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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 Podcast'Kitchen-table economics' just upended a safe Senate seat
What happened AlterNet argues that economic pain from Republican policy has made Kansas’s traditionally safe Senate seat competitive. Democratic candidate Adam…
Systemic Error PodcastAn American school district actually burned this famous book in a furnace
What happened In November 1976, the school board in Drake, North Dakota, unanimously ordered Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five removed from school premises…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump reboots his most brazen scandal —and nobody's stopping him this time
What happened AlterNet reports that President Donald Trump plans to host the G20 summit at Trump National Doral Miami on December 14–15, 2026, directing world…
Systemic Error PodcastGOP insider warns Trump economy claims are colliding with voters’ realities
What happened AlterNet reports that Republican strategists are warning President Donald Trump and GOP candidates that claims of a strong economy are colliding…
Systemic Error PodcastInside the FBI's biggest nightmare yet
What happened AlterNet reports that the FBI is confronting two separate crises: internal turmoil over the removal of two veteran counterterrorism supervisors…
Systemic Error PodcastPsychologist exposes Trump’s 'concerning' new stroke-like symptoms
What happened AlterNet reports that clinical and forensic psychologist John Paul Garrison interpreted Donald Trump’s hand movements during a recent meeting…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump and the death of shame: How America's reality was annihilated today
What happened AlterNet reports that Senator Eric Schmitt accused former special counsel Jack Smith, during a Senate hearing, of attending an Atlanta Hawks game…
Systemic Error PodcastEric Schmitt's bad Jack Smith intel likely came directly from White House: Top GOP senator
What happened RawStory reports that Sen. Eric Schmitt presented a false claim during a Tuesday Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: that former special counsel…
Systemic Error PodcastStammering MAGA commentator slammed on his own show over surging diesel prices
What happened RawStory reports that Fox Business host Larry Kudlow dismissed the inflationary risk posed by diesel prices during his Wednesday program, only…
Systemic Error PodcastRepublicans squirm over Trump's 'shockingly corrupt' TV ads: 'I hate it’
What happened RawStory reports that President Donald Trump narrated three taxpayer-funded television ads resembling campaign material. The latest, aired during…
Systemic Error PodcastGOP strategist warns 'bottom is dropping out' as Trump faces 'wipeout’
What happened AlterNet reports that Republican strategist Matthew Bartlett warned a midterm “wipeout could be coming,” arguing that President Donald Trump has…
Systemic Error PodcastNobel economist lays out 'really bad news' for Trump before midterms
What happened Paul Krugman’s “really, really bad news” for Donald Trump and Republicans is the widening gap between the administration’s economic sales pitch…
Systemic Error PodcastGOP congressman in swing district suddenly declares: 'I am an independent’
What happened Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick told The Washington Sun that he considers himself “an independent who is registered Republican.” He said he would formally…
Systemic Error PodcastWhat’s really behind the Kennedy Center’s 'collapse’
What happened AlterNet argues that the Kennedy Center’s reported financial collapse followed President Donald Trump’s takeover, not a preexisting fiscal…
Systemic Error PodcastGOP lawmakers exasperated with Trump's 'too little, too late' midterms ploy: Politico
What happened RawStory, citing Politico, reports that President Donald Trump rolled out major infrastructure proposals in Alaska, Iowa and Alabama shortly…
Systemic Error PodcastGOP sources say Trump is 'out of his mind' over his new scheme
What happened AlterNet reports that CNN’s John King said some Trump voters reacted with disbelief to reporting about President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump DHS scrambles to salvage billion-dollar deal after contractor departs in scandal
What happened RawStory, citing The PunchUp and federal procurement records, reports that the Department of Homeland Security replaced Salus Worldwide Solutions…
Systemic Error Podcast'He went full beta': MS NOW hosts single out Hegseth's 'really weird' Pentagon pitch
What happened RawStory reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a Wednesday “State of the Force” speech to declare that the Pentagon was no longer…
Systemic Error Podcast'Clown-show' theory eviscerated by Republicans’ own local news program
What happened AlterNet reports that Sen. Eric Schmitt accused former special counsel Jack Smith of coordinating with Fulton County District Attorney Fani…
Systemic Error Podcast'Something is very wrong': Ex-FBI official tears into Stephen Miller-linked FBI shakeup
What happened RawStory reports that the FBI demoted two veteran counterterrorism supervisors in its Washington Field Office after a dispute over an…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump rambles about ‘distinguished people’ who ‘hate’ darkness in scramble for GOP win
What happened RawStory reports that President Donald Trump pressed Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas to support legislation making daylight saving time permanent…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump promises some seniors 'nearly $100' check in late-night election statement
What happened RawStory reports that President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that his administration would “immediately” send checks of nearly $100 to…
Systemic Error PodcastResponse leaves kids stunned after calling out 'cultist' MAGA mom to her face
What happened AlterNet reports that Mary Lou, a Trump supporter who appears with her children Chad Kultgen and Hailey Pop on The Necessary Conversation…
Systemic Error PodcastFox Business warns Trump's debt bomb about to go off
What happened AlterNet’s headline overstates the evidence: the Fox Business segment did not identify a “Trump debt bomb.” Host Liz Claman and Empower…
Systemic Error PodcastYou’re 'coming to an end': Protests hammer Trump in his Alabama refuge
What happened Hundreds of residents and University of South Alabama students protested President Donald Trump’s Friday appearance at the school’s Mitchell…
Systemic Error Podcast'Sheesh': MAGA governor in red state faces 'full-blown devastating tsunami' as polls shift
What happened RawStory reports that a late-September and early-October 2026 New York Times/Siena poll put Democratic challenger Gina Hinojosa four points ahead…
Systemic Error PodcastThis case pits Trump against the Supreme Court justices' own kids
What happened RawStory reports that the Supreme Court was set to hear a petition by Suncor and ExxonMobil seeking to stop Colorado state-law claims brought by…
Systemic Error PodcastEric Schmitt suffers new embarrassment as aide blames 'software error' for donor mess
What happened RawStory reports that Federal Election Commission staff sent three letters to U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt’s campaign committee seeking corrections or…
Systemic Error PodcastDepraved Republicans may actually be plotting to destroy themselves
What happened RawStory argues that Republicans may be damaging their own midterm prospects, but it provides no evidence of a coordinated plot to lose. Its case…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump 'couldn't even fill half the seats' at red state rally as support fades: Jen Psaki
What happened RawStory reports that MS NOW host Jen Psaki argued Donald Trump’s support was fading because his Friday rally in Mobile, Alabama, appeared to…
Systemic Error Podcast'That was no coincidence!' Ex-Alabama senator explains Trump mystery puzzling pundits
What happened RawStory reports that former Alabama Sen. Doug Jones said President Donald Trump’s rally in deep-red Alabama was not primarily about the…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump team threatened alma mater to bury his deepest insecurity: biographer
What happened RawStory reports that biographer Michael Wolff alleged Donald Trump’s team threatened unspecified action against the University of Pennsylvania…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump gushes over 'beautiful' younger aide onstage as Natalie Harp looks on
What happened At a Thursday rally in Durant, Oklahoma, President Donald Trump called White House communications adviser Margo Martin onto the stage, praised…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump declares war on MAGA senator as public spat spirals: ‘Just take the win!’
What happened RawStory reports that President Donald Trump attacked Sen. Tom Cotton after the Arkansas Republican refused to support the Sunshine Protection…
Systemic Error PodcastYour congressman is quietly supplementing his $174K salary on your dime
What happened The supplied AlterNet text does not establish that any member of Congress supplemented a $174,000 salary with public money. Beyond the headline…
Systemic Error PodcastFurious MAGA fans rebel against Trump over his new 'bribe': 'Won't even fill my tank’
What happened RawStory reports that President Donald Trump promised “nearly $100” checks to more than 20 million seniors to help cover Medicare Part B…
Systemic Error PodcastBombshell report reveals Trump's personal role in taxpayer-funded ads lauding himself
What happened RawStory, citing a New York Times report based on 12 people familiar with the matter, says President Donald Trump personally directed Office of…
Systemic Error PodcastBusted: GOP candidate's move to blame his staff for stolen valor claims falls apart
What happened RawStory reports that Nevada Republican congressional candidate David Flippo blamed unnamed campaign staffers for falsely claiming he earned a…
Systemic Error PodcastMockery as GOP airs 'most embarrassing ad' featuring candidate's estranged wife
What happened RawStory reports that a Republican super PAC aired a 30-second ad featuring Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, the estranged wife of Texas Attorney…
Systemic Error Podcast'All hell broke loose': Expert warns Trump's midterm danger zone comes after voting ends
What happened RawStory reports that voting-rights journalist Ari Berman believes the likeliest opportunity for Trump administration interference in the midterm…
Systemic Error PodcastKatie Britt's husband breaks three-year silence over her viral 'Schmitt face' meme
What happened According to RawStory, Wesley Britt ended a posting silence dating to August 2023 after a reaction shot of his wife, Republican Alabama Sen…
Systemic Error PodcastA 'perfect storm' is blasting the bottom out from under Trump's party
What happened AlterNet reports that Republicans face unexpectedly weak Senate prospects in five Republican-leaning states. Citing New York Times/Siena polling…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump’s new MAGA cult videos are part of a much larger propaganda operation
What happened AlterNet reports that the Trump administration placed personality-driven videos praising Donald Trump on national television, including Fox News…
Systemic Error Podcast‘Insecure’ JD Vance targeted by MAGA senator as 2028 contenders trade blows: report
What happened RawStory reports that Vice President JD Vance and Sen. Ted Cruz publicly accused each other of positioning for the 2028 Republican presidential…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump may absolve America's biggest crook — as a favor to his convicted friend
What happened RawStory reports that Donald Trump’s Justice Department is reviewing claims that Watergate prosecutors committed misconduct, though the…
Systemic Error PodcastThe ominous 3-word warning everyone missed in the chaotic Jack Smith hearing
What happened AlterNet reports that a Senate hearing intended to discredit former special counsel Jack Smith instead exposed Republican senators’ factual…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump's 'beloved' golf getaway a 'ghost town' — and it's all his fault
What happened AlterNet, citing Adrian Carrasquillo’s reporting for The Bulwark, says intensified federal immigration enforcement has emptied restaurants and…
Systemic Error PodcastFormer congressman cackles in Scott Jenning’s face
What happened Former South Carolina congressman Bakari Sellers laughed at Republican commentator Scott Jennings on CNN after Jennings blamed weak job growth…
Systemic Error PodcastAlabama newspaper shatters Trump’s lies with vicious factcheck
What happened AlterNet reports that AL.com fact-checked remarks President Donald Trump made Friday night in Mobile, Alabama, and found numerous claims false…
Systemic Error PodcastMAGA darling in swing district gets ominous polling news
What happened RawStory reports that Democratic challenger Cait Conley leads Republican Rep. Mike Lawler 48 percent to 46 percent among likely voters in New…
Systemic Error PodcastKennedy Center moves to sell all of its Steinway pianos
What happened AlterNet reports that Steinway grand pianos were removed from the Kennedy Center and moved for sale while the building was closed. A Washington…
Systemic Error PodcastMAGA outraged as it discovers Trump handed $15B Iowa project to Indian company: 'Comical’
US President Donald Trump looks on next to a bust of Benjamin Franklin during the announcement of a Minnesota company’s plan to build a $15 billion steel mill…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump 'starting to unravel' — and only making voters more furious
What happened AlterNet reports that President Donald Trump’s insistence that the economy is strong has collided with intense dissatisfaction among voters in…
Systemic Error Podcast'Scrambled the map': Rick Wilson stunned by 'shock story of 2026’
What happened AlterNet reports that Republican strategist Rick Wilson called Ohio “one of the shock stories of 2026” after a Marist poll placed Democrats ahead…
Systemic Error PodcastFox icon blasts Republican's Jack Smith face-plant: 'Brought this on himself
What happened AlterNet reports that Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt accused former special counsel Jack Smith of lying under oath about attending a basketball…
Systemic Error PodcastRepublican group with white power ties openly plots infiltration of Florida government
What happened RawStory reports that the American Restoration Coalition, a network of Florida Republicans using “Heritage American” rhetoric, is recruiting…
Systemic Error Podcast'Can't walk in a straight line': Fresh concerns about Trump's health after tech meeting
What happened RawStory reports that video from a White House appearance on September 29, 2026, showed President Donald Trump standing awkwardly and apparently…
Systemic Error PodcastSchmitt's monstrous gaffe may have just cost his aide a White House job
What happened AlterNet, citing Politico, reports that Ethan Harper, general counsel to Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri, was expected to leave the…
Systemic Error Podcast‘Does not exist’: Trump’s sweeping Time interview claims get brutally fact-checked
What happened RawStory reports that Time fact-checked 12 claims President Donald Trump made during a Sept. 28 White House interview. Trump said he won 86% of…
Systemic Error PodcastTrump TV viewer numbers have plummeted to a 'genuinely embarrassing' level: analyst
What happened RawStory reports that the White House’s “Trump TV” stream, launched after President Donald Trump barred Politico, CNN and MS NOW from the White…