Belfast-based political commentator and socialist activist Phil Kelly joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss the risk that Israel might find itself in a quagmire in Lebanon, an assessment of the damage done by Iranian missiles that evaded Israel’s air defenses, Meta* restricting the use of an upside-down triangle emoji due to its connection to Hamas, and how the international community views the United States' support for Israel as well as its domestic response to Hurricane Helene.
Author, writer for Liberation News and social justice/environmental organizer Tina Landis discusses myth and reality of a toxic gas leak from a chemical plant outside of Atlanta, how a halfhearted government response to the disaster has left residents in harm’s way, how plants like these avoid regulation and punishment for their many infractions, and how the Biden administration’s push to fast track semiconductor production domestically will ensure that disasters like this are repeated.
Economist, radio show host and author Dr. Jack Rasmus discusses a temporary end to the International Longshoremen’s strike, crime on the ballot in California, campaign surrogates for the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates, polling in key battleground states, attacks on independent political parties by the mainstream media, and a strong new jobs report.
The Misfits also discuss the US reaction to the transfer of the Chagos Islands and this week’s News of the Weird, including a mysterious distributor of bottled urine and a rodent stowaway.
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