Code Pink is stuck in Turkey trying to get ships with aid to Gaza. Tighe Barry speaks. Texas Rangers and Austin police terrorize the University of Texas at Austin students over their ceasefire protest — Fascism in action.
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Coffee Party Shows
Old men on SCOTUS must go! Union’s stellar Biden endorsement. Dem strategist optimism. Landslide?
The patriarchy on SCOTUS lives on and must be busted. Biden got another important union endorsement. This Democratic strategist nails it. I see a landslide.
Mark Thompson on Columbia U protests. Liz Cheney puts SCOTUS on notice. The decline of the USA?
Is the Biden/Trump rematch an indication of a declining America? Mark Thompson gives the proper narrative for the ceasefire protests. Liz Cheney warns SCOTUS not to delay.
Hearing aid scam. Rep. Tony Gonzales dings MAGA. Donna Brazile owns Reince Priebus. Unions win.
Is this ad a hearing aid scam? Donna Brazile owns Reince Priebus again. Tony Gonzales dings MAGA Republicans as scumbags. Unions win big at an auto factory in Tennessee.
Green Groups: RFK Jr.’s a science denier. Trump critics crawl back. Katie Phang slams AZ on abortion
Green Groups Slam RFK Jr. as ‘Dangerous Conspiracy Theorist and Science Denier.’ Hypocrisy- Trump critics crawl back to endorse him. Journalist Katie Phang & Sen. Eva Burch slams Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban.
Interviews
Rev. Mark Thompson discusses the Columbia University & national ceasefire protests.
The host of Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson discusses his visit to the pro-Palestinian ceasefire protests at Columbia University and the mainstream media’s misreporting and false narrative.
Dr. William Bronston is on a mission to expand the pathway to a single-payer healthcare system.
Dr. William Bronston, a healthcare activist/organizer, has an all-encompassing message for the single-payer movement. It is time for healthcare as a right with universal coverage.
Joe Walsh, former Right Wing GOP Rep., explains why Trump must not get reelected to the presidency.
A transformed Former TEA Party right-wing Congressman, Joe Walsh (R-IL) (@WalshFreedom), discussed why Trump must not be president. I also read a clip from his book “F*ck Silence: Calling Trump Out for the Cultish, Moronic, Authoritarian Con Man He Is.”
Hollywood publicist who jogged with Nicole Simpson message on O.J. Simpson’s death.
Ilene Proctor, a Hollywood publicist, would jog alongside Nicole Simpson, the wife of O.J. Simpson. She said that often, she would be bruised. Proctor gives some thoughts on the day O.J. died.
State-Based Universal Health Care Act, H.R.6270, gets House & Senate sponsors, precursor to Medicare for All.
H.R.6270 – State-Based Universal Health Care Act, sponsored by Rep. Ro Khanna, gets sponsored by Sen. Ed Markey. OnePayerStates founder Chuck Pennacchio explains how this act, a state/region-based Medicare for All, will make our healthcare system humane, affordable, and universal.
KPFT Shows
Anti-Democratic warning signs. Code Pink trying to deliver aid to Gaza. Supreme Court on abortions
Code Pink is stuck in Turkey trying to get ships with aid to Gaza. Tighe Barry speaks. Supreme Court on Idaho abortion. Anti-democratic warning signs are blinking in current polling.
Fascism raises its head at UT Austin. Liz Cheney warns the Supreme Court. Neil Aquino returns!
Texans got a view of fascism and autocracy in action on the University of Texas at Austin campus. Liz Cheney puts the Supreme Court on notice. Neil Aquino from the Houston Democracy Project is on deck.
FTC bans noncompete clauses. Rev. Mark Thompson reports on the protests at Columbia University.
Federal Trade Commission said employers could no longer, in most cases, stop their employees from going to work for rival companies. Rev. Mark Thompson sets the record straight on ceasefire protests.
Tariffs & High-Interest Rates aren’t the cure. Brazile owns Priebus. Columbia faculty walks out.
Tariffs and high-interest rates penalize the middle class and the poor for corporate ineptitude. Donna Brazile owns Reince Priebus once again. Columbia faculty walks out for student suspensions & arrests.
Rep. Tony Gonzales slams MAGA. Hearing Aid scam? Congressional Progressive Caucus’ agenda.
Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales called out MTG and her posse like no other. I saw a hearing aid ad that seems like a scam. Progressives have an agenda all should read.
Independent Media Warriors
Daniel J. Cohen
As President of Indivisible Houston, I understand that our support for protests, political engagement, and support for independent media are all part of a multilegged stool.
Kathleen Morin-Morgan
Independent Media is important because clearly we do not get unbiased news. In fact, it is clear that in this political season there are predetermined candidates who get preferential coverage.
Robby L. Caban
I am not your average agent. I believe in equal access. I have used independent media to open the eyes of many ensuring that the real estate is less than that black box many are afraid of.
George Batten: School Discipline Made Easy
George Batten is a former inner-city teacher and swim coach for the Houston Independent School District.
Tamara Johnson Shealey
As a candidate for one of the two Senate seats from Georgia, I know the importance of having independent media. It is clear that too often the mainstream media have an affinity for certain candidates and as such restrict their access to constituents through their venues.
A Deeper Look
A Deeper Look Ep01: Post Insurrection
The unpatriotic seditious insurrection is still fresh in our psyche. The unbalance remains. We discuss the reasons and ramifications.
A Deeper Look Ep01: Is America Great Again?
A Deeper Look interviews radio host, author, & professor Harvey Wasserman about Trump, the election, voting, and more.
General
RON DE SANT IS COMIN’ TO TOWN
Oh, You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I’m telling you why…
Ron De Sant is comin’ to town.
An Announcement for the PDR Posse
PDR Posse Friends: You might be interested in checking out my latest book “The Castle of Cards” as well as four other books now available on Amazon.com: “Shirley, You Joust!,” “Hugh the Manatee,” “The Patient Sailor,” and “The Secret Life of Paladin.” Click on the following link for my Author Profile and books currently available […]
My Least Fav’rite Things
Thomas Czarnik hits another one out of the park as he describes our current politics in the poem, My Least Fav’rite Things.
Talking to Democrats on how to engage their right-wing family & friends productively
I was invited to speak to the Cy-Fair Democrats in the Houston Metro Area to discuss the elections and why we are not doing better electorally. It was a very interactive and productive engagement.
Thomas Czarnik, PDR Posse member: Political Limericks
Our PDR Posse member, Thomas Czarnik releases a new set of political limericks. It comes just at the right time in our politics.