Breaking Points: Weekly Roundup 9/17/22 The huge Ukrainian counteroffensive, Federal Reserve policy, polling data, inflation, rail workers, & more!

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Krystal and Saagar cover the huge Ukrainian counteroffensive, Federal Reserve policy, polling data, inflation, rail workers, & more! Merch: https://breaking-points.myshopify.com/ Ryan Grim: https://theintercept.com/podcasts/dec… Emily Jashinsky: https://thefederalist.com/author/emil… Timestamps: Ukraine: 0:00 – 16:35 Fed: 16:36 – 28:25 Polls: 28:26 – 43:24 Inflation: 43:25 – 48:03 Railway: 48:04 – 1:02:02 Counterpoints: […]

America This Week: September 11-17

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Vineyard madness, Railroad strike averted, a tepid and unconvincing 9/11 memorial, Newsom eaten in lifeboat, political quiz, three finance headlines and more Matt Taibbi Clockwise from top left: Governor DeSantis demonstrates unique one-bite Blutwurst-eating method, Barack Obama waits for Vineyard migrants to clear his lie, Federer consoles McEnroe, […]

Germany and Russia Start Dancing…Again

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By Peter Zeihan on September 16, 2022 Americans woke up to news today that Germany has nationalized assets–primarily refineries–owned by Russian oil giant Rosneft. Assets worth billions of dollars. Though this is not surprising or unexpected, it’s something we should take seriously. Germany and Russia have a famously […]

The Nation Weekly Newsletter: September 16, 2022 Southern Baptists and the GOP, election deniers in office, and more

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“From the presidency of Ronald Reagan through that of Donald Trump, Southern Baptist leaders played influential roles in blessing Republican presidential candidacies, vetting Supreme Court justices, and shaping policy,” writes Sara Posner. In a feature story for our latest issue, produced in partnership with Type Investigations, Posner went […]

A Cold Reckoning In Europe

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And a confession that I’ve been too gloomy about the war in Ukraine Andrew Sullivan The renovation of high voltage lines around Areches-Beaufort, France on September 6, 2022. (Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty) As we were going to press last week — I still don’t know a better web-era […]

COUNTERPOINTS 9/16/22: Full Show- Ryan and Emily talk about Trump’s indictment comments, congressional stock trades, Twitter whistleblower, Ken Starr, Afghan theft, GOP vs ESG, immigration policy, railway workers, & more!

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Ryan and Emily talk about Trump’s indictment comments, congressional stock trades, Twitter whistleblower, Ken Starr, Afghan theft, GOP vs ESG, immigration policy, railway workers, & more! Merch: https://breaking-points.myshopify.com/ Ryan Grim: https://theintercept.com/podcasts/dec… Emily Jashinsky: https://thefederalist.com/author/emil… Timestamps: Trump: 0:00 – 19:09 Insider Trading: 19:10 – 33:42 Big Tech: 33:43 – […]

Jose Nino’s Digest: September 15, 2022 Idiocracy Alert: New Poll Reveals Fewer than Half of Americans Can Identify All Three Branches of Government, and more

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Here are my most recent articles for you Idiocracy Alert: New Poll Reveals Fewer than Half of Americans Can Identify All Three Branches of Government One of the strongest indicators of the United States’ cultural decline has just been demonstrated by a recent poll that found that fewer […]

Breaking Points: 9/15/22 FULL UNCUT SHOW The potential railway worker strike, Lindsey Graham’s proposed national abortion ban, inflation numbers, more

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Krystal and Saagar cover the potential railway worker strike, Lindsey Graham’s proposed national abortion ban, inflation numbers, midterms polling, nutrition facts, Mississippi corruption, corrupt college ranks, & Counterpoints with Ryan & Emily. Merch: https://breaking-points.myshopify.com/ Ryan Grim: https://theintercept.com/podcasts/dec… Emily Jashinsky: https://thefederalist.com/author/emil… Tickets: https://www.axs.com/events/449151/bre… and the code is BREAKINGPOINTS Timestamps: […]

Left News: September 15, 2022 Idaho’s Far Right Suffers Election Loss to 18-Year-Old Climate Activist

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MOST READ Idaho’s Far Right Suffers Election Loss to 18-Year-Old Climate Activist Robert Mackey High school senior Shiva Rajbhandari won elected office in Boise, defeating an incumbent school board trustee backed by local extremists. READ MORE →   Former NSA Chief Keith Alexander Accused of Pump-and-Dump Investment Scheme […]

Climate Panic Behind Energy Crisis

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My testimony to U.S. Congress Today Michael Shellenberger   Climate activists, including members of Extinction Rebellion, participate in a demonstration in front of the Thurgood Marshall US Courthouse on June 30, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) I was delighted to be invited to […]

The Collapse of Empires

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by Peter Zeihan on September 15, 2022 The success of Ukrainian forces against Russian troops over the last week is forcing a series of reevaluations of Russian capabilities–especially in the places most of us might not yet be thinking about. There’s been a lot of focus on whether […]

Jose Nino’s Digest: September 14, 2022 Russia Backs Belarus’ Efforts to Join Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and more

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Here are my most recent articles for you Russia Backs Belarus’ Efforts to Join Shanghai Cooperation Organization According to the Russian ambassador to Belarus Boris Gryzlov, Belarus’ potential accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will strengthen the emerging Eurasian axis and put it on the path of being […]

Rising: September 14, 2022 National Abortion BAN? Sen. Graham proposes FEDERAL Bill w/ 15 week cutoff, rape & incest exceptions

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Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) introduced federal legislation that would ban abortion after 15 weeks nationwide with exceptions only in the case of rape, incest, or if the pregnancy is endangering the life of the mother. Briahna Joy Gray and Robby Soave discuss. #Abortion #Roe #SCOTUS Briahna Joy Gray: […]