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Background Briefing (5am) – July 4, 2024

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A Historical Assessment of How the Major Political Parties Have Become Hollow Shells We begin with an historical assessment of how the major political parties have become hollow shells locked in a polarized struggle for power, with personalities dominating our politics rather than parties and platforms. With increasing talk of the Democrats having an open … Continued


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The Supreme Court Has Handed the Criminal Trump a Loaded Gun, Might Biden Also Use it? We begin with the loaded gun the Supreme Court handed to a convicted criminal who is ahead in the polls and might be elected the next president, having vowed to be a dictator and to exact retribution. This means … Continued


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In the Service of a President Convicted of Crimes, the Supreme Court Allows Presidents to Commit Crimes We begin with the Supreme Court’s final ruling on Monday, a 6-to-3 ruling granting “absolute immunity” to Donald Trump from prosecution for “official acts,” after giving him months of delay by taking up the case in the first … Continued


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Why Do More Americans in Swing States Think Trump is Better For Democracy? The Answer Might be the Local Influence of Sinclair Broadcast Group We begin with a Washington Post poll that finds more Americans in key swing states think Trump is better for democracy than Biden and try to explain this Orwellian disconnect by … Continued


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Why Do More Americans in Swing States Think Trump is Better For Democracy? The Answer Might be the Local Influence of Sinclair Broadcast Group We begin with a Washington Post poll that finds more Americans in key swing states think Trump is better for democracy than Biden and try to explain this Orwellian disconnect by … Continued


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A Journalist Who Faced Jail Under the Espionage Act on Assange’s Plea Deal We begin with the end of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s 14-year legal saga as he is due to appear on Wednesday in a US court in the Northern Marianas to be charged with one count under the Espionage Act in a plea … Continued


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Trump’s Open Declaration of War Against the Rule of Law We begin with Trump’s open declaration of war against the rule of law, as he attacks judges, district attorneys, juries, witnesses, the FBI, election workers, government whistleblowers, Republican lawmakers who have criticized him, and media figures and journalists who have reported the many damning facts … Continued


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Secret Recordings of Trump’s Dirty Trickster Reveals Plans to Steal the Next Election We begin with further secret recordings by Lauren Windsor and her associate Ally Sammarco, this time capturing Roger Stone at Mar-a-Lago bragging about plans to steal the 2024 election for Trump. We discuss the apocalyptic mindset on the MAGA right, which extends … Continued


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Juneteenth and the Legacy of Racism in Texas We begin with today’s Juneteenth holiday and examine the legacy of racism in Texas, since Juneteenth celebrates the freeing of slaves in Texas who were cynically and cruelly kept in slavery in Texas well after the Emancipation Proclamation. Joining us is Melanye Price, Endowed Professor of Political … Continued


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America’s Plutocrats Believe the Threat to Capitalism From Democrats is Worse Than the Threat to Democracy From Trump We begin with the money race between Biden and Trump, as Biden and Obama held a fundraiser in Los Angeles, while Trump promised the billionaires and CEOs of the Business Roundtable tax cuts and the heads of … Continued


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