Call It Like I See It - Have Sports Gambling Apps Gone Too Far in Exploiting Vulnerable Gamblers? Also, Is the Goal of FEMA Disinformation Isolation and Division?

Have Sports Gambling Apps Gone Too Far in Exploiting Vulnerable Gamblers? Also, Is the Goal of FEMA Disinformation Isolation and Division?

10/16/24 • 54 min

James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana consider whether sports gambling, particularly with mobile apps, may be going too far in light of a recent lawsuit against FanDuel filed by former employee of the Jacksonville Jaguars Amit Patel who is currently serving a 6 1⁄2 sentence in federal prison for conduct related to his gambling (01:30). The guys also react to the misinformation explosion surround FEMA hurricane relief, which coincidentally or not followed 100+ Republicans in congress voting against FEMA funding (24:23).

Ex-Jaguars employee Amit Patel sues FanDuel for $250 million (ESPN)

Florida Republicans Who Voted Against Funding FEMA Are Now Facing Disaster (Rolling Stone)

Suspect arrested after reports of threats toward FEMA operations in North Carolina (CNN)

Hurricanes Milton and Helene are a wake-up call for the stakes of this election (MSNBC)

FEMA Scrambles to Confront Two Storms—and Misinformation (WSJ) (Apple News Link)

Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Now Adding Lasers to Her Hurricane Helene Conspiracy (The Daily Beast)

DeSantis misses post-hurricane meeting with Biden — again (Politico)

Ex-Jaguars employee Amit Patel sues FanDuel for $250 million (ESPN)

Florida Republicans Who Voted Against Funding FEMA Are Now Facing Disaster (Rolling Stone)

Suspect arrested after reports of threats toward FEMA operations in North Carolina (CNN)

Hurricanes Milton and Helene are a wake-up call for the stakes of this election (MSNBC)

FEMA Scrambles to Confront Two Storms—and Misinformation (WSJ) (Apple News Link)

Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Now Adding Lasers to Her Hurricane Helene Conspiracy (The Daily Beast)

DeSantis misses post-hurricane meeting with Biden — again (Politico)

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Toxic Fandom Undermines Content Like Star Wars and the Little Mermaid, Not “Woke” Casting; Also, Culture War Fights Lead Many to Accepting or Even Embracing Unethical Politicians

James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana take a look at the controversies and hate campaigns that are being seen more and more with entertainment properties like Star Wars, Snow White, Gladiator, and the Little Mermaid, and consider whether complaints about “forced diversity” and “woke” agendas in entertainment and fantasy have any merit (01:26). The guys also consider whether the latest revelations by Jack Smith about Donald Trump’s conduct following his 2020 election loss further demonstrate that at least for some parts of the American public, unethical or bad behavior is no longer a significant concern (25:12).

‘The Acolyte’ Has Caused Star Wars Fandom To Plunge Into Civil War (Forbes)

How the culture war ruined ‘Star Wars’ (Medium)

Rachel Zegler says her ‘Snow White’ movie gives the princess’ name a new origin story (Los Angeles Times)

The Only Winner Of The Star Wars Culture War Is Disney (Giant Freakin Robot)

Star Wars: Daisy Ridley Has Some Thoughts On The Hate Rey Gets From Fans (GameRant)

11 damning details in Jack Smith’s new brief in the Trump election case (Politico)

Tina Peters, former Colorado county clerk, sentenced to 9 years over voting systems breach (Nebraska Examiner)

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In “Saving Capitalism,” Former US Labor Secretary Robert Reich Breaks Down the Need to Reconfigure Our Economic System

Continuing their “Streaming Between the Lines” series, James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss the 2017 documentary film “Saving Capitalism,” which follows professor and former US Labor Secretary Robert Reich as he explains how the capitalist system in the US has been intentionally configured in recent times to primarily benefit the few, and how that imperils the continued operation of a democratic system.

Saving Capitalism (Netflix)