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There's no other way to put it: the viral video showing Tyre Nichols vicious beating at the hands of Memphis police officers was shocking and despicable. Rafael Mangual — the head of research for the Policing and Public Safety Initiative at the Manhattan Institute — joins James, Peter and Steve to explain why activists and politicians are wrong to see this as a vindication of their insistence on policies that are sure to exacerbate the problem.
Our hosts also get to applaud Republicans playing offense on education and committee selections; they muse on the laptop formerly known as Russian disinformation; and can't help but get swept away by the Chinese spy balloon.
This Week's Closing Song: 99 Luftballons by Nena:
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I hope this laptop / property guestion gets answered in short order: I understand that, similar to mechanic's lien, the laptop became the property of the repair shop owner after enough time had elapsed.
Yes, as Lileks said.
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@PeterRobinson, I would say that McCarthy's so far alright performance is because of, not despite the narrowness of the majority.
This is the same reason that the HFC-20 thing was good for all Republicans, not an "embarrassment". Yes, as Hayward says. The House fight was a Good Thing, and ninnies like Dan Crenshaw are stuck in Romneyland. That is the past, and will not return.
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Liked the end.
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Hopefully.
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I remember the pre-podcast announcement called it the "killing" of Tyre Nichols, which was a refreshing change from referring to the "killing" or even "murder" of George Floyd which was nonsense.
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