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Do you know what's surprised me the most about Joe Biden quitting this morning? It's obviously not that he's quit - I mean that was predictable, it clearly needed to happen. But what's surprised me is that he's been so badly behaved about it. First of all, it shouldn't have taken him more than three weeks to quit. It should've been obvious to him immediately after the debate that it probably wasn't survivable. But if you give him the benefit of the doubt and say he deserved to at least try to fight to stay - fair enough, but come on. When George Clooney and Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi made it pretty obvious nearly two weeks ago that they did not back him, he should've pulled out then. But no, he dug his heels in and dragged it on.And then, to endorse Kamala Harris on his way out just feels really bratty. I would argue he shouldn't have done it. For a start, she's going to struggle to beat Trump, she's one of the most unpopular VPs in a long time, if not in history. And he must know that - he himself privately expressed that sentiment according to reports, which is part of the reason he didn't want to quit. He should not have endorsed her, because other senior Democrats clearly do not want her to be anointed by him like this. Neither Barack Obama or Nancy Pelosi have endorsed her yet, and it's been a few hours. That says a lot. So it feels like what he's just done is given them a massive middle finger, possibly in retaliation for forcing him out. He's entitled to do that if he wants to be a brat - but what he's just done is laid out how divided and shambolic the Democrats are right now. I'm sure there are a lot of people in the Democracts who would've hoped the division would end the minute that Biden stepped down. But by endorsing Kamala Harris, he's just made sure it goes on for potentially weeks until the party's National Convention next month. People have made a lot of Biden in the last few hours - they've sung his praises, they've hero-worshipped him, they've said he's one of the best Presidents they can remember. But he has just demonstrated what a brat he can he be. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CNN is furious over Tucker Carlsons interview with Putin, Kelly Anne Conway to be speaker at AL. Republican events and gambling will be one of the main topics, Democracts lay out a new bill without the border in it and Dale breaks down the abortion laws.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CNN is furious over Tucker Carlsons interview with Putin, Kelly Anne Conway to be speaker at AL. Republican events and gambling will be one of the main topics, Democracts lay out a new bill without the border in it and Dale breaks down the abortion laws.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CNN is furious over Tucker Carlsons interview with Putin, Kelly Anne Conway to be speaker at AL. Republican events and gambling will be one of the main topics, Democracts lay out a new bill without the border in it and Dale breaks down the abortion laws.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CNN is furious over Tucker Carlsons interview with Putin, Kelly Anne Conway to be speaker at AL. Republican events and gambling will be one of the main topics, Democracts lay out a new bill without the border in it and Dale breaks down the abortion laws.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we take a look at a few of the biggest stories from what has been a notable newsworthy couple of weeks for philanthropy - focusing on the fallout from the spectacular implosion of crypto billionaire and high profile Effective Altruist Sam Bank-Fried. We also take a look at a big philanthropy pledge from Jeff Bezos and the latest on Mackenzie Scott's radical no-strings-attached big giving. Including:SBF:What the hell has happened in the SBF story?What impact might this have on wider efforts to promote the idea of cryptophilanthropy?Will SBF's downfall lead to further calls to clamp down on big money donations in politics, given his prominent support for the Democracts in recent years?Is it likely to mean more skepticism about philanthropic funding for journalism, given that some feel SBF's significant donations to news outlets led to him receiving less critical coverage?Does his downfall present an existential crisis for Effective Altruism (EA)?Should we distinguish between different ways of understanding EA: EA-as-movement, EA-as-ideology, EA-as-academic-field? What is the likely impact  on each of these?Do EA movement leaders have questions to answer about whether they were complicit in what was going on at FTX, or just naive? And what are the ramifications of either?Did SBF's EA beliefs lead him to adopt a radical "end justifies the means" view that allowed him to justify bad behaviour?Is this situation a killer blow for EA's "give to earn" idea?Scott & BezosHow excited should we be about pledges to give big in the future?What details do we have about what Bezos is actually planning to do?Why does the idea that "giving money away is hard" have such a long history? How is Mackenzie Scott challenging this idea?How should we understand "effectiveness" when it comes to philanthropy?Why has Bezos given $100m to Dolly Parton...?Related ContentRhod's Alliance Magazine piece, "Effectively over: What Does Sam Bankman-Fried's downfall mean for philanthropy and Effective Altruism?"Vox, "Effective altruism gave rise to Sam Bankman-Fried. Now it's facing a moral reckoning".SBF's ill-advised interview with Vox's Kelsey PiperEvan Huber's EA Forum post, "We must be very clear: fraud in the service of effective altruism is unacceptable"Why Philanthropy Matters article, "Why Am I Not an Effective Altruist?" Philanthropisms podcast on cryptophilanthropyPhilanthropisms podcast on the philosophy of philanthropyRhod's piece on "Marcus Rashford, Dolly Parton and public perceptions of Philanthropy"

Weak and flacid, questionable leadership and a danger to his country and himself Joe Biden just got B%^Z%h slapped and probably still does not know it the jump in oil prices will cover the sanctions. Trump says the Ukraine situation would NEVER have happened under him because he knows Putin 'very well': Republicans say Biden's 'weakness' has 'emboldened' Russia and BOTH parties urge tough sanctions 'If properly handled, there was absolutely no reason that the situation currently happening in Ukraine should have happened at all,' Trump said 'The weak sanctions are insignificant relative to taking over a country and a massive piece of strategically located land,' Trump added Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday sent troops into the pro-Russian regions of Luhansk and Donetsk as he declared those regions independent Biden imposed some new sanctions on Monday prohibiting trade with the Kremlin-backed regions The president is expected to announced more sanctions Tuesday Republicans and Democrats urged Biden to use every sanction in his arsenal before Putin fully invades --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mike-k-cohen/support

Pat's political observations are as passionate as they are astute. He voted for Trump the first time, but was disillusioned as yet another President failed to exact any real change. Chris, Paul (Southern Podcast Authority) and Brent (Snow White Zombie Apocalypse) joined him for a debate on Centrist Vs. Left Wing politics. We were all surprised by how much we had in common. Four people from different political perspectives agreeing on the problems of the current political system, instructs us all about the need for Beyond Binary discussions. Check out the following links for more: https://brentonlengel.com/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/united-states-of-conspiracy/

What’s ahead for Republicans, Democracts, and Independents when it comes to civics in our country and communities? How can we work together when parties are often divided themselves? This February Civic Cocktail is the first of an intended multi-part, multi-party series. Join CityClub as they explore a few—certainly not all—of the varying viewpoints within the Republican Party with a discussion between the Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson and local Republican leader Bill Bryant, moderated by journalist Joni Balter. With the national election over, they explored some of the next steps for the Republican Party. After the departure of a one-term president who commanded a deeply loyal following among a large number, as well as challenged a number of others, the party is left without a clear, national standard bearer. Will the Republicans maintain a cohesive theme to unite the disparate perspectives within their ranks nationally? What is the local impact and future of the Party here in Washington? Join CityClub for this conversation to get some insight. As a 40-year-old nonpartisan, civics-focused nonprofit, Seattle CityClub provides a platform for insightful and educational conversations that include a diverse range of opinions. But sometimes we need to dive deeper into a particular topic, so we can listen and engage in a more thoughtful manner with our community. Rick Wilson is a Republican political strategist, negative ad-maker, writer, speaker, and political commentator. He is a founding member of the Never Trump movement, and a co-founder of the Lincoln Project. Wilson is the author of Everything Trump Touches Dies and Running Against the Devil. His work has been seen in The Daily Beast, The Washington Post, Politico, Rolling Stone, and more, as well as on CNN, MSNBC, and NPR. Bill Bryant is the founder and chairman of Bryant Christie Inc. Under President Reagan, he was appointed as a trade policy coordinator at the Department of Commerce International Trade Commission. He organized the presidential campaign for Vice President Bush in Washington, and was co-chair for the Dole for President finance committee in Washington. In 2005, he served as the Washington State GOP finance chair, and in 2007 he was elected to King County Port Commission—the only Republican elected King County-wide—and re-elected in 2011. Presented by Seattle City Club and Town Hall Seattle. To become a Town Hall member or make a donation online click here. 

It's a laid back episode wherein Brent and Ty catch up, talk about the relative lack of news being forced down our gullets, and nerd out about academia. It's a casual, back to the roots old-school PFT chat without Andi to draw any broad, significant themes out of, so listen at your own risk.

#sixtwentychallenge #southernsmoke Episode 2 Tom Steyer On Democracts Needs to Stand up to The Impeachment Of Donald Trump And Voter Suppression On Minorities, Politicians Loves to Do What? Will The Next Elections Divide Both Sides Of The Spectrum? Q/A Are Welcome Tune In #sixtwentychallenge #southernsmoke #strengthquotes #6pm #god #conquer #podcast #reality Follow IG :flysocietytwenty for videos and promos --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/flysocietytwenty/support

We keep running out of words to describe the evils of this administration. This week, immigrant children with medical visas that allow them to receive treatment in the US for serious illness received letters to let them know their participation in the program was being REVOKED. In other words, the government is now deporting seriously ill children and their families. That news was followed by an announcement that some children of US military personnel and employees born overseas will no longer be automatically considered US citizens.  All of this comes on the heels of a week when the president tried to manipulate the markets by lying about conversations with Chinese officials, promoted his failing Doral golf resort as the site for the next G7 meeting, and opened Alaska's pristine Tongass National Forest to developers. MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills discuss all of this, plus the race for 2020, and more in this week's political podcast from the progressive point of view.

The Ground Game and the Battlefield 11/14/18 Show Vol. 5--#190Tom explains how elections and mass democracy are the new battlefield in control of governments; and how American elections are the battles in this new way to fight wars.*Bipartisanship, Lawyers and the War*Provisional Balloting*Elections are Battles*Who is Winning? *Why is Clinton so Mad?Bumper Music:Additional music provided by Blue Dot Sessions in conjunction with Freemusic.org.Closing Musichttp://www.hulkshare.com/praktikos/dark-nights-riseThe money pledged thru Patreon.com will go toward show costs such as advertising, server time, and broadcasting equipment. If we can get enough listeners, we will expand the show to two hours and hire additional staff.To help our show out, please support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LibertyNeverSleepsAll bumper music and sound clips are not owned by the show, are commentary, and of educational purposes, or de minimus effect, and not for monetary gain.No copyright is claimed in any use of such materials and to the extent that material may appear to be infringed, I assert that such alleged infringement is permissible under fair use principles in U.S. copyright laws. If you believe material has been used in an unauthorized manner, please contact the poster.

US president Donald Trump's Republican party has lost control of the House of Representatives during the mid-term elections. This was a first win for the Democracts in eight years and will make it difficult for Trump to push his programme through Congress. The much anticipated polls, seen as an indicator of what is to come in the next elections, took place yesterday. Leader of the Democrats in the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, has thanked supporters saying tomorrow will be a new day in America. Meanwhile the party's Jacky Rosen who has secured the Senate seat in Nevada says women are taking their country back.

The Tyranny of an Indifferent Bureaucracy 10/04/18 Show Vol. 5--#165Feminism isn't a hatred of men so much as it is a hatred of women's own gender. Tom talks about the frustration of society getting to that boil-over effect we see every day in the media.*FBI Report Clears Kavanaugh*Ugly, Mean and Unstable*Facts Don't Care About Feelings*Bureaucracy is Power*Last Word: Presidential AlertToday’s Bumpers:What is Love- HaddawayLiving La Vida Loca- Ricky MartinLoser- BeckVirtual Insanity- JamiroquaiDidjital Vibrations- JamiroquaiThis Strange Effect- HooverphonicClosing Musichttp://www.hulkshare.com/praktikos/dark-nights-riseThe money pledged thru Patreon.com will go toward show costs such as advertising, server time, and broadcasting equipment. If we can get enough listeners, we will expand the show to two hours and hire additional staff.To help our show out, please support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LibertyNeverSleepsAll bumper music and sound clips are not owned by the show, are commentary and educational purposes, of de minimus effect, and not for monetary gain.No copyright is claimed in any use of such materials and to the extent that material may appear to be infringed, I assert that such alleged infringement is permissible under fair use principles in U.S. copyright laws. If you believe material has been used in an unauthorized manner, please contact the poster.

New York Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman resigns after explosive New Yorker article features four women who reveal Schneiderman as serial abuser. Trump found a new best friend in the “very honorable” Kim Jong-Un. They’ll have their bromance meet up in Singapore. Three Americans freed from North Korea. Trump looks to gut CHIP on the same day Melania re-releases Obama pamphlet on cyberbullying under her name. Trump advisor says trouble with Nazis is that they didn't keep going. Comments at Turning Point USA event. White House looking to hire private spies to counter “deep state” enemies. Jeff Sessions wants to take kids from their parents at the border. Rudy Guiliani resigns from law firm over tv appearances. Hugh Hewitt allowed to keep his job at MSNBC and The Washington Post after doing favors for Scott Pruitt. Historic wins for women during Tuesday’s primaries across the country. Massive University of California statewide strike. National Nurses United engage in “sympathy strike” with striking AFSCME workers. After three days of a strike, the fight goes on. North Carolina Teachers next to strike? Bernie Sanders introduces “Workplace Democracy Act.” Mass murderer Don Blankenship not elected. Fracking will probably cook the planet, but no one is listening. And a week filled with stories about white people calling the police on black people for living normal lives. Recap on Bernie Sanders barnstorm of PA in support of progressive candidates. Dom Costa mounts GOP write-in campaign for fear of Sara Innamorato victory in Democratic primary in PA District 21. Progressive candidates Sara Innamorato and Summer Lee - both facing members of the Costa family in Democratic primaries - are matching fundraising numbers with the Costas. A Democratic Party member writes letter to the editor wondering why Democracts should let the DSA dictate the rules? Because we need better Democrats, maybe? We welcome back Lou Ryan to Raging Chicken! Her new articles follow the fight against gentrification in Organizing against gentrification in the East Liberty neighborhood in Pittsburgh. Jordan Peterson, who has claimed that feminists have “an unconscious wish for brutal male domination,” referred to developing nations as “pits of catastrophe” coming to the Tower Theater in Upper Darby. Colleen Bradley and her legal team ready their Writ Of Certiorari for the U.S. Supreme Court. In space and beer news, CubeSats head for Mars. Marco. Polo. Space workers strike against United Launch Alliance. Americans have fewer vacation time than your average medieval peasants. Free Will Brewing is releasing Chasing the Dragon release today. Dandelion Saison in the works.

David talks about the situation in the house of representative, congress, the white house; where is Trump taking us? Do Democrats even care, do Republicans really want to work for a better deal? It is time for loyal Americans in the Democrat and Republican conservative sides come together for America, the only way out of this Obama Care mess is even better than that, Republicans have an opportunity to stay in power for 20 years and more, only if they were smart to bring about social health care; millions will turn to vote for Republicans!!!

Wiretaps, Russians, and Lies. Oh no! The Washington Post reported that the United Arab Emirates arranged a secret meeting last January between the Trump team and a Russian authority. This secret meeting took place 9 days before Inauguration Day. The Justice Department has announced that it will be reviewing all police reform agreements. There will be no further investigations of police brutality, signaling to cops everywhere that they may behave as curbside "Judge, Jury, and Executioners" whenever they please. An Iowa state representative, Republican Shannon Lundgren, proposed a bill that would compel women who miscarry after the 20th week of pregnancy to carry their dead fetuses to term. On Wednesday, the White House issued an executive order to establish a commision to combat drug addiction. The upshot: Whites will get rehab. Non-whites will go to prison. The Tulsa cop who killed unarmed Terence Crutcher blames him for his own death. On Monday, the Democracts claimed the votes necessary to block Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. But this opens the door for the Republicans to go "nuclear." Last week, the Iowa legislature approved a bill that reverses local minimum wage increses that had already been approved. This is the first time a state has nullified local minimum wage ordinances.Are you surprised that the Republicans voted UNANIMOUSLY for the reversal. A black police officer who killed a 6 yr old white child during the pursuit of a criminal has been sentenced to 40 years. Why is it that officers can be held accountable when the officer is black and the victim is white, but not vice versa? Where is the justice for 7 yr old Aiyana Stanley-Jones, for example? In Mississippi, a cruel new bill has a lovely name (HOPE) but it is designed to bring more austerity and suffering to those who are already poor. Tues, April 4, 6pm Pacific  

The drip-drip-drip of revelations about the Trump administration's ties to Russia turned into a flood last night as three different news organizations published explosive pieces examining different aspects of this complex and complicated story: (1) The New York Times reported that by the end of President Obama's administration, officials were so disturbed by the intelligence they were receiving on Russian involvement in the 2016 election that they took desperate measures to ensure that the information would not disappear once the Trump team took over. (2) The Washington Post published an account of Attorney General Jeff Sessions meeting twice with the Russian ambassador - even though he told the Senate Judicial Committee under oath that no such meetings had ever taken place. Since that report, there have been bipartisan calls for an independent prosecutor, or for Sessions to at least recuse himself from any investigations. Nancy Pelosi and Elijah Cummings have called for Sessions to resign for committing perjury. So far, Sessions doesn't appear to be heeding any of these suggestions. (3) The Wall Street Journal - which is a part of Rupert Murdoch's Fox media empire - corroborated the Washington Post article, with additional information about the investigation that turned up this new information. MOMocrats Karoli, Donna Schwartz Mills and guest Aliza Worthington discuss these developments and more in this week's podcast on politics from a progressive point of view. An Engender Media Group production.

The Electoral College has voted and the last teeny tiny hope of a Trump-less White House is over. MOMocrats Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills lament the end of a roller coaster year in politics and look ahead to survival through the coming kakistocracy in the last MOMochat podcast of 2016, looking at the day's political news from the progressive point of view. Check back here an hour from airtime for a list of the topics. An Engender Media Group production.