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On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore asks, what is the one thing in the world that you cannot do without (apart from your health, etc)?FEATURED STORIES:DOGE cuts harm everyday Americans, not save them money:(June 1, 2025)https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/politics/doge-cuts-elon-musk-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.L08.X9YJ.IvtOSMsp3bAq&smid=url-shareDeep cuts by the Trump regime to health and medicine in the United States, with more to come: (May 31, 2025)https://apnews.com/article/public-health-measles-rfk-maha-trump-d863f53a5d370413de8d165d5ab96e65Recorded June 1, 2025.Social media:SUBSCRIBE: https://politicrat.substack.comSUBSCRIBE: https://mooreo.substack.comhttps://fanbase.app/popcornreel(Invest in Fanbase now! https://startengine.com/fanbase)https://spoutible.com/popcornreelhttps://popcornreel.bsky.socialAnd spill.com (@popcornreel)Black-owned media matters: (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern)https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin Download the Black Star Network app

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on the supposed "exit" of Elon Musk from the Trump regime (he's not really going anywhere.) Also: Joy Reid's new show and the media you must watch now.ProPublica story - Trump regime admittedly deported Venezuelans with no criminal records (May 30, 2025): https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-el-salvador-deportees-criminal-convictions-cecot-venezuelaRecorded May 30, 2025.Social media:https://mooreo.substack.comhttps://politicrat.substack.comhttps://fanbase.app/popcornreel(Invest in Fanbase now! https://startengine.com/fanbase)https://spoutible.com/popcornreelhttps://popcornreel.bsky.socialAnd spill.com (@popcornreel)Black-owned media matters: (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern)https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin Download the Black Star Network app

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on the extreme self-harm Donald Trump and Republicans have caused everyday people in America and across the globe with the insane, unnecessary and destructive tariffs he has inflicted, tanking global markets and economies.Also: Remembering a very painful day, exactly 57 years ago today. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, assassinated in Memphis.US Senator Cory Booker's record 25-hour, five minute speech on the US Senate Floor, March 31-April 1, 2025 - https://www.c-span.org/clip/us-senate/senator-cory-booker-d-nj-breaks-record-for-longest-floor-speech-in-senate-history/5159021Nobel Prize winning economists warn Trump would be worse for economy and plunge US and world into a recession, June 26, 2024: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/16-nobel-prize-winning-economists-say-trump-policies-will-fuel-inflation-2024-06-25/Recorded April 4, 2025.Social media:https://fanbase.app/popcornreel(Invest in Fanbase now! https://startengine.com/fanbase)https://spoutible.com/popcornreelhttps://popcornreel.bsky.socialAnd spill.com (@popcornreel)Black-owned media matters: (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern)https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin Download the Black Star Network app

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on Trump Admin's relentless attacks on Black people and their contributions to the US. Also: Activism must be our collective middle name.Ditching Tesla, by Led By Donkeys: https://youtu.be/ncA8L4DZBtoList of Social Security Admin offices closing in the US:https://apnews.com/article/social-security-offices-closures-doge-trump-b2b1a5b2ba4fb968abc3379bf90715ffRecorded March 20, 2025.Social media:https://fanbase.app/popcornreel(Invest in Fanbase now! https://startengine.com/fanbase)https://spoutible.com/popcornreelhttps://popcornreel.bsky.socialAnd spill.com (@popcornreel)Black-owned media matters: (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern)https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin Download the Black Star Network app

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on Israel's government violating a ceasefire with Hamas by killing over 400 Palestinian people in Gaza. Also: As for America - this IS who we are. And: Reaching out and listening to young people rather than talking at them.Recorded March 18, 2025.Social media:https://fanbase.app/popcornreel(Invest in Fanbase now! https://startengine.com/fanbase)https://spoutible.com/popcornreelhttps://popcornreel.bsky.socialAnd spill.com (@popcornreel)Black-owned media matters: (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern)https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin Download the Black Star Network app

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on the Democratic Party's dangerous capitulation in the face of fascism and the risk of their own irrelevance, if not extinction. Also: California governor Gavin Newsom genuflects to and abets white nationalists--just in time for his widely-expected 2028 run for the White House.Recorded March 14, 2025.Social media:https://fanbase.app/popcornreel(Invest in Fanbase now! https://startengine.com/fanbase)https://spoutible.com/popcornreelhttps://popcornreel.bsky.socialAnd spill.com (@popcornreel)Black-owned media matters: (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern)https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin Download the Black Star Network app

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore stresses the importance of not looking away from or avoiding the news re: what Trump and Musk are doing to you and everyday people across the USA. Your awareness of the news--yes, your constant immersion in it--no. Also: Omar outlines more specific steps to cope with the current environment we find ourselves in and steps to improve your mental health.Recorded March 12, 2025.Social media:https://fanbase.app/popcornreel(Invest in Fanbase now! https://startengine.com/fanbase)https://spoutible.com/popcornreelhttps://popcornreel.bsky.socialAnd spill.com (@popcornreel)Black-owned media matters: (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern)https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin Download the Black Star Network app

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on Trump tanking the stock markets with his irrational tariffs. Also: The US corporate news media wilts and accessorizes fascism, particularly the owner of The Washington Post. Plus: Canada's Liberal Party chooses Mark Carney, a previously unelected figure, to be its new leader and the country's next prime minister. Recorded March 11, 2025.Roberta Flack memorial service (March 10, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gSEs5qZXFsSocial media:https://fanbase.app/popcornreel(Invest in Fanbase now! https://startengine.com/fanbase)https://spoutible.com/popcornreelhttps://popcornreel.bsky.socialAnd spill.com (@popcornreel)Black-owned media matters: (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern)https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin Download the Black Star Network app

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on the courageous and lonely stand of Representative Al Green amidst lies and gaslighting on Tuesday by convicted felon Donald Trump. Also: Your mental health in these times--and improving it. Recorded March 6, 2025.Social media:https://fanbase.app/popcornreel(Invest in Fanbase now! https://startengine.com/fanbase)https://spoutible.com/popcornreelhttps://popcornreel.bsky.socialAnd spill.com (@popcornreel)Black-owned media matters: (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern)https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin Download the Black Star Network app

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore focuses on MSNBC's firing of Joy Reid but also more so on the reaction to it and what a better path forward looks like in terms of the support of Ms. Reid and Black owned media more pointedly. Recorded February 23, 2025.Patronize thousands of Black-owned businesses: https://obws.comAUDIO: Omar's analysis of the German election 2025 results (on Spoutible) : https://spoutible.com/pod/67bba658cbcb6ea2f3385fb5Social media:https://fanbase.app/popcornreel(Invest in Fanbase now! https://startengine.com/fanbase)https://spoutible.com/popcornreelhttps://popcornreel.bsky.socialAnd spill.com (@popcornreel)Black-owned media matters: (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern)https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin Download the Black Star Network app

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore remembers Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz) exactly 60 years to the day of his tragic assassination at the Audubon Ballroom in Upper Manhattan in New York City. Also: Audio of the full speech by Malcolm X of "The Ballot Or The Bullet", delivered in April 1964 in Detroit, Michigan.Recorded February 21, 2025.Social media:https://fanbase.app/popcornreel(Invest in Fanbase now! https://startengine.com/fanbase)https://spoutible.com/popcornreelhttps://popcornreel.bsky.socialAnd spill.com (@popcornreel)Black-owned media matters: (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern)https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin Download the Black Star Network app

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore comments on Ukraine and the dangerous game of American gangsters in power. Also: The Democrats have been complicit and enabling a criminal enterprise--and new leadership in the Democratic Party is desperately needed. Plus: Facts matter, whether regarding Ukraine, Russia or anywhere else.Recorded February 19, 2025.Social media:https://fanbase.app/popcornreel(Invest in Fanbase now! https://startengine.com/fanbase)https://spoutible.com/popcornreelhttps://popcornreel.bsky.socialAnd spill.com (@popcornreel)Black-owned media matters: (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern)https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin Download the Black Star Network app

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore focuses on German politics and previews the general election in Germany this Sunday, February 23. Also: The fight against the pro-Nazi AfD party, whose power is rising in Germany.Recorded February 18, 2025.Social media:https://fanbase.app/popcornreel(Invest in Fanbase now! https://startengine.com/fanbase)https://spoutible.com/popcornreelhttps://popcornreel.bsky.socialAnd spill.com (@popcornreel)Black-owned media matters: (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern)https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin Download the Black Star Network app

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore declares that New York City Mayor Eric Adams must resign. Also: The U.S. press must stand up for the Associated Press and stop kowtowing to a criminal and dictatorial administration. And: (excerpted interview with CBC) New Yorker editor David Remnick on the U.S. press in 2025.Recorded February 17, 2025.Social media:https://fanbase.app/popcornreelhttps://spoutible.com/popcornreelhttps://fanbase.app/popcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on the economy, deceptions, inflation, voting and the evil and hypocrisy of Mitch McConnell and a band of orange sociopaths and criminals at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Also: In these times, younger generations of Black people (including Generation X) cannot afford to be so comfortable or cavalier. A challenge, laid down by Roland Martin--and myself. Contains audio from "Roland Martin Unfiltered". ADVISORY: Curse words.Recorded February 13, 2025.Social media:https://fanbase.app/popcornreelhttps://spoutible.com/popcornreelhttps://fanbase.app/popcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore asks, if you can't curse now in these times, when will you? The fallacy of civility when your house is burning down.Audio from a Tuesday, February 11 rally in D.C. for federal workers and their unions--in which Democratic politician after Democratic politician curses, along with union representatives. If you don't like to hear curse words--please skip this episode.Recorded February 11, 2025.Social media:https://fanbase.app/popcornreelhttps://spoutible.com/popcornreelhttps://fanbase.app/popcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on the Super Bowl, notably Kendrick Lamar's halftime extravaganza. Also: The importance of awareness and information engagement. Plus: Social media, censorship and being where you should be and are valued.Recorded February 10, 2025.Social media:https://fanbase.app/popcornreelhttps://spoutible.com/popcornreelhttps://fanbase.app/popcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore talks about the sinking ship of whiteness amidst the coup of the US federal government. Also: The double standard of the White House press corps in its treatment of President Biden (with audio exactly one year ago today: Feb 8, 2024) and then-White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (with audio of exactly seven months ago today: July 8, 2024.)Recorded February 8, 2025.Social media:https://fanbase.app/popcornreelhttps://sez.us/popcornreelhttps://spoutible.com/popcornreelhttps://fanbase.app/popcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on the obvious coup of the US federal government by racist Elon Musk and convicted criminal and racist Donald Trump. The challenge is now to fight back and bolster institutions that act in our interests. Plus: Audio of the refusal by Musk's clowns to let elected members of Congress in to the Department of Education building in Washington, DC.Recorded February 7, 2025.Social media:https://fanbase.app/popcornreelhttps://sez.us/popcornreelhttps://spoutible.com/popcornreelhttps://fanbase.app/popcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore plays audio from Wednesday and Thursday of Senate Democrats speaking out against the ongoing coup by Musk and Trump in Washington, DC--specifically the dangers of confirming Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to the Office of Management And Budget. Spoiler alert: Vought was confirmed on Thursday night along party lines, 53-47.Recorded February 6, 2025.Social media:https://fanbase.app/popcornreelhttps://sez.us/popcornreelhttps://spoutible.com/popcornreelhttps://fanbase.app/popcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on "We Tried To Tell Ya" about a criminal and dictatorial administration that was to come if Americans voted it in. Here we are. What next? Recorded February 4, 2025. Social media: https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://sez.us/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://fanbase.app/popcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birchenau concentration camp. Also: Holocaust survivors speak at the Auschwitz commemoration in Poland. And: Connecting the horrors of Auschwitz to today. Recorded January 27, 2025. Auschwitz-Birchenau museum: https://auschwitz.org Sign up NOW for affordable healthcare at https://healthcare.gov in the U.S. The deadline is Jan 31, 2025. Social media: https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://sez.us/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://fanbase.app/popcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on Donald Trump's cowardly threats to Denmark in the insane pursuit of Greenland. Plus: The uniquely unqualified Pete Hegseth. Recorded January 26, 2025. Sign up NOW for affordable healthcare at https://healthcare.gov in the U.S. The deadline is Jan 31, 2025. Social media: https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://sez.us/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://fanbase.app/popcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on the significant news items in America on the penultimate Friday in January. Plus: Roland Martin breaks down the multiple Reconstruction eras for Black people in the U.S. Recorded January 24, 2025. Sign up NOW for affordable healthcare at https://healthcare.gov in the U.S. The deadline is Jan 31, 2025. The 50-page document that has all the cuts Republicans want to make that will hurt the everyday person: https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/28cb85c5ed1f6c52/44e83eb4-full.pdf Social media: https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://sez.us/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://fanbase.app/popcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on the Trump Justice Dept freezing its civil rights division. Why that spells trouble. Also: Democrats must stop hiding and get aggressive and proactive. And, in a feel-good San Francisco story: The uplifting and inspiring story of Pamela Dorsey. Recorded January 23, 2025. Sign up NOW for affordable healthcare at https://healthcare.gov in the U.S. The deadline is Jan 31, 2025. The 50-page document that has all the cuts Republicans want to make that will hurt the everyday person: https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/28cb85c5ed1f6c52/44e83eb4-full.pdf Social media: https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://sez.us/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://fanbase.app/popcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore reads every executive order Donald Trump has issued so far. Plus: Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde pleads with the devil. Recorded January 22, 2025. All Trump executive orders here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/ Social media: https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://sez.us/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://fanbase.app/popcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II with his important speech on MLK Day 2025. Plus: A San Francisco museum gets it all wrong on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Recorded January 21, 2025. Read the book: "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos Or Community?", by Martin Luther King, Jr. Second recommended book read: "In Open Contempt: Confronting White Supremacy In Art And Public Space" Social media: https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://sez.us/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://fanbase.app/popcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on the speeches of Reverend Dr. Bernice A. King and her father Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, on MLK Day 2025. Recorded January 20, 2025. Read the book: "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos Or Community?", by Martin Luther King, Jr. Read: "Letter From Birmingham Jail (April 16, 1963), by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - https://letterfromjail.com/ Social media: https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://sez.us/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://fanbase.app/popcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on President Joe Biden's farewell address to the nation. The complete audio, and reaction. Recorded January 16, 2025. Social media: https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://sez.us/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://fanbase.app/popcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on what is his 96th birthday. Plus: Key book recommendations re: Dr. King. Also: A related personal story in 2025. Recorded January 15, 2025. Letter From Birmingham Jail (April 16, 1963), by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - https://letterfromjail.com/ Social media: https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://sez.us/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://fanbase.app/popcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore plays clips of the US Senate Arms Service Committee confirmation hearing of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary. Also: Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party in Canada, has a civics lesson or two about Canadian parliamentary political process for Americans, including convicted felon Donald Trump. Recorded January 14, 2025. Special Counsel Jack Smith's partial report (174 pages) : https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/76c2c1e8fe2e5ae7/d2d77a9c-full.pdf Social media: https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://sez.us/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://fanbase.app/popcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on rekindling a spirit of giving. Plus: Tips and ways for Black people to improve, monitor and strengthen their overall health. A must-listen episode. Recorded on January 13, 2025.  The books recommended in this episode: "Legacy", by Dr. Uche Blackstock "Healthy At Last", by Eric Adams "How Not To Die", by Dr. Michael Greger Federal judge orders white supremacist group to pay $2.7 million to Charles Murell III, whom they racially and violently attacked in Boston in 2022: (the article below may be paywalled) https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/13/metro/patriot-front-civil-rights-black-musician-boston-attack/ Please help Walt Butler, 83, a generous soul who lost his home in Altadena due to the Eaton fire (official GoFundMe page) in the Los Angeles area : https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-walt-rebuild-after-devastating-fire?attribution_id=sl:cf6e007f-6a62-41b9-aa35-b3b80423a247&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link Social media: https://sez.us (@ popcornreel) https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://popcornreel.bsky.social

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on a freaky Friday that includes Donald Trump getting sentenced as a convicted felon to no time in jail, earthquakes in San Francisco, fires raging on in the greater Los Angeles area and the importance of preparing for an emergency. Also: Eviscerating lies about the LA wildfires. Recorded on January 10, 2025.  No, the LA City Council and Mayor Karen Bass DID NOT cut $17.6 million from the LA Fire Department - quite the opposite in fact - MORE money was spent on the LAFD (January 10, 2025): https://www.dailynews.com/2025/01/09/factcheck-was-the-lafd-budget-cut-no-it-actually-increased-heres-how/ Please help Walt Butler, 83, a generous soul who lost his home in Altadena due to the Eaton fire (official GoFundMe page) in the Los Angeles area : https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-walt-rebuild-after-devastating-fire?attribution_id=sl:cf6e007f-6a62-41b9-aa35-b3b80423a247&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link Full White House briefing of President Biden and Vice President Harris (January 9, 2025): https://www.c-span.org/program/white-house-event/president-biden-briefs-on-california-wildfires-response/654251 AUDIO: Trump sentencing hearing in New York City (January 10, 2025): https://www.c-span.org/program/public-affairs-event/president-elect-trump-sentenced-in-new-york-hush-money-case-audio-only/654278 Social media: https://sez.us (@ popcornreel) https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://popcornreel.bsky.social

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore with excerpts from the national funeral service for President Jimmy Carter at the National Cathedral in D.C. Recorded on January 9, 2025.  Social media: https://sez.us (@ popcornreel) https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://popcornreel.bsky.social

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on the devastating wildfires engulfing Los Angeles area and causing at least (as of now since this episode) five fatalities. Recorded on January 8, 2025. Plus: Measures to stay safe and be prepared now in the event of an emergency. Social media: https://sez.us (@ popcornreel) https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://popcornreel.bsky.social

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on Bruce Fischer and the white hostility directed against VP Kamala Harris. Recorded on January 7, 2025.  Social media: https://sez.us (@ popcornreel) https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://popcornreel.bsky.social

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore recalls the Trump-led terror attack on the U.S. Capitol of exactly four years ago today. Also: Today the 2024 presidential election is certified in Congress--you can bet the Democrats will not object to the results, unlike Republicans four years ago. And: VP Kamala Harris makes a statement about the peaceful transfer of power, which she will preside over today. Plus: The importance of engaging in mindfulness (and on a daily basis) to improve your mental health. Recorded on January 6, 2025.  This holiday season: Are you feeling low, depressed or needing to talk to a mental health professional? Call 988 in the U.S. (https://988lifeline.org) Social media: https://sez.us (@ popcornreel) https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://popcornreel.bsky.social https://threads.net/popcornreel https://x.com/thepopcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore pays tribute to Representative Barbara Lee of Oakland, California, whose last day in the U.S. House of Representatives was today. Audio of her farewell speech and her speech on September 14, 2001 when she voted against the use of military force in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. Recorded on January 2, 2025.  This holiday season: Are you feeling low, depressed or needing to talk to a mental health professional? Call 988 in the U.S. (https://988lifeline.org) Social media: https://sez.us (@ popcornreel) https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://popcornreel.bsky.social https://threads.net/popcornreel https://x.com/thepopcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on reinventing and reinvigorating yourself in this new year that is 2025. And: The horrific violence in New Orleans in the early hours of 2025 that claimed the lives of 15 people . Recorded on January 1, 2025.  This holiday season: Are you feeling low, depressed or needing to talk to a mental health professional? Call 988 in the U.S. (https://988lifeline.org) Social media: https://sez.us (@ popcornreel) https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://popcornreel.bsky.social https://threads.net/popcornreel https://x.com/thepopcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore reviews the year that was 2024. Recorded on December 31, 2024.  This holiday season: Are you feeling low, depressed or needing to talk to a mental health professional? Call 988 in the U.S. (https://988lifeline.org) Social media: https://sez.us (@ popcornreel) https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://popcornreel.bsky.social https://threads.net/popcornreel https://x.com/thepopcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore pays tribute to some of those we lost in 2024. Also: Nia (purpose) on this fifth day of Kwanzaa. Recorded on December 30, 2024.  This holiday season: Are you feeling low, depressed or needing to talk to a mental health professional? Call 988 in the U.S. (https://988lifeline.org) Social media: https://sez.us (@ popcornreel) https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://popcornreel.bsky.social https://threads.net/popcornreel https://x.com/thepopcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore pays tribute to former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Sunday at 100. Recorded on December 29, 2024.  This holiday season: Are you feeling low, depressed or needing to talk to a mental health professional? Call 988 in the U.S. (https://988lifeline.org) Social media: https://sez.us (@ popcornreel) https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://popcornreel.bsky.social https://threads.net/popcornreel https://x.com/thepopcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on day two of the seven days of Kwanzaa, an African-American holiday. Today's focus is Kujichagulia (self-determination). Recorded on December 27, 2024.  This holiday season: Are you feeling low, depressed or needing to talk to a mental health professional? Call 988 in the U.S. (https://988lifeline.org) Social media: https://sez.us (@ popcornreel) https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://popcornreel.bsky.social https://threads.net/popcornreel https://x.com/thepopcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on day one of the seven days of Kwanzaa, an African-American holiday. Today's focus is Umoja (unity). Also: What is the New Year looking like for you? Recorded on December 26, 2024.  This holiday season: Are you feeling low, depressed or needing to talk to a mental health professional? Call 988 in the U.S. (https://988lifeline.org) Social media: https://sez.us (@ popcornreel) https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://popcornreel.bsky.social https://threads.net/popcornreel https://x.com/thepopcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore presents an entertaining feature-length audio commentary he did for the 1987 film "No Way Out", which stars Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young, Will Patton and Iman. Merry Christmas! Recorded on December 25, 2024.  This holiday season: Are you feeling low, depressed or needing to talk to a mental health professional? Call 988 in the U.S. (https://988lifeline.org) Social media: https://sez.us (@ popcornreel) https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://popcornreel.bsky.social https://threads.net/popcornreel https://x.com/thepopcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore asks, do you have any Christmas wishes? Do you look at tomorrow as just another Wednesday? Plus: The true spirit of giving. Also: Musings and meditations on recent news. And: Previewing a most unusual episode of The Politicrat, which will arrive on Christmas Day. Recorded on December 24, 2024.  Associated Press story (Dec. 23, 2024) on Republican chicanery in North Carolina: https://tinyurl.com/4kpzfjjh This holiday season: Are you feeling low, depressed or needing to talk to a mental health professional? Call 988 in the U.S. (https://988lifeline.org) Social media: https://sez.us (@ popcornreel) https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://popcornreel.bsky.social https://threads.net/popcornreel https://x.com/thepopcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore looks at an impending US government shutdown this evening after Elon Musk trashed a bipartisan agreement to keep the government funded. A vote is expected before midnight eastern US time tonight. Also: The one mistake Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis made. And: Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to young people in leadership in Maryland - the full speech from earlier this week. Recorded on December 20, 2024.  Associated Press story (Dec. 20, 2024) on Elon Musk crashing a Democratic-Republican agreement to avert a government shutdown: https://tinyurl.com/mrybfj9j This holiday season: Are you feeling low, depressed or needing to talk to a mental health professional? Call 988 in the U.S. (https://988lifeline.org) Social media: https://sez.us (@ popcornreel) https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://popcornreel.bsky.social https://threads.net/popcornreel https://x.com/thepopcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on South Carolina Democratic congressman Jim Clyburn's recent pronouncement that President Biden should pardon insurrectionist and rapist Donald Trump. Also: The (national) Democratic Party's failure to look at the long game in American politics. Plus: Nina Simone and Black glory. Recorded on December 19, 2024.  This holiday season: Feeling low, depressed or needing to talk to a mental health professional? Call 988 in the U.S. (https://988lifeline.org) Social media: https://sez.us (@ popcornreel) https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://popcornreel.bsky.social https://threads.net/popcornreel https://x.com/thepopcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on mental health and seeking help. (US: call 988 or visit https://988lifeline.org). Also: News of the day, including the fatal shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Wisconsin. Recorded on December 17, 2024.  Social media: https://sez.us (@ popcornreel) https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://popcornreel.bsky.social https://threads.net/popcornreel https://x.com/thepopcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore plays clips and has comments on Denzel Washington, Nikki Giovanni , Ben Affleck and the state of white America before a dictator and racist pollutes the White House next month. Recorded on December 13, 2024.  Social media: https://sez.us (@ popcornreel) https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://popcornreel.bsky.social https://threads.net/popcornreel https://x.com/thepopcornreel

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore pays respects to the legendary poet, author, activist, writer, scholar, educator, griot and thinker Nikki Giovanni, who passed away at 81 on December 9. Plus: Part two of a two-part conversation between Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin in London, 1971. Recorded on December 11, 2024.  Social media: https://sez.us (@ popcornreel) https://fanbase.app/popcornreel https://spoutible.com/popcornreel https://popcornreel.bsky.social https://threads.net/popcornreel https://x.com/thepopcornreel