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2439 - Voters Turn On GOP Reps; Do We Need A Democratic Tea Party? w/ Mike Figueredo, Van Lathan
02/21/2025
2439 - Voters Turn On GOP Reps; Do We Need A Democratic Tea Party? w/ Mike Figueredo, Van Lathan
It's Casual Friday! Emma speaks with of the to round up the week in news. Then, she's joined by of the Higher Learning ! First, Emma runs through updates on Trump’s dropping popularity (thanks to Elon), budding GOP criticism of the Trump/Musk regime, Trump’s dismantling of the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force, Trump’s funding freeze and mass firing, Elon’s CPAC appearance, RFK’s anti-vax maneuvers, Texas’ (definitely unrelated) measles outbreak, Israel’s best attempts to kill their Gaza ceasefire deal, and the confirmation of Kash Patel, also watching a flush-red MAGA district lay into Rep. Rich McCormick over Trump’s insane executive coup. Mike Figueredo then joins, jumping right into his initial reactions to the Trump/Musk regime’s sweeping destruction of the US government, before stepping back to expand a little on the particular insanity that is being a Democratic constituent at this point, with the overwhelming backlash to the impotence of Democratic Congresspeople finally boiling over at town halls and Democratic Leadership’s media events. After expanding on the genuinely shocking rate at which Trump is executing the Project 2025 blueprint, Figueredo and Emma look to the impact of the Trump regime on emboldening cultures of bigotry in the US, from DHS’ discrimination against queer folks to the suicide of a young Latina child after facing rampant anti-immigrant bigotry, before wrapping up the interview by emphasizing the need for the Democratic Party to advance an agenda of actual political change if they want to escape from the fascist quagmire of the last few election cycles. Van Lathan and Emma then dive deep into the state (surprisingly positive) of the Leftist media ecosystem, the utter failure of the Democratic Party to identify, speak to, or govern for their base, and why MAGA’s obsession with liberal defectors is so enchanting to reactionary media figures. Lathan implores Emma to dip her podcasting toes into pop culture, before wrapping up by touching on what he learned from covering Gaza. And in the Fun Half: Emma talks with Nora from Austin about Tim Pool’s fiery foray into NASCAR sponsorships, before touching on Elon’s CPAC meltdown and Rep. Greg Cesar’s pushback to Elon’s labor abuses. Kyle from Long Island unpacks RFK’s lies about cell phone radiation, Leonard Peltier returns home, and conservatives help the media ponder whether a measles outbreak is actually that big of a deal, plus, your calls and IMs! Follow Mike on Twitter here: Check out the Humanist Report here: Follow Van on Twitter here: Check out Higher Learning here: Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: Follow us on TikTok here!: Check us out on Twitch here!: Find our Rumble stream here!: Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: Gift a Majority Report subscription here: Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: Join the Majority Report Discord! Get all your MR merch at our store: Get the free Majority Report App!: Go to and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase! Check out today’s sponsors: Nutrafol: Start your hair growth journey with Nutrafol. For a limited time, Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month’s subscription and free shipping when you go to and enter the promo code TMR. Find out why over 4,500 healthcare professionals and stylists recommend Nutrafol for healthier hair. That’s , promo code TMR. Magic Spoon: Get 5 dollars off your next order at . Or look for Magic Spoon on Amazon or in your nearest grocery store. That’s for five dollars off. Sunset Lake CBD: Head on over to and use code NewFlower to save 30% on all CBD smokables. This sale ends February 23rd at midnight. See their site for additional terms and conditions. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! Check out Ava Raiza's music here! The Majority Report with Sam Seder -
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2438 - Bolsonaro Charged In Coup Plot; Trump’s Shadowy ICE Raids w/ Brian Mier, Austin Kocher
02/21/2025
2438 - Bolsonaro Charged In Coup Plot; Trump’s Shadowy ICE Raids w/ Brian Mier, Austin Kocher
It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with , pundit for Portuguese-language news portal Brasil 247, TeleSur correspondent, & author of the "De-Linking Brazil" on SubStack, to discuss the recent charges brought against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Then, she speaks with , geographer & professor at Syracuse University, to discuss his recent writings on Trump's immigration & deportation strategies. Follow Brian on Twitter here: Check out "De-Linking Brazil" here: Follow Austin on Twitter here: Check out Austin's newsletter on SubStack here: Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: Follow us on TikTok here!: Check us out on Twitch here!: Find our Rumble stream here!: Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: Gift a Majority Report subscription here: Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: Join the Majority Report Discord! Get all your MR merch at our store: Get the free Majority Report App!: Go to and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase! Check out today’s sponsors: Delete Me: Take control of your data and keep your private life private by signing up for DeleteMe. Now at a special discount for our listeners. Today get 20% off your DeleteMe plan by texting MAJORITY to 64000. That’s MAJORITY to 64000. Message and data rates may apply. See terms for details. Naked Wines: To get 6 bottles of wine for $39.99, head to and use code MAJORITY for both the code AND PASSWORD. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! Check out Ava Raiza's music here! The Majority Report with Sam Seder -
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2437 - ‘DOGE’ Plummets In Polls; Letter Carriers Reject Deal w/ Elizabeth Pancotti, Tyler Vasseur
02/19/2025
2437 - ‘DOGE’ Plummets In Polls; Letter Carriers Reject Deal w/ Elizabeth Pancotti, Tyler Vasseur
It's Hump Day! Emma speaks with , managing director of policy at the , to discuss Elon Musk and DOGE's efforts to curb government spending, and how it's faring in terms of public opinion. Then, she speaks with Tyler Vasseur, shop steward with the Branch 9, to discuss the NALC's recent decision to reject a tentative contract deal with the United States Postal Service. First, Emma runs through updates on Trump’s plummeting approval rating, Hannity’s sit down with the Trump/Musk regime, Trump’s government funding freeze, Trump’s support for Russia, Trump’s agency raids, Trump’s cabinet confirmations, record credit card debt, dropping homicide rates, Brazil’s systems of political accountability, and Kansas’ gender-affirming care ban, before watching Elon and Trump blatantly lie about their cost-cutting efforts on Hannity. Elizabeth Pancotti then joins, giving us an even more expansive view into the failures of the Musk/Trump regime to actually weed out the “$1 trillion” in “waste, fraud, and abuse” they claim to be going after, with the alleged $55 billion in progress they’ve made so far undermined by the fact it’s only $8 million, before touching on the problem of relying on legal and constitutional strategies after decades of conservatives packing our courts. Expanding on this latter point, Pancotti and Emma dive deep into the Democratic Party’s – particularly leadership’s – ongoing failure to appropriately message the threat and devastation posed by the Musk/Trump regime, with a refusal to highlight the efforts to cut YOUR benefits and steal YOUR data to give more money and more power to the wealthiest man in the world and his billionaire buddies, not to mention their long-lasting refusal to present an alternative affirmative vision to this ideology of destruction. Tyler Vasseur then walks Emma through the recent decision by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to step down from his post, exploring DeJoy’s nomination under Trump 1.0 to spearhead an effort to privatize the USPS, Biden’s decision to keep him on, and why it was his failure to privatize fast enough that led him to get pushed out, and what that could mean for the future of the institution. Next, Vasseur dives deep into the National Association of Letter Carrier’s historic “No” vote on a contract with USPS after nearly two years of negotiations, highlighting various failures in the agreement, including keeping wages in line with inflation. After expanding on the “Vote No” campaign efforts, Tyler unpacks why their biggest push in this bargaining process is for the right to strike, with the ongoing bargaining effort now lasting well over 600 days, wrapping up the show by highlighting coming rallies to support NALC’s fight. And in the Fun Half: Emma is joined by RM Brown as they talk with a 412 caller about his experience with a Democratic polling group, unpack the astonishingly pro-Israel history of Russell Brand, and explore the truly atrocious messaging on display by Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries. Molly from Brooklyn discusses teaching journalism in the age of Trump and AI, Dylan from Atlanta touches on a new democratized social media project, and the MR Team looks at the most recent data disproving the right-wing crime narrative of the last two years, plus, your calls and IMs! 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2436 - Elon Musk’s Unhinged Social Security Lies; Can Crypto Crash Our Economy? w/ Molly White
02/18/2025
2436 - Elon Musk’s Unhinged Social Security Lies; Can Crypto Crash Our Economy? w/ Molly White
It's News Day Tuesday! Emma speaks with , crypto & tech researcher & critic, author at the websites & , to discuss her recent writing on the Trump administration and its relationship to the crypto industry. First, Emma dives into Elon Musk and Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt lying about social security and the supposed tens of millions of dead people receiving benefits, debunking those outlandish claims. Then Emma speaks with Molly and they discuss the Trump administration and its associates' connections to the crypto industry, in particular their animosity towards regulatory agencies like the FDIC & CFPB. Molly explains how crypto stakeholders, folks like Marc Andreessen and other members of the "PayPal Mafia", have, under the guise of the specter of "de-banking", lobbied and pushed for traditional finance to embrace the crypto industry, in ways such as integrating crypto into exchange traded funds or ETF's, so there are other avenues for people to interface with Bitcoin and crypto without having to actually go through all of the hoops it takes to do so (converting funds into BitCoins, storing them in BitCoin wallets, etc.) Molly dives further into how the crypto industry lobbies traditional financial institutions and banks to get what they want, and explains further what people like Andreessen really want out of defanging regulatory institutions like the FDIC and CFPB. And in the Fun Half, Emma & the MR Crew take a look at Trump border czar Tom Homan's recent obsession with AOC, as well as the underreported fact that a significant number of deportees since the beginning of the Trump administration have been-you guessed it!-people without a criminal record. They then take a look at some of the heartbreaking anecdotes surrounding the Trump administration's federal worker layoffs, as well as some words of warning from a retired air traffic controller as to what may happen after so many probationary employees leave the federal workforce. Plus, your calls & IM's! Find out more about the "Save Our Services Day Of Action" here: Donate to friend of the show Annie Fitzgerald's GoFundMe if you can: Check out Emma's appearance on the "Crimson Misery" podcast here!: Follow Molly on Twitter here: Check out Citation Needed here: Check out Web3 Is Going Great here: Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: Follow us on TikTok here!: Check us out on Twitch here!: Find our Rumble stream here!: Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: Gift a Majority Report subscription here: Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: Join the Majority Report Discord! Get all your MR merch at our store: Get the free Majority Report App!: Go to and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase! Check out today’s sponsors: Factor: Eat smart with Factor. Get started at and use code FACTORPODCAST to get 50% off your first box plus free shipping. That’s code FACTORPODCAST at to get 50% off plus free shipping on your first box. Nutrafol: Start your hair growth journey with Nutrafol. For a limited time, Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month’s subscription and free shipping when you go to and enter the promo code TMR. Find out why over 4,500 healthcare professionals and stylists recommend Nutrafol for healthier hair. That’s , promo code TMR. Sunset Lake CBD: Head on over to and use code NewFlower to save 30% on all CBD smokables. This sale ends February 23rd at midnight. See their site for additional terms and conditions. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! Check out Ava Raiza's music here! The Majority Report with Sam Seder -
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2435 - Tenants Rise Up; Trump Boosts Liberals’ Chances In Canada w/ Tracy Rosenthal, Luke Savage
02/17/2025
2435 - Tenants Rise Up; Trump Boosts Liberals’ Chances In Canada w/ Tracy Rosenthal, Luke Savage
Happy Monday! Emma speaks with , writer and organizer, to discuss her recent book , co-authored with Leonardo Vilchis. Then, she speaks with , writer based in Toronto, author of , to discuss the state of play in Canadian politics as the elections inch closer. First, Emma runs through updates on Trump’s massive gutting of the FAA, another plane crash in the US, Musk’s access to IRS data, DOGE’s privacy violations, Trump’s attacks on the NPS, HUD, and IRS, Trump’s NLRB, Utah’s ban on collective bargaining for public sector employees, Hamas’ release of hostages, Trump’s support for Israel, Trump’s threat to education funding, Trump’s request to Romania, and major flooding in Kentucky, before watching Mark Levine get Mike Johnson to fully bend the knee to the incel Musk regime. Tracy Rosenthal then joins, briefly touching on her introduction to organizing and her evolution to helping found the LA Tenants Union in 2015 before diving deeper into the massive growth of the renter population (amid dropping homeownership rates) to the point of producing tenant-majority cities. Expanding on this, Rosenthal and Emma unpack the importance of tenant organizing as a source of community power amid the increasing immiseration of the Trump regime, walking through the role landlords played in bolstering his many conspiracies around crime and immigration, and touching on the insane wealth the industry generates. After expanding on the complete normalization of homelessness under capitalism, Tracy steps back to parse the essential role land ownership played in the founding of the US, with the practice of “eviction” central to our practices of ethnic cleansing and playing an important role in aligning white settlers with the state, while the concept of the vote was entirely tethered to a white man’s claims to land. Tracy and Emma also assess the insanity of the rent boom over the last decade, with millions putting a majority of their income into keeping a roof over their head, wrapping up the interview with a discussion on what tenant organizing looks like and the importance of getting involved. Luke Savage then joins, jumping right into the recent boost Canada’s Trudeau-less Liberal Party has gotten at the hands of Trump’s nativist tirades in recent weeks, stepping back to briefly assess the rise and fall of Justin Trudeau from liberal icon to voter anathema, before digging deeper into the rise of the Conservative party over the last couple of election cycles amid COVID and a major Cost of Living crisis, and assessing the strength of their lead before Trump assumed office. After walking through some of the major MAGA-esque players involved in the rise of the Tories, and why the majority of them have acquiesced to Trump’s attacks, Savage and Emma wrap up the free half by exploring the likely successor to Trudeau as liberal leader, and what that will mean for a (potentially) impending election. And in the Fun Half: Emma unpacks the insanity of Josh Shapiro’s pledge to “work with Republicans” to “aggressively cut taxes,” watches Chris Dols, an Army Corps engineer and union leader, unpack Elon’s attack on federal workers, and Jim from Portland calls in to update us on his ongoing graphic novel Kickstarter “F*ck Billionaires.” Hakeem Jeffries says Eric Adams should have the chance to “make his case” to New Yorkers that being in Trump’s pocket is okay, actually, Mike Gallagher reveals the reality behind the US TikTok ban, JD Vance pisses off some Germans, and Helen from the Twin Cities discusses debate tactics. Matt Walsh dissects the fundamental differences between Men (need quests) and Women (could never handle a quest), plus, your calls and IMs! 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2434 - Stunning DOJ Corruption Clearer Than Dem Response w/ Jeet Heer, Rahna Epting
02/14/2025
2434 - Stunning DOJ Corruption Clearer Than Dem Response w/ Jeet Heer, Rahna Epting
Happy Friday! And Valentine's Day! Sam and Emma speak with national affairs correspondent for to round up the week in news. Then, they speak with , executive director at , to discuss recent reporting that Congressional Democrats are frustrated by efforts to urge them to fight back more forcefully against the Trump administration. First, they run through updates on Hegseth’s struggle with diplomacy, the House GOP’s austerity push, the ICC, Elon’s attacks on the DOE, pushback to Trump and Musk, the State Department’s multi-hundred-million dollar Tesla purchase, and the role of abortion bans in increasing infant mortality, before parsing through the mass resignations and firings developing in the DOJ and the SDNY amid Donald Trump’s blatant attempt to blackmail and extort Eric Adams. Jeet Heer then joins, diving right into Trump’s ongoing attempt to “find the Bork” – a reference to Nixon’s favored DOJ sycophant – and Trump’s alleged threat to DOJ officials who won't comply with his order to tentatively drop charges against Eric Adams, parsing through the obvious “quid pro quo” at hand, not to mention the extorsion, and whether there’s any hope in looking to Hochul to help her constituents. Heer then walks through what he sees as the most egregious actions from the first few weeks of Trump 2.0, from Musk’s coup of the administrative state to the complete freeze of federal funding, and the devastating reality that Democratic leadership simply isn’t taking the destruction of the US Federal Government seriously, exploring their refusal to act with urgency or concern, or attempt to use any power outside of the courts – which have no real political consequences. Wrapping up, Jeet, Sam, and Emma dissect the emergent need for Democrats and progressives to establish an alternative communication network amid the complete takeover of governmental communication and social media by Big Tech. Rahna Epting then unpacks the role of MoveOn (and other progressive organizations) in unsettling Democratic leadership through the simple act of putting them in touch with their constituents, tackling the insanity of Democrats’ refusal to act, and parsing through exactly how Hakeem Jeffries’ claim that the party has “no leverage” is false, wrapping up the interview by emphasizing the danger of this moment, and the necessity for Democrats to take the voices of their constituents seriously. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma unpack RFK’s confirmation, his declaration on exactly which HHS workers should fear his arrival, and Trump reflects on Mitch McConnell’s supposed polio trauma. Bernie Sanders spells out Elon Musk’s autocratic desires for impotent Democratic leadership, Dave Rubin continues to plead for the cold embrace of elite white bigots, and TYT addresses the whole “getting everything wrong about Project 2025” thing, plus, your IMs! Portland residents, find out more about the renters town hall here!: Follow Jeet on Twitter here: Check out Jeet's work at The Nation here: Follow Rahna on Twitter here: Find out more about MoveOn here: Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: Follow us on TikTok here!: Check us out on Twitch here!: Find our Rumble stream here!: Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: Gift a Majority Report subscription here: Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: Join the Majority Report Discord! Get all your MR merch at our store: Get the free Majority Report App!: Go to and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase! Check out today’s sponsors: Manukora Honey: Thanks to Manukora for supporting The Majority Report. Now, it’s easier than ever to try Manukora Honey. Head to to get $25 off the Starter Kit, which comes with an MGO 850+ Manuka Honey jar, 5 honey travel sticks, a wooden spoon, and a guidebook! That’s for $25 off your Starter Kit. Express VPN: Secure your online data TODAY by visiting . That’s and you can get an extra four months FREE. Sunset Lake CBD: Sunsetlakecbd is a majority employee owned farm in Vermont, producing 100% pesticide free CBD products. Use code Leftisbest and get 20% off at . Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! Check out Ava Raiza's music here! The Majority Report with Sam Seder -
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2433 - Trans Rights Under Trump; Inside The Manosphere w/ Katelyn Burns, Jamie Tahsin, Matt Shea
02/13/2025
2433 - Trans Rights Under Trump; Inside The Manosphere w/ Katelyn Burns, Jamie Tahsin, Matt Shea
It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with , co-owner of , columnist at & , co-host of the Cancel Me Daddy , to discuss the Trump administration's actions against the trans community. Then she speaks with writer & filmmaker and freelance reporter to discuss their recent book First, Emma runs through updates on the Senate’s confirmation of RFK and Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s attacks on the DOE, Israel’s escalating violence in the West Bank, the Trump Administration’s pivot against Ukraine, rocketing egg prices, Trump’s deferred resignation, NIH’s financial freeze, Elon’s NASA takeover, the transfer of low-risk migrants to Guantanamo, and Canada’s liberal resurgence, before diving a little deeper into RFK’s confirmation to lead HHS. Katelyn Burns then joins, diving right into the devastating moment of confusion and fear facing trans people in the US in the wake of myriad executive orders from Trump targeting everything from access to gender-affirming care to gender markers on federal IDs, zeroing in on the latter as she and Emma unpack how passports have served (since the Obama Administration) as a central safety line for trans people in red states, not only allowing them freedom of movement in line with their identity but providing security against employment discrimination and more. After expanding on the role of unions in bolstering protections for their trans workers (particularly in the realm of healthcare) and the genuinely dangerous implications of Trump’s executive order on the ability of the government to find and help missing trans children, Burns looks to the role of mainstream liberal media – with a specific focus on the New York Times – in taking vitriolic anti-trans bigotry from fringe to mainstream, legitimizing all of the policies that they decry as inhumane now that they’re coming from Trump, wrapping up with the emphasis that the movement for trans rights has not been radicalizing – with their asks the same today as they were half a century ago – but rather the backlash to them has. Jamie Tahsin and Matt Shea then walk Emma through their investigative work into Andrew Tate and the Manosphere, first stepping back to assess what the Manosphere is – an industry capitalizing on the alienation and isolation of young men to bring them into a sphere of exploiting women, be it the pickup artists of the aughts or the red pill influencers of today – and how Andrew Tate was able to take it to the mainstream level with the help of millions of dollars and Social Media’s obsession with controversy, pushing himself to be, at certain points in 2022, the most googled man on the internet, pushing a gaudy and extravagant lifestyle grounded in a perverse, misogynistic, and wildly patriarchal ideology. Expanding on this, Tahsin and Shea dissect the actual business structure of Tate’s empire, employing scammy and MLM-esque practices from video courses to a physical “test” in the wilderness of Romania, all built around training and ingratiating men into the world of finding vulnerable women to be groomed and sex trafficked, while his strong connections to political forces (largely the Trump regime in the US) legitimized this push to turn the aggrievements of the patriarchy into a full-scale political movement. After expanding on some of the major revelations of their investigation – from the conscious pride around the promulgation of sex trafficking tactics to the insane characters Tate surrounded himself with – Matt and Jamie wrap up with the emphasis that Tate’s scam sought not just to groom women into lives of exploitation, but young men into lives of hate, fear, and insecurity. And in the Fun Half: Emma is joined by Brandon Sutton and Matt Binder as they talk with El Connopcion from San Anton’ as he unpacks the fragility of fascism and masculinity, unpack Elon’s plummeting popularity, and watch Democrats pivot their messaging to the party’s… stakeholders? Scott Jennings defends Israel’s most recent genocidal maneuvers, and Fox News blows up over Federal and teachers’ unions attempting to protect their workers’ jobs. They also touch on the embarrassment of being pulled into the alt-right, Democrats’ refusal to message, and the importance of getting Eric Adams out of office, plus, your calls and IMs! 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2432 - Being A Federal Worker Under Attack w/ MT Snyder, Sam Bagenstos
02/12/2025
2432 - Being A Federal Worker Under Attack w/ MT Snyder, Sam Bagenstos
It's Hump Day! Sam speaks with MT Snyder, Field Examiner at the NLRB and co-president of National Labor Relations Board Union Local 20 in San Francisco, to discuss what it's been like as a federal worker given the Trump administration's constant interferences into their workplaces. Then, he speaks with , law professor at the University of Michigan, author of the Inside/Outside to discuss the Trump administration's executive orders and their defeats in the courts so far. First, Sam runs through updates on Trump’s inflation boom, the destruction of the CFPB, Trump’s DOGE letter, Musk’s severe lack-of-fraud, Musk’s access to the Treasury’s payment systems, Trump’s attacks on the CDC, FDA, and NIH, Trump’s spending freeze, the destruction of USAID, GOP’s reconciliation, and Israel’s inability to refrain from genocide even for the sake of ethnic cleansing, before expanding on the growing resentment among Democratic leadership that their constituents might ask something of them, and Elon Musk’s complete inability to find fraud in the US Government (despite everything the media has been saying). MT Snyder then joins, diving right into the Trump Administration’s major attacks on the NLRB, firing board member Gwynne Wilcox and leaving the board unable to meet quorum, effectively halting labor law enforcement in the US, before shifting focus to federal workers as a whole, as she walks through the major coercion and fear-mongering from the Trump administration over Elon Musk’s legally-dubious attempt to push federal workers out of the government, including highlighting the very same email Musk gave to Twitter employees upon his purchase, which, unsurprisingly, never saw its promises paid out. After expanding on the genuine pain and fear being experienced by federal workers whose livelihood is under threat, Snyder expands on the action being planned by federal unions, the importance of public support for our federal workers, and how those of us on the outside can help in this fight. Next, Professor Sam Bagenstos jumps right into the generational devastation that the Trump regime’s destruction of the administrative state is likely to create, with the process of building up these systems drastically more complicated than destroying them, before stepping back to unpack the idea that the Trump/Musk Administration is truly, and unapologetically lawless, touching on their obvious fear and impotency in the face of any pushback, public or institutional. After briefly exploring the importance of organizing and centering pushback from the public, Professor Bagenstos examines a growing tension in the administration over the legalist line of thought promulgated by Trump’s Heritage Foundation backers and the “move fast and break things” ideology of Elon Musk and Silicon Valley. Wrapping up, Sam and Sam discuss the genuine problems of inefficiency that face US bureaucracy, the importance of branding this destructive “solution” advanced by Trump and Musk as illegal, and the necessity of Democrats to get over their fear of big government. And in the Fun Half: Sam watches the conservative media frantically try to cover Trump’s ass amid obviously illegal power grabs, Diego from Colorado unpacks Democratic inaction in the face of their donor class’ billions, and AOC gives Democratic leadership a lesson on leverage while Hakeem Jeffries and Ritchie Torres outwardly scold their constituents for asking for help. Triston from Portland has a call to action for local Housing rights, Mo from Spain has a call for an international analysis of the impact of America’s right-wing, and Ritchie Torres has a call from Sam. The MR Team also unpacks Pete Hegseth’s renaming of “Ft. 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2431 - The AI Coup & Trump's CEO-Dictator Playbook w/ Gil Duran
02/11/2025
2431 - The AI Coup & Trump's CEO-Dictator Playbook w/ Gil Duran
It's News Day Tuesday! Sam and Emma speak with , journalist based in California, proprietor of the The Nerd Reich, co-writer of the FrameLab , to discuss his recent piece in The Nerd Reich entitled First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Trump/Elon’s abject refusal to follow court orders, the release of the White House Ethics Czar, the repeal of a ban on bribing foreign officials, the DOJ dropping its case against Eric Adams in an open case of blackmail, Trump’s gutting of the CFPB, Oregon Nurses’ ongoing labor battle, IRS and ICE, Mike Johnson’s Budget, and Hegseth’s revival of Fort Bragg, before diving a little deeper into the open insanity of the ongoing collusion between Eric Adams and the Trump Regime. Gil Duran then joins, diving right into the concept of the Network State – an idea advanced by Big Tech’s thought leader Curtis Yarvin and his billionaire buddies (Thiel, Andreessen, Musk, etc) that Tech CEOs should take advantage of the collapse of Nation States and democracy in favor of establishing corporate, CEO-run dictatorship, either by gutting and replacing existing governments or purchasing sovereign territories – as Duran unpacks his first introduction to this ideology with Silicon Valley’s attempt to hijack San Francisco's political institutions, before parsing a little deeper through the recent, much more public discussions of this theory advanced by the likes of Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, and Curtis Yarvin. After expanding on how we are already seeing the blueprint for a Network State in action, with Trump serving as a figurehead to a Tech CEO’s gutting of our administrative and democratic institutions in favor of sycophants and centralized power, Duran looks to how this came to be the active ideology of the GOP so quickly, unpacking how the collapse of the Biden campaign and naming of JD Vance as Trump’s VP opened up an opportunity for the Big Tech to step in, starting with Elon’s massive public $300m investment and culminating in Yarvin’s Reboot conference in San Francisco last September, exploring the obvious parallels between Big Tech’s dictator obsession and the GOP’s white nationalism and parsing through their unified scapegoating of “woke” and “DEI” in the leadup to the election to the point of completely dominating both mainstream and social media (bolstered by the financial leverage and ownership Big Tech has over those institutions). Next, Gil, Sam, and Emma unpack the major challenges facing the Trump-Musk regime, as Trump is on his last legs with no other favorable alternative in sight while any failure to maintain control over both political and media institutions potentially meaning a complete upending of their “progress,” not to mention the obvious lack of preparedness (or ability) for this institution to deal with any real public or institutional opposition – the latter of which seems to be particularly hopeless among Democratic leadership – wrapping up by emphasizing the genuine insecurity this regime faces in the face of public scrutiny and touching on the potential danger of Big Tech’s goal of replacing the US Dollar with Bitcoin. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma watch Rep. Gerry Connolly – aka Pelosi’s pick to take over AOC’s bid for Oversight chair – embody the Democrats’ impotence amid an ongoing threat to US Democracy, parse through some highlights from a “Hands off our CFPB” rally, and unpack Hakeem Jeffries' claim (and thus failure to address) that access to healthcare is an established right. They also touch on the ongoing GOP push to gut your Medicaid/Medicare and Social Security, before basking in the hilarity of Milo Yiannopoulos questioning Tim Pool’s failure to background check the millions he was getting from Russia, plus, your IMs! It's News Day Tuesday! 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2430 - The Forceful History of Black Resistance w/ Kellie Carter Jackson
02/10/2025
2430 - The Forceful History of Black Resistance w/ Kellie Carter Jackson
Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speak with , associate professor of Africana Studies at Wellesley College, to discuss her recent book First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Trump’s decision to ignore the federal courts, Vought’s killing of the CFPB (and the CFPB union’s response), DOGE’s access to the Treasury’s payment systems, the USAID shutdown, Trump’s attempted worker buyout, major tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum, Steve Wynn’s SCOTUS case, NIH funding, and Texas’ measles outbreak, before expanding on the devastating impact of Trump’s attack on the administrative state considering how much of this country is either employed by the government or funded by the government. Professor Kellie Carter Jackson then joins, diving right into the conception of her work “We Refuse” amid her ruminations on the anger she felt about the failure of the 2020 protests and their ultimate “wins” to create any real systemic change, with much of America’s white majority – and certainly the political class – choosing rebrandings over relinquishing any of the power and control granted by the position and privileges of whiteness, providing no new protections for the reactionary backlash that followed, as it does any period of racial reckoning in the US. Professor Carter-Jackson then looks to the particular failure of our current conceptualization of non-violent action, reflecting on the long history of radical Black leaders – including the ones we often remember as icons of non-violence – acknowledging the importance of and employing the use of force in the fight for racial equality, before stepping back to walk Sam and Emma through the devastating breadth of what forceful resistance to White Supremacy, and its violent institutions, can look like, from the devastating choices that faced her Grandmother and Great-Grandmother over their personal freedoms well after the Civil War to the stories of Margaret Garner’s escape from slavery and Carrie Johnson’s escape from a lynching mob. Expanding on this, Kellie discusses the evolution of the Black Panther Party from an organization centered around combating police brutality to efforts to expand Black Americans’ access to nutrition, healthcare, and education, proving very quickly the greater fear of a healthy, literate African American population than an armed one, before she, Sam, and Emma wrap up the interview with a focus on the central importance of joy when it comes to resistance, providing solidarity, fortification, and uplifting the most marginalized, and where the ongoing resistance to growing fascist power in the US can and must go from here. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma dive into Trump’s official attempt to illegally transfer 30 Venezuelan migrants to the Guantanamo offshore detention center, watch Hakeem Jeffries passionately proclaim his impotence as Democratic leader in the House, and emphasize the need for a new era of Democratic leadership that actually acts on threats to democracy and their constituents’ well-being. Kristi Noem asks us to just trust Elon Musk with our data, and the MR Crew parses thoroughly through Joe Rogan’s futile fight against facts as he and Bret Weinstein parse through the best lies about USAID they can get their hands on, plus, your calls and IMs! Follow Kellie on Twitter here: Check out Kellie's book here: Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: Follow us on TikTok here!: Check us out on Twitch here!: Find our Rumble stream here!: Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: Gift a Majority Report subscription here: Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: Join the Majority Report Discord! Get all your MR merch at our store: Get the free Majority Report App!: Go to and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase! Check out today’s sponsors: Prolon: To help you kickstart a health plan that truly works, Prolon is offering you 15% off sitewide plus a $40 bonus gift when you subscribe to their 5-Day Nutrition Program! Just visit —that’s —to claim your 15% discount and your bonus gift. Zippix Toothpicks: Ditch the cigarettes, ditch the vapes and get some nicotine infused toothpicks at today. Get 10% off your first order by using the code MAJORITYREPORT at checkout. Your lungs will be glad you did. Beautiful Day Granola: Beautiful Day is offering Free Shipping for all Majority Report listeners when you go to beautifuldayri.org and USE code MAJORITY (all caps) at Checkout until March 7. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! Check out Ava Raiza's music here! The Majority Report with Sam Seder -
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2429 - Federal Workers Stand Up To Elon & Trump; MAGA’s DEI Doxxing Campaign w/ Benjamin Dixon
02/07/2025
2429 - Federal Workers Stand Up To Elon & Trump; MAGA’s DEI Doxxing Campaign w/ Benjamin Dixon
It's Casual Friday! Emma speaks with , host of the , to discuss the week in news. First, Emma runs through updates on the confirmation of Project 2025 leader Russ Vought to the OMB, Trump’s official destruction of USAID and the devastating impact it could have on US Agriculture, Trump’s targeting of HHS, Pam Bondi’s repeal of anti-foreign influence efforts, birthright citizenship, ICE’s detainment of a DACA middle school teacher, the NCAA’s transphobic policy, Mike Johnson’s tax cuts for the rich, and Trump’s ICC sanctions, before diving a little deeper into the Trump/Musk Administration’s attempts to obscure the insane levels of their executive overreach. Ben Dixon then joins, jumping right into the need for the US public to rally behind their federal workers in the face of genuine intimidation and threats from the Trump/Musk Administration, exploring the obvious and extensive danger posed by allowing more space for Trump loyalists and obstructionists in the government alongside the necessary role they play in bolstering genuine attempts to resist this regime. After expanding on the major solidarity being shown between federal workers at this moment – including relevant unions – Dixon and Emma parse through Trump’s declaration of a US-backed plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza, and Democrats’ ongoing inability (or genuine lack of desire) to stand up for marginalized communities at home or abroad, wrapping up the show by reiterating his call to rally behind our federal workers. And in the Fun Half: Emma touches on the struggle from Democratic leadership and media actually to address the ongoing administrative coup, before looking to some exceptions to that trend, including Kyle Clark’s coverage of recent blunders in Colorado and Texas Rep. James Talarico’s tirade against the lies of “school choice.” The MR Team also watches Ben Shapiro’s gleeful defence of Trump’s ethnic cleansing plan for Gaza, and gets an update from the Crowder & Co. deposition, before diving deep into the long history of fascist regimes relying on rhetorics of efficiency and bureaucratic cutbacks to obscure their destruction of public welfare, plus, your IMs! Follow Ben on Twitter here: Check out Ben's show on YouTube here: Follow us on TikTok here!: Check us out on Twitch here!: Find our Rumble stream here!: Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: Gift a Majority Report subscription here: Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: Join the Majority Report Discord! Get all your MR merch at our store: Get the free Majority Report App!: Go to and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase! Check out today’s sponsors: Zippix Toothpicks: Ditch the cigarettes, ditch the vapes and get some nicotine infused toothpicks at today. Get 10% off your first order by using the code MAJORITYREPORT at checkout. Your lungs will be glad you did. Naked Wines: To get 6 bottles of wine for $39.99, head to and use code MAJORITY for both the code AND PASSWORD. Sunset Lake CBD: Skip the stress of shopping for your valentine and head on over to and use code Valentine to save 35% on edibles. This sale ends February 9th at midnight. See their site for additional terms and conditions. Beautiful Day Granola: Beautiful Day is offering Free Shipping for all Majority Report listeners when you go to beautifuldayri.org and USE code MAJORITY (all caps) at Checkout until March 7. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! Check out Ava Raiza's music here! The Majority Report with Sam Seder -
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2428 - AI’s Economy of Alienation; Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Plan w/ Allison Pugh, Zachary Foster
02/06/2025
2428 - AI’s Economy of Alienation; Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Plan w/ Allison Pugh, Zachary Foster
It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with , professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University, to discuss her recent book Then, she's joined by , author of the Palestine Nexus , to discuss Trump's recent announcements and intentions to "take over" the Gaza Strip. First, Emma runs through updates on the DOJ’s restriction on Elon & Cronies’ access to Treasury data, skyrocketing union membership among federal employers, Musk’s access to Health Payment Systems, cuts to the FAA and the destruction of USAID, the trickle of opposition from Democrats, Trump’s intent to ethnically cleanse Gaza, Trump’s ban of trans girls and women from athletic competition, US birthright citizenship, global warming, and brutal jail riots out of Congo, before diving a little deeper into the absurdly creepy stunt Trump attempted to pull with signing his most recent anti-trans legislation, and the violently inhumane response from the likes of Jesse Watters. Professor Allison Pugh then joins, diving right into the recent mass proliferation of Artificial Intelligence across industries, and the dangerous encroachment it has initiated on what Pugh has dubbed “Connective Labor” – occupations where the literal act of a human seeing another human for who they are is the underlying engine for the valued outcome for the consumer, be it education, healthcare, hairdressers, sales, securities, and on – pushing society, with help from growing feelings of alienation, into a depersonalization crisis. After briefly expanding on the extension of this intrusion of AI into necessarily interpersonal roles, Professor Pugh looks at how the AI takeover over this work has been driven by this “Moneyball”-esque, Venture Capitalist, industrial-model of efficiency stripping back entire professions to emphasize data collection and output over the actual labor (and human connection) at hand, often resulting in the full-scale degradation of these jobs. Allison and Emma also touch on the AI industry’s insistence on selling you their product as a replacement for either a more practical social alternative, human labor, or human connection, before wrapping up the interview with the overwhelming issue of Big Tech’s complete capture of our information networks, be they communications platforms, databases, or (now) academia, and what it will take to push humanity back to doing their own critical thinking. Zachary Foster and Emma then jump right into Trump’s recent declaration of intent to ethnically cleanse Gaza under U.S. control while sitting beside Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, touching on the stunning revelation of the White House’s seeming internal numbers on the total Gazan death count (around 500k) as well as the ongoing struggle to survive outside of conflict in Gaza. Next, Foster dives into the extensive role Saudi Arabia plays in pushing back against the US-Israeli imperial advancements, with their outward insistence on Palestinian statehood somewhat conflicted by Crown Prince MBS’ extensive efforts to normalize relations with Israel as well as to launch Saudi Arabia into an era of “techno-utopianism,” two agendas perfectly-aligned with the Trump Administration, before touching on the stunning international solidarity being shown on behalf of Palestine in the wake of Trump breaking from Biden’s tact of *silently* supporting the ethnic cleansing. Wrapping up, Zachary looks to Israel’s ongoing military pivot to escalating violence in the West Bank, and why U.S. and international pressure has been the only thing that ever restrained the Zionist state’s repeated attempts to ethnically cleanse Palestine. And in the Fun Half: Emma is joined by Brandon Sutton and Matt Binder as they highlight a killer dissection of the Big Tech Oligarchy’s dream for “Network State” by Joanna of Blonde Politics and dive deep into Big Tech’s aggrievement- and power-driven evolution in the public eye. They also watch the NYT help Steve Bannon grapple with Trump allowing a foreign billionaire to take over the US, and Trump and Netanyahu gleefully announce the “official” plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza, plus, your calls and IMs! Follow Allison on Twitter here: Check out Allison's book here: Follow Zach on Twitter here: Check out Palestine Nexus here: Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: Follow us on TikTok here!: Check us out on Twitch here!: Find our Rumble stream here!: Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: Gift a Majority Report subscription here: Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: Join the Majority Report Discord! 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2427 - Musk Running The Government Gamut; Tech Bro Siren Song w/ David Dayen; Eoin Higgins
02/05/2025
2427 - Musk Running The Government Gamut; Tech Bro Siren Song w/ David Dayen; Eoin Higgins
It's Hump Day! Sam and Emma speak with , executive editor at and co-host of the Organized Money , to discuss the recent legal action taken by a group of unions and organizations against Elon Musk's efforts to gain access to sensitive information at the U.S. Treasury. Then, they speak with independent journalist , , to discuss his newly released book First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Trump’s call for the ethnic cleansing of Gaza, Saudi Arabia’s rejection of Israeli normalization without a Palestinian state, the Trump-Musk gutting of the administrative state, Trump’s Executive Order to stop recognizing trans athletes under Title IX, the first (likely illegal) deportations to Guantanamo, the confirmation of Pam Bondi, the confirmation hearings for RFK and Russ Vought, and Mike Johnson’s budget, before diving into Musk’s enshittification of the government and expanding on Donald Trump’s recent declaration of intent to fully ethnically cleanse Gaza alongside Bibi Netanyahu. David Dayen then joins, briefly touching on the relatively rapid rise of Elon Musk to the top of Trump’s advisor team, not even endorsing him for President until mid-July yet spearheading his assault on the administrative state beginning on Day 1 of his Presidency, also touching on the lack of a true antecedent for his role in US politics before expanding on his first major project for Trump, the complete shutdown of USAID. Next, Dayen walks Sam and Emma through the ongoing “five-alarm fire” of Trump’s total freeze on federal funds, despite multiple restraining orders, alongside a more targeted freeze on Green New Deal- and foreign aid-related funds, unpacking the devastating impact of the initial disruption to thousands of agencies across the country, with many being forced to fully gut themselves to make it through, while the backup it created still drags down the entire the funding system of the US government. After expanding on the Trump Administration’s particular tact of autonomously naming people to heads of agencies – from USAID to the CFPB – they wrap up with Trump’s attacks on the NLRB, and why he and Elon’s early days are all about how far they can push the illegality of their actions. Eoin Higgins then jumps right into his recent work unpacking the role the media – and Big Tech’s investment in alternatives – played in bolstering Tech Bros’ evolution into a Tech Br-oligarchy, looking particularly into the transitions into right-wing grifterdom made by supposedly idealistic, liberal-minded journalists Glenn Greenwald and Matt Taibbi. Higgins explores how both of these journalists got their start as heavy critics of the Bush Administration, with Glenn playing a particularly important role in exposing their major abuses of the national security state, before the arrival of Obama in office seemingly began a slow shift away from the liberal media institutions they had been working hand-in-hand with – be they independent or mainstream – with Higgins importantly noting how their rhetorical disposition to the mainstream organizations (be they MSNBC or Fox News) was seemingly deeply tied to… how often they were invited on the show. After walking Sam and Emma through the ultimate departure of these two from the left with the mainstream liberal embrace of Russiagate and #MeToo, Eoin dives into their ultimate arrival in the media niche among the growing independent social media outlets, like Substack and Patreon, where they could publish work and cultivate a following outside of the mediasphere they’d felt so rejected by, with Big Tech backers like Marc Andreessen playing an important role in helping them thrive there, while also actively disrupting the mainstream media industry that was so keen on critiquing them. Wrapping up the interview, Eoin touches on the role Taibbi played in Elon Musk’s Twitter files, and what Big Tech’s successful media disruption can tell us about their ultimate goals for the US government. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma unpack the evolution of the NLRB’s ability to bolster labor, from its founding with the Wagner Act of 1935 through its major restrictions under the 1947 Taft-Hartley Act, and the major danger an already unbalanced American labor ecosystem faces as Trump takes hold of the Country. They also let themselves enjoy the newest episode of “The Deposition of Stephen Crowder,” watch Ilhan Omar nail the anti-Trump/Musk, pro-administrative state messaging, and talk with Kelsey from Austin about Elon Musk’s alleged failed Baby Mama Compound. They wrap up by expanding on Trump’s move to fully ethnically cleanse Gaza, and the lasting devastation of the Biden/Harris campaigns’ failure to meaningfully message a distinction from Trump on Israel’s slaughter of Gaza, plus, your calls and IMs! 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2426 - First They Came For USAID & Trump's Tariff Hoax- News Day Tuesday w/ MR Crew
02/04/2025
2426 - First They Came For USAID & Trump's Tariff Hoax- News Day Tuesday w/ MR Crew
It's News Day Tuesday! Sam and Emma break down the biggest headlines of the day. First, they run through updates on Musk’s full takeover of the Treasury payment systems and closure of USAID, Trump’s targeting of the DOE amid, another judicial restraining order on Trump’s impoundment attempts, Democratic inaction over Trump’s funding freeze, Bessent’s CFPB freeze, Musk’s killing of the IRS’ E-Filing system, Trump’s cave to Mexico and Canada over tariffs, Trump’s invocation of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, RFK’s lies, NALC’s labor battle, Costco Teamsters’ successful strike, and impending labor action with Kings Soopers supermarkets, before reflecting on Nathan Tankus’ prescient anxieties during yesterday’s interview amid the Trump Administration’s full takeover of the US Treasury’s payment systems and complete gutting of any security infrastructure. Next, Sam and Emma dive deep into the Trump team’s attempt to redefine the complete collapse of Trump’s tariff agenda as a negotiation win due to Canada and Mexico… reiterating their previous border commitments, also touching on what to make of this tariff project moving forward. They also explore Elon Musk’s aggressive shutdown of USAID without Congressional approval, dissecting Musk’s interest in an agency spending incredibly minimal sums of Taxpayer money and conservative media’s attempt to jump to DEI “fraud,” before looking to the Democrats’ best attempt to push back on this effort (Chris Murphy), and wrapping up the free half by addressing the dangerous absurdity of Elon’s recent tirade in favor of complete deregulation. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma explore the Trump Administration’s attempt to message their indiscriminate and violent deportation campaign to the public – while Steve Bannon makes fun of the “p*ssy humanists” that only want to deport criminals to the NYT. Hank in LA unpacks his experience as a part of the TYT union drive and the ongoing effort to properly represent the exploitation faced at the hands of the media org, Finoran Clown from LA reflects on US relations to Canada and Mexico, and Ally from VA expands the conversation on Trump’s anti-immigrant crackdown. Ben from Chicago discusses the dangerous conditions faced by disabled wage workers, and Jesse in Manhattan explores his experience canvassing for NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani, plus, your calls and IMs! Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: Follow us on TikTok here!: Check us out on Twitch here!: Find our Rumble stream here!: Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: Gift a Majority Report subscription here: Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: Join the Majority Report Discord! Get all your MR merch at our store: Get the free Majority Report App!: Go to and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase! Check out today’s sponsors: Delete Me: Take control of your data and keep your private life private by signing up for DeleteMe. Now at a special discount for our listeners. Today get 20% off your DeleteMe plan by texting MAJORITY to sixty four thousand. That’s MAJORITY to 64000. Message and data rates may apply. See terms for details. Manukora Honey: Thanks to Manukora for supporting The Majority Report. Now, it’s easier than ever to try Manukora Honey. Head to to get $25 off the Starter Kit, which comes with an MGO 850+ Manuka Honey jar, 5 honey travel sticks, a wooden spoon, and a guidebook! That’s for $25 off your Starter Kit. Sunset Lake CBD: Skip the stress of shopping for your valentine and head on over to and use code Valentine to save 35% on edibles. This sale ends February 9th at midnight. See their site for additional terms and conditions. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! Check out Ava Raiza's music here! The Majority Report with Sam Seder -
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2425 - The 5 Alarm Plus Fire Musk Has Lit w/ Nathan Tankus
02/03/2025
2425 - The 5 Alarm Plus Fire Musk Has Lit w/ Nathan Tankus
Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speak with , proprietor of the newsletter, to discuss the reporting that Elon Musk and his associates have taken over crucial payment controls in the Treasury Department. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Trump’s shutdown of USAID, tariffs on México, Canada, and China, Trump’s funding freeze and firing of the head of the CFPB, Israel’s bombing of the West Bank, Louisiana’s arrest warrant against a New York doctor over reproductive care, major pro-immigration protests, and Ken Martin’s election to the chair of the DNC, before expanding on the enraging inaction of Democratic Party Leadership in the face of Trump’s destruction of the administrative state. Nathan Tankus then joins, diving right into the escalating Elon Musk-related crises that began at the core of the US government this past weekend, zeroing in on the biggest of the three, Elon’s aggressive takeover of the US Treasury, including a dissection of their data and payment systems. Expanding on this, Tankus tackles the incredibly complex and sensitive nature of the data and systems the Trump regime is after, with key, veteran Treasury officials resigning in the wake of Musk’s advances, unpacking the extensive risks of allowing Musk and Co. access to this information, from the obvious (giving the utmost sensitive data on US citizens to a private actor) and institutional (our entire country runs on the treasury making these payments) to how it could bolster the Trump’s administration’s disregard for agency cooperation. After briefly touching on the genuine illegality of many of these actions (and why that likely won’t matter), Nathan walks Sam and Emma through the role of mission-critical systems like the Treasury, and the intrinsic need to embrace the inefficiency of a system when constantly necessary to build up its robustness and reliability in case of crisis, before wrapping up by touching on Trump’s path to the Supreme Court over the Impoundment Control Act. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma watch cosplay icon Kristi Noam defend Trump’s warning of some “short-term pain” for the US public over his tariff agenda, unpack ICE’s ongoing campaign of tyranny, and listen to Canadian sports fans rain down jeers to the US National Anthem. Steve Bannon has some thoughts on the liberal world order and the value of Right-Wing Populism, Chappelle Roan highlights exploitation in the music industry, and the Daily Wire’s Andrew Klavan waxes poetic on the “laws of nature” that lead to women getting beaten by their husbands, plus, your calls and IMs! Follow Nathan on Twitter here: Check out Notes on the Crises here: Check out an abridged version of Nathan's piece at Rolling Stone here: Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: Follow us on TikTok here!: Check us out on Twitch here!: Find our Rumble stream here!: Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: Gift a Majority Report subscription here: Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: Join the Majority Report Discord! Get all your MR merch at our store: Get the free Majority Report App!: Go to and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase! Check out today’s sponsors: Cozy Earth: Surprise your Valentine with Cozy Earth. Get up to 40% off at with my code MAJORITYREPORT. That’s . And don’t forget—if you’re asked in a post-purchase survey, let them know you heard about Cozy Earth right here! Babbel: Let’s get more of you talking in a new language. Babbel is gifting our listeners 60% off subscriptions at . Get up to 60% off at https://Babbel.com/MAJORITY. Rules and restrictions may apply. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! Check out Ava Raiza's music here! The Majority Report with Sam Seder -
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2424 - Trump's DEI Scapegoat w/ Ryan Grim
01/31/2025
2424 - Trump's DEI Scapegoat w/ Ryan Grim
Happy Friday! Sam and Emma speak with , reporter at and co-founder of co-host of , to round up the week in news. Sam and Emma run through updates on Elon Musk’s takeover of the US Treasury, Paramount’s multi-million dollar payoff to Trump, Trump’s attempt to blame a recent plane crash on desegregation, Trump’s impending tariffs, the confirmation hearings for RFK, Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard, Russ Vought, and Doug Bergum, tax cuts for the wealthy, Trump’s gutting of the FBI’s Cyber investigation department, and the FCC’s targeting of PBS and NPR, before expanding on the Trump Administration’s failures in the lead-up to, and response to the recent aviation crash outside of Reagan Airport in DC. Ryan Grim then joins, briefly touching on some of the major reporting coming out of Drop Site News over the last few months – including a major report on Israel’s US of an AI-weapons system to target Hamas leadership when home with their family – before he, Sam, and Emma dive deep into the recent hostile takeover by Elon Musk at the US Treasury, with the Treasury’s place signing the checks that keep our government working central to Elon’s first-order goals of personal enrichment and gutting the government – with the former particularly influential for an individual who makes most of his money off of federal contracts. After expanding on the latter with the Trump Administration’s ongoing campaign to “traumatize” (per OMB head Russ Vought) federal workers, and the ultimate goal of the Administration to shift into an era of corporate governance, Ryan, Sam, and Emma look to the Trump Administration’s attacks on DEI and DEIA, with Ryan addressing some of his recent comments on the failure of DEI to actually address issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion beyond shielding corporations from responsibility, before wrapping up the free half by touching on the threat of Trump’s impending tariffs. And in the Fun Half: First, Sam and Emma unpack the Trump Administration’s predictably insane and destructive response to the recent plane crash out of DC and plead with Democratic leadership to follow Gov. Pritzker’s lead and act like an actual opposition party. They also dive deep into the embarrassing lack of knowledge about Medicare and Medicaid that RFK puts on display in his confirmation hearing for HHS director and the GOP’s continuing attacks on Social Security, before watching Stephen Crowder stumble through self-incrimination at his defamation deposition, plus, your calls and IMs! Follow Ryan on Twitter here: Check out Drop Site here: Check out Counter Points here: Donate to friend of the show Annie Fitzgerald's GoFundMe if you can: Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: Follow us on TikTok here!: Check us out on Twitch here!: Find our Rumble stream here!: Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: Gift a Majority Report subscription here: Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: Join the Majority Report Discord! Get all your MR merch at our store: Get the free Majority Report App!: Go to and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase! Check out today’s sponsors: Liquid IV: Embrace your ritual with extraordinary hydration from Liquid I.V. Get 20% off your first order of Liquid I.V. when you go to and use code MAJORITYREP at checkout. That’s 20% off your first order when you shop better hydration today using promo code MAJORITYREP at . Select Quote: Get the RIGHT life insurance for YOU, for LESS, at . That’s . Sunset Lake CBD: Sunsetlakecbd is a majority employee owned farm in Vermont, producing 100% pesticide free CBD products. Use code Leftisbest and get 20% off at . Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! Check out Ava Raiza's music here! The Majority Report with Sam Seder -
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2423 - America’s Entrepreneurship Spiral; Farm Workers Terrorized w/ Erik Baker, Teresa Romero
01/30/2025
2423 - America’s Entrepreneurship Spiral; Farm Workers Terrorized w/ Erik Baker, Teresa Romero
It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with , professor of the history of science & labor at Harvard University, to discuss his recent book Then, she speaks with , president of the , to discuss the Trump administrations's immigration executive orders and directives, and their impact on UFW workers. First, Emma runs through updates on a major plane crash out of DC in the wake of Trump’s FAA hiring freeze and gutting of the aviation safety committee, the passage of the Laken Riley Act, Trump’s new immigrant detention camp in Gitmo, Trump’s myriad anti-migrant EOs, the confirmation hearings of Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel, Meta’s $25m gift to Trump, Bob Menendez’s prison sentence, and Israel’s ongoing assault on Palestinians, before expanding on the context for the major crash outside of Reagan Airport in DC yesterday. Professor Erik Baker then joins, diving right into the history of America’s particular work ethic strain of entrepreneurialism, unpacking its rise in the early 20th Century’s major job shortage, with unemployment reaching nearly a quarter of the country by the peak of the Great Depression, shifting the dominant ethos from one of hard work to one of creating your own work, and birthing the entrepreneurial spirit that dominates the post-industrialized neoliberal gig-economy of today. Expanding on the evolution of American entrepreneurialism, Professor Baker explores how the rise of this ethos was met with industries eager to exploit it, from the rise of “self-help” and the gig economy to the rise of cryptocurrencies and sports gambling, all encouraging the exploration of alternative, often precarious lines of “work,” wrapping up the interview with a deep dive into how entrepreneurship sees this precarity, and the failures that often result from it, as a validation of the successes, allowing for the spirit to continuously reinvent itself through crisis, personal or economic. Teresa Romero then joins, as she and Emma dive right into the recent threats mailed to various United Farm Workers locations over Trump’s incoming wave of deportations, exploring how, over less than two weeks, immigrants – regardless of citizenship – have been overtaken by an environment of fear and insecurity over their (and their family’s and community’s) safety, with no institution – from school to church to work – safe from ICE’s indiscriminate raids. Expanding on this, Romero unpacks the central role undocumented people play in the US farming industry, and the overwhelming exploitation and abuse they face without institutional backing from unions (or, in theory, the government), with growers and employers – despite their obvious reliance on the labor of undocumented folks – eager to take advantage of the increasing insecurity as Trump’s reforms come into practice, before they wrap up the free half by unpacking the need to create a genuine path to citizenship for farm workers whose presence is so important to our country. And in the Fun Half: Emma is joined by Brandon Sutton and Matt Binder as they unpack Pete Hegseth and Jesse Watters’ gleeful discussion of Trump’s new 30k capacity migrant detention camp at Guantanamo, and watch RFK’s myriad hypocrisies put on display at his confirmation hearing. Dmitri from Germany unpacks the dearth of non-Zionist perspectives on Gaza in Russian media, and Bob Menendez starts his Eric Adams-esque appeal to Trump, plus the MR Crew unpacks the ridiculousness of “MAHA,” and their experience with the inefficiency (and absurdity) of modern policing, plus, your calls and IMs! Follow Erik on Twitter here: Check out Erik's book here: Follow Teresa on Twitter here: Find out more about the UFW here: Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: Follow us on TikTok here!: Check us out on Twitch here!: Find our Rumble stream here!: Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: Gift a Majority Report subscription here: Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: Join the Majority Report Discord! Get all your MR merch at our store: Get the free Majority Report App!: Go to and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase! Check out today’s sponsors: Factor: Eat smart with Factor. Get started at and use code majority50off to get 50% off your first box plus free shipping. That’s code majority50off at to get 50% off plus free shipping on your first box. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! Check out Ava Raiza's music here! The Majority Report with Sam Seder -
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2422 - NIH, DEI: The Chaos Is The Point w/ Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Elie Mystal
01/29/2025
2422 - NIH, DEI: The Chaos Is The Point w/ Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Elie Mystal
It's Hump Day! Sam speaks with , reporter covering science and health at , to discuss her recent reporting on the Trump administration's actions towards the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Then, he speaks with , justice correspondent at , to discuss his recent piece on the Trump administration's to dismantle DEIA efforts across the federal government. First, Sam runs through updates on the potential blockage of Trump’s federal funds freeze, Trump’s attempt to push out federal workers, Elon’s interns’ influence at the OPM, the gutting of the Equal Opportunity Commission, a trans care ban for anyone 19 and under, education funding, and Trump’s grotesque immigration regime, before expanding on the enthusiasm from conservative media over Trump taking a sledgehammer to the government’s ability to govern. Jackie Flynn Mogensen then joins, diving right into the devastating impact of Trump’s first wave of federal funding freezes on the US public health regime, unpacking the pause on the NIH’s $40B in funding to outside research – funding that spurs over a 2:1 return in economic activity – alongside the complete cut off of communications between health departments both internally and with the public. After expanding on the importance of broad-scale scientific research, Mogensen walks Sam through the drastic increase in insecurity and precarity among federal workers in these organizations, and why all of this dysfunction is ultimately the point of Trump’s attacks on US public health infrastructure. Elie Mystal and Sam then unpack the utter nihilism of the Trump Administration’s approach to the rule of law, particularly when bolstered by a Supreme Court intent on the destruction of the very same government. Next, Mystal walks through Trump’s ongoing attack on DEI and DEIA policies, exploring their role as the white response to needing to “prove” the enforcement of the Civil Rights and Americans with Disabilities Acts, and what a world where the federal government refuses to act as an equal opportunity employer, nor defend equal opportunity employment, would look like. After touching on the Supreme Court’s role in potentially bolstering Trump’s executive takeover of the federal government – and why even a rebuke of Trump could spell trouble for future Democratic presidents – Elie and Sam wrap up with Democratic Leadership’s failure to address any element of the material devastation Trump has already wrought on the country in less than two weeks. And in the Fun Half: Sam expands on the devastating impact of the “chaos is the point” ethos of the Trump Administration and the absurdity of blaming those materially affected over their vote, also touching on the utter failure of Democratic leadership to address this destruction, and looking at how a genuinely engaged opposition leader would respond to Trump in the form of JB Pritzker. Next, the MR Crew unpacks Rep. Rich Cormick’s explanation on why taking away meals from kids is fine, actually, gets a window into the world of Harlan Crow from Redford in Dallas, and touches on the Trump Admin’s decision to reverse (and maybe reverse the reversal?) of the recent OMB memo. They also dive deep into the devastating impact of Trump’s first ten days on the agriculture industry, and watch RFK get grilled over his myriad dangerous hypocrisies, plus, your calls and IMs! Follow Jackie on Twitter here: Check out Jackie's work at Mother Jones here: Follow Elie on Twitter here: Check out Elie's work at The Nation here: Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: Follow us on TikTok here!: Check us out on Twitch here!: Find our Rumble stream here!: Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: Gift a Majority Report subscription here: Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: Join the Majority Report Discord! Get all your MR merch at our store: Get the free Majority Report App!: Go to and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase! Check out today’s sponsors: Nutrafol: Start your hair growth journey with Nutrafol. For a limited time, Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month’s subscription and free shipping when you go to and enter the promo code TMR. Find out why over 4,500 healthcare professionals and stylists recommend Nutrafol for healthier hair. That’s , promo code TMR. Smalls Cat Food: For 50% off your first order, head to and use code MAJORITY. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! Check out Ava Raiza's music here! The Majority Report with Sam Seder -
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2421 - Trump's Illegal Government Shutdown
01/28/2025
2421 - Trump's Illegal Government Shutdown
It's News Day Tuesday! Sam and Emma break down the biggest headlines of the day. First, they run through updates on Trump’s illegal freezing of government funds, firing of an NLRB commissioner, mass ICE raids, Hegseth’s confirmation, Bird Flu, the gutting of consumer protections, Trump’s DOJ, labor action among Whole Foods and Delta, Trump’s ban order on trans people in the military, the return of Palestinians to North Gaza, and the implosion of AI-adjacent Tech Stocks amid the release of Chinese AI tech DeepSeek, also unpacking Lindsay Graham’s predictably slimy response to Trump’s improper firing of myriad Inspectors General. After diving a little deeper into the drama behind the emergence of DeepSeek, a drastically cheaper and more efficient LLM AI technology out of China, Sam and Emma shift to Trump’s sweeping order to completely freeze all Congressionally-ordered federal funding, parsing through the devastating and overarching impact this order will have on the American public and any federally-funded organizations and Trump’s active targeting of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 in an attempt to legitimize this maneuver, as they explore the rapid initiation of the Project 2025 assault on (and “traumatization of” to quote the OMB head) federal workers. They also expand on Trump’s recent firing of the third NLRB board member, effectively barring them from taking actions until a new one is confirmed, the emergence of various public health threats in the wake of Trump’s killing of any federal public health communications, and wrap up with a killer Kickstarter project without a world without billionaires. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma watch notorious immigration expert… uh… Dr. Phill engage in a ride-along raid with ICE, and dive deep into Trump’s overwhelming anti-immigration orders and the utter dearth of any productive opposition from Democrats with some help from Ronald Raygun. Kyle from Columbus unpacks the Big Tech freakout over China’s DeepSeek AI, Josh from Bushwick unpacks the absurdity of charging for public transit, and Jim from Portland highlights his ongoing Kickstarter campaign for an anti-billionaire graphic novel. The MR Team also unpacks developments around RFK Jr.’s impending confirmation hearing, plus, your calls and IMs! Check out the KickStarter page for the new graphic novel "F**K BILLIONAIRES" here!: Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: Follow us on TikTok here!: Check us out on Twitch here!: Find our Rumble stream here!: Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: Gift a Majority Report subscription here: Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: Join the Majority Report Discord! Get all your MR merch at our store: Get the free Majority Report App!: Go to and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase! Check out today’s sponsors: Liquid IV: Embrace your ritual with extraordinary hydration from Liquid I.V. Get 20% off your first order of Liquid I.V. when you go to and use code MAJORITYREP at checkout. That’s 20% off your first order when you shop better hydration today using promo code MAJORITYREP at . Select Quote: Get the RIGHT life insurance for YOU, for LESS, at . Go to to get started. Blueland Cleaning Products: Blueland has a special offer for listeners. Right now, get 15% off your first order by going to . You won’t want to miss this! That’s to get 15% off. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! Check out Ava Raiza's music here! The Majority Report with Sam Seder -
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2420 - Crisis Under Capitalism; Elon, AfD & German Elections w/ Ståle Holgersen, Hanno Hauenstein
01/27/2025
2420 - Crisis Under Capitalism; Elon, AfD & German Elections w/ Ståle Holgersen, Hanno Hauenstein
Happy Monday! Emma speaks with , Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at Stockholm University, to discuss his recent book Then, she's joined by , independent journalist based in Berlin, to discuss the upcoming German elections and Elon Musk's increasing influence on German politics. First, Emma runs through updates on the Senates’ confirmations of Pete Hegseth and Kristi Noam, Trump’s firing of watchdogs, escalating immigration raids and their impact on Indigenous communities, ICE quotas, Colombia’s rejection of a US deportation plane on humanitarian grounds (and Trump’s response), the return of Palestinians to northern Gaza amid Trump’s musings on fully ethnically cleansing the region, Trump’s anti-abortion measures, the plunge of the AI stock market, LA’s skyrocketing rent, and more, also unpacking Trump’s hopeful discussion of completing the ethnic cleansing of Gaza. Ståle Holgersen then joins, briefly touching on the pervasion and perversion of the term “crisis” in contemporary political rhetoric before parsing through the elements that do bring these overwhelming emergencies to the level of “crisis” – namely, that it’s a transient event embedded in underlying sociopolitical structures, with ultimately negative consequences for humans and/or nature – and what makes distinguishing these “crisis” from broader catastrophes so valuable in understanding how they are created by and are used to reinforce the capitalist system we live under. Expanding on this, Holgersen explores how capitalism has been able to adapt to the myriad crises it has created over the last few centuries, often finding ways to push solutions that affirm our commitment to capitalist systems, and the utter dearth of a true left alternative in those moments, positing the need for current leftist movements to establish a blueprint (much like capital has) for responding to crisis and presenting clear solutions in opposition to the far-right and centrist options backed by capital. Hanno Hauenstein then joins as he unpacks the rapid evolution of AfD from a standard Euroskeptic party to a staunchly nationalist and nativist one, capitalizing on long-standing distrust of German political institutions and economic anxiety post-reunification. Hauenstein and Emma then explore the stunning lack of opposition amid the rise of a rampantly xenophobic and racist political party, with the political establishment in Germany largely accommodating their anti-migrant talking points, despite their constant flirting with Holocaust denial and full-on Nazism. Wrapping up, they unpack the particular role Elon Musk has played in backing AfD’s rise to prevalence in German politics, as well as the role of Germany’s unconditional support for Israel in further legitimizing AfD’s hopes of a far-right regime and undermining their strongest opposition. And in the Fun Half: Emma talks with Connor from West Virginia about Trump’s clashes with major Latin American leaders over his inhumane anti-immigration policies, JD Vance – proud Catholic convert – calls the US Conference of Catholic Bishops a bunch of fraudsters for criticizing Trump’s immigration policy, and Danny from NYC unpacks Trump’s continued attacks on attempts to normalize US-Cuba relations. A caller dives into Starbucks’ crackdown on homeless people (or anyone else) using the bathroom, MPT from VT explores the AI industry’s rejection of consent, and Michael Knowles (proudly) proclaims the American nature of mass deportation. The MR Team also unpacks Fetterman continuing his embarrassing pivot right, plus your calls and IMs! Check out Ståle's book here: Follow Hanno on Twitter here: Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: Follow us on TikTok here!: Check us out on Twitch here!: Find our Rumble stream here!: Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: Gift a Majority Report subscription here: Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: Join the Majority Report Discord! Get all your MR merch at our store: Get the free Majority Report App!: Go to and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase! Check out today’s sponsors: Nutrafol: Start your hair growth journey with Nutrafol. For a limited time, Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month’s subscription and free shipping when you go to and enter the promo code TMR. Find out why over 4,500 healthcare professionals and stylists recommend Nutrafol for healthier hair. That’s , promo code TMR. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! Check out Ava Raiza's music here! The Majority Report with Sam Seder -
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2419 - Administrative State Destruction, Broligarchs, & The Way Forward w/ Krystal Ball
01/24/2025
2419 - Administrative State Destruction, Broligarchs, & The Way Forward w/ Krystal Ball
It's Casual Friday! Sam and Emma speak with , co-host of and , to round up the week in news. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Trump’s assault on civil servants, his attempt to overturn birthright citizenship, the arrival of federal troops to the southern border, Trump’s dangerous empowerment of ICE, the likely confirmation of Pete Hegseth, more Trump pardons, Meta’s anti-abortion actions, Mike Johnson’s request of Casey Hutchinson, and Trump’s halting of police reform agreements, before expanding on the role of Trump’s “Schedule F” attack on civil servants, and watching Jeff Merkley come right at Russ Vought for his desire to trap sick people in poverty. Krystal Ball then joins, diving right into Trump’s clear and active effort to exercise his plan of maximalist lawlessness, with blanket pardons to violent January 6th rioters, blatantly unconstitutional acts like overturning birthright citizenship, and the launching of a shady cryptocurrency to hide backroom dealings. Expanding on this, Ball explores the particular role the Big Tech oligarchy plays in backing the Trump regime, with mass amounts of wealth stored in and funding the world of AI and cryptocurrency – two institutions whose primary uses are in bolstering and protecting exploitation – and why this political move by the industry is a necessity in an era where they are becoming more and more representative of the massive, unproductive hoards of wealth tied up among elite capitalists. After tackling the particular role the Democratic Party played in making this era of Big Money and Big Tech a bipartisan one, and how that, alongside the corporate capture of the media, has created an environment with utterly weakened opposition to fascism – with Dems having capitulated to the Trump worldview in the hopes of bringing about a kinder, gentler fascism – wrapping up with the need to stay clear about the anti-fascist and anti-oligarchy messaging, and the environmental, social, and economic impacts they create. Sam and Emma also touch on Trump’s recent actions to overturn the federal pledge to not discriminate in federal contracts, and the snitch-order sent out over federal DEI practices. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma unpack the immediate impact of Trump’s severe mass criminalization and threat of deportation of undocumented migrants, with farmers in the citrus and dairy industries seeing their workforce disappear overnight, before talking with Kieth from Chicago about Trump’s NIH shutdown and the collective nature of science, and exploring Trump’s crackdown on the administrative state with the perspective of USDA worker Leo from CA. Elon sycophants Ben Shapiro and PBD jump to his defense over the “did a literal Sieg Heil at the inauguration” allegations, and the MR Team reflects on videos from the Aldaghma family in the wake of a tentative ceasefire in Gaza, plus, your calls and IMs! Follow Krystal on Twitter here: Check out Krystal, Kyle & Friends: Check out Breaking Points here: Donate to the Gaza Bakery here: Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: Follow us on TikTok here!: Check us out on Twitch here!: Find our Rumble stream here!: Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: Gift a Majority Report subscription here: Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: Join the Majority Report Discord! Get all your MR merch at our store: Get the free Majority Report App!: Go to and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase! Check out today’s sponsors: Ritual: Essential for Men is a quality multivitamin from a company you can actually trust. Get 25% off your first month for a limited time at . That’s for 25% off your first month. Sunset Lake CBD: Head on over to and use code Tincture to save 35% on tinctures. See their site for terms and conditions. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! Check out Ava Raiza's music here! The Majority Report with Sam Seder -
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2418 - Resisting The Tech Oligarchy; Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Blitz w/ Jason Koebler, Nayna Gupta
01/23/2025
2418 - Resisting The Tech Oligarchy; Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Blitz w/ Jason Koebler, Nayna Gupta
It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with of to discuss big tech's influence on the Trump administration and efforts to decentralize social media. Then, she speaks with , policy director at the , to discuss the Trump administration's executive orders on immigration, as well as the shutting down of the CBP One app for prospective U.S. citizens. First, Emma runs through updates on Trump’s aggressive anti-immigrant push, Trump’s crippling of the administrative state, the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard, Senate GOP’s anti-abortion push, a major labor win for Vegas hotel workers, LA’s newest brush fire, and Israel’s intensifying slaughters in the West Bank, before doing a little reflecting on Russell Vought, Trump’s nominee for head of the Office of Management and Budget, and his attempt to shirk answering for his proclaimed desire to “traumatize” the federal bureaucrats working for him. Jason Koebler then joins, first tackling his assessment of the still-ambiguous TikTok ban, with this past week’s brief announcement of Trump’s app-saving measure yet to solidify, the future of the app balancing between the hope of a passive DOJ and the potential of a US-based billionaire buyer, also touching on the potential identity of said buyer (Oracle CEO Larry Ellison). After expanding on the other domestic billionaire beneficiaries of a TikTok ban (namely Meta), Koebler and Emma shift to the topic of AI – the overwhelming focus of the Tech industry at this point – and its major struggles to meet the consumer demands of utility and affordability, before looking to the value of a decentralized approach to the Tech industry and social media in providing users a cohesive and interoperable experience. Nayna Gupta then joins as she and Emma unpack the immediate impact of Trump’s devastating attacks on the US immigration system, including the despair among migrants already hindered by the Biden Administration’s legally- and morally-dubious attempts to undermine the asylum system as their final (legal) path into the country – via the CBP One app process – is shut down. Expanding on this, Gupta tackles the some 200k Trump has left stranded and desperate on our border, and the absurdity of claiming this does anything but further destabilize our country and the immigration system he supposedly wants to fix, a critique also applicable to the ongoing bipartisan passage of the Laken Riley Act, concluding the interview with the need for Democrats to present a genuine alternative to Trump’s border militancy – something Biden and Harris objectively failed to do – centered around effective, efficient, and humane solutions to this problem that provide an actual infrastructure for legal pathways to citizenship. And in the Fun Half: Emma is joined by Matt Binder and Brandon Sutton as they talk with Ally from New Hampshire about the inhumanity that conservatives hate to hide, and watch Eric Adams try to save his image with help from… Tucker Carlson. They also watch Newsmax try to paint the Pope as Satan-pilled over his criticisms of Trump, and speak with Emma’s Honor Thesis from North Texas as they dive deep into the major role churches do and can play in community building and organizing in the American South. British Journalists and apparent Nazi sympathizer Angela Epstein defends Elon Musk’s excitability and cleverness that lead to his Sieg Heil at Trump’s inauguration, plus, your calls and IMs! Follow Jason on Twitter here: Check out Jason's work at 404 here: Check out 404 Media's YouTube channel here!: Follow Nayna on Twitter here: Find out more about the American Immigration Council here: Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: Follow us on TikTok here!: Check us out on Twitch here!: Find our Rumble stream here!: Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: Gift a Majority Report subscription here: Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: Join the Majority Report Discord! Get all your MR merch at our store: Get the free Majority Report App!: Go to and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase! Check out today’s sponsors: Delete Me: Take control of your data and keep your private life private by signing up for DeleteMe. Now at a special discount for our listeners. Today get 20% off your DeleteMe plan by texting MAJORITY to 64000. That’s MAJORITY to 64000. Message and data rates may apply. See terms for details. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! Check out Ava Raiza's music here! The Majority Report with Sam Seder -
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2417 - The Crypto Scam Presidency & Justice Dems 2.0 w/ Jacob Silverman; Usamah Andrabi
01/22/2025
2417 - The Crypto Scam Presidency & Justice Dems 2.0 w/ Jacob Silverman; Usamah Andrabi
It's Hump Day! Sam and Emma speak with , author of the upcoming book and co-writer of the AM Quickie , to discuss his recent piece in the Baffler entitled Then, they speak with , communications director & spokesperson for , to discuss the group's outlook going into the 2nd Trump administration. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Police Unions’ reaction to Trump pardoning J6 rioters, Pete Hegseth’s extensive history of alleged abuse, Trump’s assaults on the administrative state, the US public health regime, and immigration, and a national Costco strike, before briefly parsing through Hamilton Nolan’s recent plea for America to move beyond the greater fool fallacy and Trump’s pissy response to being preached at by a Reverend. Jacob Silverman then joins, as he dives right into the absurdity of the growth of crypto “Meme Coins” – cryptocurrencies (generally started by celebrities) with little to no use (outside of pump and dumps) and tied to quite literally nothing but their own hype – looking more particularly into the recent launch of Trump’s own (second) cryptocurrency with the World Liberty Financial Token (WLF). Expanding on these WLF tokens, Silverman explores how this “tender” is, in fact, non transferrable, with all proceeds going directly to Trump and his billionaire big tech backers, and the possibility for this product to act as an infrastructure for backroom financial dealings during Trump’s presidency. Wrapping up, Jacob, Sam, and Emma explore the growing threat of greater US government involvement in crypto, with state and local governments pondering active investments in the scam-centric industry, and how a Trump presidency will likely expedite that. Usamah Andrabi then joins, first reflecting on the astounding failure of the national Democratic Party over the 2024 election cycle, and the pressing need to usher in a new era of the mainstream left in America, walking through how Justice Dems are working to work with and fund genuine progressive candidates to challenge the party’s moderate institutionalist status-quo, with focuses on both labor/economic issues and social progressivism. After briefly touching on the strategic guide for Justice Dems as they start working toward the midterms, Andrabi explores the importance of having a progressive counter (albeit a drastically lower-funded one) to primary heavyweights like AIPAC, particularly when it comes to pressuring Democrats actually to speak out on progressive issues. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma unpack the absurd gaslighting around Elon Musk’s obvious Nazi salute and the abject refusal of the media to outright label racist things racist. AOC reflects on the Democrats’ complete bungling of the TikTok ban and the MR Crew unpacks Trump's MAHA betrayal, Dave Rubin’s embarrassment on Piers Morgan, and Pete Hegseth’s ever-growing web of abuse. They also cover Elise Stefanik’s unapologetic support for Zionist fascism, and Russell Brand’s messianic praise for Donald Trump, plus, your IMs! Follow Jacob on Twitter here: Pre-order Jacob's new book here: Check out Jacob's Baffler piece here: Follow Usamah on Twitter here: Find about more about Justice Democrats here: Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: Follow us on TikTok here!: Check us out on Twitch here!: Find our Rumble stream here!: Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: Gift a Majority Report subscription here: Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: Join the Majority Report Discord! Get all your MR merch at our store: Get the free Majority Report App!: Go to and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase! Check out today’s sponsors: Shopify: “Established in 2025” has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at . Go to https://shopify.com/majority to start selling with Shopify today. HelloFresh: Get up to 10 FREE meals and a free high protein item for life at . One item per box with active subscription. Free meals applied as discount on first box, new subscribers only, varies by plan. That’s up to 10 free HelloFresh meals – just go to . Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! Check out Ava Raiza's music here! The Majority Report with Sam Seder -
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2416 - Trump Day 1: Attacks, Lies, & Salutes
01/21/2025
2416 - Trump Day 1: Attacks, Lies, & Salutes
It's News Day Tuesday! Sam breaks down the biggest headlines out of the long weekend and discuss all the big moments from Trump's inauguration. First, he runs through updates on Trump’s expansive list of Day 1 executive orders hitting on seemingly everything from environmental and public health deregulation to major anti-immigrant and anti-trans federal actions, the passage of the Lincoln Riley Act, the confirmation of Marco Rubio, Biden’s final actions, and Israel’s continuing murder sprees in Gaza despite a supposed ceasefire, before parsing a little deeper through the exemplary performance of American fascism on display at the inauguration, and watching some distinct parallels between Elon Musk’s heil and those of the Nazi regime. After expanding on Trump’s inaugural speech and his economic and political agendas of personal and oligarchical enrichment, before walking a little deeper through some of the more harrowing executive orders issued by Trump during his first day in office, including removing the recognition of trans people from any federal program, drastically deregulating the fossil fuel industry, a full commitment to the death penalty, the establishment of the Department of Government Efficiency, and an attempt to engage in mass deportations, criminalize of the undocumented status, and end birthright citizenship. And in the Fun Half: Sam unpacks Fox’s coverage of Trump’s January 6th pardons, parses through Trump’s real-estate-first perspective on Gaza, and tackles Tim Pool’s take on the TikTok turmoil. The DNC denounces fundraising from “bad” billionaires, Blake from Ohio explores the future of the fight for labor and democracy, and Rose from DC brings up the role of progressive media and organizing moving forward, plus, your calls and IMs! Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: Follow us on TikTok here!: Check us out on Twitch here!: Find our Rumble stream here!: Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: Gift a Majority Report subscription here: Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: Join the Majority Report Discord! Get all your MR merch at our store: Get the free Majority Report App!: Go to and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase! Check out today’s sponsors: Delete Me: Take control of your data and keep your private life private by signing up for DeleteMe. Now at a special discount for our listeners. Today get 20% off your DeleteMe plan by texting MAJORITY to 64000. That’s MAJORITY to 64000. Message and data rates may apply. See terms for details. Cozy Earth: A better year starts with better sleep—wrap yourself in Cozy Earth. Don’t wait! Head to now and use my exclusive code MAJORITYREPORT for up to 40% off. That’s . If you get a post-purchase survey, say you heard about Cozy Earth from The Majority Report with Sam Seder podcast! Sunset Lake CBD: Head on over to and use code Tincture to save 35% on tinctures. See their site for terms and conditions. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! Check out Ava Raiza's music here! The Majority Report with Sam Seder -
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2415 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025
01/20/2025
2415 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025
Happy Martin Luther King Day! MR's compilation of MLK-related audio returns! Excerpts include: -A previously unheard speech from MLK on reparations, white economic anxiety and guaranteed income -Dr. King’s first TV “interview” from the show “The Open Mind – The New Negro” in 1957, hosted by Professor Richard D. Hefner. -"Beyond Vietnam", the speech delivered on April 4, 1967 at Riverside Church in New York City. -MLK’s last speech, “Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution“, delivered at the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., on 31 March 1968. -Walter Cronkite reporting King’s assassination in 1968. -Nina Simone performing the song “Why?” live, 3 days following MLK’s assassination at the Westbury Music Fair on Long Island in April 1968. Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: Follow us on TikTok here!: Check us out on Twitch here!: Find our Rumble stream here!: Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: Gift a Majority Report subscription here: Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: Join the Majority Report Discord! Get all your MR merch at our store: Get the free Majority Report App!: Go to and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase! Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! Check out Ava Raiza's music here! The Majority Report with Sam Seder -
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2414 - Welcome To The Era Of Oligarchs w/ Heather Digby Parton
01/17/2025
2414 - Welcome To The Era Of Oligarchs w/ Heather Digby Parton
Happy Friday! Sam and Emma speak with , contributing writer at and proprietor of the blog , to round up the week in news. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on the Supreme Court’s affirmation of the TikTok ban, Biden and Trump’s following denunciations of said ban, Israel’s ceasefire sabotage, Trump’s cabinet nominees, medicare drug price negotiations, and Mike Johnson’s enforcement of the Trump regime, before watching Bernie push Trump treasury pick Bessent on why he doesn’t think working people deserve fair wages. Digby then joins, as she, Sam, and Emma dive right into the devastating wildfires continuing to ravage LA, and the right’s immediate push to politicize the event for all of their culture war BS, targeting Newsome, Bass, and DEI, before shifting to the greater absurdity of blaming people for failing to deal with an issue (climate change) that you refuse even to acknowledge. Expanding on this latter element, Digby tackles how LA is already being set up for Big Tech disaster capitalists to swoop in, diving deep into the setup of Trump’s uber-oligarchy, what Big Tech wants from the relationship, and what makes them distinct from both contemporary and historical oligarch comparisons, wrapping up the show by waxing on the horrors of a Polymarket populist future. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma take some highlights from the hearings for Trump’s Administrative nominees, including Bessent’s abject fear of taxing the wealthy, Russell Vought’s attempt to shirk the “has repeatedly fantasized about terrorizing bureaucratic agents” accusations, and Hegseth’s utter embarrassment in the face of Elizabeth Warren. They also unpack right-wing reactionaries’ attempt to pin California’s forest fires on those damn meth-smoking homeless people in urban Los Angeles, plus, your calls and IMs! Follow Digby on Twitter here: Check out Digby's work at Salon here: Check out Hullabaloo here: Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: Follow us on TikTok here!: Check us out on Twitch here!: Find our Rumble stream here!: Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: Gift a Majority Report subscription here: Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: Join the Majority Report Discord! Get all your MR merch at our store: Get the free Majority Report App!: Go to and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase! Check out today’s sponsors: Express VPN: Protect your online privacy TODAY by visiting . That’s and you can get an extra four months FREE. Manukora Honey: Now, it’s easier than ever to try Manukora Honey. Head to to get $25 off the Starter Kit, which comes with an MGO 850+ Manuka Honey jar, 5 honey travel sticks, a wooden spoon, and a guidebook! That’s for $25 off your Starter Kit. Sunset Lake CBD: Sunsetlakecbd is a majority employee owned farm in Vermont, producing 100% pesticide free CBD products. Use code Leftisbest and get 20% off at . Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! Check out Ava Raiza's music here! The Majority Report with Sam Seder -
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2413 - Trump’s Gaza Deal; Red State Tries To Ban Renewables w/ Dr. Annelle Sheline, Jael Holzman
01/16/2025
2413 - Trump’s Gaza Deal; Red State Tries To Ban Renewables w/ Dr. Annelle Sheline, Jael Holzman
It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with , research fellow in the Middle East program at the , to discuss the reporting around a recently brokered ceasefire deal in Israel & Gaza. Then, she speaks with , senior reporter at HeatMap News, to discuss her recent piece entitled First, Emma runs through updates on Netanyahu’s torpedoing of the alleged ceasefire, including an escalation killing dozens more in Gaza, ProPublica’s report on Biden’s suppression of dissent over Gaza, Trump’s CEO cabal, the US’ TikTok Ban, Trump’s AG nom, the FTC’s report on UnitedHealthcare’s overcharging of cancer patients by nearly 1000%, and compensation for women’s college basketball players, before expanding briefly on the odd power plays between Trump and Biden over the developing TikTok Ban. Dr. Annelle Sheline then joins, diving right into this week’s development of a predictably brief ceasefire in Gaza, including Netanyahu’s immediate refusal to abide by its requirement and the following escalation resulting in some 70 dead, unpacking why Bibi has once again sabotaged a deal, why Trump still wants peace for his inauguration, and why Netanyahu’s sights for the second Trump Administration are set on the West Bank. Next, Dr. Sheline and Emma shift to unpacking the future of the normalization attempt between Israel and Saudi Arabia – a process that the Biden Administration happily picked up off of Trump 1.0 – and the genuine danger of Trump extending the guarantee of uncritical military support that we provide Israel to Saudi Arabia as well, before wrapping up with a conversation on the particular role the Biden Administration’s support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza had on undermining support for Kamala Harris’ candidacy. Jael Holzman then looks to Oklahoma as she walks Emma through the developing push to ban renewable energy projects locally, exploring how the expansion of the industry alongside a growing reactionary movement helped bolster this drive, despite its obvious potential negative impacts. Expanding on this, Holzman and Emma briefly explore the evolution of this “Green MAGA” movement as exemplified by RFK Jr., and the increasing problem of a green energy incentive structure based on tax credits, before wrapping up by tackling the extractive and material incentives for Trump’s fantasy land grab of Greenland. And in the Fun Half: Emma is joined by Brandon Sutton and Matt Binder as they dive deep into the exposé of Elon Musk’s gamer fraud, talk with Jersey Boy from Milwaukee about engaging in disagreement, and watch Sam Husseini’s righteous and confrontational action at Blinken’s final press conference. Jay from Oregon unpacks some finer details of the nurses’ strike, Pete Hegseth shies away from promising not to be a hypocrite, and Jeff from CA shares his insight into Hegseth’s problematic history when it comes to a Defense Secretary nomination, plus, your calls and IMs! Follow Annelle on Twitter here: Check out Annelle's latest piece at Quincy here: Check out Jael's work at HeatMap here: Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: Follow us on TikTok here!: Check us out on Twitch here!: Find our Rumble stream here!: Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: Gift a Majority Report subscription here: Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: Join the Majority Report Discord! Get all your MR merch at our store: Get the free Majority Report App!: Go to and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase! Check out today’s sponsors: Ritual: Essential for Men is a quality multivitamin from a company you can actually trust. Get 25% off your first month for a limited time at . That’s for 25% off your first month. Smalls Cat Food: For 50% off your first order, head to and use code MAJORITY. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! Check out Ava Raiza's music here! The Majority Report with Sam Seder -
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2412 - Socialist Challenges Eric Adams; Oregon Nurses Strike w/ Zohran Mamdani
01/15/2025
2412 - Socialist Challenges Eric Adams; Oregon Nurses Strike w/ Zohran Mamdani
It's Hump Day! Sam speaks with , State Assemblyman for New York's 36th District & candidate for Mayor, to discuss his candidacy. Then, he speaks with 2 members of the Oregon Nurses Association: Rebekah Van Dyke, union steward & strike captain, & Christie Sowards, member of the bargaining team involved in negotiations with Providence Health Systems in Oregon. Providence nurses at 8 Oregon hospitals are currently on . First, Sam runs through updates on Trump’s cabinet hearings, the imminent Gaza ceasefire deal, the CFPB’s case against Capital One, the SEC’s case against Elon Musk, the EPA Red Dye #3 ban, Trump’s plan to hide his tariff’s impact, the Lincoln Riley Act, the House’s passage of an anti-trans school sports bill, Justice Democrats’ primary plan, gas pricing, LA’s crisis, and Texas’ anti-porn law, before diving a little deeper into the defenses and attacks of Trump’s Defense Secretary nomination Pete Hegseth. Zohran Mamdani then joins, diving right into his history in progressive organizing spaces after joining the DSA in 2017, working on a city council campaign, as a housing counselor, and helping the NY Taxi Workers’ Alliance fight for reparations over the city’s Medallion bait-and-switch. Next, Mamdani walks through his campaign’s central policies, including launching a rent freeze on day 1 of his administration, pushing for a free bus program, and revolutionizing the city’s childcare policies, before he and Sam briefly shift to the overwhelming success of the city’s recently launched congestion pricing. Wrapping up, Zohran makes a final pitch to voters and unpacks what we can do to help his campaign. Rebekah Van Dyke and Christie Sowards then join as they walk Sam through the expansive network of nurses, doctors, and clinicians striking under the Oregon Nurses Association in the face of Providence Health & Services’ failure to manage a life-saving workforce, providing low wages and minimal benefits to a short-staffed workforce with the massive impact passed onto patients. After expanding on Providence’s role in fanning this flame by refusing to bargain, Van Dyke and Sowards unpack the unfortunate necessity of striking in the face of unfair labor practices, and what to look for as this action continues. And in the Fun Half: Sam highlights Bill Burr’s #FreeLuigi shoutout on Kimmel, Bro Flamingo unpacks Local 226’s ongoing strike at the Virgin Hotel in Vegas. The MR Crew parses through the Biden Administration’s continuing grotesque support for Israel’s ethnic cleansing in Gaza even with an impending ceasefire, Jack from Georgia helps condense yesterday’s conversation on swing state voting, and a Minnesota transplant tackles the frustrating incompetence of his state’s Democrats. Joe Scarborough shows his overly-sensitive side, and Marc Andreessen and Bari Weiss wax on the trials and tribulations of being exceedingly wealthy, plus, your calls and IMs! Follow Zohran on Twitter: Find out more on Zohran's website here: Find out more about the Oregon Nurses strike here: Support the Providence Strike Fund here: Find a Providence hospital picket line near you!: Find a Providence picket line near you!: Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: Follow us on TikTok here!: Check us out on Twitch here!: Find our Rumble stream here!: Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: Gift a Majority Report subscription here: Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: Join the Majority Report Discord! Get all your MR merch at our store: Get the free Majority Report App!: Go to and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase! Check out today’s sponsors: Express VPN: Protect your online privacy TODAY by visiting . That’s and you can get an extra four months FREE. Manukora Honey: Now, it’s easier than ever to try Manukora Honey. Head to to get $25 off the Starter Kit, which comes with an MGO 850+ Manuka Honey jar, 5 honey travel sticks, a wooden spoon, and a guidebook! That’s for $25 off your Starter Kit. ZBiotics: Go to and get 15% off your first order of ZBiotics Pre-Alcohol Probiotic by using my code MAJORITY at checkout. Thanks to ZBiotics for sponsoring today’s video! Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! Check out Ava Raiza's music here! The Majority Report with Sam Seder -
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2411 - Immigration, Gaza & Progressive Strategy In The House w/ Rep. Pramila Jayapal
01/14/2025
2411 - Immigration, Gaza & Progressive Strategy In The House w/ Rep. Pramila Jayapal
It's News Day Tuesday! Sam and Emma speak with (D-WA-07) to discuss what to expect from the upcoming Trump administration's immigration agenda, and how the Republican-controlled Congress might govern. First, Sam and Emma check in on Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing for Defense Secretary, with Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine putting the screws to him on the allegations against Hegseth regarding numerous instances of infidelity and sexual misconduct (to say nothing of the financial mismanagement!) Then, they speak with Rep. Jayapal, first discussing her role on the Judiciary Committee as ranking member of the immigration subcommittee, her thoughts on the Laken Riley Act that is making its way through the Senate, and what to expect from the incoming Trump administration when it comes to mass deportation efforts. She then discusses what to expect from the Congressional Progressive Caucus now that she is no longer chair (she is chair emerita however!) under Rep. Greg Casar's stewardship, and where Democrats can go in terms of messaging to have more success then they did in November's elections. And in the Fun Half, Sam, Emma, and the MR Crew discuss the late night unveiling of former Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump's supposed election interference in the 2020 election and on January 6th, 2021, the continued apathy coming from the likes of Speaker Johnson & Sen. Tommy Tuberville about conditioning wildfire aid to California, the prospects of a Trump-brokered ceasefire (and how upsetting that is to the Israeli right), and, finally, a Morning Joe guest shocking a panel by discussing the prospects of class war. Plus, your calls & IM's! Follow Rep. Jayapal on Twitter here: Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: Follow us on TikTok here!: Check us out on Twitch here!: Find our Rumble stream here!: Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: Gift a Majority Report subscription here: Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: Join the Majority Report Discord! Get all your MR merch at our store: Get the free Majority Report App!: Go to and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase! Check out today’s sponsors: Prolon: Just in time for the new year, Prolon is offering The Majority Report with Sam Seder listeners 15% off their 5-day nutrition program for your post-holiday glow-up when you go to . That’s for 15% off. Blueland Cleaning Products: Blueland has a special offer for listeners. Right now, get 15% off your first order by going to . You won’t want to miss this! That’s to get 15% off. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! Check out Ava Raiza's music here! The Majority Report with Sam Seder -
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2410 - Right Wing Disaster Nationalism Is The New Fascism w/ Richard Seymour
01/13/2025
2410 - Right Wing Disaster Nationalism Is The New Fascism w/ Richard Seymour
Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speak with , writer & commentator based in London, to discuss his recent book . First, Sam and Emma run through updates on the still-burning LA Fires, the GOP’s tie of California aid to Trump’s debt ceiling raise, the second Trump Administration, the Laken Riley Act, the TikTok ban, Jack Smith’s resignation, and Biden’s immigration move, before touching on the Democratic Party’s continuing inability to act like an opposition party with just seven days to Trump’s inauguration, and watching GOP Senator John Barrasso put the right’s inhumanity on full display over the ongoing devastation in California. Richard Seymore then joins, diving right into his idea of “Disaster Nationalism” as a type of proto-fascism that seeks to take the ever-increasing frequency of real-world disasters with often abstract causes (climate change, inequality, etc) and tie them to singular, concrete perpetrators, frequently represented by ethnic and political minorities, tackling examples out of Oregon in the wake of the 2020 wildfires and Gujarat following the 2002 train burning – with the latter providing a particularly gruesome lens into Disaster Nationalism’s emphasis on extreme ethnic violence as a key selling point, as it provides an outlet for pent-up anxiety rather than a solution to its real causes. After expanding on Disaster Nationalism’s complex relationship to democracy (as a tool) and dedication to capitalism, Seymore walks Sam and Emma through the centrally motivating role of economic anxiety in this equation, tackling its distinction to general economic deprivation in its emphasis on loss and social status, looking at how the hyper-individualism of neoliberalism exacerbates socio-economic inequality while blaming those on the losing end for their situation, cultivating a sadistic culture of pseudo-meritocracy that craves social distinction, something threatened by any attempt to deconstruct the dominant hierarchies. After touching on the particular display of Disaster Nationalism developing in Israel’s ongoing genocide of Gaza, Richard, Sam, and Emma then look at the role of the left in combatting these pressures, tackling the history of trade unions in leading the fight against fascism, and the importance of organizing when it comes to finding agency, empowerment, and community in the face of systems that want you to have anything but. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma watch Hasan Piker’s pressing interviews with LA’s incarcerated firefighters, Newsmax’s Rob Finnerty pins the fires on the donkey (Dems… and DEI), and Leninade unpacks the unfounded argument that any city could’ve contained the climate devastation facing LA right now. Ronald Raygun explores how the criminal justice and immigration systems work together (and against each other) to make this world worse for immigrants (particularly with the incoming Laken Riley Act), Alex from New York discusses climate change and California, and Joe Rogan continues his work as butler to the billionaires as he brings on Zuckerberg to platform his agenda (and his aggrievement), plus, your calls and IMs! Follow Richard on Twitter here: Check out Richard’s book here: Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: Follow us on TikTok here!: Check us out on Twitch here!: Find our Rumble stream here!: Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: Gift a Majority Report subscription here: Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: Join the Majority Report Discord! Get all your MR merch at our store: Get the free Majority Report App!: Go to and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase! Check out today’s sponsors: Givewell: Go to to find out more or make a donation. Select PODCAST and enter The Majority Report with Sam Seder at checkout to make sure they know you heard about them from us. Again, that’s to donate or find out more. Naked Wines: To get 6 bottles of wine for $39.99, head to and use code MAJORITY for both the code AND PASSWORD. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! Check out Ava Raiza's music here! The Majority Report with Sam Seder -
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