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Episode 6/4/18: No Cakewalk Fans Jun 04, 2018

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-Supreme Court sides with anti-LGBTQ Masterpiece Cakeshop; Ginsburg & Sotomayor reject “religious neutrality” basis of ruling -Pruitt abusing staff privileges (bad), tries to buy used mattress from the Trump Hotel (hilarious tbqh) -Sen. Merkley tries to inspect detention center for immigrant kids, asked to leave -Education Department sued for DeVos neglect of civil rights cases -After “googling nullification,” jury acquits J20 defendant who wasn’t even accused of breaking stuff Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show recorded live: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

Episode 5/31/18: J20 Sham Trial Falling Apart May 31, 2018

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-More charges dropped against inauguration protesters, after prosecution caught concealing exculpatory evidence -Canada, Mexico, and EU retaliate with US aluminum and steel tariffs set to take effect -Scott Pruitt made an EPA employee do his errands, and lawmakers want an investigation -Dinesh D’Souza given pardon by D’Degenerate president; Reprieve for Rod Blagojevich may be next Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

Episode 5/30/18: John Bolton's New Hire May 30, 2018

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-National Security Adviser hires an Islamophobic piece of shit because he is one -NLRB looking to sidestep conflict of interest on corporate franchise standard, according to Dem lawmakers -District Judge halts DeVos plan to shield for-profit college fraudsters from lawsuits -No word yet from State Dept. on wild fake assassination story in Ukraine -Fed kicks off Volcker Rule roll back and decries regulatory burden, though banks have been making record profit Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

Episode 5/29/18: The South Korean Save May 29, 2018

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-Trump admin and North Korea talking again, with Moon Jae In doing the heavy lifting -Official Hurricane Maria death toll off by factor of 70, according to Harvard study -Threat of more far-right gains in Italy, US-China trade tensions cause stock market dip -Illinois class action against Facebook can proceed, over creep tagging via facial recognition -SCOTUS declines to hear challenge to Arkansas abortion case Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

Episode 5/24/18: Time to Tillerson Bolton May 24, 2018

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-North Korea talks breakdown thanks to loose talk of “Libya Model” -Justice Department, CFTC launch investigation of Bitcoin price manipulation -Moderate Republicans and Democrats are on the verge of forcing immigration votes in the House -Buzzkill: Troops guarding nuclear weapons in trouble for dropping acid -Plus, bonus preview of tomorrow’s SentinelCast: we discuss workers rights with Dan Ortiz, counsel for Lewis in Epic Systems Corp v. Lewis. Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

Episode 5/23/18: Hungry for Conflict May 23, 2018

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-Mike Pompeo says there’s “an aggressive plan to punish China and Mexico” for opioid crisis -Health insurance exec warns Americans to brace for monthly premium hikes as high as 80 percent -FBI: Oops, we were wrong by a factor of four about the number of encrypted phones we can’t hack -Sir, you have violated my First Amendment Rights, Sir! Judge rules Trump can’t block on Twitter Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

Episode 5/22/18: Twisting the Knife May 22, 2018

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-Trump admin set to punish European allies who don’t violate Iran Deal -DeVos dismisses ethics concerns over student loan bank card scheme, despite apparently knowing little about it -FDIC reports 27.5 percent increase in bank profit, with the Dodd-Frank roll-back set to clear the final hurdle in Congress -Amazon helping cops with facial recognition surveillance, in yet another reason to despise Jeff Bezos -The Justice Department is having elevator problems. Time to FOIA emails for “Jeff Sessions stuck”? Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

Episode 5/21/18: Yellow Dog Days May 21, 2018

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-Supreme Court says workers don’t have right to organize lawsuits -Trump hunts for alleged FBI mole on his 2016 campaign; DOJ inspector general investigating matter -Neocon Sludgelord Alert: Pompeo outlines aggressive Iran policy, while Pence fills diap over Venezuela -Too Big to Epic Bacon Fail? Groups urge FTC to break-up Facebook -Race card for the race cars, as Trump hails lily-white NASCAR for saluting the anthem Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

SentinelCast 66: TEASER May 21, 2018

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On the latest SentinelCast (for subscribers)... -Chip Gibbons on why Gina Haspel is especially awful -Pittsburgh DSA Co-chairs Arielle Cohen and Adam Shuck on the chapter’s big wins in state elections -A certain Racist Lawyer Defender has been nominated for the Garbage Can. Thank you for support Smash retweet button districtsentinel.com Facebook: facebook.com/DistrictSentinel Twitter: twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

Episode 5/17/18: The RICO Doctrine May 17, 2018

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-Trump sounds like a mafia guy, calls for Kim Jong Un to sign “protection” deal -Treasury Inspector General looking into report about missing Michael Cohen suspicious activity records -CFPB payday lending rule survives Congressional Review Act deregulation frenzy -Ajit Pai ripped on for celebrating hugely unpopular Net Neutrality repeal with some of the dumbest right-wingers online -Plus, some of our interview with Arielle Cohen and Adam Shuck, co-chairs of Pittsburgh DSA, on the chapter’s big wins Tuesday Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

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