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District Sentinel Radio is the latest project from Sam Sacks and Sam Knight--the two journalists behind The District Sentinel News Co-op. Devoted to watchdog journalism, District Sentinel Radio is the podcast arm of the co-op.
-McCarthy finally elected Speaker, but the parallels to the 1850s are a bit bothersome-Good luck in federal court, friends: FTC takes aim at worker non-compete agreements-FOIA Follies: We search for records on the regulated banks in Sam Bankman-Fried’s sweaty, awkward empire -Walgreen’s, transphobic worm David Bullard, Charlie Kirk & “Doctor” Drew,…
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-Documents obtained by FOIA show that major corporations urged the Department of Agriculture to run a pandemic hunger relief program as a public-private partnership. They didn’t disclose their efforts in lobbying disclosure forms, and experts said they didn’t need to.Music by Adam Fligsten adamfligsten.comTo listen to future episodes, subscribe at …
It’s the final show of 2022. The two Sams round up the GARBAGE CANDIDATES OF THE YEAR. And we discuss the new Means TV film we’re in: Yell, Stomp, Hiss. We join up with Bryan Quinby of Street Fight Radio, Tom Sexton of The Trillbillies, and Nick Hayes of Means TV to talk about our tour of the South.Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.comTo list…
-Week of Shame: Democrats and President Biden vote to break power of rail unions, and force workers to accept contract with no leave-Don’t trust anything Sam Bankman-Fried says, but he’s right about GOP dark money donations: there’s a trail of money from him to Republican candidates through shell organizations-FOIA Follies: The crypto industry clin…
-If and when Elon runs this website off the rails, our replacement is going to need a main character of the day, let’s be real-Sick of crooked politicians who do favors for crypto scammers? Bad news. The incoming Republican House Whip thinks that the SEC shouldn’t regulate crypto, but still got mad at the agency for going soft on FTX-Finally, a win…
-Huge, if true, which it is. Would Elon Musk’s Twitter be lying to you?-Fed official says people need to empty their bank accounts before rate hikes can stop. That means more people being forced into debt, which is becoming increasingly expensive thanks to the Fed-GAO Footnote: State Department, Pentagon didn’t bother looking into killer crackdown …
-Jerome Powell has 27 pages of Larry Summers-related emails that the Fed won’t release citing the deliberative process exemptionThis is an excerpt from District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel由District Sentinel Radio
-Manchin’s scheme to throw permits to the fossil fuel is in trouble after members of his caucus vowed to stop it-The Fed won’t stop hiking interest rates. By the time they do, it will be too late for the labor market.-FOIA Follies: Don’t Glomar me, bro! Interior acts funny in response to request for Alaska oil project files-DeSantis, Biden, Dems wh…
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-The Department of the Interior initially declined to name the company in a report on efforts to deceive regulators. We obtained the identity through FOIA-Fieldwood Energy gained notoriety for declaring bankruptcy during the pandemic to shirk offshore clean-up obligations This is an excerpt from the weekly District Sentinel Radio podcast. To listen…
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This episode has been unlocked. To listen to future episodes, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel-We all owe Louise Mensch an apology if Donald Trump is executed for stealing highly sensitive state secrets. It brings us no pleasure etc.-Owning China by rejecting the Mandate of Heaven: CDC confirms that the U.S. government is just fully giving…
-The Biden administration and DC mayor Muriel Bowser are ignoring pleas to help migrants being bused to the nation’s capital by callous Republican governors. Regular Washingtonians are stepping up and mutual aid is filling the void. Organizer Claire H joins us to discuss.This is an excerpt from the latest District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the f…
-Congress gave the Department of Defense $58 billion more than it asked for last year. That’s more money than the annual budget of many agencies that don’t kill people.-Who’d have thought that an organization with the initials SS would find itself implicated in a far-right power grab? (Secret Service Jan. 6 text messages erased amid investigations.…
-Andrew Perez joins us to talk about Leonard Leo and his dark money network that has been pushing the court to the far-right for the past 17 years-Leo, Clarence Thomas, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Manchin, and Stacey Abrams get Garbage Can nominationsMusic by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.comThis is an excerpt from the District Sentinel Radio podcast. To li…
An interview with Angel Montalvo, who’s running for Congress in Miami on a Berniecrat platform, and down to lock horns with reactionaries in both parties This is an excerpt from District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel由District Sentinel Radio
-After changing their story numerous times, cops admitted to cowering in the hallway while the Uvalde shooter killed kids -Speaking of cops and mass killings, the recent Buffalo shooter became friends with a retired federal agent in a racist chatroom where participants got a preview of the massacre. -FOIA Follies: DOJ has more than 400 email record…
-Through the magic of FOIA, we have obtained the first five weeks of Pete Buttigieg’s schedule as Transportation Secretary, and decided to make a quiz about it. Sam Sacks is in the hot seat.This is an excerpt from a recent episode of District Sentinel Radio. To listen to more, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel…
This is an excerpt from the District Sentinel Radio podcast. To listen o the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel由District Sentinel Radio
-US Officials, Turn on Your Monitor: Hearing features complaints about an alleged Chinese development debt trap, defense of stiff IMF surcharges This is an excerpt from the latest District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel由District Sentinel Radio
*UNLOCKED* To listen to future episodes in full, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel-The Amazon Labor Union, led by fired warehouse worker Christian Smalls, has won a certification vote, in an incredible historic victory for an independent labor union-There are still battles to be fought before even thinking about contract negotiations: Amazo…
FOIA Follies, the Snitch Exemption: FBI Informant who ran sketchy, killer limousine company sheds light on Bureau secrecy.This is an excerpt from this week's District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel由District Sentinel Radio
-FOIA follies: The Federal Reserve’s files on the NY AG Tether settlement are only about public statementsThis is an excerpt from the latest District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel由District Sentinel Radio
Last year, El Salvador became the first country to make Bitcoin legal tender, in a move that drew attention from all over the world, particularly from insufferable cryptocurrency dipshits. Helping us make sense of El Salvador’s Bitcoin law is Hilary Goodfriend, a doctoral student in Latin American Studies at the National Autonomous University of Me…
-State Department roasted for unproven “false flag” claims about Russia-U.S. continues to starve Afghanistan as it readies to ramp up conflict in Eastern Europe-FOIA Follies: CDC gets a little touchy about article on covid breakthrough infections data-Garbage Can: Price and Psaki, Marco Rubio, and Joe Manchin vie for a spot in the canMusic by Adam …
-SK readies an appeal on a FOIA rejection, and seeks new answers from DHS about how cops responded to Jan. 6This is an excerpt from Saturday's District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full show, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel由District Sentinel Radio
-FOIA: A Retinatoday.com article from 2015 was likely the source for Trump admin claims that Portland protesters “permanently” blinded federal agentsThis is an excerpt from District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel由District Sentinel Radio
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-SK reveals our latest FOIA pursuit: using a records request to probe the Military Entertainment Complex and the comic book movie guy who got mad online because people criticized Marvel’s Pentagon tiesThis is an excerpt from District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full show, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel…
-All money is fake, but some is faker than others: TNR staff writer Jacob Silverman joins us to explain what’s wrong with the cryptocurrency industry, which he closely observes.-FOIA Friday: Dam Lobbyists. GOP-tied lobbyists hired by the government of Honduras warned the Trump admin that Dems were opposed to a controversial U.S.-backed dam project.…
-Arms contractors to shake everyone down for hundreds of billions of dollars next year, yet again, as Congress passes its annual defense policy bill. Chip Gibbons and the Two Sams discuss the good amendments and the bad “Iron Dome” amendment.-The Sleaze Filter: A Facebook exec tried to worm his way out of Congressional inquiries on Instagram being …
*SUBSCRIBER EPISODE UNLOCKED*-A look back at Occupy Wall Street on the 10th anniversary of the first demonstration in New York City-Chip Gibbons on how OWS influenced a decade of mass movements-FOIA Friday: Recognizing the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund for exposing FBI surveillance of Occupy-This week’s Garbage Can line-up includes the House D…
-Ruling class freakout in Buffalo: the establishment plots against India Walton, after the socialist won the Democratic mayoral primary. C.M. Lewis explains.This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio. The full show is available for subscribers at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel由District Sentinel Radio
-Austin Gonzalez tells us what it was like being on the recent DSA delegation to Venezuela, and answers criticism from the left (and right)-Austin also discusses the DSA delegation to observe Peruvian elections, and brings us up to speed on the slow-motion Fujimori coup attemptThis is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio--available in f…
Journalist Chip Gibbons and the Sams discuss Joe Biden's new and troubling domestic terror initiatives. Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com由District Sentinel Radio
-SCOTUS ruled 8-1 in favor of multinationals using child slaves who were represented by President Obama’s deputy solicitor general-Surveillance of lawmakers: Still troubling even when they’re bad. Chip Gibbons on yet more evidence of Trump admin abuse of power. This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio, available for subscribers at P…
-Capitalists are operating on some dangerous assumptions about climate change, clashing with scientists’ warnings. An audio version of the latest newsletter: sign up at districtsentinel.substack.com -More Trump-era attacks on journalists were exposed last week. Chip Gibbons on the subpoenas of four NYT journalists in the latest edition of Chip-Chat…
-Leading Republican blasts banks for alleged anti-capitalist "wokeism" as bank CEOs defend union-busting and ripping off poor customers who are disportionately people of color-Chip-Chat: Chip Gibbons on Daniel Ellsberg still kicking ass at 90. The Pentagon Papers leaker shed light on how close the U.S. was to nuking China in 1958, and dared the Jus…
Larry Krasner might not be perfect, but boy are we glad he won his primary in a landslide. Ted Kelly on the limits of Krasner criticism in 2021.This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio, available for subscribers at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.由District Sentinel Radio
-Israel is massacring Palestinians, again. Mondoweiss correspondent Yumna Patel joins us from the West Bank. We talk resistance, solidarity, and Palestinian Authority collaboration with the IDF.This is an excerpt from the District Sentinel Radio podcast, available in full for subscribers at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel…
Fretting about financial market failures in an interview with Barron’s reporter Alexandra Scaggs.This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio, available to subscriber at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel由District Sentinel Radio
Journalist Chip Gibbons joins us to talks about the anniversaries of the Collateral Murder video release, and the Assange embassy raid. We discuss the impact of Wikileaks exposing U.S. crimes.This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio, available to subscribers at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel…
Haitians are resisting a president who is turning into a dictator with backing from both the Biden and Trump administrations. Eugene Puryear, back from a recent trip to Haiti, gives us his impressions of Port-au-Prince and breaks down the geopolitics and economics behind the ongoing crisis.This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio. T…
Tricked by the Boog Bois: Freelance Journalist Jack Delaney went deep into Boogaloo movement ideology. If you think they’re sympathetic to the left, you’ve been had.This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio. Subscribe to listen to the full episode at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel由District Sentinel Radio
A conversation with Chip Gibbons about the acquittal of Andrea Sahouri and other journalists targeted by cops last summer during the Uprising for Black Lives.This is an excerpt from our Friday show available in full to subscribers at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel由District Sentinel Radio
50 years ago this Monday, activists broke into the FBI field office in Media, PA and stole files exposing COINTELPRO. Chip Gibbons talks about the break-in and previews an event Monday featuring two of the original burglars.This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio podcast. Subscribe now at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel to listen to t…
Joe Biden has softened his stance on the War on Drugs, but still supports mass incarceration and vampiric industries that depend on it. Cannabis journalistDavid Bienenstock joins us for an explanatory session, and discusses the prospects for national cannabis legalization.This is an excerpt from last week's District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the…
DHS crowdsources ideas, which has unsurprisingly led to hotbed of xenophobic paranoia and antisemitic conspiracy theories. Chip Gibbons talks MyDHS Portal, and new revelations tying law enforcement to the assassination of Malcolm X.This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/Dist…
Chip Gibbons joins us to review “Judas and the Black Messiah,” the new movie about the FBI’s role in the extrajudicial killing of Fred Hampton. This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full show, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.由District Sentinel Radio
Journalist Chip Gibbons joins us to discuss how the Biden administration might respond to the several political prisoners who should be freed. This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel由District Sentinel Radio
On this week's Chip Chat, the two Sams talks with journalist Chip Gibbons about MLK/FBI--the new movie documenting the FBI's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr. This is an excerpt from Friday's District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel…
Chip Gibbons returns to talk to the Sams about the Jan. 6 Capitol putsch, and why the last thing we should be doing in response to it is drafting new domestic terrorism laws.This is an excerpt from last week's District Sentinel Radio. To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel…
