Podcast appearances and mentions of Mitch McConnell

Andrew McCarthy, National Review, Fox News contributor, brings his experience of over 20 years as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York to C&B to discuss the Trump-Russia Hoax falling apart. Record GOP turnout in Georgia primary bodes well for November. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on record high Georgia voter turnout: "Shame on the Democrats who pushed the Big Lie that a grand scheme was afoot to prevent millions of Americans from voting. It was never true... The fake hysteria was just a pretext to push a sweeping national takeover of election laws." Callers weigh in the shooting in Texas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Monday's Mark Levin Show, isolationists fit right into the fusion of George Soros and Charles Koch parroting the pacifistic propaganda of keeping America out of endless wars or radical interventionism. President Reagan's view was that enemies couldn't be contained therefore prudently going on offense was his preferred alternative. However, the leftist and/or the pacifist pigeonhole any activity that doesn't bow down to an opposing regime as an "escalation" to weaken the U.S position and prevent America from asserting any dominance against aggressive foreign actors. Then, throughout our history Pat Buchannan, and before him, William Howard Taft embraced similar isolationist positions unsuccessfully. Charles Lindbergh also tried this but corrected the course because he realized he was wrong. Reagan understood this and Donald Trump did too that's why he took out Iranian General Soleimani. These populist and isolationist agendas must be rejected because there isn't a single example of pacifism ever succeeding in the face of aggression. Later, U.S Sen. Candidate Rep. Mo Brooks joins the show to explain how Sen. Mitch McConnell continues to smear his campaign. Brooks is a conservative member of the House Freedom Caucus with the support of Libertarians and Constitutional Conservatives. Finally, former Trump Campaign Manager Kellyanne Conway calls in to discuss her new book, Here's the Deal: A Memoir. She explained that Donald Trump plucked her from obscurity and made her the first woman campaign manager to win a presidential campaign. Conway describes how she met Trump years earlier and the challenges she endured with the political differences she had with her husband who criticized Trump and was part of the Lincoln Project. https://www.amazon.com/Untitled-Memoir-Be-Confirmed-Threshold/dp/1982187344/ref=sr_1_1?crid=26XRJ74AU2WGF&keywords=kellyann+conway+book&qid=1653318903&sprefix=KellyAnne+Conway+%2Caps%2C237&sr=8-1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

23 de mayo | Nueva YorkLeer esta newsletter te llevará 11 minutos y 12 segundos.¿Has conocido a Anne? Bienvenido a La Wikly.🇺🇸 ¿País de oligarcas?Lo importante: una nueva decisión judicial del Tribunal Supremo este mes volvió a dejar claro el papel protagónico del dinero en las campañas electorales en Estados Unidos. Es solo un capítulo más de la política de un país cada vez más influenciada por los ricos.Muchos de los cuales son congresistas y senadores, como bien veremos más adelante.Explícamelo: el Supremo de mayoría conservadora dictaminó que los políticos en el cargo pueden reembolsar dinero que hayan prestado a sus campañas incluso después de haber ganado las elecciones; sin límites en la cifra.La decisión es controvertida, pero no sorprende vistas las decisiones que ha tomado el Supremo en ese contexto, especialmente ahora que seis jueces conservadores tienen el control ideológico de la corte.Contexto: la decisión más importante en ese término se remonta al año 2010, cuando el caso Citizens United v. Comisión Electoral Federal abrió la veda a que empresas, fundaciones o sindicatos tuvieran el poder de influenciar elecciones a golpe de talonario.A grandes rasgos, Citizens United permitió que grupos conocidos como Super PAC pudieran recibir cantidades ilimitadas de dinero que después invertir en campañas políticas de la forma en la que quisieran.Principalmente, los gastos van dirigidos a publicidad de defensa y ataque para ayudar o perjudicar a los candidatos de la elección de esas Super PAC. A veces, algunos grupos gastan decenas de millones de dólares para catapultar o enterrar a un candidato.La única condición importante es que esos grupos tienen prohibido coordinarse con las campañas de los candidatos, pero es algo que ciertos políticos están ignorando con iniciativas tan creativas como marcar en rojo en sus páginas web aquel contenido que quieren que sus grupos afines destaquen en sus inversiones publicitarias.¿Y ahora? Cada vez es más habitual ver a candidatos millonarios entrar en carreras políticas con el apoyo de su propia cuenta bancaria. Y si no son sus cofres, lo son los de sus socios millonarios que invierten millones de dólares en Super PAC paralelas.Lo vimos en las primarias republicanas al Senado por Ohio y por Pennsylvania, donde o bien había millonarios firmando cheques para sus campañas (Mike Gibbons, Mehmet Oz, Dave McCormick) o bien los firmaban otros por ellos (Peter Thiel, cofundador de PayPal, con J.D. Vance).Pero entonces, ¿qué es lo último que ha pasado?⚖️ Nueva ayuda judicialLa Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos avaló este mes la eliminación del límite que impone la normativa federal a los candidatos para recaudar fondos después de sus elecciones para devolverse el dinero que prestaron a su campaña.Es decir, los candidatos adinerados que prestan millones de dólares a sus propias campañas pueden obtener un cargo público y luego acudir a sus principales donantes para reponer las sumas que se prestaron en un primer lugar.La normativa hasta hace poco vigente se aprobó en 2002 como parte de la Ley Bipartidista de Reforma de Campañas. Lo que hacía era poner un tope de 250.000 dólares en la cantidad de dinero recaudado después de unas elecciones que las campañas pueden usar para pagar préstamos personales de los candidatos.El senador Ted Cruz, demandante en el caso, había argumentado que el límite de 250.000 dólares violaba la Primera Enmienda, restringiendo la libertad de expresión política sin preocupaciones de corrupción quid pro quo legítimas que la justifiquen.“El gobierno no puede identificar un solo caso de corrupción quid pro quo en este contexto. […] Y como asunto práctico, los préstamos personales a veces pueden ser la única forma en la que un candidato desconocido que desafía a alguien en un cargo público y conexiones limitadas puede potenciar el gasto de su campaña desde un primer momento”, escribió el presidente del Supremo John Roberts, de ideología conservadora, en su opinión mayoritaria.La defensa explicaba que los políticos pueden tener conflictos de interés una vez en el cargo. Si quieren recuperar el dinero prestado a su propia campaña antes de ganar su escaño, tienen la opción de pedir donaciones a cambio de votar de una forma u otra.“Reembolsar el préstamo de un candidato después de haber ganado unas elecciones no puede servir a los propósitos habituales de una contribución: el dinero llega demasiado tarde como para ayudar a cualquiera de sus actividades de campaña. Todo lo que hace el dinero es enriquecer al candidato personalmente en un momento en el que puede devolver el favor —por un voto, un contrato, un nombramiento. No hace falta ser un genio político para ver el riesgo elevado de corrupción”, escribió Elena Kazan, miembro progresista del Supremo, en su opinión minoritaria.Con esta última decisión, la Corte Suprema impulsa la capacidad de los donantes adinerados para enriquecer personalmente a los candidatos de su elección, incluidos a aquellos que invirtieron millones en sus propias campañas y siempre que acaben prevaleciendo el día de las elecciones.Si bien los donantes individuales todavía están sujetos al tope de contribución por elección (2.900 dólares por campaña en 2022), la decisión de la Corte Suprema significa que los candidatos pueden recaudar mucho más de ellos en conjunto para pagar sus propios préstamos.La decisión del tribunal es retroactiva, lo que significa que las campañas de este ciclo que tengan préstamos de candidatos podrán aprovechar las nuevas reglas después de sus elecciones. 95 candidatos a la Cámara y al Senado ya han prestado a sus campañas más de 250.000 dólares, según los registros de la Comisión Federal de Elecciones.En las primarias senatoriales de Pennsylvania, el famoso médico Mehmet Oz se enfrenta al financiador de cobertura David McCormick y a la exfuncionaria de la administración Trump Carla Sands. Oz ha prestado casi 15 millones de dólares a su propia campaña, mientras que McCormick prestó 11 millones y Sands aportó otros 3,9.En Arizona, el empresario republicano Jim Lamon le ha prestado a su campaña para el Senado 13 millones.En Alabama, el republicano Mike Durant prestó unos 2,6 millones a su campaña para el Senado.Y en Wisconsin, el demócrata Alex Lasry prestó a su campaña para el Senado más de 7 millones. Su principal oponente, Sarah Godlewski, ha prestado casi 3 millones a la suya.💸 Políticos acaudaladosQue haya candidatos con mucho dinero para poder desafiar a políticos en un cargo público, o acaso para optar a nuevos escaños abiertos por una jubilación o muerte, está lejos de ser novedad.Un estudio de Open Secrets reveló que el año pasado los candidatos a elecciones invirtieron un total de más de 100.000 millones de dólares en sus propias campañas electorales.Según estos datos, la mayoría de los candidatos autofinanciados de 2021 son republicanos. Registraron un total de 85,6 millones de autofinanciación en el año, en comparación con los 22,7 millones de los demócratas.En 2020, otro estudio de Open Secrets señalaba que más de la mitad de los miembros del Capitolio eran millonarios. La mediana del patrimonio neto de congresistas y senadores que presentaron declaraciones en 2019 es de poco más de 1 millón de dólares.Sin embargo, la enorme riqueza de algunos miembros del órgano contrastaba con la carencia de otros. Mientras que algunos legisladores todavía adeudaban préstamos estudiantiles, otros estaban pagando su tercera o cuarta hipoteca.Los líderes de ambas cámaras forman la lista de los 10 principales. La presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes, Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), ha visto aumentar su riqueza a casi 115 millones de dólares desde los 41 que tenía en 2004, el primer año en el que OpenSecrets comenzó a rastrear las finanzas personales.El líder de la mayoría del Senado, Mitch McConnell, vio aumentar su patrimonio neto desde 3 millones a más de 34 durante ese mismo periodo.🔭 ¿Y adónde vamos?Con la decisión de Citizens United y varias posteriores como la que nos trae aquí hoy, el Supremo estadounidense ha determinado que decidir dónde invertir dinero es una cuestión de derechos fundamentales. En concreto, de libertad de expresión.Por tanto, invertir dinero en campañas políticas, que es la cumbre del debate público, debe estar protegido a nivel constitucional.Esa perspectiva es y sigue siendo controvertida, sobre todo en un país donde la desigualdad económica es cada vez más rampante y el 1 por ciento acumula cada vez más riqueza.Y aunque ambos partidos han sabido aprovechar la proliferación de las Super PAC, ya hay estudios que han determinado que es el partido republicano el que mejores resultados ha logrado tras la decisión de Citizens United.La pregunta es, ¿será capaz Estados Unidos de entender y solucionar los problemas de la clase trabajadora cuando sus políticos son más ricos a cada ciclo electoral que concluye?¿Desea saber más? En The Atlantic tienen una columna interesante sobre lo que el movimiento progresista puede hacer para contrarrestar estas decisiones judiciales que juegan en contra de sus sueños por políticas más redistributivas. Y esta entrevista al catedrático Jeffrey Winters especializado en el estudio de la oligarquía es un buen plus a esta newsletter.🎬 Una recomendaciónCon la colaboración de FilminCosmópolis es una película canadiense de 2012 dirigida por David Cronenberg. Sigue el trayecto en limusina de un ejecutivo que quiere cortarse el pelo en su barbería de confianza, situada en la otra punta de la ciudad de Nueva York. Durante el recorrido, el capitalismo que lo enriqueció se desmorona a su alrededor.Robert Pattinson encabeza el reparto en el papel de Eric Packer. Fue la primera película puramente de autor del actor lejos de su periplo comercial con Harry Potter y Crepúsculo —uno que agradecemos hasta el día de hoy por habernos dado interpretaciones geniales en títulos como The Rover, La ciudad perdida de Z, Good Time o High Life.Cronenberg adapta la novela homónima de Don DeLillo, no exactamente su trabajo más aclamado pese a la reputación que le precede en Estados Unidos. Y esta película sufrió casi el mismo destino, pues la crítica la desplumó tildándola de aburrida, anodina y evidente.Pero por esa misma razón creo que Cosmópolis es tan interesante y puede disfrutarse desde una perspectiva menos analítica. No es tanto la ambición ni las pretensiones lo que fascina, sino la forma en la que lo presenta (qué forma de rodar en interiores) y la forma en la que lo narra (esas interpretaciones y esos diálogos desprovistos de vitalidad; esa comicidad seca y cruel).Me quedo con esta cita de Manohla Dargis para The New York Times, muy relevante en los tiempos que corren:“Tomada como un comentario sobre el estado del mundo en la era del tardocapitalismo (para empezar), Cosmópolis puede parecer obvia y casi banal. Pero estas banalidades, que están acompañadas por miradas vidriosas, también son la clave: el mundo está quemándose y todo lo que algunos de nosotros hacemos es ver las llamas con una familiaridad exhausta”.Cosmópolis está disponible en Filmin.🌐 Facebook concreta planesBy Marina EnrichLo importante: Nick Clegg, el presidente de asuntos globales de Meta, escribió un artículo la semana pasada exponiendo en unas 8.000 palabras qué significa el metaverso y por qué es relevante. Sí, igual no es la forma más efectiva de hacerlo cuando tienen como misión “acercar a la gente”, lol.Contexto: en octubre, Facebook anunciaba que iba a cambiar su nombre a Meta para representar el nuevo rumbo de la empresa hacia el metaverso.Es importante recordar que ese cambio se hizo en medio de una muy mala racha de imagen por falta de transparencia.Wait, ¿qué era el metaverso? El metaverso es una experiencia más inmersiva de internet. Incorpora la realidad virtual, pero no solamente eso. Hoy en día quienes más han desarrollado ideas del metaverso son juegos online como Roblox o Minecraft. Emilio tiene un vídeo hablando del tema.Las claves: Durante estos últimos meses, tanto Clegg como Mark Zuckerberg han desarrollado las siguientes ideas sobre el metaverso:El metaverso no es un producto como lo es Instagram. Es una infraestructura que no posee nadie y en la que todo el mundo debería poder desarrollar ideas —y es ahí dentro donde Meta desarrollaría productos.Meta no gobernará el metaverso, “igual que no hay un internet de Google, o un internet de Microsoft”, dice Clegg. Aunque con el poder que tienen estas grandes tecnológicas, es fácil argumentar que sí tienen un papel importante en la futura gobernanza.Los problemas de moderación continuarán. En el metaverso habrá los mismos problemas que tenemos en la vida real y Meta sigue sin plantear soluciones. Las reglas que habrá dependerán de la “sección” en la que estés dentro del metaverso.En 10-15 años, o quizá más, veremos el metaverso tal y como lo imaginan Clegg y compañía.El Presidente de Asuntos Globales de Meta ha planteado muchas preguntas sobre el metaverso y no ha resuelto tantas dudas. Está claro que es un gran reto, pero visto el pasado (y presente) de Meta, no se pueden permitir no ser más transparentes con sus planes de acción para lidiar con esos problemas.Además, tampoco ha hablado sobre los planes de monetización de Meta en el metaverso, pero como ya los sabemos (i.e. rastrear y elaborar perfiles para comercializar los datos), es muy difícil que no nos genere desconfianza.Pero bueno, como dice Clegg al acabar el artículo, el metaverso va a llegar, queramos o no. 🙃En otro orden de cosas, hoy ha vuelto Lunes por el mundo con novedades sobre la gira de Joe Biden en Asia, la caída de Mariúpol en Ucrania o los temporales que han devastado ciudades en India y Bangladesh, entre otros titulares internacionales.Puedes volver a ver el directo completo en Twitch.Feliz semana, This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.lawikly.com/subscribe

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Mitch McConnell “wrecked” the Senate under Trump.Then, on the rest of the menu, two hundred-three House Republicans voted against bolstering federal resources to prevent domestic terrorism in response to the racist mass shooting in Buffalo, New York; a Wisconsin man was sentenced to ten years in prison for a racist acid attack; and, the Defense Department inspector general determined the Vindman brothers suffered “swift” and severe retaliation from Trump over the Ukraine call.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the United States does not have the legal authority to seize frozen Russian central bank assets; and, the Department of Justice charged one American and four Chinese officials with spying.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“Everyone in this good city enjoys the full right to pursue his own inclinations in all reasonable and, unreasonable ways.” -- The Daily Picayune, New Orleans, March 5, 1851~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Show Notes & Links:https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/5/19/2098878/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Metro-Shrimp-amp-Grits-Thursdays~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WCC&S Deep Archive:https://archive.org/details/west_coast_cookbook_and_speakeasy_with_justice_putnam_21_nov_17

Ken and Betsey bid farewell to Carla. They celebrate Chicago's wonders. Tragically, Buffalo was the scene of yet another deadly shooting, perpetrated by a  young assailant, heavily armed, with evil intent. His reasons were disturbingly clear - his manifesto rooted in white supremacy. The same weekend, there was a fatal shooting in Geneva Presbyterian Church in Orange County, CA. The mid-term elections loom large, with great consequence.  The perils of a Republican victory in the midterms included Mitch McConnell as Senate Majority Leader, Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House, and Jim Jordan as (probable) House Judiciary Committee Chair. Frank Schaeffer, son of Francis Schaeffer, has repudiated his role in the 1980s in giving birth to the far-right agenda so dominant today. Secretary Pete tours Europe to lead a presidential delegation to the Invictus Games. Become a Patron - www.patreon.com/beachedwhitemaleSupport the show

Bob: Tucker Carlson's replacement rhetoric is intentionally inflammatory ... Is the rhetoric of “transformation” analogous to that of “replacement”? ... Two NYT headlines that trigger Bob ... Is Russia making more progress than it seems in eastern Ukraine? ... Mickey: If Trumpists depose Mitch McConnell, it could forestall a Trump 2024 run ... George W. Bush's magnificent Ukraine-Iraq gaffe ... Can John Fetterman win in the PA general election? ... Parrot Room preview: Severance, Covid, Elon Musk's sex scandal, the Depp-Heard trial, Jonathan Chait on charter schools, unemployment fraud, the Dead End podcast, the origins of Ukrainian nationalism, Benjamin Wittes's infuriatingly Blobby Twitter thread, and what Ramesh Ponnuru misses about replacement rhetoric ...

Bob: Tucker Carlson's replacement rhetoric is intentionally inflammatory ... Is the rhetoric of “transformation” analogous to that of “replacement”? ... Two NYT headlines that trigger Bob ... Is Russia making more progress than it seems in eastern Ukraine? ... Mickey: If Trumpists depose Mitch McConnell, it could forestall a Trump 2024 run ... George W. Bush's magnificent Ukraine-Iraq gaffe ... Can John Fetterman win in the PA general election? ... Parrot Room preview: Severance, Covid, Elon Musk's sex scandal, the Depp-Heard trial, Jonathan Chait on charter schools, unemployment fraud, the Dead End podcast, the origins of Ukrainian nationalism, Benjamin Wittes's infuriatingly Blobby Twitter thread, and what Ramesh Ponnuru misses about replacement rhetoric ...

"[The] extent of McConnell's scorched-earth politics makes it clear why Washington has been either deadlocked or regressive. Anyone interested in social justice or the advancement of the ideals of democracy can read this chronicle and come away knowing who one of the principal political villains of the twenty-first century is." -- Booklist

Howie Kurtz on Elon Musk denying old sexual harassment claims, Sen. Mitch McConnell calling out those that didn't support latest Ukraine aid package and more details coming from Hunter Biden's hard drive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Class is now in session! Host Reed Galen is joined by fellow Lincoln Project Co-Founder Rick Wilson to break down what the Democrats must do to win the midterm elections in 2022 - how to fight, what opportunities to seize, and why the perfect message is so important. Plus, why is Mitch McConnell feeling blue and experiencing 2010 déjà vu. As mentioned in the show, here is the “Flag of Treason” ad. Also, don't forget to pick up one or both of Rick Wilson's New York Times bestselling books, Running Against the Devil  and Everything Trump Touches Dies.

Tonight on the Last Word: Many Republican candidates back Donald Trump's election lies. Also, the January 6 Committee denies the Justice Department's requests for transcripts. Plus, the Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary vote counting continues. And a new book details Mitch McConnell's role in the Senate under Trump. Rep. Madeleine Dean, Eddie Glaude, Stuart Stevens, Neal Katyal, Tim O'Brien, Tim Miller and Ira Shapiro join Lawrence O'Donnell.

- Mitch McConnell အပါအဝင် အမေရိကန်လွှတ်တော်အမတ်တွေနဲ့ NUG ဝန်ကြီး ဒေါ်ဇင်မာအောင်တွေ့ဆုံ - တောင်ကိုရီးယားက ဂွမ်ဂျူးလူ့အခွင့်အရေးဆုပေးအပ်ပွဲအခန်းအနား - ဧရာဝတီရဲ့ ဓာတ်ပုံသတင်းထောက် အဖမ်းခံရ - NUG က တစ်နှစ်ကျော်အတွင်း လူသားချင်းစာနာမှုအတွက် သုံးဘီလီယံကျော် ထောက်ပံ့ - ရခိုင်မှာ မီးလောင်ခဲ့တဲ့ မဟာမုနိစစ်ဘေးဒုက္ခသည်စခန်း ပြန်ဆောက်ဖို့ ခက်ခဲနေ - သမိုင်းထဲကပစ္စုပ္ပန်အစီအစဉ်နဲ့ - ချင်းတိုင်းရင်းသားဘာသားတို့ကိုထုတ်လွှင့်မှာဖြစ်ပါတယ်။

How will Madison Cawthorn ever go back to his North Carolina cocaine orgy life after two years rubbing elbows in DC? Who cares, he's going. Chuck Edwards, whoever he is, gave Mads the key bump he wasn't hoping for last night. David Waldman and Greg Dworkin drop off the takeaways on Tuesday's primary elections.  Cawthorn was an insurrectionist maniac, but that didn't hurt him, as insurrectionist maniacs were the hot ticket for Republicans last night. Check out the results in Idaho, Oregon, and Pennsylvania, and this guy's school district. Leading GQP contenders in swing states are running for election on their ability to overthrow elections. Doug Mastriano promises to overthrow anyone he disagrees with, and God willing, smite whoever's in his way, which would include Trump if required. Don't expect Trumpists to ever go out of their way to help Trumpers. That just isn't how Trumpism works. Pro-Trump “electors” are named in a first-but-not-last-of-its-kind lawsuit in Wisconsin.  Former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman is backing away from his talk of election decertification. The Justice Department wants January 6 committee transcripts to move on its own investigations. Donald Trump keeps on being Trump, however. What does he have to lose? Mike Flynn doesn't really file a lawsuit to sue the people who didn't prosecute him for prosecuting him. Great Replacement theorists are afraid of Critical Race theory revealing their scam. Hungary's Victor Orbán pushes Great Replacement in his opening speech. Ron Johnson pushes and denies GRT at the same time. Mitch McConnell la-la-la'ed himself through an entire press conference on GRT. The Buffalo GRT shooter shared his plans for months on the Discord app and no one reported him. Nationalist Republicans want to make life hell for Mitch McConnell and Ukraine where Russia still claims to be winning, but something just doesn't smell right with that.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and John brings to light many concepts involving these issues in America. He then speaks with Ira Shapiro, author of “The Betrayal” about Mitch McConnell's destruction of the Senate as it was envisioned by the Founding Fathers. Finally a moving call from Teresa in NC who shared some raw and real thoughts about her daughter's suicide death that are ultimately as beautiful in their memory as they are sad in their facts.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ben and Tommy talk about the latest news from Ukraine, including the latest from Mariupol, Finland and Sweden's application to join NATO, and Mitch McConnell's visit to Kyiv. Then they explain why countries are threatening to boycott the Summit of the Americas, changes to Biden's Cuba policy, news of a major covid outbreak in North Korea, the upcoming elections in Australia, Eurovision and rocking out at the Queen's Jubilee. Then Tommy talks with Palestinian writer Jalal Abukhater about the killing of al Jazeera journalist  Shireen Abu Akleh in the occupied West Bank.

Tonight on the Last Word: President Biden and Sen. Chuck Schumer condemn Fox hosts for racist propaganda. Also, Sen. Mitch McConnell dodges a chance to denounce replacement theory. Plus, the Justice Department requests transcripts from the January 6 committee. And President Biden visits the families of the Buffalo mass shooting victims. Jelani Cobb, David Plouffe, Daniel Goldman, Steve Kornacki and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown join Lawrence O'Donnell.

Mitch McConnell, the perpetually sour old goose who heads the Senate Republican Caucus, had a hissy fit when the news leaked out that American women are about to have their most fundamental constitutional right taken from them by a cabal of Supreme Court judges. What made Mitch twitch, of course, was not the bad news for women… but the leak. He huffed that revealing the right-wing Court's scheme to the public was a “stunning breach,” spewing that it's “an attack on the independence of the Supreme Court.” Uh, Mitch… the so-called Supremes have been meeting behind closed doors specifically to plot an all-out attack on the independence of some 170 million women to control their own bodies. Why aren't you opposing the secrecy, rather than supporting the Court's subversion of women's liberty? Perversely, the entire Republican leadership is outraged by the leak, rather than the attack on women. Right-wing blowhard Ted Cruz, for example, yapped that informing the public “will do lasting damage to the integrity of the Court.” Uh, Ted… you and your ideological ilk annihilated the Court's integrity – and its legitimacy – when you stacked it with a covey of corporate-coddling partisan hacks like Alito, Barrett, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Thomas. Then came Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, a Trump acolyte, ludicrously blathering that the leak of the judicial plan is “despicable.” Why? Well, he explained to us commoners, the Court “is not a political body.” If ignorance is bliss, Mike must be ecstatic! The GOP majority on this court is so immersed in its own partisan biases that it is routinely ruling against workers, the environment, women, voting rights, local communities… and democracy itself. No surprise then that public trust in the integrity of these “arbiters of justice” is crashing. If the Court won't respect our democratic ideals, the people won't respect the Court.

Original Air Date 4/14/2021 Today we take a look at the one element of our government that, above all others, has contributed to the absolute disfunction of our democracy. The filibuster was never intended by the founders, always anti-democratic, often used for racist ends and is now being abused at a rate never before seen. 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com  Transcript MEMBERSHIP (Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content) SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Filibuster - Last Week Tonight - Air Date 9-9-19 John Oliver explains why filibusters exist, why they shouldn't, and why it's stupid to drink coffee like a cat. Ch. 2: End the Filibuster: Calls Grow to Retire Relic of Slavery & Jim Crow to Make Senate More Democratic - Democracy Now! Air Date 1-25-21 New President Joe Biden has promised swift action on the pandemic, the economic crisis and more, but much of his agenda hinges on whether he can get enough support in the Senate. Ch. 3: Count How Many Lies Mitch McConnell Spews In This 1 Minute Clip - The Majority Report - Air Date 3-24-21 Mitch McConnell is on a warpath, and he's getting all his favorite lies lined up. Ch. 4: Will Democrats Finally Kill the Filibuster Once and for All - The Mehdi Hasan Show - Air Date 1-21-21 Adam Jentleson, who served as a former senior aide to Sen. Harry Reid, joins Mehdi Hasan to explain the history of the filibuster and how, according to Jentleson, it helps conservatives override the nation's democratic system. Ch. 5: Is Filibuster Reform Mitch McConnell's 'Kryptonite?' - Zerlina. - Air Date 3-16-21 Rep. John Yarmuth explains to Zerlina Maxwell why the rule is so important to the Senate Minority Leader, and why McConnell is “scared to death” about the possibility that Democrats will abolish it. Ch. 6: What Is Manchin's Real Agenda w/ David Sirota - The Majority Report - Air Date 4-11-21 David Sirota explains the motivations and unseen pressures playing on Joe Manchin as he continuously pivots his position on the filibuster. Ch. 7: Activism: Support No Excuses PAC and W.V. Cant Wait - Best of the Left - 4-14-21 Ch. 8: Now Is the Time to End the Filibuster - Breaking the Sound Barrier by Amy Goodman - Air Date 3-18-21 Amy Goodman gives a commentary explaining the need to end the filibuster. MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S) Ch. 9: 'What Are We Waiting For?': Why Filibuster Reform Should Happen Sooner Than Later - The Rachel Maddow Show - Air Date 3-19-21 Adam Jentleson, talks about why it's a good idea for Senate Democrats to reform the filibuster and pass popular legislation Ch. 10: Reid Calls for Filibuster Reform to End Gridlock - Nevada Senator Harry Reid - Air Date 11-22-13 On the Senate floor, Senator Reid laid out why we need to reform the rules to ensure qualified presidential nominees get up-or-down votes. Ch. 11: What Is Manchin's Real Agenda w/ David Sirota Part 2 - The Majority Report - Air Date 4-11-21 VOICEMAILS Ch. 12: Wading into the discussion on the child tax credit - Dave from Olympia, WA FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 13: Final comments on racism and population EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE Inside the West Virginian Movement to Push Joe Manchin to the Left (The New Republic) Progressive PAC kick-starts search for challengers to Manchin, Sinema (Politico) Researched & Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman  MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions) SHOW IMAGE: Description: Cartoon version of Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell holding a chart that says "Republican Filibusters." The horizontal bar graph below the title shows an X axis starting with "88th term 1963-64" and ending with "110th term 2007-2008." The bar values range from 3 at the beginning of the time-line to "153 Projected for end of term" at the end. Credits: "Mitch McConnell, Filibuster King" by DonkeyHotey, Flickr | License | Changes: Increased white background to make vertical image square, smudged existing shadow to extend farther, dark blue border added   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson  

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell makes a visit to Ukraine and COVID-19 numbers continue to increase.

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--On the Show: --A horrifying domestic terror incident in Buffalo, New York, where an 18-year-old shooter deliberately targeted a black neighborhood and killed ten people --Without missing a beat, Fox News and its guest raise the topic of violence in video games as a possible cause of the Buffalo mass shooting --Within hours of the Buffalo mass shooting, Fox News fearmongers about immigrant terrorists coming through the southern border --Support for abortion being legal in the United States hits a record high in the aftermath of the leaked forthcoming Supreme Court decision on Roe v Wade --Donald Trump speaks in Austin, Texas and sets a new record for immorality --Our correspondent Luke Beasley was on the ground in Austin, Texas for the Trump rally and it was incredibly disturbing --Eric Trump seems determined to prove his ignorance, saying during a recent interview that the real pandemic isn't COVID but rather fentanyl overdoses --Failed former President Donald Trump's former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn claims that Trump is currently the President of the United States --Voicemail caller the Eggman asks whether right wingers are even aware of the Buffalo attack given the dearth of coverage of it on many right wing media outlets --On the Bonus Show: PA Dem Senate candidate John Fetterman suffers stroke, Mitch McConnell says Senate will pass largest Ukraine package yet this week, Elon Musk says Twitter legal team told him he violated NDA, much more...

Fresh off his trip to Kiev, wandering the streets of a supposed war zone with America's adopted "hero" Zelensky, Senate Minority Leader out-hawked Biden's hawks, demanding the Russia be named a "State Sponsor of Terrorism." Does he even understand what the term means? Also today: Sen. Paul brutalized for just suggesting we keep track of the billions we send to Ukraine. Also...did the White House lie about vaccine availability in a recent Tweet? Disinformation? Nina?

Candidate for U.S. Senator Dave McCormick joined Rich to discuss the final push in his campaign as primary election day is tomorrow and his support for new Republican voices in the the leadership of the party instead of the hierarchy currently lead by Senator Mitch McConnell

What You Need to Know how to drain the swamp in 2022! Kathy Barnette is running for Senate in Pennsylvania, and her story is absolutely incredible. Without a lot of funding or big-name backing, Kathy has surged forward in polls against all odds. Why? Because her story is so compelling! She's a self-made lady, an author, and a strong Christian. The last thing the establishment wants is people they can't control and Kathy Barnett is not controllable! This is what We the People want. Remember, the 2022 Election cycle is a drain the swamp cycle. Natalie Winters, National Pulse Investigative Reporter & Podcast Co-Host, shares her recent article — Amazon To Subsidize Employee's Abortions. Natalie explains how Amazon is willing to pay for their employees to abort their unborn babies. Amazon is willing to pay for both travel expenses and the procedure. Unfortunately, there are other companies that have already adopted similar employee services. Check out more articles by Natalie at TheNationalPulse.com.  Austin Ruse, president of Center For Family & Human Rights, talks about Mitch McConnell's comments about a federal abortion ban being “worthy of debate”. Austin explains the strong need to keep on fighting until all unborn children are protected in the US! Be sure to buy a copy of his book Under Siege: No Finer Time to be a Faithful Catholic. And check out C-Fam.org.  Wrap up: Rand Paul is a national treasure! He has principles and he keeps standing up for values We the People hold. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Saturday afternoon, a white gunman in military gear attacked shoppers and workers at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, killing 10 people and wounding three others. Most of the victims were Black. Clayton Neville files a report on this for us. Later in the show, we'll talk to Steve Watson, who has been covering this story for the Buffalo News. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and a delegation of GOP senators met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv during an unannounced visit Saturday, delivering the latest show of American solidarity with the country at war with Russia. Linda Kenyon recaps the visit. Finland's government declared a “new era” is underway as it inches closer to seeking NATO membership, hours before Sweden's governing party on Sunday backed a plan to join the trans-Atlantic alliance amid Russia's war in Ukraine. John Stolnis has that for us. Kevin Carr takes a look at the reboot of the classic comedy series, "Kids in the Hall".  And we'll preview Tuesday's North Carolina primaries with Jeff Tiberii, host of the WUNC Politics Podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hosts Andy Levy and Molly Jong-Fast listen to audio clips of unhinged Republicans, including one of Donald Trump crapping on Mitch McConnell's popularity, and they agreed with him, sorta. Plus! Molly and Andy ask important questions about Dinesh D'Souza's election-fraud conspiracy film, “2000 Mules,” and Karen Elson, model and fashion activist, tells Molly about her work to unionize models in the fashion industry and the hazards they do face at work.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With both political parties entangled in mimetic rivalry and Malthusian ideologies, is there any way for us to look for actual solutions? What does the WHO pandemic treaty mean for states not willing to go along with lockdown authoritarianism? Do politicians like Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell really care about Ukrainian children? Listen to the full episode for David's epic takedown of DC's Malthusianism and more. Visit A Neighbor's Choice website at aneighborschoice.com

Ukraine forces a Russian retreat on one front. Russian forces slowly but steadily eat into Ukrainian territory in another. In Kharkiv Russia back pedals. In Rubizhne, Ukrainian troops are pulling back. Meanwhile, the war is causing a global ripple effect on food supply. The Russian blockade is stopping grain from getting out and putting nations at risk of starving. And In Kyiv, an important first: a Russian soldier on trial for alleged atrocities, accused of killing an unarmed 62-year-old. We begin our coverage in Kyiv with Melissa Bell.  Also in today's show: rare common ground between Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell, why some of the nation's most vulnerable citizens are being charged for a critical Covid drug. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Russia issues a chilling warning as an official says Putin will increase ground and air defenses if more countries join NATO. Plus, federal prosecutors are reportedly launching a grand jury investigation into Trump. Also, Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate Kathy Barnette is surging in recent polls, scaring both Trump and Mitch McConnell. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Not to underestimate you, but David Waldman and Greg Dworkin probably deliver as much KITM as you can handle today. Russia continues to not win in Ukraine.  Some would say they are losing. Some, like the Institute for the Study of War. Some, like Ukrainian soldier on the ground in charge of blowing up stuff, Максим. Sanctions are turning Russia into a place Borat would be ashamed to work for. Russia is pulling electronics out of their washing machines in order to keep their military running. Russian soldiers will wish they had pulled the SIM cards from their phones when the Switchblades lock on them. Remember when Republicans openly loved Russia? If only public opinion mattered to abortion rights. Mitch McConnell is unlikely to dump the filibuster to ban abortion until the very second he can. Joe Manchin might be a Republican, but that doesn't mean he always votes on a party line… unless it's against abortion rights. Well, that Supreme Court leak investigation deescalated quickly. Susan Collins and Stephen King live in the same neighborhood, of course. One of their neighbors used chalk on the sidewalk, not for hopscotch or Valentine's hearts, but in order to deeply concern Susan Collins. Elon Musk is bored with Tesla. Soon, he will be bored with Twitter. A popular GQP wacko might out-Trump all Republicans in Pennsylvania. She might even win her Senate nomination before conceding her 2020 House loss. That is Trumpy. The important elections however are for secretaries of state, as they are the ones who will install future Trumps. The math wasn't going Donald Trump's way in 2020, so John Eastman had a plan to install his own math. Baked Alaska came up with the novel idea of pleading guilty with a side-plea of innocence for his involvement on the insurrection January 6. Too novel for the judge, apparently. The January 6 Committee subpoenaed Kevin McCarthy, Jim Jordan, Mo Brooks, Andy Biggs and Scott Perry, which is a good start.

MVC&R cared when people were lining up to fill their trunks with food boxes, but President Joe Biden is saying the “MAGA Crowd” did not care one bit. Protesters claim Justice Amy Coney Barrett does not understand what pregnancy is, and a man with no flying experience had to land a plane after the pilot passed out. Senator Mitch McConnell is saying the war in Russia is the most important thing, while the White House economic advisor believes store shelves are fully stocked. Candace Owens and Officer Brandon Tatum take Black Lives Matter, and Representative Katie Porter says abortion is necessary because of inflation. Pallets of baby formula are being shipped to the border, and Representative Cori Bush is questioning the absence of sperm regulation.

The baby formula shortage has turned deadly, but no one did anything to stop it; Mitch McConnell claims that the worst thing happening right now for us is the war in  Ukraine though inflation is through the roof; and the Biden administration promotes protesting at the private property of the Supreme Court Justices.    Join Grahams Text List - TEXT: GRAHAM to 866-645-0622 www.GoodRanchers.com/Graham CODE: Graham www.BirchGold.com Text: Graham to 989898 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is no shortage of stuff to talk about in This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America's Future, the new book by New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alex Burns, and Steve does his best to discuss all of it in this week's Dispatch Podcast. As Steve says, “The book makes you feel like you are in the room.” The trio breaks it all down—from January 6, those now infamous Kevin McCarthy recordings, and the early days of the Biden administration. Burns and Martin respond to McCarthy's accusation that they took his comments “out of context.” Plus, why does Biden want to “do it all?” Finally, how do the authors deal with critics on the right that immediately write them off because they work for The New York Times? Show Notes:-This Will Not Pass by Jonathan Martin and Alex Burns-Recordings of McCarthy saying he will urge President Trump to resign

Contrary to Mitch McConnell's view, Ukraine is not the most important issue. Turning human beings into lab rats remains the most important issue and the ultimate right-to-life fight of our time. We are joined by Dr. Lynn Fynn of the Global COVID Summit, who explains how everything Big Pharma has done has backfired and created a cycle of chronic viruses. The infectious disease doctor believes the adenovirus-vector vaccines are responsible for the recent cases of hepatitis among kids. She also explains why Novavax is not safer than the other shots and should be avoided. Also, Pfizer's Paxlovid is likely going to perpetuate the life cycle of this virus as well. At some point, this cannot all be a coincidence.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Biden thinks that inflation is our strength? Jen Psaki responds to the new term going around, the "Ultra-MAGA" group. Mitch McConnell makes an appearance and announces the most important issue right now is the Ukraine-Russia war. Dr. Oz comes out with a political ad that shows him strongly supporting the Second Amendment. Janet Yellen said that abortion is now also an economic issue. Justice Alito's neighbor played “'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” on the piano to try to counter all the protesting happening outside. Tom Brady will be making $37.5 million a year for a job he's never done before. Biologist Laurie Garrett has changed her tune on the effectiveness of masks. Apple is ending production of the iPod. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has won the presidential election in the Philippines in a landslide. Keith Olbermann attacks a homeschooling mother. There are a few upcoming movies that we are keeping our eyes on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We begin this episode with the latest Consumer Price Index numbers out this morning. The US Senate is set to vote today on protecting abortion rights nationwide, as Republicans try to walk back Mitch McConnell's comment. High winds are expected in the southwest today, as nearly 2 million people are already at risk from several wildfires. Scientists find most of Australia's Great Barrier Reef coral has been bleached. And, a passenger without flying experience tries to land a plane. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

[Explicit Content] Rocky Mountain Mike from the Stephanie Miller Show sits in for the vacationing Buzz Burbank. The latest developments on the Supreme Court's abortion decision. Tucker Carlson on the "disgusting" "mob" outside justices' homes. Don't believe anything Mitch McConnell says. Many Republicans are pro-choice and don't know it. Young girls, sexual identity, and abortion. Mississippi governor won't rule out contraception ban. Arizona Senate candidate is opposed to contraception. The Louisiana criminalization of abortion. The late term abortion myth. Women are turning to sterilization. Steve Schmidt vs The World. Schmidt alleged McCain was linked to Russia. With music by JRo and the Masker of One, Betsy Ade and the Well-Known Strangers, and more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hands off our bodies… and more on today’s CrossPolitic Daily News Brief. My name is Toby Sumpter and today is Friday, May 6, 2022. We are just days away from the last stop of our CrossPolitic Liberty Tour in Phoenix, Arizona. I would love to meet you in person in Phoenix, on May 19th. I will be joined by Chocolate Knox, the Gabe Rench the Water Boy, Pastor Jeff Durbin of Apologia Church, and Political analyst Delano Squires, who’s made appearances on the Blaze, and the Tucker Carlson show. Tickets are only $20, and we’ll be talking about the Five Stones of True Liberty. Sign up now at crosspolitic.com/libertytour. In the wake of the leaked Supreme Court opinion appearing to dismantle Roe v. Wade, protests erupted in Washington D.C. outside of Supreme Court justices homes: Hands Off Our Bodies https://youtu.be/_GP3RmAYBzI Play 0:26-0:30 https://youtu.be/cOhIPBywSu4 Play 0:00-0:10 Of course if these were conservatives protesting, O say, a leaked Obergefell decision, Nancy Pelosi would be hyperventilating into a paper bag and calling for the national guard. But as it is, it took several days for the White House to say anything. And as it is, the response was muted and tepid. https://thehill.com/news/administration/3481574-white-house-urges-peaceful-protests-support-for-judges-in-wake-of-abortion-rights-demonstrations/ White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday in the wake of abortion rights protests over the weekend that demonstrations should not involve violence and expressed President Biden’s support for judges. “[Biden] strongly believes in the Constitutional right to protest. But that should never include violence, threats, or vandalism” Psaki said. “Judges perform an incredibly important function in our society, and they must be able to do their jobs without concern for their personal safety,” she added. https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1523753421488242689?s=20&t=cWGYIcxpJHROAPCl_5JxCw Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell spoke out against the acts of intimidation and suggested that they may be in fact illegal and noted that Merick Garland has been quite concerned about this kind of behavior in the past, but we haven’t heard anything from him yet on this: Play 0:00-2:40 https://www.nationalreview.com/news/vandals-deface-wisconsin-pro-life-groups-headquarters-with-fire-graffiti/ Apparently taking their cues from these radicals, Vandals targeted the headquarters of a Wisconsin pro-life group on Sunday, setting a fire in the office and marking the building with graffiti that said, “If abortions aren’t safe then you aren’t either.” Police said that they are working with federal officials and the Madison Fire Department to investigate the fire at Wisconsin Family Action’s Madison, Wisc., office as an arson. Officials said a Molotov cocktail was thrown inside the building but did not ignite, according to the report. Vandals seemingly set a separate fire after that, police told the outlet. All of this… on Mother’s Day. A Catholic Church in Denver was also vandalized last week apparently in retribution for the possible Roe decision as well. Our Fight Laugh Feast Magazine is a quarterly issue that packs a punch like a 21 year Balvenie, no ice. We don’t water down our scotch, why would we water down our theology? Order a yearly subscription for yourself and then send a couple yearly subscriptions to your friends who have been drinking luke-warm evangelical cool-aid. Every quarter we promise quality food for the soul, wine for the heart, and some Red Bull for turning over tables. Our magazine will include cultural commentary, a Psalm of the quarter, recipes for feasting, laughter sprinkled through out the glossy pages, and more. Kentucky Derby Winner https://notthebee.com/article/the-longest-shot-has-won-the-kentucky-derby Rich Strike, came in DEAD LAST in odds to win. 80–1, longest odds of all 20 horses. https://twitter.com/NBCSports/status/1523083084442202114?s=20&t=5iZf_xdpOEBBcrkoj40Etg Play And I realize that most of you are listening to this, but it really is something to watch, so here’s the last 50 seconds of the race with an aerial view where you can see just how far back Rich Strike was and how far he had to come. https://youtu.be/gCk0P92uoXc Play starting at 0:04 to