Poor and Working-Class Americans Pay Higher Payroll Tax Rates than Wealthy People

Poor and Working-Class Americans Pay Higher Payroll Tax Rates than Wealthy People

John discusses the looming government shutdown in today's podcast. He also talks about how the right is cutting taxes for the wealthy and increasing the national debt by doing so. Hunter Biden and Donald Trump are also both in court for tax offenses. He plays a clip of Speaker Mike Johnson saying they will repeal thousands of IRS agents and a clip of CA Rep. Katie Porter explaining that the IRS is the primary source to fund the government. Then, he talks about the U.S. strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen after they launched missiles attacking merchant ships in the Red Sea. He plays clips of President Biden and National Security spokesperson John Kirby on the attacks. He then welcomes back the executive director of BlackPAC and the affiliated nonpartisan Black Progressive Action Coalition - Adrianne Shropshire and they discuss how to get people motivated to vote. Next, John takes calls from Phillip in New York on the IRS; Mike in California on immigration; and Bill in New Jersey on kneeling in church. Then finally he chats with TV's Frank Conniff on the presidential candidates and the best movies of the year. They take calls from Michael in the Bronx, Mitch at Kent State, Ralph in Connecticut, and Rachel in Los Angeles.

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Trump's Name is in the Epstein Files > Over a MILLION Times

Trump's Name is in the Epstein Files > Over a MILLION Times

John starts off the show with the Super Bowl half-time faux outrage from MAGA over Bad Bunny's excellent performance in Spanish. Then, he discusses Ghislaine Maxwell taking the 5th at a closed door de...

10 Feb 1h 31min

America is an Old Couch - and Trump is a Racism Blacklight

America is an Old Couch - and Trump is a Racism Blacklight

John's monologue focuses on Trump's racist post showing Barrack and Michelle Obama as gorillas. He also talks about alternate right wing Super Bowl half-time show featuring the vulgar, racist, and oh-...

9 Feb 1h 28min

We're Still Here with Simon and Julie

We're Still Here with Simon and Julie

In this episode of We're Still Here - Simon Moya Smith, an Oglala Lakota and Chicano journalist, and Julie Francella, a mental health professional with deep roots in Indigenous communities, join John ...

7 Feb 43min

Forced Assimilation to a White Christian Nation

Forced Assimilation to a White Christian Nation

John talks about Trump speaking about his version of Christianity at the National Prayer Breakfast and Speaker Mike Johnson trying to out Christian the pope by mansplaining how borders are in the bibl...

6 Feb 1h 32min

The Trump Induced Darkness Democracy Dies In

The Trump Induced Darkness Democracy Dies In

In this episode - John talks about The Washington Post cutting a third of its entire workforce at the behest of owner Jeff Bezos to capitulate to King Trump. John also discusses the new revelations ab...

5 Feb 1h 52min

DOJ "ACCIDENTALY" Doxes ONLY Epstein Victims but NOT Any Rapists

DOJ "ACCIDENTALY" Doxes ONLY Epstein Victims but NOT Any Rapists

Two topics for John today. First - a federal judge put DHS's plans to target Haitian immigrants in Ohio on hold, ruling their Temporary Protected Status is good for another 6 months. Second - A testy ...

4 Feb 1h 28min

No More GOP Dog Whistles about Elections - We're in Full Blown Airhorn Fascism

No More GOP Dog Whistles about Elections - We're in Full Blown Airhorn Fascism

This time John talks about Texas democrats flipping a red jewel of a republican district, one that Trump won by 17 points in 2024 - and he talks about Tulsi Gabbard defending her presence at the FBI s...

3 Feb 1h 26min

The Dos and Don'ts on How to Correctly Cover Up Your Sex Crimes

The Dos and Don'ts on How to Correctly Cover Up Your Sex Crimes

This time John's monologue is about The Justice Dept releasing millions more pages related to Jeffrey Epstein, revealing more casual ties to Trump and Trumpworld goons like Howard Lutnick and Elon Mus...

2 Feb 1h 24min

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