AI giants warn advanced models could threaten humanity. The PDR Posse asks whether soaring costs, cyber failures, competition, and shaky economics mean the industry itself needs saving.
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Coffee Party Shows
LIVE! AI, Gaza, EPA Rollbacks, $5K Checks, DSA Unity & Texas’ Ten Commandments Fight
AI in warfare, EPA power-plant rollbacks, Trump’s proposed $5,000 checks, DSA tensions, Texas’ Ten Commandments law, and what Democrats say they must fix to reach voters.
LIVE! Trump’s $5K Pledge, Voting Claims, Medicare Advantage Cuts & $6 Diesel Squeeze
Trump ties $5,000 checks to a GOP Congress, election rhetoric raises voting concerns, Medicare Advantage plans cut benefits, and $6 diesel threatens another inflation shock.
Hillary on DSA, Taxing the Rich, Medicare Advantage Cuts & the Fight for Medicare for All
A recording from Egberto Willies’s live video
LIVE! Iran War Costs, Fox Fearmongering, AI Danger, And $100 Oil Hit Working Families
Iran’s history, Fox fearmongering, AI danger, and $100 oil expose one truth: elites create crises while working families pay.
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Interviews
Jenna Flanagan WBAI: Panel AI, Gaza, EPA Rollbacks and Trump’s $5,000 Promise: What the Facts Show
A fact-driven look at AI in warfare, who pays when AI causes harm, EPA power-plant rollbacks, and whether Trump’s proposed $5,000 checks could actually happen.
Audrey Nath: Texas Forces Ten Commandments Into Classrooms—and This Mom Is Fighting Back
Texas calls it morality. Dr. Audrey Nath calls it government-backed religious favoritism. Three Houston moms are taking the state to court.
Ohio Dad Takes On Government: Fully Fund Special Education and Defend Public Schools
Politicians fund tax cuts and stadiums while schools struggle. Nick Tuell explains why parents of disabled children are fighting back locally and nationally.
Arnie Arnesen: Dolly Parton, James Talarico & the Texas Fight Where Moderation Means Capitulation
Today with Arnie Arnesen, Dolly Parton’s humanity becomes a lesson for Texas politics as James Talarico challenges Paxton and Democrats debate whether moderation has become capitulation.
Jenna Flanagan Panel: From West Bank Violence to AI Data Centers: Who Pays for Concentrated Power?
Israeli settler violence escalates in the West Bank as Americans confront AI data centers consuming enormous amounts of electricity and water.
KPFT Shows
LIVE! SCOTUS Mail-Vote Win; AI, Gaza, EPA Rollbacks, Trump $5K and Democrats’ DSA Divide
From a Supreme Court voting win to AI accountability, Gaza, EPA pollution rollbacks, Trump’s $5K checks and DSA tensions, today’s show follows the battle over democracy and coalition power.
LIVE! Texas Classroom Religion Fight, Democrats’ Messaging Crisis, News Layoffs & AI Safety Rules
From Texas public-school religion fights to Democratic voter engagement, newsroom layoffs and AI liability, today’s show examines who controls information, institutions and public accountability.
LIVE! Trump Offers $500 Health Checks, $5K Midterm Cash as Hillary Defends Democrats’ Big Tent
As healthcare premiums rise, Trump touts $500 checks and a $5,000 election-year dividend. His Dallas rally turns cultish while Hillary Clinton rejects Democratic ideological purges.
LIVE! Neil Aquino on Houston, Mark Kelly on Young Voters, and Trump’s Mail-Ballot Attack
Neil Aquino tackles Houston politics and voter turnout as Mark Kelly highlights young Americans’ economic anxiety and young voters confront Trump’s attack on mail voting.
LIVE! Freeland Warns on U.S. Democracy, No Kings Pushes Early Voting, Medicare for All Debate Grows
Chrystia Freeland warns U.S. democracy is under strain as Canada diversifies trade; No Kings plans an Oct. 17 early-vote action; and Medicare for All advocates argue for expanded coverage.
The Reality Check
Weems and Willies Expose War Talk, Petrodollar Panic, Media Myths, and U.S. Empire
Weems and Willies unpack Trump’s Iran threats, Israel’s aggression, media war spin, petrodollar anxiety, and the myths that protect U.S. empire.
The Reality Check 2026-04-22 (Democrats Must Fight Back Before Republicans Rig Democracy)
Watch now | The Reality Check takes on gerrymandering, weak Democratic leadership, progressive power, and a capitalist system that rewards greed while working people pay the price.
The Reality Check 2026-04-15 (Medicare Trap, Trump Gimmicks & Democrats’ Reality Check)
Medicare Advantage traps, Trump’s “no tax on tips” gimmick, and timid Democrats collide as The Reality Check exposes who profits—and why working people need bold progressive change.
Marlon Weems discusses likely US regrets about the irresponsible Canada, Mexico, & China tariff war.
Marlon Weems, author of The Journeyman Substack, and Egberto Willies, author of Egberto Off The Record Substack, discussed the inconvenient truth about Trump’s irresponsible tariffs.
The GOP Civil War is on, MAGA vs DOGE duo: Weems & Willies expose the realities of the conned MAGA.
The DOGE duo, Elon Musk & Vivek Ramaswamy, exposed their disdain for the MAGA workers as they showed support for replacing them with skilled immigrants.
Independent Media Warriors
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Trump is winning with the help of ‘ALL’ mainstream media. It is up to us to stop it!
The mainstream media continues to fail as they have allowed Trump to produce their news coverage. The Big Beautiful Bill coverage is virtually nonexistent, as it primarily focuses on LA protests.
MEDIA FAIL: Tapper gives Speaker Johnson a platform to lie about Trump’s economy and EVIL bill
Jake Tapper’s failed pushback allowed Speaker Johnson to present Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill as a good thing, as opposed to the suffering it will inflict on MAGA and others.
The Biden tapes sadly along with his cancer diagnosis is creating mainstream media distraction again.
An easily captured mainstream media, unable to concentrate on stories that matter, focuses on Biden. Let’s keep our eyes on the massacre of Trump’s effect on the working class!
Meet The Press’ Trump interview normalizes Tarrifs, Election, Inflation lies and invading countries.
Trump’s interview by mainstream media, Meet The Press, illustrates why Trump won. It normalized all his evil acts, including tariffs, elections, inflation lies, and invasions.
Trump’s mass deportation, deceiving MAGA, coercing Senators. Electoral college hope. Lemon & media.
Snippets on Trump’s mass deportation and his deceiving of his MAGA base. My wish is that the Electoral College correct its mistake. Don Lemon dings the media. A MAGA caller upset at Trump’s coverage.