Protester Pushback, Hunter Biden, Emmanuel Acho & More - 5/1/2024
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Today's Sponsor: Blinkisthttp://thisistheconversationproject.com/blinkist  Today's Rundown:Protesters take over Columbia University's Hamilton Hall in escalation of anti-war demonstrationshttps://www.yahoo.com/news/colleges-across-us-seek-clear-041304333.html Lakers open to drafting Bronny James with LeBron's future in L.A. uncertain, per reporthttps://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lakers-open-to-drafting-bronny-james-with-lebrons-future-in-la-uncertain-per-report/#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17144968510426&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbssports.com%2Fnba%2Fnews%2Flakers-open-to-drafting-bronny-james-with-lebrons-future-in-la-uncertain-per-report%2F Judge fines Trump $9,000, threatens jail for contempt in hush money trialhttps://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-nyc-hush-money-trial-resume-with-bankers-testimony-2024-04-30/ Hunter Biden demands that Fox News remove ‘intimate’ images from its platformshttps://www.yahoo.com/news/hunter-biden-demands-fox-news-160134096.html Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicleshttps://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/tesla-to-lay-off-everyone-working-on-superchargers-new-vehicles/ Tennessee governor signs bill allowing teachers and staff to be armed on campushttps://www.cnn.com/2024/04/27/us/tennessee-governor-signs-school-guns-bill/index.html US DEA will reclassify marijuana, ease restrictionshttps://apnews.com/article/marijuana-biden-dea-criminal-justice-pot-f833a8dae6ceb31a8658a5d65832a3b8 Emmanuel Acho co-authors book on antisemitismhttps://awfulannouncing.com/books/emmanuel-acho-co-authored-uncomfortable-conversations-jew.html Website: http://thisistheconversationproject.com  Facebook: http://facebook.com/thisistheconversationproject  Twitter: http://twitter.com/th_conversation  TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@theconversationproject  YouTube: http://thisistheconversationproject.com/youtube  Podcast: http://thisistheconversationproject.com/podcasts   ONE DAY OLDER ON MAY 1:Paul Teutul Sr. (75)Tim McGraw (57)Wes Anderson (55)  WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:1939: In the May issues of Detective Comics #27, which appeared on newsstands on this day, a new crime fighter, the “Batman,” debuted.2003: In what became known as the “Mission Accomplished” speech, U.S. President George W. Bush declared “major combat operations in Iraq have ended” on board USS Abraham Lincoln off the coast of California. He added that “difficult work” remained ahead.2011: President Barack Obama announced the death of terrorist Osama bin Laden. (It was May 1 in the U.S. when bin Laden died, May 2 where he died.)  WORD OF THE DAY: squeamish / [ skwee-mish ]easily disturbed or disgusted by unpleasant thingshttps://thebigwordsproject.morebettermediacompany.com/?p=210 PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Mother Goose Dayhttps://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-mother-goose-day-may-1#:~:text=National%20Mother%20Goose%20Day%20on,rhymes%20we%20loved%20as%20children.       Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/things-you-might-not-have-heard--2318856/support).