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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 PodcastConservative analysts blast 'morons' who put 'economic moron' in the White House
What happened AlterNet reports that The Bulwark editors Jonathan Last and Jasmine M. Green blame the renewed inflation shown in a New York Fed estimate on…
Systemic Error PodcastThe plan to purge Washington of Trump's 'cranks and quacks’
What happened AlterNet reports that New Republic writer Jason Linkins wants a future Democratic administration to vet and remove Trump-aligned federal…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump loses control as Congress questions Pentagon chaos and strategy
What happened AlterNet argues that Donald Trump is losing control of the Pentagon narrative as members of Congress question Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump amplifies furious attack on Nobel Prize winner after humiliating snub
What happened AlterNet reports that President Donald Trump responded to the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s selection of South African jurist Navi Pillay for the…
Systemic Error PodcastGOP insider unloads on Trump official’s 'insecurity and imposter syndrome’
What happened AlterNet reports that former Trump White House communications director Sofia Kinzinger attributed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s reported plan…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump Supreme Court ally 'mocking' colleagues as court pushes to the right
What happened AlterNet, citing Washington Post reporting, identifies Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito as the Trump ally whose opinions have become “mocking”…
Systemic Error PodcastSloppy secrets: Trump trapped by Kimberly Guilfoyle
What happened AlterNet reports that Kimberly Guilfoyle, identified as President Donald Trump’s ambassador, allegedly pressed campaign donor Eric Deters to pay…
Systemic Error PodcastGeorge Conway delivers brutal Trump swipe after he loses Nobel Peace Prize
What happened AlterNet reports that George Conway mocked President Donald Trump after South African jurist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay received the Nobel Peace…
Systemic Error PodcastThe real Epstein files secret isn’t what you think it is
What happened AlterNet argues that the unreleased Epstein material may concern financial crimes—and perhaps espionage—more than the vast international…
Systemic Error PodcastRural West Virginia town voted 76 percent for Trump — now it’s starving
What happened AlterNet reports that Dunlow, West Virginia, is facing severe food insecurity after federal and state funding decisions reduced both household…
Systemic Error Podcast'It’s déjà vu all over again' — and Trump is likely to pay the price
What happened AlterNet reports that Donald Trump’s low approval ratings and voter dissatisfaction over the economy, health care, foreign policy, and the Iran…
Systemic Error Podcast'It’s déjà vu all over again' — and Trump is likely to pay the price
What happened AlterNet reports that Donald Trump’s low approval ratings and voter dissatisfaction over the economy, health care, foreign policy, and the Iran…
Systemic Error PodcastThe real Epstein files secret isn’t what you think it is
What happened AlterNet argues that the unreleased Epstein material may concern financial crimes—and perhaps espionage—more than the vast international…
Systemic Error PodcastOfficials scramble to appease Trump while hurricane threatens Alabama
What happened AlterNet reports that Alabama officials prioritized enforcing a state-mandated name for the Gulf while Hurricane Isaias approached the state’s…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump Supreme Court ally 'mocking' colleagues as court pushes to the right
What happened AlterNet, citing Washington Post reporting, identifies Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito as the Trump ally whose opinions have become “mocking”…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump braces for prospect of Barron takedown as protection plan emerges
What happened AlterNet reports that President Donald Trump is preparing for possible congressional investigations of his family if Democrats win control of…
Systemic Error Podcast'Snitches': Ken Paxton’s leaked rants ignite hunt for who and why
What happened AlterNet reports that leaked recordings from a September 24 fundraiser captured Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton complaining about his campaign…
Systemic Error Podcast'Straight-up bribery': Insider tears apart Trump 'plan' to loot Social Security
What happened AlterNet reports that former Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley called Donald Trump’s stated offer of $5,000 to every American adult if…
Systemic Error PodcastHistorian preps for disaster scenario as Trump plans to do 'what losers do’
What happened AlterNet reports that historian Timothy D. Snyder predicted Donald Trump would claim the Nov. 3 election was rigged if Democrats won. The article…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump gets ultimate snub from NY Republicans offering incredulous excuses
What happened AlterNet reports that only four of 16 Republican candidates and party leaders surveyed by Syracuse.com planned to attend President Donald Trump’s…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump follows Nobel snub with major apparent revenge move
What happened AlterNet reports that the Trump administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court shortly after the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize…
Systemic Error PodcastThe Mar-a-lago pitch that pushed Trump too far
What happened AlterNet reports that Donald Trump grew frustrated with Kimberly Guilfoyle after she solicited investments for her businesses from Mar-a-Lago…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump’s Fox News fury takes embarassing turn as leaks expose GOP panic
What happened AlterNet, citing Axios, reports that President Donald Trump publicly attacked Fox News after White House officials and senior Republican…
Systemic Error PodcastPsychologist reveals 'neurological' cause of Trump’s on-camera 'microsleep’
What happened AlterNet reports that psychologist John Garrison interpreted footage of President Donald Trump appearing to doze during an Oval Office meeting…
Systemic Error PodcastAlabama Supreme Court rules it has no jurisdiction to enforce election law
What happened The Alabama Supreme Court did not decide whether Sen. Tommy Tuberville satisfied Alabama’s residency requirement. AlterNet reports that the court…
Systemic Error PodcastNobel committee makes 'clear reference' to Trump with stunning 'rebuke’
What happened AlterNet reports that the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay and used the announcement to defend…
Systemic Error PodcastDOJ seeks grand jury indictment of ex-Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson
What happened AlterNet reports that the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division presented evidence to a federal grand jury alleging that former White House…
Systemic Error PodcastLeaker reveals the true danger of Trump’s Reflecting Pool witch hunt
What happened AlterNet reports that former Homeland Security official Miles Taylor argues the failed prosecution of former Olympic canoeist David Hearn exposed…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump team lays groundwork as insidious blame game plan revealed
What happened AlterNet reports that Trump administration officials may be laying rhetorical groundwork to blame Canada if Republicans suffer midterm losses…
Systemic Error PodcastMAGA calls for eliminating FBI over bombshell Susie Wiles claim
What happened AlterNet reports that newly released White House documents show FBI investigators collected phone metadata associated with Susie Wiles from at…
Systemic Error PodcastNot 'our job': Rubio dodges question about Kimberly Guilfoyle cash shakedown
What happened AlterNet reports that U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle allegedly asked Eric Deters, a former Kentucky congressional candidate, to…
Systemic Error PodcastBrutal Kimmel supercut honors Fox News with 30 years of on-air meltdowns
What happened Jimmy Kimmel marked Fox News’s 30th anniversary with a montage of the network turning trivial cultural disputes into political grievances. As…
Systemic Error PodcastThe one word that can completely shatter the GOP
What happened The word is “corrupt.” AlterNet argues that Democrats should make Republican corruption their central message in the 2026 midterms and the 2028…
Systemic Error PodcastDr. Oz erupts when confronted with Trump’s self-inflicted problem
What happened AlterNet reports that Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator Mehmet Oz raised his voice and accused Gray Media reporter Molly…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump’s changing speech ignites new dementia warning from Lawrence O’Donnell
What happened AlterNet reports that Lawrence O’Donnell used Donald Trump’s shifting pronouns during a Wednesday campaign rally in San Antonio to renew his…
Systemic Error Podcast'Monumentally dumb': MAGA Republican scheme blows up in Trump country
What happened AlterNet reports that Missouri Republicans’ attempt to engineer a seventh GOP-held U.S. House seat was blocked before the November midterm…
Systemic Error PodcastDOJ seeks grand jury indictment of ex-Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson
What happened AlterNet reports that the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division presented evidence to a federal grand jury alleging that former White House…
Systemic Error PodcastThe real reason Kimberly Guilfoyle might escape Trump’s wrath for her grift
What happened AlterNet reports that U.S. Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle was accused of seeking $100,000 from Trump donor Eric Deters, describing the alleged…
Systemic Error Podcast5 charts that predict the coming GOP 'bloodbath’
What happened AlterNet reports that investor and former journalist Steven Rattner used five economic and political comparisons on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” to…
Systemic Error PodcastEarthquake as ‘anti-MAGA wave’ rattles deep-red state —and Moms for Liberty
What happened AlterNet reports that Democrats made significant gains in August local elections in Hamilton and Knox counties, Tennessee, but did not overturn…
Systemic Error PodcastHow a 'white vigilante' campaign flipped a major state by 1,800 votes
What happened The supplied AlterNet text does not identify the state, the election, the campaign, the people involved, or evidence that a “white vigilante”…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump is either 'clinically insane' or trying to sink Republicans: Carville
What happened AlterNet reports that Democratic strategist James Carville offered two speculative explanations for President Donald Trump’s conduct less than…
Systemic Error PodcastFox has a new strategy to save the GOP — and Trump is furious
What happened AlterNet reports that Fox News has intentionally reduced live coverage of President Donald Trump’s midterm rallies, apparently judging that his…
Systemic Error PodcastDOJ makes 'striking admission' as judge corners lawyer on Trump influence
What happened AlterNet reports that the Trump White House barred reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico beginning September 19 after President Donald Trump…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump ambassador faces State Dept probe over 4 AM demands and 'toxic' reign
What happened AlterNet reports that Kimberly Guilfoyle, President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Greece, is reportedly the subject of a State Department…
Systemic Error PodcastFox News claims Biden FBI heavily monitored Trump official Susie Wiles
What happened AlterNet reports that Fox News obtained White House-released documents showing the FBI cataloged Susie Wiles’s phone activity from at least…
Systemic Error PodcastRepublicans 'diving out of windows' to avoid Trump: family member
What happened Donald Trump’s niece, psychologist Mary L. Trump, said Republican candidates were “diving out of windows” to avoid appearing with him—her…
Systemic Error PodcastThe ghost of 1932 — and the reckoning threatening to kill the GOP
What happened AlterNet argues that Donald Trump’s worsening political position stems not merely from broken promises but from collapsing trust. The outlet…
Systemic Error PodcastEnd-of-life doula explains why Congress has a major letting-go problem
What happened AlterNet reports that Congress’s “letting-go problem” is sustained by the identity incumbents derive from office and by institutions that reward…
Systemic Error PodcastEyebrows raised as Trump named 'Admiral' in land-locked red state's navy
What happened Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen named President Donald Trump an admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska during a Monday midterm rally in…
Systemic Error Podcast'Devastating': Glee erupts as Susan Collins' 'road salt' boast blows up in her face
What happened RawStory reports that Sen. Susan Collins, during a Tuesday debate in Maine against Democratic challenger Troy Jackson, answered a question about…
Systemic Error PodcastGOP panics as Trump's poorly timed purchases squander $500M war chest: report
What happened RawStory, citing The Washington Post, reports that Republican groups entered the final midterm stretch with a large financial advantage but could…
Systemic Error PodcastA-list movie star targeted by Melania Trump team with 'weird flex' about box office bomb
What happened RawStory reports that Marc Beckman, Melania Trump’s senior adviser and a producer of her documentary, celebrated its per-theater opening…
Systemic Error PodcastRestaurant meltdown puts Trump’s treasury chief under fire: 'He’s got a temper’
What happened Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is the official under fire. AlterNet, citing Wall Street Journal reporting, says CodePink activists confronted…
Systemic Error Podcast'Nightmare' hurricane heads right for Trump’s weekend campaign plans
What happened AlterNet reported that Donald Trump planned to attend the Georgia-Alabama football game in Tuscaloosa as Tropical Storm Isaias approached the…
Systemic Error PodcastLongtime steelworker torches Trump's red state plant announcement as election-year stunt
What happened RawStory reports that veteran Illinois steelworker Doug May dismissed President Donald Trump’s announcement of a proposed $15 billion steel plant…
Systemic Error PodcastPaxton jokes about Trump renaming the Pacific Ocean
What happened AlterNet reports that Texas Attorney General and Republican U.S. Senate nominee Ken Paxton joked Wednesday that President Donald Trump might…
Systemic Error Podcast'Oh God no!' Horror as Trump ally assembles 'deeply evil' team with Epstein-linked hire
What happened RawStory reports that Paramount completed a $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, placing CBS, CNN and numerous studios…
Systemic Error PodcastGOP lawmakers peeling away from Trump after he 'sent wrong message' on key policy: report
What happened Republican senators are distancing themselves from President Donald Trump’s mass-deportation policy because, they told The Hill, its widening…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump golf course set to become 'permanent presidential sanctuary' under new plan: report
What happened RawStory, citing The Washington Post, reports that lawyers for Donald Trump’s West Palm Beach golf club are seeking to convert part of the…