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-Setting the stage to pander to the right, the Biden team is planning a White House conservative liaison -Biden nominates Raytheon board member and Pine Island Capital partner, ex-Gen. Lloyd Austin, as his Defense Secretary -Study: US and coalition airstrikes killed 700 civilians in Afghanistan last year -Senate Republicans hold hearing on covid response featuring anti-vaccine quacks and snake oil peddlers Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-In a Friday news dump, the Pentagon announced that it would give $63 million in assistance to Boeing using CARES Act money -40 percent of companies that took coronavirus relief loans and grants told workers to take time off but didn’t pay them anything, BLS data shows -DFC watchdog: Agency officials did nothing wrong in pursuing $765 million Kodak loan -The EPA’s air pollution monitoring system is in such shambles, one state agency reported needing to shop for equipment on eBay -The Supreme Court threw a lifeline to Medicare work requirements amid mass unemployment, during a pandemic Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

On this week's edition of Chip Chat we examine the recent assassination of a top Iranian nuclear scientist. music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-GAO survey finds that most state governments are at least somewhat concerned about proper covid vaccine distribution -9 million people still hadn’t received their $1,200 stimulus checks in September -SCOTUS hears case on excluding undocumented immigrants from Census -Citing the withdrawal of aid, Sherrod Brown accuses Steve Mnuchin of “sabotaging” the economy for Biden music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-President-elect taps Tony Blinken’s consulting company for key roles in his administration -Will OMB be scolding regulators at 2:30 a.m. to be more friendly to businesses? Neera Tanden was named to lead the agency -Hot mic victim, Egyptian coup regime defender Jen Psaki named White House Press Secretary -Attorney General Barr is trying to ramp up federal executions before Trump leaves office -FCC Chair Ajit Pai to step down on inauguration day -Workers around the world took action against Amazon last week -Emergency private sector lending programs were extended for three months by the Fed and the Treasury. Emergency state and local government support is set to expire on Dec. 31. music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

On this week's Chip Chat we discuss Trump's plans for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Also, the foreign policy team Joe Biden is putting together is concerning as hell. Music by Adam Fligsten www. Adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Mitch McConnell puts presidential nominees on the Senate schedule with the country needing pandemic relief more with every passing day -Gold bug charlatan nominated to Fed fails procedural vote after Chuck Grassley quarantines -Prison covid safety failures detailed in watchdog report on Oakdale -Biden staffing up White House with oil, pharmaceutical industry friends -Social media companies’ legal immunity takes center stage on Capitol Hill music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-President Trump cheered on fascist violence in streets of DC this weekend, but he’s laying off campaign staffers and one of his agency leaders is retiring early -States implement new emergency measures with covid-19 cases spiking -Senate to move forward on the gold standard crank nominated to be a Fed governor -The number of companies controlling the health insurance market keeps shrinking music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

For this edition of Chip Chat we talk to journalist Chip Gibbons about the soft coup play at home and how similar tactics have been used to justify overthrowing governments abroad. Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo questions legitimacy of Biden election -Pompeo calls for “legal votes” to be counted after AG Bill Barr reverses policy on DOJ election interference -Federal Reserve highlights potential commercial bankruptcy wave, worries about pandemic relief being stopped by the “political divide” -New details of Lafayette Square police riot emerge -SCOTUS hears arguments in a challenge to Obamacare music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is seeking citizenship in Cyprus, a tax haven, as Joe Biden lines him up for a top White House tech industry advisory position -Another White House superspreader event? Mark Meadows and Ben Carson test positive for covid-19 -Defense Secretary Mark Esper was fired by Trump with Pentagon insiders worried about the President inflaming tensions around the world before leaving office -Top government watchdog urges more oversight for “opportunity zone” tax giveaways to real estate developers Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-The Two Sams take a look at some of the close Senate races with Dems needing a net gain of +3 seats plus Biden to take the trifecta -Some of the more interesting House races: left of center Dems plus Q-Anon weirdos vying for seats -Ballot initiatives galore: California rent control, Florida minimum wage increase, Arizona trying to legalize it, Mississippi proposing a non-racist flag and much, much more music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-The two Sams break down some of the final bits of election news before the final votes are cast on Tuesday. More USPS delays threaten hundreds of thousands of ballots. So, too, does pending litigation aimed at voiding votes in battleground states. Trump and other Republicans encourage violence ahead of Election Day, but how far are they willing to push it? In the end, it might be up to leftists to stop a coup, while liberal dream of brunch. -SK unveils his election map, and dreams of a defeat for Dan Crenshaw in Texas. music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

For this week's Chip Chat, we leave behind the horrors of the election season and government abuses that we normally discuss, to instead talk about some film horrors. On this lighter edition, Chip talks about some of the movies he's been watching as part of his Halloween film fest. Listen to hear why Hereditary is, actually, and what role Marxism plays in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Also, why the hell is Richard Gere so horny in all of his movies?! Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-The Trump administration’s bid to get Kodak into pharmaceuticals with a $765 million government loan has stalled. Sentinel Radio obtained the company's application through FOIA. It confirms that Peter Navarro was thirsty for the deal. Kodak files: https://www.scribd.com/document/481817780/DFC-Application music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Amy Coney Barrett set to be confirmed as SCOTUS justice five weeks after Nancy Pelosi warned Republicans of “arrows in our quiver” -Company backs off Minnesota election militia plans -Trump admin flings more cruelty at Cuba to appeal to Florida voters, throws remittance system into disarray -GAO: Medicare gets anesthesia 3.5 times cheaper than private insurance companies music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

For this edition of Chip Chat we explore the extra-judicial killing of Michael Reinoehl in Portland, which President Trump has spent weeks bragging was "retribution." Music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Google sued by federal government for illegally maintaining its monopoly -AG Barr pushes Google suit two weeks after House Dems call for break-up of Silicon Valley giants -Value of ACB rush revealed: SCOTUS conservatives lack votes to strike down Pennsylvania mail-in ballot extension -Adam Christensen joins Sam Sacks to talk about his push to win a deep red district in Florida music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Socialists win presidential election in Bolivia, MAS mass movement forces reactionary right and US imperialists to back down -Government inquiry set to investigate Trump admin covid-19 misinformation campaign -Obama era homecare work minimum wage/overtime rule hasn’t adversely impacted earnings or hours, more homecare workers are now full time. -Supreme Court takes up new case, looks set to approve Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” attack on asylum seekers music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Coughing aplenty as senators question Amy Coney Barrett -Dems push Barrett on her originalist snake oil, though they should have boycotted the hearing -McConnell laughs about obstructionism, Pelosi mocks Trump for wanting checks sent out before election day, with dozens of millions of people struggling to get enough to eat -Democrats have won stimulus concessions, but Pelosi is making a point of finger-wagging about strategy--with only months left in Trump’s presidency, hopefully, and people’s lives hanging in the balance music by Adam Fligsten www.adamfligsten.com subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel