326: Orange Man Tinted Glasses

Assange is in court, but all you're hearing about is Trump. The Snowden exposed NSA programs are ruled illegal, and Assange's first couple of days in court are off to a rough start. I'll share the unusual details. Plus, we go back in time to see how political coverage has shifted during the Trump years. 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Axios (https://www.axios.com/bob-woodward-book-trump-putin-russia-dan-coats-b3994f91-8791-4fdc-9adb-ad093141592b.html) Trump says he knew coronavirus was 'deadly' and worse than the flu while intentionally misleading Americans, new book report - Houston Chronicle (https://www.chron.com/news/article/Trump-says-he-knew-coronavirus-was-deadly-and-15553997.php) White House task force on coronavirus another example of Trump administration's lack of diversity - CNNPolitics (https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/30/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-diversity-obama/index.html) Nancy Pelosi Visits San Francisco’s Chinatown Amid Coronavirus Concerns – NBC Bay Area (https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/nancy-pelosi-visits-san-franciscos-chinatown/2240247/) Assange Update: Defense Witness says WikiLeaks Publications Initiate Positive Political Change - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO8uJsYKZhI) 3 California firefighters hospitalized after flames overtake station (https://theweek.com/speedreads/936496/3-california-firefighters-hospitalized-after-flames-overtake-station) Creek Fire in California is ground zero for dry, dead trees | The Sacramento Bee (https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article245563350.html) Yosemite National Park likened to Mars as fire changes sky | The Fresno Bee (https://www.fresnobee.com/news/nation-world/national/article245559400.html) California, Washington, Oregon wildfires: Photos of orange sky, smoke (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/09/09/fire-california-washington-oregon-photos-orange-sky-smoke/5756922002/) Here's the PROOF: CNN Airs Digitally Altered Biden Image to Remove Redskins Logo | Newsbusters (https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/scott-whitlock/2020/09/09/heres-proof-cnn-airs-digitally-altered-biden-image-remove) Skies turn blood-red above Oregon in apocalyptic scenes from wildfire-ravaged state - 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The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/07/us/politics/trump-election-campaign-fundraising.html) Trump’s Pick for Afghanistan Ambassador Wants to Withdraw US Troops Immediately – Mother Jones (https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/09/trumps-pick-for-afghanistan-ambassador-wants-to-withdraw-us-troops-immediately/) Zalmay Khalilzad Appointed As U.S. Special Adviser To Afghanistan : NPR (https://www.npr.org/2018/09/05/641094135/zalmay-khalilzad-appointed-as-u-s-special-adviser-to-afghanistan) Trump says troops love him even if Pentagon brass doesn't (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-troops-love-him-even-if-pentagon-brass-doesn-t/ar-BB18NjeF) ‘Biden is a stupid person’: Trump goes on the attack in Labor Day speech (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-is-a-stupid-person-trump-goes-on-the-attack-in-labor-day-speech/ar-BB18NvOe) The 8 states where 2020 will be won or lost: A POLITICO deep dive - POLITICO (https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/08/swing-states-2020-presidential-election-409000) How a 'blue shift' in U.S. mail ballots might set off Election Week chaos - 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WTFBRAHH - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwoN-FvVEsA) Shocker: Fox News’s Jennifer Griffin Confirms Atlantic Magazine Story about Trump Disdain for Military and McCain | Showbiz411 (https://www.showbiz411.com/2020/09/04/shocker-fox-newss-jennifer-griffin-confirms-atlantic-magazine-story-about-trump-disdain-for-military-and-mccain) Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’ - The Atlantic (https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-americans-who-died-at-war-are-losers-and-suckers/615997/) WHO | Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 – Sudan (https://www.who.int/csr/don/01-september-2020-polio-sudan/en/) kpoulsen (@kpoulsen): "But I can’t think of a prior case where the feds unambiguously acknowledged using Google search logs this way: to, apparently, zero in on people who searched the wrong word at the wrong time." | nitter (https://nitter.net/kpoulsen/status/1255593138934013952#m) https://twitter.com/business/status/1301865913134788608 (https://twitter.com/business/status/1301865913134788608) Fed’s Powell Says Economy Likely Will Need More Government Spending, Low Interest Rates - WSJ (https://www.wsj.com/articles/feds-powell-says-interest-rates-likely-to-stay-low-for-years-11599251020) How boozy Brit Covidiots are turning Zante into coronavirus hellhole by holding “F*** Corona” parties and shunning masks (https://www.the-sun.com/news/1416754/boozy-brits-zante-coronavirus-parties-greece/) Portland killing suspect and victim had guns, documents say (https://apnews.com/f0418fd4a37be8d9b6953c8359109587) How boozy Brit Covidiots are turning Zante into coronavirus hellhole by holding “F*** Corona” parties and shunning masks (https://www.the-sun.com/news/1416754/boozy-brits-zante-coronavirus-parties-greece/) Portland killing suspect and victim had guns, documents say (https://apnews.com/f0418fd4a37be8d9b6953c8359109587) Suspected protest shooter Michael Reinoehl had assault rife when killed by feds (https://nypost.com/2020/09/04/suspected-protest-shooter-michael-reinoehl-had-gun-when-killed-by-police/) Black Lives Matter Protester Arrested In Washington Was Also At Riots In Portland And Kenosha | Zero Hedge (https://www.zerohedge.com/political/black-lives-matter-protester-arrested-washington-was-also-riots-portland-and-kenosha) Trump Says Executive Order Will Drop the Price of Insulin Down to Pennies a Day | CNSNews (https://www.cnsnews.com/article/washington/melanie-arter/trump-says-executive-order-will-drop-price-insulin-down-pennies) Pelosi and Mnuchin agree on plan to avoid government shutdown (https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/09/03/pelosi-mnuchin-government-shutdown-408547)