Jon Stewart discusses the outsized pressure on individuals to fight powerful forces and points out that the responsibility news organizations have in this moment. #TheWeeklyShow #politics
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I so enjoyed this podcast and learned so much. Thank you Jon for telling it like it is an interviewing so many intelligent people. I think you should run for president and I'm not kidding
Yes, news orgs have a greater responsibility to uphold the integrity of truth in these times and push back, but I think the current administration warrants an all hands on deck approach.
Grassroots movements, Democrats aggressively engaging with town halls in deep red states, the young activating.
Really interesting podcast that fully acknowledges the role of social media in this -the gravity of the situation as well. And somehow I felt hope to get through it.
Hi, great episode! I’m really glad I discovered this podcast.
Just wanted to comment that Jon may not be aware of Ohio’s longstanding tradition of pronouncing certain cities the “wrong” way! Ohio is home to Lime-a (not Lima), Bell-fountain (not Bellefontaine), and Vrr-sails (not Versailles)!
Can you please speak up for the over 300 Palestinian civilians just massacred in the past few hours by "Israel" and the US. This cannot continue. @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social
Gonna tell you a story about a Man named Mitch.
Who Democratic Voters want to throw in a Ditch.
After January 6th he could have removed Trump.
But now America is headed to the Dump.
Well honestly, everyone is always looking for something to bitch about & we certainly needed a unified movement to stand up for, so here we go! Maybe 1/2 the voting pop will get off their asses too!
#indivisible
That was a great pod. It’s interesting (abominable) to understand how this experiment was just a pilot program for Meta and Cambridge Analytica. And how the malicious techniques for political weaponization of social media are now the standard toolbox for the right. In its accelerating polarization.
https://youtu.be/cveNoi8juao “Liberalism should be what can you build,not what can you block.Rural Broadband? Hooked up ZERO people. Dems brag abt INVESTMENT, fail because $ doesn’t move fast enough. Pass big bills,but complexity to implement FAILS TO PRODUCE. Dems need to plan smarter to get things done.
Jon, how about some suggestions from you? I understand the frustration but geez, do you have an answer?
Please cool the vitriol. Remember—you and many others constantly trashed Hilary. And, the result? Then it happened again with Kamala.
Now you target, ‘The Democrats.’
I worry about the outcome.
Jon said to not call it fascism unless it’s actually fascism. The problem with that approach is the slide into fascism gets ignored and if you wait until you’re living under it, brother, good luck getting out. A few points, if I may…
4. The Trump administration defied the judicial system and deported Venezuelans to El Salvador.
So stomping on free speech, entering private residences, and ignoring the court. Within 2 months of taking office. Can I call it fascist yet? Fascist-esque? Fascista? Un peu fasciste?
1. Mahmoud Khalil was detained & had his green card revoked for legitimate free speech.
2. Private residences on Columbia’s campus were searched for the crime of free speech
3. A German tourist was tortured at Logan Airport for the crime of being a Red Sox fan. Kidding. We have no idea why.
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Grassroots movements, Democrats aggressively engaging with town halls in deep red states, the young activating.
Just wanted to comment that Jon may not be aware of Ohio’s longstanding tradition of pronouncing certain cities the “wrong” way! Ohio is home to Lime-a (not Lima), Bell-fountain (not Bellefontaine), and Vrr-sails (not Versailles)!
Who Democratic Voters want to throw in a Ditch.
After January 6th he could have removed Trump.
But now America is headed to the Dump.
#indivisible
Please cool the vitriol. Remember—you and many others constantly trashed Hilary. And, the result? Then it happened again with Kamala.
Now you target, ‘The Democrats.’
I worry about the outcome.
Every wrong in the world and society is solely on leaders upholding criminality.
Groups, orgs, parties; everything is all your fault.
Or blame “God”
So stomping on free speech, entering private residences, and ignoring the court. Within 2 months of taking office. Can I call it fascist yet? Fascist-esque? Fascista? Un peu fasciste?
2. Private residences on Columbia’s campus were searched for the crime of free speech
3. A German tourist was tortured at Logan Airport for the crime of being a Red Sox fan. Kidding. We have no idea why.