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The DSR Network
This podcast will take you on a smart, direct, sometimes scary, sometimes profane, sometimes hilarious tour of the inner workings of American power and of the impact of our leaders and their policies on our standing in the world. Hosted by noted author and commentator David Rothkopf and featuring re...
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Words Matter: We Moved a Step Closer to the End of MAGA This Week
The Tuesday elections were a massive success for the Democrats and a beacon of hope for the United States. Nevertheless, we are still living under a D...
DSR Daily November 6: Nancy Pelosi Will Not Seek Re-Election
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss Nancy Pelosi’s announcement that she will not seek re-election, a 10% flight cut at major airports, the Supr...
The Daily Blast: Angry Trump Snaps at GOPers as Scale of Losses Sinks In: “Dead Party”
In Tuesday’s elections, Democrats scored crushing victories everywhere. They won the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races by double digits, mad...
Looking at the Election Results Through Rosa (and Ed) Colored Glasses
What an election night on Tuesday. Zohran Mamdani, Abigail Spanberger, Mikie Sherrill… voters are clearly dissatisfied with the Trump administration a...
DSR Daily November 5: Democrats WIN BIG!
On a special post-election DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover the suite of big democratic victories in New York, Virginia, New Jersey, and more.
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The Daily Blast: Angry Trump Tirade Forces Press Sec to Undercut Him in New SNAP Fiasco
On Tuesday, President Trump unleashed an angry tirade in which he threatened to stop doling out food stamp payments until Democrats capitulate in the...
DSR Daily November 4: Election Day!
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down the key stories heading into Election Day, the death of Dick Cheney, the battle over SNAP assistance, and...
The Daily Blast: MAGA Rages at Tucker Carlson after “Nazi” Shocker Reveals Too Much
MAGA personalities are suddenly raging at Tucker Carlson, who just conducted a shocker of an online interview with white nationalist and open antisemi...
DSR Daily November 3: Supreme Court to Rule on Trump’s Tariffs
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we break down an impending Supreme Court ruling on Trump’s tariffs, Kash Patel’s ousting of a senior official, the comple...
NTK: Trump is America's New Nuclear Nightmare
Looks like nuclear testing is back on the menu! This week, our President decided that it was time to resume nuclear testing after an over 30 year hiat...
The Daily Blast: Trump’s Angry New Tirades Push Mike Johnson into Awkward Clean-Up Mode
In recent days, President Trump issued two furious tirades demanding that Republicans end the Senate filibuster to reopen the government. He ranted at...
DSR Weekly Wrap-Up October 31: Trump Slashes Refugee Cap
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for October 31, we cover the administration’s shocking new refugee cap, Trump calling for the Senate to scrap the filibuster...
The Daily Blast: Trump ICE Raids Take Awful Turn as Dem Gov Drops Alarming New Warning
President Trump’s militarized raids in Chicago just took another horrific turn when agents disrupted a children’s Halloween parade, triggering mayhem....
Words Matter: Crazier Craziness from Trump Lies Ahead
You may think you’ve seen crazy, but when it comes to Trump, you ain’t seen nothing yet. With SNAP benefits set to expire and the effects of the shutd...
DSR Daily October 30: Trumps Resumes Nuclear Weapon Testing
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss Trump announcing a resumption of nuclear weapons tests, a modest US-China tariff deal, calls for greater tra...
The Daily Blast: Trump Ballroom Fiasco Takes Bad New Turn as Economic Data Gets Brutal
The economic news is getting worse. Major companies are announcing mass layoffs, and it’s dominating the headlines, including in the Rust Belt. Food s...
China Understands How to Deal with Trump, Why Don't America's Leaders?
On Thursday, President Trump is going to meet with Xi Jinping for the first time since his reelection and following months of rising tension between t...
DSR Daily October 29: Israel Strikes Gaza in Defiance of Ceasefire
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down Israel’s deadly strikes on Gaza, intensifying oversight of Border Patrol agents in Chicago, Trump’s visi...
The Daily Blast: Marjorie Taylor Greene Wrecks Trump’s Shutdown Strategy in Savage Rant
Surprisingly, Marjorie Taylor Greene has emerged as a forceful critic of the GOP stance in the government shutdown fight. Greene just unleashed an ang...
Siliconsciousness: Trump AI Policy May Not Mean What You Think It Means
The Trump administration’s laissez-faire approach to big tech might just be a mirage. The strange marriage of the White House to some of the biggest n...
DSR Daily October 28: Hurricane Melissa Closes in on Jamaica
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we cover the Category 5 hurricane approaching Jamaica, the expanding fight over redistricting, a Texas lawsuit against t...
NTK: Inflatable Frogs Are Really Important… and More
Inflatable critters becoming a symbol of protest in 2025 was not on our bingo card. But while millions mobilizing to protest for democracy should be c...
The Daily Blast: Trump’s Angry, Crazed Eruption over Cognitive Test Backfires on Itself
On Air Force One, President Donald Trump unleashed a bizarre, angry, rambling rant about the cognitive test he supposedly aced this weekend. Worse, he...
DSR Daily October 27: Trump’s ‘Plan’ to Run Again
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss Trump’s statements about potentially running again in 2028, the GOP’s anxiety about ACA subsidies, the US mili...
DSR Daily October 27: Trump’s ‘Plan’ to Run Again
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss Trump’s statements about potentially running again in 2028, the GOP’s anxiety about ACA subsidies, the US mili...
The Daily Blast: Trump Nixing of Dem State Disaster Aid Backfires, Screwing MAGA Voters
In recent days, President Trump has approved federal disaster aid for the red states of Nebraska, North Dakota, Missouri and Alaska while denying it t...
DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: Trump Cancels Canada Negotiations
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for October 24, we break down Trump’s cancellation of trade negotiations with Canada, arrests in a massive illegal gambling...
Words Matter: Searching Through the Rubble of the White House for One Little Bit of Positive News
Donald Trump just tore down the East Wing of the White House. Yup, that’s right - the President of the United States, in the middle of a government sh...
The Daily Blast: Jamie Raskin’s Harsh New Takedown of Trump Exposes MAGA’s Darkest Aim
In a shockingly brazen move, President Trump is demanding that the Justice Department pay him $230 million stemming from certain federal actions again...
Siliconsciousness: A Conversation with Representative Ted Lieu
The US government has taken a ‘light touch’ approach to regulating artificial intelligence under Trump and a Republican controlled Congress. Should ou...
DSR Daily October 23: White House Escalates Sanctions on Russia
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we cover JD Vance’s harsh comments on Israel, the administration introducing new sanctions on Russia, Trump’s demolitio...
Glimmers of Hope for Ukraine
After more than three years of expanded conflict, there might be some glimmers of hope for Ukraine. President Trump’s frustrations with Putin are grow...
The Daily Blast: Trump Press Sec’s Flattery of Him Goes Awry as Ballroom Fiasco Worsens
We’re seeing a confluence of events that suggest President Trump’s corruption has crossed over to an ugly new place. Trump is destroying a White House...
DSR Daily October 22: Trump Won’t Budge on Shutdown
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down Trump’s demands for a meeting with Democrats, Trump potentially seeking $230 million from the Justice De...
The Daily Blast: Trump Is Screwing His Voters So Badly that It Shocked this MAGA Farmer
Not long after President Trump floated a $20 billion financial bailout for Argentina, he proposed importing beef from Argentina to bring prices down i...
DSR Daily October 21: National Guard Deployment to Portland Now Possible
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss a court ruling that National Guard can be deployed to Portland, Putin’s hardline stance on a Ukraine ceasefir...
The Daily Blast: Deep in Texas Trump Country, a “No Kings” Display Brutally Shames MAGA
In the leadup to the “No Kings” protests, Trump and Republicans widely derided the protesters as extremists, criminals, and terrorists. Then the prote...
The Daily Blast: Trump’s Fury at Dems Goes Nuclear as Crushing New Shutdown Poll Hits
President Trump’s fury at Democrats over the government shutdown is escalating. First he angrily announced that he’s “terminated” the big tunnel proje...
DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: John Bolton Charged
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for October 17th, we break down the indictment of John Bolton, the fiery first NYC mayoral debate, Venezuela mobilizing troo...
Words Matter: The Government's War on Democracy is a War on You
Words matter to the Trump administration, and their willingness to accept and embrace the most vile language and discourse is despicable. At the same...