The Resist Report

After a six-week hiatus, The Resist Report podcast is back with an all-new episode and panelists Alex Mohajer, Thomas McAbee, and Rance Collins have impeachment on the brain. To impeach, or not to impeach? With the Mueller Report having been released weeks ago and the Special Counsel’s press conference last week in which he reiterated that the constitutional remedy for high crimes and misdemeanors in the White House lies with Congress, the panelists weigh in on the political expediency of impeachment.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has been careful to tow the line regarding impeachment, at some points even suggesting that Mr. Trump wants the House to impeach because it might increase his chances for a re-election victory next November. Earlier this week, she told House Democrats she wants to see Trump in prison during a clash with House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY), and seems to believe if Trump is acquitted in the Senate as is the likely outcome of an impeachment proceeding, it will make criminal prosecution once Trump leaves office highly unlikely.

Others, however, are concerned with the long-term ramifications of allowing Trump to run rampant on our constitution and to allow his obstruction, illegality, and corruption go unchecked and the precedent it will set for future presidents of both parties.

The panelists are celebrating Pride Week in Los Angeles, and as such one of their Shithole of the Week nominees is John Hugo and the other organizers of a straight pride parade being scheduled in Boston on August 31st which is meant to serve as a hateful counterpart to the gay pride parades and events happening in cities all across the United States throughout the month of June.

Other nominees this week include Attorney General William Barr, who may be held in contempt of Congress next week for his failure to comply with subpoenas to turn over the full unredacted copy of the Mueller Report, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnel (R-KY), whose hypocrisy in his approach to holding votes for Supreme Court justice nominees has yet again rankled Democrats.

The theme music for the Resist Report is by Chris Prythm of Ill-It Records.

 

 

The Resist Report welcomes Retired Major Ike Johnson, who is running in the Democratic primary for Congress in North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District (NC-03) coming up on April 30th. Johnson talks about his race following the drama that unfolded in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District last year when the results of that election were nullified following a showing of voter fraud by the Republican Mark Harris. He presents his vision for a unified and progressive voice to represent his district in Washington. More information about Johnson can be found at his official campaign website.

On this week’s episode, panelists Alex Mohajer, Daniel Fusselman, Rance Collins, and Thomas McAbee discuss the Joe Biden problem and the recent allegations of misconduct brought against him by various women who say that he invaded their personal space and did not respect boundaries. The panelists consider the media treatment of this scandal in advance of Joe Biden’s near-certain forthcoming announcement that he will run for president in 2020, adding to a historically crowded Democratic field of candidates who will seek to take on Trump in the next election.

The nominees this week for Shithole of the Week are:

* The Republican faction of the White House responsible for issuing bogus security clearances (nominated by Alex Mohajer).

* InfoWars Host Alex Jones (nominated by Thomas Mcabee).

* Attorney General William Barr (nominated by Rance Collins).

* The Sultan of Brunei (nominated by Daniel Fusselman)

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The Resist Report features music by Chris Prythm and Ill-It Records, including “Dream Merchant” and “The Plight featuring I.AM.EM.”

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Frances Callier and Angela V. Shelton are brilliant.

The comedy duo, more commonly known as ‘Frangela,’ have been leaders of the resistance movement since the day Donald Trump was elected. With a comedy album titled “Resist”, a massively popular podcast called “The Final Word,” an enormous Twitter following, and a television show called “Me Time with Frangela” appearing in 44 markets across the United States, these girls are on fire.

In an exclusive interview with Alex Mohajer and The Resist Report, Callier and Shelton (fraternal twin sisters) discuss what its like to women of color with such a major platform at a time when race and politics have become so divisive, and how comedy can be used as a subversive tool of critiquing the status quo. Tune in to hear their picks for the Democratic 2020 nominee for President, and hear about where they were on Election Night 2016.

Later in the episode, the co-hosts Mohajer, Rance Collins, Thomas McAbee, and Daniel Fusselman are back for another round of hot topics, and pick their #ShitholeoftheWeek.

The nominees this week for Shithole of the Week are:

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The Resist Report features music by Chris Prythm and Ill-It Records, including “Dream Merchant” and “The Plight featuring I.AM.EM.”

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Former Secretary of State and 2016 popular vote winner for President of the United States Hillary Clinton seemingly announced this week that she would not be running for the Oval Office in 2020 in an interview with a New York local news station. THE RESIST REPORT Panelists Alex Mohajer, Daniel Fusselman, Rance Collins, and Thomas McAbee weigh in on this week’s episode on whether the announcement was actually an announcement or whether it was misinterpreted by the news media.

The announcement unsurprisingly drew the taunts of Donald J. Trump, the illegitimate victor and Clinton’s former rival, which elicited an epic clapback from the former Democratic nominee.

I’m dead. Send flowers. https://t.co/gD4dXoFONo

— Alex Mohajer (@AlexMohajer) March 5, 2019

I’m dead. Send flowers. https://t.co/gD4dXoFONo

— Alex Mohajer (@AlexMohajer) March 5, 2019

Hillary Clinton was in Selma, Alabama this week speaking about voter rights and suppression at the Martin and Coretta King Unity Breakfast where she received a Lifetime Achievement Award. Her speech was nothing short of inspirational.

Episode 3 of The Resist Report is touching on all of the week’s biggest headlines and current events items, including former Trump attorney Michael Cohen’s explosive testimony before the House Oversight Committee, a potential cure for HIV, the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland, and the panelists’ stories of Election Night 2016.

The nominees this week for Shithole of the Week are:

* Shannon Goessling, Trump’s pick for an anti-violence against Women appointment (nominated by Alex Mohajer).

* Republican congressman Jim Jordan of Ohio (nominated by Thomas Mcabee).

* Ivanka Trump (nominated by Rance Collins).

* Republican state legislator Vito Barbieri of Idaho The national chapter of the United Methodist Church which voted this week to maintain anti-LGBT policies despite a thriving LGBT membership and leadership presence (nominated by Rance Collins).

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Donald Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen, who was convicted last year on eight felony counts and sentenced to three years in prison in connection with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, testified before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday during an open session of Congress. The Resist Report panelists discuss the potential effects of his testimony. Footage of the testimony can be found below.

Donald Trump and his presidential campaign’s involvement in Russian collusion and meddling with the 2016 presidential election have been the subject of intense scrutiny and a two-year investigation that has produced indictments and guilty pleas from 34 people and 3 companies, the latest being long-time Trump ally Roger Stone, an infamous Republican political operative.

The Resist Report panelists Alex Mohajer, Daniel Fusselman, Rance Collins, and Thomas McAbee discusses this and a host of other issues on this week’s episode, including the expected announcement of former Vice President Joe Biden for president, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, and more.

The nominees this week for Shithole of the Week are:

* The New York Times for their continued negative coverage of Hillary Clinton (nominated by Alex Mohajer).

* Representative Matt Gaetz for trying to threaten Michael Cohen ahead of his testimony before Congress (nominated by Daniel Fusselman).

* Former Republican candidate for Congress Mark Harris for committing voter fraud and necessitating a new election in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District (nominated by Thomas McAbee).

* The national chapter of the United Methodist Church which voted this week to maintain anti-LGBT policies despite a thriving LGBT membership and leadership presence (nominated by Rance Collins).

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The Resist Report is back for its second season after a powerhouse first year that delivered fifty episodes and featured guests like Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts, Center for American Progress founder Neera Tanden, Reps. Maxine Waters and Ted Lieu, and newly elected members of Congress Katie Porter, Gil Cisneros, and Mike Levin, among many others.

Host and moderator Alex Mohajer is back at the helm with co-hosts Thomas McAbee, Rance Collins, and Daniel Fusselman discussing the Trump Shutdown, Nancy Pelosi and her fierce Max Mara coat, the upcoming Mueller indictments, sobriety, and more.

With theme music by Chris Prythm of Ill-It Records, including the opening title music “Dream Merchant” and closing credits “The Plight featuring I.AM.EM”

One year. 365 days. 525,600 minutes. 50 podcast episodes.  One epic blue wave that keeps on giving.

On the season finale of  the podcast, which also commemorates its 50th episode and the one year anniversary of its inception, show panelists Alex Mohajer, Rance Collins, Daniel Fusselman, and Thomas McAbee reflect on the first season of their podcast-that-could, and all of the events in Washington, D.C. that have transpired since November of last year.

“Exactly one year ago when we premiered our first episode, we were mourning the one-year anniversary of the 2016 election,” said co-founder and show host Mohajer. “We even organized a nationwide candlelight vigil.”

“Yes, but we were also feeling hopeful following special election victories in New Jersey and Virginia,” McAbee added.

The episode comes on the tail end of a massive blue wave in the 2018 midterm elections, which saw Democrats gaining an historic 40 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, retaking that chamber and giving Democrats agenda-setting power and a much-needed check on the Trump Administration.

The panelists also selected their Hero of the Year and Shithole of the Year.

Heroes of the Year

* Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams and black women (selected by Thomas McAbee)

* Adam Schiff and Nancy Pelosi (selected by Rance Collins)

* Beto O’Rourke and the Women of the Resistance (selected by Alex Mohajer)

* Special Counsel Robert Mueller and Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein (selected by Daniel Fusselman)

Shitholes of the Year

* Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions (selected by Daniel Fusselman)

* Kierstjen Nielsen, Ted Cruz, and Brett Kavanaugh (by Alex Mohajer)

* Sarah Huckabee Sanders (selected by Thomas McAbee)

* Senator Lindsey Graham (selected by Rance Collins)

The 2018 midterm elections have come and gone and the verdict is in:

Despite the president’s denials, and an inexplicably undersold narrative being parroted by the American news media, this was nothing short of a blue wave. Per

Riding on an insurgence of liberal activism spearheaded by groups like Indivisible and Swing Left that began shortly after the 2016 presidential election, Democrats ushered in the biggest net gains in the U.S. House of Representatives in a generation. While a few races are still outstanding, Democrats are poised to gain 38 seats in the U.S. House, delivering a devastating blow to Donald Trump in what was a clear referendum on his presidency.

Running largely on a platform of protecting and expanding healthcare and gun control legislation, Democrats have won agenda-setting power, the ability to investigate and subpoena the Trump Administration, and ultimately the ability to serve as a check on this president and his cronies.

A few disappointing losses by the tree headliners of the midterm elections for Democrats tainted the evening. But with Beto O’Rourke in Texas rumored to be considering a presidential bid, Andrew Gillum rescinding his concession in favor of a full recount in Florida, and Stacey Abrams getting another chance in the run-off election in her gubernatorial race in Georgia.

The Bros for America podcast panelists welcome Congressman Ted Lieu to discuss the 2018 midterm elections and give listeners a run-down of all the major races happening across the nation, including the Governor's, Senate, and House races.

Gil Cisneros is a lot of things. A Navy veteran. An ex-Republican who saw the writing on the wall well before it was the cool thing to do (he left the Party in 2008 following the disastrous performance of the

Bush Administration). A lottery winner (yep, you read that correctly. Cisneros and his wife Jacki bagged a cool $255 million playing the lottery in 2010). A philanthropist who opted to start a foundation and buy a minivan rather than a Ferrari with his prize-winnings. A husband. A children’s advocate. A healthcare advocate.

And now, he’s a Democrat endorsed by former President Barack Obama, running to flip the former congressional seat of GOP-heavyweight Ed Royce in the upcoming 2018 midterm elections. Royce joined an unprecedented four dozen Republicans who are making their exit from the U.S. House of Representatives, amidst a tumultuous term and an insurgence of activism.



With Donald Trump it’s standard-bearer, the Republican party faces a day of reckoning even as it enjoys control of every arm of the Government.

There is no better local example of this national day of reckoning then in California’s 39th Congressional District. The contest has proven to be one of the most dramatic in the nation, with Politico calling it the “wierdest race in the country.” A highly combative primary election pitted a crowded field of Democrats against one another, and Cisneros emerged from the blood bath on June 5th as the victor.

The race is happening in a particularly high-stakes election cycle, with some not only calling for a “blue wave,” but insisting on the necessity of one in order to protect American democracy from ruin. But more importantly, is that the Democrats have made this race a part of their strategy for winning back the U.S. House of Representatives.

Since the day after Election Day 2016, the party leadership has been hell-bent on a singularly focused strategy for reclaiming the House: take normally Republican-held districts that went to Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election, and run strong progressive candidates that play well to that particular district.

California, as it turns out, would become central to this figure. With Katie Porter, Katie Hill, Mike Levin, Harley Rouda, Cisneros and others representing the Southern California delegation that will be crucial to Democrats strategy. A loss in any one of these districts could mean dashed dreams for activists who have been organizing for nearly two years to bring about the much-ballyhooed blue wave.

Cisneros is up for the challenge. He joined the Bros for America podcast this week for an exclusive interview to discuss the race, why he got into it, why he thinks health care is the most important issue in America, and the nature of the zany race in CA-39.

Interested in campaigning for Gil Cisneros in CA-39? We have added a slew of events featuring Cisneros on our Events Calendar page thanks to our partnership with Mobilize America,  including phone bank and canvassing opportunities for Cisneros and any one of the other candidates we have featured in our Race for 2018 Interview Series.