The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

Thanks Liz and Dick Cheney now GET LOST.  You get NOTHING for doing the right thing.  And you especially don't get more political power because you're pretending to be "centrist."  Have a nice day! Also David Brooks pretends Trump was a "hostile takeover of outsiders" of the lovely kind Republican Party he knew and loved back when Dick Cheney was Vice President.  We remember differently, David. And guess who wrote for the NYFT that tariffs might be what Trump lies say they are.  AHEM.More at proleftpod.comYou can help us pay for DG's eye doctor expenses athttps://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ease-dgs-medical-financial-burdenBlue Gal's knitting podcast!  https://www.youtube.com/@flangumOur podcast YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeftSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodSupport the show

Oh wait, the Russia thing was real?  And DOJ just indicted a whole mess of September Surprise?  We muse on the idea of "earning" $100,000 an episode.  Did you think you were worth it,  Tim Pool?  And Mike Barnicle asks, "What happened to the Republican Party?"  Hey Mike! WE KNOW!!! More at proleftpod.comYou can help us pay for DG's eye doctor expenses athttps://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ease-dgs-medical-financial-burdenBlue Gal's knitting podcast!  https://www.youtube.com/@flangumOur podcast YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeftSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodSupport the show

A short episode so DG can recover his voice sooner rather than later.  Links for this episode: Margaret Sullivan:  An ugly case of 'false balance' at The New York Timeshttps://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/an-ugly-case-of-false-balance-inThanks to The Bill Show out of Australia for hosting us this week.  Our show should drop in a few days here: https://open.spotify.com/show/71kZ2ppjrX6bOEg2ql7ZskMore at proleftpod.com.You can help us pay for DG's eye doctor expenses athttps://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ease-dgs-medical-financial-burdenBlue Gal's knitting podcast!  https://www.youtube.com/@flangumOur podcast YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeftSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodSupport the show

Doctrines come from the stories that a church or a political party or some other group tells about itself.  In that sense, the stories people tell themselves create the reality that they believe in.  Powerful stories tell them what’s true and what’s false.  It gives them heroes and villains and victims, and an explanation for why things are the way they are.And right now we are experiencing a huge war over who gets to tell the stories of what's happening.  And for once, the good guys are winning that battle. More at proleftpod.com.You can help us pay for DG's eye doctor expenses athttps://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ease-dgs-medical-financial-burdenBlue Gal's knitting podcast!  https://www.youtube.com/@flangumOur podcast YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeftSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodSupport the show

Also welcome back to the fight as, at long last, Democrats are "floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee."  Are we finally back to the days of "Give 'em Hell, Harry"? We hope so!  And the Donald Trump campaign has at least three "vendors" taking millions and no one knows what's being done with the money.  (We can guess, though).  More at proleftpod.com.Links for this episode: The Educated Imagination from 2010: What's wrong with the New York Times Part 3?  https://macblog.mcmaster.ca/fryeblog/2010/05/16/whats-wrong-with-the-new-york-times-3-2/Will Bunch: "How the media blew 2024′s election" https://www.inquirer.com/columnists/attytood/media-elections-dnc-kamala-harris-military-20240827.htmlMark Sumner at Daily Kos:  “Trump raises less money than Harris—and how he spends it is a mystery.”https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/8/26/2265800/-Trump-raises-less-money-than-Harris-and-how-he-spends-it-is-a-mysteryMore at proleftpod.com.You can help us pay for DG's eye doctor expenses athttps://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ease-dgs-medical-financial-burdenBlue Gal's knitting podcast!  https://www.youtube.com/@flangumOur podcast YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeftSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodSupport the show

No fair remembering stuff only applies to Republicans.  Democrats get to celebrate THEIR past!  Links for this episode: Driftglass on the Bradcast 8/21/24: https://bradblog.com/?p=15139Brian Baez, Content Creator: https://x.com/MentallyDivine/status/182630516407842Mad Men, "Carousel": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suRDUFpsHusMore at proleftpod.com.You can help us pay for DG's eye doctor expenses athttps://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ease-dgs-medical-financial-burdenBlue Gal's knitting podcast!  https://www.youtube.com/@flangumOur podcast YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeftSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodSupport the show

Happy 13th Wedding Anniversary to us!  We celebrated by enjoying Night One of The Democratic National Convention, and attending a dear friend's funeral.  We are reminded again this week that the Mainstream Media feeds respectable and legitimized propaganda to right-wing outlets because "even" the New York Times covers BenghaziBenghaziBenghazi, Solyndra, Fast and Furious, Uranium One, tan suit, Seth Rich, baby parts, Pizzagate, 'her emails,' death panels, Dominion, and the tarmac.  More at proleftpod.com. You can help us pay for DG's eye doctor expenses athttps://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ease-dgs-medical-financial-burdenBlue Gal's knitting podcast!  https://www.youtube.com/@flangumOur podcast YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeftSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodSupport the show

Well, it's worth a try.  The news of the week continues to prove Republicans are weird.  The three Jell-O molds the mainstream media tries to form "news salad" into.  And DG brings back "shelter culture."  More at proleftpod.com.Links for this episode: Doc Searls Weblog: Where Journalism Fails https://doc.searls.com/2019/07/23/where-journalism-fails/ You can help us pay for DG's eye doctor expenses athttps://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ease-dgs-medical-financial-burdenBlue Gal's knitting podcast!  https://www.youtube.com/@flangumOur podcast YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeftSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodSupport the show

Sir, many people have told us that Trump might drop out.  Several important people said that Trump should drop out of the race.  Some people say he should flee the country. I've even heard one person say he's a flight "risk," and that's what they call it, a "risk"- that he'll flee the country.  Many things we thought would last forever didn't.  Democratic messaging on housing, pollution, autism.  Driftglass notes, "I, too, am in Hell." Explore the critical role of media in shaping political narratives with a spotlight on Lawrence O'Donnell's blunt critique of media transparency failures. We compare the divergent coverage of the Hillary Clinton email scandal and the Trump campaign's secretive activities, underscoring the biased nature of media decisions. In addition, we touch on Hillary Clinton's compassionate engagement with autism issues and highlight the significance of urban planning initiatives, drawing lessons from the successful strategies in Arlington, Virginia, versus Chicago's past housing project failures.Links for this episode: Works in Progress:  How DC [Arlington VA] Densified: https://worksinprogress.co/issue/how-dc-densified/ Show artwork via "Break Your Own News": https://breakyourownnews.com/More at proleftpod.com.You can help us pay for DG's eye doctor expenses athttps://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ease-dgs-medical-financial-burdenBlue Gal's knitting podcast!  https://www.youtube.com/@flangumOur podcast YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeftSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodSupport the show

A busy week?  Wait until October! Meanwhile, the Illinois State Fair unveiled their annual butter cow, and Harris/Walz kicked some ass while the Republican Party had a meltdown. More at proleftpod.com. Links for this episode: Driftglass and Digby on The Bradcast 8/7/2024.Texas AG Ken Paxton has a "humble brag" about ActBlue. You can help us pay for DG's eye doctor expenses athttps://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ease-dgs-medical-financial-burdenBlue Gal's knitting podcast!  https://www.youtube.com/@flangumOur podcast YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeftSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodSupport the show