NOW at backgroundbriefing.org | Nancy Okail - Israel's AI Tools Being Used For Targeted Assassinations | Ellis Krauss - Increased Cooperation Between US, Japan and Philippines' Militaries | Stephen Lemons - An Assessment of the Political Damage to AZ HOP From the 1864 Abortion Ban

We're joined by Nancy Okail discussing reports that Israel is using AI tools in Gaza for targeted assassination with the “Gospel” system to target buildings used by militants, “Lavender” to compile kill lists, and “Where’s Daddy” to track combatants. on.soundcloud.com/mWprA1CKZpo5Gj…

Ellis Krauss joins us to look into yesterday’s WH meeting between Biden and Japan’s PM and today’s meeting of the two leaders with Marcos of the Philippines where greater defense cooperation and interoperability between the allied militaries was discussed. on.soundcloud.com/eBYM5k46Kr6p2Y…

We are joined by Stephen Lemons assessing the political damage to the Republicans in Arizona over the enactment of an 1864 abortion ban and the wins for Democrats on the abortion issue which will be prominent in this election year. on.soundcloud.com/6w6KWFuRyYKobw…

NOW at backgroundbriefing.org | Jessica Mason Pieklo - AZ Supreme Court Takes the State Back to 1864 | James Risen - The Left/Right Coalition Refusing to Re-Authorize FISA | caroline fredrickson - The Fatal Combination of Passivity in the Electorate and Trump's Impunity Could End US Democracy

We are joined by Jessica Mason Pieklo discussing the Arizona Supreme Court's ruling to take Arizona back 160 years to before it was a state making an 1864 law criminalizing abortion the law of the land in two weeks. on.soundcloud.com/RoGE7WMfmE62LE…

We speak with James Risen about the left-right coalition refusing to re-authorize Section 702 of FISA, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, with MAGA Republicans thinking it was used to spy on Trump. on.soundcloud.com/y91BjssENrejEz…

We are joined by caroline fredrickson looking into the danger posed by a combination of passivity in the electorate and the impunity of Trump's anti-democratic criminal clique of kleptocrats which will be fatal for our democracy on.soundcloud.com/LE57db3ZRSNR2o…

With MbS and Trump Talking, What Could They Do to Jack Up Gas Prices to Hurt Biden’s Reelection? — In an interview on Background Briefing with Background Briefing w/ Ian Masters, Climate Solutions Lab Director Jeff Colgan discusses oil politics and Biden’s re-election.

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NOW at backgroundbriefing.org | Laurie Levenson - Did Trump's Lawyers Mislead the NY Appeals Court? | Miles Taylor - As Trump Threatens Civil War, He Is the Gift That Keeps on Giving to China and Russia | Michael Graetz - 'How the Antitax Movement Hijacked America'

Laurie Levenson joins us to discuss how the $175 million bond put up by Don Hankey Jr, the bottom-feeding billionaire who so far has lined Trump's pockets with $400 million, may have been the result of Trump's lawyers misleading the NY Appeals Court. on.soundcloud.com/u3BGur1jaz2qgX…

We're joined by Miles Taylor author of Blowback: A Warning to Save Democracy from Trump's Revenge, out today in an updated version, discussing how adversaries like China and Russia have found a gift in Trump who weakens America and threatens civil war. on.soundcloud.com/PBPgWdkGF2scm9…

Michael Graetz joins us to discuss his new book, The Power to Destroy: How the Antitax Movement Hijacked America, and how billionaires who don't pay taxes use their surplus money to buy think tanks and politicians who cut their taxes even further. on.soundcloud.com/D6PumLLFLZbUgB…

Is Trump demented?
1)Hard to know since he's always had markedly impaired reality testing
2)Trump demented couldnt be much worse than Trump's best
3)Biden sometimes blows a word, but has good judgment & has been an excellent president

Fun interview with a terrific interviewer:

NOW at backgroundbriefing.org | Renee Hobbs - House GOP Concerned Russian Propaganda Has a Foothold Among Members| Allen Frances - The Mental Deterioration of the Propagandist-In-Chief Trump | Kevin Carey - Biden's Plan B for Student Debt Relief to Get Around SCOTUS

.Renee Hobbs - Top House Republicans Express Concern Russian Propaganda Has a Foothold Among Members and Has Infected the Party's Base. on.soundcloud.com/4SM2sBTkPPHad5…

.Allen Frances - The Mental Deterioration of the Propagandist-In-Chief Donald Trump. on.soundcloud.com/Xviua5HPvN9oDa…

.Kevin Carey - Biden's Plan B for Student Debt Relief to Get Around the Supreme Court. on.soundcloud.com/ucrnm1VoNWzyGS…

NOW at backgroundbriefing.org | Nader Hashemi - Iran's vow to Retaliate Against an Israeli Strike | Jeff Colgan - What Could MbS and Trump Do to Hurt Biden's Reelection? | Robert Hockett - Good Economic News as Janet Yellen Tries to Get a Level Playing Field With China

We speak with Nader Hashemi about Iran’s Supreme Leader’s promise of retribution for Israel’s recent killing of top IRGC officers at an Iranian diplomatic compound in Damascus. on.soundcloud.com/RXLKqjPaMTfpwv…