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Episode 142 - Send News August: Kamala Rises

🕑 Added 2024-08-02 21:37:20 +0000 UTC

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Ematt18

Forget the zionists demanding their 'right' to 'return' now we have hyper zionism, the right to r*pe

Stephen Davis

Are you going to tell your little pal, BadEmpanada about US electoral observers being on the ground in Venezuela? Who seems to think that Maduro somehow "fiddled" the election? BadEmpanada is mostly great but seems to go off on these contrarian tangents to show what an edgy little chap he is!

Alexandra McGinnis Wortendyke

I would love to know if you find out!

Alexandra McGinnis Wortendyke

Re dems voting for Kamala: Never underestimate liberals desire to prove to themselves that they aren’t racist (or sexist) and to restore that false Obama-era image of US progressivism to rest of the world.

Best house Adventures star

The venezuelan elections were not legitimate. Maduro has been doing austerity in the past years and has dissapeared thoudands

Tenacious B

I messaged the same question on the discord and JT said it was from friends of the pod Mint Press

McGoombs

That said, PSL’s newspaper did some good coverage on Venezuela too

McGoombs

That’s why I usually call my dad and read it to him out loud, cuz I know he won’t read it if I don’t. Or I’ll take notes on the major points and find sources that back them up that don’t have ‘scary’ urls lol. That’s about as far out of my way I’ll go to appease liberal fears.

Alberto García

Best way of drinking is the Mediterranean way. Slowly, mixed with great food in order not to have an empty stomach

czent

Asking in good faith here for anyone who might know or have resources: what else, aside from the US sanctions, can help explain the Venezuelan refugee / migrant exodus? Significant trends of outward migration from Venezuela have been observed since the beginning of the Bolivarian Revolution, but it wasn’t really until 2017-ish that it became the “crisis” that it is frequently described as. That doesn’t seem to line up with the timelines of different targeted sanctions (thinking 2005, 2019). Any insight is appreciated, thanks!!

StalinSouljah45

Completely unrelated to the episode but Hakim mentioned a book by a Japanese Marxist about fiat currency on a livestream with Marxist Paul like 3 years ago and I was wondering if he remembered the name. I’ve been searching for months and still haven’t found it lmfao

Michael Xin

Wouldn't it be funny if Kamala becomes president because Trump dies from natural causes before Jan 2025?

Sofisaddidi

A build a bear with hakim saying habibi would heal me. It's so comforting <3

pzd

*bain voice* tHeKaMAlaRIses

Xi please fire

Yugo is Nikola Jokic confirmed

Xi please fire

Yugo validates my quarter whiteness which is Slavic cuz 1 I’m tall and 2 I’ll get black out drunk and just be the friendliest person compared to me sober irl💀💀

Jaiden Steven

CLARIFYING FOR HAKIM THAT NOT ALL TAQUITOS ARE SERVED ON QUIK TRIP ROLLERS 😭😭😭

Funky Kong

Nah for real how big is Yugopnik? I thought it was my green meds that made me think he was twice the size of JT 🤣

Keanu Xu

I don’t care about the Kamala vs Trump election except for seeing either react to losing

Alberto García

This time appears to be less obvious though. Even the Carter center that had certificated previous elections has said that this time they have been unable to do so. I reject every intervention, every meddling in Venezuela. That said I don't trust Maduro either. I don't know if they are legit but even a communist party there has said Maturity Maduro's party tried to hinder their own primaries. Besides maduro seems kind of reactionary and not much of a socialist. Not that the opposition is any better, mind you

Zachary Adams

Need to get Alan on to discuss the Venezuelan election. Would love to hear his perspective and hear about the manipulation of the votes on the opposition side. Wouldn’t be surprised if the CIA didn’t have a hand in that.

Tenacious B

I'm sure it's a great read, but I fear the URL will scare liberals away and cause then to not take it seriously 🙄

McGoombs

I second this, my neoliberal dad just asked for sources on this. As for background context, I found an interview on marxists.org called Venezuela: What’s going on. May be a good place to start.