Fri, 12 July 2024
3381 - Biden's Prospects Post-Press Conference & Fed Monitor's Bizarre UAW Interference w/ Ryan Grim
It's Casual Friday! Sam and Emma speak with Ryan Grim, reporter at the newly founded venture Drop Site News and co-host of Counter Points, to talk about Drop Site and break down the biggest headlines of the day. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on the NATO conference, Biden’s candidacy, Netanyahu’s ceasefire sabotage, Biden’s EV subsidies, the EU v. X, AT&T’s data breach, the devastating heat waves across the US, Texas’ senate race, IRA funds, and VT floods, before watching Biden respond to questions about Kamala Harris’ theoretical candidacy with more poll-denial. Ryan Grim then joins, first giving a preview of Drop Site News’ debut projects, diving into their recent reporting on Neil Barofsky – the US government’s monitor for the UAW in the wake of the corruption scandals that led to the rank-and-file election of Shawn Fain – and his recent string of demands to the UAW over their support for a ceasefire in Gaza, demands (and an issue) well outside of his purview. Next, Grim, Sam, and Emma look to the topic dominating the 24-hour media cycle in the US: Biden’s candidacy. Ryan provides his insight into the squad’s apparent choice to stand by Joe Biden even as the Democratic Establishment increasingly calls for him to step aside, and how it works to undermine the constant complaint of their “disloyalty” to the party, before diving deep into his take on the future of the Democratic nominee for President and what vaguely democratic options to replace Biden remain. Wrapping up, Grim tackles his amicable departure from the Intercept, and the future of Drop Site News. Find out more about Drop Site here: https://www.dropsitenews.com/ Follow Ryan on Twitter here: https://x.com/ryangrim Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Follow us on TikTok here!: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm Check us out on Twitch here!: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Find our Rumble stream here!: https://rumble.com/user/majorityreport Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive Join Sam on the Nation Magazine Cruise! 7 days in December 2024!!: https://nationcruise.com/mr/ Check out the "Repair Gaza" campaign courtesy of the Glia Project here: https://www.launchgood.com/campaign/rebuild_gaza_help_repair_and_rebuild_the_lives_and_work_of_our_glia_team#!/ Check out StrikeAid here!; https://strikeaid.com/ Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Check out today’s sponsors: Manukora Honey: Now, it’s easier than ever to try Manukora honey with the Starter Kit. Just head to https://Manukora.com/MAJORITY to get $25 off. The Starter Kit comes with an MGO 850+ Manuka honey, 5 honey travel sticks, a wooden spoon, plus a guidebook! Sunset Lake CBD: Sunsetlakecbd is a majority employee owned farm in Vermont, producing 100% pesticide free CBD products. Use code Leftisbest and get 20% off at http://www.sunsetlakecbd.com. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/ |