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Episode 34 - Politicians Globetrotting during COVID, SoHo Karen & the Storming of the US Capitol

Patience Adamu & Kurtis Vermont Season 2 Episode 34

On this week’s episode, we discuss some of the top headlines from the Christmas break and last week, including: Falls from grace due to COVID travel; O’Toole called out for his Trump-like rhetoric; The stock market getting high with weed; SoHo Karen is on the loose, hide your phones; Big Congrats to new Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff; and, protestors storm the U.S. Capitol.

Politics

  • https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-a-moral-compass-will-never-guide-air-canadas-direction-pandemic-or-not/
  • https://globalnews.ca/video/7548935/majority-of-canadians-are-optimistic-heading-into-2021-new-ipsos-poll?fbclid=IwAR3IHayObj1yLzAsizGE3_YTYht4wsWXw6Q6tlj8FykdEpbnLh8dwgi_GqA
  • https://globalnews.ca/news/3644735/canada-jail-prisoners-dying/
  • https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/erin-otoole-take-back-canada_ca_5ee2af10c5b67f9eb84b61c9
  • https://nowtoronto.com/news/trumpism-in-canada-its-already-here?fbclid=IwAR1cLiVFn1MXUgcxuIACypSma_CD6nMLrPnL31IphOuznxf9DVY5FakaaxA#.X_kFonenrRA.facebook
  • https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/candice-bergen-maga-hat-1.5865727
  • https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-singh-calls-on-government-to-counter-hate-groups-which-have-tripled/
  • https://globalnews.ca/news/5432851/canada-adds-neo-nazi-groups-blood-honour-and-combat-18-to-list-of-terror-organizations/
  • https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/mosque-stabbing-suspect-1.5732078

Economy

  • https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/inside-the-market/article-before-the-bell-what-every-canadian-investor-needs-to-know-today-528/
  • https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/04/house-votes-to-legalize-weed-442903

Blackity Black Black

  • https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-voice-memos-capture-an-ontario-nurses-first-wave-safety-concerns/?fbclid=IwAR1RPLkvs3jWdNzr6b4ddXj3qcOVIpbqYupMQJO3a_5UVR8vFxlGyxNDNRU
  • https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/warmington-sister-believes-moses-demian-took-own-life-out-of-shame-brought-on-his-family
  • https://www.rebelnews.com/scarborough_parking_lot_arrest
  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01/09/miya-ponsetto-interview/
  • https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-hotel-jazz-musician-son-attacker-20210101-iat36f5fobhrpj2rmaxgfzcosu-story.html
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ70Gun44Ik
  • Keyon Harrold's full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFXAeBThbUg

World

  • https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/us/politics/capitol-mob-trump-supporters.html
  • https://apnews.com/article/Georgia-election-results-4b82ba7ee3cc74d33e68daadaee2cbf3
  • https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/america-votes/warnock-ossoff-win-in-georgia-handing-dems-senate-control-1.5255254
  • https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/attempted-coup/617570/ 
  • https://www.history.com/news/wilmington-massacre-1898-coup?fbclid=IwAR3vH3fhyy5Qcyu6rlY5N713ffCnIx6v-cwUUzxZKRHNttuWJLO7rAoIS5Y



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