News Roundup
News Roundup 9/24/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 24, 2020
US News A grand jury charged one of the three police officers involved in the murder of Breonna Taylor. The officer was charged for wanton endangerment for firing into Taylor’s neighbor’s apartment. [Link] Kentucky’s governor announces the National Guard will enter...
News Roundup 9/23/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 23, 2020
US News The Cost of War Project finds the Pentagon transferred at least $1.6 billion in weapons to police departments under the 1033 Program since 9/11. The number is likely higher as the Pentagon undervalues the surplus weapons it gives away. [Link] Earlier in the...
News Roundup 9/22/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 22, 2020
US News As details emerge on the Oracle/Walmart deal to buy TikTok, Trump is threatening to block the deal if it does not give enough control to American companies. The deal will create 'TikTok Global,' which will provide the TikTok to Americans. The Chinese company...
News Roundup 9/21/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 21, 2020
US News The US will ban WeChat and new downloads of TikTok. Users with the TikTok app already downloaded will be able to use it until mid-November. Trump continues to demand the platform be sold to an American company. [Link] After ByteDance announced it would sell...
News Roundup 9/18/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 18, 2020
US News Senate Democrats announced a new bill that will spend $350 billion to counter China. The bulk of the money will be used to fund tech in the US, and $125 million is for weapons. [Link] Trump says he will sign an executive order to promote “patriotic education.”...
News Roundup 9/17/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 17, 2020
US News A 46-year-old Texas woman died on the floor of her jail cell after the prison failed to give her prescribed medications and appropriate medical care. [Link] A judge rules Pennsylvania’s lockdowns are unconstitutional. [Link] A judge blasts prosecutors US...
News Roundup 9/16/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 16, 2020
US News The mayor of Louisville announces the taxpayers of his city will pay $12 million to the family of Breonna Taylor. So far, the police officers who murdered Taylor have not been charged. [Link] Trump says he will sell advanced weapons to states that normalize...
News Roundup 9/15/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 15, 2020
US News Joe Rogan offers to hold a four-hour Trump/Biden debate. Trump has accepted the invitation. [link] Federal regulations make forest management impossible and fuel the forest fires in the western US. [link] A US citizen was charged with terrorism by Venezuela....
News Roundup 9/14/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 14, 2020
US News Tik Tok rejected Microsoft’s offer to buy the social media app. Tik Tok signed a deal with Oracle instead. Trump threatened to ban Tik Tok in the US if it was not sold from the Chinese owned ByteDance by the end of September. [link] During the George Floyd...
News Roundup 9/11/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 11, 2020
US News Nebraska allowed a $25,000 property to be sold without notifying the owner over a $900 tax bill. [Link] Hundreds of Covid stimulus checks went to Australians. [Link] Foreign Policy Six of Oregon’s largest helicopters that could assist in fighting wildfires are...
News Roundup 9/10/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 10, 2020
US News US airlines are asking for another $25 billion bailout. The airlines already received a $39 billion bailout. [Link] The US will stop doing additional covid screening for international travelers. [Link] Consortium News breaks down day three of Assange’s...
News Roundup 9/9/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 9, 2020
US News A Utah mother called 911 for the Crisis Intervention Team to help get her 13-year-old son - who has autism - to the hospital for treatment. The police responded and shot her son. He is recovering at the hospital. [Link] Two men said to be linked to the...
News Roundup 9/8/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 8, 2020
US News Kevin Gosztola breaks down the first day of Assange’s extradition hearing. [Link] The criminal justice reform law FIRST STEP Act resulted in the release or reduced sentence of 7,000 prisoners. [Link] Trump says Pentagon leaders want to fight wars to enrich...
News Roundup 9/7/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 7, 2020
US News After Florida placed more police officers in schools, the number of school arrests and physical restraints went up. Police arrested 345 elementary school children in 2018-19. [Link] Afghanistan Trump plans to nominate Will Rugar to be Ambassador to...
News Roundup 9/4/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 4, 2020
US News New York Governor Cuomo said that restaurants would not be allowed to open for indoor dining without a police task force to enforce social distancing. [Link] Seven Rochester New York police officers were suspended for killing David Perdue while attempting to...
News Roundup 9/3/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 3, 2020
US News California's legislature voted down a bill that would help hold police officers accountable. [Link] Trump signs an order that prevents landlords from evicting people who make less than $99,000 a year. [Link] A US court rules the spying program exposed by...
Conflicts of Interest
Government Employees Loot and Shoot with Impunity
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 25, 2020
On Conflicts of Interest #12, Kyle and Will break down the grand jury verdict on the Breonna Taylor murder, resulting in no charges directly linked to her death for any of the officers involved. A new report shows that the Pentagon handed $1 billion meant for...
Afghan Talks Off to a Rocky Start as Violence Spikes
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 23, 2020
On Conflicts of Interest #11, Kyle and Will update ongoing peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government, which continue despite a sharp spike in violence in the country. Trump's Department of Justice has designated Seattle, Portland and New York City as...
Is ‘Putin’s Puppet’ Supporting Anti-Russian Attacks in Ukraine?
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 21, 2020
On Conflicts #10 Kyle and Will break down new US demands on Russia before it will agree to extend the New START Treaty, a new US deployment in Syria, and Washington's attempt to revive UN sanctions on Iran. Qatar is set to become the US's latest "major non-NATO ally,"...
Iranian Assassination Claim Likely Aimed at Stoking Tensions
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 18, 2020
On COI#9, Kyle is solo as the show was struck with tech issues. Kyle covers an allegation published in Politico that Iran was planning to assassinate the US ambassador. The report was quickly debunked by South African intelligence. However, Trump is not opposed to...
The ‘Bountygate’ Narrative Collapses as Trump Hires Afghan War Skeptic
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 16, 2020
On Conflicts of Interest #8, Will and Kyle discuss CENTCOM commander Frank McKenzie's recent statement on the New York Times's "Russian bounties" story, saying he'd seen no evidence to support the assertion. Negotiating teams from the Afghan government and the...
9/11 Victims Advance Case to Find Truth About Saudi’s Role in Terror Plot
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 14, 2020
On Conflicts of Interest #7, Kyle and Will break down a federal judge's order to Saudi Arabia to arrange for some two dozen current and former officials to testify about their potential knowledge, or involvement in, the 9/11 plot. Julian Assange's extradition hearing...
19 Years After 9/11 Americans Still Live in Fear
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 11, 2020
On Conflicts of Interest #6, Kyle and Will outline the legacy of the September 11 attacks on their 19th anniversary, including years of war, torture, and mass surveillance carried out in their wake. The Pentagon has awarded a $13.3 billion contract to Northrop Grumman...
Trump Blasts the Pentagon for Following His Orders?
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 9, 2020
On Conflicts of Interest #5, Will and Kyle break down the DOJ's case against two 'Boogaloo Boys' charged for conspiring with Hamas. Entrapment or foiled terrorist plot? President Trump went on a tear against top Pentagon brass during a Monday press conference,...
Journalism on Trial: Liberal Warmonger Praised as Assange’s Plight Ignored
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 7, 2020
An unverified hit piece by Jeffery Goldberg in the Atlantic accused Donald Trump of trash talking US troops. Despite its flimsy sourcing, the Libertarian Party ran with the story to score political points against the president. Kyle and Will explain the problems with...
Trump Brushes US War Crimes Under the Rug with Sanctions on the ICC
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 4, 2020
The US has ramped up its war on the International Criminal Court, adding a lead ICC prosecutor and her top aide to a sanctions blacklist over their effort to probe allegations of American war crimes in Afghanistan. Moscow is again on trial on the world stage, accused...
Quad-NATO: Trump’s Shiny New Dooms Day Machine
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 2, 2020
The US State Department has called to formalize a NATO-like alliance between itself, Japan, Australia and India, currently known as the "Quad." The Deputy Secretary of State, Stephen Biegun, said he would like the new alliance to serve as a bulwark against Beijing,...
Conflicts of Interest #1 – Is Trump the Antiwar Candidate?
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 31, 2020
Hosts Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter introduce the debut episode of Conflicts of Interest, a new video show covering news and world affairs that will stream live on YouTube three days a week. Kyle and Will break down Senator Rand Paul's speech at the Republican...
