To hear Donald Trump (mostly), everything that ails America can be traced to illegal immigration and legal migrant applicants eating pets and, I imagine, driving up inflation.
DMZ America Podcast #164: Pager Rager, Dogging Cats, Half the Point
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Political cartoonists and analysts Ted Rall (on the Left) and Scott Stantis (on the Right) take on the week in politics.
First up, Israel’s Mossad launches a fearsome attack against Hezbollah by blowing up their pagers and walkie-talkies throughout Lebanon, injuring thousands of people and killing at least a dozen. Does this impressive act of international terrorism cross a red line for supporters of Israel against Gaza? What happens next in the Middle East?
Springfield, Ohio has made headlines, most of them probably false, about the allegation that Haitian migrants have been chowing down on the locals’ cats and dogs. Ted relates what he heard from relatives who live in Springfield and Scott and Ted dissect Trump’s ability to touch upon big truths even while lying like the day is long.
Finally, the Federal Reserve Bank has decided to cut short-term interest rates by 0.5%. How much will juicing the economy help Kamala Harris’ campaign?
Watch the Video version: here. (Will be live 9/18/24 8:00 Eastern time)
The Final Countdown – 5/24/24 – UN Court Orders Israel to Cease Rafah Offensive
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On this episode of The Final Countdown, hosts Angie Wong and Ted Rall discuss a range of topics from around the globe, including ICJ ordering Israel to halt the offense of Rafah.
Armen Kurdian – Political Commentator
Jamie Finch – Former Director at the National Transportation Safety Board
Gerald Celente – Trends journal publisher and founder of the Trends Journal Institute
Mark Sleboda – International relations and security analyst
The show begins with political commentator Armen Kurdian weighing in on Hunter Biden’s legal woes, including his upcoming trials.
Then, former National Transportation Safety Jamie Finch shares his perspective on the Norfolk Southern settlement, agreeing to pay $310 million over the Ohio train derailment in East Palestine.
The second hour starts with Trends Journal publisher Gerald Celente on Senator Schumer vying to invite Netanyahu to Congress and ICJ ordering Israel to stop its offensive on Rafah.
The show closes with international relations and security analyst Mark Sleboda sharing his perspective on the arrest of Russia’s deputy defense minister and the latest out of Ukraine.
The Final Countdown – 3/20/24 – Accusations of Google Meddling in U.S. Election: Explosive Allegations
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On this episode of The Final Countdown, hosts Angie Wong and Ted Rall discuss the latest stories from around the nation, including Google being accused of election interference.
Andrew Arthur – Resident Fellow in Law and Policy for the Center for Immigration Studies
Peter Coffin – Journalist, podcaster, & author
Aquiles Larrea – CEO of Larrea Wealth Management
Tom Norton – National Director of the America First P.A.C.T.
The first hour begins with immigration expert Andrew Arthur, who weighs in on the Supreme Court giving Texas the green light to enforce its controversial immigration law.
The show is later joined by journalist, podcaster, and author Peter Coffin, who discusses Google being accused of interfering in 41 elections.
The second hour begins with financial expert Aquiles Larrea sharing his perspective on the likelihood of a Congressional budget deal being passed.
The show closes with Tom Norton, the National Director of the America First PACT, on the Ohio election results.
DMZ America Podcast #139: Mitch McConnell and the Biden Age Question, Death to the Death Penalty, Gen Z Hates Dating Apps
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Award-winning political cartoonists Ted Rall and Scott Stantis take on the week’s news and current events on the DMZ America podcast.
The world of politics shifted dramatically with the announcement by longtime Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell that he would step aside from his position as minority leader, but stay in the Senate. A succession battle has already begun. What Ted and Scott are more interested in the message being sent by an 81-year-old politician, who has been seeing struggling with aging in public, to the president.
Idaho botched the attempted execution of a high-profile serial killer at the same time as Texas successfully executed an inmate who was probably innocent. Meanwhile, Alabama and Ohio say they will continue to use the bizarre and torturous nitrogen method to kill more inmates, despite the fiasco in Alabama a few weeks ago. How can it be, Ted and Scott ask, that the United States continues to deploy capital punishment? As an added bonus: a discussion of Christianity!
Finally, Bumble and other dating apps are having major financial issues as Generation Z turns against the idea of finding true love online in favor of doing it the old-fashioned way.
Watch the Video Version: here.
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The Final Countdown – 11/8/23 – Winners and Losers of Latest U.S. Elections
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On this episode of the Final Countdown, hosts Ted Rall and Angie Wong discussed a plethora of topics from around the globe, including the latest results from the U.S. elections.
Steve Hayes – Tax Attorney
Scottie Nell Hughes – Political Commentator
Mitch Roschelle – Media Commentator and Finance Expert
Robert Fantina – Author, Journalist and Activist
Alan Grayson – Political Commentator and Former Congressman
In the first half hour, Final Countdown spoke to a panel composed of Scottie Nell Hughes and Steve Hayes about the latest U.S. elections.
To conclude the first hour, Mitch Roschelle spoke to Final Countdown about the stopgap funding and the ramifications of the potential government shutdown next week.
To kickoff the second hour, Final Countdown discussed the latest from Gaza with Robert Fantina, who provided his analysis on the Netanyahu-Biden relationship.
In the final half hour of the show, Alan Grayson previewed the GOP debates with Final Countdown, while also touching on the main candidates for the Republican Party.
The Final Countdown – 11/7/23 – Key U.S. Elections Kickoff in Several States
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On this episode of The Final Countdown, hosts Angie Wong and Ted Rall discuss major topics, including key U.S. elections in several states.
Steve Gill – Attorney and CEO of Gill Media
Tyler Nixon – Army Infantry Veteran
Peter Coffin – Journalist, podcaster, & author
Elijah Magnier – Veteran War Correspondent
The show kicks off with Attorney Steve Gill breaking down the elections in several key states such as Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Mississippi, Rhode Island, and more. He discusses how the results could set the precedent for the 2024 elections.
Then, Army Infantry Veteran Tyler Nixon weighs in on the latest out of Trump’s New York civil fraud trial.
The second hour begins with Journalist, podcaster, and author Peter Coffin weighing in on Jim Jordan dropping a “bombshell” report that highlights the U.S. government’s role in social media censorship before the 2020 elections.
The show closes with Elijah Magnier breaking down the latest out of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as the death toll surpasses 10,000 and Israel’s ground invasion ramps up.
The Final Countdown – 11/6/23 – Conflict Intensifies between Israel and Hezbollah Along Lebanese-Israeli Border
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On this episode of The Final Countdown, hosts Angie Wong and Ted Rall discuss major topics, including fighting on the Israeli-Lebanese border.
Esteban Carrillo – Ecuadorean journalist, Editor for The Cradle
Dan Lazare – Independent journalist and author
Scott Stantis – Cartoonist for The Chicago Tribune
Nebojsa Malic – Serbian American journalist
The show kicks off with Ecuadorean journalist and Editor for The Cradle sharing his perspective on the conditions out of Gaza as the death toll surpasses 10,000, the ongoing Israeli ground invasion and encircling of Gaza City, and clashes along the border of Lebanon and Israel.
Then, Independent Journalist Dan Lazare joins The Final Countdown to share his perspective on the 2024 Presidential Elections, with Trump leading Biden in five battleground states.
The second hour begins with Cartoonist for The Chicago Tribune Scott Stantis weighing in on the two major ballot initiatives in Ohio and the Democratic upset in the Mississippi governor race.
The show closes with Serbian-American journalist Nebojsa Malic joining The Final Countdown to discuss Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s invitation to Trump to visit Ukraine.
Will You Be the Next Issue Awareness Martyr?
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The train derailment in Ohio is the latest example of a situation where the danger was known all along, but nothing was done about it because no one had died yet, or at least the right people hadn’t died yet.
May You Invade in Interesting Times
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President Joe Biden says he’s willing to go to war militarily against China in order to defend Taiwan if China invades. But that’s hard to square with the fact that the United States doesn’t recognize Taiwan as a sovereign country in the first place.
