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The smears of Ilhan Omar show just how scared the Israel cheerleaders are. So, too, does a new group with ties to AIPAC. Noah Kulwin, Jewish Currents Staff Writer, explains. Plus new poll number show the obvious: Bernie Sanders is the front runner in the Democratic primary so far. And his campaign. is already putting to rest 2016 talking points on what his perceived weaknesses are. Unfortunately, there’s also good news for Joe Biden An APT update coming up in the show. And the Garbage Can, hate to say it, but AOC may have tweeted her way into the trash alongside House Democrats.

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-10 percent of Chicago’s City Council could be socialist after April elections. CTU/DSA Member Kenzo Shibata joined us to break things down.

How one lawmaker cashed in on the shittiest moment in politics last year. We take a look at the last Republican in New England, Susan Collins. Then, we answer the question posed by, actually one person, what do Donald Trump and Abraham Lincoln have in common? Also, for the second week in a row, we check in with the creator of the Awful Pundit Tournament, Tankie Viciedo. The hate-able 8 has kicked off, so things are really heating up. Finally, we’ve got the Garbage Can at the end of the show...two Senators square off. Will it be Dianne Feinstein for her tot stomp on climate change or Rubio for his twitter death threats against Maduro?

*UNLOCKED FROM PATREON* Intelligence reporter/author Jefferson Morley on Elliott Abrams’ history of “assistance” boding poorly for Venezuela For more shows like this, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

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There’s another strike. Oakland teachers walked out today. Jeremy Wolff, a Fifth Grade teacher and union activist, joined us from the picket line to explain what’s going on. And...everyone on Twitter is talking about it--even that Awful Pundits themselves. I’m talking about the Awful Pundit Tournament. It’s creator, Tankie joins us to break down the current sweet 16, and what to expect not just in this year’s tournaments but future APTs as well!

-We get excited for Bernie 2020 as the consultant class diapers fill -Sanders effectiveness can’t be ignored, from healthcare to inequality to Yemen -Sam Knight gives Bernie $27 after Tom Watson meltdown -Girding ourselves for a damn capital strike

Rapid developments on the Klobuchar Kompromat front. We take a good look at the envelope shortly. Rep. Ilhan Omar shakes off a smear campaign to EVISCERATE a US war criminal. And speaking of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Alex B. Kane covers Israel Palestine and civil liberties, and he joined us to talk about this week’s dogpile from conservatives and liberals.

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An interview with political reporter Andrew Perez on the dark money flowing into exceptionally bad liberal blog: ShareBlue.

Philly’s DA shows the limits of being a “progressive prosecutor” by appealing Mumia Abu Jamal’s latest challenge of his conviction. The move saw Krasner disinvited from an activist conference at Yale Law School. To discuss this news, we had a conversation with Mike Africa Jr., a Philadelphia organizer, a member of the Move Organization, and the President of the Seed of Wisdom Foundation. Africa is also the son of two political prisoners, also from MOVE. He was born in prison, and Krasner actually helped both his parents get released from jail. We discussed all of this yesterday, when Africa joined us for an interview.

Will the next President decide to look forward and not backward--like Obama did on Bush administration torture? They will likely have the opportunity. We bring news on the latest US military torture scandal. Then we’ll chat with CODEPINK founder Medea Benjamin, who likely holds the record for the most times getting tossed out of congressional hearings. We ask her about her latest attempt to arrest John Bolton and just how serious she thinks this White House is about going to war in Venezuela. We’ll also be reading particularly shitty emails in our inbox, and throwing particularly shitty people in the Garbage Can at the end of the show. Ralph Northam, Pod Save America Guys, Howard Schultz...you’re all on notice.

-Virginia’s governor refuses to step down after a trainwreck of a press conference explaining racist photos on his medical school yearbook page. Beyond the loss in confidence, the debacle highlights Northam’s poor record on racial issues. Justin McCarthy, a Virginia native involved in a number of progressive campaigns in DC, joins us to discuss.

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-Sanders comes out with much-needed estate tax proposal; GOP has spent decades crying for failson heirs over “death tax” -How about no more money for DHS? Some Dems pushing back on party leaders “border security” nonsense -Watchdog: DOJ urging agencies to keep selective records so initiatives survive judicial review -In-N-Out Burger argues that it can ban “Fight for $15” buttons under Janus For more content like this, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Ex-VP folksily mischaracterizes NYT expose, glosses over shitty “bipartisan” legacy -Senate fails to re-open government on day 34 of the shutdown -Elizabeth Warren to introduce wealth tax proposal. -Finally, a House Democrat criticizes Trump’s push for a Venezuela coup -CBO: Nuclear arsenal to cost almost $500 billion over next decade

--The LA Teachers strike is over, and they’ve won! Labor journalist Sarah Jaffe joined us to break down the successful direct action, and a new threat emerging against an ally of workers everywhere: Scabbie the Rat. --Then...Trump will save your life, according to another bizarre PR email. Possibly a scam. Also, we got a whole bunch of racist teens lined up for this week’s Garbage Can. --We also read some poetry for new subscribers over at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel. $5 bucks a month, you get a haiku and access to daily bonus content from Pisstown.

-The worst MLK Day tweets -SCOTUS okays transphobic military discrimination -House Dem freshman shows interest in Kavanaugh impeachment -Company partially-owned by Mick Mulvaney sued for alleged real estate “scheme” -Shutdown stories are grim but lol at least the FBI can’t entrap Muslim teens

-Our dumb diapy President talks rockets -Migrant family separation cruelty worse than initially reported -Environmental prosecution sinks to new lows -State Dept responds to GAO recommendation on climate change strategy: we might cancel the strategy

-Interview with Wendi Muse about Brazil's loosening gun laws -Latest emails from PissTown -The Garbage Can!

A federal court ruling on Tuesday reveals the lengths Commerce Sec. Wilbur Ross went to in order to add a racist citizenship question to the 2020 Census--a move that was struck down by the court. For more content like this, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Senate Republicans have been busying themselves during the government shutdown by trying and failing to advance an anti-BDS bill. Olivia Katbi Smith joins us to discuss this and other issues related to Palestine.

-News of the week -Featuring an interview with journalist Kate Aronoff. We discuss the Green New Deal and fighting despair around climate change. -The GARBAGE CAN!

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A look at how the two size up in the 2020 primary, if Bernie runs Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Consultant class people love her. The Nightmare Boss stories will be legendary if she runs in 2020. -No one is down with NDP: Start of 116th Congress marked by cringeworthy celebrations -Space Newz: China lands on Dark side of the Moon, NASA finds object 4 billion miles away, Pompeo threatens Iran over satellite launches -Bold 2019 prediction by us: There will be a bad earthquake somewhere For more content like this, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Kirstjen Nielsen doesn’t have response to question on number of deaths in detention facilities -As expected, the Trump admin trying to tighten food stamp work requirements after Congress rejected the idea -Bah humbug: President Trump threatening Christmastime government shutdown -Stock market now down about 3,000 points over the past few weeks

-District Judge presiding over Flynn trial orders administration to process asylees fleeing domestic or gang violence -Minor tweaks to sentencing and criminal justice laws pass Senate, no “mens rea” reform sought by Koch Bros. -Department of Interior IG: Company had false records about offshore oil safety, US attorneys declined to prosecute -US Fish & Wildlife Service denies petitions to keep protected status for 13 different species For more content like this, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-The last House Republican in New England can't take a loss -Oversight agency gives federal IT systems poor marks for security -SEC looks into easing reporting requirements on companies -Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls for a probe of the CFPB's name change. For more content like this, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Interior Secretary to resign in new year amid mounting ethics investigations, incoming Dem House majority -Trump administration announces review of “Pain in the Disability Determination Process” months after proposing $72 billion in budget cuts to disability benefits -Student debt has doubled since the Great Recession, is now at $1.5 trillion -Inspector General audit of ICE: witnesses and leads ignored in 10 percent of agent misconduct cases reviewed For more content like this, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-For the first time in history, upper chamber declares US engaged in unauthorized war -Pelosi hails Farm Bill passage, failing to note it hurts her own caucus’ efforts to stop Saudi-led slaughter in Yemen -FCC to review rules preventing Fox, NBC, ABC and CBS from merging -GAO warns that “private corporations obtaining resources” could threaten US -Mulvaney’s last proposal as CFPB head: use the agency to help the financial industry test products on consumers To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel -Also: The District Sentinel’s Haiku Collection is out. Just $10 for an anthology of poetry that supports journalism. Plus, original drawings. Great coffee table/bathroom book. Order here: http://www.lulu.com/shop/sam-sacks-sam-knight/district-sentinel-haiku-book/paperback/product-23911248.html

-Senate Majority Leader trying to gum up vote to stop Saudi slaughter -GOP postpones rare minimum wage hearing due to homophobic blog posts by witness -Report suppressed by Mulvaney CFPB showed Wells Fargo pumping fees out of students -US cocaine eradication efforts in Colombia aren’t working at all: GAO For more content like this, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-CBP head denies establishment of new child migrant detention centers at Senate hearing -Trump gets into on-camera argument about government shutdown with Schumer and Pelosi -Final Farm Bill released: no new food stamp work requirements, admin will look at rulemaking to humiliate poor people -Report reveals Zinke attacks on public data as Koch Bros. hack installed as Interior FOIA officer For more content like this, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-House Oversight says company’s greed to blame for data breach impacting 148 million Americans -Kavanaugh, SCOTUS deny conservatives chance to erode abortion rights -Watchdog report pokes holes in Dodd-Frank mechanism designed to prevent bank bailouts -Native American healthcare programs woefully underfunded For more content like this, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-President’s shady corporate structure to be exposed in DC hotel litigation -Facebook execs have linked third party access to data and profits, UK parliamentary investigation reveals -US Fish and Wildlife Service whistleblower fund short $13 million (!!!) -CFPB enforcement actions down 75 percent under Mulvaney - The Washington Post.

-Justin Roczniak walks through his entrancing left-wing talks set to Cities Skylines -Also, a link to Justin’s Medium piece mentioned in the interview about the Hyperloop: https://medium.com/@donoteat/you-yes-you-cannot-afford-to-ride-the-hyperloop-27e214d45cdf and his Patreon. -Ammon Bundy...innocent? -Two Garbage Can nominations that truly belong together: Jamie Kirchick & Hillary Clinton

-Administration accuses Iran of aiding Al-Qaida in Yemen, despite AP reporting on Saudi-AQ ties -EPA faces FOIA lawsuit for emails between Andrew Wheeler and his old fossil fuel lobbying firm -Gina Haspel gives secretive briefing on Khashoggi killing, does nothing to quell anger over Bin Salman -FTC allows Northrop Grumman to acquire solid rocket motor competitor for $7.8 billion

-Majority of US child laborers who die on the job worked on farms, GAO says -Occupational injuries suffered by kids in agriculture likely underestimated by BLS -George HW Bush death delays government shutdown by three weeks -SCOTUS won’t hear challenge of regulatory exemptions granted to build up border wall -Another buyer for Tribune: Nexstar steps up to acquire local broadcaster after Sinclair mega-deal falls through To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

*FULL EPISODE UNLOCKED TODAY* -German firm raided on Panama Papers money laundering claims -Stock down five percent on news; US regulators have considered bank “troubled” since May -Trump administration trying to peddle subprime insurance products in ongoing bid to undermine Obamacare -Can’t believe he caved! Jeff Flake backs down off blocking nominee in deference to an absent colleague. Flake threatened to stop nominees unless Mueller protection bill passes -Group of House Dems refusing to take corporate PAC money now has 36 members

-Legislation to stop US support of Saudi atrocities clears Senate hurdle -Clock could run out on lawsuit over Census question aimed at suppressing immigrant vote -Pelosi elected by Dems to lead, promises concessions to Republican-friendly “problem solvers” caucus -Barbara Lee loses caucus chair race to challenger with close corporate ties -Trump admin sued for neglecting Clean Water Act, ocean acidification To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Panel appointed by Congress says $700 billion Pentagon budget must be larger -Gina Haspel pulled from Senate testimony with Khashoggi questions looming -The Supreme Court rules unanimously against the Dusky Gopher Frog -Trump threatens electric car subsidy after GM announced plant closures To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Union attacks “greed” after GM announces massive job cuts -Company stock up more than five percent as workers, communities face misery -Pelosi to meet with tiny centrist “problem solvers” caucus that wants to empower Republicans -Midwestern farm bankruptcies increase amid Trump trade war with China -SCOTUS leaning toward allowing consumer antitrust lawsuit against Apple over app pricing To listen to the full show, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-GOP leaders undermine Ro Khanna’s privileged resolution on Saudi atrocities in Yemen -Only 3-in-10 Democrats think Pelosi should be Speaker -Betsy DeVos sued again over failure to provide debt relief to for-profit college fraud victims -DEA spent $17 million on “cannabis eradication” with most of the money going to helicopters and overtime To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Queens, Northern Virginia get HQ2, tech retail giant to get at least $2.5 billion in public subsidies -A Bridge Too Far? Ex-top Chris Christie legal aide gets appellate court nomination -AOC joins protest in Pelosi’s office for Green New Deal; Democratic leader calls for committee -CIA: Yeah, we did consider using mind control drugs during post-9/11 interrogations To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

A prior SentinelCast now unlocked! To listen to more episodes like this, subscribe at Patron.com/DistrictSentinel -Eli Valley on Republican Jews collaboration with fascists -Safety in solidarity: a conversation with Ben Case, Pittsburgh If Not Now organizer -Sir, Stop IT. Steve King nominated to the #GarbageCan

-Sessions replacement Matt Whitaker involved with patent firm dinged by FTC for deceiving consumers -Hope still for Dems in Florida: tight races headed for recounts -Judge grants Mulvaney payday rule delay while CFPB waters it down for predatory lenders -“The Rock” and “Broken Arrow” aren’t as far-fetched as they seem, per GAO’s recent reporting on weapon security To listen to the nightly newscast for the left, subscribe at: Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-A discussion on yesterday’s Midterm results -Loser Republican whines because Trump whined about House losers -Lmao: 10 out of 25 of the candidates endorsed by Paul Ryan lost -Plus, Jeff Sessions out: Attorney General submits resignation upon request To listen to the nightly newscast for the left, subscribe at: Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

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-War-obsessed John Bolton salivates at thought of Venezuela invasion after Bolsonaro election -Steve King, finally getting called on his white nationalist shit, yelps: “sir, stop it” like a 12 year old boy with a severe case of puberty -White House aide Larry Kudlow calls federal minimum wage “a terrible idea”--inequality was way lower when the floor was higher in real times -Sen. Wyden floats idea of imprisoning tech execs who play fast and loose with consumer privacy