Nicole Sandler’s daily fix of the latest news and fascinating guests with a healthy dose of snark and humor.
The Republicans always go back to the teleprompter. They claim that Joe Biden can’t speak without one, but won’t admit that they use them too. And when they fail? They got nothing. Seriously. The first day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee was replete with Teleprompter troubles. We’ll share a few laughs at their…
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The shitshow that is the 2024 presidential election season is rolling right off a cliff. I had planned on playing President Biden’s speech delivered Friday at a high-energy back on track rally in Detroit. And then Saturday happened. I’m trying very hard to stay positive, to veer away from conspiracy theories and to present only…
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It’s Friday, time for our weekly get-together with Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net for a discussion of the week’s news and ongoing media malpractice. Today, we discuss President Biden’s solo press conference last night at the end of the NATO 75th anniversary summit, and the mainstream media’s apparent missive to hand the election over to the…
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The Democratic circular firing squad continues and TFG keeps proving HE’S the one with mental issues we should be truly concerned about. I talk about Opposite World all the time. We’re stuck there.Today we’re joined by Heather “Digby” Parton – one of the smartest and most sensible people I know who you should be reading…
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We saw huge election wins for liberals over the far right in France and the UK in the last week. We can and should do it here as well, but we have to pay attention to what they did in Europe and learn from their actions. Today, we’ll reach across the pond to an old…
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We’ve been inundated with journalistic malpractice as much of the corporate media has led the charge to destroy President Biden’s candidacy. I’ve certainly criticized the NY Times, Wall St Journal, Washington Post, CNN, MSNBC and more than a few *pundits* who are attempting to lead the masses down a disastrous road. Today, I’m going to…
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We’re now into the second week of the corporate media and self-important donors working to derail our democracy. Today it’s you and me speaking truth, debunking the lies, pushing back against the idiocy that threatens to destroy us. And yes, the Project 2025 threat is real. We have covered Project 2025 quite a bit on…
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Another week comes to a close so it’s time for our weekly discussion with Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net about what happened. It was this week that SCOTUS ended what’s left of our democracy, basically giving Trump everything he asked for and more in terms of “absolute immunity,” Oh, and in case you hadn’t heard, Joe…
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Tomorrow is the day we set aside to celebrate America’s independence from the monarchy. Thanks to the Extreme Court’s ruling announced yesterday, it might be our last one.I could think of no better guest for this wake than my old friend – comedian, actor, broadcaster John Fugelsang.It’s been too long since we’ve spoken. But I’ve…
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Lisa Graves has graciously agreed to join us again today to help us wade through this ultimate travesty of justice by the high court that is no longer “supreme”. Extreme is more fitting.Lisa Graves has unimpeachable legal bona-fides. Among other positions during her career, she served under two US Attorneys General — Janet Reno during…
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