Attack of the Normies! | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
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Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas discuss the implications of recent violent acts attributed to individuals with centrist views and the challenges posed by capitalism in addressing the climate crisis.
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM EST. Today we discuss: • Social media profiles attributed to Cole Tomas Allen , the 31-year-old Californian charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump over the weekend, are not radical . He’s centrist, moderate liberal . The same could be said of Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering the CEO of United Healthcare. Are we becoming radicalized—or are average people resorting to radicalized tactics? • FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is reconsidering the broadcasting licenses of Disney’s 8 TV stations for “early renewal” years ahead of their due dates — suggesting the action was spurred by Disney’s DEI policies. The announcement comes one day after Trump and first lady Melania demanded that Disney-owned ABC fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel over a joke about them. • The world is threatened by a “ suicidal” model of capitalism that is leading to war and the potential extinction of humanity, Colombian President Gustavo Petro says, as he convened 57 governments to address the climate crisis . “There is inertia in the power and the economy of this…
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