Episodes
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Ep. 1.31.21: Back to the Future; It's still Trump's Criminal Org
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
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This Week’s Discussion:
In our second show of the Biden era, we try to maintain our hopefulness, but it is already really hard to do. Dave talks about how Biden is trying to do the right thing, and his executive orders so far have been inspiring. But the Republicans are going to use the same tired playbook of obstructing everything he wants to do on behalf of the country to make sure they have something to run on in 2022 and beyond.
Republicans took back power because of, not despite, eight years of undermining President Obama's efforts to help Americans. There was never any reason to think they would do anything else this time around. They are aided in this by the fact that it is much easier to break something than to fix it, and by the fact that they have no decency, they believe in nothing, the system is rigged in their favor, and their constituents are either assholes or morons (or more likely both).
Dave talks about the latest on impeachment and the continuing GOP actions to rally around the criminal president who incited efforts by extremists to overthrow elected governments here and around the world.
Dave also talks about the Game Stop stock scandal and its lessons on market inefficiency. It's no wonder Republicans don't bother to believe in anything, since the core tenet of conservatism, market efficiency, continues to be shown to be the lie that it always was.
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Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Ep. 1.23.21: "Democracy Has Prevailed"; President Joe Biden Inaugurated
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
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This Week’s Discussion:
Our long national nightmare is over, for now, but the threat lives on. What it means when a presidential inaugural has to point out that "democracy has prevailed", and when those words present too rosy a picture. Democracy may have survived, also for now, but it remains on life support.
Dave talks about the inauguration of President Joe Biden, and the fragile hope our new President engenders for a better future. We talk about the promise of Biden's first few days, the dramatic changes he is already implementing and those he is promising, and his efforts to stamp out Trump's tragic legacy.
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Friday Jan 15, 2021
Ep. 1.15.21: Impeachment: The Sequel
Friday Jan 15, 2021
Friday Jan 15, 2021
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This Week’s Discussion:
Donald Trump becomes the first President in US history to be impeached. He still seems as likely to survive his term as the US does, but this time he may not avoid accountability.
Dave discusses the impeachment, which now gives trump half of all impeachments in US history, and what to make of "bipartisanship" in the wake of ten members of the criminal organization voting against their own don. Trump's sad legacy continues to be written in blood, as he and his supporters continue the insurrection against their (and our) own country. Dave has the latest on the insurgency and our continuing efforts to survive it.
Meanwhile, Biden continues to give us hope for what a country with a President might look like. Plus, an update on the plague infecting America that is not man-made.
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Thursday Jan 07, 2021
Ep. 1.7.21: America Under Attack
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
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This Week’s Discussion:
On a day on which the Democrats take over the US Senate and Joe Biden's election is to be certified, the only story is the attack on America...instigated by the President of the United States and the Republican criminal organization.
The unprecedented assault on the US Capitol is reminiscent of 9/11, but much worse because the attack came from within. Dave discusses the event that makes America look like a tinpot dictatorship, and which would have been unimaginable before trump, but not at all surprising after four years of him and his criminal party. Dave discusses the implications of this attack on America and where we can expect to go from here.
Oh, and did we mention that the Dems took over the Senate?
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