Episode description
Episode description
Overlooked in the campus protests is the witch-trial hearings by MAGA Mike Johnson’s House that bullied university presidents and scrutinized their federal funding, pressuring them, as Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton famously wrote in the Newspaper of Power, to “send in the troops.” Ultimately, the responsiblity falls on campus leadership, with several schools, like Rutgers University and Northwestern University, choosing a peaceful approach, reminding us that another world, free of police brutality, is possible.
Following the anniversary of the Kent State massacre on May 4th, Gaslit Nation looks at the campus protests, reminding everyone that peaceful protest and civil disobedience won hard-fought progress in America’s history. Biden recently stopped a shipment of arms to Israel, thanks to the growing pressure. We also check-in on the coup, out in the open, against our democracy, with Rudy Giuliani trying once again to exhort Ukraine to invent dirt on Biden. This is what led to Trump’s first impeachment. He’s back at it, because Giuliani, along with all the rest of the coup plotters, were never punished.
This week’s bonus show, available to subscribers at the Truth-teller level and higher on Patreon, looks at the latest reports that Ivanka Trump, after failing to make Nikki Haley the nominee, wants back on the Trump campaign and the White House. Expect to see Ivanka speaking at the RNC in July, wearing a pair of earrings you can buy from her own personal brand for $199.99! We also answer questions from our listeners at the Democracy Defender level and higher–so subscribe today to join the fun at Patreon.com/Gaslit!
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Show Notes:
Donald Trump's new FBI director pick has Russian ties of his own: Christopher Wray looks good on paper, but his law firm represents Russian-controlled oil companies. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/06/08/trump-new-fbi-director-chris-wray-russian-ties-rosneft-gazprom-column/102603214/
FBI Director nominee removed reference to case involving Russian government from law firm bio
https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/20/politics/kfile-fbi-nominee-law-firm-bio/index.html
FBI Nominee Christopher Wray Earned $9.2 Million at Law Firm Since January 2016 Ethics disclosures detail his work at King & Spalding and list around 20 pages of assets
As corporate lawyers in 2016, Wray and Rod Rosenstein’s top deputy, Rob Hur, probed the Blackwater founder’s paramilitary aircraft plans. What happens now?
https://theintercept.com/2018/03/19/erik-prince-frontier-services-group-chris-wray-fbi/
Russia Questions Loom for Trump FBI Pick
https://www.thedailybeast.com/russia-questions-loom-for-trump-fbi-pick
Trump’s Arrest, Kissinger’s War Crimes, and The Long Hunt for Justice
Rudy Giuliani Wants to Do the Exact Thing That Got Trump Impeached Giuliani called for Republicans to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
https://newrepublic.com/post/181095/rudy-giuliani-trump-impeached-zelenskiy-biden
What Columbia Should Have Done Instead of Brutalizing Its Student Protesters Two other universities showed that the school clearly had other options.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/05/columbia-student-protests-nypd-shafik-escalation.html
The US universities that allow protest encampments – and even negotiate While semesters at other schools speed toward a violent close, several universities have sought a more amicable solution https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/04/universities-allow-student-campus-protest-encampments
Were 'Snipers' on Roofs at Gaza Student Protests? What to Know
https://www.newsweek.com/snipers-roofs-gaza-student-protests-indiana-ohio-1895314
Cop Slammed Emory Professor’s Head Into Concrete, Then Charged Her With Battery
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/cop-slammed-emory-professor-head-195707606.html
NYPD officer fired gun while clearing Columbia protest
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68947267
‘It wasn’t equal:’ Counter-protesters overwhelm pro-Palestinian students at the University of Mississippi https://mississippitoday.org/2024/05/02/it-wasnt-equal-counter-protesters-overwhelm-pro-palestinian-students-at-the-university-of-mississippi/
US soldier was arrested in Russia last week, officials say
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/05/06/politics/us-soldier-arrested-russia
Giuliani wants to pressure Ukraine to invent sandal on Biden: https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1785050398266474644
Tucker Carlson’s Kremlin Propaganda Tour: https://twitter.com/United24media/status/1785353424726380615