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Independent, non-partisan politics news where you'll hear the best arguments from across the political spectrum on the news of the day. Plus, fascinating interviews with people in the political world. Check out our newsletter: https://www.readtangle.com/
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Criminalizing homelessness before the Supreme Court.
The homelessness case before the Supreme Court. During oral arguments on Monday, the Supreme Court seemed divided on City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, a case about local and state restrictions on people camping and sleeping in public places.
You can read today's podcast here, our “Under the Radar” story here and today’s “Have a nice day” story here.
Watch our latest YouTube video, an interview with Edwin Raymond. He is a recently retired NYPD lieutenant, civil-rights activist and author of the riveting new memoir An Inconvenient Cop: My Fight to Change Policing in America. You can view it here.
We just released the next episode of our new podcast series, The Undecideds. In episode 2, our undecided voters primarily talk about Trump’s legal troubles. How do they feel about his alleged crimes? How would him being convicted - or exonerated - change the way they vote? What about his claims he should have immunity as president? You’ll hear how they consider these major themes of the race, and also what they made of Haley dropping out and Biden’s State of the Union Address. You can listen to Episode 2 here.
Today’s clickables: A couple of notes (0:40), Quick hits (1:35), Today’s story (3:58), Right’s take (8:49), Left’s take (12:40), Isaac’s take (16:36), Listener question (21:02), Under the Radar (24:06), Numbers (24:57), Have a nice day (26:30)
You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here.
Tangle is looking for a part-time intern to work as an assistant to our YouTube and podcast producer. This is a part-time, paid position that would be ideal for a college student or recent college graduate looking to get real-world deadline experience in the industry. Applicants should have:
Proficiency in Adobe Premiere — After Effects a plus.
Minimum of one year of video editing (Adobe Premiere)
Minimum of one year of audio editing and mixing (Any DAW)
Good organizational and communication skills
Understanding of composition and aesthetic choices
Self-sufficiency in solving technical problems
Proficiency in color grading and vertical video formatting (preferred, not required)
To apply, email your resume and a few paragraphs about why you are applying to jon@readtangle.com and isaac@readtangle.com with the subject line "Editor opening"
The job listing is posted here. Preference will be given to candidates in the greater Philadelphia area.
What do you think of Grants Pass’s public encampment laws? Let us know!
Our podcast is written by Isaac Saul and edited and engineered by Jon Lall. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75.
Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Will Kaback, Bailey Saul, Sean Brady, and produced in conjunction with Tangle’s social media manager Magdalena Bokowa, who also created our logo.
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The college campus protests.
Campus protests. Over the last week, protests on elite college campuses over Israel’s war in Gaza have boiled over, with hundreds of students arrested or suspended, and clashes between protestors and counter-protestors hitting a fever pitch.
You can read today's podcast here, our “Under the Radar” story here and today’s “Have a nice day” story here.
Watch our latest YouTube video, an interview with Edwin Raymond. He is a recently retired NYPD lieutenant, civil-rights activist and author of the riveting new memoir An Inconvenient Cop: My Fight to Change Policing in America. You can view it here.
We just released the next episode of our new podcast series, The Undecideds. In episode 2, our undecided voters primarily talk about Trump’s legal troubles. How do they feel about his alleged crimes? How would him being convicted - or exonerated - change the way they vote? What about his claims he should have immunity as president? You’ll hear how they consider these major themes of the race, and also what they made of Haley dropping out and Biden’s State of the Union Address. You can listen to Episode 2 here.
Today’s clickables: Quick hits (1:43), Today’s story (3:49), Left’s take (7:13), Right’s take (10:58), Isaac’s take (14:44), Under the Radar (26:28), Numbers (27:28), Have a nice day (28:46)
You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here.
Tangle is looking for a part-time intern to work as an assistant to our YouTube and podcast producer. This is a part-time, paid position that would be ideal for a college student or recent college graduate looking to get real-world deadline experience in the industry. Applicants should have:
Proficiency in Adobe Premiere — After Effects a plus.
Minimum of one year of video editing (Adobe Premiere)
Minimum of one year of audio editing and mixing (Any DAW)
Good organizational and communication skills
Understanding of composition and aesthetic choices
Self-sufficiency in solving technical problems
Proficiency in color grading and vertical video formatting (preferred, not required)
To apply, email your resume and a few paragraphs about why you are applying to jon@readtangle.com and isaac@readtangle.com with the subject line "Editor opening"
The job listing is posted here. Preference will be given to candidates in the greater Philadelphia area.
How important to you are the campus protests over Israel? Let us know!
Our podcast is written by Isaac Saul and edited and engineered by Jon Lall. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75.
Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Will Kaback, Bailey Saul, Sean Brady, and produced in conjunction with Tangle’s social media manager Magdalena Bokowa, who also created our logo.
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Congress reauthorizes the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
FISA reauthorization. On Saturday night, President Biden signed legislation reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the controversial warrantless surveillance program whose renewal had been held up by bipartisan concerns. Minutes after it lapsed at midnight on Friday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced a deal to vote on a package of amendments to the House-passed bill to reauthorize the FISA. The Senate approved the reauthorization 60-34.
You can read today's podcast here, our “Under the Radar” story here and today’s “Have a nice day” story here.
Watch our latest YouTube video, an interview with Edwin Raymond. He is a recently retired NYPD lieutenant, civil-rights activist and author of the riveting new memoir An Inconvenient Cop: My Fight to Change Policing in America. You can view it here.
We just released the next episode of our new podcast series, The Undecideds. In episode 2, our undecided voters primarily talk about Trump’s legal troubles. How do they feel about his alleged crimes? How would him being convicted - or exonerated - change the way they vote? What about his claims he should have immunity as president? You’ll hear how they consider these major themes of the race, and also what they made of Haley dropping out and Biden’s State of the Union Address. You can listen to Episode 2 here.
Today’s clickables: Happy Passover (0:58), Quick hits (2:16), Today’s story (4:03), Right’s take (8:12), Left’s take (12:14), Isaac’s take (16:06), Listener question (21:33), Under the Radar (24:32), Numbers (25:35), Have a nice day (26:47)
You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here.
Tangle is looking for a part-time intern to work as an assistant to our YouTube and podcast producer. This is a part-time, paid position that would be ideal for a college student or recent college graduate looking to get real-world deadline experience in the industry. Applicants should have:
Proficiency in Adobe Premiere — After Effects a plus.
Minimum of one year of video editing (Adobe Premiere)
Minimum of one year of audio editing and mixing (Any DAW)
Good organizational and communication skills
Understanding of composition and aesthetic choices
Self-sufficiency in solving technical problems
Proficiency in color grading and vertical video formatting (preferred, not required)
To apply, email your resume and a few paragraphs about why you are applying to jon@readtangle.com and isaac@readtangle.com with the subject line "Editor opening"
The job listing is posted here. Preference will be given to candidates in the greater Philadelphia area.
What do you think of the reauthorization of Section 702 of FISA? Let us know!
Our podcast is written by Isaac Saul and edited and engineered by Jon Lall. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75.
Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Will Kaback, Bailey Saul, Sean Brady, and produced in conjunction with Tangle’s social media manager Magdalena Bokowa, who also created our logo.
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House passes foreign aid, TikTok bills.
The House foreign aid and TikTok bills. On Saturday, the House of Representatives passed three separate foreign aid bills for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, totaling $95 billion. The House also passed a bill that will ban TikTok from app stores if ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns it, does not sell the app to a U.S. company and also allows the potential transfer of seized Russian assets to Ukraine.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) helped usher the package across the finish line despite threats from members of the House Freedom Caucus that they'd move to vacate him from the speakership if he passed the bills.
You can read today's podcast here, our “Under the Radar” story here and today’s “Have a nice day” story here.
Watch our latest YouTube video, an interview with Edwin Raymond. He is a recently retired NYPD lieutenant, civil-rights activist and author of the riveting new memoir An Inconvenient Cop: My Fight to Change Policing in America. You can view it here.
We just released the next episode of our new podcast series, The Undecideds. In episode 2, our undecided voters primarily talk about Trump’s legal troubles. How do they feel about his alleged crimes? How would him being convicted - or exonerated - change the way they vote? What about his claims he should have immunity as president? You’ll hear how they consider these major themes of the race, and also what they made of Haley dropping out and Biden’s State of the Union Address. You can listen to Episode 2 here.
Today’s clickables: Thank you (0:29), Quick hits (3:21), Today’s story (5:52), Left’s take (9:18), Right’s take (12:59), Isaac’s take (16:42), Listener question (22:25), Under the Radar (26:13), Numbers (27:08), Have a nice day (28:20)
You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here.
Tangle is looking for a part-time intern to work as an assistant to our YouTube and podcast producer. This is a part-time, paid position that would be ideal for a college student or recent college graduate looking to get real-world deadline experience in the industry. Applicants should have:
Proficiency in Adobe Premiere — After Effects a plus.
Minimum of one year of video editing (Adobe Premiere)
Minimum of one year of audio editing and mixing (Any DAW)
Good organizational and communication skills
Understanding of composition and aesthetic choices
Self-sufficiency in solving technical problems
Proficiency in color grading and vertical video formatting (preferred, not required)
To apply, email your resume and a few paragraphs about why you are applying to jon@readtangle.com and isaac@readtangle.com with the subject line "Editor opening"
The job listing is posted here. Preference will be given to candidates in the greater Philadelphia area.
What do you think of these bills now that they’ve passed the House? Let us know!
Our podcast is written by Isaac Saul and edited and engineered by Jon Lall. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75.
Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Will Kaback, Bailey Saul, Sean Brady, and produced in conjunction with Tangle’s social media manager Magdalena Bokowa, who also created our logo.
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Separate bills for aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan.
House Speaker Mike Johnson. In a closed-door meeting of Republican legislators on Monday, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced a new plan for voting on foreign aid that will split the $95 billion foreign aid package passed by the Senate into four different bills. The House would then vote on the bills funding Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan separately, with a fourth bill addressing other Republican priorities and sources of funding for the aid. The move comes in response to pressure facing the Speaker to align divisions within his own party, which uniformly urges support for Israel but whose right flank opposes any additional funding for Ukraine.
You can read today's podcast here, our “Under the Radar” story here and today’s “Have a nice day” story here.
Watch our latest YouTube video, an interview with Edwin Raymond. He is a recently retired NYPD lieutenant, civil-rights activist and author of the riveting new memoir An Inconvenient Cop: My Fight to Change Policing in America. You can view it here.
We just released the next episode of our new podcast series, The Undecideds. In episode 2, our undecided voters primarily talk about Trump’s legal troubles. How do they feel about his alleged crimes? How would him being convicted - or exonerated - change the way they vote? What about his claims he should have immunity as president? You’ll hear how they consider these major themes of the race, and also what they made of Haley dropping out and Biden’s State of the Union Address. You can listen to Episode 2 here.
Today’s clickables: Quick hits (1:26), Today’s story (3:14), Right’s take (6:04), Left’s take (9:36), Isaac’s take (13:12), Listener question (17:34), Under the Radar (21:19), Numbers (22:15), Have a nice day (23:20)
You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here.
Tangle is looking for a part-time intern to work as an assistant to our YouTube and podcast producer. This is a part-time, paid position that would be ideal for a college student or recent college graduate looking to get real-world deadline experience in the industry. Applicants should have:
Proficiency in Adobe Premiere — After Effects a plus.
Minimum of one year of video editing (Adobe Premiere)
Minimum of one year of audio editing and mixing (Any DAW)
Good organizational and communication skills
Understanding of composition and aesthetic choices
Self-sufficiency in solving technical problems
Proficiency in color grading and vertical video formatting (preferred, not required)
To apply, email your resume and a few paragraphs about why you are applying to jon@readtangle.com and isaac@readtangle.com with the subject line "Editor opening"
The job listing is posted here. Preference will be given to candidates in the greater Philadelphia area.
What do you think of Speaker Mike Johnson’s tactics on foreign aid? Let us know!
Our podcast is written by Isaac Saul and edited and engineered by Jon Lall. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75.
Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Will Kaback, Bailey Saul, Sean Brady, and produced in conjunction with Tangle’s social media manager Magdalena Bokowa, who also created our logo.
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Answering our reader and listener mailbag.
Every now and again, we have so many reader questions in the backlog that we decide to devote a full edition to address them. Today is one of those days.
I love reader mailbag editions because they give us a chance to cover a variety of topics in one newsletter. It can also be fun to answer questions that are a little more personal, or a little outside our standard U.S. politics realm (we love those kinds of questions, so don’t be shy!).
In today’s edition, we’ll be tackling a wide range of topics and doing something new: Splitting up some of the answers. You’ll notice that some of today’s questions are answered by Ari, some by Will, and even one by Magdalena.
We hope you enjoy this edition, and don’t forget you can always ask us a question by replying to an email or filling out this form.
We just released the next episode of our new podcast series, The Undecideds. In episode 2, our undecided voters primarily talk about Trump’s legal troubles. How do they feel about his alleged crimes? How would him being convicted - or exonerated - change the way they vote? What about his claims he should have immunity as president? You’ll hear how they consider these major themes of the race, and also what they made of Haley dropping out and Biden’s State of the Union Address. You can listen to Episode 2 here.
Our podcast is written by Isaac Saul and edited and engineered by Jon Lall. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75.
Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Will Kaback, Bailey Saul, Sean Brady, and produced in conjunction with Tangle’s social media manager Magdalena Bokowa, who also created our logo.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tanglenews/message
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