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Congratulations, New York Times! Trump is the GOP nominee. Russian mafia expert Olga Lautman and Monique Camarra of the Kremlin File podcast join Andrea to discuss why the New York Times wants Trump to win, with coverage and an editorial board that normalizes his fascism.
The conversation includes a plan to defeat MAGA, the Bannon Strategy and what the Left can learn from it (without turning into a cult!), why weâre glad that Nikki Haley isnât the GOP nominee either (she uses genocidal rhetoric against LGBTQ+ people!), and where our advantage is in 2024 and how to leverage it to protect democracy this election and beyond.
Fight for your mind! To get inspired to make art and bring your projects across the finish line, join us for the Gaslit Nation LIVE Make Art Workshop on April 11 at 7pm EST â be sure to be subscribed at the Truth-teller level or higher to get your ticket to the event!
To our supporters at the Democracy Defender level and higher, submit your questions for our upcoming Q&A! We always enjoy hearing from you! Thank you to everyone who supports the show â we could not make Gaslit Nation without you!
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Show Notes
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IntroducingâŠThe Gaslit Nation 2024 Survival Guide! https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/2024-survival-guide
Trump Tyranny Tracker: Your Daily Reminder https://open.substack.com/pub/trumptyrannytracker/p/trump-tyranny-tracker-your-daily-089?r=3gxpg3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Gaslit Nation is recharging our batteries for the big election ahead so we're re-running a popular episode this week: Andrea's interview with her longtime friend and mentor, the journalist, filmmaker, and author Nelson George. Exclusively for our Patreon community we're publishing an all new bonus show this Saturday on how to stop MAGA. To our supporters at the Democracy Defender level and higher, submit your questions for our Q&A in the comments below or in a private message -- we always love hearing from you! Our Q&A will be out later this month! Thank you to everyone who supports the show -- we could not make Gaslit Nation without you! Nelson George set off to become the greatest music writer in the world. In this surreal essay, he explains his strange relationship with Prince who summoned him to listen to new music; this confirms George's dream was achieved. Having come out of the projects in Brooklyn to contribute to the bohemian renaissance of Spike Lee turning Brooklyn into a global brand, George lived the explosion of Black culture across film, music, art, and more at the close of the 20th century and looks back at this groundbreaking time in a sweeping and important discussion of why art matters. This is an interview about artists -- itâs for people who want to be artists -- itâs for artists at all stages of their careers -- itâs for people who love and consume art -- itâs a discussion about the value of mentorship -- and the way to get to the heart of being an artist, why thatâs important, what that means, the practical ins and outs of how to do it. From the biography on his website: "Nelson George is the author of several histories of African American music, including Where Did Our Love Go: the Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound, The Death of Rhythm & Blues, and the classic Hip Hop America. He has published two collections of music journalism: Buppies, BBoys, Baps & Bohos: Notes on Post-Soul America and the recent The Nelson George Mixtape, which is available through Pacific Books. He has written several novels with music themes (The Accidental Hunter, The Plot Against Hip Hop, The Lost Treasures of R&B, and To Funk and Die in LA). In television, George was a producer on the Emmy Award winning The Chris Rock Show on HBO, a producer on Hip Hop Honors on VH1, and executive producer of the American Gangster crime series on BET. As a filmmaker, George has co-written the screenplays to Strictly Business and CB4. He directed Queen Latifah to a Golden Globe in the HBO film Life Support, which he also co-wrote. He has directed a number of documentaries including Finding the Funk, The Announcement, and Brooklyn Boheme (Showtime). George was a producer on the award winning documentary on Black music executive Clarence Avant, The Black Godfather, for Netflix. His theatrical documentary on ballerina Misty Copeland is called A Ballerina's Tale. He was a writer/producer on Baz Lurhmannâs hip hop inspired Netflix series The Get Down. He is an executive producer of Dear Mama, a documentary series about Tupac Shakur directed by Allen Hughes." And, to add to this illustrious biography, Nelson has been a longtime friend and mentor who helped Andrea navigate the wily world of getting Mr. Jones written and produced. Fight for your mind! To get inspired to make art and bring your projects across the finish line, join us for the Gaslit Nation LIVE Make Art Workshop on April 11 at 7pm EST â be sure to be subscribed at the Truth-teller level or higher to get your ticket to the event! Join the conversation with a community of listeners at Patreon.com/Gaslit and get bonus shows, all episodes ad free, submit questions to our regular Q&As, get exclusive invites to live events, and more! Check out our new merch! Get your âF*ck Putinâ t-shirt or mug today! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/57796740-f-ck-putin?store_id=3129329
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Welcome to Gaslit Nation where we name and shame! This week, meet the Kremlin Caucus and their financial backers. What started off with Putin groupie Dana Rohrabacher, a former Congressman from Orange County, has grown into a proud fascist movement threatening our democracy and Ukraineâs very survival.
Want to see the posh yearbook photos of the banality of evil? Check out the show notes below, listing the Kremlin Caucus members in the House and the Senate. Explore the many white faces from mostly Republican-hostage states like Florida and Texas that, like their ideological forbears before them that carried out slavery and the genocide of indigenous peoples, have no problem destroying innocent lives and raking in blood money to stay in power. Russian mafia expert Olga Lautman and Monique Camarra of the Kremlin File podcast join Andrea to discuss these threats to our democracy and how to confront them, and remind the disillusioned once againâno, Biden and Trump are not the same, especially when one candidate enjoys Hitler cosplay.
Fight for your mind! To get inspired to make art and bring your projects across the finish line, join us for the Gaslit Nation LIVE Make Art Workshop on April 11 at 7pm EST â be sure to be subscribed at the Truth-teller level or higher to get your ticket to the event!
To our supporters at the Democracy Defender level and higher, submit your questions for our upcoming Q&A! We always enjoy hearing from you! Thank you to everyone who supports the show â we could not make Gaslit Nation without you!
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Show Notes
Get to Know the Kremlin Caucus and Their Financial Backers
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Brian Babin Representative (R - TX) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/brian-babin/summary?cid=N00005736
Troy Balderson Representative (R - OH) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/troy-balderson/summary?cid=N00042194
Lauren Boebert Representative (R - CO) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/lauren-boebert/summary?cid=N00045974
Tim Burchett Representative (R - TN) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/tim-burchett/summary?cid=N00041594
Jerry Carl Representative (R - AL) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00044245&cycle=2022
Ben Cline Representative (R - VA) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/ben-cline/summary?cid=N00042296
Michael Cloud Representative (R - TX) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/michael-cloud/summary?cid=N00041882
Burgess Owens Representative (R - UT) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/burgess-owens/summary?cid=N00045812&cycle=2022
Kat Cammack Representative (R - FL) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/kat-cammack/summary?cid=N00045978
James Comer Representative (R - KY) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/james-comer/summary?cid=N00038260
Jim Banks Representative (R - IN) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/jim-banks/summary?cid=N00037185
Gus Bilirakis Representative (R - FL) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/gus-bilirakis/summary?cid=N00027462
Dan Bishop Representative (R - NC) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/dan-bishop/summary?cid=N00044335
Marjorie Taylor Greene, Representative (GA) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/marjorie-taylor-greene/summary?cid=N00044701
Mike Johnson, Representative (LA) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/mike-johnson/summary?cid=N00039106
Matt Gaetz, Representative (FL) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/matt-gaetz/summary?cid=N00039503
Andy Biggs Representative (R - AZ) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/andy-biggs/summary?cid=N00039293
Warren Davidson Representative (R - OH) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/warren-davidson/summary?cid=N00038767
Byron Donalds Representative (R - FL) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/byron-donalds/summary?cid=N00034016
Jeff Duncan Representative (SC) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/jeff-duncan/summary?cid=N00030752&cycle=CAREER
Patrick Fallon Representative (R - TX) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/patrick-fallon/summary?cid=N00047264
Brad Finstad Representative (R - MN) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00050649&cycle=2022
Michelle Fischbach Representative (R - MN) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/michelle-fischbach/summary?cid=N00045251
Scott Franklin Representative (R - FL) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/scott-franklin/summary?cid=N00046760
Russell Fry Representative (R - SC) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/industries?cid=N00049165&cycle=2022
Russ Fulcher Representative (R - ID) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/russ-fulcher/summary?cid=N00041335
Bob Good Representative (R - VA) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/bob-good/summary?cid=N00045557&cycle=2022
Lance Gooden Representative (R - TX) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/lance-gooden/summary?cid=N00042237
Paul Gosar Representative (R - AZ) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/paul-gosar/summary?cid=N00030771
Harriet Hageman Representative (R - WY) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/harriet-hageman/summary?cid=N00049197&cycle=2022
Diana Harshbarger Representative (R - TN) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/diana-harshbarger/summary?cid=N00046688
Kevin Hern Representative (R - OK) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/kevin-hern/summary?cid=N00040829
Wesley Hunt Representative (R - TX) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/wesley-hunt/summary?cid=N00044362&cycle=2020
Jim Jordan Representative (R - OH) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/jim-jordan/summary?cid=N00027894
John Joyce Representative (R - PA) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/john-joyce/summary?cid=N00043242
Doug LaMalfa Representative (R - CA) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/doug-lamalfa/summary?cid=N00033987
Tracey Mann Representative (R - KS) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/tracey-mann/summary?cid=N00030743
Thomas Massie Representative (R - KY) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/thomas-massie/summary?cid=N00034041
Lisa McClain Representative (R - MI) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/lisa-mcclain/summary?cid=N00045730
Dan Meuser Representative (R - PA) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/dan-meuser/summary?cid=N00029416
Carol Miller Representative (R - WV) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/carol-miller/summary?cid=N00041542
Mary Miller Representative (R - IL) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/mary-miller/summary?cid=N00045703
John Moolenaar Representative (R - MI) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/john-moolenaar/summary?cid=N00036275
Alex Mooney Representative (R - WV) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/alex-mooney/summary?cid=N00033814
Barry Moore Representative (R - AL) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/barry-moore/summary?cid=N00041295
Troy Nehls Representative (R - TX) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/troy-nehls/summary?cid=N00046067
Ralph Norman Representative (R - SC) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/ralph-norman/summary?cid=N00027783
Andy Ogles Representative (R - TN) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/andy-ogles/summary?cid=N00050943&cycle=2022
Scott Perry Representative (R - PA) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/scott-perry/summary?cid=N00034120
Guy Reschenthaler Representative (R - PA) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/guy-reschenthaler/summary?cid=N00041871
Matt Rosendale Representative (R - MT) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/matt-rosendale/summary?cid=N00035517
Chip Roy Representative (R - TX) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/chip-roy/summary?cid=N00042268
Pete Stauber Representative (R - MN) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/pete-stauber/summary?cid=N00041511
Greg Steube Representative (R - FL) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/greg-steube/summary?cid=N00042808
Tom Tiffany Representative (R - WI) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/tom-tiffany/summary?cid=N00045307
Jeff Van Drew Representative (R - NJ) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/jeff-van-drew/summary?cid=N00042164
Randy Weber Representative (R - TX) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/randy-weber/summary?cid=N00033539
Roger Williams Representative (R - TX) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/roger-williams/summary?cid=N00030602
THE SENATE
John Barrasso Senator (R - WY) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/john-barrasso/summary?cid=N00006236
Marsha Blackburn Senator (R - TN) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/marsha-blackburn/summary?cid=N00003105
Mike Braun Senator (R - IN) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/mike-braun/summary?cid=N00041731
Katie Britt (R-Ala) https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/top-recipients-details?cycle=2022&id=N00048812
Ted Budd Representative (R - NC) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/ted-budd/summary?cid=N00039551
Tom Cotton Senator (R - AR) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/tom-cotton/summary?cid=N00033363
Ted Cruz Senator (R - TX) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/ted-cruz/summary?cid=N00033085
Steven Daines Senator (R - MT) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/steven-daines/summary?cid=N00033054
Deb Fischer Senator (R - NE) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/deb-fischer/summary?cid=N00033443
Lindsey Graham Senator (R - SC) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/lindsey-graham/summary?cid=N00009975
Bill Hagerty Senator (R - TN) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/bill-hagerty/summary?cid=N00045369
Josh Hawley Senator (R - MO) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/josh-hawley/summary?cid=N00041620
Cindy Hyde-Smith Senator (R - MS) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/cindy-hyde-smith/summary?cid=N00043298
Mike Johnson Representative (R - LA) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/mike-johnson/summary?cid=N00039106
James Lankford Senator (R - OK) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/james-lankford/summary?cid=N00031129&cycle=2022
Mike Lee Senator (R - UT) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/mike-lee/summary?cid=N00031696
Roger Marshall Senator (R - KS) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/roger-marshall/summary?cid=N00037034
Markwayne Mullin Representative (R - OK) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/markwayne-mullin/summary?cid=N00033410
Rand Paul Senator (R - KY) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/rand-paul/summary?cid=N00030836
Pete Rickets (R- NE) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/contributors?cycle=2024&cid=N00027695
Marco Rubio Senator (R - FL) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/marco-rubio/summary?cid=N00030612
Eric Schmitt Senator (R - MO) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00048414&cycle=2022
Rick Scott Senator (R - FL) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/rick-scott/summary?cid=N00043290
Tim Scott Senator (R - SC) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/tim-scott/summary?cid=N00031782
Tommy Tuberville Senator (R - AL) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/tommy-tuberville/summary?cid=N00044434
J D Vance Senator (R - OH) https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/j-d-vance/summary?cid=N00048832
Here are the 70 House Republicans who voted to cut off all US military aid to Ukraine
https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/70-house-republicans-voted-to-cut-off-all-us-military-aid-to-ukraine/articleshow/101739996.cms
Full List of Senate Republicans Who Voted Against Military Aid to Ukraine
https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-republicans-who-voted-against-military-aid-ukraine-1869372
Submit your song to be featured on Gaslit Nation here! https://tr.ee/BuEdw13Nw-
IntroducingâŠThe Gaslit Nation 2024 Survival Guide! https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/2024-survival-guide
Trump Tyranny Tracker: Your Daily Reminder https://open.substack.com/pub/trumptyrannytracker/p/trump-tyranny-tracker-your-daily-089?r=3gxpg3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Welcome to the Gaslit Nation State of the Union Super Special! This episode has everything! Suge Knight dissing Diddy at the 1995 Source Awards! World War II era journalist Dorothy Thompsonâs warnings about Katie Britt! A dictator loving pope! George W. Bushâs pandoraâs box of evil! A smirking Russian oligarch on the Oscarsâ stage! Youâve never heard a state of our union analysis, and where we must go from here, quite like this.
Terrell Starr of the essential Black Diplomats Podcast and Substack joins Andrea to roast Katie Britt and her antiChrist diamond cross and what it says about the GOPâs Christofascist war against our democracy. The conversation includes the history of white women like Britt enforcing the genocide of slavery, and Andrea and Terrell accidently calling Steve McQueenâs masterpiece film Seven Years a Slave! (Yes, we now recall itâs 12 Years a Slave!) Andrea shares the story of how she once went undercover as a self-hating Republican woman at a GOP fundraiser and almost got caught by being the only woman who dared to eat food!Our bonus this week, for subscribers at the Truth-teller level and higher, exposes the Kremlin Caucus and their financial backers. That episode will feature Olga Lautman and Monique Camarra of the Kremlin File podcast. To our supporters at the Democracy Defender level and higher, submit your questions for our upcoming Q&A! We always love hearing from you! Thank you to everyone who supports the show â we could not make Gaslit Nation without you!
Fight for your mind! To get inspired to make art and bring your projects across the finish line, join us for the Gaslit Nation LIVE Make Art Workshop on April 11 at 7pm EST â be sure to be subscribed at the Truth-teller level or higher to get your ticket to the event!
Join the conversation with a community of listeners at Patreon.com/Gaslit and get bonus shows, all episodes ad free, submit questions to our regular Q&As, get exclusive invites to live events, and more!
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Thank you to the sponsor of this weekâs episode! Andrea got to try Factor, and now her listeners can, too, with this special deal! Head to FACTORMEALS.com/gaslit50 and use code âgaslit50â to get 50% off. Thatâs code âgaslit50â at FACTORMEALS.com/gaslit50 to get 50% off!
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Watch 20 Days in Mariupol (full documentary) | Academy AwardÂź Winner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvAyykRvPBo
Why Haiti Collapsed: Demanding Reparations,and Ending Up in Exile
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/world/americas/haiti-aristide-reparations-france.html
President Biden on hot mic says he needs a 'come to Jesus' meeting with Netanyahu
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/03/08/biden-hot-mic-moment-underscores-growing-frustration-with-netanyahu/72899225007/
Journalist catches Sen. Katie Britt in an 'out and out lie' in her State of Union response
https://www.rawstory.com/katie-britt-out-and-out-lie/
Pope Francis: questions remain over his role during Argentina's dictatorship
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/14/pope-francis-argentina-military-junta
With Haiti on the Brink of Collapse, a Reckoning for US Policy on Haiti
https://www.justsecurity.org/93193/with-haiti-on-the-brink-of-collapse-a-reckoning-for-us-policy-on-haiti/
Bidenâs State of the Union: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq9vmRd67lc
Clip: Jonathan Glazer acceptance speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMc1khOqEFE
Clip: Suge Knight at The Source Awards https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=QHg1JImJqIZ7xkB5&v=mv2OMXngkEs&feature=youtu.be
We didnât end up including this clip in this weekâs episode, but itâs worth watching: Katie Britt Appears on âInside the Actors Studioâ in Edited Version of Her Scorned GOP Response https://www.thewrap.com/katie-britt-inside-the-actors-studio-video/
Pope Francis: questions remain over his role during Argentina's dictatorship
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/14/pope-francis-argentina-military-junta#:~:text=The%20Catholic%20church%20and%20Pope,evidence%20is%20sketchy%20and%20contested.
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Warning: If you prefer to watch a film with a blank slate, donât listen to this episode if you havenât seen or read Killers of the Flower Moon. While it doesnât give away spoilers or information that isnât widely known, and the film itself will be a powerful discovery given the stunning directing, acting, and musical score, it does prepare you for an unforgettable experience with a crash course on the brutal history.
Andrea and Terrell Starr of the essential Black Diplomats Podcast and Substack have been watching the rich offering of Best Picture Oscar contenders, and have a lot to say about Killers of the Flower Moon. While it was eclipsed by buzzier films like Oppenheimer and Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon is a monumental masterpiece that explains how America was founded and the forces we are up against today. No one should be surprised by Trump. Trumpism is what founded our country.
Killers of the Flower Moon reminds us of the urgent importance and power of art. To get inspired to make art and bring your projects across the finish line, join us for the Gaslit Nation LIVE Make Art Workshop on April 11 at 7pm EST â be sure to be subscribed at the Truth-teller level or higher to get your ticket to the event!
For more on the threats to our democracy and how to confront them, including the State of the Union and the GOPâs trad wife Handmaid Tale response, listen to this weekâs episode, out Tuesday. In the meantime, watch the video in our show notes below of Alabama Senator and Gretchen from Mean Girls, Katie Britt, being interviewed by James Lipton of The Actors Studio.
To our supporters at the Democracy Defender level and higher, submit your questions for our upcoming Q&A! We always enjoy hearing from you! Thank you to everyone who supports the show â we could not make Gaslit Nation without you!
Join the conversation with a community of listeners at Patreon.com/Gaslit and get bonus shows, all episodes ad free, submit questions to our regular Q&As, get exclusive invites to live events, and more!
Check out our new merch! Get your âYou Canât Make a Deal with the Guy Who Won the Aluminum Wars of the Car Bomb â90s. You Just Canâtâ t-shirt or mug today! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/57865157-you-cant-make-a-deal?store_id=3129329
Show Notes:
Killers of the Flower Moon trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG0si5bSd6IGaslit Nation Make Art Workshop - Part I https://www.patreon.com/posts/make-art-video-93450936?cid=123025949
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI https://bookshop.org/p/books/killers-of-the-flower-moon-the-osage-murders-and-the-birth-of-the-fbi-david-grann/533951?ean=9780307742483
Listen to Terrell Starrâs podcast Black Diplomats https://terrellstarr.com/black-diplomats-podcast/
Subscribe to Terrell Starrâs Black Diplomats Substack: https://terrellstarr.substack.com/
Katie Britt: Inside the Actors Studio https://twitter.com/BowmanInc/status/1766019380310163785
European Genocide of Indigenous Peoples in the Americas Cooled Earthâs Climate https://www.vice.com/en/article/bjqnqq/european-genocide-of-indigenous-peoples-in-the-americas-cooled-earths-climate
Murdered and missing Native American women challenge police and courts
https://publicintegrity.org/politics/murdered-and-missing-native-american-women-challenge-police-and-courts/
Colorado Osages react to 'Killers of the Flower Moon'
https://www.kunc.org/news/2023-11-10/colorado-osages-react-to-killers-of-the-flower-moon
What to Know About âKillers of the Flower Moonâ: A Guide to the Osage Murders Martin Scorseseâs epic traces a real plot by white men to kill dozens of Native Americans who held oil rights in 1920s Oklahoma. Here is the back story.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/20/movies/killers-of-the-flower-moon-osage-murders-explained.html#:~:text=First%2C%20in%201918%2C%20a%20sister,off%20the%20Reign%20of%20Terror.
Take a look at the historical people depicted in 'Killers of the Flower Moon'
https://www.oklahoman.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/2023/10/23/killers-of-the-flower-moon-real-photos-from-the-osage-reign-of-terror/71288895007/
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Remember when Jared Kushner tried in late 2016 to establish a secret back channel to talk to Russia? Jared and Ivanka ran the Trump transition team, with Paul Manafort operating from the shadows, where he blooms like mold, pretending to have taken a step back to avoid the heat of, well, having been outed by a Ukrainian investigative journalist for being a highly paid Kremlin operative. The latest back channel between the Trump Crime Cabal and Russia is Hungarian strongman Viktor OrbĂĄn, the Tiger Beat idol of CPAC. This Friday, on International Womenâs Day no less, OrbĂĄn and Trump will meet at Mar-a-Lago, where Americaâs nuclear secrets get their own cabana.
For months now Gaslit Nation has warned that OrbĂĄn is the new Manafort, the Kremlinâs guy to make sure Trump comes to power, making their shared autocratic dreams come true. As Trumpâs coup against our democracy continues, Andrea discusses Trumpâs blatant shadow foreign policy with Russia mafia expert Olga Lautman and analyst Monique Camarra of the Kremlin File podcast, and the many challenges and bold action needed for democracy to fight encroaching authoritarianism, before itâs too late.
The sharks are circling, with China setting up police stations in Hungary, a European Union state. Will our democracy survive? As always, it comes down to us, as grassroots power is the most reliable power we have left. See the all new Gaslit Nation 2024 Survival on our homage â GaslitNationPod.com â for simple ways for us to pitch in as itâs all hands on deck!
Fun announcement for our Gaslit Nation community! On April 11 at 7 pm ET weâre holding another MAKE ART workshop exclusively for our subscribers at the Truth-teller level and higher on Patreon. Got questions about the creative process or the business side of things? Ever wanted to make art but didnât know where or how to start? Want to know how to bring your art out into the world? Ask Andrea anything! Art is survival, and we need your mind and creativity more than ever! To get access to that, be sure to subscribe to the show at the Truth-teller level or higher on Patreon.com/Gaslit.
Thank you to everyone who supports the show â we could not make Gaslit Nation without you!
Show Notes
We'll post a link to 'Hedge Your Bets' on our social media feeds and in the show notes for this episode on our Patreon page. You can find more of The Detroit Rebellion's music on Bandcamp at detroitrebellion.bandcamp.com or detroitrebellion.blogspot.com
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IntroducingâŠThe Gaslit Nation 2024 Survival Guide! https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/2024-survival-guide
Trump Tyranny Tracker: Your Daily Reminder https://open.substack.com/pub/trumptyrannytracker/p/trump-tyranny-tracker-your-daily-089?r=3gxpg3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
Why Trumpâs Mar-a-Lago Meeting With Viktor OrbĂĄn Should Terrify Us All: With Trump set to host OrbĂĄn at his Mar-a-Lago retreat this week, itâs time to get serious about the rise of the global far right and why its worldview poses such a dire threat.
https://newrepublic.com/article/179510/trump-viktor-orban-mar-a-lago-meeting-terrify
Kushner Is Said to Have Discussed a Secret Channel to Talk to Russia
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/26/us/politics/kushner-talked-to-russian-envoy-about-creating-secret-channel-with-kremlin.html
How Tony Blinkenâs Stepfather Changed the Worldâand Him: Samuel Pisar was a Holocaust survivor who pushed rival nations to engage in commerce, and he left an imprint on the likely next secretary of State.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/01/19/samuel-pisar-tony-blinken-secretary-of-state-460155
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Gaslit Nation launched in 2018 to help build the Blue Wave, which set up progressive infrastructure that expands today, including in states like Kansas. In Virginia in 2023, our community produced one of the largest phone banks for Sister District, helping to get out the vote, flipping the Senate, and helping elect Danica Roem, the first transgender person to serve in the state Senate. We also protected abortion rights from Posh Trump Glenn Youngkin. An early September 2023 Gaslit Nation episode highlighted the work of the States Project, which raised more money for Virginia than the Democratic Party. Why? Because grassroots power is the most reliable power we have left. We are the answer to the decades-long mission of the corporate-backed far-right to dismantle our democracy. No one is coming to save us but us.
Thatâs why our listeners are the least likely to be demoralized by the news that the Supreme Court will drag out Trumpâs January 6 insurrection case, the one Merrick Garlandâs DOJ already waited out the clock on, losing valuable time as the coup plotters like Trump and Bannon continue to mobilize their genocidal far-right army. Ivanka and Jared dine with politicians from both parties and continue to serve as anonymous sources for the media that, in return, tries to rehabilitate their (banana republic grifter) reputations.
This weekâs bonus show, answering questions from our listeners, features a special focus on the murder of Nex Benedict, a gender-fluid trans teen killed by the incitement of hate and violence driven by Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok and Oklahoma state school superintendent Ryan Walters, who appointed Raichik to terrorize vulnerable children and their allies. While the grief and anger over the lack of accountability are immense, there are solutions to what we can do, no matter if we live in a Republican-hostage state or a so-called blue state. Other questions from our listeners range from the latest news on the Havana Syndrome mystery and cover-up, must-see places to visit in New York, and whether George Santos will end up on Dancing with the Stars (he will!), and more.
If you didnât hear your question answered this week, look out for it next week, as our Q&A continues. Thank you to everyone who supports the show â we could not make Gaslit Nation without you!
Join the conversation with a community of listeners at Patreon.com/Gaslit and get bonus shows, all episodes ad free, submit questions to our regular Q&As, get exclusive invites to live events, and more.
Show Notes:
Join Andrea at State Fair to help build our power in the states as a buffer against Russian-backed GOP fascism: https://linktr.ee/statefair
Human Rights Campaign President Asks for Full Investigations by DOJ and Department of Education into Brutal, Senseless Attacks Against Nex Benedict
https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/human-rights-campaign-president-asks-for-full-investigations-by-doj-and-department-of-education-into-brutal-senseless-attacks-against-nex-benedict
Contact the DOJ Civil Rights Division and file a report â you do not have to Include your name and contact information. LINK: https://civilrights.justice.gov/report/
If itâs helpful, copy/paste and/or select the following information:
PRIMARY CONCERN: Discrimination at a school, educational program or service, or related to receiving education
WHERE: OWASSO PUBLIC SCHOOLS 1501 N Ash St., Owasso, OK 74055
WHEN: February 8, 2024
WHAT: Nex Benedict, a gender-fluid trans teen was killed by the incitement of hate and violence driven by Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok and Oklahoma state school superintendent Ryan Walters, who appointed Raichik to terrorize vulnerable children and their teachers. The DOJ must take over the investigation of Nex's murder. Local officials and school staff failed her, including failing to call an ambulance when she had trouble walking after suffering a hate crime attack. The DOJ must open an investigation now.
You can also send Kristen Clarke, the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the DOJ, a message over Twitter: @KristenClarkeJD @CivilRights
How you can support queer and trans kids in Oklahoma after Nex Benedictâs death â The Advocate Link: https://www.advocate.com/news/how-to-help-trans-kids?fbclid=IwAR1KDpTCrqpohhRicaDP0cYQkGUZy9mj_zT7E0ZH30Yz282DmvgSGFylC7s_aem_AZIcTG7MHSnhJT6CkblIS6Y9nAQ3krE-taqnVCJswjJS2TJmpkTmq210J81PK3GrGJI&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email#toggle-gdpr
Erin Reed on Substack â Erin in the Morning: Chaya Raichik Was Appointed To "Make Schools Safer" In Oklahoma; Now A Trans Teen Is Dead. Nex, a gender fluid trans teen is dead in Oklahoma. Their death comes after a year of transphobic bullying, in a school targeted by the biggest anti-trans influencers. When will it end? Link: https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/chaya-raichik-was-appointed-to-make?utm_source=substack&publication_id=994764&post_id=141878010&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=1xosvv
How LGBTQ Parents Can Protect Their Families After Dobbs â Mombian: Sustenance for Lesbian Moms and Other LGBTQ Parents: Know your legal rights including emergency hotlines to call. Link: https://mombian.com/2022/07/15/how-lgbtq-parents-can-protect-their-families-after-dobbs/
Moving Forward After Tragedy and Loss â Mombian: Sustenance for Lesbian Moms and Other LGBTQ Parents. Link: https://mombian.com/2024/02/23/moving-forward-after-a-week-of-tragedy-and-loss/
Davis Hammetâs 2018 Twitter Thread on How Building the Rainbow House in Topeka, Kansas Led to Political Change â Twitter link: https://twitter.com/Davis_Hammet/status/1060958025731715072
Activist Davis Hammet speaks on the Topeka Equality House â Washburn Review. Link: https://washburnreview.org/48906/news/news-campus-news/activist-and-loud-light-founder-davis-hammet-speaks-on-the-topeka-equality-house/
â1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture is a feature documentary that follows the story of tireless researchers who trace the origins of the anti-gay movement among Christians to a grave mistranslation of the Bible in 1946. It chronicles the discovery of never-before-seen archives at Yale University which unveil astonishing new revelations, and casts significant doubt on any biblical basis for LGBTQIA+ prejudice. Featuring commentary from prominent scholars as well as opposing pastors, including the personal stories of the filmâs creators, 1946 is at once challenging, enlightening, and inspiring. While other documentaries have been successful in their attempt to treat the symptom of homophobia in the church, 1946 is working to diagnose and treat the disease - Biblical Literalismâ â 1946themovie.com
Summary of Vice News Investigation Into Sadist Groups Online Driven by Children, Targeting Children â Twitter link: https://twitter.com/VICENews/status/1759959890770956502
Keeping teens safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids A multipronged approach to social media management, including time limits, parental monitoring and supervision, and ongoing discussions about social media can help parents protect teensâ brain development â APA.org. Link: https://www.apa.org/topics/social-media-internet/social-media-parent-tips
Congress to Examine U.S. Spy Agenciesâ Work on Havana Syndrome The C.I.A. and other agencies concluded that no hostile power was responsible for the mysterious ailments, a finding some whistle-blowers have challenged. â New York Times link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/us/politics/congress-to-examine-cias-work-on-havana-syndrome.html
Want to join us in pressuring Congress to pass aid to Ukraine? This easy new site helps you send a message to your reps in Congress. Be sure to make your voice heard through helpukrainewin.com
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American taxpayers bailed out Citigroup, owners of Citibank, to the tune of $476.2 billion. This was the highest bailout by far for any bank during the 2008 Wall Street Crash, caused by Wall Street. Given the immense federal aid that saved Citibank, it should be no problem then for Citibank, built with the stolen wealth of slavery, to pay reparations, right?...Right?...
In this important discussion, David Montero, author of the new book The Stolen Wealth of Slavery: A Case for Reparations, shares the latest research on how reparations for slavery would boost Americaâs economy, would further our collective healing, strengthen our democracy at a time of rampant and unchecked oligarchy, and force long overdue accountability. The movement for reparations has already begun, with important actions being taken by cities like Boston and New York.
Monteroâs book is an eye-opening walking tour of New York City that will give you an all new look at how the North profited from slavery while at the same time serving as a hotbed of abolitionâa polarized America much like today, with the moneyed elites on the side of the fascist machinery of the South, as long as it made them money. Listen to this interview and share it with your activist groups to help the movement for reparations grow.
And in honor of Aaron Bushnell, the 25-year-old Air Force service member who set himself on fire outside of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, with the last words âFree Palestineâ, here is his final post on Facebook, written that day:
âMany of us like to ask ourselves, âWhat would I do if I was alive during slavery? Or the Jim Crow South? Or apartheid? What would I do if my country was committing genocide?â
The answer is, youâre doing it. Right now.â
The Washington Post has a thoughtful write-up on Bushnell, featured in the show notes below. Bushnell is the second person to set themselves on fire in protest of Netanayahuâs genocidal war, his latest destructive attempt to cling to power.
Show Notes:
The Stolen Wealth of Slavery: A Case for Reparations https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-stolen-wealth-of-slavery-a-case-for-reparations-david-montero/20163861?ean=9780306827174
Citigroup Tops List of Banks Who Received Federal Aid
https://www.cnbc.com/id/42099554
Alabama Supreme Court justice cites scripture 'nearly two dozen times' in ruling on embryos
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/alabama-supreme-court-justice-cites-scripture-nearly-two-dozen-times-in-ruling-on-embryos-204960325977
Airman who set self on fire grew up on religious compound, had anarchist past
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/26/israeli-embassy-airman-fire-death-gaza/
Reuters Investigation: More than 100 Political Elite Have Family Connections to Slavery
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-slavery-lawmakers/
Opening Clip: Jack Posobiec
https://twitter.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/1760780642671845629?t=ST2p12xndS77j8l5fK1E9Q&s=19
Clip: Steve Bannon at CPAC
https://twitter.com/piyushmittal/status/1761666054902936048?t=I8clBBbzCvj07qquRxmqmA&s=19
Clip: Donald Trump at a Fox News Townhall: https://twitter.com/MaryLTrump/status/1760882903397830876?t=4aqtc89iRcFpq818M58g1w&s=19
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This weekâs bonus show answers questions from our listeners at the Democracy Defender-level and higher, starting with incarceration rates in the U.S. vs. Russia. Spoiler alert: GOP-led states and swing states are as bad or worse than Russia, starting with Mike Johnsonâs Louisiana. We look at prison incarceration rates and what they can tell us about the struggle for democracy in America, what weâre up against, and how to overcome it, and more, in this weekâs bonus show.
Thereâs a lot to discuss given the recent news, with new sweeping sanctions against Russia; new DOJ indictments against Russia; Libs of TikTok killing Nex, a trans teen in Oklahoma; Alabama going full Taliban by banning IVF, and more. Join Gaslit Nation and Kremlin File for a live Q&A this Wednesday February 28 at 12pm ET. To our subscribers at the Truth-teller level and higher, look out for a Zoom link on the morning of the Q&A on Wednesday. We hope to see you there!
A special message to our Gaslit Nation community: Several listeners sent messages about the hate crime that killed Nex, a trans teen in Oklahoma. Nex was targeted and killed by the genocidal far-right echo chamber led by Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok, which, in any functional society, would have been banned by now. Erin Reed has written an essential, must-read piece on Nexâs murder, featured in the show notes of this episode. What happened to Nex is authoritarian scapegoating 101. Genocidal movements consolidate around violence to rally the sadists who will serve as the trusted lackeys to carry out a mass purge once in power, turning a former democracy into a prison. Chaya Raichik will undoubtedly be included in the Heritage Foundationâs Project 2025 plan to mass purge our government should Trump win the Electoral College in 2024. Nexâs murder is a tragedy that must be recognized for what it is: a hate crime. It is also an urgent warning as Trump and his supporters consolidate with the desire to carry out genocide against the most vulnerable among us, especially LGBTQ+ people and their families, friends, doctors, teachers, and others in their support networks.
Our hearts go out to all those who feel unsafe due to this heinous crime. The Gaslit Nation community is here for you. Look out for an upcoming episode on ways to fight back and protect each other. In the meantime, listen to our spring 2022 interview with Chase Strangio, Deputy Director for Transgender Justice with the ACLU's LGBT & HIV Project, included in our show notes.
If you didnât hear your question answered this week, look out for it next week as our Gaslit Nation Q&A continues! Thank you to everyone who supports the show â we could not make Gaslit Nation without you!
Join the conversation with a community of listeners at Patreon.com/Gaslit and get bonus shows, all episodes ad free, submit questions to our regular Q&As, get exclusive invites to live events, and more.
Show Notes:
Event: Thursday February 29 at 1pm â Russian-diaspora led roundtable on Russian anti-war activities
https://www.facebook.com/events/439307928421886
Chaya Raichik Was Appointed To "Make Schools Safer" In Oklahoma; Now A Trans Teen Is Dead. https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/chaya-raichik-was-appointed-to-make?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Protect the LGBTQ Community: An Interview with Chase Strangio of the ACLU
https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-transcripts-20/2022/5/26/chase-strangio-interview
The Sentencing Project: U.S. Continues to be the World Leader in Rate in Incarceration https://static.prisonpolicy.org/scans/sp/usno1.pdf
Prison Policy Initiative: States of Incarceration: The Global Context 2021
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/global/2021.html
Justice Department indicts more Russian businessmen, their aides, vowing to keep pressure on Putin
https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2024/02/22/justice-department-arrests-russia-businessmen-putin
Fani Willis calls out Nathan Wade, earning the women vote in her upcoming election: https://twitter.com/highbrow_nobrow/status/1758247461993283909
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February 20 marks two years since Putin launched his total war in Ukraine. February also marks the assassination of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, gunned down in the shadow of the Kremlin in 2015, on the eve of his anti-war march. And now Alexei Navalny, killed in a Siberian gulag, his body reportedly covered in bruises and kept from his family.
It may seem like Putin is winning, with Trump sailing into the Republican nomination, and MAGA lackey Mike Johnson deliberately stopping aid to Ukraine in Congress, costing countless lives and helping Russia advance. And the breaking news this week: Republicans in Congress based their impeachment proceeding of Biden on a Russian intelligence op, pulling out all the stops to help Trump steal the White House with the Kremlinâs help, again. One thing is clear: Putin is scared. The reality is that Putinâs fragile house of cards has turned Russia into a powder keg, as Navalnyâs widow, Yulia Navalnaya, vows to continue her husbandâs work.
In this special episode, Andrea and Terrell Starr of the Black Diplomats Podcast and Substack discuss the assassintion of Navalny and the work ahead to build a meaningful opposition, the mainstream media continuing to normalize Trump by labeling his 16-week abortion ban as âless restrictiveâ, and the triumph of Black prosecutors Tish James and Fani Willis in the larger American story of hard-fought progress.
This weekâs bonus show answers questions from our listeners at the Democracy Defender level and higher. (If you havenât submitted your questions yet, get âem in for next weekâs Q&A!) Inspired by our listeners, this weekâs bonus show covers prison incarceration rates in the U.S. vs. Russia and what that can tell us about our homegrown authoritarian threats in the GOP, whether voting by mail is safe this election (it is!), and more!
Thank you to everyone who supports the show â we could not make Gaslit Nation without you!
Not a member? Join the conversation with a community of listeners at Patreon.com/Gaslit and get bonus shows, all episodes ad free, submit questions to our regular Q&As, get exclusive invites to live events, and more.
Show Notes:
Event: Thursday February 29 at 1pm â Russian-diaspora led roundtable on Russian anti-war activities
https://www.facebook.com/events/439307928421886
Republicans in Congress initiated an impeachment proceeding of Biden based on a Russian intelligence op: https://twitter.com/rgoodlaw/status/1760122411016421457
Thread: âJUST IN: Alexander Smirnov told the feds during an interview after his arrest that âofficials associated with Russian intelligenceâ were involved in passing a story about Hunter Biden.â https://twitter.com/alanfeuer/status/1760056078992081166
Hunter Biden says special counsel used Alexander Smirnovâs discredited bribery claims to derail his plea deal
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/20/politics/alexander-smirnov-hunter-biden/index.html
Scientology Leader David Miscavige Served With Human Trafficking Lawsuit Miscavige had reportedly evaded process servers 27 times over four months before a judge said he was considered served.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/scientology-leader-david-miscavige-served-with-human-trafficking-lawsuit_n_63ee6cb9e4b02c25737b92ca
Donald Trump Tells Allies He Backs 16-Week Abortion Ban GOP frontunner backs less restrictive ban than many in party Biden stepping up attacks on Trump over abortion restrictions https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-16/trump-tells-allies-he-backs-16-week-abortion-ban?cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-politics&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=politics
âYulia Navalnaya, the wife of Alexei Navalny, received a standing ovation from the audience as she began a speech to the Munich Security Conference just hours after hearing about the âhorrific newsâ of her husbandâs death.â
https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/1758526751611802082
Police have detained several people at a makeshift gathering in memory of @Navalny in Moscow, as others throw snow & shout "shame!"
https://twitter.com/AlecLuhn/status/1758549540108411094
âFox Host: I think you could venture to wonder if Navalny would have died, been treated how he was, if there were a different president in officeâ
https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1758543958773293089
âStatement about Navalny from Zelensky, a man who understands that Putin plans the same fate for him and the other leaders of Ukraine.â
https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1758541607723299277
âOutside the Russian embassy in Belgrade, some folks not happy about the Navalny thing.â
https://twitter.com/JayinKyiv/status/1758539061629796446
âToday in Moscow, individuals are quietly forming lines to place flowers in memory of Navalny, the sole mode of silent protest permitted by the authorities at this time.â https://twitter.com/highbrow_nobrow/status/1758543715059282420
â"Alexei Navalny was asked what his message would be to people if he was killed. His response from the Academy Award winning documentary about him directed by @DanielRoher"â https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1758556265285042284
"Fani Willis: Letâs go on and have a conversation. I don't need anything from a man. A man is not a plan. A man is a companion. I don't need anybody to foot my bills. The only man who has foot my bills completely is my daddy. @Acyn"
https://twitter.com/highbrow_nobrow/status/1758247461993283909
Tulsi Gabbard, Rand Paul Placed on List of Russian Propagandists by Ukraine
https://www.newsweek.com/tulsi-gabbard-rand-paul-placed-list-russian-propagandists-ukraine-1727831
Justice Department Transfers Approximately $500,000 in Forfeited Russian Funds to Estonia for Benefit of Ukraine
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-transfers-approximately-500000-forfeited-russian-funds-estonia-benefit
Alexei Navalny death latest: Putin criticâs mother wonât see body for 14 days âas chemical analysis orderedâ
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3338204682172-alexei-navalny-death-latest-putin-critics-mother-wont-see-body-for-14-days-as-chemical-analysis-ordered?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=i3
Arrests, vigils, and Kremlin silence: Russia marks Alexey Navalnyâs death
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/18/europe/russia-alexey-navalny-arrests-death-intl/index.html
Inside Polar Wolf, the sadistic centrepiece of Putinâs gulag archipelago Conditions in the Arctic penal colony where Alexei Navalny died are essentially 'legalised torture', say survivors
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/02/17/inside-putin-gulag-archipelago-beating-torture-rape-suicide/
Kremlin runs disinformation campaign to undermine Zelensky, documents show
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/16/russian-disinformation-zelensky-zaluzhny/?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere_special_report&location=alert
Counting the 'colossal' cost of capturing Avdiivka: Russia could have suffered 30,000 casualties and lost over 400 tanks, IFVs
https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-lost-thousands-of-personnel-and-400-tanks-in-avdiivka-2024#:~:text=Counting%20the%20'colossal'%20cost%20of,lost%20over%20400%20tanks%2C%20IFVs&text=The%20battle%20of%20Avdiivka%20proved,withdrew%20from%20Avdiivka%20this%20weekend.
Life Imitates Art as a âMaster and Margaritaâ Movie Stirs Russia An American directorâs adaptation of the beloved novel is resonating with moviegoers, who may recognize some similarities in its satire of authoritarian rule.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/movies/master-and-margarita-movie-russia-reaction.html
Fact-checking Trumpâs comments urging Russia to invade âdelinquentâ NATO members
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fact-checking-trumps-comments-urging-russia-to-invade-delinquent-nato-members
Black Diplomats Podcast: https://www.blackdiplomats.net/
Black Diplomats Substack: https://terrellstarr.substack.com/
Be sure to check out helpukrainewin.com, made by a Gaslit Nation listener!
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This weekâs bonus episode, for our subscribers at the Truth-tell level and higher on Patreon, features our audience Q&A at the live taping with Tristan Snell, a former New York state prosecutor who won the Trump University case, and author of the new book Taking Down Trump. Our discussion includes exposing Jeffery Epsteinâs full network, how Trump back in the White House would impact our listeners in Canada, whether itâs time to launch an underground resistance, ways to put pressure on Merrick Garland, and more!
Join the conversation with a community of listeners at Patreon.com/Gaslit and get bonus shows, all episodes ad free, submit questions to our regular Q&As, get exclusive invites to live events, and more.
Thank you to everyone who supports the show â we could not make Gaslit Nation without you!
An urgent request: the Senate passed aid to Ukraine. To put pressure on MAGA, contact your reps in the House with this easy-to-use site made by a Gaslit Nation listener: helpukrainewin.com. Stay tuned as Gaslit Nation & Friends name and shame members of the Kremlin Kaucus, their staff, and their largest donors. We canât wait until November â we must stop MAGA now!
Show Notes:
The Cases Against Trump: A Guide Fraud. Hush money. Election subversion. Mar-a-Lago documents. One place to keep track of the presidential candidateâs legal troubles. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/02/donald-trump-legal-cases-charges/675531/
Taking Down Trump: 12 Rules for Prosecuting Donald Trump by Someone Who Did It Successfully by Tristan Snell https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/756546/taking-down-trump-by-tristan-snell/
Merrick Garland Must Go https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/merrick-garland-must-go/
Trump gets access to sealed documents on witness threats in Mar-a-Lago case Prosecutors turn over exhibit on threats made against potential witness to Trumpâs lawyers following judgeâs order, sources say https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/11/trump-mar-a-lago-case-witness-threats-sealed-exhibit
The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis https://wwnorton.com/books/The-Fifth-Risk/
Be sure to check out helpukrainewin.com, made by a Gaslit Nation listener!
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âDon't tell me what the law is, tell me who the judge is.â Those are the haunting words of Roy Cohn, Trumpâs former longtime mentor and Henry Kissingerâs current roommate in hell. Take Trump's classified Mar-a-Lago case. According to this weekâs guest, Tristan Snell, a former New York state prosecutor who won the Trump University case, and author of the new book Taking Down Trump, Jack Smithâs classified Mar-a-Lago charges are a slam dunk. Unfortunately, the judge is Republican Aileen Cannonâappointed by Trump, and it shows in her MAGA-like rulings endangering witnesses. As Cohn would say, mob rules, baby!
In this special live taping of Gaslit Nation, we discuss how the sausage of elite criminal impunity gets made, what can be done to hold prosecutors accountable and end the revolving door of corruption between public service and powerhouse white collar crime law firms, and, just for fun, take a tour of the criminal cases against Trump and where things stand. Obviously, at Gaslit Nation, we know that real justice comes down to us, which is why this show started in the first place. Grassroots power is the most reliable power we have left, especially when the Attorney General is Merrick Garland.
This weekâs bonus episode, for our subscribers at the Truth-tell level and higher on Patreon, features our audience Q&A at the live taping, with a discussion that includes exposing Jeffery Epsteinâs full network, how Trump back in the White House would impact our listeners in Canada, whether itâs time to launch an underground resistance, and more! Thank you to everyone who supports the show â we could not make Gaslit Nation without you!
An urgent request: the Senate passed aid to Ukraine. To put pressure on MAGA, contact your reps in the House with this easy-to-use site made by a Gaslit Nation listener: helpukrainewin.com. Stay tuned as Gaslit Nation & Friends name and shame members of the Kremlin Kaucus, their staff, and their largest donors. We canât wait until November â we must stop MAGA now!
Show Notes:
The Cases Against Trump: A Guide Fraud. Hush money. Election subversion. Mar-a-Lago documents. One place to keep track of the presidential candidateâs legal troubles. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/02/donald-trump-legal-cases-charges/675531/
Taking Down Trump: 12 Rules for Prosecuting Donald Trump by Someone Who Did It Successfully by Tristan Snell https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/756546/taking-down-trump-by-tristan-snell/
Trump gets access to sealed documents on witness threats in Mar-a-Lago case Prosecutors turn over exhibit on threats made against potential witness to Trumpâs lawyers following judgeâs order, sources say https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/11/trump-mar-a-lago-case-witness-threats-sealed-exhibit
The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis https://wwnorton.com/books/The-Fifth-Risk/
Be sure to check out helpukrainewin.com, made by a Gaslit Nation listener!
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Welcome to this Gaslit Nation Emergency Bonus Episode, to cover Walter Durantyâs latest interview with Stalin, as he carries out a genocide. That was over ninety years ago. Today history repeats, with Tucker Carlson releasing a two-hour rant by Putin, presenting what Kellyanne Conway once lovingly referred to as âalternative facts.â Gaslit Nation has the fact-check for you here, and explains why Tucker Carlson, in his traitors paradise in Moscow, visiting Tara Reade, should be investigated for being an unregistered foreign agent. The Dominion lawsuit against Fox News essentially established that Tucker Carlson is not a journalist, and therefore must be investigated for furthering the Kremlinâs agenda.
Like longtime Kremlin operative Paul Manafort who he tried to rehabilitate on his Fox News show, Tucker Carlson reeks of FARA (Foreign Agents Registration Act). According to Anton Gerashchenko, a former member of Ukraineâs parliament who has served in various government roles, Russian telegram channels expressed frustration in the Kremlin over Putin and Tuckerâs love-in. (Putin sounded like one of those rambling email forwards about Barack HUSSEIN Obama, but the anti-Ukrainian version.) Those reports mention that Tucker was paid a fee. If thatâs the case, then he needs to report that and any other perks he received from a foreign adversary. If he doesnât disclose if and what he was paid for his Kremlin interview, he should face a FARA investigation by the DOJ (Wake up, Merrick Garland!), and an investigation by Democrats in the Senate.
Amazingly, this week the Mr. Jones' graphic novel adaptation, In the Shadow of Stalin, was announced by Oni Press â read more about that in the show notes below. The graphic novel includes deleted scenes from the film. A sneak peak of the pages can be seen here: https://aiptcomics.com/2024/02/07/in-the-shadow-of-stalin-the-story-of-mr-jones/ For historical context of Tucker Carlsonâs dangerous Putin interview, watch Mr. Jones or read In the Shadow of Stalin, out September 4th, and available for pre-order now.
We look forward to seeing you at the special live taping of Gaslit Nation featuring former New York state prosecutor Tristan Snell, author of the new book, Taking Down Trump: 12 Rules for Prosecuting Donald Trump by Someone Who Did It Successfully. To our supporters at the Truth-teller level or higher, look out for a Zoom link sent to your inboxes Monday morning. Ask questions in the chat or in the recorded post-interview audience Q&A.To make sure you have your ticket, sign up at Patreon.com/Gaslit
Thank you to everyone who supports the show â we could not make Gaslit Nation without you!
Show Notes:
Opening Clip: https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1755757290953515479
Historical Thriller In the Shadow Of Stalin: The Story of Mr. Jones Out September 4th https://aiptcomics.com/2024/02/07/in-the-shadow-of-stalin-the-story-of-mr-jones/
Tucker Carlson Releases Putin Interview: https://www.instagram.com/p/C3HTMYXtfQt/
Congress Removes Foreign Agents Registration Act (âFARAâ)-Related Provisions from Final NDAA https://www.insidepoliticallaw.com/2023/12/07/congress-removes-foreign-agents-registration-act-fara-related-provisions-from-final-ndaa/
Berlin Murder Raises Suspicions of Russian Involvement https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/27/world/europe/berlin-murder-russia.html
Ukraine's Zelenskyy replaces top general in major shake-up at pivotal moment in war with Russia https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-zelenskyy-replacing-top-general-valerii-zaluzhnyi-to-lead-army/
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The great Douglas Rushkoff is back on Gaslit Nation! This time weâre featuring Andreaâs interview on Rushkoffâs excellent podcast Team Human, recorded late September, but timely as ever. A filmmaker and observer of techno-fascist bros and their billionaire bunkers theyâre building to hide from us, as they destroy the world, Rushkoff is the author of several books, including Team Human and Survival of the Richest. For more on his podcast, the Rushkoff Substack, and Part I and Part II of his appearance on Gaslit Nation, check out the show notes below!
Got questions about the investigations and prosecutions of the Traitor-in-Chief? Join Gaslit Nation for a special live taping on Monday, February 12, at 12 pm ET, featuring Tristan Snellâthe prosecutor who led New York State's case against Trump and Trump University, and the author of the new book Taking Down Trump: 12 Rules for Prosecuting Donald Trump by Someone Who Did It Successfully. An event link will be sent to our Patreon community at the Truth-teller level or higher on the day of the event. To join us, sign up at Patreon.com/Gaslit!
This weekâs bonus episode for our supporters at the Truth-teller level and higher on Patreon will be Part II of the Gaslit Nation Social Media Workshop, designed for those who hate social media and miss the old Twitter. Organizer Rachel Brody, who works with various campaigns to help get out the vote and leading brands, joins us to share the landscape of social media today and how to leverage the power of your voice in a world that needs you. Our regular Q&As will return in February, so be sure to send in your questions!
Thank you to everyone who supports the show â we could not make Gaslit Nation without you!
Show Notes:
Team Human Podcast: https://www.teamhuman.fm/
Douglas Rushkoff Substack: https://rushkoff.substack.com/
The Douglas Rushkoff Interview - Part I https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-transcripts-20/2023/07/19/douglas-rushkoff-part-01
The Douglas Rushkoff Interview - Part II https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-transcripts-20/2023/07/26/douglas-rushkoff-interview-02
Team Human by Douglas Rushkoff https://bookshop.org/p/books/team-human-douglas-rushkoff/11200369?ean=9780393541533
Survival of the Richest by Douglas Rushkoff https://bookshop.org/p/books/survival-of-the-richest-escape-fantasies-of-the-tech-billionaires-douglas-rushkoff/18092436?ean=9780393881066
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This weekâs bonus episode for our supporters at the Truth-teller level and higher on Patreon is Part I of the Gaslit Nation Social Media Workshop, designed for those who hate social media and miss the old Twitter. Organizer Rachel Brody, who works with various campaigns to help get out the vote and leading brands, joins us to share the landscape of social media today and how to leverage the power of your voice in a world that needs you.
Got questions about the investigations and prosecutions of the Traitor-in-Chief? Join Gaslit Nation for a special live taping on Monday, February 12, at 12 pm ET, featuring Tristan Snellâthe prosecutor who led New York State's case against Trump and Trump University, and the author of the new book Taking Down Trump: 12 Rules for Prosecuting Donald Trump by Someone Who Did It Successfully. An event link will be sent to our Patreon community at the Truth-teller level or higher on the day of the event. To join us, sign up at Patreon.com/Gaslit!
Our regular Q&As will return in February, so be sure to send in your questions! Thank you to everyone who supports the show â we could not make Gaslit Nation without you!
Show Notes:
Replace Jay Jacobs: https://replacejayjacobs.com/
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Terrell Starr from the Black Diplomats Podcast and Substack joins the chat. As a follow-up to Andrea's recent debate with Olga Lautman of the Kremlin Files podcast on the accusations against Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis, Terrell gives his take. For the previous discussion, check out the show notes. What's new since that episode ran? The divorce records of Nathan Wade, a Special Prosectuor on the Georgia case, were unsealed, revealing...no Fani Willis. Why does this matter? It doesn't. None of this matters. It's a far-right hit job, orchestrated by Trump and his goon squad, to undermine the airtight case in Georgia.
For more on the investigations and prosecutions of the Traitor-in-Chief, join Gaslit Nation for a special live taping on Monday, February 12, at 12 pm ET, featuring Tristan Snellâthe prosecutor who led New York State's case against Trump and Trump University, and the author of the new book Taking Down Trump: 12 Rules for Prosecuting Donald Trump by Someone Who Did It Successfully. An event link will be sent to our Patreon community at the Truth-teller level or higher on the day of the event. To join us, sign up at Patreon.com/Gaslit!
Show Notes:
Fani Willis vs. Trump: The Nazis Strike Back https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-transcripts-20/2024/01/24/fani-willis-trump-nazis
Unsealed original divorce documents don't mention Fulton County DA Fani Willis https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/unsealed-divorce-documents-do-not-mention-fulton-county-da-fani-willis
The Fani Willis Scandal Is Badâbut It Doesnât Change Her Case Against Trump https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/fani-willis-scandal-charges-against-trump/
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In this week's episode, Andrea and Terrell Starr from the Black Diplomats Podcast and Substack discuss Jonathan Glazerâs chilling Holocaust drama, The Zone of Interest. They break down the gender politics of the "Queen of Auschwitz," past and present. They also fact check Donald Trumpâs latest fascist campaign video aimed at energizing authoritarian voters, and share actions to take to build a better world.
Later this week, watch out for a short episode where Andrea and Terrell discuss the disinformation campaign against Fani Willis. This far-right hit job, orchestrated by Trump and his goon squad, aims to undermine her airtight case in Georgia. For more on the investigations and prosecutions of the Traitor-in-Chief, join Gaslit Nation for a special live taping on Monday, February 12, at 12 pm ET, featuring Tristan Snellâthe prosecutor who led New York State's case against Trump and Trump University, and the author of the new book Taking Down Trump: 12 Rules for Prosecuting Donald Trump by Someone Who Did It Successfully. An event link will be sent to our Patreon community at the Truth-teller level or higher on the day of the event. To join us, sign up at Patreon.com/Gaslit!
This weekâs bonus episode for our supporters at the Truth-teller level and higher on Patreon will be Part I of the Gaslit Nation Social Media Workshop, designed for those who hate social media and miss the old Twitter. Organizer Rachel Brody, who works with various campaigns to help get out the vote and leading brands, joins us to share the landscape of social media today and how to leverage the power of your voice in a world that needs you. Our regular Q&As will return in February, so be sure to send in your questions!
Thank you to everyone who supports the show â we could not make Gaslit Nation without you!
Show Notes:
Black Diplomats Substack: https://terrellstarr.substack.com/
Black Diplomats Podcast: https://www.blackdiplomats.net/
Song of the Month: 'I Don't Wanna Be Dismembered' by thâsheridans. You can find more of th'sheridans' music on all streaming platforms and on Bandcamp at thsheridans.bandcamp.com/
Submit Your Song!: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-d_DWNnDQFYUMXueYcX5ZVsA5t2RN09N8PYUQQ8koq0/edit?ts=5fee07f6&gxids=7628
Opening Clip: https://twitter.com/VABVOX/status/1750013520333168971
TED Talk: âYour Creative Superpowers Can Help Protect Democracyâ by Sofia Ongele https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPW5Zx3ntZo
Check out Tristan Snellâs new book Taking Down Trump: 12 Rules for Prosecuting Donald Trump by Someone Who Did It Successfully https://bookshop.org/p/books/taking-down-trump-12-rules-for-prosecuting-donald-trump-by-someone-who-did-it-successfully-tristan-snell/20845381?ean=9781685891251
Trump ordered to pay additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/trump-must-pay-additional-83-million-to-e-jean-carroll-in-defamation-case-jury-decides
Psychologist of the Nazi mind: As the "Nuremberg psychologist," Gustave Gilbert had unfettered access to Hitler's leading henchmen. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2016/05/nazi-mind
Trumpâs Latest Fascist Campaign Video: https://twitter.com/ZaleskiLuke/status/1750371080357675420?t=xagoPov-ccYKR2gKy2WAjg&s=19
E. Jean Carroll Case: Judge Kaplan, to jurors: "My advice to you is that you never disclose that you were on this jury." https://twitter.com/eorden/status/1750998393910919556?t=T5hJpIv9kVS6_dVLkXjTYQ&s=19
Movie Trailer: Jonathan Glazerâs The Zone of Interest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-vfg3KkV54
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Remember this shocking story from the 2016 election? The Trump campaign gutted Ukraine aid in the official RNC platform. Today this is mainstream for the GOP, with McConnell folding on Ukraine aid. This is catastrophic for the US and the world.
The recent transformation of the GOP into the Party of Putin began gradually, with only a few in Congress, like former Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, who the Kremlin considered an asset, according to the FBI. In 2018, current House Speaker Mike Johnson took tens of thousands of dollars in dark money campaign donations linked to a Russian oligarch close to Putin who was part of the larger Kremlin operation exposed in the Mueller Report. The oligarch is Konstantin Nikolaev, who bankrolled Kremlin spy/GOP honeypot Maria Butina, who was arrested as part of the Mueller investigation, after pretending to be in love with NRA/GOP operative Paul Erickson.
After Mike Johnson got caught taking donations linked to Nikolaev and other Russians (Oops!), he gave it back. But it was part of a wider operation used by the Russians in countries around the world to entrench their power in, known as âthe golden handcuffs.â
Johnson blames other extremists in his party, like concentration camp guard Marjorie Taylor Greene, for "slowing down" Ukraine aid. They're not slowing down aid; they're blocking it, to help their financial backers in the Kremlin win.
Johnson and Trump are part of the Kremlin's long game. They develop their assets, then spread their influence deeper and deeper. This began with a few fringe people, like Rohrabacher. Now it's mainstream. This is state capture.
What happens if we lose our country? No place is safe. If you think things are bad now, the entire world will be forced to live under the Kremlin's mafia state: violence and terror win, deciding everything. No more laws and elections.
Many Republicans watched in shock as the Kremlin hijacked their party. But it was Republican operations, like Citizens United, that helped Russian dark money entrench the Kremlin's influence in the United States.
More Americans must wake up that the loss of Ukraine is also the loss of our democracy. What's happening in Ukraine and the U,S. is an ongoing crime of state capture. The KGB-style operation started decades ago with Trump as a Russian asset. Where will we be if we and our institutions donât stop it?
Call your rep in Congress today to demand aid to Ukraine (202) 224-3121!
This weekâs bonus episode includes Andrea sharing her own stories of navigating the misogynistic labyrinth of Hollywood, and why, despite some big wins for women and representation (Yay Lily Gladstone and America Ferrera! Boo for no Fantasia nomination for The Color Purple!), why the Barbie Oscar snub matters. Olga Lautman, a Russian mafia expert and the co-host of the Kremlin Files podcast, continues her conversation with Andrea about what America will look like if Trump, and Putin, win the 2024 election.
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Mark your calendars! Tristan Snell, the prosecutor who led New York State's case against Trump and Trump University and the author of "Taking Down Trump: 12 Rules for Prosecuting Donald Trump by Someone Who Did It Successfully," will join Andrea for a live-taping of Gaslit Nation for our community of listeners on February 12 at noon ET. An event link will be sent to our Patreon community at the Truth-teller level or higher on the day of the event. We look forward to seeing you there! To join us, sign up at Patreon.com/Gaslit!
Show Notes:
Call your rep in Congress today to demand aid to Ukraine (202) 224-3121!
CORRECTION: There appear to be no East Asian Barbies in the Barbie movie. There is a Southeast Asian Barbie played by Ritu Arya.
Mike Johnson's Campaign Contributions From Company Tied to Russia https://www.newsweek.com/house-speaker-mike-johnson-donations-russia-butina-1838501
2016 RNC Delegate: Trump Directed Change To Party Platform On Ukraine Support https://www.npr.org/2017/12/04/568310790/2016-rnc-delegate-trump-directed-change-to-party-platform-on-ukraine-support
Heâs a Member of Congress. The Kremlin Likes Him So Much It Gave Him a Code Name. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/21/us/politics/dana-rohrabacher-putin-trump-kremlin-under-fire.html
Lover or cover? Maria Butina and the romance at the heart of an alleged Russian influence operation https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/lover-cover-romance-heart-alleged-russian-influence-operation/story?id=57437405
For âBarbieâ Fans Online, a Bitterly Ironic Oscar Snub https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/style/barbie-oscar-nominations-reactions.html
Ryan Gosling Calls Out Oscars Over Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie Barbie Snubs: 'There Is No Ken Without Barbie' https://people.com/ryan-gosling-calls-out-oscars-over-greta-gerwig-margot-robbie-barbie-snubs-8548327
Why the âBarbieâ Oscars snubs are so enraging https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/23/opinions/oscars-snubbed-barbie-greta-gerwig-margot-robbie-stewart/index.html
The True Story of Oppenheimerâs First Love, Jean Tatlock, And How She Shaped His Views https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/the-true-story-of-jean-tatlock-in-oppenheimer
The Movie Wives Would Like a Word https://time.com/6336804/the-movie-wives-are-speaking/
Gina Davis documentary: This Changes Everything: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt5795282/
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Mark your calendars! Tristan Snell, the prosecutor who led New York State's case against Trump and Trump University and the author of "Taking Down Trump: 12 Rules for Prosecuting Donald Trump by Someone Who Did It Successfully," will join Andrea for a live-taping of Gaslit Nation for our community of listeners on February 12 at noon ET. An event link will be sent to our Patreon community at the Truth-teller level or higher on the day of the event. To join us, sign up at Patreon.com/Gaslit!
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Republicans have once again refused to stop Trump: Nikki Haley lost the New Hampshire primary, and the Trump Klan is moving ahead towards the GOP nomination. Why might that be? According to Harvard psychologist Martha Stout, author of "The Sociopath Next Door," one in twenty-five people are sociopaths. Trumpâs cult has galvanized and emboldened them, unleashing a toxic sludge that threatens to drown our democracy.
In this weekâs episode, Andrea is joined by Olga Lautman, a Russian mafia expert and co-host of the Kremlin Files podcast, to discuss why Republicans are goose-stepping in line to support a shameless wannabe dictator, why the media continues to fail us and normalize this dangerous career criminal and Russian asset, and what can be done about it.
Andrea and Olga also debate over the growing attacks against Fani Willis, the Fulton County, Georgia DA who built a strong case against Trump and his goon squad for trying to overturn our election in 2020. Michael Roman, one of the 18 co-defendants in her case and a professional GOP opposition researcher, is trying to get Willis removed, which would put the entire case in jeopardy. Without any evidence, Roman claims that Willis is in a romantic relationship with Nathan Wade, a lawyer she hired to her team of prosecutors. (Who cares!) This is a clear case of disinformation warfare to help Trump once again escape accountability. While thereâs nothing illegal done by Willis or Wade, this is the new âHunter Bidenâs laptopâ â red meat for the Fox News echo chamber. Check the show notes for trusted sources that cut through the gaslighting against Willis, who must remain in her post.
As for who will actually stop Trump, thatâs us and our Gaslit Nation phone banks this fall.
Show Notes:
OPENING CLIP: Natasha Alford, author of American Negra, and anchor of The Grio https://twitter.com/SymoneDSanders/status/1747731236196614497?t=VhKn8V81n1j_qz6Hi-er6Q&s=19
NEW YORK TIMES: Trump Prosecutor in Georgia Seeks to Avoid Testifying in Colleagueâs Divorce Case. Fani T. Willis was subpoenaed in the divorce case of a colleague she hired to manage the Trump prosecution in Georgia, with whom she is accused of having a romantic relationship.
FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE: âThe filing also stated that [Nathan Wadeâs soon to be ex wife] Ms. Wade had âconspiredâ with âinterested partiesâ in the Trump case âto annoy, embarrass and oppressâ Ms. Willis. It noted that Ms. Willis had been subpoenaed around the same time that Mr. Romanâs lawyer, Ashleigh Merchant, filed motions seeking to unseal the divorce records and, in the Trump case, to remove the two prosecutors. The filing also said that Ms. Wade had acknowledged having an affair with a longtime friend of Mr. Wadeâs, and that the couple had agreed their marriage was âirretrievably brokenâ as early as 2017, before Mr. Wade and Ms. Willis had met.â https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/18/us/fani-willis-trump-georgia-prosecutors.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20240118&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=cta®i_id=48614702&segment_id=155695&user_id=097a378032011d6e8be1570cdce0a176
Ruth Marcus in The Washington Post: Fani Willis's Gift to Trump: âAs a legal matter, the allegations about a romantic relationship between Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis and the chief prosecutor in the election interference case against former president Donald Trump are irrelevant. Even if all the claims are true, they wouldnât imperil the prosecution or justify dismissing the indictment, as one of Trumpâs co-defendants is seeking.â https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/22/fani-willis-gift-trump/
7 questions about the future of Fani Willis in the Georgia election interference case https://www.wabe.org/7-questions-about-the-future-of-fani-willis-in-the-georgia-election-interference-case/
Steve Bannon Thought Trump Had Early Dementia and Pushed to Remove Him, '60 Minutes' Producer Claims https://people.com/politics/steve-bannon-thought-donald-trump-had-early-stage-dementia-book-claims/
The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 37 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President - Updated and Expanded with New Essays https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dangerous-case-of-donald-trump-37-psychiatrists-and-mental-health-experts-assess-a-president-updated-and-expanded-with-new-essays-updated-expande-/20868798?ean=9781250212863
AI Reveals Dementia in Trump Speeches https://thedemlabs.org/2024/01/20/ai-reveals-dementia-in-trump-speeches/
Trump co-defendant alleges Georgia DA and prosecutor in relationship but offers no proof https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/09/georgia-trump-case-fani-willis-relationship-prosecutor
South Carolina natives Nikki Haley and Tim Scott's complicated history on display as they battle for GOP nomination https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/south-carolina-natives-nikki-haley-tim-scotts-complicated/story?id=104253045
The Sociopath Next Door by Harvard Psychologist Martha Stout https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-sociopath-next-door-martha-stout/15279323?ean=9780767915823
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Thank you to everyone who joined the Gaslit Nation Social Media Workshop last week. What was supposed to be a one hour event lasted two hours! We look forward to publishing a recording of that soon, as Part I and Part II in early February. So if you missed the live event, youâll soon have the recording and a helpful one-pager with an overview of social media strategies from Rachel Brody, the organizer who led the workshop.
To help connect our community in this hellfire year, we've introduced Community Chats for our Patreon listeners. Currently only on the Patreon app, it will soon be available on the web. Community Chats is a private group chat exclusively for our listeners on Patreon, another reason to join and support the show. Find more details at the top of our show notes!
This week's bonus show was inspired by a listener's question on our recent interview with historian Heather Cox Richard, author of "Democracy Rising." It builds on Heather's explanation of the economic conditions of the North and South on the eve of the Civil War, taking it a step further to look at the âBlue Stateâ vs. âRed Stateâ economic divide today, and what that may tell us about where our country is headed. Then Andrea and Terrell Starr from the Black Diplomats podcast and Substack discuss the recent non-scandal hospitalization "scandal" involving Lloyd Austin, comparing it to Hillary Clinton's non-scandal email "scandal,â highlighting how the media and Republican Party are determined to dehumanize and terrorize women and nonwhite people.
Thank you to everyone who supports the show â we could not make Gaslit Nation without you! To get this and every bonus show, all episodes ad free, invites to exclusive events, and more, subscribe to the show at Patreon.com/Gaslit for as little as $5 a month!
Show Notes:
Check Out Community Chats from Patreon: https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/18855680408589-Join-community-chats
âAmerican Civil War: Then and Nowâ https://www.patreon.com/posts/american-civil-93719050
Transcript of Heather Cox Richardson interview â Part I: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5be3e193506fbe475c2856f7/t/65672e9144317d4e6c728ef0/1701260945235/GaslitNation_20231129_Transcript_American-Civil-War_Then-and-Now.docx.pdf
PBS: The Civil War and Emancipation https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2967.html
The Civil War - An Introduction https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/overview.htm
CHRONOLOGY-Who banned slavery when? https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL15614649/
Red States and Blue States Are Becoming Different Countries https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/opinion/red-blue-states-politics.html
2007 Study: Rich State, Poor State, Red State, Blue State: Whatâs the Matter with Connecticut? http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/research/unpublished/redblue11.pdf
In almost every industry, red states have higher turnover https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/26/hiring-red-blue-states/
Washington Post Analysis - 2023: In almost every industry, red states have higher turnover https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/26/hiring-red-blue-states/
Which states gained the most high-income families, and which lost the most during the pandemic https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2023/10/12/us-high-income-family-migration/71148162007/
Chinese Mom Buys $6.5 Million New York City Apartment for 2-Year-Old
https://newsfeed.time.com/2013/03/28/chinese-mom-buys-6-5-million-new-york-city-apartment-for-two-year-old/
Dear Black Americans: Please Move to the South. An argument for consolidating Black political power.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/18/opinion/reverse-migration-black-majority-states.html
A âNew Great Migrationâ is bringing Black Americans back to the South
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/a-new-great-migration-is-bringing-black-americans-back-to-the-south/
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