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Latest Issues

Palantalk | E54 - The Easy or the Hard Way?

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Nick Paro and Shane Yirak discuss five Ground News headlines (links below) on the U.S.–Iran war: both Washington and Tehran refusing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on the other’s terms, late-September Middle East oil exports top...

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Palantalk | E53 - Eight US Marines injured and the Hazy Misinformation Environment

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Nick opens with Stars and Stripes’ report on a civilian who breached MacDill Air Force Base in Florida on Saturday. Both the civilian and a security officer were treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The hosts condemn any v...

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Palantalk | E52 - The War for the Most Crimes Against Humanity

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Nick opens with CNBC’s report on Pete Hegseth’s 2025 financial disclosure: at least $3.1 million in cash, retirement investments, and Bitcoin. One bank account now holds more than $1 million, against a $15,000–$50,000 range in h...

15 days ago
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Anti Fascist Book Club | How To Be An Antiracist - Biology

Book In Review

This episode covers the “Biology” chapter of Ibram X. Kendi’s How to Be an Antiracist, which Nick opens by reading Kendi’s definition of a biological racist idea: any notion that the races are meaningfully different in t...

16 days ago
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Palantalk | E51 - Profits and Plunder

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Nick and Shane replay Shane’s regional conflict map for August 17 through September 10. Shane then updates the Saudi–Houthi front: he reports that the Houthis captured an island in Bab al-Mandab on Friday and now hold the strait...

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  • Banner & Backbone Media

    Banner and Backbone Media is dedicated to centering the conversation in US politics on fundamentals: the Constitution, the people, and the government that serves them both.

  • Nick Paro

    Advocate for disability rights, outspoken chronic illness sufferer, veteran - founder of "Sick of this Shit Publications", "Banner & Backbone", and Director of Framing for "Disability Community for Democracy, Inc."

  • Tara Devlin

    Kicking ass for the working class 🥊 Host of "Tarabuster" on the Political Voices Network. We stick together, we Win! Liberals created America while Conservatives begged the King for a trickle. We're saving it — AGAIN

  • Shane Yirak

    Founder of The Firebrand Project: Socratic thinker, Independent geopolitical analyst, investigative journalist, and democracy advocate. Committed to providing verified and transparent reporting.

  • Disability Community

    Disability Community for Democracy Inc.'s Substack

  • Amanda Pusczek

    Frontline nurse running 100% corporate PAC-free for Congress in Alabama's 4th District. Fighting for rural healthcare, medical privacy, family farms, and working-class economics. Bringing small-town fairness back to our kitchen tables.

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