Ukrainian Solidarity with Bill Fletcher and River Butcher (EP 182)

The Bitchuation Room

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News Commentary, News, Comedy, Government

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2023

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Is the antiwar left missing the forest for the trees when it comes to Russia's war on Ukraine? Bill Fletcher, organizer and writer, argues that the left has a responsibility to stand with an oppressed country fighting for its sovereignty. Plus, comedian River Butcher on Ohio's attack on transgender kids in sports, George Santos is finally indicted on 13 felony counts and finally, Ron DeSantis is requiring college and university schools to only teach "the basics": guns, manifest destiny, and missionary position. Well, we assume. Featuring: River Butcher, watch him live Bill Fletcher Jr. https://twitter.com/BillFletcherJr Watch his panel for The Real News on Ukraine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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0:00.0	I'm old enough to and experience enough to know that the US government is not to be trusted
0:08.0	but I also know that in the immediate situation the Ukrainians need assistance. Hello everybody one and all welcome to the Bituation Room
0:27.1	podcast the show the stream the you know the all things to all people your one stop shop for selective news and
0:35.9	specific views I am your host Francesca Fiorentini very very glad you
0:41.5	press play very glad you decided to click on the stream very glad you
0:45.0	you pressed play very glad you decided to hop in the chat of course we read comments at the end and
0:48.6	occasionally I'll read some of your five-star reviews so again again, make sure you get those in, Apple Podcasts, helps
0:54.9	people discover the show.
0:56.9	This show today is a very special one.
0:59.1	We have equal parts, thoughtful analysis about international solidarity and making fun of George Santos.
1:08.9	And I hope that you appreciate the marriage of the two. So comedian River Butcher is here. He's
1:16.6	joining me in a little bit as well as Bill Fletcher, writer and organizer,
1:20.0	and organizer, longtime political thinker when it comes to left strategy, when it comes to just
1:28.0	taking the long view of this struggle we call, you know, I guess it's revolution, I don't know, I think it's just sort of staving off the devolution of, you know, everything, mostly, humanity, living living how about just is pro life taken no one's
1:47.1	ruined that phrase have they no of course not if you're here make sure you're liking the
1:52.4	like button and you are clicking the things and you're, you know, pulling all the levers in there.
1:58.0	A couple announcements before we jump in. There will be no show next Tuesday. I am out of town for the first time in a while. And so I can't, I can't do, can do no show. I'll be on a plane and so sorry about that however there will be a
2:17.4	bonus episode next Friday as there will be a bonus episode this Friday in
2:22.2	fact this Friday I In fact, this Friday, I'm going to get from the American prospect,
2:25.9	Ryan Cooper, who is following what's going on with the debt ceiling stuff, you know, what Republicans
2:31.2	are trying to hold hostage, you know, Republicans are trying to hold hostage you know what loaf of
2:35.2	bread they want to rip from a single mother's you know hands as she tries to
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