Tik Tok, The New York Times, and Utah Bathrooms | May 13, 2024

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Show Notes

Quick Hit: Missouri IP reform bill in the final week of session: https://missouriindependent.com/2024/05/10/missouiri-initiative-petition-ballot-bill-freedom-caucus/

1. True or False - Will Americans Be All Aboard Improved Trains?
   1. https://www.axios.com/2024/05/07/american-rail-brightline-trains-amtrak
2. Climate: While Trump Teams up with big oil, Vermont starts leading on climate costs
   1. https://www.axios.com/2024/05/10/trump-oil-industry-fossil-fuels-biden
   2. Vermont: ​​https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/09/vermont-charge-oil-industry-climate-crisis
3. Yeah NO… Utah’s special bathroom tip line
4. Yeah Yeah… Utah’s special bathroom tip line gets flooded
   1. https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/utah-auditor-slams-legislature-for
   2. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/08/utah-tip-line-false-trans-bathroom-law-violations
5. You Don’t F***ing Say… Tik Tok lawsuit came immediately
   1. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/07/business/tiktok-ban-appeal.html
   2. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/26/us-china-to-hold-first-ai-talks-tiktok-stalemate-ongoing.html
6. 2024 Election Era
   1. Trump is still in trial, Stormy Daniels killed him, Cohen is this week
      1. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/07/indiana-primary-unexpected-warning-signs-donald-trump-00156750
   2. Tea Party basically now swallowed by MAGA and got even older and flamed out https://www.semafor.com/article/05/08/2024/freedomworks-collapse-marks-the-end-of-the-tea-party-era
   3. Halely is picking up votes: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/11/nikki-haley-voters-00157455
   4. Biden infrastructure bill just getting started, summer 2024 likely to see millions in spending with major impacts, does it move the needle for 2024? https://www.politico.com/interactives/2024/biden-trillion-dollar-spending-tracker/
   5. RFK Jr confirms what we all suspected, his head is full of worms, malted hops and bong resin, but are his big money backers are the real danger here: https://www.thedailybeast.com/is-nicole-shanahan-robert-f-kennedys-running-mate-the-most-dangerous-woman-in-america

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