3:00 PM PACIFIC TIME: MONDAYS - THURSDAYS
Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
On today’s briefing: Trump’s Favorite Judge Shows How Protesting Against Government Cruelty Can Get You 30 Years in Prison Even If You Weren’t at the Protest We begin with outrageous sentences of demonstrators against ICE handed down by a far-right District Judge in Texas Reed O’Conner yesterday including 30 years for Daniel Sanchez Estrada for … Continued
On today’s briefing: What Do the Big Wins By Mamdani-Backed Democratic Socialists in New York Mean for the Future of Democratic Party Leadership We begin with candidates endorsed by Mayor Mamdani sweeping the New York primaries, with a progressive Democrat Brad Lander defeating an incumbent Democratic congressmen Dan Goldman and two DSA candidates defeating a … Continued
On today’s briefing: In Spite of GOP Lies, There’s an Easy Fix for a Social Security Shortfall in 2034 We begin with the projected Social Security shortfall of $314 billion in 2034 which anti-government Republicans have been exploiting for years manufacturing a generational war telling young Americans that the baby boomers are stealing their money … Continued
The UK’s PM Resigns With a People-Friendly Andy Burnham Poised to Replace Him We begin with today’s resignation of Sir Keir Starmer as the UK’s Prime Minister and assess his likely replacement Andy Burnham, a popular and people-friendly politician who just soundly defeated a far-right Reform Party candidate to win his seat for Labour. Joining … Continued
On today’s briefing: Vance Unloads on Israel in an Obvious Warning Not to Spoil the White House Deal With Iran We begin with Vice President Vance leveling a broadside against criticism of the White House deal with Iran coming from Netanyahu’s cabinet reminding Israeli leaders that Trump “is the only head of state in the … Continued
On today’s briefing: Even if Trump Has Given Away the Store, Diplomacy is Better Than Continuing to Fight a Lost War We begin with the White House having to release the text of the so called peace deal with Iran they kept secret after it was leaked and, although it is clear the US lost … Continued
On today’s briefing: A Deal to Make a Deal Has Hawks on All Sides Terrified it Will Succeed We begin with what we know about the latest ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran being touted as a peace deal, the details of which Trump is keeping secret until Friday’s signing in Geneva. Joining us … Continued
On today’s briefing: Iran Will Sign a Deal on Friday as the Winner, But Will the War Be Over? We begin with what we know so far about the deal that Trump, Vance and Qalibaf signed electronically which will be officially concluded in Geneva on Friday as an MOU leading to an eventual peace … Continued
On today’s briefing: Trump Tries To Spin His Way Out of a Defeat and the End of U.S. Hegemony in the Persian Gulf We begin with Trump threatening to bomb Iran tonight then reversing himself suddenly claiming “the highest level of Iranian leadership” has approved something that the US, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkey, … Continued
On today’s briefing: Trump’s Plan to Destroy US Intelligence and Steal the Next Election We begin with Trump’s determination to destroy American Intelligence by placing an ignorant thug in charge of the ODNI who will have access to all of the nation’s secrets which will be manipulated and weaponized against Trump’s enemies at the same … Continued
