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Systemic Error Podcast
This isn’t a glitch — it’s the design. Commentary from inside the collapse.
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Systemic Error PodcastThere's a fatal flaw in Congress’ plan to stop Trump
What happened Congress’s proposed safeguard has a fatal weakness: it may compensate clean-energy developers after a president blocks their projects, but it may…
Systemic Error PodcastJudges set to stomp Trump’s claim that docs are 'his property’
What happened AlterNet, citing Politico, reports that a D.C. Circuit panel appeared deeply skeptical on Friday of the Trump administration’s argument that the…
Systemic Error PodcastRussian troll farms are back —and they're boosting the GOP: NYT
What happened AlterNet, citing New York Times reporting, says the Russian-backed “Doppelgänger” operation is using the Israel-Hamas war as a wedge to damage…
Systemic Error PodcastFox News lets profane opinion of Trump slip out on live TV
What happened AlterNet reports that Fox News aired interviews about President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel a planned livestream of Nidal Hasan’s…
Systemic Error PodcastNicolle Wallace melts down: 'Country run by men nobody wanted to date’
What happened MS NOW anchor Nicolle Wallace said the United States was “run by men who nobody wanted to date” during a Friday-night discussion of masculinity…
Systemic Error PodcastFamily insider warns president 'trapped' in sad world of lies
What happened AlterNet reports that Mary Trump, President Donald Trump’s niece, said on her Friday podcast that her uncle is “trapped” in a false self-image…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump’s latest Ukraine move has experts whispering ‘impeachment’
What happened AlterNet reports that the White House ordered limits on Starshield, the Pentagon-funded satellite network Ukraine uses for battlefield…
Systemic Error PodcastThe most boring job in politics just became Trump’s next major battleground
What happened The supplied AlterNet material does not answer the headline’s question. It contains only a string of names and phrases, not reporting about a…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump swaps half his female cabinet for men amid wide male misconduct
What happened AlterNet, citing the Guardian, reports that four of the Trump administration’s eight female cabinet officials left or were removed within several…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump faces new court battle after GOP judge quotes Orwell in rebuke
What happened AlterNet reports that the Trump administration asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to undermine the Presidential Records Act…
Systemic Error PodcastSix-figure foreign secret ties an Idaho campaign to Russia
What happened AlterNet reports that political consultant Chris LaCivita, whom Idaho Gov. Brad Little’s reelection campaign named a senior adviser in February…
Systemic Error PodcastThe crush of Trump’s corruption is finally settling in
What happened AlterNet reports that economist and Bulwark columnist Catherine Rampell argues the cumulative weight of President Donald Trump’s financial…
Systemic Error PodcastThe irony of the GOP's election ploy has trapped Republicans into a corner
What happened AlterNet reports that Republicans’ 2026 election strategy of portraying voter fraud as rampant may discourage some of their own supporters from…
Systemic Error PodcastAmericans face a grim choice this winter — thanks to Trump
What happened Americans who heat their homes with oil face a grim choice: absorb sharply higher bills, cut other spending, or lower the thermostat to…
Systemic Error Podcast'Desperate' Trump is 'just making a lot of this up': Wall Street expert
What happened AlterNet reports that investor and former journalist Steve Rattner accused President Donald Trump of misrepresenting inflation and gasoline…
Systemic Error PodcastJudge accuses Trump DOJ of hiding its 'true motives’
What happened AlterNet, citing a ProPublica investigation, reports that federal judges dismissed all 26 resolved Justice Department lawsuits seeking unredacted…
Systemic Error Podcast'Half a Scaramucci': Critics roar as Katie Zacharia reportedly to 'transition out’
What happened Katie Zacharia was reportedly pushed out of the White House press secretary role after only several days—roughly “half a Scaramucci,” in the joke…
Systemic Error PodcastBiographer warns Trump hiring new Chief of Staff to 'launch a civil war’
What happened AlterNet reports that Trump biographer Seth Abramson interprets rumors of a possible post-midterm White House chief-of-staff change as…
Systemic Error Podcast'Look in the mirror': Fat-shamed rally victim takes aim at Trump's health
What happened AlterNet reports that President Donald Trump mocked the weight and gender of Blake, a 29-year-old protester who called him a “fascist” and wore a…
Systemic Error PodcastTrumpworld blame game triggers White House 'circular firing squad’
What happened AlterNet reports that President Donald Trump’s administration and political network are consumed by overlapping personnel fights, leaks and…
Systemic Error PodcastThe surreal reason Trump caved on Hasan's livestreamed execution
What happened Donald Trump abandoned a plan to livestream the December 3 firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan after overwhelming public opposition made the…
Systemic Error PodcastThe purge — and how the next election may already be decided
What happened AlterNet argues that Republican-led states are removing large numbers of registrations through confirmation notices, database matching and other…
Systemic Error PodcastBari Weiss's CBS News rocked by explosive leak of firing threat
What happened AlterNet reports that CBS News foreign editor Shayndi Raice warned journalists during a Tuesday staff meeting that refusing management directives…
Systemic Error PodcastFormer Guilfoyle pal says her public downfall is a tragic warning
What happened AlterNet reports that Jami Floyd, a former friend and colleague of Kimberly Guilfoyle, considers Guilfoyle’s public trajectory a warning about…
Systemic Error PodcastMAGA superfan turns against Trump after one disturbing Epstein moment
What happened AlterNet reports that Trisha Hope, a Houston resident who attended 42 Donald Trump rallies, broke with him after his response during a July 8…
Systemic Error PodcastConcern raised over another elderly GOP senator giving off McConnell vibes
What happened AlterNet, citing reporting by The Bulwark, says concerns about Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley’s ability to serve have grown after several public…
Systemic Error PodcastEyebrows raised as Susie Wiles appears to be on chopping block
What happened AlterNet reports that President Donald Trump has asked allies whether he should replace White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and has discussed…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump administration chaos laid bare in explosive new leaked emails
What happened AlterNet, citing emails obtained by POLITICO, reports that Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau repeatedly ordered special representative…
Systemic Error PodcastRepublican faces backlash from Trump loyalists in new Iowa focus group
What happened AlterNet reports that none of the rural and suburban Iowa voters in a focus group—all of whom voted for Donald Trump in 2024—said they were…
Systemic Error PodcastTop Republican scoffs at 'manchild' Trump’s tiger meme
What happened AlterNet reports that former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele called President Donald Trump an “immature child” and a “man…
Systemic Error PodcastThe behind-the-scenes strategy Trump is using to silence his loudest critics
What happened AlterNet argues that President Donald Trump’s strategy for silencing critics is selective intimidation: use federal investigations, prosecutions…
Systemic Error PodcastThe 'Torture Tour' trapping Republicans
What happened AlterNet columnist D. Earl Stephens argues that Donald Trump’s campaign appearances were hurting Republican candidates shortly before midterm…
Systemic Error PodcastSecret Service director interview tanks 60 Minutes ratings
What happened AlterNet reports that a 60 Minutes episode featuring Secret Service director Sean M. Curry drew 6.061 million viewers, including 767,000 adults…
Systemic Error PodcastNot over — Guilfoyle nemesis vows to expose Trump family with 'subpoenas’
What happened Trump donor Eric Deters told Daily Beast podcast host Joanna Coles that he plans to sue Kimberly Guilfoyle for defamation and, through that…
Systemic Error PodcastLongtime Trump pal fired from admin over 'bizarre' feud
What happened AlterNet reports that the State Department fired Paolo Zampolli, a longtime friend of President Donald Trump, on Thursday after Politico exposed…
Systemic Error PodcastDistraught GOP pollster says Trump blew Republican 'recovery' to bits
What happened Republican pollster Frank Luntz told CNN that President Donald Trump had squandered what Luntz called an extraordinary political recovery. He…
Systemic Error PodcastSleeping giant awakens as Trump drops thousands on dubious light show
What happened AlterNet reports that President Donald Trump had four gold chandeliers installed in the West Wing for his June birthday through a $50,000 no-bid…
Systemic Error Podcast'Let the wheels fall off': Insiders say ousting Wiles could accelerate White House chaos
What happened AlterNet reports that Bill Kristol and Andrew Egger of The Bulwark believe removing White House chief of staff Susie Wiles could accelerate…
Systemic Error PodcastEpstein-linked banks face judgment day as Trump deteriorates
What happened AlterNet reports that Democratic lawmakers introduced the Epstein Wall Street Records Act, which would require federal regulators to publish…
Systemic Error PodcastLeavitt's admission evidence Trump doesn't care about working mothers
What happened AlterNet reports that former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said she resigned in August because the job required more than 60 hours…
Systemic Error Podcast'Best way to insult Canadians': How Trump cracked a questionable code
What happened AlterNet reports that President Donald Trump’s tariffs, repeated description of Canada as a potential “51st state,” and involvement favoring…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump’s budget rips nearly $3 billion from swing state’s coffers
What happened AlterNet reports that Wisconsin could forgo as much as $2.76 billion in state income-tax revenue from 2028 through 2037 if lawmakers adopt…
Systemic Error PodcastCNN rolls out comprehensive supercut of Katie Zacharia’s many lies
What happened AlterNet reports that CNN aired a compilation of Katie Zacharia, described as President Donald Trump’s new press secretary, repeatedly presenting…
Systemic Error PodcastTop historian explains Russia's magic grip on the GOP
What happened AlterNet reports that historian Timothy Snyder rejected the idea that Russia holds some mysterious “magic grip” over the entire Republican…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump drops cold reaction to ex-ambassador on her way out the door
What happened AlterNet reports that President Donald Trump publicly minimized Kimberly Guilfoyle’s connection to his family after she was asked to resign as…
Systemic Error PodcastNYT columnist exposes glaring flaw in Marco Rubio's history lecture
What happened According to AlterNet, New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie argued that Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s October 7 speech in Greece celebrated…
Systemic Error PodcastDeja vu: New Siberian lab leak leaves Trump officials scrambling
What happened AlterNet reports that a 28-year-old technician at a Siberian laboratory died within 48 hours of an apparent occupational exposure on September…
Systemic Error PodcastClandestine Kremlin meetings just sent tremors through CIA headquarters
What happened AlterNet reports that Donald Trump suspended sanctions for six months against countries buying Russian oil or refined products, a move the outlet…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump humiliates top aide as insider warns of first-term chaos: report
What happened President Donald Trump chose conservative commentator Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary without consulting chief of staff Susie…
Systemic Error PodcastEmails expose power play behind Trump's latest Kennedy Center shake-up
What happened AlterNet, citing Washington Post reporting, says emails show how consultant Rick Canny expanded his authority at the Kennedy Center after…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump now a 'cornered animal' as he faces major new threat: NYT columnist
What happened AlterNet reports that Department of Homeland Security agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., residence as part of a potentially…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump's empty-seat problem gets worse as CNN issues humiliating reality check
What happened AlterNet reports that White House press secretary Katie Zacharia claimed Trump campaign events were drawing “record highs” in attendance, even as…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump is 'making America little at last' by abdicating global power: experts
What happened AlterNet reports that political scientist and historian Rahmane Idrissa argued that President Donald Trump is “making America little at last” by…
Systemic Error PodcastThe plan to bring a lawless Supreme Court to heel next month
What happened AlterNet argues that if Democrats win the House and Senate in the November 3 elections, they should use congressional power to confront the…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump's Social Security promise has a $169 billion problem: report
What happened AlterNet reports that President Donald Trump’s 2025 tax law is projected to reduce Social Security revenue by $169 billion over a decade…
Systemic Error PodcastTrumpworld erupts with 'MAGA blood feud' over missing money
What happened AlterNet reports, citing Axios, that President Donald Trump directed White House lawyers to examine allegations that former adviser Ric Grenell…
Systemic Error PodcastNYT: A dairy entrepreneur convinced Trump of a sci-fi nuclear threat
What happened AlterNet reports that New York dairy entrepreneur Henry Schwartz helped persuade Donald Trump and prominent Republican officials that Iran could…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump and his MAGA enablers keep lowering the bar — and there is no bottom
What happened At a midterm campaign rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, Donald Trump said of the reported Iran war, “Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take…
Systemic Error PodcastJudge openly mocks Trump's golf project excuse in brutal ruling
What happened AlterNet reports that U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes rejected the Trump administration’s claim that a rushed tree-removal operation at…
Systemic Error Podcast'A wake-up call': How Canada plans to insulate itself from volatile US politics
What happened AlterNet reports that Canada is responding to President Donald Trump’s trade war and repeated disparagement by seeking to reduce its dependence…