Episode 584 |

So glad to have friends that can pinch hit whenever I travel. Professor Matt Sienkiewicz (@mediastudied) fills in with an amazing episode discussing Bernie Sanders, Gaza protests, and Syria.

Episode 583 | Tax Day has got me like...... In other news, a mid-flight accident on Southwest Airlines leaves one dead and the entire flight terrified.

Alex Jones is being sued by the families of the Sandy Hook School shooting.

Ben Shapiro has one murderous, white supremacist fan. What does he teach that draws someone like this?

Episode 582 | Trump's strike in Syria was illegal. No question. Reports indicate he wanted to go further than the limited strikes from Friday night. Syria exposes everyone from our cowardly Congress to anti-war grandstanders who aren't helping us move the ball forward.

Starbucks had a pretty racist weekend. Let's discuss.

Episode 581 | How ridiculous can we all be? "Golden Shower" ridiculous apparently.

Being nuanced will make you an outcast. At least that's how I see it. Listen to this clip from Eddie Glaude and let's discuss.

Dennis Kucinich is running for governor and has been ahead of the curve for a very long time.

Rebecca Azor joins me to dicuss Colin Kaepernick.

***EPISODE 580 | Today's show is JAMED PACK! Paul Ryan is cashing out and some liberals are already lining up to recruit him into the resistance!?

Oklahoma teachers are striking for better pay and better budgets and we’re standing in solidarity with them.

There is no solution the United States can bring to Syria. But let’s talk about being anti-war.

Donald Trump’s judicial nominee can’t say if she agrees with Brown versus Board of Education decision that integrated schools.

And will free speech absolutists defend this Trump supporter who just used a picture of David Hogg for target practice?

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Paul Ryan is retiring:
Audio clip: https://twitter.com/IronStache/status/984227349167210496


Fox News Coverage: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04/12/paul-ryan-quit-in-frustration-but-that-hardly-means-republicans-are-doomed.html

Jenna Johnson Tweet: https://twitter.com/wpjenna/status/984410308369354752

Saving Speaker Ryan? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/11/opinion/paul-ryan-trump-retirement-courage.html?smid=tw-nytopinion&smtyp=cur

Ryan left the country screwed: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-finance-202/2018/04/12/the-finance-202-paul-ryan-s-scary-math-legacy/5ace57c930fb0406a5a1232f/?utm_term=.d0802d5714d8


Adam Johnson’s Hilarious Tweet: https://twitter.com/adamjohnsonNYC/status/984416208018722816

Oklahoma Teacher Strike
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/04/12/teacher-strikes-oklahoma-city-kentucky-west-virginia-217849

Still taking care of students: http://kfor.com/2018/04/12/woman-says-she-was-taken-aback-by-what-some-oklahoma-teachers-were-doing-at-apartment-complex/

Syria

Obama on Syria: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDx089-KWBE


Trump Wants to Drug Test Food Stamp Recipients
https://apnews.com/6f5adff5efeb4f9a9075f76bf9cf5572



Trump Nominee versus Brown v Board of Education

Video: https://www.facebook.com/TheBenjaminDixonShow/videos/842503075951467/

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/12/politics/wendy-vitter-brown-v-board-of-education/index.html

Trump Supporter Uses David Hogg Image for Target Practice: https://twitter.com/MagaFrank2/status/984271382610558977

Ben Shapiro and the Overton Window: https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/04/kevin-williamson-atlantic-firing-twitter-mob/

***EPISODE 579 | Michael Cohen, Trump’s personal attorney, had his offices raided yesterday by the FBI. Donald Trump-- a man who was already unhinged -- us beginning to unravel. Let’s discuss his tirade from yesterday.

A white man from Australia had the largest Black Lives Matter Facebook page and profited greatly off of it. Let’s discuss the implications.

Finally, a Chicago police officer implicated in framing over 50 people for murder is offered immunity to help secure the one conviction the DAs think was solid.

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STORY 1: Michael Cohen’s Office Raided
Opening Clip of Donald Trump’s response to the Michael Cohen raid: https://youtu.be/1kgIS2JTrCE?t=1m37s

Informaiton on the Raid: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/us/politics/fbi-raids-office-of-trumps-longtime-lawyer-michael-cohen.html

U.S. Attorney Behind the Raid Is a Trump Appointee (Huffington Post): https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/geoffrey-berman-trump_us_5acc09dce4b0337ad1eb041c

STORY 2: Fake Black Lives Matter Page Makes Hundreds of Thousands is Run By White Man From Australia

CNN Investigation: http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/09/technology/fake-black-lives-matter-facebook-page/

Original Investigation: https://www.manicnews.com/2017/12/the-largest-black-lives-matter-page-on.html

Buzzfeed coverage: https://www.buzzfeed.com/bradesposito/blm-facebook-page

STORY 3: Chicago Police Officer Implicated in 50 framings

Buzzfeed reporting by Melissa Segura: https://www.buzzfeed.com/melissasegura/detective-guevaras-witnesses?utm_term=.liV7MX2g7#.lae7Q1G27

Man Recently Released May Face Deportation: https://www.buzzfeed.com/melissasegura/chicago-detective-guevara-framed-rodriguez-murder-free

***EPISODE 578 | Syrian President Assad is implicated in another gas attack this time in the city of Douma killing 70 people including women and children. But why would he do this? We explore the rationale for and against Assad’s chemical attack.

Portland police kill a homeless man in a terrifying video. One homeless man with a knife versus at least a dozen police officers with guns drawn. The ACLU is calling for answers.

This week I will be discussing the Gaza-Israel Border Massacre. I speak briefly about it in this episode because I want you to know that I am paying attention to that issue.

Finally, I address some vociferous criticisms of Episode 577.


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Segment 1: Douma Gas Attack

Al Jazeera Opening Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NYo_UePmg8

Abby Phillip of CNN from the White House: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NYo_UePmg8

RT doubts the Logic of Assad Attacking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7pprLTrH8g

Why Would Assad Use Chemical Weapons?: https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/04/11/why-would-assad-use-sarin-in-a-war-hes-winning-to-terrify-syrians/?utm_term=.1e903f441282

Segment 2: Police Shoot and Kill Homeless Man

Oregon Homeless man being shot down by police:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfGKesq2Vkw

Willamette Week: http://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2018/04/08/portland-police-shot-and-killed-a-man-inside-a-homeless-shelter-after-he-allegedly-burst-into-an-aa-meeting-with-a-knife/

ACLU Statement on Oregon Homeless Man Shooting: https://aclu-or.org/en/press-releases/aclu-oregon-questions-killing-man-police-portland-calls-transparency

Israel-Gaza Border Massacre Preview:
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2018/04/weve-stock-gaza-hospitals-declare-state-emergency-180408084314352.html?__twitter_impression=true

***EPISODE 577 | Notes and Links***

Bernie Sanders is getting attacked over seemingly innocuous comments about Obama’s presidency. I avoided this conversation yesterday but woke up with some insight that I feel is valuable to the conversation. WARNING: You are NOT going to agree with everything I say.

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Notes from the Show with Links

Bernie in Jackson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pAf_VSDk6Y

BuzzFeed Article on Bernie’s Drug Dealer Comments: https://www.buzzfeed.com/rubycramer/bernie-sanders-revolution-needs-black-voters-to-win-but-can?utm_term=.pa48lBGr8#.fojWY19pW

Washington Post Data on White Drug Dealers: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/09/30/white-people-are-more-likely-to-deal-drugs-but-black-people-are-more-likely-to-get-arrested-for-it/?utm_term=.fbaa3391f38d

Chokwe Lumumba (go to 1:25:35)
https://www.facebook.com/newsms.fm/videos/1670470053044693/

Michael Eric Dyson on Obama: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkZaWV918Gw

***EPISODE 576 | Notes and Links***

Dr. King is probably the most co-opted historical figure second only to Jesus Christ. I don’t want to discuss him in terms of any political agenda or even my own ambition. I want to discuss the father, the husband and the man.

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Notes from the Show with Links

Clip 1 of King: Mountain Top Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL4FOvIf7G8

Professor Eddie Glaude Time Magazine Piece: http://time.com/5220093/the-whitewashing-and-resurrection-of-dr-kings-legacy/

Clip 2 of King: Mountain Top Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL4FOvIf7G8

Clip 3 of King: Economic Redistribution: https://twitter.com/BenjaminPDixon/status/805090852121047040

Clip 4 of King: Didn’t cost America a dime: https://twitter.com/BenjaminPDixon/status/805090047628312576

Clip 5 of King: Black is Beautiful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAGIbhdj5d8

Clip 6 of King: Closing of Mountain Top Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL4FOvIf7G8

***EPISODE 575 | Notes and Links***

Most of you have already heard the terrifying clip of hundreds of local news reporters giving the same “Donald Trump” talking points. Each of these stations is owned by Sinclair Broadcasting. But Sinclair has far more insidious plans than just being the propaganda tool of Donald Trump. In this podcast, we explore in detail.

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Notes from the Show with Links

Deadspin mashup of hundreds of anchors: https://twitter.com/Deadspin/status/980175772206993409

We are the borg clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyenRCJ_4Ww

CEO of Sinclair outlining his goals for a broadcasting monopoly: https://twitter.com/BenjaminPDixon/status/980876930319831041

Deal Kushner made with Sinclair to help Donald Trump: https://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-campaign-sinclair-broadcasting-jared-kushner-232764

Bottom Line With Boris: Press Chaos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlJ9ibxSPeE

Bottom Line With Boris: Military Parade:

Bottom Line With Boris: White House Turnover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCpl6F2dw10

CEO of Sinclair thanking FCC chairman Ajit Pai: https://twitter.com/BenjaminPDixon/status/980878660084338689