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We Are The Exhausted Majority

2024/6/11
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Naomi Biden testified in Hunter Biden's trial, offering support while prosecutors questioned her text messages. The trial highlights Hunter's struggles with addiction and the political implications of the case.
  • Hunter Biden is on trial for felony gun charges.
  • Naomi Biden testified about her father's sobriety and pride in his recovery.
  • Prosecutors used Naomi's text messages to challenge the defense's argument.
  • The trial has political implications and evokes empathy for the Biden family.

Shownotes Transcript

13:00 TEMP CHECK: Will this week’s headlines give you a fever or make you freeze?

45:00 MAIN NEWS: Sami and V define the term ‘Manufactured Consensus’ and how social media has been used to sway popular opinion towards believing that a third party has more support than we think. Not sure how to spot a bot? Make sure to tune in next week for an in depth media literacy lesson.

1:01:40 DOWN BALLOT: Our down ballot girlie of the week goes to The Working Families Party, which is going about the third party thing the right way, while striving to build a multiracial party of working people to transform our country.

1:06:00 AMER-I-CAN’T: Why is the rent so high? Because corporate landlords are fixing it!

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