Episode 4 Part 1: Witchcraft Pardons, Chinese Spies and Rabid Moose in Alaska, Defunding the IRS, Migrants or Whole Milk in Schools, and Undermining Obamacare; Recorded June 13th, 2023

Our discussions went so long, we're breaking this episode up into two parts. We start with some headlines you might have missed, including Connecticut pardoning those convicted of witchcraft, Chinese spies trying to sneak into military bases in Alaska, and the first rabid moose in Alaska. Then we discuss an amendment to move IRS funding to the military. Next, we go over some messaging bills about banning undocumented immigrants from being sheltered in schools, requiring whole milk in schools, and deregulating parts of Obamacare.

Part two will come out in one week with our deep dive on religion and morality.

Resources used in this episode:

Connecticut Pardons Witches:

https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/13vo8tx/centuries_after_they_were_convicted_connecticut/

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/29/us/connecticut-witch-trial-exoneration-trnd/index.html

Rabid Moose in Alaska:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/first-rabid-moose-in-alaska-state-history-discovered/ar-AA1cse0v

Chinese Spies in Alaska:

https://www.reddit.com/r/alaska/comments/13worxq/suspected_chinese_spies_disguised_as_tourists/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/05/31/suspected-chinese-spies-posing-as-tourists-discovered-in-alaska/70260712007/

Alaska Delegation Votes on Debt Ceiling and Amendment to Defund the IRS:

https://alaskabeacon.com/2023/06/02/congress-votes-to-avert-debt-crisis-changing-food-stamp-and-family-aid-programs-in-the-process/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=e324805f-7d64-4ef2-af36-739b7ee433f9

Republican Messaging Bills on Whole Milk, Sheltering Migrants, and Obamacare:

https://alaskabeacon.com/2023/06/06/u-s-house-committee-approves-bills-on-whole-milk-condemns-sheltering-migrants-in-schools/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=e66397da-d56f-455c-a6e8-8b53988708d6

https://apnews.com/article/migrants-asylum-new-york-eric-adams-schools-2c61324054e55b0532c48996794cc30a

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/461/text