Texas politics meets global and economic reality: Dolly, Talarico, settler violence, data-center power demand, a $1,200 Iran-war household hit, and nearly 2.5M kids losing Medicaid and CHIP.
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Coffee Party Shows
LIVE! Trump’s Venezuela Oil Grab, Cruz’s Failed-Policy Fantasy, Media Failure & Private Equity Housing
Trump calls Venezuelan oil a “gift,” Cruz sells failed MAGA economics and smears Democrats, Meet the Press fails its duty, and private equity housing neglect leaves tenants paying the price.
LIVE! RFK Jr. Health Crisis, Yosemite For Sale, Nice Guy Slams Trump, DSA Dems & Workers
RFK Jr.’s HHS turns politics into sickness, Trump’s Yosemite scheme exposes corruption, and DSA-Democrats must earn the working class.
LIVE! Texas Poll Tightens, Hegseth Troll Army, Hasan Piker Clash, $3,800 Trump Cost & Lake America
A new Texas poll shakes up the Senate race as Pentagon influencers, Hasan Piker politics, rising family costs, MAGA election prayers, and Trump’s “Lake America” dominate the day.
LIVE! Why Black America Loved Dolly Parton, Massie Calls Out GOP & TikTok Nails MAGA Cruelty
Why did Dolly Parton resonate so deeply with Black America? Her Whitney Houston windfall, community investment, unifying spirit, Massie’s GOP rebuke, and a viral critique of MAGA cruelty.
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Interviews
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.
Jenna Flanagan Panel: Will Trump’s Iran D-Day Work? DSA Victories Show Voters Want Economic Change
Trump expands economic warfare against Iran while DSA-backed candidates gain momentum by focusing on healthcare, housing, wages, and an economy increasingly dominated by concentrated wealth.
Jon Rosenthal Brings Engineering, Accountability to Texas Energy Regulation
Texas energy policy affects bills, land, safety, pollution, and democracy. Jon Rosenthal says the public must come first.
Nydia Cárdenas: Tarrant County Government Must Serve Working Families, Not Powerful Interests
A mechanical engineer turned grassroots candidate, Nydia Cárdenas argues that Tarrant County can replace austerity and cruelty with competent, people-centered government.
KPFT Shows
LIVE! Trump Mail-Ballot Threat, CBS Islamophobia, MAGA Delusion & Massachusetts Primary
Trump’s mail-voting push faces a whistleblower warning and court fight, CBS draws fire over Abdul El-Sayed, Robert Reich dissects MAGA unreality, and Massachusetts Democrats vote.
LIVE! Cruz Defends Trump’s Failed Agenda, Smears Talarico & El-Sayed as Trump Targets Venezuela Oil
Polls undercut Cruz’s claim that voters want more Trump economics. He smears Talarico and El-Sayed as Trump touts a Venezuelan oil deal to refill U.S. reserves.
LIVE! Judge Blocks Trump Mail-Vote Order; Lake America, DeSantis Medicaid Scandal & Private Equity
Watch now | A judge again blocks Trump’s mail-voting order; Lake America draws ridicule; DeSantis faces a Medicaid-funds scandal; and private equity’s housing model leaves tenants paying the price.
LIVE! Houston’s HPD-ICE Fight, 5 Million Lose SNAP Aid & Trump Economy Rewards the Ultra-Rich
Why did Dolly Parton resonate so deeply with Black America? Her Whitney Houston windfall, community investment, unifying spirit, Massie’s GOP rebuke, and a viral critique of MAGA cruelty.
Fox Culture Wars Fail, McMorrow Blasts Third Way & Billionaires Target California Wealth Tax
Abdul El-Sayed redirects Fox culture wars toward affordability, Mallory McMorrow challenges Third Way’s anti-left crusade, and billionaires bankroll a California wealth-tax backlash.
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.
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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.