Josh criticizes the practice of land acknowledgments at political and cultural events, arguing it is hypocritical and subversive. He argues that all land has been conquered historically, not just by Western Europeans, and question why property taxes are still collected on land considered “stolen. Chris from South Portland, highlighting the historical inaccuracies in portraying Native Americans. Josh then discusses the case of Shiloh Hendricks, convicted under Minnesota’s disorderly conduct statute for using offensive language, criticizing the fighting words doctrine from the 1940s. They hope the case will reach the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn this exception to the First Amendment.
Matt returns after the weekend and welcomes Jeremy Mixer to the Producer’s chair for the next two weeks while Danny is on vacation. Matt and Jason talk about this weekend’s sports, and how we are on the verge of the most exciting time of the year to be a sports fan!
Tropical Storms Karina and Lowell formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean, both of which were expected to become hurricanes in the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said.
A new study suggests that El Ninos — the natural climatic chaos agent that pops up periodically and spikes global temperatures — are getting stronger because of human-caused climate change.
Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents have died after being infected with measles, the first U.S. deaths this year related to the contagious virus. State health officials announced the deaths Tuesday. They did not reveal any details about the people who died, other than that they lived in Lancaster County, west of Philadelphia.
