In The Tank

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 354 of the In The Tank Podcast. A new poll, recently conducted by Rasmussen Reports, shows some disturbing results about Democrats positions on the Supreme Court and the Constitution. The ITT crew breaks down the numbers and discusses what they mean for our country. Also, do we have to endure high gas and energy prices to protect democracy? That seems to be the message from the elites at the World Economic Forum.

OPENING CHIT CHAT – BIDEN BAD POLL NUMBERS

Yahoo - Poll: Just 18% of Americans say Biden should run for reelection in 2024 — a new low
https://news.yahoo.com/poll-just-18-of-americans-say-biden-should-run-for-reelection-in-2024-a-new-low-140538311.html

PRIMARY TOPIC –DISTURBING POLL RESULTS ABOUT SCOTUS AND THE CONSTITUTION

Heartland Institute – Majority of Democrats Would Abolish Supreme Court, Call It “Racist” and “Sexist”
https://heartland.org/news-opinion/news/heartlandrasmussen-poll-majority-of-democrats-would-abolish-supreme-court-call-it-racist-and-sexist

Heartland Institute - Majority of Democrats Believe Constitution Is ‘Rooted in Racism’ and ‘Sexist’
https://heartland.org/news-opinion/news/heartlandrasmussen-poll-majority-of-democrats-believe-constitution-is-rooted-in-racism-and-sexist

SECONDARY TOPIC – HIGH ENERGY PRICES TO SAVE DEMOCRACY?

Breitbart – World Economic Forum: Gas Prices Must Go Even Higher—To Save Democracy
https://www.breitbart.com/environment/2022/07/11/world-economic-forum-says-democracy-is-dying-ditch-fossil-fuels-and-save-it/

NYP - Still suffering at the pump? Get used to it — it’s Joe Biden’s liberal world order
https://nypost.com/2022/07/03/get-used-to-suffering-at-the-pump-its-joes-world-order/

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo present episode 353 of the In The Tank Podcast. ESG standards and sustainability goals are reeking havoc in the agricultural sectors. Farmer protests are starting in countries around the world. And also, are we turning a corner in energy and education towards… sanity? The ITT crew talks about this and more on episode 353 of the In The Tank Podcast.

OPENING CHIT CHAT

Cost of a 4^th of July Cookout 2021/2022
https://twitter.com/jlakely/status/1541540280452759553

PRIMARY TOPIC – ESG CRONYISM ALREADY WREAKING HAVOC

Epoch Times - Uncovering the White House’s Secret Meetings With BlackRock
https://www.theepochtimes.com/uncovering-the-white-houses-secret-meetings-with-blackrock_4550635.html
 

(Video) Dan Bongino Unfiltered discusses WH/Blackrock meetings
https://www.fox.com/watch/6b5f2813d05784759eff9ef8074dd1fa/

Reuters - Dutch gov't sets targets to cut nitrogen pollution, farmers to protest
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-govt-sets-targets-cut-nitrogen-pollution-farmers-protest-2022-06-10/

Reuters - Fertiliser ban decimates Sri Lankan crops as government popularity ebbs
https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/fertiliser-ban-decimates-sri-lankan-crops-government-popularity-ebbs-2022-03-03/

SECONDARDY TOPICS – ENERGY AND EDUCATION SANITY

Reuters - EU parliament backs labelling gas and nuclear investments as green
https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/eu-parliament-vote-green-gas-nuclear-rules-2022-07-06/

Forbes - Natural Gas, Nuclear Go Green In The EU
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidblackmon/2022/07/06/natural-gas-nuclear-go-green-in-the-eu/?sh=288a2c120652

Heartland Daily News - Arizona Extends School Choice to All K-12 Students
https://heartlanddailynews.com/2022/06/arizona-extends-school-choice-to-all-k-12-students/

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo, and S.T. Karnick are joined by Steve Milloy, creator and publisher of JunkScience.com, for episode 352 of the In The Tank Podcast. On this episode, the ITT crew talks about the Supreme Court’s recent ruling against the EPA’s ability to regulate carbon dioxide emissions. Also, the left in response is having a collective meltdown.

SCOTUS EPA DECISION

Fox News - One more blockbuster Supreme Court decision could still be coming even after Friday's abortion ruling
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/one-more-blockbuster-supreme-court-decision-could-still-be-coming-after-fridays-abortion-ruling

Heartland Institute - A Consequential Term at the Supreme Court About to End
https://heartland.org/news-opinion/news/a-consequential-term-at-the-supreme-court-about-to-end

NYT - Republican Drive to Tilt Courts Against Climate Action Reaches a Crucial Moment
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/19/climate/supreme-court-climate-epa.html

ANTI-SCOTUS RHETORIC INCREASING

CNS News - AOC: 'President Biden Should Entertain Expansion of the Supreme Court'
https://www.cnsnews.com/index.php/article/washington/susan-jones/aoc-president-biden-should-entertain-expansion-supreme-court

Newsweek - Can Democrats Expand the Supreme Court and How Likely Is it?
https://www.newsweek.com/can-democrats-expand-supreme-court-how-likely-it-1720256

The Guardian - Republicans have hijacked the US supreme court. It’s time to expand it
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jun/27/us-supreme-court-abortion-roe-v-wade-justices-expansion

National Review - Biden Remains Opposed to Court-Packing Despite Roe Reversal, White House Confirms
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/biden-remains-opposed-to-court-packing-despite-roe-reversal-white-house-confirms/

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 351 of the In The Tank Podcast. On this episode, the ITT crew talks about the current adminstration’s plan to destroy the reliable energy sector of this country. Also, they talk about the contradictions in everything Biden is doing as well as the likelihood that the Democratic establishment is gearing up to jettison Biden at the next opportunity. They talk about this and more in episode 351 of the In The Tank Podcast.

OPENING CHIT CHAT – DEMS CUTTING BIDEN LOOSE?

538 – Biden Approval Rating
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-approval-rating/

CNN - Ocasio-Cortez won't commit to backing Biden in 2024: 'We'll cross that bridge when we get to it'
https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/politics/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-biden-reelection-2024-cnntv/index.html

The Hill - Biden can’t escape questions on his age
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3532095-biden-can%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8Bt-escape-questions-on-his-age/

THE PLANNED DESTRUCTION OF RELIABLE ENERGY

Climate Champions - ‘Race to Zero’ campaign updates criteria to raise the bar on net zero delivery
https://climatechampions.unfccc.int/criteria-consultation-3-0/

UN – Race to Zero Campaign
https://unfccc.int/climate-action/race-to-zero-campaign

BIDEN SUSPENDS FEDERAL GAS TAX

CNN - Biden will call for 3-month suspension of gas tax, though officials acknowledge it 'alone won't fix the problem'
https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/22/politics/gas-tax-suspension-biden/index.html

Illinois Policy Institute - The Illinois Fuel & Retail Association has agreed to post signage notifying drivers of the delayed gas tax hike, and an explanation of why gas in Illinois is so expensive.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-gas-station-owners-fight-pritzker-mandate-with-gas-tax-signs/#:~:text=Pritzker's%20gasoline%20tax%20hikes,be%20two%20hikes%20in%202023.

Tax Foundation - How High are Gas Taxes in Your State?
https://taxfoundation.org/state-gas-tax-rates-2021/

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, and Linnea Lueken are joined by Isaac Orr from the Center of the American Experiment and Jason Hayes from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy for episode 350 of the In The Tank Podcast. On this episode, the ITT crew talks about all the excuses that are being spun to shield the Biden Administration and his energy policies from the rising prices for gas and energy. The ITT crew sets out to separate the facts from the fiction.

OPENING CHIT CHAT

WSJ - Climate-Change Censorship: Phase Two
https://www.wsj.com/articles/climate-censorship-phase-two-gina-mccarthy-social-media-biden-white-house-11655156191?st=0inyrmh1n3e5bb2&reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter

GAS PRICE RISE NARRATIVE

Fox Business - Record high gas prices: West Virginia, Montana, Colorado see biggest weekly jumps
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/record-high-gas-prices-west-virginia-montana-colorado-see-biggest-weekly-jumps

Washington Post - Fossil fuel leasing program undercuts Biden's climate goals, report says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/15/fossil-fuel-leasing-program-undercuts-biden-climate-goals-report-says/

AP News - Biden tells oil refiners: Produce more gas, fewer profits
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-biden-covid-health-f73c882b0664a5d5dd62635a9a65364c

ExxonMobil – Response to Biden
https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/News/Newsroom/News-releases/2022/0615_ExxonMobil-statement-regarding-President-Biden-Letter-to-Oil-Industry

IER - Another U.S. Refinery Slated to Close
https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/another-u-s-refinery-slated-to-close/

ENERGY SHORTAGES

WSJ - Why Electricity Blackouts Are Coming to Michigan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-electricity-blackouts-are-coming-to-michigan-nuclear-power-plant-green-energy-renewable-climate-11653685521?mod=article_inline

Washington Post – A summer of blackouts
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/06/02/blackout-states-summer-heat/

WSJ - ‘That Could Never Happen in America,’ I Once Thought
https://www.wsj.com/articles/blackout-rolling-electricity-power-venezuela-america-11654185555 

Reuters - U.S. Midwest may have summer power shortages for years
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-midwest-may-have-summer-power-shortages-years-2022-06-10/#:~:text=On%20Friday%2C%20MISO%20released%20a,responses%20over%20the%20next%20year.&text=One%20gigawatt%20can%20power%20about,on%20a%20hot%20summer%20day

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 349 of the In The Tank Podcast. On this episode, the ITT crew talks about the upcoming January 6 hearings, the general state of the economy, and the Biden Administration’s doubling down on renewable energy. We talk about all this and more on episode 349 of the In the Tank Podcast.

AWAITING A FINANCIAL HURRICANE?

POTUS TWEET – “America has achieved the most robust recovery in modern history”
https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1533811782367727616

White House - Remarks by President Biden on the May Jobs Report
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/06/03/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-may-jobs-report-2/

CNBC - Jamie Dimon says ‘brace yourself’ for an economic hurricane caused by the Fed and Ukraine war
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/01/jamie-dimon-says-brace-yourself-for-an-economic-hurricane-caused-by-the-fed-and-ukraine-war.html

Fortune - Former U.S. Treasury head Larry Summers says a recession is ‘the most likely thing’
https://fortune.com/2022/04/14/larry-summers-recession-likely-interest-rates-unemployment/

Yahoo - Tesla: Musk’s Economy Warning Demands Attention, Says Morgan Stanley
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-musk-economy-warning-demands-221538694.html

Markets Insider – (Counterpoint: JPMorgan's chief economist says there's no reason to be worried about a US recession, with the private sector in 'remarkable' shape
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/us-recession-no-reason-worry-jpmorgan-economist-consumer-corporate-spending-2022-6

NPR - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says she was wrong about the risks of inflation
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/01/1102364460/yellen-inflation

(video) Janet Yellen ignores question about inflation and government spending
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzH2CpumOHE

DOUBLING DOWN ON UNRELIABLE ENERGY

Barron’s - Yellen Says New Biden Investments Can Counter Inflation
https://www.barrons.com/news/yellen-says-new-biden-investments-can-counter-inflation-01654618508?tesla=y

USA Today - Biden is using the Defense Production Act to make more solar panels, other clean-energy technology
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/06/06/biden-defense-production-act-solar-panels/7532045001/

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