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A Democratic Socialist has just defeated 10 term incumbent Joe Crowley. This isn't the first time a socialist has held a seat in congress but it is an upset considering the massive difference in campaigns and experience. Crowley outspent Cortez 10 to 1 but still lost in the primary. However, I think this may backfire on the left as many people find socialism too far left and might move to the republican party as an alternative. Support the show (http://timcast.com/donate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhetoric about the 2nd civil war is escalating. A mainstream funded website has even gone so far as to advocate for things to become more extreme. But is all of this just rhetoric or are the factions of the regressive left, the authoritarian left, and the "fascist government" becoming a much more serious issue? Support the show (http://timcast.com/donate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conservatives and Liberals are battling online over the Red Hen restaurant and whether or not it was right to kick our Sarah Sanders. But at least by one metric the right is winning, the Yelp rating for the restaurant is declining rapidly due to fake reviews by people who support Trump. Even with the left counter brigrading the average ratings continues to decline SUPPORT JOURNALISM. Become a patron athttp://www.patreon.com/Timcast Support the show (http://timcast.com/donate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ACLU has been backing away from free speech in areas where it could impact marginalized communities. A memo was recently leaked showing that not only will they take "special consideration" when dealing with certain speech but they won't support being armed at a rally either. It would seem that based on the rhetoric the ACLU is pushing far left talking points and actually stating they must consider whether defending absolute free speech is worth it. They claim to defend the constitution but would back away from the first amendment and the second amendment. What happened and why is the ACLU backing away from free speech? SUPPORT JOURNALISM. Become a patron athttp://www.patreon.com/Timcast Support the show (http://timcast.com/donate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a massive multi million dollar settlement by the SPLC to Maajid Nawaz over a demand letter, not even an actual lawsuit, over 60 groups are discussing bringing about defamation cases against the SPLC. To discuss how this happened and why and if the SPLC is really at risk I joined Lawyer Will Chamberlain to discuss legal issues surrounding defamation and why the SPLC caved to such high demands. Will's Twitter - https://twitter.com/willchamberlain SUPPORT JOURNALISM. Become a patron athttp://www.patreon.com/Timcast Support the show (http://timcast.com/donate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The social justice left defines racism as "prejudice plus power" and by this definition Affirmative action is racist.I'm not talking about "reverse racism" or whatever nonsense they want to call it, I'm talking about Asian people being penalized simply for being Asian even though they are one of the smallest demographics in the US. So if the dominant culture is oppressing a minority culture why isn't the far left fighting for justice in this regard? Why aren't they calling for reform of affirmative action or its removal? SUPPORT JOURNALISM. Become a patron athttp://www.patreon.com/Timcast Support the show (http://timcast.com/donate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Activist Journalist with the New Yorker falsely accused a wounded marine veteran of having an iron cross tattoo. This led to a wave of attacks on social media and ultimately ICE, where the man now works, had to issue a statement demanding an apology. The woman, Talia Lavin, made her twitter private following the incident and the New Yorker apologized for the error. This woman is employed as a FACT CHECKER at the New Yorker and she couldn't even fact check the tweet before sending it out and causing real harm to an innocent man. SUPPORT JOURNALISM. Become a patron athttp://www.patreon.com/Timcast Support the show (http://timcast.com/donate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The SPLC has agreed to settle with Maajid Nawaz and Quilliam for defaming them by calling Maajid an anti Muslim extremist. The legal battle has been going on for nearly two years and finally ended to day. Several weeks ago we saw the SPLC pull down the original article and this to many was a sign of something about to happen. We now learned that it is part of a full apology, retraction, and multi million dollar settlement. Full Disclosure, the SPLC has lied about me in the past and was forced to apologize for it. Support the show (http://timcast.com/donate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ocean's 8 has received mixed reviews and almost immediately some of the lead actresses are blaming white men. They said that the media hasn't shifted towards gender equality and that the reviews are a sign of not understanding or liking things that women like. But this is not likely the case as the same reviewers loved The Last Jedi and hated Deathwish. So what is the real reason for the bad reviews and is it possible its just a bad movie? SUPPORT JOURNALISM. Become a patron athttp://www.patreon.com/Timcast Support the show (http://timcast.com/donate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stars Wars actress Kelly Marie Tran deleted her instagram content and immediately the narrative is that she did this due to harassment. However we don't really know what happened or why she deleted her account. Regardless the media has pushed the story to the extreme, stating definitively that Star Wars fans are misogynist trolls who want to make Star wars "white and male again" But the truth is that women are not harassed on the internet more than men. But if that's what the research shows why is the narrative inverted? Support the show (http://timcast.com/donate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices