THE ONE-MINUTE RUNDOWN:
I opened the show this week with a scathing critique of VICE News: the media company selling war propaganda to the ‘cool’ kids — on this episode of Redacted Tonight
The disability rights direct action group ADAPT were in DC yesterday (May 20) demanding better access to helpful services - on Disability Scoop
The Pentagon failed an audit with $21 trillion in budgeting adjustments over two decades — this and an update about the Embassy Protection Collective on VIP this week
As the US’s coup attempt in Venezuela continues to fall apart, now a major opposition leader is admitting that Maduro ISN’T a dictator - on The Grayzone
Instead of addressing poverty in the US, Trump has decided to redefine poverty levels so they don’t seem as bad - and more this week on my podcast Common Censored
Imperialism is getting really weird as the POTUS this week said openly that the Military Industrial Complex is trying to push him into war with Iran. — on The Real News Network
Chelsea Manning is back in jail for refusing to testify against Julian Assange & the government turned the Venezuelan Embassy over to an ambassador without a government — this week on my Viewer Questions episode
Watch the first 10 minutes of my newest comedy special, “Not Allowed On American TV,” for free at LeeCampComedySpecial.com
Hello!
Welcome back! Game of Thrones is over and our political establishment want to replace it with their own campaigns for the Oval Office. I’ll try not to bring their theatrics to your attention too often — even though I started last week by burning Joe Biden.
The important stories that really define the experiences of regular Americans often go unaddressed in electoral season, and when they are addressed it’s through empty promises. So I’m going to make sure that the real news that is important to you receives proper attention while the political elite prance around on stages and stage photos with random babies.
There is still lead in the water right across the country. Something like 80% of US workers live paycheck-to-paycheck. Opiate overdoses are killing Americans at a massive rate. And climate change is here! But there’s still time for action.
Enjoy The Ledger this week. I’ve decided to start putting my news podcast Common Censored onto YouTube now as well - so you can watch it below along with new VIP, Redacted Tonight, and Viewer Questions.
Thanks!
- Lee
Chelsea Manning In Prison AGAIN (Plus Viewer Questions)
Embassy Raided, Desperate McCarthyism & The Poverty Line Lie
Embassy Raided By Police & $21 Trillion Pentagon Fraud
VICE News Hip Pro-War Propaganda, Embassy Protectors Arrested, Trump Crushing The Poor
More News Not Allowed On Your Mainstream Media
US-backed opposition leader admits Venezuela ‘is not a dictatorship’ and only foreign intervention can topple Maduro
The Grayzone | Ben Norton
Opposition leader María Corina Machado, a key figure in the US coup plot, admitted that Venezuela “is not a dictatorship” and only international “humanitarian intervention” can topple Maduro.
80 Arrested In Nation’s Capital At Disability Rights Protest
Disability Scoop | Michelle Diament
Dozens of disability rights activists — including some in wheelchairs — were arrested near Capitol Hill while pressing for more access to community-based services.
U.S. Capitol Police arrested 80 people who were demonstrating Monday morning outside the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Trump Says the Military Industrial Complex is Pressuring him Into a War With Iran
The Real News Network
Tell your friends about my newest hour-long comedy special and watch the first 10 minutes of it for free at LeeCampComedySpecial.com.
Keep fighting!
- Lee