Sam Knight is auditing marijuana crop diversity at the Svalbard global seed vault on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, but in his place on today’s episode we have journalist Chip Gibbons from Defending Rights and Dissent.

Chip reveals the latest on whistleblower Daniel Hale and how the Trump administration has increased the intensity of the Obama administration’s attack on journalism.

Check out Defending Rights and Dissent’s letter in support of Hale: https://rightsanddissent.org/news/whistleblowers-journalists-and-free-press-advocates-condemn-espionage-act-charges-against-drone-whistleblower-daniel-hale/

-Plus more haiku for new subscribers--special Brett Stephens bedbug themed poetry.

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Ted Kelly, journalist and activist from our sister city of Philadelphia, is on the show today. We discuss what the cops are up to following the resignation of the city's police chief. Also, more on DA Larry Krasner's job performance so far.

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Young Turks investigative journalist and FOIA extraordinaire Ken Klippenstein makes his debut on District Sentinel Radio. We discussed his latest story on the FBI hyping up the threat of so-called black identity extremists, and investing in infiltrating Black Lives Matter groups after Ferguson. Also, Ken discloses some good FOIA strategy.

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An interview with Portland DSA co-chair Olivia Katbi Smith on last weekend’s antifa actions in Portland.

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-Sanders campaign releases 6,000 word paper seeking to cut prison population by 50 percent

-Trump admin seeking to make it way harder to allege housing discrimination; public comment period on HUD proposal starts today

-FEC chair rebuffs Trump’s claims alleging millions of fake votes for Democrats

-The President also seems to think that the business cycle is a conspiracy against him

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—After declaring himself water boy for the rich, Hickenlooper is dropping out of the presidential race and will run for senate. Bad luck in the primary, dude.

—They want Biden behind the Hillary rope, but worse

—Israel just being Israel: Reps. Tlaib and Omar banned from entering Palestine

—Grotesque photos on cigarette packs could be on the way, surprisingly

—Plus, another Chip-Chat with Chip Gibbons: No, the FBI does not need any more legal authority to take on white nationalist “domestic terrorists”

—Read Chip’s recent story on the matter here: http://inthesetimes.com/article/22012/fbi-white-supremacist-violence-domestic-terrorism-racism-el-paso-shooter

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--The FTC, the agency charged with punishing unfair and deceptive practices, wasn’t truthful about that $125 payout in the Equifax settlement

--Trump admin charged with retaliating against researcher studying impact of climate change on human health

--Unseen since July 2007: Treasury yield “inversion” indicates recession is on the way.

--With kisses from Ajit Pai, state AG lawsuit the only hope to stop Sprint/T-Mobile merger

--Rant-Line: Weird how Intern Nate was “on vacation” during the Epstein “suicide”

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—Despicable shithead Dave Portnoy righteously piled on for illegal unionbusting

—Just like us, Congress wants some damn Epstein answers

—Trump set to lose ally in Argentina with left returning to power; capital goes on strike, Bolsonaro fills diaper

—US laws barring assistance to human rights abusers are still a joke, GAO report confirms

—White House now delaying tariffs on Chinese electronics and textiles until after holiday season

—Rant Line: Big Daddy Turtle reports on a fishy quandary

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-Jeffrey Epstein is dead. Or is that what they want you to think? Sketchy, either way

-Two years today since the far-right terrorized Charlottesville. We’ve since backslid into “both sides” degeneracy

-Trump admin rolls out new anti-immigrant rules targeting the poor, acting USCIS head vows to not strip Emma Lazarus prose from Statue of Liberty (not a bit)

-US military failing in effort to build Afghan air force, Pentagon Inspector General reports

-Republicans push NLRB rule to make it easier for bosses to ram through union decertification votes

-Public comment period over on rule enabling medical discrimination against transgender people

-Listener rant calls: Yes, Bureau of Land Management agents are cops. District Sentinel, come to Milwaukee. Marvin, come to DC.

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-Matthew Gebert put on leave. So why does Stephen Miller still have a job?

-Trump presses Fed for more interest rate cuts, with an eye on foreign exchange markets

-Come back, Zinc: UN report warns food will lose nutritional value thanks to global warming

-Chud drug warriors at DEA aren’t exactly doing a great job keeping track of their guns and ammo

-Finally, an update from Ted Kelly on the dire situation of Del Africa, the last incarcerated member of the MOVE 9

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