DSR 2/20/23: Finally, Representation for Dumb Rich Guys *UNLOCKED*

DSR 2/20/23: Finally, Representation for Dumb Rich Guys *UNLOCKED*

Author: District Sentinel Radio February 20, 2023 Duration: 1:02:56
-J.D. Vance made his banking committee debut by saying that crypto, fake internet money, could be as useful as the internet itself, and that the internet, which was created by government research, could have been killed by government regulation. An industry trade group witness nodded and called him a good boy. -Hobbyists might have standing to sue the U.S. government for taking out their balloons. The Two Sams consider buying a balloon of their own. -File Follies: Our previous request for Pete Buttigieg’s first month schedule revealed that he met with freight rail lobbyists, the CEO of one freight rail company, BNSF, and was briefed on rail labor. In light of the East Palestine, OH disaster, we seek records related to those meetings, and records related to the agency’s angry Twitter reply to David Sirota -Norfolk Southern, Elon Musk, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Eli L*ke, and Packers Sanitation Services are all nominated for the Garbage Can Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com To listen to future episodes, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

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DSR 11/3/20: (CCR Voice) Down on the Ballot [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:49
-The Two Sams take a look at some of the close Senate races with Dems needing a net gain of +3 seats plus Biden to take the trifecta -Some of the more interesting House races: left of center Dems plus Q-Anon weirdos vyin…
DSR 11/2/20: Hell-ection 2020 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:51
-The two Sams break down some of the final bits of election news before the final votes are cast on Tuesday. More USPS delays threaten hundreds of thousands of ballots. So, too, does pending litigation aimed at voiding v…
DSR 10/28/20: Chip Chat's Film Frights [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:32
For this week's Chip Chat, we leave behind the horrors of the election season and government abuses that we normally discuss, to instead talk about some film horrors. On this lighter edition, Chip talks about some of the…
DSR 10/27/20: Peter Navarro’s Kodak Moment [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:42
-The Trump administration’s bid to get Kodak into pharmaceuticals with a $765 million government loan has stalled. Sentinel Radio obtained the company's application through FOIA. It confirms that Peter Navarro was thirst…
DSR 10/26/20: Broken Arrows [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:43
-Amy Coney Barrett set to be confirmed as SCOTUS justice five weeks after Nancy Pelosi warned Republicans of “arrows in our quiver” -Company backs off Minnesota election militia plans -Trump admin flings more cruelty at…
DSR 10/21/20: Chip Chat: Trump's "Retribution" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:53
For this edition of Chip Chat we explore the extra-judicial killing of Michael Reinoehl in Portland, which President Trump has spent weeks bragging was "retribution." Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe…
DSR 10/20/20: Monopoloogle [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:46
-Google sued by federal government for illegally maintaining its monopoly -AG Barr pushes Google suit two weeks after House Dems call for break-up of Silicon Valley giants -Value of ACB rush revealed: SCOTUS conservative…
DSR 10/19/20: The Bolivian Comeback [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:26
-Socialists win presidential election in Bolivia, MAS mass movement forces reactionary right and US imperialists to back down -Government inquiry set to investigate Trump admin covid-19 misinformation campaign -Obama era…
DSR 10/13/20: Superspreader Judiciary Committee [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:47
-Coughing aplenty as senators question Amy Coney Barrett -Dems push Barrett on her originalist snake oil, though they should have boycotted the hearing -McConnell laughs about obstructionism, Pelosi mocks Trump for wanti…

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