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In this episode, I share some personal updates and discuss various topics including my recent admission to Arizona State University (ASU), and returning to school after a long break. The focus then shifts to political issues, examining Colorado's decision to remove Donald Trump from their 2024 election ticket under the 14th Amendment and the implications this may have for other states. Furthermore, I also outline several new laws taking effect in 2024 related to topics such as gender-affirming care, abortion rights, and minimum wage increases in multiple states. The episode concludes with a gratitude note for listeners and a preview of upcoming topics, including a discussion about affirmative action
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25:20 New Laws (gender-affirming, abortion protections)
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Stephan (00:01):
What's up.
It's been.
A hot minute.
Since we last recorded ourepisode.
So I'm going to let you knowwhat's been going on in.
My life.
So you know that I'm not tryingto.
Get you at all.
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So first thing first afterThanksgiving.
It got a little bit hectic.
For me because.
Not only was I starting ASU.
Because they have.
Incredible like.
What's the word orientation forlike two weeks.
That you have to attend to.
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So you can get, you know,adjusted to how things work with
their computer, with theirsoftware, how school works.
And for any of you guys outthere who.
Been the school, you know, two,three years ago.
And then now you're trying to goback.
Maybe you'll understand that itkind of puts you in this like
kind of a limbo in a sense.
(01:04):
To where you're like, man, likeI got a gala just-it to going
back to school and since you'regoing online to kind of have to
like adjust your life.
Because.
Online is amazing, but you candefinitely lose track of like
the assignments, because they'relike, oh, well we'll give you
the assignment on Sunday orthey're due by Saturday.
And you're like, oh, well, Istill got a.
Oh week.
(01:25):
And then you wait until likeFriday to do all the assignments
and you're like yeah.
So with that.
And as most of you guys know, Itravel for work.
Extensively.
So I was on the road, so Icouldn't do an episode, man.
So that's pretty much whathappens.
So today is new year's Eve andwe are recording this episode.
This episode will be postedafter.
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New year's Eve.
So I'm hoping to edit and geteverything done for you guys.
So it's a brand new episode inthat brand new year.
Anyways, let's get to what weare talking about today.
So there's a lot of stuff goingon.
One thing that I love is thatfor some reason, When I decide
not to do an episode, 17 thingshappen and now I'm like, crap.
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So let's talk about the biggestone of them.
All the biggest topic isColorado taking Trump off their
2024.
Ticket right.
And so most of you were like,what the hell?
Like was that even possible?
Like, what is this?
We're going to go into that inthis episode.
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Because I honestly didn't thinkof something that could happen.
I mean, With everything that'shappening with Trump.
Everything that he does.
It's like a brand new road thatI think the country never truly
saw.
And then we're going to talkabout some of the new laws.
Some of the new minimum wages,abortion gender affirming care.
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Things that are going to takeeffect in 2024.
And then we're only going tospend probably about like 10
minutes, but we got our resultsfrom our hosting website that we
host this beautiful podcast on.
And I like the numbers aresmall, but Hey, we all have to
start similar.
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We're going to talk about allthose amazing things right here.
On the last conver.
So you're done.
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If you don't know now, Now, youknow that Trump.
Has been.
Taken off.
Colorado's presidential ticket.
Now, most of you.
If you.
Watch the news.
Listen to the news.
Maybe even have that friendwho's that employee who doesn't
shut up about what's going onin.
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Twitter, whatever, wherever youget your information from.
You know, That Colorado Supremecourt made history this past
Tuesday.
Ruling that former presidentDonald Trump is constitutionally
ineligible to run for 2024.
Because the 14th amendment banson insurrectionists holding
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public office.
Covers his conduct.
On January 6th, 2021.
That's it right.
And as I was reading.
And doing research.
This is not work.
In.
Unprecedented territory.
We absolutely have no idea whatwe're doing, because I don't
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think.
Fathers.
Ever expected us to have apresident that would just
disobeyed old.
Decide to do what he wants todo.
And.
I think we're just all like, oh,what do we do?
So let's go into the article.
Of what happened in a four tothree decision.
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Out or I'll justice pause theirdecision.
So Trump can appeal to theSupreme court.
Which his campaign said that hewill do swiftly.
The pause means Trump's spot onthe Colorado's GLP primary
ballot in March might be safe.
If the nation's highest court.
Doesn't settle the matterquickly.
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In many ways, the landmarkruling holds Trump accountable
for trying to overturn the 2020election and provide a political
punishment.
For his anti-democraticbehavior.
The ruling is also a massvindication for the liberal
groups and constitutionalscholars of all stripes who
champions such 14th amendmentlawsuits.
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Despite their long odds.
But legal scholars on all sidesof the debate.
Agree that that's decision.
Won't be final word.
All eyes are now on the Supremecourt, which is posed to play a
major role in 2024 election.
As it grapples with theseserious of major Trump related
cases.
And Trump has mastered the artof.
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Converting legal setbacks intopulling bounces.
He's already in a strongposition today to beat president
Joe Biden.
Then he was one year ago.
Before he was criminallyindicted, indicted on four
jurisdictions.
And he and his GOP allies kickedin high gear Tuesday night
playing the victim card.
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And rallying against the ruling.
So if you've watched the news,as I said, Trump, for some
reason is getting.
His polling.
Is skyrocketing.
It's something that you wouldthink would be the opposite.
So if you think that someone isbeing criminally indicted and a
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case, you'd be like, oh, wellhis numbers around.
Down.
No one, everyone's going to belike, oh, FM, whatever, like
that.
But it's taken the oppositeeffect.
It's like, it's like a genie ina bottle.
Or like something magical to.
To where you wouldn't eventhink.
That someone who was beingcriminally indicted, but his
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poll numbers are going higherbecause to the cult that follows
him and I call them a cultbecause they don't believe
anything else.
Is wrong with this guy.
That.
Oh, well, you know, they'regoing after him because they
have nothing better to do.
Or they always say that it'sBiden's DLJ and it's like, Bye.
Doesn't give a shit.
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I personally don't think that hegives a shit, but I think he
also understands that any typeof him weighing in on this
situation.
It's just going to fuel the fireof oh yeah.
Bye.
Is doing this off.
Purpose.
But.
Let's keep going on because Iget sidetracked very easily.
So the top.
Colorado.
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Court upheld the trial judge'sconclusion at the January six
assault on the us Capitol wasn'tinsurrection and that Trump
engaged in that insurrection.
These are key legal hurdles thatthe challengers needed to clear
before Trump could be removedfrom any ballot.
Largely because the text in the14th amendment doesn't actually
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define an insurrection or spellout what it means to engage in.
Insurrection.
The justice has also confirmedthat the decision that Trump's
January six, speech at theepilepsy.
Was not protected by the firstamendment.
Trump was, has unsuccessfullypushed his argument in state and
federal court, which found thathe incited violence, which he
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told supporters to walk down toCapitol and fight like hell to
take back our country.
President Trump insight it andengage the use of violence and
lawless actions.
Dispute the peaceful transferpower.
The justice wrote.
And the 134 page majorityopinion.
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Something that as I've said, youall, if you're paying attention
to the news, Trump is trying topush that he has.
As the president of the UnitedStates that he was protected.
He doesn't all these criminalcharges he's protected from.
Cause he was the presidentUnited States.
And as most.
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People are trying to argue thateven as the president United
States, You are still bound bythe laws that govern that
office, the laws that governthis entire country.
And if one man, as the presidentUnited States can just disobeyed
any type of law that he feelsthat he chooses to.
We don't have any type of orderthat means even governors could
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pitch their.
Their legislator.
Legislation.
anD make a, do anything with,they have.
Anyone in a government officialcapacity, you could be like,
well, if the president can dothis, Maybe I can push my people
that I could do.
Right.
aNd as it said in the 14thamendment, it doesn't
necessarily define insurrectionand it doesn't define, engage.
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Engaged in.
But as we know a lot of courts.
And a lot of laws are alwayswhile we're going to infer what
the law, even though the lawsays this, we're going to infer
what that means.
Sometimes.
I feel as though.
The Supreme court kind of shouldhave.
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The ultimate decision on whetheror not Trump should be able to
run for office.
Right.
I feel as though there's enoughevidence, there's enough cases
to where.
We can take all this presentedto the Supreme court and Supreme
court makes the final decision.
Okay.
We have a, B, C, D, and E caseon you.
Going through all these cases.
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This is how we feel.
You are not fit to be presidentUnited States.
But obviously that's not goingto happen.
Because we just don't live inthat type world.
He's still pulling.
Polling Relatively good.
Despite all these legalsetbacks, despite all the
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evidence, despite all theseformer aides, former directors
coming out saying that this guy.
It's essentially a cycle path.
I wouldn't say psychopath.
But, you know, this guy is not.
A good fit to the office.
There has been numerous otherpeople who've come out and
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they're like, if this guy getsreelected into office, He's
going to destroy what we call ademocracy, because he's only
going to hire people who areyes.
People.
We all know those people.
Yes, man.
He is not going to hire anyone.
Who's going to go.
Against them whatsoever.
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And we.
We know this, but obviouslypeople still want him to.
You know, be present and again,for another four years and I
think at this point people inCongress.
At least the smart ones.
The more liberal ones, the morewho are more moderate.
Are actually seen what type ofthreat Trump poses.
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If he becomes president again.
There was a report that saidthat they, that Congress is
making.
WHat's the word I want to use.
They're making kind of light.
Protective boundaries, I guess.
Because of the things that Trumphas said, Trump says he wants to
rip the draw of the UnitedStates from NATO.
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And that.
So with that being said,Congress has now.
Implemented.
We're striction or there'sanother better word that I'll
think of.
They have implemented.
Things in to where Trump can'tjust easily withdraw from NATO.
Like it's going to have to be.
A Congress decision to withdrawfrom NATO.
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And I think with these oh,safety nets, that's what I'm
trying to say.
So Congress has started puttingin safety necks because they
fear that if he is electedpresident again, he is going to
destroy a lot of things.
Right.
NATO's one of them.
Climate change is going to be,you know, our climate initiative
is going to be destroyed.
I believe that he's personallygoing to withdraw us from
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Ukraine and tell Russia, Hey,take what you want.
Right.
He is going to try and be apresent slash dictator.
And Congress is now putting insafety net store.
That can't happen.
Anyways, let's get back to what.
Are you originally were talkingabout.
So the justice broke the trialjudge.
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On one key issue.
We're reversing.
Her controversial decision atthe insurrectionist ban.
Applies to every office exceptthe presidency.
Section three of the 14thamendment says oath.
Breaking insurrectionists cannotserve as senators.
Representative presidentialelectors.
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Or hold any office, civil ormilitary on the United States or
under any state?
But it doesn't mention thepresidency.
This texture vagueness is whythe trial judge kept Trump.
On the 2024 ballot, but the highcourt disagree.
And this was the.
Linchpin.
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Of their decision to disqualifyTrump.
thEy go on to say, it seems mostlikely that the presidency is
not specifically.
Include it because it is soPrestigious office report said,
adding that a conclusion thatthe presidency is something
other than an office under theUnited States is fundamentally
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at odds with the idea that allgovernment officials, including
the present serve.
We the people.
Everyone knows this isn't thefinal, the cases headed to the
Supreme court.
It's anyone's guess how thejustices will handle the case,
how fast they will decide totake up the appeal.
Will they hold an oral argument?
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Oral arguments, I should say.
How quickly will they, will theyissue a final decision?
The answers to these questionswill have implications for
political calendar.
With the Iowa.
Caucuses kicking off the GOPprimary session in less than a
month.
With the Snyder coming out ofColorado.
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Colorado.
The dramatic.
The dynamic has shifted.
Trump is now on the losing sideof the case and he needs the
nation's top court to restorehis spot on the ballot.
That means he's going to beasking the us Supreme court.
With conservatives majority.
And the three justice heappointed to keep his campaign.
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Alive.
This is an extraordinary andunpleasant Dennett.
Holy.
Set Derek Mueller, a electionlaw expert at Notre Dame law
school who filed a brief.
In the case that provided legalanthesis of the key questions at
hand, but was neutral on atrumps eligibility.
He goes on to say it putsTrump's entire election
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campaign.
Various legal jeopardy.
And the Supreme court will beasked to hear the election
alternative case.
Something, I'm sure it haslittle appetite to hear.
Now that's a lot that I justread to you.
I.
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I honestly don't know how thejustices are going to.
Weigh in.
I don't know if they're goingto.
Go with the state.
'cause then.
I mean, what if there's fourother states that have this type
of.
Dilemma, which Ohio just joinedin.
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I mean, if they side with Trumphate, no one can take him off
the ballot.
Right.
If they side with a state, andthat means almost any state
could be like, Hey, he's aninsurrectionist.
It is a majority conservative.
Justice.
He did elect three of them.
But as you know, the justicesare the Supreme court, I would
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say.
haS.
A.
Failing positive.
We're view.
From the public.
I wouldn't say that they wouldrule in favor of the state to
meet the public happy.
I wouldn't say they ruled infavor of Trump.
I would think that they wouldalmost go on the line.
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Like they would be tiptoeingaround this.
Of how they're going to.
On a matter of.
Really a campaign.
Because it's Colorado takes themoff.
You know how many more stateswill be?
In line to take.
I would assume most of thedemocratic state, but.
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It could also be like Californiain California, said we're not
taking them off the ballot.
We want people to vote.
Have that right.
And we'll be them at the polls.
Which I thought was pretty cool.
Of what Gavin Newsome said.
Anyways, so.
Pausing the ruling is good newsfor Trump.
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The ruling said that if Trumpappeals appeals to the Supreme
court by January 4th, which isnear.
Which is very near then thatdecision will be paused until
the nation's highest courtannounces, whether it will take
the case.
And if it does.
Until it hands down.
Its final decision.
Dry and forth is one day beforethe state law requires Colorado
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secretary of state.
Jenna.
Griswold to certify the list ofcandidates for the March 5th
Republican.
Republican.
Presidential primary Griswoldidentify.
Pratt has said she believesTrump inside of this section,
but hasn't taken a position onTrump's eligibility under the
14th amendment.
She said Tuesday.
To CNN on Anderson Cooper, 360.
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And that she'll follow whatevercourt decision is in place.
Colorado justice has said.
Grid's wall will continue to berequired to include president
Trump's name on a 2024presidential primary ballot
until the Reese sip a hint ofany order.
Or mandate from the Supremecourt.
So even if he stays on a primaryballot and wins the GOP
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nomination, that means he couldstill be disqualified for the
general election.
And every other state will bewatching as it plays out.
So even if the Supreme courtdecides to take their slow,
sweet time.
And Trump is the nominee for theRepublicans.
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And then the ruling comes downand they're like, yeah.
We're we're going to go with thestate he's off.
He.
He's not doing the general inthat state.
There's still 49 other statesthat he, you know, he can be on,
but if one state goes.
Other states might go too, whichis obviously going to hurt his
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chances because he's not goingto be on the ballot.
And no one's going to vote forhim in that state, which means
he has even a lesser shot of.
Becoming president.
States.
Again, So the sense from thesharply divided for third court
offers some legal foundationsfor Trump to overturn the
historic and really.
When he, and that really appealsto us.
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One justice concluded that thecandidate shouldn't be
disqualified on the 14thamendment.
If they hadn't been convicted ofinsurrection, which is a federal
crime.
Trump is facing other federalfelony charges.
But not insurrection and hisfederal elections.
Version case.
Other adjusters raise dueprocess concerns and said that
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only Congress has the power toenforce the ban.
Trump previously raised some ofthese arguments in the case,
even though Trump has bashed theseven members of court.
For only having democraticappointees, his team is also
embracing that as tense.
Taking points circulated by theTrump campaign.
Tuesday highlight the strandcomments that justice carlos,
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some Morrison.
And he said, I have beeninvolved in the justice system
for 33 years now.
And what took place here?
Doesn't resemble anything I'veseen in a courtroom.
So majority of the opinion.
Acknowledged right off the batthat this case forced them to
travel into uncharted territory.
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And that the case presentsseveral issues of.
First impression.
And the judge judges have neverweighed in on these questions
before they've never needed to.
There has never been even aremote possibility that the
president turnedinsurrectionists would run for
office again.
The case provides yet anothersolemn reminder of how Trump
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made history by becoming thefirst president to try and stay
in power after losing.
They go on to say that we do notreach these conclusions lightly
and the majority role we aremindful of the magnitude and the
weight of the questions now,before us.
We are likewise mindful of oursolemn duty to apply the law
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without fear or favor withoutbeing swayed by public for.
More action to the decision thatthe law mandates.
We.
Reach.
And what that ladies andgentlemen.
The fate of.
Donald Trump.
Is now in the Supreme court.
Because.
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I don't, I don't even know wherewe go from here to be honest
people.
I truly don't.
You know, if Colorado wins this,then we're going to have other
states that go about it as well.
And then it won't even be anelection.
It'll be like some.
Lekshun morphed into.
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Something, I don't have P Idon't even know.
I truly don't know.
I truly think that.
I don't, to be honest, I don'tknow.
I truly do not.
It's.
Territory that we've neverwalked in before.
It's you know, From what he'sdone, you would think that he
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would not run for office again,but he clearly is running for
office again.
We've heard from several.
You know, top advisors who werevery close to him, who said that
this guy is not fit to be inoffice again.
He would literally turn ourcountry upside down.
He has 91, the charges.
Pending against him.
He's in legal battle.
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The guy can't hit the campaigntrail because he's in another
courtroom.
The next day.
And now with him appealing to goto the Supreme court to be like,
Hey, MRI.
Insurrectionism not.
It's honestly, at a point whereit's like, man, 20, 24 is going
to be the most active year.
Of any presidential race.
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Normally you would have, youknow, your normal presidential
race, but this is going to besomething that no one has ever
seen.
And anyone who does politicalstories like I do as a podcast.
I'm honestly going to have toput my job.
I feel like I'm going to have toquit my job because it's going
to be so much going on.
I want to make sure I give itout to you.
So you understand what's goingon.
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Anyways.
That's Trump.
The insurrectionist presentimpeached.
Who is now running for presidentagain, but now.
The question remains canColorado.
PIM off the election ticketbecause of.
The 14th amendment.
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I'll keep you guys updated.
Anyways, let's switch gears.
There's some new laws.
Some new things they're going tobe taking.
Place in 2024.
And I want to inform you on someof them.
Because you have the right toknow.
We'll talk about all that.
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When we come back.
On the last conversation.
First off before we even beginthis.
COpic.
I just want to thank all of youfor listening.
To my lovely voice.
Like I love doing this and if Ihad.
Honestly the money I would notwork.
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And I would do this for you fora full time thing, but because I
have to work because we live inAmerica.
I can only do these shows.
Like once a week or every twoweeks, whenever I honestly get
the chance to sit down.
Plan out what I want to talkabout, because it takes a little
bit to set everything up, but Ijust want to thank you.
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For for you who are listening.
I love you.
Sincerely appreciate.
Everything that you do to.
For the show.
So let's get going.
So in 2024.
Not only will it be a politicaldisaster?
I lie.
Now it will be a politicaldisaster of things that are
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going to be doing.
But from gender for MaineCare tobands, to gender affirming care
bands.
Minimum wage increases.
These are some of the laws thatwill take effect.
January 1st.
Of 2024.
Several states saw apolarization legislation session
last year as lawmakers tackle.
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High profile.
Measures some of which will takeeffect.
Next year.
While many Democrat andRepublican led states pass
measures to ease the efforts ofinflation on the economy.
Remains a top concern for votersahead of 2024 election.
States were split among partylines and Mar key issues such as
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abortion rights and genderaffirming care for minors.
Gender affirming.
Care.
Is one of the marquee issuesacross state letter.
So you sure.
2023.
For minors with severalRepublican led states moving to
an act restrictions.
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Some of those restrictions, aswe all know.
We're that they can't get, andthere any, they can't get any
type of gender affirming careuntil the age of 18.
Because they feel when you're18, you can do whatever you
want.
whIch there have been doctors.
Therapist parents have all said,well, if all three of us get
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together and say that this isbest for the child, then we
should be able to get it.
Well, Republican states arelike, Parents.
You don't know anything.
Oh, my God, you got a medicaldegree.
You're sure.
Going to get that off theinternet and therapists.
Well, who are you?
What's the therapist.
That's essentially what wasgoing on.
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THe gender affirming care spansa range of evidence-based
treatments and approaches thatbenefit transgender and non
binary people.
The type of care varies by theage and goals of the.
Recipient.
And are considered the standardsof care by many means during.
Associations.
Among the states that moved topass a ban on such treatment for
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minors are Idaho and Louisiana.
And the bands will take effecton Monday.
Under the Idaho law physicians.
And or practitioners whoprovide.
Puberty blocking medication.
Affirming.
Surgeries or other treatments tominors could face a$5,000 fine
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and a fair and a felony charge.
In Louisiana.
thOse under the age of 18 willbe barred from receiving gender
affirming care surgeries,puberty, blocking medications,
and hormone treatments andhealthcare professionals who
provide them.
I could be punished with a,what, the re vocation of their
license for a minimum of twoyears.
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On the other hand.
Marilyn was one of the severalDemocrat led states that pass
protections for gender affirmingcare for all ages.
As of Monday, the state willrequire.
We'll require Medicaid toprovide.
Coverages.
Such as care.
But you're like, well, Stefan.
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That's gender affirming care.
What else could they screw up?
Abortions.
While several near total bansand Republican led states took
effect in 2023, many blue statespass laws, protecting abortion
rights, including.
To that will take effect Monday.
Washington state.
Law attempts to make abortionprocedures more accessible.
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What changes to insurancecoverage, many health insurance
plans issued or renewed startingJanuary 1st will be prohibited
from requiring a cost sharingfor abortion.
Which generally include an outof, out of pocket costs such as
a deductible or copay.
Meanwhile a shield or I willtake effect in California on
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Monday that will protect localhealthcare providers from out of
state litigation's.
If they provide abortionservices to patients instincts.
With the restrictive abortionlaws.
The protection will also extendto those who provide gender
affirming care to add a statepatients.
I feel.
As though Republicans will neverunderstand.
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Right.
And I feel that they will loseevery midterm.
That they go against becausepeople are asking for these
protections.
And some of them.
Most of them don't even includerape or incest in there.
So when you go to the states andsome of them, and let me tell
you, there are some states, Idon't know which ones are, but
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some of them have lost where.
if The person travels out ofstate bay could still be
prosecuted.
And you would think.
That's extreme, but that's whatthey want.
And my whole philosophy is ifthat woman has the child, that
you are forcing her to have.
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Are you going to providechildcare or you wind up
provide.
Medical or you want to provide.
Food.
No, you're not because everytime they try and pass.
Either a childcare or passing orfood stamps, which you guys are
obviously always trying to cut.
Which provide for those peoplewho need assistance.
(31:53):
So I don't want to hearRepublicans say that.
Oh, well, you know, it's God'schoice.
It's not God's choice.
It's the woman.
It's her choice.
Because God doesn't speak toyou.
That let me rephrase that.
God does not speak to you.
For you to speak for God.
God is its own entity.
(32:15):
And that woman can talk to God.
She can talk to whoever sheneeds to talk to because it is
her decision on what she does.
With her body.
It's no one else's decision.
It's not the government.
It's not these men who are inpower.
It is that woman's decision forsome reason.
People in this country.
I do not understand that.
(32:37):
And it irritates the living shitout of me.
'cause it's like, well, youdon't regulate anybody.
Else's body.
You don't regulate mat men.
So you can't sit here and tellme.
Well, we want to regulate whatwomen do with their body when
you're not going to regulateeveryone.
I don't get it.
I don't understand it.
(32:58):
It is a woman's choice.
Leave it to the woman, leave itto the woman and her god.
Or gods, whoever she prays tothat does not speak.
Through Congress for Congress tospeak for God.
That's not how this works.
Sorry.
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That's my rant.
Lambo.
And trust me, I've.
I have.
Anyways, so.
Not only is gender affirmingcare, bad news.
It's not bad news, but what thestates are doing as bad news,
abortion, same thing, thesestates are, you know, Just it's
almost like they don't care.
(33:39):
Minimum wage is going up though.
Because it's expensive to livein the United States of America.
The Heights will take effect inthe following states.
January firsts.
Alaska Arizona, California,Colorado.
The medic kit.
Delaware Hawaii, Illinois,Maine.
Maryland Michigan.
Soda, Missouri.
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Montana and Nebraska, NewJersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode
Island, South Dakota, Vermont,and Washington.
Washington DC.
Some states such as Nevada andOregon have increased set for
July 1st for it as minimum wagewill go up September 30th.
With increases, Washington willcontinue to have the highest
minimum wage of all states.
(34:21):
At$16 and 28 cents.
fRom 1574.
Meanwhile Hawaiian, we'll seethe largest increase in its
minimum wage from$12 to$14.
However Washington DC willcontinue to have highest.
Minimum wage in the country at$17 and 5 cents.
(34:42):
Up slightly from last summer,which was raised from$17.
Another.
Wage height.
In Washington, DC is scheduledfor July.
That is some good news.
Like.
Washington's the C$17 an hour.
I mean, it's already expensiveto live there.
(35:03):
I actually want to see what newYork's minimum wage is going to
be.
Because it's not cheap.
I live in New York.
I was living there for two weeksfor work.
And I can tell you that foodwas.
Expensive, like out of every,out of all the money that I
spent in New York.
Food.
I was the highest.
(35:25):
Cost.
YeAh, it's expensive.
So if you're running other NewYork, I recommend you don't
spend two weeks out there.
But let's move on.
The department of education alsorecently updated the.
Free application for federalstudent age, which is better
known as FASFA.
The form is used to determinefinancial aid eligible for 2024
(35:47):
and 2025 academic year.
And the updated version expectto be released.
Sunday is shorter and easier tofill out.
It's also expected that many lowincome borrowers will be
eligible for more.
Financial assistance.
I actually want to do a show onfinancial aid.
Because, let me tell you.
(36:08):
It's probably the easiest thing.
I've.
I filled out.
I think that all.
BlAck and brown students,people, kids.
If you are going to school andyou just graduated high school
or you're about to graduate highschool.
Please.
I beg you to fill out a FASFAand just see how much money that
(36:28):
you are eligible for.
Because most of you guys who'velistened to.
The conversation with StefanGarrison.
No, that I didn't grow up with asilver spoon in my mouth.
Like my me and my family werepoor.
yoU know, we lived in theprojects.
We have water cut off severaltimes.
We.
Lights cut off several times.
(36:49):
So.
It's I understand I've beenthere.
But filling out FASFA and beingable to.
hAve the government pay for myschool.
I mean, me not even being ablemean that.
Taken out loans.
What's the easiest thing.
I just recently started takingout loans cause.
The schools that I'm going toare not cheap.
(37:10):
So I just recently took outloans, but even if you have
loans if you go onto FASFA andyou go to your loans.
There's all there's repaymentoptions.
That you're more than welcome tolook over and see which one best
suits for you.
One loan.
One.
Program that was able to sign upfor was.
(37:31):
Abel to where I don't have torepay my loans until I'm done
with school.
So it kind of puts a pause onall of it.
Because I'm like, Heygovernment, I'm still.
Going to school.
So I'm going to take out moreloans.
So in that sense, let's not haveme.
Repayment.
And that is the unsubsidizedloans.
(37:52):
Which accumulate interest.
Not my subsidized ones that thegovernment pays the interest and
I don't have to worry about.
So anyways, I always recommend.
To do it.
And that's actually the end ofthat article.
But.
I do want to piggyback.
Tow.
One thing.
Remember I told you there wasanother state that took Trump
(38:13):
off the ballot.
While there is.
It was actually Maine.
Maine.
Has taken him off the ballot,citing the 14th amendment.
And because Colorado did it.
They are following suit.
As Well.
So I told you there is going tobe other states that are going
to follow.
(38:33):
As I've said, I believe Ohio wasone of them.
I'm still trying to find whereit is.
Maybe Ohio wasn't, but Hey,Maine's on there.
At main goals.
There's a lot of other statesthat are, want to be right
behind it.
But as I said we're all going tobe looking at the Supreme court,
whether or not they even want totouch this, to be honest, they
might just be like, this is,this is too much of a choppy
(38:56):
water for us.
And we'll just leave it to thestates because you know, they
pushed the abortions to thestates might as well.
Elections the states.
Hey.
This is, this is, this is justthis water's way, too murky.
For us, but.
Anyways Let's go over theresults.
For our podcast.
(39:17):
And we'll be right back after.
I find it.
All right.
So as I've told you all, I loveit.
jUst because you're listening tothe podcast, but let's go over
our recap for 2023.
Now, granted.
(39:38):
Just.
Started over.
So I was not expecting for ournumbers to be relatively high at
all.
so We've posted four episodes sofar.
Sydney.
Of south Wales.
Is the number one city on thelist of listening.
(40:00):
So thank you, Sydney.
Telsa Oklahoma was also onthere.
Virginia Ashburn.
Birmingham Birmingham.
And Queensland.
So I'm glad we got some.
We got some friends overseas.
They're listening to us.
We are in 18 countries.
United States, United Kingdom,Australia, India, and Canada.
(40:23):
Now that's sexy right there.
Our top episodes is thescientists and mental health and
alimony.
Our second highest episode isin-depth discussion about GLP,
the bait young voters and TimScott skin pain suspension.
Our third.
Episode, which would be speakerMike Johnson and Jean and George
Santos.
And the fourth one is strugglingof having a house speaker.
(40:47):
Out of all that.
118 people I've listened to ourpodcast.
In 18 countries.
191 minutes.
So I want to just give us awhole round of applause.
Like, that's amazing.
And as I've said so entirelygrateful for all of you.
(41:09):
For listening.
Next year.
Which is me in a couple ofhours.
I'm hoping to spice things up.
Give you guys some new things.
Look forward to.
We did update our Twitteraccount.
So you can message us on Twitteror Instagram.
Instagram is going to be.
thelast_conversation.
(41:29):
And if you find us on Twitter,thelast_convo.
Reach out to us on those twoplatforms.
I am working on Facebook.
Ish.
I'm trying to work on it.
It's like in the background,it's on the black, on the
Blackboard.
On the back earner.
Things I have to fix and gettogether.
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WE have several.
I wouldn't say several, we havetwo conventions next year that
we're going to, that I can'twait to film and share with you.
One of them is a pod fast.
That toasted every year.
It's going to be held here inOrlando.
So we'd be going to that.
I have a GoPro that's on way.
(42:12):
Yay.
I can't.
So excited.
To be able to film for you.
And then obviously most of theguys who have listened to our
podcast knows.
Every year we go to MegaConOrlando.
Woo.
And that'll be at the beginningof February.
And obviously we'll have ourVolpara.
So.
Which is a lot better becausemost years that I go, I try and
(42:33):
report on my phone.
And it's terrible.
I've tried streaming on Twitch.
It's terrible.
And the only reason why I saythat is because you have over.
I don't know, over a thousandpeople.
And this convention hall, theinternet is already terrible and
you have other people usingtechnology.
(42:54):
Yeah.
It's it's it's it's not good forus.
So I'm hoping with my GoPro.
Filming.
We'll be a lot easier this year.
So.
Anyways with that being said, Ilove you all.
I appreciate everything that youguys do by listening to shells.
Please make sure that you sharethe show on your social medias
tag us.
(43:15):
So I can comment.
Other than that.
Next year.
I'm hoping to do an episode onaffirmative action for some of
you guys who don't know theSupreme court over rule.
That which means that race doesnot play a part in your college
application.
One college student or soon tobe college students shares her
(43:37):
story with CNN.
And I can't wait to share thatstory with you.
No, I do not have her with me,but I have her story.
And it's just going to helpspread the message of how
affirmative action works.
How students who are black andbrown.
Feel that they should.
Include.
that they are black.
(43:57):
Or brown.
Just because they don't know ifit's going to hurt their chances
of getting into a college ornot.
We'll talk about that on ournext episode.
And about a week.
Don't quote me on that maybe twoweeks.
Stay tuned on our social media.
We'll post it on Twitter.
When that episode will berecorded.
And when it is actually finallyedited.
(44:17):
And sent out to you.
Have a great night.
I love you all.
And happy new year.
Hopefully you guys are being,you guys are safe.
Be safe.
Be kind.
The different tree over the onethat you want to be treated.
And that is.
The show right here on the lastconversation.
What's up.
It's been.
A hot minute.
Since we last recorded ourepisode.
So I'm going to let you knowwhat's been going on in.
My life.
So you know that I'm not tryingto.
Get you at all.
(00:23):
So first thing first afterThanksgiving.
It got a little bit hectic.
For me because.
Not only was I starting ASU.
Because they have.
Incredible like.
What's the word orientation forlike two weeks.
That you have to attend to.
(00:43):
So you can get, you know,adjusted to how things work with
their computer, with theirsoftware, how school works.
And for any of you guys outthere who.
Been the school, you know, two,three years ago.
And then now you're trying to goback.
Maybe you'll understand that itkind of puts you in this like
kind of a limbo in a sense.
(01:04):
To where you're like, man, likeI got a gala just-it to going
back to school and since you'regoing online to kind of have to
like adjust your life.
Because.
Online is amazing, but you candefinitely lose track of like
the assignments, because they'relike, oh, well we'll give you
the assignment on Sunday orthey're due by Saturday.
And you're like, oh, well, Istill got a.
Oh week.
(01:25):
And then you wait until likeFriday to do all the assignments
and you're like yeah.
So with that.
And as most of you guys know, Itravel for work.
Extensively.
So I was on the road, so Icouldn't do an episode, man.
So that's pretty much whathappens.
So today is new year's Eve andwe are recording this episode.
This episode will be postedafter.
(01:48):
New year's Eve.
So I'm hoping to edit and geteverything done for you guys.
So it's a brand new episode inthat brand new year.
Anyways, let's get to what weare talking about today.
So there's a lot of stuff goingon.
One thing that I love is thatfor some reason, When I decide
not to do an episode, 17 thingshappen and now I'm like, crap.
(02:12):
So let's talk about the biggestone of them.
All the biggest topic isColorado taking Trump off their
2024.
Ticket right.
And so most of you were like,what the hell?
Like was that even possible?
Like, what is this?
We're going to go into that inthis episode.
(02:33):
Because I honestly didn't thinkof something that could happen.
I mean, With everything that'shappening with Trump.
Everything that he does.
It's like a brand new road thatI think the country never truly
saw.
And then we're going to talkabout some of the new laws.
Some of the new minimum wages,abortion gender affirming care.
(02:56):
Things that are going to takeeffect in 2024.
And then we're only going tospend probably about like 10
minutes, but we got our resultsfrom our hosting website that we
host this beautiful podcast on.
And I like the numbers aresmall, but Hey, we all have to
start similar.
(03:16):
We're going to talk about allthose amazing things right here.
On the last conver.
So you're done.
(03:55):
If you don't know now, Now, youknow that Trump.
Has been.
Taken off.
Colorado's presidential ticket.
Now, most of you.
If you.
Watch the news.
Listen to the news.
Maybe even have that friendwho's that employee who doesn't
shut up about what's going onin.
(04:16):
Twitter, whatever, wherever youget your information from.
You know, That Colorado Supremecourt made history this past
Tuesday.
Ruling that former presidentDonald Trump is constitutionally
ineligible to run for 2024.
Because the 14th amendment banson insurrectionists holding
(04:37):
public office.
Covers his conduct.
On January 6th, 2021.
That's it right.
And as I was reading.
And doing research.
This is not work.
In.
Unprecedented territory.
We absolutely have no idea whatwe're doing, because I don't
(05:01):
think.
Fathers.
Ever expected us to have apresident that would just
disobeyed old.
Decide to do what he wants todo.
And.
I think we're just all like, oh,what do we do?
So let's go into the article.
Of what happened in a four tothree decision.
(05:24):
Out or I'll justice pause theirdecision.
So Trump can appeal to theSupreme court.
Which his campaign said that hewill do swiftly.
The pause means Trump's spot onthe Colorado's GLP primary
ballot in March might be safe.
If the nation's highest court.
Doesn't settle the matterquickly.
(05:45):
In many ways, the landmarkruling holds Trump accountable
for trying to overturn the 2020election and provide a political
punishment.
For his anti-democraticbehavior.
The ruling is also a massvindication for the liberal
groups and constitutionalscholars of all stripes who
champions such 14th amendmentlawsuits.
(06:06):
Despite their long odds.
But legal scholars on all sidesof the debate.
Agree that that's decision.
Won't be final word.
All eyes are now on the Supremecourt, which is posed to play a
major role in 2024 election.
As it grapples with theseserious of major Trump related
cases.
And Trump has mastered the artof.
(06:29):
Converting legal setbacks intopulling bounces.
He's already in a strongposition today to beat president
Joe Biden.
Then he was one year ago.
Before he was criminallyindicted, indicted on four
jurisdictions.
And he and his GOP allies kickedin high gear Tuesday night
playing the victim card.
(06:50):
And rallying against the ruling.
So if you've watched the news,as I said, Trump, for some
reason is getting.
His polling.
Is skyrocketing.
It's something that you wouldthink would be the opposite.
So if you think that someone isbeing criminally indicted and a
(07:12):
case, you'd be like, oh, wellhis numbers around.
Down.
No one, everyone's going to belike, oh, FM, whatever, like
that.
But it's taken the oppositeeffect.
It's like, it's like a genie ina bottle.
Or like something magical to.
To where you wouldn't eventhink.
That someone who was beingcriminally indicted, but his
(07:32):
poll numbers are going higherbecause to the cult that follows
him and I call them a cultbecause they don't believe
anything else.
Is wrong with this guy.
That.
Oh, well, you know, they'regoing after him because they
have nothing better to do.
Or they always say that it'sBiden's DLJ and it's like, Bye.
Doesn't give a shit.
(07:53):
I personally don't think that hegives a shit, but I think he
also understands that any typeof him weighing in on this
situation.
It's just going to fuel the fireof oh yeah.
Bye.
Is doing this off.
Purpose.
But.
Let's keep going on because Iget sidetracked very easily.
So the top.
Colorado.
(08:14):
Court upheld the trial judge'sconclusion at the January six
assault on the us Capitol wasn'tinsurrection and that Trump
engaged in that insurrection.
These are key legal hurdles thatthe challengers needed to clear
before Trump could be removedfrom any ballot.
Largely because the text in the14th amendment doesn't actually
(08:34):
define an insurrection or spellout what it means to engage in.
Insurrection.
The justice has also confirmedthat the decision that Trump's
January six, speech at theepilepsy.
Was not protected by the firstamendment.
Trump was, has unsuccessfullypushed his argument in state and
federal court, which found thathe incited violence, which he
(08:57):
told supporters to walk down toCapitol and fight like hell to
take back our country.
President Trump insight it andengage the use of violence and
lawless actions.
Dispute the peaceful transferpower.
The justice wrote.
And the 134 page majorityopinion.
(09:18):
Something that as I've said, youall, if you're paying attention
to the news, Trump is trying topush that he has.
As the president of the UnitedStates that he was protected.
He doesn't all these criminalcharges he's protected from.
Cause he was the presidentUnited States.
And as most.
(09:39):
People are trying to argue thateven as the president United
States, You are still bound bythe laws that govern that
office, the laws that governthis entire country.
And if one man, as the presidentUnited States can just disobeyed
any type of law that he feelsthat he chooses to.
We don't have any type of orderthat means even governors could
(10:01):
pitch their.
Their legislator.
Legislation.
anD make a, do anything with,they have.
Anyone in a government officialcapacity, you could be like,
well, if the president can dothis, Maybe I can push my people
that I could do.
Right.
aNd as it said in the 14thamendment, it doesn't
necessarily define insurrectionand it doesn't define, engage.
(10:22):
Engaged in.
But as we know a lot of courts.
And a lot of laws are alwayswhile we're going to infer what
the law, even though the lawsays this, we're going to infer
what that means.
Sometimes.
I feel as though.
The Supreme court kind of shouldhave.
(10:44):
The ultimate decision on whetheror not Trump should be able to
run for office.
Right.
I feel as though there's enoughevidence, there's enough cases
to where.
We can take all this presentedto the Supreme court and Supreme
court makes the final decision.
Okay.
We have a, B, C, D, and E caseon you.
Going through all these cases.
(11:06):
This is how we feel.
You are not fit to be presidentUnited States.
But obviously that's not goingto happen.
Because we just don't live inthat type world.
He's still pulling.
Polling Relatively good.
Despite all these legalsetbacks, despite all the
(11:27):
evidence, despite all theseformer aides, former directors
coming out saying that this guy.
It's essentially a cycle path.
I wouldn't say psychopath.
But, you know, this guy is not.
A good fit to the office.
There has been numerous otherpeople who've come out and
(11:47):
they're like, if this guy getsreelected into office, He's
going to destroy what we call ademocracy, because he's only
going to hire people who areyes.
People.
We all know those people.
Yes, man.
He is not going to hire anyone.
Who's going to go.
Against them whatsoever.
(12:07):
And we.
We know this, but obviouslypeople still want him to.
You know, be present and again,for another four years and I
think at this point people inCongress.
At least the smart ones.
The more liberal ones, the morewho are more moderate.
Are actually seen what type ofthreat Trump poses.
(12:29):
If he becomes president again.
There was a report that saidthat they, that Congress is
making.
WHat's the word I want to use.
They're making kind of light.
Protective boundaries, I guess.
Because of the things that Trumphas said, Trump says he wants to
rip the draw of the UnitedStates from NATO.
(12:51):
And that.
So with that being said,Congress has now.
Implemented.
We're striction or there'sanother better word that I'll
think of.
They have implemented.
Things in to where Trump can'tjust easily withdraw from NATO.
Like it's going to have to be.
A Congress decision to withdrawfrom NATO.
(13:12):
And I think with these oh,safety nets, that's what I'm
trying to say.
So Congress has started puttingin safety necks because they
fear that if he is electedpresident again, he is going to
destroy a lot of things.
Right.
NATO's one of them.
Climate change is going to be,you know, our climate initiative
is going to be destroyed.
I believe that he's personallygoing to withdraw us from
(13:33):
Ukraine and tell Russia, Hey,take what you want.
Right.
He is going to try and be apresent slash dictator.
And Congress is now putting insafety net store.
That can't happen.
Anyways, let's get back to what.
Are you originally were talkingabout.
So the justice broke the trialjudge.
(13:54):
On one key issue.
We're reversing.
Her controversial decision atthe insurrectionist ban.
Applies to every office exceptthe presidency.
Section three of the 14thamendment says oath.
Breaking insurrectionists cannotserve as senators.
Representative presidentialelectors.
(14:15):
Or hold any office, civil ormilitary on the United States or
under any state?
But it doesn't mention thepresidency.
This texture vagueness is whythe trial judge kept Trump.
On the 2024 ballot, but the highcourt disagree.
And this was the.
Linchpin.
(14:36):
Of their decision to disqualifyTrump.
thEy go on to say, it seems mostlikely that the presidency is
not specifically.
Include it because it is soPrestigious office report said,
adding that a conclusion thatthe presidency is something
other than an office under theUnited States is fundamentally
(14:59):
at odds with the idea that allgovernment officials, including
the present serve.
We the people.
Everyone knows this isn't thefinal, the cases headed to the
Supreme court.
It's anyone's guess how thejustices will handle the case,
how fast they will decide totake up the appeal.
Will they hold an oral argument?
(15:21):
Oral arguments, I should say.
How quickly will they, will theyissue a final decision?
The answers to these questionswill have implications for
political calendar.
With the Iowa.
Caucuses kicking off the GOPprimary session in less than a
month.
With the Snyder coming out ofColorado.
(15:41):
Colorado.
The dramatic.
The dynamic has shifted.
Trump is now on the losing sideof the case and he needs the
nation's top court to restorehis spot on the ballot.
That means he's going to beasking the us Supreme court.
With conservatives majority.
And the three justice heappointed to keep his campaign.
(16:03):
Alive.
This is an extraordinary andunpleasant Dennett.
Holy.
Set Derek Mueller, a electionlaw expert at Notre Dame law
school who filed a brief.
In the case that provided legalanthesis of the key questions at
hand, but was neutral on atrumps eligibility.
He goes on to say it putsTrump's entire election
(16:24):
campaign.
Various legal jeopardy.
And the Supreme court will beasked to hear the election
alternative case.
Something, I'm sure it haslittle appetite to hear.
Now that's a lot that I justread to you.
I.
(16:44):
I honestly don't know how thejustices are going to.
Weigh in.
I don't know if they're goingto.
Go with the state.
'cause then.
I mean, what if there's fourother states that have this type
of.
Dilemma, which Ohio just joinedin.
(17:08):
I mean, if they side with Trumphate, no one can take him off
the ballot.
Right.
If they side with a state, andthat means almost any state
could be like, Hey, he's aninsurrectionist.
It is a majority conservative.
Justice.
He did elect three of them.
But as you know, the justicesare the Supreme court, I would
(17:30):
say.
haS.
A.
Failing positive.
We're view.
From the public.
I wouldn't say that they wouldrule in favor of the state to
meet the public happy.
I wouldn't say they ruled infavor of Trump.
I would think that they wouldalmost go on the line.
(17:51):
Like they would be tiptoeingaround this.
Of how they're going to.
On a matter of.
Really a campaign.
Because it's Colorado takes themoff.
You know how many more stateswill be?
In line to take.
I would assume most of thedemocratic state, but.
(18:12):
It could also be like Californiain California, said we're not
taking them off the ballot.
We want people to vote.
Have that right.
And we'll be them at the polls.
Which I thought was pretty cool.
Of what Gavin Newsome said.
Anyways, so.
Pausing the ruling is good newsfor Trump.
(18:33):
The ruling said that if Trumpappeals appeals to the Supreme
court by January 4th, which isnear.
Which is very near then thatdecision will be paused until
the nation's highest courtannounces, whether it will take
the case.
And if it does.
Until it hands down.
Its final decision.
Dry and forth is one day beforethe state law requires Colorado
(18:55):
secretary of state.
Jenna.
Griswold to certify the list ofcandidates for the March 5th
Republican.
Republican.
Presidential primary Griswoldidentify.
Pratt has said she believesTrump inside of this section,
but hasn't taken a position onTrump's eligibility under the
14th amendment.
She said Tuesday.
To CNN on Anderson Cooper, 360.
(19:19):
And that she'll follow whatevercourt decision is in place.
Colorado justice has said.
Grid's wall will continue to berequired to include president
Trump's name on a 2024presidential primary ballot
until the Reese sip a hint ofany order.
Or mandate from the Supremecourt.
So even if he stays on a primaryballot and wins the GOP
(19:40):
nomination, that means he couldstill be disqualified for the
general election.
And every other state will bewatching as it plays out.
So even if the Supreme courtdecides to take their slow,
sweet time.
And Trump is the nominee for theRepublicans.
(20:01):
And then the ruling comes downand they're like, yeah.
We're we're going to go with thestate he's off.
He.
He's not doing the general inthat state.
There's still 49 other statesthat he, you know, he can be on,
but if one state goes.
Other states might go too, whichis obviously going to hurt his
(20:21):
chances because he's not goingto be on the ballot.
And no one's going to vote forhim in that state, which means
he has even a lesser shot of.
Becoming president.
States.
Again, So the sense from thesharply divided for third court
offers some legal foundationsfor Trump to overturn the
historic and really.
When he, and that really appealsto us.
(20:42):
One justice concluded that thecandidate shouldn't be
disqualified on the 14thamendment.
If they hadn't been convicted ofinsurrection, which is a federal
crime.
Trump is facing other federalfelony charges.
But not insurrection and hisfederal elections.
Version case.
Other adjusters raise dueprocess concerns and said that
(21:02):
only Congress has the power toenforce the ban.
Trump previously raised some ofthese arguments in the case,
even though Trump has bashed theseven members of court.
For only having democraticappointees, his team is also
embracing that as tense.
Taking points circulated by theTrump campaign.
Tuesday highlight the strandcomments that justice carlos,
(21:23):
some Morrison.
And he said, I have beeninvolved in the justice system
for 33 years now.
And what took place here?
Doesn't resemble anything I'veseen in a courtroom.
So majority of the opinion.
Acknowledged right off the batthat this case forced them to
travel into uncharted territory.
(21:45):
And that the case presentsseveral issues of.
First impression.
And the judge judges have neverweighed in on these questions
before they've never needed to.
There has never been even aremote possibility that the
president turnedinsurrectionists would run for
office again.
The case provides yet anothersolemn reminder of how Trump
(22:08):
made history by becoming thefirst president to try and stay
in power after losing.
They go on to say that we do notreach these conclusions lightly
and the majority role we aremindful of the magnitude and the
weight of the questions now,before us.
We are likewise mindful of oursolemn duty to apply the law
(22:28):
without fear or favor withoutbeing swayed by public for.
More action to the decision thatthe law mandates.
We.
Reach.
And what that ladies andgentlemen.
The fate of.
Donald Trump.
Is now in the Supreme court.
Because.
(22:49):
I don't, I don't even know wherewe go from here to be honest
people.
I truly don't.
You know, if Colorado wins this,then we're going to have other
states that go about it as well.
And then it won't even be anelection.
It'll be like some.
Lekshun morphed into.
(23:10):
Something, I don't have P Idon't even know.
I truly don't know.
I truly think that.
I don't, to be honest, I don'tknow.
I truly do not.
It's.
Territory that we've neverwalked in before.
It's you know, From what he'sdone, you would think that he
(23:32):
would not run for office again,but he clearly is running for
office again.
We've heard from several.
You know, top advisors who werevery close to him, who said that
this guy is not fit to be inoffice again.
He would literally turn ourcountry upside down.
He has 91, the charges.
Pending against him.
He's in legal battle.
(23:53):
The guy can't hit the campaigntrail because he's in another
courtroom.
The next day.
And now with him appealing to goto the Supreme court to be like,
Hey, MRI.
Insurrectionism not.
It's honestly, at a point whereit's like, man, 20, 24 is going
to be the most active year.
Of any presidential race.
(24:15):
Normally you would have, youknow, your normal presidential
race, but this is going to besomething that no one has ever
seen.
And anyone who does politicalstories like I do as a podcast.
I'm honestly going to have toput my job.
I feel like I'm going to have toquit my job because it's going
to be so much going on.
I want to make sure I give itout to you.
So you understand what's goingon.
(24:36):
Anyways.
That's Trump.
The insurrectionist presentimpeached.
Who is now running for presidentagain, but now.
The question remains canColorado.
PIM off the election ticketbecause of.
The 14th amendment.
(24:56):
I'll keep you guys updated.
Anyways, let's switch gears.
There's some new laws.
Some new things they're going tobe taking.
Place in 2024.
And I want to inform you on someof them.
Because you have the right toknow.
We'll talk about all that.
(25:16):
When we come back.
On the last conversation.
First off before we even beginthis.
COpic.
I just want to thank all of youfor listening.
To my lovely voice.
Like I love doing this and if Ihad.
Honestly the money I would notwork.
(25:39):
And I would do this for you fora full time thing, but because I
have to work because we live inAmerica.
I can only do these shows.
Like once a week or every twoweeks, whenever I honestly get
the chance to sit down.
Plan out what I want to talkabout, because it takes a little
bit to set everything up, but Ijust want to thank you.
(26:02):
For for you who are listening.
I love you.
Sincerely appreciate.
Everything that you do to.
For the show.
So let's get going.
So in 2024.
Not only will it be a politicaldisaster?
I lie.
Now it will be a politicaldisaster of things that are
(26:24):
going to be doing.
But from gender for MaineCare tobands, to gender affirming care
bands.
Minimum wage increases.
These are some of the laws thatwill take effect.
January 1st.
Of 2024.
Several states saw apolarization legislation session
last year as lawmakers tackle.
(26:46):
High profile.
Measures some of which will takeeffect.
Next year.
While many Democrat andRepublican led states pass
measures to ease the efforts ofinflation on the economy.
Remains a top concern for votersahead of 2024 election.
States were split among partylines and Mar key issues such as
(27:11):
abortion rights and genderaffirming care for minors.
Gender affirming.
Care.
Is one of the marquee issuesacross state letter.
So you sure.
2023.
For minors with severalRepublican led states moving to
an act restrictions.
(27:31):
Some of those restrictions, aswe all know.
We're that they can't get, andthere any, they can't get any
type of gender affirming careuntil the age of 18.
Because they feel when you're18, you can do whatever you
want.
whIch there have been doctors.
Therapist parents have all said,well, if all three of us get
(27:53):
together and say that this isbest for the child, then we
should be able to get it.
Well, Republican states arelike, Parents.
You don't know anything.
Oh, my God, you got a medicaldegree.
You're sure.
Going to get that off theinternet and therapists.
Well, who are you?
What's the therapist.
That's essentially what wasgoing on.
(28:15):
THe gender affirming care spansa range of evidence-based
treatments and approaches thatbenefit transgender and non
binary people.
The type of care varies by theage and goals of the.
Recipient.
And are considered the standardsof care by many means during.
Associations.
Among the states that moved topass a ban on such treatment for
(28:36):
minors are Idaho and Louisiana.
And the bands will take effecton Monday.
Under the Idaho law physicians.
And or practitioners whoprovide.
Puberty blocking medication.
Affirming.
Surgeries or other treatments tominors could face a$5,000 fine
(28:57):
and a fair and a felony charge.
In Louisiana.
thOse under the age of 18 willbe barred from receiving gender
affirming care surgeries,puberty, blocking medications,
and hormone treatments andhealthcare professionals who
provide them.
I could be punished with a,what, the re vocation of their
license for a minimum of twoyears.
(29:19):
On the other hand.
Marilyn was one of the severalDemocrat led states that pass
protections for gender affirmingcare for all ages.
As of Monday, the state willrequire.
We'll require Medicaid toprovide.
Coverages.
Such as care.
But you're like, well, Stefan.
(29:41):
That's gender affirming care.
What else could they screw up?
Abortions.
While several near total bansand Republican led states took
effect in 2023, many blue statespass laws, protecting abortion
rights, including.
To that will take effect Monday.
Washington state.
Law attempts to make abortionprocedures more accessible.
(30:05):
What changes to insurancecoverage, many health insurance
plans issued or renewed startingJanuary 1st will be prohibited
from requiring a cost sharingfor abortion.
Which generally include an outof, out of pocket costs such as
a deductible or copay.
Meanwhile a shield or I willtake effect in California on
(30:26):
Monday that will protect localhealthcare providers from out of
state litigation's.
If they provide abortionservices to patients instincts.
With the restrictive abortionlaws.
The protection will also extendto those who provide gender
affirming care to add a statepatients.
I feel.
As though Republicans will neverunderstand.
(30:48):
Right.
And I feel that they will loseevery midterm.
That they go against becausepeople are asking for these
protections.
And some of them.
Most of them don't even includerape or incest in there.
So when you go to the states andsome of them, and let me tell
you, there are some states, Idon't know which ones are, but
(31:09):
some of them have lost where.
if The person travels out ofstate bay could still be
prosecuted.
And you would think.
That's extreme, but that's whatthey want.
And my whole philosophy is ifthat woman has the child, that
you are forcing her to have.
(31:30):
Are you going to providechildcare or you wind up
provide.
Medical or you want to provide.
Food.
No, you're not because everytime they try and pass.
Either a childcare or passing orfood stamps, which you guys are
obviously always trying to cut.
Which provide for those peoplewho need assistance.
(31:53):
So I don't want to hearRepublicans say that.
Oh, well, you know, it's God'schoice.
It's not God's choice.
It's the woman.
It's her choice.
Because God doesn't speak toyou.
That let me rephrase that.
God does not speak to you.
For you to speak for God.
God is its own entity.
(32:15):
And that woman can talk to God.
She can talk to whoever sheneeds to talk to because it is
her decision on what she does.
With her body.
It's no one else's decision.
It's not the government.
It's not these men who are inpower.
It is that woman's decision forsome reason.
People in this country.
I do not understand that.
(32:37):
And it irritates the living shitout of me.
'cause it's like, well, youdon't regulate anybody.
Else's body.
You don't regulate mat men.
So you can't sit here and tellme.
Well, we want to regulate whatwomen do with their body when
you're not going to regulateeveryone.
I don't get it.
I don't understand it.
(32:58):
It is a woman's choice.
Leave it to the woman, leave itto the woman and her god.
Or gods, whoever she prays tothat does not speak.
Through Congress for Congress tospeak for God.
That's not how this works.
Sorry.
(33:19):
That's my rant.
Lambo.
And trust me, I've.
I have.
Anyways, so.
Not only is gender affirmingcare, bad news.
It's not bad news, but what thestates are doing as bad news,
abortion, same thing, thesestates are, you know, Just it's
almost like they don't care.
(33:39):
Minimum wage is going up though.
Because it's expensive to livein the United States of America.
The Heights will take effect inthe following states.
January firsts.
Alaska Arizona, California,Colorado.
The medic kit.
Delaware Hawaii, Illinois,Maine.
Maryland Michigan.
Soda, Missouri.
(34:00):
Montana and Nebraska, NewJersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode
Island, South Dakota, Vermont,and Washington.
Washington DC.
Some states such as Nevada andOregon have increased set for
July 1st for it as minimum wagewill go up September 30th.
With increases, Washington willcontinue to have the highest
minimum wage of all states.
(34:21):
At$16 and 28 cents.
fRom 1574.
Meanwhile Hawaiian, we'll seethe largest increase in its
minimum wage from$12 to$14.
However Washington DC willcontinue to have highest.
Minimum wage in the country at$17 and 5 cents.
(34:42):
Up slightly from last summer,which was raised from$17.
Another.
Wage height.
In Washington, DC is scheduledfor July.
That is some good news.
Like.
Washington's the C$17 an hour.
I mean, it's already expensiveto live there.
(35:03):
I actually want to see what newYork's minimum wage is going to
be.
Because it's not cheap.
I live in New York.
I was living there for two weeksfor work.
And I can tell you that foodwas.
Expensive, like out of every,out of all the money that I
spent in New York.
Food.
I was the highest.
(35:25):
Cost.
YeAh, it's expensive.
So if you're running other NewYork, I recommend you don't
spend two weeks out there.
But let's move on.
The department of education alsorecently updated the.
Free application for federalstudent age, which is better
known as FASFA.
The form is used to determinefinancial aid eligible for 2024
(35:47):
and 2025 academic year.
And the updated version expectto be released.
Sunday is shorter and easier tofill out.
It's also expected that many lowincome borrowers will be
eligible for more.
Financial assistance.
I actually want to do a show onfinancial aid.
Because, let me tell you.
(36:08):
It's probably the easiest thing.
I've.
I filled out.
I think that all.
BlAck and brown students,people, kids.
If you are going to school andyou just graduated high school
or you're about to graduate highschool.
Please.
I beg you to fill out a FASFAand just see how much money that
(36:28):
you are eligible for.
Because most of you guys who'velistened to.
The conversation with StefanGarrison.
No, that I didn't grow up with asilver spoon in my mouth.
Like my me and my family werepoor.
yoU know, we lived in theprojects.
We have water cut off severaltimes.
We.
Lights cut off several times.
(36:49):
So.
It's I understand I've beenthere.
But filling out FASFA and beingable to.
hAve the government pay for myschool.
I mean, me not even being ablemean that.
Taken out loans.
What's the easiest thing.
I just recently started takingout loans cause.
The schools that I'm going toare not cheap.
(37:10):
So I just recently took outloans, but even if you have
loans if you go onto FASFA andyou go to your loans.
There's all there's repaymentoptions.
That you're more than welcome tolook over and see which one best
suits for you.
One loan.
One.
Program that was able to sign upfor was.
(37:31):
Abel to where I don't have torepay my loans until I'm done
with school.
So it kind of puts a pause onall of it.
Because I'm like, Heygovernment, I'm still.
Going to school.
So I'm going to take out moreloans.
So in that sense, let's not haveme.
Repayment.
And that is the unsubsidizedloans.
(37:52):
Which accumulate interest.
Not my subsidized ones that thegovernment pays the interest and
I don't have to worry about.
So anyways, I always recommend.
To do it.
And that's actually the end ofthat article.
But.
I do want to piggyback.
Tow.
One thing.
Remember I told you there wasanother state that took Trump
(38:13):
off the ballot.
While there is.
It was actually Maine.
Maine.
Has taken him off the ballot,citing the 14th amendment.
And because Colorado did it.
They are following suit.
As Well.
So I told you there is going tobe other states that are going
to follow.
(38:33):
As I've said, I believe Ohio wasone of them.
I'm still trying to find whereit is.
Maybe Ohio wasn't, but Hey,Maine's on there.
At main goals.
There's a lot of other statesthat are, want to be right
behind it.
But as I said we're all going tobe looking at the Supreme court,
whether or not they even want totouch this, to be honest, they
might just be like, this is,this is too much of a choppy
(38:56):
water for us.
And we'll just leave it to thestates because you know, they
pushed the abortions to thestates might as well.
Elections the states.
Hey.
This is, this is, this is justthis water's way, too murky.
For us, but.
Anyways Let's go over theresults.
For our podcast.
(39:17):
And we'll be right back after.
I find it.
All right.
So as I've told you all, I loveit.
jUst because you're listening tothe podcast, but let's go over
our recap for 2023.
Now, granted.
(39:38):
Just.
Started over.
So I was not expecting for ournumbers to be relatively high at
all.
so We've posted four episodes sofar.
Sydney.
Of south Wales.
Is the number one city on thelist of listening.
(40:00):
So thank you, Sydney.
Telsa Oklahoma was also onthere.
Virginia Ashburn.
Birmingham Birmingham.
And Queensland.
So I'm glad we got some.
We got some friends overseas.
They're listening to us.
We are in 18 countries.
United States, United Kingdom,Australia, India, and Canada.
(40:23):
Now that's sexy right there.
Our top episodes is thescientists and mental health and
alimony.
Our second highest episode isin-depth discussion about GLP,
the bait young voters and TimScott skin pain suspension.
Our third.
Episode, which would be speakerMike Johnson and Jean and George
Santos.
And the fourth one is strugglingof having a house speaker.
(40:47):
Out of all that.
118 people I've listened to ourpodcast.
In 18 countries.
191 minutes.
So I want to just give us awhole round of applause.
Like, that's amazing.
And as I've said so entirelygrateful for all of you.
(41:09):
For listening.
Next year.
Which is me in a couple ofhours.
I'm hoping to spice things up.
Give you guys some new things.
Look forward to.
We did update our Twitteraccount.
So you can message us on Twitteror Instagram.
Instagram is going to be.
thelast_conversation.
(41:29):
And if you find us on Twitter,thelast_convo.
Reach out to us on those twoplatforms.
I am working on Facebook.
Ish.
I'm trying to work on it.
It's like in the background,it's on the black, on the
Blackboard.
On the back earner.
Things I have to fix and gettogether.
(41:51):
WE have several.
I wouldn't say several, we havetwo conventions next year that
we're going to, that I can'twait to film and share with you.
One of them is a pod fast.
That toasted every year.
It's going to be held here inOrlando.
So we'd be going to that.
I have a GoPro that's on way.
(42:12):
Yay.
I can't.
So excited.
To be able to film for you.
And then obviously most of theguys who have listened to our
podcast knows.
Every year we go to MegaConOrlando.
Woo.
And that'll be at the beginningof February.
And obviously we'll have ourVolpara.
So.
Which is a lot better becausemost years that I go, I try and
(42:33):
report on my phone.
And it's terrible.
I've tried streaming on Twitch.
It's terrible.
And the only reason why I saythat is because you have over.
I don't know, over a thousandpeople.
And this convention hall, theinternet is already terrible and
you have other people usingtechnology.
(42:54):
Yeah.
It's it's it's it's not good forus.
So I'm hoping with my GoPro.
Filming.
We'll be a lot easier this year.
So.
Anyways with that being said, Ilove you all.
I appreciate everything that youguys do by listening to shells.
Please make sure that you sharethe show on your social medias
tag us.
(43:15):
So I can comment.
Other than that.
Next year.
I'm hoping to do an episode onaffirmative action for some of
you guys who don't know theSupreme court over rule.
That which means that race doesnot play a part in your college
application.
One college student or soon tobe college students shares her
(43:37):
story with CNN.
And I can't wait to share thatstory with you.
No, I do not have her with me,but I have her story.
And it's just going to helpspread the message of how
affirmative action works.
How students who are black andbrown.
Feel that they should.
Include.
that they are black.
(43:57):
Or brown.
Just because they don't know ifit's going to hurt their chances
of getting into a college ornot.
We'll talk about that on ournext episode.
And about a week.
Don't quote me on that maybe twoweeks.
Stay tuned on our social media.
We'll post it on Twitter.
When that episode will berecorded.
And when it is actually finallyedited.
(44:17):
And sent out to you.
Have a great night.
I love you all.
And happy new year.
Hopefully you guys are being,you guys are safe.
Be safe.
Be kind.
The different tree over the onethat you want to be treated.
And that is.
The show right here on the lastconversation.
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