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This hour broadcasts the show produced by Background Briefing with Ian Masters on Sunday.
How to Reign in a Supreme Court Even More Out of Step With the American People We begin with the Supreme Court’s most brazen display of how much it is out of step with the American people: a ruling overturning the Trump era ban on bump stocks that came about because of the slaughter of … Continued
Already Governing, Trump Has His Puppet Mike Johnson Appoint Two Clowns to Cripple the House Intel Committee We begin with Speaker Johnson, acting on orders from Trump, appointing to the House Select Committee on Intelligence an insurrectionist Congressman Scott Perry and Congressman Ronny Jackson, whose drinking and inappropriate behavior led to a scathing report by the … Continued
After Getting MAGA World and the Trump GOP to Believe He Won the Last Election, Now Trump Has Them Believing the Trial That Convicted Him 34 Times Was Rigged We begin with the 34 felony convictions against Donald Trump and a repeat of his ability to create an alternative reality and get at least a … Continued
Many Staffers in Trump’s GOP Are White Nationalists Who Casually Use Nazi Terms Like “Unified Reich” Because That is Their Milieu and Mindset We begin with the latest example of Trump’s worship of murderous dictators, as he praised Putin, Xi, Orban, and Kim Jong-Un at a rally on Thursday for being “at the top of … Continued
The Insurrectionists on the Supreme Court Exposed We begin with the shocking, but not surprising, revelation that Supreme Court Justice Alito flew the insurrectionist flag at his home a few days before Biden’s inauguration and 11 days after the January 6th insurrection. We discuss the party of law and order’s embrace of insurrection that started … Continued
As Ukraine Faces a Long War, Will the U.S. and NATO Be There, and is There Any Hope of a Peace Deal? We begin with Russia intensifying its attacks on Ukrainian lines as they move to try to recapture the city of Kharkiv, near the Russian border, and get an analysis of the possibility of … Continued
The House Speaker Uses an Antisemitic Trope Blaming George Soros as he Launches Hearings on Antisemitism on Campuses We begin with Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton referring to the pro-Palestinian student encampments as “the little Gazas that have risen up on campuses across America,” which he dismissed as “disgusting cesspools of antisemitic hate full of pro-Hamas … Continued
The House and Senate Move to Strip Non-Profit Status From Foundations That Support Palestinian Causes We begin with the apparent intention of the Israeli Prime Minister to escalate the war in Gaza by invading Rafah and turning Gaza into a tent city of refugees amid the rubble of their former homes. Joining us to discuss … Continued
Meeting Ukraine’s Needs as Russia Mobilizes for a June Offensive We begin with the long-delayed $61 billion aid package for Ukraine passed by the House on Saturday 311 to 112 with all the Democrats for it and Republicans voting 112 to 101 against it. Joining us to discuss what Ukraine needs as Russia prepares for … Continued
Iran’s Theatrical Response to the Israeli Strike and the Fear of Netanyahu Escalating We begin with Iran’s almost theatrical retaliation against Israel’s first strike this April against its diplomatic compound in Damascus, which is clearly a limited tit-for-tat meant to placate Iran’s hardliners while giving Israel and its allies plenty of warning that the drones … Continued
