In this episode Cory, Lisa, Angela, Sarah, and Dave talk news, politics, and current events. Here are the links for the news stories   US government shut down https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/27/us/politics/government-shutdown-trump-democrats.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/27/world/facebook-moderators.html?module=inline https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/us/politics/trump-wall-shutdown.html Jameela Jamil’s campaign for body positivity and against pseudoscience like detoxes is one of my favourite things. https://twitter.com/jameelajamil/status/1081502382423302145 The Canadian election for PM is coming in October of this year. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-in-an-era-of-misinformation-alternative-medicine-needs-to-be/?cmpid=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/crowdfunded-cancer-homeopathy-1.4966986 Alexandria Ocasio Cortez isn’t as crazy in her economic policies as Republicans want people to think. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/05/opinion/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-tax-policy-dance.html Canada give Saudi asylum seeker a place to go https://www.ctvnews.ca/trudeau-confirms-saudi-asylum-seeker-coming-to-canada-1.4249312 Saudi teen on the run from her family lands in Toronto https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/saudi-runaway-woman-1.4976076 https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/01/calling-transgender-youth-name-dramatically-reduces-chance-suicide/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/sandy-hook-parents-win-victory-in-lawsuit-against-alex-jones-infowars BBC News - Paris 'gas explosion' kills three in city centre http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46849633 China Sentences a Canadian, Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, to Death https://nyti.ms/2HakMf3 China calls Trudeau's remarks on Canadian's death sentence 'irresponsible' https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/china-blasts-trudeau-remarks-canadian-death-sentence-1.4978443 Anti Vaxxers are one of the top 10 health threats in 2019 ( a list of all ten appears in this Newsweek article) https://www.newsweek.com/world-health-organization-who-un-global-health-air-pollution-anti-vaxxers-1292493?fbclid=IwAR0Yj17i67sUsxsX1fiaM6gLRlv3Fj2j9Ru9xUR2_pN8W2idWIFo0J2qvTY   For anything else you can contact us at mail@brainstormblog.net You can follow the show on twitter @brainstormpod, check out the facebook page atfacebook.com/brainstormpodcast, or join our discussion group, search for The Brainstorm Podcast Discussion Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/Brainstormpodcastfriends. You can sign up for our newsletter at https://www.brainstormblog.net/newsletter Or you can follow me on twitter @hardcoreskeptic Thanks to our financial supporters, Kayla, Kim, Stephanie, Zach, The Utah Outcasts(x2), Will, Aaron, Darryl, BobbGlenn, Destin Doesn’t Suck That Much, Magnus, Several Species of small furry animals gathered together in a cave, Positively Skeptical, Rob,The Podunk Polymath, The Flying Spaghetti Monster (Sauce Be Upon Him), Freethinker215, Larry, and Drifa. If you want to join them and help the show grow then you can do that atwww.patreon.com/brainstormpodcast or you can do a one time donation atwww.paypal.me/brainstormpodcast Remember to check out aloststateofmind.com and www.voidpod.com For more show notes check out our website www.brainstormblog.net and follow the show on Spreaker for notifications whenever a new episode is up or we go live.https://www.spreaker.com/user/brainstormpodcast And join our Discord chat for live chat during the show https://discord.gg/7ZJCcKP Check out our new store online for some Brainstorm gear. It’s athttps://www.teepublic.com/stores/brainstorm-podcast-gear?ref_id=5797 We’ve teamed up with Reason Revolution too. You can find that at www.reasonrevolution.org Remember to give us a rating, a thumbs up or a fav on your podcatcher of choice, join our facebook group, like our page, follow us on twitter, share the show and spread the word. Seriously, share the show. It means a lot and helps the show grow. Thanks for listening and remember, the truth matters