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By the dawns early light. What so proudly we hailed. By the twilights last gleaming. Whose broad stripes and bright stars. Through the perilous fight or the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming. And the rockets red glare. The bombs bursting in air. Gave proof through the night. That our flag was still there. Oh say does that starspangled banner yet wave. Over the land of the free. And the home of the brave. [applause] i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america. Fo...

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Scheer Robert Scheer its an honor to have you on the show great to be here you are bad i truly legendary career as a journalist ramparts magazine in the l. A. Times the nation true dig radio shows things have changed a lot over the years in some ways theyre actually fewer gate keepers then when you started and you know anyone can post articles online and ostensibly get them seen by the world but on the other hand the Mainstream Media is now owned by just a handful of massive corporations how do ...

Lets turn to ashley banks standing by with the latest on the ground actually. Not very monella i am here at the site where george boyd was killed by former officer derrick truant and as you can see behind me there are a large crowd of people were here just trying to remember his a life you can also hear music people are grilling and handing out free food theyre handing out free water theyre just happy that these 4 officers have been charged and of course theyre waiting on at these convictions no...

As we watch those photos together i want you to think about this in the midst of what is one of the worst health and Economic Crises ever america seems to be coming apart at the seams today its almost as if the coronavirus and the worst unemployment numbers in history were not enough no now we have. In our nations largest cities exploding with rage interestingly enough its happening much in the same way that weve watched occur most recently in places like hong kong where protesters took to the s...

Of the pledge of allegiance but 1st heres my talk with legendary journalist Robert Scheer Robert Scheer its an honor to have you on the show great to be here you are truly legendary career as a journalist ramparts magazine the l. A. Times the nation true dig radio shows things have changed a lot over the years in some ways there are actually fewer gatekeepers then when you started and you know anyone can post articles online and ostensibly get them seen by the world but on the other hand the Mai...

Globe actually banks reports from minneapolis to tell us more about the moral and the community in which floyd lived actually please tell us what youre seeing. There sara so im here at North Central university located in Downtown Minneapolis where the Memorial Service for george floyd is that were wrapping up just moments ago rubber nose in our been delivered to these eulogy and he stated keep going until we change the full system of the trust has now he had everyone stand for about 8 minutes to...

Advertising with the surveillance that is the norm to the internet they can get all the readers of the New York Times without putting an ad in the New York Times so the Business Model is broken and its just become a playground for the rich or for people who want to influence opinion they can buy the soul trash and newspapers and so thats thats the bad part of it theres absolutely no free market restraint there is nothing of that so on on the other hand as long as we have Net Neutrality the very ...

Passes a controversial law making it a crime to insult chinas National Anthem meanwhile thousands defy the ban to hold a vigil in tenements where its time to boost your news i q. A massive Memorial Service was held earlier today in minneapolis minnesota for george floyd and right after the protests continue you can see there live scenes from washington d. C. But theyre not alone there are similar scenes in other places like new york where a sea of police earlier today crossed the Brooklyn Bridge...

Truthdig and later in the show not only mcgill will also show us the Hidden History of the pledge of allegiance but 1st heres my talk with legendary journalist Robert Scheer Robert Scheer its an honor to have you on the show. Great to be here yet youve added a truly legendary career as a journalist ramparts magazine and the l. A. Times the nation truthdig radio shows they have saved a lot over the years in some ways theyre actually fewer gatekeepers then when you started and you know anyone can ...