update on these actions. Also, a lot more attention is being paid to increasingly bizarre "solutions" to climate change including geoengineering and so-called "15 Minute Cities." The ITT crew talks about these topics and more.

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Justin Haskins present episode 385 of the In The Tank Podcast. In an underreported move, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis proposed a comprehensive anti-ESG bill. This bill could be a game-changer in the political landscape in regards to this very important topic. The ITT discusses the bill and its potential implications. Also, they talk about the recently-undercovered Global Disinformation Index "blacklist" and how it is impacting you the news you are seeing.OPENING CHIT CHAT – UFOs! NYP - F-16 pilots struggled to find object shot down over Lake Huron, audio revealshttps://nypost.com/2023/02/14/cockpit-audio-shows-pilots-struggling-to-id-lake-huron-object/ PRIMARY TOPIC – DESANTIS TAKES AIM AT ESG FLGOV - Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Legislation to Protect Floridians from the Woke ESG Financial Scamhttps://www.flgov.com/2023/02/13/governor-ron-desantis-announces-legislation-to-protect-floridians-from-the-woke-esg-financial-scam/ (video) – Gov. DeSantis’ Proposal to End ESG Woke Bankinghttps://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=718941523037717 National Review - Ron DeSantis Announces Crackdown on ESG Investments Using State Fundshttps://www.nationalreview.com/news/ron-desantis-announces-crackdown-on-esg-investments-using-state-funds/ SECONDARY TOPIC – Secret “Disinformation Index” Blacklist Townhall - Secret Blacklist Exposed: Townhall Labeled 'Reprehensible' and 'Offensive' on List Targeting Advertisershttps://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2023/02/10/townhall-unveils-its-new-pronouns-reprehensibleoffensive-n2619442 The Federalist - Conservative News Sites Aren’t ‘Risky,’ A ‘Disinformation Index’ To Censor Speech Ishttps://thefederalist.com/2023/02/14/conservative-news-sites-arent-risky-a-disinformation-index-to-censor-speech-is/

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 384 of the In The Tank Podcast. On Tuesday night, President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address. As we have grown accustomed to, the night was fraught with political theater. The ITT crew talks the speech, dissects some of the most egregious lies of the night, and provides context to some of the claims of the President. According to Biden, the economy is roaring. In reality, as inflation, energy prices, and consumer spending data show, this is not the case.

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 383 of the In The Tank Podcast. You have probably heard at least a little bit about ChatGPT - an AI language model developed by OpenAI. I can assure you, you have not heard about it enough. This technology is going to drastically alter the landscape of many industries. The ITT crew discusses the potential of this new technology and talk about the implications it may have on our society. Also, we cover further confirmation that the media has gone off the deep end in the past several years in regards to bias.

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 382 of the In The Tank Podcast. The World Economic Forum's Davos 2023 conference just wrapped up and the ITT crew dives in to some of the crazier things that have come out of this conference and other WEF events. From "cities of the future" to gene editing, the crew discusses how serious these ideas are and what societal implications they may have. Also, is Davos' global influence diminishing? PRIMARY TOPIC - THE COMING TECHNOLOGICAL DYSTOPIA IMAGINED BY DAVOS Stopping Socialism TV - The Most Disturbing Discussion at Davos 2023, and Why You Haven't Heard About Ithttps://youtu.be/D4MV3vNFOHQ WEF - "The Line" City of the Future https://twitter.com/LayahHeilpern/sta... WEF - Our Alliance is creating smart city governancehttps://www.weforum.org/impact/smart-... WEF - Why developing nations are defining the smart cities of the futurehttps://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/0... WEF - "Write-level" gene editing and "diminished reality glasseshttps://twitter.com/Lukewearechange/s... SECONDARY TOPIC - IS DAVOS COLLAPSING? Great Narrative Conference - "Trust in the elites" https://twitter.com/listen_2learn/sta... Shellenberger - Together, We Killed Davos[original link has been deleted]

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 381 of the In The Tank Podcast. The World Economic Forum's Davos 2023 conference is in full swing. World and business leaders from around the globe are meeting in the mountain countryside to talk about everything from climate change and energy policy to Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. However, we are being told that this is very important work being done, but also, if we talk them serious, then we are conspiracy theorists. Also, Greta Thunberg was arrested in Germany during a protest. The In The Tank crew explores these stories and more.