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  • Is Sinema doing Biden's bidding? Also, libertarian socialism is totally a thing!

    Part Two of this week's MEGAPOD.


    Two special guests join for political conversation, analysis and speculation: 
    Kartik Krishnaiyer on his new piece "In Defense of Charlie Crist," and why some Florida "progressives" aren't all that. Some are. We break it down. 
    Chris Richards (The Eclectic Radical) joins to help me understand "libertarian socialism" and chew the fat on big ideas.


    CITATIONS
    "In Defense of Charlie Crist" by Kartik Krishnaiyer at The Florida Squeeze
    Chris Richards on Twitter
    Kartik Krishnaiyer on Twitter

    1 hr 49 min
  • Twitter suppression fail, Move Left Idiots, #NotDyingForWallSt

    Brook Hines reports on Twitter enforcing your faith in NATO, and how Twitter speech regulations backfired and made The Grayzone go viral. Also Grayzone: how the UK pays Reuters, BBC and Bellingcat to create the news.

    Anthony and Komrade join to discuss the 1-6 Capitol insurrection; how socialism works in RED areas, why Cuomo is awful, how we're creating vaccine banana republics and chad Parenti vs virgin Chomsky.

    Jeanine Molloff on the Justice Report continues her series #NotDyingForWallSt with a widely circulated story on how billionaires got richer during the pandemic (spoiler alert: they cheat). 


    Move Left Idiots for January 6 with special guest Brook Hines. 
    Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/moveleft/episode-187-capitol-coup-craziness-ga-election-results-the-house-speaker-vote
    iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/move-left-idiots/id1224866279?i=1000504560524

    CITATIONS

    The Grayzone reports on leaked documents showing UK govt in payola scheme with Reuters, BBC, Bellingcat by Max Blumenthal
    The Grayzone article on leaked documents goes viral following Twitter warning label intended to suppress article, backfires by Max Blumenthal & Aaron Maté

    1 hr 45 min
  • Plutes & cable news oppose Covid relief, and impeachment PT 2

    Brook Hines on how Zuckerberg, Gates and Bloomberg created a fake think tank to oppose any kind of economic relief for suffering Americans. Also, Valentines to the CIA and why pluralism isn't what it used to be


    Jeanine Molloff on impeachement and the 14th Amendment.

    CITATIONS:
    Sirota's Daily Poster on "Opportunity Insights," a fake think tank and how cable news bought it hook, line and sinker. 
    Joe Biden takes Medicare hostage in asinine game of chicken.

    1 hr 28 min
  • Propaganda, means-testing, Jewish Space Lasers, voter suppression

    0-30 mins: Brook Hines on how we could do without "Secret Conspiracies to Save Democracy" (see all links below)

    30-60 mins: Mystery Caller calls in to discuss Joe Biden's history of means-testing. 
    60-75 mins: Rick Spisak and a raft of special guests present "Jewish Lasers From Space."
    90-120 mins: Jeanine Molloff's Justice Report on new voter suppression efforts. 

    LINKS!
    Time Magazine on the "conspiracy to save democracy."
    New York Times on a "Ministry of Truth" for Biden's Administration (reality czar) 
    New Republic on how the Dem Party doesn't understand Q-anon. 
    An analysis of coordinated bot armies of the Dem Party

    1 hr 58 min
  • Stimmy betrayal, FL idpol, and Jewish Lasers From Space

    Brook Hines on how we're fixin' to be screwed on stimmies. Also, forget any kind of public option. 

    Kartik Krishnaiyer on how Florida's vote by MSA reveals the limits of idpol. 
    Your guide to GameStop: An explainer on short selling, short squeeze.
    Jeanine Molloff on Marjorie Taylor Green's (Jewish Lasers From Space).

    CITATIONS!
    Kartik's stunning MSA analysis of Florida presidential votes
    BrotherQ explains how hedge funds, short selling, and short squeeze works RE GameStop et al (follow @andraydomise)
    Jonathan Mann (music) Jewish Lasers From Space (follow @songadaymann)

    2 hr 2 min
  • Examining the Parler Putsch

    Brook Hines with Kartik Krishnaiyer on likely next steps to be taken by House and Senate leadership.

    Rick Spisak in conversation with Denis Campbell on how the US is looking from the UK.
    Jeanine Molloff says the Gabby Giffords shooting was a portent to the siege on the Capitol. 

    2 hr 1 min

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