The Social Distancing Network
What A Day16 Mar 2020

The Social Distancing Network

Covid-19 continues to upend events, entire healthcare systems, and economies worldwide. We discuss the latest updates, including a new CDC recommendation on gatherings of 50 people or more and a bill working its way through congress that would help workers who’s jobs have been affected by the pandemic.

Sunday brought us the first one-on-one debate between former VP Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders. The two candidates were asked about everything from their hand hygiene to their prior, extensive voting records.

And in headlines: Bill Gates steps away from Microsoft, Disney gives us Babu Frik early, and Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz wins a thin majority in Israel.

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What Happens When We Can’t Rely On Federal Data

What Happens When We Can’t Rely On Federal Data

Because of the government shutdown, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will not release its monthly unemployment and jobs survey today. But that’s probably not a big deal to President Donald Trump, who ha...

3 Okt 202526min

Trump's Shutdown, Your Problem

Trump's Shutdown, Your Problem

It's Day 2 of the government shutdown. And we'd like to note that despite the government closing shop, House Republicans have been on vacation since last week, while House Democrats have been showing ...

2 Okt 202522min

How Trump Wants To Wield The Shutdown

How Trump Wants To Wield The Shutdown

Well, the Government has shut down and, as of Tuesday afternoon, President Donald Trump didn’t sound to worried about it. “A lot of good can come down from shutdowns," he said. "We can get rid of a lo...

1 Okt 202523min

Dems Throw Down For Health Care

Dems Throw Down For Health Care

Is the government about to shut down? Congressional leaders and the White House appear to be at an impasse, even after President Donald Trump gave in and scheduled a meeting for Monday to try and get ...

30 Sep 202522min

How To Survive Online Speech Wars Without Self-Censorship

How To Survive Online Speech Wars Without Self-Censorship

Following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a wave of everyday people have been punished, getting doxxed and even losing their jobs because of statements they made online regard...

29 Sep 202526min

Dems Are Primed For Shutdown Fight

Dems Are Primed For Shutdown Fight

We’ve been on quite the journey with our First Amendment-guaranteed right to free speech, haven’t we? This week, we had the reinstatement of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” after Kimmel was suspended – tha...

26 Sep 202522min

Trump Takes Down US Immigration System

Trump Takes Down US Immigration System

The machinery of mass deportations has been operating both in plain sight and out of view since President Donald Trump took office back in January. As millions of people are being deported, thousands ...

25 Sep 202521min

Trump Dumps Putin?

Trump Dumps Putin?

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the brutal war has cost millions of lives. But President Donald Trump has consistently said that he could easily end the war. We think by that he probably meant c...

24 Sep 202522min

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