It’s an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with David Freedlander, writer at New York Magazine, to discuss his recent piece on Truth Social, Trump’s media company. Then, she speaks with Diana Buttu, Palestinian analyst and former legal advisor to the Palestine Liberation Organization, to discuss the recent unrest in Israel after Israeli soldiers were detained for allegedly assaulting Palestinian prisoners. First, Emma runs through updates on Trump’s recent implosion in front of the National Association of Black Journalists Convention, the UAW’s endorsement of Harris, Arizona primary results, Russian relations, the aftermath of Israel’s recent escalations, dropping border arrests, Sudan, the Child Tax Credit, and federal protections for trans students, before watching the opening moments of Trump’s complete meltdown in the face of media pushback. David Freedlander then joins, diving right into an outline of the massive fraud machine that is Donald Trump’s Truth Social, a business considered generally worthless with massive losses alongside a market capitalization of $6 billion, functioning more as a financial proxy for Trump’s political power than an actual valuation. Stepping back, Freedlander walks through Trump’s background in wanting to push a social media company, and the role of his apprentice connections in making that a possibility after his first presidential term, before wrapping up with the danger this massive market capitalization can pose when it comes to Trump’s political power, and why it continues to work. Diana Buttu and Emma then step right into the continuing horrors unfolding in Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Palestine, parsing through the evolving story on the public and political backlash to Israel’s attempt to detain and question 9 soldiers alleged of gang-raping captives, and looking at the massive scale of Israel’s torture camp where this took place. Next, Buttu walks through the expansive reports on Israel’s torture regime against Palestinians, with a particular focus on its motive of pure revenge and dehumanization, before briefly touching on the Israeli government/military’s tacit acceptance of the fascist violence erupting against them. Wrapping up, Diana and Emma tackle Israel’s recent attempts to escalate broader regional conflicts, and Bibi’s lifeline of war and destruction.
And in the Fun Half: Emma is joined by Brandon Sutton and Matt Binder as they watch Trump dance around his regret over the JD Vance pick, talk with Maje from Washington about the GOP’s major fumbling of the Kamala Harris discourse, and Karie from NY explores the ahistorical approach of the right. Bill Maher hosts Hailey Welch (of Hawk Tuah origins) and it’s just as uncomfortable as it sounds, Comrade Nancy Pelosi has an endearing moment with Matt Binder, and Donald Trump gets mad at his base for not voting enough. Peter Thiel has a take on religion, plus, your calls and IMs!
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