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A weekly commentary track for the Washington Post. A personal audio scrapbook. A record of a man and a nation's shared descent into madness. That man (and his mother) cover the coverage of Trump, Washington, and the world from the previous seven days.

THE TRUMP INFORMATION ECONOMY

  • Mar 16, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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Episode 130 - "The Plague Diaries"

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 63:33


3/15/2020 1. Coronavirus case at CPAC brings outbreak closer to Trump, threatening to upend his routine amid reelection bid 2. Trump says he will seek payroll tax cut, relief for hourly workers as part of coronavirus economic package 3. Trump struggles to explain why he disbanded his global health team 4. Trump and GOP mount coordinated campaign to paint Biden as senile 5. Trump endorses Sessions' opponent in Alabama Senate primary 6. CDC director breaks with Trump on claim that border wall will help stop coronavirus 7. Secret Service faces unique challenge of protecting Trump from coronavirus exposure 8. Besieged Trump announces Europe travel ban in effort to stem coronavirus pandemic 9. Coronavirus screening causes massive bottlenecks at O’Hare and other U.S. airports 10. Federal Reserve slashes interest rates to zero as part of wide-ranging emergency intervention Music: "Bicycle" - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ ---------- Artictles Referenced 1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/coronavirus-case-at-cpac-brings-outbreak-closer-to-trump-threatening-to-upend-his-routine-amid-reelection-bid/2020/03/08/8e3ba384-6170-11ea-912d-d98032ec8e25_story.html 2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/09/trump-coronavirus-paid-sick-leave/ 3. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-struggles-explain-why-he-disbanded-his-global-health-team-n1153221?2 4. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/10/trump-biden-clinton-age-senile-124797 5. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/10/trump-endorses-sessions-opponent-in-alabama-senate-primary-125316 6. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/10/cdc-director-border-wall-coronavirus-125007 7. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-coronavirus-secret-service-handshake/2020/03/09/36a1c5ca-6217-11ea-acca-80c22bbee96f_story.html 8. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/besieged-trump-announces-drastic-measures-in-effort-to-stem-coronavirus-pandemic/2020/03/11/e99983a4-63dc-11ea-acca-80c22bbee96f_story.html 9. https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2020/03/14/europe-travel-ban-airport-del/ays/ 10. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/15/federal-reserve-slashes-interest-rates-zero-part-wide-ranging-emergency-intervention/

Episode 127 - "Uncle Bernie's Wild Ride"

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 42:54


2/23/2020 1. White House Memo Admits There Was No “Imminent Threat” Before Soleimani Assassination 2. Trump pushed CIA to find, kill Osama bin Laden's son over higher priority targets 3. Trump grants clemency to high-profile individuals, including Rod Blagojevich, Michael Milken and Bernard Kerik 4. Post-impeachment, Trump declares himself the ‘chief law enforcement officer’ of America 5. Trump to name Richard Grenell, U.S. ambassador to Germany, as acting head of intelligence 6. Roger Stone sentenced to three years and four months in prison, as Trump predicts ‘exoneration’ for his friend 7. Senior intelligence official told lawmakers that Russia wants to see Trump reelected 8. Sanders condemns Russian interference in 2020 elections 9. Buttigieg slams Bernie in bid for the anti-Sanders mantle Music: "Bicycle" - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Feedback? Contact us at: Email: Trumpiepod@Yahoo.com Twitter: @Trumpiepod *REMOVED ARTICLE RECITATION AUDIO - EXPERIMENTAL* ---------- Articles Referenced 1. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/02/white-house-memo-admits-no-imminent-threat-iran-soleimani-assassination.html 2. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-pushed-cia-find-kill-osama-bin-laden-s-son-n1135101 3. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-pardons-former-san-francisco-49ers-owner-edward-debartolo/2020/02/18/e47f9ed6-526a-11ea-9e47-59804be1dcfb_story.html 4. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/post-impeachment-trump-declares-himself-the-chief-law-enforcement-officer-of-america/2020/02/18/b8ff49c0-5290-11ea-b119-4faabac6674f_story.html 5. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-to-name-richard-grenell-us-ambassador-to-germany-as-acting-head-of-intelligence/2020/02/19/640a0716-536c-11ea-929a-64efa7482a77_story.html 6. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/roger-stone-sentence-due-thursday-in-federal-court/2020/02/19/2e01bfc8-4c38-11ea-9b5c-eac5b16dafaa_story.html 7. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/after-a-congressional-briefing-on-election-threats-trump-soured-on-acting-spy-chief/2020/02/20/1ed2b4ec-53f1-11ea-b119-4faabac6674f_story.html 8. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/21/bernie-sanders-condemns-russian-116640 9. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/22/pete-buttigieg-bernie-sanders-nevada-116755

Episode 126 - "Getting Angry Together"

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 35:34


2/17/2020 1. Sacred Native American burial sites are being blown up for Trump’s border wall, lawmaker says 2. Trump looks to kill student loan forgiveness program 3. Court rejects lawsuit over Trump’s recordkeeping 4. Prosecutors ask for 7 to 9 years in prison for Roger Stone 5. Senate GOP blocks three election security bills 6. All four Roger Stone prosecutors resign from case after DOJ backpedals on sentencing recommendation 7. Florida man who struck Republican voter tent motivated by Trump opposition 8. With impeachment over, critics see Trump ‘retribution tour’ 9. Trump contradicts past denials, admits sending Giuliani to Ukraine 10. More than 1,100 ex-Justice Department officials call for Barr’s resignation Music: "Bicycle" - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ REMOVED ARTICLE RECITATION AUDIO - *EXPERIMENTAL* ---------- Articles Referenced 1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2020/02/09/border-wall-native-american-burial-sites/ 2. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/10/trump-proposes-end-to-student-loan-forgiveness-program.html 3. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/10/judge-lawsuit-trump-recordkeeping-113768 4. https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/10/politics/federal-prosecutors-roger-stone-sentencing/index.html 5. https://thehill.com/homenews/house/482569-senate-gop-blocks-three-election-security-bills 6. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/doj-backpedalling-sentencing-recommendation-trump-ally-roger-stone-n1134961 7. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/11/gregory-timm-florida-trump-114089 8. https://apnews.com/e613b755f0750a1df4127f054561d7d6?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP_Politics 9. https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/02/13/politics/trump-rudy-giuliani-ukraine-interview/index.html?__twitter_impression=true 10. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/more-than-1100-ex-justice-department-officials-call-for-barrs-resignation/2020/02/16/d9b56d10-50c0-11ea-9e47-59804be1dcfb_story.html#click=https://t.co/I7tRHEvkvj

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