Steve, Todd, and Aaron lament the NBA’s apparent support of communist China over the freedom protesters in Hong Kong. Then, the team breaks down one of the year’s most anticipated films, "Joker." Be aware, numerous spoilers will be dropped. In Hour Two, Ryan Mauro of the Clarion Project joins the program to discuss the White House’s insane decision to abandon America’s Kurdish allies to the whims of Turkey’s Islamist President Erdogan. The show wraps up with the latest round of Fake News or Not?

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