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Breaking social rules, Jonathan Smith & Paco Aguirre sit down at work to discuss politics during their lunch hour. Politics at work focuses on real people discussing political issues from different points of view. Jonathan identifies himself as a Republican & Paco identifies himself as a Democratic Socialist.

Jonathan Smith & Paco Aguirre


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    089 - Monkeypox, Brittney Griner, Russia Controls Luhansk, European Protests

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2022 36:48


    ·       2022 Monkeypox Outbreak Global Map | Monkeypox | Poxvirus | CDC·       No, monkeypox is not a 'gay disease.' Here's what experts want you to know. (aol.com)·       Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges in Russian court | CNN·       Robert E. Crimo III: What we know about Highland Park shooting suspect | CNN·       Russia claims full control of Luhansk region as key city captured | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera·       Ukraine's prime minister says rebuilding will cost $750 billion. - The New York Times (nytimes.com)·       Western arms supplied to Ukraine offered on darknet – RT investigation — RT World News·       Only 4 of 55 African Leaders Attend Zelensky Call, Showing Neutrality on Ukraine and Russia – Orinoco Tribune – News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond·       Natural Gas, Nuclear Go Green In The EU (forbes.com)·       WATCH: Farmers in Poland and Italy join Netherlands in mass European protests - Euro Weekly News·       Dutch Government Begins Canadian-Style Crackdown On Farmer Protests (thefederalist.com)·       BRICS 14th Summit 2022 | PM Narendra Modi Participates in the Summit (startuptalky.com)

    088 - Roe V Wade Overturned, Americans Killed in Ukraine, Julian Assange

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2022 1:15


    ·       Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ends federal abortion rights (cnbc.com)·       Barack Obama Blasted for Not Codifying Roe v. Wade: 'Dem Failure' (newsweek.com)·       White House: Biden committed to codifying Roe v. Wade regardless of Miss. case | The Hill·       Nancy Pelosi and fellow Democrats are immediately using Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade overturning as an election fundraising opportunity (yahoo.com)·       When Joe Biden Voted to Let States Overturn Roe v. Wade - The New York Times (nytimes.com)·       Second known American killed while fighting in Ukraine | CNN Politics·       Britons, Moroccan sentenced to death in separatist-held Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera·       Julian Assange's extradition to US approved by UK government | CNN

    087 - Mexican President Skips the Summit of the Americas, Bilderberg Meeting, Record Inflation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2022 28:33


    ·       Vigilance Elite - YouTube·       Mexico's AMLO will skip US-hosted Summit of the Americas | Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador News | Al Jazeera·       The Summit of the Americas Is an Instrument of US Hegemony in Latin America (jacobin.com)·       Participants 2022 (bilderbergmeetings.org)·       Record-high US inflation has analysts gloomy (nypost.com)·       US to allow Venezuelan oil to be shipped to Europe: report | The Hill

    086 - Uvalde Shooting

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 31:03


    085 - Buffalo Shooter Nazi Inspiration, 40B to Ukraine, Turkey Blocking Finland & Sweden from Joining NATO

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 45:40


    ·       Biden resists Ukrainian demands for long-range rocket launchers - POLITICO·       Buffalo shooter wore same Nazi symbol as Ukrainian military (israel365news.com)·       It's Not Just White People: Democrats Are Losing Normal Voters of All Races (theintercept.com)·       Musk Compares Canada's Trudeau to Hitler in Unhinged Trucker Crypto Freakout (yahoo.com)·       Abbott mantiene una ventaja de 7 puntos sobre O'Rourke en contienda por la gubernatura (dallasnews.com)·       Rand Paul blocks quick passage of $40 billion Ukraine aid package (nbcnews.com)·       ‘Historic Moment': Finland And Sweden Submit Applications To Join NATO (forbes.com)·       Turkey Will Block Sweden and Finland Joining NATO (newsweek.com)·       These NATO Countries Have the Largest Militaries | Best Countries | US News

    084 - Elon Musk Buys Twitter, Rusia Controls Mariupol, Continued War Escalation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 29:54


    Twitter accepts Elon Musk's buyout deal (cnbc.com)Ukraine is winning the battle on Twitter, but in the real world Kiev is losing the fight for the Donbass — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

    083- Social Media Censorship, Weapons to Ukraine, France Elections, Mexico & Pakistan Recall, Bucha Events

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 54:24


    ·       Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion, so it can be 'transformed as private company' (cnbc.com)·       SCOTT RITTER: Twitter Wars—My Personal Experience in Twitter's Ongoing Assault on Free Speech – Consortium News·       Russia-Ukraine War: U.S. Is Running Out of Weapons Aiding Kyiv - Bloomberg·       Russia Government Budget Value - March 2022 Data - 1996-2021 Historical (tradingeconomics.com)·       French Presidential Election 2022 Live Results: Macron and Le Pen Face Off Again (bloomberg.com)·       AMLO Wins Mexico's First Ever Recall Election (jacobinmag.com)·       American Think Tanks Are Fueling the Mexican Right (jacobinmag.com)·       Imran Khan claims US threatened him and wants him ousted as Pakistan PM | Pakistan | The Guardian·       Imran Khan ousted as Pakistan's PM after vote - BBC News·       Bucha massacre: CBS News finds evidence of atrocities near Ukraine's capital as Russia is accused of war crimes - CBS News·       Pentagon can't independently confirm atrocities in Ukraine's Bucha, official says | Reuters·       Russia asks U.N. Security Council to discuss Bucha 'provocation' | Reuters·       (158) Mayor of Bucha - YouTube

    082 - Russia Demanding Payment in Rubles, Russia's Hypersonic Weapons, Trump Sues Clinton

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 30:01


    ·       Russia says it will demand payment in rubles for its natural gas from 'hostile countries.' 6 experts break down how that might work. (yahoo.com)·       Russia's gold reserves buy Putin a few options | Reuters·       Invisible To Radars – Why Russia's Hypersonic Missiles Are 'Undetectable' To Powerful Air Defense Systems? (eurasiantimes.com)·       Trump sues Hillary Clinton, DNC over 2016 election, Russia claims (cnbc.com)·       Ted Cruz questions Ketanji Brown Jackson about “critical race theory” | The Texas Tribune

    081 - Is Ukraine Winning the War, Death of the Petrodollar, Julian Assange, BA 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 64:48


    ·       Russia Facing ‘Outright Defeat' And ‘Sudden' Collapse In Ukraine, Author Says | HuffPost Latest News·       Alex Rubinstein on Twitter: "American volunteer in Ukraine describes how foreigners who flocked over to the country to fight Russia are being used as cannon fodder ·       Russia's war in Ukraine: complete guide in maps, video and pictures·       Volodymyr Zelensky Says Ukraine Won't Join NATO (newsweek.com)·       Russia issues sanctions against Biden and a long list of US officials and political figures·       Harris slammed for laughing after question about Ukrainian refugees (nypost.com)·       Saudi Arabia reportedly considering accepting yuan instead of dollar for oil sales | TheHill·       Shift from the petrodollar imminent as India, others ditch US Dollar (theexchange.africa)·       Russia, China agree 30-year gas deal via new pipeline, to settle in euros | Reuters·       Once A Pariah, Venezuela's Maduro Now Courted by the U.S. for Oil (newsweek.com)·       Trump, who was impeached for withholding nearly $400 million in military aid from Ukraine, ·       Sorry, Joe: Team Obama refused to arm Ukraine at all (nypost.com)·       Tulsi Gabbard calls for ceasefire to protect 25 U.S. Biolabs in Ukraine… - American Partisan·       Russia claims US did experiments with bat coronavirus samples in biolabs in Ukraine (dunyabulteni.net)·       China's Covid-19 outbreak explained as 37 million people now in lockdown. - CNN·       Omicron sub-variant BA.2 is just as contagious as MEASLES - New York Times Post (nytimespost.com)·       Julian Assange denied permission to appeal U.S. extradition at U.K Supreme Court (nbcnews.com)

    080 - Experts Predicted Russian Conflict, Media & Liberals Normalize Supporting Nazis in Ukraine, US Bioresearch Facilities in Ukraine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 66:07


    ·       (41) Biden predijo en 1997 un conflicto OTAN-Rusia @RT Play en Español - YouTube·       Reconsidering NATO expansion: a counterfactual analysis of Russia and the West in the 1990s | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core·       Russia says military action will stop immediately if Ukraine agrees to four conditions (yahoo.com)·       (45) PBS Glorifies Ukraine Leader with Nazi Painting Behind Him - YouTube·       Congress bans arms to Ukraine militia linked to neo-Nazis | TheHill·       Global North South (wikimedia.org)·       Mapped: 87 countries condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the UN (axios.com)·       Biden on Work From Home: 'It's Time to Get Americans Back to Work' (businessinsider.com)·       Victoria Nuland: Ukraine Has "Biological Research Facilities," Worried Russia May Seize Them (substack.com)·       7 FAKE NEWS stories coming out of Ukraine – OffGuardian (off-guardian.org)·       Mexico–Russia relations - Wikipedia

    079 - Ukraine and Russia, Pareto Distribution, Canadian Truckers Convoy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 53:04


    ·       Washington responsible for fascist massacre in Odessa - World Socialist Web Site (wsws.org)·       Ukraine's Neo-Nazi militia preparing to 'fight to the death' in Russia war with guerrilla forces & 'Mad Max' tanks (thesun.co.uk)·       'Very Dangerous': Putin Authorizes 'Peacekeeping' Forces for Eastern Ukraine (commondreams.org)·       Pareto distribution as an economic model. Application to offshore oil lease bidding (Technical Report) | OSTI.GOV·       Trudeau vows to freeze anti-mandate protesters' bank accounts - BBC News·       Canadian Armed Forces providing military training to Ukrainian neo-Nazis - World Socialist Web Site (wsws.org)·       Western media is literally peddling Neo-Nazi propaganda to prompt war between Russia and Ukraine – NaturalNews.com·       Kamala Harris slammed for 'word salad' response to Ukraine-Russia questions (nypost.com)

    078 - Philosophy, Weak Stock Market Performance, Ukraine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 47:01


    ·       The Gulag Archipelago in three volumes : Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive·       PSYCHOLOGY OF THE UNCONSCIOUS : DR. C. G. JUNG : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive·       Nazi Party - Wikipedia·       Stocks Just Had Their Worst Month Since March 2020: January's Wild Ride In 8 Numbers (forbes.com)·       Billionaires got 54% richer during pandemic, sparking calls for "wealth tax" - CBS News·       Joe Biden, DNC raise more money than Donald Trump, RNC for 2nd straight month - ABC News (go.com)·       Democrats Rushing Through Massive Ukraine Defense Bill (theintercept.com)·       Ukraine crisis: Kiev residents preparing for Russian invasion (afr.com)·       Biden to deploy troops to Eastern Europe amid Ukraine standoff (nbcnews.com)·       MSNBC Host Desperately Defends Whoopi Goldberg: ‘This Cancel Culture Is Getting so Out of Hand' - Chicks On The Right (chicksonright.com)

    077 - President Biden's First Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 46:57


    ·       Year One of the Biden-Harris Administration (Full Video) - YouTube·       Joe Biden's Wobbly $2,000 Stimulus Pledge Is a Replay of Obama's 'Public Option' Fail (newsweek.com)·       More Hispanic and Black voters switching to the Republican party (msn.com)·       How Popular Is Joe Biden? | FiveThirtyEight·       Kamala Harris tells Guatemala migrants: 'Do not come to US' - BBC News·       With 300,000 Deported in First 100 Days, Rights Group Warns Biden 'Well on Track to Repeat' Obama Failures (commondreams.org)·       Joe Biden Beat Donald Trump — Then Stole His Immigration Policy (jacobinmag.com)·       Biden Is Carrying On Trump's Political Legacy (foreignpolicy.com)·       U.S. Political Party Preferences Shifted Greatly During 2021 (gallup.com)·       Biden reinstates 'catch and release' policy at southern border (nypost.com)·       Joe Biden's botched Afghanistan exit is a disaster at home and abroad long in the making - CNNPolitics·       Biden Declares Success in Beating Pandemic in July 4 Speech - Bloomberg·       Biden's Bad Deal: How “Build Back Better” Got Botched, and Why We Need a New Party | Socialist Alternative·       Biden Admin Approved Hundreds More Public Lands Drilling Permits Than Trump | Common Dreams

    076 - Omicron & The CDC Mishandling of COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 31:08


    ·       CDC Updates and Shortens Recommended Isolation and Quarantine Period for General Population | CDC Online Newsroom | CDC·       How Communication around COVID Fuels a Mistrust of Science - Scientific American·       Risk for Newly Diagnosed Diabetes 30 Days After SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Persons Aged 18 Years — United States, March 1, 2020–June 28, 2021 | MMWR (cdc.gov)·       Long COVID could become Finland's largest chronic disease, warns minister | Reuters·       Clinical Severity of COVID-19 Patients Admitted to Hospitals in Gauteng, South Africa During the Omicron-Dominant Fourth Wave by Waasila Jassat, Salim Abdool Karim, Caroline Mudara, Richard Welch, Lovelyn Ozougwu, Michelle Groome, Nevashan Govender, Anne von Gottberg, Nicole Wolter, DATCOV Author Group, Lucille Blumberg, Cheryl Cohen :: SSRN·       WATCH: Pre-Election Montage Proves Democrats Created 'Vaccine Hesitancy' - 93.1FM WIBC·       Wuhan Lab Wanted to Genetically Enhance Bat Viruses to Study Human Risks, Documents Show (newsweek.com)·       Fauci Was 'Untruthful' to Congress About Wuhan Lab Research, New Documents Appear To Show (newsweek.com)·       Harris' new communications director apologizes after backlash to 2010 deportations tweet (nbcnews.com)

    075 w/Special Guest, Attorney Ken Good - Charitable Bail & 2022 Mid-Term Elections

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 81:02


    Rittenhouse Trial Veredict, Biden Administration Unhappy with Kamala Harris, GOP Leads, Nicaragua Elections

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 36:05 Transcription Available


    ·       A timeline of how the Kyle Rittenhouse case played out over the last year following the shootings in Kenosha (yahoo.com)·       Taibbi: The Rittenhouse Verdict Is Only Shocking If You Followed The Last Year Of Terrible Reporting – The Greanville Post·       Inside Kamala Harris' frustrating start as vice president - CNNPolitics·       Kamala Harris's approval rating falls to 28%, a historic low for any modern vice president (yahoo.com)·       Poll: GOP holds 10-point lead among registered voters - CNN Video·       $285 Billion Tax Cut for the Rich Is Now 2nd Most Expensive Piece of Build Back Better (commondreams.org)·       Beto O'Rourke says he's running for Texas governor | The Texas Tribune·       Matthew McConaughey ahead of Abbott, Beto in Texas gov race (nypost.com)·       Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on Nicaragua's Sham Elections | The White House·       Ep 359: The Convo Couch on Nicaragua's Elections, US Covers Up Civilian Airstrike, VaxMe Elmo, More! - YouTube

    November Mid-Term Election Results w/Guest Texas Attorney Ken Good

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 44:51


    Is Bail Reform Increasing Crime? With Special Guest: Texas Attorney Ken Good

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2021 54:43 Transcription Available


    Ken W. Good, Texas bail attorney and a board member of the Professional Bondsmen of Texas

    Biden on North Korea and Taiwan, Biden's Approval Ratings

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 39:16


    ·       Chinese real estate giant's potential collapse causes global economic anxiety (msn.com)·       Modern Monetary Theory explained by Stephanie Kelton - YouTube·       How Much U.S. Debt Does China Own? (investopedia.com)·       RealClearPolitics - Election Other - President Biden Job Approval·       AOC explains why voting 'present' on bill to fund Israel's Iron Dome moved her to tears - CNNPolitics

    Crisis at the Border

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 12:22


    Biden's Mass Deportations to Haiti Deny Asylum Opportunity (theintercept.com)

    California's Recall Election, Biden's Approval Ratings

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 45:49


    Afghanistan, COVID-19 Vaccines

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2021 28:55


    ·         In Israel, Being Fully Vaccinated Now Means Three Shots - WSJ·         Why It Actually Took 50 Years to Make COVID mRNA Vaccines - YouTube

    Afghanistan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 55:39


    ·       The Afghanistan Papers: Documents reveal U.S. officials knew the war had become unwinnable - Washington Post·       (249) Hillary Clinton speaks out about US links with Taliban - YouTube·       Harris says she had key role in Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal decision - POLITICO·       The U.S. Government Lied For Two Decades About Afghanistan - by Glenn Greenwald - Glenn Greenwald (substack.com)·       U.S.-Taliban Peace Deal: What to Know | Council on Foreign Relations (cfr.org)·       Meltdown Showed Extent of NSA Surveillance — and Other Tales From Hundreds of Intelligence Documents (theintercept.com)·       (249) Speeches that still matter: Gen Wesley Clark on US going to war in 7 countries in 5 yrs - YouTube

    Hunter Biden, Cuomo, and the Continued Politicizing of Vaccines

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 51:32


    ·       The White House Crafted Hunter Biden's Secretive Art Sale Scheme: Report by Spencer Brown (townhall.com)·       As Cuomo prepares to step down, others begin looking forward - ABC News (go.com)·       Video reportedly shows nude Hunter Biden saying another laptop with 'crazy' sex acts was stolen from him (nypost.com)·       Most Americans want legal recreational use of marijuana in their state - CBS News·       LA City Council Approves Ordinance To Restrict Homeless Encampments – CBS Los Angeles (cbslocal.com)·       Gavin Newsom recall, Governor of California (2019-2021) - Ballotpedia·       Mississippi doctor on surge in COVID-19 cases, strain on hospitals (yahoo.com)·       (236) President Donald Trump on coronavirus vaccine development and distribution - YouTube·       Biden and Harris preemptively sow doubt on Trump vaccine announcement (msn.com)·       Anti-vaccination beliefs don't follow the usual political polarization (theconversation.com)·       Latest Data on COVID-19 Vaccinations by Race/Ethnicity | KFF·       Covid-19 Vaccination Rates Are Poor Among Healthcare Workers - How Can We Do Better? (forbes.com)

    COVID-19 Booster Shots, Eviction Moratorium, More on the Lab Leak Theory, and Andrew Cuomo

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 39:43


    ·       Pfizer data suggest third dose of Covid-19 vaccine 'strongly' boosts protection against Delta variant | CNN·       Delta variant: Pfizer Covid vaccine 39% effective in Israel, prevents severe illness (cnbc.com)·       Democrats increase pressure on party leadership to act on eviction moratorium as White House shifts focus to federal aid | CNN·       Progressives camp outside Capitol to protest evictions | TheHill·       Blame the Supreme Court for the lapsed eviction moratorium, not the White House - Vox·       The Democrats' Eviction Moratorium Failure Is Unforgivable (jacobinmag.com)·       Dems Scored Real Estate Cash Before Letting Eviction Ban Expire (dailyposter.com)·       Biden administration announces new two-month eviction moratorium (yahoo.com)·       Florida sets COVID record with 11,515 people hospitalized - Orlando Sentinel·       ORIGINS-OF-COVID-19-REPORT.pdf (house.gov)·       Tara Reade fires back after Jen Psaki claims Biden allegations were 'heavily litigated' during election | Fox News·       Roberta Kaplan, a Time's Up leader, resigns after backlash over advising Cuomo - ABC News (go.com)·       Apple's Plan to "Think Different" About Encryption Opens a Backdoor to Your Private Life | Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff.org)

    Free College Makes Sense Even for the Right, CDC Finally Updates Mask Mandates

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 60:11


    ·       College Tuition Is Rising at Twice the Inflation Rate—While Students Learn At Home (forbes.com)·       What the world can learn from the Cuban education system | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)·       Cuba′s COVID vaccine rivals BioNTech-Pfizer, Moderna | Americas | North and South American news impacting on Europe | DW | 27.06.2021·       Pelosi says Biden doesn't have the power to cancel student loan debt, as Schumer pushes him to eliminate $50,000 per borrower (msn.com)·       Biden Administration Extends Student Loan Pause Until January 31, 2022 | U.S. Department of Education·       CDC updates mask guidelines, recommends that some vaccinated people wear them indoors again - CBS News·       Large study finds COVID-19 is linked to a substantial deficit in intelligence (psypost.org)·       Tulsi Gabbard drops defamation lawsuit against Hillary Clinton | CNN·       Trump again calls for $2,000 checks as Covid aid bill remains in flux (nbcnews.com)

    Democrats Politicize COVID-19 and the Vaccines, White House and Facebook Banning People

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 0:21


    ·       Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar's Statement on Recent Activities, Statements made by Ben & Jerry's and Unilever·       County COVID-19 Data - Mississippi State Department of Health (ms.gov)·       Pfizer Shot Just 39% Effective Against Delta Infection, But Largely Prevents Severe Illness, Israel Study Suggests (forbes.com)·       Delta variant affecting young, unvaccinated and Black Mississippians (clarionledger.com)·       Tuskegee Study - Timeline - CDC - NCHHSTP·       The eviction moratorium is about to expire – and the situation is dire | Emily Benfer and Peter Hepburn | The Guardian·       White House admits to ‘flagging problematic posts' for Facebook, says it's necessary to fight medical ‘misinformation' — RT USA News·       Biden, Harris approval ratings dip in new California poll - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)·       In debate, Kamala Harris says she won't take COVID vaccine just on Trump's say-so (yahoo.com)

    Leaving Afghanistan, Delta Variant, Mainstream Media Low Ratings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 50:51


    ·       U.S. Leaves Its Last Afghan Base, Effectively Ending Operations - The New York Times (nytimes.com)·       Biden ILLEGALLY Bombs Syria - Secular Talk Radio·       More than 1,000 Israelis test positive for COVID - The Jerusalem Post (jpost.com)·       COVID vaccine only 64% effective against Delta variant - Israeli research - The Jerusalem Post (jpost.com)·       Gun Ownership By State 2021 (worldpopulationreview.com)·       Editorial: How much will Abbott's wall cost Texans? (expressnews.com)·       Migrant children endure "despair and isolation" inside tent city in the Texas desert - CBS News·       White House: Actually, it's Republicans who are trying to defund the police (nbcnews.com)·       MSNBC's Ratings Continue To Slide, As Viewers Vote With Their Remote | The Daily Wire·       A Court Ruled Rachel Maddow's Viewers Know She Offers Exaggeration and Opinion, Not Facts - by Glenn Greenwald - Glenn Greenwald (substack.com)·       25 Most Racist Countries In The World: New Rankings - Insider Monkey

    Infrastructure Bill, White House Not Happy with VP Harris, Re-Imagine the Police, COVID-19 Delta Variant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 54:57


    ·       Bipartisan Senate Infrastructure Plan Is a Stalking Horse for Privatization - The American Prospect·       The White House Is Reportedly Not Happy with VP Harris' Disastrous Trip to Latin America by Julio Rosas (townhall.com)·       Fauci: Delta Variant Doubling In U.S. Every Two Weeks In ‘Greatest Threat' To Eradicating Covid (forbes.com)·       Dangerous Delta COVID-19 Variant Infecting Vaccinated Adults In Israel | HuffPost

    Biden Abandons Immigrants Again, Biden's DOJ not LGBTQ Ally, Netanyahu is Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 48:28


    ·       The Biden Plan for Securing Our Values as a Nation of Immigrants | Joe Biden for President: Official Campaign Website·       Biden DOJ Asks to Block California's Immigration Jail Ban (lawandcrime.com)·       Biden Administration ICE Contracts Encourage Forced Labor - The American Prospect·       How Kamala Harris Fought to Keep Nonviolent Prisoners Locked Up - The American Prospect·       Biden fills immigration court with Trump hires | TheHill·       Biden DOJ to “vigorously” defend religious schools' right to discriminate against LGBTQ students | Salon.com·       PolitiFact | Ad Watch: Fact-checking a video about Biden's academic record·       Netanyahu out, Bennett in as Israel marks end of an era | Reuters·       Juneteenth becomes federal holiday after Biden signs bill (cnbc.com)·       Wall Street Giants Want to Be Your Landlord - Data Shows Megabanks Are Buying up All the US Real Estate – Economics Bitcoin News

    US and Middle East Conflicts, Kamala Harris Visits Mexico and Guatemala, Mexico and Peru Elections

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 66:24


    ·       Ilhan Omar Backs Down In Latest Blowup With Democrats (msn.com)·       America Created Al-Qaeda and the ISIS Terror Group (global-politics.eu)·       Kamala Harris on Immigration (ontheissues.org)·       Harris, in Guatemala, warns potential migrants: 'Do not come' (nbcnews.com)·       Mexico sends US diplomatic note over financing of government 'adversary' (mexiconewsdaily.com)·       AMLO's MORENA Wins the Mexican Midterms (jacobinmag.com)·       Kamala Harris, questioned on border crisis, snaps at TV interviewer: 'I'm not finished' (yahoo.com)·       Kamala Harris' team tries to distance her from fraught situation at the border - CNNPolitics·       Peru on edge as electoral board reviews result of disputed presidential election | Peru | The Guardian·       US and OAS help overthrow another government: Behind the coup against Bolivia's Evo Morales | The Grayzone·       House Democrats Call for Answers on US Involvement in Brazil | The Nation·       Report: Biden wants to run again in 2024 – HotAir·       Joe Biden to rich donors: "Nothing would fundamentally change" if he's elected | Salon.com

    UFOs? Iran Nuclear Deal, Biden Compromises Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 33:59


    ·         Physicists Slow Speed of Light – Harvard Gazette·         Iran Nuclear Deal Elusive as Big Powers Adjourn Until Next Week - Bloomberg·         Iran Announces Presidential Candidates for 2021 Elections | Al Bawaba·         Biden reportedly lowers GOP infrastructure offer to $1 trillion in new spending (yahoo.com)·         Anti-China Trade Bill Is Big Boost for Big Tech (theintercept.com)

    Introduction to United Left Fireside Forum - Federal Jobs Guarantee w/ Millenialsplain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 28:42


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    Israel and Hamas Cease-Fire, Federal Jobs Guarantee, Roe v Wade Can Democrats Protect It?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 54:28 Transcription Available


    ·         Gaza truce takes hold after Israel, Hamas reach cease-fire to halt conflict (nbcnews.com)·         Biden Admin Reportedly Blocking UN Ceasefire Statement as Israel Bombards Gaza (truthout.org)·         US says Israel provided information on Gaza media tower bombing | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera·         AOC, Tlaib introduce resolution to halt weapons sale to Israel (yahoo.com)·         $3,600 Stimulus Payments for Families to Start in July (yahoo.com)·         South Korea's Green New Deal – The Diplomat·         Supreme Court will hear direct challenge to Roe v. Wade (politico.com)·         Pelosi slaps down legislation to pack Supreme Court (msn.com)·         Biden fills immigration court with Trump hires | TheHill·         Biden is slammed for joking about running over a reporter (msn.com)·         Chris Cuomo advised brother Andrew Cuomo on sexual misconduct claims (cnbc.com)

    Colonial Pipeline Hack, Israel and Palestine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 62:29


    ·         How Hard Gas Shortages Are Hitting Each State, According to Drivers (msn.com)·         Colonial Pipeline Shut Down Distribution Over Billing (mediaite.com)·         Biden signs executive order to harden cybersecurity defenses - CBS News·         Colonial Pipeline paid ransom to hackers who infiltrated its system - CBS News·         Largest U.S. Gas Spill in 20 Years – 1.2 Million Gallons – Happened at a Cracked Pipeline in North Carolina Last Summer | The Weather Channel - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com·         United Nations Resolution 242 | Definition & Facts | Britannica·         The Clinton Parameters - Wikipedia·         Pro-Israel: Top Recipients | OpenSecrets·         US Lawmakers sign letter calling for unconditional slavery to Israel eternally (eutimes.net)·         Your Guide to Masks | CDC·         RealClearPolitics - Election Other - President Biden Job Approval·         Presidential Job Approval Ratings Following the First 100 Days | The American Presidency Project (ucsb.edu)

    Biden Doesn't Lie?, India COVID-19 Outbreak, Should Vaccinated People Wear Masks?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 43:38 Transcription Available


    ·       Five takeaways from Biden's first big speech to Congress (nbcnews.com)·       Biden administration announces it intends to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars - CBS News·       Washington Post quits fact-check database 100 days into Biden presidency (msn.com)·       Biden Willing to Compromise on 28% Tax Rate: Commerce Secretary Raimondo - Bloomberg·       US embargo on exporting Covid vaccine raw materials and how it could impact India (msn.com)CDC unveils new mask guidelines for Americans who have had COVID-19 vaccine - CBS News

    Chauvin Found Guilty, Caitlyn Jenner 4 California, Biden's Gun Bill, US Not Leaving Afghanistan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 53:26 Transcription Available


    ·       Derek Chauvin guilty of murder in George Floyd's death (nbcnews.com)·       Black Lives Matter Says Communities Are Being 'Terrorized' More Under Biden Than They Were Under Trump (westernjournal.com)·       Caitlyn Jenner Announces Run For California Governor : NPR·       Biden defends his gun reform strategy - POLITICO·       Pelosi thanks George Floyd for 'sacrificing your life for justice' (yahoo.com)·       Sweden's Prison System - REhabilitation, not incarceration (weebly.com)·       Biden isn't ending the Afghanistan War, he's privatizing it: Special Forces, Pentagon contractors, intelligence operatives will remain | The Grayzone·       Turkey Finds Enormous Gas Field In The Black Sea — But Tricky Process Ahead (forbes.com)·       U.S. military consumes more hydrocarbons than most countries -- massive hidden impact on climate -- ScienceDaily

    Chauvin's Trial Update, Biden or Trump, Pelosi's Insider Trading Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 33:40 Transcription Available


    ·       Derek Chauvin defense witness suggests carbon monoxide may have helped kill George Floyd (yahoo.com)·       U.S. Troops Were Supposed To Leave Afghanistan on May 1. Biden Will Keep Them There Until September. – Reason.com·       BREAKING: Biden Proposes $715 Billion Pentagon Budget for 2022 (nationaldefensemagazine.org)·       CNN ratings are dramatically down since Trump left office. The network lost nearly 50% of its target audience during primetime hours. (msn.com)·       Journalists at Minnesota Protests Are Allegedly Being Harassed, Beaten, Wrongfully Arrested | Vanity Fair·       Biden keeping Trump's pick for Moscow ambassador in place - CNNPolitics·       Pelosi's husband purchased millions worth of Microsoft stock through options | Washington Examiner·       Firm linked to Pelosi's husband received PPP virus relief loan | Business and Economy News | Al Jazeera

    Derek Chauvin's Trial, Biden to Continue Building the Wall

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 27:26 Transcription Available


    Build the wall, Joe? Biden administration may resume some construction on Trump's border wall, media says — RT USA NewsDerek Chauvin Trial: George Floyd's brother gives emotional testimony (cbsnews.com)

    Biden Misses Promise on Gun Control, China's Rise to Power, US Intelligence Community Involved in Domestic Policies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 45:32 Transcription Available


    ·       Biden press conference: Live updates and stream (cnbc.com)·       Joe Biden's Plan to End Gun Violence | Joe Biden for President·       NY Senate Passes Bill to Repeal Nursing Home Liability Protections | New York Law Journal·       Four Maps Showing China's Rising Dominance in Trade (visualcapitalist.com)·       U.S. Debt to China: How Much, Reasons, What Could Happen (thebalance.com)·       The U.S. Intelligence Community, Flouting Laws, is Increasingly Involving Itself in Domestic Politics - Glenn Greenwald (substack.com)·       Why Black Americans Distrust the New COVID-19 Vaccines | Time·       Why Many Black Americans Don't Trust the COVID-19 Vaccine | Psychology Today

    More Trouble for Cuomo, Biden for War, Migrant Crisis at the Border

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 34:30 Transcription Available


    ·       Biden says Cuomo should resign if investigation confirms sexual harassment allegations - CNNPolitics·       FBI reportedly investigating Cuomo role in shielding donors from Covid liability | Andrew Cuomo | The Guardian·       Biden Falls Three Times Walking Up Steps to Air Force One (yahoo.com)·       Putin challenges Biden to debate after president calls him a 'killer' - ABC News (go.com)·       Journalists granted 'zero access' to cover border crisis: photog (nypost.com)

    Finally a Stimulus, No $15 min. Wage, Candace Owens, Who will Win in 2022 and 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 40:27 Transcription Available


    Stimulus update: House passes $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, sends to Biden (cnbc.com)House Progressives Urged to 'Wield Their Power' to Fight Senate Sabotage of Covid-19 Relief Bill | Common Dreams News

    No More Masks! Stimulus Update, Cuomo-gate: Cuomo's Sexual Allegations & COVID-19 Numbers Manipulation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 41:48 Transcription Available


    ·         Texas governor lifts mask mandate and allows businesses to open at 100% capacity, despite health officials' warnings - CNN·         Biden says $2,000 checks to 'go out the door immediately' if Democrats win in Georgia (msn.com)·         Dow sheds 346 points as yields climb on Powell's inflation remarks (freep.com)·         Why is there a silicon chip shortage? 3 factors are to blame (fastcompany.com)·         • Chart: China Is the World's Manufacturing Superpower | Statista·         Neera Tanden Withdraws As Biden's OMB Nominee : NPR·         Bomb Libya and take its oil: Biden budget chief pick Neera Tanden agreed with Trump | The Grayzone·         INVESTIGATION: Cuomo Gave Immunity to Nursing Home Execs After Big Donations — Now People Are Dying - The Daily Poster·         Cuomo-gate: a Nixonian scandal is engulfing New York | Andrew Cuomo | The Guardian·         'Joe Biden Just Dropped Bombs on Syria. Here We Go Again': US Responds to Rocket Attacks With Airstrikes | Common Dreams News

    Journalism in the US is Dead, Trump's Acquittal, Cuomo's Scandals, and Texas Freeze

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 36:41 Transcription Available


    o   The Real World And The Narrative World – Caitlin Johnstone o   Nancy Pelosi's big Tesla stock buy raises ethics questions - Washington Timeso   Biden DOJ to continue to seek Assange extradition | TheHillo   Vaccines very effective in curbing Israel's Covid infections, studies show (irishtimes.com)o   Lindsey Boylan: Former Aide Accuses Andrew Cuomo of Sexual Harassment - The New York Times (nytimes.com)o   Cuomo aide admits holding back COVID nursing home data amid DOJ inquiry (tennessean.com)o   Trump Acquitted in Senate Impeachment Trial of Inciting Capitol Insurrection - Bloomberg

    Gamestop GME WSB, Robinhood & Citadel & White House Involvement in the Stock Market, Biden's Already Missed Promises, Eddie Gallagher's Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 53:40 Transcription Available


    How Criminal Hedge Funds RIGGED GameStop Market w/Dylan Ratigan - YouTubeTrading app Robinhood blocks users from buying GameStop, other high-flying stocks | Fox BusinessGameStop Short Seller Melvin Gets $2.75B Funding From Citadel, Point72 (yahoo.com)Janet Yellen made millions in Wall Street, corporate speeches - POLITICOBiden's press office asked journalists to send questions in advance, drawing mixed reactions from reporters (yahoo.com)Hundreds deported under President Biden, including witness to massacre | WTRFBiden wants $1,400 stimulus checks, but signals a compromise with GOP is possible (yahoo.com)Blinken warns Iran may be just 'weeks away' from nuclear weapon (yahoo.com)Shawn Ryan Show #008 Retired Navy SEAL Tried for War Crimes Eddie Gallagher - YouTube

    Bernie Steals the Inauguration, US Military Sleeping in a Parking Lot

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 35:19


    Trump Banned from Social Media, US House Impeaches Trump for a Second Time, and Biden's 1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 40:44


    ·       Most of 120 arrested or identified at Capitol riot were longtime Trump supporters: AP analysis | TheHill·       How Silicon Valley, in a Show of Monopolistic Force, Destroyed Parler - Glenn Greenwald (substack.com)·       Ron Paul Blocked by Facebook for Violating Community Standards | Heavy.com·       U.S. House impeaches Trump for a second time; 10 Republicans vote yes | Reuters·       Joe Biden Unveils a $1.9 Trillion Relief Plan | Time

    Riots at the Capitol, More Stimulus Updates, GA Runoffs, Assange Extradition Blocked

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 35:04


    o   Protests§  Pro-Trump Rioters Storm U.S. Capitol In Deadly Attack On Democracy | HuffPost§  Opinion | Neoliberalism's Dark Path to Fascism (commondreams.org)o   Stimulus §  President Trump pushes for $2000 stimulus checks (msn.com)§  Bernie Sanders To Delay Senate Vote In Push For $2,000 Stimulus Checks | HuffPost§  Joe Biden's Love of Austerity Cut the Stimulus Bill in Half (jacobinmag.com)§  Biden: If Dems win in Georgia, '$2,000 checks will go out the door' (yahoo.com)o   GA Runoffs§  Bernie Sanders likely to head up Budget Committee if Senate flips | Fox Newso   Pelosi§  Pelosi reelected speaker despite narrow majority - POLITICOo   Assange§  Julian Assange: UK judge blocks extradition of Wikileaks founder to US - BBC News§  Mexican president offers Assange asylum after U.S. extradition bid thwarted | Reuters

    Latest Stimulus Update - $600? AOC and the Squad Fear Pelosi

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2020 38:07


    o   Bernie Sanders Demands $1,200 Second Stimulus Check: 'Congress Can't Go Home for Christmas' (newsweek.com)o   Ayanna Pressley Says $600 Stimulus Checks An 'Insult' As Americans Struggle (msn.com)§  Republican senator Ron Johnson blocks vote on $1,200 stimulus checks over 'deficit' fears | Daily Mail Onlineo   Trump aides ‘intervened' to stop push for direct financial aid from increasing in stimulus bill: report – Raw Story

    COVID Vaccine, Hunter Biden Under Federal Investigation, Time Magazine Person of The Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 30:23


    ·       Hunter Biden Under Federal Investigation o   Hunter Biden confirms he is under federal investigation - The Washington Post·       Hunter Biden-China Dossiero   The Shadowy Figures Behind the Hunter Biden-China Dossier (theintercept.com)·       Different COVID-19 Vaccineso   Different COVID-19 Vaccines | CDC·       Time magazine made Biden/Harris people of the year ignoring the millions of frontline workers who are risking their lives to keep this country going. o   Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Named TIME's Person of the Year | PEOPLE.com·       Politico: How the Left Learned to Love Bideno   Inside the Left's New, ‘Mature' Political Strategy - POLITICO

    Pelosi Backs Stimulus Half the Size, A Brief Debate on Capitalism, the Largest Strike in History, and Why the CIA Wants Biden as President

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2020 40:15


    ·       A Long-Forgotten CIA Document From WikiLeaks Sheds Critical Light on Today's U.S. Politics and Warso   A Long-Forgotten CIA Document From WikiLeaks Sheds Critical Light on Today's U.S. Politics and Wars - Glenn Greenwald (substack.com)·       250 million Indian workers and farmers strike     o   250 million Indian workers and farmers strike, breaking world record – People's World·       CARES Acto   Taibbi: The COVID-19 Bailout Gave Wall Street a No-Lose Casino - Rolling Stone·       Pelosi Rejects $1.8 Trillion Proposalo   Stimulus Package: Pelosi Rejects $1.8 Trillion Proposal | Heavy.com·       Trump said trim all the fat and give me a $1,200 standalone bill, I'll sign ito   (1) Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "If I am sent a Stand Alone Bill for Stimulus Checks ($1,200), they will go out to our great people IMMEDIATELY. I am ready to sign right now. Are you listening Nancy? @MarkMeadows @senatemajldr @kevinomccarthy @SpeakerPelosi @SenSchumer" / Twitter·       Pelosi Backs Stimulus Deal Half the Size of What White House Offered Before Electiono   Pelosi Now Backs Stimulus Deal Half the Size of What White House Offered Before Election (newsweek.com)

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