Ep. 286: Right-wingers at Facebook Advocate for Ideological Diversity
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🗓️ 29 August 2018
⏱️ 26 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Thursday, August 30th. I'm Kate Trinko and I'm Daniel Davis. |
| 0:11.0 | Facebook is facing a new controversy over censorship, this time from within its own |
| 0:15.4 | ranks. Dozens of employees at Facebook have banded together saying their company has |
| 0:20.8 | created a work environment hostile to political diversity. |
| 0:24.4 | We'll discuss that major story with Rob Bluey, our editor-in-chief. |
| 0:28.2 | Plus, in the age of tender, more young people are rediscovering the value of slow dating. We'll discuss that |
| 0:35.4 | trend and more. But first we'll cover a few of the top headlines. When Judge Kavanaugh is confirmed, White House Counsel Don McGann will be stepping down. |
| 0:52.0 | Trump treated Wednesday the news of McGann's leaving and added, quote, I have worked with |
| 0:56.2 | Dawn for a long time and truly appreciate his service. |
| 0:59.3 | McGann has been involved in answering questions related to Special Council Robert Mueller's Russia probe, |
| 1:05.6 | and last year reportedly threatened to quit rather than fire Mueller, according to a report, |
| 1:11.0 | with anonymous sources, in the New York Times. |
| 1:14.0 | Well Wednesday was a big night for Florida that yielded some political surprises. |
| 1:18.0 | In the Democratic primary for governor, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum |
| 1:22.0 | came out on top in a major upset over former |
| 1:24.8 | Congresswoman Gwen Graham defeating her by three points. Gillum had enjoyed the |
| 1:29.6 | backing of Bernie Sanders, he supports among other things, abolishing ICE, a $15 minimum wage, and |
| 1:36.2 | expanding Medicaid. |
| 1:37.9 | On the Republican side, Ron DeSantis, the congressman, secured the nomination for governor |
| 1:42.4 | as expected, and Governor Rick Scott secured the GOP nod for Senate. |
| 1:46.7 | In Arizona, the Senate GOP primary for Senator Jeff Lake seat, not the late Senator John McCain seat, was won by Representative Martha McSalle, who defeated Kelly Ward and |
| 1:57.5 | Sheriff Joe Arpeo. |
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