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2016 Wrap-Up:

0:40 – Year in review

Idiot of the Year nominations:

• 7:39 – Jakob Morris: #BlackLivesMatter http://heatst.com/culture-wars/black-lives-matter-slams-christmas-asks-why-black-people-go-all-out-for-christmas/
• 9:06 – Travis Retriever: Saintclare. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co5QpPXyTBs
• 13:14 – Charles Thomas: Social Justice Warriors
  • Wonder Woman not ‘feminist’ enough for Social Justice Warriors http://nypost.com/2016/12/13/wonder-woman-not-feminist-enough-for-social-justice-warriors/
  • Steve Martin Attacked for ‘Sexist’ Tweet in Remembrance of Carrie Fisher http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/12/29/steve-martin-attacked-for-sexist-tweet-in-remembrance-of-carrie-fisher/
• 16:36 – Chris Hangartner, Tim Dyson, and Daniel Wilcox: The news media
  • Yes, Political Correctness Helped Elect Trump: What Skeptics Need to Know http://reason.com/blog/2016/12/19/yes-political-correctness-helped-elect-t
  • Celebrities Blaming Donald Trump For Violence In Syria http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/19/hollywood-is-now-blaming-donald-trump-for-destruction-in-syria-but-not-barack-obama/
  • The Tainted Election http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/opinion/the-tainted-election.html
    • Anonymous Leaks to the WashPost About the CIA’s Russia Beliefs Are No Substitute for Evidence https://theintercept.com/2016/12/10/anonymous-leaks-to-the-washpost-about-the-cias-russia-beliefs-are-no-substitute-for-evidence/
  • How to Rig an Election http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/07/opinion/how-to-rig-an-election.html
• 23:20 – Venezuela
  • Chaos in Venezuela as Nicolas Maduro flip-flops on currency withdrawal https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/19/chaos-in-venezuela-as-nicolas-maduro-flip-flops-on-currency-withdrawal
  • The Secret, Dangerous World of Venezuelan Bitcoin Mining https://fronteranews.com/news/latam/the-secret-dangerous-world-of-venezuelan-bitcoin-mining/
  • Venezuela seizes 4 million toys to distribute to the poor http://www.irishtimes.com/news/offbeat/venezuela-seizes-4-million-toys-to-distribute-to-the-poor-1.2901289

This Week’s Quote: “Venezuela reaches the final stages of socialism: No toilet paper…Venezuela has demonstrated that ‘Socialism of the 21st Century’ is pretty much like socialism in the 20th century.” —David Boaz