Banal Leakage

Marty Mankins•www.banalleakage.com

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BL – Episode #104 -Needing To Catch The Biggest Fish

News – Story : WSexual assault allegations, accusations and admissions are rampant and are pretty much affecting just about anyone in politics and the entertainment industry; at what point do we know who’s done what and when can we expect the biggest and most powerful sexual assaulter – President Donald J Trump – to finally get properly taken down? RANT : People that use their work email for everything personal – How long has email been around? Many years; How long has free email accounts been a...

Dec 20, 2017•17 min

BL – Episode #103 – The Dismantling of the Federal Government

News – Story 1 : When there are bills drafted to dismantle the EPA and the Dept of Education and more than 600 positions left to be filled in the Trump cabinet and administration, it makes you wonder why is this happening. We take a look at the real future of the federal government under Trump and his administration and why they are trying to make it smaller. Ending Email Feedback iTunes link: Banal Leakage News Links The Trump Administration’s Not-So-Benign Neglect The post BL – Episode #103 – ...

Apr 23, 2017•17 min

BL – Episode #102 – Not Quite Presidential

News – Story 1 : Trump claims Obama wiretapped Trump Tower News – Story 2 : Keystone XL pipeline will not use American steel News – Story 3 : New York City’s Waldorf Astoria to close for 2-3 years for massive makeover and renovation RANT : Limited options for reduced fee concert tickets – we have a couple of venues here in Salt Lake City that are owned by a group called United Concerts; one is a 1200 person indoor club with general admission standing room called The Depot and it’s located downto...

Apr 10, 2017•17 min

BL – Episode #101 – The ICE Expansion

News – Story : The recent increase in ICE arrests, detaining and deporting and how the manner they are being done and how they are affecting the lives of illegals living in the US and their legal US citizen family members. Ending Email Feedback iTunes link: Banal Leakage News Links He’s a Local Pillar in a Trump Town. Now He Could Be Deported . This Is What It’s Like When A Father Of 4 Is Detained By ICE While Dropping His Daughters Off At School The post BL – Episode #101 – The ICE Expansion fi...

Mar 29, 2017•17 min

BL – Episode #100 – Switched Out

News – Story 1 : Detained at airports is using any connection to the banned 7 countries to deny entry to the US News – Story 2 : American terrorists get no mention from Trump administration on their murders and attempted targets to kill large numbers of people News – Story 3 : CPAC attendees were handed Russian flags with the word “TRUMP” on them RANT : Winter is done, Spring is here and I can’t wait for Summer – yeah, let’s just skip right past spring and go into the warm summer months; I know ...

Mar 22, 2017•20 min

Episode #099 – The “Drill Baby Drill” Mindset

News – Story : Utah loses Outdoor Retailers conventions due to state government and legislature efforts to rescind the Bears Ears National Monument and severely reduce the 20 year old Grand Staircase Escalante national monument. Why companies are upset at Utah for favoring the use of protected lands and how pushing back to elected officials can keep the destruction to a minimum. Ending Email Feedback iTunes link: Banal Leakage News Links This lawmaker wants to ease rules on drilling in national ...

Mar 20, 2017•15 min

Episode #098 – Silenced But Legal

News – Story 1 : Milo Yiannopoulos has his upcoming book cancelled; loses his tech editor job at Breitbart News News – Story 2 : Fox News’ Chris Wallace gets bold with Reince Priebus News – Story 3 : Jewish Centers getting bomb threats RANT : The use of yelling “fake news” for anything you don’t agree with – this should tell you something about the general level of intelligence of a good number of Trump supporters by their social media responses to anything they do not agree with; facts don’t ma...

Mar 13, 2017•17 min

Episode #097 – The Path to EGOT

News – Story : The EGOT Status. This is for those rare individuals that earn the following awards: an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony. Ending Email Feedback iTunes link: Banal Leakage News Links US Weekly: Lin-Manuel Miranda Could Become The Youngest EGOT Ever at Oscars 2017 Wikipedia: EGOT The post Episode #097 – The Path to EGOT first appeared on Banal Leakage ....

Feb 27, 2017•11 min

Episode #096 – Deflection

News – Story 1 : Michael Flynn, National Security Advisor, has resigned after Russian diplomat conversations News – Story 2 : Playboy returns mostly nude photos to the magazine News – Story 3 : PewDiePie, YouTube’s largest content creator, dropped by Disney for making anti-Semitic videos RANT : Tomi Lahren on Real Time with Bill Maher defends dumping coal waste in streams – on the February 3rd TV show episode, the discussion of a Congressional law to allow coal companies to dump their waste into...

Feb 26, 2017•17 min

Episode #095 – All Sides of Boycotting

News – Story : When you find out that Wells Fargo is funding the North Dakota Access Pipeline; when you hear the CEO of Under Armour supports Donald Trump; Deleting your Uber account due to poor HR policies with the company; why boycotting matters and why it’s ok to be against a company and still be a customer. Ending Email Feedback iTunes link: Banal Leakage News Links YESmagazine.org: Seattle Takes Steps to Divest $3 Billion From Wells Fargo Over Standing Rock The post Episode #095 – All Sides...

Feb 21, 2017•18 min

Episode #094 – It Was A Massacre

News – Story 1 : Bowling Green Massacre, the alternative facts by Kellyanne Conway News – Story 2 : Super Bowl LI, the Patriots come from behind for the win in first ever overtime in Super Bowl history News – Story 3 : Betsy DeVos and Jeff Sessions get confirmed for Department of Education and Attorney General positions RANT : Retail and online reward points expire – During the holidays, I shopped at Dick’s Sporting Goods and used coupons to get extra points; I earned a $10 reward that expires i...

Feb 15, 2017•16 min

Episode #093 – A Ban On Muslims

News – Story : Trump’s Executive order bands incoming people from 7 countries. Ending Email Feedback iTunes link: Banal Leakage News Links DHS.gov: DHS Announces Further Travel Restrictions for the Visa Waiver Program NYTimes: Judge Blocks Trump Order on Refugees Amid Chaos and Outcry Worldwide The post Episode #093 – A Ban On Muslims first appeared on Banal Leakage ....

Feb 09, 2017•15 min

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