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It's Casual Friday! Sam and Emma speak with Krystal Ball, co-host of Krystal, Kyle, & Friends and Breaking Points, to round up the week in news. But first, they run through updates on the presidential debate schedule, Ukraine’s surprise offensive, the Harris agenda, X’s lawsuit, labor action, climate change, Israel’s newest assault on Khan Younis, presidential polling, US mortgage rates, and the anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki, before parsing through some subtle developments to the Trump campaign strategy. Krystal Ball then joins, tackling her excitement around the Democrats actually going with labor’s choice for VP, and why the fact that Harris is a self-serving politician (who understands the current political landscape) is a good thing for the future of a progressive agenda, before stepping back to assess what we can learn from who she didn’t pick for VP, and how Walz compares to the flaccid elitism of JD Vance. Expanding on this, Krystal, Sam, and Emma explore the wild success of the Dems’ new “weird” pivot to take on Trump’s GOP, and wrap up the interview with an expansive conversation on the Foreign Policy differences between a Harris/Walz ticket and one led by Biden, and how that can impact the ongoing ethnic cleansing of Gaza and bubbling conflict in the Middle East.
And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma watch some encouraging comments from Kamala Harris on her relationship to labor, corporate America walks back their Lina Khan comments, and Laura Ingraham and Jesse Watters struggle to take on Tim Walz’ Midwest nice. Joe Rogan shockingly endorses RKF, JD Vance takes on the REAL weirdos, and Matt Walsh comes to the defense of Vance in the face of the “pure evil” of shitposting, plus, your calls and IMs!
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It’s an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with blogger Ettingermentum of the "Ettingermentum Newsletter" on SubStack, to discuss Kamala Harris's campaign now that she's selected Tim Walz as her running mate. Then, she speaks with Jesselyn Cook, writer at NBCNews and HuffPost and 2025 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, to discuss her recent book The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family. First, Emma runs through updates on Harris’ presidential candidacy and platform, the GOP’s failing attacks on Tim Walz, Trump’s legal woes, Israel’s slaughter of Gaza, Cybertruck controversy, fascist and anti-fascist protests in the UK, and climate change, before watching Harris’ disappointing response to pro-Palestine protesters interrupting her. Next, she is joined by Ettingermentum as they briefly admire Nancy Pelosi’s recent politicking, before parsing through the concerning reports on the Biden team’s internal dialogue over the past two years, including a complete commitment to poll-denialism and putting Biden on a pedestal. Next, they look at Harris' replacement candidacy, tackling the quality of her resumé compared to alternatives and what to make of her selection of Tim Walz as running mate, wrapping up with an assessment of the important distinctions between him and Shapiro, particularly when it comes to Israel. Jesselyn Cook then joins, walking Emma through her first introduction to covering the world of Q Anon at a 2020 rally, unpacking the surprising revelations she had about the people she found there, and the genuinely human experiences and unmet needs that led them to getting manipulated by this movement. Cook explores the stories of real people who’ve been hijacked by this movement, highlighting the social insecurities caused by genuine sociopolitical failures that made their indoctrination possible, and why it comes from a desire to manifest meaning rather than a failure of intellect, before wrapping up by exploring what it takes to rescue someone from this pipeline.
And in the Fun Half: Emma is joined by Brandon Sutton and Matt Binder as they unpack harm reduction, admire JD Vance’s ability to absolutely any and every speaking opportunity, and bury some hatchets with Evan from Texas. Kowalski from Nebraska touches on Nebraskan-grown Tim Walz and the Nebraska delegate system, and Bill Maher makes everybody uncomfortable (again), plus, your calls and IMs!
 
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It’s Hump Day! Sam speaks with David Dayen, executive editor at The American Prospect,, to discuss Kamala Harris selecting Tim Walz as her running mate, and the recent ruling by a federal judge against Google. First, Sam runs through updates on Walz’s thunderous debut as Harris jumps out to a polling lead, Cori Bush’s primary loss, Hamas leadership, Israel’s torture camps, Elon vs. Advertisers, Teachers’ Union action, and JD Vance’s link to Project 2025, also diving into Walz opening act as Vice Presidential candidate, and his ability to weave shots at the oddities of the GOP with clear progressive policy messages. David Dayen then joins, as he first dives into the DOJ’s recent massive victory over Google’s monopolistic violations of section two of the Sherman Act, becoming only the second major anti-monopoly victory of the digital age, walking through the case’s parallels with Microsoft’s monopoly case a quarter-century ago, and the central role Google’s dominance of the search engine market via buying default access across the industry. Expanding on this, Dayen explores the $25 billion budget in 2021 (as well as myriad internal documents) that undercut Google’s claim that this “default” status wasn’t actually important to their market share, before stepping back to walk through the upcoming “remedy” phase of the trial, why it’s so difficult to undo decades of monopoly power with punitive measures, and whether there is hope for greater structural change to come out of this case. This brings Dayen to the future of the administrative state, with this case’s appeal likely to go well into the next presidency, and the approach a Harris Administration might take to this issue, parsing through the early signs as major Dem donors implore her to ditch the major anti-trust leaders of Biden’s Administration, and whether Tim Walz and greater institutional defense of Biden’s administrative choices serves as a stronger signal. Sam concludes the free half by highlighting LinkedIn co-founder and major Dem Donor Reid Hoffman’s attempt to defend his call for Harris to drop FTC Chair Lina Khan.
And in the Fun Half: Sam dives into the absurd new lawfare offensive by Elon and X to punish companies for not advertising, watches Cori Bush be very clear about her next steps in politics, and admires the complete meltdowns by everyone from Joe Scarborough and Van Jones to Ben Shapiro and Kevin McCarthy over Harris picking Walz over Shapiro. Steven Miller gets back on his xenophobic BS, and Hasan schools Dan Lebatard on crime and immigration, plus, your calls and IMs!
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It's News Day Tuesday! Sam speaks with James North, reporter covering the Global South and editor-at-large at MondoWeiss, to discuss the ongoing electoral situation in Venezuela. First, Sam runs through updates on Kamala Harris’ selection of Tim Walz as her running mate, her today’s primaries across the Midwest, the Google monopoly, Elon Musk’s legal woes, ANOTHER undisclosed gift to Clarence Thomas, Israel’s torture camps, and Nassau’s mask ban, before walking through Walz bona fides and his vision for US politics. James North then joins, diving right into the national crisis in Venezuela that led up to last week’s contested elections, before stepping back to unpack the devastating impact of Donald Trump’s economic warfare on the country amid a then-existing economic crisis, resulting in one of the worst humanitarian catastrophe Latin America has seen in the last century. After expanding on this, exploring why repealing these sanctions regardless of the future of this recent election’s results must be at the center of US Foreign Policy and looking at why the sanctions failed (as they always do), North walks Sam through the history of Venezuela’s generally free and fair elections, and what went different this time around, with the mass refugee exodus from the country playing a central role in Maduro’s shady win. Wrapping up, James and Sam tackle why the US needs to step back from Latin American politics, and how this crisis can help recenter the conversation around immigration.
And in the Fun Half: Sam somehow dives even deeper into Tim Walz’ impeccable rhetorical work, listening to him perfectly weave progressive ideals with notes about the insanity of the GOP’s anti-family anti-people platform and weird culture war talking points, also watching Fox struggle to make sense of such a logical decision by the Democrats. Tim Pool’s wishcasting falls short, Sam gets to know Adin Ross, John from San Antonio discusses Cori Bush’s primary and the Walz pick, Chris from St. Louis gives his perspective on the former and Fiora from Minnesota gives hers on the latter, and Alisa from PA unpacks Shapiro’s problems even within Pennsylvania, plus, your calls and IMs!
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Happy Monday! Sam speaks with Dana Fisher, director of the Center for Environment, Community, & Equity and professor in the School of International Service at American University, to discuss her recent book Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action.  First, Sam runs through updates on Harris’ presidential candidacy and VP pick, the next presidential debates, more Trump-era corruption, Trump’s legal woes, Elon Musk’s political malfeasance, the US Judicial system, Israel’s torture regime and genocidal offensive, civil unrest in the UK and Bangladesh, and a global stock market crash, also diving into the climax of Harris’ veepstakes as Shapiro’s past comes under fire. Professor Dana Fisher then joins, diving right into the astounding failure of the last few decades of the West’s attempt to “handle” the climate crisis, the acknowledgment of the politics of climate change alongside the refusal to acknowledge the expansive social and economic reforms needed to address it, and the major divide in who has contributed to (and is affected by) climate change. Next, Professor Fisher addresses the idea of Harris (or any Democrat) as a “savior,” and why Biden’s climate agenda, despite being far and away the most progressive of any US President, was still too little too late, parsing through the major wins of his platform, and where he fell short. After walking through the divisions between the “insider” and “outsider” games of the climate movement, and the major roles they play in disrupting capital’s status quo and pushing material change, Dana and Sam wrap up with a brief conversation on activating people on this issue, assessing the efficacy of the electoral strategy, and platforming the major players in the climate movement.
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It's Casual Friday! Sam speaks with Heather Digby Parton, contributing writer at Salon.com and proprietor of the blog Hullabaloo, to round up the week in news. Then, the MR Crew is joined by Francesca Fiorentini, host of the Bitchuation Room! First, Emma runs through updates on a major prisoner swap with Russia, the Harris campaign’s hot start, questions on Harris’ Israel stance, slowing job growth, the slaughter of medical workers in Gaza, Bob Good, Nigeria’s mass protests, and the passing of James Baldwin, also parsing through the particular role Kamala Harris played in the recent prisoner swap with Russia, and what that tells us about Biden’s presidency. Sam and Digby then parse through the major pivots in the US presidential race from the last months, including Trump and the GOP completely botching the potential bump from the failed assassination attempt with the devastatingly bad choice of JD Vance for VP, Biden’s choice to drop out AFTER the Republican Convention, and Kamala Harris likely nomination. They also tackle the GOP’s embarrassing inability to stay away from overt bigotry when discussing Harris’ candidacy, before wrapping up the interview with a brief assessment of Harris’ likely choices for VP and her administration, and whether or not her platform will pivot back to Obama-era neoliberalism. Francesca Fiorentini and Emma then reminisce on the comedy of our (their) youth, watch some highlights from the JD Vance creep compilation, and tackle the devastating relationship between motherhood and poverty. They also unpack the West’s relationship with Israel, Elon Musk’s recent AI Harris campaign ad, and Harris’ concerning pivot right on immigration.
And in the Fun Half: Emma discusses land back politics in the US and tackles the absurd controversy around boxer Imane Khelif’s victory in the Olympics, with right-wing leaders like JD Vance and Jesse Watters calling on Kamala Harris for a response, plus, your IMs!
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