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Episode 761 |
Republicans are masters of projecting onto "the Left" the very things they are doing. But since the election of Donald Trump, we've seen an escalation in this tactic to the level that we can best describe as "weaponized projection." Let's discuss this tactic and its implications.
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Welcome to the show Malaika Jabali. She currently writes for The Guardian and has bylines in Essence, Current Affairs, and The Intercept. We discuss Barack Obama's alleged plan to intervene if Bernie Sanders gets too far ahead. We also discussed the Black vote and its importance to the 2020 election.
Episode 760 |
Politico is reporting that former President Barack Obama has made it clear that if Bernie Sanders runs away with the primaries, he would consider intervening to stop him from securing the win. We covered this possibility last week as another outlet discussed this possibility. But let's discuss this from the perspective of how incompetent the establishment is in terms of fighting off fascism.
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Mayor Bloomberg says he won't take donations or a salary. But this is far from impressive for two reasons: 1. salaries for politicians is a progressive concept that allows for non-rich politicians to serve; 2. The presidential salary of $400,000/year is NOTHING compared to the $3.1B that he'd pay if Warren or Sanders wins.
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Finally, billionaires own our media. How can we ever expect corporate media to do the difficult stories of reporting on their bosses?
Episode 759 |
Michael Bloomberg has committed to spending between $500 million and $1 Billion to run for president. If you're wondering why he wouldn't spend this on progressive causes, realize that this is 100% about stopping Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders from instituting their various wealth taxes. Under Elizabeth Warren alone, Bloomberg will have to fork over $3.1 billion next year alone. So investing $500 million is nothing compared to what he can save if he stops Warren.
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Economists now say that canceling student loan debt will be a stimulus for the economy. But this was never rocket science. If you put more disposable income into the hands of consumers, the economy will inevitably grow.
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Finally, Trump has signaled to the military that he will pardon them and back them no matter what they do so long as they are loyal to him. Yesterday, the President fired the Secretary of the Navy, Richard Spencer, in support of a disgraced Navy Seals member who was found guilty of posing with the corpse of a teenage member of ISIS. This is terribly disturbing and dangerous. Let's discuss why.
Episode 758 |
Biden is not ready for the mainstage. He doesn't respond well under pressure. Listen to this clip of him telling a protestor that they should vote for Trump. That's right... Donald Trump.
Donald Trump calls into Fox and Friends and basically admits to obstruction of justice. If only Republicans weren't on the wrong side of history.
The contrarian left is bolstering Tulsi and this may come at the expense of Bernie Sanders.
Finally, socialism is spreading. The fear of socialism is waning. And people are coming to their senses to understand that we have the ability to create any society we so choose.
Episode 757 |
Let's breakdown the high points of the debate from last night. Also, the impeachment proceedings just got VERY interesting. And finally, Barack Obama is getting ready to wade into the primaries. This will backfire tremendously.
Episode 756 |
Amazon made $11.2 Billion in profits in 2018 and will be paying $0 in taxes. I PAY MORE IN TAXES THAN AMAZON. You likely do as well. Let's discuss how they are extracting this obscene amount of wealth from our society but not contributing anything to its maintenance or development.
Chick Fil-a is promising -- again -- to stop being bigots. Popeye's got em shook. But if they would just stop being homophobes, I'd much rather eat their chicken.
Dave Rubin -- the resident token Gay of the Republican Party -- has decided that since Chick-Fil-A will no longer be homophobic that he will now boycott the chain. Seriously.
Finally, why is it that we just can't help but laugh at flatulence?
Episode 755
Neal Carter of Nu View Consulting joined me to cover all of the day's news including Colin Kaepernick's workout for the NFL that went sideways.
I start the show off with a discussion on Medicare for All and the new Gallup poll that states that 34 million Americans have lost a family member because of the lack of medical coverage. MedicareForAll is a TANGIBLE!
Neal and I discussed Kanye West and his problematic pulpit profiteering.
Finally, we jumped into a conversation about Joe Biden's fear of the WEED.
Episode 754
Deval Patrick has already messed up. He thinks we need to be more humble when it comes to Medicare for All.
The impeachment proceedings aren't exciting enough for America? Well, that's part of the reason we got Trump in the first place.
Dave Rubin has always been a bootlicker, but now he's given Donald Trump, Jr. permission to call him the F-word.
Check out this 11-year-old who sounds more like a 60-year-old steelworker when it comes to fried chicken. ROFL
And finally, Conservatives have been dog-whistling to racists and nazis for a long time. Now the Nazis are taking over.
Episode 753
Former Massachusetts governor, Deval Patrick, has entered the presidential race. After serving as governor, Patrick went to work for Bain Capital -- yes, that Bain Capital. I like Patrick on a personal level -- but politically speaking, Patrick represents the last generation of Democrats who bought into the notion that whatever was good for business was good for America. Not only is this untrue, but this thinking is exactly what this generation (not based on age, but based on everyone of any age who are adopting this new move to the left) -- this is exactly what we're fighting against.
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Some suggest Democrats need to move further to the Right on cultural issues as a strategy to beat Republicans. How, Sway? HOW? This is what Democrats have been doing for nearly 40 years and it also is why Republicans have had to become even more rabidly intransigent and bigoted.
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A high school in Minnesota was caught on camera throwing away hot meals of students who owed more than $15 in lunch debt. This is another thing that capitalism has wrought. When we could have a society that feeds all of our children for free, we've decided to NOT tax the rich so little that they won't even have to give up their yachts, all so that they never have to contribute to the society from which they've taken so much.
Episode 752 |
I had a chance to sit with my good friend, @Mediastudied, at a coffee shop to discuss politics and some religion. We covered the politics and possibilities of Trump's impeachment, how Stephen Miller could be both Jewish and a White Nationalist, Ben Shapiro's evolution, and rebellion against our parents.
See you tomorrow!
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