Trevor shares his thoughts on the killing of George Floyd, the protests in Minneapolis, the dominoes of racial injustice and police brutality, and how the contract between society and black Americans has been broken time and time again.
We are triggered. The white privilege of Amy Cooper, the tragic death of George Floyd… it’s been a difficult week. We come together to vent, to preach, to scream. We unpack the lies and address the pain. Democracyish.
Trump golfs as Americans Die. Listen to the Stephanie Miller’s Happy Hour Podcast – Noel Casler “Captain Valtrex” We sit down with comedian Noel Casler for a fascinating discussion about his experience working on the Apprentice for six seasons. He tells us about what he saw up-close from the current “President” and his kids: the…
Al Qaeda stages its first successful attack on American soil since 9/11, exposing America’s broken relationship with Saudi Arabia. Mike Pompeo fires the man investigating his corruption. Israel accelerates plans to annex West Bank settlements and engages in cyber warfare with Iran. French President Emmanuel Macron loses his majority, a typhoon barrels down on India,…
The White House’s robust testing and contact tracing program finds two cases inside the West Wing, Attorney General Bill Barr drops the charges against one of the President’s convicted criminal friends, Barack Obama speaks out, and Trump falsely accuses California Democrats of rigging an election by allowing more people to vote. Then New Yorker writer…
As of May 8, 2020, the coronavirus has claimed more than 76,000 lives in America despite the president insisting early on that he had it all under control. Morning Joe looks back at his claims.
The rage is real because the video of Ahmaud Arbery’s murder is traumatizing. The rage is real because that video is just one of many we all can see on our mind’s screen at any time because they’re burned into our memory banks from Tamir Rice to Sandra Bland to Philando Castile to Eric Garner.…
Donald Trump’s failed presidency has left the nation weaker, sicker, and teetering on the verge of a new Great Depression. There’s mourning in America.
The President steps up his efforts to blame China for the coronavirus, the Trump campaign is divided over its re-election message, Joe Biden responds to Tara Reade’s allegations, and the Vice Presidential selection process begins. Then Austan Goolsbee, one of Obama’s top economic advisors, talks to Jon F. about how to dig ourselves out of…
Trump Was Warned About the Coronavirus More Than a Dozen Times In Daily Intel Briefings but Ignored the Warnings. Since the coronavirus outbreak exploded in the U.S., President Donald Trump has liked to portray the surging pandemic as a totally shocking problem that no one could have seen coming. “It snuck up on us,” Trump…
Trump Slammed for Touting Dangerous New Virus Treatments After Favored Drug Is Discredited Mainlining disinfectants. Blasting the body with ultraviolet light—from the inside. President Donald Trump turned again Thursday to pushing tenuous findings during the coronavirus pandemic, touting an “emerging result” from the Department of Homeland Security that suggested sunlight and heat can weaken the…
While Trump continues to look for scapegoats to take the blame for his egregious mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic (China, Obama, state governors, etc etc), the evidence justifiably pointing fingers at him continues to mount. The Washington Post reported Sunday that about a dozen Americans working at the World Health Organization provided “real-time” information about…
A new wave and second lockdown would be a bigger hit to wealth than a cautious return to work, but Donald Trump is refusing to listen. Like an asteroid, coronavirus is the textbook example of an exogenous shock. The threat came from beyond. Yet the pathogen offers a unique stress test of each country’s resilience.…
Corona trutherism is rampant on the right. They doubt how many people it’s killed. They protest against staying at home. They want to fire Fauci. They are a mess. The right’s impulse to doubt media, experts, and truth is now endangering lives.
Former President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden, his former vice president, in a video released Tuesday. Obama, following in the footsteps of other recent former presidents, chose to let the crowded Democratic primary process play out and not offer an endorsement until voters chose their presumptive nominee. Biden leaned heavily on his strong relationship with…
John Oliver Last Week Tonight First there was Fox News, now if you can believe it there is even worse Trump ass kissing garbage out there. One America News, or OAN, is a far-right news network being embraced by President Trump at his coronavirus press briefings. John Oliver takes a look at who they are,…
Failure of Trump to Protect America from something he had over 70 days to do something but instead did nothing. It’s actually worse than nothing The U.S. was beset by denial and dysfunction as the coronavirus raged. From Wapo: By the time Donald Trump proclaimed himself a wartime president — and the coronavirus the enemy…
The next outbreak? We’re not ready. In 2015 Bill Gates gave a TED talk warning us about the possibility of a global pandemic & that we should prepare. Watch the Ted Talk with Bill Gates Below.
Former CNN and NBC anchor Soledad O’Brien hits CNN, Chuck Todd, Joe Scarborough, Dana Bash and Van Jones. She says networks carry the Trump Virus Follies for ratings. Period. She is also the Executive Producer of a new feature documentary Hungry to Learn, about college students with no money for food.
As the coronavirus continues to spread across the globe, John Oliver discusses President Trump’s inconsistent response to the pandemic, including his suggestion of an Easter deadline for sending America back to work, and his reluctance to use the Defense Production Act.
The Senate passes the largest economic relief bill in history, Trump spreads the deadly lie that letting the virus run wild will boost the economy, and the daily White House briefings get record cable ratings. Then Governor Gretchen Whitmer talks to Dan about Michigan’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Sen. Rand Paul announced he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, becoming the first senator and third member of Congress known to have contracted the virus. And Senate GOP leaders will now be short five Republicans during a key procedural vote on a massive economic rescue package to deal with the coronavirus crisis, in…
Dems block stimulus package that creates a slush fund with no strings attached for Trump and his cronies to spend at will. This is a non-starter for Democrats as it does not provide adaquate protections for workers and favour corporations including the Hotel business where Trump will take these funds for his own benefit. Mitch…
Throughout January and February, the U.S. intelligence community was warning Trump that the pandemic was going to hit America. “The system was blinking red,” one official said. The coronavirus is the most foreseeable disaster in history — and so is President Trump’s inability to rise to the occasion. There were scattered warnings before Pearl Harbor…
The world feels like it’s coming to an end. Might as well record one last pod. We’re scared, sad, angry, and feeling like we’re in a bunker hiding from the end. Democracy-ish: we’re scared out of our minds. Have a nice day. Hosts: Danielle Moodie-Mills & Touré
Major cities are shutting down restaurants, bars, gyms and schools to try to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has killed at least 85 people in the United States. There are at least 4,661 confirmed cases in the country. COVID-19 has reached 49 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Globally, there are more…
Donald Trump’s disastrous Oval Office address fails to calm Americans, Republicans fight Democratic proposals to provide economic relief, Joe Biden inches closer to an insurmountable pledged delegate lead, and Bernie Sanders vows to debate on Sunday. Then Governor Gavin Newsom talks to Dan about what the state of California is doing to battle the coronavirus…
The coronavirus pandemic worsens and markets tank, Trump downplays the crisis and bungles the response, and Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders face off in another six states on Tuesday. Then North Carolina Senate candidate Cal Cunningham talks to Jon F. about his race to replace Republican Thom Tillis and flip the Senate. And the hosts…
President Trump downplayed the number of U.S. coronavirus cases during his visit to CDC headquarters. Concerned more about ‘the numbers’than lives, Trump seems unwilling to face reality.
The former vice president had a massive comeback on the biggest night of the primary winning 9 of 15 contests, but Sen. Bernie Sanders is close behind and made huge gains in California. Mike Bloomberg has now dropped out of the race and has endorsed Joe Biden.
