@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and ThreadsCo-HostsAdam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85  (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)Rachel Parker @msraitchetp   (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO   (Twitter and Post)https://heartlandpod.com/JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK!“Change The Conversation”Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/Clown Car CruisingThe Speaker selection in the house Sean Called it babyhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/12/jim-jordan-ohio-cnn-nancy-mace-democrats-scalise-speaker?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Otherhttps://thehill.com/homenews/house/4257400-crenshaw-says-its-going-to-be-really-really-difficult-for-jordan-to-get-the-votes-to-be-speaker/Ann Wagner - Missouri Rep gives Jim Jordan a “talk to the hand”Politico: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/13/republicans-speaker-mccarthy-jim-jordan-00121370Great background from Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/13/no-house-speaker-what-it-means-republicans-dividedhttps://x.com/karmarvar/status/1712922989904154786?s=46&t=mukZUfs5M_R3E9tAHIu-GAYeah noHawley using Israel for political points https://newrepublic.com/post/176106/josh-hawley-help-israel-divert-funds-ukraineAG Bailey of MO - talking point of the weekend Not an Expert of the week - new dropElon MuskTwitter hit an iceberg with The proliferation of misinformation around Israelhttps://www.wired.com/story/x-israel-hamas-war-disinformation/From Platformer this week: “[Musk] blew up the old verification system, replacing a hand-picked group of journalists whose identities were confirmed by the company with a hodgepodge of culture warriors paying $8 a month to float to the top of replies. He began paying the culture warriors based on the views they got. He blocked and threatened reporters. He sued activists. He began charging eye-watering rates to access the platform’s API, driving away academic researchers. He stripped headlines off the previews of articles. He promoted the accounts of conspiracy theories and right-wing extremists.This is a system designed to cause chaos in the information environment, and it is working by design.”Big One: Biden’s response to attacks Big speech, strong language speech: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/10/10/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-terrorist-attacks-in-israel-2/ Sent carrier group to the areaA little Teddy - walk softly and carry a big stick the size of the U.S. NavyFrom Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-push-israel-ukraine-aid-package-over-2-billion-this-week-2023-10-15From that article, and H/T to Adam for (maybe?) being right about this: “How any bill moves through Congress without a House speaker is unclear. House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries suggested on Sunday that Democrats could work with Republicans to nominate a speaker."There are informal conversations that have been underway," about a bipartisan solution to the crisis, Jeffries told NBC's Meet the Press. "When we get back to Washington tomorrow, it's important to begin to formalize those discussions."”