In this episode of the Keiser Report from Pensacola, Florida, Max and Stacy discuss the ‘birthering’ of the Democrats as Keith Olbermann turns xenophobe, and conspiracy theories flourish in the media. They also discuss Russia’s latest gold purchases. In the second half, Max interviews former Assistant Treasury Secretary under Ronald Reagan, Paul Craig Roberts, about the attempted Electoral College coup on Trump, and the differences between the last Cold War and the new one.
On this episode of “Watching the Hawks” Tyrel Ventura & Tabetha Wallace interview author D. Watkins about his new book “The Beast Side” and what it is like to live and die while black in America. The team covers Sesame Street’s new character, a little girl named Julia with autism. Roger Stone joins the team to discuss his book “The Clinton’s War on Women” and the GOP Presidential Campaign. The show closes with a look at a remarkable discovery of oxygen on comet 67P which might indicate our solar system is older than previously thought.
On this episode of “Watching the Hawks” Tyrel Ventura and Tabetha Wallace discuss U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter’s new plan for direct action against ISIS in Syria and Iraq that includes U.S. boots on the ground, then they delve into the FBI’s investigation into the owners of Hobby Lobby’s allegedly illegal acquisition of ancient tablets from Iraq for their billion dollar Museum of the Bible.
Tyrel then brings us a startling discovery of just how much we are what we eat when it comes to hot dogs. Next sex educator and adult film star Jessica Drake enters the Hawks Nest to discuss California’s new sexual consent laws and the importance of honest sexual education. RT Correspondent Brigida Santos brings us a report on the current scientific argument over when the next massive earthquake will hit southern California and finally Tabetha Wallace brings us a look at The American Society for Microbiology’s first-ever Agar Art contest where bacteria is the paint on the canvass.
Media / Propaganda
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RT"s In the Now talks with Ben Swann about the U.S. State Department's accusations against Russia Today and how media has a stranglehold on America for purposes of controlling information and government propaganda.
Anissa Naouai repels attacks on RT by US State Department and looks at how US corporate media functions - award-winning journalist Ben Swann joins the discussion. Plus, why whistleblowers are persecuted instead of wrongdoers - we ask a whistleblower "In the Now".
Ben Swann adds:
“Those executives are becoming so entwined in a crony system with politicians, that it really has become a form of propaganda. Where on the local level and in the newsroom level, journalists don’t really have a say. They are not allowed to talk about certain issues in this country. We are not allowed to show certain pictures. I just had a conversation with someone today, I asked them, ‘When was the last time in the United States that we saw a picture on national or local television of the aftermath of a U.S. drone strike?’ And they couldn’t tell me. The reason for that is because we don’t show those pictures here. American media refuses to show those images.”
Russia, Ukraine, Putin + The New Cold War with Abby Martin
Russia, Ukraine, and the crisis in Crimea, plus criticizing Vladimir Putin on RT is discussed with Breaking the Set host, Abby Martin. The new cold war, and need to use diplomacy to prevent World War III is looked at with Martin in this Buzzsaw interview hosted by Sean Stone.
Guest Bio
When Abby Martin began streaming her thoughts and emotions through a paint brush at 19, she discovered her niche. The elaborate and intricate detail that flows from her onto the canvas in a perfect distribution of dots and swirls reflects this introspective artist’s ability to juggle and organize the chaos of the human mind into a comprehensive piece of fully charged beauty.
The explosive energy of each piece calls to life with psychedelic force the different realities Abby treads as she deconstructs the world around her in constant search of balance and truth. Whether reflecting on the natural world or the manmade world, the awakening or deadening of consciousness, cultural controlling dichotomies, the power of the mystic and all that is unknown, the condition of the social, the construction of the economic, or the corruption of the political, Abby’s work displays an intense passion for life and her deep desire to engage others in her vision.
Over the past seven years a variety of different venues in San Diego and the San Francisco Bay Area have exhibited Abby’s paintings. She is now living in Washington DC hosting her own television show ‘Breaking the Set.’
On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin remarks on the US Senate’s lambasting of Debo Adegbile, Obama’s pick for the Department of Justice’s civil rights division, citing his support for imprisoned black activist Mumia Abu-Jamal. Abby then calls attention to the campaign finance activist recorded his interruption of the Supreme while in session, highlighting how the court is the least transparent of the three branches of the federal government. Abby then speaks with Paul Porter, former BET executive and founder of RapRehab.com, and Sebastien Elkouby, writer at RapRehab.com about the commercialization of rap music and the powerful force that the genre can carry. BTS wraps up the show with a look back at Abby’s interview with writer and philosopher Margaret Heffernan, exploring the phenomenon of willful blindness and the human response to truth.
On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin remarks on the latest in the West Virginia chemical spill, and calls attention to revelations that toxic chemicals have been seeping in to the local water supply for decades. Abby then speaks with Navy Lieutenant Commander and Gitmo attorney, Kevin Bogucki, about the findings of the Obama’s Periodic Review Board and if a closure of the notorious prison camp will ever come to fruition. Abby follows by responding to audience feedback. After the break, Abby focuses on attendees at the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland, pointing out how out of touch the billionaires who attend the conference are with the rest of the world. BTS wraps up the show with a comedic news wrap up with comedian Lee Camp.
Journalist Seymour Hersh’s findings over extremist group Al-Nusra
Front’s capability of creating the poisonous gas sarin, and how the
Obama administration cherry-picked information to more easily draw the
US into military intervention. An article from New York Magazine that
suggests the CIA’s connection to cocaine trafficking is a mere
conspiracy theory; Abby recalls the CIA’s support for Nicaraguan rebel
fighters during the Iran Contra scandal with ties to US cocaine
trafficking. Manuel Rapalo talks about the five craziest tactics of
corporate espionage, highlighting a recent report by the Center for
Corporate Policy that outlines examples from recent decades. Abby then
interviews 14-year-old Birke Baehr, a passionate public speaker who has
launched a personal crusade to raise awareness about the dangers of GMOs
and the influence of giant agro-companies. Finally, a look at Hawaii’s
hero and villain on the spread of GMOs on the islands.
