Episodes
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248 - Open The Flood Gaetz
2 days ago
2 days ago
Trump cabinet picks are a veritable who’s who of unstable warmongers and knuckleheads. AI slop of Elon Musk has Facebook users thinking he’s gonna save the world. News reporting on the Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer hooligans is pure disinformation. Senate Dems have a chance to strengthen the NLRB–will they take it? And Colombia outlaws child marriage.
DDN analysis of reporting on Maccabi Tel Aviv Soccer Hooliganism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvTyg1kJGzM
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/senate-democrats-nlrb-nominees_n_67351dbfe4b0b5b61d3f91fa
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/14/americas/colombia-child-marriage-law-intl-latam/index.html
Monday Nov 11, 2024
247 - The Real Winner - Chris
Monday Nov 11, 2024
Monday Nov 11, 2024
That’s right folks, the real winner of the election is Chris for being right about everything! This ep we talk about Trump’s win, how the dems lost, and what comes next.
https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/exit-right/
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/06/harris-democrats-union-harris-votes-00187943
Monday Nov 04, 2024
246 - Just Stay Home
Monday Nov 04, 2024
Monday Nov 04, 2024
The election is almost here and campaigns have been bilking the elderly for everything they’re worth. A DuPont factory in Louisiana gets a slap on the wrist for emitting benzene. Your spatula is killing you. Israel is conducting an extermination campaign in north Gaza. And airlines are gonna have to pay up for making you wait.
https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2024/10/politics/political-fundraising-elderly-election-invs-dg
https://www.beyondplastics.org/fact-sheets/black-plastic
Monday Oct 28, 2024
245 - Daddy's Home
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Donald Trump will spank the nation. Nearly half of Americans want to round up undocumented immigrants in militarized camps. Newspapers are withholding endorsements for the president. Veteran entrepreneurs are using their unique skill set to rise and grind. The federal government is investing in rural power.
https://www.power-grid.com/renewable-energy/usda-awards-more-than-3b-to-rural-cooperatives-to-lower-electricity-costs-increase-resiliency/
https://www.axios.com/2024/10/22/trump-mass-deportation-immigrant-camps
Monday Oct 21, 2024
244 - Oops! All Fascists
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Don is fixated on Arnold Palmer’s swangin thang. Canada accidentally invested millions in a monument to fascists. Two Texas oil tycoons are changing the face of conservative politics. An Arkansas Tyson factory may be employing children as young as eleven. The private bail industry is going after charities. Israel continues its bloody assault on Gaza. And the UK is off coal for good.
https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/coal-phaseout-UK/
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/magazine/texas-politics-billionaire-preachers.html
https://jacobin.com/2024/10/bail-bonds-lobbyists-insurers-reform
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/17/israel-claims-hamas-leader-yahya-sinwar-has-been-killed
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
243 - Zionists Say The Darndest Things
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Rensselaer County officials have been found not guilty of ballot fraud. Eric Adams has been indicted. Israel is bombing Lebanon. Accusations of antisemitism are being used to smear critics of Zionism. Sea turtles are showing up in big numbers in Greece. Check out Zombie Giuliani’s new album! https://zombiegiuliani.bandcamp.com/
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/albany-property-management-firm-sued-housing-19754794.php
https://inthesetimes.com/article/union-electrical-workers-lebanon-biden-israel-gaza
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/27/israel-targeted-hezbollah-nasrallah-beirut-bombing-00181439
https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idRW747127092024RP1/?chan=world-news
https://theintercept.com/2024/09/24/cnn-rashida-tlaib-dana-nessel-antisemitism/
Monday Sep 23, 2024
242 - Vote for Library Board feat. Ashley Saupp
Monday Sep 23, 2024
Monday Sep 23, 2024
This episode we’re blessed with a guest–Ashley Saupp joins us to talk about her run for Troy Library Board. We also discuss Mark Robinson, RFK JR, Israel’s terror attacks, and the slow but steady reduction in overdose deaths. Don't forget to vote on the 24th!
https://fortune.com/well/article/nearly-half-of-gen-zers-wish-social-media-never-invented/
https://x.com/berniesanders/status/1836448327556125081?s=46&t=FAEnsaPQWm4oIOxVL2QPCg
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/18/nx-s1-5107417/overdose-fatal-fentanyl-death-opioid
Monday Sep 16, 2024
241 - Boss Baby Airlines
Monday Sep 16, 2024
Monday Sep 16, 2024
Kamala turns hard right in the debate. Jill Stein goes on The Breakfast Club. A man self immolates outside the Israeli Consulate in Boston. Laura Loomer is too racist for MAGA. The boss of the county sets his sights on Albany International. And solar power is surging!
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/rensselaer-county-executive-interested-albany-19758160.php
https://youtu.be/KGm2Fe4G3AA?si=iT4t9SWj1d6kDeHE
https://www.newsweek.com/maga-turning-laura-loomer-1953346
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/09/new-university-rules-crack-down-on-gaza-protests/
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/chart-solar-power-is-shattering-global-records
https://issuu.com/honestweightfoodcoop/docs/hwfc_coopscoop_aprilmayjune_2024_web_update
Monday Sep 09, 2024
240 - Don’t Call It A Ceasefire
Monday Sep 09, 2024
Monday Sep 09, 2024
Trans panic grips the debate around the ERA in New York. Hunter Biden pleads guilty on tax crimes. Troy is taking steps to deal with its lead pipes. An American was killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank. And goats are chowing down on an invasive grass species in Ontario.
https://www.axios.com/2024/09/05/trump-economic-proposal-musk-efficiency-commission
https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/ballot-issue-committee-mobilizes-era-19722926.php
https://www.commondreams.org/news/portland-maine-divests-israel-2669135363
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/05/politics/hunter-biden-case?cid=ios_app
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-city-council-approves-six-resolutions-19746447.php
https://macleans.ca/society/niagara-green-grazers-goats/
Monday Aug 26, 2024
239 - Mental Plasticity
Monday Aug 26, 2024
Monday Aug 26, 2024
There's plastic in our brains. The DNC is led by a terrifying joyful warrior. Cops in Iowa shoot a family dog in front of a child. Tourism is going haywire around the world. Charging for plastic bags may be having a positive effect on UK beaches.
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/microplastics-human-brains
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/aoc-dnc-speech-gaza/
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/dnc-gaza-genocide/
https://www.cnn.com/travel/tourism-why-it-went-wrong?cid=ios_app
https://apnews.com/article/abortion-new-york-election-2024-ad674ee66389e3703a847fa385a308c7