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Looking For A Fun & Thrilling Book To Read With Your Kids? This episode of Reading With Your Kids features three amazing authors you will be so glad to know. Our first guest is Brad Mason, author of the book "Charlie Chaloosy is Often Quite Choosy." Brad discussed how he was inspired to write the book after being challenged by a friend. He talked about his background as an educator for 34 years and how the book aims to encourage kids to try new things. We then take a listen back to our conversation with Grammy winning recording artist Mr G  who asks how many squirrels are in the world. We then meet Charles O'Neill, author of the middle grade book series "The Adventures of Jafir." Chuck explained that the stories take place in 1830s Ethiopia and follow Jafir as he searches for his sister Butina after they get separated. Each chapter ends in a cliffhanger to keep readers engaged. Chuck discussed how the series will take Jafir to different locations around the world as he continues his search. Click here to visit our website - www.readingwithyourkids.com 

Ob 100. obletnici rojstva Milana Butine, slikarja, likovnega teoretika in scenografa je v Slovenskem gledališkem inštitutu na ogled razstava o njegovem scenografskem opusu. V slovenskih gledališčih je ustvarjal v 50-ih in 60-ih letih prejšnjega stoletja, na razstavi iz zbirk Inštituta pa so, poleg makete, njegovih slikarskega stojala, trinožnika in barv, na ogled njegove scenske skice oziroma scenografski osnutki. Ti odražajo tako razvoj avtorjevega likovnega jezika kot razumevanja ploskve in prostora in njunih razmerij. Po razstavi smo se sprehodili s kustosinjo mag. Teo Rogelj. Vabimo vas k poslušanju! na sliki. Sofokles, Kralj Edip, neizvedeno, 1961. Scenografski osnutek: Milan Butina; vir: Ikonoteka SLOGI, izsek

In this episode of Department 12, Dr. Ben Butina interviews Professor Carol Kulik, co-author of the book Human Resources for the Non-HR Manager. Dr. Kulik discusses the importance of HR for all managers, even those who don't have a formal HR role. She also talks about the importance of making HR research accessible and applicable to everyday practice. Dr. Butina and Dr. Kulik also discuss the challenges of writing a book that is both academically rigorous and engaging to read. Dr. Kulik shares her insights on the importance of finding your voice as a writer and how to write for a specific audience. Finally, Dr. Butina asks Dr. Kulik about her thoughts on the convergence of HR practices across different countries. Dr. Kulik discusses the similarities and differences in HR practices around the world, and she offers her perspective on the future of HR management. Be sure to visit the episode page for key takeaways, questions for discussion, and a full transcript. While you're at it, why not sign up for the free Department 12 Newsletter and get your I-O news delivered fresh every week?

LA BIBLIOTECA DE LA HISTORIA presenta la audioserie titulada "Érase una vez el Este". Este es el cuarto capítulo, y se se titula "El puente de los espías". Esta serie o audioserie en la que se mezclan la realidad y la ficción, consiste en una serie de programas en los que escucharéis como se habla de hechos reales que han sucedido en los últimos años y también en fechas recientes en Europa, concretamente en la zona del este de Europa. Como digo, es una audioserie muy conectada con la actualidad en los momentos en la que estamos presentándola. Y este proyecto no es idea mía, sino que es idea de dos amigos de LA BIBLIOTECA DE LA HISTORIA, como son Juan Lamas, malagueño, historiador, escritor y guionista, y Verónica, barcelonesa, licenciada en administración y finanzas, actriz y cantante amateur y gran apasionada por la historia. Ellos son los artífices de esto y les agradezco su trabajo. Os dejo con el cuarto capítulo titulado "El puente de los espías". Sinopsis: La investigación de la destrucción de la base Wagner apunta a que los misiles eran ucranianos. Sin embargo un sexto sentido indica al detective del ejército ruso que hay gato encerrado... Este es un Podcast producido y dirigido por Gerión de Contestania, miembro del grupo "Divulgadores de la Historia". Somos un podcast perteneciente al sello iVoox Originals. Canal de YouTube de LA BIBLIOTECA DE LA HISTORIA: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfHTOD0Z_yC-McS71OhfHIA *Si te ha gustado el programa dale al "Like", ya que con esto ayudarás a darnos más visibilidad. También puedes dejar tu comentario, decirnos en que hemos fallado o errado y también puedes sugerir un tema para que sea tratado en un futuro programa de LA BIBLIOTECA DE LA HISTORIA. Gracias. Música del audio: -El podcact LA BIBLIOTECA DE LA HISTORIA cuenta con licencia de Epidemic Sound. Enlaces a los cortes de noticiarios y a la música empleada en el programa: Noticias: -France24 Margarita Simonyan. "Ninguna gran nación puede existir sin control de la información", dice la redactora jefe de 'RT' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVwTKgzIW7U -La represión policial contra la oposición rusa termina con casi 1.400 detenidos EURONEWS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_lpC8L8e0c -Euronews. La Revolución Naranja siete años después. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_abzB_J6FE&t=48s -Yushchenko: "El conflicto del gas ha unido a la sociedad ucraniana" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljg6M8Tujvs&t=90s -Pese a las sanciones continúa construcción de Nord Stream 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od528pm16BQ -¿Cuál es el origen del conflicto entre Rusia y Ucrania? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpmJXhyQ_AY -RUSIA: 38 supuestos ESPÍAS se infiltraron como DIPLOMÁTICOS en los PAÍSES NÓRDICOS | RTVE Noticias. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWwUQNT98sk -RUSIA: PUTIN se REÚNE con los herederos del KGB mientras sigue la LUCHA por BAJMUT en UCRANIA I RTVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psce97VsILg -UCRANIA:¿Qué se sabe del ATAQUE con MISILES HIMARS que dejó decenas de SOLDADOS RUSOS muertos? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4ITp3SLTGQ&t=17s -CNN en Español. Cientos de soldados rusos habrían muerto en ataque en Makiivka, Ucrania. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= -Mozart - Lacrimosa. André Antunes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l39QrptDF3Y -DW en Español. Críticas en la Unión Europea al gasoducto Nord Stream 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqVpmNyopvI&t=90s -EXPANSION Tres roturas simultáneas en los gasoductos NordStream: ¿avería o sabotaje ruso? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUBf2rEf4eg&t=54s -DW en español. Surgen nuevas pistas sobre el responsable de la voladura de los gasoductos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00sUcfiO3R0&t=53s -Euronews en Español. Rusia les baja los humos a los fumadores. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I3lBho-A_w -EL PAIS MAS FUMADOR DEL MUNDO.Rusia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIwwImJHS8g&t=84s -Canal 26. RUSIA | Putin estuvo por lanzar una guerra nuclear en Ucrania pero sus espías se lo impidieron. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6Gl-WVRzTc&t=3s -Euronews. Espía relacionado con los bombardeos de Rusia en Lviv. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkpvavF6__Y&t=52s -Euronews. La espía rusa María Butina llega a Moscú tras ser liberada en Estados Unidos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DynU8zxdTk4 -Magic Auto. 1998 LADA 2106 (1.5L) POV Test Drive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liaZVfAa1cA&t=243s -France 24. Donetsk, Ucrania, resignados a vivir una guerra sin fin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYJSB-YGFO8 Música: -Soviet March/Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 [Music Box https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9M7oCyhTHE-IC3PEAK - No más muerte. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBG3Gdt5OGs -Mussorgsky - Night on Bald Mountain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCEDfZgDPS8 -???? Spot Evil rock ruso. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV_FXJzxPBQ -Canto Ortodoxo Ruso. "Bajo Profundo". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl5vgZ3Ain0 -Balalaika Ballad. Matt Hirt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvkdO5lu9NI -Anna Zayats Loss (balalaika solo). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GeX-vJ6tm0 -ic3peak-CKA3KA/FAIRYTALE (Lyrics / Subtitulado al español) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0HKLFBFZfE Redes Sociales: -Twitter: LABIBLIOTECADE3 -Facebook: Gerión De Contestania Muchísimas gracias por escuchar LA BIBLIOTECA DE LA HISTORIA y hasta la semana que viene. 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Nika Kristina Butina je soustanoviteljica in direktorica podjetja Epidemic, ki znamkam pomaga pri povezovanju in managementu kampanj z mikro in nano influencerji. Epidemic je v zadnjem letu dobil investicijo, posedmeril ekipo, bil nagrajen s strani Amazon Web Services, blestel na Web Summitu in še marsikaj. Delajo z globalno priznanimi znamkami, kot so Wolt, Mattel, Pampers, P&G, Collistar, L'Occitane, Revlon in še mnogimi drugimi. Realizirali so že 688 kampanj, ki so dosegle več kot 171 milijonov ljudi, in izvedli 13.500 sodelovanj z influencerji. Povezave: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nika-kristina-butina/ https://www.instagram.com/nikitakb/ https://epidemic.co/ Creator join: https://be.epidemic.co/en/join/ Book a call: https://calendly.com/d/cfw-qc3-vc4/15-min-intro-call Careers: https://epidemic.co/careers/ Epizoda je nastala od podpori Slovenskega podjetniškega sklada in Evropske unije, in sicer iz Evropskega sklada za regionalni razvoj.

Apgalvojums, ka sieviešu skaits IT jomā ir kritisks, nav nekas jauns. Šajā DIENA PĒC | TEHNOLOĢIJAS epizodē tās autors Maksims Jegorovs sarunā ar “Riga Techgirl” līdzradītāju un mentoru programmas vadītāju Diānu Butinu meklē atbildes uz jautājumiem, kā industrija un sabiedrība var mainīt šo stereotipu, vai izglītība ir vērtība, kā sievietes piesaistīt IT nozarei, un kāds tam visam sakars ar Kimu Kardašjanu. Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/dienapec)

BYNTK with Ivan Butina Ivan encountered KM in 2013, when he used his community building and communication background on a World Bank Group (WBG) project aimed at improving knowledge sharing. For a year he only flirted with KM, committing to it fully in 2014. At the WBG Ivan focused mostly on community management and communities of practice (CoPs). He created and led the organization's first community management training, the CoP program, and the first centralized community management team. Because of his passion for community building, in 2018 he took Harvard's Leadership, Organizing and Action course on community organizing. He introduced some of its key concepts to the WBG's KM community and CoP program just before leaving the organization. He joined UNICEF in December 2018. Here he has been coordinating the development and now implementation of the organization's first global KM strategy and has been using some community organizing in doing so. Ivan holds a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). 

Nika Kristina Butina je soustanoviteljica podjetja Epidemic, ki povezuje blagovne znamke z nano vplivneži. Podjetje je po dobrem letu poslovanja že prisotno na trinajstih evropskih trgih, v ZDA, Kanadi in Avstraliji, ekipa ima vec kot 20 sodelavcev. Kako obvladujejo hitro rast, kaj za širitev poslovanja pomeni 400.000 evrov investicije in kako ohranjajo zagnanost?

The Maria Butina case cast a spotlight on once-obscure laws known as 18 USC Section 951, and the Foreign Agent Registration Act, or FARA. The government has revived these laws to target political actors, foreign propagandists, or influencers acting here in the United States without prior notice. The Fourth Circuit recently had something to say about it. In this episode, McGlinchey attorneys Robert Driscoll and Alfred Carry (Washington, DC), who represented Maria, discuss the differences between these two statutes and how they have historically been interpreted and applied by the government and in the courts.

Erik Prince has been at the center of everything Trump-Russia and finally the man known for the Blackwater fiasco may have met some consequence. He resigned as Deputy Chairman of the company he founded, the Beijing-backed Frontier Services Group after a failed coup attempt in Libya.  Zev Shalev has the exclusive details.  Greg Olear has a word on Butina and gun violence and L.B. reminds us what it's all about.      

Erik Prince has been at the center of everything Trump-Russia and finally, the man known for the Blackwater fiasco may have met some consequence. He resigned as Deputy Chairman of the company he founded, the Beijing-backed Frontier Services Group after a failed coup attempt in Libya. Zev Shalev has the exclusive details. Greg Olear has a word on Butina and gun violence and L.B. reminds us what it's all about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Covid-19 krīze visvairāk skārusi tieši sieviešu nodarbinātību. Tāpēc "Riga TechGirls" piedāvā jaunu bezmaksas tiešsaistes izglītības programmu, kurā vēlas iesaistīt vismaz 500 sieviešu Latvijā, piedāvājot viņam pārkvalificēties, lai turpmāk strādātu tehnoloģiju jomā un varētu vairāk nopelnīt un attīstīties perspektīvā karjerā. Raidījuma viešņas - Riga TechGirls vadītāja un valdes locekle Anna Andersone un Diāna Butina, kura darbojas IT nozarē jau 15 gadus un vada valodu sistēmu biznesu uzņēmumā "Tilde". Uzzinām arī datorzinību un programmēšanas bakalaures Aivas Staņevičas un audiologopēdes Marinas Petrakovas viedokli. Biedrība 'Riga TechGirls' ir sociāla bezpeļņas organizācija, kas dibināta 2016. gadā Rīgā. Tā ir pirmā un vienīgā kopiena Latvijā, kas veltīta meiteņu un sieviešu izglītošanai un iedvesmai tehnoloģiju jomā. 'Riga TechGirls' ir organizējusi vairāk nekā 60 seminārus, 24 iedvesmas vakarus un vadījusi vai organizējusi vairāk kā 30 citus pasākumus (konferences, hakatonus, vebinārus utt.). Kopumā tajos iesaistījušās, izglītojušās un iedvesmojušās vairāk kā 3000 sievietes un meitenes.  

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Eugene Puryear, an author, activist and host of the new program BreakThrough News.Major cities in the United States have suffered from serious gun violence for a very long time. All of a sudden, in newspapers across the country these tragic shootings are becoming front page news. Democratic Party politicians and corporate media outlets are implying that this is a consequence of the movement to defund the police. But these shootings, and others in cities like New York and St. Louis, had nothing to do with protests. So why are authorities trying to tie them together? Paul Erickson, the Republican operative and former boyfriend of Maria Butina, the Russian student who was convicted of failing to register as a foreign agent, was sentenced to seven years in a federal prison yesterday for defrauding investors over the past 20 years. But critics argue that similar practices are commonplace among Washington lobbyists. The case had nothing to do with Butina, but prosecutors targeted Erickson after he refused to cooperate in the case against his girlfriend. Daniel Lazare, a journalist and author of three books--The Frozen Republic, The Velvet Coup, and America's Undeclared War, joins the show. Today is Loud & Clear’s weekly series about the biggest economic news of the week with special guest -- Prof. Richard Wolff. Professor Wolff, a professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst and founder of the organization Democracy at Work whose latest book is “Understanding Socialism,” joins the show. Loud & Clear’s series, In the News, is where the hosts look at the most important ongoing developments of the week and put them into perspective. Sputnik news analysts Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek join the show.Tuesday’s regular segment is called Women & Society with Dr. Hannah Dickinson. This weekly segment is about the major issues, challenges, and struggles facing women in all aspects of society. Hannah Dickinson, an associate professor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges and an organizer with the Geneva Women’s Assembly; Nathalie Hrizi, an educator, a political activist, and the editor of Breaking the Chains, a women’s magazine, which you can find at patreon.com/BreakChainsMag; and Loud & Clear producer Nicole Roussell join the show.

Šajā reizē mēs sarunāsimies ar uzņēmuma ‘Tilde' valodu tehnoloģiju biznesa attīstības vadītāju Diānu Butinu. Diāna paralēli savam pamatdarbam ir viena no brīvprātīgajām organizācijā ‘Riga Techgirls', kur vada mentoru programmu. Mēs runāsim par Diānas personīgo karjeras ceļu. Uzzināsim, ko dara ‘Riga Techgirls' organizācija un kas ir Diānas vadītā mentoru programma. Ieskatīsimies, kādos gadījumos un ar ko mentors var palīdzēt karjeras attīstības ceļā un kāds mājas darbs ir jāizdara pirms tikšanās ar savu mentoru.

NRA’s Financial ChallengesDecember 17th - Fox Business News - “NRA spends on foreign fundraising amid financial challenges.”December 16th - Open Secrets.org - “Cash-strapped NRA discloses spending on foreign fundraising for first time”“Member dues fell to their lowest level in five years in 2017, as reported by The New York Times, a year in which it lost $55 million in income. The Washington Post reported that the group had a $10.8 million shortfall in 2018 as well.” - Fox Business News“NRA drains charities, pays for PAC - For the NRA, charity begins at home. The NRA, which is set up as 501(c)(4) social welfare nonprofit, rakes in money from its charitable affiliates while footing bills for its PAC with no sign of reimbursement. Although affiliated charities reimburse the NRA millions of dollars for various expenses, federal campaign finance records for the NRA’s Political Victory Committee show no sign of reimbursements to the NRA.” - Open Secrets  “NRA ‘School Safety Initiative’ Was Front to Increase Fundraising” “In an amended counterclaim filed in Texas federal court in November, the NRA’s former ad agency—Ackerman McQueen—says that the gun lobby used School Shield as a “shell” program that it did not intend to meaningfully execute.” - Via Daily Beast on December 5thNRATV Wanted to Become a 24/7 Newsroom Using NRA Funds: Ex-Hostex-host Grant Stinchfield claimed in an affidavit filed last week that now-defunct NRATV streaming platform once had aspirations to be a full-fledged news operation. -The Daily Beast“In the final 18 months, AMc representatives progressively discovered that LaPierre and his executive team, with the board’s oversight and approval, were marketing false products and narratives to NRA members, covering up sexual harassment, attempting to intimidate public officials, disrupting internal investigations about Russia, spending member money for personal benefit and more,” the ad firm further railed against NRA in a statement last month.Newsweek - The Oklahoma-based firm, Ackerman McQueen, told Newsweek Tuesday that it would counter allegations from Grant Stinchfield, the former host of a self-titled NRATV program, with its own "legal action" against him. Ackerman claims that Stinchfield, who served as host from 2016 until July, provided "inaccurate information under oath" in an affidavit that was filed earlier this month in the NRA's federal lawsuit against the firm.New York attorney general intensifies investigation into the NRA“The New York attorney general's office is intensifying its investigation into the National Rifle Association, recently issuing a new, wide-ranging subpoena to the gun rights organization that offers hints at where the high-profile probe is moving, a person familiar with the document told NBC News.” - Via NBC News on December 11thOutdoor Wire - “The questions seem to frame a simple theme: despite claims otherwise, the 76-member Board -with a few exceptions (more on that in a second)- was both ignorant and powerless. And those few exceptions followed - and continue to follow - the marching orders issued by Wayne LaPierre.”Outdoor Wire - “As many as 90 current and former Board members have apparently been told they face possible indictments in New York. Potential charges range from breach of fiduciary duty to tax fraud.”Wayne LaPierre’s NYTimes InterviewDecember 18th - NYTimes “Inside Wayne LaPierre’s Battle for the N.R.A. - How an internal power struggle, a New York State investigation and accusations of fraud and betrayal on all sides have left the longtime leader of the gun-rights organization reeling.”Wayne LaPierre, “If I lose every friend,” he said, “I’m prepared to do it.”“My attitude was, stay away from her,” LaPierre said, but he did not aggressively intervene, even as Butina coordinated a 2015 N.R.A. trip to Moscow. “I saw this itinerary that somebody had,” LaPierre recalled. “It’s got all of these meetings with this guy — what are they called? — oligarch so-and-so, and oligarch so-and-so, and deputy so-and-so. And I’m like: ‘You guys are all nuts. Are you crazy?’ ” But the trip, in which several donors and board members, including a former and a future N.R.A. president, met with senior aides to Vladimir Putin, went forward nonetheless.TTAG - “Noteworthy also is Hakim’s treatment of attorney Brewer. He doesn’t leave out the concerns about Brewer’s ethics or the astronomical amounts he’s billing the NRA, but Brewer is depicted as a crusading defender of civil rights, willing to cross ideological lines to defend constitutional freedoms.”TTAG - “But why would the Times agree to a relatively benign portrayal of someone the paper and its readers clearly revile? In Dell’Aquila’s view, it’s better for those who hate the NRA and the causes it supports to keep LaPierre right where he is.”

Max Bergmann, host of the Asset Podcast, sits down with Calder Walton, Ernest May Fellow in History & Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and general editor of the Cambridge History of Espionage and Intelligence, to discuss the long legacy of Russian espionage in the United States and the consistent pattern of current efforts by Russia to disrupt American politics and damage the standing of the United States around the world.To hear the entire interview, please subscribe to our Patreon page.https://www.patreon.com/posts/31876080See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Mark Sleboda, an international affairs and security analyst.President Trump yesterday gave a highly unusual press conference to announce that a special forces operation the night before resulted in the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. After a short statement, the President launched into a highly detailed-and probably highly classified--account of how Baghdadi was killed. He insulted Baghdadi and went on to talk about the US invasion of Iraq, advocating taking Iraq’s oil, which would be a war crime. Russian student Maria Butina was finally released from prison over the weekend. She had been incarcerated since July 2018 for failing to register as a foreign agent. Butina was targeted by the Justice Department, smeared in the press, given a sentence greater than the maximum recommended by law, and will finally be expelled from the United States. Robert Driscoll, who leads the Washington DC office of the law firm of McGlintchey Stafford, represents Maria Butina, and is a former Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the United States and former chief of staff of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, joins the show. A former deputy to former National Security Advisor John Bolton defied a subpoena over the weekend and is refusing to testify in the House impeachment inquiry. Meanwhile, the parallel investigation being done by US Attorney John Durham turned criminal in its focus over the weekend. Brian and John speak with Coleen Rowley, a former FBI special agent who in 2002 was named Time Magazine person of the year along with two other whistleblowers. European Union leaders agreed today to extend the date of Brexit to January 31, meaning the UK will not leave on Thursday, as originally planned. The announcement comes as members of parliament are meeting on vote on a proposal by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to hold early elections on December 12. Neil Clark, a journalist and broadcaster whose work has appeared in The Guardian, The Week, and Morning Star, joins the show. Monday’s segment “Education for Liberation with Bill Ayers” is where Bill helps us look at the state of education across the country. What’s happening in our schools, colleges, and universities, and what impact does it have on the world around us? Bill Ayers, an activist, educator and the author of the book “Demand the Impossible: A Radical Manifesto,” joins Brian and John. In this segment, The Week Ahead, the hosts take a look at the most newsworthy stories of the coming week and what it means for the country and the world, including the reaction to the U.S. special forces raid that killed the leader of ISIS, the extension to the Brexit deadline and crucial elections around the world. Sputnik News analysts and producers of this show Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek join the show.Monday’s regular segment Technology Rules is a weekly guide on how monopoly corporations and the national surveillance state are threatening cherished freedoms, civil rights and civil liberties. Brian and John speak with web developer and technologist Chris Garaffa.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan discuss Saudi Arabia, Epstein, Russia, and the Democratic primaries. The establishment has been working overtime to control the narratives.Guests:Patrick Henningsen - Founder of 21st Century Wire | Saudi Arabia, Epstein, Snowden, and AssangePatrick Lawrence - Foreign Affairs Commentary for a Variety of Publications | Is The U.S. Establishment Changing Its Tune on Russia?Tim Canova - Law Professor and Former Candidate for Congress in Florida | The state of the Democratic primaries Robert Driscoll - Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice | Part 1: Untangling The Lies About A 'Russian Spy'The drone attack on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities, where 5% of the world's oil is produced, has driven oil prices up and created an ambiguous future in the oil market. Founder of 21st Century Wire Patrick Henningsen discusses the potential consequences this attack has created.The establishment has been relentlessly attacking Russia since 2016. As the narrative ages, it seems as though it is shifting. Patrick Lawrence is a foreign affairs commentator for a variety of publications. He joins the guys to discuss how the establishment is changing its tune. Maria Butina's lawyer Bob Driscoll discusses the lies against his client.This upcoming presidential election is going to be insane. The Democratic primaries have not disappointed with viral moments, especially from Joe Biden. Former candidate for Congress in Florida Tim Canova analyzes the primaries.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan cover the G7 summit. All of the top countries leaders, with the exception of Russia, are in attendance trying to close deals that will protect the economy from the global trade war and Brexit.Guests:Patrick Henningsen - Founder of 21st Century Wire | The US Trade War with China is Growing as Macron Lets Iran Dip Its Toe In at the G7 Sean Blackmon - Host of 'By Any Means Necessary' | Are Police Powers Changing? Is Police Culture Changing?Prime Minister Boris Johnson has a lengthy to-do list for his first G7 summit in the new position. Patrick Henningsen, the founder of 21st Century Wire, joins the show to discuss what deals are being made and what deals are not.There is a national debate on the powers and operations of police in America. The host of 'By Any Means Necessary' Sean Blackmon discusses his view on whether there is any meaningful progression in the transparency of police.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Bob Schlehuber, a Sputnik News analyst and the producer of the Sputnik News show By Any Means Necessary, which airs on 105.5 FM and 1390 AM in the Washington DC area from 2:00-4:00 pm every day.A second tranche of Democratic presidential candidates will debate tonight in Detroit. Last night’s debate saw Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren take command of a variety of issues, but second-tier candidates other than Marianne Williamson had difficulty breaking out of the pack. Tonight’s debate will feature Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and will cover some of the same issues as last night’s debate, including health care and infrastructure. Do you remember Maria Butina, the Russian graduate student who was convicted of failing to fill out a form identifying her as an agent or lobbyist for the Russian government? She’s still in prison for that process crime. And now her attorney is revealing that Butina’s former romantic partner was actually an FBI informant who targeted her for information. He reported to the FBI that Butina was not a spy. She really was just a graduate student. But the FBI and the US Attorney kept that exculpatory information from the defense. And that’s illegal. Coleen Rowley, a former FBI special agent who in 2002 was named Time Magazine person of the year along with two other whistleblowers, joins the show. A combination of political, environmental and infrastructure issues this year has pushed many farmers to the brink. The U.S.-China trade war, extreme heat and now for farmers in Nebraska and Wyoming the collapse of a huge irrigation canal has created a crisis that threatens to force many into bankruptcy. Brian and John speak with Dr. Upmanu Lall, Chair of the Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering at Columbia University and Director of the Columbia Water Center. The nomination of John Ratcliffe as Director of National Intelligence is bringing to the fore inconsistencies in his resume. Ratcliffe claims to have been a renowned fighter against terrorism as US attorney. But the case he alludes to is the infamous Holy Land Foundation Five case, which many observers believe to be a profound injustice. Miko Peled, the author of "Injustice: The Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five,” joins the show. North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles off of its east coast, according to the South Korean military. The missiles appear to be different from those fired last week. At that time, the North Korean media said that the launch was a warning over planned US-South Korean military exercises that simulate a war with the North. Author and professor Tim Beal, whose most recent book is “Crisis in Korea,” joins Brian and John. Wednesday’s weekly series, In the News, is where the hosts look at the most important ongoing developments of the week and put them into perspective. Today the panel concentrates on last night’s Democratic presidential primary debate. Sputnik news analysts Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek join the show.Wednesday’s regular segment, Beyond Nuclear, is about nuclear issues, including weapons, energy, waste, and the future of nuclear technology in the United States. Kevin Kamps, the Radioactive Waste Watchdog at the organization Beyond Nuclear, and Sputnik news analyst and producer Nicole Roussell, join the show.

Today on TRUNEWS we discuss the alleged CIA color revolutions in China and Russia, and the mind boggling report by journalist Sara Carter that Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne had a ‘non-standard arrangement’ with the FBI to spy on alleged Russian agent Maria Butina, and was used in a “soft coup” against President Trump in the 2016 election. We also detail how billionaire Warren Buffett served as his “Rabbi”, and how National Security Advisor John Bolton served Butina in a 2013 Russian gun rights PSA. Rick Wiles, Edward Szall, Doc Burkhart, Kerry Kinsey.

Twenty presidential candidates are set to debate in the second round of Democratic debates. They'll take place in Detroit Tuesday and Wednesday night. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren will take center stage the first night. They'll be joined by South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper. The other candidates are Montana Governor Steve Bullock, Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan, former Maryland Congressman John Delaney and self-help author Marianne Williamson. What will be the biggest issues, and will the water crisis in Flint Michigan be a top talker?A lawyer for Russian national Maria Butina is accusing federal prosecutors of withholding exculpatory information about her that the CEO of a multi-billion-dollar company provided to the FBI. Robert Driscoll, Butina's lawyer, sent a letter last Thursday to Justice Department officials requesting an investigation into possible misconduct by prosecutors and the FBI in handling information from Patrick Byrne, the CEO of online retailer Overstock.com. How important is this?Asked to comment on the US offer to form an anti-Iran maritime coalition, the German Foreign Ministry told Sputnik Tuesday that Berlin is not seriously considering the US proposal. “The US recently presented its concept of a naval observation mission in the Persian Gulf to a number of its allies, including Germany, and asked them to participate. The government took note of theproposal, but made no promises. Foreign Minister [Heiko] Maas has repeatedly stressed that, in our opinion, priority must be given to reducing tensions, and to diplomatic efforts. We are in close consultation with France and the UK. Participation in the US strategy of ‘maximum pressure' is ruled out for us,” the ministry said in a statement. What does this mean for US efforts to isolate Iran going forward?A Monday article in Politico titled, "DCCC in 'complete chaos' as uproar over diversity intensifies," states, "Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairwoman Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.) was set to make an unplanned trip to Washington from her district Monday amid an outcry from top black and Latino lawmakers over a lack of diversity in the campaign arm's senior management ranks. POLITICO reported last week that black and Hispanic lawmakers are furious with Bustos' stewardship of the campaign arm. They say the upper echelon of the DCCC is bereft of diversity, and it is not doing enough to reach Latino voters and hire consultants of color. In addition, several of Bustos' senior aides have left in the first six months of her tenure, including her chief of staff — a black woman — and her director of mail and polling director, both women." How can Democrats deal with a diverse electorate when they are fighting diversity in their own leadership? "Northern Ireland's largest nationalist party on Tuesday called on the Irish government to prepare for the unification of the British region with EU-member Ireland, saying 'bullish' UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit posed a threat," Reuters reports. "[Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald's] comments come days after Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said the question of the unification of Ireland and British-ruled Northern Ireland would inevitably arise if Britain leaves the European Union without a divorce deal on Oct. 31."GUESTS:Bob Schlehuber — Producer for By Any Means Necessary and Sputnik news analyst. Joia Jefferson Nuri — Communications specialist for In The Public Eye Communications.Attorney Mark Shmueli — Manages a solo practice dedicated exclusively to immigration law. Shmueli represents asylum seekers before the Asylum Office and Executive Office for Immigration Review, and handles employment-based non-immigrant and immigrant visa petitions. He has authored articles on the immigration consequences of criminal convictions and the Violence Against Women Act for the Maryland Bar Journal and is a frequent lecturer at national and local conferences on immigration law. Mark Sleboda — International affairs and security analyst. Daniel Lazare — Journalist and author of three books: "The Frozen Republic," "The Velvet Coup" and "America's Undeclared War."

Today on TRUNEWS we discuss the alleged CIA color revolutions in China and Russia, and the mind boggling report by journalist Sara Carter that Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne had a ‘non-standard arrangement’ with the FBI to spy on alleged Russian agent Maria Butina, and was used in a “soft coup” against President Trump in the 2016 election. We also detail how billionaire Warren Buffett served as his “Rabbi”, and how National Security Advisor John Bolton served Butina in a 2013 Russian gun rights PSA. Rick Wiles, Edward Szall, Doc Burkhart, Kerry Kinsey.

In a weird coincidence, the same lawyer who represents accused spy Butina also represents a key figure in the GOP platform brouhaha. Attorney Robert Driscoll goes inside two of the weirdest cases of the Trump-Russia affair — cases that started with sensational headlines and ended as nothingburgers.

In a weird coincidence, the same lawyer who represents accused spy Butina also represents a key figure in the GOP platform brouhaha. Attorney Robert Driscoll goes inside two of the weirdest cases of the Trump-Russia affair — cases that started with sensational headlines and ended as nothingburgers.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Sputnik News analyst and producer Nicole Roussell. Maria Butina, the Russian graduate student who pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiring to fail to register as a foreign agent, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison. She already has served nine months in jail awaiting trial. Prosecutors had accused Butina of a wide array of crimes, in addition to using sex to collect information, none of which was true, and they had to withdraw numerous accusations against her. Still, she gets prison time when American co-conspirators will sleep in their own beds tonight. And that’s despite the fact that she cooperated with prosecutors. Sputnik News analyst Nicole Roussell, who attended today’s sentencing hearing, joins the show. Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president Joe Biden yesterday apologized to law professor Anita Hill for his treatment of Hill during the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination hearings that he chaired in 1991. Well, he didn’t really apologize. He said that he “regretted what she had to endure.” Hill responded that she was deeply unsatisfied with the statement and added that she was troubled by recent reports that Biden has repeatedly touched women in a way that made them feel uncomfortable. Brian and John speak with Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, the executive director of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund. Donald Trump took questions from the press today before departing to the NRA convention, giving a series of bizarre answers on a wide range of topics. Ted Rall, an award-winning editorial cartoonist and columnist at www.rall.com, joins the show. NSA has is recommending the cancellation one of it’s most controversial collection program, the wholesale gathering of metadata from American citizens. The program was initially revealed by Edward Snowden and ruled illegal in 2015 unless it conformed with the USA Freedom Act. But does the NSA still retain vast spying operations targeting the public? Bill Binney, a former NSA technical director who became a legendary national security whistleblower, joins Brian and John. It’s Friday! So it’s time for the week’s worst and most misleading headlines. Brian and John speak with Steve Patt, an independent journalist whose critiques of the mainstream media have been a feature of his site Left I on the News and on twitter @leftiblog, and Sputnik producer Nicole Roussell.Friday is Loud & Clear’s weekly hour-long segment The Week in Review, about the week in politics, policy, and international affairs. Today they focus on Joe Biden’s presidential campaign announcement, efforts by the Trump white house to illegally seize the Venezuelan embassy in D.C. and efforts by US peace activists to prevent this illegal seizure, the summit between North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin, The U.S. economic growth report and more. Walter Smolarek, Loud & Clear producer and Sputnik News analyst, joins the show.

Newspapers ran to push "Russian Spy" headlines after the U.S. government arrested Maria Butina in 2018. But who is she really, and does the U.S. really have evidence she is an unregistered agent of the Russian Federation? Journalist James Bamford joins the Federalist Radio Hour to share his reporting on Butina and other coverage of the American intelligence community.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan discuss President Trump's expected "National Emergency" declaration related to the southern border wall. What does this move mean for the country right now, and what will this decision mean for the immigration debate moving forward?Guests:Mark Sleboda - International Relations & Security Analyst | Maria Butina Speaks Out... Jim Hoft - Founder of the Gateway Pundit | When will Jussie Smollett Come Clean with the Truth?Vanessa Beeley - Investigative Journalist | Did a BBC Producer Tell the Truth About the Douma Hoax?Tom Luongo - Geopolitical Analyst and Publisher of the Gold Goats 'n Guns Newsletter | The Week's Geopolitical Round-UpLate last year, Russian national and gun rights activist Maria Butina pled guilty to conspiracy to act as an unregistered agent of Russia after being held in solitary confinement for an extended period of time. Butina recently spoke about her treatment and experience, which Garland and Lee will discuss with International Relations & Security Analyst Mark Sleboda on today's show.Actor Jussie Smollett's "story" about how he was targeted in a racist/homophobic attack last month in Chicago appears to be crumbling as the facts of the case are revealed to the public. Jim Hoft, founder of The Gateway Pundit, returns to Fault Lines to analyze Smollett's words, actions, and the likelihood that this entire incident was manufactured.A producer for the BBC recently tweeted that the viral video which claimed to show a chemical attack at a hospital in Douma, Syria was a staged event. Investigative journalist Vanessa Beeley reported on the events in Douma from Syria last year, and she will talk about this newest admission with Garland and Lee on today's program.For the final segment, geopolitical analyst Tom Luongo joins the show to recap some of the week's major international stories and to talk more about hedge fund manager Bill Browder. What is driving Trump's foreign policy agenda, and how has Browder's narrative continued to crumble as his past actions continue to be exposed.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan discuss Buzzfeed's "bombshell report" on the Trump/Russia investigation which was directly refuted by the office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Is this another indication that the mainstream media is in crisis as unverified 'Fake News' continues to make major headlines?Guests:Mark Sleboda - International Relations & Security Analyst. | The Paul Whelan Situation and The Scope of NATOAriel Gold - National Co-Director at Code Pink | The Women's March Recap & 2020 Candidate BreakdownElbert Guillory - Former State Senator from Louisiana | 'TOXIC MEDIA MOB' Takes Aim at High School KidsMichael Goodwin - NY Post Columnist | The Media's Shameful "GOTCHA!" HysteriaMany in the US mainstream media have tried to draw comparisons between the cases of Paul Whelan in Russia and Maria Butina in the United States. What has been uncovered in recent weeks about Whelan's past, and how does this differ from Butina's experience? International relations & security analyst Mark Sleboda joins the show to discuss these cases and to talk about NATO and the reality of what an "Article 5 response" might actually entail.Despite months of public controversy, The Women's March took place this past weekend in Washington DC and several other cities around the country. Ariel Gold of Code Pink returns to Fault Lines to talk about this years Women's March, the values for which the organization stands, and her early thoughts on the Democrats who are planning to run for President in 2020.Over the weekend, an incident involving a group of high school students and an elderly Native American man became a major news story as many members of the media were eager to opine publicly on the situation without knowing the actual facts. Elbert Guillory, a former State Senator from Louisiana, joins Garland and Lee to discuss this story, the politics of anti-Trumpism, and how Martin Luther King Jr.'s messages of decency appear to be lost on much of America's political class.For the final segment, NY Post columnist Michael Goodwin returns to Fault Lines for a conversation about the shameful nature of the mainstream media and their willingness to push certain narratives without verifying facts. How is this media conduct impacting public perceptions, and have angry internet mobs now become a legitimate threat to public safety?

It's a new Christmas season with another round of nativity scenes with cages and fences. We also go over a wide range of topics including Maria Butina pleading guilty to being a Russian agent, Cardinal Pell being found guilty of abuse, and funding Trumps border wall. Also included is our live reactions to the senate approving a bill that includes funding for the border wall just to keep the government from shutting down. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/church-baby-jesus-cage-immigration_us_5c0968ade4b0de79357ad474 https://www.yahoo.com/gma/maria-butina-accused-russian-agent-reaches-plea-deal-230503851.html https://www.yahoo.com/gma/embattled-trump-foundation-agrees-dissolve-itself-agreement-york-161005431.html https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2018/12/12/cardinal-pell-top-advisor-pope-francis-found-guilty-historical-sexual-offenses https://www.ktnv.com/news/crime/southern-california-nuns-accused-of-stealing-money-may-have-gambled-in-las-vegas Twitter: @SecularPodcast @TSPChad Email: TheSecularPerspective@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/thesecularperspective Tumblr: http://thesecularperspective.tumblr.com/ Episode Index Website: TheSecularPerspective.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thesecularperspective TeePublic: http://tee.pub/lic/dq5I2_9pamk Theme Music Provided By: http://www.jewelbeat.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPu9jawLiiCqWmnGNYC9ivA

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan discuss President Trump's proposed move to withdraw US forces from Syria. What prompted this decision, and will Trump go through with this move despite significant opposition from the Washington DC foreign policy establishment?Guests:Kit Klarenberg - Investigative Journalist w/ Sputnik News | The Integrity Initiative: Spies Covertly Pushing PropagandaDr. Bosworth - Internal Medicine Physician & Author of the Book: 'ANYWAY YOU CAN' | Is Silicon Valley KNOWINGLY Concealing the Danger of Their Own Prodcuts?Jim Jatras - Government and Media Relations Specialist | The Disgraceful Treatment of Maria ButinaPeter Ford - Former Ambassador from the UK to Syria | Withdrawing from Syria: The Main Questions about Trump's AnnouncementRyan Cristián - Founder and Editor of The Last American Vagabond | What was in the Farm Bill & Media Malpractice in the Flint Water CrisisAs the Integrity Initiative story continues to unfold, more is being uncovered about how the organization functioned. Kit Klarenberg, an investigative journalist with Sputnik News, joins the show to detail what he has learned about the Integrity Initiative and how it operated as a tool for certain powerful interests.There is mounting evidence that high usage of modern-day electronic devices can have negative health effects and may alter brain development for children. Internal Medicine Physician Dr. Bosworth joins the show to give her take on the potential dangers of these highly stimulating gadgets and some of the strategies parents can employ to address these concerns.As details continue to emerge about the Maria Butina case, new questions are being raised about her treatment in custody. Government and Media Relations Specialist Jim Jatras returns to Fault Lines to discuss Butina's situation and the likelihood that she will return to Russia in the near future.Trump's proposed withdrawal from Syria has been met with great opposition from many in the DC political class. Peter Ford, a former ambassador from the UK to Syria, joins Garland and Lee to discuss Trump's decision and how the public should be interpreting this move as of now.For the final segment, the hosts are joined by Ryan Cristián, founder and editor of The Last American Vagabond, to discuss both the recently passed farm bill and the Flint Water Crisis. What were some of the buried details in the Farm Bill, and how has news coverage of the situation in Flint been indicative of what is wrong with the mainstream media?

At Gaslit Nation, every week is Festivus because we have so manygrievances to air! Our Feat of Strength is that we survived 2018. This week, Sarah and Andrea’s Airing of Grievances includes an in-depth look at Russian spy Maria Butina and her NRA “lover” Paul Erickson; a recap of the many criminal acts of Michael Flynn and some speculation as to why he may be eluding punishment; and a long, hard look into the way the mainstream media has covered – or shall we say covered up – the Trump-Russia case, sometimes at the behest of mafia operative and propagandist Paul Manafort.

Una semana clave en los tribunales.: Michael Cohen el ex abogado del presidente Donald Trump fue condenado a tres años de cárcel y la espía rusa Butina fue acusada de conspiración. Esta semana también el presidente Trump amenazó con cerrar el gobierno si el gobierno no le da los 5 mil millones de dólares que necesita para construir el muro fronterizo. J Para conocer sobre cómo CNN protege la privacidad de su audiencia, visite CNN.com/privacidad

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan and Sam do a quick show covering the latest court ruling on Obamacare, the 2020 Presidential field, Christmas at the White House, all the latest updates on Trump's many scandals, the Chuck and Nancy show, and Brexit. Short, but full! Show Details: Recorded 2018-12-15Length this week - 0:43:50 (0:00:56-0:02:31) Intro(0:02:31-0:09:53) ACA Unconstitutional?(0:09:53-0:20:26) 2020 Presidential field(0:20:26-0:21:34) Christmas Decorations at the White House(0:21:34-0:31:18) Flynn/Manafort/Cohen/Butina/AMI/Inauguration(0:31:18-0:37:12) Chuck and Nancy vs Trump(0:37:12-0:41:48) Brexit(0:41:48-0:43:30) Outro The Curmudgeon's Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch. Our intro is "The Oh of Pleasure" (Amazon MP3 link) Our outro is "Celestial Soda Pop" (Amazon MP3 link) Both are from the album "Deep Breakfast" (iTunes link) Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

On this episode of The Critical Hour, Dr. Wilmer Leon is joined by Jim Kavanaugh, political analyst, commentator and editor of The Polemicist.If you read mainstream media, The Justice Department in July arrested and charged Russian national, Mariia Butina, with conspiring against the US as a secret agent. She was and is still in some circles incorrectly described as a spy. Actually, she was charged with and has pled guilty to acting in the United States as an agent of a foreign government without prior notification to the Attorney General and conspiracy to do so, or in more general parlance, failing to register as a foreign agent. Not a spy. What's really at play here? Is there a legal difference between a foreign agent and failing to register as a foreign agent and a secret agent or a spy? So we went from Ms. Butina being a Russian spy who was using sex to lure people into her web to a graduate student who has spent about 5 months in solitary confinement and has pled guilty to being a Russian national who failed to register as a foreign agent. Is that a fair summary?The arrest of Chinese telecommunications CFO Meng Wanzhou has sent shockwaves through the global markets she was detained by Canadian authorities on behalf of the United States when she was transferring flights in Canada. Two Canadian men have been detained in China on suspicion of "endangering national security," China's Foreign Ministry said today. Spokesperson Lu Kang confirmed that entrepreneur Michael Spavor and former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig were taken into custody on Monday and that they are being handled separately. Is there a correlation between the arrest of Chinese telecommunications CFO Meng Wanzhou and China's huge advantage over the US in the race to introduce and develop 5G, the next generation of mobile communications, the memo complained?White House national security adviser John Bolton rolled out the Trump administration's Africa strategy on Thursday, casting Chinese and Russian influence in the region as a national security threat and pledging to overhaul U.S. investment and aid in the region. “Great power competitors, namely China and Russia, are rapidly expanding their financial and political influence across Africa. They are deliberately and aggressively targeting their investments in the region to gain a competitive advantage over the United States,” Bolton said. “The predatory practices pursued by China and Russia stunt economic growth in Africa, threaten financial independence of African nations, inhibit opportunities for U.S. investment, interfere with U.S. military operations and pose a significant threat to U.S. national security interests,” Bolton continued.A recent New York Times article begins with, "The American government's broadcast service to the world has a problem: It is becoming the news itself." That statement couldn't be more true, especially when it comes to Voice of America. So what is VOA and with the Trump administration fixing their gaze on taking a hard right perspective on its airways, should the American people be concerned? And why should the American people care about Radio Marti'?

Rick Santorum announces that he is out of the running for White House Chief of Staff. Green New Deal continues to gather momentum. Writing in New York Magazine, Eric Levitz asks: “Is a Green New Deal Possible without a Revolution?” Good question. Climate activists stage a laugh-in, then protest against Trump officials’ attempt to sell “clean coal” at COP 24 Climate Summit in Poland. AOC was a “big preoccupation” at a DC Trump hotel meeting of GOP bigwigs and political operatives. It was Mueller drama all week long as Michael Cohen is sentenced, the National Inquirer head flips on Trump, and the Maria Butina case gets real, shining a light on Russian ties with Republican activist Paul Erickson and the NRA. The Muller investigation is getting ready for phase two of its investigation.  This time, Mueller is investigating Trump’s financial ties to Middle East dictators who are looking to influence US politics. 5 Democrats join with Republican House members to stop any discussion of stopping U.S. aid to Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen. Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders’s Senate resolution calling on Trump to cut off aid to the Saudis. Trump organization rolled back Obama-era water protections, reopening small streams and wetlands to corporate contamination.  The rollback is seen as a gift to the Oil and Gas industry. Some large-scale farmers and homebuilders were also pleased.. About 40% of the stream in Pennsylvania will now be vulnerable. Will last-minute push to bring back net neutrality be nixed by Democrats flush with Telecom cash. Check out DemsAgainstThe.Net to see which Democrats have still not signed on. Mary Gay Scanlon, was one of four Democrats unwilling to move to a vote...looks like the pressure worked. Scanlon has since changed her mind and is supporting attempts to change the rule back. Chuck and Nancy do the Oval Office. Media outlets across the state finally start giving it to Senate Republicans for their blatant attack on our democracy by threatening not to seat Lindsey Williams.  The Post Gazette told Senate Republicans to “Let it go. Let it go.” because their fight “represents a serious erosion, not only of good faith but the stability of our democracy” Incoming PA House Representative Elizabeth Fiedler released a co-sponsor memo advocating for Fair Work Week legislation for workers across the state.   Space Force in its final approach according to Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan. After fully recharging following his Oval Office Mr. Roboto power-down, Mike Pence will be heading to Cape Canaveral for Tuesday’s launch of the first Air Force GPS 3 satellite atop of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Virgin Galactic reaching the edge of space with their SpaceShipTwo heralds the launch of space tourism and more. If you haven’t checked it out yet, you should be watching National Geographic’s Mars. In October, Mars Season 2 was launched and it’s just as good as Season 1. The latest episode, episode 5, gets into corporate corruption and greed. Well worth the time. Free Will Brewery news. TRIPLE CAN RELEASE on Saturday: Cosmic Warp Engine, Chocolate Hazelnut C.O.B. & Vanilla C.O.B. Also, Saturday, All Day Christmas Dinner from 12-8 featuring Trè Locally Sourced, and then Beer & Breakfast with Santa on Sunday 11:30 am - 5 pm with down to earth cafe’s brunch menu. Also, Free Will is collecting *new* blankets for Tenderheartz Inc. to help friends-in-need stay warm this winter. Drop off your donation at the brewery.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Jacqueline Luqman, the co-editor-in-chief of Luqman Nation, which livestreams every Thursday night at 9:00 p.m. on Facebook, and with Sputnik News analyst and producer Walter Smolarek.Friday is Loud & Clear’s weekly hour-long segment The Week in Review, about the week in politics, policy, and international affairs. Today they focus on Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s roll back of anti-labor teaching regulations and making education free, US-China relations through the Huawai arrest, North Carolina election fraud, and Michael Cohen’s week. On Wednesday of this week, federal court judge Emmet Sullivan issued new orders demanding that the Mueller investigation provide to the judge, who’s overseeing the sentencing of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, FBI memoranda and other documentation held by the FBI regarding how and why the FBI initially interviewed Flynn on January 24, 2017. That was the day that Michael Flynn reported to FBI agents about his discussions with the Russian ambassador in Washington, D.C. in December, 2016. Flynn ultimately pled guilty to one count of lying to the FBI about his discussions with the Russian ambassador in that meeting. The hosts talk about what the judge’s order might mean for Michael Flynn and the Mueller probe. Brian and John speak with Dan Kovalik, a human rights and labor lawyer who is the author of the new book “The Plot to Control the World: How the US Spent Billions to Change the Outcome of Elections Around the World.” The FBI has raided the home of a government employee who apparently sent documents to Congressional oversight committees showing fraud committed by the Clinton Foundation. Senator Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican who is a champion of whistleblowers, sent a letter to the FBI asking them to explain why the whistleblower should not be protected under federal statute. So far, Grassley has been ignored. Meanwhile, a Congressional hearing on the Foundation yesterday exploded as Republicans attacked their own witnesses for refusing to answer questions. Brad Birkenfeld, a famed whistleblower who single handedly brought down international money laundering at banking giant UBS, joins the show. A 7-year-old girl has died of shock and dehydration after being detained by the Border Patrol in New Mexico. The girl and her father were taken into custody after crossing the border. She was not given any food or water, and eight hours later, with a temperature of 105.7 degrees, she began having seizures. She died shortly thereafter. Juan José Gutiérrez, the executive director of the Full Rights for Immigrants Coalition, joins Brian and John. The Senate last night, by a margin of 56-41, voted to end US military assistance for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen in the strongest showing yet of bipartisan defiance of President Trump’s defense of the kingdom after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Although dramatic, the vote is likely symbolic because House Speaker Paul Ryan is refusing to permit a similar vote in the House. Meanwhile, an agreement to end fighting in the crucial Yemeni port city of Hodeidah has raised hopes for peace in the country. Kathy Kelly, co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Non-Violence, joins the show.It’s Friday! So it’s time for the week’s worst and most misleading headlines. Brian and John speak with Steve Patt, an independent journalist whose critiques of the mainstream media have been a feature of his blog Left I on the News and on twitter @leftiblog, and Sputnik producer Nicole Roussell.

On Thursday, Maria Butina became the first Russian national convicted of seeking to influence the 2016 election. As part of Russia’s years-long effort to cozy up to the American right, Butina gained access to conservative circles through the National Rifle Association. And as the NRA is under scrutiny for ties to Russian operatives, it appears the organization illegally coordinated with the Trump campaign. Alex Wagner catches up on the week’s developments with Atlantic staff writer Natasha Bertrand. Then, to make sense of how the NRA, Russia, and the Trump campaign connect to one another, she’s joined by Mike Spies, a staff writer for The Trace who covers the gun lobby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The guilty plea Thursday of a woman accused of infiltrating the National Rifle Association on behalf of the Russian government has thrust the powerful conservative group into an uncomfortable spotlight as the organization appears to be facing declining donations and signs its fearsome political influence may be waning. Russian gun rights activist Maria Butina pleaded guilty in federal court in Washington to conspiring to act as an unregistered agent of Russia, admitting that she worked for more than two years to forge relationships with conservative activists and leading Republicans in the United States. One of Butina’s main targets was the NRA — a group she identified in a 2015 memo as an organization that “had influence over” the Republican Party, according to court filings. Her relationships with the group, she wrote, could be used as the groundwork for an unofficial channel of communication to the next presidential administration. Read More Here: https://wapo.st/2LfFZmf

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Dan Kovalik, a human rights and labor lawyer who is the author of the new book “The Plot to Control the World: How the US Spent Billions to Change the Outcome of Elections Around the World.”Russian gun rights activist Maria Butina will plead guilty in federal court today to one count of conspiracy to fail to register as a foreign agent, for which there are no sentencing guidelines. She’s been held without bail behind bars since her arrest in July. The hosts review her case and several other pieces of the Russiagate saga. Thursday’s weekly series “Criminal Injustice” is about the most egregious conduct of our courts and prosecutors and how justice is denied to so many people in this country. Paul Wright, the founder and executive director of the Human Rights Defense Center and editor of Prison Legal News (PLN), and Kevin Gosztola, a writer for Shadowproof.com and co-host of the podcast Unauthorized Disclosure, join the show. Joshua Schulte is a former CIA computer engineer who has being held in New York’s Metropolitan Detention Center. He was arrested after an FBI raid on his apartment in connection with the “Vault 7” leak of cyberweapons, but the government charged him with possessing child pornography. In a recent letter to US District Court Judge Paul Crotty, Schulte says that he is being tortured in prison, and he’s being denied medication, writing materials, and access to his attorneys. Furthermore, the government is demanding that if Schulte were to meet with his attorneys, he would have to be shackled, chained to a bolt in the floor, and denied access to the classified documents necessary to defend himself. Brian and John speak with Bill Binney, a former NSA technical director who became a legendary national security whistleblower. A Kiev court said yesterday that two Ukrainian lawmakers and top anti-corruption official’s decision to release documents linked to Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort in 2016 amounted to interference in the US presidential election. The complaint was initially filed by another lawmaker who alleged that Sergei Leshchenko and Artem Sytnik were trying to influence the election in favor of Hillary Clinton. International affairs expert and security analyst Mark Sleboda joins the show. British Prime Minister Theresa May won a no-confidence vote last night in the House of Commons, making her immune from another leadership challenge for a year. But her loss of 37 percent of her own party’s members could be devastating, according to British political observers. Many of those more conservative members are calling on her to resign. Alex Gordon, former president of the National Union of Rail, Maritime, & Transport Workers, joins Brian and John. Veterans for Peace is Thursday’s regular segment about the contemporary issues of war and peace that affect veterans, their families, and the country as a whole. Gerry Condon, a Vietnam-era veteran and war resister who refused orders to deploy to Vietnam and lived in exile in Canada and Sweden for 6 years, organizing with other U.S. military deserters and draft resisters against the Vietnam war, and for amnesty for U.S. war resisters, joins the show. He has been a peace and solidarity activist for almost 50 years and has served on the Board of Veterans For Peace for the last 6 years, currently as national president.Mental health workers organized by the National Union of Healthcare Workers at Kaiser Permanente in California are on strike this week to protest the quality of care their patients receive. Strike leaders say that the action is not about money, but instead is about how the company allows them to provide for their patients. Nurses have joined the picket line. Brian and John speak with Doug Kauffman, an activist and a member of the National Union of Healthcare Workers.

Renato and Patti discuss the sentencing of Michael Cohen, the non-prosecution agreement with the company that owns the National Enquirer, and the potential cooperation of Russian spy Maria Butina. They are joined by Mimi Rocah, a former federal prosecutor and MSNBC Legal Analyst.

Grant Quasha, CIO of GFG Alliance USA, on global steel markets, on why his company is betting on U.S. steel. Richard Conn, Managing Partner of Eurasia Advisors, on Trump and Putin, what to expect from the Butina plea deal, and the impact to U.S.-Russia relations.  vCaleb Melby, Financial Investigations Reporter for Bloomberg, on the growing conflicts of interest and investment exploitation of real estate development in opportunity zones. Greg Hahn, President and CIO of Winthrop Capital Management, with their current investment outlook.

Butina was accused of working to push Moscow’s agenda by forming bonds with National Rifle Association officials and other conservative leaders, and making outreach to 2016 presidential candidates, including Donald Trump.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan talk about UK Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to delay a vote on Brexit due to a lack of support in the House of Commons. The hosts react to audio clips from both May and Jeremy Corbyn as they discuss the state of Brexit and May's future as Prime Minister. Guests:Vanessa Beeley - Investigative Journalist | A Live Update from France about the Ongoing ProtestsMark Sleboda - Moscow-Based International Relations & Security Analyst | Maria Butina Guilty Plea; An Update on Russia/UkraineMichael Goodwin - NY Post Columnist | Democrats Really Do Love Republicans, When They're Dead...Yesterday, French President Emmanuel Macron addressed his nation with new proposals to deal with social discontent raging throughout the country. Investigative journalist Vanessa Beeley joins the show from Bordeaux, France to discuss the current state of the French protests and what is expected to come from Macron's speech. Russian activist Maria Butina, who was arrested by the FBI earlier this year, is changing her plea to guilty following several months in federal custody. International Relations & Security Analyst Mark Sleboda joins Garland and Lee on today's show to talk about both the Butina case and the latest on relations between Russia and Ukraine.For the final segment, NY Post Columnist Michael Goodwin returns to Fault Lines to discuss his recent column about how Democrats treat Republicans such as John McCain and George H. W. Bush with far more respect in death than during their years in government. What drives this type of public behavior, and how can expressing anti-Trump sentiments garner additional points with the DC political class?

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Alexander Mercouris, the editor-in-chief of The Duran.The Brexit crisis is coming to a head. UK Prime Minister Theresa May traveled to Brussels this morning for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European leaders. She has not yet rescheduled the vote on Brexit after postponing it yesterday. Meanwhile, Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn told parliament that the country is in chaos. Tuesday’s weekly series is False Profits—A Weekly Look at Wall Street and Corporate Capitalism with Daniel Sankey. Financial policy analyst Daniel Sankey joins the show. President Trump said this morning in a series of tweets that he will call out the military to build a border wall if Democrats in Congress fail to provide the necessary funding for the wall’s construction. Democrats, meanwhile, warned that Trump could cause a government shutdown on Friday if the Republican Congress does not approve emergency government funding. Brian and John speak with Pedro Rios, the Director of the American Friends Service Committee’s U.S./Mexico Border Program and chairperson for the San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium. Maria Butina, a Russian student and gun rights activist accused of failing to register as a foreign agent, has agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy and to cooperate in ongoing federal, state, and local investigations. Butina is expected to tell a federal court in Washington tomorrow that she was working to establish relationships with American political groups at the direction of an unnamed Russian official. But critics of the Russiagate campaign say that Butina was a victim of strong-arm tactics by the FBI. Jim Kavanagh, the editor of thepolemicist.net, joins the show. Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified before the House Judiciary Committee this morning about his company’s algorithms and whether they are politically biased and about Google’s privacy practices. Employees took advantage of the high-profile meeting to raise concerns about the company’s harassment and discrimination policies. Dr. Robert Epstein, the senior research psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology, joins Brian and John. The Supreme Court yesterday declined to review lower court decisions that blocked state efforts to cut off public funding for Planned Parenthood, a move that reveals a split within the court’s conservative bloc. Julie Hurwitz, a civil rights attorney and partner at the law firm Goodman, Hurwitz and James, joins the show.An antitrust lawsuit brought by states over two drugs has exploded into a price-fixing investigation against 16 pharmaceutical companies manufacturing more than 300 drugs. Federal authorities allege that pharma executives fixed prices for generic drugs for years. And the attorney general of Connecticut is calling it “the largest criminal cartel in the history of the United States.” Brian and John speak with Tim Horn, the director of medication access and pricing at the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors.

Ofereço para toda comunidade do Front, em especial para os goianos, uma conversa verdadeira, franca e honesta que tive com o Antonio Pereira (para mim, o amigo "Toninho da Butina") do Programa TV Agronegócio, que vai ao ar todas as manhãs, pelo SBT de Goiânia. Ele é um dos candidatos ao posto de Deputado Estadual de Goiás, concorrendo com outros 941, a uma das 41 vagas disponíveis. Goiás, pujante no Agro, possui apenas dois postulantes ao cargo, originalmente do nosso setor...  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ofereço para toda comunidade do Front, em especial para os goianos, uma conversa verdadeira, franca e honesta que tive com o Antonio Pereira (para mim, o amigo "Toninho da Butina") do Programa TV Agronegócio, que vai ao ar todas as manhãs, pelo SBT de Goiânia. Ele é um dos candidatos ao posto de Deputado Estadual de Goiás, concorrendo com outros 941, a uma das 41 vagas disponíveis. Goiás, pujante no Agro, possui apenas dois postulantes ao cargo, originalmente do nosso setor...

The Labor Department released its monthly hiring and unemployment figures for August on Friday. Wages were 2.9 percent higher in August from a year ago, marking the fastest rate of growth since June 2009. So, President Trump wants us to believe that he is responsible for this so-called booming economy. What's really behind these numbers, and what do they mean to the average American? A judge orders accused Russian agent Maria Butina to remain in jail even though the government erred in claiming Ms. Maria Butina offered to trade sex for political access. What's going on with the prosecution's case, and how is it that, even though the prosecution knowingly misrepresented their claim, Ms. Butina languishes in jail?Tomorrow marks the anniversary of 9/11. Many apologists for the Bush administration's illegal and immoral invasion of Iraq blame the invasion on bad intelligence. My question has always been, how can you blame the invasion on bad intel when you created the office to develop and disseminate bad intel? Also, are we still being victimized by the same process? As we look at the discussions regarding the Iran nuclear deal, the use of chemical weapons in Syria or what's happening in Yemen, do these stories sound eerily reminiscent?GUESTS: Dr. Julianne Malveaux - African-American economist, social and political commentator, and author of Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy.Alex Rubinstein - Sputnik News analyst and journalist.Karen U. Kwiatkowski - Retired US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel whose assignments included duties as a Pentagon desk officer and, I believe, in the Office of Special Plans and a variety of roles for the National Security Agency.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Ali Abunimah, the co-founder of The Electronic Intifada and author of the book “The Battle for Justice in Palestine,” and Miko Peled, most recently the author of “Injustice: The Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five.”John Bolton, US national security adviser, threatened the international criminal court (ICC) with sanctions today when he made an excoriating attack on the institution in a speech in Washington. According to drafts of his speech, Bolton will push for sanctions over an ICC investigation into alleged American war crimes in Afghanistan. He also announced the closure of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) office in Washington because of its calls for an ICC inquiry into Israel. Monday’s regular segment Technology Rules with Chris Garaffa is a weekly guide on how monopoly corporations and the national surveillance state are threatening cherished freedoms, civil rights and civil liberties. Web developer and technologist Chris Garaffa joins the show. Maria Butina, a Russian national accused by the Justice Department of conspiring to represent a foreign government without registering, has a hearing today to determine if she should be allowed bail. Prosecutors had initially accused Butina of being a Russian spy and of using sex to ingratiate herself with her targets. But they withdrew those accusations over the weekend even though this has been the center of defamatory media coverage of the defendant caused by the government’s false claim. Brian and John speak with Alex Rubenstein, a Sputnik news analyst and journalist who was at the hearing today and you can read more of on Twitter @RealAlexRubi. General Joseph Dunford, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said over the weekend that the US had drawn up contingency plans in case of a Syrian chemical attack on the city of Idlib. The Western media has reported over the past few days that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would use chemical weapons on Idlib, but the information appear to be coming from the controversial White Helmets, rather than from intelligence sources. Meanwhile, the United States has been accused of using white phosphorus munitions near the eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor. Steve Gowans, a journalist and author of “Washington’s Long War on Syria,” joins the show. Les Moonves, the Chief Executive Officer of CBS, Inc. resigned last night in the wake of yet more accusations that he sexually harassed female employees at the network over a period of years. The resignation was not a surprise, as Moonves has been the subject of accusations of inappropriate behavior for more than a year. Eugene Puryear, the host of By Any Means Necessary, which a Radio Sputnik show on 105.5 FM and 1390 AM in the DC area between 2 and 4 p.m. and on iTunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and iHeartRadio, joins Brian and John. Sweden has been plunged into political uncertainty after both centrist coalitions failed to win a majority in Sunday’s election and a far-right anti-immigration party with roots in the neo-Nazi movement gained ground. The two coalitions will have to work together or they will have to renege on promises to not work with the far-right. Sputnik news analyst Walter Smolarek joins the show.Monday’s segment “Education for Liberation with Bill Ayers” is where Bill helps us look at the state of education across the country. What’s happening in our schools, colleges, and universities, and what impact does it have on the world around us? Brian and John speak with Bill Ayers, an activist, educator and the author of the book “Demand the Impossible: A Radical Manifesto.”

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Dr. Nazia Kazi, an activist, professor of Anthropology at Stockton University and the author of the forthcoming book “Islamophobia, Race and Global Politics.” Senator John McCain died on Saturday and the testimonies about his service and character are pouring in from around the country. McCain is being described as a maverick and a moderate who tried to wrest his party from dangerous populism. However, his real legacy is his consistent votes for and encouragement for the country to go to war, and he personally dropped bombs over civilians in Hanoi. Progressive governments across Latin America have been under unprecedented pressure to move to the right, with countries from Brazil to Argentina to Ecuador either pushing liberal leaders aside or changing policy to ally themselves with the United States. What’s behind this push to the right? And are Latin American countries in danger of a return to military or fascist governments with the support of the United States? Arnold August, a lecturer, journalist and author of the book “Cuba-US Relations: Obama and Beyond” and Gloria La Riva, the director of the Cuba and Venezuela Solidarity Committee, joins the show. Monday’s regular segment Technology Rules with Chris Garaffa is a weekly guide on how monopoly corporations and the National Surveillance State are threatening cherished freedoms, civil rights and civil liberties. Brian and John speak with web developer and technologist Chris Garaffa. Lanny Davis, the attorney for President Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen, is backing off statements he made last week that Cohen has information to share with investigators indicating that Trump knew in 2016 of Russian efforts to undermine the Hillary Clinton campaign. And attorneys for accused Russian spy Maria Butina say that federal allegations that Butina traded sex for information are nonsense. Coleen Rowley, a former FBI special agent who in 2002 was named Time Magazine person of the year along with two other whistleblowers, joins the show. Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami met today with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and pledged Iranian help in the reconstruction of Syria, as well as enhanced defense cooperation. The United Nations estimates that the country will need $388 billion to rebuild from a seven-year-long civil war that has seen the deaths of more than 350,000 people. Massoud Shadjareh, the founder of the Islamic Human Rights Commission, joins Brian and John. The North Korean government reacted angrily today after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo canceled his planned visit to that country. Pompeo cited a lack of progress in bilateral talks as the reason for the decision. But North Korea said that the US was hatching a criminal plot against Pyongyang and that the US was not serious about negotiations. Dr. Christine Hong, associate professor of critical race and ethnic studies at UC Santa Cruz and a member of the Korea Policy Institute, joins the show.In a victory for labor unions, a federal judge on Saturday struck down key provisions of a series of executive orders that would have made it easier to fire federal workers and weaken their unions. The ruling is a major setback for President Trump’s policy of trying to break unions, especially those that represent federal workers. Brian and John speak with Jeff Bigelow, an organizer with AFSCME, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees.Monday’s segment “Education for Liberation with Bill Ayers” is where Bill helps us look at the state of education across the country. What’s happening in our schools, colleges, and universities, and what impact does it have on the world around us? Bill Ayers, an activist, educator and the author of the book “Demand the Impossible: A Radical Manifesto,” joins the show.

Mientras el presidente ruso Vladimir Putin echa mano de cartas como la espía María Butina y el actor Steven Seagal para llegar al corazón del gobierno estadounidense, en Washington reina la confusión por las pruebas que conectan a Donald Trump con agentes rusos. ¿Qué quiere cada uno? Descúbralo en esta edición del podcast de Semana Internacional.

Ep #40 - This week, Jaleesa gives an update on Ivanka's money-laundering ties, Jordan covers the latest on Giuliani's "Lube the Truth" tour, and AG breaks down Butina and the NRA. Plus, we have interviews from Asha Rangappa, David Priess, Tommy Hough, and the one and only Michael Avenatti! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep #40 - This week, Jaleesa gives an update on Ivanka's money-laundering ties, Jordan covers the latest on Giuliani's "Lube the Truth" tour, and AG breaks down Butina and the NRA. Plus, we have interviews from Asha Rangappa, David Priess, Tommy Hough, and the one and only Michael Avenatti! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A growing push to expand the availability of medical marijuana is taking place in conservative rural Texas, of all places, and the effects of the ongoing drive are likely to show up in the legislative session next year. Voters in Oklahoma recently approved one of the most permissive medical-marijuana laws, allowing patients with state licenses to keep eight ounces in their homes and carry three ounces on with them. They can also possess up to 12 marijuana plants. Texas, where marijuana is still thought of in many places as "hippie dope" from the 1960s, has been slow to embrace the concept of medical marijuana, and only approved it for limited conditions in the 2017 legislative session -- long after more than two dozen other states had embraced it for medical treatments. Just as elusive may be whether many of Texas' statewide candidates will face each other in debates before the November general election, except for the U.S. Senate race where incumbent Republican Ted Cruz is actively promoting several face-offs with challenger Beto O'Rourke. Similarly elusive are the details of what, if anything, took place when Houston-area U.S. Rep. Randy Weber met with accused Russian spy Maria Butina, among a group of Russian officials, in 2015. Butina was recently indicted on allegations she spied for Russia. The rest of the political week: New skirmishes in court over DACA, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pronounces so-called "red flag" legislation to restrict gun ownership to be DOA in the state Senate next year and how politics are playing out for Republican incumbents in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Go behind the headlines for a look at what's really going on at the Texas Capitol and in Washington. Join the conversation featuring the Chronicle's Austin Bureau Chief Mike Ward and Scott Braddock, editor of The Quorum Report, an acclaimed Texas political newsletter, with special guest Ryan Poppe, Texas Public Radio's Capitol reporter. Our sponsors this week: Texas Association of Counties and Lone Star Targeting. Texas politics are entertaining but never boring, as this edition of the state's leading podcast about Lone Star politics, produced in collaboration with partner Texas Public Radio, shows. Listen in. Support the show.

This week 2 guests join President Trump and The Tech Stuff Guy. They talk to Russian Spy Maria Butina and comedian/author Vicky Kuperman. They discuss Trumps tweet at the Iranian President, printing guns on a 3D printer, and revoking security clearance for former intelligence officers who are critical of the President. Trump and Butina don't exactly see eye to eye and Kuperman questions the president on most of his policies and actions. Subscribe, tell a friend, and give us a 5 star rating and review on iTunes.

On Tuesday's Mark Levin Show, Some in the media have quickly claimed that the Republicans are for Russia and compared the arrest of Maria Butina to Alger Hiss. No, the Republicans aren’t facing an Alger Hiss moment. Hiss was an American working for the FDR administration, Butina was a Russian spy assisting the Russians. Also, President Trump is now readying a plan for $12 billion to help farmers affected by the administrations tariffs. If tariffs work government should put it on everything and make it 50%. A tariff is a tax on the American people and an attack on capitalism. The administration should pull together our allies and focus on true enemy who is stealing our technology – China. Why would this administration tax the American people to punish another country? Do you hear how irrational that sounds? Why are certain industries protected and not others? Welfare for farmers doesn't make America great again. America First is all about liberty and private property rights and capitalism Tariffs destroy jobs in all industries despite protecting certain industries. Socialist like Bernie Sanders support these policies which is not America first. This isn't about supporting Trump or not or whose political team you’re on, it’s about understanding economics so we don't go through another depression. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Tuesday's Mark Levin Show, Some in the media have quickly claimed that the Republicans are for Russia and compared the arrest of Maria Butina to Alger Hiss. No, the Republicans aren’t facing an Alger Hiss moment. Hiss was an American working for the FDR administration, Butina was a Russian spy assisting the Russians. Also, President Trump is now readying a plan for $12 billion to help farmers affected by the administrations tariffs. If tariffs work government should put it on everything and make it 50%. A tariff is a tax on the American people and an attack on capitalism. The administration should pull together our allies and focus on true enemy who is stealing our technology – China. Why would this administration tax the American people to punish another country? Do you hear how irrational that sounds? Why are certain industries protected and not others? Welfare for farmers doesn't make America great again. America First is all about liberty and private property rights and capitalism Tariffs destroy jobs in all industries despite protecting certain industries. Socialist like Bernie Sanders support these policies which is not America first. This isn't about supporting Trump or not or whose political team you’re on, it’s about understanding economics so we don't go through another depression. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MAIN - This week, Jordan covers the Butina indictment/Stone & Nastya Rybka, Jaleesa gives an update and backstory on Kushner/Cambridge Analytica and AG breaks down the Putin Summit. Also, we have interviews with Trae Crowder, Greg Olear, Robert Maguire, and Amaar Campa-Najjar for our "Flip It Blue" segment. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What a week to be talking about the 2016 election! Amid the arrests of various Russian agents for hacking or otherwise influencing the U.S. election, here we are with the second in a three-part series in which Sarah Kendzior and Andrea Chalupa look back at what was going on during that year, what signs were there, the media's misplaced focus on Clinton's emails, and how to ensure the 2018 midterms aren't a repeat of 2016.    Links: Patreon: patreon.com/gaslit Harry Reid's letter: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3035844-Reid-Letter-to-Comey.html 

Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America are not thrilled to see that alleged Russian spy Maria Butina conned Obama administration officials, but they do welcome the evidence that Russia was infiltrating everywhere and not just getting cozy with the GOP. They also sigh as the Tax Foundation concludes that President Trump's tariffs and the tariffs aimed back at the U.S. will gobble up all of the tax cuts for working families. In addition, they fume as Citizens Against Government Waste shows Republicans in Congress are cranking up the spending through pork barrel earmarks again. And while they love Mike Pompeo's speech casting Iranian leaders as the mafia for stealing from their own people to fund terrorism, they're not sure Trump's all-caps tweet Sunday night was the best move.

This week, Jordan covers the Butina indictment/Stone & Nastya Rybka, Jaleesa gives an update and backstory on Kushner/Cambridge Analytica and AG breaks down the Putin Summit. Also, we have interviews with Trae Crowder, Greg Olear, Robert Maguire, and Amaar Campa-Najjar for our "Flip It Blue" segment. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about the chaos surrounding the Trump/Putin summit, the case of Maria Butina, and the reports on the detail given in the January 2017 briefing where Trump was told about Russian interference in the 2016 election. Oh, and before that, just a little about bugs. The flying kind, not the computer kind. Show Details: Recorded 2018-07-19 Length this week - 1:38:19 (0:00:20-0:13:30) But first (0:15:12-0:51:35) The summit (0:52:55-1:12:53) Red Sparrow (1:13:30-1:38:00) What did the president know? The Curmudgeon's Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch. Our intro is "The Oh of Pleasure" (Amazon MP3 link) Our outro is "Celestial Soda Pop" (Amazon MP3 link) Both are from the album "Deep Breakfast" (iTunes link) Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

Today Kevin will look at the criminal charges against Maria Butina, announced on July 16 by the Justice Department. What are the charges? What kind of dirt does the FBI have on this woman? What's Butina's history in Russia? Why is she a foreign agent and not a “spy”?Read Meduza's deep dive on Butina: “Meet Maria Butina, the FBI's Russian gun nut undeclared foreign agent”https://meduza.io/en/feature/2018/07/18/meet-maria-butina-the-fbi-s-russian-gun-nut-undeclared-foreign-agentFollow Darina Gribova (who kindly voices Maria Butina in this episode's transcript readings) on Twitter at https://twitter.com/darina_griIf you enjoy this podcast, please consider making a pledge at Patreon, where you can send Kevin money for all his grand efforts. Many thanks to the listeners already ponying up.www.patreon.com/kevinrothrockSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/kevinrothrock)

"Cyberdiplomatie": Militärschläge gegen Hackerangriffe? Die Frage, wie wer wann auf einen wie auch immer gearteten Cyberangriff zu reagieren hat, kann über Krieg und Frieden entscheiden. Vergangenes Jahr entwickelten die EU-Mitgliedstaaten deswegen eine "Cyber Diplomacy Toolbox“, die beschreibt, in welchem Stadium eines Netzangriffs was auf diplomatischer Ebene zu unternehmen ist. Die Papiere zur "Cyber Diplomacy Toolbox“ liegen heise online vor. Demnach müssen sich die Staaten zunächst ein möglichst vollständiges Lagebild verschaffen, Daten untereinander austauschen und dann zusehen, wer schnell welche Sicherheitslücken schließen muss. Die darauf folgenden Maßnahmen können rein defensiver Natur sein. Eskalationen sind zwar denkbar, aber auf EU-Ebene im Moment nicht geplant. WhatsApp beschränkt Nachrichten-Weiterleitung Der Messenger WhatsApp, der zu Facebook gehört, ergreift eine weitere Maßnahmen gegen die massenhafte Verbreitung von Falschmeldungen: WhatsApp-Nutzer können eine Nachricht nicht mehr in einem Rutsch an beliebig viele Kontakte weiterleiten. Weltweit wird die Anzahl auf 20 beschränkt. In Indien, wo die Menschen sehr viel mehr Nachrichten, Fotos und Videos weiterleiten, sind es sogar nur 5 Kontakte, an die sich eine Nachricht auf einmal weiterleiten lässt. Cloud-Boom lässt Microsoft Gewinn wachsen Microsoft hat seinen Gewinn dank seines brummenden Cloud-Geschäfts kräftig gesteigert. Im vierten Geschäftsquartal bis Ende Juni legte der Gewinn im Jahresvergleich um knapp zehn Prozent zu. Insbesondere die boomende Azure-Plattform für Unternehmen erwies sich mit einem Umsatzplus von 89 Prozent abermals als Wachstumstreiber. Russische Internetkampagne für in den USA inhaftierte angebliche Agentin Das russische Außenministerium hat eine Internetkampagne zur Freilassung einer in den USA wegen unerlaubter Agententätigkeit inhaftierten Russin gestartet. Es ersetzte sein Twitter-Profilbild in der Nacht zu Freitag mit einem Foto der 29-jährigen Maria Butina. Dazu setzte das Ministerium den Hashtag #FreeMariaButina. Butina war am vergangenen Sonntag in Washington festgenommen worden. Am Mittwoch wurde Untersuchungshaft wegen Fluchtgefahr gegen sie verhängt. Diese und alle weiteren aktuellen Nachrichten finden Sie auf heise.de

We have another Russian agent in our midst. For nearly 5 years a 29 year old Russian political science student was a fixture at many important conservative events. Maria Butina is accused of conspiring to set up a back channel of communication between the Kremlin and the Republican party using the NRA as a conduit. Lauren Meier, reporter for Axios, joins us to discuss who Butina is and how she infiltrated influential political circles. Next, with the rise of money transfer apps such as Venmo, once again, you better check those privacy settings. Venmo's default privacy setting is set to “public,” which means all your transactions are visible to everyone. Xavier Harding, reporter for Mic, joins us to talk about hiding all those payments to your friends for Uber rides and burgers. Finally, you've heard it before, watch what you post online. In this case, be careful posting bad reviews of your doctor online, because they might fight back! Jayne O'Donnell, reporter for USA Today joins us to talk about doctors and hospitals suing patients for posting negative reviews and why it's almost always an uphill battle. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Today's Rapid Response Friday breaks down the recent lawsuit filed by the Mandalay Bay casino regarding the 2017 Las Vegas shooting.  Is it true that the casino is suing the victims?  What's that all about??  Listen and find out!  Also, we check in with Yodel Mountain and figure out, once and for all, if this is really worse than Watergate.  (Hint:  yes.) We begin, however, with everybody's favorite segment, Andrew Was Wrong, in which we revisit the Supreme Court with a few corrections. The main segment tackles the Mandalay Bay lawsuit and explains the concept of a declaratory judgent as well as the 2002 SAFETY Act upon which Mandalay Bay is attempting to rely. Next, we return to Yodel Mountain to discuss the recent Mueller indictments, Donald Trump's Treason Summit with Russia, and ingenue Mariia Butina.  It's as salacious as OA ever gets! Finally, we end with an all new Thomas Takes The Bar Exam #85 involving (ugh) real property.  If you'd like to play along, just retweet our episode on Twitter or share it on Facebook along with your guess and the #TTTBE hashtag.  We'll release the answer on next Tuesday's episode along with our favorite entry! Recent Appearances If you didn't see Andrew's live appearance on Left-Right Radio with Chuck Morse, you can check out the YouTube archive of it.  And if you'd like to have either of us as a guest on your show, drop us an email at openarguments@gmail.com. Show Notes & Links This is the link to the 2011 Ethics Report authored by Chief Justice John Roberts. Here's the Above The Law article we mentioned at the start of the main segment. We've uploaded a copy of the MGM/Mandalay Bay lawsuit so you can read it for yourself. The SAFETY Act can be found at 6 U.S.C. § 441 et seq., and the implementing regulations are at 6 CFR § 25.7. We discussed the Senate Intelligence Committee's report in Episode 190. Here's the link to the Mother Jones article about Butina documenting the claims made in the C segment. Support us on Patreon at:  patreon.com/law Follow us on Twitter:  @Openargs Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/openargs/ Don't forget the OA Facebook Community! For show-related questions, check out the Opening Arguments Wiki And email us at openarguments@gmail.com  

We’re being evacuated!!! Sami and Alise bravely break down the news of the week, despite the pipe explosion that is causing their office to evacuate. In this slightly shorter episode, they talk about the fallout from Trump’s Sh*tshow Summit, Sarah Sanders’ v. testy press conference, and Mariia (not a typo) Butina, the Russian spy with links to the NRA. Then they GTFO because asbestos.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Gareth Porter, a historian, investigative journalist, analyst specializing in U.S. national security policy, and the author of “Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare.” President Trump today continued to defend his meeting in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin after criticism from both Democrats and Republicans. Trump also continued to walk back his comments that he believed the Russian position that there was no interference in the 2016 presidential election, saying today that he instead sided with the Intelligence Community’s position that there had indeed been interference.Beyond Nuclear with Kevin Kamps is Loud & Clear’s regular Wednesday segment. The hosts and Kevin look at nuclear issues, including weapons, energy, waste, and the future of nuclear technology in the United States. Today they focus on the specific oppression of Native nations by the nuclear industry and the Russia-US summit through the nuclear lens. Brian and John speak with Kevin Kamps, the Radioactive Waste Watchdog at the organization Beyond Nuclear, and Loud & Clear producer Nicole Roussell. The European Commission yesterday hit technology firm Google with a record $5 billion fine, saying the company had used its mobile operating system to illegally cement its dominant position in searches. Google said it would appeal, even though it’s currently sitting on $103 billion in cash. Brian and John speak with Dr. Robert Epstein, the senior research psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology. Maria Butina, the Russian graduate student who was arrested and charged with failing to register as a foreign agent, was arraigned today in federal court in Washington, where she pleaded not guilty. The US government says that Butina was in touch with Russian intelligence officials, an accusation she has denied through her attorney. Alex Rubenstein, a Sputnik news analyst and journalist who attended today’s arraignment and whose work is on twitter at @RealAlexRubi, joins the show. The president of the European Investment Bank said today that the organization would put its global operations at risk by investing in Iran, calling into question European efforts to salvage the Iran nuclear deal that Washington has walked away from. Meanwhile, the Iranian government announced that it has built a new factory that can produce as rotors for as many as 60 new centrifuges per day. Shabbir Razvi, an economist and political analyst and Sputnik News analyst Walter Smolarek, join Brian and John. British Prime Minister Theresa May said today that any Brexit plan must be “workable” as she was criticized from both the right and the left for the bitter divisions within her own Conservative Party that seem to be preventing forward movement in leaving the European Union. May is particularly stuck on the issues of trade and open borders. Alexander Mercouris, the editor-in-chief of The Duran, joins the show.Israel appears to be preparing more and more for direct hostilities with Syria, as control of Syrian territory in the country’s southwest, near the Golan Heights and the border with Israel, shifts from rebels to the government. Brian and John speak with Rick Sterling, an investigative journalist and member of the Syria Solidarity Movement.

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Joe Lauria, the editor-in-chief of Consortium News and author of "How I Lost, By Hillary Clinton," and Peter Kuznik, a professor of history and director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University.President Trump returned from his Helsinki meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin last night only to face a firestorm of criticism. Trump said publicly after his meeting with Putin that he did not believe Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election, though he has now changed course.Tuesday’s weekly series is False Profits—A Weekly Look at Wall Street and Corporate Capitalism with Daniel Sankey. Daniel Sankey, a financial policy analyst, join the show.House Speaker Paul Ryan late last night quashed a rank-and-file effort to force a vote sponsored by a progressive Democrat that would abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Ryan concluded that, while the bill had no chance of passing, Republicans could be embarrassed if Democrats opposed it in large numbers. The bill was very unpopular with voters. Brian and John speak with Juan José Gutiérrez, the executive director of the Full Rights for Immigrants Coalition.Maria Butina, a Russian woman who tried to arrange a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin during the 2016 presidential campaign, was arrested by the FBI on Sunday and charged yesterday with three counts of failing to register as an agent of a foreign government. The Justice Department says that Butina is a Russian intelligence officer--or was acting for one—who was tasked with infiltrating important US institutions. She was apparently successful in ingratiating herself with the National Rifle Association. Daniel Lazare, a journalist and author of three books—“The Frozen Republic,” “The Velvet Coup,” and “America's Undeclared War,” joins the show.Israel further tightened its blockade on Gaza yesterday preventing gas and fuel deliveries through its only commercial crossing. When Israel announced the closing on July 9, it promised to allow food, water, medicine, and fuel. That changed yesterday. Miko Peled, the author of “The General’s Son—A Journey of an Israeli in Palestine,” and Ariel Gold, a peace activist and the national co-director of Code Pink, joins Brian and John.The Iranian Government said today that it is preparing to increase the level of uranium enrichment if negotiations with Europe on sanctions fall through. Meanwhile, Iran has filed a complaint with the International Court of Justice to “hold the US accountable for its unlawful reimposition of unilateral sanctions,” according to Iran’s Foreign Minister. Francis Boyle, a professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law and author of the book “Destroying World Order: US Imperialism in the Middle East Before and After September 11,” joins the show.Elon Musk jumped into a scandal of his own making last week when he called a British cave diver who was instrumental in the rescue of a dozen Thai boy scouts from a flooded cave a “pedophile.” When called to task over the comment, he doubled down and repeated it.Now shares of his company, the automaker Tesla, have fallen 16 percent. And attorneys believe the aggrieved cave diver has a strong defamation case against the billionaire. Brian and John speak with Sam Pizzigati, a veteran journalist and an associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he specializes in economic inequality issues, and is the author of the new book “The Case for a Maximum Wage.”

A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from July 17, 2018. For more go to http://www.tytnetwork.com/join. Cenk Uygur. Sacha Baron Cohen exposes conservatives in new show. Russian national Mariia Butina indicted on foreign agent charges. Butina tried to get Putin into the 2016/17 Prayer Breakfasts. The Trump administration shuts down a national healthcare database. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices