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Abby and Robbie Martin discuss the last few months of mainstream media fear mongering about China including official statements from the FBI, Secretary of Transportation and Biden himself. The episode starts with a discussion about the newest major escalation, the House resolution banning Chinese company Bytedance from owning or operating Tik-Tok in the united States.

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Banning Tik Tok & the Ramp-up of China Paranoia

Well, here we are.  The Julian loyalists are facing off against the Western Rockatansky forces as veteran journalist Mike Prysner (Eyes Left Podcast, Empire Files) remains a neutral and unwavering eye.  The result?  Total destruction of all three of our brains as we struggle our way through a showing of A24’s “Civil War.”  We’ll look at everything from interviews with the film’s director to its reception by various audiences alike in an attempt to understand how and why this film was made.  So, grab your squad, pop an XP token, and join us as we breach the Oval Office in an effort to make sense of “Civil War.” 

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“David Plouffe's advice for 2020,” Axios shared in 2019. “James Carville: 'Stupid wokeness' is a national problem for Democrats,” CNN reported in 2021. “Robert Gibbs, former White House Press Secretary under President Obama, discusses the debt ceiling deal and the latest job numbers,” MSNBC announced in 2023.

On a regular basis, news media clue us into the latest prescriptions from so-called Democratic strategists: people who’ve served as advisers, cabinet members, or other high-ranking positions within Democratic presidential administrations, who’ve also gone on to make millions from corporate consultancy and PR. Whether Larry Summers, David Plouffe, or some other cable-news fixture, these figures are consistently trotted out to give a quasi-liberal, professional face to plain old pro-war, anti-Left austerity politics.

It’s an obvious conflict of interest. If a presidential alum joins the board or C-suite of Uber or McDonald’s, for example, they shouldn’t be given the authority to weigh in on regulations or labor policy, especially on media platforms that claim to be somewhat left-leaning. If they work for a military contractor-funded “Strategic consultant” firm or, as is sometimes the case, directly for a weapons maker, they shouldn’t be offering talking head opinions on issues of war.

But, within US media and politics, there’s a bipartisan, Gentlemen's Agreement not to acknowledge this, let alone condemn it. There’s a taboo against noting this widespread revolving door politics between the private sector, Gulf dictatorships, black box corporate consultancy firms and high institutions of government.

Instead, it’s simply accepted that every White House, State Department or Senate job is an audition for a cushy board membership at Amazon, McDonalds, Raytheon, or a shady “consultancy” firm.

On today’s episode, we’ll discuss the blurring of lines between Democratic and Republican politics and corporate PR, examining the revolving door between high status government jobs and the consultancy blob, as well as how cable and print news outlets give PR flacks a platform through which to treat horrible policies as just another product to sell.

Our guest is the Revolving Door Project's Jeff Hauser, founder and Executive Director of the Revolving Door Project.

Ideological Shaping of the Possible Part I: Democrats & the Black Box Corporate Consulting Industry

Tulsi Gabbard’s bid to be Trump’s VP is laid out in her debut book: a memoir which must hide her personal & political past. Mike made the painful journey of reading it, and took Julian Feeld & Josh Ettingermentum along for the ride.

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Tulsi Gabbard's Memoir: A Book About Nothing

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Abby Martin & Mike Prysner discuss their exclusive story revealing how dozens of US troops are filing as conscientious objectors to protest Biden's Gaza policy,  give updates on all things Gaza related including analysis of Abby's debate with an Israeli spy on Piers Morgan.

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US Troops Quit in Protest, Abby vs. Israeli Spy, Election Dystopia

Abby and Robbie Martin talk about the release of Julian Assange from prison and Tucker Carlson's interview with Alex Jones where he explains his worldview that demons requiring mass child sacrifice are what drives murder and war.

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Assange Freed, Tucker's Satanic Panic Plunge

Our first ep since Trump got shot! We offer our theories, plus J.D Vance, the RNC, Biden's ongoing war against time and the ICJ ruling. But first, corn. What a week!

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Cholo Hannibal Lecter

We got some requests to unlock this week's premium ep and realized we haven't done that in a while so here ya go. Covering the latest election news, analysis on the family as social institution, coverage of recent events in Israel, etc

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**UNLOCKED** Eldritch Horrors For Harris

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Episode 355: Just Breaking For A Mate

We’re joined by beer & liquor writer Dave Infante to talk labor trouble in Sapporo USA’s Stone brewing, Anchor’s new Kurdish owner, and Buzz Balls.

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Episode 402: Sparks 2

It’s been one year since 10/7, so we discuss a bit of what’s changed - if anything - in perception and politics of the war in Palestine. We then look at the 2024 election, the effects of recent and impending natural disasters, and last week’s VP debate. We also discuss Kath’s recent piece in the Nation about the return of the #resistance, and Elon Musk’s funny little dance at Trump’s recent rally. Idk, we’re all starting to get that familiar icky feeling in the pits of our stomachs again about November, aren’t we, is it happening again? 

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874 - The Nut feat. Kath Krueger (10/7/24)

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