Southpaws 12-9-22 Pod

Darren is back this week to discuss these topics: WNBA star Brittney Griner was freed by Russia in exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout. Union railroad workers are furious with President Joe Biden after he signed a bill to force them to accept a new contract to avert a nationwide rail strike. The unions are talking about forming a third political party. Darren believes that the unions should strike anyway. More conspirators have been ordered to stand trial in the plot to kidnap and murder Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. German authorities have arrested 25 people in connection to a right-wing plot to overthrow the government. The father of Patrick Lyoya has filed a civil lawsuit against the Grand Rapids, Michigan Police Department and the former officer who shot him in the back of the head during a traffic stop in April. Police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the January 6, 2021 insurrection received Congressional Gold Medals this week. The mother of Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who died from injuries suffered during the insurrection, walked past Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in the handshake line. The 14-year-old daughter of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) confirmed that she's having mental health issues after Houston police were called to the family's home earlier this week on a report that she had self-inflicted stab wounds on her arms. And a Richmond, Virginia restaurant cancelled reservations made by a Christian conservative organization after employees felt unsafe. Hammer Time: 21 Republican Representatives voted against the Congressional Gold Medal for the officers defending the Capitol on January 6.