What you may have missed on PDR last week
Following is our end-of-the-week summary of all the topics covered on our Politics Done Right on KPFT 90.1 FM program, which is also streamed on Facebook Live, YouTube Live, Twitter, and Twitch.
Monday December 18th, 2023
Texas is on the verge of making illegal border crossings a state crime. Here’s what you need to know: Gov. Greg Abbott says he will sign Senate Bill 4, which would make it a state crime to cross the border between ports of entry, allow police to arrest people who do, and require judges to order them to return to Mexico. [More]
Chile’s Voters Reject a New, Conservative Constitution: For the second time in less than two years, Chileans voted thumbs down on a new national charter, and few seem to have the energy to try again. [More]
Biden weighs a “shocking” revival of Trump’s immigration agenda: The White House is reportedly open to making concessions to Republicans in its negotiations over aid to Ukraine and Israel that go far beyond border security. [More]
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Tuesday December 19th, 2023
Allyster Waters, a PDR Posse member, discusses her volunteerism in rebuilding playgrounds overseas: Allyster Waters, a PDR Posse member, visited Humble. I visited her to discuss how volunteering with Project Playground has helped her mentally and spiritually. [More]
Matt Clayton, founder of Project Playground, discusses building playgrounds overseas from reuse: Matt Clayton, co-founder of Project Playground, visited Fall Creek in Humble to dismantle a local playground. He discussed why he ships these used playground equipment overseas to bring joy and goodwill. [More]
Paul Ryan calls out Trump as an authoritarian narcissist, too little too late: Now that Donald Trump is seen as the existential threat to freedom and democracy, some typical Republicans like Paul Ryan are starting to speak up. But it may be too little too late. [More]
Texas Gov. to Sign ‘Harmful and Unconstitutional’ Anti-Migrant Bills: “S.B. 4 violates the constitutional rights of individuals, disregards the safety of Texas communities, and encourages racial profiling and discrimination against people of color,” said one critic. [More]
Wednesday December 20th, 2023
Allyster Waters, a PDR Posse member, discusses her volunteerism in rebuilding playgrounds overseas: Allyster Waters, a PDR Posse member, visited Humble. I visited her to discuss how volunteering with Project Playground has helped her mentally and spiritually. [More]
Matt Clayton, founder of Project Playground, discusses building playgrounds overseas from reuse: Matt Clayton, co-founder of Project Playground, visited Fall Creek in Humble to dismantle a local playground. He discussed why he ships these used playground equipment overseas to bring joy and goodwill. [More]
Paul Ryan calls out Trump as an authoritarian narcissist, too little too late: Now that Donald Trump is seen as the existential threat to freedom and democracy, some typical Republicans like Paul Ryan are starting to speak up. But it may be too little too late. [More]
Texas Gov. to Sign ‘Harmful and Unconstitutional’ Anti-Migrant Bills: “S.B. 4 violates the constitutional rights of individuals, disregards the safety of Texas communities, and encourages racial profiling and discrimination against people of color,” said one critic. [More]
Thursday December 21st, 2023
MSNBC journalist exposed PragerU, a Right Wing brainwashing nonprofit for the farce that it is: PragerU has an air of authenticity for its low-information followers. It effectively turns the ignorant into the willfully ignorant. [More]
A story that illustrates the media’s subjective inference that a Trump win is a foregone conclusion: Too many media hosts and pundits continue to speak with a narrative that give the impression that a Trump 2024 win is a near certainty. [More]
The Colorado Ruling Is a Rebuke for the Ages: In a stunning ruling on Tuesday night, the Colorado Supreme Court answered that question: He can’t be allowed to run again. The court’s 133-page decision said that he is not eligible to be on the state’s ballot for president under Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment, which bars from public office anyone who swore an oath to the Constitution and then engaged in or aided an insurrection against it. [More]
Neil Aquino visits: My upshot for the week is we are being told out loud by the right what they intend, but local Democratic officials show no sense of urgency. And it’s important to remember who propelled Whitmire to victory & that it’s his law enforcement friends who enforce the greatly expanded police powers of SB 4. [More & More]
Friday December 22nd, 2023
Marc Elias has a prescient statement on both Colorado and US Supreme Court on Trump’s 14th Amendment case: Marc Elias explains why the Supreme Court must uphold the Colorado Supreme Court’s finding that Trump is not eligible to run for President lest it further erodes its credibility. [More]
This is what it will take for young voters to reengage like 2020: The Likely and Registered Voter polls are virtually tied between Trump and Biden. Biden is overperforming with older voters while Trump is with younger. Biden is in a better position. [More]
The Constitutional Case for Keeping Trump off the Ballot: If Jefferson Davis was barred from office, then the conclusion must be that Trump is, too. [More]
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