1483 - Shelly Rigger: Will Taiwan Trigger Trump's First Global Crisis?
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Release Date: 12/12/2016
3532 - The Myth of Israel / Palestine Negotiations; Mamdani's Priorities w/ Robert Malley, Zohran Mamdani
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's News Day Tuesday on the Majority Report: On today's program: CNN's Harry "Emden" Enten reports on polling that shows that the majority of Americans are blaming trump for the surges in grocery prices. Robert Malley joins the show discuss his new book New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani joins Sam and Emma to discuss his transition and meeting with Donald Trump In the Fun Half: The New York Times is reporting that Chuck Schumer is facing pushback from a "Fight Club" of Senate Democrats. Rep Salazar (R-FL) claims on Fox News that the U.S. will invade Venezuela and it will be a "field...
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3531 - Zohran's Masterful Meeting; Trump's Plan To Make Air Travel Worse
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's a News Day Monday on the Majority Report On today's program: U.S. Travel Secretary Sean Duffy explains his reasons for rolling back passenger rights. He also urges travelers to “dress up and smile” when they fly. Zohran Mamdani met with Donald Trump and charmed the president into giving him a full-throated endorsement. The meeting has sent shockwaves through DC. In the Fun Half: Jack Posobiec gets his feelings hurt by Trump's fawning over Zohran Mamdani and leaves the presser early to go on Fox News to cope. Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced her resignation from Congress—citing...
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3630 - Trump Tanking, Calls for Dem Executions and Champions Incompetence
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It’s Casual Friday on the Majority Report On today’s program: The October job numbers, as far as they can be trusted, are not looking good. Trump’s polling continues to plummet over immigration, inflation and healthcare as reported by both Fox News and CNN. Six Democratic lawmakers release a video reminding service members that they must not follow unlawful orders. Trump takes to Truth Social to claim that the lawmakers are exhibiting seditious behavior which is punishable by death and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt doubles down on Trump’s lies. The incompetence of the...
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3629 - Trump’s Gaza Partition Plan; Most Crowded Primary Ever? w/ Jeremy Scahill, Cameron Kasky
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's an Emmajority Report Day today On Today's program: Trump cannot stand to hear the word affordability anymore even as his polls plummet over the economy. He's getting ornerier with everyone these days as he publicly chastises treasure secretary Scott Bessent over Jerome Powell. Jeremy Scahill, co-founder of Drop Site News joins Emma to discuss Trump's Gaza Plan. Cameron Kasky joins Emma to discuss his campaign for NY-12 Congressional District. In the Fun Half: We are joined by Brand Sutton & Matt Binder A woman in Texas dies from a preventable pregnancy complication after being denied...
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3628 - Community Fights ICE; Starbucks Strike & Boycott w/ Hunter Demster, Sabina Aguerre
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's hump day on the Majority Report On today's program: Donald Trump is growing increasingly angry as the Epstein files continue to dominate the news cycle. During a press conference with Mohammed bin Salman, Trump erupted at a reporter who questioned the ethics of his family business working with Saudi Arabia, MBS’s role in the killing of a journalist, and the newly released Epstein files. Trump responded by calling for the FCC to revoke ABC’s broadcast license, accusing the network of being anti-Trump. Hunter Demster of a rapid-response community organization in Memphis that...
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3627 - Trump's Epstein Strategy; ICE March Through the South
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's News Day Tuesday on the Majority Report On today's program: Rep. Mike Johnson (D-LA) is happy to pass the Epstein buck over to John Thune (R-SD) and the Senate, allowing them to hamstring the release of the files. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks at a presser organized by Rep. Ro Khanna and Rep. Thomas Massie, alongside a group of Epstein survivors. Donald Trump's approval rating with Latinos has plummeted. I wonder why? ICE has invaded Charlotte, North Carolina, and the response has been fast and robust. In the Fun Half: Bill Maher bombs in front of his own audience, who are PAID to...
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3626 - Epstein's Arms Deal, Intelligence Connections with Israel w/ Murtaza Hussain
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Fun Day Monday on the Majority Report On today's program: National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett has been making the media rounds, spreading misinformation by claiming that prices are falling across the board and that there is no job crisis. Instead, he insists we’re simply in a “quiet time,” arguing that AI has made current employees so productive that employers no longer need to hire new college graduates. Journalist Murtaza Hussain, who covers national security and foreign affairs for Drop Site News, joins the show to discuss his four-part series on Jeffrey Epstein’s...
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3625 - Shut Down Ends, Epstein Barrage Begins; Republican Dummymander w/ Heather 'Digby' Parton
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Casual Friday on the Majority Report On today's program: More Epstein emails continue to surface, and they’re becoming a growing problem for Donald Trump. Pundits are working overtime to run interference. In 2018, Megyn Kelly said on NBC that there’s no such thing as consent for anyone under 18. But now that this standard is inconvenient for Trump, she’s trying to reframe his reported attraction to 15-year-olds as “barely legal” in a grim segment on her podcast. Columnist at and publisher of the , Heather 'Digby' Parton joins Sam to wrap up the week's news. They discuss...
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3624 - Starbucks Workers Strike; Organizing for Climate Survival w/ Fabian Holt & Lawrence Wang
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's a Matt-jority Report Thursday on the Majority Report. On today's program Matt Lech is in the chair for Emma who normally would be in the chair for Sam. Over 1,000 unionized Starbucks employees are striking today at 65 stores across more than 40 cities. The strike organized by Starbucks Worker's United, is taking place on Red Cup Day, one of the company's busiest sales days of the year. In a pretaped interview, Emma talks to Fabian Holt, author of and Lawrence Wang organizer for about the DSA's role in the fight for climate survival. In the Fun Half: We are joined by Brandon Sutton and...
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3623 - Trump's Epstein Email Problem; Anti-Trust Import to Socialists w/ Ryan Cooper
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
The House Oversight Committee releases three email threads from the Epstein estate that make Donald Trump look as he would put it, not so great. The emails show Michael Wolff advising Epstein on how to use his association with Trump to curry favor with him. Managing editor of the American Prospect, Ryan Cooper joins the show to discuss how antitrust policy is important to Socialism, the money-sucking failure of Ai and why Chuck Schumer has to go. In the Fun Half: Donald Trump has reversed his stance on H‑1B visas, now arguing that the U.S. needs to import talent from other countries and...
info_outlineThe politics behind Trump's phone call to Taiwan. What is a logical defense of speaking with Taiwan like this, Trump's lack of conduct notwithstanding. Background in US/Taiwan relations, back to the Chinese civil war between the communists and Republic of China. The narrative surrounding Trump's lack of preparedness. Taiwan's merits as a democracy with progressive leanings. The US's unfortunate history of using Taiwan to provoke China.
On the fun half - Trump doth protest claims Russia intended to help him. John Bolton thinks it was an Obama false flag. Bernie is good at media, uses Russia question to challenge Trump on medicare and social security. Tony Blair reheats centrism.
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