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President-Elect Donald Trump’s early morning tweets have people concerned he is planning to crack down on the First Amendment with regard to flag burning. Unfortunately, his troubling ideas have long been political consensus in Washington.

The Trump Era is starting to resemble the Reagan era in more ways than one. A bunch of far-right lunatics have started a Satanic Ritual Panic, and are targeting a Pizza Place in Northwest DC, with their venom. DCist Associate Editor Rachel Kurzius brings us up to speed.

Also, Trump said during the campaign that wages are too high. Well, the Fight for 15 is ready to convince him otherwise. Today marked the first major labor actions since Trump was elected to call for a 15 dollar an hour minimum wage. We’ll have that story in our People’s Bulletin.

And finally, Trump’s narrative of being opposed to the Iraq War is looking more and more obscene, now that he’s putting together his cabinet. Democratic Lawmakers are calling him out on this. Sadly, only four of them.

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A Mainstream media outlet and prominent liberal journalists are losing their minds, alleging Russian interference in just about everything. Now, they’re drawing up blacklists of independent news outlets that should be investigated.

Also, keep the phone books close, Democrats. The filibuster looks safe for now. Good news for anyone fearing the ascendant right.

Plus, news broke over the weekend that Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro--a man that CIA tried to kill hundreds of times--finally has died, but of old age. We talk to a man who knew Castro, the Institute for Policy Studies’ James Early, about what his death means for the island and for future relations with the US.

And President Obama continues to show no concerns about handing over a fully-armed military state over to Donald Trump….a man he called unfit for office just weeks ago. We’ll bring you some of the latest news about US operations in Somalia.

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Plus, some updates about the Trump Transition. The “Drain the Swamp” farce continues, as Trump touts an elitist Christian fundamentalist as Education Secretary.

Then, a conversation with activist and journalist Jesse Myerson. We discuss left-wing strategy, over the next few years.

Finally, the two Sams share some of the things they're thankful for, to help you prepare for Thanksgiving. Gobble Gobble!

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They shouldn't be too bummed about Chuck Schumer's rise to Senate Minority Leader, however. Though he has had some questionable ties to Wall Street, Schumer sounded the alarm, after the 2014 midterm, about Dems' abandonment of working and middle class Americans. Will the party listen this time?

Also, how will Washington--the city itself--deal with the Trump administration? DCist's Rachel Kurzius talked about that with us, in the latest of our weekly chats.

Finally, Trump abandons a major campaign promise, to the consternation of conservatives. And his AG pick comes under the microscope, again--for that time he was too racist to be a federal judge.

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We put on our flannel shirts and keds, and talk about how to improve our democracy with former Nirvana bassist, and now Chairman of the Board at FairVote, Krist Novoselic.

And, Neo-Nazis descended on DC over the weekend. But they were met in the streets by anti-fascists.

Also, the most prominent Respectable Republican on Trump’s team has no problem parroting far-right talking points. Reince Priebus might have been the Yacht Club’s towel boy for years, but he apparently has no trouble fitting in with GOP extremists.

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It keeps getting worse, folks. We break down the people who have already been named to a future Trump administration….and some of the deplorables still floating around with journalist and writer Derek Davison.

And, it’s Friday, so we toss someone in the garbage can. We also give props to someone who was throwing nerds in the garbage can long before us. We’ll tell you who that is later.

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Coming up on our 100th episode!...

Looking at all the banksters Trump is considering for top posts in his administration, Wall Street couldn’t be more delighted.

Also, Who’s excited about the next Census?! I’ll tell you who: hackers. A government watchdog is warning that new census technology could be vulnerable to cyber attack.

And, the election is over, now it’s time for the candidates to pay for the laws they broke during it, right? We talk to Brendan Fischer with the Campaign Legal Center to go over what was one of the more corrupt elections in memory.

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Senate Democrats have announced their new leadership team and committee assignments, and the two Sams play Monday morning quarterback.

It couldn’t happen in Britain. It couldn’t happen in the United States. Except, the far-right recently pulled off stunning victories in both countries. Can the same happen to France next year? We talk to Cole Stangler, an American journalist in Paris to discuss the possibility of a National Front Victory in 2017.

And, some of Trump’s darkest campaign promises may actually come true. Members of his transition team are speaking out about what the new administration is planning, and it’s hella grim, folks.

Also we do have a bit of good news to discuss later regarding the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the nationwide protests against it. That story coming up in our Sludge Report.

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President Trump is bringing neocons into his administration, and looks set to inherit a national security apparatus that could enable him to commit atrocities--as promised overtly on the campaign trail. President Obama wants to hand Trump the drone program without tightening the rules. And last week, Obama was saying Trump was too dangerous to be Commander-in-Chief!

Plus, Americans don’t like to think of their own country as a place that jails political prisoners. But I’ve got some bad news. We are. Former Congressman Parker Griffith joins us later to discuss the case of jailed former Alabama Congressman Don Siegelman.

Then, Paul Ryan pivoted from being totally humiliated by a demagogue to brown-nosing one faster than you can say “no one cares anymore about your plan to privatize Medicare, Paul.” We’ll explain the latest way Paul Ryan has disgraced himself, at the very end of the show.

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We were hoping this unprecedented election might cause leading Dems to rush to hand in their resignations. Surprise--that hasn’t happened.

Also, Donald Trump had a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday. And Trump basically sounded like every other president that has come before him. Then, The Donald might not like talking about how he has had trouble paying back debts, but financial markets might be. We’ll explain in People’s Bulletin.

Plus, Trump was a white nationalist and a fascist two weeks ago. So, shouldn’t it be troubling that now, politicians and the media are working so hard to normalize him? Writer Adam Johnson with Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) joins us later.

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