Background Briefing: January 23, 2025
A Manifesto to Stand Up in the Face Of Trump's Firehose of Reactionary Initiatives We begin with the Trump/Musk presidency's steamroller of reactionary initiatives flattening the Democrats and intimidating the press into treating a sociopathic felon as a legitimate...
Background Briefing: January 22, 2025
A Real Christian Confronts Trump Unlike the Christo-Fascists and Evangelical Hucksters Who Worship the False Idol We begin with the plea for mercy from Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde at the National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral to Donald Trump as he...
Background Briefing: January 21, 2025
How the Roberts Court Laid the Groundwork For a Plutocratic and Theocratic Takeover of American Democracy We begin with the groundwork that was laid so that Trump could take power backed by the oligarchs and theocrats who financed his election and focus on the Roberts...
Background Briefing: January 19, 2025
The Incoming Horror of Trump and the Outgoing Sadness of Biden We begin with Trump's triumphant return to Washington after having dodged a slew of lawsuits and captured the Republican Party into supine obedience who are now rubber-stamping his dangerously unqualified...
Background Briefing: January 16, 2025
An Analysis of the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire and Hostage Release Deal We begin with the ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas due to go into effect on Sunday which has yet to be approved by Netanyahu's cabinet in which hard-liners hold sway. Joining...
Background Briefing: January 15, 2025
What Latitude Will "Little Marco" Have As Secretary of State? We begin with today's confirmation hearing for Senator Marco Rubio to become the next Secretary of State and assess whether "little Marco" as Trump once described him, will have much latitude given Trump's...
Background Briefing: January 14, 2025
Determined to Do Trump’s Bidding, Republican Senators Roll Over the Democrats and Confirm a Dangerously Unqualified Ideologue as Secretary of Defense We begin with today's confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth before the Senate Armed Services Committee which was...
Background Briefing: January 12, 2025
Instead of Helping Angelenos Who Lost Their Homes, Trump Offers Insults We begin with disasters engulfing Los Angeles as wildfires continue to rage many residents near the fire zones still lack electricity as well as drinkable water. Meanwhile politicians play the...
Background Briefing: January 9, 2025
Today's Moving Memorial of President Jimmy Carter at His State Funeral We begin with today's state funeral of President Jimmy Carter who died recently at the age of 100 and was celebrated today by his friend President Biden who eulogized him before a gathering of...
Background Briefing: January 8, 2025
The Ghost of Roy Cohn Will Rule Over the Next 4 Years of MAGA Jurisprudence We begin with Trump's appeal to the Supreme Court to prevent his sentencing on Friday in New York on his hush money conviction on 34 counts as well as the move by Trump's wholly-owned judge...