1483 - Shelly Rigger: Will Taiwan Trigger Trump's First Global Crisis?
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Release Date: 12/12/2016
3593 - Trump's Iran War Flip Flops; Section 230 30 Years Later w/ Brian Reed, Mike Masnick
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Hump Day on The Majority Report On today's program: The Trump administration still cannot explain the reasoning for this war in Iran or if it's a war at all. This confusion comes after Marco Rubio and House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested that the timing of U.S. strikes was driven by Israel’s planned attack on Iran, arguing that a preemptive strike was necessary to protect American forces, installations, and assets in the region. Trump has since contradicted Rubio and Johnson after his ego was hurt by the suggestion that he is controlled by Israel which forced Rubio to...
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3592 - Trump Regime at War with Iran and Itself w/ Annelle Sheline, Seamus Malekafzali
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's News Day Tuesday on The Majority Report On today's program: CNN airs a compilation of several members of the Trump administration and GOP politicians contradicting themselves on whether or not we are at "war" with Iran. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that the U.S. struck Iran because they knew Israel was going to take action in Iran and that would precipitate actions against American forces in the area. Annelle Sheline, a Middle East research fellow at the joins the program to discuss the war’s foreign policy dimensions. Seamus Malekafzali,...
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3591 - Trump bored of Peace; Leftists Surge 2026 Midterms w/ Alexis Goldstein, Anabel Mendoza, Junaid Ahmed
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Fun Day Monday on The Majority Report On today's program: Trump announces strikes on Iran and says that Americans will die as it often happens in war. An Omani foreign minister, Badr Albusaidi, is shedding light on negotiations involving Kushner, Witkoff, and Iran. According to the Albusaidi, Iran was willing to go as far as not stockpiling any nuclear material that could be used to build a bomb—a significant concession in the talks. However, the foreign minister indicated that the U.S. side either did not fully understand or was unwilling to engage with this offer, raising questions...
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3590 - Trump Fatigue Setting in?; Voters Beg Democrats to Grow a Spine w/ Heather 'Digby' Parton
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Casual Friday on The Majority Report On today's program: A 65-year-old woman from Minnesota calls in to C-SPAN to talk about how she is legally blind, on disability and under Trump her social services have been slashed to the point that she is literally starving. Heather 'Digby' Parton, writer at and the , joins the program to recaps the week's news. In the Fun Half: The Green Party's Hannah Spencer wins a seat in the UK parliament and delivers a moving speech centered on the working-class. In a meeting about securing federal funding to build...
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3589 - Inside Bohemian Grove; DSA Hits Milestone w/ Daniel Boguslaw, Ashik Siddique, Megan Romer
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's an Emmajority Report Thursday on the Majority Report On today's program: JD Vance announces a halt on $259 million in federal funding for Medicaid in Minnesota over alleged fraud. @JoseBird on YouTube releases a thorough video debunking Nick Shirley's claim about fraud in the Somali community in Minnesota. Check out Daniel Boguslaw from on Substack joins Emma to discuss his video essay released with on Co-Chairs of , Ashik Siddique & Megan Romer join Emma to celebrate DSA hitting 100,000 members nationally. In the Fun Half: Brandon...
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3588 - Tenant Strike; Not Just a 'Vibecession' w/ Isi Breen, Yusra Murad & Mike Konczal
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Hump Day on the Majority Report On today's program: Trump delivers a boring, predictable state of the union address but on the bright side it was the longest SOTU address ever. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) heckle Trump over his racist attack on sanctuary policies. Yusra Murad and Isi Breen join Sam to talk about the that starts on March 1. Mike Konczal, Senior Director of Policy and Research at the Economics Security Project joins Sam to discuss his piece on . For more writings from Mike, subscribe to his . In the Fun...
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3587 - ICE Whistle Blown, Sheinbaum's Gamble and State of the Union w/ Alexander Avina
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's News Day Tuesday on the Majority Report On today's program: Former ICE lawyer-turned-whistleblower Ryan Schwank testified at a hearing held by congressional Democrats, detailing how he received secret orders to train ICE recruits to violate the Constitution. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) tweets picture of cartel members wearing masks and captions with "cartel hitmen wear masks. Leftists aren't complaining". Democratic senators dunk on Lee's post by pointing out the hypocrisy of ICE agents wearing masks. Alexander Avina, historian and associate professor at Arizona...
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3586 - Corruption and Trump's Major SCOTUS Tariff Loss w/ Mark Joseph Stern
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Fun Day Monday on the Majority Report On today's program: Director of the FBI, Kash Patel slams beers with the U.S. hockey team on the taxpayer's dime. This is interesting given that in 2023, Patel criticized members of the Biden administration for using taxpayer-funded flights for personal travel. Trump loses his train of thought when slamming Zohran Mamdani and never finds his way back home to finish the point. Senior writer at Slate, Mark Joseph Stern joins Sam and Emma to discuss the Supreme Court's recent rulings including the tariff strike down. In...
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3585 - SCOTUS Torpedoes Tariffs; Epstein’s Billionaire Rolodex w/ Ryan Grim, Wren Woodson, Mabel Kabani
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Casual Friday on the Majority Report On today's program: The Supreme Court has declared trump's emergency tariffs as illegal in a 6-3 vote. Financial firm Cantor Fitzgerald stands to reap substantial profits from tariff refunds after purchasing potential claims at just 20–30 cents on the dollar. The firm is run by the sons of Commerce Secretary and prominent tariff cheerleader Howard Lutnick. Ryan Grim of Drop Site News joins Emma to recap the week's news. Wren Woodson and Mabel Kabani from the join Emma to discuss their work covering the Epstein...
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3584 - Epstein Dominos Begin to Fall; Inside Idaho’s Far-Right Hotbed w/ Michael Edison Hayden
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's an Emmajority Report Thursday on the Majority Report: On today's show: Prince Andrew has been arrested following Epstein files revelations. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) holds a press conference after Les Wexner's closed door deposition probing his ties to Epstein. Rep. Garcia plainly states that there is Epstein traffic ring, island or private plane without the funding of billionaires like Wexner . Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) encourages the media to investigate the allegations made against Donald Trump in the Epstein files. Rep. Lieu also calls for the resignation...
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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