3555 - Protests Erupt Over ICE Murder; Big Oil's DC Influence Operation w/ Nick Cleveland-Stout
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
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🗓️ 8 January 2026
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
It's an Emmajority Report Thursday on the Majority Report
On today's program:
ICE agents kill legal observer Renee Good, shooting her point-blank in the head. Donald Trump takes to Truth Social to spread false claims of self-defense and smear Good's character. In lockstep with the president, Jesse Watters delivers a glib monologue attempting to justify the killing by pointing to the fact that Good had "pronouns in her bio," was a lesbian, and was a protest disruptor. Within an hour of the murder, Kristi Noem hails the agent as a hero who "saved the lives" of fellow officers—despite video evidence showing the exact opposite.
Here is a link to a Go Fund Me to support Renee's widow and children.
The New York Times publishes a piece highlighting the 9 ICE-involved shootings since Trump took office.
An eyewitness to the murder panels on CNN to recount what she saw and debunk the self-defense lie coming from the Trump administration.
We take a look at some stills from the shooting which clearly show that the officer was in no danger and shot offensively.
Nick Cleveland-Stout, research associate in the Democratizing Foreign Policy program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft , joins Emma to talk about Big Oil's involvement in policy shaping think tanks and their role in the Venezuela invasion.
In the Fun Half:
Brandon Sutton joins the show.
Brandon and Emma continue the conversation about ICE's violence.
Dan Bongino returns to the podcast world with his tail tucked between his legs.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) claims the U.S. removed an illegitimate president who was not democratically elected, but he has no answer when pressed on whether the newly elevated vice-president was democratically elected.
AOC and Graham Platner reactions to the state sponsored murder in Minneapolis show what real leadership looks like.
All that and more.
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to a free version of The Majority Report with Sam Cedar. |
| 0:04.8 | To support this show and get another 15 minutes of daily program, go to majority.fm. |
| 0:11.6 | Please. |
| 0:13.5 | The Majority Report with Sam Cedar. |
| 0:19.0 | It is Thursday. |
| 0:23.4 | January 8th, |
| 0:24.3 | 2020. |
| 0:26.8 | My name is Emma Vigland in for Sam Cedar, |
| 0:29.6 | and this is the five-time award-winning majority report. |
| 0:36.1 | We are broadcasting live steps from the industrially ravaged Gowanus Canal in the heartland of America, downtown Brooklyn, USA. |
| 0:40.7 | On the program today, Nick Cleveland Stout of the Quincy Institute. |
| 0:44.5 | We'll be with us later on to talk about big oils influence on Washington's foreign policy infrastructure, |
| 0:52.6 | but also on the program in Minneapolis, one mile from the |
| 0:57.3 | site of George Floyd's murder, an ICE agent murdered legal observer Renee Good yesterday, |
| 1:07.2 | a mother of three, shooting her in the face multiple times at close range in her car. |
| 1:14.9 | The video also shows ICE officers blocking a physician from helping her as she bleeds out. |
| 1:22.9 | Trump administration officials rush to gaslight the public, calling good a domestic terrorist. |
| 1:33.0 | Thousands of people poured into the streets of Minneapolis and across the country last night, |
| 1:38.4 | and right now there are protests in New York City, right across the river over there. |
| 1:46.0 | As Christy Nome visits Ite's ice offices here. |
| 1:53.0 | Democratic Congresswoman Robin Kelly says she'll file articles of impeachment against Christy Nome. |
| 1:59.0 | Good to hear. Today, the Senate will vote on a bipartisan war powers resolution to limit Trump's military actions in Venezuela, hopefully. |
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