-Silicon Valley Bank, the 16th largest bank in the country and a major funder of tech start-ups, went bankrupt this week at light speed, in the largest bank collapse since 2008.
-File Follies: SVB’s last annual report has some interesting tidbits, including disclosures about large loans to individual clients, investments in companies that have never turned a profit, and “activities that are new to us or, in some cases, are experimental in nature.” 
-Dems join GOP in sounding reactionary dog whistles bashing DC crime bill, as three-quarters of city residents report feeling generally safe
-The Pentagon, Rishi Sunak, Lindsey Graham, Markwayne (awful name) Mullen, JPMorgan and Elon Musk waterboy Matt Taibbi get nominated to the Garbage Can

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DSR 3/12/2023: Disruption Comes Home

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News

-Chip Gibbons joins the two Sams to discuss the historic ICJ ruling calling on Israel to stop killing Palestinian civilians
-Land Back: A look at settler colonialism and genocide in the United States
-Congress responds to social media companies’ exploitation of children by allowing the exploitation to continue 
-An announcement from Sam K follows this week’s Garbage Can

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DSR 2/7/2024: Genocide Injunction Ignored

-A look at Israel’s defeat to Hezbollah in 2006, and its influence on the ongoing war in Gaza
-An interview with Yumna Patel, Palestine News Director for Mondoweiss, who brings us up to speed on events in the West Bank and Israeli repression of dissent after October 7
-Bizarre: the military classification system is making it look like the Pentagon has something to hide from that guy who thought FDR, the Pope, and Mussolini covered up UFOs in the 1940s
-Plus “Guilty or Innocent” is BACK, and the Garbage Can is dedicated 100 percent to Israel supporters

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DSR 11/6/23: From July to October

-The Israel-Palestine conflict is entering uncharted territory. What we know is that Palestinians have the right to resist, occupied people will always fight back in asymmetrical warfare, and you shouldn’t be bullied out of stating the obvious.
-Plus, an update on Sentinel Radio: we’re pulling back on weekly podcasts to focus on longer form deep-dives and interviews. Trust us, it’s gonna be better.

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DSR 10/15/23: Known Unknowns

-Stop Cop City protesters in Atlanta engage in civil disobedience, refuse to be cowed by the state’s attempts to criminalize dissent
-Ron DeSanctimonious’ housing market is crashing
-A drop in the oil barrel: Department of Interior drafted talking points defending Willow Project by touting $249 million investment in clean energy, per email obtained through FOIA
-Pelosi, Gen Z candidate guy, Walmart, ERCOT, Manchester United, and US Open tennis fans all get nominated for the Garbage Can

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DSR 9/10/23: They Can’t RICO Everyone

-Paris Marx joins Sentinel Radio to discuss Uber and tech, ten years after the ridesharing service defeated DC government regulators.
-Paris helps us with the Can: Elon, Sam Altman, Cruise, and Bryan “Blood Man” Johnson are this week’s Garbage Candidates in a Tech Dipshit special 

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DSR 3/12/2023: Disruption Comes Home

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