Govern America | April 23, 2016 | Mystery Box

Host: Darren Weeks

 

Floods and quakes paint the backdrop for another Earth Day. One of the Earth Day founders had a skeleton in his closet. Failed preditions of doom. The war against western land owners heats up. Also, homeowner hounding, Brexit bickering, monument madness, wilderness gone wild, wandering wolves, grasses for sage grouse, "special places" of the interior, conservation course corrections, boxes on polls, gun grabbing politicians, and phone calls throughout the show.

 

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Show Notes


Note: Original links may degrade over time. May includes a few items we didn't get to during the show.

 

Imaging EFX by Kenny's Voice, Licenced Under CC-BY 3.0

 

Instrumental bumps copyright "Big Fish", licensed to Coalition to Govern America, LLC via Music Radio Creative

 

Are the Japanese and Ecuador earthquakes related?
 http://www.techly.com.au/2016/04/23/are-the-japanese-and-ecuador-earthquakes-related/

Navy families help quake survivors; official aid efforts continue
 http://japan.stripes.com/news/navy-families-help-quake-survivors-official-aid-efforts-continue

Houston submerged after 16 inches of rain in 24 hours
 http://bigstory.ap.org/article/8e7a4bdcab1b48e7836cb64e782c3596/houston-area-submerged-after-16-inches-rain-24-hours


Earth Day


25,000 Endangered Species Condoms to Be Given Away for Earth Day
 http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2016/endangered-species-condoms-02-19-2016.html

Earth Day co-founder killed, composted girlfriend
 http://www.nbcnews.com/id/42711922/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/earth-day-co-founder-killed-composted-girlfriend/

 

7 Enviro Predictions From Earth Day 1970 That Were Just Dead Wrong
 http://dailycaller.com/2016/04/22/7-enviro-predictions-from-earth-day-1970-that-were-just-dead-wrong/

 

18 spectacularly wrong predictions made around the time of the first Earth Day in 1970, expect more this year
http://www.aei.org/publication/18-spectacularly-wrong-apocalyptic-predictions-made-around-the-time-of-the-first-earth-day-in-1970-expect-more-this-year-3/

CNN Report on Earth Day
https://youtu.be/tweZ0PAwCgU 

 

Weather Channel founder slams UN climate claims: 'The basic theory has failed'
 http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/04/21/earth-day-paris-united-nations-weather-channel-editorials-debates/83349848/

Homeowners Association Threatens Fines Over Brown Lawns, Despite Drought
 http://www.eastbaytimes.com/breaking-news/ci_29782971/what-drought-blackhawk-orders-homeowners-green-up

Obama’s Next National Monument Could Ignite “Fierce” Land Battle In The West
 https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimdalrympleii/bears-ears-and-the-sagebrush-election

Feds Signal They’re Ready To Rumble Over Western Land
 https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimdalrympleii/feds-signal-theyre-ready-to-rumble-over-western-land

Herbert calls for special session to pass anti-monument resolution, fund education
 http://kutv.com/news/local/herbert-calls-for-special-session-to-pass-anti-monument-resolution

Fish and Wildlife announces ‘aggressive’ wolf release plan in NM
 http://www.abqjournal.com/759957/news/feds-to-release-wolves-in-nm-despite-state-opposition.html

State says it will sue U.S. Fish and Wildlife over wolf release plan
 http://www.abqjournal.com/759957/news/feds-to-release-wolves-in-nm-despite-state-opposition.html

Cochise spending thousands to keep endangered wolf out of region
 https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2016/04/19/mexican-gray-wolves/

Senate energy bill includes wilderness areas in Rio Grande del Norte monument
 http://www.abqjournal.com/759925/politics/759925.html

Interior Secretary touts 1.1 million-acre Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness as “special place”
 http://timberjay.com/stories/Interior-Secretary-touts-BWCAW-as-special-place,12652

Secretary Jewell calls for "major course correction" in conservation
 http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29786259/secretary-jewell-calls-major-course-correction-conservation

145 House Members Demand Answers from EPA on Anti-Farmer Campaign
 http://kticradio.com/agricultural/145-house-members-demand-answers-from-epa-on-anti-farmer-campaign/

Leaked BLM sage grouse draft memos spark fears
 http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060035957

Tempers flare amid national-monument speculation in Utah
 http://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/article_1f27fe3c-0780-11e6-9f82-c739029cd483.html

Baaaad idea: DoD spent $6 million on failed goat-mating project
 http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/article/2588630/


Homeland Security



Justice Department won't block CIA torture suit
 http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/militaryintelligence/2016/04/21/cia-interrogation-lawsuit/83360724/

Mystery box on utility pole in Phoenix sparks questions
 http://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/phoenix-man-says-hes-being-watched-by-mysterious-box

Mystery solved! Box on Phoenix utility pole belongs to ATF
 http://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/mystery-solved-box-on-phoenix-utility-pole-belongs-to-atf

Homeland Security Trains Texas Cops to Deal With Riots
 http://www.infowars.com/homeland-security-trains-texas-cops-to-deal-with-riots/

Miss. governor signs bill allowing guns in churches
 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/miss-governor-signs-bill-allowing-guns-in-churches/2016/04/15/7e914a4a-0348-11e6-9d36-33d198ea26c5_story.html

Gun Reform Groups React to Mississippi Law Allowing Guns in Church
 http://abcnews.go.com/US/anti-gun-groups-react-mississippi-law-allowing-guns/story?id=38429319

8 relatives shot in head in Ohio as 3 children survive; killer thought to be loose
 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-ohio-shooting-pike-county-20160422-story.html

AG: More than 30 interviewed, no arrests in Pike County shootings
 http://www.wlwt.com/news/multiple-fatalities-reported-at-pike-county-home/39162210

Fitness Instructor Was Murdered at Church by Gunman Wearing Police SWAT Gear!
 http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/04/20/creekside-churchs-exterior-cameras-off-day-of-midlothian-murder/

Will President Obama Regulate Guns Out Of Existence?
 http://www.investors.com/politics/perspective/will-president-obama-regulate-guns-out-of-existence/

Gun grabbing state representative accidentally strengthens open carry legislation!
 http://themissouritimes.com/28462/lavender-gun-amendment-leads-republican-cheers/

Feds Building Massive Online DNA Database
 http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2016/04/genomics-portal-would-let-scientists-analyze-individuals-samples/127545/

Feds find 140-foot, US-Mexico border tunnel in California
 http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/04/17/feds-find-140-foot-us-mexico-border-tunnel-in-california.html

Second Tunnel in 3 Weeks Discovered Under U.S.-Mexico Border Near Calexico
 http://ktla.com/2016/04/17/second-tunnel-in-3-weeks-discovered-under-u-s-mexico-border-near-calexico/

U.S.-Mexico drug tunnel spanned 800 yards, held 2 tons of cocaine
 http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/20/us/u-s-mexico-drug-tunnel/

Project Will 'Erase' the US-Mexico Border, Artists Say
 https://www.azpm.org/p/crawler-stories/2016/4/11/85685-artists-use-project-to-erase-the-us-mexico-border/

Migrants Make Checkpoint in Greece, Demand Citizen IDs
 http://www.infowars.com/video-migrants-set-up-checkpoint-in-greece-demand-to-see-ids-of-citizens/

Sheriff: Without Secure Border Every County Will Be ‘A Border County’
 http://dailycaller.com/2016/04/19/sheriff-without-secure-border-every-county-will-be-a-border-county/

Obama's open-door immigration policy blamed for surge in rural gang crime
 http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obamas-open-door-immigration-policy-blamed-for-surge-in-rural-gang-crime/article/2588917

Mother of Son Murdered by an Illegal Breaks Down in Tears Before Congress, Begging for Immigration Enforcement
 http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/04/19/mother-son-murdered-illegal-breaks-tears-congress-begging-immigration-enforcement/

Immigrant kids placed w/ adults who in U.S. illegally
 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IMMIGRANT_CHILDREN_SPONSORS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-04-19-06-25-18

Court appears divided, signaling trouble for Obama on immigration
 http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/276664-supreme-court-appears-divided-in-immigration-case

South Dakota Town To Become 'Direct Resettlement Site' For Refugees
 http://listen.sdpb.org/post/aberdeen-possible-direct-refugee-resettlement-site#stream/0

Visa system in crisis; 500,000 overstays last year alone
 http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/homeland-security/269268-the-next-wave-of-the-biometric-revolution

Alleged Brussels Terrorist Was Star Of Documentary About Successful Integration Of Immigrants
 http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/04/15/brussels-terrorist-swedish-documentary-successful-integration-immigrants/

FBI, Customs to investigate shooting on Arizona-Mexico border
http://ktar.com/story/1029855/fbi-customs-to-investigate-shooting-on-arizona-mexico-border/ 


Free Trade / Regional Integration



Barack Obama: As your friend, let me say that the EU makes Britain even greater
 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/21/as-your-friend-let-me-tell-you-that-the-eu-makes-britain-even-gr/

Brexit Debate: ‘We can take advice’ vs. ‘We don’t want Obama over here’
https://youtu.be/cY_pbFj95Vw

Reporter to Obama: Whether Britain Stays in the EU "...this is none of your business"
https://youtu.be/mMMQNsFGKbk

Public support for TTIP in U.S. plunges to 18% - survey
 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-usa-trade-idUSKCN0XI0AT