Evoking McCarthyism, Republicans Smear Democrats as “Communist” | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl

Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM EST. Today we discuss: • As Americans take on a positive view of socialism — and more candidates who embrace that label win elections — Republicans are using a different label: communist. Right-wing influencers and Republicans used the words “communism” or “communist” in an average of about 626 posts per week, up from around 439 per week during the same stretch last year — a 43 percent increase. • Two Tennessee National Guard members in Memphis kill Tyrin Johnson, 20, who allegedly turned toward the soldiers with a gun during a downtown pursuit, according to the police. • American concerns about the targeting of two Iranian peace negotiators — Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, and Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Parliament — spiked during delicate cease-fire negotiations that began in April. Fearful that an Israeli assassination effort would doom the negotiations, the United States went so far as to ask other countries in the region to warn Iran about the possibility. For many in Israel, it appears inevitable that Trump will re-evaluate Washington’s ties with Israel. 00:00:00 Intro & Rundown 00:01:21 Live Chat & FIFA Red Card Controversy 00:15:02 Rumble Metrics & Creator Program Update 00:16:30 Superchats & Viewer Comments 00:20:00 Republicans Smear Democrats as "Communist" 00:28:45 Superchats on FIFA Rules & Corruption 00:34:25 Patriot Front March & Online Disinformation 00:41:43 Superchats & Washington Post Iran Report 00:50:04 National Guardsman Shooting in Memphis 00:56:44 Outro / Wrap-Up MERCH STORE: https://www.deprogram.live https://x.com/tedrall https://x.com/JamarlThomas LIVE ON RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/DeProgramShow SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/2kdFlw2... APPLE MUSIC: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...