Ep. 173 - Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Taliban To Stone Women For Adultery, DeSantis Shuts Down Squatters, And POTW Lyndon B. Johnson!

00:00 - Baltimore Bridge Collapses

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after the container vessel Dali collided with one of the Key Bridge's supports on Tuesday, tragically resulting in six fatalities. Operated by Singapore-based Synergy Group and chartered by Maersk, the collision disrupted the flow of ships indefinitely, leading to the temporary shutdown of the entire port.

13:15 - The Taliban Reintroduces Public Flogging and Stoning of Women

The Taliban’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, announced that the group would begin enforcing their interpretation of sharia law in Afghanistan by reintroducing public flogging and stoning of women for adultery.

28:15 - A Trump, A Biden, and an RFK

47:10 - Youngkin Wants To Stop The Recreational Marijuana Industry 

The push to create a market for the regulation and sales of marijuana for adult use went up in smoke when Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin of Virginia vetoed bills that would have allowed the creation of marijuana market industry. 

56:50 -  Desantis Shuts Down Squatters in Florida

Governor Ron DeSantis signed the "Property Rights" bill into law, marking it as the pioneering legislation of its kind across the nation. 

1:11:15 - Desantis Also Wants to Ban Wind Energy

Gov. Ron DeSantis' office wants to curtail wind energy in the state of Florida, and a bill now awaits DeSantis' signature to become law that will ban offshore wind turbines in state waters.

1:20:00 - POTW (Politician of The Week) Lyndon B. Johnson AKA LBJ

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