Nicole Sandler’s daily fix of the latest news and fascinating guests with a healthy dose of snark and humor.
Every Friday I get to hang out with Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net, discussing much of what happened during the week. Of course, this was the week we saw the brilliance of VP Kamala Harris as she destroyed TFG in what just might be their only debate of this race. But it gave us “they’re eating…
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Howie Klein is here today. In addition to the debate and the strange political bedfellows that have emerged in this election cycle, we’ll also discuss the disconnect that finds tens of millions of Americans still supporting and voting for the convicted felon, adjudicated rapist, known conman and pathological liar (I could go on, but you…
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Talk about a complete 180. Donald Trump was decimated in last night’s debate with VP Kamala Harris. Today, I’ll share some of the highs and the lows of what might be the only the time these two debate ahead of the 2024 presidential elections… We call it 100% for Harris (Trump is toast!)
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As we prepare for tonight’s debate between the Vice President and the former guy, we’ll chat with director Dan Partland. Dan returns to the show four years after his first appearance here. The occasion is the release of the latest film he directed, UNTRUTH: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF TRUMPISM. The first time he was here, the…
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Mondays are difficult by definition, soo we get our news with a bit of snark with Jonathan Larsen who delivers the news to us every morning from thefuckingnews.substack.com and discusses it with us Monday afternoons on the show. Today… about those Kamala Harris endorsements from Liz & Dick Cheney! And what about the rest of…
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It’s Friday! Although this was a short week, there was no shortage of news to discuss with Marcy Wheeler today… The fall season of the Trump Trials has begun. Trump was in court this morning to appeal the verdict in the first E. Jean Carroll case. Yesterday Judge Chutkan issued her scheduling order for the…
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Sorry for my absence yesterday… still feeling the effects of a nasty infection from a few weeks ago, and trying to listen to my body and take better care of myself. Getting old sucks, but it beats the alternative! Anyway, I’m back today (with a follow up appointment with my doctor scheduled for tomorrow afternoon)….
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Both the Democratic and Republican conventions are in the rear view mirror, and we made it through Labor Day, so we’re now officially in the home stretch of the 2024 presidential election cycle. In two months and two days Nov 5 arrives, whether or not we’re ready. Today, we’ll take a look at some of…
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We wrap up each week with Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net and a review of all that happened that week. Today it’s Jack Smith’s superseding indictment (predicted by Marcy last week), plus the big boring CNN interview, the Arlington Cemetery photo op debacle, RFk Jr & Tusli Gabbard and lots more…
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For the past dozen or so years, I’ve had a weekly conversation with my old friend Howie Klein who blogs at DownWithTyranny.com and runs the Blue America PAC, identifying and supporting progressive candidates up and down the ballot all over the country. Howie returns today and brings with him a young candidate running for the…
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