Harvard, Penn, and MIT Spark Anti-Semitism Controversy, Southern Border Encounters Break Daily Record, Did Zelensky Buy Yachts With U.S. Money?, Trump's 'Dictator' Remarks, and More.

Episode Format:

1. DEEP DIVE: Presidents of MIT, Harvard, and Penn Spark Controversy After Testifying Before Congress Re: Anti-Semitism (2:32)

2. QUICK HITTERS: Former SpeakerMcCarthy Not Seeking Re-Election, Rep. Jamaal Bowman Censured, Senate Blocks Foreign Aid Package Over Border Security, Daily Southern Border Encounters Hit Record High, Biden Admin Delays Menthol Cigarette Ban (17:27)

3. LOOK WHO'S SUING NOW: Yellowstone Creator Sues Rip Over Coffee Brand, Panera Bread Faces Second Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Lemonade Death (23:18)

4. FACT VS. FICTION: More Stimulus Checks? Santos First Non-Convicted Expelled Congressman? Zelensky Buys Yachts with U.S. Funding? (26:12)

5. CONTEXT IS KEY: "Trump Says He'll Be A Dictator on 'Day One.'"; Hobby Lobby Removes Hanukkah Merchandise." (28:54)

6. NOT EVERYTHING IS BAD: 10-Year-Old Creates 'Postbox to Heaven' (30:58)

DEEP DIVE

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

https://knpr.org/npr/2023-11-09/how-interpretations-of-the-phrase-from-the-river-to-the-sea-made-it-so-divisive?gclid=CjwKCAiA98WrBhAYEiwA2WvhOplpDUTBWzzCSHORaxoHPz0mdPC7zvQk_IKOk9vp6NSJqxzsmen3lhoCRWYQAvD_BwE

https://provost.harvard.edu/files/provost/files/non-discrimination_and_anti-bullying_policies.pdf

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/7/how-are-harvard-penn-presidents-responding-to-campus-anti-semitism-row

https://twitter.com/Harvard/status/1732447178491109411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1732447178491109411%7Ctwgr%5Edb338335e9d2019d9c4baced242e902180786e51%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2F2023%2F12%2F7%2Fhow-are-harvard-penn-presidents-responding-to-campus-anti-semitism-row

https://www.ajc.org/news/what-does-globalize-the-intifada-mean-and-how-can-it-lead-to-targeting-jews-with-violence

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/07/colleges-anitsemitism-house-education-committee-00130666

https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-israel-hamas-ucla-penn-genocide-057006125279

QUICK HITTERS

https://twitter.com/SpeakerMcCarthy/status/1732438039832510986

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-voting-censuring-rep-jamaal-bowman-falsely-pulling/story?id=105455605

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/migrant-encounters-hit-daily-record-at-southern-border-as-washington-struggles-to-agree-on-solutions

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/biden-administration-pulls-back-banning-menthol-cigarettes-now/story?id=105422059

https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=202310&RIN=0910-AI60

LOOK WHO'S SUING NOW

https://www.foxbusiness.com/entertainment/yellowstone-creator-taylor-sheridan-sues-star-cole-hausers-coffee-company-for-trademark-infringement

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/panera-breads-charged-lemonade-blamed-second-death-lawsuit-alleges-rcna128036

FACT VS. FICTION

https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/money-verify/irs-not-sending-fourth-stimulus-check-payments-november-2023/536-349bc144-8a3e-4ebd-b192-17c5e6640387

https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/government-verify/george-santos-first-congress-member-expelled-without-conviction-crime-treason/536-62ebd630-87c4-495c-8dc1-32aab67ea50b

https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/government-verify/no-george-santos-will-not-be-eligible-for-congressional-retirement-benefits/536-1ac9ef60-0351-4fc6-bd66-bb47e80de78b

https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/world-verify/ukraine-verify/no-ukrainian-president-zelenskyy-didnt-buy-yachts-with-us-aid-money/536-aef59975-314a-4700-9865-dbd90555df1a

CONTEXT IS KEY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQkrWL7YuGk

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/12/trump-says-hell-be-a-dictator-on-day-one/676247/

https://newrepublic.com/article/177363/trump-dictator-day-one-second-term-hannity

https://www.newsweek.com/hobby-lobby-criticism-hanukkah-merchandise-1842711

https://710keel.com/hobby-lobby-stores-texas-louisiana-dropped-hanukkah/

https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/business-verify/hobby-lobby-no-hanukkah-items-products-merchandise/536-2c7735ad-cf77-488a-92c7-9a9f78bbabea

NOT EVERYTHING IS BAD

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-67619557

https://www.news24.com/you/news/international/girl-10-invents-post-box-to-heaven-for-mourners-to-send-letters-to-loved-ones-theyve-lost-20231207

https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/nottingham-schoolgirl-9-launches-postbox-8140215