Brain Trust Live

In Which We Discuss:

1. Breaking news: Baby born in Britain!

2. Lack of justice in Florida still causing near riots elsewhere

3. A rare point/counterpoint on the Rolling Stone cover

4. Canadian immigrant Ted Cruz is currently America’s leading immigrant hater/constitution denier

5. John Boehner: America’s most important lawmaker, hates making laws.

6. Detroit mysteriously just now declaring bankruptcy

7. North Dakota’s restrictive abortion law gets its day in court, gets laughed out of the room

And now we're on Instagram!  Think of the excitement!  Look us up at "braintrustlive," and as always, check us out on Twitter (@braintrustlive) and Facebook pages throughout the week for links, musings and more!

In Which We Discuss:

1.  Finding inspiration in Texas’ legislators, hundreds of GOP politicians decide they don’t like having female supporters either

2. North Carolina takes on the biggest threats of them all, Sharia law... and voting

3. Obama’s doing what he does best, chipping away at his one achievement.

4. A tragic human interest story tailor made for CNN and the podcast BBF Jill takes up all 24 hours of the news cycle

5. Egypt stages a military coup in order to save democracy

6. Brazil’s experiments with the Olympics continue, meanwhile, Tulsa’s experiment is just getting started

7. And some tips and tricks that will come in handy during your next transit strike experience

In Which We Discuss:

1. The end of DOMA, Prop 8, Texas SB5, and...racism?

2. Senate passes immigration reform bill now sentenced to “ash heap of history”

3. Senate congratulates itself on immigration reform, forgets to pass student loan debt releif

4. Wendy Davis is a frigging badass

5. Southwestern heatwave proves global warming is 100% real

6. NSA not only spying on American Citizens, but also on our EU allies!

7. Plus, the continued saga of Edward Snowden, an on the scene update on the NYC Mayor’s race, and an unusual “tourism” PR campaign for an entire nation that you’ll probably only see on Fox News...

In Which We Discuss: 1. GOP members finds themselves hating one of their own ideas yet again after Obama follows their advice on Syria 2. In order to steal focus from their first bad idea, GOP members also cannibalize their own immigration reform bill 3. NSA spying program not effective enough to find Edward Snowden even as entire international press corps snags interviews 4. SCOTUS expected to announce their next round of bad decisions in coming weeks 5. Slapstick comedian Kim Jong-Un is ready to talk to the US in first bilateral talks between the two nations 6. GOP devises strategy to get gays out of the military via Christian bullying And as always, check our Twitter @braintrustlive and Facebook pages throughout the week for links, musings and more!

In Which We Discuss (Live from Arizona!):

1. Oklahoma tornadoes give Sen. Tom Coburn a chance to deny disaster relief funding to even his own constituents

2. Continuing DOJ wire-tapping news confirms we are excellent scandal pickers

3. Obama fed up with his own counterterrorism policies, outlines his plans to continue all of them

4. Boy Scouts finally half heartedly accept gay youth, still holding strong to their homophobia towards adults

5. Anthony Weiner accepts Brain Trust Live's nomination for the New York Mayor’s race

6. Plus a pair of Arizona stories with our very special panel! And as always, check our Twitter @braintrustlive and Facebook pages throughout the week for links, musings and more!