Episode 162: Trump's Debate Meltdown and the Scourge of Disinformation

Van Badham and Ben Davison (and Germanicus the dog) HAVE
RETURNED!


As Ben recovers from twelve months of illness, this long overdue
return to The Week on Wednesday begins with heartfelt gratitude
for the Medicare system, as you’d expect. Our delighted duo then
analyze the first U.S. presidential debate between Donald Trump
and Kamala Harris, highlighting Harris's effective preparation
and Trump's off-chops - and certainly weird - shouty rants about
pet-eating in Ohio.


They also explore news from the word of “Disinfoland”, concerning
the arrest of Telegram's Pavel Durov in France, the suspension of
Elon Musk’s “X” platform in Brazil  and the indictment of
two alleged Russian agents for “information laundering” pro-Putin
talking points through U.S. right-wing influencers. Ben
encourages you to JOIN A UNION, and Van cuddles the dog.


A big shoutout to our supporters who’ve stayed with us all these
months; friends, we are SO BACK.


More on the US Presidential debate:
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/11/nx-s1-5108401/donald-trump-debate-eating-dogs-cats-immigrants-false-stereotype


Great piece from Alexander Howard about the present window for
effective social media platform regulation:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/10/opinion/telegram-tiktok-x-social-media.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare


Sally McManus explains the allegations against the CFMEU:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/Srn4vDrnuCrxcmCa/


Come see Van’s new show about Nazis in Melbourne:
https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/werewolf/


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https://buymeacoffee.com/weekonwednesday