District Sentinel Radio

District Sentinel Radio

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District Sentinel Radio is the latest project from Sam Sacks and Sam Knight--the two journalists behind The District Sentinel News Co-op. Devoted to watchdog journalism, District Sentinel Radio is the podcast arm of the co-op.

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Feb 7, 2024

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Episodes

Warren v. Bernie 04.01.2019

A look at how the two size up in the 2020 primary, if Bernie runs Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

Sentinel Hangout: Klobuchar Kompromat 03.01.2019

-Consultant class people love her. The Nightmare Boss stories will be legendary if she runs in 2020. -No one is down with NDP: Start of 116th Congress marked by cringeworthy celebrations -Space Newz: China lands on Dark side of the Moon, NASA finds object 4 billion miles away, Pompeo threatens Iran over satellite launches -Bold 2019 prediction by us: There will be a bad earthquake somewhere For mo...

DISTRICT SENTINEL RADIO 12/20/18: DHS Secretary Pressed on Detainee Deaths 20.12.2018

-Kirstjen Nielsen doesn’t have response to question on number of deaths in detention facilities -As expected, the Trump admin trying to tighten food stamp work requirements after Congress rejected the idea -Bah humbug: President Trump threatening Christmastime government shutdown -Stock market now down about 3,000 points over the past few weeks

Sentinel News Dump 12/19/18 19.12.2018

-District Judge presiding over Flynn trial orders administration to process asylees fleeing domestic or gang violence -Minor tweaks to sentencing and criminal justice laws pass Senate, no “mens rea” reform sought by Koch Bros. -Department of Interior IG: Company had false records about offshore oil safety, US attorneys declined to prosecute -US Fish & Wildlife Service denies petitions to keep prot...

Sentinel News Dump 12/18/18 18.12.2018

-The last House Republican in New England can't take a loss -Oversight agency gives federal IT systems poor marks for security -SEC looks into easing reporting requirements on companies -Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls for a probe of the CFPB's name change. For more content like this, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

Sentinel News Dump 12/17/18 17.12.2018

-Interior Secretary to resign in new year amid mounting ethics investigations, incoming Dem House majority -Trump administration announces review of “Pain in the Disability Determination Process” months after proposing $72 billion in budget cuts to disability benefits -Student debt has doubled since the Great Recession, is now at $1.5 trillion -Inspector General audit of ICE: witnesses and leads i...

Sentinel News Dump 12/13/18 13.12.2018

-For the first time in history, upper chamber declares US engaged in unauthorized war -Pelosi hails Farm Bill passage, failing to note it hurts her own caucus’ efforts to stop Saudi-led slaughter in Yemen -FCC to review rules preventing Fox, NBC, ABC and CBS from merging -GAO warns that “private corporations obtaining resources” could threaten US -Mulvaney’s last proposal as CFPB head: use the age...

DISTRICT SENTINEL RADIO 12/12/18: Mitch McConnell, Butcher of Yemen 12.12.2018

-Senate Majority Leader trying to gum up vote to stop Saudi slaughter -GOP postpones rare minimum wage hearing due to homophobic blog posts by witness -Report suppressed by Mulvaney CFPB showed Wells Fargo pumping fees out of students -US cocaine eradication efforts in Colombia aren’t working at all: GAO For more content like this, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

DISTRICT SENTINEL RADIO 12/11/18: More Family Separation Coming? 11.12.2018

-CBP head denies establishment of new child migrant detention centers at Senate hearing -Trump gets into on-camera argument about government shutdown with Schumer and Pelosi -Final Farm Bill released: no new food stamp work requirements, admin will look at rulemaking to humiliate poor people -Report reveals Zinke attacks on public data as Koch Bros. hack installed as Interior FOIA officer For more...

DISTRICT SENTINEL RADIO 12/10/18: We All Got Screwed By Equifax 10.12.2018

-House Oversight says company’s greed to blame for data breach impacting 148 million Americans -Kavanaugh, SCOTUS deny conservatives chance to erode abortion rights -Watchdog report pokes holes in Dodd-Frank mechanism designed to prevent bank bailouts -Native American healthcare programs woefully underfunded For more content like this, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

DISTRICT SENTINEL RADIO 12/5/18: Trump Demise Gains Emolumentum 05.12.2018

-President’s shady corporate structure to be exposed in DC hotel litigation -Facebook execs have linked third party access to data and profits, UK parliamentary investigation reveals -US Fish and Wildlife Service whistleblower fund short $13 million (!!!) -CFPB enforcement actions down 75 percent under Mulvaney - The Washington Post.

SentinelCast 88: The Franklin Commune 05.12.2018

-Justin Roczniak walks through his entrancing left-wing talks set to Cities Skylines -Also, a link to Justin’s Medium piece mentioned in the interview about the Hyperloop: https://medium.com/@donoteat/you-yes-you-cannot-afford-to-ride-the-hyperloop-27e214d45cdf and his Patreon. -Ammon Bundy...innocent? -Two Garbage Can nominations that truly belong together: Jamie Kirchick & Hillary Clinton

DISTRICT SENTINEL RADIO 12/4/18: The Iran-Saudi Switcheroo 04.12.2018

-Administration accuses Iran of aiding Al-Qaida in Yemen, despite AP reporting on Saudi-AQ ties -EPA faces FOIA lawsuit for emails between Andrew Wheeler and his old fossil fuel lobbying firm -Gina Haspel gives secretive briefing on Khashoggi killing, does nothing to quell anger over Bin Salman -FTC allows Northrop Grumman to acquire solid rocket motor competitor for $7.8 billion

Sentinel News Dump 12/3/18 03.12.2018

-Majority of US child laborers who die on the job worked on farms, GAO says -Occupational injuries suffered by kids in agriculture likely underestimated by BLS -George HW Bush death delays government shutdown by three weeks -SCOTUS won’t hear challenge of regulatory exemptions granted to build up border wall -Another buyer for Tribune: Nexstar steps up to acquire local broadcaster after Sinclair m...

DISTRICT SENTINEL RADIO 11/29/18: Deutsche Bank Meltdown Watch 29.11.2018

*FULL EPISODE UNLOCKED TODAY* -German firm raided on Panama Papers money laundering claims -Stock down five percent on news; US regulators have considered bank “troubled” since May -Trump administration trying to peddle subprime insurance products in ongoing bid to undermine Obamacare -Can’t believe he caved! Jeff Flake backs down off blocking nominee in deference to an absent colleague. Flake thr...

Sentinel News Dump 11/28/18 28.11.2018

-Legislation to stop US support of Saudi atrocities clears Senate hurdle -Clock could run out on lawsuit over Census question aimed at suppressing immigrant vote -Pelosi elected by Dems to lead, promises concessions to Republican-friendly “problem solvers” caucus -Barbara Lee loses caucus chair race to challenger with close corporate ties -Trump admin sued for neglecting Clean Water Act, ocean aci...

Sentinel News Dump 11/27/18 27.11.2018

-Panel appointed by Congress says $700 billion Pentagon budget must be larger -Gina Haspel pulled from Senate testimony with Khashoggi questions looming -The Supreme Court rules unanimously against the Dusky Gopher Frog -Trump threatens electric car subsidy after GM announced plant closures To listen to the full episode, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

Sentinel News Dump 11/26/18 26.11.2018

-Union attacks “greed” after GM announces massive job cuts -Company stock up more than five percent as workers, communities face misery -Pelosi to meet with tiny centrist “problem solvers” caucus that wants to empower Republicans -Midwestern farm bankruptcies increase amid Trump trade war with China -SCOTUS leaning toward allowing consumer antitrust lawsuit against Apple over app pricing To listen...

Sentinel News Dump 11/14/18 14.11.2018

-GOP leaders undermine Ro Khanna’s privileged resolution on Saudi atrocities in Yemen -Only 3-in-10 Democrats think Pelosi should be Speaker -Betsy DeVos sued again over failure to provide debt relief to for-profit college fraud victims -DEA spent $17 million on “cannabis eradication” with most of the money going to helicopters and overtime To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio, subscribe...

Sentinel News Dump 11/13/18 13.11.2018

-Queens, Northern Virginia get HQ2, tech retail giant to get at least $2.5 billion in public subsidies -A Bridge Too Far? Ex-top Chris Christie legal aide gets appellate court nomination -AOC joins protest in Pelosi’s office for Green New Deal; Democratic leader calls for committee -CIA: Yeah, we did consider using mind control drugs during post-9/11 interrogations To listen to the full District S...

SentinelCast 86: Excommunicate Jared Kushner 13.11.2018

A prior SentinelCast now unlocked! To listen to more episodes like this, subscribe at Patron.com/DistrictSentinel -Eli Valley on Republican Jews collaboration with fascists -Safety in solidarity: a conversation with Ben Case, Pittsburgh If Not Now organizer -Sir, Stop IT. Steve King nominated to the #GarbageCan

DISTRICT SENTINEL RADIO 11/8/18: Hot Tub Scam Artist 08.11.2018

-Sessions replacement Matt Whitaker involved with patent firm dinged by FTC for deceiving consumers -Hope still for Dems in Florida: tight races headed for recounts -Judge grants Mulvaney payday rule delay while CFPB waters it down for predatory lenders -“The Rock” and “Broken Arrow” aren’t as far-fetched as they seem, per GAO’s recent reporting on weapon security To listen to the nightly newscast...

DISTRICT SENTINEL RADIO 11/7/18: Schumer Has to Go 07.11.2018

-A discussion on yesterday’s Midterm results -Loser Republican whines because Trump whined about House losers -Lmao: 10 out of 25 of the candidates endorsed by Paul Ryan lost -Plus, Jeff Sessions out: Attorney General submits resignation upon request To listen to the nightly newscast for the left, subscribe at: Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

2018 MIDTERMS: As It Happened 07.11.2018

Relive the 2018 midterms by listening to the Sentinel boys live coverage of it. And subscribe on Patreon for exclusive content: Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

Sentinel News Dump 11/1/18 01.11.2018

-War-obsessed John Bolton salivates at thought of Venezuela invasion after Bolsonaro election -Steve King, finally getting called on his white nationalist shit, yelps: “sir, stop it” like a 12 year old boy with a severe case of puberty -White House aide Larry Kudlow calls federal minimum wage “a terrible idea”--inequality was way lower when the floor was higher in real times -Sen. Wyden floats ide...

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