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We begin with the deepening divisions in Israeli society as demonstrations over the future of Israeli democracy and against Netanyahu’s power grab mount with the country’s national security itself on the line as military reservists and IDF pilots threaten mutiny while Netanyahu’s right wing religious nationalist government panders to the ultra orthodox who do not … Continued
We begin with massive demonstrations in Israel over the weekend and today against the Netanyahu power grab in which the country’s leader, facing the prospect of going to jail, has changed the law to protect himself and other cronies who have been convicted by passing a law 64 to 0 since the opposition had left … Continued
We begin with the unavoidable observation that Donald Trump appears to have the Republican presidential nomination wrapped up and that the growing number of indictments and criminal trials he will be facing only seem to strengthen the MAGA movement and boost his chances to be elected the next president of the United States. Joining us … Continued
We begin with the bizarre contentious hearing today before Jim Jordan’s clown show known as the House Subcommittee on the Weaponization of Government at which the Republican’s star witness Robert Kennedy junior, who is running for the presidency as a Democrat, denied being an anti-vaxxer and making anti-semitic remarks even though a video clip of … Continued
We begin with the target letter Trump got from Special Counsel Jack Smith asking him to appear before the DC grand jury investigating the January 6 insurrection or face indictments for deprivation of rights, conspiracy to defraud the United States and witness tampering. Joining us to discuss this third indictment with more to come and … Continued
We begin with global temperature records being broken as heat domes across 4 continents bake the planet from Rome where today’s high was 110 degrees to Phoenix, Arizona where you could fry eggs on the pavement. We discuss how the fossil fuel industry now making record profits is backsliding on promises to address global warming … Continued
We begin with the wooing of Senator Joe Manchin by the so-called non-partisan group No Labels to run as a third party candidate for president with Manchin delivering a keynote address tonight at a No Labels event in New Hampshire where he might make an announcement. The group is led by Senator Joe Leiberman and … Continued
We begin with the hatred spewing from House MAGA Republicans like Eli Crane’s atavistic, racist complaints about “colored people” and Congressman Perry viciously attacking Biden’s Climate Envoy John Kerry and explore the origins of this hatred, how it has entered the mainstream and what can be done to restore civility and decency. Joining us is Wendy … Continued
We begin with the latest threat to public safety coming from ghost guns, one of which was used in the recent mass shooting in the streets of Baltimore. Teenagers are buying these ghost gun kits without serial numbers and any restrictions on mail order sales, with more than 50 shootings involving teens using ghost guns … Continued
