https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDwNILB1mu8
Monday, August 17, 2026
DC Special Grand Jury (feat. Joyce Vance) (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Unjustified podcast)
The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) put out a new opinion expanding the definition of executive privilege to cover up the administration’s corruption.
A former employee of the Southern Poverty Law Center has been arrested in California on charges that she oversaw secret payments to informants inside of white supremacist groups.
Donald Trump has appealed to the 11th Circuit asking them to halt the sanctions imposed by Judge Williams in Miami over the president’s lawsuit against the IRS.
Joyce Vance joins us to discuss the special grand jury empaneled by DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro.
Plus listener questions.
Interview:
A former employee of the Southern Poverty Law Center has been arrested in California on charges that she oversaw secret payments to informants inside of white supremacist groups.
Donald Trump has appealed to the 11th Circuit asking them to halt the sanctions imposed by Judge Williams in Miami over the president’s lawsuit against the IRS.
Joyce Vance joins us to discuss the special grand jury empaneled by DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro.
Plus listener questions.
Interview:
Endless war and high prices could spell doom for Republicans in November
‘Complete unraveling’ of Trump and Republican project reflects attitude of not caring at all about governance
Families of US sailors denounce Trump and Hegseth for ‘dismissing their experiences and calling them liars’
“I’m running very low on energy. I am burnt out,” he said in a separate text.
In a third, he said: “I eat when I can. My coworkers make sure everyone in our unit eats and we all try to share food whenever someone gets more than normal. Keep praying for us. We are doing our best to make sure we protect our country and our families.”
The mother said that her son had been on many deployments with the navy. This was the first time that he had ever indicated a lack of food and other basic supplies. “Something genuinely wrong has happened,” she said…
“Our military deserve the best of the best,” she said. “They are fighting for our country, and the government has a duty to provide them with the basics. If they’re losing weight, that means you’re starving them.”…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/16/navy-families-denounce-trump-hegseth
Thom Hartmann - Who Killed the American Dream (The Phil Ferguson Show podcast)
Interview with Thom Hartmann. His newest book is Who Killed the American Dream? The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told. The detailed story of how companies have been fighting for Constitutional Rights for themselves and weakening the same right for actual people.
Also, A catholic bond fund. They only pick bonds that meet catholic values - what ever that means.
Interview:
Also, A catholic bond fund. They only pick bonds that meet catholic values - what ever that means.
Interview:
Republican senator denounces Trump’s ‘crazy, stupid’ claims about MMR vaccine safety
Outgoing Louisiana senator Bill Cassidy, a medical doctor, voted to confirm anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr as health secretary before speaking out…
Destroyed crops, riverbed cyclists and a ‘Rock of Starvation’: how drought has devastated the Danube
The Guardian travelled 100 miles along the EU’s longest river, where some residents are struggling to secure drinking water…
Why cancer, not cost of living, may be the biggest issue in Iowa’s midterm elections
Iowa’s cancer rates followed national trends until 2012, when they began climbing upwards for reasons that Green said remain unclear. Cancer includes a broad group of diseases, and many aspects of life, from stress to food to environment, can modify someone’s risk. What’s plain is the importance to voters – one survey has cancer ranked as the top issue facing the state, eclipsing even the cost of living...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/16/iowa-midterm-elections-republicans-democrats
Trump shows off article on lower drug prices that says Biden deserves credit, not him
“The Inflation Reduction Act was a signature accomplishment of former president Joe Biden, a sprawling measure enacted in 2022 that aimed to lower prescription drug prices by requiring Medicare, the federal health program for the elderly, to begin negotiating the prices it pays drugmakers for an array of popular and costly prescription drugs,” the Post’s report noted. “The first price reductions took effect at the beginning of this year.”…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/15/trump-washington-post-drug-prices
Sunday, August 16, 2026
Weekly Roundup: They Are Advocating for Fascism (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) The Axis Mundi Network
Steven Crowder recently released a video titled “The Case for Fascism,” making an explicit argument for fascism rather than merely flirting with the idea. In this episode of Straight White American Jesus, Brad Onishi and Dan Miller break down Crowder’s argument and ask what it reveals about the direction of the American right.
The conversation connects Crowder’s rhetoric about communism, violence, and “disinfecting” the country to a broader political movement increasingly portraying opponents of MAGA and Christian nationalism as enemies of America. Brad argues that this reflects a deeper shift: if the Christian nationalist right no longer believes it represents a majority of Americans, democracy itself can begin to look like an obstacle rather than a solution.
Interview:
https://axismundinetwork.substack.com/p/weekly-roundup-they-are-advocating
The conversation connects Crowder’s rhetoric about communism, violence, and “disinfecting” the country to a broader political movement increasingly portraying opponents of MAGA and Christian nationalism as enemies of America. Brad argues that this reflects a deeper shift: if the Christian nationalist right no longer believes it represents a majority of Americans, democracy itself can begin to look like an obstacle rather than a solution.
Interview:
https://axismundinetwork.substack.com/p/weekly-roundup-they-are-advocating
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'The Nerd Reich' tracks the 'unmasking of Silicon Valley's true politics' (Tonya Mosley, Fresh Air podcast)
Journalist Gil Durán argues that a small circle of Silicon Valley billionaires and venture capitalists have concluded that democracy is in their way — and that they should be governing in its place.
"My book is about a cult of Silicon Valley billionaires who believe that in the 21st century, technology will make democracy obsolete. And it goes back a few decades. In 1997, if you want to know the full root of it, there was a book that came out called The Sovereign Individual that predicted that in the 21st century, technology would result in the end of democracy and nation states like the United States. Specifically, the book said that two technologies - one, something called cybercurrency, which we would today consider crypto, and another called advanced automation, which is basically AI - would collapse the economy and thereby the government itself and would lead to the rise of a new cognitive elite, these sovereign individuals, wealthy individuals who, by making the right investments and the right moves, would be able to profit from the destruction of the United States and other democratic nation states."
Interview:
John Adams said we were founded as a Christian nation? (Dan McClellan)
Debunking false claims made by Christian nationalists...
Interview:Friendly Atheist News Roundup 8/13/2026 -- Christian Beauty Queen Loses Crown Over Racist Posts (VIDEO Podcast Ep. 648)
0:00 Intro
1:34 Miss North Carolina USA said she lost her crown due to her faith. Then the racist posts surfaced.
10:55 Virginia school district sued after repeatedly changing rules to block LGBTQ student club.
23:10 School officials face charges after trans wrestler controversy fueled by the religious right.
35:15 An anti-trans Christian activist is furious that a reporter quoted her accurately.
43:00 Trump is trying to change childhood vaccine recommendations.
54:30 Oklahoma candidate James Taylor has turned his classroom into a Christian campaign studio.
Interview:
1:34 Miss North Carolina USA said she lost her crown due to her faith. Then the racist posts surfaced.
10:55 Virginia school district sued after repeatedly changing rules to block LGBTQ student club.
23:10 School officials face charges after trans wrestler controversy fueled by the religious right.
35:15 An anti-trans Christian activist is furious that a reporter quoted her accurately.
43:00 Trump is trying to change childhood vaccine recommendations.
54:30 Oklahoma candidate James Taylor has turned his classroom into a Christian campaign studio.
Interview:
- With Jessica: https://youtu.be/L7GKDL86puM?si=k9vVJvCIwkiNaC7-
- Without Jessica: https://www.youtube.com/live/W2DLFV6Zssc?si=vQKI4URGylAkDVHr
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