The Nicole Sandler Show

A bit of what's news for now

It's Tuesday, and Laffy's here today. Plus our favorite court watcher will join in too. Brandi Buchman covered every trial going on for Courthouse News until a few weeks ago. Thankfully, she's back on the beat, this time for Daily Kos. She'll check in with us for the second half hour of the show. It's Thanksgiving Week, an important anniversary for me, the Charlottesville jury is in, and we have tons to talk about today. So join us for our pre-turkey day gratitude fest...

A bit of what's news, for now

It's easy to be down on the Democrats right now. I'm constantly invoking that old adage about Democrats always "snatching defeat from the jaws of victory." I can't help it, it's just their track record. But I got a bit of an awakening in the form of an email on a list I subscribe to, filled with real progressives from a cross-section of backgrounds. The author of that message is Mike Lux, and I invited him to join us today to give us a different perspective on how the party works (or doesn't), from the point of view of a progressive working in the trenches. So, today' we'll begin with Mike Lux, and I hope you'll listen with an open mind. After all, consider the alternative to being a Democrat in the US today. It's not an option.

A bit of what's news for now

Thank goodness I already had Aaron Rupar booked for today's show, because I'm actually (temporarily) at a loss for words. The jury in Kenosha WI just found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on all counts. I don't recognize this country anymore. The second amendment has swallowed the first. We actually began the day on a good note, as the House finally passed the Build Back Better bill. Of course, it now goes back to the senate where Manchenema can kill anything good in it. Aaron Rupaar is the guy who used to cover all things Republican for Vox and his Twitter feed was filled with OMFG videos. His Twitter feed continues in the same realm (@atrupar), but he's now doing his own substack newsletter (aaronruppar.substack.com), so can cover whatever he wants. I know what we're talking about today though...

A bit of what's news for now

It's another really strange day in Amerikkka. But it happens to be Thursday, so Howie Klein is here. I know we'll talk about Paul Gosar's censure, the insanity that is today's GOP, the trial-palooza in progress. And I'll certainly ask Howie about his latest article posted at DownWithTyranny.com: "Many Voters No Longer See The Democrats As Even The Lesser Evil". These are scary times, indeed.

A bit of what's news for now

Jack Rice was going to join us yesterday, but we got our time zones crossed. So he's here today, and he'll answer all of my questions about the three cases we've been discussing -- Kyle Rittenhouse, the three men who killed Ahmaud Arbery, and the federal civil case against nine organizers of the 2017 Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, VA. Of course, I'll have a few questions about the January 6 prosecutions, Steve Bannon, and the penalty for refusing to comply with a subpoena. You might want to take notes. We're covering a lot of territory today!