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Episode 226: "It's Still January 6th" (with Rep. Dan Kildee D-MI) Jan 05, 2022

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A year ago tomorrow, outgoing President Donald Trump gave an hour-long speech to a large crowd of his most ardent and agitated supporters, encouraging them to march down Pennsylvania Ave. to the Capitol and demand Congress "Stop the Steal" -- the "steal" in this case being the Congressional ratification of an election he lost fair and square, and an integral part of the peaceful transition of power. What followed was a violent attempted coup of the United States, one in which an essentially all-white mob stormed the Capitol building, threatening the lives of countless workers and staffers in the building, elected representatives from every state in the union, and even the Vice President who ran alongside Trump on his losing ticket.

This grim day of white terror was brought about by months of President Trump egging his supporters on with baseless claims of a fraudulent election, all while his own party worked tirelessly to continue to erode voting rights across the country. But unfortunately, this trend of white right-wing violence in America far predates Trump.

To try and make sense of all this a year later, Michael spoke with Rep. Dan Kildee of Michigan -- the US Congressional representative for Flint, and Michael's longtime close friend. A year ago, Rep. Kildee talked to Michael on Rumble in the immediate aftermath of the riots, after calling Michael from the Congressional floor during the insurrection -- with gunshots and rioting in the background.

Today, Michael & Rep. Kildee talk about what has changed in the past year, what hasn't, and what we can do to stop this from happening again. They also talk about how this experience has impacted both of them very personally, and unpack how right wing violence and voting rights are inseparable issues.

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Read about Rep. Kildee's experiences moving forward from January 6

If you want to do your part to fight for voting rights for everyone, be sure to visit & support one of these great organizations:

Fair Fight

The League of Women Voters

The Voting Rights Alliance

VoteRiders

Or find a Grassroots voting rights group in your area to get involved with.

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Music in the episode

Ep. 225: Omicron Under The Christmas Tree (w/ Dr. Peter Hotez) Dec 24, 2021

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Just in time for the holidays, Mother Nature has given us her biggest pandemic surprise yet. Yes folks, Omicron is everywhere – and that includes right under your Christmas tree, as you get ready to gather with your grandparents and your unvaccinated baby nieces or nephews. To help you navigate the holidays, know a little more about how to stay safe while living with Omicron, and about what can be done in the fight for vaccine equality across the world, we're joined by returning Rumble guest Dr. Peter Hotez, Co-Director for the Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, and Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine.

Michael & Dr. Hotez talk about why we might be assuming a bit too much about Omicron being more "mild", whether healthcare workers and the vulnerable might need another booster, vaccine inequality across the world, and what the Biden administration – and you – can do about it.

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Read about Dr. Hotez & the Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development to create a cheap-to-produce, patent-free COVID vaccine for the whole world.
More on the Corbevax Vaccine Dr. Hotez has led development on.
And learn about efforts to roll out Corbevax soon in India.
Here's how you can donate this holiday season to support the Texas Children's Hospital Center's efforts to bring vaccines to the whole world.

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Music in the episode:

Brenda Lee, "Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree"

Judy Garland, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

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Ep. 223: High Noon for Senator Murphy Dec 09, 2021

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On the day of the school shooting at Oxford High School last week, Senator Chris Murphy delivered a passionate speech on the Senate floor tying together the dishonest “sanctity of life” rhetoric from conservatives and the culture of guns, violence and death that is plaguing America. Senator Murphy has been a leading voice when it comes to gun violence in America ever since the Sandy Hook massacre on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. He joins Mike to discuss how America’s founding violence against slaves made the disregard for human life part of our national ethos and how America’s modern day wars overseas continues to legitimize and promote violence both abroad and at home. They also discuss the possibility and the limits of gun legislation, the power of visceral, uncensored images to change history, and the potential compromise on filibuster reform.

A Mother’s Love for Son, Gun and Country.
By Michael Moore
https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/a-mothers-love-for-son-gun-and-country

Senator Murphy’s book:
“The Violence Inside Us: A Brief History of an Ongoing American Tragedy”
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781984854575

Music in the episode:
“Living In The USA” - The Steve Miller Band
https://open.spotify.com/track/7EueQGMtSPfBeyodoyFodr?si=dea6b41c9cf34bae

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Ep. 222: The Stench (w/ Justice Sonia Sotomayor, et al.) Dec 02, 2021

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Today was a chillingly, historically, bad day for women's rights in the United States of America. The right-wing, reactionary Supreme Court heard stunning oral arguments in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a case intended deal a death blow to Roe v. Wade and make abortion in America essentially illegal. But in listening to the arguments and to the mind-altering questions of the six conservative justices, you can hear far more than the death knell of Roe. After 50 years of the merger between right-wing corporate interests and right-wing Evangelical Christianity within the conservative movement and the Republican party, the Supreme Court has become the ultimate and unstoppable weapon when it comes to rolling back our democratic values in America. We are in deep trouble. So in this special episode of Rumble, after an introduction from Michael, you will hear the full, unedited oral arguments in what will soon turn out to be an infamous day in U.S. history. Listen, learn, and get ready for the massive, civil, nonviolent unrest that we will soon take part in.

Music in the episode:
"Quiet" - MILCK
https://open.spotify.com/track/4h6YdfAtGaYzNa8Asycyuk?si=42bc3afa30eb4721

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Ep. 220: An Inflated Sense of Inflation (w/ Stephanie Kelton) Nov 18, 2021

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To help us untangle the lies around inflation panic, the so-called “labor shortage,” and Build Back Better, Mike is joined by Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Stony Brook University, Stephanie Kelton. They also discuss why it is foolish for Democrats to place the fate of their agenda in the hands of the Congressional Budget Office, and what’s really going on with the economy, as capitalists attempt to keep a pool of workers chronically unemployed and underemployed and desperate for work.
Stephanie’s latest piece “Hate the Game” on her Substack:
https://stephaniekelton.substack.com/p/hate-the-game

Read her book, “The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy”
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781541736184

And check out Jon Schwarz’s piece in The Intercept about inflation:
https://theintercept.com/2021/11/10/inflation-economy-debt-milk-prices/

A Thanksgiving Episode Ask

Send me your questions or concerns you have before entering your Thanksgiving dinner debate with Uncle Ned or your QAnon-following Aunt. What questions do you need an answer to?
Email: Mike@MichaelMoore.com

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Indigo Girls - Closer to Fine
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Ep. 219: Stuck In The Middle (w/ Samuel Moyn) Nov 11, 2021

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Mike is joined by Yale History and Law Professor Samuel Moyn to discuss his recent op-ed titled, “If Democrats Return To Centrism, They Are Doomed To Lose Against Trump.” They discuss the Democrats passing the physical infrastructure bill, but failing to, as promised, simultaneously pass the much-needed and politically popular human infrastructure bill, plus the decision by 6 Squad members to courageously stick to their word and only vote on both bills together. They also discuss the neverending campaign from corporate Democrats and corporate media pushing the party to move to the “center” and be more “moderate” and water down all of their programs that the American people and the planet currently need.

Read Moyn’s op-ed in The Guardian:
If Democrats return to centrism, they are doomed to lose against Trump

Read his book, “Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War”

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Music in the episode:
Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel
https://open.spotify.com/track/1b7LMtXCXGc2EwOIplI35z?si=cbe881f70e644dae

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Ep. 216: Pass The Damn Bill! (w/ Rep. Ro Khanna) Oct 22, 2021

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For the past few weeks, conservative, corporatist Democrats in Congress have been chipping away at what Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have teamed up to create -- a massive $3.5 trillion investment in the American people. The negotiations on this legislation are ongoing and Mike is joined by a member of Congress fighting to keep the bill as robust and helpful to the majority of Americans as possible, Rep. Ro Khanna of California. Mike and Rep. Khanna discuss what’s in the damn bill, what listeners need to do to help get it passed, what it’s failure might mean to the country, and how devastating it could be politically. They also discuss Rep. Khanna’s collaboration with Paris Hilton to end the abuse of young people at treatment facilities. Finally, Mike listens to your voicemails.
Call the Capitol Hill switchboard to contact your Congressperson, or to put pressure on Senator Sinema and Senator Manchin. Tell them to support this bill:
202-225-3121 or 202-224-3121
Email your representatives here:
https://democracy.io/#!/
And contact the White House to push the Biden administration to end the filibuster:
202-456-1111 or 202-456-1414
Email: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
Learn about Ro Khanna’s work with Paris Hilton to end the abuse of young people at treatment facilities:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2021/10/21/troubled-teen-industry-with-paris-hilton-rep-ro-khanna-d-calif-caroline-lorson/

Music in the episode:
“Misirlou” - Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
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Ep. 215: Kafka in America. It Can’t Happen Here? (w/ Steven Donziger) Oct 14, 2021

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Steven Donziger has spent the last 800 days under house arrest with a government tracking device around his ankle.

His crime?

Well, Donziger is the lawyer who successfully sued the oil giant Chevron on behalf of the people of Ecuador for deliberately discharging 16 billion gallons of toxic waste in the Ecuadorian Amazon between 1964 and 1992. Donziger and his colleagues succeeded and won a $9.5 billion judgment on behalf of the indigenous and poor communities of Ecuador in 2011. Chevron has yet to pay a dime on this judgement and instead, have brought this case to the friendly confines of the United States and turned Donziger, the person who successfully prosecuted them, into the one doing time.

Mike is joined by Steven Donziger, live from his house arrest, to explain the Kafka-esque/Twilight Zone case in which Donziger is serving as the punching bag of corporate America, with the American people footing the bill. They discuss this bizarre and unprecedented case, his condition, and what we all must do to fight back.

Episode Notes:

Announcement on U.N. Human Rights body ruling that the U.S. government must release Donziger from “arbitrary” detention and compensate him for legal violations:
https://www.makechevroncleanup.com/press-releases/2021/9/29/breaking-highest-un-human-rights-body-rules-us-government-must-release-steven-donziger-from-arbitrary-detention-and-compensate-him-for-legal-violations

Slate’s piece on the horrific facts of this case:
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/08/chevron-judge-loretta-preska-steven-donziger.html

Donate to Donziger’s legal fund and sign the petition for his release here: https://www.freedonziger.com

Call Attorney General Merrick Garland’s office to demand the federal government take on this case and pursue justice for Donziger: 202-514-2000

Or email AG Garland here:
https://www.justice.gov/doj/webform/your-message-department-justice

And make sure to call your respective Congressperson to pressure them on this issue: (202) 224-3121

Music in the episode:

“I Fought The Law” - The Clash
https://youtu.be/yhcreVY_qLI

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Ep. 213: EMERGENCY PODCAST SYSTEM — Rep. Ilhan Omar Sep 29, 2021

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Congress could be on the verge of passing a historic investment in America's human and physical infrastructure not seen since the 1930's. The overwhelming majority of the Democratic caucus is behind it, the majority of Americans in countless opinion polls support it and it is the backbone of President Biden's domestic agenda. Yet two Democratic Senators -- Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona -- stand in the way of getting it done. Michael Moore is joined by Rep. Ilhan Omar on this Emergency Podcast System episode of Rumble to find out where this legislation currently stands and what the American people can do to help pass it. The answer: call Senator Sinema and Senator Manchin's offices and tell them to support the Build Back Better Act.

Call 202-225-3121 or 202-224-3121

Read Rep. Omar's Recent Op-Eds

Why we're willing to put our votes on the line for the Build Back Better Act
By Reps. Pramila Jayapal, Katie Porter and Ilhan Omar
https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/27/opinions/biden-spending-bill-infrastructure-vote-jayapal-porter-omar/index.html

Democrats must be bold to save America from Republican attacks
By Reps. Ilhan Omar & Rashida Tlaib
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/09/27/democrats-health-care-wages-rashida-tlaib-ilhan-omar/5835421001/

Read Ilhan Omar's powerful memoir:

This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9780062954220

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Ep. 212: Rock Legend Tom Morello Sep 23, 2021

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Mike is joined by his longtime friend and fellow mischief-maker Tom Morello, co-founder of “Rage Against The Machine.” They discuss the power of artists to change the world, making art during a pandemic, and Tom’s new album, “The Atlas Underground Fire” which has an amazing, all-star list of collaborators including Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, Chris Stapleton, Mike Posner, Damian Marley, Phantogram and many more. They also discuss the epic performance of “The Ghost of Tom Joad” by Tom and Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, the day that Rage and Mike shut down the New York Stock Exchange, what it's like working with Bruce, the upcoming return of “Rage Against The Machine” and much more.

Episode Notes:

Listen to Tom Morello’s performance with Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band of “The Ghost of Tom Joad” in Anaheim, CA in 2008.

Definitely don’t miss Bruce Springsteen and the great Eddie Vedder on Tom’s mind-blowing cover of “Highway to Hell” from “The Atlas Underground Fire.”

You can check out "Let's Get The Party Started" (feat. Bring Me The Horizon) from Tom’s latest album, “The Atlas Underground Fire,” here.

Watch the Michael Moore-directed Rage Against The Machine music video “Sleep Now in the Fire.”

Here’s a little bit about AC/DC’s benefit concert for The Flint Voice from December of 1977.

Read about Tom’s open letter and advocacy for his former female Afghan guitar students in light of the Taliban’s takeover.

Music in the episode:
"Driving To Texas" - Tom Morello (feat. Phantogram)
https://youtu.be/4UZuTeMYa4s

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