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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode #311 of the In The Tank Podcast. This week, the ITT crew starts off with some Joe Biden talk before moving on to a proposal for a “Civilian Climate Corps” to supposedly help combat climate change. Later, they discuss a recently released report by The Intercept that confirms much of the speculation surrounding COVID-19’s origin from a Chinese lab, despite what Dr. Fauci wants you to believe.     BIDEN AND CLIMATE CHANGE (Video) Biden Speech in NYC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ecw9ZLj8XAs Politico – Biden Anxiety Levels https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2021/09/07/biden-anxiety-levels-494228   CIVILIAN CLIMATE CORPS Epoch Times – The Climate Army is Coming https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-climate-army-is-coming_3978434.html   COVID AND GAIN-OF-FUNCTION The Intercept – New Details Emerge About Coronavirus Research at Chinese Lab https://theintercept.com/2021/09/06/new-details-emerge-about-coronavirus-research-at-chinese-lab/ Yahoo News – Internal Documents Further Contradict Fauci https://news.yahoo.com/internal-documents-further-contradict-fauci-142902303.html CNBC – WHO says Covid will mutate like the flu and is likely here to stay https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/07/who-says-covid-is-here-to-stay-as-hopes-for-eradicating-the-virus-diminish.html [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal and Chris Talgo are joined by Isaac Orr and Robert Bryce for episode #310 of the In The Tank Podcast. The ITT crew talk about why electric vehicles are lame and why the public policy pushing for mass adoption is wrongheaded and disastrous.    CotAE – Robert Bryce: It’s time to unplug the hype over electric vehicles https://www.americanexperiment.org/robert-bryce-its-time-to-unplug-the-hype-over-electric-vehicles/ CEI – Would More Electric Vehicles be Good for the Environment? https://cei.org/news_releases/new-cei-paper-asks-would-more-electric-vehicles-be-good-for-the-environment/ Forbes – Toyota To Launch Hydrogen-powered Prius And Corolla In 2023 https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterlyon/2021/08/29/toyota-to-launch-hydrogen-powered-prius-and-corolla-in-2023/?sh=4e2398252fa1 Yahoo Money – 1 in 5 electric vehicle owners in California switched back to gas because charging their cars is a hassle, research shows https://money.yahoo.com/1-5-electric-vehicle-owners-164149467.html Green Car Reports – California heat waves prompt alerts about EV charging habits, energy conservation https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1132685_california-heat-waves-prompt-alerts-about-ev-charging-habits-energy-conservation CEI – California’s Rolling Blackouts Cast Further Doubt on Electric Vehicles’ Future https://cei.org/blog/californias-rolling-blackouts-cast-further-doubt-on-electric-vehicles-future/ Green Car Reports – How will California get to all-electric by 2035? https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1131024_how-will-california-get-to-all-electric-by-2035-it-starts-by-breaking-down-barriers Los Angeles Times – Editorial: For the sake of the planet, don’t remove California’s governor https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-08-30/newsom-recall-climate-change WSJ – GM’s Chevy Bolt Recall Casts Shadow Over EV Push https://www.wsj.com/articles/gms-chevy-bolt-recall-casts-shadow-over-ev-push-11630246736?redirect=amp#click=https://t.co/i8ubXx8iEL Forbes – GM’s $1.8 Billion Chevy Bolt Recall Shows Why Automakers’ EV Rollouts Could Be ‘On Fire’ https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertbryce/2021/08/22/gms-18-billion-chevy-bolt-recall-shows-why-automakers-ev-rollouts-could-be-on-fire/?sh=5b2a9d1a5f14 Minnesota Reformer – Reliability problems stall transition to electric buses https://minnesotareformer.com/2021/08/31/reliability-problems-stall-transit-agencies-transition-to-electric-buses/ Bloomberg Law – States Adopt California Car Rules Amid National Standards Debate https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/states-adopt-california-car-rules-amid-national-standards-debate [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode #309 of the In The Tank Podcast. Will the ongoing debacle in Afghanistan derail the Biden Administration’s domestic policy agenda like climate change? The ITT crew discusses this and more. Also, China’s interest in Afghanistan’s lithium deposits has MAJOR implications for the future of America’s energy industry.   AFGHANISTAN & CLIMATE CHANGE CBS News – How climate change helped strengthen the Taliban https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-taliban-strengthen/ Forbes – U.S. Climate Agenda In The Aftermath of The Afghanistan Withdrawal https://www.forbes.com/sites/prakashdolsak/2021/08/20/us-climate-agenda-in-the-aftermath-of-the-afghanistan-withdrawal/?sh=68e92cfa6692&mc_cid=4013cbbc49&mc_eid=c037889463 Breitbart – Taliban Vows to Help Fight Climate Change https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2021/08/24/taliban-vows-help-fight-climate-change/ AlJazeera – As US exits Afghanistan, China eyes $1 trillion in minerals https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/24/as-us-exits-afghanistan-china-eyes-1-trillion-in-minerals CFR – Why Major Belt and Road Investments are Not Coming to Afghanistan https://www.cfr.org/blog/why-major-belt-and-road-investments-are-not-coming-afghanistan   $3.5 TRILLION INFRASTRUCTURE BILL NYT – House Passes $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan for Vast Expansion of Safety Net https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/us/politics/house-budget-social-safety-net.html ATR – List: Tax Hikes to Expect in the Dems’ $3.5 Trillion Plan https://www.atr.org/house-democrats-fast-track-35-trillion-tax-and-spending-spree?amp [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode #308 of the In The Tank Podcast. The ITT crew talks about how the UN IPCC climate report quickly left the public discourse, how Biden is taking serious political hits from the unfolding Afghanistan debacle, and how inflation continues to rise in the United States of America.    OPENING CHIT CHAT Axios – Biden’s climate communications challenge https://www.axios.com/biden-climate-policy-communications-challenge-ipcc-47ae818b-72bf-4a22-bc51-eb47ee9c2803.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_content=energy-environment-unclimatereport Heartland Institute (press release) – Heartland Institute Reacts to ‘Alarmist’ UN IPCC Climate Report https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/press-release-heartland-institute-reacts-to-alarmist-un-ipcc-climate-report Heartland Institute (video) – New IPCC Climate Change Report Released – Should We Trust It? https://youtu.be/tog6vDpxbr8 (Oct 15-17) 14thInternational Conference on Climate Change https://climateconference.heartland.org/   AFGHANISTAN  Washington Post – Biden Blames other for swift collapse in Afghanistan defends his decision to withdraw troops https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-afghanistan-speech/2021/08/16/1bdff5e6-feaf-11eb-ba7e-2cf966e88e93_story.html The Atlantic – Biden’s Betrayal of Afghans Will Live in Infamy https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/08/bidens-betrayal-of-afghans-will-live-in-infamy/619764/ (video) Don Lemon: Biden Can’t Say the ‘Buck Stops with,’ if he won’t blame himself for Afghan Disaster https://news.grabien.com/story-lemon-biden-cant-say-buck-stops-me-if-he-wont-blame-himself CNN – Democrats grapple with Afghanistan fallout afer Biden administration ignored their previous warmings https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/16/politics/democratic-reaction-biden-afghanistan/index.html Reuters – Biden approval drops to lowest of 7-month presidency after Taliban takeover https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-approval-drops-lowest-level-this-year-after-taliban-takeover-2021-08-17/ NYP – Female Kamala Harris Allies Hold ‘Crisis Dinner’ on Veep’s Negative, ‘Sexist’ Press https://nypost.com/2021/08/05/female-kamala-harris-allies-hold-crisis-dinner-on-veeps-negative-sexist-press/ (video) – Biden denies Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is likely https://twitter.com/tHnrrL4w9PmlHAd/status/1427171316919009281 National Review – Biden Took Ownership of the Disastrous Afghanistan Withdrawal Months Ago https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/08/biden-took-ownership-of-the-disastrous-afghanistan-withdrawal-months-ago/ WSJ – Biden Wanted to Leave Afghanistan. He Knew the Risks. https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-wanted-to-leave-afghanistan-he-knew-the-risks-11629214842   INFLATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE Washington Examiner – July inflation report is bad news for consumers - again https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/july-inflation-report-is-bad-news-for-consumers-again Townhall – As Inflation Concerns Rise, Democrats march Forward with Record Spending Bills https://townhall.com/columnists/christalgo/2021/08/11/as-inflation-concerns-rise-democrats-march-forward-with-record-spending-bills-n2593913/ Washington Times – Democrats unveil largest spending bill in U.S. history https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/9/democrats-unveil-largest-spending-bill-us-history/ The Hill – Biden misunderstands basic economics https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/564567-biden-misunderstands-basic-economics?rnd=1627063566 [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo and special guest Steve Milloy of JunkScience.com discuss the latest alarmist climate report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The so-called "AR6 Report" is getting a ton of attention in the media, and all the coverage is gloom and doom. But is that really the case? What does the report really say, and is there a climate crisis caused by human activity? And, if there is, what can/should we do about it?   Alex Epstein Twitter Thread https://twitter.com/AlexEpstein/status/1424831152104239146 Heartland Institute (press release) – Heartland Institute Reacts to Alarmists UN IPCC Climate Report https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/press-release-heartland-institute-reacts-to-alarmist-un-ipcc-climate-report   IS THERE A CRISIS? Newsweek – Yes, the Climate Is Changing. No, It’s Not an Emergency | Opinion https://www.newsweek.com/yes-climate-changing-no-its-not-emergency-opinion-1615632 CO2 Coalition – Observations Concerning the Newest IPCC Report https://co2coalition.org/2021/08/10/observations-concerning-the-newest-ipcc-report/ Climate Depot – Here we go again: New UN ‘IPCC report… https://www.climatedepot.com/2021/08/09/here-we-go-again-new-un-ipcc-report-is-apocalyptic-catastrophic-its-really-staring-us-in-the-face-certain-doom-unless-we-follow-un-central-planning-dictates/ Climate At A Glance website Climateataglance.com Climate Realism website ClimateRealism.com   DEMS PLAN IS EXPENSIVE, DISRUPTIVE, AND INEFFECTIVE Heartland Institute – The Green New Deal Means Monumental Disruption https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/the-green-new-deal-means-monumental-disruption Heartland Institute (Policy Brief) – The Green New Deal: A Grave Threat to the Economy, Environment, and Freedom https://www.heartland.org/publications-resources/publications/policy-brief-the-green-new-deal-a-grave-threat-to-the-american-economy-environment-and-freedom Heartland Institute (Policy Brief) – How the Green New Deal’s Renewable Energy Mining Would Harm Humans and the Environment https://www.heartland.org/publications-resources/publications/policy-brief-GND-renewable-energy-mining-would-harm-humans-environment Heartland Institute (Policy Brief) – Protecting the Environment From the Green New Deal https://www.heartland.org/publications-resources/publications/policy-brief-protecting-the-environment-from-the-green-new-deal Worldometers - CO2 Emissions by Country https://www.worldometers.info/co2-emissions/co2-emissions-by-country/ In The Tank (ep196) – Top 5: Facts You Should Know About Climate Alarmism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI3PYtsnYp0 Solar and Wind Energy is terrible        Cost compared to reliable energy - https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IER_LCOE2019Final-.pdf        “Days of 10-fold increases to efficiency are over” - https://www.manhattan-institute.org/green-energy-revolution-near-impossible        Land area and resource usage are high - https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/01/green-new-deal-renewable-energy-cannot-meet-needs/        Environmentally toxic – waste material - https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/solar/the-mounting-solar-panel-waste-problem/        Bird killers - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006320713003522, https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-green-new-deal-is-a-bird-pocalypse In The Tank Podcast (e240) – Documentary Review: Michael Moore’s Planet of the Humans https://www.heartland.org/multimedia/podcasts/in-the-tank-ep240--review-michael-moores-planet-of-the-humans EVEN MICHAEL MOORE AGREES THAT WIND AND SOLAR ARE TERRIBLE SOLUTIONS TO DEALING WITH GLOBAL WARMING.   A REAL PLAN FOR THE “IF” SCENARIO Forbes – The Real Reason They Hate Nuclear Is Because It Means We Don’t Need Renewables https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2019/02/14/the-real-reason-they-hate-nuclear-is-because-it-means-we-dont-need-renewables/?sh=3d0803dc128f Human Events – Why Environmentalists Will Eventually Hate Renewable Energy https://humanevents.com/2015/04/13/why-environmentalists-will-eventually-hate-renewable-power/ Forbes – If They Are So Alarmed By Climate Change, Why Are They So Opposed To Solving It? https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2020/02/17/if-they-are-so-alarmed-by-climate-change-why-are-they-so-opposed-to-solving-it/?sh=5bfb768b6b75 [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]

306. Vaccine Passports Come to NYC, Infrastructure Bill

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, Jim Lakely, and Nate Myers present episode 305 of the In the Tank Podcast. The ITT crew talks a handful of new COVID-related stories before asking the question – “are new COVID lockdowns inevitable?   WEEKLY COVID UPDATE – ARE NEW LOCKDOWNS INEVITABLE?  WaPo – New CDC indoor mask rule may threaten economic momentum and upend return-to-work plans https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/07/28/cdc-economy-masks/ Reason – CDC Sentences Kids to Another School Year of Irrational Masking https://reason.com/2021/07/28/cdc-sentences-kids-to-another-school-year-of-irrational-masking/ The Federalist – CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Endorses Vaccine Passports As Potential ‘Path Forward’ In US http://vlt.tc/4b3d CNBC – Biden will require federal workers to get the Covid vaccine or submit to testing https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/28/biden-will-require-federal-workers-to-get-the-covid-vaccine-or-submit-to-testing.html NYP – Read my lips: We’re not going back to masks and lockdowns again https://nypost.com/2021/07/22/read-my-lips-were-not-going-back-to-masks-and-lockdowns-again/    KLOBUCHAR TARGETS SECTION 230… IN WORST WAY POSSIBLE Politico – Klobuchar targets vaccine misinformation with Section 230 bill https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/22/klobuchar-vaccine-misinformation-section-230-bill-500554   [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Chris Talgo (and later Justin Haskins) present episode 304 of the In the Tank Podcast. The ITT crew talks about the importance and potential of the space flights from Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, and Elon Musk’s Space X. Later, they talk about the COVID congressional showdown between Senator Rand Paul and Dr. Anthony Fauci over accusations the NIH funded gain of function research in Wuhan.   BILLIONAIRE SPACE RACE Newsweek – AOC Slams Bezos for Saying Amazon Workers Paid for Space Flight, ‘Inhumane Workplace’ https://www.newsweek.com/aoc-slams-bezos-saying-amazon-workers-paid-space-flight-inhumane-workplace-1611567 Reason – Bezos Launching Into Space Will Probably Make Your Life Better Too https://reason.com/2021/07/20/bezos-launching-into-space-will-probably-make-your-life-better-too/   COVID UPDATE #105 Fauci v. Paul Throwdown Daily Signal – Fauci v. Paul and 3 Other Takeaways From Senate COVID-19 Hearing https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/07/20/fauci-v-paul-and-3-other-takeaways-from-senate-covid-19-hearing/ (Video) Dr. Fauci, Sen. Rand Paul Clash During Congressional Hearing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqUOcVwRUtc   Censorship (video) Psaki press conference https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1416095333877260292 USA Today – Biden reverses course on Facebook, says platform isn’t ‘killing people’ with vaccine misinformation https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/07/19/biden-softens-theyre-killing-people-remark-facebook-misinformation/8016445002/ The Federalist – White House’s Big Tech Collusion Proves The Market Versus Government Paradigm Is Dead https://thefederalist.com/2021/07/21/white-houses-big-tech-collusion-proves-the-market-versus-government-paradigm-is-dead/   [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 303 of the In the Tank Podcast. The ITT crew talks about the ongoing protests in Cuba as well as new authoritarian proposals to combat COVID and so-called “vaccine misinformation.”   OPENING CHIT CHAT International Conference on Climate Change Preview series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX-qA47w5E4&list=PLgnnPnL9OL7GWMlMI3YRuLjC2FmS4eWJS ICCC-14 event taking place in Las Vegas from October 15 to the 17th https://climateconference.heartland.org/   CUBAN REVOLT? Cato – As Castro Rule Fades in Cuba, Americans Should Engage the Cuban People https://www.cato.org/commentary/castro-rule-fades-cuba-americans-should-engage-cuban-people DNYUZ – ‘There’s no Turning Back:’ Cuban Dissidents Feel Emboldened Despite Crackdown https://dnyuz.com/2021/07/13/theres-no-turning-back-cuban-dissidents-feel-emboldened-despite-crackdown/ The Wrap – Independent Journalist Covering Cuban Protests Detained Live On-Air https://www.thewrap.com/dina-stars-cuba-protests/   COVID – DO PEOPLE WANT THEIR PRE-PANDEMIC FREEDOM BACK? Daily Caller – REPORT: The DNC Wants Phone Companies To Police Text Messages For Vaccine Misinformation https://dailycaller.com/2021/07/12/joe-biden-dnc-vaccine-misinformation-covid-19-coronavirus/ NYT – Biden Calls for Door-to-Door Vaccine Push; Experts Say More Is Needed https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/us/politics/biden-vaccines.html Politico – ‘Potentially a death sentence’: White House goes off on vaccine fearmongers https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/12/biden-covid-vaccination-campaign-499278 Reason – Do People Want Their Pre-Pandemic Freedom Back? https://reason.com/2021/07/12/do-people-want-their-pre-pandemic-freedom-back/ HDN – Economists Would Have Taken a More Hands Off Approach to Pandemic https://heartlanddailynews.com/2021/07/economists-would-have-taken-a-more-hands-off-approach-to-pandemic-2/   [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]

The Heartland Institute's Jim Lakely, S.T. Karnick, Justin Haskins, and Nate Myers present episode 302 of the In The Tank Podcast, broadcast live on YouTube and Facebook The ITT crew talks about Donald Trump's lawsuit against Facebook, Google, and Twitter. they also discuss how Congress is considering an overhaul of America's credit-rating system that would substitute sound financial management with the social justice goals of woke leftist activists. Show notes: 1. Trump suing Facebook, Google, and Twitter https://redstate.com/bonchie/2021/07/... https://www.nationalreview.com/news/t... 2. Woke Finance Schemes Congress considers credit-reporting overhaul, including putting government in charge of scores https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/... Democrats also want to use a revamping of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to “expand affordable home-ownership.” This “equity” push is precisely the same path that led to the 2008 housing crash. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07...

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Nate Myers present episode 301 of the In the Tank Podcast. The ITT crew talks about Independence Day, beer taxes in your state, and the new COVID-19 Delta variant. Is this new strain of COVID more dangerous than the original? … probably not.       OPENING CHIT CHAT Tax Foundation – How High are Beer Taxes in Your State? https://taxfoundation.org/state-beer-taxes-2021/?utm_source=Tax+Foundation+Newsletters&utm_campaign=90518997f0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_10_17_07_28_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8387957ec9-90518997f0-427651737&mc_cid=90518997f0&mc_eid=2a22e1c471 ABC7 Chicago – Fireworks displays, July 4th celebrations, a mixed bag for northwest suburbs this year https://abc7chicago.com/fireworks-displays-july-4th-celebrations-fourth-of-holiday/10844547/   COVID 2.0? NYT – Masks Again? Delta Variant’s Spread Prompts Reconsideration of Precautions https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/29/health/coronavirus-delta-variant-masks.html The Federalist – Ben Domenech: We Must Resist Resurgence Of Lockdown Lunacy Over COVID Delta Variant https://thefederalist.com/2021/06/29/ben-domenech-we-must-resist-resurgence-of-lockdown-lunacy/ Huffington Post – Is It Hay Fever Or The Delta Variant? How to Tell the Difference https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/hay-fever-or-delta-variant-symptoms_uk_60d98995e4b06c8105d7d368 National Review – Our Cruel COVID Class System https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/06/our-cruel-covid-class-system/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202021-06-28&utm_term=NRDaily-Smart   MAIL BAG [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal and Justin Haskins are joined by Isaac Orr and a special guest to present episode 300 of the In the Tank Podcast. The ITT crew reminisces about the last 299 episodes. After this, they discuss a handful of articles that show how terrible solar energy is. Last, they talk about a potential trend of large investment firms buying up houses across the country.      OPENING CHIT CHAT – 300th EPISODE In The Tank ep1 https://www.heartland.org/multimedia/podcasts/in-the-tank-podcast-outdated-laws-colonies-on-mars-and-candidates-with-beards Give away – For viewers that comment their favorite moments/segments/interviews of In The Tank https://www.amazon.com/Socialism-Evil-Moral-Against-Radical/dp/0999735527   SOLAR IS TERRIBLE Shellenberger – Why Everything They Said About Solar Was Wrong https://michaelshellenberger.substack.com/p/why-everything-they-said-about-solar The Conversation – Stop removing your solar panels early, please. It’s creating a huge waste problem for Australia https://theconversation.com/stop-removing-your-solar-panels-early-please-its-creating-a-huge-waste-problem-for-australia-160546 PV Tech – Built solar assets are ‘chronically underperforming’ and modules degrading faster than expected, research finds https://www.pv-tech.org/built-solar-assets-are-chronically-underperforming-and-modules-degrading-faster-than-expected-research-finds/   GREAT RESET/ WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM State – Investment Firms Aren’t Buying All the Houses. But They Are Buying the Most Important Ones https://slate.com/business/2021/06/blackrock-invitation-houses-investment-firms-real-estate.html Bloomberg – America Should Become a Nation of Renters https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-06-17/america-should-become-a-nation-of-renters WEF – Welcome to 2030. I own nothing, have no privacy, and life has never been better https://web.archive.org/web/20200919081413/https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/11/shopping-i-can-t-really-remember-what-that-is?utm_content=buffer60978&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Nate Myers present episode 299 of the In the Tank Podcast. In this sure-to-be-banned episode, the ITT crew talk about the fracturing relationship between Hollywood and China, the theory that COVID-19 escaped from a lab in Wuhan, how big tech censorship is causing conservative websites to reject articles about climate change, and the “insurrection” of Jan 6.      OPENING CHIT CHAT – CHINA AND HOLLYWOOD (BANNED ON REDDIT) Hollywood Reporter - From Deal Frenzy to Decoupling: Is the China-Hollywood Romance Officially Over? https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/hollywood-and-china-what-now-1234955332/   JON STEWART DISCUSSES CHINA LAB STORY (BANNED BY FACEBOOK) NYP - Jon Stewart says it’s obvious COVID-19 came from Wuhan lab https://nypost.com/2021/06/16/jon-stewart-tells-colbert-its-obvious-covid-19-came-from-wuhan-lab/ (video) Jon Stewart Discusses China Lab Story [3:00 – 5:15] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSfejgwbDQ8    TECH GIANTS CRUSH CLIMATE CHANGE SPEECH (BANNED BY CONSERVATIVE WEBSITES)  “I hate to do this, but we're not going to be able to publish the article that was submitted for tomorrow. Because it deals with climate change, it is one of those touchy/hot topics that can get us "fact-checked" by the Facebook gods if it gets shared on their platform. (That's true even if we don't share it from the [redacted] Facebook page, so even if a reader just shares it to their own page.) The problem with that, then, is that it has a ripple effect and can then wind up throttling all of our traffic.    THE “INSURRECTION” OF JAN 6 (BANNED BY GOOGLE)  Tucker Carlson’s recent monologue  https://video.foxnews.com/v/6259072602001 (video) Biden says “Criminals” broke into Capitol building, killed a police officer, and aren’t being held accountable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFV0OKRXrtA   [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Justin Haskins, present episode 298 of the In the Tank Podcast. The ITT crew starts off the show talking about the recently released “Fauci emails” and what it reveals about the administrative state. After that, they discuss Biden’s ridiculous budget proposal and El Salvador’s decision to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender.     OPENING CHIT CHAT – FAUCI EMAILS Federalist – It’s Clear Now Anthony Fauci Isn’t A Fool, He’s A Villain https://thefederalist.com/2021/06/07/its-clear-now-anthony-fauci-isnt-a-fool-hes-a-villain/   (Video) Fauci says attacks on him are attacks on science https://twitter.com/justin_hart/status/1402717694135255049   BIDEN BUDGET Heartland – How Biden’s Bloated Budget Could Cause an Economic Collapse https://townhall.com/columnists/justinhaskins/2021/06/09/how-bidens-bloated-budget-could-cause-an-economic-collapse-n2590644 Cato – President Biden’s Proposed Budget https://www.cato.org/blog/president-bidens-proposed-budget   EL SALVADOR ADOPTS BITCOIN CNBC – El Salvador becomes first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender after passing law https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/09/el-salvador-proposes-law-to-make-bitcoin-legal-tender.html Entrepreneur – The future of cryptocurrencies? 60% of central banks already work on their own digital currencies https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/373621 [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]

The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Nate Myers, are joined by Ed Hudgins in episode 297 of the In the Tank Podcast. Ed Hudgins, Heartland Fellow and Founder of the Human Achievement Alliance, joins the show to talk about the potential technological breakthroughs in the health care industy, the energy industry, and other aspects of our lives.     HEALTH CARE TECH   WSJ – CRISPR’s Next Frontier: Treating Common Conditions https://www.wsj.com/articles/crisprs-next-frontier-treating-common-conditions-11620226832   FreedomFest – Our Techno-Healthy Future https://forum.freedomfest.com/our-techno-healthy-future/     FUSION ENERGY   Popular Mechanics – This Reactor May Have Finally Solved Nuclear Fusion’s Biggest Problem https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a36559078/nuclear-fusion-breakthrough-uk-reactor-experiment/   New Atlas – China claims new fusion record with its “artificial sun” nuclear reactor https://newatlas.com/energy/china-claims-fusion-record-artificial-sun-nuclear-reactor/     DOMESTIC   Bloomberg – Apple Loses Multiple Top Managers From Self-Driving Car Division https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-02/apple-loses-several-top-managers-from-self-driving-car-division   Market Watch – It’s time for Elon Musk to start telling the truth about autonomous driving https://www.marketwatch.com/story/its-time-for-elon-musk-to-start-telling-the-truth-about-autonomous-driving-11621958761   Independent – Elon Musk Says Mars-Bound Starship Will Launch From ‘Ocean Spaceport’ Next Year https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/elon-musk-starship-sn16-spaceport-b1856911.html     [Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at this link.]