1483 - Shelly Rigger: Will Taiwan Trigger Trump's First Global Crisis?
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Release Date: 12/12/2016
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Live from Sin City it's The Majority Report On today's program: While speaking on the Senate floor about Bernie Sanders’ resolutions to block the transfer of bulldozers and weapons to Israel, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) highlights the story of Rachel Corrie, an American killed by an armored Israeli bulldozer. The resolution failed thanks to every single Republican and 7 Democrats - like Chuck Schumer and Kristen Gillibrand. Scott Bessent claims that the tariff refunds are, thanks to the Supreme Court, going to China. Sam hosts a series of...
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It's Hump Day at The Majority Report On today's program: JD Vance is the keynote speaker at a TPUSA event in an empty arena in Athens, GA. One of the few people who could be bothered to attend the event heckled Vance over his administration's role in the genocide in Palestine. Austin Kocher joins Emma to discuss his work covering the death of detainees in ICE detention centers. For more coverage on America's immigration policy subscribe to Investigative journalist, Daniel Boguslaw joins Emma to discuss his piece on the Congressional Black Caucus supporting spy...
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Welcome back to The Majority Report On today's program: JD Vance suggests that the U.S. is willing to engage in "economic terrorism" against Iranians. As if we haven't been doing that for years through sanctions. Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) is asked on Newsmax how long he thinks Americans will be willing to pay higher energy costs as a result of this war in Iran. Marshall answers, "can you imagine in World War 2 telling the president you only have so many days to kill Hitler". Jason Stanley, professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto and publisher of the...
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It's a News Day Monday on The Majority Report On today's program: Trump, Vance and the right-wing media orbit suffers a humiliation after Viktor Orban loses his re-election bid in Hungary. Trump spends the weekend attending cage fights and posting repeatedly on Truth Social, including an attack on Pope Leo, whom he calls “soft on crime.” He also shares an AI-generated image of himself depicted as Jesus Christ healing someone. After facing backlash from Christians, Trump claims he thinks he is portrayed as a doctor because “he makes people feel better.” To reinforce...
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It's Casual Friday on The Majority Report On today's program: Melania Trump gives an unprompted press conference to announce that she is not a victim of Jeffrey Epstein. Seems like the First Lady is trying to get ahead of something. Melania's senior advisor joins Newsmax 2 to propagate Melania's claims that she is not a victim but in fact a champion of Epstein survivors. Trump told an MS NOW reporter that he had no prior knowledge of Melania's press conference. Krystal Ball, political commentator and co-host of Krystal, Kyle & Friends and Breaking Points, joins Emma to...
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It's an Emmajority Report Thursday on The Majority Report On today's program: JD Vance says that Lebanon was never a part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel, Iran and the U.S. despite it clearly being listed in the proposed 10-point peace plan. Donald Trump posts on Truth Social that the U.S. military will stay in the middle east signaling that this war is far from over. Dr. Tarek Loubani, a Canadian emergency room physician who has been volunteering in Palestine joins the program from Gaza for a harrowing interview. If you can, please support Dr. Loubani's ,...
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It's Hump Day on The Majority Report On today's show: Donald Trump announces a two-week ceasefire with Iran but that hasn't stopped Israel from unleashing hell in Lebanon. As a result of Israel refusing to abide the conditions of the agreed upon 10-point peace plan, Iran has said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed. and co-host of the , Seamus Malekafzali joins Emma for a conversation about the wars in Iran and Lebanon. , candidate in the Democratic primary running to challenge scumbag Rep. Mike Lawler in New York's 17th Congressional district. In the...
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It's News Day Tuesday on The Majority Report On today's program: Trump threatens to end a whole civilization on Truth Social this morning. Implying that he will drop a nuke on Iran. This after he called Iranians animals at an Easter event yesterday. Also, yesterday, Donald Trump said he believed that God supports his war in Iran. Pete Hegseth gave another ChatGPT written dumbass speech where he compared the rescued pilot that was shot down in Iran to Jesus Christ's resurrection. Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Arindrajit Dube joins...
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Welcome back to The Majority Report On today's program: Donald Trump spent his Easter Sunday posting threats of war crimes on Iran and mocking Islam. Trump once again claims that he is very close to announcing a deal with Iran in an attempt to juice the markets. Senate candidate in Maine, Graham Platner says he absolutely supports Bernie Sanders proposal to end military aid to Israel. Platner went even further in saying that Israel is exterminating people and it would take an immense amount of work to repair the relationship. Zahra Hankir, Lebanese author and...
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It's Casual Friday on The Majority Report On today's program: Julie Menin, the multimillionaire Speaker of the New York City Council, is opposing Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s budget proposal by responding to a moderate tax increase on the ultra-wealthy with cuts to city programs. Unrelated, Menin owns a $22 million mansion in the Hamptons and a $7 million apartment on the Upper East Side. No conflict of interest there. Heather 'Digby' Parton joins the program to recap the week's news. Check out Digby's work at as well as her blog . Topics include the American right-wing's...
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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