The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 442 of the In The Tank Podcast. This week, the In The Tank crew is discussing a number of different topics. The bridge collapse in Baltimore, Texas’s divestment from BlackRock, and the media revolt against Ronna McDaniel all expose truths about some of the most important things going on in our country right now. Through their insightful commentary, Kendal, Lakely, and Talgo shed light on these pressing issues, offering valuable perspectives on the state of affairs in America.
OPENING CHIT CHAT – BRIDGE COLLAPSE
NYT – What We Know About the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse in Baltimore
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/us/key-bridge-collapse-baltimore-what-to-know.html
PRIMARY TOPIC(S)
BlackRock and ESG Divestment
NYP – Texas yanks $8.5B from Larry Fink’s BlackRock in ‘massive blow against the scam of ESG’
American Thinker – Texas tells BlackRock to kick rocks
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/03/texas_tells_blackrock_to_kick_rocks_.html
Fox Business – Mississippi hits BlackRock with cease and desist, threatens massive fine over ESG policies
NBC Ronna McDaniel
CNN – NBC cut ties with Ronna McDaniel after extraordinary pressure, but its problems aren’t over
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/27/media/nbc-ronna-mcdaniel-problems-are-not-over/index.html
Donald Kendal is a graphic designer for The Heartland Institute, a research fellow for Heartland’s Socialism Research Center, and the host of Heartland’s In the Tank Podcast and Stopping Socialism TV.
Jim Lakely is the Vice President and Director of Communications of The Heartland Institute.
Chris Talgo is senior editor at The Heartland Institute and a research fellow for Heartland’s Socialism Research Center.
