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Episode 265 - U.S. Jealous of Russia, In Defense of Desparation, The Strike Continues Oct 29, 2024

The BRICS summit brought a slew of multipolar plans and economic futures to the stage, and in an almost comedic soap-opera esque jealous complaint, US propaganda wasted no time in trying to undermine and denounce the summit and the nations present.

Meanwhile in the UK, Palestine Action defendants found themselves let off as easy as they could hope as a judge agreed with their defense that their actions were done in desparation for what is happening in Gaza.

Boeing machinists continue strike despite the war and aerospace giant stealing their healthcare.

Israhell has targeted the UN with white phosphorus because one war crime ain't enough.

PLUS Biden administration behind deadly listeria outbreak, and MORE!

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Episode 264 - Church Assaults Thousands, US Soldiers in Israel, Connecting Appalachia to Palestine Oct 21, 2024

The LA Archdiocese is paying out literally billions to the victims of assault. So, at what point do we just say, hey Catholic Church, you're not allowed to operate anymore because you know, assaulting kids?

Biden's admin said the quiet part loud in an official statement that admitted US troops have been and continue to be on the ground in Israel, going far beyond complicity in genocide but rather outright assistance and guidance.

The dearth of resources in Appalachia post-Helene is directly connected to the billions sent to Israel.

PLUS as if AI weren't dystopian enough, now it's gonna be powered by nuclear reactors!

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Episode 263 - Florida Bans the Dictionary, California Might Just Ban Slavery, US Admits to Isreal's War Crimes Oct 01, 2024

So it turns out that the US is super aware of all the war crimes perpetrated by that "only democracy in the Middle East." So much so that two major US government agencies made reports about it and handed it to Sec. of State Blinken...who then went on to lie to Congress about it.

As the fallout from Hurricane Helene begins to be reckoned with, it's becoming more and more clear that climate refugees are as American as abject poverty - and thanks to the latter, you can't just move out of the way of climate chaos. That takes money, and if not money, at the very least it takes government support, of which we have none.

It's Banned Books Week so it seems an apt time to point out that while books pedestaling the institution of slavery have pride of place on library shelves, the dictionary is being pulled pending investigation.

PLUS Russia warns the US not to strike Moscow, could slavery be banned in California finally, and MORE!

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Episode 262 - Israel's Psychopathy Escalates, Gen0c!de Gentry, Killer Cops on Campus Sep 23, 2024

Israel continues its onslaught on Lebanon and Gaza as the world watches.

A new project called Genocide Gentry exposes the deep ties between the war machine and institutions of learning and culture.

In that same vein, the entire UC system has greenlit more "less than lethal" ammo for CAMPUS police.

PLUS, a clip from Eleanor's interview with Dr. Khalil Khalidy in Gaza, and another pipeline explodes in Texas with links to Dakota Access Pipeline and myriad other ecocidal tendencies.

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Episode 261 - Child Poverty Triples in the US, Surely Unrelatedly US Spends Billions on Anti-China Propaganda & Gaza G***cide Sep 16, 2024

Child poverty in the US has tripled in just a few years. Clearly this must be unrelated to the billions of dollars of support for Israel's genocidal campaign in Gaza, or the fact that the US will now be spending a whopping $1.6bn on anti-China propaganda, because that's what people are really struggling without...

Meanwhile, several large strikes are popping off, not least of all one at Boeing where more than 30,000 machinists are sick and tired of corporate profits over safety and worker benefit.

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Episode 260 - Netanyahu's Visit Was Very On-Brand, Greater Threats of World War, The World's Peace Broker Jul 30, 2024

If you think that Congress inviting a genocidal war criminal to speak at Congress was an aberration, you need to flip through the pages of US history. It was thoroughly on-brand, as was the disdain with which lawmakers looked upon their own constituents calling for peace in the streets.

And they did more than call for peace - protestors created some beautiful chaos over the course of Netanyahu's visit, not least of all through blocking streets, surrounding the war criminal's hotel, and releasing some creepy crawlies inside the hotel.

Meanwhile, the threat of a regional, if not all out world war looms larger and larger with each passing day of Israel's belligerence - how long will other countries stand aside and watch the gen0cide?

At the same time, China has been trying to broker peace, not just in Palestine but in Ukraine as well.

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Episode 259 - Supreme Court Outlaws Life, How To Hide a Genocide Jul 01, 2024

Oh it was a helluva day for SCOTUS. The Supreme Court has effectively outlawed life, making it illegal to be unhoused and ruling that environmental regulations are bullshit.

Meanwhile, Congress is doing its best to hide a genocide by simply refusing to count the dead.

Across the pond, for those seeking German citizenship, Germany demands allegiance to...Israel.

PLUS Assange's plea deal details, Mask of Maersk and MORE

Episode 258 - 175,000 Marijuana Convictions Pardoned, The US Can't Actually Do More For Israel Jun 24, 2024

Maryland Gov. Moore pardoned 175,000 marijuana convictions which is good...but also, what does that really mean now that weed is already legal in the state?

Meanwhile, the US can't actually be doing more for Israel despite the bizarre tik-tok style sob videos Netanyahu is making about lack of weapons.

At the same time, Israel uses US-style logic in the ongoing war crimes against Palestinians: how do you know you were killing enemy combatants? Well, they were men between the age of 18-80. How do you know they were enemy combatants? Because we killed them.

Sweden has signed a DCA-agreement with the US that reads like a capitulation document after losing a war...here's why that matters to you and the economy and oh, nuclear war.

PLUS abortion pills still legal and accessible, and get them kids behind the wheel and into the factories!

Episode 257 - Biden (Not Trump) Bans Refugees, Silencing Palestinian Truth, Ukraine Proxy War Escalates Jun 10, 2024

Be it targeted killings of journalists, social media shadowbanning and censorship, or shutting down prestigious law review sites so as to keep Palestinian voices quiet, the tactics to silence Palestinian truth are myriad.

US terrorism isn't just focused on Gaza. The Biden administration has now effectively banned refugees and asylum seekers while continuing to destabalize & terrorize the regions from which they come. Oh, did we mention this isn't Trump's America?

The proxy war in Ukraine (yeah, remember that?!) is somehow escalating even further with American weapons aimed beyond Ukraine into Russia.

PLUS there is no actual "red line" for Biden, shouting down the VP, and more!

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Episode 256 - Trump's Conviction Doesn't Matter, Found Innocent For Protecting Palestinians, Colonialism as Capitalism's Battering Ram Jun 03, 2024

Hey, Trump got convicted! Hey, it doesn't matter at all, no really, at all.

In other news, the Israeli embassy in Mexico City was set ablaze. What do we know from the frontlines of this protest? How did it escalate?

Good news! These folks were found innocent in a case of occupying an Elbit Systems weapons factory using the defense of protecting Palestinians...way before October 7th.

Meanwhile, more people are quitting the Biden administration as they realize that gen0cide is bad.

PLUS, the US lied about aid reaching Palestinians (shocker), how tight Chevron is with Israel, and more!

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Episode 255 - The Remarkably Convoluted US Gaza Pier, What The Gaza GoFundMes Are All About May 20, 2024

It's not even built yet and the US' much discussed pier off the coast of Gaza is already having problems, seemingly purposefully convoluted ones.

Meanwhile, if you've been wondering what these GoFundMes asking to get folks out of Gaza are all about, this Egyptian company can tell you, to the tune of roughly $2m a day.

PLUS interrogated in the US for Israel, forcing kids to have kids, Slovakian president shot, and MORE!

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Episode 254 - The University of Free Palestine: Bad A** Students Rise Up, Police State Pushes Back Apr 30, 2024

Colleges and universities across the nation are rising up for a Free Palestine!

And of course, as the empire can only speak in the language of violence, it speaks to these students loudly and brutally. Police have attacked many encampments, injuring and arresting dozens of youth. Meanwhile, some of these same cops are the ones who stood by and did nothing as elementary school kids were murdered down the street. 'Murica.

PLUS some tips on tactics that you should absolutely not use because you're a good, law-abiding patriot.

Oh, and Net Neutrality is back!

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Episode 253 - Israel's Oct 7 Claims Crumble Under Mild Scrutiny Apr 15, 2024

It turns out that even just some basic journalism, i.e. asking questions, can topple Israel's flimsy claims of October 7th crimes.

PLUS beware greenwashing in unlikely places, never letting war criminals be comfortable, and more!

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Episode 252 - Hold Up: White People Die in Gaza, EPA Can Get You Healthcare, Salamanders vs Democracy Apr 08, 2024

Calls for a ceasefire erupt after white people die in Gaza.

At the other Palestine, that's East Palestine, OH, new evidence comes to light that shows how the EPA could have automatically given all the affected residents universal healthcare (because it's done so before) but chose not to because they didn't wanna "get into this."

It's not you and your habit of needing a car to get to work that's the problem. Just 57 companies responsible for 80% of all greenhouse gas emissions.

PLUS lecturing the UK on climate change, crowbars and pro-bars, salmanders, and MORE!

Episode 251 - By God Buy Duct Tape, Meet The Israelis Blocking Aid, Alabama Bans Diversity Mar 26, 2024

NATO wants you to prepare for the worst, i.e. nuclear war - so make sure you have a flashlight! Or a fleshlight, unclear which one.

The Grayzone infiltrates the Israelis blocking aid to Gaza, and brings us footage of their take on things, and yep it's as awful as you'd expect.

Meanwhile, as climate chaos worsens wildfires across the country, the support and even basic compensation for the most elite firefighters stagnates and dwindles.

PLUS ICC submission re genocide, Alabama bans teaching that people other than cis straight white males exist.

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Episode 250 - When Aid Isn't Aid, When A Ceasefire Isn't Enough, and When AI Reflects The Worst In Us Mar 18, 2024

As more celebrities and zionist politicians jump on the ceasefire bandwagon, we gotta accept that what's needed goes WAY beyond a simple ceasefire into the decolonized realms where no politicians will venture...

In the shared category of words not meaning what they say, the "aid" the US has dropped (or bombed) onto Gazans is even less helpful than many realize due to the fact that starving people can't actually eat processed foods, and could actually die from eating what's being dropped by US forces.

AI is a product of our patriarchal, right-wing society, so we shouldn't be surprised when what it comes up with is but a mirror to those terrible tenets of our culture.

PLUS, mapping the war machine, Jews do NOT have a historical right to Palestine, DC's new attack on plurals, and MORE!

Episode 249 - We Don't Want Girlboss Feminism, Automating Genocide, You're Almost Unhoused Mar 11, 2024

Ah, International Women's Day, a day for liberal women to co-opt the concept of radical feminism in order to uplift white supremacy and capitalism. If we really wanna uplift women (and in so doing, all genders), we gotta recognize that feminism is a rejection of all domination and coercion, especially capitalism and white supremacy. Furthermore, we gotta widen our gaze to see how patriarchy injures men and boys.

In other news, let's briefly deconstruct the dumbshittery of the State of the Union. TLDR: it's a campaign event that tries to gaslight you into thinking progress is being made on your behalf.

Israel doesn't just have the backing of Uncle Sam, but of AI. Using technology, Israel has been able to essentially automate genocide, prioritizing targets that will kill and maim as many Palestinians as possible.

Unless you're a trust fund kid, you likely have a very tenuous relationship to housing. As homelessness is criminalized in more places, we should recognize our likewise tenuous connection to legality.

PLUS the climate chaos in genocide, head of ISIS cozying up to the US, and more!

Episode 248 - October 7th Stories Continue to Crumble, NATO Attempts Humor as a Propaganda Tool, Tech Bros Try Geoengineering Mar 04, 2024

The US can't and won't condemn the murder of Palestinian children even when asked pointedly.

NATO attempted to use humor and memes to propagandize people into thinking Ukraine would win. Here's how that turned out...

Apparently some intentional killings by police don't count as murders by police. You read that right.

PLUS techo bros try geoengineering, and a voice for Gaza and Assange in British Parliament, George Galloway!

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Episode 247 - One Nation of Cop Cities, Plastic Waste Colonialism, FBI Going After Indigenous Youth, Feb 26, 2024

Sexual violence is often used as a weapon of war. Unfortunately, claims of sexual violence are also used to declare victimhood in the face of legitimate allegations of war crimes, as is the case with Israel. As more and more details emerge from Israel's flimsy reports from October 7th, the issue of mass rape is a glaring example of how those perpetuating genocide weaponize rape claims in order to deflect from their own war crimes, some of which include sexual assault of Palestinian prisoners.

Meanwhile here at home, kids are living in abject poverty while forces like the NYPD get $29 million A DAY (you read that right), and cop cities are popping up in almost every state to protect the failing empire from its own demise.

PLUS the FBI targets Indigenous youth, and plastic waste colonialism means poor countries are drowning in blame and plastice as rich countries ship away problems and claim green futures.

Episode 246 - Ten Things They Won't Tell You About Mass Shooters, #FreeAssangeNOW Feb 21, 2024

It's genocide. Deeds matter. Not words. As corporate media continues to throw up headlines about how conflicted Biden feels, and how the UN feels this or that way about Israel, the genocide continues unabated. Don't let these "feel-good" or promising headlines hide the fact that our government is perpetuating the ethnic cleansing of Palestine.

Meanwhile, another day in the US, another mass shooting. It's vital to make connections btwn violence at home and abroad as part of the same colonialist imperialist machine, and also consider several other factors and indeed lies like "lone wolf" syndrome when analyzing why the fuck this keeps happening?

PLUS it's Day X for Assange

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Episode 245 - More Lies About October 7th Revealed, Open Season on the Homeless, Silenced for Speaking on Gaza, Feb 12, 2024

This one goes out to all the October 7th handwringers: check your facts. More and more comes to light about the remarkable propaganda campaign about supposed violent acts by H**as on October 7th.

Meanwhile, in the birthplace of genocidal colonialism, the European Parliament silences member Clare Daly for, well, for speaking facts.

Here on the homefront, why wage war on homelessness when you can wage a war on the homeless? As more and more people find it impossible to stay housed in the richest country on earth, it's becoming increasingly illegal to be homeless - so much so that one state wants to make it legal to shoot homeless people. Not kidding.

PLUS Biden administration admits it doesn't care about your opinion, and look out Ecuador - Uncle Sam has a 5-year plan.

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Episode 244 - The Secret $1.5 Trillion Nuclear Program, Slave Labor: It's What's For Dinner, Surveillance Like You've Never Seen it Before! Feb 05, 2024

The nuclear arms race never went away, it just shifted gears. And now, it's shifting back into high gear with a brand spankin new $1.5 trillion deal that'll require, among other ills, massive new mining for radioactive materials.

Meanwhile, lest we forget, slave labor is still totally legal in the land of the free. A new report shows how extensive the network of forced prison labor is in the agriculture industry.

Border surveillance is booming, and it's on your phone too!

PLUS connecting struggles from the Appalachian Trail to the Gaza strip.

Episode 243 - What Can The World Court Do Now, UK Plots Against Journalist, American Gas Chambers Jan 29, 2024

Welp, the ICJ ruling has come down as you've now likely heard - what does it mean, what does it do and where do we go from here?

Meanwhile in the shared category of horrific acts, the US can now add gassing prisoners to its tally of human rights violations. This past week, a prisoner in Alabama was tortured and ultimately murdered by the state using nitrogen gas.

But wait, there's more: A new investigation at the border shows that Border Patrol doesn't just actively try to kill migrants and refugees, they kill them through decisive passivity - as in ignoring their calls for help.

PLUS the UK plots against a truthteller, NATO are Naz*s (no really), and more!

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Episode 242 - US Admits It Aims to Suppress Democracy, Rent Is Killing Us, Rest in Power Klee Benally Jan 08, 2024

And now for a list of things you knew but didn't have official confirmation on!

Amidst its ongoing support for genocide in Gaza, a US representative said the quiet part loud and just straight up said (or slipped) that the US is all about suppressing democracy.

Next up, the struggle to pay rent in the US is actually killing us sooner.

The US is implicated in South Africa's case of genocide - more on that via Eleanor's latest show on Project Censored.

We can't green colonialist or green capitalist our ways out of our current system. The whole damn system has to go. And there was perhaps no one who put it better and lived it more fully than Klee Benally. Rest in Power.

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Episode 241 - How US Media Laid the Groundwork for Israel's Onslaught, Thoughtcrimes Against Apartheid, Get Them Kids Back To Work! Dec 20, 2023

'Tis the season!

Earlier this month, rad Jews celebrated the eight nights of Chanukah with direct action blocking business as usual in the face of genocide.

Several Jewish elders also locked themselves to the gates of the White House in protest of the US support for genocide.

Meanwhile, it's already a crime to boycott Israel in about 30 states. But now, thoughtcrimes against Israel could also be illegal.

Child labor is no big deal, right? It's so not a big deal that in Florida, the argument is no longer about whether kids should work but whether the kids at work deserve any worker's rights.

PLUS further proof Bezos is a penis wrinkle, and MORE!

Episode 240 - Why Go After Poets, Neoliberalism The Long Road to Fascism, And YOU Get a Grenade Launcher! Dec 11, 2023

It's not worth discussing COP(out)28 much, but here's an action that draws the important connection between what's happening in Palestine to the greenwashing farce of the COP meetings.

Last week, a much beloved and powerful poet and teacher Refaat Alareer was murdered by Israel. He was specifically targeted - why? Why is it so important to go after the poets, the storytellers?

In Europe, the far right continues to gain momentum. It's not hard to see why once you consider the fact that neoliberalism is the long road to fascism.

2023 is already beating out all previous years on record when it comes to gun violence and mass killings in the US. Congress (and yes, Dems too) deserves a healthy dose of blame for never passing common sense gun legislation AND we can't talk about gun violence in this country unless we address the culture of violence that drives it, and the networks of far right wing men who goad each other into committing acts of terrorism for their ideological aims.

PLUS senior and childhood poverty are on the rise bc 'Murica AND MORE!

Episode 239 - Inside and Under the Hospital, Calls for a Ceasefire Continue, War Pigs Making Bank Nov 27, 2023

The media has moved on from the breathtakingly horrific terrorist raid on Al Shifa hospital - so here are some things worth nothing, insde and under.

Actions for Palestine continue across the country while these war pigs making bank off of the continued genoc1de.

PLUS a guy who thinks H1tler was just a really intense tourguide, the rad tactics in Atlanta to block cop city AND MORE!

*Note: this episode was recorded on November 16th, 2023

Episode 238 - State Department Fumbles Over Zionist Illogic, Connecting Struggles From Atlanta to Gaza Nov 13, 2023

A State Dept talking head was tasked with defending the US' backing of genocide, and it goes about as smoothly as you'd expect. Not so side note, hats off to Sam Husseini for not rushing the stage...

In that same vein, Eleanor and Lee dig into some popular talking points in the ongoing Zionist mental gymnastics and how to approach/debunk them.

Finally, the days of action to Block Cop City are here, and here's why that matters in the context of the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Episode 237 - Zelensky's Inner Circle Admits It's Over, Unprecedented Secret Weapon Deals Nov 06, 2023

What with a genoc*de unfolding, folks would be forgiven for not paying attention to Ukraine. But since we last spoke of good ole Zelensky, it seems that things are not looking up for him. In fact, it's gotten to the point where even his closest advisers are admitting that there is no path to victory for them. So, what now?

More udpates on what's happening in Palestine as well as what's happening here - be it Biden's request for secret arms deals or cracks in the facade of Israeli propaganda - to the point that even Wolf Blitzer, former AIPAC man, is questioning carpet bombing children.

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Episode 236 - Europe Makes Solidarity With The Oppressed Illegal, Should We Call It A Genocide? Oct 30, 2023

We must never lose our ability to be disgusted, even if we quickly lose our ability to be shocked.

Congress voted (in a totally pointless display of awfulness) to support genocide.

Oh and should we call it "genocide?" Here's a look at what that term means and how it applies.

PLUS Europe makes moves to crackdown on solidarity with the oppressed, tears for Ukrainians, shrugs for Palestinians.

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Episode 235 - The US War on Peace, Most Zionists Are Christian Oct 23, 2023

Imagine a US President standing up in front of Congress and demanding money for healthcare, education, infrastructure, reforestation. Hard to do, huh?

Now imagine a US President standing up in front of Congress demanding $100 billion for war. Pretty easy to imagine, right? Well, that's because it happened. And that's because it's toally in line with what the US empire cherishes most: war.

PLUS fun fact: most Zionists aren't Jews, they're Christian. And if we're gonna talk hostages, we gotta talk about all the hostages. And MORE!

Episode 234 - Why These Two Jews Support Palestine Oct 16, 2023

It's been a non-stop barrage of propaganda from the corporate media, and if you follow alternative sources, it's been non-stop vital reporting of the horrifying facts from the ground.

Lee and Eleanor wade through this to contextualize what's going on, where the nuance lies and why we fundamentally support the Palestinian struggle for freedom.

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Episode 233 - Walls Don't Work So Let's Build One, US Invading Haiti, Why Drag Shows Are Dangerous Oct 11, 2023

With much himming and hawing, Biden announces his administration's fast tracking of border wall construction - because walls don't work! Wait, what?

Meanwhile, the US is invading Haiti - but not like officially.

In other news, drag shows are dangerous - because they threaten the heteronormative patriarchal state.

PLUS good and bad news from California!

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Episode 232 - Lee Camp Attacked For Being Anti-War, Democrats and Republicans Reach Across Aisle To Punch The Unhoused Oct 02, 2023

Oh Mother Jones, how horrified you be to know that your name is being used to smear legitimate leftists! Eleanor and Lee peruse a new hit piece against Lee and two presidential candidates for being...anti-war.

Meanwhile, did you know that it's Russia's fault that Canada harbored N*zis after the 2nd world war and gave a standing ovation to one in their Parliament?

Back in the US of A, Dems and Republicans are once again working together - this time, it's to ensure their ability to violate the basic human rights of the unhoused because they find them icky.

PLUS read Banned Books!

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Episode 231 - West Virginia's Chernobyl, A Tale of Two UN Speeches, World's 5th Largest Economy Sues Big Oil Sep 25, 2023

Israeli forces are concerned about their government - because they want to keep murdering children.

Hey, war in Ukraine is over! But Uncle Sam can't stop, won't stop. Look no further than Biden's address to the UN where he used his time to have a sandbox tiff of propaganda against Russia. Meanwhile, President of Brazil Lula da Silva used his time to highlight the grotesque terror campaign against truthteller Julian Assange.

In the world's 5th largest economy, the government is going after big oil. What will this lead to?

In West Virginia, kids are using a radioactive dump site as a hangout - because they don't realize how dangerous it is.

PLUS updates from the movement to Stop Cop City.

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Episode 230 - Striking Strategies, Block Cop City, Google Nimbus Apartheid, Five Horsemen of the Apocalypse Sep 18, 2023

UAW's striking strategy looks different than some expected and others hoped.

Relatedly, some Google employees take a stand against the company's role in perpetuating apartheid.

A call to action this November: Block Cop City! And this continued push against this highly unpopular project marks one of the many reasons why Stop Cop City is so dangerous to the ruling establishment: it lays bare how remarkably undemocratic our system really is.

Four horsement of the apocalypse? That's so 2,000 years ago. How about 5. These are the 5 nations that will drill us to death by 2050.

PLUS proof that the rich really do want you to die!

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Episode 229 - A Bird, A Plane? No! It's A Cop Drone In Your Backyard! Sep 05, 2023

Hope y'all had a good weekend filled with drones spying on you in the name of the law...

Meanwhile, the EPA has tossed 63% of all wetlands out of its purview of giving a shit (not that it gave much of a shit to begin with), and oh how apt, this has a lot to do with the wildfires in Maui!

Be it banning the history of US racism and genocide or the banning of books, thousands of school districts across the country have fallen prey to so-called "education intimidation bills."

PLUS flight attendants authorize a strike, taxing the rich ain't enough, and MORE!

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Episode 228 - The Remarkable and Avoidable Failures of Maui Officials, A Salamander Stole Your Vote, and I Got Chased by a Bear Aug 28, 2023

Much of the disastrous wildfires on Maui could not be avoided thanks to decades of capitalist and colonialist destruction. But some of it, particularly the numbers of dead and missing - could have been avoided.

It's a topsy turvy world so why wouldn't there be an onomatopoeia-esque consolidation of our food system...

PLUS Yard Rock 2024 attends BRICS summit, Eleanor got chased by a bear, salamanders stole your vote and MORE!

p.s. yes, we did talk about Trump but only to talk about why it's dumb to talk about :)

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Episode 227 - Cops Stole Your DNA, Justice Department Confirms There's No Right To Livable Climate Aug 21, 2023

If you've ever gotten a glimpse into your family tree via a DNA-testing service, well now the cops have a glimpse into you - literally.

It wouldn't be a Democrat in office if they weren't kicking millions of people off of Medicaid while also saying what a shame it is that millions are being kicked off of Medicaid.

Eleanor's new film is out on August 22nd! Check out the trailer and get the film at ToTheTreesFilm.com

Episode 226 - What's Driving Maui Fires, Forcing a Pipeline Through a US Rainforest Aug 14, 2023

The wildfires on Maui are the worst in US history. Here's a look at what's really driving them and a few ideas on support that isn't the god damn Red Cross (sereiously y'all, don't give money to the Red Cross).

Meanwhile, the US government including Congress, Biden and even the fucking Supreme Court are all working hard to ensure that the Mountain Valley Pipeline gets shoved through one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, Appalachia. But pipeline fighters aren't taking this fight lying down - unless of course, they're locking down.

And in the midst of this, it appears that the US' plan for dealing with climate chaos is to build back better...military bases...

PLUS deforestation in the Amazon is actually decreasing, and we can't talk about war unless we talk about the petro-dollar, and MORE!

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Episode 225 - Schools Crumbling, Millions of Kids in Poverty & The Pentagon Needs Money for Whiteboards! Aug 07, 2023

The Pentagon might have a budget of over $1 trillion but they're somehow short on whiteboards...

Meanwhile, schools are literally falling apart and students are freezing, boiling and being piled into trailers in order to learn about the gloriousness and exceptionalism of 'Murica.

And absolutely relatedly, 11 million of the 70+ million children in the US live in extreme poverty.

In other news, cells taken without consent from a Black woman back in the 50s have been used for scientific research for more than half a century.

PLUS some updates/discussion on the Teamsters/UPS tentative agreement and is Flint getting UBI?

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Episode 224 - Child Labor Laws Are So Last Century, How a News Outlet Staged a Coup Jul 31, 2023

Slap a new name on it and you got yourself a Trump-era policy in Democrat swatches! Biden's asylum ban has recently been halted by a Federal Judge, but the administration is already challenging the Judge's order. Here's a scoop on the aslyum ban, and how so-called sanctuary cities are leaning on mutual aid groups in order to live up to their name.

From kids in cages to kids in deep fat friers, child labor laws are so last century! Indeed, why even bother paying a 10-year old mopping floors at 2am??

News outlets aren't just for peddling propaganda anymore! They can be frontline fighters in the push to overthrowing democratically elected governments!

PLUS in the wake of record-breaking heat waves, our government is forcing through a fracked gas pipeline, and MORE!

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Episode 223 - Weaponizing Climate Change, What A Year Without Reproductive Health Looks Like Jul 25, 2023

Well, it's been a year since the honestly bare bones access to reproductive healthcare in this country was barred. Since then, the effect on people's basic right to bodily autonomy has suffered - primarily in low income and non-white communities, not least of all Indigenous. Still, there are some rad and powerful ways in which people are fighting to take control of our bodies!

Meanwhile, as the world becomes both hotter and more politically destabilized, the arms industry is directly fueling climate change.

PLUS it's remarkable that this needs to be said but no, slaves did not benefit from being slaves.

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Episode 222 - Sweden Joins Death Cult, This Action is The Sh*t (literally), Beach Access is a Class War Jul 17, 2023

Well, they finally did it. The "neutral" nation of Sweden has slashed 200 years of political precedent and joined the dealth cult popularly known as NATO.

Resident Swede Eleanor digs into how facocked this is while she and Lee give context via little tid bits like how Russia wanted to join NATO at its founding and documents showing NATO promised to not move east of the Elbe river in Germany.

Meanwhile up and to the left in England, activists put on a literal shit show in the name of stopping arms exports to Israel.

PLUS Feds could end homelessness by just using their own damn buildings and beach access is a class war!

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Episode 221 - A Cluster F**k of War Crimes, and A Common Place for Radioactive Waste Dumping Jul 10, 2023

Soooo just when it seemed the US proxy war in Ukraine couldn't get any more facocked, Biden announced that he'd be raining down largely-banned cluster munitions so that people (not least of all children) can be maimed for decades to come.

Meanwhile, Japan has announced that they finally have a solution for the radioactive waste from Fukushima: the Pacific Ocean. Now that sounds horrifying (because it is), but wait til you hear how common of a practice this really is!

PLUS the cruel and usual punishment of using prisons as ovens and compounding the torture of inmates vis a vis lack of access to potable water, medical care, sanitation and more.

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Episode 220 - What You Don't Know About Affirmative Action, What Keeps Billionaires Awake at Night, Fight For Your Right to..Sit? Jul 02, 2023

Vive la revolucion! After French police murdered a 17-year old on the outskirts of Paris, Frane is once again in the throes of public rage and dismay. Could this latest wave be too much to keep Macron n friends afloat?

So, the Supreme Court sucks - and that's by design. Not only did they stomp out hope for even the most measley of college debt relief bills, but they stomped on the measliest of policies to address systemic racism in higher education. And I do mean measley. We've got more details for ya!

PLUS what keeps billionaires awake at night, and you gotta fight for your right to...sit?

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Episode 219 - This is What Fascism Looks Like, The Geography of Tragedy Jun 26, 2023

Florida may be the punch line of jokes these days but there's a lot we can learn about the fascism to come (without proactive resistance to it) from this most southern state.

At this point, discussion of the imploded sub has reached feverishly repetitive tones. So we're gonna flip the script and talk about a tragedy that you may not have heard about - because, according to our media and cultural paradigms, it was geographically, economically, and racially not tragic.

PLUS Zelensky announces a Russian attack that hasn't happened, SCOTUS suggests the Navajo die of thirst becuase it's not the US' problem & MORE!

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Episode 218 - A Green Light For The Biggest Strike in US History, Empire's Grip Slipping in the Middle East, Indigenous Rights Upheld, Jun 18, 2023

UPS has until July 31st to stave off the largest single employer strike in US history. Will they do it? And regardless of the outcome, what does this mean for workplace organizing in any and all trades and companies?

Also good news: the Empire's grip in the Middle East is slipping after Blinken just had yet another disappointing trip to Saudi Arabia where officials there pushed back considerably on US wishes for the region.

Hey, more good news! ICWA or the Indian Child Welfare Act was (shockingly) upheld by the US Supreme Court.

PLUS some bad news: updates on political prisoners, massive uptick in global refugee numbers & how that ties into US hegemony, reproductive rights now considered terrorism

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Episode 217 - Guilty of Journalism, Debt Deal Disasters, and That Picture Is Lying To You Jun 04, 2023

We're back! It's been more than a minute but now Eleanor is back with the show so we can all pick right back up where we left off because sadly, this show is still necessary as the world has not drastically changed for the better nor has corporate media decided suddenly to give a damn about actual issues.

Speaking of which, actual journalists have been found guilty - well, of being actual journalists.

Meanwhile, the only folks to move unscathed thru the massive cuts that made the debt ceiling deal possible are the folks who make money off of mass murder. There's also a nice helping of legal handouts to massive dirty energy projects because why not.

PLUS bail fund organizers thrown in jail, and a most nefarious way that corporate media uses photographs to peddle propaganda.

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Episode 216 - Petrodollar Dying, Does Trump Indictment Matter Apr 07, 2023

Hey, let's start off with a proof of life from Eleanor and then get right into the nitty gritty. Like hey, did y'all know that the petrodollar is dying? And that doesn't bode well for the US economy.

PLUS does the Trump indictment even matter, AND MORE!

** psst, for more on the US economy, check out Eleanor's recent interview with Prof. Richard Wolff on Project Censored

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Episode 215 - Who's Really Stealing Elections, Cutting the Pentagon Budget by $100bn, China Introduces Peace Plan, Feb 26, 2023

The official Pentagon budget is almost $1 trillion. So what if we just shaved of $100bn of that? A couple of members of Congress are proposing just that, and here's what we have to say about that.

Meanwhile, China has offered up a 12-step program to peace, if you will. Their 12-point plan is specifically targeted to the war in Ukraine but could really apply to any of the imperial catastrophes the US has going.

Russiagate has officially been deemed bullshit but that hasn't stopped the public from blaming Russia for stealing elections. But who's actually behind election theft and manipulation?

PLUS rainbow imperialism and confronting crooked politicians.

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Episode 214 - How Predictable Was the Ohio Derailment, Massive March in Madrid for Universal Healthcare, Satan and Supreme Court Justice Alito's New Abortion Clinic Feb 21, 2023

There's no shortage of coverage of the disastrous train derailment in East Palestine, OH. But what's really missing is the context of why, how and amazingly how predictable and therefore avoidable the whole catastrophe was. Hint: corporate profits over safety and worker's rights.

Over the pond, it looks like the US crippled Germany's energy infrastructure for no reason. The hopes that the US bombing of the Nordstream pipeline (which corporate media is rabidly eager to discredit) would tank Russia's economy has now instead opened up new partnerships possibilities with China as the two massive economies have agreed to a gas pipeline from Russia to China. All the while, Germans are freezing in the midst of an energy crisis forced upon them by the US, and keeping sychophantically mum about it.

A massive march in Madrid highlights the importance of universal healthcare, and of course why US media won't touch that story.

PLUS Satan and Supreme Court Justice Alito have a new abortion clinic, new details on US involvement in Haitian president Moïse's murder, and Lee's latest Most Censored News!

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Episode 213 - Peru Fights On, Huge Win in Alaska, Trading Organs for Freedom Feb 07, 2023

Since late last year, Peru has been in the throws of an amplified struggle against US imperialism. The struggle quickly turned violent and the people of Peru continue to be resilient in demanding democracy and justice.

The EPA did something good...their job! But not to worry, they've announced that they won't make a habit of it - indeed, they've only done this 3 times in the past 30 years so rest assured all ye polluters!

Meanwhile, prisoners may soon be able to make a trade for time off their sentences - you know, if they're willing to part with some of their organs or some bone marrow. 'Murica!

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Episode 212 - French Workers Sieze Power, Cops Terrified of Tree Houses, Another Nail in Russiagate's Coffin Jan 30, 2023

Russiagate is already easily refuted, but it seems like the hits (i.e. the truth) keep comin! New evidence shows collusion between social media and the US government to label anything they don't like as Russian bots - which of course turns out were neither Russian nor bots. Discuss.

Following the murder of a forest defender in the Atlanta forest, Dekalb County Police are doing their utmost to paint defenders as terrorists - because apparently sitting in a tree house is absolutely terrifying to our brave lads in blue.

At times, we should just be more like the French. As the fight against Macron's proposed pension "reform" continues, French workers are quite literally siezing power.

PLUS news and context from Israel/Palestine and Memphis.

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Episode 211 - MLK's Murderers Celebrate His Life, Sweden Licks Boot of US Empire, Massive Arctic Drilling Planned Jan 16, 2023

Well it's MLK day and we just wouldn't know how to celebrate it without racists, capitalists, and imperialists misquoting the Civil Rights leader in some of the most absurd and twisted ways.

Meanwhile, Sweden is desperate to get in on US empire's game, even going so far as to suggest that flying a flag could be an act of terrorism.

A massive arctic drilling project is planned because you know, 'Murica.

PLUS Courts side with Palestinian rights activists & tens of thousands rush to a small German hamlet to stop its destruction.

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Episode 210 - Lula Returns, Bolsonaro Flees, Guaido's Out PLUS Recycling Scams and Water Woes Jan 08, 2023

Here's some good news to start the year off on a high note! Formerly imprisoned Brazilian president Lula is back in office! Bolsonaro snuck off to Florida with his tail between his legs and the never-president-of-Venezuela-but-called-president-by-uncle-sam Guaido has finally been ousted by his own party.

Meanwhile in the bad news department (I mean you knew we were going to), Big Oil is behind some of the most aggressive plastics recycling campaigns, and surprise surprise, they're not making a dent in recycling plastic - not to mention the bigger culprit of new plastics production.

PLUS a killer cop actually brought to justice, capitalism's slavery and Lee dives into the poisoned wells of our fine nation.

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Episode 209 - Should Rail Workers Call Biden's Bluff, Twitter's History of Censorship, Ron DeSantis' Past Revealed Dec 05, 2022

Railroad workers were dealt a serious (but unsurprising) blow by Biden and Congress who decided to make a potential rail strike illegal rather than give them the basic human rights they're asking for. So, should they call Biden's bluff?

Matt Taibbi has recently dug into Twitter's history of censoring those the ruling class take issue with - not least of all those sharing provable facts about Biden's son.

DeSantis isn't just a right-wing extremist, he's a veteran torturer and war criminal.

PLUS NYC Mayor Adams wants to force every "mentally ill" person into hospitals against their will.

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Episode 208 - Apologies for Chemical Experimentation, Protections for Homicidal Extremists, Confused Missiles & MORE! Nov 20, 2022

Imperialism isn't just something the US does 'over there.' It's very much a home game. Like when predominantly black inmates in Philadelphia were used as guinea pigs for chemical experimentation for decades, then told they couldn't file a lawsuit because it was too long ago, then the city 'apologized' for using their bodies as toxic waste sites.

Meanwhile, homicidal extremists clearly linked to torturous murder get protection from the US government - because oil.

We don't often ask folks to call politicians - but this is a time we do. And Lee will tell you why and how calling for clemency for death row prisoners works. Kevin Johnson is scheduled to be executed on November 29th. Call the governor's office at (573) 751-3222 to demand clemency!

Apparently some confused missiles from Ukraine ended up in Poland - and in classic corporate media fashion, they blamed Russia without any evidence, a move that thanks to the NATO alliance could have set off World War 3.

PLUS a BIG win for ecosystems and indigenous tribes, Lee takes on a lopsided UN vote, and MORE!

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Episode 207 - It's OK To Not Be Shocked, But You Gotta Stay Disgusted: From the UK Building Terror Armies in Ukraine to the US Bailing Out Death Dealers & MORE Nov 07, 2022

It's ok if you're not shocked anymore - but never lose your disgust and disdain for the war machine.

For instance, if you've been following the show and know the context of the proxy war in Ukraine, you won't be surprised to learn that the UK built a 'terror army' in order to better poke the Russian bear.

You may also not be shocked by the fact that FOUR weapons contractors got more money from the US government than 300 million+ Americans.

It's not all that shocking anymore. But it needs to always be disgusting.

PLUS calling out war criminals, green capitalism, and digging to our rooted connections to nature without approrpriating indigenous cultures!

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Episode 206 - New Hue, Same Crew: the Latest British PM + Do Midterms Matter? Nov 02, 2022

These Midterms are the most important EVER! Just like the last time! So it begs the question, do midterms ever matter?

Meanwhile in the UK, the new boss, same as the old boss (but richer if you can believe it) proves to us that it doesn't matter what shade of skin or what gender someone has because people of all stripes can be imperialist, capitalist douche canoes.

PLUS updates on the egregious miscarriage of justice for Mumia abu Jamal, "bee" prepared for some direct action, and MORE!

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Episode 205 - Non-West Coalesces Against US Empire, EU Admits Prosperity Based on Cheap Chinese Labor & Russian Energy, and More! Oct 27, 2022

As Chris Hedges wrote, we are an empire in decline - and nations outside of ours can see the writing on the wall perhaps far more than we oursleves can. In this big move, a recent OPEC meeting tolls a bell for Uncle Sam...

Saying the quiet part loud, EU's top foreign-policy official, Josep Borrell admitted that Europe's prosperity is based on cheap Chinese labor and cheap Russian energy...a golden age now waned.

PLUS what's going on in Haiti, New Jersey stands up to big oil & MORE!

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Episode 204 - They Can't Cover This Up, Divesting from Deforestation, Calling Out Churchill & More! Sep 21, 2022

Sometimes the internet is a beautiful place. Like that time just recently when Zelensky tried to hide the N*zi symbols on his guard's uniforms but oh the internets saved that little gem!

Meanwhile, what do John Stewart, Mickey Mouse and a N*zi have in common?

The EU parliament is pushing to divest from deforestation. Is this as good as it sounds or is it yet another false solution? Or maybe both...

A railroad strike has been averted - for now. These workers hold $2bn a DAY in their hands as a looming strike is still very much in the cards.

PLUS Winston Churchill get his due.

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Episode 203 - When Not To Boil Your Water, Dancing On the Queen's Grave, Ukraine For Sale, and More! Sep 13, 2022

Folks in Baltimore found themselves on the "boil your water" advisory list as the disgusting state of US water quality becomes ever more clear...unlike the water.

Meanwhile, as much as we spend on military in one year is what we need to spend to completely overhaul our water system - over the next 25 years.

As people in the US struggle to find water to drink, thousands in Pakistan struggle to stay afloat in the torrential floods. US media has barely reported on this, and has certainly failed to mention the US' role in this catastrophe.

The Queen of England is dead. Here's a short list of why millions around the world would line up just to dance on her grave...

A bit to the east, Zelensky is quite literally selling Ukraine to the highest bidders - no really, he opened up the NYSE as part of a new project to sell off Ukrainian assets to foreign investors.

And finally, Biden is asking for $47 billion in pandemic relief. Totally unrelatedly, Biden has sent about $40 billion to Ukraine.

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Episode 202 - Minimum Wage Now In Sandwiches, You Already Have This Virus, and Even Henry Kissinger is Anti-War Now? Aug 24, 2022

Next time you're craving a chicken sandwich, just think: that could be your minimum wage! It sounded like a good deal to Chick-Fil-A...

Meanwhile unionization via workplace organizing is a growing threat to more and more stores. Some corporations are so afraid of their workers that they're pre-emptively shuttering their stores rather than allow them to unionize.

50 years after ruining Sacheen Littlefeather's career, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences apologizes. Too little too late you might say...and you'd be right. Meanwhile the lived experiences of indigenous peoples have improved little since that day in 1973.

PLUS it's a topsy-turvy world when even Kissinger is pushing for peace, AND capitalism is a brain virus - and we all have it.

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Episode 201 - Whitewashing the Espionage Act, Zelensky's Toxic Nationalism, The Importance of Anti-Zionism, and Cuba Exports Peace! Aug 18, 2022

So, let's be clear: the FBI is bad. So is Trump. So is the Espionage Act. And yes, it's that simple. Corporate media's push to aim the Espionage Act at a favorite villain of liberal America smacks very hard of trying to lube up the public for aiming the very same Act at the most dangerous truth-teller of our time, Julian Assange.

Zelensky uplifts toxic nationalism as he claims that all Russians are bad, suggesting therefore that all peoples are inextricably linked to the actions of their government.

And on the subject of toxic nationalism, perhaps the most toxic of all...Israel. Following the most recent "pre-emptive" attack on Palestinians, Lee & Eleanor dig into the importance of anti-Zionism, and the bullshittery of the "both sides" are to blame argument.

PLUS good news for Colombia, Cuba and peace in general, and new stories about Lee Camp, courtesy of the interwebs!

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Episode 200 - Inflation Reduction Bill Hands Millions of Acres to Big Oil, Ukraine Admits US Pulling Strings, and Bank of America Wants You Destitute Aug 12, 2022

The banal sounding "Inflation Reduction Act" is remarkably evil - handing millions of acres to oil and gas drilling under the guise of renewable energy.

Meanwhile, the North Slope of Alaska is in the crosshairs as a horrifically destructive oil drilling project is set to get the greenlight before the end of the summer. How's that climate candidate Biden treatin ya?

In other news, both Ukraine and the US have admitted to the fact that the US is driving the bus on this catastrophic proxy war. And still people fly Ukrainan flags ignorant of the fact that their symbolic gesture is pushing for nuclear war at worst and at best the continued slaughter of thousands in a totally unnecessary (but lucrative) war.

PLUS 4.2 million extra gallons of oil a day sound like what we need right now? Because we got it.

And Bank of America REALLY hopes you're destitute at a shit-paying job. This internal memo says so.

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Episode 199 - It's Illegal to be 'Disloyal,' Massive Tiny Ocean Cleanups, and Massively Evil Trade Deals Jul 31, 2022

The Supreme Court of Israel (which seems to be just as interested in human rights as ours) has recently ruled that it is constitutional to revoke citizenship of citizens deemed 'disloyal' to the state of Israel. To the surprise of no one, this law has been and will likely continue to be used only against Palestinians.

100,000 kg of waste has been pulled from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. That's roughly 1/1000th of the total amount. Lee and Eleanor discuss the potential of such efforts as well as the importance of producing and using less waste.

And finally, you likely haven't heard about it and if you have, you may have passed out from boredom. But the banality of evil is back vis a vis massive trade deals that encompass quite literally every aspect of our lives. Their reach and threat indicate the importance of connecting issues on the ground and of confronting these horrific deals just like we did with TPP when activism killed it a few years ago.

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Episode 198 - Nancy Pelosi in Castle and Needs Cash; Robotic Elder Care; $100Bn Cut From Pentagon? Jul 11, 2022

Biden suggests that someone else should maybe urge the creation of a task force to contemplate the doing of the action to address the issue at a future time pending approval in regards to abortion access...

Meanwhile, two Dems stand up to the ever bloating Pentagon budget.

Grandma's getting a robot to keep her company - you know, since we've gutted the concept of community care and discard care our elderly as soon as they're not "useful" so their only real hope at this point is to befriend a rumba.

PLUS the EU has decided that nuclear power and fracked gas are green, and Nancy Pelosi is desperately in need of cash as she leans out of a castle window.

Episode 197 - New Ways To Block Third Parties, Slavery Just Involuntary Relocation & The EPA Can't Protect the Environment But is Still Agency Jul 06, 2022

There always seem to be new and exciting ways to block third parties from the ballot. This time it's text and phone harassment and silencing a veteran.

Slavery was uncomfortable - but mostly for white kids to learn about. So let's call it "Involuntary Relocation." So suggests Texas.

After a month where millions of Americans were told to stay inside due to record heat, Biden opens up more ecosystems to oil and gas drilling.

PLUS Ecuador's indigenous-led victory, how the Dems are more dangerous than Republicans & The EPA Can't Protect the Environment But is Still Agency...

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Episode 196 - Why Dems Are Happy About The End of Roe v Wade, SCOTUS Says Cops Not Legally Obligated to Protect You & MORE! Jul 02, 2022

The end of Roe v Wade has the Dems doing back flips of joy. Here's why.

Plus, get the lowdown on the myriad ways in which people are supporting bodily autonomy, not least of all through abortion pills.

Meanwhile, SCOTUS passes another cracker jack decision on guns and oh since we're on the subject of SCOTUS, cops aren't legally obligated to protect you. SCOTUS said so.

Slavery is legal in prisons. The constitution says so. And Dems in CA are totally cool with that.

PLUS how to decipher totally meaningless legislation, do we need cops, and more!

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Episode 195 - Affluenza For Sex Trafficker, Some Good Climate News & Forever Chemicals Apparently Bad For You Jun 30, 2022

Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 yrs in prison and yet her defense argues that she couldn't have known what she was doing because she had such a bizarrely affluent childhood...

The EPA recently found that so-called forever chemicals are bad for you, even in small amounts. Coludn't have ever guessed that by the name.

At the same time there is some good news on the eco front: insurers are backing out of coal and several companies are retreating from Arctic drilling plans.

PLUS a new report finds that the rise in slavery is directly linked to climate chaos and yes, even MORE money for the military

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Episode 194 - Biden Blames & Backs Away From Ukraine, Reclaiming Pride and Breaking Up Big Corps Jun 20, 2022

Whenever the US knows it's stuck in a quagmire, it reframes the narrative. Right now, that's happening in Ukraine.

Meanwhile in the UK, in the same breath as Priti Patel signed the extradition order for Assange, she has put forward mindblowingly dictatorial legislation against free press and free speech - made all the more dangerous by its vagueness.

Here in the US, new legislation could break up big corporations in a nw anti-trust push - depending of course on the details.

As it's Pride month, it's a good time to not only remember the radical but to reclaim the radical.

PLUS a rad read on mutual aid and community organizing in a failing empire!

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Episode 193 - USAbsolute Monarchy, The Supreme Court Does It Again, EU Wants To Read Your Texts & MORE! Jun 01, 2022

The US isn't supposed to be an absolute monarchy, where leaders have the green-light to violate basic human rights & the nation's own constitutional guarantees...but these documents suggest that the absolute monarchs of the past got nothing on post-9/11 USA.

Meanwhile, the EU wants to seize all digital communications...because child abuse.

And the Supreme Court does it again and kills a lifeline (and by default the 6th amendment) for wrongfully convicted prisoners.

PLUS ancient civilzations and the power of zooming out from our own cocooned blink in time.

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Episode 192 - Poop and Paint: Creative Tactics to Disrupt the Machine, and Violent Packs Not a Lone Wolf May 27, 2022

Ever wanted to drop a turd in a county council meeting to make a point? Well, this guy did! Meanwhile, the fight against cop city continues with new and targeted tactics.

When right-wing violence erupts, it's almost never a lone wolf attack. And calling it that does damage to our understanding of the problem and therefore, how well we can address it.

PLUS the Peace Corps has some safety & security tips for folks looking to volunteer in Ukraine. Must be ok with racial slurs and gender stereotypes.

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Episode 191 - NATO Groupies, Biden Governing for Ukraine More Than US, Starbucks Unionization Wave May 17, 2022

As the proxy war between Russia & the US continues, imperialist groupies Finland and Sweden rush to join NATO further risking world war.

Meanwhile, Biden is so into Ukraine that he's actually passing more policy for Ukraine than the US.

And in the US, Starbucks workers continue a wave of organizing that could create a powerful ripple effect for workplaces everywhere.

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Episode 190 - Fighting for the Community & Climate Revolution Apr 11, 2022

Community organizing might seem narrow at first - til you realize that each struggle we face in our home place is an echo, a mirror of struggles happening across the country, and the world.

And as we stare down climate catastrophe, doing what you can where you are is not only about fighting against destruction, it's about building and constructing a new world.

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Episode 189 - LIVESTREAM: Biden's Gaffes Threaten the World Mar 29, 2022

Remember when Bush was the modern president you were most embarrassed by? Ha, oh the good ole days.

In this live episode of the podcast, Lee Camp and Eleanor Goldfield run thru a list of some of Biden's gaffes - from twisted imperialism to shameless racism & more!

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Episode 188 - SPECIAL EPISODE: US Empire Shuts Down Dissident Voice Mar 06, 2022

Lee Camp's show "Redacted Tonight" brought you anti-war, anti-corporate comedy every week for 8 years. Today it was ended in a matter of minutes by the US government war machine. You can continue to support his vital work at Patreon.com/LeeCamp.

PLUS the importance of context and media literacy in these turbulent times.

Episode 187 - Ukraine's Reality, NYC Attacks Homeless & How To Defend a Forest Feb 23, 2022

The media frame on Ukraine is highly distorted. We have to consider a larger picture.

NYC's cop mayor takes aim at the city's homeless instead of fighting homelessness.

The fight to protect forestland in Atlanta highlights the power of thinking creatively in our movements to defend what we love.

PLUS Starbucks workers unionizing, more oil production under Biden & how the military uses slavery to profit.

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Episode 186 - Gold Medal Propaganda, Brad Pitt's Disaster & NY Times Copaganda Feb 08, 2022

The Olympic Games have begun and the US has already won gold in anti-China propaganda!

In the lower 9th ward in New Orleans, a sick intersection of celebrity culture and late stage capitalism has left a community in literal ruin.

PLUS the tired call for more police in the world's largest police state, workers unionizing across the country, big wins for people and planet over pipelines, AND more!

Episode 185 - GMO loopholes, Biden out-Trumps Trump & Fracking Earthquakes Jan 23, 2022

A new law requires GMO foods to be labeled. ** Several restrictions apply.

ICE detainments soar to over 22,000 under Biden, that’s 7,000 more than under Trump. But hey, at least we got rid of Trump!

PLUS Texas is all of a sudden on a fault line, US government moves to end daily COVID-19 death reporting by hospitals & more!

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Episode 184 - The Pandemic of Capitalism - A Virus We Can Overcome Jan 09, 2022

Welcome back to us and you! As we trudge into a new year, it seemed like a good time to reflect at the roots - throwing into focus the architects of oppression beyond tiny viruses and annoying bosses.

PLUS a look at how science is catching up to the inherent, how the boat carpets could help save the ocean, and MORE!

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Episode 183 - Honduras Defeats Imperialism, Awards For Fighting Fracking, & How To Beat Police Dec 08, 2021

We're back for a short but (mostly) sweet episode starting off with a hearty congrats to Honduras for bucking US imperialism!

Next up, we take a look at vaccine apartheid and how it's pushing even the likes of the IMF & World Bank into suggesting that poor people are people too.

PLUS an awards ceremony for the frontlines, and how to side step the police state without waiting for defunding or abolition.

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Episode 182 - LIVESTREAM: Free Bird, Another Failed Coup, Off Of Death Row & More! Nov 23, 2021

With the largest prison population in the world, it's high time to free some...birds?

Meanwhile an innocent man, Julius Jones, is saved from death row at the 11th hour, but still facing a life sentence for a crime he didn't commit.

PLUS Nicaragua bucks US imperialism once again and we dive into the shadowy history of evolution.

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Episode 181 - Biden’s Detention, Worker’s Power, and St. Jude’s greed Nov 19, 2021

The number of people in ICE detention had already doubled in June compared to Trump's presidency. But hey, at least it's a Democrat caging children!

The John Deere strike has ended - and the IATSE strike never began. Here's what the power of workers organizing can do - and how union bosses can play the villain even better than corporate bosses.

St. Jude's, like so many other charities, has a real good elevator pitch. But look behind the lip service and they're lower than low.

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Episode 180 - LIVESTREAM: Democrats Do It Again, Cabbies & Miners Push Back, Mutual Aid & MORE Nov 08, 2021

On this week's LIVE recording, Lee and Eleanor dig into the predictable failure of Dems in VA, and the power of labor organizing vis a vis cabbies in New York, and coal miners.

PLUS the terrorist mindset of the prison industrial complex, mutual aid for a new future and MORE!

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Episode 179 - COP-OUT26, Jaw-Dropping Air Pollution, & Washington Post Wants To Torture Dogs Nov 03, 2021

COP26 is in full swing, so here's a look at what the COP(out) really means in terms of necessary action, not least of all on the conference hot topic subject of deforestation.

ProPublica has done what the EPA won't: actually look at air pollution in every neighborhood in the U.S. Spoiler alert: the outlook is smoggy and grim.

PLUS The Washington Post is down for torturing puppies...no, really.

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Episode 178 - Assange / Donziger / Joe Rogan / Line (9)3 / Reconciliation Oct 29, 2021

Phew, it's been a helluva week. We're starting on a fun note bc there ain't much fun to report.

Our justice system which is criminal (aka criminal justice system) takes aim at Assange and Donziger in the same week.

And as Canada proves once again it could give a shit about reconciliation, the US reconciliation bill proves it could give a shit about the people.

PLUS Line 3 gets a makeover, and Joe Rogan makes you dumber.

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Episode 177 - One Less War Criminal, Assassination Plots & Forever Chemicals Oct 20, 2021

Another one bites the dust! Colin Powell is dead - and yes, it's not only OK to speak ill of the dead in this case, it's necessary.

In other Imperial news, the Mercenaries who assassinated the President of Haiti had also planned to kill the President of Bolivia.

Let's please stop saying we need to "be more like Sweden." Here are several reasons why.

PLUS from the crowns to the underground: forever chemicals, forest defense and more!

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Episode 176 - LIVESTREAM: Corporate Media Loves Cops, New Military Weapons to Fight Free Speech, Indigenous Peoples Day & More Oct 13, 2021

In this week's livestream hang, Lee and Eleanor dive into actions around Indigenous People's Day and take NY Times to task over their pro-cop reporting that links defunding police to a rise in crime rates. (spoiler alert - there is no link bc there's been no defunding).

PLUS a new military weapon that has perfect implications for combating free speech, the dumbshittery and overt corruption of political agencies and more!

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Episode 175 - More Oil Spills / No More Drought / Build Back Worse & More Oct 07, 2021

You may have heard that the so-called Build Back Better Bill would cost trillions...over 10 years. Per year, it'd cost much less than the Pentagon budget. And this is why it matters how we talk about spending.

Speaking of which, Build Back Better would be worse for the environment. Here's why.

Our water woes might be behind us - if we can overcome these obstacles.

PLUS the fight against Line 3 is NOT over, the bullshittiest headline of the week & more!

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Episode 174 - Livestream: Assange Assassination Attempt / Line 3 Update / AOC Theater & More! Sep 28, 2021

A bit more banter with no less of the censored news!

New evidence shows new and nefarious ways in which the Empire has had it out for Assange for years.

As climate chaos batters societies from California to Istanbul, Biden opens up 78 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico for oil drilling - saying that the most recent IPCC report doesn't show strong enough evidence to cancel oil leases...no, really.

PLUS updates from Line 3, dumbshittery from AOC and more!

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Episode 173 - Killing Doctors, and The Crime of Demanding Freedom Sep 21, 2021

In the wake of continued US-backed destabilization efforts in Haiti, Border Patrol are engaged in a caricature of imperialist cruelty against Haitian refugees. This new cruelty follows in the footsteps of the old cruelty - punishment for demanding freedom from slavery and colonialist rule.

Medical personnel are supposedly our heroes. Apparently not enough to change the conditions of their lives so as to avert burnout, hopelessness and suicide.

PLUS LA can now add "sweatshop capital" to its resume of nicknames.

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Episode 172 - Occupy & 9/11: Context Matters Sep 14, 2021

In the span of a week, both the 9/11 attacks and the Occupy movement have big anniversaries, 20 and 10 respectively.

So, in this special episode, Lee and Eleanor discuss the context surrounding 9/11, what Occupy made possible and more!

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Episode 171 - Women Under Assault, Opioid Kings Go Free, The Economy Feels Fine! Sep 06, 2021

The latest ban on reproductive rights in Texas is atrocious - but it certainly doesn't stand alone. Still, neither do those seeking access to basic healthcare. And beware of Dems using this as a threat for votes. They could've avoided these disasters at any point in the past 40 years.

Meanwhile, the family behind the opioid crisis walks free, and will forever be untouchable.

PLUS the economy is doing great because you're not, new Gulf Coast oil drilling, the Pentagon gets more cash and more!

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Episode 170 - Hurricane Shitstorm & Congratulating War Criminals Aug 31, 2021

Hurricane Ida has wreaked havoc on Louisiana - very predictably. We highlight the intersections of catastrophe that set the stage for this literal and figurative shitstorm, and where to turn in the aftermath.

Also, please stop thanking Biden - for anything really but especially for "leaving" Afghanistan.

PLUS fires in the west and strikes in Minneapolis

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Episode 169 - The Right to Extract, from Afghanistan to Minnesota Aug 26, 2021

It's not about women's rights in Afghanistan - it's about mineral rights. On a dime, media shifted from "omg, the women!" to "omg the lithium!" Also, Russia and China are evil.

Pipelines leak even before they're built. In this case, they leak into the headwaters of the Mississippi as massive law enforcement gangs protect the right to environmental destruction over the right to water, to air, to life.

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Episode 168 - Afghan Women / San Fran Fights The Hungry / NY Times Fights Unions Aug 17, 2021

Phew, the sudden interest in the plight of women in Afghanistan is nothing short of dizzying. Here's why you should stop calling for U.S. intervention if you care at all about the people (including the women) of Afghanistan.

Millions go hungry in the U.S. everyday - SF has a solution - not for hunger, but rather a solution to make people hungrier, the chic way.

Meanwhile across the country, the NY Times is proudly and quietly union busting.

PLUS the battle for liberation and justice inside prison walls.

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Episode 167 - Eviction Fight Not Over / Miners Fight Back / Capitalism Steals Your Soul Aug 04, 2021

Between a moratorium that wasn't one, cirque de soleil level political gymnastics and big handouts to Dems from real estate companies, the eviction crisis is far from over.

Meanwhile, capitalism steals your soul - no, literally.

PLUS incarcerated organizers call for mass actions to abolish prisons and coal miners take their fight to the front doors of Blackrock.

Many of our stories are pulled directly from radindiemedia.com

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Episode 166 - Locked Up For Doing What's Right + What's Good About The Olympics Jul 28, 2021

Whistleblower Daniel Hale was sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison today - for the vicious crime of divulging war crimes.

Just last week, water protector Jessica Reznicek was sentenced to 8 years in prison - for demanding a livable future. As Snowden said, "when exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are being ruled by criminals."

Meanwhile, here's a little good news from the frontlines of Line 3 and a few musings on the potential of sports.

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