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*SUBSCRIBER EPISODE UNLOCKED* -A look back at Occupy Wall Street on the 10th anniversary of the first demonstration in New York City -Chip Gibbons on how OWS influenced a decade of mass movements -FOIA Friday: Recognizing the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund for exposing FBI surveillance of Occupy -This week’s Garbage Can line-up includes the House Dems who carry water for pharma, a billionaire space tourist, and the guy who said Amazon should build company towns To listen to more shows like this, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Ruling class freakout in Buffalo: the establishment plots against India Walton, after the socialist won the Democratic mayoral primary. C.M. Lewis explains. This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio. The full show is available for subscribers at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Austin Gonzalez tells us what it was like being on the recent DSA delegation to Venezuela, and answers criticism from the left (and right) -Austin also discusses the DSA delegation to observe Peruvian elections, and brings us up to speed on the slow-motion Fujimori coup attempt This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio--available in full for subscribers at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

Journalist Chip Gibbons and the Sams discuss Joe Biden's new and troubling domestic terror initiatives. Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com

-SCOTUS ruled 8-1 in favor of multinationals using child slaves who were represented by President Obama’s deputy solicitor general -Surveillance of lawmakers: Still troubling even when they’re bad. Chip Gibbons on yet more evidence of Trump admin abuse of power. This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio, available for subscribers at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Capitalists are operating on some dangerous assumptions about climate change, clashing with scientists’ warnings. An audio version of the latest newsletter: sign up at districtsentinel.substack.com -More Trump-era attacks on journalists were exposed last week. Chip Gibbons on the subpoenas of four NYT journalists in the latest edition of Chip-Chat. Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio, available in full for subscribers at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Leading Republican blasts banks for alleged anti-capitalist "wokeism" as bank CEOs defend union-busting and ripping off poor customers who are disportionately people of color -Chip-Chat: Chip Gibbons on Daniel Ellsberg still kicking ass at 90. The Pentagon Papers leaker shed light on how close the U.S. was to nuking China in 1958, and dared the Justice Department to arrest him on Espionage Act charges. This is an excerpt from District Sentinel Radio, available in full for subscribers at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

Larry Krasner might not be perfect, but boy are we glad he won his primary in a landslide. Ted Kelly on the limits of Krasner criticism in 2021. This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio, available for subscribers at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-Israel is massacring Palestinians, again. Mondoweiss correspondent Yumna Patel joins us from the West Bank. We talk resistance, solidarity, and Palestinian Authority collaboration with the IDF. This is an excerpt from the District Sentinel Radio podcast, available in full for subscribers at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

Fretting about financial market failures in an interview with Barron’s reporter Alexandra Scaggs. This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio, available to subscriber at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

Journalist Chip Gibbons joins us to talks about the anniversaries of the Collateral Murder video release, and the Assange embassy raid. We discuss the impact of Wikileaks exposing U.S. crimes. This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio, available to subscribers at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

Haitians are resisting a president who is turning into a dictator with backing from both the Biden and Trump administrations. Eugene Puryear, back from a recent trip to Haiti, gives us his impressions of Port-au-Prince and breaks down the geopolitics and economics behind the ongoing crisis. This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

Tricked by the Boog Bois: Freelance Journalist Jack Delaney went deep into Boogaloo movement ideology. If you think they’re sympathetic to the left, you’ve been had. This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio. Subscribe to listen to the full episode at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

A conversation with Chip Gibbons about the acquittal of Andrea Sahouri and other journalists targeted by cops last summer during the Uprising for Black Lives. This is an excerpt from our Friday show available in full to subscribers at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

50 years ago this Monday, activists broke into the FBI field office in Media, PA and stole files exposing COINTELPRO. Chip Gibbons talks about the break-in and previews an event Monday featuring two of the original burglars. This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio podcast. Subscribe now at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel to listen to the full episode.

Joe Biden has softened his stance on the War on Drugs, but still supports mass incarceration and vampiric industries that depend on it. Cannabis journalistDavid Bienenstock joins us for an explanatory session, and discusses the prospects for national cannabis legalization. This is an excerpt from last week's District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

DHS crowdsources ideas, which has unsurprisingly led to hotbed of xenophobic paranoia and antisemitic conspiracy theories. Chip Gibbons talks MyDHS Portal, and new revelations tying law enforcement to the assassination of Malcolm X. This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/District Sentinel

Chip Gibbons joins us to review “Judas and the Black Messiah,” the new movie about the FBI’s role in the extrajudicial killing of Fred Hampton. This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full show, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

Journalist Chip Gibbons joins us to discuss how the Biden administration might respond to the several political prisoners who should be freed. This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

On this week's Chip Chat, the two Sams talks with journalist Chip Gibbons about MLK/FBI--the new movie documenting the FBI's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr. This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

Chip Gibbons returns to talk to the Sams about the Jan. 6 Capitol putsch, and why the last thing we should be doing in response to it is drafting new domestic terrorism laws. This is an excerpt from last week's District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

Chicago teachers are on the verge of their second strike in 15 months thanks to the city's Mayor and her plans to reopen schools during a pandemic. We talked to public school teacher Kenzo Shibata about it. Help support the locked out teachers here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-our-returning-educators This is an excerpt from District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Brushing off a twenty-year-old playbook, Sec. of State Mike Pompeo alleges links between al Qaeda and Iran. He’s lying. -Trump blasts impeachment efforts, threatens more violence -White House in chaos, but still able to deregulate polluters -Signs of a failed state: US infrastructure deficit tops $13 trillion. -AP: Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to face charges related to Flint water crisis. Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Police officers and active duty troops were at the storming of the Capitol, videos of tactical sophistication emerge -Corporate America virtue signals about suspending political donations during the most quiet time for electioneering activities, some companies blame both sides -Later this week, Trump will likely become the only President in US history to be impeached twice -Trump admin tries to sabotage Cuba-US detente by restoring “state sponsor of terror” designation Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

We talk with Chip Gibbons about the decision in a London courtroom this week to deny the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States. Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-EPA head Andrew Wheeler finalizes rule undermining environmental health studies -DOJ survey: 38 percent of cops sometimes or never wear masks at work -The top federal prosecutor in Atlanta resigned and was replaced on an acting basis by an unusual choice, in the run-up to the Georgia run-off -More evictions were delayed by activists in Kansas City (@KCTenants) this morning Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-A British judge has denied a US extradition request for Julian Assange, citing the cruelty of the US prison system and Jeffrey Epstein’s death -Janet Yellen took millions in speaking fees from huge banks, including almost $1 million from Citigroup alone, after refusing to consider breaking up “too big to fail” firms over their living wills -Google union forming: Alphabet Workers get 200 employees to sign CWA cards -Trump plays aircraft carrier tough guy with Iran on the one-year anniversary of the Soleimani assassination -Trump caught on tape trying to rig the presidential vote in Georgia, top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries shrugs at the thought of holding him to account music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Biden names the underqualified Pete Buttigieg to run DOT, an agency that many Buttigeg 2020 campaign donors have repeatedly lobbied -SCOTUS strikes down New Jersey pandemic restrictions on religious service attendance -In 2020, there was a 1200% increase in the number of journalists arrested in the United States -NASA’s plan to return astronauts to the moon by 2024 is in doubt Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-The first wave of covid-19 vaccines were shipped out by Pfizer. HHS said it will be administered free of charge, but fees could still be tacked on -Right-wing killing spree continues: SCOTUS struck down the reversal of a death sentence today -The Trump administration finalized rules enabling discrimination by religious charities that receive government grants -DHS is attempting to exempt counterintelligence records from the Privacy Act, agency filing shows Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

The Trump administration is on track to execute the most people in a year since the 1800s, and the first in 100 years to execute someone during a lame duck. We discuss their blood lust on the latest edition of Chip Chat. Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Setting the stage to pander to the right, the Biden team is planning a White House conservative liaison -Biden nominates Raytheon board member and Pine Island Capital partner, ex-Gen. Lloyd Austin, as his Defense Secretary -Study: US and coalition airstrikes killed 700 civilians in Afghanistan last year -Senate Republicans hold hearing on covid response featuring anti-vaccine quacks and snake oil peddlers Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-In a Friday news dump, the Pentagon announced that it would give $63 million in assistance to Boeing using CARES Act money -40 percent of companies that took coronavirus relief loans and grants told workers to take time off but didn’t pay them anything, BLS data shows -DFC watchdog: Agency officials did nothing wrong in pursuing $765 million Kodak loan -The EPA’s air pollution monitoring system is in such shambles, one state agency reported needing to shop for equipment on eBay -The Supreme Court threw a lifeline to Medicare work requirements amid mass unemployment, during a pandemic Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

On this week's edition of Chip Chat we examine the recent assassination of a top Iranian nuclear scientist. music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-GAO survey finds that most state governments are at least somewhat concerned about proper covid vaccine distribution -9 million people still hadn’t received their $1,200 stimulus checks in September -SCOTUS hears case on excluding undocumented immigrants from Census -Citing the withdrawal of aid, Sherrod Brown accuses Steve Mnuchin of “sabotaging” the economy for Biden music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-President-elect taps Tony Blinken’s consulting company for key roles in his administration -Will OMB be scolding regulators at 2:30 a.m. to be more friendly to businesses? Neera Tanden was named to lead the agency -Hot mic victim, Egyptian coup regime defender Jen Psaki named White House Press Secretary -Attorney General Barr is trying to ramp up federal executions before Trump leaves office -FCC Chair Ajit Pai to step down on inauguration day -Workers around the world took action against Amazon last week -Emergency private sector lending programs were extended for three months by the Fed and the Treasury. Emergency state and local government support is set to expire on Dec. 31. music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

On this week's Chip Chat we discuss Trump's plans for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Also, the foreign policy team Joe Biden is putting together is concerning as hell. Music by Adam Fligsten www. Adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Mitch McConnell puts presidential nominees on the Senate schedule with the country needing pandemic relief more with every passing day -Gold bug charlatan nominated to Fed fails procedural vote after Chuck Grassley quarantines -Prison covid safety failures detailed in watchdog report on Oakdale -Biden staffing up White House with oil, pharmaceutical industry friends -Social media companies’ legal immunity takes center stage on Capitol Hill music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-President Trump cheered on fascist violence in streets of DC this weekend, but he’s laying off campaign staffers and one of his agency leaders is retiring early -States implement new emergency measures with covid-19 cases spiking -Senate to move forward on the gold standard crank nominated to be a Fed governor -The number of companies controlling the health insurance market keeps shrinking music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

For this edition of Chip Chat we talk to journalist Chip Gibbons about the soft coup play at home and how similar tactics have been used to justify overthrowing governments abroad. Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo questions legitimacy of Biden election -Pompeo calls for “legal votes” to be counted after AG Bill Barr reverses policy on DOJ election interference -Federal Reserve highlights potential commercial bankruptcy wave, worries about pandemic relief being stopped by the “political divide” -New details of Lafayette Square police riot emerge -SCOTUS hears arguments in a challenge to Obamacare music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is seeking citizenship in Cyprus, a tax haven, as Joe Biden lines him up for a top White House tech industry advisory position -Another White House superspreader event? Mark Meadows and Ben Carson test positive for covid-19 -Defense Secretary Mark Esper was fired by Trump with Pentagon insiders worried about the President inflaming tensions around the world before leaving office -Top government watchdog urges more oversight for “opportunity zone” tax giveaways to real estate developers Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-The Two Sams take a look at some of the close Senate races with Dems needing a net gain of +3 seats plus Biden to take the trifecta -Some of the more interesting House races: left of center Dems plus Q-Anon weirdos vying for seats -Ballot initiatives galore: California rent control, Florida minimum wage increase, Arizona trying to legalize it, Mississippi proposing a non-racist flag and much, much more music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-The two Sams break down some of the final bits of election news before the final votes are cast on Tuesday. More USPS delays threaten hundreds of thousands of ballots. So, too, does pending litigation aimed at voiding votes in battleground states. Trump and other Republicans encourage violence ahead of Election Day, but how far are they willing to push it? In the end, it might be up to leftists to stop a coup, while liberal dream of brunch. -SK unveils his election map, and dreams of a defeat for Dan Crenshaw in Texas. music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

For this week's Chip Chat, we leave behind the horrors of the election season and government abuses that we normally discuss, to instead talk about some film horrors. On this lighter edition, Chip talks about some of the movies he's been watching as part of his Halloween film fest. Listen to hear why Hereditary is, actually, and what role Marxism plays in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Also, why the hell is Richard Gere so horny in all of his movies?! Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-The Trump administration’s bid to get Kodak into pharmaceuticals with a $765 million government loan has stalled. Sentinel Radio obtained the company's application through FOIA. It confirms that Peter Navarro was thirsty for the deal. Kodak files: https://www.scribd.com/document/481817780/DFC-Application music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Amy Coney Barrett set to be confirmed as SCOTUS justice five weeks after Nancy Pelosi warned Republicans of “arrows in our quiver” -Company backs off Minnesota election militia plans -Trump admin flings more cruelty at Cuba to appeal to Florida voters, throws remittance system into disarray -GAO: Medicare gets anesthesia 3.5 times cheaper than private insurance companies music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

For this edition of Chip Chat we explore the extra-judicial killing of Michael Reinoehl in Portland, which President Trump has spent weeks bragging was "retribution." Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Google sued by federal government for illegally maintaining its monopoly -AG Barr pushes Google suit two weeks after House Dems call for break-up of Silicon Valley giants -Value of ACB rush revealed: SCOTUS conservatives lack votes to strike down Pennsylvania mail-in ballot extension -Adam Christensen joins Sam Sacks to talk about his push to win a deep red district in Florida music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Socialists win presidential election in Bolivia, MAS mass movement forces reactionary right and US imperialists to back down -Government inquiry set to investigate Trump admin covid-19 misinformation campaign -Obama era homecare work minimum wage/overtime rule hasn’t adversely impacted earnings or hours, more homecare workers are now full time. -Supreme Court takes up new case, looks set to approve Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” attack on asylum seekers music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Coughing aplenty as senators question Amy Coney Barrett -Dems push Barrett on her originalist snake oil, though they should have boycotted the hearing -McConnell laughs about obstructionism, Pelosi mocks Trump for wanting checks sent out before election day, with dozens of millions of people struggling to get enough to eat -Democrats have won stimulus concessions, but Pelosi is making a point of finger-wagging about strategy--with only months left in Trump’s presidency, hopefully, and people’s lives hanging in the balance music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel