UNBIASED Politics (3/10/25): Trump's Comments on a Possible Recession, Newsom's Comments on Trans Athletes, House GOP's Attempt to Avoid Shutdown, First Firing Squad Execution in 15 Years, and More.
Episode Format:
Correction to Thursday's Episode Re: Border Crossing Numbers (0:13)
South Carolina Carries Out First Firing Squad Execution in 15 Years (1:53)
House GOP Introduces Continuing Resolution to Try to Avoid Shutdown (7:52)
Trump Signs 'Restoring Public Service Loan Forgiveness' Order (13:19)
Trump's Comments About a Potential Recession (18:26)
Gov. Newsom's Comments About Transgender Athletes (23:07)
Quick Hitters: Judge Affirms DOGE Treasury Acess, Trump Re-Opens Migrant Family Detention Centers, Trump Tells Dept. Heads They're In Charge, Trump Threatens Sanctions on Russia, Supreme Court Will Hear Conversion Therapy Case, USAID to Cut Majority of Programs, Columbia Student Arrested for Role in On-Campus Protests, Secret Services Shoots Man Outside White House, Utah to Ban Fluoride in Water, NY Corrections Officers End Strike (27:40)
Critical Thinking Segment (35:16)
Some GOOD News (37:11)
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Correction to Thursday's Episode Re: Border Crossing Numbers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico%E2%80%93United_States_border
https://www.axios.com/2025/03/04/illegal-border-crossings-february-decline-trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq3RrngNGp0
South Carolina Carries Out First Firing Squad Execution in 15 Years
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/us/brad-sigmon-south-carolina-firing-squad-execution/index.html
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/southeast/buckets-of-chicken-last-meal-firing-squad/
https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/firing-squad-execution-humane-lethal-injection/
https://www.foxnews.com/us/convicted-double-murderer-executed-firing-squad-south-carolina
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/03/05/brad-sigmon-execution-south-carolina-firing-squad/
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-4th-circuit/2059230.html
https://apnews.com/article/south-carolina-firing-squad-brad-sigmon-a80baef081a7b5456808541efa64d9b6
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/09/07/south-carolina-firing-squad-electric-chair/
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=200&session=124&summary=B&headerfooter=1
https://public.doc.state.sc.us/agency-news-public/homeAction.do?method=view&id=805
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Sigmon
https://public.doc.state.sc.us/agency-news-public/homeAction.do?method=view&id=594
House GOP Introduces Continuing Resolution to Try to Avoid Shutdown
https://rules.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/rules.house.gov/files/documents/crfull_xml.pdf
https://fiscalnote.com/blog/14-steps-to-the-federal-budget-timeline
https://san.com/cc/house-republicans-unveil-spending-bill-one-week-before-govt-shutdown/
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-gop-releases-stopgap-bill-avert-shutdown/story?id=119591187
https://rollcall.com/2025/03/08/long-term-stopgap-measure-sets-up-partisan-clash/
Trump Signs 'Restoring Public Service Loan Forgiveness' Order
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/restoring-public-service-loan-forgiveness/
https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service
https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/loans/student-loans/public-service-loan-forgiveness
https://apnews.com/article/public-service-student-loan-forgiveness-trump-457a24f8dba3c52dfe58f1e72
https://www.laurelroad.com/public-service-loan-forgiveness/what-is-a-pslf-waiver/
Trump's Comments About a Potential Recession
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ0vjc8UzDw
Gov. Newsom's Comments About Transgender Athletes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XJ6rQDRKGA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3A7fg23dz4
https://www.axios.com/2025/03/09/gavin-newsom-trans-athletes-democrats
Quick Hitters
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.277055/gov.uscourts.dcd.277055.42.0_1.pdf
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/judge-wont-block-doge-access-to-sensitive-treasury-data-bd566b31
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/doge-blocked-from-treasury-data-after-another-lawsuit/
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/judge-will-not-restrict-doge-treasury-data/
https://san.com/cc/ice-arrests-palestinian-student-activist-behind-columbia-university-protests/
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/utah-fluoride-public-water-ban-346da342?mod=hp_lead_pos4
https://san.com/cc/trump-admin-revives-family-detention-centers-amid-mass-deportations/
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-family-detention
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-revives-practice-of-detaining-migrant-families-with-children/#
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-tells-cabinet-charge-musk-sources/story?id=119525584
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/06/trump-cabinet-musk-025093
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-hold-1st-cabinet-meeting-elon-musk/story?id=119181130
https://www.axios.com/2025/03/07/trump-tariffs-russia-ukraine-war-cease-fire-deal
https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/chiles-v-salazar/
https://x.com/marcorubio/status/1899021361797816325
https://san.com/cc/ice-arrests-palestinian-student-activist-behind-columbia-university-protests/
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/utah-fluoride-public-water-ban-346da342
https://san.com/cc/agreement-reached-in-ny-prison-strike-amid-potential-legal-threats/
Some GOOD News