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Expertly-curated progressive politics, news, and culture produced by leftist humans, not algorithms or AI. This is an award-winning podcast that dives deeply into a wide range of national and international issues facing society and governments. We draw from hundreds of sources of progressive news and commentary. Est. 2006. Save time by listening to a range of perspectives on a focused topic in each episode and be introduced to new sources you will not have come across on your own!BestOfTheLeft.com Ciencia Política Política y Gobierno
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  • #1732 It's Never Just About the Kids (Online Censorship, Age Verification, and the Project 2025 Agenda)

    #1732 It's Never Just About the Kids (Online Censorship, Age Verification, and the Project 2025 Agenda)
    Aug 24 2025

    Air Date 8/24/2025

    The nature of politics and public policy is that there's always a need to balance opposing interests. Almost nowhere is there a more intractable set of opposing interests than in the attempt to protect children from harmful content on the internet while maintaining free access to adults, particularly because people wildly disagree about what qualifies as harmful and what degree of privacy invasion is an acceptable tradeoff.

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    KEY POINTS

    KP 1: Age Verification Will Kill Free Speech Online - Taylor Lorenz - Air Date 6-6-25

    KP 2: Can the UK Child-proof the Internet? - Front Burner - Air Date 7-31-25

    KP 3: Social Media Is Making Us Self-Censor - The Bitchuation Room (with Francesca Fiorentini) - Air Date 8-14-25

    KP 4: Republicans Want to Redefine 'Obscenity' - Here's Why That Should TERRIFY You - What A Day - Air Day 5-17-25

    KP 5: Meet the Creepy Pro-Trump Billionaire Profiting Off of Internet Censorship - The Humanist Report - Air Date 8-7-25

    KP 6: Freedom to Connect: Aaron Swartz (1986-2013) on Victory To Save Open Internet, Fight Online Censors - Democracy Now! - Air Date 1-14-13

    (00:46:37) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

    On the need to demand serious arguments about serious issues

    DEEPER DIVES

    (00:52:04) SECTION A: AGE VERIFICATION

    (01:19:18) SECTION B: SAVE THE CHILDREN

    (01:45:50) SECTION C: CENSORSHIP

    (02:20:34) SECTION D: ANTI-PORN AGENDA

    SHOW IMAGE CREDITS

    Description: Photo of a stack of protest signs that say “Fight for your digital rights!”

    Credit: “Netzpolitik Demonstration for press freedom in Berlin” by Sebaso, Wikimedia Commons | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 | Changes: Cropped

    Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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    2 h y 54 m
  • #1731 Raw Power, the Presidency, the Courts, and Democracy in the Balance

    #1731 Raw Power, the Presidency, the Courts, and Democracy in the Balance
    Aug 20 2025
    Air Date 8/20/2025 There's been a faction of conservatives who have been trying to instill king-like powers into the presidency for a long time, so it shouldn't be surprising that Trump is getting so much help from the packed court and the apparatchiks in the states who are more than happy to turn their precious federalism on its head as long as their king is in charge. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991, message us on Signal at the handle bestoftheleft.01, or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Full Show Notes Check out our new show, SOLVED! on YouTube! BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Use our links to shop Bookshop.org and Libro.fm for a non-evil book and audiobook purchasing experience! Join our Discord community! KEY POINTS KP 1: Justifying Democracy w/ Osita Nwanevu - The Majority Report - Air Date 8-11-25 KP 2: Texas Hold Dems - Today, Explained - Air Date 8-7-25 KP 3: Fighting Fire with Fire with Texas Rep. Cassandra Garcia Hernandez - The Practivist Pod - Air Date 8-7-25 KP 4: Bruce Bueno De Mesquita The Five Rules of Power Politics - Big Think - Air Date 5-13-12 KP 5: When Unaccountable People Come for Your Vote - Amicus with Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 7-26-25 KP 6: Executive Lawlessness w/ Leah Litman on the Supreme Court Enabling Presidential Overreach Part 1 - The Intercept Briefing - Air Date 7-18-25 KP 7: Leah Litman on the Grievance and Conspiracy Theories That Run SCOTUS Part 1 - Straight White American Jesus - Air Date 8-11-25 (00:50:56) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR On how fascists run interference DEEPER DIVES (01:03:07) SECTION A: GRIFT AND FORCE A1: Trump's Presidential Library Grift. Plus, the Hacker Behind the NYTs Mamdani Story. - On the Media - Air Date 7-25-25 A2: Trump Threatens National Guard Deployment to DC - DSR Daily - Air Date 8-11-25 A3: Loyalty Over Competence At Trump's Justice Department - What A Day - Air Date 7-31-25 A4: Trump Deploys National Guard - HasanAbi - Air Date 8-14-25 A5: Trump Press Secs Weird Fawning Rant Goes Awry as Poll Slide Worsens - THE DAILY BLAST - Air Date 8-1-25 A6: U.S. Profoundly Changed by Authoritarian Leader; 'We're Beyond Waiting and Seeing Now' - The Rachel Maddow Show - Air Date 8-4-25 A7: How Today's Tensions Mirror Pre-Civil War America - Why, America? with Leeja Miller - Air Date 8-8-25 (02:00:53) SECTION B: GERRYMANDERING B1: Republicans Ramp Redistricting Fight up to a 10 - No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen - Air Date 8-10-25 B2: Fighting Fire with Fire with Texas Rep. Cassandra Garcia Hernandez Part 2 - The Practivist Pod - Air Date 8-7-25 B3: TEXAS HOLD DEMS Part 2 - Today, Explained - Air Date 8-7-25 B4: Republicans Ramp Redistricting Fight up to a 10 Part 2 - No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen - Air Date 8-10-25 B5: U.S. Profoundly Changed by Authoritarian Leader; 'We're Beyond Waiting and Seeing Now' Part 2 - The Rachel Maddow Show - Air Date 8-4-25 B6: Justifying Democracy w/ Osita Nwanevu Part 2 - The Majority Report - Air Date 8-11-25 B7: How Today's Tensions Mirror Pre-Civil War America Part 2 - Why, America? with Leeja Miller - Air Date 8-8-25 (02:52:39) SECTION C: COURTS C1: Stacking the Bench with Creeps and Kooks - Strict Scrutiny - Air Date 8-4-25 C2: Leah Litman on the Grievance and Conspiracy Theories That Run SCOTUS Part 2 - Straight White American Jesus - Air Date 8-11-25 C3: When Unaccountable People Come for Your Vote Part 2 - Amicus with Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 7-26-25 C4: Stacking the Bench with Creeps and Kooks Part 2 - Strict Scrutiny - Air Date 8-4-25 C5: Executive Lawlessness w/ Leah Litman on the Supreme Court Enabling Presidential Overreach Part 2 - The Intercept Briefing - Air Date 7-18-25 SHOW IMAGE CREDITS Description: Image of a king of diamonds playing card with a king with orange skin and blonde hair, and a nervous expression on his face, against a dark American flag. Credit: “king-card-casino-diamond” via Pixabay | Pixabay License Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Listen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Listen Anywhere! Follow BotL: Bluesky | Mastodon | Threads | X Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com
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    3 h y 41 m
  • SOLVED! #19 - Big Data: Putting Digital Fingerprints in the Pie of Freedom

    SOLVED! #19 - Big Data: Putting Digital Fingerprints in the Pie of Freedom
    Aug 19 2025

    Air Date: 8–19-25

    Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:

    • Ch.1 - The Trump administration’s unprecedented attempts to get your data from the states
    • Ch. 2 - Why Trump’s new private health tracking system is a wolf in sheep’s clothing
    • Ch. 3 - How HIV patients suffering in the 80s, 90s and early 00s from constant health data breaches is a hint of what could come
    • Ch. 4 - Why a new UK law trying to protect children from seeing terrible things online is doing more harm than good
    • Ch. 5 - Tips on keeping your digital privacy intact as best as you can in this data hungry world
    • BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm (Members Only): How an activist organization used debanking to make video game companies censor their content, where that tactic might lead, and more.
    • A funny thing happened on the way to recording… (blooper)

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    REFERENCES:

    States Have More Data About You Than the Feds Do. Trump Wants to See It. - NY Times

    Trump Announces Plan to Launch Private Health Tracking System With Big Tech Firms - Time

    HIV & Civil Rights: A Report from the Frontlines of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic - ACLU

    Blocking Access to Harmful Content Will Not Protect Children Online, No Matter How Many Times UK Politicians Say So - EFF

    'A disaster waiting to happen' — Cybersecurity experts react to UK age verification law - Toms Guide

    UK Age Verification Laws: How to Comply & Stay Safe in 2025 - WizCase

    MEMBERS ONLY

    Steam and Itch.io Are Pulling ‘Porn’ Games. Critics Say It’s a Slippery Slope to More Censorship - Wired

    EXTRAS

    SOLVED! #7 - The Deficiency of Efficiency: Why govt is inefficient BY DESIGN, & more - SOLVED! (Recorded April 2025)

    All 2025 Health Information Data Breaches (Source: HHS.gov)

    2025 Data Breach (Account info for Apple, Facebook, Google, GitHub, Telegram, and government platforms)

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