-Andrew Perez joins us to talk about Leonard Leo and his dark money network that has been pushing the court to the far-right for the past 17 years
-Leo, Clarence Thomas, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Manchin, and Stacey Abrams get Garbage Can nominations

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DSR 6/25/22: Abort the Court

-Congress gave the Department of Defense $58 billion more than it asked for last year. That’s more money than the annual budget of many agencies that don’t kill people.
-Who’d have thought that an organization with the initials SS would find itself implicated in a far-right power grab? (Secret Service Jan. 6 text messages erased amid investigations.)
-FOIA Follies: Ivana Trump no longer has rights under the Privacy Act 
-The Fed stonewalled our inquiry of Jerome Powell’s alleged “wokeness”
-Anti-abortion freaks, John Bolton, Uvalde Police, the Musk family, Ruy Texeira, and Dr. Leanna Wen are nominated for the Garbage Can this week

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DSR 7/16/22: All My Apes Pentagon

-The Biden administration and DC mayor Muriel Bowser are ignoring pleas to help migrants being bused to the nation’s capital by callous Republican governors. Regular Washingtonians are stepping up and mutual aid is filling the void. Organizer Claire H joins us to discuss.

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DSR 7/30/22: DC's Migrant Mutual Aid Coalition

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-We all owe Louise Mensch an apology if Donald Trump is executed for stealing highly sensitive state secrets. It brings us no pleasure etc.
-Owning China by rejecting the Mandate of Heaven: CDC confirms that the U.S. government is just fully giving up
-Some rare good news: one of Elon Musk’s companies was actually denied almost $1 billion in subsidies
-Biden admin regulators have failed to reverse a Trump era policy granting banks permission to get involved in crypto, senators warn
- “Actually, the right does share our criminal justice reform goals” crowd is nominated for the Garbage Can alongside the CDC, Hillary Clinton, Tulsi, Andrea Mitchell, and Brian Kilmeade

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DSR 8/13/22: Many Are Saying It was the Best Capital Crime *UNLOCKED*

-The Department of the Interior initially declined to name the company in a report on efforts to deceive regulators. We obtained the identity through FOIA
-Fieldwood Energy gained notoriety for declaring bankruptcy during the pandemic to shirk offshore clean-up obligations 

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DSR 9/10/22: Pollution Pioneer Fieldwood Exposed for Emissions Cover-up

-Manchin’s scheme to throw permits to the fossil fuel is in trouble after members of his caucus vowed to stop it
-The Fed won’t stop hiking interest rates. By the time they do, it will be too late for the labor market.
-FOIA Follies: Don’t Glomar me, bro! Interior acts funny in response to request for Alaska oil project files
-DeSantis, Biden, Dems who support Israeli apartheid, David Malpasa, Larry Summers, and the CIA are nominated for the Garbage Can this week

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DSR 9/24/22: Side Deal Scythed *UNLOCKED*

-Jerome Powell has 27 pages of Larry Summers-related emails that the Fed won’t release citing the deliberative process exemption

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DSR 10/22/22: FOIA FOLLIES *UNLOCKLED*

-Huge, if true, which it is. Would Elon Musk’s Twitter be lying to you?
-Fed official says people need to empty their bank accounts before rate hikes can stop. That means more people being forced into debt, which is becoming increasingly expensive thanks to the Fed
-GAO Footnote: State Department, Pentagon didn’t bother looking into killer crackdown by narcostate with U.S. weapons. 
-Musk, Netanyahu, Joe Manchin, Jesse Watters, Snowden libertarianism, and Powerball jackpot inequality are nominated for the Garbage Can

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DSR 11/6/22: Many People Are Saying Trump is Dead *UNLOCKED*

-If and when Elon runs this website off the rails, our replacement is going to need a main character of the day, let’s be real
-Sick of crooked politicians who do favors for crypto scammers? Bad news. The incoming Republican House Whip thinks that the SEC shouldn’t regulate crypto, but still got mad at the agency for going soft on FTX
-Finally, a win for fans of austerity. Joe Manchin handed Republicans a huge gift on a platter by refusing to raise the debt ceiling in the lame duck
-Elon, Hakeem Jeffries, the IDF, Kyle Rittenhouse, and Jordan Peterson fan Cristiano Ronaldo are all nominated to the Garbage Can

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DSR 11/19/2022: We Need a Thunderdome *UNLOCKED*

-Week of Shame: Democrats and President Biden vote to break power of rail unions, and force workers to accept contract with no leave
-Don’t trust anything Sam Bankman-Fried says, but he’s right about GOP dark money donations: there’s a trail of money from him to Republican candidates through shell organizations
-FOIA Follies: The crypto industry clings to its free-for-all
-Elon, Dem strikebreakers, Kanye, GOP House Judiciary leaders, and the Pentagon are nominated to the Garbage Can

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DSR 12/3/2022: As a Pro-Labor Strikebreaker, *UNLOCKED*

It’s the final show of 2022. The two Sams round up the GARBAGE CANDIDATES OF THE YEAR. 

And we discuss the new Means TV film we’re in: Yell, Stomp, Hiss. We join up with Bryan Quinby of Street Fight Radio, Tom Sexton of The Trillbillies, and Nick Hayes of Means TV to talk about our tour of the South.

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DSR 12/16/22: Yell, Stomp, Hiss *UNLOCKED*

-McCarthy finally elected Speaker, but the parallels to the 1850s are a bit bothersome
-Good luck in federal court, friends: FTC takes aim at worker non-compete agreements
-FOIA Follies: We search for records on the regulated banks in Sam Bankman-Fried’s sweaty, awkward empire 
-Walgreen’s, transphobic worm David Bullard, Charlie Kirk & “Doctor” Drew, Muriel Bowser, and Pete Buttigieg get Garbage Can nominations

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DSR 1/7/23: McCarthy Falls Short of Know Nothing Record *UNLOCKED*

-Of course the first Congressional speech written by an algorithm was about loving Israel and bipartisanship
-From the “Is this Good?” Pile: Subprime auto loan delinquency rate breaks January 2009 record
-Republicans struggle to get the votes they need to pretend that Ilhan Omar deserves to be expelled from the House Foreign Affairs Committee (they’re mad at her because she embarrassed the GOP’s favorite career war criminal, Eliot Abrams)
-Kemp, Kavanaugh, BuzzFeed, Union Pacific, Jeffrey Zeints, and Mike Pompeo all get Garbage Can nominations this week 

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DSR 1/28/23: Congressman Robot *UNLOCKED*

-J.D. Vance made his banking committee debut by saying that crypto, fake internet money, could be as useful as the internet itself, and that the internet, which was created by government research, could have been killed by government regulation. An industry trade group witness nodded and called him a good boy. 
-Hobbyists might have standing to sue the U.S. government for taking out their balloons. The Two Sams consider buying a balloon of their own.
-File Follies: Our previous request for Pete Buttigieg’s first month schedule revealed that he met with freight rail lobbyists, the CEO of one freight rail company, BNSF, and was briefed on rail labor. In light of the East Palestine, OH disaster, we seek records related to those meetings, and records related to the agency’s angry Twitter reply to David Sirota
-Norfolk Southern, Elon Musk, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Eli L*ke, and Packers Sanitation Services are all nominated for the Garbage Can

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DSR 2/20/23: Finally, Representation for Dumb Rich Guys *UNLOCKED*

-Ron made no attempt to advance his candidacy, just whiny vows to defend his rival. Why is this weenie even bothering? 
-The easiest way to rob a bank is to own one, Rashida Tlaib reminded us this week
-File Follies: The FBI disclosed its letter announcing a flip-flop in response to our FOIA request. First, the Bureau told lawmakers that it wouldn’t talk about informants. Then, it announced an investigation after a Republican screamed at them.
-Trump cucks (e.g. Matt Taibbi), Howard Schultz, Judge Reed O’Connor, Missouri Republicans, Joanne Segovia (the fentanyl-dealing cop) and Elon Musk are this week’s Garbage Can nominees.

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DSR 4/2/23: Trump Indicted LMAO

-Emails from 2020 obtained through FOIA show Trump’s DHS eager to unleash counterterror powers on Portland as early as May 30, promises of antifa plots that never materialized   

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DSR 4/9/23: FILE FOLLIES: DHS vs. Antifa *UNLOCKED*

-It’s about time we had a huge ass leak of military secrets exposing the US government, even if the weirdo who leaked them only wanted to share them with his group chat.
-Time for Clarence Thomas to be held accountable by *checks notes* the party of Dianne Feinstein. How grim.
-File Follies: EPA questions Department of Energy analysis in Alaska gas export approval 
-Greg Abbott, Ron DeSantis, Missouri’s Attorney General, SF crime hawks, Packers Sanitation, and Dan Snyder are all nominated to the Garbage Can this week.

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DSR 4/16/2023: Huge Leak O’Clock *UNLOCKED*

-Biden’s six hour workday is the most likable thing about him (too bad about the strikebreaking)
-10 years after the Boston Marathon attack, Congress is still uninterested in evidence suggesting that Tamerlan Tsarnaev was an FBI informant
-Would a Gitmo torture victim remember Ron DeSantis? He would, if Ron was laughing like a maniac, as alleged
-Tucker Cucks, Montana GOP, Steven Crowder, Elon Musk, and Kyrsten Sinema are nominated to the Garbage Can

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DSR 4/30/23: Post-Work POTUS *UNLOCKED*

In June 2020, a White House aide held a “telephonic discussion” with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy two days after then-President Trump posted this tweet. Record of the call was revealed by the agency in response to our FOIA request

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1275024974579982336

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DSR 5/14/23: FILE FOLLIES: USPS EDITION

-The best of the 2020 election hate mail to Louis DeJoy disclosed to us under FOIA by the USPS. 
-Imagine having so much money that you can make money simply by moving your own money. Capitalism is truly for sickos.
-Unsurprisingly, the FBI used dragnet surveillance powers during the 2020 uprising, the Washington Post reported.
-Musk, Pelosi, Clay Higgins, Florida lawmakers, Gov. Gianforte, and the people melting down about John Fetterman’s clothes are nominated for the Garbage Can. 

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DSR 5/20/2023: “Dear Asshole” *UNLOCKED*

-Chris Christie will never be forgiven by voters for closing the bridge, but he could humiliate Ron DeSantis in a futile bid to become Attorney General.
-The end of the pandemic emergency has led to 600,000 people losing health insurance since April 1
-File Follies: Taking a look at Republican Governors’ cynical border operation, asking the feds for records
-Elon, the Supreme Court and Joe Manchin get Garbage Can nominations yet again but they face tough competition from RFK Jr., the Air Force guy who “misspoke” about AI, and that landlord in Davenport, Iowa.

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DSR 6/3/2023: Too Much of a Sicko, Even for Republicans *UNLOCKED*

-He’s going to ask to take food from babies: Republicans are proposing cuts in benefits to 5 million WIC participants, emboldened by Democratic Party cowardice, namely their refusal to mint the coin.
-Please stop brutal racist policing, pretty please, DOJ asks Minneapolis PD 
-File Follies: Fintech FOIA Frenzy! Filing requests related to the Fed and FDIC reports on major bank failures
-JD Vance, Secretary Mayor Pete, Francis Suarez, WSJ, Harry and Meghan, and the WSJ guy who got mad at Sam Sacks are nominated for the Garbage Can this week.

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DSR 6/18/23: If You Give a Rat Austerity *UNLOCKED*

-The Supreme Court is ruling in favor of reactionaries, in cases based on wholesale fabrications. It’s the best.
-Biden EPA abandons “Cancer Alley” civil rights investigation; the case was likely winnable, even with the current goon squad on SCOTUS
-FILE FOLLIES: A company formerly run by a union-hating senator has some DOL enforcement records that we would very much like to see.
-John Roberts, Nancy Pelosi, Eric Adams, Jesse Watters, and Richard Branson are nominated to the Garbage Can

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DSR 7/2/23: Making up Stuff to Make Laws *UNLOCKED*

-FTC Chair Lina Khan is under attack this week as “populist” Republicans cry about the regulator using antitrust law to oppress huge corporations
-Speaking of unassailable conglomerates, JP Morgan is readying itself to become a tech giant thanks to the Biden administration’s reaction to the spring financial crisis
-House GOP pushes defense spending bonanza. Bipartisan support for cluster bombs. Take that, children decades from now. 
-Bog Iger, UPS executives, Joe Manchin, RFK Jr., Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer, and Elon Musk are nominated for the Garbage Can. 

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DSR 7/16/23: Won’t Someone Think of the Monopolists? *UNLOCKED*

-The U.S. gerontocracy, Elon, PragerU, NYT, Pfizer, RFK Jr are nominated for the Garbage Can
-It’s official: Oily SCOTUS approved of the Mountain Valley Pipeline
-Biden dithers as millions lose Medicaid
-File Follies: Not saying you should put your money under the mattress, but banks are looking extra sketchy these days

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DSR 7/30/23: Glitch McConnell

The Department of Energy is investing a small amount of money into an unproven method of fighting the effects of carbon emissions. It's the subject of Sam Knight's FOIA request this week.

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FILE FOLLIES 8/14/23: So-Called Carbon Capture

-Paris Marx joins Sentinel Radio to discuss Uber and tech, ten years after the ridesharing service defeated DC government regulators.
-Paris helps us with the Can: Elon, Sam Altman, Cruise, and Bryan “Blood Man” Johnson are this week’s Garbage Candidates in a Tech Dipshit special 

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DSR 8/19/23: Uber, But For Removing Uber From Your Economy

-Stop Cop City protesters in Atlanta engage in civil disobedience, refuse to be cowed by the state’s attempts to criminalize dissent
-Ron DeSanctimonious’ housing market is crashing
-A drop in the oil barrel: Department of Interior drafted talking points defending Willow Project by touting $249 million investment in clean energy, per email obtained through FOIA
-Pelosi, Gen Z candidate guy, Walmart, ERCOT, Manchester United, and US Open tennis fans all get nominated for the Garbage Can

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DSR 9/10/23: They Can’t RICO Everyone

-The Israel-Palestine conflict is entering uncharted territory. What we know is that Palestinians have the right to resist, occupied people will always fight back in asymmetrical warfare, and you shouldn’t be bullied out of stating the obvious.
-Plus, an update on Sentinel Radio: we’re pulling back on weekly podcasts to focus on longer form deep-dives and interviews. Trust us, it’s gonna be better.

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DSR 10/15/23: Known Unknowns

-A look at Israel’s defeat to Hezbollah in 2006, and its influence on the ongoing war in Gaza
-An interview with Yumna Patel, Palestine News Director for Mondoweiss, who brings us up to speed on events in the West Bank and Israeli repression of dissent after October 7
-Bizarre: the military classification system is making it look like the Pentagon has something to hide from that guy who thought FDR, the Pope, and Mussolini covered up UFOs in the 1940s
-Plus “Guilty or Innocent” is BACK, and the Garbage Can is dedicated 100 percent to Israel supporters

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DSR 11/6/23: From July to October

-Chip Gibbons joins the two Sams to discuss the historic ICJ ruling calling on Israel to stop killing Palestinian civilians
-Land Back: A look at settler colonialism and genocide in the United States
-Congress responds to social media companies’ exploitation of children by allowing the exploitation to continue 
-An announcement from Sam K follows this week’s Garbage Can

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DSR 2/7/2024: Genocide Injunction Ignored

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