Emptywheel Fridays with Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net on the Nicole Sandler Show
Summary
This episode analyzes the fallout from Trump’s Xi Jinping visit, noting that banning major media outlets undermined the event’s prestige while China signaled its intent to seize global hegemony. The discussion shifts to Republican panic over midterms, highlighting potential Democratic gains in states like Kansas and Texas due to voter anger over the Iran war and rising diesel prices. The hosts also examine Oracle’s debt crisis and the US intervention in an EU case against X, arguing that economic and geopolitical missteps are driving voters away from the administration.
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