Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis - The O'Reilly Update, June 17, 2023

Episode Date: June 17, 2023

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Bill O'Reilly here. You are listening to The O'Reilly Update. Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater. Thanks, Bill. You're listening to the weekend edition of the O'Reilly Update. Here's what's happening this week in America. Kamala Harris calls for a federal crackdown on guns. The number of workers testing positive for drugs hits a 20-year high.

Belief in a higher power falls to a record low. I wonder if there's any. Not just correlation, but causation there. Great white sharks descend on New England. That's all coming up and then the message of the day. But first, Vice President Kamala Harris says guns have no place in modern society. The VP said, quote, weapons of war have no place on the streets of a civil society. Congress must pass an assault weapons ban.

President Biden will sign it. Her comments come days after California governor called for a new amendment to restrict guns. in America. That was the theme of yesterday's message of the day. The 28th Amendment, four things Gavin Newsom was calling for. And one of them was the end of weapons of war. AR-15 not used by the military was designed as a civilian weapon from the beginning. The percentage of American employees testing positive for narcotics hitting the highest

level in two decades, four percent of workers failed a mandatory drug test last year. that figures up 50% compared to just 2021. Many companies no longer screen for substances like marijuana even. So obviously, if they were screening for marijuana, which is used way more than it's ever been used before. Pot can be consumed legally in 18 states. New York Times said a story the other day about how kids are showing up to school high. They just vape it or eat gummies or whatever.

We have more kids than ever just spending the entire day at school high. Drug and alcohol abuse is responsible for 65% of all workplace injuries. A survey from Gallup finds 81% of the public believes in a higher power. It's down from 98% back in 1969. Younger liberal Americans are the least likely to profess faith in God. 32% of people under the age of 29 identify as agnostic or atheist. The most religious group in the country, conservative baby boomers. 94% of them say religion plays a major role in their day-to-day lives.

Sharks returned to New England in record numbers. Tracking software shows more than 100 Great Whites have staked out Cape Cod as their home. That's up 35% in the last 10 years. Scientists believe the booming seal population is luring predators back to beaches from Long Island to Maine. Polls show 33% of Americans refuse to swim in the ocean because of sharks. The odds of being bitten, one in four million. I'm Mike Slater, filling in for Bill O'Reilly, the message of the day about birthright citizenship. Next.

Power, politics, and the people behind the headlines. I'm Miranda Devine, New York Post columnist, and the host of the brand new podcast, Podforce One. Every week, I'll sit down for candid conversations with Washington's most powerful disruptors, lawmakers, newsmakers, and even the president of the United States. United States. These are the leaders shaping the future of America and the world. Listen to Podforce 1 with me, Miranda Devine, every week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast. You don't want to miss an episode. Time now for the O'Reilly Update message of the day. I am in Ireland in County Donegal. Way up north, they call it the Wild Coast.

This is the last county in Ireland for me to visit. I've seen all the rest of the island nation. And the reason that I love Ireland is that it's beautiful. My ancestors come from there. In fact, the PBS show Finding Your Roots did a takeout on me. And I am 92% Irish and 8% Viking. The Vikings misbehaved in Ireland way back when. But 92% Irish and American, the milty park that we have here, is incredible.

So my people on my mother's side, third ship after the Mayflower, and on my father's side, they came over in the late 1860s after the Civil War when the British crown stole, literally stole my family's farm in, county cabin, leaving the O'Reilly clan destitute. So the two twin 16-year-old boys were put on a death ship in Galway and sailed to Brooklyn. Now, I know all this because I've taken the time to research my legacy and pass it along to my children, because that is vitally important for every American to know where you came from. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it.

You can reach me. Bill at Bill O'Reilly.com. Bill at Bill O'Reilly.com. Name in town if you wish to opine. Now let's go to the mail. Janet, Mike Pence hasn't got a chance in hell. No Trump supporter would support Pence. That might be a mistake. Pence did the right thing under the Constitution. January 6th situation and he could run the country in my opinion Mary Jane concierge member I've seen people texting in cars while the wheels are rolling bad enough when you're texting while stopped at a light can't tell you how many times I had to toot my horn because a person in front of me did not see the light change yeah we all know very dangerous no doubt about it Glenda I wish you would

ask Stephen A. Smith where he draws the line with regard to live and let let I feel the same way. I'm a Christian and I hate all the woke transgender stuff, but I do not hate transgender people. I do hate what they are trying to indoctrinate children. Not all of them. But the children thing is worrying. You've got to protect the kids. They should not be indoctrinated.

Jim Yasko. Samantha Ponder needs to tell ESPN to pound sand and walk away on her own. Why would you give up a very well-paying job? Yeah, it's ESPN, but ESPN hasn't really come down on Ms. Ponda. I don't think that would be a good move. I think she continues to do her job as a host of an NFL show and speak her mind. That's what I would do. Kathy, another concierge member.

It's amazing. Just finished killing the legends. Wow, I'm an amateur musician, so I was fascinated by Elvis's life. And even though the story of John Lennon was interesting, I did not. know everything you said about Lenin. I was expecting to struggle through Mohammed Ali because, well, I'm a girl, all right? I never understood the fascination with Ali until I read Killing the Legends. To my amazement, that portion of the book was my favorite part. Killing the Legends, it got the best reviews of any of the

killing books. It's amazing. In a moment, something you might not know. Sean Spicer Show podcast, reminding you to tune into my show every day to get your daily dose inside the world of politics. President Trump and his team are shaking up Washington like never before, and we're here to cover it from all sides, especially on the topics the mainstream media won't. So if you're a political junkie on a late lunch or getting ready for the drive home, new episodes of the Sean Spicer Show podcast drop at 2 p.m. East Coast every day. Make sure you tune in. You can find us at Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast. Hey, Mike Slater, filling in for Bill O'Reilly.

Now it's time for something you might not know. California just closed all their youth prisons. So we've all seen the videos of people stealing stuff from stores, but shamelessly stealing, just as much as they can carry, sometimes coming back for more and not even in a rush. It's just tall as casual as can be. Well, in San Francisco, a security guard at a Walgreens, got a bit of a tussle with a shoplifter. and I ended up with the security guard shooting and killing the shoplifter. So California, in response, passed a bunch of laws that made it less likely for people to ever steal anything.

So we can avoid situations like this from ever happening again. Just joking. They're passing a law that says it's now illegal to stop a shoplifter in any way in any circumstance, which of course will lead to more shoplifting, which will lead to fewer stores. and higher prices and just general chaos and lawlessness everywhere. This is on top of California a couple years ago passing the law to make any shoplifting under $950 merely a misdemeanor, which no police officers enforce. By the way, the people of California voted for that.

It was a bit of a trick. There was a California ballot initiative called Prop 47, but it was called the, oh, this is a good one. What do you think it was called? So this is the bill, this is the law. that made it anything you stole under $950 was a felony. Now it's a misdemeanor. What do you think they called that ballot initiative? They call it the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act.

So people voted, yes, for the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act, and it made shoplifting legal. And the newest law says that no one can even stop you. If you try to steal more than $9.50, but let me give me the thing you may not know. California also passed a law closing all you. youth prisons. So juvenile detention still exists. That's a lower level.

Above that, more serious crimes were the youth prisons. It's like kids who murder people. And then above that are all the adult prisons. Well, the youth prisons are closed now. There used to be 10,000 kids in them. And now they're all in alternatives like camps or minimally restrictive centers or just like go on the streets. The gangs love it.

They'll just be sent out to commit more crimes knowing that if they get caught, they won't be sent to prison because they're just kids and there's nowhere to send them. And then we're going to wonder how crime got worse. How could this be? We keep hearing that we incarcerate too many people. I think we don't incarcerate enough. Mike Slater, filling for Bill O'Reilly. Hey, I'm Caitlin Becker, the host of the New York Postcast, and I've got exactly what you need to start your weekdays. Every morning, I'll bring you the stories that matter, plus the news people actually talk about, the juicy details in the worlds of politics, business,

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