Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 088: The Liar's Ball

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In This Episode: Erin and Weer’d talk about a hilariously inaccurate tweet by David Hogg and what happened next, and then give an update on the Operation Blazing Sword "Spread the Love" Fundraiser' Oddball recommend knives for young children; Weer'd brings us part two of his fisk of Dick's Sporting Goods' CEO starring some special guests; and one of those guests is Michael Bloomberg,whose Super Bowl ad deserves a topic all its own. Show Notes

First Topic:

David Hogg's tweet No, David Hogg, Minority And LGBT People Did Not Start The Anti-Gun Movement The David Allen Wright III "Spread the Love" Fundraiser

Oddball Corner Pocket:

Victorinox Classic SD Victorinox Tinker Victorinox Cadet Case Sodbuster Jr Opinel #6 Buck 112 CRKT Pilar Leatherman Micra Leatherman Squirt PS4 Mora Basic 511 Buck Bucklite Max II

Weer’d Audio Fisk:

Corporations and guns: How companies are reshaping the gun control debate Dick’s CEO Says Anti-Gun Policy Shrank Company by a ‘Quarter Billion Dollars’ Bureau of Justice Statistics: Guns Used in Crime (PDF) Walmart plans to dramatically step back from ammunition sales after ‘horrific’ shootings Newly Unsealed Documents Show Top FDIC Officials Running Operation Choke Point There's no downplaying the impact of Operation Choke Point Wells Fargo says it will keep lending to gun industry Dicks Ed Stack Flirts with 3rd Party Run

Second Topic:

Michael Bloomberg Superbowl Ad Suspect sought in Richmond murder case Fort Bend County murder suspect acquitted of murder charge after 5 years Michael Bloomberg's Claim About 'Children' Killed by 'Gun Violence' Is Off by 73% Here's every school shooting since Trump took office | Mike Bloomberg 2020 Bloomberg's latest stats on school gun violence ignore reality