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-President proposes ending constitutionally-guaranteed birthright citizenship by executive order, Graham offers legislation. -Zinke allegations passed to Justice Department by Interior Department watchdog -Dems accuse FCC of covering up public comment fraud in support of Net Neutrality rollback -Republican FCC Commissioner claims, without a single shred of credible evidence, that municipal broadband threatens free speech To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-President renews attacks and smears on refugees, despite Pittsburgh gunman’s hateful rants on Jews and the caravan -Sarah Huckabee Sanders refuses to rule out suspending civil liberties in response to question on increased border militarization -Democratic lawmakers call on State Department to cut off Brazil if Bolsonaro carries out thuggish threats -Tariffs on $257 billion in Chinese goods to come in December if Trump, Xi fail to reach trade agreement 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 -Malaika Jabali on 2016 and how the Democratic Party failed black people in Milwaukee and beyond -A look at the crackdown after the Nationwide Prison Strike with Philly-based activist Ted Kelly and Frackville SCI inmate Bryant Arroyo -Does Mohammed Bin Salman beat out the NYPD? A very close Garbage Can race this week!

-Federal judge tells state officials to stop rejecting absentee ballots amid GOP dirty tricks campaign -Exxon may finally face climate justice because the company allegedly harmed (wait for it) shareholders -Mick Mulvaney shaves millions from a fine for payday lenders, as he seeks to relax rules on the industry -EPA pushed to collect data on lead poisoning threats; agency currently gets information only after disasters like Flint. To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Whatever your stance on political violence: don’t take it out on postal workers!! -Top government watchdog reports HHS had no idea child detention policy was coming, hundreds of kids still in custody -No wonder Trump is making absurd tax cut promises:BLS data shows inflation-adjusted “non-supervisory” wages are down since Jan 2017 -Economic clouds on the horizon? Housing sales down in parts of the country not ravaged by hurricanes -Sen. Warren presses McKinsey after NYT exposes the consulting firm’s work for the Saudi government To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Trump administration publishes barely readable paper on socialism -Jeff Bezos is just the fucking worst: Amazon pitching sketchy surveillance tech to ICE -Bosses could replace health insurance benefits with cash for Obamacare plans, under admin proposal -SCOTUS shields Wilbur Ross from testifying about anti-immigrant census lies To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Trump lying to whip up hatred over migrant caravan grounds alone for removal from office -Mega gas merger approved by FTC days ahead of deadline from German regulators -Administration strips transgender Americans of rights through bogus HHS definition -Treasury Department warns South Korean banks over plans for North Korea cooperation To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

Now unlocked from behind the paywall! -Paul Blest on why the US Senate is no way to run a country -Kavanaugh: yet another reason to unironically say “Thanks Obama.” Eoin Higgins explains -Humanity’s days are numbered. We act quickly by nominating fossil fuel executives to #TheGarbageCan For more content like this, subscribe to the Sentinel on Patreon: Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Mnuchin to no longer attend Saudi Arabia investment conference -White House asks SCOTUS to kill teens’ climate change lawsuit -Another cabinet official accused of misleading Congress over family separation -Trump wants the FBI to stay put at its current location in DC, wiping out potential competition for his hotel To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Secret Service agent keeps reporter away from Kushner, a coward who never talks to the press -Conservatism 101: Republicans pursuing austerity after taxcut giveaway to rich -Must protect Wall Street coders! Financial regulator criticizes Obama era attempt to register computerized traders -Interior Department Inspector General reportedly on her way out amid numerous agency scandals To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-Secretary of State in Saudi Arabia helping monarchy peddle PR talking points on Khashoggi disappearance -Amid Khashoggi outcry, Treasury Department issues new sanctions….on Iran -Trump threatens to cut off aid to right-wing authoritarian allies in Honduras over migrant caravan -Judge okays legal challenge of Betsy DeVos plan to go easy on for-profit college fraudsters To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-Attorney General tries to stop mild police reforms from taking place in Chicago -Supreme Court declines appeal of $400 million penalty for ex-lead paint makers -Another Cheney wants to offer up the US military to help dirty energy industry -The wildly unpopular Paul Ryan is hitting the midterm campaign trail for the GOP To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-With Kavanaugh behind them, Senate Judiciary Committee advances two questionable judicial nominees -Trump administration trashing environmental laws for insipid border wall fortifications -Saudi Arabia and Israel are cranking up their awfulness with no complaints from the US -Nouriel “Dr. Doom” Roubini tells Senate Banking Committee: expect downturn by 2020. -The F-35 has been grounded, yet again #AbolishThePentagon

-DOJ approves CVS-Aetna merger, conditions deal on Medicare prescription drug divestment -FBI Director Christopher Wray: Kavanaugh probe was limited -US foreign arms sales up 33 percent to $55 billion; Obama still holds the all-time record because of 2012 fighter jet sales to Saudi Arabia -RBG puts a stop to Wilbur Ross deposition, in lawsuit over Commerce Secretary’s lies about a Census citizenship question To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-Trump UN Ambassador to resign at the end of the year -Bernie Sanders criticizes global rise of right-wing authoritarianism, in foreign policy speech -Kavanaugh’s first day on the Court: no protests interrupted oral arguments -Looks like advanced US weapons systems can be easily hacked, according to GAO To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-Senator gets the can after horrendous, partisan speech announcing Kavanaugh support -A conversation on public education with Emily Gasoi, candidate for DC State Board of Education -DC City Council narrowly evades #GarbageCan for repealing Initiative 77 For more content like this, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Right as in correct; North Dakota Senator to vote “no” on Kavanaugh -Mike Pence rattles his sabre to impress the chuds -Judge enjoins cruel Trump policy expelling refugees from El Savador, Nicaragua, Sudan, and Haiti -Federal prosecutors investigating Danske Bank for 200 billion Euro money laundering scheme -Rep. Andy Harris whines in the Wall Street Journal about people blazing at his office. Poor thing! -Today in Garbage Can History: In 1976, the Supreme Court lifted its temporary ban on capital punishment. To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-GOP Senators plan on getting report tonight; the nominee and Dr. Ford haven’t been interviewed yet. -US ruled in violation of a treaty with Iran, so the Trump administration pulls out of that agreement, too -EPA scraps regulatory language noting impact of climate change on the young, the elderly, and the poor -FAA reauthorization passes Senate, lobbyists succeed in killing examination of fees To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-DHS Inspector General finds Trump admin woefully unprepared to execute border policy -Someone mailed ricin to the Pentagon -FDIC head unprepared to defend policy to relax leverage ratio; Sen. Warren calls plan “insane” -Trump admin disarming forest rangers, in a nod to its Bundy Boy supporters -Plus, the latest on the Kavanaugh investigation: Why did the FBI miss the UB40 bar fight until now? To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-President unveils his USMCA. It’s a mixed bag. -Trump takes Qs on Kavanaugh drinking lies, says the judge was candid (he wasn’t) -Short-handed SCOTUS hears case on our pal the Dusky Gopher Frog -Judge allows second emoluments case, one brought by Congresspeople -Obama unveils second round of endorsements; Bob Menendez could ruin Dem plans to take back the Senate To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-SCOTUS nominee unhinged, hostile. Dr. Ford poised. -Lindsey Graham leads GOP sliming of rape accusations; Republicans trying to rally -CFPB official overseeing anti-discrimination laws dismisses relevance of racist posts online from 2004 -Pentagon revises estimate of civilian casualties in ISIS war, still six times lower than independent estimate To listen to more episodes like this, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Morales goes off on US, with doddering Trump two seats down -New allegations against Kavanaugh, the day before Christine Blasey Ford is scheduled to testify -Google exec to Senate: We don’t sell personal info when we do those targeted ads you get after searching stuff -Pruitt replacement puts official overseeing children’s health on administrative leave To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-UN General Assembly laughs at President Trump during his address -Kirstjen Nielsen has been lying about her role in the family separation nightmare -NLRB says it’s following ethics guidelines, with Corporate America attacking conflict of interest claims -For years, Border Patrol failed to conduct a privacy assessment on surveillance drones -Plus, Kavanaugh is getting creepier by the day

-Cabinet officials give a glimpse of Trump’s UN speech tomorrow. Expect chest thumping over Iran. -Wilbur Ross to be deposed after records reveal he lied about proposing a Census citizenship question -US imposes tariffs on another $200 billion in Chinese goods; China retaliates on $60 billion in American imports -Trump admin scraps rules requiring emergency brakes on crude oil “bomb trains,” citing costs to industry To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-Iran rebuffs US offer to kickstart diplomacy, citing Trump violation of nuclear agreement -Top Republican hits out at White House over pledge to take fewer refugees--mostly for process reasons, not the xenophobia -Tariff exemption for South Carolina plant with ties to high-ranking people in Trump’s orbit -Lol the NRA is going broke -Plus, the latest on the Kavanaugh-Ford hearing scheduled for Monday To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

Newly moved from behind the paywall... -Alexis Goldstein on September 2008 and Everything After -Guilty/Innocent: Shooting Your Guns at Hurricanes -Garbage Candidates this week include: John Bolton and the opioid peddlers that also got a patent to treat addiction #GarbageCan Thank you for support Smash retweet button districtsentinel.com Facebook: facebook.com/DistrictSentinel Twitter: twitter.com/TheDCSentinel For more content like this, subscribe at Patreon.com/districtsentinel

-Kavanaugh ties to disgraced appellate judge exposed; Monday hearing set for Christine Ford allegations -ICE official can’t say if agency is considering documented impact of detention on kids -Only half of serious injuries at work are reported to OSHA, despite recent change in requirements -Looks like Wilbur Ross lied to congress To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-Christine Blasey Ford says she’s the one who alleged that the SCOTUS nominee sexually assaulted her in high school -Republican on NLRB has another conflict of interest with ex-employer, Dem Sens allege -FEC to take a look at rules enabling lavish personal spending by candidates through “Leadership PACs” -FISA court spying on journalists detailed by Freedom of the Press Foundation To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-Jeff Flake joins all Republicans on SJC to shootdown votes on extra oversight for Kavanaugh -District Judge strikes down Betsy DeVos effort to run cover for college scammer -Mulvaney on Student Debt: Actually, it’s the children who are wrong -NLRB finally proposes new “joint employer” rule; tougher on union organizers at corporate chains, as expected -FEMA Director defends Trump’s Twitter meltdown about botched disaster response in Puerto Rico -Everything I hate is Russia, Energy Industry Lackey edition To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-Median household income reaches new high; last two peaks occurred before market crashes -Just in time for Hurricane Season: ICE caught getting money for detention from FEMA -FCC pauses review of T-Mobile/Sprint merger -House readies money for natural parks; parties can come together because no oil companies will pay To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-Scott Pruitt successor relaxes methane pollution rules -iCop: Apple pledges to work more closely with law enforcement on data requests -FT: Pharma company hikes price of bladder infection antibiotic by more than 400 percent; CEO defends Shkreli -CBO: Payroll taxes up slightly; corporate taxes down by 30 percent To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-Trump administration kicks Palestinian officials out of US, over request for ICC to investigate Israel -John Bolton then threatens ICC officials if they probe reported US war crimes in Afghanistan -FCC using self-reported industry data, underestimating the number of Native Americans without internet -EPA Inspector General looking at yet another Scott Pruitt initiative--the latest, on his Superfund Task Force -Ron DeSantis is stepping down from Congress to focus on his racism, err race to become Florida Governor To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

And we have an interview lined up for you today. Since we’re in DC so you don’t have to be, we’re not in New York to know enough about what’s going on with the primary election set for next week. So we chatted about it with the Host of the Katie Halper Show, Katie Halper… Subscribe to the Sentinel on Patreon at: Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

TFW You Find a Spine -Dems release “committee confidential” Kavanaugh emails to protest crooked confirmation process -Emails: Kavanaugh was okay with short-term racial profiling, getting sketchy emails from GOP operative who hacked Senate Dems. -Where’s the NYT adult in the room? Trump administration says it will violate immigrant family detention settlement -Nominee to run National Park Service could put public lands at peril, environmentalists warn To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-Leahy accuses SCOTUS nominee of knowing about hack on Dem senators, lying about it -Social media foreign interference hearing: It’s actually good when we do it -Trump pushing for cruel SNAP work requirements as Farm Bill nears finish line -Bernie and Ro Khanna introduce the Stop BEZOS Act, aimed at penalizing large companies paying poverty wages To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-More than two dozen protesters arrested on first day of SCOTUS confirmation hearings -Old Boys Network: Jon Kyl appointed to take John McCain’s Senate seat. -DC Circuit rules against Columbia University grad school, for UAW Local 2110 -Inspector General finds Scott Pruitt doubled his security budget. Those rush hour trips to Le Diplomate ain’t free. To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

We're unlocking some subscriber-only content: The latest Sentinel Cast. -We chat with soon to be Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib about climate change and capitalism. -One last Garbage Can ceremony for John McCain Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel to support the co-op and get access to exclusive content. Smash retweet button districtsentinel.com Facebook: facebook.com/DistrictSentinel Twitter: twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

-Trump orders reversal of pay raise for federal workers -Report: President offered to end Korean War, back-peddled -No concerns about Yemeni civilians, then: military to train Saudi pilots in US -GAO: Less than half of misconduct complaints against ICE agents were documented properly Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show recorded live: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

-Schumer & friends rubber stamp a bunch of Trump judges for extra time off -Trudeau: Canada could be back in the US-Mexico trade mix by Friday -Was it worth it? Post-9/11 war spending tops $1.5 trillion -Ayatollah to Iranian President: “Stop having hopes” of Europe saving nuclear deal -With countersuit, Sinclair-Tribune merger meltdown gets even better Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show recorded live: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

-Treasury Secretary says legislature not needed to cancel NAFTA -Trump chain mail style rant about Google bias against conservatives -Moody’s caught messing up mortgage backed securities ratings, again -Zinke chief of staff takes job lobbying for BP -Preview of our interview with Rashida Tlaib -Also, special announcement on the future of the show! Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show recorded live: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

-War fever driving narrative on late senator, Washington melts down over White House flag -New NAFTA framework revealed: US could be stumbling into better trade policy -Trump attack on public sector workers tossed out by federal judge -Mick Mulvaney accused of suppressing report on big banks charging “dubious account fees” on student loans -GAO: Products branded for women cost more Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show recorded live: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

Sentinel Radio summer vacation has begun. We’ll be back on Aug. 27. Until then, enjoy some old interviews. For today, we revisit an interview from April, just after the anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombings. We talked to the ACLU’s Kade Crockford about lingering doubts around the official story about the bombings, and what role the FBI may have played behind the scenes. Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show recorded live: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

Sentinel Radio summer vacation has begun. We’ll be back on Aug. 27. Until then, enjoy some old interviews. We take you back to May, for today’s interview. Sam and I chatted with Indiana University’s Nathaniel Grow about the history of Major League Baseball’s antitrust exemption, and moves that can be made in the future to possibly break it. Enjoy: Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show recorded live: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

Sentinel Radio summer vacation has begun. We’ll be back on Aug. 27. Until then, enjoy some old interviews. This one takes a look at the strides made by the movement to Abolish ICE. Sean McElwee has been a big advocate; particularly on Twitter. He joined us in June. Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show recorded live: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

Sentinel Radio summer vacation has begun. We’ll be back on Aug. 27. Until then, enjoy some old interviews. Today, we take you back to an interview from earlier this month, with Public Citizen’s Lori Wallach. She’s the global trade watch director at the organization, and she had some interesting insights about Trump’s trade wars. Take a listen: Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show recorded live: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

Sentinel Radio summer vacation has begun. We’ll be back on Aug. 27. Until then, enjoy some old interviews. This one, from July, takes a look at the Supreme Court’s union-busting decision in Janus v. AFSCME. To chat about the decision and it aftermath, we brought on Christine Geovanis from the Chicago Teachers Union. Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show recorded live: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

Sentinel Radio summer vacation has begun. We’ll be back on Aug. 27. Until then, enjoy some old interviews. For today’s episode, we revisit an interview from July, when Donald Trump made his official trip to the United Kingdom. We discussed the indecency with Laura from the UK, co-host of the Reel Politik podcast. Follow Laura on Twitter @lowenergylaura Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show recorded live: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

Sentinel Radio summer vacation has begun. We’ll be back on Aug. 27. Until then, enjoy some old interviews. From earlier this month: We brought on Adam Johnson, from FAIR, and host of the Citations Needed podcast, to discuss how MSNBC is mostly ignoring one of the biggest ongoing stories: Saudi Arabia’s atrocity-filled invasion of Yemen. Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show recorded live: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

Sentinel Radio summer vacation has begun. We’ll be back on Aug. 27. Until then, enjoy some old interviews. From May 8: We talked with community organizer Kate D’Adamo about how anti-sex trafficking legislation hurts some of the most vulnerable workers. Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show recorded live: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

-More Saudi-led atrocities: attack on bus kills more than two dozen kids -Best possible ending: Tribune-Sinclair merger deal official falls through and ends with a lawsuit -Interior wants to open California to fracking for the first time in half a decade -Where is a UFO invasion when you need one? Pence says US outer space “supremacy” should be defended by Space Force Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show recorded live: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel