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Sam is live again from the Mass Torts Conference in Las Vegas! First, he runs through updates on Hurricane Milton’s devastating impact in Florida and the crisis capitalism that has followed, presidential polling, Israeli war crimes in Lebanon and Gaza, the US economy, Russian advances in Ukraine, and even more corruption out of the Eric Adams Administration, before he and Emma parse through Harris’ policy announcements on hurricane response (particularly against predatory price gouging) and the care economy. Then, Sam is joined by two attorneys from Levin Papantonio law firm, first talking with Jeff Gaddy about his ongoing mass tort case against major social media companies including Meta, Snap, Google, and ByteDance (TikTok), and their platforms’ exploitation of minors via overwhelming exposure to addictive and harmful content. Gaddy walks through these corporations’ responsibility for the design and development of their platforms, touching on the protections from liability for true third-party content that Section 230 offers and the exceptions to these protections when it comes to these corporations' production of their own (even if derivative) content and to how said design and development curates and highlights the content users engage with. After running through various other ongoing cases against these companies, Jeff and Sam unpack the developing role of legislative challenges to these practices and the importance of civil law in pushing these issues into the open, wrapping up the interview by briefly touching on the major revelations in discovery and what the “damages” of this exploitation look like. Cameron Stephenson is the next attorney to join, diving into the recent proliferation of GLP-1RA drugs, from the FDA’s approval of Ozempic as a diabetes medication in 2017, through the now sixth variation between Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly that focuses more on medical (or even cosmetic) weight loss, and the pharmaceutical industry’s complete failure to properly warn some millions and millions of patients about serious risks and side effects associated with the drug class – namely gastroparesis. After expanding on the particular role off-label marketing of cosmetic uses played in contributing to the pervasion of GLP-1RAs – despite the relatively minor financial penalties associated with it – Stephenson wraps up the interview by unpacking the impact of this pharmaceutical malpractice, and the importance of civil law in pushing for genuine change. Sam and Emma also cover Kari Lake and Ruben Gallego’s clash over the exploitations of crisis capitalism, Harris’ complete failure to highlight any of the popular elements of her platform, and the inspiration Donald Trump is finding in the extreme inequality of the Gilded Age. Plus, Matt Walsh (and, more importantly, Asher Edelman) share their takes on the billionaire’s role in society.

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It’s Hump Day! And Sam is live from the Mass Torts Conference in Las Vegas! First, Sam and Emma run through updates on the build of Hurricane Milton as it approaches Florida, Harris’ campaign for the right, Biden’s commitment to Israel, DOJ vs. Google, Trump’s blocking of a Kavanaugh FBI investigation, abortion bans, Boeing machinist’s ongoing labor action, Elons cucking to Lula, the ever-crumbling Eric Adams Administration, and the GOP’s mass investment in anti-trans attacks, before parsing a little more thoroughly through the impending threat of Hurricane Milton. After touching on the important distinction between mass torts and class action lawsuits, Sam is joined by Attorney Kim Adams with Levin Pappantonio to discuss her ongoing litigation against the Canadian porn company formerly known as MindGeek (now Aylo) for encouraging, facilitating, and helping to disseminate child pornography on their site, unpacking the law (Section 230) that protects platforms from legal liability for third-party content and the tension between that and the active production, curation, boosting, and highlighting of said liable content, not to mention the heightened responsibility for pornography companies to be aware of the content the platform and sponsor. After expanding on the extensive community of impacted parties, be they plaintiffs or potential class members, and exploring the distinction between hosting and publishing, Adams summarizes the case’s state right now. Next, Andy Birchfield from Beasley Allen joins, diving right into the ever-ongoing case against Johnson & Johnson for their manufacturing, sale, and promotion of their Talc-based baby powder formula despite internal awareness of the presence of asbestos and the devastating medical impact it can have on mothers and their children, with a particular focus on J&J knowingly marketing this toxic powder as a feminine hygiene product and the resulting development of ovarian cancer amongst consumers. Next, Birchfield dives deep into J&J’s implementation of the “Texas Two-Step” legal maneuver to avoid responsibility, splitting off all of its liabilities from its assets into a separate company, before immediately moving said company to the asbestos-liability haven of North Carolina, where it would attempt to declare bankruptcy and render any attempts at accountability or compensation null. Walking through the circle of attrition that this has created in the courts, as we enter a third attempt to declare bankruptcy, Andy and Sam wrap up with the future of this case and the role public pressure, congressional legislation, and the questionable morals of J&J leadership all play in hopefully bringing this to a close. Sam and Emma also expand on the developing story about the Trump White House’s obstruction of an FBI investigation into Brett Kavanaugh’s allegations of sexual assault. The crew watches Sean Hannity compares abortion restrictions to the draft before chatting with attorneys Brian Barr of Levin Papantonio and the legendary Ben Crump about their representation of Roger Fortson, a U.S. airman shot to death by police. They then discuss the back-and-forth sniping between Kamala Harris and Ron DeSantis over taking a phone call regarding hurricane assistance, and Benjamin Netanyahu benevolently addressing the people of Lebanon (major sarcasm intended). Plus, your IM's!

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It's News Day Tuesday! Emma speaks with Daniel Nichanian, editor-in-chief of Bolts Magazine, to discuss the state of play of the 2024 election and what key races to watch out for in November. First, Emma runs through updates on the wake of Hurricane Helene and the progression of Hurricane Milton, US federal and state-level disaster response, DeSantis’ fascism, Harris' medicare plan, election polls, Trump’s struggling campaign messaging, Israel’s ongoing slaughter in Gaza, Elon Musk’s SuperPAC bribe, Biden’s EPA policy, and Georgia’s abortion ban, before further unpacking the extreme conditions of Hurricane Milton and the absurdly weak disaster preparedness of DeSantis’ Florida. Daniel Nichanian then joins, diving right into the state election polling one month out of the election, Trump’s struggle to persuade voters outside of his strongholds, and Harris’ performance in swing states. Stepping back, Nichanian and Emma unpack the incredible precarity of the New York Democratic Party in the wake of their center-right pivot over the last few election cycles, what their poor favorability in the state means for Harris and Congress, before looking to the major Senate races to look for, namely Colin Allred’s challenge to Ted Cruz and Tester’s fight to retain his seat, also diving into Independent Dan Osborn’s race out of Nebraska. After briefly unpacking the major state-level abortion referendums on the ballot in November (and their potential impact up- and down-ballot), Daniel highlights some other big referendums – including redistricting, minimum wage, and transit and affordable housing funding – and wraps up by exploring the major fights going on for state-level control in Arizona and North Carolina.

And in the Fun Half: Emma and the MR Team unpack a GOP congressional candidate’s attempt to frame his friend’s family as his own and the disaster of various state democratic parties, Josef from Israel explores the idea of one democratic state in Palestine, and Trump sites his sights on the gilded age for his economic inspiration. Laura Ingraham helps Trump work through the trauma of returning to Butler, Creflo Dollar parses through the New Jersey ballot, and Tucker and Elon muse about how dangerous and anti-establishment they really are. Jeff from Iowa discusses the mood of the midwest electorate one month out from the election, plus, your calls and IMs!

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It's Monday! Sam and Emma speak with Ilan Pappe, professor of history at the University of Exeter and Director of the European Centre for Palestine Studies, author of Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic, to discuss the state of affairs in the Middle East a year after October 7th, 2023. Then she speaks with Rakan Abed El Rahman, correspondent at the National News stationed in the Gaza Strip, to discuss what it has been like reporting on the Israel/Gaza conflict since October 7th of last year. First, Emma runs through updates on today’s voter registration deadlines, Israel’s decimation of Gaza, the IDF’s failing invasion of Southern Lebanon, Blinken’s role in approving the IDF’s bombing of aid trucks in Gaza, France’s military aid to Israel, the Harris campaign, SCOTUS, Biden’s immigration policy, and the impending Hurricane Milton, before parsing through Elon Musk’s simultaneously cringeworthy and genuinely concerning appearance at Trump’s rally in PA. Professor Ilan Pappé then joins, diving right into the rapid escalation and exacerbation of Israeli society and the Israeli state’s genocidal desires, first tackling the clear signs of the citizenry’s right-wing turn and the Netanyahu Administration’s messianic nature in the wake of the 2022 elections, before unpacking his thoughts on how the rapid radicalization during Israel’s brutal ethnic cleansing of Gaza (now expanded into a regional conflict) has exposed extensive cracks in the state of Israel. After briefly touching on the role of Israeli’s backlash to Netanyahu’s fascistic judiciary reforms – and the particular dearth of any connection between the violence imposed on Palestinians and the fascism coming home to roost – in demonstrating the precarious state of the country, Professor Pappé steps back to explore this evolution as a natural progression of right-wing colonial ideology in direct conflict with the world it’s invading, bolstered by Israel’s proactive violence in stamping out any conditions for change. Ilan then walks Sam and Emma through the evolution of the super-alliance that backs the Zionist state, exploring the movement’s roots in an Evangelical Christian movement that sought to capitalize on anti-Semitic sentiment and the growing aims of the British Empire, putting together an overwhelmingly powerful coalition before the Jewish community even came to the fore, also looking at the incredible evolution of the Zionist lobby in the United States and how Israel’s ability to stamp out conditions for change extends well beyond its border. After expanding on the ever-growing international backlash to Israel’s genocidal apartheid regime, Pappé dives deep into the need to recenter Palestinian actors in this fight, and what must be done to achieve decolonization in the region as quickly and with as little violence as possible. Rakan Abed El Rahman then looks to the ongoing devastation Israel is inflicting on the Gaza Strip, unpacking the ever-rising death toll, the debilitating material and mental conditions, and the complete decimation of civilian sectors in the region, before stepping back to outline how very real (while certainly less extreme) all of those issues were *prior* to October 7th of last year. Expanding on this, El Rahman walks Emma through the near-total nature of Israel’s reign of terror in Gaza since Hamas’ attack last October, even in contrast with Israel’s other major offensives against Gaza over the last two decades, before wrapping up by sharing his (and others’) experiences of Israel’s explicit and targeted terrorizing of journalists and medical personnel, and the insane need for the West (and Israel) to recognize Palestinians as humans rather than terrorists.

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It's Casual Friday! Sam and Emma speak with Ryan Grim, reporter at Drop Site News and co-host of Counter Points, to break down the biggest headlines of the day. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Israel’s brutal assaults on Beirut and Gaza, the US’ longshoremen strike, the US economy, Trump’s attacks on legal migrants, student loan relief, the devastation of Hurricane Helene, and Eric Adams’ legal woes, also watching Trump’s pitch for his economic platform (it’s just him bragging about ripping people off). Ryan Grim then joins, diving right into Israel’s ongoing escalation and expansion of their military offensive, and the US’ condonation of their brutal campaign as it now extends into Lebanon and potentially to Iran, stepping back to look at how the Biden Administration – and more particularly advisors Brett McGurk and Amos Hochstein –  have skirted around US military recommendations and intelligence to endorse Israel’s pivot whole-heartedly. After expanding on the role of US oil reserves in potentially bolstering Biden’s commitment to expanding Zionist bloodthirst, Ryan, Sam, and Emma unpack the strong continuity between the campaigns and administrations of Harris and Biden, first touching on inklings of a potentially devastating departure from Biden’s labor personnel before walking through the role this coherence plays in influencing the Harris campaign’s ongoing pivot to center-right voters. They also touch on the role of the growing labor movement in bolstering and challenging the Harris campaign and wrap up the show with a conversation on the conservative canvassing conundrum and the pointlessness of the VP Debate.

And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma discuss the sentencing of former Colorado County Clerk Tina Peters over Trump’s election scheme while no organizers of the scheme have been held accountable, and Kowalski from Nebraska gives me (the person writing this) a lovely compliment and unpacks some of JD Vance’s industrial and manufacturing rhetoric from the debate. They also dive deep into the turnaround of the US economy and the boost it’s giving to Harris’ polling – with some helpful commentary from Laura Ingraham and Julie Su. Baddie from Cincinnati has some plans for Cincy’s abandoned subway tunnels, Mike Lawler explains the nuances of Blackface, and JD Vance does some election denial. Neville from New Joisey helps to end the show with some good ol'-fashioned genocide-denial, plus, your calls and IMs!

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It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with Adam Hanieh, development studies academic based in the UK, to discuss his recent book Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market. Then, she speaks with Greg Stoker, co-host of the Colonial Outcasts podcast, to discuss Israel's recent offensive into Lebanon. First, Emma runs through updates on the release of Jack Smith’s new brief on Trump’s Jan 6th case, Elon’s secret funding of GOP PACs and candidates, Biden-Harris disaster response to Helene, climate change, Harris polling, Israel’s expanding offensives in the Middle East, the devastation of Gazan families by Israel, Facebook’s suppression, the Longshoremen strike, Jordan Neely’s killer, and the presidency of Claudia Sheinbaum, before parsing a little deeper through Jack Smith’s Jan 6th briefing, including his approach to SCOTUS’ ridiculous immunity qualifiers and some extra insights into the day of January 6th itself. Adam Hanieh then joins, briefly touching on his lived experience in the Middle East before diving deep into the central role that the evolution of fossil fuels has played in shaping Western hegemony over the past century and a half, from the rise of coal directly fueling the growth of the British Empire, and well through the “transition” to oil (really more of an addition than transition) and the rise of US Empire. Expanding on this latter point, Hanieh walks Emma through the rise of the oil industry in the mid-20th Century as a product of monopoly, with near-complete vertical integration in an industry dominated by seven companies (five of which were American), also touching on the major role oil reserves in the Persian Gulf played in the evolution of the Cold War, as the US stepped in for dwindling British and French colonial power in the Middle East, establishing a strong alliance with the Saudi regime before Israel’s success in the 1967 war added another major US proxy in the region, with even greater control over the Suez Canal – two relationships that remain central to US interests with the ongoing push for the Abraham Accords. After expanding on the role of the US in bolstering instability and insecurity in the region to secure their influence, Adam wraps up by unpacking the evolution of OPEC and its role as a supposedly decolonial institution headed by a major US-ally and authoritarian regime in Saudi Arabia. Greg Stoker and Emma tackle the rapid expansion of Israel’s ongoing military campaign into a full-scale regional conflict, with Israel launching a full-scale terror campaign across Lebanon before advancing a typically collectively punitive bombing campaign against Hezbollah personnel, as well this week’s Iran-launched barrage on Tel Aviv. Stoker continues, tackling the glaring parallels between Israel’s ongoing invasion of Lebanon and their complete failure in the 2006 war, parsing through the difficulties Israel faces in constantly warring with decentralized guerrilla factions, and exploring Israel’s potential responses to Iran’s controlled assault. Wrapping up, Greg and Emma tackle the U.S’ role as a behind-the-scenes broker between Iran and Israel, and assess the devastating impact Israel’s bloodthirst has had on its economy.

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It’s Hump Day! Sam and Emma break down the biggest moments from the Vice Presidential debate last night. First, they run through updates on post-VP Debate polling, Iran’s barrage on Israel, Israel’s decimation of a Gazan orphanage and barring of the UN Secretary-General, the rising death toll of Hurricane Helene, US labor action, and Eric Adams’ last refuge, also unpacking Rep Ruwa Romman’s recent thread on what it means to expand the Democratic coalition. After briefly touching on the lingering electoral impact of the Biden Administration’s State Department bloodlust, Sam and Emma dive deep into last night’s Vice Presidential debate, including Walz’s success in highlighting the importance of the Iran Nuclear Deal during a ridiculous opening portion on Iran, Vance’s failure to not dig even deeper into his absurd, shameful, and vitriolic lies about Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio. They also touch on Walz’s ability to center the success of the ACA in attacking Trump’s “concept of a plan,” and his perfect setup of JD Vance during a conversation on January 6th. They wrap up by briefly expanding on the greater electoral impact (however minimal) of the debate, and what we can glean about the final month of the race.

And in the Fun Half: Emma and the MR Team parse through the numbers on Walz’s and Vance’s debate performances, watch Walz’s new post-debate ad, and tackle the Dem’s choice to campaign for moderates rather than reach out to low-propensity partisans. A Caller from Vancouver Island on the low expectations for Kamala’s approach to Israel’s genocide, Ally from South Carolina on Harris swing state campaigning, and Miguel from Arkansas on the shortcomings of ranked-choice voting. Noted ghoul Donald Trump Jr reflects on the harrowing experience of having to tell his kids about their grandfather or something, and other noted ghoul Matthew Miller openly states that the Biden Administration “never wanted to see a diplomatic solution with Hamas.” Plus, your calls and IMs!

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It's News Day Tuesday! Sam & Emma break down the biggest headlines of the day. First, they run through updates on Israel’s offensives in Lebanon and Gaza, Iran’s preparations for a retaliatory strike on Israel, tonight’s VP Debate, the devastation (and recovery efforts) in the wake of Hurricane Helene, longshoreman labor action, swing state polling, reproductive rights in Georgia and California, Biden’s expanding asylum restrictions, New York corruption, and Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday, before diving a little deeper into Israel’s expanding regional terror campaign, and watching Ta-Nehisi Coates absolutely eviscerate CBS host Tony Dokoupil’s attempt to shield Israeli apartheid from criticism via whattaboutism, a classic Zionist victim complex, and general bigotry. After briefly touching on the exacerbation of Israeli aggression under Netanyahu and Biden regimes with little-to-no grasp on reality, Sam and Emma look to some devastating stories in the wake of Hurricane Helene, including corporate malpractice in keeping an Impact Plastics plant open, and touch on the shifting electoral picture. They also preview tonight’s VP debate (and MR’s coverage!), briefly touch on the least surprising controversy around Kyle Rittenhouse, and wrap up with some breaking news as violence breaks out in Jaffa and Iran launches missile attacks on Tel Aviv.

And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma tackle the breaking news of Iran’s retaliatory strikes on Tel Aviv, parse through Tim Pool’s defamation suit against the Harris campaign, and watch as reactionary luminaries such as Dave Rubin, Jordan Peterson, and Russell Brand join forces to “Rescue the Republic”… despite not being from the same republics. John from San Antonio has some beef with Ettingermentum’s poll readings and unpacks polling screens, Democrats’ age-gap problem, and more, plus, your calls and IMs!

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Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speaks with Manisha Sinha, Chair in American History at the University of Connecticut, to discuss her recent book The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on the major death toll coming out of Lebanon, the sending of US forces and aid to support Israel, US airstrikes in Syria, Hurricane Helene’s death toll and destruction, presidential polling, Gavin Newsome’s pro-Private Equity and Big Tech moves, labor news, Eric Adams’ legal woes, and the passing of Kris Kristofferson, before reading a message from Matt Strackbein AKA The Letterhack on the devastation of Hurricane Helene. Professor Manisha Sinha then joins, diving right into the major expansion of the typical Reconstruction time frame in her work, with the 1865-77 period failing to incorporate the initial challenge for interracial democracy in the South or the decades of challenges to the progressive project of Reconstruction that were required to overthrow this effort fully, and exploring the mythologizing of this era as an abject “failure” and the “Lost Cause” revisionist history that plays into. Expanding on the importance of understanding the project to unwind Reconstruction, Professor Sinha tackles the role of the Gilded Age and the late 19th Century revolution in Industrial Capitalism in pushing a shift in the Republican Party from Lincoln to anti-labor, laisse-faire liberal Republicans aligned with southern capitalists, all but abandoning the abolitionist project, stepping back from the South as domestic racial terror campaigns and targeted political violence ran wild. After touching on the particular crackdown on the public and civic institutions in the South – via both state and vigilante violence – and expanding on the role of economic populism in bolstering the white supremacist project against Reconstruction, Manisha walks Sam and Emma through the direct relationship between the anti-Black and anti-democratic violence of the era and the then-ongoing project of imperialist expansion and the genocide of Native Americans. Wrapping up, Professor Sinha tackles the glaring parallels with today’s fight for democracy and against White Supremacy, particularly regarding party politics and the Supreme Court, and centers the importance of knowing what you’re fighting against. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma dive into the obscene, excessive, and indiscriminate nature of Israel’s bombardment of Beirut and assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, and watch the Foreign Minister of Jordan respond to Bibi’s UN speech. Joe Rogan walks through his big conspiracy of Democrat corruption and accidentally gets all the facts wrong along the way, Donald Trump wants to do a “the Purge,” and Charlie Kirk fights the oligarchy with the power of oligarchy.

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It's Casual Friday! Emma speaks with Ettingermentum of the "Ettingermentum Newsletter" on SubStack to discuss the state of play with just about 5 and a half weeks before the 2024 election. First, Emma runs through updates on the arraignment of Eric Adams, Harris’ polling lead, the US economy, Bibi’s visit to the UN, the rising death toll in Lebanon, Jim Clyburn’s endorsement of Lina Khan, Democratic Party funds, Trump’s legal woes, a potential censure of Clay Higgins, and an impending Kansas City rent strike, before tackling Elon Musk’s evident banning of Ken Klippenstein in a case that oddly resembles a certain #TwitterFiles. Ettingermentum then joins diving right into the misconceptions about the upcoming US Presidential election, particularly when it comes to polling, first stepping back to assess what pundits got wrong about the development of the US electorate over the last eight years – particularly in terms of solid Dem performance in the Sunbelt and Midwest – before diving deeper into why Kamala Harris’ floor and ceiling in these major swing states are significantly higher than Trump (despite her performance also somewhat raising Trump’s floor). After expanding on Harris’ commitment to the Democrats’ well-ossified campaign strategy of cozying up to corporate elites, Ettingermentum and Emma tackle the likelihood of a strategic or policy shift by Harris once in office and unpack the gap that still exists in the polling for her and other major Democratic candidates in swing states. Ettingermentum then gives us a greater review of polling across the Electoral College and explores what a potential escalation of conflict in the Middle East could do to change that, wrapping up the show with some fun musings on the state of political polling. And in the Fun Half: Emma and the MR Team watch Biden’s absurd adulation of Netanyahu on the View as horrifying bombing footage still coming out of Beirut, and parse through Netanyahu’s UN appearance and what it tells us about Israel’s role as the most important US client state in the Middle East. A Caller tackles Reagan’s role as the spark for modern conservatism, John from Virginia on the two-state solution conversation, and Jesse Watters has an unsurprising take on Kamala Harris. Tim Pool has a hell of an anti-migrant conspiracy theory, plus, your calls and IMs!

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