In The Tank

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 391 of the In The Tank Podcast. Is it just me, or is the climate alarmist rhetoric getting crazier? A new paper from Harvard Environmental Law Review makes the case that oil companies should be charged with homicide due to the […]

You may have heard a bit about a potential "Central Bank Backed Digital Currency," or a digital dollar. The ITT crew talks about this, the potential of this development, and the seemingly preemptive actions taken by conservative politicians.

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Justin Haskins present episode 389 of the In The Tank Podcast. There is a lot to talk about. The Silicon Valley Bank went bust. Was this failure brought on by bad business practices or it this a sign of things to come? Also, what are the politics […]

After briefly discussing the revelations relating to the "worst attack on democracy in U.S. history," the ITT crew talks about a new report by the 1792 Exchange that identifies businesses that have seemingly aligned themselves against conservatives.

In the past few weeks, there have been a few interesting stories that relate to the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Heartland's In the Tank Podcast crew discuss.

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 386 of the In The Tank Podcast. As criticisms of ESG continue to be thrust into the national spotlight, more and more states are rallying against this insidious scheme. The ITT crew provides an update on these actions. Also, a lot more attention […]

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Justin Haskins present episode 385 of the In The Tank Podcast. In an underreported move, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis proposed a comprehensive anti-ESG bill. This bill could be a game-changer in the political landscape in regards to this very important topic. The ITT discusses the bill and […]

According to Biden, the economy is roaring. In reality, as inflation, energy prices, and consumer spending data show, this is not the case.

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 383 of the In The Tank Podcast. You have probably heard at least a little bit about ChatGPT - an AI language model developed by OpenAI. I can assure you, you have not heard about it enough. This technology is going to drastically alter the landscape of many industries. The ITT crew discusses the potential of this new technology and talk about the implications it may have on our society. Also, we cover further confirmation that the media has gone off the deep end in the past several years in regards to bias.

The World Economic Forum's Davos 2023 conference just wrapped up and the ITT crew dives in to some of the crazier things that have come out of this conference and other WEF events. From "cities of the future" to gene editing, the crew discusses how serious these ideas are and what societal implications they may have. Also, is Davos' global influence diminishing?

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 381 of the In The Tank Podcast. The World Economic Forum's Davos 2023 conference is in full swing. World and business leaders from around the globe are meeting in the mountain countryside to talk about everything from climate change and energy policy to Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. However, we are being told that this is very important work being done, but also, if we talk them serious, then we are conspiracy theorists. Also, Greta Thunberg was arrested in Germany during a protest. The In The Tank crew explores these stories and more.

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 380 of the In The Tank Podcast. The Biden administration announced this week that it was considering a ban on gas stoves, supposedly because it causes asthma in kids – a claim not backed up by science.

With the start of a new year, climate alarmism has been given center stage. 60 Minutes recently ran a segment about the looming population doomsday. The segment, featuring noted doomsayer Paul Ehrlich, promoted dire warnings like "humanity is unsustainable," and how we are "in the midst of sixth mass extinction."

In what is becoming an annual tradition, the In the Tank crew end the year talking about the state of pop culture with veteran movie reviewer and culture writer Christian Toto, proprietor of the HollywoodInToto.com website.

ased heavily on articles and rhetoric from the World Economic Forum - the biggest advocates of The Great Reset - the ITT crew talks about a world in the not-too-distant-future where people no longer own anything. Sounds crazy, but we may be well on our way to realizing that scenario.

From high energy prices and energy shortages to dictates about how you should live your life and whether you should have kids, climate alarmists seem to have no shortage of bad ideas.

The ITT crew starts off talking about a new analysis from the Socialism Research Center. Then they discuss the ongoing protests that are boiling over in China due, in large part, to the country's strict zero-COVID policies.

The ITT crew discusses how COP27 and the G20 summit is going so far – and it is all bad news if you cherish your liberty. The head of the United Nations says we’re on a “climate highway to hell,” Klaus Schwab says “the future is built by us” (and by “us” he means the unaccountable global elite).

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Justin Haskins present episode 371 of the In The Tank Podcast. The ITT crew discusses Tuesday's election results - the good, the bad, and the ugly. What takeaways do we have from the results, what happened to the "red wave," and what does this it mean for policy in the United States moving forward? Also, will these results dissuade Donald Trump from running again in 2024? 

 

MIDTERM ELECTION RESULTS

NYT – 2022 Midterm Results
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/09/briefing/midterm-election-results-2022.html

The Federalist - To Win Polarized Elections, Republicans Need More Than Weak Opponents — They Need Strong Leaders
https://thefederalist.com/2022/11/09/to-win-polarized-elections-republicans-need-more-than-weak-opponents-they-need-strong-leaders/

 

TRUMP vs DESANTIS

MSN – Donald Trump is the biggest lower of 2022 midterms
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/donald-trump-is-the-biggest-loser-of-2022-midterms/ar-AA13UjH1

Axios – Tracking Trump’s endorsement in key midterm races
https://www.axios.com/2022/11/09/trump-endorsement-gop-midterm-elections

Politico - Trump: 'Very big announcement' coming Nov. 15
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/07/trump-very-big-announcement-00065587

 

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

Mediate – WATCH: Psaki Says Biden Admin ‘Gleeful and Giddy’ Over Midterms In Late-Night Update From Inside White House
https://www.mediaite.com/news/watch-psaki-says-biden-admin-gleeful-and-giddy-over-midterms-in-late-night-update-from-inside-white-house/

The Hill - Biden blowback shows coal still has sway in US politics
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3723927-biden-blowback-shows-coal-still-has-sway-in-us-politics/

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and Cameron Sholty present episode 370 of the In The Tank Podcast. With the 2022 mid term elections only days away, the ITT crew discusses the odds of a coming "red wave" and what that might mean for the country. Also, it appears as though the left is waking up to the threat of big tech censorship. An article from The Intercept is making its rounds highlighting the collusion between the Biden Administration and social media companies Twitter and Facebook.

 

OPENING CHIT CHAT – 2022 ELECTIONS

538 – It’s a Dead Heat for the Senate
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-election-forecast/senate/

538 - The Case For A Republican Sweep On Election Night
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-case-for-a-republican-sweep-on-election-night/

 

PRIMARY TOPIC – Left Finally Sees Big Tech as Big Brother

Daily Wire - Biden White House Admits Using Big Tech to Silence Americans
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/07/21/biden-white-house-admits-using-big-tech-to-silence-americans/

The Intercept - Leaked Documents Outline DHS’s Plans to Police Disinformation
https://theintercept.com/2022/10/31/social-media-disinformation-dhs/

The Atlantic – Let’s Declare a Pandemic Amnesty
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/10/covid-response-forgiveness/671879/

Politico - White House deletes tweet after Twitter adds 'context' note
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/02/white-house-twitter-context-note-00064647

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 369 of the In The Tank Podcast. The COVID pandemic is over, if you ask president Joe Biden. Now, we need to sift through the rubble to see just how much damage was caused by the government lockdowns. The latest National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores, otherwise known as the Nation’s Report Card, came out showing major drops across the board. Also, there have been a few more stories that have come out recently showing just how terrible the government’s response to COVID-19 was.

 

OPENING CHIT CHAT

Independent - Hillary Clinton warns ‘right-wing extremists’ planning to ‘literally steal’ 2024 presidential election
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/hillary-clinton-2024-election-republicans-b2210291.html

Politico - Hillary Clinton warns of Trump trying to ‘sneak or steal his way’ to a second term
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/19/hillary-clinton-dnc-speech-398893

 

PRIMARY TOPIC – COVID-19 TRUTHERS HAD IT RIGHT

Heritage Foundation – New NAEP Test Scores Are a Disaster. Blame Teachers Unions
https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/new-naep-test-scores-are-disaster-blame-teachers-unions

WSJ - The School Lockdown Catastrophe
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-school-lockdown-catastrophe-naep-test-results-national-assessment-of-educational-progress-11666643369?

NPR - Student math scores are down from pre-COVID levels, the National Report Card finds
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/24/1130629135/naep-test-covid

Full Fact - Claims that Pfizer vaccine wasn’t tested on preventing transmission need context
https://fullfact.org/health/coronavirus-vaccine-pfizer-transmission-test/

NYP - Judge orders Fauci, Psaki deposed in social media censorship lawsuit
https://nypost.com/2022/10/24/fauci-psaki-can-be-deposed-in-censorship-lawsuit/

Reason - Adding the COVID-19 Vaccine to the Childhood Immunization Schedule Is a Mistake
https://reason.com/2022/10/24/covid-19-vaccination-schedule-immunization-childhood-mistake/

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 368 of the In The Tank Podcast. It appears as the though the consensus is in - we are heading for a recession. However, according to President Biden, we are only likely to get a "slight recession." The ITT crew talks about the potential severity of the coming recession. Also, the most recent census over counted in a bunch of blue states, potentially skewing the political landscape in favor of the Democrats.

 

PRIMARY TOPIC - WARNING RECESSION INCOMING

Bloomberg - Forecast for US Recession Within Year Hits 100% in Blow to Biden
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-17/forecast-for-us-recession-within-year-hits-100-in-blow-to-biden?sref=h5EZFUoq

Axios - Markets and economists are increasingly certain of recession
https://www.axios.com/2022/10/19/us-recession-risk-markets-economy

Forbes - Jeff Bezos Says It’s Time To “Batten Down The Hatches” In Latest Recession Warning
https://www.forbes.com/sites/qai/2022/10/19/jeff-bezos-says-its-time-to-batten-down-the-hatches-in-latest-recession-warning/?sh=1183d18c1d48

CNN - Biden acknowledges a ‘slight recession’ is possible, even if he doesn’t think it’ll happen
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/11/politics/recession-joe-biden-cnntv/index.html

The Epoch Times - America Can ‘100 Percent’ Avoid Recession If Biden Makes One Key Policy Shift: Billionaire John Catsimatidis
https://www.theepochtimes.com/america-can-100-percent-avoid-recession-if-biden-makes-one-key-policy-shift-billionaire-john-catsimatidis_4773448.html

  

SECONDARY TOPIC - CENSUS OVER COUNTS BLUE STATES  

Daily Signal - Census Bureau Admits Overcounting 7 Blue States, Just 1 Red State
https://www.dailysignal.com/2022/08/18/census-errors-will-distort-elections-funding-for-next-decade/

The Hill - Census blunder may tip 2024 to Democrats
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/3504546-census-blunder-may-tip-2024-to-democrats/

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 367 of the In The Tank Podcast. At a recent World Economic Forum event, a representative from the United Nations boasted about working with Google to ensure THEIR information came up first when searching "Climate Change." In her words, "we own the science." Also, It appears as though the concept of a Universal Basic Income is becoming mainstream.

 

PRIMARY TOPIC – “WE OWN THE SCIENCE”

WEF - Tackling disinformation - how can we combat the lies that go viral?
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/09/tackling-disinformation-agenda-dialogues/

National Review - U.N. Communications Official Touts Google Search Partnership: ‘We Own the Science’
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/u-n-communications-official-touts-google-search-partnership-we-own-the-science/

The Epoch Times - United Nations Now Claims to ‘Own the Science’
https://www.theepochtimes.com/united-nations-now-claims-to-own-the-science_4774791.html

Sociable - ‘We own the science & the world should know it’: UN rep to WEF disinformation panel
https://sociable.co/government-and-policy/we-own-science-world-should-know-un-wef-disinformation/

Team Halo
https://teamhalo.org/

 

SECONDARY TOPIC – ARE UBIs ENTERING THE MAINSTREAM?

Business Insider - Applications have opened for a huge new guaranteed-income pilot in Illinois that officials say is the biggest program of its kind
https://www.businessinsider.com/illinois-guaranteed-income-pilot-scheme-cook-county-chicago-ubi-money-2022-10

Government Tech - Cook County Launches Guaranteed Income Pilot With Help from Tech
https://www.govtech.com/health/cook-county-launches-guaranteed-income-pilot-with-help-from-tech

The Center Square - Critics say New Orleans guaranteed income program won't produce hoped-for outcomes
https://www.thecentersquare.com/louisiana/critics-say-new-orleans-guaranteed-income-program-wont-produce-hoped-for-outcomes/article_8b80d1de-cfda-11ec-98e7-57a5d37169d6.html

Mashable - Every U.S. city testing free money programs
https://mashable.com/article/cities-with-universal-basic-income-guaranteed-income-programs

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