The Unnatural State of Affairs CONTINUES | Reaction to the DNC Summer Chaos, PSR Report on the ICBM Lobby

Hey Friend,

I got a lot of pent-up thoughts to share with ya after taking a break from the show this summer to intern with the Physicians for Social Responsibility in Washington D.C.

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The Unnatural State of Affairs broadcasts on WMTS 88.3 FM, Mondays at 5-7 P.M. Tune in to hear the censored talk show segments and DJ session!

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I cover two topics in this episode:

• Summer 2024 DNC Chaos

  • This takes up about an hour and a half of this 2-hour episode :)

  • There’s a lot to cover: Biden’s evisceration on the CNN debate stage, Kamala Harris’ ascension to the DNC Throne, Tim Walz as her VP pick, and how the new ticket is choosing to campaign on…continuing to fund an apartheid state’s plausible genocide in the Gaza strip.

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Graphic I made for the PSR Report

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• Report from My Internship with PSR’s Nuclear Weapons Abolition Program

  • “The ICBM Lobby: Why the Pentagon Burns Taxpayer Dollars, and Why Legislators Vote to Blow the World Up”

  • I made this audio recording just for you <3

  • Thanks to everyone at PSR who advised me on the writing of this report!

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Picture I took at the Arrest Netanyahu Protest on July 24, 2024. ‘Twas a wild summer.

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Sources for the First Segment

Sources for the PSR Report can be found in the report. Explosion sound comes from this documentary on the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.

• “Biden 2024? Most Democrats say no thank you: AP-NORC poll” - Associated Press

• “The Obama path Biden chose not to take” - Politico

• “Biden campaign calls out what it calls ‘cheap fake’ viral videos circulated by Trump team” - NBC News via YouTube

• “Biden's Democratic challengers hit ballot access roadblocks” - ABC News

• “Sen. Bernie Sanders turns 82 — and slaughters grandson’s MLB dreams” - New York Post via YouTube

• “Joe Biden falls off bike while cycling in Delaware” - The Telegraph via YouTube

• “Bernie Sanders says Israel should not receive 'another nickel of U.S. military aid’” - NBC News

• “Trump Reacts To Biden's 'We Finally Beat Medicare' Gaffe At First Presidential Debate” - Forbes Breaking News on YouTube

• “Signature Accomplishments” - Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear

• “Kentucky Gov. Beshear has a 60% approval rating, new poll finds” - NBC News Meet the Press Blog

• “Inside Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s support for private school vouchers” - Spotlight PA

• “Gov. Shapiro: Peaceful protests can't be excuse for antisemitism” - CNN

• “Minnesota State Legislature” - Ballotpedia

• “Tim Walz is - by far - the most based Democrat governor in the country…” - Kyle Kulinski via Twitter

• “Other policies of Tim Walz I haven’t mentioned yet (as congressman & governor)…” - Kyle Kulinski via Twitter

• “What You Need to Know About the Inflation Reduction Act” - TIME

• “No, JD Vance did not have sex with a couch” - Associated Press via The WayBack Machine

• “No, JD Vance Did Not Say He Had Sex with Couch Cushions” - Snopes

• The Couch Memes

  • …okay so it’s just dawning on me now that I downloaded some of these memes awhile back, not expecting to share them in a context where I would need to give credit. Oops…

  • NYC Sanitation via Twitter

  • BlackKnight10k via Twitter

• “WATCH: Harris VP pick Tim Walz calls on JD Vance to debate him” - PBS NewsHour via YouTube

• “‘Strong record of supporting the U.S.-Israel relationship’: a look at Tim Walz’s votes on Palestine as a member of Congress” - Mondoweiss

• “Money from Pro-Israel to US Representatives, 1990-2024” - OpenSecrets

• “Tim Walz - Top Industries 2005 - 2018” - OpenSecrets

• “#Infographic| Statistics on the Israeli Genocide in the Gaza Strip (07 October 2023-21 August 2024).” - Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor via Twitter

• “Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza war” - Committee to Protect Journalists

• “Application Instituting Proceedings [from South Africa against Israel]” - International Court of Justice

• “Legal Consequences Arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem” - International Court of Justice

• “New Poll Suggests Gaza Ceasefire and Arms Embargo Would Help Dems with Swing State Voters” - Zeteo

• “‘I'm speaking!’ Harris says to protesters at her campaign rally” - NBC News via YouTube

• “Kamala Harris and Tim Walz CNN interview (part 2): Israel-Hamas war” - CNN via YouTube

• “How the U.S. Enabled Netanyahu to Sabotage a Gaza Ceasefire” - Drop Site News

• “Kamala Harris unveils populist policy agenda, with $6,000 credit for newborns” - The Washington Post

• “Latest Polls [for the 2024 Presidential Election among Tennesseans]” - 538

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Music Creds:

Title - “Under Your Spell” (Cover, Sped up)

Guitar - Ethan Schmidt (“National Sleep Debt”)

Literally Everything Else - “Big Dog” Jay Duda (JD Alphonze on Spotify)

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Updated on October 22nd to insert music credits (Sorry, Jay!)