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Recent Episodes of the Scott Horton Show
11/11/22 Branko Marcetic on the DHS’s Role in Online Censorship
Scott is joined by Branko Marcetic of Jacobin to discuss the recent revelations that the Department of Homeland Security has been guiding tech platforms on what they should censor. They observe some specific cases where platforms like Facebook and Google changed rules and suppressed stories to help prop up the U.S. government’s narratives, even when they proved false. Scott and Marcetic also talk about the potential for cross-idealogical coalitions to fight back against these blatant and dangerous government interventions in the information space.
Discussed on the show:
- “The Quiet Merger Between Online Platforms and the National Security State Continues” (Jacobin)
- “Leaked Documents Outline DHS’s Plans to Police Disinformation” (The Intercept)
- Global Guerillas
Branko Marcetic is a writer for Jacobin Magazine, a fellow at In These Times, and host of the 1/200 podcast. He is the author of Yesterday’s Man: The Case Against Joe Biden. Follow him on Twitter @BMarchetich.
This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and Thc Hemp Spot.
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05/17/13 – Gabriel Sukenik – The Scott Horton Show
Bitcoin entrepreneur Gabriel Sukenik discusses the government’s regulation of Bitcoin exchanges; the temporary shutdown of Mt. Gox; and price volatility in Bitcoin.
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05/17/13 – Jed Morey – The Scott Horton Show
Jed Morey, a journalist with Long Island Press, discusses the Pentagon’s “power grab” of unilaterally granting itself authority over civil disturbances; giving local military commanders the same authority as the president during some ill-defined emergency; preparing domestic military operations with the NDAA and Northern Command; and the pushback coming from Congress and the National Governors Association.
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05/17/13 – David Vine – The Scott Horton Show
David Vine, author of Island of Shame, discusses the thousand or so US military bases spread out among most of the world’s countries; the enormous profits gained by contractors for building and supporting bases abroad; rampant waste, fraud and criminal activity that goes unpunished; and the latest setback for Diego Garcia’s forcibly expelled natives, the Chagossians.
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05/17/13 – Kelley B. Vlahos – The Scott Horton Show
Kelley B. Vlahos, contributing editor for The American Conservative, discusses VA whistleblower Dr. Steven S. Coughlin’s accusations that research affirming Gulf War Illness is being intentionally hidden; the enormous costs of lifetime medical care for hundreds of thousands of sick and injured veterans; the VA’s apathetic response to surveys that revealed large numbers of suicidal veterans; and the disposable warriors (athletes and soldiers alike) who are celebrated as heroes then discarded when they fall ill.
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05/16/13 – Will Grigg – The Scott Horton Show
Will Grigg, blogger and author of Liberty in Eclipse, discusses the government’s persecution of middle-aged quilt maker Rita Hutchens in supposedly Constitution-loving Idaho; local police acting like an army of occupation in a foreign country; and how you can donate to support Will’s continuing efforts to chronicle police brutality and corruption.
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05/16/13 – Eric Margolis – The Scott Horton Show
Eric Margolis, journalist and author of American Raj, discusses the results of Pakistani elections; the relatively poor showing of cricket star and anti-corruption champion Imran Khan; the Pakistani army’s heavy losses while fighting a US proxy war in the northwest tribal areas; probable US influence on key Pakistani appointments under new prime minister Nawaz Sharif; why Muslims really want Sharia law; and the US retreat from Afghanistan.
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05/16/13 – Jim Bovard – The Scott Horton Show
Jim Bovard, author of Public Policy Hooligan, discusses the IRS’s targeting of conservative nonprofit groups; a brief history of presidential administrations that used the IRS to combat political opponents; the terrible tax laws written by Congress; and why the earned income tax credit is a fraud-riddled, stealth-welfare abomination.
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05/15/13 – Ray McGovern – The Scott Horton Show
Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern discusses the scores of Guantanamo prisoners being denied the right to “escape” by starving themselves to death; how Obama could close Guantanamo – if he really wanted to; using civil disobedience to effect political change; why Americans remain almost completely ignorant of Israel’s attack on the USS Liberty in 1967; and Mearsheimer and Walt’s incomplete analysis of the Israel lobby.
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