Reports are going viral that restaurants in states that increased the minimum wage – such as California, Arizona and Colorado – are charging as much as 6% surcharge to customers.
It is unclear whether customers are being notified of the fee before the meal is ordered or after.
According to the Associated Press, President Trump is living up to another of his campaign promises by working to deport 11 million undocumented foreigners living in the country.
A draft memo, leaked to the AP, states the National Guard will be activated well north of the Mexico border in states like Oregon and Louisiana to act as ICE agents in an unprecedented act of militarism.
The memo states The Guard would be authorized to “perform the functions of an immigration officer in relation to the investigation, apprehension and detention of aliens in the United States.“
Continue reading Trump to use Nat Guard to round up undocumented foreigners
L.L. Bean had joined a long list of brands and businesses being targeted for boycott.
We’re continuing our web series on politics by doing a documentary style reality show on activists protesting the new Republican Congress and President.
So far, the Republican Congress has made clear their intention to gut the ACA and many believe the administration has planned cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and social security.
There is a plan of action document called indivisible as seen on the Rachel Maddow show.
We’re casting a new episode of Let’s Talk Brooklyn. This episode will be different from our previous episode regarding politics.
For this reoccurring series, we are looking for 4-6 writers who have a computer with amazing internet access, to review a few of the following shows:
Continue reading Let’s Talk Casting – Let’s Talk: this seasons hottest shows
In the second segment of Let’s Talk Politics, guest Ari Aranda discusses how he came to his political and world views citing two very important authors and books he’s read.
Below are links to those authors Jared Diamond and Richard Dawkins. These two university professors are influential if not controversial. Both men have tried to explain the meaning of civilization and life in very distinct ways.
Jared Diamond’s Gun’s Germs and Steel was turned into a three part television movie. While Richard Dawkins, a preeminent atheist, has appeared on many talk shows such as Real Time With Bill Maher
Below are links to the most popular books these men have published.
Welcome to the blog for Let’s Talk Brooklyn.
Let’s Talk Brooklyn is a talk show where we discuss the most fascinating, talked about, blogged about and trending topics. Let’s Talk Brooklyn is a national and international program that will stream on V-TIP.COM and You Tube.
Each episode is shot in and around Brooklyn, NY – the Big Apple’s newest and brightest part of the city.
And we are thrilled to affiliated with Bricartsmedia’s and use their state of the art facilities and studios in downtown Brooklyn. For those who watch a lot of public access Let’s Talk Brooklyn will air on Brooklyn’s Free Speech Channel for FiOS, Time Warner Cable and Optimum.
Welcome to the very first episode of Let’s Talk Brooklyn.
On today’s episode host Lawman Lynch speaks to lawyer turned satirist Ari Aranda about his journey from being a real estate attorney to becoming a stand up comedian and satirist.
At the beginning of the year, Ari quit his law firm, hired a film crew and produced a feature length movie entitled The Merman Prince for El Presidente Emperor Warlord!
The movie satirizes Republican nominee Donald Trump. Take a look at a teaser of the show here:
