[RAY BOGAN]

It’s the 2024 NFL draft – a fun moment to check out the future stars of our favorite teams, escape from the daily grind and most importantly, break free of politics and all the ads. 

Except one. 

The Biden campaign is running a 20 second ad that shows President Biden smiling with the Kansas City Chiefs and an old clip of Donald Trump in 2020 saying nobody cares about football. It ends with the message: make the right pick in November. 

The Biden campaign also posted the ad on X, where people can pause it and examine every last frame. So eagle eyed critics were able to determine that a picture of Biden smiling holding a football is not in the U.S. It’s him in Australia in 2016 meeting with AFL executives for a game between the Carlton Blues and West Coast Eagles at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. 

So why is Biden running an ad during the draft? Demographics. 

We don’t have this year’s numbers yet, but according to SportsMediaWatch, the 2023 NFL draft had ratings for viewers aged 18-49 that were nearly on par with that year’s NCAA men’s basketball title game. That’s key for Biden – a Harvard poll of registered voters aged 18 – 29 found that Biden is leading Trump 50% to 37%.

But he has to keep those voters to win and support is slipping due to his handling of the Israel-Hamas war. 

Democratic primary voters in Michigan and Wisconsin made their disapproval known by casting more than 150,000 uncommitted and uninstructed votes in those two primaries. His events have been interrupted by protestors calling for an immediate cease-fire. 

Biden is also trying to reach younger voters on TikTok, but he’s receiving criticism for that too. He just signed a bill to ban the platform in the US if its Chinese parent-company fails to sell it. So some of those young voters he’s trying to win over say he’s being hypocritical. 

[JACK ALYMER]
To keep the cannabis industry running in the U.S., the amount of energy needed is getting pretty high.

[Parks and Recreation]

Are you high?

[JACK ALYMER]

The electricity required nationwide is equivalent to powering roughly 13.5 million homes.

Or about one percent of the entire country’s annual energy usage. And as the industry expands, that demand is expected to jump to 3 percent by 2035.

Utility providers are putting out the warning, saying growers could eventually demand as much power as a small city.

[40-Year-Old Virgin]

That’s a lot of weed.

[JACK ALYMER]

Experts call cannabis the most energy-intensive crop in the U.S. Almost ninety percent of it is grown indoors, where it becomes a constant drain on the power grid.

Some of these grow rooms operate 24 hours a day, requiring up to 40 times more energy to care for than similar plants like lettuce.

[Man with a Plan]

The devil’s lettuce!

[JACK ALYMER]

Portland, Oregon has seen so much indoor weed cultivation that it’s actually led to at least seven different power outages.

After weed was legalized in Colorado, almost half of Denver’s new power demand came from grow rooms. And in Massachusetts, a tenth of the state’s total power usage now goes towards growing weed indoors.

It’s an issue the National Conference of State Legislatures is keeping an eye on.

[Bob’s Burgers]

We have a terrible weed problem.

[JACK ALYMER]

This group of lawmakers has said the link between cannabis cultivation and energy consumption is something that’s becoming increasingly relevant to their legislative agenda, especially as the number of states legalizing marijuana continues to grow.

[JACK AYLMER]

THE HITS KEEP COMING FOR THE DAIRY INDUSTRY WHEN IT COMES TO THE BIRD FLU.

THE FDA FOUND ONE IN FIVE COMMERCIAL MILK SAMPLES TESTED CONTAINED PARTICLES OF THE H5N1 VIRUS.

OFFICIALS STILL SAY COMMERCIAL MILK IS SAFE TO DRINK.

THE FINDINGS SUGGEST THE VIRUS IS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN INITIALLY THOUGHT.

EIGHT STATES HAVE CONFIRMED BIRD FLU CASES IN 33 DAIRY HERDS.

BUT A FOOD SCIENCE EXPERT AT CORNELL SAID THE NUMBER IS LIKELY UNDERESTIMATED. 

WITH THE LATEST FINDINGS AND NEARLY 30,000 FARMS ACROSS THE U.S.–

THE PROFESSOR SAID:

33 IS A REALLY SMALL NUMBER. IT MAKES IT SEEM LIKE THERE IS DEFINITELY MORE SPREAD OUT THERE.

AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE DOCTOR AT THE UNIVERSITY ECHOED THE ASSUMPTION.

SAYING THE REVELATIONS SHOW THE VIRUS MAY HAVE “SATURATED” DAIRY HERDS ACROSS THE U.S.

STILL, THE FDA MAINTAINS THE PASTEURIZATION PROCESS LIKELY “DEACTIVATES” THE VIRUS.

BUT FURTHER TESTING IS NEEDED TO CONFIRM THE THEORY.

WHILE THE VIRUS REMAINS MAINLY CONFINED TO ANIMALS, HEALTH OFFICIALS ADVISE AGAINST DRINKING RAW OR UNPASTEURIZED MILK.

EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF PASTEURIZATION AS A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE.

THE FINDINGS IN COMMERCIAL MILK COME AFTER THE USDA SAID IT WILL  REQUIRE DAIRY HERDS CROSSING STATE LINES TO BE TESTED FOR BIRD FLU.

THE PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY NAVY…THE OFFICIAL NAME OF THE CHINESE NAVAL FORCES–CAN NOW PERMANENTLY OPERATE FROM A SECOND OVER-SEAS BASE. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A PAIR OF CHINESE WARSHIPS HAVE BEEN DOCKED IN CAMBODIA FOR MONTHS.

WE’VE REPORTED ON BEFORE ON CAMBODIA GIVING CHINA EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO OPERATE OUT OF THE REAM NAVAL STATION. SO, FOR MORE ONE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS BASE, BE SURE TO CHECK OUT S-A-N DOT COM.

BUT BASICALLY–
EVEN THOUGH THE CAMBODIAN CONSTITUTION PROHIBITS FOREIGN MILITARY POWERS FROM OPERATING PERMANENTLY WITHIN THE COUNTRY–
THE CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT STARTED LETTING THE CHINESE MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PIER AT REAM– A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
THOSE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDED EXPANDING THE PIER, DREDGING THE HARBOR SO BIGGER SHIPS COULD DOCK THERE…AND BUILDING PERMANENT STRUCTURES ON LAND LIKE DRYDOCKS AND TROOP BARRACKS.

THE LATEST WRINKLE TO THE STORY CAME ON APRIL 18TH WHEN THE CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES PUBLISHED PHOTOS OF A PAIR OF PLAN VESSELS THAT HAVE BEEN MOORED AT THE PIER LONGER THAN WHAT WOULD BE EXPECTED IF THE SHIPS WERE JUST PASSING THROUGH OR JUST IN THE AREA FOR NAVAL EXERCISES.

WHEN COUNTING THE NUMBER OF SHIPS–CHINA HAS THE WORLD’S LARGEST NAVY…BUT THE REAM NAVAL STATION MARKS JUST THE SECOND OVERSEAS NAVAL BASE FOR CHINA–THE FIRST IS IN DJIBOUTY, AT THE BASE OF THE HORN OF AFRICA.

AND THESE BASES ARE THE START OF WHAT CHINESE LEADER XI JINPING HOPES WILL BE THE BEGINNING OF CHINA’S BLUE-WATER NAVY.

A BLUE WATER NAVY IS A MARITIME FORCE CAPABLE OF NAVIGATING THE WORLD’S OPEN OCEANS IN A SAFE AND EFFICIENT MANNER.

BASICALLY…ABLE TO SAIL OUT ON THE WILD BLUE YONDER.

CHINA ISN’T THERE YET…AND THE LOCATION OF THEIR TWO NAVAL BASES PROVE THAT. THIS IS THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE REAM NAVAL STATION…AND THE OTHER OVER-SEAS STATION CHINA USES IS IN DJIBOUTI…WHICH IS RIGHT ABOUT HERE.

NOW, KEEP IN MIND THE EARTH IS ROUND, NOT FLAT LIKE THIS MAP…BUT EVEN THEN IT’S EASY TO SEE THE PLAN NEVER REALLY HAS TO LEAVE THE SAFETY OF THE SHORELINE TOO MUCH TO SAIL TO THESE BASES…THEY CAN PRETTY MUCH HUG THE COASTLINE TO GET WHERE THEY NEED TO GO.

SO, WHILE PLENTY OF FOLKS ARE TAKING NOTICE OF THE NEWEST CHINESE NAVAL BASE–IT’S NOT NECESSARILY A SURPRISE IT WAS BUILT…BUT IT DOES ADD TO THE CONCERN OF GROWING CHINESE NAVAL AGGRESSION IN THE REGION.

[JACK AYLMER]

ATHENS IS FACING AN UNPRECEDENTED REQUEST FROM FRANCE AS PREPARATIONS FOR THE OLYMPICS UNFOLD.

FRENCH AUTHORITIES HAVE REPORTEDLY ASKED TO BORROW A GREEK AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

THE FRENCH ASKED FOR THE TRANSFER OF A CROTALE SHORT-RANGE SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM FROM THE GREEK AIR FORCE, ACCORDING TO GREEK NEWS OUTLETS.

THE TALKS BEGAN IN NOVEMBER BUT HAVEN’T PROGRESSED SINCE. 

FRANCE ARGUES IT WANTS TO PROVIDE ANTI-AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS TO UKRAINE BUT NEEDS ALLIED HELP TO ENSURE THE AIR DEFENSE OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE DURING THE PARIS GAMES.

ATHENS HAS NOT OFFICIALLY RESPONDED.

A GREEK GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON DID SAY ANY ASSISTANCE GRANTED WOULD NOT HURT THE COUNTRY’S DEFENSE CAPABILITIES AND WOULD BE LIMITED TO ONLY THE GAMES.

THIS MARKS THE FIRST TIME FRANCE HAS REQUESTED AIR DEFENSE FOR THE OLYMPICS.

THE REQUEST IS NOT DIRECTLY LINKED TO UKRAINE BUT IS VIEWED AS AN INDIRECT CALL TO ATHENS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE EUROPEAN EFFORT TO ASSIST KYIV. 

AND THE U-S WAS EXPECTED TO PUSH ATHENS TO PROVIDE AID TO UKRAINE DURING A TELECONFERENCE FRIDAY.

DESPITE INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE, GREEK OFFICIALS REMAIN RESOLUTE IN NOT COMMITTING WEAPONS TO UKRAINE. 

ATHENS HAS MAINTAINED THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING GREECE FROM NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS, FIRST AND FOREMOST.

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

U.S. TROOPS HAVE BEGUN CONSTRUCTING A TEMPORARY PIER OFF THE COAST OF GAZA – TO DELIVER HUMANITARIAN AID TO PALESTINIANS LIVING IN THE ENCLAVE.

THIS – JUST DAYS AFTER GAZAN MILITANTS FIRED MORTAR SHELLS TOWARD THE CONSTRUCTION SITE.

PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCED PLANS FOR THE MARITIME PIER DURING HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS IN MARCH – AS UNITED NATIONS OFFICIALS HAD WARNED THAT FAMINE IN GAZA WAS “ALMOST INEVITABLE” AND THAT “LIFE IS DRAINING OUT OF GAZA AT TERRIFYING SPEED.”

THE PENTAGON MADE CLEAR – MORE THAN 1,000 US TROOPS WOULD HELP CONSTRUCT THE PIER  AT SEA – HOWEVER – THEY WOULD ACCOMPLISH THIS FEAT WITHOUT PUTTING US BOOTS ON THE GROUND.  

THE GOAL IS TO FILL SHIPS WITH AID IN CYPRUS – THE SHIPS WILL TRAVERSE WATERS TO THE PIER IN GAZA – WHICH WILL BE ATTACHED TO A TEMPORARY CAUSEWAY.

THE HUMANITARIAN AID WILL THEN BE LOADED ONTO TRUCKS AND MAKE THEIR WAY INTO GAZA. 

ISRAEL AGREED TO PROVIDE SECURITY AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR US TROOPS DURING CONSTRUCTION – WHICH PROVED TO BE NEEDED THIS WEEK AS PENTAGON OFFICIALS CONFIRMED – MORTAR SHELLS WERE FIRED TOWARD THE MARSHALLING YARD AREA WEDNESDAY – WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE DELIVERY SITE THE PIER WILL SUPPORT.

THE ATTACK HAPPENED WHILE UN OFFICIALS WERE TOURING THE SITE WITH IDF TROOPS.

[AIR FORCE MAJ. GEN. PAT RYDER]

“It’s important also to highlight that this occurred before any U.S. forces, you know, have started moving anything. There’ll be no U.S. forces on the ground. And as I understand it, there’s no U.S. equipment per se in this marshaling yard.”

 [LAUREN TAYLOR]

NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED IN THE ATTACK AND THE PIER PROJECT TIMELINE CURRENTLY REMAINS ON TRACK.

HAMAS MILITANTS TOLD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS – “IT WOULD REJECT THE PRESENCE OF ANY NON-PALESTINIANS IN GAZA.”

MANY AID WORKERS HELPING WITH HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS HAVE ALSO VOICED CONCERNS ABOUT WORKING IN GAZA AFTER 7 AID WORKERS WITH WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN WERE KILLED IN AN ISRAELI STRIKE.

OFFICIALS WITH THE PENTAGON SAID THE PIER WILL HELP TO DELIVER TWO MILLION MEALS PER DAY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF GAZA.

ISRAEL SAYS IT WILL PREVENT ANY AID FROM GETTING INTO THE HANDS OF HAMAS TERRORISTS.

IT SHOULD BECOME OPERATIONAL BY MAY.

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

RANSOMWARE ATTACKS WREAK HAVOC ON ORGANIZATIONS OF ALL SIZES, LEAVING A TRAIL OF DEVASTATION IN THEIR WAKE. THE CULPRIT? MALICIOUS CYBER ATTACKERS EXPLOITING VULNERABILITIES, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE UNAWARE OF.

TO COUNTER THIS, THE CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY, PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, HAS LAUNCHED THE RANSOMWARE VULNERABILITY WARNING PILOT. THIS PROGRAM ALERTS ORGANIZATIONS TO POTENTIAL RANSOMWARE THREATS, POTENTIALLY SAVING MILLIONS IN DAMAGES.

TAKE UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, FOR EXAMPLE, WHICH WAS HIT BY A RANSOMWARE ATTACK EARLIER THIS YEAR, CAUSING NATIONWIDE OUTAGES FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES. THE ATTACK COST THE COMPANY $872 MILLION IN DAMAGES. HACKERS ALLEGEDLY STOLE 6 TERABYTES OF PATIENT DATA, AND THE RANSOMWARE GROUP CLAIMED A $22 MILLION RANSOM FROM UNITEDHEALTH.

JEN EASTERLY
DIRECTOR | CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY

“We’ve normalized the fact that we have shifted the burden of cyber security onto individuals and small businesses, which are least prepared to bear that burden. We’ve normalized this crazy mal alignment of incentives where technology companies have prioritized speed to market and driving down cost and cool features over security.”

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

BY PATCHING THESE WEAKNESSES, ORGANIZATIONS CAN DRASTICALLY REDUCE THEIR RISK OF FALLING PREY TO THESE CYBER EXTORTIONISTS AND AVOID THE COSTLY CONSEQUENCES THAT FOLLOW.

THE RANSOMWARE VULNERABILITY WARNING PILOT PROGRAM, CURRENTLY IN ITS PILOT PHASE WITH 7,000 ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING, AIMS TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL BY THE END OF 2024.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: CISA IDENTIFIES VULNERABILITIES AND ALERTS PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS, PROVIDING THEM WITH THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO PATCH THEIR SYSTEMS AND PREVENT ATTACKS.

HOWEVER, PRIVACY ADVOCATES HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT CISA’S IMPLEMENTATION OF ONE OF THEIR PROGRAM’S TOOLS – THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENA.

A 2022 REVIEW OF CISA’S PROCEDURES SHOWED THAT THE AGENCY CAN SUBPOENA ORGANIZATIONS OR INDIVIDUALS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON INTERNET-BASED SYSTEMS WITHOUT A COURT ORDER — THESE SUBPOENAS DO NOT REQUIRE JUDICIAL REVIEW. AND OPTING OUT OR DECLINING IS NOT POSSIBLE.

ADDITIONALLY, THE SUBPOENAS CAN BE ISSUED IN SECRET, WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION BEING TARGETED. CISA CAN HOLD ONTO PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION THEY FIND FOR SIX MONTHS IF THEY FIND ANY SUSPECTED CYBER SECURITY INCIDENT.

CISA ENSURES THAT EMPLOYEES PROMPTLY DELETE PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION IN LINE WITH ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES. HOWEVER, THE ABSENCE OF JUDICIAL OVERSIGHT AND THE SECRETIVE NATURE OF THESE SUBPOENAS HAVE SPARKED WORRIES ABOUT POTENTIAL PRIVACY VIOLATIONS AND ABUSE OF POWER.

CISA OFFERS THEIR OWN CYBER SECURITY TOOLS AND STARTED A PROCESS FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO SUBMIT THEIR OWN FREE TOOLS AND SERVICES FOR THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR.

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

MEXICO’S PRESIDENT CLAIMS THE COUNTRY’S VIOLENT CRIMINAL GANGS AND DRUG CARTELS ARE ESSENTIALLY “RESPECTFUL PEOPLE” WHO “RESPECT CITIZENRY.”

HE ADDED THEY MOSTLY JUST KILL EACH OTHER.

THE CLAIMS ARE CLEARLY AT ODDS WITH THE REALITY OF MILLIONS OF MEXICANS WHO LIVE IN AREAS DOMINATED BY DRUG CARTELS.

THE CARTELS ROUTINELY DEMAND PROTECTION PAYMENTS FROM LOCALS AND KILL OR KIDNAP THEM IF THEY REFUSE TO PAY.

A REPORTER ASKED PRESIDENT ANDRES LOPEZ OBRADOR WHETHER DRUG CARTELS BEHAVED WELL WHEN HE VISITED THE HOMETOWN OF EL CHAPO.

SOMETHING HE’S DONE DOZENS OF TIMES.

HE SAID:

ALWAYS! SOMETIMES WE COME UPON PEOPLE WHO ARE STRANGE, BUT RESPECTFUL.

LOPEZ OBRADOR HAS LONG REFUSED TO ORDER DIRECT CONFRONTATION WITH CARTELS.

HE CLAIMS CARTEL MEMBERS WERE FORCED INTO A LIFE OF CRIME BECAUSE OF A LACK OF OPPORTUNITIES.

HIS HUGS, NOT BULLETS STRATEGY” OFFERS TRAINING FOR YOUTH SO THEY WON’T BECOME CRIMINALS.

BUT SAYING THE CARTELS DON’T ATTACK COMMON PEOPLE TAKES THE ISSUE TO ANOTHER LEVEL.

EXPERTS AND RIGHTS ACTIVISTS SAY THOUSANDS OF MEXICANS HAVE BEEN FORCED FROM THEIR HOMES BY CARTEL VIOLENCE AND EXTORTION.

AND THOUSANDS OF BUSINESS OWNERS, TAXI AND BUS DRIVERS HAVE BEEN KILLED FOR REFUSING EXTORTION DEMANDS.

THURSDAY’S STATEMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT COME MORE THAN A MONTH AFTER HE SAID HE WON’T FIGHT MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS ON U-S ORDERS.

THE PRESIDENT CALLED IT A “MEXICO FIRST POLICY.”

HE SAID:

WE ARE NOT GOING TO ACT AS POLICEMEN FOR ANY FOREIGN GOVERNMENT. 

MEXICO FIRST. OUR HOME COMES FIRST.

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

A SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICIAL HAS LABELED THE COUNTY THE “NEW EPICENTER” FOR THE SOUTHERN BORDER CRISIS.

THE DISTRICT FIVE SUPERVISOR JIM DESMOND BLAMED FOR WHAT HE CALLS SELF-INFLICTED WOUNDS WHILE APPEARING ON NEWSNATION.

[JIM DESMOND]

IN CALIFORNIA, WE’RE INFLICTING THIS UPON OURSELVES. YOU KNOW, WE GIVE PEOPLE, WE GIVE MIGRANTS FREE HEALTHCARE. WE EVEN GIVE THEM FREE LEGAL, NOT LEGAL ADVICE, BUT WE’LL PAY FOR THEIR ATTORNEY IF THEY’RE DEPORTED.

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

DESMOND ALSO CLAIMED BORDER PATROL AGENTS ARE UNABLE TO INTERVENE EFFECTIVELY.

AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSINGS.

ON THURSDAY, HE ALSO TOOK TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO HIGHLIGHT A SURGE IN ILLEGAL CROSSINGS.

HE SAYS BORDER PATROL APPREHENDED TWO-THOUSAND PEOPLE IN ONE DAY INCLUDING MORE THAN 200 CHINESE NATIONALS.

DESMOND ADDED THAT NEARLY 215,000 MIGRANTS HAVE BEEN APPREHENDED SINCE OCTOBER.

AND DESMOND ASSERTS THE CLOSURE OF PROCESSING CENTERS HAS LED TO MORE THAN 30,000 MIGRANT DROP OFFS OVER THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS.

SAN DIEGO BORDER PATROL HAS YET TO VERIFY DESMOND’S NUMBERS, AS OF THE PUBLISHING OF THIS REPORT.

THE DISTRICT SUPERVISOR SAYS MIGRANTS CROSSING THE BORDER ON BOATS OFFERS AN EASIER PATH THAN BY FOOT.

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

FINALLY THIS MORNING – VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS HELD A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM AT THE WHITE HOUSE ON THURSDAY – WITH GUESTS INCLUDING RECENTLY PARDONED FORMER INMATES — AS WELL AS REALITY TV-STAR AND ENTREPRENEUR KIM KARDASHIAN.

AT THE WHITE HOUSE MEETING – HARRIS CONFIRMED THE FINALIZATION OF CHANGES TO A SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION RULE — REMOVING MOST RESTRICTIONS BASED ON A PERSON’S CRIMINAL RECORD.

THE V-P THANKED KARDASHIAN FOR HER ADVOCACY — AND USING HER PLATFORM TO TALK ABOUT GIVING SECOND CHANCES.

KARDASHIAN — WHO BECAME AN ACTIVIST FOR CRIMINAL REFORM DURING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION — SPOKE OF THE CHANGES BEING MADE TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

SUPER: KIM KARDASHIAN | CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ACTIVIST

“Every time I’ve gone and visited a prison, I’ve met some of the smartest individuals with the brightest ideas and to see the changes that are happening to make their reentry easier I think is going to be life-changing especially with the small business loans”

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

THE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION CAME A DAY AFTER PRESIDENT BIDEN PARDONED 11 PEOPLE — AND COMMUTED THE SENTENCES OF FIVE OTHERS —

WHO HAD BEEN CONVICTED OF NON-VIOLENT DRUG CHARGES.

FOUR OF THOSE PARDONED WERE PART OF THURSDAY’S MEETING.