The Authoritarian Voter Next Door

Warning: If you prefer to watch a film with a blank slate, don’t listen to this episode if you haven’t seen or read Killers of the Flower Moon. While it doesn’t give away spoilers or information that isn’t widely known, and the film itself will be a powerful discovery given the stunning directing, acting, and musical score, it does prepare you for an unforgettable experience with a crash course on the brutal history. 

 

Andrea and Terrell Starr of the essential Black Diplomats Podcast and Substack have been watching the rich offering of Best Picture Oscar contenders, and have a lot to say about Killers of the Flower Moon. While it was eclipsed by buzzier films like Oppenheimer and Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon is a monumental masterpiece that explains how America was founded and the forces we are up against today. No one should be surprised by Trump. Trumpism is what founded our country. 

 

Killers of the Flower Moon reminds us of the urgent importance and power of art. To get inspired to make art and bring your projects across the finish line, join us for the Gaslit Nation LIVE Make Art Workshop on April 11 at 7pm EST – be sure to be subscribed at the Truth-teller level or higher to get your ticket to the event! 

 

For more on the threats to our democracy and how to confront them, including the State of the Union and the GOP’s trad wife Handmaid Tale response, listen to this week’s episode, out Tuesday. In the meantime, watch the video in our show notes below of Alabama Senator and Gretchen from Mean Girls, Katie Britt, being interviewed by James Lipton of The Actors Studio. 

 

To our supporters at the Democracy Defender level and higher, submit your questions for our upcoming Q&A! We always enjoy hearing from you! Thank you to everyone who supports the show – we could not make Gaslit Nation without you! 

 

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Show Notes: 

Gaslit Nation Make Art Workshop - Part I https://www.patreon.com/posts/make-art-video-93450936?cid=123025949

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI https://bookshop.org/p/books/killers-of-the-flower-moon-the-osage-murders-and-the-birth-of-the-fbi-david-grann/533951?ean=9780307742483

Listen to Terrell Starr’s podcast Black Diplomats https://terrellstarr.com/black-diplomats-podcast/

Subscribe to Terrell Starr’s Black Diplomats Substack: https://terrellstarr.substack.com/

 

Katie Britt: Inside the Actors Studio https://twitter.com/BowmanInc/status/1766019380310163785

 

European Genocide of Indigenous Peoples in the Americas Cooled Earth’s Climate https://www.vice.com/en/article/bjqnqq/european-genocide-of-indigenous-peoples-in-the-americas-cooled-earths-climate

 

Murdered and missing Native American women challenge police and courts

https://publicintegrity.org/politics/murdered-and-missing-native-american-women-challenge-police-and-courts/

 

Colorado Osages react to 'Killers of the Flower Moon'

https://www.kunc.org/news/2023-11-10/colorado-osages-react-to-killers-of-the-flower-moon

 

What to Know About ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’: A Guide to the Osage Murders Martin Scorsese’s epic traces a real plot by white men to kill dozens of Native Americans who held oil rights in 1920s Oklahoma. Here is the back story.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/20/movies/killers-of-the-flower-moon-osage-murders-explained.html#:~:text=First%2C%20in%201918%2C%20a%20sister,off%20the%20Reign%20of%20Terror.

 

Take a look at the historical people depicted in 'Killers of the Flower Moon'

https://www.oklahoman.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/2023/10/23/killers-of-the-flower-moon-real-photos-from-the-osage-reign-of-terror/71288895007/

Remember when Jared Kushner tried in late 2016 to establish a secret back channel to talk to Russia? Jared and Ivanka ran the Trump transition team, with Paul Manafort operating from the shadows, where he blooms like mold, pretending to have taken a step back to avoid the heat of, well, having been outed by a Ukrainian investigative journalist for being a highly paid Kremlin operative. The latest back channel between the Trump Crime Cabal and Russia is Hungarian strongman Viktor Orbán, the Tiger Beat idol of CPAC. This Friday, on International Women’s Day no less, Orbán and Trump will meet at Mar-a-Lago, where America’s nuclear secrets get their own cabana.

For months now Gaslit Nation has warned that Orbán is the new Manafort, the Kremlin’s guy to make sure Trump comes to power, making their shared autocratic dreams come true. As Trump’s coup against our democracy continues, Andrea discusses Trump’s blatant shadow foreign policy with Russia mafia expert Olga Lautman and analyst Monique Camarra of the Kremlin File podcast, and the many challenges and bold action needed for democracy to fight encroaching authoritarianism, before it’s too late. 

The sharks are circling, with China setting up police stations in Hungary, a European Union state. Will our democracy survive? As always, it comes down to us, as grassroots power is the most reliable power we have left. See the all new Gaslit Nation 2024 Survival on our homage – GaslitNationPod.com – for simple ways for us to pitch in as it’s all hands on deck! 

Fun announcement for our Gaslit Nation community! On April 11 at 7 pm ET we’re holding another MAKE ART workshop exclusively for our subscribers at the Truth-teller level and higher on Patreon. Got questions about the creative process or the business side of things? Ever wanted to make art but didn’t know where or how to start? Want to know how to bring your art out into the world? Ask Andrea anything! Art is survival, and we need your mind and creativity more than ever! To get access to that, be sure to subscribe to the show at the Truth-teller level or higher on Patreon.com/Gaslit.

Thank you to everyone who supports the show – we could not make Gaslit Nation without you!

Show Notes

 

We'll post a link to 'Hedge Your Bets' on our social media feeds and in the show notes for this episode on our Patreon page. You can find more of The Detroit Rebellion's music on Bandcamp at detroitrebellion.bandcamp.com or detroitrebellion.blogspot.com

 

Submit your song to be featured on Gaslit Nation here! https://tr.ee/BuEdw13Nw-

 

Introducing…The Gaslit Nation 2024 Survival Guide! https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/2024-survival-guide

 

Trump Tyranny Tracker: Your Daily Reminder https://open.substack.com/pub/trumptyrannytracker/p/trump-tyranny-tracker-your-daily-089?r=3gxpg3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

 

Why Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Meeting With Viktor Orbán Should Terrify Us All: With Trump set to host Orbán at his Mar-a-Lago retreat this week, it’s time to get serious about the rise of the global far right and why its worldview poses such a dire threat.

https://newrepublic.com/article/179510/trump-viktor-orban-mar-a-lago-meeting-terrify

 

Kushner Is Said to Have Discussed a Secret Channel to Talk to Russia

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/26/us/politics/kushner-talked-to-russian-envoy-about-creating-secret-channel-with-kremlin.html

 

How Tony Blinken’s Stepfather Changed the World—and Him: Samuel Pisar was a Holocaust survivor who pushed rival nations to engage in commerce, and he left an imprint on the likely next secretary of State.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/01/19/samuel-pisar-tony-blinken-secretary-of-state-460155

Gaslit Nation launched in 2018 to help build the Blue Wave, which set up progressive infrastructure that expands today, including in states like Kansas. In Virginia in 2023, our community produced one of the largest phone banks for Sister District, helping to get out the vote, flipping the Senate, and helping elect Danica Roem, the first transgender person to serve in the state Senate. We also protected abortion rights from Posh Trump Glenn Youngkin. An early September 2023 Gaslit Nation episode highlighted the work of the States Project, which raised more money for Virginia than the Democratic Party. Why? Because grassroots power is the most reliable power we have left. We are the answer to the decades-long mission of the corporate-backed far-right to dismantle our democracy. No one is coming to save us but us.

That’s why our listeners are the least likely to be demoralized by the news that the Supreme Court will drag out Trump’s January 6 insurrection case, the one Merrick Garland’s DOJ already waited out the clock on, losing valuable time as the coup plotters like Trump and Bannon continue to mobilize their genocidal far-right army. Ivanka and Jared dine with politicians from both parties and continue to serve as anonymous sources for the media that, in return, tries to rehabilitate their (banana republic grifter) reputations.

This week’s bonus show, answering questions from our listeners, features a special focus on the murder of Nex Benedict, a gender-fluid trans teen killed by the incitement of hate and violence driven by Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok and Oklahoma state school superintendent Ryan Walters, who appointed Raichik to terrorize vulnerable children and their allies. While the grief and anger over the lack of accountability are immense, there are solutions to what we can do, no matter if we live in a Republican-hostage state or a so-called blue state. Other questions from our listeners range from the latest news on the Havana Syndrome mystery and cover-up, must-see places to visit in New York, and whether George Santos will end up on Dancing with the Stars (he will!), and more.

If you didn’t hear your question answered this week, look out for it next week, as our Q&A continues. Thank you to everyone who supports the show – we could not make Gaslit Nation without you!

Join the conversation with a community of listeners at Patreon.com/Gaslit and get bonus shows, all episodes ad free, submit questions to our regular Q&As, get exclusive invites to live events, and more. 

 

Show Notes: 

 

Join Andrea at State Fair to help build our power in the states as a buffer against Russian-backed GOP fascism: https://linktr.ee/statefair

 

Human Rights Campaign President Asks for Full Investigations by DOJ and Department of Education into Brutal, Senseless Attacks Against Nex Benedict

https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/human-rights-campaign-president-asks-for-full-investigations-by-doj-and-department-of-education-into-brutal-senseless-attacks-against-nex-benedict

 

Contact the DOJ Civil Rights Division and file a report – you do not have to Include your name and contact information. LINK: https://civilrights.justice.gov/report/ 

 

If it’s helpful, copy/paste and/or select the following information:

 

PRIMARY CONCERN: Discrimination at a school, educational program or service, or related to receiving education

 

WHERE: OWASSO PUBLIC SCHOOLS 1501 N Ash St., Owasso, OK 74055

 

WHEN: February 8, 2024

 

WHAT: Nex Benedict, a gender-fluid trans teen was killed by the incitement of hate and violence driven by Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok and Oklahoma state school superintendent Ryan Walters, who appointed Raichik to terrorize vulnerable children and their teachers. The DOJ must take over the investigation of Nex's murder. Local officials and school staff failed her, including failing to call an ambulance when she had trouble walking after suffering a hate crime attack. The DOJ must open an investigation now. 

 

You can also send Kristen Clarke, the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the DOJ, a message over Twitter: @KristenClarkeJD @CivilRights 

 

How you can support queer and trans kids in Oklahoma after Nex Benedict’s death – The Advocate Link: https://www.advocate.com/news/how-to-help-trans-kids?fbclid=IwAR1KDpTCrqpohhRicaDP0cYQkGUZy9mj_zT7E0ZH30Yz282DmvgSGFylC7s_aem_AZIcTG7MHSnhJT6CkblIS6Y9nAQ3krE-taqnVCJswjJS2TJmpkTmq210J81PK3GrGJI&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email#toggle-gdpr

 

Erin Reed on Substack – Erin in the Morning: Chaya Raichik Was Appointed To "Make Schools Safer" In Oklahoma; Now A Trans Teen Is Dead. Nex, a gender fluid trans teen is dead in Oklahoma. Their death comes after a year of transphobic bullying, in a school targeted by the biggest anti-trans influencers. When will it end? Link: https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/chaya-raichik-was-appointed-to-make?utm_source=substack&publication_id=994764&post_id=141878010&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=1xosvv

 

How LGBTQ Parents Can Protect Their Families After Dobbs – Mombian: Sustenance for Lesbian Moms and Other LGBTQ Parents: Know your legal rights including emergency hotlines to call. Link: https://mombian.com/2022/07/15/how-lgbtq-parents-can-protect-their-families-after-dobbs/

 

Moving Forward After Tragedy and Loss – Mombian: Sustenance for Lesbian Moms and Other LGBTQ Parents. Link: https://mombian.com/2024/02/23/moving-forward-after-a-week-of-tragedy-and-loss/

 

Davis Hammet’s 2018 Twitter Thread on How Building the Rainbow House in Topeka, Kansas Led to Political Change – Twitter link: https://twitter.com/Davis_Hammet/status/1060958025731715072

 

Activist Davis Hammet speaks on the Topeka Equality House – Washburn Review. Link: https://washburnreview.org/48906/news/news-campus-news/activist-and-loud-light-founder-davis-hammet-speaks-on-the-topeka-equality-house/

 

“1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture is a feature documentary that follows the story of tireless researchers who trace the origins of the anti-gay movement among Christians to a grave mistranslation of the Bible in 1946. It chronicles the discovery of never-before-seen archives at Yale University which unveil astonishing new revelations, and casts significant doubt on any biblical basis for LGBTQIA+ prejudice. Featuring commentary from prominent scholars as well as opposing pastors, including the personal stories of the film’s creators, 1946 is at once challenging, enlightening, and inspiring. While other documentaries have been successful in their attempt to treat the symptom of homophobia in the church, 1946 is working to diagnose and treat the disease - Biblical Literalism” – 1946themovie.com

 

Summary of Vice News Investigation Into Sadist Groups Online Driven by Children, Targeting Children – Twitter link: https://twitter.com/VICENews/status/1759959890770956502

 

Keeping teens safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids A multipronged approach to social media management, including time limits, parental monitoring and supervision, and ongoing discussions about social media can help parents protect teens’ brain development – APA.org. Link: https://www.apa.org/topics/social-media-internet/social-media-parent-tips

 

Congress to Examine U.S. Spy Agencies’ Work on Havana Syndrome The C.I.A. and other agencies concluded that no hostile power was responsible for the mysterious ailments, a finding some whistle-blowers have challenged. – New York Times link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/us/politics/congress-to-examine-cias-work-on-havana-syndrome.html

 

Want to join us in pressuring Congress to pass aid to Ukraine? This easy new site helps you send a message to your reps in Congress. Be sure to make your voice heard through  helpukrainewin.com

American taxpayers bailed out Citigroup, owners of Citibank, to the tune of $476.2 billion. This was the highest bailout by far for any bank during the 2008 Wall Street Crash, caused by Wall Street. Given the immense federal aid that saved Citibank, it should be no problem then for Citibank, built with the stolen wealth of slavery, to pay reparations, right?...Right?...

 

In this important discussion, David Montero, author of the new book The Stolen Wealth of Slavery: A Case for Reparations, shares the latest research on how reparations for slavery would boost America’s economy, would further our collective healing, strengthen our democracy at a time of rampant and unchecked oligarchy, and force long overdue accountability. The movement for reparations has already begun, with important actions being taken by cities like Boston and New York. 

 

Montero’s book is an eye-opening walking tour of New York City that will give you an all new look at how the North profited from slavery while at the same time serving as a hotbed of abolition–a polarized America much like today, with the moneyed elites on the side of the fascist machinery of the South, as long as it made them money. Listen to this interview and share it with your activist groups to help the movement for reparations grow. 

 

And in honor of Aaron Bushnell, the 25-year-old Air Force service member who set himself on fire outside of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, with the last words “Free Palestine”, here is his final post on Facebook, written that day: 

 

“Many of us like to ask ourselves, “What would I do if I was alive during slavery? Or the Jim Crow South? Or apartheid? What would I do if my country was committing genocide?” 

 

The answer is, you’re doing it. Right now.”

 

The Washington Post has a thoughtful write-up on Bushnell, featured in the show notes below. Bushnell is the second person to set themselves on fire in protest of Netanayahu’s genocidal war, his latest destructive attempt to cling to power. 

Show Notes: 

 

The Stolen Wealth of Slavery: A Case for Reparations https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-stolen-wealth-of-slavery-a-case-for-reparations-david-montero/20163861?ean=9780306827174

 

Citigroup Tops List of Banks Who Received Federal Aid

https://www.cnbc.com/id/42099554

 

Alabama Supreme Court justice cites scripture 'nearly two dozen times' in ruling on embryos

https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/alabama-supreme-court-justice-cites-scripture-nearly-two-dozen-times-in-ruling-on-embryos-204960325977

 

Airman who set self on fire grew up on religious compound, had anarchist past

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/26/israeli-embassy-airman-fire-death-gaza/

 

Reuters Investigation: More than 100 Political Elite Have Family Connections to Slavery 

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-slavery-lawmakers/

 

Opening Clip: Jack Posobiec

https://twitter.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/1760780642671845629?t=ST2p12xndS77j8l5fK1E9Q&s=19

 

Clip: Steve Bannon at CPAC

https://twitter.com/piyushmittal/status/1761666054902936048?t=I8clBBbzCvj07qquRxmqmA&s=19

 

Clip: Donald Trump at a Fox News Townhall: https://twitter.com/MaryLTrump/status/1760882903397830876?t=4aqtc89iRcFpq818M58g1w&s=19

 

This week’s bonus show answers questions from our listeners at the Democracy Defender-level and higher, starting with incarceration rates in the U.S. vs. Russia. Spoiler alert: GOP-led states and swing states are as bad or worse than Russia, starting with Mike Johnson’s Louisiana. We look at prison incarceration rates and what they can tell us about the struggle for democracy in America, what we’re up against, and how to overcome it, and more, in this week’s bonus show.

 

There’s a lot to discuss given the recent news, with new sweeping sanctions against Russia; new DOJ indictments against Russia; Libs of TikTok killing Nex, a trans teen in Oklahoma; Alabama going full Taliban by banning IVF, and more. Join Gaslit Nation and Kremlin File for a live Q&A this Wednesday February 28 at 12pm ET. To our subscribers at the Truth-teller level and higher, look out for a Zoom link on the morning of the Q&A on Wednesday. We hope to see you there! 

 

A special message to our Gaslit Nation community: Several listeners sent messages about the hate crime that killed Nex, a trans teen in Oklahoma. Nex was targeted and killed by the genocidal far-right echo chamber led by Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok, which, in any functional society, would have been banned by now. Erin Reed has written an essential, must-read piece on Nex’s murder, featured in the show notes of this episode. What happened to Nex is authoritarian scapegoating 101. Genocidal movements consolidate around violence to rally the sadists who will serve as the trusted lackeys to carry out a mass purge once in power, turning a former democracy into a prison. Chaya Raichik will undoubtedly be included in the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 plan to mass purge our government should Trump win the Electoral College in 2024. Nex’s murder is a tragedy that must be recognized for what it is: a hate crime. It is also an urgent warning as Trump and his supporters consolidate with the desire to carry out genocide against the most vulnerable among us, especially LGBTQ+ people and their families, friends, doctors, teachers, and others in their support networks. 

Our hearts go out to all those who feel unsafe due to this heinous crime. The Gaslit Nation community is here for you. Look out for an upcoming episode on ways to fight back and protect each other. In the meantime, listen to our spring 2022 interview with Chase Strangio, Deputy Director for Transgender Justice with the ACLU's LGBT & HIV Project, included in our show notes. 

If you didn’t hear your question answered this week, look out for it next week as our Gaslit Nation Q&A continues! Thank you to everyone who supports the show – we could not make Gaslit Nation without you! 

Join the conversation with a community of listeners at Patreon.com/Gaslit and get bonus shows, all episodes ad free, submit questions to our regular Q&As, get exclusive invites to live events, and more. 

 

Show Notes: 

 

Event: Thursday February 29 at 1pm – Russian-diaspora led roundtable on Russian anti-war activities 

https://www.facebook.com/events/439307928421886

 

Chaya Raichik Was Appointed To "Make Schools Safer" In Oklahoma; Now A Trans Teen Is Dead. https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/chaya-raichik-was-appointed-to-make?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

 

Protect the LGBTQ Community: An Interview with Chase Strangio of the ACLU

https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-transcripts-20/2022/5/26/chase-strangio-interview

 

The Sentencing Project: U.S. Continues to be the World Leader in Rate in Incarceration https://static.prisonpolicy.org/scans/sp/usno1.pdf

 

Prison Policy Initiative: States of Incarceration: The Global Context 2021

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/global/2021.html

 

Justice Department indicts more Russian businessmen, their aides, vowing to keep pressure on Putin

https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2024/02/22/justice-department-arrests-russia-businessmen-putin

Fani Willis calls out Nathan Wade, earning the women vote in her upcoming election: https://twitter.com/highbrow_nobrow/status/1758247461993283909

February 20 marks two years since Putin launched his total war in Ukraine. February also marks the assassination of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, gunned down in the shadow of the Kremlin in 2015, on the eve of his anti-war march. And now Alexei Navalny, killed in a Siberian gulag, his body reportedly covered in bruises and kept from his family. 

 

It may seem like Putin is winning, with Trump sailing into the Republican nomination, and MAGA lackey Mike Johnson deliberately stopping aid to Ukraine in Congress, costing countless lives and helping Russia advance. And the breaking news this week: Republicans in Congress based their impeachment proceeding of Biden on a Russian intelligence op, pulling out all the stops to help Trump steal the White House with the Kremlin’s help, again. One thing is clear: Putin is scared. The reality is that Putin’s fragile house of cards has turned Russia into a powder keg, as Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, vows to continue her husband’s work. 

 

In this special episode, Andrea and Terrell Starr of the Black Diplomats Podcast and Substack discuss the assassintion of Navalny and the work ahead to build a meaningful opposition, the mainstream media continuing to normalize Trump by labeling his 16-week abortion ban as “less restrictive”, and the triumph of Black prosecutors Tish James and Fani Willis in the larger American story of hard-fought progress. 

 

This week’s bonus show answers questions from our listeners at the Democracy Defender level and higher. (If you haven’t submitted your questions yet, get ‘em in for next week’s Q&A!) Inspired by our listeners, this week’s bonus show covers prison incarceration rates in the U.S. vs. Russia and what that can tell us about our homegrown authoritarian threats in the GOP, whether voting by mail is safe this election (it is!), and more! 

 

Thank you to everyone who supports the show – we could not make Gaslit Nation without you!

 

Not a member? Join the conversation with a community of listeners at Patreon.com/Gaslit and get bonus shows, all episodes ad free, submit questions to our regular Q&As, get exclusive invites to live events, and more.

Show Notes:

 

Event: Thursday February 29 at 1pm – Russian-diaspora led roundtable on Russian anti-war activities 

https://www.facebook.com/events/439307928421886

 

Republicans in Congress initiated an impeachment proceeding of Biden based on a Russian intelligence op: https://twitter.com/rgoodlaw/status/1760122411016421457

 

Thread:  “JUST IN: Alexander Smirnov told the feds during an interview after his arrest that ‘officials associated with Russian intelligence’ were involved in passing a story about Hunter Biden.” https://twitter.com/alanfeuer/status/1760056078992081166

 

Hunter Biden says special counsel used Alexander Smirnov’s discredited bribery claims to derail his plea deal

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/20/politics/alexander-smirnov-hunter-biden/index.html

 

Scientology Leader David Miscavige Served With Human Trafficking Lawsuit Miscavige had reportedly evaded process servers 27 times over four months before a judge said he was considered served.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/scientology-leader-david-miscavige-served-with-human-trafficking-lawsuit_n_63ee6cb9e4b02c25737b92ca

 

Donald Trump Tells Allies He Backs 16-Week Abortion Ban GOP frontunner backs less restrictive ban than many in party Biden stepping up attacks on Trump over abortion restrictions https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-16/trump-tells-allies-he-backs-16-week-abortion-ban?cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-politics&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=politics

 

“Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of Alexei Navalny, received a standing ovation from the audience as she began a speech to the Munich Security Conference just hours after hearing about the “horrific news” of her husband’s death.”

https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/1758526751611802082

 

Police have detained several people at a makeshift gathering in memory of @Navalny in Moscow, as others throw snow & shout "shame!"

https://twitter.com/AlecLuhn/status/1758549540108411094

 

“Fox Host: I think you could venture to wonder if Navalny would have died, been treated how he was, if there were a different president in office”

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1758543958773293089

 

“Statement about Navalny from Zelensky, a man who understands that Putin plans the same fate for him and the other leaders of Ukraine.” 

https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1758541607723299277

 

“Outside the Russian embassy in Belgrade, some folks not happy about the Navalny thing.”

https://twitter.com/JayinKyiv/status/1758539061629796446

 

“Today in Moscow, individuals are quietly forming lines to place flowers in memory of Navalny, the sole mode of silent protest permitted by the authorities at this time.” https://twitter.com/highbrow_nobrow/status/1758543715059282420

 

“"Alexei Navalny was asked what his message would be to people if he was killed. His response from the Academy Award winning documentary about him directed by @DanielRoher"” https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1758556265285042284

 

"Fani Willis: Let’s go on and have a conversation. I don't need anything from a man. A man is not a plan. A man is a companion. I don't need anybody to foot my bills. The only man who has foot my bills completely is my daddy. @Acyn"

https://twitter.com/highbrow_nobrow/status/1758247461993283909

 

Tulsi Gabbard, Rand Paul Placed on List of Russian Propagandists by Ukraine

https://www.newsweek.com/tulsi-gabbard-rand-paul-placed-list-russian-propagandists-ukraine-1727831

 

Justice Department Transfers Approximately $500,000 in Forfeited Russian Funds to Estonia for Benefit of Ukraine

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-transfers-approximately-500000-forfeited-russian-funds-estonia-benefit

 

Alexei Navalny death latest: Putin critic’s mother won’t see body for 14 days ‘as chemical analysis ordered’

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3338204682172-alexei-navalny-death-latest-putin-critics-mother-wont-see-body-for-14-days-as-chemical-analysis-ordered?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=i3

 

Arrests, vigils, and Kremlin silence: Russia marks Alexey Navalny’s death

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/18/europe/russia-alexey-navalny-arrests-death-intl/index.html

 

Inside Polar Wolf, the sadistic centrepiece of Putin’s gulag archipelago Conditions in the Arctic penal colony where Alexei Navalny died are essentially 'legalised torture', say survivors

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/02/17/inside-putin-gulag-archipelago-beating-torture-rape-suicide/

 

Kremlin runs disinformation campaign to undermine Zelensky, documents show

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/16/russian-disinformation-zelensky-zaluzhny/?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere_special_report&location=alert

 

Counting the 'colossal' cost of capturing Avdiivka: Russia could have suffered 30,000 casualties and lost over 400 tanks, IFVs

https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-lost-thousands-of-personnel-and-400-tanks-in-avdiivka-2024#:~:text=Counting%20the%20'colossal'%20cost%20of,lost%20over%20400%20tanks%2C%20IFVs&text=The%20battle%20of%20Avdiivka%20proved,withdrew%20from%20Avdiivka%20this%20weekend.

 

Life Imitates Art as a ‘Master and Margarita’ Movie Stirs Russia An American director’s adaptation of the beloved novel is resonating with moviegoers, who may recognize some similarities in its satire of authoritarian rule.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/movies/master-and-margarita-movie-russia-reaction.html

 

Fact-checking Trump’s comments urging Russia to invade ‘delinquent’ NATO members

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fact-checking-trumps-comments-urging-russia-to-invade-delinquent-nato-members

 

Black Diplomats Podcast: https://www.blackdiplomats.net/

 

Black Diplomats Substack: https://terrellstarr.substack.com/

 

Be sure to check out helpukrainewin.com, made by a Gaslit Nation listener!

This week’s bonus episode, for our subscribers at the Truth-tell level and higher on Patreon, features our audience Q&A at the live taping with Tristan Snell, a former New York state prosecutor who won the Trump University case, and author of the new book Taking Down Trump. Our discussion includes exposing Jeffery Epstein’s full network, how Trump back in the White House would impact our listeners in Canada, whether it’s time to launch an underground resistance, ways to put pressure on Merrick Garland, and more! 

Join the conversation with a community of listeners at Patreon.com/Gaslit and get bonus shows, all episodes ad free, submit questions to our regular Q&As, get exclusive invites to live events, and more. 

Thank you to everyone who supports the show – we could not make Gaslit Nation without you! 

An urgent request: the Senate passed aid to Ukraine. To put pressure on MAGA, contact your reps in the House with this easy-to-use site made by a Gaslit Nation listener:  helpukrainewin.com. Stay tuned as Gaslit Nation & Friends name and shame members of the Kremlin Kaucus, their staff, and their largest donors. We can’t wait until November – we must stop MAGA now!  

Show Notes:

The Cases Against Trump: A Guide Fraud. Hush money. Election subversion. Mar-a-Lago documents. One place to keep track of the presidential candidate’s legal troubles. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/02/donald-trump-legal-cases-charges/675531/

Taking Down Trump: 12 Rules for Prosecuting Donald Trump by Someone Who Did It Successfully by Tristan Snell https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/756546/taking-down-trump-by-tristan-snell/

Merrick Garland Must Go https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/merrick-garland-must-go/

Trump gets access to sealed documents on witness threats in Mar-a-Lago case Prosecutors turn over exhibit on threats made against potential witness to Trump’s lawyers following judge’s order, sources say https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/11/trump-mar-a-lago-case-witness-threats-sealed-exhibit

The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis https://wwnorton.com/books/The-Fifth-Risk/

Be sure to check out helpukrainewin.com, made by a Gaslit Nation listener!

“Don't tell me what the law is, tell me who the judge is.” Those are the haunting words of Roy Cohn, Trump’s former longtime mentor and Henry Kissinger’s current roommate in hell. Take Trump's classified Mar-a-Lago case. According to this week’s guest, Tristan Snell, a former New York state prosecutor who won the Trump University case, and author of the new book Taking Down Trump, Jack Smith’s classified Mar-a-Lago charges are a slam dunk. Unfortunately, the judge is Republican Aileen Cannon–appointed by Trump, and it shows in her MAGA-like rulings endangering witnesses. As Cohn would say, mob rules, baby!

In this special live taping of Gaslit Nation, we discuss how the sausage of elite criminal impunity gets made, what can be done to hold prosecutors accountable and end the revolving door of corruption between public service and powerhouse white collar crime law firms, and, just for fun, take a tour of the criminal cases against Trump and where things stand. Obviously, at Gaslit Nation, we know that real justice comes down to us, which is why this show started in the first place. Grassroots power is the most reliable power we have left, especially when the Attorney General is Merrick Garland. 

This week’s bonus episode, for our subscribers at the Truth-tell level and higher on Patreon, features our audience Q&A at the live taping, with a discussion that includes exposing Jeffery Epstein’s full network, how Trump back in the White House would impact our listeners in Canada, whether it’s time to launch an underground resistance, and more! Thank you to everyone who supports the show – we could not make Gaslit Nation without you! 

An urgent request: the Senate passed aid to Ukraine. To put pressure on MAGA, contact your reps in the House with this easy-to-use site made by a Gaslit Nation listener:  helpukrainewin.com. Stay tuned as Gaslit Nation & Friends name and shame members of the Kremlin Kaucus, their staff, and their largest donors. We can’t wait until November – we must stop MAGA now!  

Show Notes:

The Cases Against Trump: A Guide Fraud. Hush money. Election subversion. Mar-a-Lago documents. One place to keep track of the presidential candidate’s legal troubles. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/02/donald-trump-legal-cases-charges/675531/

Taking Down Trump: 12 Rules for Prosecuting Donald Trump by Someone Who Did It Successfully by Tristan Snell https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/756546/taking-down-trump-by-tristan-snell/

Trump gets access to sealed documents on witness threats in Mar-a-Lago case Prosecutors turn over exhibit on threats made against potential witness to Trump’s lawyers following judge’s order, sources say https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/11/trump-mar-a-lago-case-witness-threats-sealed-exhibit

The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis https://wwnorton.com/books/The-Fifth-Risk/

Be sure to check out helpukrainewin.com, made by a Gaslit Nation listener!

Welcome to this Gaslit Nation Emergency Bonus Episode, to cover Walter Duranty’s latest interview with Stalin, as he carries out a genocide. That was over ninety years ago. Today history repeats, with Tucker Carlson releasing a two-hour rant by Putin, presenting what Kellyanne Conway once lovingly referred to as “alternative facts.” Gaslit Nation has the fact-check for you here, and explains why Tucker Carlson, in his traitors paradise in Moscow, visiting Tara Reade, should be investigated for being an unregistered foreign agent. The Dominion lawsuit against Fox News essentially established that Tucker Carlson is not a journalist, and therefore must be investigated for furthering the Kremlin’s agenda.  

Like longtime Kremlin operative Paul Manafort who he tried to rehabilitate on his Fox News show, Tucker Carlson reeks of FARA (Foreign Agents Registration Act). According to Anton Gerashchenko, a former member of Ukraine’s parliament who has served in various government roles, Russian telegram channels expressed frustration in the Kremlin over Putin and Tucker’s love-in. (Putin sounded like one of those rambling email forwards about Barack HUSSEIN Obama, but the anti-Ukrainian version.) Those reports mention that Tucker was paid a fee. If that’s the case, then he needs to report that and any other perks he received from a foreign adversary. If he doesn’t disclose if and what he was paid for his Kremlin interview, he should face a FARA investigation by the DOJ (Wake up, Merrick Garland!), and an investigation by Democrats in the Senate. 

Amazingly, this week the Mr. Jones' graphic novel adaptation, In the Shadow of Stalin, was announced by Oni Press – read more about that in the show notes below. The graphic novel includes deleted scenes from the film. A sneak peak of the pages can be seen here: https://aiptcomics.com/2024/02/07/in-the-shadow-of-stalin-the-story-of-mr-jones/  For historical context of Tucker Carlson’s dangerous Putin interview, watch Mr. Jones or read In the Shadow of Stalin, out September 4th, and available for pre-order now. 

We look forward to seeing you at the special live taping of Gaslit Nation featuring former New York state prosecutor Tristan Snell, author of the new book, Taking Down Trump: 12 Rules for Prosecuting Donald Trump by Someone Who Did It Successfully. To our supporters at the Truth-teller level or higher, look out for a Zoom link sent to your inboxes Monday morning. Ask questions in the chat or in the recorded post-interview audience Q&A.To make sure you have your ticket, sign up at Patreon.com/Gaslit 

Thank you to everyone who supports the show – we could not make Gaslit Nation without you! 

Show Notes:

Opening Clip: https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1755757290953515479

Historical Thriller In the Shadow Of Stalin: The Story of Mr. Jones Out September 4th https://aiptcomics.com/2024/02/07/in-the-shadow-of-stalin-the-story-of-mr-jones/

Tucker Carlson Releases Putin Interview: https://www.instagram.com/p/C3HTMYXtfQt/

Congress Removes Foreign Agents Registration Act (“FARA”)-Related Provisions from Final NDAA https://www.insidepoliticallaw.com/2023/12/07/congress-removes-foreign-agents-registration-act-fara-related-provisions-from-final-ndaa/ 

Berlin Murder Raises Suspicions of Russian Involvement https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/27/world/europe/berlin-murder-russia.html

Ukraine's Zelenskyy replaces top general in major shake-up at pivotal moment in war with Russia https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-zelenskyy-replacing-top-general-valerii-zaluzhnyi-to-lead-army/

The great Douglas Rushkoff is back on Gaslit Nation! This time we’re featuring Andrea’s interview on Rushkoff’s excellent podcast Team Human, recorded late September, but timely as ever. A filmmaker and observer of techno-fascist bros and their billionaire bunkers they’re building to hide from us, as they destroy the world, Rushkoff is the author of several books, including Team Human and Survival of the Richest. For more on his podcast, the Rushkoff Substack, and Part I and Part II of his appearance on Gaslit Nation, check out the show notes below! 

Got questions about the  investigations and prosecutions of the Traitor-in-Chief? Join Gaslit Nation for a special live taping on Monday, February 12, at 12 pm ET, featuring Tristan Snell—the prosecutor who led New York State's case against Trump and Trump University, and the author of the new book Taking Down Trump: 12 Rules for Prosecuting Donald Trump by Someone Who Did It Successfully. An event link will be sent to our Patreon community at the Truth-teller level or higher on the day of the event. To join us, sign up at Patreon.com/Gaslit!

This week’s bonus episode for our supporters at the Truth-teller level and higher on Patreon will be Part II of the Gaslit Nation Social Media Workshop, designed for those who hate social media and miss the old Twitter. Organizer Rachel Brody, who works with various campaigns to help get out the vote and leading brands, joins us to share the landscape of social media today and how to leverage the power of your voice in a world that needs you. Our regular Q&As will return in February, so be sure to send in your questions!

Thank you to everyone who supports the show – we could not make Gaslit Nation without you!

Show Notes:

Team Human Podcast: https://www.teamhuman.fm/

Douglas Rushkoff Substack: https://rushkoff.substack.com/

The Douglas Rushkoff Interview - Part I https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-transcripts-20/2023/07/19/douglas-rushkoff-part-01

The Douglas Rushkoff Interview - Part II https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-transcripts-20/2023/07/26/douglas-rushkoff-interview-02

Team Human by Douglas Rushkoff https://bookshop.org/p/books/team-human-douglas-rushkoff/11200369?ean=9780393541533

Survival of the Richest by Douglas Rushkoff https://bookshop.org/p/books/survival-of-the-richest-escape-fantasies-of-the-tech-billionaires-douglas-rushkoff/18092436?ean=9780393881066