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Wednesday, February 17th, 2021 Feb 17, 2021

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For today’s news we start with a new civil lawsuit that’s being brought against Trump for inciting the January 6th insurrection, this time by Democratic Representative Bennie Thompson of Mississippi. In our second story, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is under scrutiny for her use of a state-owned plane to attend right-wing political (and personal) events, racking up huge bills on the taxpayers’ dime. Then we’re back in Georgia for a remix of the 2021 Senate runoff election. Finally, we end with an update on Amy Cooper (remember her?) and a PSA about healthcare open enrollment.

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Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 Feb 16, 2021

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For our first story, we have an update on the status of the Republican Party post-acquittal, including a concerning interview by Lindsey Graham about the party’s future moves. Meanwhile, Nancy Pelosi is calling for a 9/11-style commission into the Capitol riots to find out a full accounting of what happened. Next we have an update about right-wing social media app Parler, and finish up with a scary weather report that affects almost half of America.

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Monday, February 15th, 2021 Feb 15, 2021

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Our first episode this week details how former President Trump was acquitted 57-43 in the Senate impeachment trial, but not until after some crazy news breaks that led to a debacle on Saturday morning over whether witnesses would be called. Then we have an update involving Lindsey Graham and the criminal investigation in Georgia into Trump’s attempts to overturn the election. Then we talk about a Covid-related scandal in New York involving a potential cover-up of nursing home deaths by Cuomo’s administration. We finish with some comical corruption by Mike Pompeo that involved spending $10,000 on embossed pens

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Friday, February 12th, 2021 Feb 12, 2021

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Today’s episode summarizes the final hours of the House impeachment managers case to convict Trump, plus an update on how the Republicans are taking the trial. Next is an update from the Biden administration regarding the border wall and a massive announcement that they expect all Americans to be vaccinated by July. Then we have a new development in the case against Derek Chauvin for George Floyd’s murder. Lastly, we finish with new reporting that confirms some suspicions about Trump’s case of Covid in October.

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Thursday, February 11th, 2021 Feb 11, 2021

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On today’s episode we recap the most salient arguments and moments from the prosecution in Trump’s Senate impeachment trial. Then we talk about a Washington Post analysis regarding the financial histories of the Capitol rioters, and end with news of a new investigation out of Georgia into Trump’s attempt to overturn the Georgia election results. Remember that one?

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Wednesday, February 10th, 2021 Feb 10, 2021

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In today’s episode we start with a summary of what happened on the first day of Trump’s senate impeachment trial. Next comes a story about how one of the leaders of the Oath Keepers, who helped organize the insurrection, had previously worked for the FBI and had top-secret security clearance. Then we discuss a pretty wild story about a cyber hack on a water plant in Florida, and end with a story of teamwork from Chuck Schumer and AOC.

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Tuesday, February 9th, 2021 Feb 09, 2021

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This episode marks the first day of Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate and we start with a rundown of what to expect this week. Our second story involves findings from The Washington Post about how the Education Department disproportionately audits Black and Latino college students’ financial aid applications. We end the episode with a story about how Rachel Maddow and MSNBC got $250,000 richer.

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Monday, February 8th, 2021 Feb 08, 2021

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Trump’s Senate impeachment trial starts this week, and we talk about a Liz Cheney anecdote that points to how the Senate Republicans are likely to vote. Next we have an update on the Covid relief package, plus news of a new proposal for an additional child tax credit. We finish the episode with more fallout from Fox News’s $2.7 billion defamation suit for lying about the election.

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Friday, February 5th, 2021 Feb 05, 2021

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This Friday’s episode talks about the latest consequences for Marjorie Taylor Greene and an update on next week’s Senate impeachment trial. Then we talk about President Biden’s first foreign policy speech of his term, and how Fox News got smacked with a massive lawsuit for airing misinformation about the election. Finally, we have some positive results from a new study on the AstraZeneca vaccine.

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Thursday, February 4th, 2021 Feb 04, 2021

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This morning we start with a breakdown of the situation with the ongoing farmer protests in India. Then we move onto the latest with Marjorie Taylor Greene and Liz Cheney*, and Canada’s declaration of the Proud Boys as a terrorist organization. Lastly we cover the Republican attempts to roll back voting rights in the Georgia state senate.

*After this episode was recorded, the Republican vote to remove Liz Cheney failed in a secret ballot, 145-61.

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