Tariffs are flying at Americans faster than angry Canadian geese. All while Pete Hegseth and Scott Bessent throw memes and shade at our allies to the North. Francesca is LIVE in Portland Oregon with Abby Martin of Empire Files, Mike Figueredo of The Huamanist Report, and Matt Lieb of Bad Hasbara. They discuss Trump's self-inflicting harm of the Canada trade war, and then the hot war in Iran which the administration refuses to call a war.
Tariffs are flying at Americans faster than angry Canadian geese. All while Pete Hegseth and Scott Bessent throw memes and shade at our allies to the North. Francesca is LIVE in Portland Oregon with Abby Martin of Empire Files, Mike Figueredo of The Humanist Report, and Matt Lieb of Bad Hasbara. They discuss Trump's self-inflicting harm of the Canada trade war, and then the hot war in Iran which the administration refuses to call a war.
"Intermittent" and "flare up" is how JD Vance and Trump are talking about the war on Iran that has killed nearly 4,000 Iranians and 18 U.S. servicemembers. Like it’s an STI! But are Democrats like Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Moscowitz serious about ending the war or do they just want to 'do it better'?
Then we talk local Portland politics with DSA-city councilor Sameer Kanal. He talks about how Portland is pushing back on Big Tech, the alternatives to policing that are working, and whether Woke 1 was 'crazy'.
Show was recorded on Monday, September 7th 2026 at Helium Comedy Club
Featuring:
Abby Martin, Journalist & Documentarian
The Empire Files & Earth's Greatest Enemy
https://earthsgreatestenemy.com/
Mike Figueredo, Host of The Humanist Report
Www.youtube.com/@TheHumanistReport
Matt Lieb, co-host of Bad Hasbara Podcast
Sameer Kanal, Portland City Councilor
https://www.portland.gov/council/districts/2/sameer-kanal