Podcast appearances and mentions of adam fligsten

Adam Fligsten is a composer for games and other media, based in Los Angeles, California. Video game credits include Outreach (Pixel Spill) and Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, and his music has been licensed to countless TV shows and commercials. He is the founder of Silen Audio, a full service video game audio house, and also now maker of virtual instruments.ADAM FLIGSTEN LINKS:Website: https://adamfligsten.com/Silen Audio: https://www.silen.audio/https://x.com/adamfligsten?s=20TIMESTAMPS:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:01:09) - Creativity and sleep patterns(00:05:14) - Credits(00:07:03) - Silent Audio(00:10:12) - Background and upbringing(00:15:03) - Live music, studio music, working in a band(00:16:28) - Transitioning towards electronic music(00:18:59) - Music as a coping mechanism(00:21:14) - Music as a teacher and inspiration(00:24:05) - Pursuing music professionally(00:29:58) - Staying creative while working another job(00:35:03) - Negotiation skills(00:38:00) - Longevity in a career as a film composer(00:43:08) - Finding passion in media composition(00:49:42) - Experience working for a composer(00:52:52) - Adaptability and growth(00:59:03) - Managing stress in high-pressure situations.(01:01:28) - Leadership - Cultivating a positive atmosphere(01:11:23) - Experience at UCLA's music composition program(01:15:00) - Education and Transition to Entrepreneurship(01:19:25) - Business Lessons Learned(01:30:06) - Building Trust and Collaboration in the Creative Industry(01:32:45) - Selling Yourself as a Composer(01:36:00) - Understanding Clients' Needs and Expectations(01:45:04) - Pouring Heart and Soul into Work(01:46:17) - Commitment to Artistry(01:51:30) - Effective Branding as a Composer(01:56:20) - Transitioning to Full-time Entrepreneurship(02:00:00) - Existential fear and dread(02:11:19) - Time and the creative process(02:15:01) - Trusting instincts(02:19:01) - Challenges of maintaining inspiration(02:22:08) - Ego, humility, and the creative process(02:30:03) - Work and self-worth.(02:35:22) - Infinite Flow Synth(02:42:49) - Importance of interface design(02:45:03) - Silen Audio future plans(02:52:28) - Retaining creativity(02:55:52) - Definition of an artist(02:58:48) - Message sent to everyone's smartphone

-Chip Gibbons joins the two Sams to discuss the historic ICJ ruling calling on Israel to stop killing Palestinian civilians -Land Back: A look at settler colonialism and genocide in the United States -Congress responds to social media companies' exploitation of children by allowing the exploitation to continue -An announcement from Sam K follows this week's Garbage Can Music by Adam Fligsten adamfligsten.com

-The Israel-Palestine conflict is entering uncharted territory. What we know is that Palestinians have the right to resist, occupied people will always fight back in asymmetrical warfare, and you shouldn't be bullied out of stating the obvious. -Plus, an update on Sentinel Radio: we're pulling back on weekly podcasts to focus on longer form deep-dives and interviews. Trust us, it's gonna be better. Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com To listen to future episodes, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Stop Cop City protesters in Atlanta engage in civil disobedience, refuse to be cowed by the state's attempts to criminalize dissent -Ron DeSanctimonious' housing market is crashing -A drop in the oil barrel: Department of Interior drafted talking points defending Willow Project by touting $249 million investment in clean energy, per email obtained through FOIA -Pelosi, Gen Z candidate guy, Walmart, ERCOT, Manchester United, and US Open tennis fans all get nominated for the Garbage Can Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com To listen to future episodes, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Paris Marx joins Sentinel Radio to discuss Uber and tech, ten years after the ridesharing service defeated DC government regulators. -Paris helps us with the Can: Elon, Sam Altman, Cruise, and Bryan “Blood Man” Johnson are this week's Garbage Candidates in a Tech Dipshit special To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com

-The U.S. gerontocracy, Elon, PragerU, NYT, Pfizer, RFK Jr are nominated for the Garbage Can -It's official: Oily SCOTUS approved of the Mountain Valley Pipeline -Biden dithers as millions lose Medicaid -File Follies: Not saying you should put your money under the mattress, but banks are looking extra sketchy these days Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com To listen to future episodes, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-FTC Chair Lina Khan is under attack this week as “populist” Republicans cry about the regulator using antitrust law to oppress huge corporations -Speaking of unassailable conglomerates, JP Morgan is readying itself to become a tech giant thanks to the Biden administration's reaction to the spring financial crisis -House GOP pushes defense spending bonanza. Bipartisan support for cluster bombs. Take that, children decades from now. -Bog Iger, UPS executives, Joe Manchin, RFK Jr., Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer, and Elon Musk are nominated for the Garbage Can. Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com

-The Supreme Court is ruling in favor of reactionaries, in cases based on wholesale fabrications. It's the best. -Biden EPA abandons “Cancer Alley” civil rights investigation; the case was likely winnable, even with the current goon squad on SCOTUS -FILE FOLLIES: A company formerly run by a union-hating senator has some DOL enforcement records that we would very much like to see. -John Roberts, Nancy Pelosi, Eric Adams, Jesse Watters, and Richard Branson are nominated to the Garbage Can Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com To listen to future episodes, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-He's going to ask to take food from babies: Republicans are proposing cuts in benefits to 5 million WIC participants, emboldened by Democratic Party cowardice, namely their refusal to mint the coin. -Please stop brutal racist policing, pretty please, DOJ asks Minneapolis PD -File Follies: Fintech FOIA Frenzy! Filing requests related to the Fed and FDIC reports on major bank failures -JD Vance, Secretary Mayor Pete, Francis Suarez, WSJ, Harry and Meghan, and the WSJ guy who got mad at Sam Sacks are nominated for the Garbage Can this week. Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com To listen to future episodes, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Chris Christie will never be forgiven by voters for closing the bridge, but he could humiliate Ron DeSantis in a futile bid to become Attorney General. -The end of the pandemic emergency has led to 600,000 people losing health insurance since April 1 -File Follies: Taking a look at Republican Governors' cynical border operation, asking the feds for records -Elon, the Supreme Court and Joe Manchin get Garbage Can nominations yet again but they face tough competition from RFK Jr., the Air Force guy who “misspoke” about AI, and that landlord in Davenport, Iowa. Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com This episode has been unlocked. To listen to future episodes, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-The best of the 2020 election hate mail to Louis DeJoy disclosed to us under FOIA by the USPS. -Imagine having so much money that you can make money simply by moving your own money. Capitalism is truly for sickos. -Unsurprisingly, the FBI used dragnet surveillance powers during the 2020 uprising, the Washington Post reported. -Musk, Pelosi, Clay Higgins, Florida lawmakers, Gov. Gianforte, and the people melting down about John Fetterman's clothes are nominated for the Garbage Can. Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com This episode has been unlocked. To listen to future episodes, subscribe at Patreon.com/Districtsentinel

-Biden's six hour workday is the most likable thing about him (too bad about the strikebreaking) -10 years after the Boston Marathon attack, Congress is still uninterested in evidence suggesting that Tamerlan Tsarnaev was an FBI informant -Would a Gitmo torture victim remember Ron DeSantis? He would, if Ron was laughing like a maniac, as alleged -Tucker Cucks, Montana GOP, Steven Crowder, Elon Musk, and Kyrsten Sinema are nominated to the Garbage Can Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com To listen to future episodes, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-It's about time we had a huge ass leak of military secrets exposing the US government, even if the weirdo who leaked them only wanted to share them with his group chat. -Time for Clarence Thomas to be held accountable by *checks notes* the party of Dianne Feinstein. How grim. -File Follies: EPA questions Department of Energy analysis in Alaska gas export approval -Greg Abbott, Ron DeSantis, Missouri's Attorney General, SF crime hawks, Packers Sanitation, and Dan Snyder are all nominated to the Garbage Can this week. Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com To listen to future episodes, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Ron made no attempt to advance his candidacy, just whiny vows to defend his rival. Why is this weenie even bothering? -The easiest way to rob a bank is to own one, Rashida Tlaib reminded us this week -File Follies: The FBI disclosed its letter announcing a flip-flop in response to our FOIA request. First, the Bureau told lawmakers that it wouldn't talk about informants. Then, it announced an investigation after a Republican screamed at them. -Trump cucks (e.g. Matt Taibbi), Howard Schultz, Judge Reed O'Connor, Missouri Republicans, Joanne Segovia (the fentanyl-dealing cop) and Elon Musk are this week's Garbage Can nominees. Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com To listen to future episodes, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Silicon Valley Bank, the 16th largest bank in the country and a major funder of tech start-ups, went bankrupt this week at light speed, in the largest bank collapse since 2008. -File Follies: SVB's last annual report has some interesting tidbits, including disclosures about large loans to individual clients, investments in companies that have never turned a profit, and “activities that are new to us or, in some cases, are experimental in nature.” -Dems join GOP in sounding reactionary dog whistles bashing DC crime bill, as three-quarters of city residents report feeling generally safe -The Pentagon, Rishi Sunak, Lindsey Graham, Markwayne (awful name) Mullen, JPMorgan and Elon Musk waterboy Matt Taibbi get nominated to the Garbage Can Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com To listen to future episodes, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-J.D. Vance made his banking committee debut by saying that crypto, fake internet money, could be as useful as the internet itself, and that the internet, which was created by government research, could have been killed by government regulation. An industry trade group witness nodded and called him a good boy. -Hobbyists might have standing to sue the U.S. government for taking out their balloons. The Two Sams consider buying a balloon of their own. -File Follies: Our previous request for Pete Buttigieg's first month schedule revealed that he met with freight rail lobbyists, the CEO of one freight rail company, BNSF, and was briefed on rail labor. In light of the East Palestine, OH disaster, we seek records related to those meetings, and records related to the agency's angry Twitter reply to David Sirota -Norfolk Southern, Elon Musk, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Eli L*ke, and Packers Sanitation Services are all nominated for the Garbage Can Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com To listen to future episodes, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Of course the first Congressional speech written by an algorithm was about loving Israel and bipartisanship -From the “Is this Good?” Pile: Subprime auto loan delinquency rate breaks January 2009 record -Republicans struggle to get the votes they need to pretend that Ilhan Omar deserves to be expelled from the House Foreign Affairs Committee (they're mad at her because she embarrassed the GOP's favorite career war criminal, Eliot Abrams) -Kemp, Kavanaugh, BuzzFeed, Union Pacific, Jeffrey Zeints, and Mike Pompeo all get Garbage Can nominations this week Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com To listen to more episodes, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-McCarthy finally elected Speaker, but the parallels to the 1850s are a bit bothersome -Good luck in federal court, friends: FTC takes aim at worker non-compete agreements -FOIA Follies: We search for records on the regulated banks in Sam Bankman-Fried's sweaty, awkward empire -Walgreen's, transphobic worm David Bullard, Charlie Kirk & “Doctor” Drew, Muriel Bowser, and Pete Buttigieg get Garbage Can nominations Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com To listen to future episodes, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Documents obtained by FOIA show that major corporations urged the Department of Agriculture to run a pandemic hunger relief program as a public-private partnership. They didn't disclose their efforts in lobbying disclosure forms, and experts said they didn't need to. Music by Adam Fligsten adamfligsten.com To listen to future episodes, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

If there's one side of the music industry I'm the most curious about, it would have to be game music! That's why I'm excited to welcome Adam Fligsten, founder of the music production company Silen Audio, and we chat about his journey production music to game music and how the library music world overlaps with the game music world.Plus,  we take a listen to "Jingle Bells," a loungey arrangement of the Christmas classic by community member, Paul Croteau (https://yopauliemusic.com)!Watch this episode on YouTube!https://youtu.be/G3Ty3d1ewpE00:00 - Intro & Welcome03:32 - Adam Fligsten of Silen Audio49:59 - Join the 52 Cues Community!51:13 - "Jingle Bells" by Paul Croteau01:00:24 - Outro & How You Can Support 52 Cues!Adam Fligsten - https://adamfligsten.comSilen Audio - https://www.silen.audioJoin the 52 Cues Community for FREE! – Post your own cues for feedback from the community, network with other composers, participate in community discussions, provide feedback on other composers' cues, and ask questions about the industry! – https://52cues.comBecome a 52 Cues FRIEND – Join in on Monthly Interactive Zoom Workshops featuring a range of topics and guests from around the music industry, and you'll have access to the Weekly Music Production Livestreams! – https://my.52cues.com/plans/202568?bundle_token=b037583a957a0bb48afafd3b1cae414eBecome a 52 Cues FAMILY Member – Get all the benefits listed above, plus catch up with Dave during weekly live Zoom Office Hours, and have your cues reviewed each week during the live Weekly Interactive Feedback and Critique Sessions – https://my.52cues.com/plans/195865?bundle_token=c974232cc2996186825ad469af103969Or you can support the channel on Patreon and get access to my weekly music production live streams. – https://www.patreon.com/davekropfLessons, critiques, and 1-on-1 coaching are available! – http://52cues.com/coaching.#productionmusic #podcastNote: Links posted here may be affiliate links which help us out by generating a small commission at no extra cost to you!Support the show

It's the final show of 2022. The two Sams round up the GARBAGE CANDIDATES OF THE YEAR. And we discuss the new Means TV film we're in: Yell, Stomp, Hiss. We join up with Bryan Quinby of Street Fight Radio, Tom Sexton of The Trillbillies, and Nick Hayes of Means TV to talk about our tour of the South. Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com To listen to future episodes, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Week of Shame: Democrats and President Biden vote to break power of rail unions, and force workers to accept contract with no leave -Don't trust anything Sam Bankman-Fried says, but he's right about GOP dark money donations: there's a trail of money from him to Republican candidates through shell organizations -FOIA Follies: The crypto industry clings to its free-for-all -Elon, Dem strikebreakers, Kanye, GOP House Judiciary leaders, and the Pentagon are nominated to the Garbage Can Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com To listen to future episodes, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-If and when Elon runs this website off the rails, our replacement is going to need a main character of the day, let's be real -Sick of crooked politicians who do favors for crypto scammers? Bad news. The incoming Republican House Whip thinks that the SEC shouldn't regulate crypto, but still got mad at the agency for going soft on FTX -Finally, a win for fans of austerity. Joe Manchin handed Republicans a huge gift on a platter by refusing to raise the debt ceiling in the lame duck -Elon, Hakeem Jeffries, the IDF, Kyle Rittenhouse, and Jordan Peterson fan Cristiano Ronaldo are all nominated to the Garbage Can Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com To listen to future episodes, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Huge, if true, which it is. Would Elon Musk's Twitter be lying to you? -Fed official says people need to empty their bank accounts before rate hikes can stop. That means more people being forced into debt, which is becoming increasingly expensive thanks to the Fed -GAO Footnote: State Department, Pentagon didn't bother looking into killer crackdown by narcostate with U.S. weapons. -Musk, Netanyahu, Joe Manchin, Jesse Watters, Snowden libertarianism, and Powerball jackpot inequality are nominated for the Garbage Can Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com To listen to future episodes of District Sentinel Radio, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Manchin's scheme to throw permits to the fossil fuel is in trouble after members of his caucus vowed to stop it -The Fed won't stop hiking interest rates. By the time they do, it will be too late for the labor market. -FOIA Follies: Don't Glomar me, bro! Interior acts funny in response to request for Alaska oil project files -DeSantis, Biden, Dems who support Israeli apartheid, David Malpasa, Larry Summers, and the CIA are nominated for the Garbage Can this week Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com This episode has been unlocked. To listen to future episodes, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

This episode has been unlocked. To listen to future episodes, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel -We all owe Louise Mensch an apology if Donald Trump is executed for stealing highly sensitive state secrets. It brings us no pleasure etc. -Owning China by rejecting the Mandate of Heaven: CDC confirms that the U.S. government is just fully giving up -Some rare good news: one of Elon Musk's companies was actually denied almost $1 billion in subsidies -Biden admin regulators have failed to reverse a Trump era policy granting banks permission to get involved in crypto, senators warn - “Actually, the right does share our criminal justice reform goals” crowd is nominated for the Garbage Can alongside the CDC, Hillary Clinton, Tulsi, Andrea Mitchell, and Brian Kilmeade Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com

-Congress gave the Department of Defense $58 billion more than it asked for last year. That's more money than the annual budget of many agencies that don't kill people. -Who'd have thought that an organization with the initials SS would find itself implicated in a far-right power grab? (Secret Service Jan. 6 text messages erased amid investigations.) -FOIA Follies: Ivana Trump no longer has rights under the Privacy Act -The Fed stonewalled our inquiry of Jerome Powell's alleged “wokeness” -Anti-abortion freaks, John Bolton, Uvalde Police, the Musk family, Ruy Texeira, and Dr. Leanna Wen are nominated for the Garbage Can this week Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com

-Andrew Perez joins us to talk about Leonard Leo and his dark money network that has been pushing the court to the far-right for the past 17 years -Leo, Clarence Thomas, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Manchin, and Stacey Abrams get Garbage Can nominations Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com This is an excerpt from the District Sentinel Radio podcast. To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

*UNLOCKED* To listen to future episodes in full, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel -The Amazon Labor Union, led by fired warehouse worker Christian Smalls, has won a certification vote, in an incredible historic victory for an independent labor union -There are still battles to be fought before even thinking about contract negotiations: Amazon is threatening to challenge the NLRB's authority before a judiciary that's incredibly hostile to labor. -Other headlines: One step forward, two steps back on Russia-Ukraine peace talks, House passes cannabis legalization, USDA pressed on subsidies to law-breaking meat conglomerate -FOIA Follies: Intelligence agencies' version of Twitter, eChirp, reportedly contains evidence of US spies cheering on January 6 plot -Garbage Can: Psaki and Mulvaney access mongers, Buffalo Sports Billionaires, and Oscars dipshits take the spotlight Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com

-State Department roasted for unproven “false flag” claims about Russia -U.S. continues to starve Afghanistan as it readies to ramp up conflict in Eastern Europe -FOIA Follies: CDC gets a little touchy about article on covid breakthrough infections data -Garbage Can: Price and Psaki, Marco Rubio, and Joe Manchin vie for a spot in the can Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com This episode has been unlocked. To catch other weekly episodes, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

We're taking a short break in our Summer of 16-bit to welcome a guest on the show! Joining us is veteran composer Adam Fligsten! We talk about game composition, early hip-hop, metroidvanias, and his latest projects. Find more from Adam at https://adamfligsten.com Discover more of the show at https://rhythmandpixels.com Support the podcast and get access to exclusive content! https://patreon.com/rhythmandpixels

Journalist Chip Gibbons and the Sams discuss Joe Biden's new and troubling domestic terror initiatives. Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com

Composer Adam Fligsten has been writing music for media for years. He's discovered that his heart really lies with composing for games. Recently he created a unique audio design studio as well, Silen Audio, so studios have an integrated music and audio experience for their games.

Composer Adam Fligsten has been writing music for media for years. He's discovered that his heart really lies with composing for games. Recently he created a unique audio design studio as well, Silen Audio, so studios have an integrated music and audio experience for their games. Adam said the past year was challenging because he's used to composing as a collaborative process. As an experiment, he created an album inspired by the classic music of Super Metroid, an iconic game from the early 1990s, as a Twitch live stream. Adam used only free software and incorporated lots of the suggestions that viewers made while experienceing music being created live. The result is his recently-released album Ceres Station. The concept of creating audio as well as music for games grew out of Adam's love of great audio design, and he's hoping to collaborate with both large and small studios. Episode tracklist: all tracks composed and performed by Adam Fligsten Ceres Station: Morida Rocks Underwater;

Adam Fligsten of Silen Audio calls in to discuss his process, his projects, and his path into music and audio composition for TV, film, and games. His credits include Marvel vs. Capcom, Saturday Night Live, NBC Olympics, and much, much more.

Adam Fligsten of Silen Audio calls in to discuss his process, his projects, and his path into music and audio composition for TV, film, and games. His credits include Marvel vs. Capcom, Saturday Night Live, NBC Olympics, and much, much more. I think that people put these tools on a pedestal and they shouldn't. It should be accessible to everybody...- Adam Fligsten Adam Fligsten has been composing music for decades. After working in the music industry in both New York and Los Angeles, he's leveraging his incredible resume including tons of highly visible work in TV and film to get more heavily involved in video game sound design and composition. While Adam is presently under a number of NDAs, his recent contribution to the Marvel vs. Capcom series suggests that, once again, he's making a beeline for the coolest projects around. When the pandemic kept most of us in isolation, he turned to Twitch where he streamed the entire process of composing Ceres Station, a Super Metroid tribute album. Make no mistake: Silen Audio would love nothing more than to provide music and audio services for just about any game in development, but Adam maintains a refreshing philosophy about approachability and fun when it comes to making music. "You shouldn't be afraid to mess up," he says. "That's what practicing an instrument is. You just keep doing it over and over again until it sounds good. If you're trying to record something, you usually have enough time to get it right. I think that people put these tools on a pedestal and they shouldn't. It should be accessible to everybody. Just pick it up, make some noise until it sounds the way you want it to sound, and that's it. That's making music." Silen Audio was founded in 2016 in Los Angeles, California, and provides both sound design and composition services for indie and AAA studios. Show Links Silen Audio AdamFligsten.com Adam Fligsten on Twitter --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevbreakdown/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevbreakdown/support

-Capitalists are operating on some dangerous assumptions about climate change, clashing with scientists' warnings. An audio version of the latest newsletter: sign up at districtsentinel.substack.com -More Trump-era attacks on journalists were exposed last week. Chip Gibbons on the subpoenas of four NYT journalists in the latest edition of Chip-Chat. Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio, available in full for subscribers at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Brushing off a twenty-year-old playbook, Sec. of State Mike Pompeo alleges links between al Qaeda and Iran. He’s lying. -Trump blasts impeachment efforts, threatens more violence -White House in chaos, but still able to deregulate polluters -Signs of a failed state: US infrastructure deficit tops $13 trillion. -AP: Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to face charges related to Flint water crisis. Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Police officers and active duty troops were at the storming of the Capitol, videos of tactical sophistication emerge -Corporate America virtue signals about suspending political donations during the most quiet time for electioneering activities, some companies blame both sides -Later this week, Trump will likely become the only President in US history to be impeached twice -Trump admin tries to sabotage Cuba-US detente by restoring “state sponsor of terror” designation Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

We talk with Chip Gibbons about the decision in a London courtroom this week to deny the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States. Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-EPA head Andrew Wheeler finalizes rule undermining environmental health studies -DOJ survey: 38 percent of cops sometimes or never wear masks at work -The top federal prosecutor in Atlanta resigned and was replaced on an acting basis by an unusual choice, in the run-up to the Georgia run-off -More evictions were delayed by activists in Kansas City (@KCTenants) this morning Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-A British judge has denied a US extradition request for Julian Assange, citing the cruelty of the US prison system and Jeffrey Epstein’s death -Janet Yellen took millions in speaking fees from huge banks, including almost $1 million from Citigroup alone, after refusing to consider breaking up “too big to fail” firms over their living wills -Google union forming: Alphabet Workers get 200 employees to sign CWA cards -Trump plays aircraft carrier tough guy with Iran on the one-year anniversary of the Soleimani assassination -Trump caught on tape trying to rig the presidential vote in Georgia, top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries shrugs at the thought of holding him to account music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Biden names the underqualified Pete Buttigieg to run DOT, an agency that many Buttigeg 2020 campaign donors have repeatedly lobbied -SCOTUS strikes down New Jersey pandemic restrictions on religious service attendance -In 2020, there was a 1200% increase in the number of journalists arrested in the United States -NASA’s plan to return astronauts to the moon by 2024 is in doubt Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-The first wave of covid-19 vaccines were shipped out by Pfizer. HHS said it will be administered free of charge, but fees could still be tacked on -Right-wing killing spree continues: SCOTUS struck down the reversal of a death sentence today -The Trump administration finalized rules enabling discrimination by religious charities that receive government grants -DHS is attempting to exempt counterintelligence records from the Privacy Act, agency filing shows Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

The Trump administration is on track to execute the most people in a year since the 1800s, and the first in 100 years to execute someone during a lame duck. We discuss their blood lust on the latest edition of Chip Chat. Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Setting the stage to pander to the right, the Biden team is planning a White House conservative liaison -Biden nominates Raytheon board member and Pine Island Capital partner, ex-Gen. Lloyd Austin, as his Defense Secretary -Study: US and coalition airstrikes killed 700 civilians in Afghanistan last year -Senate Republicans hold hearing on covid response featuring anti-vaccine quacks and snake oil peddlers Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-In a Friday news dump, the Pentagon announced that it would give $63 million in assistance to Boeing using CARES Act money -40 percent of companies that took coronavirus relief loans and grants told workers to take time off but didn’t pay them anything, BLS data shows -DFC watchdog: Agency officials did nothing wrong in pursuing $765 million Kodak loan -The EPA’s air pollution monitoring system is in such shambles, one state agency reported needing to shop for equipment on eBay -The Supreme Court threw a lifeline to Medicare work requirements amid mass unemployment, during a pandemic Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

On this week's edition of Chip Chat we examine the recent assassination of a top Iranian nuclear scientist. music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-GAO survey finds that most state governments are at least somewhat concerned about proper covid vaccine distribution -9 million people still hadn’t received their $1,200 stimulus checks in September -SCOTUS hears case on excluding undocumented immigrants from Census -Citing the withdrawal of aid, Sherrod Brown accuses Steve Mnuchin of “sabotaging” the economy for Biden music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-President-elect taps Tony Blinken’s consulting company for key roles in his administration -Will OMB be scolding regulators at 2:30 a.m. to be more friendly to businesses? Neera Tanden was named to lead the agency -Hot mic victim, Egyptian coup regime defender Jen Psaki named White House Press Secretary -Attorney General Barr is trying to ramp up federal executions before Trump leaves office -FCC Chair Ajit Pai to step down on inauguration day -Workers around the world took action against Amazon last week -Emergency private sector lending programs were extended for three months by the Fed and the Treasury. Emergency state and local government support is set to expire on Dec. 31. music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel