Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - Authoritarianism; Media accountability; Environment

Texas Democrats returned to the state capitol after breaking quorum to block Texas Republicans from gerrymandering to steal US House seats from voters; now Big Government Republicans are effectively holding state Rep. Nicole Collier (D) prisoner for refusing to sign away her freedoms and consent to a 24/7 police monitor. Listeners respond to CA's efforts to redistrict voting maps to counter Texas GOP's power grab. Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit over 2020 election lies. Public TV/radio stations scramble to keep rural disaster-warning systems alive after Trump and Republicans killed federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Plus our new 'Green News Report.'