America, we gotta get back to doing what's expected of us as free citizens in this democracy. That means being tolerant, being respectful, staying informed, and being engaged. I'm former Congressman Joe Walsh. Follow me here and join the millions of Americans who are renewing their social contract with each other. The social contract. It's on us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Don’t miss legendary rocker Joe Walsh at this special event that marks the release of "Analog Man," his first album in 20 years. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer spent 10 years developing the material for the new album, helped along the way by friends like Ringo Starr and Jeff Lynne. Join us for a discussion with Joe about his life, his work, and his recording process.
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Thanks To Trump, Bigotry, Racism, Indecency, Cruelty, & Ignorance Are Now Cool
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32:30A Hispanic Member of Congress gave the Spanish language rebuttal to Trump’s address. The official House Republican Twitter account called him an “illegal immigrant.” Disgusting, cruel, ignorant…but hey, in today’s Trump era, that tweet will get a bunch of high fives. Trump has made it permissible for people to be their very worst. Hosted on Acast. …
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A Confession: I Will NEVER Move Past January 6th. Never.
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38:45Trump gave a speech last night to a joint session of Congress. It was his first time in the House chamber, in the Capitol, post-January 6th. Remember January 6th? 4yrs and 2 months ago, Trump sent a mob into that chamber, into the Capitol to overthrow an American election. And last night he gave a speech there and people were supposed to listen to …
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Congressional Republicans Are Going To Try To Hide. Don’t Let Them
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33:52House Republican leaders have told their members not to hold any more in person town halls. Because voters at these town halls have made clear they’re not happy with what Trump & Musk are doing. And some of these confrontations with Republicans have gone viral. We must not let House Republicans get away with this. We must demand they sit in front o…
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I’m Glad It Happened. Because The World Now Knows Trump Stands With Putin
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37:13Trump stands with Putin. He always has. But because that’s such a horrible truth, most of the world has understandably had a really difficult time accepting that truth. Until Friday. Friday made it crystal clear for all to see. And now the world knows that, as long as Trump is in the White House, America is not on the side of the free world. So dam…
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What's next for the Democrats? A conversation with Mike Madrid
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32:21Mike Madrid and I got together on Substack Live to discuss the current political landscape in America, the importance of engagement, strategic messaging, and the need for the Democratic Party to refocus its efforts. We also talk about the challenges posed by figures like Donald Trump and Elon Musk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf…
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Yes, Trump Lies When He Speaks. But Democrats Avoid Speaking
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28:31Democrats need to learn from Trump. Trump puts himself in front of a camera every day. Because this is all just a show to Trump. And Trump had always been about the marketing. That’s it. And when he’s in front of the camera, he lies. All the time. But Democrats have missed the boat here. They’re still playing by the old, cautious politician rules. …
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I’m so sick and tired of the old establishment media putting these old establishment Democratic consultants on to bestow us with their old establishment wisdom. Fuck that. These guys are out of touch and Democrats need to stop listening to them. Democrats shouldn’t “roll over and play dead right now as Carville said. They should fight. Hosted on Ac…
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What Should Democrats Do? Run To The Left Or Run To The Center? A Conversation
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46:28I sat down with progressive writer and thinker Jeet Heer to discuss what Democrats need to do to pull together an anti-Trump majority and win again. Trump didn’t win by a lot, but Democrats have real issues and need to make real decisions. Jeet and I don’t really agree on the direction Dems must go, but we agree Dems need to win. Because MAGA is a …
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Trump Is Making America Less Safe & Less Secure Every Single Day
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35:36Because Trump believes our FBI, and DOJ, and Military, and intelligence community are all the enemy, he’s put people in charge of these agencies & departments who want to destroy them. From Trump’s perspective, it makes all the sense in the world. But from America’s perspective, it makes us way less safe and less secure. But we shouldn’t be surpris…
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I’m An American. I Have A Right To Call Elon Musk A Dick
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39:19Earlier this week, JD Vance criticized our European allies for getting weak on protecting free speech. Two days later, JD’s administration sent a threatening letter to a Congressman hinting at a DOJ investigation into his criticisms of Elon Musk & Trump. This is ugly government free speech intimidation. Hey JD, what about free speech in America? Ho…
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Don’t Blame Trump For Lying All The Time. Blame His Supporters
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38:21Trump lies almost every time he opens his mouth. And I stopped saying shame on Trump for lying a long time ago. Now I say shame on his supporters for allowing Trump to lie to them. Trump’s lying is on them, not him. And btw, We Americans will never get back a healthy democracy if we don’t demand a semblance of truth from the politicians who represe…
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Our World War II Veterans Must Be Weeping This Morning
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36:41Trump again yesterday blamed Ukraine for starting the war. Trump has made clear to the world that he stands with Putin & the world’s other dictators. He’s made clear that he does NOT stand with NATO & the free world. How horrible. And…how did Elon get so wealthy when he’s so damn ignorant? Maybe because he’s so damn dishonest. And…another oops from…
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Putin Has Something On Trump. He Always Has
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40:27The U.S. and Russia met in Saudi Arabia today to discuss resolving Putin’s war against Ukraine. Ukraine wasn’t there. Yes, you read that right. Trump continues to do exactly what Putin wants him to do, and by this point nobody should wonder why. The answer is obvious. It’s always been obvious. Trump works for Putin because Putin has something on Tr…
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The U.S. Constitution or Donald Trump: Hey America, You Can't Have Both. So Choose.
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35:57Trump sent out his utterly un-American post again this morning: "He who saves his county does not violate any law." It's a statement, a belief, that cannot coexist with our Constitution, cannot coexist if we're a nation of laws. So Trump is forcing Americans to choose: Him or the rule of law. What say you America? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri…
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In The Face Of Such Unprecedented Lawlessness, What Can We The People Do?
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40:53I sat down with Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen (citizen.org) to discuss how citizens and the courts can best and most effectively stop what Musk and Trump are doing. We’ve never seen such a brazen, lawless convergence of concentrated corporate & government power. But we must fight back. Have a listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr…
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Congress, Do Your Job! Investigate Elon Musk. Now!
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34:47So the state department just agreed to buy $400 million worth of Tesla’s? Hello? Can you say conflict of interest? So the guy who is currently in charge of the federal government also has government contracts for all of his companies? Hello? Audit his companies? Transparency? Overt corruption and HUGE conflicts of interest. Right out in the open. H…
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According To Trump, Musk, and MAGA, America just sucks
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38:51If you actually listen to Trump and Musk every day - our military sucks, the deep state controls our justice dept and the FBI, there is no independent media, the federal government is all fraudsters and bad bureaucrats, even the judiciary is corrupt. According to Trump/Trumpism, America just sucks. But yet…he got elected saying all of this. And ele…
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Hey MAGA, If You Want To Get Rid Of The Constitution, Have The Balls To Say So
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40:02So many Trump supporters keep asking me every day - how come some judge can just overrule what a president wants to do? What’s the point of even having elections Joe? The point? The point is the Constitution. We’re either gonna have one and follow it, or we aren’t. It’s clear to me that that’s what MAGA wants, they just don’t have the balls to say …
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Trump and Vance made clear over the weekend that they're not happy the courts are holding up most of his executive actions. They've signaled that they'll ignore court rulings. If Trump can successfully do that, then we are no longer a democracy or a nation of laws. We must not let him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Two People Who COMPLETELY Disagree on the Middle East Have A Respectful Conversation
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44:41I’m super pro Israel and I do not believe the two state solution is a possibility. So I sat down with someone who completely disagrees with me - Palestinian American political analyst Omar Baddar - to try to see if we could understand each other. And find a wee bit of common ground. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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No Democrats, Don’t ‘Throw In The Towel’ On USAID. FIGHT EVERYWHERE!
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40:19I’m not a smart political consultant like David Axelrod. But Axelrod yesterday said Dems should throw in the towel on this USAID issue and focus on bigger fights. Hell no. Trump must be fought everywhere. What he’s doing to USAID is unlawful. So should Dems throw in the towel on the rule of law too? Come on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f…
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To Truly Understand Trump, Remember That He Called Putin’s Invasion Of Ukraine A “Genius Move"
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37:54Last night, Trump said that the U.S. should take over and “own” Gaza. Why? Because Trump believes it will enrich himself personally and because Trump is an autocrat, and like all good autocrats, Trump believes he has a right to anything. Freedom, sovereignty, and democracy can’t get in his way. But please don’t laugh at Trump. Take him seriously. H…
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In A Healthy Constitutional Republic, Elon Musk Would Be Answering Questions Under Oath Right Now
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34:34Our Founders gave the lion’s share of constitutional authority to the legislative branch. The people’s house. Because our Founders feared a king. There’s great fear and confusion right now because an unelected oligarch is waging war on the federal government. The very thing our Founders feared. And what is Congress doing about this? Nothing. Hosted…
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What A Constitutional Crisis Looks Like: A Legislative Branch Bowing Down To A Tyrant.
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39:49It’s happening right before our eyes. And none of it should be surprising. Trump is indeed acting like a dictator, the wealthiest man on the planet, not elected by anyone, has declared war on federal civil servants, and Congress, charged in the Constitution with keeping a check on the presidency, has willingly abdicated that authority. It is by def…
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Trump Is Blaming Black & Brown People and Women For The DC Plane Crash. Disgusting. Monstrous
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33:07Please cut thru all the DEI noise out there, here’s the truth. Trump is blaming black people, brown people, women, transgenders, and people with disabilities for the deaths of those 67 souls. That’s disgusting and monstrous. If that doesn’t disgust you, nothing will. And btw, Trump said it because he knows he can get away with saying it. Hosted on …
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