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DSR 10/7/19: Destroying and Obliterating Other Countries to Stop Endless Wars Oct 07, 2019

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-Trump goes from calling for wars to end to threatening to sabotage the Turkish economy in a few hours -Transportation Sec. Elaine Chao meeting disproportionately with local officials from state of husband, Mitch McConnell -SCOTUS kicks off new term hearing case on Kansas law narrowing the use of insanity pleas; White House sides with state, obviously, claiming pleas allow “an on-off switch for liability.” -GM strike drags on, UAW calls for assurances on job security Subscribe on Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

DSR 10/3/19: Fire At Will Oct 03, 2019

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-Warren releases labor plan to Vox praise of “most ambitious” but no vow to end “at will” employment (unlike Sanders) -Trump admin ratchets up trade war stance, hitting tasty butter, British blankeys and other European products with tariffs Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel To listen to the full episode, including bonus content at the end: Chicago Teachers Union votes to set Oct 17 strike date. Teacher/CTU bargaining unit member Kenzo Shibata discusses the state of Chicago schools, the education strike wave and the fight to make the US more worker-friendly

DSR 10/2/19: Loud Empty Hotel Rooms Oct 02, 2019

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-House Oversight looks at possible rental of Trump Hotel rooms to curry favor with President -USDA floats another proposal to cut food stamps for millions of people -Whistleblower may have tried to stop Boeing 737 malfunctions; company applying to get planes back in the air -The world is on track to get 50 percent of its energy supply from renewables by 2050, a US government report says. That’s not good enough. Subscribe on Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

DSR 10/1/19: Nancy Boo-losi Oct 01, 2019

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-A crowd reportedly booed Speaker Pelosi after she voiced support for Henry Cuellar, an incumbent Dem who voted with Trump for most of last Congress -Justice Dept. Inspector General details DEA light touch on opioids as overdose crisis worsened -Trump admin, North Korea to resume talks this weekend; South Korea continues to voice support for diplomacy -Manufacturing index dips to lowest level since 2009 -DC Circuit upholds FCC relaxation of Net Neutrality rules, blocks Trump admin effort to stop stronger rules at state level Subscribe at Patreon.com/DisrictSentinel

DSR 9/30/19: Canadian Bae Con Sep 30, 2019

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-The Sams take the day off for the Jewish New Year -Trump's Civil War tweet, and other recent stories from over the weekend -UNLOCKED FROM BEHIND THE PAYWALL: An interview with podcaster Karen Geier on Justin Trudeau’s love of costumes and the Prime Minister’s chances of remaining in power after Canadian federal elections Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

DSR 9/26/19: Giuliani Euro Trip Sep 26, 2019

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-Whistleblower complaint on the Trump-Ukraine-Hunter Biden scandal alleges multiple White House inside sources, State Department efforts to rein in Rudy Giuliani -Joseph Maguire, Acting Director of National Intelligence, testified today. Maguire tried to explain why it took months to tell Congress, despite Inspector General corroboration -Obvious “Wag the Dog” reference much? The Trump administration is accusing Syria of chemical weapons use -GM strike enters day 11, though UAW and management look close to a deal. The company has already restored workers’ healthcare coverage Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel to unlock the bonus content at the end of the episode: Canadian Bae Con -Justin Trudeau’s woke brand falls apart weeks before the Canadian election, with the Prime Minister mired in a blackface scandal. Canadian writer/podcaster Karen Geier (@KarenGeier) comes on to discuss the situation

DSR 9/25/19: Won’t Someone Think of the Empire Sep 25, 2019

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-Dems look to screw up this up already, disingenuously framing the Ukraine issue as the only impeachment related matter that the public “understands” -On the Republican side: the “transcript” released by Trump is not a transcript and even then it does not make him look good at all -FHA reverse mortgage foreclosures spiked from 2 to 18 percent in four years, according to watchdog report -Fed governor Lael Brainard won’t answer question about whether she’s “a capitalist or a socialist” -FTC accuses Match dating conglomerate of illegally exploiting the horny Subscribe on Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel for access to the bonus content at the end of today's show: Building Huge Vulnerable Aircraft Carriers to Own My Enemy -Sina Rahmani, from The East is a Podcast, on the recent Saudi oil attack and how the United States is in a prime position to get dealt a huge blow by Iran

DSR 9/24/19: Step One: Tax Billionaires Out of Existence Sep 24, 2019

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-Bernie’s plan wouldn’t necessarily do that, but it gets us closer than Warren’s plan -More House Dems coming around on impeachment after Trump-Biden-Ukraine scandal -New York Fed promises up to $75 billion cash injections to overnight financial markets every day until Oct. 10 (that means the economy is good, right?) -Senate set to confirm former Koch lackey as top overseer of federal land management -Speaking of which, GAO details how energy companies have been getting away with highway robbery on federal land leases -New Trump overtime rule takes potential raise away from 2.8 million workers Subscribe on Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

DSR 9/23/19: Traffic In Pisstown Sep 23, 2019

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-Climate Strike protests clog rush hour for drivers in Washington, sparking reactionary thirst posting from Ken Cuccinelli -Senate Dems demand hearing on Trump Ukraine pressure over Biden failson -President clearly appears to be acting inappropriately, though Hunter exemplifies why ex-VP is a bad nominee -The Labor Department, which is about to be led by Eugene Scalia, wants to collect info on public sector management metrics -Trump admin assault on graduate student unions officially unveiled today -FCC media ownership rules dealt setback in appeals court Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

DSR 9/18/19: Ragetweeting Interest Rates Down Sep 18, 2019

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-Fed decision to lower rates comes as New York Fed injects $128 billion in financial markets -Intelligence community tries to take Edward Snowden’s book profits -House moves bills that would stop forced arbitration, GOP attack on endangered species protections -Elizabeth Warren flubs question about raising taxes for single payer. Who cares about higher taxes with health insurance vampires on the prowl? Subscribe on Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

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