Political Misfits

TikTok might be on the chopping block, but US politicians are still happy to troll for TikTok views.

The Afghan man charged this week with planning a terror attack on election day reportedly worked as a CIA security guard in Afghanistan.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ interview barnstorming features extremely awkward beer-sipping.

Florida officials say it’s “evacuate or die” in the face of Hurricane Milton, but Tampa residents say not everyone can.

Vice President Kamala Harris can’t make Washington’s position on Israel make sense, but in her defense, no one can.

If the Harris campaign intends to run to the right of President Joe Biden, why pick Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for vice president?

An Australian newspaper’s warning about potentially “offensive” comments by the founder of WikiLeaks reveals the state of journalism today.

New York Mayor Eric Adams launches his defense, and the Supreme Court’s narrowed definition of corruption might help him out.

A dangerous storm surge and flooding rain kill 20 and leave millions without power as Hurricane Helene tears through southeastern states.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and conspiracy, sending city politics into chaos.

The Government Accountability Office pillories the Department of Education for the ongoing FAFSA debacle.

The United States is set to execute more people this week than it has in more than two decades.

President Joe Biden finally convenes a cabinet meeting – and immediately cedes the floor to his wife.

The Wall Street Journal finds the country’s least-surprising gun owner, and the media decides who’s allowed to court the working class.

Israel begins a bombing campaign in southern Lebanon and US media try to figure out why.

More indiscriminate explosions via electronic devices rock Lebanon, adding to the thousands of casualties from yesterday’s attack.

Corruption scandal strikes at the top of New York City political and police leadership.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump traded barbs in last night’s presidential debate.

Two planes collide on an Atlanta runway and the EU orders Apple and Google to pay up.

The Department of Justice seeks to take Google apart with its antitrust case against the tech giant’s dominance of the online ad market.

Raids by federal authorities create chaos among New York City’s political sphere.

Hunter Biden offers an Alford plea in his tax evasion case and more in this episode of Political Misfits on Radio Sputnik.

Slumlords are trying to shirk their responsibility to actually maintain the buildings they own, this time using immigrant tenants an excuse.

As the US presidential election approaches, the usual suspects are accused of “sowing division” - whether that makes sense or not.

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris bores voters in her first sit-down interview with CNN.

Yelp goes after Google with its own antitrust suit, and the FBI is slammed for dropping the ball on sexual abuse cases.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is due in court after being released from police custody, and research shows the US can influence Israel after all.

The alternative Congressional probe into the assassination attempt on the 45th president is as dodgy as the official response to the crime.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. drops out of the presidential race and endorses GOP candidate Donald Trump.

Vice President Kamala Harris continues to gain in polls, as a light-on-policy convention rolls on.

The Labor Department revises its job growth figures downward by nearly 30% and the DNC party continues in Chicago.

Democrats try to shame the Teamsters president for his recent engagement with the GOP, rather than competing for his vote.

A British diplomat resigns over war crimes in Gaza, and New York Mayor Eric Adams can’t keep South Asian countries straight.

A supposed suspect in the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage manages to slip through Germany and Poland’s fingers.

Social media platform X proves again to be a rough place for hosting political conversations.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is unfairly accused of deserting his National Guard unit, more accurately of inflating his rank and service record.

Body camera footage from Butler Township cops further condemns the Secret Service for dropping the ball in Pennsylvania last month.

Chilling new details about the Alaska Air door blowout in January emerge from Boeing’s NTSB hearing this week.

The US will skip Nagasaki’s annual memorial of its atomic bombing because Israel’s envoy wasn’t invited.

The US government wins its antitrust case against Google, but is it too little, too late?

Global stocks slide drastically and the prime minister of Bangladesh flees the country following mass protests.

A New York Times expose highlights the lavish spending of the CEO of nonprofit LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD.

The West and Russia agree to a major prisoner exchange, and two more Palestinian journalists are killed by Israel in Gaza.

Hamas’ political leader is assassinated in Tehran, calling the future of Gaza ceasefire negotiations into doubt and raising the specter of war.

California’s wildfires expand to historic size again, and the soldier who became the face of the My Lai massacre dies.

Tensions rise along the border of Lebanon and Israel, as Israel continues its destruction of civilian infrastructure in Gaza.

Kamalamania fills the pages of mainstream media outlets. Are they telling the truth this time?

On Tuesday, July 23rd's episode of The Backstory, host Rachel Blevins discussed a wide array of topics from around the globe.

Rumors about the president’s imminent death fill the internet, while any admission of his years of incompetence were squelched.

President Joe Biden finally caves to pressure from his party and drops out of the 2024 presidential race.