Belfast-based political commentator and socialist activist Phil Kelly joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss the resumption of violence in Gaza after a several-day pause in Israeli bombing of the strip, how to understand the recent anti-immigration riots in Ireland, why anti-immigration politicians are having so much success in Europe, an attack on Russian trains transporting fuel to China, the incredibly dishonest campaigns against so-called 'misinformation' in the US and Canada, and how Canada is bringing propaganda into its public school curriculum.
Writer and professor of East Asian and global history Dr. Kenneth Hammond discusses tensions surrounding the US military presence in Japan as they continue Osprey helicopter operations after this weeks lethal accident; the impact of the Biden administration’s new restrictions on the use of Chinese technology in electric vehicle production in the US and in China; why the US imposes the same restrictions on China as it does on Iran, North Korea and Russia; and why supposed Chinese influence campaigns don’t generate the same fear as Russian ones.
Political consultant and political organizer Donna Davis discusses the excruciating debate between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and California Governor Gavin Newsom, the near-term future of DeSantis’ campaign and that of rival Nikki Haley, why it was important for Representative George Santos to be expelled from Congress, and where Black voters will go as they become disillusioned with the Democratic Party.
The Misfits also discuss the US supplying ‘bunker buster’ bombs to the Israeli military in their war on Gaza, and this week’s News of the Weird, including a Satanic study group in Pennsylvania, a Taco Bell party that turned picante, and a tractor Christmas parade that was found to be under the influence.
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