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The fallen – 20-year old Army specialist Sarah Beckstrom – wasn’t even old enough to be a law enforcement officer in her...
11/28/2025

The fallen – 20-year old Army specialist Sarah Beckstrom – wasn’t even old enough to be a law enforcement officer in her home state of West Virginia, but that’s essentially the role she was called up to serve in Washington D.C.

Make it make sense. - The Ron Show

She was 20, in the National Guard, serving essentially in a law enforcement capacity for no rational reason, and was there in camouflage - which camouflages

In a Thanksgiving special broadcast of Democracy Now!  we revisit our September interview with longtime political prison...
11/27/2025

In a Thanksgiving special broadcast of Democracy Now! we revisit our September interview with longtime political prisoner and Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier. It was his first extended television and radio broadcast interview since his release to home confinement in February after five decades in prison.

Hear it tonight at 11pm on Georgia NOW.

In September, Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman sat down with longtime political prisoner and Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier for his first extended television and radio broadcast interview since his release to home confinement in February. Before his commutation by former President Joe Biden, the...

"I always suspected that this daily practice of gratitude helped keep me sane in these insane times, but now I’ve discov...
11/27/2025

"I always suspected that this daily practice of gratitude helped keep me sane in these insane times, but now I’ve discovered there’s actual science behind the mental health impacts of it." - Thom Hartmann

Science proves that daily appreciation can dismantle stress, amplify joy, and create lasting mental wealth...

Horrific story out of our nation's Capital today.
11/26/2025

Horrific story out of our nation's Capital today.

Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot a few blocks from the White House in Washington, D.C., and a suspect is in custody, officials say.

Georgia’s election interference case against former President Donald Trump and more than a dozen allies has been officia...
11/26/2025

Georgia’s election interference case against former President Donald Trump and more than a dozen allies has been officially dropped. Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee dismissed the case after special prosecutor Peter Skandalakis said the charges wouldn’t hold and that any viable prosecution belonged at the federal level. The move ends the long-running state case tied to efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 results.

Full article: https://heargeorgianow.com/georgia-court-drops-case-against-trump-and-allies-over-2020-election-after-prosecutor-moves-to-end-it/

BREAKING: Georgia's sprawling 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump has been dismissed.
11/26/2025

BREAKING: Georgia's sprawling 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump has been dismissed.

A Fulton County Georgia judge dismissed the sprawling racketeering case against President Donald Trump.

A 'political Pentagon' is ... concerning. Ron spoke with CBS News military analyst Jeff McCausland to find out how uniqu...
11/26/2025

A 'political Pentagon' is ... concerning. Ron spoke with CBS News military analyst Jeff McCausland to find out how unique this moment is in American history as DoD looks into court-martialing a US Senator.

PLUS: Clarence Blalock labors for workers' rights & iHeartMedia's tonedeaf response to AI ignores their own lack of 'humanity'

Tune in for conversations of national and state importance, today. The Ron Show is on 4-6pm weekdays, replaying at 8-10a...
11/25/2025

Tune in for conversations of national and state importance, today. The Ron Show is on 4-6pm weekdays, replaying at 8-10am on Georgia Now.

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CBS News military analyst Jeff McCausland weighs in on the highly unusual political nature behind the Hegseth-led Pentagon targeting Senator Mark Kelly, and Georgia Labor Commissioner candidate Clarence Blalock weighs in on the post-MTG district he hails from, the Public Service Commission's antics of late after he guided a Peter Hubbard campaign to victory and his own race as well.

Hear 'em both today from 4-6pm on Georgia Now, replaying 8-10am Wednesday, and 11pm tonight on Progressive Voices.

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