Summary: <p class="x_MsoNormal"><span>The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Jim Lakely are joined by Isaac Orr in episode 273 of the In The Tank Podcast. Christmas time is coming; it’s a time full of family, togetherness, decorations, food, and joy. To counter all this good cheer, we are also subjected to calls from environmentalists to curb our celebrations and limit our energy consumption. Its just a matter of time before their complaints become government mandates. </span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal"><span> </span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal"><strong><span>OPENING CHIT CHAT - CHRISTMAS LIGHTS? HOW DARE YOU?</span></strong></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal"><strong><span>WEF - 4 Ways to Make the Holiday Season More Sustainable</span></strong><br> <span><u><span>https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/12/christmas-sustainability-trees-gifts-travel/</span></u></span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal"><strong><span>CommonDreams - The Climate Emergency Needs No Holidays</span></strong><br> <span><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/12/21/climate-emergency-needs-no-holidays" id="LPlnk429036">https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/12/21/climate-emergency-needs-no-holidays</a></span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal"><strong><span>St. Anthony resident receives anonymous letter chastising them for their Christmas light display</span></strong><br> <span><u><span>https://twitter.com/AndrewLeeTCNT/status/1336085165567774723</span></u></span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal"><span> </span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal"><strong><span>PRIMARY TOPIC - DIGITAL NEW DEAL</span></strong></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal"><strong><span>Politico – YouTube to remove videos claiming mass fraud changed election results</span></strong><br> <span><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/09/youtube-videos-mass-fraud-election-results-443925" id="LPlnk736120">https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/09/youtube-videos-mass-fraud-election-results-443925</a></span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal"><strong><span>WSJ – The U.S. vs. Facebook: Why Is the FTC Filing an Antitrust Lawsuit Now?</span></strong><br> <span><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-u-s-vs-facebook-why-is-the-ftc-filing-an-antitrust-lawsuit-now-11607607238" id="LPlnk253716">https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-u-s-vs-facebook-why-is-the-ftc-filing-an-antitrust-lawsuit-now-11607607238</a></span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal"><strong><span>German Marshall Fund - GMF Launches 'Digital New Deal' Initiative to Create an Internet that Supports Democracy</span></strong><br> <span><u><span>https://www.gmfus.org/press-releases/german-marshall-fund-launches-digital-new-deal-initiative-create-internet-supports</span></u></span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal"><strong><span>German Marshall Fund - Safeguarding Digital Democracy</span></strong><br> <span><u><span>https://www.gmfus.org/sites/default/files/Safeguarding%20Democracy%20against%20Disinformation_v7.pdf</span></u></span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal"><strong><span>Washington Post - The Technology 202: Facebook removes some pages appearing to coordinate to push health misinformation</span></strong><br> <span><u><span>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/12/09/technology-202-facebook-removes-some-pages-appearing-coordinate-push-health-misinformation/</span></u> </span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal"><strong><span>[Please subscribe to the Heartland Daily Podcast for free on iTunes at </span></strong><span><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/heartland-daily-podcast/id557620400?mt=2"><strong>this link</strong></a></span><strong><span>.]</span></strong></p>
