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This Sunday, we will be talking about the rising danger of white supremacy and neo-Nazism in the USA. Rick Spisak interviewed Professor Wendy Lynn Lee about rising fascism on college campuses including direct censorship, and the dismantling of entire academic departments that are seen as 'underperforming' by business standards. 

I will discuss the growing danger of neo-Nazism and their use of coded language and sick humor to achieve plausible deniability for various crimes such as common assault. I will discuss the ongoing trials of the Charlottesville defendants, as well as the death threats against AOC from Congressman Paul Gosar. What will the Biden administration do to fight this growing threat? Will the democrats continue to function as the 21st century equivalent of the cowards of Vichy? What can we do to protect our feeble democracy?

Tune in, 

Jeanine

This week on our Sunday show, Rick Spisak will give a segment on a rare environmental win for Florida! The state of Florida denies an oil drilling permit in Immokalee, Florida! Tune in for this important interview featuring Rick Spisak's expert reporting on the Stone Crab Alliance's work. 

The BIg Story deals with the hypocrisy of COP26, including the fact that fossil fuel lobbyists gained admission. 

And finally, there is the Jackass Report, a weekly award for those displaying the most "Jackasserie." 

Join us. 

Jeanine

This week, I am repeating part of a show that ran this past Sunday on PNN. The show deals with how Spire, one of the largest natural gas suppliers has been causing a panic in St. Louis (where Spire is based), over a 65 mile stretch of pipeline. The STL or St. Louis Pipeline as it has been dubbed had its certificate yanked by a DC court, over claims that the FERC assessment and certification was not in accordance with the actual LAW. The EDF (Environmental Defense Fund) brought the lawsuit against Spire, requesting that FERC do its job in accordance with the Natural Gas Act.  Spire's response was to send thinly veiled threatening emails and using local media as propagandists, claiming that without the 65-mile pipeline--there will be power outages as early as December 13. That is NOT totally true. FERC can extend the temporary permit and will most likely do so. EDF just wants to make sure that Spire isn't allowed to profit from their illegal move. During this investigation, I read from the court document, and found that Spire isolated St. Louis from any other pipelines, rendering us totally dependent on this single pipeline. Spire 'retired' the other pipelines which connected St. Louis to heating gas. EDF is ok with another temporary permit extending through the Winter, as long as Spire doesn't profit from this illegal action. 

While investigating this story and making calls to Spire's Public Affairs Director Jason Merrill or it's CEO Suzanne Sitherwood, I must have stepped on some politically powerful toes, because I was 'visited' by 3 detectives from the Intelligence Unit of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. And no--I'M NOT KIDDING.  This was obviously an intimidation tactic. They claimed that Spire filed a complaint against me--FOR MAKING A PHONE CALL. 

Come listen. 

Jeanine

This Sunday, I will be talking about one of the largest natural gas suppliers in the USA---Spire. Here in Missouri, we have a problem that other states will face soon enough, namely how Spire is using a foul scare tactic in order to get a pipeline in business. Spire executives sent an email to customers November 4, warning of possible gas shortages and OUTAGES, heading into the dangerous Winter months. Missouri could face those outages as soon as December 13. To make matters worse, Spire has no contingency plan, other than a 10-day emergency supply which would run out just before Christmas. Now, Missouri Winters can dip into sub-arctic conditions, but Spire didn't care enough to have a plan B. 

This started with a new pipeline which began construction in 2019. The FERC commission gave the green light in 2018, so Spire has had PLENTY of time to ensure an alternative means of securing heating gas. Recently, Spire lost in court to the EDF, so they sent the email threatening customers weeks before our Winter begins in full swing. 

Spire's bottom line--either they get the pipeline, or we don't supply heating gas. Spire had a legal obligation to provide an emergency method of bringing gas into homes. They failed. 

Come listen. 

Jeanine

This Sunday the big story is all about the January 6th Insurrection, how close we came to devolving into a Trump dictatorship--and the need to expel members of Congress who either participated, planned, or aided and abetted. A recently released congressional interim report gives more details--approximately 394 PAGES worth. Add to that the bombshell reporting of Rolling Stone on the insurrection and we have more than enough evidence to begin expulsion against congressmen and senators who were involved in the insurrection.  Furthermore, those members of Congress who have been exposed for their role in this illegal Insurrection MUST face criminal investigation and subsequent prosecution. 

After that, we have some levity with our new JACKASS REPORT. Who is the JACKASS OF THE WEEK--this week? Tune in to find out.

Jeanine

This week on PNN Sunday's Show, Jeanine will talk about the Tennessee juvenile judge who has been jailing children as young as 7.  Judge Donna Scott Davenport has been terrorizing children in Tennessee for many decades. Only recently has this gross miscarriage of justice come to light. This is our big story.

Additionally, Jeanine will discuss the 'bathroom protesters' at Arizona State University who attempted to speak to Senator Kyrsten Sinema, but to no avail. Sinema issued a statement that these young women had committed some illegal acts, and now the university police are pursuing criminal charges.

Jeanine also has an essay contribution from our former news director RIck Spisak, which she will read on aid. 

FInally, we will begin a new feature which Jeanine calls--The Jackass Report, which will speak to all types of 'jackasserie' in the political sphere.  

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Last week, I reported on the greenwashing phenomenon as criminal fraud perpetrated by the public relations industry on behalf of big fossil fuel and the banks that fund them. This week, I will focus on the greenwashing being done by alleged 'objective' economists. As it turns out, these economists are anything but--objective. And, why would they be? They are often paid by big fossil fuel. This is a perfect example of academicians selling out and the damage they do to all of us. 

This report is based on an academic paper written by Benjamin Franta titled: Weaponizing economics: Big Oil, economic consultants, and climate policy delay. Frata's paper was supported by the Stanform Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship, Climate Social Science Network; Stanford University Department of History. 

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Jeanine

This week on our Sunday report, Jeanine will cover the ongoing saga of yet another Republican Governor who eagerly seeks to abuse power. Missouri Governor Mike Parson is seeking criminal charges of 'hacking' against St. Louis Post-Dispatch journalist Josh Renaud. Renaud wrote a piece exposing a major data security risk involving the Social Security numbers of some 100,000 Missouri teachers. The journalist contacted the Missouri DESE (Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) to alert them to this issue. He also withheld publication of the piece until the site was taken down. The data security issue was found in the HTML code which is not encrypted. No one would have known of this dangerous exposure is this reporter had not pursued this story. 

Now Governor Parson is demanding criminal prosecution of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter and any others who assisted in developing this story. Parson is accusing them of 'hacking' though the governor clearly has no idea what he is talking about. 

The DESE Commissioner Margie Vandeeven has limited comment on this issue. 

Come join us. 

Jeanine

This week, Jeanine had an interview with Buzzflash Editor Mark Karlin. Mark will talk about the legal need to prosecute anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers for willfully endangering others and posing a possible terroristic threat.

This week, Jeanine has an interview with Buzzflash editor and noted journalist/activist Mark Karlin. They discuss the COVID Wars and the need for possible criminal prosecution of those who willingly spread COVID as they also spread COVID denial, and anti-vaxx, anti-mask propaganda. 

The argument is made that no one has a right to endanger others by willfully exposing them to airborne pathogens.