The Michael Moore Podcast

Over 100,000 Michigan voters in the Democratic Presidential Primary last week sent a message to Biden. Their message was strong and clear: End this war. Stop funding Israel's slaughter. Young voters in this 21st century will not support a president who funds a massacre, and if Biden continues to ignore the wishes of the vast majority of Americans, he will lose thousands of people in November who simply won't vote, and Trump will win by default.

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Stunned by his refusal to stop funding Netanyahu’s slaughter in Gaza with our tax dollars — an action that may return Trump to the Oval Office — thousands in Michigan who are demanding an immediate ceasefire, including the statewide teachers union, the United Auto Workers, the National Nurses Union and the union of flight attendants(!) plus many others on Tuesday will vote “Uncommitted” to help save Biden from himself… and save the rest of us from a 2nd Term Trump. As Michelle Goldberg wrote in the Times on Friday, "Biden is in danger of losing Michigan and, with it, the whole election."

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See footage of the lone protestor who, armed with a loudspeaker, made sure "Free, Free Palestine!" and "Ceasefire Now!" was heard over and over — for 2 hours straight — at the Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday night:

https://x.com/DEADLINE/status/1761886758214545463?s=20

Watch Yuval Abraham’s powerful acceptance speech at the Berlin International Film Festival:

https://x.com/yuval_abraham/status/1761857460434825366?s=20

Read Michelle Goldberg’s New York Times op-ed “Biden Is in Danger of Losing Michigan and, With It, the Whole Election”

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/23/opinion/gaza-biden-michigan.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YU0.ov3K.GPz5KSwT8ScY&smid=url-share

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It all seems like utter madness. 

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Music in today's episode:

"Mindtrain" — Yoko Ono

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On New Year’s, Mike stares down a pint of Guinness and reflects on the year ahead.

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Watch "Planet of the Humans" now, for free, on my YouTube channel!

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Music in today's episode:

"Auld Lang Syne" — Knights to Remember

"Auld Lang Syne" — Home Free

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Our descent into madness continues. The U.S. blocked a U.N. peace resolution calling for a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, three escaped Israeli hostages, waving a white flag, were gunned down by Israeli soldiers, and the U.S. House of Representatives voted to authorize an impeachment inquiry against Biden with zero evidence of wrongdoing — the very definition of a lunacy. 

In this episode of Rumble, Michael Moore calls on Biden to stop backing Netanyahu, and recalls a conversation he had with former President Clinton, exactly 25 years ago, less than two days before Clinton’s impeachment vote.

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Call your Congress representatives and demand a cease-fire in Gaza:

U.S. Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121

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A month or so ago, Rage Against the Machine was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Its acclaimed guitarist, Tom Morello, accepted the honor on behalf of the group — and gave one of the most powerful calls to action we've ever heard.

On today’s podcast, Michael Moore shares it with you.

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Music in this episode:

“Sleep Now in the Fire” — Rage Against The Machine

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In Part 2 of "War No More," Michael Moore takes his podcast to the streets of Brooklyn, where thousands of Palestinian-Americans and their allies march across the Brooklyn Bridge in protest, calling for an end to the occupation and slaughter in Palestine.

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Music in today’s episode:

“Peace Train” — Cat Stevens

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Michael Moore takes his podcast to Grand Central Station where hundreds of Jewish New Yorkers are arrested during a sit-in for peace, demanding that all sides lay down their arms and create a cease-fire in Israel and Gaza.

Watch Michael's livestreams from Grand Central Station on his Facebook and Instagram.

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GET INVOLVED: Visit Jewish Voice for Peace to find ways to take action!

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Music in today's episode:

"Because I Could Not Stop For Death" — Natalie Merchant with Susan McKeown & the Chanting House

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Mike’s guest today is filmmaker Scott Z. Burns — the writer and director of the brilliant and powerful streaming series on Apple TV+ — EXTRAPOLATIONS. This anthology series of 8 episodes tells 8 separate stories of what life will be like over the next few decades on our planet as the climate catastrophe gets worse. Starring Meryl Streep, Diane Lane, Edward Norton, Forest Whitaker, and many others. Do not miss this!

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Binge all 8 episode of Scott's brilliant anthology series Extrapolations for on AppleTV+ :

https://tv.apple.com/us/show/extrapolations/umc.cmc.4uoqxmxlnipm9zsc88bkjyjx4

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You’re scared. You’re anxious. You’re coming unglued. We understand. The telly keeps shouting at you: “Biden’s approval rating has now dropped to 39%!” “Trump is ahead of Biden 47-46%!” “67% of Democrats believe Biden shouldn’t run because he is too old!” “52% of Americans believe Trump accomplished more than Biden has!!”

This is way too much to handle! Everyone needs to breathe deep and participate in some self help therapy to get through all this BS. So light a candle, turn on the lavender and eucalyptus aroma machine to mist up your room and let Dr. Mike remind you why the monster is not going to return.

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Spa Music in this episode:

Surreal Melodies — by Yim Salo

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In a brief Labor Day message, longtime union member Michael Moore (currently on strike with his fellow writers and actors) salutes the work that you all do, offers his support for the autoworkers who may go on strike in September, and thanks Turner Classic Movies, a channel on everyone’s basic cable, for having a special prime time Labor Day double feature on Monday night: At 8pm ET Barbara Kopple’s Oscar-winning “Harlan County, USA”, and at 10pm ET, his very first film from 1989, “Roger & Me”.

We hope you get to watch both of these and let your friends and family know about them. Both documentaries have been selected by the Library of Congress’ National Film Preservation Board as groundbreaking films that the Library and Congress will protect for future generations. 

Solidarity forever!

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Music in this episode:

“Workaday World” — Jack Beaver

“I’m Proud to Be An American” — Pat Boone

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It’s a grab bag of insanity on Michael Moore’s podcast this week as he declares the Republican Party DOA (although he detects it’s still barely breathing and there’s no death certificate yet). Sooo… 

Also, a big thank you to Fani Willis, the District Attorney in Atlanta for filing the indictment of indictments, a masterpiece of Justice. Her father was a criminal defense lawyer and a member of the Black Panther Party — she is the fighter we’ve needed. She’s gonna shut the whole Trump mob operation down. 

All that and more on Episode #299 of Rumble with Michael Moore. Enjoy!

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Check out this great list of resources by the Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action to help the people in Maui :

https://www.hapahi.org/blog/supportmaui

Read the NYT coverage of the paper written by two Conservative, Federalist Society law professors making the argument that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment renders Trump ineligible to run again for president:

"Conservative Case Emerges to Disqualify Trump for Role on Jan. 6"

...or read the full paper:

"The Sweep and Force of Section Three" by William Baude & Michael Stokes Paulsen

Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis, hero of the month, here’s her historic indictment of the Trump Criminal Enterprise.

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"If I Had a Hammer" — Peter, Paul and Mary

"BABYMETAL - メタり！！ (feat. Tom Morello)" — BABYMETAL

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Just moments ago, as the clock was ready to strike midnight, Fani Willis, the District Attorney of Fulton, Co., Georgia, announced that a citizens Grand Jury has voted to indict former president Donald J. Trump and his 18 Co-Conspirators (including Rudy Giuliani, Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, lawyer John Eastman and others) on 41 counts of racketeering and other criminal acts for conspiring to form an “organized crime enterprise” which attempted to “illegally overturn the 2020 presidential election” through theft, fraud, forgery, impersonating law enforcement, impersonating electors to the Electoral College, and for conspiring with other top elected Republican officials in six other states, plus Republican leaders in the District of Columbia, to overthrow the election and re-seat Trump in the Oval Office for a 2nd term — even though Trump lost the election by 7 million votes. The prosecutor is charging Trump and his crime group under the RICO statutes that are used to convict and imprison those involved in mob-like crimes. 

The 90-page indictment lists the commission of “161 overt criminal acts” — a breathtaking, comprehensive list of crimes in an enterprise led by Trump (click here to read the actual indictment). The DA spent nearly two years on her extensive investigation. It reads like no stone was left unturned, with a massive amount of evidence obtained by the prosecutors in her office. It also states that there are 30 other “unnamed, unindicted co-conspirators” who may be indicted at a later time. So at least 48 people joined Trump in forming his organized crime family to overthrow our Democracy. Unbelievable. How close did we come to losing this country?

This Emergency Podcast System edition of “Rumble with Michael Moore” offers an urgent, immediate analysis of this historic moment — and how We, the People, need to stay thoroughly informed and be as active as we ever have been as citizens of this country. This is not the time to have “Trump Fatigue.” This is the moment to put this traitor on trial and make sure that this criminal who has gotten away with EVERYTHING for over 50 YEARS, finally faces Justice.

Please take 18 minutes to listen to how Mike sees the events of last night — and what we must do to make sure this never happens again.

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Read the full indictment from Fulton County, Georgia here:

https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2023/08/CRIMINAL-INDICTMENT-Trump-Fulton-County-GA.pdf

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Whether it’s the Planet in collapse or a Party out of control, this is a summer of death and hope. Michael Moore breaks down the failure to protect the people of Maui but also the will of the voters in Ohio to stand up for women’s rights. The official cover-up has already begun in Hawaii as those in charge are unable to explain why over a hundred people (or more) had to die. The overwhelming vote last week to stop the Christian jihad against the majority gender was breathtaking, considering it happened in Ohio of all places. It portends a massive turnout in next year’s presidential election where, if we all do our job and the Democrats show some guts, there won’t be enough bankers boxes left to hide in at Mar-a-Lago.

In the meantime, let’s demand that our elected representatives send help to Maui, and each of us do what we can to contribute to the recovery.

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Read Michael's letter to Trump, mentioned in the episode:

https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/hes-lucky-to-be-an-american

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Twelve days after the passing of Tony Bennett, Michael Moore shares his encounters with this truly great American. From the first time they met 33 years ago, to the times they often sat in attendance a grade school band concert, to Tony’s participation in the Selma March, his Bronze Star in the army in WWII for helping to liberate a Dachau concentration camp, to being there (along with Harry Belafonte) on the opening night of Mike’s Broadway show. For years, Tony was an accidental mentor to Mike and a source of wisdom on how to make it in this world. This is Michael Moore’s tribute to a good soul who meant a lot to many.

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Music in today's episode:

"Rags to Riches" — Tony Bennett

"I Left My Heart in San Francisco" — Tony Bennett

"Smile" — Tony Bennett

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On this episode of Michael Moore’s podcast, he’s trying to enjoy the bliss of summer — but solar storms, boiling oceans and RFK, Jr.’s conspiracy theories keep getting in the way. Pour yourself a nice tall lemonade and enjoy!

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Episode Music:

1) “Havana” (Remix)— Camila Cabello (with Daddy Yankee)

2) "Blackbird" — performed by Emma Stevens

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Michael Moore celebrates our country’s birthday week by going after the Supreme Court and suggesting ways to remove the Justices who have perjured themselves, been caught talking huge sums of money from billionaires and how all six right wing Justices have committed various ethical and financial infractions — but have not been sanctioned or removed. Oh, they’ve also taken wholesale rights away from women, the LGBTQ+ community and people of color. Plus, they’ve gutted the EPA, expanded gun “rights,” and killed Biden’s student loan debt relief plan.

The Supreme Court is now the most disliked and distrusted government institution in the land. Michael goes over how their removal of the Roe v Wade decision has the vast majority of the country against them now. And enough of the righties on the court are worried about their “legacy” or their possible removal from the court. The more we organize against them, the better it will get. Time to rock this not-so-supreme boat.

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Check out these incredible pieces of investigative journalism mentioned in this episode covering the questionable ethics of our Supreme Court Justices:

"Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire" (ProPublica)

"⁠Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court⁠" (ProPublica)

"⁠At the Supreme Court, Ethics Questions Over a Spouse’s Business Ties⁠" (The New York Times)

"Activist group led by Ginni Thomas received nearly $600,000 in anonymous donations" (The Washington Post)

"Law firm head bought Gorsuch-owned property" (Politico)

"Justices shield spouses’ work from potential conflict of interest disclosures" (Politico)

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Music in this episode:

"America the Beautiful" — instrumental piano performed by Ray Charles

"America the Beautiful" — performed live by Ray Charles on the Dick Cavett Show on September 18, 1972

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Michael Moore is on strike. As a member of the Writers Guild of America, he and his 12,000 union sisters and brothers, most of whom write most of our movies and TV series, have been on strike since May 1. So what has Mike been doing while on strike? He’s been catching up on some of the best movies and TV series of the past few months and years. And he’s found some great picks. He also has turned into a binger.

On this episode of his podcast, Mike shares the best of the best that he’s been streaming, including a number of surprises. Get ready for some primo recos!

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Mike’s friend and hero, Daniel Ellsberg, passed away on Friday at the age of 92. He saved our country twice. He helped end America’s mass slaughter in Vietnam, and he helped bring down Nixon. He also inspired Mike — and millions — for decades.

This episode is Michael Moore’s tribute to the great Daniel Ellsberg, and includes Daniel's appearance on Rumble as Michael's first podcast guest in 2019.

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What is this — high school? These approval ratings are in a time where most of the country doesn't approve of virtually anything. This concept is so antiquated, the pollsters might as well ask the public, in the presidential race, to vote for "Best Dressed", "Most Likely To Succeed", "Cutest Couple", "Class Clown", "MVP", "Best Smile" and "Most Likely to Bring Back Canadian Beer Through the Windsor Tunnel."

In this episode of Rumble, Michael Moore discusses the stupidity of presidential approval ratings and why it doesn't matter how low Biden's is because there still aren't enough Americans willing to return criminal defendant #4913961R to the White House. Says Mike, "Biden could run somebody over in the middle of 5th Avenue and it still won't matter. He will get a second term — and your brother-in-law is still not invited to Thanksgiving dinner this year."

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At the time of this recording, the U.S. has had 199 mass shootings in the first 128 days of 2023. Number 200 will have happened by the time you finish this episode.

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Today, April 23rd, is Michael Moore’s birthday. And he woke up this morning to the Best. Birthday. Present. Ever.

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Music in today’s episode:

1) “Happy Birthday 1975” — Joni Mitchell

2) "Happy Birthday" — Imelda May

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Because Republicans and Trumpsters know they are unable put down their own suicide pills, they soldier on in denying women (the majority gender) their basic reproductive rights — and they continue making it so easy for mass killers to buy as many assault rifles as they want (according to The New Republic, American citizens have now stockpiled 400 million guns in their homes, more than the entire US armed forces, Dept. of Homeland Security, and all local police agencies combined). And women, young adults and people of color, by a large margin, hate the Right for making this happen. On top of all of that, Republicans tried to remove from office two young elected Black Tennessee House members for standing up against this gun violence, thus denying 175,000 Tennesseans their voice in the State Capitol. Millions of young voters have sent their anti-Republican memes and TikToks everywhere and they will determinedly continue their decades-long rejection of this old, stale, rotten Party. 

In this episode of his Rumble podcast, Michael Moore explores the impending end of a GOP hell-bent on throwing themselves over a cliff. 

Plus, he shares his thoughts on a profound evening this week with Joan Baez.

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Music in today's episode:

"Ding Dong the Witch is Dead" from The Wizard of Oz

"Last Leaf" — Joan Baez

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When you’re young, you can only take so much b.s. 

And when you watch a bunch of older white racist Southern men — i.e., the Republican supermajority of the Tennessee House of Representatives — attack two young black elected House members for “improper decorum” when they spoke out against gun violence just two days after the mass school shooting last week in Nashville, well racist acts are nothing new to the state where the KKK was born. 

So last night the Tennessee House Republicans expelled the two young Black Democratic representatives for daring to give voice to those too young to vote — but old enough to be killed at school. 

It was a stunning moment in the fight against those who seek to destroy our Democracy. In this Emergency Podcast System episode of Rumble, recorded moments after the final vote, Mike reveals the silver lining: the more young adults who watch the footage of this travesty, the sooner we will witness the eventual demise of the white man’s Republican Party. 

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Watch the Tennessee House debate and vote on Resolutions to remove Democratic Representatives Justin Jones, Gloria Johnson, and Justin Pearson online at C-Span.org:

https://www.c-span.org/video/?527219-1/tennessee-general-assembly-votes-expel-democrats&live&vod

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You know the feeling when you casually come across a news article that unexpectedly, yet utterly, blows your mind? When you find yourself looking around with your jaw agape, but nobody else seems to be paying attention? That happened to Michael last week — not once but twice. 

On this week’s episode of Rumble, Michael Moore shares the articles that left him riled and pondering — is it possible that every Republican president since Ike has had treason in their heart?

THIS WEEKEND 03/25-03/27: In honor of the 20th anniversary of “Bowling for Columbine” winning the Oscar, Michael is making the film available to everyone, free of charge. To watch the film, and to read Michael’s reflections on this anniversary, visit Michael’s Substack article: “Guns Don’t Kill People—Americans Kill People” at MichaelMoore.com.

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Read the articles referenced in this episode:

NYTimes: “A Four-Decade Secret: One Man’s Story of Sabotaging Carter’s Re-election” by Peter Baker

The Hartmann Report: “America has Ignored GOP Crimes to Seize the White House Long Enough - It’s Time to Put this One in Prison” by Thom Hartmann

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In last month's news cycle, dominated by yet another school massacre, a toxic train derailment, and the military's obliteration of threatening balloons — you may have missed some good news! The anti-MAGA Democrats continued their winning streak in February in one special election victory after another, and on this episode of Rumble, Michael spreads the good word. 

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Watch Katy Perry's emotional reaction to a school shooting survivor contestant on American Idol:

https://youtu.be/Slhz5ZM2x94?t=212

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Random Thoughts about a winter without snow, Texas trying to ban the abortion pill for all 50 states, and what to binge on while Marjorie Taylor Greene tries to put the US through a red-blue divorce. 

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Michael shares his random thoughts on a dark and cold February night.

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Read the New Yorker article “Yoko Ono’s Art of Defiance” from June 2022.

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The last thing you expect to hear on a quiet Sunday afternoon in your Northern Michigan apartment two blocks off Lake Michigan, in the middle of winter, is the sonic BOOM of a fighter jet breaking the sound barrier. But that's exactly what Michael Moore’s neighborhood heard yesterday afternoon, February 12, 2023.

Why?

Because the U.S. Air Force was on its way to shooting down the 3rd UFO of THIS WEEKEND — this time over Lake Huron. All this and after that Chinese spy balloon last weekend.

WTF is going on? It's time to ask some uncomfortable questions...

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"Up, Up and Away" — The 5th Dimension 

“Wild Signals” — John Williams

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A little over a week ago, Michael watched, along with millions of Americans, 5 Memphis police officers brutally execute 29-year-old photographer and father, Tyre Nichols — a 2nd-shift Fed-Ex employee en route home on his dinner break to sit at his mother’s table for some of her home-cooked sesame chicken — and felt…

Numb.

A week later, he finally realized why.

Under the guise of transparency, we are being lied to — including by Memphis police chief Cerelyn Davis.

On this episode of Rumble, Michael Moore pulls the mask off and exposes the truth: there are no heroes here, they haven’t scratched the surface of accountability, this is merely damage control being sold as “justice.”

Please listen, and share.

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“F*k Da Police” — N.W.A.

“Walking in Memphis” — Marc Cohn

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Over 2 weeks ago, on Christmas Day, Michael launched his special Rumble mini-podcast series “Blue Dots in a Red Sea: How to Win When You’re Blue in a Red State” with ideas and strategies of how we can build on our Blue Wall momentum from the 2022 midterm elections, and turn even more red states, red counties, and red towns blue in time for the 2024 election.

On this final episode, he reflects on the lessons learned throughout the series, and looks to the road ahead…

What if we do this?

What would that Blue world look like?

Could we handle the joy?…

Please listen, and share.

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ICYMI:

Blue Dots in a Red Sea (A New Blue Tsunami Series)

Episode 1: Our Next “Impossible” Blue Tsunami Task: How to Win When You’re Blue in a Red State

Episode 2: You Are Not Alone. There Is Blue All Around.

Episode 3: They Are More Blue Than You — Or They — Know

Episode 4: It’s Time to Form Your Own Local “Democratic Party!”

Episode 5: “Need Help? Call the Democrats!”

Episode 6: Our Civic Duty — WE Must Attend!

Episode 7: Michael Moore’s 2023 New Year’s Resolutions: “More Democracy!”

Episode 8: Start Your Own Local Online Paper

Episode 9: Red States Need a Blue Sister City or Two

Episode 10: Recruit and Run a Beloved Blue Winner

Episode 11: The Ballot Proposal. Yes, you can pass a law.

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Music in this episode:

“Blue Skies” — Ella Fitzgerald

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We are often told that we are led by a “government of the people, by the people, for the people.”

But being a liberal/left/progressive/Democrat in a red state, run by a red legislature intent on banning books, suppressing the vote of its Black and Brown citizens, and stripping women of their right to bodily autonomy, it can feel more like you’re living in a 16th century Christian state or last week in Alabama. And change seems at best improbable, but most often impossible.

Yet, 26 states — including a bunch of red states like Mississippi, Florida, Wyoming and more — offer a clear path for citizens to create change and pass laws themselves, through ballot initiatives. That’s how a red state like Nebraska raised its minimum wage by nearly 70%, how a red state like Montana legalized marijuana, and how Michigan was able to break free from its gerrymandered red chains and turn blue.

In episode 11 of Michael Moore's Rumble miniseries “Blue Dots in a Red Sea,” he encourage those that live in states (or the District of Columbia) that allow citizen-led ballot proposals to use this incredible tool in this 2024 election cycle. And for those that live in states that don’t, to implore their state legislatures — especially in blue states like New York — to change that!

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Watch the documentary “Slay the Dragon” about citizen-led efforts to end gerrymandering — including the historic victory of Michigan’s Proposition 2 in 2018.

For library card holders, Slay the Dragon is available for free on Kanopy — the online streaming platform for academic and public libraries.

It is also available on Hulu, and for rental on Amazon Prime.

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ICYMI:

Blue Dots in a Red Sea (A New Blue Tsunami Series)

Episode 1: Our Next “Impossible” Blue Tsunami Task: How to Win When You’re Blue in a Red State

Episode 2: You Are Not Alone. There Is Blue All Around.

Episode 3: They Are More Blue Than You — Or They — Know

Episode 4: It’s Time to Form Your Own Local “Democratic Party!”

Episode 5: “Need Help? Call the Democrats!”

Episode 6: Our Civic Duty — WE Must Attend!

Episode 7: Michael Moore’s 2023 New Year’s Resolutions: “More Democracy!”

Episode 8: Start Your Own Local Online Paper

Episode 9: Red States Need a Blue Sister City or Two

Episode 10: Recruit and Run a Beloved Blue Winner

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Music in this episode:

“My Blue Heaven” — Norah Jones

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Perhaps the most important job your new Blue Man and Woman Group needs to do is to find candidates to run as Democrats and win! In a red county!

The last three national elections in 2018, 2020 and 2022 saw many liberal/left/progressive Democrats defeat Republicans in red states and counties across America. Every district, every county in the red states has thousands of people who are pro-choice, pro-earth, anti-racist, anti-gerrymandering and believe the way you believe.

If you are forming a new group of like-minded people in your area, make one of your first jobs be candidate recruitment. You must find the right people to run in 2024. Not the same old well-meaning folks who always lose. New blood! Fresh faces! Women, young adults, beloved citizens of your town. Not politician types. Just good people who will listen to voters and work hard to win their votes. Community heroes, progressive preachers, Girl Scout leaders, everyone’s favorite English teacher. When they run as Democrats, especially in red areas, now they often win. The effort to find the right candidates must happen now. Get with your friends and brainstorm a list. The right candidates exist on your street.

In this episode of Rumble, Michael Moore lays out how progressives can win in red districts. It all comes down to casting!

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ICYMI:

Blue Dots in a Red Sea (A New Blue Tsunami Series)

Episode 1: Our Next “Impossible” Blue Tsunami Task: How to Win When You’re Blue in a Red State

Episode 2: You Are Not Alone. There Is Blue All Around.

Episode 3: They Are More Blue Than You — Or They — Know

Episode 4: It’s Time to Form Your Own Local “Democratic Party!”

Episode 5: “Need Help? Call the Democrats!”

Episode 6: Our Civic Duty — WE Must Attend!

Episode 7: Michael Moore’s 2023 New Year’s Resolutions: “More Democracy!”

Episode 8: Start Your Own Local Online Paper

Episode 9: Red States Need a Blue Sister City or Two

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Music in this episode:

"Blue Moon of Kentucky" — Bill Monroe

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So you already live in a Blue city. What can you do to help those who don’t? Become sister cities! Reach out to each other. Share ideas on how to win. How to run the right candidates. Raise money for them in Idaho or West Virginia. Hold potlucks over Zoom. Get in the car and go visit them. At election time make calls and send postcards for their candidates. You can help turn a red area blue!

This act of solidarity is a sure fire way to unite the majority of us and create the world we want to live in. And it’s fun. Meet your new friends in Tuscaloosa!

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ICYMI:

Blue Dots in a Red Sea (A New Blue Tsunami Series)

Episode 1: Our Next “Impossible” Blue Tsunami Task: How to Win When You’re Blue in a Red State

Episode 2: You Are Not Alone. There Is Blue All Around.

Episode 3: They Are More Blue Than You — Or They — Know

Episode 4: It’s Time to Form Your Own Local “Democratic Party!”

Episode 5: “Need Help? Call the Democrats!”

Episode 6: Our Civic Duty — WE Must Attend!

Episode 7: Michael Moore’s 2023 New Year’s Resolutions: “More Democracy!”

Episode 8: Start Your Own Local Online Paper

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“Blue Funk” — Blue Mitchell

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One by one, the wheels come off the clown car in the Best Comedy of the decade.

On the first day of the 118th Congress, in a performance not witnessed by this nation in nearly 170 years, the House Republicans chose to commit a mass murder-suicide of their last vestige of electoral political power, putting on a humiliating show to the world, and offering massive relief to all who worried about the damage they might do to the USA over the next two years.

We learned yesterday that the only true destruction these MAGA-heads are capable of now is taking their own running leap off the cliff of the Capitol Dome. The irony that these insurrectionist-loving traitors would, just two years later, conduct an actual uprising against themselves is pure, sweet Justice.

Michael Moore, on this episode of Rumble, offers his play-by-play review of this mad, insane day, brought to us live on C-SPAN, with the “losing” party in the House looking like the winners, running the show, providing the laugh track and winning every ballot with the most votes for Democrat Hakeem Jeffries as Speaker of the House.

Clowns may look scary, but sleep safe tonight America, this batch of Bozos is incapable of doing much harm to anyone other than themselves.

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Audio excerpt from The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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“The Benny Hill Show Theme Tune”

“We Are The Champions” — Queen

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Local journalism in the United States is virtually dead. And when there's no free press, eventually there'll be no democracy. And if you live in a red state, it's even worse. 

If you live in any red area, you can almost guarantee there is no journalistic watchdog keeping an eye on the local men with the money and the power. What better project for your new Blue group to do than to start up your own online local "newspaper." A little bit of reporting goes a long way, and it's a great place to share your opinions and to explain our agenda. This endeavor can be your public Voice. 

Even if it's just a few of you, your neighbors will be happy to have a place to go where they can read about what's really happening in your town. Michael Moore explains how he did a similar thing when he was twenty.

Listen and share.

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ICYMI:

Blue Dots in a Red Sea (A New Blue Tsunami Series)

Episode 1: Our Next “Impossible” Blue Tsunami Task: How to Win When You’re Blue in a Red State

Episode 2: You Are Not Alone. There Is Blue All Around.

Episode 3: They Are More Blue Than You — Or They — Know

Episode 4: It’s Time to Form Your Own Local “Democratic Party!”

Episode 5: “Need Help? Call the Democrats!”

Episode 6: Our Civic Duty — WE Must Attend!

Episode 7: Michael Moore’s 2023 New Year’s Resolutions: “More Democracy!”

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"Mr. Blue Sky" — Electric Light Orchestra

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In this Rumble episode #7 of “Blue Dots in a Red Sea,” Michael Moore invites you to join him in his list of New Year’s resolutions intended to increase the level Democracy in the United States. 

Gerrymandering, the Electoral College, and the Filibuster have no place in a democracy and must be eliminated. Red states will remain red as long as the right wing draws the maps and “elects” candidates who lose the popular vote. Mike suggest a list of 10 things we must do to bring true democracy to this country.  

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ICYMI:

Blue Dots in a Red Sea (A New Blue Tsunami Series)

Episode 1: Our Next “Impossible” Blue Tsunami Task: How to Win When You’re Blue in a Red State

Episode 2: You Are Not Alone. There Is Blue All Around.

Episode 3: They Are More Blue Than You — Or They — Know

Episode 4: It’s Time to Form Your Own Local "Democratic Party!"

Episode 5: “Need Help? Call the Democrats!”

Episode 6: Our Civic Duty — WE Must Attend!

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“Crystal Blue Persuasion” — Tommy James & The Shondells

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On this Rumble episode of Michael Moore's special podcast series, “Blue Dots in a Red Sea,” Mike asks for all of us to attend one or two school board, town council or County Commission meetings this coming year — to be there as a Democratic/Progressive/Left witness to what the elected officials are up to.

In a red, Republican area, they are very used to no one showing up, especially not any liberals or the new Blue group you and your friends are forming. And all you’re doing is just sitting there, quietly observing, taking notes and minding your own business. You will report back to your Blue group via email and social media what happened at the meeting. Maybe nothing happened. That is, until all of a sudden someone on the school board proposed banning a dozen books because they contained “gay characters.” And then that’s your cue to approach the podium during the public comment section, introduce yourself as a representative of the local new Democrats (pause for a second so they can adjust their brains as they’ve never met anybody calling themself a “Democrat” in Red Snake County) and then kindly tell them that your group will not tolerate any kind of bigoted book banning and there will be many more of you at the next meeting.

And that’s how change happens. Simply because you showed up.

Have a safe New Year’s Eve. Say goodbye to 2022 and let’s get ready to rock the casbah in 2023! The Blue Tsunami is just beginning!

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ICYMI:

Blue Dots in a Red Sea (A New Blue Tsunami Series)

Episode 1: Our Next “Impossible” Blue Tsunami Task: How to Win When You’re Blue in a Red State

Episode 2: You Are Not Alone. There Is Blue All Around.

Episode 3: They Are More Blue Than You — Or They — Know

Episode 4: It’s Time to Form Your Own Local Democratic Party!

Episode 5: “Need Help? Call the Democrats!”

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"Blue Velvet" — Bobby Vinton

"Auld Lang Syne" — Die Toten Hosen

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On this episode of Mike’s mission to turn Red into Blue, he offers a number of specific ideas for progressives and liberals (who are stuck in deep red parts of the country) to establish liberal Democratic outposts that provide real, everyday help to anyone in need, regardless of their political affiliation. 

Mike believes that once a few people see how it’s the libs and the Dems who are truly here to help, a seismic political shift will begin. Nothing says “love your enemy” more than giving his kid a free winter coat or some tutoring help on his daughter’s history test. Soon the citizens of Red Snake County will see it’s the Democrats who are here to help. 

This episode is a must-listen. 

Send it to friends and families trapped in red districts.

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ICYMI:

Blue Dots in a Red Sea (A New Blue Tsunami Series)

Episode 1: Our Next “Impossible” Blue Tsunami Task: How to Win When You’re Blue in a Red State

Episode 2: You Are Not Alone. There Is Blue All Around.

Episode 3: They Are More Blue Than You — Or They — Know

Episode 4: It’s Time to Form Your Own Local Democratic Party!

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“Blue Moon” — The Marcels

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Now that you know there are THOUSANDS of like-minded progressives, liberals, Democrats, independents and nonvoters in your red county and state, it’s time to get to work and have a gathering of this new Blue Tsunami movement. It’s time to either jump in and grow the existing local Democratic Party or, better yet, start your own Dem org if a seriously active and successful one doesn’t currently exist. 

On this quickie episode of Michael Moore’s special series this week (and next) of mini podcasts — “Blue Dots in a Red Sea” — Mike lays out a simple plan to create a new Blue movement in your red town, county and state. It’s going to attract new people, young people, and we’re going to have fun flipping one red office holder after another. Please give it a listen and share with others — especially your sister who got transferred to Texas or your aunt who’s now wondering why was she so excited about retiring in Florida. 

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“Blue Skies” — Ella Fitzgerald

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SPOILER ALERT! Your neighbors and coworkers are a lot more progressive than you think. They already agree with you on so many things. If you talk to them, not about Democrats vs. Republicans but rather about clean air vs. polluted air, or the Golden Rule vs. the Rule of the Bullies, or women being paid the same as men vs. not, you’ll find more agreement with each other than not. So your Blue army is much bigger than you thought.

In this third episode of Michael Moore’s special 12-day mini podcast series — "Blue Dots in a Red Sea" — spreading his strategy of how we can turn red into blue across the country, Mike helps you find the people who already agree with you but would never call themselves a Democrat. 

This is how we win.

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Music in this episode:

"Blue Bayou" — Linda Ronstadt

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No matter how isolated you feel living in your conservative town, how lonely it seems in your Trumpster county, how appalling it is to be in your Republican state, the truth is you are surrounded by thousands of like-minded people who voted for Biden and who will fight for change. It just takes the effort of finding them and then acting together. Isn’t saving this country worth the try?

In this episode of Michael Moore’s special Rumble series, “Blue Dots in a Red Sea,” Mike tells you how to find your fellow travelers and the beautiful havoc you can all raise together to stop the madness, the hatred and the bigotry you’ve been drowning in from Florida to Texas to Montana. Those days are about to end. 

Listen and share with others.

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Music in this episode:

"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" — Eiffel 65

"Red Rain" — Peter Gabriel

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Michael Moore shares his annual Christmas message, recalls Santa’s visits as a child, asks President Biden to free Leonard Peltier, shares what happens when he “loves his enemy,” and announces 12 days of mini podcasts that will lay out how we can turn red into blue.

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Write to President Biden today and ask him to free Leonard Peltier:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

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Music in today's episode:

"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" — Judy Garland

"The Rebel Jesus" — Jackson Browne

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On this episode of Rumble, Michael shares what he believes was the key to his home state of Michigan's historic Democratic victories these midterm elections — something Democrats in every red state and red county should be doing to find the same success 2024.

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Read about Michigan's 2018 ballot proposal that ended gerrymandering:

Michigan Proposal 2, Independent Redistricting Commission Initiative (2018) 

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"Michigan, My Michigan" — performed by Jeff Daniels

"Michigan and Again" — The Accidentals

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On this episode of Rumble with Michael Moore, Mike dives deep into our biggest terrorist threat — us. Or, more specifically, the fact that one of our two major parties is led by hundreds of elected officials who still want to overthrow the government by overturning the 2020 election AND by suppressing the votes of Black Americans. Mike calls these efforts an act of treason. Plus, the current and still twice-impeached leader of that party has now called for the "termination" of the United States Constitution — and the demand that he be installed as our unelected dictator. Madness!

But it’s real, it’s still with us, and in 3 weeks 118 House members and 10 U.S Senators — all of whom voted on the night of January 6, 2021 to overturn the election — will be sworn in as part of our 118th US Congress. This sacred headquarters of our Democracy will house 128 traitors who tried to overthrow our government. What are we to do about this?

To help create and cement the historical record, Mike names the names of each one of these traitors.

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No president in nearly 90 years has had a midterm where they didn’t lose a Senator. Until now. 

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"Blue Color of the Day" — by Patty's Primary Songs

"Love Is Blue" — by Marty Robbins

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This week the world lost an incredible force of good, the godmother of the modern documentary, Julia Reichert, whose groundbreaking work inspired countless filmmakers that followed — including 17-year-old Michael Moore in 1971 when he drove his parents' car to Ann Arbor to watch her first film, Growing Up Female, a subversive feminist documentary, in an auditorium on the University of Michigan campus. Years later, they would become friends, and today on Rumble, Michael pays tribute to Julia.

Also, fresh off the United States Men’s soccer team’s loss in the 2022 World Cup, Michael shares his take on the world’s game of football, and gives one final push to Rumble listeners to Get Out the Vote for Senator Raphael Warnock before the final midterm runoff election in Georgia this Tuesday.

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Last night, on November 29, 2022, a federal jury in Washington, D.C., found that indeed there was an actual conspiracy to commit sedition — the overthrow of our democratically-elected government — by a number of white male American citizens in the weeks leading up to the January 6th violent insurrection that ransacked the Capitol and sent 535 members of Congress and the lackey vice-president, plus their staffs, fleeing for their lives.

But it turns out the five Americans convicted of various offenses did not include their ringleader, Donald John Trump.

Until that happens, Justice has not happened.

In this episode of Rumble with Michael Moore, Mike probes the inner workings of the most heinous sedition in this nation’s history and what we need to do to have Trump finally pay for his crimes.

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On today’s episode of Rumble, Mike shares his special Thanksgiving Day message to all he is grateful for.

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Music in today’s episode:

“Thank You” — Dido

“Thank Someone” — Amy Grant and John Hiatt

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Congress has officially entered into a “lame duck” session.

On this episode of Rumble, Michael discusses how, over the next 40+ days, the Senate Democrats have the opportunity to be anything but lame, and bring to a vote a series of bills that have already passed the House. Things like…

— Expanding the Civil Rights Act to include the LGBTQ+ community

— Extend the Child Tax Credit

— Expand Medicare to include hearing aids, dental and eye glasses

— End gerrymandering

— Protect DACA kids

— Cap insulin prices for everyone

— End the filibuster

— Give pensions back to G.M. employees

Listen and share.

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Watch Nancy Pelosi’s House floor speech announcing she is stepping aside as House Democratic leader: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnSzMer_MZ0

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“Five Little Ducks” — performed by Raffi

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It’s been over a week since the 2022 U.S. midterm elections. Celebrating the Democrats’ Blue Wall that stopped what the pundits, pollsters, and politicians claimed would be a Republican “red wave,” Michael’s been on a high for the past 8 days and returned to the podcast studio to debrief with Rumble listeners — and ask them for a favor…

For more of Michael’s work, and to read his “Midterm Tsunami of Truth” series, subscribe to his free Substack at MichaelMoore.com

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“I’ve Been High” — R.E.M.

Woody Guthrie’s “All You Fascists Bound to Lose” — performed by The Missin’ Cousins

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Michael Moore has Covid. After avoiding it for nearly three years, it found him and was happy to meet his acquaintance. On this episode of Rumble, Mike tells the touching story of this new friendship.

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On today’s episode of Rumble with Michael Moore, Michael announces his “Mike’s Midterm Tsunami of Truth” campaign.

For the next 43 days — every day until the midterm election — Mike will deliver a daily dose of written truth on his Substack proving that the pundits are wrong and, in fact, on November 8th tens of millions of voters will descend upon the polls in an unprecedented tsunami — and nonviolently vote out of office every last stinking traitor to our Democracy.

Join this campaign, and get these daily truths by subscribing to Michael’s Substack at MichaelMoore.com

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“1999” — Prince

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On this episode of Rumble, Michael questions how the media is reporting on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, and reads “Monarchs Belong in the Dustbin of History” by acclaimed author & journalist Chris Hedges.

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Watch King Charles III have a mini temper tantrum over a leaky pen.

For more from Chris Hedges, subscribe to his Substack “The Chris Hedges Report”

Listen to Chris’s talk with Cornel West and Richard Wolff on Thomas Paine here.

Listen to Chris’s appearance on Rumble: Ep. 209: It’s Time for “Sublime Madness” (w/ Chris Hedges)

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Music in today’s episode:

“God Save the Queen” — Sex Pistols

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Four years before the FBI's visit, Michael conducted his own unannounced raid on Mar-a-Lago. The security there was total shit, so he had his way for a good quarter of an hour, and what he experienced there gave him much pause for thought on the way home…

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Watch Michael’s Facebook Live visit to Trump Tower, NYC on November 12, 2015:

https://www.facebook.com/mmflint/videos/10153920996391857/

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After a short summer break spent basking in the glow of a Zoom screen and strategizing with people across the country to defeat the Republicans this Roevember, Michael has returned to the Rumble podcast studio. Topics include the Biden student debt relief announcement and wondering why the younger students must return to school in the middle of summer.

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THIS JUST IN: The citizens of the State of Kansas — which is one of our reddest and most Republican states — has just voted in an overwhelming landslide tonight to keep abortion legal and available to all women!

Here Michael Moore sends the word out to all that those who seek to take rights away from women shall not succeed and will be defeated in this fall’s election.

Voters in Kansas came out in droves on Tuesday to tell the Supreme Court where they could go. Their message to the rest of us is clear: We have 3 months to work as hard as we can to save our Democracy. All Democrats must sign a pledge to make Roe v Wade the law of the land — and to eliminate the filibuster. All Republicans who voted against certifying the legal results of the 2020 election must go to wherever traitors go.

Give this emergency podcast a quick listen right now — and please share with others!

Last week Pope Francis visited Canada to apologize and seek forgiveness for the crimes committed by the Catholic Church against the indigenous peoples of Canada. He called that practice of Christianity “evil.”

On the first day of his visit Mike received an email from one of Canada’s most well known and beloved Native Canadians, the folksinger Buffy Sainte Marie. In it she explains why an apology isn’t enough.

Mike then asks the Pope (whom he’s met) to grant indigenous people everywhere a Papal Decree that’s long overdue.

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Read more about The Doctrine of Discovery:

National Geographic article

DoctrineOfDiscovery.org

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Music from today’s episode:

“Aiya Surli Tikiatasanga (The Time I Arrive)” — Leo Osoak

“The Mission (Gabriel’s Oboe)” — Ennio Morricone

“Universal Soldier” — Buffy Sainte Marie

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In this episode, Michael reveals the contents of a text exchange he had with Congressmen Dan Kildee while they watched last Thursday's Jan 6 Hearing.

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When the news of the week’s events becomes so deafening, so monstrous, that it overwhelms us — we miss critical other events that will affect us greatly.

This week, filled with the Supreme Court declaring women second-class citizens, the January 6th Hearing confirming Trump sought to stage a coup, and mass shootings continuing nationwide, there were vital stories that went uncovered and ignored.

On today’s podcast Mike shares with his audience three big stories that were overlooked by the majority of the American public: the successful unionizing of the first Apple Store; the Israeli Defense Force shooting and killing an American journalist; and the Michigan Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously blocking the prosecution of the Republican ex-governor for poisoning the water of Flint, Michigan.

Stories like these shouldn’t be buried.

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Read the Senate letter and House letter to President Biden demanding U.S. involvement in the investigation of the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, and call your representatives to implore them to add their signature, and offer support to those who have.

Senate switchboard: (202) 224-3121

House switchboard: (202) 225-3121

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Music in today’s episode:

“Who Knows” — Marion Black

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Turning my podcast today over to the women in the Michigan town where I live.

In this emergency podcast released just minutes after the Supreme Court ruled that women will be forced to give birth should they become pregnant, Michael Moore joins women’s groups in calling for nationwide protests in cities across the country — today, tonight and every day until full rights are restored to women.

On this day of infamy, Mike asks friend and podcaster Francesca Fiorentini to read the first feminist proclamation from 1791 — “Declaration of the Rights of Women” by Olympe de Gouges. It’s sickening how little has changed. For her treason against the patriarchy, de Gouges was beheaded. A thought that must make this Court smile.

Click here or here to find out where tonight’s protests are in your area.

Remove all Republicans in November.

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These groups will connect you with protests near you all summer long:

We Won’t Go Back

Planned Parenthood: Bans Off Our Bodies

Women’s March: Summer of Rage Initiative

Want to do more than march?

Organized by Abortion Access Front, led by abortion activitsts, Operation Save Abortion is a virtual, all-day abortion activism training session on July 17th to teach you & your posse all the different ways you can join the fight for abortion access.

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Music in this episode:

“Grounds” — Idles

Do you hear that thunder? THAT’S THE SOUND OF STRENGTH IN NUMBERS!

“I Know You Are, But What Am I?” — Mogwai

“Run The World (Girls)” — Beyoncé

On this episode of Rumble with Michael Moore, Mike shares his Juneteenth greetings, his birthday wishes to Paul McCartney, and his appeal to all of us to get ready to act against the bad news that will be coming from a Trump-packed Supreme Court, full of religious zealots, in the next week.

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Link to Women’s March Summer of Rage Initiative

Link to Michael’s weekly Substack: “The Graduate”

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Music in today’s episode:

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” — performed by Alicia Keys

“Give Ireland Back to the Irish” — Paul McCartney & Wings

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The night of the Uvalde massacre, Michael gave his first televised response to a mass shooting in over a decade. And what he said was so powerful, and so truthful, it frightened Democrats who are afraid to go all the way to stop this madness. It frightened Republicans so much, one their craziest, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), took to the House floor this week to denounce Michael by name during the debate on possible new gun laws. What did he say? Just the same thing over a hundred million Americans were already thinking but nobody on TV was saying. So, he decided somebody had to speak the unspeakable, that which no red-blooded American is supposed to say.

On this episode of RUMBLE, he goes ahead and says it again. And then he begs you to say it, too.

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On this episode of Rumble, Michael honors Morton Janklow, his friend, and literary agent who passed away just before Memorial Day.  For 27 years Mort fought to make sure Michael’s books were read by millions, and his words were left uncensored despite, at times, some incredible odds — including saving “Stupid White Men” from the Murdoch pulper.

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This week was another sick celebration of the American way. And all week Michael has been haunted by this unanswered question — What is the number?

Columbine wasn’t enough… Sandy Hook wasn’t enough… Parkland wasn’t enough… Will Robb Elementary be enough? How many dead children before America will rise up and scream “THAT’S IT! THAT IS ENOUGH”?

On this episode of Rumble, Michael shares the brutal, honest truth — we are a violent, armed country, founded in genocide and built on the backs of slaves. But as history shows us, if we can face who we are, we can become the country, and the people, we want to be.

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Music in today’s episode:

“Emily Dickenson” — by Marvin Hamlisch (from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack “Sophie’s Choice”)

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Riding through the tidal waves of emboldened Archbishops who are weaponizing & politicizing communion, a new viral outbreak (monkeypox WTF?!) threatening public health, and the corporate greed behind the real story of why there’s no formula milk that is causing American babies to go hungry, plus Biden saying he’d send troops to Taiwan if China invaded when he knows no American parent will offer up their son or daughter to go and die for such a crazy idea, Michael has had it. But any day now, the Supreme Court is about to set off their time bomb against an entire gender. Tick… Tick… Tick… the sound grows deafening… are we ready to stand for our Democracy?

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Everyone to your battle stations! Mobilize TODAY to fight for reproductive justice:

Center for Reproductive Rights

Planned Parenthood

WeTestify

Abortion On Our Own Terms

The Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice

SisterSong: Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective

ACLU

NARAL Pro-Choice America

If/When/How: Repro Legal Defense Fund

National Network of Abortion Funds

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Music in today’s episode:

“I’m Not the Only One” — by Scott Evans & Keith Egyud

“Pomp and Circumstance March in D Major, Op. 39, No. 1” — by Edward Elgar

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As promised, Michael returns to the Rumble mailbag — responding to more voice messages left by Rumble listeners over the past few months.

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Last week we blinked and opened our eyes to a vision of a different world. A nightmare foretold is to become our future — a U.S. citizen who becomes pregnant can be stripped of their bodily autonomy and forced, by the U.S. government, to give birth. Attempt to abort the fetus, and you can be charged with murder. The idea of that reality is draconian and horrific.

But what most people don’t know is that we are already living in a reality that is much more sinister. Confide in a desperate text to your friend your fears of being pregnant, or simply Google the word “abortion” before having a miscarriage… and you can be charged with murder.

On this episode of Rumble, Michael is joined by Cynthia Conti-Cook, award-winning civil rights attorney and current Technology Fellow on the Ford Foundation’s Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice team. She is an expert on the expanding use of surveillance technologies and talks with Michael on the current and potential use of technology to criminalize people who seek or aid abortions.

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Read Michael’s Substack post “The Forced Birth Ruling”

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Start protecting your digital autonomy today with the following apps recommended by Cynthia Conti-Cook:

Signal — for end-to-end encrypted texting

DuckDuckGo — to search the web without being tracked

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Got questions about your legal rights and self-managed abortion?

Go to IfWhenHow.org or call the Repro Legal Hotline: 844.868.2812

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Learn more about the topics discussed on today’s episode:

Read Cynthia’s report “Surveilling the Digital Abortion Diary” about our digital footprint becoming weaponized in court as evidence of criminal intent.

And check out “Mass Extraction: The Widespread Power of U.S. Law Enforcement to Search Mobile Phones” the UpTurn.org report Cynthia recommended about the depth and breadth of the mobile device forensic tool.

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Check out the Thích Nhất Hạnh books discussed in the episode — Call Me By My True Names, and The Raft Is Not The Shore

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Music in today’s episode:

Offred Explores Her Room — Adam Taylor

Bella Ciao - Luciana Zogbi ft Kenny Holland & Romy Wave

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Long before he first hosted “Late Night with David Letterman,” Michael was a fan of David Letterman's wicked humor that was often based on his total lack of respect for authority, pomposity, and those who make life miserable for the little guy. When it was announced Letterman would have a nightly show on NBC beginning on February 1, 1982, Michael made his way from Flint to New York to see if he could get a stand-by ticket to sit in the audience during Letterman's first week on the air. He succeeded. Letterman's guest that night? Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. Michael couldn’t believe his luck. At that time it would be another seven years before his first film, Roger & Me, would be released. 

In this episode Michael talks about what he learned about satire from David Letterman while sitting and watching him from Flint. And how Letterman impacted Michael (without knowing it) and the film and TV work he would eventually do. This episode of Rumble is a personal peek behind how Michael grew to reach his own audience thanks in part to the inspiration Dave offered him.

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Watch the Late Night with David Letterman episodes & clips featured in this episode of Rumble:

February 8, 1982 episode featuring Francis Ford Coppola

April 18, 1986 episode clip when Dave takes a fruit basket to GE, his new bosses.

December 27, 1989 episode clip of Michael’s first interview with Dave, after the release of Roger & Me.

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Music in today’s episode:

I Was in the House When The House Burned Down — Warren Zevon

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On this provocative episode of Rumble with Michael Moore, Mike speaks the awful truth about how our environmental movement has failed us and why we must change course — and leadership — immediately. Planet Earth is fed up with us, and from climate to coronavirus, it sees no choice but to throw an extinction event. As a follow-up to Mike’s Substack letter last week — “At Earth Day’s End” — he raises the stakes again after sitting through one more Earth Day that offered no hope that we are going to get this right. So a new kind of battle must now be fought.

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Watch Hal 9000 sing ‘Daisy’ in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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Music in today’s episode:

The Blue Danube Waltz — Johann Strauss II

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On today’s episode of Rumble, Michael talks with Dr. Michele Goodwin — award-winning author, law professor, Executive Committee Member of the ACLU, and tireless advocate and activist for reproductive justice — about the fate of Roe v. Wade, the relentless attacks from the GOP on our voting rights, and her extraordinary book “Policing The Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood.”

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If you are suffering from domestic violence, or have been a victim of sexual assault — you are not alone.

National Domestic Hotline

Call: 1-800-799-7233

Text “START” to 88788

National Sexual Assault Hotline

Call: 1-800-656-4673

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To hear more from Dr. Goodwin…

Subscribe to On The Issues with Michele Goodwin podcast.

Read “Policing The Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood” and her powerful New York times essay talked about in today’s episode.

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No more sitting and waiting — get up, get out, and fight for reproductive justice TODAY.

Become an abortion clinic escort and help doctors, nurses, and those seeking reproductive care enter the building safely. Find local clinics near you (here or here) and call to inquire about their needs.

Get people registered to vote! Volunteer with When We All Vote or Rock The Vote

Build the movement virtually by joining Planned Parenthood’s National Virtual Volunteer team.

Call your Senator and tell them to vote for the Women’s Health Protection Act — or send them a thank you if they already did.

Support Abortion Funds that provide the means for those forced to seek reproductive care out-of-state.

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Music in today’s episode:

“Be Careful” — Patty Griffin

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After well more than a week to reflect on the lessons of Oscar night, Michael praises a rare movie authentically set in the working class that won Best Picture — and he gives his take on the vicious assault on Chris Rock that was followed minutes later with his assailant getting a standing ovation and an Oscar.

In this episode, Michael also tells the story of the threat of violence he encountered backstage just moments after his Oscar speech in 2003.

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Check out “Death by 7865 Paper Cuts” and other artwork by artist Emily Barker:

https://artviewer.org/emily-barker-at-murmurs/

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Music in today’s episode:

“Classical Gas” — Mason Williams

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It's another week of mind-dumbing drivel and tragedy, beginning with the Senate Republicans' racist mansplainin' and prop-making of the brilliant new nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court — where, in the near future, this white privileged performance art will not exist any longer. Make no mistake — that hearing wasn't a hearing. It was a dry run for the Republicans' staging of this November's midterms — running their candidates on the Q-anon agenda and honing their election-stealing plans to perfection.

Mike also shares his latest thoughts on how the war in Ukraine is "progressing" — and suggests Zelensky should switch the narrative regarding the hapless Russian army and surprise Putin by now conducting a Ukrainian invasion of Russia. It's what a true satirist president would do. And it would make Putin's head spin out of control just long enough for the generals and the oligarchs to stage their coup and end this madness. 

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It’s Oscar night! A night known for glamorous dresses, incredible films, and every once-in-awhile, an infamous Oscar speech…

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“Respect” — Aretha Franklin

Ukrainian National Anthem - performed by violinist Gabriel Gordon

“Singin’ In The Rain” — Gene Kelly

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It's been three weeks since Putin invaded Ukraine. Three... long... weeks. Three weeks of an endless, looping news cycle. Change the channel — same story, different pundits. But behind the horrific videos of tanks blowing up cars and dead bodies in the streets, behind the escalating, heartbreaking stories of refugees fleeing in terror and American journalists being killed, Michael senses something more sinister is at play.

We, the American public, who never met a war we didn’t like, are being manipulated by other Americans who are trying to take us to war. Politicians, pundits, ex-Generals and corporate masters looking for greater profits. And no heartstring will be left unplayed until they have our ear and we the people are demanding blood.

The only thing for us to do is to fight back and make it clear — No Americans in Ukraine, no air war with Russia, no World War III.

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This week on Rumble, Michael listens to some of the voice messages listeners have sent in over the past few months, taking on tough questions and sharing his thoughts. 

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“Telephone Line” —  Electric Light Orchestra

https://youtu.be/77R1Wp6Y_5Y

“Beethoven's 9th Symphony (Flash Mob)” — The Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra

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Late Wednesday night —at least, late at night here in the states — Russia launched a full-fledged assault on Ukraine. Refugees have fled the country in droves, and Putin’s army has moved in on or around nearly every major city in a matter of 36 hours. It’s a nightmare scenario.

But there are those already beating the drum for the United States to “do more.” More? More of what? No, you don’t want us anywhere near this. The United States, which for the past half-century, has only made things worse every single place we have sent in the bomber jets or the troops who are about to die for all the wrong reasons. We can no longer claim the moral high ground (if we ever could), and after Iraq we’ve been sent to the time-out room to think about the misery we’ve caused this world.

So today on Rumble, Michael sifts through his thoughts on this crisis, and talk about why, above all else, and no matter what — the United States cannot involve itself in this war. Let the smart people find every way possible to crush Putin without firing a shot.

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Music in Today’s Episode:

“Слуга Народу (Servant of the People)” — Dmytro Shurov (Opening theme for the Ukrainian sitcom “Servant of the People”)

“War” — Edwin Starr

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Michael’s hometown of Flint, MI was poisoned for no other reason than racism and greed — and the people & banks responsible still haven't faced justice. On this week's episode, Michael welcomes back returning guest & investigative journalist Jordan Chariton to talk about his latest piece for the Guardian investigating why racketeering charges were dropped, why Governor Snyder is looking at a slap on the wrist, and what YOU can do about it.

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Today on Rumble, Michael talks with Mickey Huff and Andy Lee Roth of Project Censored, an organization who, since 1976, has each year compiled a list of stories ignored or covered up by the corporate media. They also act as advocates for journalists and those who must fight to bring us the truth.

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Learn more about Project Censored's vital work at www.projectcensored.org

Buy Project Censored's "The State of the Free Press 2022" here 

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And listen to Mickey's radio show/podcast "The Project Censored Show" 

https://www.projectcensored.org/category/the-project-censored-show/

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Read Michael's Substack letter about what we can do to Free Leonard Peltier, and contact President Biden urging he grant Peltier clemency. 

https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/freeleonardpeltier

Also, Michael started off Black History Month by sharing one of the songs on his Pandemic Playlist, the 2016 hip-hop hit "White Privilege II," by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, featuring Jamila Woods. It’s a complicated, audacious track that wrestles with our (white people’s) own white privilege and complicity in an America that is not equal for everyone. Read his comments here (which include a chance meeting with Chris Rock). 

https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/whiteprivliegeii

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Music:

Pink Floyd - "Us and Them" 

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=GKiLEgAzFDQ&list=RDAMVMGKiLEgAzFDQ

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There's a new hit item on the menu at Starbucks stores across the country: a signed union card. The workers at multiple Buffalo, NY-area Starbucks stores formed Starbucks Workers United this August, in response to dangerous COVID working conditions, unequal pay, and inadequate benefits. In less than half a year, they've managed to already unionize two Buffalo-area stores, in Elmwood and in Genesee, at a company notoriously aggressive in their anti-union tactics.

This is huge, a game-changing pair of victories — even in a year full of strikes and COVID walkouts. To hear the story of how these incredible Starbucks Workers United organized this victory, and how you can organize your workplace, Michael talked with the Starbucks workers Jaz Brisack & Casey Moore — or, as the Orwellian Starbucks PR calls them, “partners” — two young women who helped lead the organizing effort and succeeded in slaying the giant.

During the interview, Casey and Jaz encouraged Michael to cold-call the CEO of Starbucks. And when he does, someone in Nicaragua picks up the phone. A true Rumble moment.

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Help the workers of Starbucks get the fair pay, benefits, and protections they deserve: Contact Starbucks' Customer Support line and let them know that, as a customer, you demand that Starbucks stop trying to interfere in the Union organizing efforts.

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To EMAIL : Use this form

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To learn how to unionize your workplace, reach out to Workers United, an affiliate of the SEIU.

And here’s where you can learn more about or contact Starbucks Workers United.

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More on SB Workers United:

For a Newly Unionized Starbucks in Buffalo, the Future Looks Grand(e)

Starbucks Workers United Brings Union Campaign Home to Seattle

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Music:

Phil Ochs, "Links on the Chain"

Billy Bragg, "There is Power in a Union"

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It’s another one of those weeks: 5G gives you better reception but possible plane crashes, Biden trusts Trump’s Postmaster General to get us our COVID tests, and the Supreme Court blocks a federal mandate to get everyone vaccinated. Plus, the voting rights bill is on its death march.

We’re at the first anniversary of Biden’s presidency. Republicans are licking their chops. Cable news has written Biden’s obituary. They’re missing one thing - the majority of Americans don’t want a Republican anywhere near the White House. The majority want paid family leave, a living wage, free pre-K, free community college, police reform, and a serious fight to save planet Earth. And the majority wants Biden and the Dems to quit dinkin’ around and crush the party of the coup.

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https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/iwasthere

And be sure to check out his previous piece, "How the Democrats Can Win BIG in 2022", and subscribe to his free Substack newsletter:

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A year ago tomorrow, outgoing President Donald Trump gave an hour-long speech to a large crowd of his most ardent and agitated supporters, encouraging them to march down Pennsylvania Ave. to the Capitol and demand Congress "Stop the Steal" -- the "steal" in this case being the Congressional ratification of an election he lost fair and square, and an integral part of the peaceful transition of power. What followed was a violent attempted coup of the United States, one in which an essentially all-white mob stormed the Capitol building, threatening the lives of countless workers and staffers in the building, elected representatives from every state in the union, and even the Vice President who ran alongside Trump on his losing ticket.

This grim day of white terror was brought about by months of President Trump egging his supporters on with baseless claims of a fraudulent election, all while his own party worked tirelessly to continue to erode voting rights across the country.  But unfortunately, this trend of white right-wing violence in America far predates Trump.

To try and make sense of all this a year later, Michael spoke with Rep. Dan Kildee of Michigan -- the US Congressional representative for Flint, and Michael's longtime close friend. A year ago, Rep. Kildee talked to Michael on Rumble in the immediate aftermath of the riots, after calling Michael from the Congressional floor during the insurrection -- with gunshots and rioting in the background.

Today, Michael & Rep. Kildee talk about what has changed in the past year, what hasn't, and what we can do to stop this from happening again. They also talk about how this experience has impacted both of them very personally, and unpack how right wing violence and voting rights are inseparable issues.

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Read about Rep. Kildee's experiences moving forward from January 6

If you want to do your part to fight for voting rights for everyone, be sure to visit & support one of these great organizations:

Fair Fight

The League of Women Voters

The Voting Rights Alliance

VoteRiders

Or find a Grassroots voting rights group in your area to get involved with.

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Music in the episode

Just in time for the holidays, Mother Nature has given us her biggest pandemic surprise yet. Yes folks, Omicron is everywhere – and that includes right under your Christmas tree, as you get ready to gather with your grandparents and your unvaccinated baby nieces or nephews. To help you navigate the holidays, know a little more about how to stay safe while living with Omicron, and about what can be done in the fight for vaccine equality across the world, we're joined by returning Rumble guest Dr. Peter Hotez, Co-Director for the Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, and Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine.

Michael & Dr. Hotez talk about why we might be assuming a bit too much about Omicron being more "mild", whether healthcare workers and the vulnerable might need another booster, vaccine inequality across the world, and what the Biden administration  – and you – can do about it.

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Read about Dr. Hotez & the Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development to create a cheap-to-produce, patent-free COVID vaccine for the whole world.

More on the Corbevax Vaccine Dr. Hotez has led development on.

And learn about efforts to roll out Corbevax soon in India.

Here's how you can donate this holiday season to support the Texas Children's Hospital Center's efforts to bring vaccines to the whole world.

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Music in the episode:

Brenda Lee, "Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree"

Judy Garland, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

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With the end of the year approaching & reports about inflation dominating the nightly news, Americans are anxious about what this means for them. Former US Secretary of Labor and progressive activist Robert Reich, however, thinks this is a major misdiagnosis: the problem isn’t inflation, but a lack of competition to stop big, monolithic corporations from jacking up prices. Robert joins Mike on the show today to talk about who is really responsible for your gas and milk prices skyrocketing, and why it’s more important than ever for the government to intervene in a moment when they’re trying to pull back. Plus, they discuss the rising labor movements in America and whether the “labor shortage” the media & big companies keep alleging is actually a general strike of workers across the country.

Read Robert’s latest Substack post on Inflation and monopolies, “Psst: You want to know the truth about inflation? (It's not what the Fed thinks it is.)”

And be sure to check out Robert’s other Substack post we discussed in the episode, “Why I don’t trust the mainstream media”

Also be sure to check out Robert Reich’s 2013 Documentary “Inequality for All”, available on multiple streaming platforms.

Read Mike’s latest Substack post on what we can do about Gun Violence in America: “Gun and Done”

Music in the episode:

“Money” by Pink Floyd

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On the day of the school shooting at Oxford High School last week, Senator Chris Murphy delivered a passionate speech on the Senate floor tying together the dishonest “sanctity of life” rhetoric from conservatives and the culture of guns, violence and death that is plaguing America. Senator Murphy has been a leading voice when it comes to gun violence in America ever since the Sandy Hook massacre on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. He joins Mike to discuss how America’s founding violence against slaves made the disregard for human life part of our national ethos and how America’s modern day wars overseas continues to legitimize and promote violence both abroad and at home. They also discuss the possibility and the limits of gun legislation, the power of visceral, uncensored images to change history, and the potential compromise on filibuster reform.

A Mother’s Love for Son, Gun and Country.
By Michael Moore
https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/a-mothers-love-for-son-gun-and-country

Senator Murphy’s book:
“The Violence Inside Us: A Brief History of an Ongoing American Tragedy”
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781984854575

Music in the episode:
“Living In The USA” - The Steve Miller Band
https://open.spotify.com/track/7EueQGMtSPfBeyodoyFodr?si=dea6b41c9cf34bae

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Today was a chillingly, historically, bad day for women's rights in the United States of America. The right-wing, reactionary Supreme Court heard stunning oral arguments in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a case intended deal a death blow to Roe v. Wade and make abortion in America essentially illegal. But in listening to the arguments and to the mind-altering questions of the six conservative justices, you can hear far more than the death knell of Roe. After 50 years of the merger between right-wing corporate interests and right-wing Evangelical Christianity within the conservative movement and the Republican party, the Supreme Court has become the ultimate and unstoppable weapon when it comes to rolling back our democratic values in America. We are in deep trouble. So in this special episode of Rumble, after an introduction from Michael, you will hear the full, unedited oral arguments in what will soon turn out to be an infamous day in U.S. history. Listen, learn, and get ready for the massive, civil, nonviolent unrest that we will soon take part in.

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From Amazon Studios: "My Name Is Pauli"
Gloria Steinem said of “My Name Is Pauli Murray” --  “a beautiful film that vividly captures pioneering attorney, activist, priest and dedicated memoirist”
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This episode is dedicated to answering all of your questions and giving you all of the advice you'll need to survive Thanksgiving dinner with your conservative brother-in-law Bob and Aunt Qanon Karen. Last week, Mike solicited your questions that you know you'll be dealing with from your right-wing family members. From climate change to vaccines to BLM to dozens of other common questions, Mike is joined by Rumble Executive Producer Basel Hamdan to prepare you for a peaceful, healthy and happy Thanksgiving dinner.

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"Thanksgiving Prayer" - Johnny Cash
https://youtu.be/egIB7tYW80M

"Thank U" - Alanis Morissette
https://youtu.be/OOgpT5rEKIU

"Thank You" - Dido
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From Amazon Studios: "Val"
Check out the outstanding documentary film about one of the great actors of our time Val Kilmer
https://www.amazonstudiosguilds.com/titles/val/

To help us untangle the lies around inflation panic, the so-called “labor shortage,” and Build Back Better, Mike is joined by Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Stony Brook University, Stephanie Kelton. They also discuss why it is foolish for Democrats to place the fate of their agenda in the hands of the Congressional Budget Office, and what’s really going on with the economy, as capitalists attempt to keep a pool of workers chronically unemployed and underemployed and desperate for work.


Stephanie’s latest piece “Hate the Game” on her Substack:
https://stephaniekelton.substack.com/p/hate-the-game

Read her book, “The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy”
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781541736184

And check out Jon Schwarz’s piece in The Intercept about inflation:
https://theintercept.com/2021/11/10/inflation-economy-debt-milk-prices/



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Mike is joined by Yale History and Law Professor Samuel Moyn to discuss his recent op-ed titled, “If Democrats Return To Centrism, They Are Doomed To Lose Against Trump.” They discuss the Democrats passing the physical infrastructure bill, but failing to, as promised, simultaneously pass the much-needed and politically popular human infrastructure bill, plus the decision by 6 Squad members to courageously stick to their word and only vote on both bills together. They also discuss the neverending campaign from corporate Democrats and corporate media pushing the party to move to the “center” and be more “moderate” and water down all of their programs that the American people and the planet currently need.

Read Moyn’s op-ed in The Guardian:
If Democrats return to centrism, they are doomed to lose against Trump

Read his book, “Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War”

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After the promise of major legislation that would rival the impact of FDR’s New Deal, Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda has been sucked dry by corporate America and their pawns in the Senate. Instead of massive new programs to help children, parents, students, the elderly and all us by dealing with the climate crisis, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema appear to have brought the $3.5 trillion bill down to some crumbs. And rather than having it all paid for by taxing the wealthy, they may be putting a halt to that plan, as well.

This is a monumental disaster that will not only hurt the American people, but will once again expose the Democratic party as weak, feckless, and still in the grasp of Wall Street, the pharmaceutical industry and the usual special interests. Turnout for the 2022 midterm elections will be suffocated and the Republican party will feast on the Democrats’ stupidity and ride back into power on it (with Trump waiting in the wings in 2024).

Mike’s joined by a great journalist and former Bernie speechwriter, David Sirota, to talk about where things stand and discuss the need for progressives in congress to HOLD THE LINE and not support these bills moving forward unless items like Paid Family Leave, Medicare Expansion, and taxing the ultra-rich are put back in.

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https://www.dailyposter.com/

Listen to his new Audible podcast, The Meltdown, here:
https://www.audible.com/pd/Meltdown-Podcast/B09J733SQR?source_code=ORGGB1560127210054

And look out for his upcoming movie with Adam McKay, Don’t Look Up. You can watch a trailer of it now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL9aJcqrtnw&t=1s

Call the Capitol Hill switchboard to contact your Congressperson. Tell them to support to NOT support this bill until it contains Paid Family Leave, Medicare Expansion, and taxes on the rich!
202-225-3121 or 202-224-3121

Email your representatives here:
https://democracy.io/#!/

Music in the episode:

“Hey Joe” - Jimi Hendrix
https://youtu.be/rXwMrBb2x1Q

“Killing Me Softly With His Song” - Roberta Flack
https://youtu.be/DEbi_YjpA-Y

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For the past few weeks, conservative, corporatist Democrats in Congress have been chipping away at what Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have teamed up to create -- a massive $3.5 trillion investment in the American people. The negotiations on this legislation are ongoing and Mike is joined by a member of Congress fighting to keep the bill as robust and helpful to the majority of Americans as possible, Rep. Ro Khanna of California. Mike and Rep. Khanna discuss what’s in the damn bill, what listeners need to do to help get it passed, what it’s failure might mean to the country, and how devastating it could be politically. They also discuss Rep. Khanna’s collaboration with Paris Hilton to end the abuse of young people at treatment facilities. Finally, Mike listens to your voicemails.


Call the Capitol Hill switchboard to contact your Congressperson, or to put pressure on Senator Sinema and Senator Manchin. Tell them to support this bill:
202-225-3121 or 202-224-3121

Email your representatives here:
https://democracy.io/#!/

And contact the White House to push the Biden administration to end the filibuster:
202-456-1111 or 202-456-1414

Email: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/


Learn about Ro Khanna’s work with Paris Hilton to end the abuse of young people at treatment facilities:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2021/10/21/troubled-teen-industry-with-paris-hilton-rep-ro-khanna-d-calif-caroline-lorson/


Music in the episode:
“Misirlou” - Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
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Steven Donziger has spent the last 800 days under house arrest with a government tracking device around his ankle.

His crime?

Well, Donziger is the lawyer who successfully sued the oil giant Chevron on behalf of the people of Ecuador for deliberately discharging 16 billion gallons of toxic waste in the Ecuadorian Amazon between 1964 and 1992. Donziger and his colleagues succeeded and won a $9.5 billion judgment on behalf of the indigenous and poor communities of Ecuador in 2011. Chevron has yet to pay a dime on this judgement and instead, have brought this case to the friendly confines of the United States and turned Donziger, the person who successfully prosecuted them, into the one doing time.

Mike is joined by Steven Donziger, live from his house arrest, to explain the Kafka-esque/Twilight Zone case in which Donziger is serving as the punching bag of corporate America, with the American people footing the bill. They discuss this bizarre and unprecedented case, his condition, and what we all must do to fight back.

Episode Notes:

Announcement on U.N. Human Rights body ruling that the U.S. government must release Donziger from “arbitrary” detention and compensate him for legal violations:
https://www.makechevroncleanup.com/press-releases/2021/9/29/breaking-highest-un-human-rights-body-rules-us-government-must-release-steven-donziger-from-arbitrary-detention-and-compensate-him-for-legal-violations

Slate’s piece on the horrific facts of this case:
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/08/chevron-judge-loretta-preska-steven-donziger.html

Donate to Donziger’s legal fund and sign the petition for his release here: https://www.freedonziger.com

Call Attorney General Merrick Garland’s office to demand the federal government take on this case and pursue justice for Donziger: 202-514-2000

Or email AG Garland here:
https://www.justice.gov/doj/webform/your-message-department-justice

And make sure to call your respective Congressperson to pressure them on this issue: (202) 224-3121

Music in the episode:

“I Fought The Law” - The Clash
https://youtu.be/yhcreVY_qLI

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Congress could be on the verge of passing a historic investment in America's human and physical infrastructure not seen since the 1930's. The overwhelming majority of the Democratic caucus is behind it, the majority of Americans in countless opinion polls support it and it is the backbone of President Biden's domestic agenda. Yet two Democratic Senators -- Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona -- stand in the way of getting it done. Michael Moore is joined by Rep. Ilhan Omar on this Emergency Podcast System episode of Rumble to find out where this legislation currently stands and what the American people can do to help pass it. The answer: call Senator Sinema and Senator Manchin's offices and tell them to support the Build Back Better Act.

Call 202-225-3121 or 202-224-3121

Read Rep. Omar's Recent Op-Eds

Why we're willing to put our votes on the line for the Build Back Better Act
By Reps. Pramila Jayapal, Katie Porter and Ilhan Omar
https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/27/opinions/biden-spending-bill-infrastructure-vote-jayapal-porter-omar/index.html

Democrats must be bold to save America from Republican attacks
By Reps. Ilhan Omar & Rashida Tlaib
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/09/27/democrats-health-care-wages-rashida-tlaib-ilhan-omar/5835421001/

Read Ilhan Omar's powerful memoir:

This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman
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Mike is joined by his longtime friend and fellow mischief-maker Tom Morello, co-founder of “Rage Against The Machine.” They discuss the power of artists to change the world, making art during a pandemic, and Tom’s new album, “The Atlas Underground Fire” which has an amazing, all-star list of collaborators including Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, Chris Stapleton, Mike Posner, Damian Marley, Phantogram and many more. They also discuss the epic performance of “The Ghost of Tom Joad” by Tom and Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, the day that Rage and Mike shut down the New York Stock Exchange, what it's like working with Bruce, the upcoming return of “Rage Against The Machine” and much more.

Episode Notes:

Listen to Tom Morello’s performance with Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band of “The Ghost of Tom Joad” in Anaheim, CA in 2008.

Definitely don’t miss Bruce Springsteen and the great Eddie Vedder on Tom’s mind-blowing cover of “Highway to Hell” from “The Atlas Underground Fire.”

You can check out "Let's Get The Party Started" (feat. Bring Me The Horizon) from Tom’s latest album, “The Atlas Underground Fire,” here.

Watch the Michael Moore-directed Rage Against The Machine music video “Sleep Now in the Fire.”

Here’s a little bit about AC/DC’s benefit concert for The Flint Voice from December of 1977.

Read about Tom’s open letter and advocacy for his former female Afghan guitar students in light of the Taliban’s takeover.

Music in the episode:

"Driving To Texas" - Tom Morello (feat. Phantogram)
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After the free screening of “Fahrenheit 9/11” to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Mike spoke with spoke with Lila Lipscomb, the mother from Flint, Michigan who lost her son in Iraq, and former Marine Corporal Abdul Henderson, who refused to follow any further orders to fight in a war based on lies. Both Lila and Abdul shared their stories in Fahrenheit 9/11. With America re-considering the legacy of 9/11 and America's so-called "war on terror", Mike is reunited with Lila and Abdul to get their thoughts and hear updates on their lives.

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Chris Hedges is one of the great journalists, thinkers, war reporters and truth-tellers of our time. He won the Pulitzer Prize for reporting on global terrorism while at the New York Times, who later fired him for speaking out against the Iraq war.

He joins Michael to speak on Afghanistan, the collapse of the American empire, the upcoming 9/11 anniversary, and the end of abortion rights in Texas (and around the U.S.)

Hedges was a war correspondent for many years and has seen awful human degradation, societies in collapse, social bonds being ruptured, and people turning to “self-destructive behavior and magical thinking.” Alarmingly, he sees all of these signals of decay here in America.

Hedges has also studied the Evangelical Christian Right in America and wrote a prescient book in 2008 titled, “American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America.” He details the decades-long battle on women’s reproductive rights, the cynical and dishonest methods used to restrict access to abortion and how this pernicious form of fascism has only grown stronger since that book was published.

However, as a teacher, an ordained Presbyterian minister, and a graduate from Harvard’s Divinity School, Hedges draws on the teachings of great philosophers and theologians to lay out a moral imperative for solidarity and struggle and explains why we must not succumb to despair.

Episode Notes:

His most recent piece on the Christian Right in ScheerPost – The evil within us: How Christian fascist ideology led to the Atlanta killings
https://scheerpost.com/2021/03/22/hedges-the-evil-within-us/

Hedges in Truthdig on abortion rights back in 2007 – The Greatest Threat to Choice:
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-greatest-threat-to-choice/

And Hedges’ piece on The Collective Suicide Machine and the Fall of Kabul in ScheerPost:
https://scheerpost.com/2021/07/26/hedges-the-collective-suicide-machine/

You can order “A Bomb in Every Issue How the Short, Unruly Life of Ramparts Magazine Changed America” here:
https://thenewpress.com/books/bomb-every-issue

And pre-order Hedges’ forthcoming book here:
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781982154431

 Music in the episode:

"Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)" - George Harrison
https://open.spotify.com/track/4XMRt4xFqLzGs4wDKkSSeu?

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Michael is joined by investigative reporter Jordan Chariton who has been doggedly pursuing the truth about what caused the water and the people of Flint to be poisoned, trying to make sure that the conspirators face justice, and forcing the media to pay attention. They discuss the latest revelations about the massive cover-up from former Governor Rick Snyder and his henchman, what's happening on the ground in Flint, the House investigation this new report has provoked, and how Snyder and Co. will try to sliver out of facing accountability. Plus, Michael shares some new thoughts on the COVID surge and briefly discusses an announcement he's making next week!


Jordan's latest piece is in The Intercept with co-author Jenn Dize:
The Flint Cover-Up: Wiped Phones and the Battle for Evidence in Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s Prosecution
https://theintercept.com/2021/07/21/flint-water-crisis-rick-snyder/

Recent articles and videos by Jordan and Status Coup:

Jordan & Jenn Confront Michigan Media Burying Flint Water Cover-up Bombshell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcmpRM218Vs

Flint Residents Still Getting Rashes and Losing Hair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In0sjVGdGjI

Flint Resident: Governor Snyder Getting Jaywalking Ticket for Poisoning Flint
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCrfFs_PD6g&t=1s

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Last week, we aired Part 1 of Michael's conversation with author Rebecca Traister about President Biden's first six months in office. Afterwards, Mike and Rebecca ended up in an unplanned, revealing and thoughtful discussion about #MeToo, Harvey Weinstein and sexual harassment in progressive media. Traister has written forcefully on issues of gender, feminism, politics and culture. They discuss how abusers remain in power for so long, why the prison system and locking up cartoon villains will not solve the problem, and the importance of solidarity and unions to confront the entrenched power structure.


Rumble Episode 203: Rebecca Traister, Part 1
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-203-rebecca-traister-part-1/id1490354763?i=1000530362951

The "This American Life" episode on Don Hazen:
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/640/transcript

Five Women Are Accusing A Top Left-Leaning Media Executive Of Sexually Harassing Them
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/coralewis/don-hazen

Rebecca Traister: Inside Andrew Cuomo's Toxic Workplace
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/andrew-cuomo-misconduct-allegations.html

Rebecca's Books:

Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781501181818

All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781476716572

Big Girls Don't Cry: The Election That Changed Everything for American Women
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781439150290

Music in the episode:
"If I Ruled The World" - MILCK
https://youtu.be/NhHKRvv4JfU

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In the first part of Michael's conversation with New York Magazine's Rebecca Traister, they discuss the surprising aspects of Biden's first six months in office, the promise of America's political winds blowing to the left and the peril of permanent minority rule in America.

Next week, we will air Part Two of Michael's conversation with Rebecca: an unplanned and challenging discussion about #MeToo, Harvey Weinstein, sexual harassment in progressive media, and what we can do about it.


Recent articles by Rebecca Traister:

Biden’s Big Left Gamble: The president is overseeing a sea change in the world of economic policy, and so much hangs in the balance.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/07/biden-big-left-gamble.html

They’ve Been Calling for Bloodshed the Whole Time
Some on the right have supported violence for years now; the party has built its power on them.
https://www.thecut.com/2021/01/the-capitol-riots-happened-just-like-the-right-threatened.html

The Only Strategy Left for Democrats After this week, the mandate is clear: Make people’s lives better. And stop trying to placate Republicans.
https://www.thecut.com/2021/01/the-only-strategy-left-for-democrats.html

Rebecca's Books:

Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781501181818

All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781476716572

Big Girls Don't Cry: The Election That Changed Everything for American Women
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781439150290

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"Back On The Chain Gang" - The Pretenders
https://youtu.be/cMOKamtpUA8

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With COVID-19 cases skyrocketing in the U.S. and around the world, and the Delta variant causing havoc, we must face the fact that this pandemic is on the verge causing much more death and illness as students prepare to go back to school next month. This is especially troublesome in regions in the U.S. and regions around the world where overwhelming majorities of citizens (especially teens and children) are unvaccinated. Mike is joined by Dr. Peter Hotez to explain how important the next few months will be, the never-ending battle with both the anti-vax and right-wing misinformation machines, and the inexpensive Covid-19 "people's vaccine" Dr. Hotez has developed at his hospital in Houston that could become one of the cheapest and most accessible vaccines throughout the world.


Can This Houston-Born COVID Vaccine Save the Developing World?
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/covid-vaccine-corbevax-india/

Dr. Hotez: Biden Battles a Triple-Headed Monster on Vaccines
https://www.thedailybeast.com/biden-battles-a-triple-headed-monster-on-vaccines

Dr. Hotez: Time To Confront Anti-Vax Aggression
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01084-x

Books by Dr. Hotez:

Preventing the Next Pandemic: Vaccine Diplomacy in a Time of Anti-Science
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781421440385

Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel's Autism: My Journey as a Vaccine Scientist, Pediatrician, and Autism Dad
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781421426600

The Foreign Affairs article Dr. Hotez mentioned:
Science in the Totalitarian State
By Waldemar Kaempffert
January 1941
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/1941-01-01/science-totalitarian-state

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"Coronavirus" - Gmac Cash
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After first being drafted in 1923 by two leaders of the women’s suffrage movement and then finally being passed by Congress in 1972, the century-long struggle to have the Equal Rights Amendment ratified and gender-equality enshrined in the U.S. Constitution is finally on the brink of succeeding. That's because in 2020, the state of Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the E.R.A. matching the two-thirds threshold needed to ratify a constitutional amendment. However, an arbitrary 7-year time limit on the 1972 legislation has provided one final hurdle that advocates for women's equality must overcome. Since Michael spoke with Rep. Jackie Speier in February, the House has passed her bill to remove the deadline to ratify the E.R.A. Now, it's in the Senate's hands. Michael is joined by the ground-breaking TV anchor and President of the E.R.A. Coalition Carol Jenkins to discuss the next steps towards achieving gender equality in the U.S. Constitution.


Episode 162: How To Make 2021 The Year Of The Equal Rights Amendment (w/ Rep. Jackie Speier)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-162-how-to-make-2021-year-equal-rights-amendment/id1490354763?i=1000508274320


Who to push to make sure we finally ratify the E.R.A. --

Call Your Senator:
202-224-3121
202-225-3121

The White House:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

Take Action With The E.R.A. Coalition:
http://www.eracoalition.org/take-action



Music in the episode
"Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves" - Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin
https://youtu.be/drGx7JkFSp4

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In recent episodes of Rumble, Michael Moore has shared his ideas for an alternative to the American way of policing: The Department of Public Safety & Compassion. He's also shared his ideas for an alternative to our brutal and racist system of mass incarceration: The Department of Restorative Justice & Redemption. In this episode, Mike is joined by Desmond Cole, an award-winning journalist and activist who recently published his first book called “The Skin We’re In: A Year of Black Resistance & Power.” They discuss the intellectual underpinnings of the movement to defund the police and abolish the prison system, why white liberals should not fear these ideas, and how our society will be better off when we decide to treat each other differently. Plus, Mike shares an update on Darnella Frazier, the courageous teenager who filmed the execution of George Floyd. On Tuesday night her uncle was killed by Minneapolis police who were in the middle of a reckless car chase. Madness. Tragic.


Episode 194: Welcome To The Department of Public Safety & Compassion
https://apple.co/2TlCjYs

Episode 197: Welcome To The Department of Restorative Justice & Redemption (w/ Dan Berger)
https://apple.co/3xsAVSx

A one-stop-shop for organizers and advocates looking for tools, resources, trainings, legislation and policies:
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Read Desmond Cole's book:
The Skin We're in: A Year of Black Resistance and Power
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9780385686341

Yes, Everything!
https://www.yeseverything.ca/

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"Redemption Song" - Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer
https://open.spotify.com/track/6ArficY3dtVMWYkyTYkAJP?si=4439c84c22b74c64

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Larry Charles is one of the great comedic writers, producers and directors of our time. His credits include his pivotal role during the first seasons of Seinfeld, along with Curb Your Enthusiasm, Mad About You, The Arsenio Hall Show, among many others. He directed the original "Borat," one of the great works of satire of all time. He directed "Religulous," a bold, genius broadside against organized religion. His 2019 Netflix series, "Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy," is an epic journey across the world where comedians live actual dangerous lives. He joins Mike to discuss the state of non-fiction and political satire, the meaning of cancel culture and political correctness, entertainment and propaganda, and how advertisers, censors and an insurance company must sign off on everything we see on TV. They also share some personal stories, including how they created a sitcom pilot together that was greenlit by a major network, but then never made it to air due to advertisers’ objections.

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Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy
https://www.netflix.com/title/80188051

The scene from Seinfeld that Larry mentioned:
Jerry and Naked Guy Chat on the Train
https://youtu.be/oZ4xoEpYOp0

Music in the episode:
"Like A Rolling Stone" - Bob Dylan
https://open.spotify.com/track/1Vj1gTe7KzFaSw9n5pK4We?si=59dc31cbda8740c7

Michael is joined by The Intercept's Jon Schwarz to discuss the shockingly unshocking report this week that the Saudi operatives who murdered Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi had received State Department-approved paramilitary training. They also discuss the recent foolish attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar, the meaning and background of the phrase "moral equivalence," the AP's cowardly firing of Emily Wilder over her college advocacy for Palestinian human rights, and lies we are being told about "worker shortages." Schwarz is a friend and former colleague of Mike’s, having worked on “Capitalism: A Love Story” and as the editor of MichaelMoore.com.

Saudi Operatives Who Killed Khashoggi Received Paramilitary Training in U.S.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/us/politics/khashoggi-saudi-kill-team-us-training.html

Read Jon's recent articles:

Ilhan Omar And “Moral Equivalence,” A Term Of Propaganda Invented In The 1980s
https://theintercept.com/2021/06/24/ilhan-omar-moral-equivalence-reagan/

Emily Wilder’s Firing Is No Surprise: AP Has Always Been Right-Wing
https://theintercept.com/2021/05/25/emily-wilder-firing-ap-right-wing/

The Business Class Has Been Fearmongering About Worker Shortages for Centuries
https://theintercept.com/2021/05/07/worker-shortage-slavery-capitalism/

The “For The People Act” Would Make The U.S. A Democracy
https://theintercept.com/2021/02/14/democracy-voting-campaign-finance-hr1/

The book Jon mentioned:

The Brass Check by Upton Sinclair
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9789353866303

Free PDF
https://ia800203.us.archive.org/7/items/cu31924026364251/cu31924026364251.pdf


The Neftlix Doc Series Michael mentioned:

High On The Hog
https://www.netflix.com/title/81034518

America's prison system is brutal, stupid and inhumane. It makes us all less safe and has a terrible impact on other parts of our society such as health care, education, and even how we treat one another. "Reform" or band-aids will not make it better - it must be uprooted, abolished and replaced. Michael Moore recently proposed a "Department of Public Safety & Compassion" to replace the existing way we do policing. In this episode, he proposes a "Department of Restorative Justice & Redemption" to replace our existing Prison Industrial Complex. He is joined by Dan Berger, a scholar who has studied prison abolition for several years. They talk about the never-discussed constituency in America called "the criminalized majority," how cruel behavior in society is often taught by cruel institutions (like prisons) themselves, and what they would do if Kitty Dukakis were raped and murdered. WHOA!

Listen to the RUMBLE episode on Mike’s Department of Public Safety & Compassion here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-194-welcome-to-department-public-safety-compassion/id1490354763?i=1000524305491

The Organizations Dan mentioned:
Common Justice
Critical Resistance
Survived & Punished
Detention Watch Network
Prison Policy Initiative

Read Dan's Books:

Captive Nation: Black Prison Organizing in the Civil Rights Era
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781469629797

The Struggle Within: Prisons, Political Prisoners, and Mass Movements in the United States
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781604869552

Music in the episode:

Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
https://youtu.be/AeZRYhLDLeU

Watch the Martin Scorsese/Fran Leibowitz Doc Series Michael Mentioned "Pretend It's A City"
https://www.netflix.com/title/81078137

The private tax returns of America's wealthiest few individuals were just leaked to the non-profit journalists at ProPublica and they reveal an American plutocracy that has completely avoided paying personal taxes. We already knew that the wealthiest corporations were able to maneuver the tax code to their benefit, but the levels at which the ultra-wealthy are able to avoid taxes is maddening. And it is all LEGAL. Michael is joined by journalist and author Anand Giridharadas to discuss how they've been able to rig the system, why this is Exhibit A for why we need a wealth tax, and why so many working class Americans have been indoctrinated into supporting the rich and being against taxing them more.

Plus, Michael responds to your emails about his proposal for The Department of Public Safety and Compassion. You can reach him at: [email protected]

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ProPublica: The Secret IRS Files
Inside the Tax Records of the .001%

Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
https://www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trove-of-never-before-seen-records-reveal-how-the-wealthiest-avoid-income-tax

You May Be Paying a Higher Tax Rate Than a Billionaire
https://www.propublica.org/article/you-may-be-paying-a-higher-tax-rate-than-a-billionaire

Listen to Episode 194: Welcome To The Department of Public Safety & Compassion
https://apple.co/2TlCjYs

Music in the episode:
"Money" - Pink Floyd
https://youtu.be/-0kcet4aPpQ

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In Dallas, Texas last week, 18 year-old high school valedictorian Paxton Smith decided at the last minute to throw away her school-approved graduation speech to address a new Texas law signed Republican Governor Greg Abbott that would make all abortions illegal as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. Video of her 3-minute speech has gone viral and caused a rumble - so she joins Rumble with Michael Moore to explain how she summoned the courage to deliver that speech, how positive the reaction has been, whether she defines herself as "politically active, and the best advice she's received since going viral.

Finally, Michael Moore is confused as to why Joe Manchin was sitting behind the legendary Joan Baez at the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday night singing along to "We Shall Overcome" to honor her when it is Joe Manchin's intransigence, selfishness and greed that needs to be overcome. Weirdest TV moment of the year.



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The billions of dollars that currently go to police departments across America are NOT contributing to the safety, health and well-being of our citizens. It's time to re-imagine how we think about "public safety" and "law and order." As police budgets continue to increase (despite calls to defund the police), Michael Moore shares a proposal for the creation of The Department of Public Safety & Compassion in every town in America. Rather than attempting to solve human problems by sending in men with badges and guns, we need to dismantle this anachronistic armed wing of the patriarchy and have a department that will serve and truly protect the public from the real dangers in our society: hunger, the lack of clean drinking water, mental health needs, insufficient healthcare, opioid addiction, inadequate public schools, etc. What if we had Public Safety officers whose sole job was to aid the homeless, the unemployed, the addicted, the mentally ill? Don’t they deserve to be protected? From us? Won’t every neighborhood be better off if those suffering in a society fueled by greed, racism and inequity were helped rather than jailed, abused and abandoned? Wouldn’t there in fact be less “crime” if we chose to attack the real crimes and the true criminals who’ve created these appalling conditions? Instead of a militarized police state, what if we built a compassionate state staffed by those with love in their hearts and the knowledge of how to provide the actual help people need when they call 911? Defund the police? De-police the police! Every neighborhood deserves better, much better. It’s the 21st century, folks. C’mon.

You can share your ideas for the Department of Public Safety & Compassion with Michael at [email protected] or leave him a voice mail at the link below.

In theaters now! Watch "All Light, Everywhere"
https://superltd.com/films/all-light-everywhere

Michael is joined by writer, thinker, comedian and podcaster Baratunde Thurston for a conversation about the fragility of American democracy, the purposeful dumbing down of the citizenry, the lack of civic education in American schools and what we all must do about it. Michael also responds to listener emails about his conversation with "Exterminate All The Brutes" director Raoul Peck.


Listen to Baratunde's podcast "How To Citizen with Baratunde"
https://www.howtocitizen.com/

Baratunde mentioned a Nazi rally in Madison Square Garden. Watch Marshall Curry's short doc on that event, "A Night At The Garden"
https://anightatthegarden.com/

Watch Raoul Peck's "Exterminate All The Brutes"
https://www.hbo.com/exterminate-all-the-brutes

Music in the episode:
"American Idiot" - Green Day
https://youtu.be/V9NFs7qPwuk

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How is it that the richest and most powerful country in the world can't provide even the most basic of human needs for its citizens? What has been holding America back when much poorer countries are able to provide a more stable social safety net? Heather McGhee, one of our most thoughtful economic and policy thinkers has a new book out explaining that racism -- specifically the fear by white Americans that any gains by Black Americans come at their expense -- has reliably turned the majority of white Americans AGAINST government programs that would help all Americans for fear that it would be beneficial to people of color. She joins Michael to discuss what we can do to overcome this decades-long propaganda campaign that has afflicted white America, and how the idea of a "solidarity dividend" can unite a multi-racial, cross-class coalition to take on concentrated wealth and power and build a better country.

Read Heather's book: The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9780525509561

Watch Raoul Peck's "Exterminate All The Brutes" - Peck will be on Rumble on Friday, May 28
https://www.hbo.com/exterminate-all-the-brutes

Music in episode:
"If I Ruled The World" - MILCK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhHKRvv4JfU

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As the decades-long ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their homeland by Israel has intensified over the past week, Michael Moore shares his thoughts on America's culpability in funding these atrocities. He also recounts his trips to the Occupied West Bank and Gaza in the 1980's, his history of activism with Flint and Detroit's large Jewish and Arab populations, and why the U.S. government must stop funding Israeli apartheid and violence.

Michael also shares his concerns with the dangerous announcement by the CDC to loosen the mask standards when only one-third of Americans have been vaccinated, plus the scary news that the conservative Supreme Court will be taking up a new abortion case that might continue to weaken a women's right to choose.

B’Tselem (The largest human rights group in Israel)
"A regime of Jewish supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is apartheid"
https://www.btselem.org/publications/fulltext/202101_this_is_apartheid

Human Rights Watch
"A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution"
https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/04/27/threshold-crossed/israeli-authorities-and-crimes-apartheid-and-persecution#

Watch: Rep. Rashida Tlaib's Speech on the House Floor on Israeli Apartheid and Ethnic Cleansing
https://youtu.be/b4cCvCtOOGQ

Contact the White House and Tell Them To Stop Funding Israeli Apartheid and Violence
https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

A new report claims that U.S. and worldwide COVID deaths are actually much higher than the official numbers: over 900,000 deaths in the U.S. (as opposed to the official count of 574,000) and nearly 7 million worldwide (twice the official number of 3.24 million). This virus has ravaged the world and upended all of our lives. And we still can’t get the truth?

However, as we live through an historically deadly pandemic, we are also living through one of the greatest scientific and medical breakthroughs in history. As Dr. Eric Topol tells Michael Moore, "we are so damn fortunate." In record time, we have developed multiple, extremely effective vaccines that are reaching millions of arms, that cause very limited side effects (and no side effects for the majority of people aside from a sore arm), and it's free. We have an unbelievable opportunity to crush the virus, severely limit the havoc it causes us all, and get back to living healthy lives. Without these amazing vaccines, we'd be staring down several more years of death and destruction. But thanks to these medical and scientific breakthroughs, we stand a fighting chance if we all continue to get vaccinated!

Dr. Topol, who is the Executive Vice President of Scripps Research, one of the most important medical research institutions in the world, helps Michael put this all into perspective and clears up myths about the vaccine and about "herd immunity." Finally, some truth!

And some true hope.

Follow Dr. Topol on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/EricTopol

Music in episode:
"Get Lucky" - Daft Punk, Pharrell & Nile Rodgers
https://open.spotify.com/track/69kOkLUCkxIZYexIgSG8rq?si=80e71d108c5c4737

"Shots" - LMFAO & Lil Jon
https://open.spotify.com/track/1V4jC0vJ5525lEF1bFgPX2?si=1c5febfcbb924df0


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Due to the 50-50 split in the United States Senate, the fate of all critical legislation and of the Biden Presidency itself, lays in the hands of West Virginia's conservative Democratic Senator Joe Manchin. And Senator Manchin has made it very clear that he intends to use this power for all it is worth. Fine! Good! In this episode of Rumble, Michael Moore encourages Senator Manchin to go ahead and use that power, but do so for the good of the people of West Virginia. Bring home the bacon! High-speed internet! More funding for research at West Virginia University! Help for those suffering from opioid addiction! Job training and jobs for former coal workers!

Michael also shares his love and appreciation for the state and its people. West Virginia has a rich history militant union action. The state also happens to be very poor. There are so many good, helpful things that Senator Manchin can deliver to the state of West Virginia if he wants to use his power wisely. Hasn’t anyone from the White House called Manchin and simply said, “just tell us what you want— and it’s yours!”

Call Senator Manchin's office and encourage him to give Biden the votes he needs - but do it in return for getting a bunch of good stuff for the people of West Virginia!
202-224-3954
202-225-3121

Listen to Michael Moore & Pulitzer-winning Heath Policy writer Laurie Garrett on How To Defeat Covid:
https://rumble.media/episode/its-like-herding-americans-how-to-defeat-covid-this-year-w-laurie-garrett/


Music in episode:
"Hey Joe" - Jimi Hendrix
https://open.spotify.com/track/3VMMmMR4IYL28n7oKHyUoD?si=db5468d8285e419a

"Country Road" - WVU Band
https://youtu.be/NPiXMzAgMEc



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Michael is joined by public health expert and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Laurie Garrett to discuss the new reports that the United States of America will never reach herd immunity to the coronavirus. President Biden seemed somewhat defeated when he had to announce recently that we will have to settle for 70% getting just one shot by the 4th of July. They discuss how each of us are the most important ambassadors for total vaccination success. If 200,000 Average American citizens who are listening to this podcast each convince 10 people to get their shots — BOOM! Yes, there is a small portion of the American public who will simply refuse to get the vaccine and whom we cannot reach. However, most of the people avoiding vaccination have fears and skepticism — and each of us can help convince them with our support, encouragement, kindness and love. President Biden — don’t give up on us. We’ll get millions of those sleeves rolled up by summer!


Music in the episode:

"All Together Now" - The Beatles
https://open.spotify.com/track/2ck8lFrYAch2GPtdhpTHe3?si=397cfc6f13e04433

"All Together Now" - Andre 3000
https://open.spotify.com/track/0O84vcg38upuklnJxLFUjD?si=58d3f17e62e74721


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Joe Biden is an unlikely savior. Nothing in his past indicated there was a second coming of FDR on its way. However... WTF is going on?! Elected President at a time of transformational change in America, he has chosen to read the political winds — and those winds have shifted left. The progressive worldview is in ascendance, and the demand by the American public for a big, active government that serves the needs of the American people is what the majority wants. Contrary to what he's done throughout his political career, Joe Biden is not punching left, but riding the progressive wave. And it is looking really, really good.

While it's too soon to paint a full picture of the Biden presidency and whether this political change will last, Michael Moore shares candid thoughts about being shocked by how Biden has governed, asks leftists to understand and acknowledge political victories that are occurring, and also notes that there will be serious political battles ahead. He also shares a story of the first time he met Senator Biden in 2004, and makes an open, public plea to the President to keep delivering for the people, keep following his conscience, and keep telling Republicans and Larry Summers to fuck off.

Music in the episode:
"100 Days, 100 Nights" - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
https://open.spotify.com/track/69YW4FrGpsjzt9lr517bUz?si=5d46e3b290ff4b31

In spite of the hard times the film industry has faced during the pandemic, there have been many excellent films released over the past year. For Oscar weekend, Michael Moore shares his thoughts on all the nominated films, plus some of his favorite films that we're not nominated, such as "Never Rarely Sometimes Always," "Palm Springs," "The Invisible Man," "First Cow," "The Assistant," "The Invisible Man," "EuroVision Song Contest" and "Driveways." Michael also discusses the state of the film industry and the prospect of us all getting back to the movie theaters once the pandemic is behind us.



Watch all the Nominees for Best Short Film here:
https://thevirtualstate.org/


Mike's Birthday Message:
https://www.facebook.com/mmflint/posts/292902542207357

Watch: Mike's Birthday Stop #1 at Strawberry Fields
https://www.facebook.com/mmflint/posts/292996422197969

Watch: Mike's Birthday Stop #2 where the first movie was shown to the public in the U.S. in 1896
https://www.facebook.com/mmflint/posts/293042872193324


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It took only 10 hours of deliberations for a Minneapolis jury to find former police office Derek Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter of George Floyd. The decision was swift, overwhelming, obvious, and yet, somehow, shocking. Maybe it should not have been such a shock that jurors in the political district that elected Rep. Ilhan Omar to Congress (twice) made the right decision.

However, as Michael Moore explains in this EMERGENCY PODCAST SYSTEM episode of Rumble, it is not normal for these cases to go the right way. He shares his feeling of total shock, plus his warning to white Americans and police officers who do not want to see America change into a more diverse, just, and equitable society. He also explains how this one act of accountability is not the massive, revolutionary change we need to address white supremacy, criminal justice reform, and anti-Black racism. Finally, he pays tribute to Darnella Frazier, the courageous teenager who filmed the the Chauvin murder with a steady hand and a lot of gumption.

Watch: Biden's Call With The Floyd Family After The Verdict
https://youtu.be/vivCvOIvPUE

Eric Roth is one of the most successful Hollywood screenwriters of our time. His writing credits include  “A Star Is Born," “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “The Good Shepherd,” “Munich,” “Ali,” “The Insider,” “The Horse Whisperer,” “The Postman,” and the film for which he won an Academy Award, "Forrest Gump."

He's also written two of the most highly-anticipated films coming later this year: the science-fiction drama "Dune," and the Martin Scorcese-Leonardo DiCaprio-Robert De Niro collaboration, "Killers of The Flower Moon."

His most recent film, MANK, is one that he produced, and it's up for an Academy Award for Best Picture (among several other nominations) at the Oscars later this month. Roth joins Michael Moore to discuss making MANK with his close collaborator and best friend, director David Fincher, how "Killers of The Flower Moon" may be "the last movie of its kind," what to expect from "Dune" when comes out, his screenwriting advice, and his guilt about making "House of Cards" which helped catapult streaming as the #1 way we watch movies now.  They also share their thoughts on the importance of preserving the theatrical experience, the closing of the ArcLight Cinerama Dome, and the future of cinema.


Watch Oscar-Nominated MANK
https://www.netflix.com/title/81117189

Watch the other Oscar-nominated "Time"
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B08J7DDGJY/

Watch "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"
https://bit.ly/3tk56cW

Music in the episode:

San Simeon Waltz - from MANK Original Score - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGq2plu-9xw&t=1931s

Shallow (From A Star Is Born/Live From The Oscars) - Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper
https://youtu.be/JPJjwHAIny4

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The COVID-19 vaccine is out of control in Michigan. Governor Whitmer is afraid to order a shut down of the state after months of threats and attacks from the right-wing and the business community. The federal government is refusing to provide Michigan with extra supply of vaccine. And the fear is that many of the new cases are the aggressive U.K. variant. This is all preventable and will have ramifications outside of the state.

Please call you Senators, House Members, the Michigan Governor and the White House! Tell them that Michigan businesses and schools must shut down! And more vaccine must be delivered to the state! Help us!

Call your Senators and House Member:

202-224-3121

202-225-3121

Contact the Michigan Governor's office:

https://somgovweb.state.mi.us/GovRelations/ContactGovernor.aspx

Contact the White House:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

Aaron Sorkin is one of our most celebrated and influential playwrights and screenwriters whose plays, films and television work include A Few Good Men, The American President, The West Wing, Sports Night, The Newsroom, The Social Network, Moneyball, and Steve Jobs. Before the pandemic, his stage adaptation of To Kill A Mockingbird, starring Jeff Daniels as Atticus Finch, had turned into one of the the great Broadway shows of all time.

His latest film, which he wrote and directed, is The Trial of the Chicago 7. It has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, along with Sorkin’s fourth Best Screenwriter Oscar for the script. It is a powerful, timely, and entertaining film and it features an all-star cast.

Sorkin joins Michael Moore for a wide-ranging discussion including how the West Wing was almost not made, great career advice he received from The Social Network director David Fincher, plus advice he now gives to aspiring screenwriters. Also, his thoughts on patriotism, the lack of civics in American schools, and how Donald Trump got The Trial of the Chicago 7 made. They also discuss whether To Kill A Mockingbird will return after the pandemic and Sorkin issues a public challenge to fellow playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda.



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April 2nd, 1921, is the 100th birthday of Michael's mother, Veronica Moore. If you've ever wondered how Michael Moore turned out to be, well, Michael Moore, start with her as he reveals (mostly) all.

The trial of the former police officer who killed George Floyd has been taking place in Minneapolis this week. The horrific footage of the life being choked out of Floyd by Derek Chauvin has been played nonstop from several angles, and we've heard Floyd's cries for his mother over and over again. We're also hearing testimony from young witnesses who stood on the curb watching the murder taking place, not knowing what they could do to help, and in the case of teenager Darnella Frazier, carefully filming the killing so the world could soon bear witness. The trial has been devastating, and Michael Moore demands of white Americans: DON’T LOOK AWAY.


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"Time"
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Music in the episode:

"In The Mood" - Glenn Miller
https://open.spotify.com/track/5sj197xVLlMuwxgSCXYEkU?si=c31cbbee3d5f4bc9

"Good Night, New York" - Nanci Griffith & Emmylou Harris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyhG4cW627c

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In 1987, Michael Moore exclusively interviewed Ronald Ebens, the former Chrysler autoworker who, along with his laid-off autoworker stepson, brutally beat a Chinese-American man named Vincent Chin to death with a baseball bat in Detroit 5 years earlier. A witness heard Ebens tell Chin and his Asian-American friend that they "were the reason we're all getting laid off" -- a reference to the scapegoating of the Japanese for the American auto industry cutting jobs (again, Chin was Chinese, but that made no difference to his killer). The killing of Chin and the fact that Ebens spent no time in jail and only paid a small fine set off a wave of new Asian-American civil rights activism.

In this special episode of Rumble, Michael recounts his 2 hour meeting with the defiant killer of Vincent Chin and notes the all-too-familiar "white-guy-as-victim syndrome" that Ebens exhibited due to his legal and media ordeal after he killed Chin. Michael is joined by an Asian-American public school teacher, storyteller, activist, and the cousin of the late Vincent Chin, Annie Tan, who explains the importance of Vincent Chin's legacy and discusses the proactive, positive work that is being done to confront anti-Asian racism and violence.

Finally, March 23rd, 2021 is Michael Moore's Liberation Day. After 379 days in a self-imposed quarantine and one month after receiving his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, he's finally leaving the house and he ponders all the places he will go.

'The Man Who Killed Vincent Chin' by Michael Moore
This article appeared in the Detroit Free Press Sunday Magazine on August 30, 1987.
https://web.archive.org/web/20120627010544/https://michaelmoore.com/words/must-read/man-who-killed-vincent-chin-michael-moore

Here are the links to the groups Annie mentioned that support Asian Americans:

NAPAWF: National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum: https://www.napawf.org/
Asian Americans Advancing Justice: https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/
CAAAV Organizing Asian American Tenants: https://caaav.org/
Red Canary Song: https://www.redcanarysong.net/
SWOP Brooklyn: https://www.swopbrooklyn.org/
DRUM NYC: https://www.drumnyc.org/
Flushing Workers Center: Twitter @FlushingWorkers: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=NAX7TUH6UPSFE
Welcome to Chinatown: https://www.welcometochinatown.com/
Send Chinatown Love: https://www.sendchinatownlove.com/
CACF Coalition of Asian Children and Families: https://www.cacf.org/
18 Million Rising: https://18millionrising.org/

Articles Annie mentioned:

Annie Tan, "Remembering Vincent," The Moth
https://themoth.org/stories/remembering-vincent

Nina Sharma, "Not Dead" in Asian American Writers Workshop:
https://aaww.org/not-dead/

Music in the episode:
"If I Ruled The World" - MILCK
https://youtu.be/NhHKRvv4JfU

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One of the most important pieces of legislation in recent American history is in front of the U.S. Senate right now. It may determine whether we are able to maintain and strengthen voting rights in America, or whether Republicans will continue their path to minority rule, where more Americans will continue to vote for Democrats, but the Republican party will continue to hold power due to voter suppression, gerrymandering, the electoral college and other regressive factors.

Journalist Ari Berman has been ferociously studying and educating us about the all-out attack on voting rights and what we need to do about it. He joins Michael to discuss the Senate legislation and House legislation we must get passed and how this will all come down to abolishing the filibuster.

The House Passes a Major Voting Rights Bill—and Creates a Helluva Battle in the Senate
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/03/the-house-is-poised-to-pass-a-major-voting-rights-bill-and-create-a-helluva-battle-in-the-senate/

Read Ari's book, "Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America"
https://bookshop.org/a/1381/9781250094728

Call your Senators!
202-225-3121
202-224-3121
1) The Senate must pass S.1!
2) The Senate must eliminate the filibuster!


Music in the episode:
"Turntables" - Janele Monae
https://open.spotify.com/track/1K6s5g4URy2UfS4HNBPhGY?si=b9932cf25bd245cf&nd=1


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In our final installment from the Rumble 25 million download live special, Michael is joined by comedian and podcaster Katie Halper to expose the concept of "Woke-washing," the press letting its guard down during the Biden administration, and the centrist Democrats' weaponization of identity politics and civility politics. Next, Mike and Katie are joined by "Bad Faith" podcast host and former Bernie Sanders National Press Secretary to discuss the toxic only culture of moderate Democrats, coping with the pandemic and Andrew Cuomo.

Finally, Michael is joined by an old friend from Flint, radio host and political activist Sam Riddle, to discuss getting the vaccine ("despite Tuskegee"), how the fear that members of Congress felt on January 6th is a fear felt everyday by Black Detroiters, and how emerging, young leadership must be nurtured.



Listen to Briahna Joy Gray's podcast with Virgil Texas "Bad Faith"
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Listen to Katie's podcast "The Katie Halper Show"
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...and her podcast with Matt Taibbi "Useful Idiots"
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