The news keeps getting worse but, for the most part, the narrative is manufactured by Trump and his sycophantic cabinet. We ARE living in 'Opposite World' where the 'news' is reporting the lies Trump posts at his Truth (sic) Social propaganda platform. Journalists from corporate media who dare to attempt to speak up are punished (see Torry Moran, now formerly of ABC News).
The gaslighting underscores our need for real, courageous, independent news sources and the call to support them. One of the best sources for unfettered journalism is The American Prospect, led by executive editor David Dayen, our guest on today's show.
Dayen has been reporting the truth for decades now. A few years back he joined The American Prospect and made a good publication even better. Just yesterday, he wrote two must-read articles about what's happening now in LA and to our country: "Cries of Defiance and Songs of Joy in Los Angeles" and "The Big Beautiful Bill Will Bring ICE Raids to Your City." (Peruse his other articles here.)
I can't promise that we'll unravel the whole mess created by Trump and his minions in the one hour we have together today, but we'll certainly do our best to expose the lies being pushed on us, the consequences of that gaslighting and some of what we can do to stand up for our rights.
The song I began the show with today is one of five or six that John D. Cundle already posted to his channel today. He's quite prolific and just as talented. Here's the very timely and topical one I opened with today.
Here’s the video version of today’s show via YouTube:
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