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On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on Dr. Martin Luther King's 97th birthday, plays two key audio sections of Dr. King, one in 1957 (in a speech many people have never heard) and in 1967. Plus: Remembering the late Claudette Colvin, a legendary forerunner to Rosa Parks in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. And: News items of the day. WARNING: This episode contains foul language. Listener discretion is advised. Recorded January 15, 2026. OMAR'S MUST-READ ON SUBSTACK: American culture and Renee Nicole Good https://substack.com/@popcornreel/note/p-184284395?r=275tyr&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action SUBSCRIBE: https://mooreo.substack.com SUBSCRIBE: https://youtube.com/@thepoliticratpod SUBSCRIBE: https://politicrat.substack.com BUY MERCH FROM THE POLITICRAT STORE:  https://the-politicrat.myshopify.com BUY BLACK! Patronize Black-owned businesses on Roland Martin's Black Star Network: https://shopblackstarnetwork.com BLACK-OWNED MEDIA MATTERS:  (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern) https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on California governor Gavin Newsom seeking to fight against a wealth tax of billionaires that may make it to the ballot for a vote this November. And: Why white men are failing all over the place in the U.S., whether downward or upward. Plus: Some of the news of the day. WARNING: This episode contains foul language. Listener discretion is advised. Recorded January 13, 2026. OMAR'S MUST-READ ON SUBSTACK: American culture and Renee Nicole Good https://substack.com/@popcornreel/note/p-184284395?r=275tyr&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action SUBSCRIBE: https://mooreo.substack.com SUBSCRIBE: https://youtube.com/@thepoliticratpod SUBSCRIBE: https://politicrat.substack.com BUY MERCH FROM THE POLITICRAT STORE:  https://the-politicrat.myshopify.com BUY BLACK! Patronize Black-owned businesses on Roland Martin's Black Star Network: https://shopblackstarnetwork.com BLACK-OWNED MEDIA MATTERS:  (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern) https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on staying focused on the most important variable of 2026: voting. Do you have a plan to vote ahead of the primaries and the midterms? Also: Iran and the state of play globally. Plus: Fed Chair Jerome "Jay" Powell as Cool Hand Luke. Recorded January 12, 2026. OMAR'S MUST-READ ON SUBSTACK: American culture and Renee Nicole Good (January 12, 2026) https://substack.com/@popcornreel/note/p-184284395?r=275tyr&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action SUBSCRIBE: https://mooreo.substack.com SUBSCRIBE: https://youtube.com/@thepoliticratpod SUBSCRIBE: https://politicrat.substack.com BUY MERCH FROM THE POLITICRAT STORE:  https://the-politicrat.myshopify.com BUY BLACK! Patronize Black-owned businesses on Roland Martin's Black Star Network: https://shopblackstarnetwork.com BLACK-OWNED MEDIA MATTERS:  (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern) https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore takes Jim Acosta to task on a couple of racist statements. Also: A fulsome analysis of the Department Of Homeland Security policy on use of force, last updated in 2023. ICE executioner Jonathan Ross violated at least two provisions of it. Plus: News and an important analysis by the New York Times on the last seconds of Renee Nicole Good's life. WARNING: This episode contains foul language, racist epithets, sounds of gunshots and screaming. Listener discretion is advised. Recorded January 10, 2026. MUST-READ: The 2023 Dept. Of Homeland Security Use Of Force Policy - violated by Jonathan Ross https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2023-02/23_0206_s1_use-of-force-policy-update.pdf Jim Acosta's January 9, 2026 show in full: https://jimacosta.substack.com/p/breaking-news-new-video-in-ice-killing?publication_id=3775894&post_id=184065268&r=275tyr&triedRedirect=true SUBSCRIBE: https://mooreo.substack.com SUBSCRIBE: https://youtube.com/@thepoliticratpod SUBSCRIBE: https://politicrat.substack.com BUY MERCH FROM THE POLITICRAT STORE:  https://the-politicrat.myshopify.com BUY BLACK! Patronize Black-owned businesses on Roland Martin's Black Star Network: https://shopblackstarnetwork.com BLACK-OWNED MEDIA MATTERS:  (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern) https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on two mayors: Karen Bass of Los Angeles and Jacob Frey of Minneapolis. Also: Self-care in these times. Recorded January 9, 2026. SUBSCRIBE: https://mooreo.substack.com SUBSCRIBE: https://youtube.com/@thepoliticratpod SUBSCRIBE: https://politicrat.substack.com BUY MERCH FROM THE POLITICRAT STORE:  https://the-politicrat.myshopify.com BUY BLACK! Patronize Black-owned businesses on Roland Martin's Black Star Network: https://shopblackstarnetwork.com BLACK-OWNED MEDIA MATTERS:  (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern) https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on the execution by a white male ICE agent of a white woman named Renee Nicole Good, 37. WARNING: Contains some distressing audio. Recorded January 7, 2026. NEW MUST-READ: The First Of The Year (January 1, 2026) https://open.substack.com/pub/mooreo/p/the-first-of-the-year?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web SUBSCRIBE: https://mooreo.substack.com SUBSCRIBE: https://youtube.com/@thepoliticratpod SUBSCRIBE: https://politicrat.substack.com BUY MERCH FROM THE POLITICRAT STORE:  https://the-politicrat.myshopify.com BUY BLACK! Patronize Black-owned businesses on Roland Martin's Black Star Network: https://shopblackstarnetwork.com BLACK-OWNED MEDIA MATTERS:  (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern) https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on the criminal act of Donald Trump in bombing Venezuela (and for an hour and a half) and kidnapping and overthrowing a sitting head of state. Also: The long U.S. history of overthrowing democratically elected governments around the world. Recorded January 4, 2026. NEW MUST-READ: The First Of The Year (January 1, 2026) https://open.substack.com/pub/mooreo/p/the-first-of-the-year?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web SUBSCRIBE: https://mooreo.substack.com SUBSCRIBE: https://youtube.com/@thepoliticratpod SUBSCRIBE: https://politicrat.substack.com BUY MERCH FROM THE POLITICRAT STORE:  https://the-politicrat.myshopify.com BUY BLACK! Patronize Black-owned businesses on Roland Martin's Black Star Network: https://shopblackstarnetwork.com BLACK-OWNED MEDIA MATTERS:  (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern) https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast, the first in 2026, Omar Moore talks about goals -- the goals you set for yourself this year, and how to go about accomplishing them. How do you execute your vision for the year ahead? What do you wish to accomplish? Also: How many books did you read in 2025--and, what is a "book"? Recorded January 2, 2026. NEW MUST-READ: The First Of The Year (January 1, 2026) https://open.substack.com/pub/mooreo/p/the-first-of-the-year?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web SUBSCRIBE: https://mooreo.substack.com SUBSCRIBE: https://youtube.com/@thepoliticratpod SUBSCRIBE: https://politicrat.substack.com BUY MERCH FROM THE POLITICRAT STORE:  https://the-politicrat.myshopify.com BUY BLACK! Patronize Black-owned businesses on Roland Martin's Black Star Network: https://shopblackstarnetwork.com BLACK-OWNED MEDIA MATTERS:  (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern) https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore reviews the year that was 2025, on this special edition. Recorded December 31, 2025. SUBSCRIBE: https://mooreo.substack.com SUBSCRIBE: https://youtube.com/@thepoliticratpod SUBSCRIBE: https://politicrat.substack.com BUY MERCH FROM THE POLITICRAT STORE:  https://the-politicrat.myshopify.com MUST-READ:  "Some Ways To Improve Your Mental Health..." (Written on August 24, 2025) :  https://open.substack.com/pub/mooreo/p/here-are-some-of-the-ways-you-can?r=275tyr&utm_medium=ios BUY BLACK! Patronize Black-owned businesses on Roland Martin's Black Star Network: https://shopblackstarnetwork.com BLACK-OWNED MEDIA MATTERS:  (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern) https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore remembers the late, great, eclectic and fantastic filmmaker Rob Reiner, a human being with a kind, committed heart. This special episode also features clips from some of Reiner's films, interviews and television show appearances. Recorded December 27, 2025. SUBSCRIBE: https://mooreo.substack.com SUBSCRIBE: https://youtube.com/@thepoliticratpod SUBSCRIBE: https://politicrat.substack.com BUY MERCH FROM THE POLITICRAT STORE:  https://the-politicrat.myshopify.com MUST-READ:  "Some Ways To Improve Your Mental Health..." (Written on August 24, 2025) :  https://open.substack.com/pub/mooreo/p/here-are-some-of-the-ways-you-can?r=275tyr&utm_medium=ios BUY BLACK! Patronize Black-owned businesses on Roland Martin's Black Star Network: https://shopblackstarnetwork.com BLACK-OWNED MEDIA MATTERS:  (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern) https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore plays the full audio of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed for last Sunday's show that aired in the U.S. Also: The Justice Department is a wholly owned subsidiary of Donald Trump, especially around the Epstein files. Plus: Staying focused, avoiding distractions in a disinformation age and getting ready to vote in every election in your jurisdiction in 2026. Merry Christmas! Recorded December 24, 2025. SUBSCRIBE: https://mooreo.substack.com SUBSCRIBE: https://youtube.com/@thepoliticratpod SUBSCRIBE: https://politicrat.substack.com BUY MERCH FROM THE POLITICRAT STORE:  https://the-politicrat.myshopify.com MUST-READ:  "Some Ways To Improve Your Mental Health..." (Written on August 24, 2025) :  https://open.substack.com/pub/mooreo/p/here-are-some-of-the-ways-you-can?r=275tyr&utm_medium=ios BUY BLACK! Patronize Black-owned businesses on Roland Martin's Black Star Network: https://shopblackstarnetwork.com BLACK-OWNED MEDIA MATTERS:  (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern) https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on the folly and criminality of Pam Bondi, the Justice Department and the Trump regime regarding the "release" of the Epstein files. Also: A refresher course on 2025, Bondi and the files. This is a belated episode recorded two days ago (Sunday). Recorded December 21, 2025. SUBSCRIBE: https://mooreo.substack.com SUBSCRIBE: https://youtube.com/@thepoliticratpod SUBSCRIBE: https://politicrat.substack.com BUY MERCH FROM THE POLITICRAT STORE:  https://the-politicrat.myshopify.com MUST-READ:  "Some Ways To Improve Your Mental Health..." (Written on August 24, 2025) :  https://open.substack.com/pub/mooreo/p/here-are-some-of-the-ways-you-can?r=275tyr&utm_medium=ios BUY BLACK! Patronize Black-owned businesses on Roland Martin's Black Star Network: https://shopblackstarnetwork.com BLACK-OWNED MEDIA MATTERS:  (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern) https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore fact-checks Trump's lying, deranged, raging, ranting mess of a speech; VP Kamala Harris on Jimmy Kimmel live; Democrats and autopsies; plus news you may have missed. Extra: The New York Knicks win the NBA Cup in Las Vegas. Recorded December 18, 2025. SUBSCRIBE: https://mooreo.substack.com SUBSCRIBE: https://youtube.com/@thepoliticratpod SUBSCRIBE: https://politicrat.substack.com RECOMMENDED BOOK: "Anti-Intellectualism In American Life", by Richard Hofstadter BUY MERCH FROM THE POLITICRAT STORE:  https://the-politicrat.myshopify.com MUST-READ:  "Some Ways To Improve Your Mental Health..." (Written on August 24, 2025) :  https://open.substack.com/pub/mooreo/p/here-are-some-of-the-ways-you-can?r=275tyr&utm_medium=ios BUY BLACK! Patronize Black-owned businesses on Roland Martin's Black Star Network: https://shopblackstarnetwork.com BLACK-OWNED MEDIA MATTERS:  (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern) https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on decency and the need to return to it in this cruel, harsh world. Also: Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner epitomized decency and kindness. Plus: News of the day you may have missed. Recorded December 16, 2025. SUBSCRIBE: https://mooreo.substack.com SUBSCRIBE: https://youtube.com/@thepoliticratpod SUBSCRIBE: https://politicrat.substack.com BUY MERCH FROM THE POLITICRAT STORE:  https://the-politicrat.myshopify.com MUST-READ:  "Some Ways To Improve Your Mental Health..." (Written on August 24, 2025) :  https://open.substack.com/pub/mooreo/p/here-are-some-of-the-ways-you-can?r=275tyr&utm_medium=ios BUY BLACK! Patronize Black-owned businesses on Roland Martin's Black Star Network: https://shopblackstarnetwork.com BLACK-OWNED MEDIA MATTERS:  (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern) https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on a shocking weekend of news including the horrific shootings on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia and Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Also: Michele and Rob Reiner are found dead in their home in Brentwood, Los Angeles. Recorded December 15, 2025. SUBSCRIBE: https://mooreo.substack.com SUBSCRIBE: https://youtube.com/@thepoliticratpod SUBSCRIBE: https://politicrat.substack.com BUY MERCH FROM THE POLITICRAT STORE:  https://the-politicrat.myshopify.com MUST-READ:  "Some Ways To Improve Your Mental Health..." (Written on August 24, 2025) :  https://open.substack.com/pub/mooreo/p/here-are-some-of-the-ways-you-can?r=275tyr&utm_medium=ios BUY BLACK! Patronize Black-owned businesses on Roland Martin's Black Star Network: https://shopblackstarnetwork.com BLACK-OWNED MEDIA MATTERS:  (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern) https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on various news items including new releases of Epstein photographs by the House Oversight Democrats. Plus: Black people must become more informed about the stakes and voting in every election next year and beyond. Extra: Rep Jasmine Crockett makes it plain in a campaign against disinformation. Also: Kristi Noem flails at a U.S. House hearing. And: Indiana state senate Republicans wake up and smell the coffee and align with democracy and the People against (racist) gerrymandering. Recorded December 12, 2025. SUBSCRIBE: https://mooreo.substack.com SUBSCRIBE: https://youtube.com/@thepoliticratpod SUBSCRIBE: https://politicrat.substack.com BUY MERCH FROM THE POLITICRAT STORE:  https://the-politicrat.myshopify.com MUST-READ:  "Some Ways To Improve Your Mental Health..." (Written on August 24, 2025) :  https://open.substack.com/pub/mooreo/p/here-are-some-of-the-ways-you-can?r=275tyr&utm_medium=ios BUY BLACK! Patronize Black-owned businesses on Roland Martin's Black Star Network: https://shopblackstarnetwork.com BLACK-OWNED MEDIA MATTERS:  (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern) https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on looking deep in the mirror at yourself and what you don't want to see. Plus: ACA federal subsidy extension voted down by Republicans in the U.S. senate (make them pay at the ballot box in the 2026 midterms!) And: Who killed Tory Merton (in Wisconsin) and Trey Reed (in Mississippi)? Recorded December 11, 2025. SUBSCRIBE: https://mooreo.substack.com SUBSCRIBE: https://youtube.com/@thepoliticratpod SUBSCRIBE: https://politicrat.substack.com RECOMMENDED READS: "Remembering Tory Medley - and the need for truth" (Waukesha NAACP, Dec 3, 2025) : https://www.waukesha-naacp.org/post/remembering-tory-medley-and-the-need-for-truth "Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias And The Struggle For Equality", a book by Tanya Katerí Hernández "Why Black People Tend To Shout", a book by Ralph Wiley BUY MERCH FROM THE POLITICRAT STORE:  https://the-politicrat.myshopify.com MUST-READ:  "Some Ways To Improve Your Mental Health..." (Written on August 24, 2025) :  https://open.substack.com/pub/mooreo/p/here-are-some-of-the-ways-you-can?r=275tyr&utm_medium=ios BUY BLACK! Patronize Black-owned businesses on Roland Martin's Black Star Network: https://shopblackstarnetwork.com BLACK-OWNED MEDIA MATTERS:  (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern) https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast the birthday boy Omar Moore on the US Supreme Court on the verge of eviscerating congressional power for Donald Trump; farmers who keep voting for Trump and keep getting screwed over by him; and much more, including Pete Hegseth and what appears to inescapably be the outright murder by him of fishermen in the Caribbean Sea. Recorded December 9, 2025. SUBSCRIBE: https://mooreo.substack.com SUBSCRIBE: https://youtube.com/@thepoliticratpod SUBSCRIBE: https://politicrat.substack.com RECOMMENDED READ: "Federal freeze impacts: Farmers and organizations speak out" (National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, Feb 28, 2025) : https://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/funding-freeze-impacts-farmers-and-organizations-speak-out/ BUY MERCH FROM THE POLITICRAT STORE:  https://the-politicrat.myshopify.com MUST-READ:  "Some Ways To Improve Your Mental Health..." (Written on August 24, 2025) :  https://open.substack.com/pub/mooreo/p/here-are-some-of-the-ways-you-can?r=275tyr&utm_medium=ios BUY BLACK! Patronize Black-owned businesses on Roland Martin's Black Star Network: https://shopblackstarnetwork.com BLACK-OWNED MEDIA MATTERS:  (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern) https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on Aftyn Behn's spirited and valiant fight in the special election in Tennessee's seventh district. Also: Donald trump's flagrant anti-Black racism against Rep. Ilhan Omar and the Somali (Black) community at large. And: Pete Hegseth, secretary of death. Recorded December 3, 2025. SUBSCRIBE: https://mooreo.substack.com SUBSCRIBE: https://youtube.com/@thepoliticratpod SUBSCRIBE: https://politicrat.substack.com RECOMMENDED READS: Aftyn Behn's concession speech (December 2, 2025) : https://www.c-span.org/program/campaign-2025/aftyn-behn-election-night-remarks/669815 "The Dishonorable Strikes On Venezuelan Boats" by Ruth Marcus (New Yorker, December 1, 2025) : https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-dishonorable-strikes-on-venezuelan-boats?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_120225&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&utm_term=tny_daily_digest&bxid=5ea144358ff5886385701d40&cndid=60845508&hasha=64cc63640c7e12203d38f3f6ccd91268&hashb=c6c4500ff75c78e58a29466460ee45b7a5bfd16c&hashc=22f0dd7a10eae77681c2f04847b2da6b5a0894dc389affc589366b403acd04ce&esrc=bounceX&mbid=CRMNYR012019 BUY MERCH FROM THE POLITICRAT STORE:  https://the-politicrat.myshopify.com MUST-READ:  "Some Ways To Improve Your Mental Health..." (Written on August 24, 2025) :  https://open.substack.com/pub/mooreo/p/here-are-some-of-the-ways-you-can?r=275tyr&utm_medium=ios BUY BLACK! Patronize Black-owned businesses on Roland Martin's Black Star Network: https://shopblackstarnetwork.com BLACK-OWNED MEDIA MATTERS:  (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern) https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin

On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on the presidential election being held today in Honduras. Also: Trump pardons Juan Orlando Hernandez, a convicted ex-president of Honduras--and hypocrisy abounds. Plus: Republicans continue to flee Trump's Titanic. And: When will reporters stand up to a liar in the White House? Additionally: "Eyes Wide Shut" has no relationship at all to Jeffrey Epstein and elites he had close relationships with. So why are some writers continuing to mention the child rapist when they talk about Stanley Kubrick's 1999 film, which is currently enjoying new-found popularity? Recorded November 30, 2025. SUBSCRIBE: https://mooreo.substack.com SUBSCRIBE: https://youtube.com/@thepoliticratpod SUBSCRIBE: https://politicrat.substack.com RECOMMENDED READS: New York Times story on ex-Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez (November 29, 2025) : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/nyregion/honduras-hernandez-drug-trafficking.html About $550 million worth of food was thrown away on one single day (Thanksgiving) in the USA last week (original story November 3, 2025) : https://refed.org/articles/how-much-food-will-go-to-waste-this-thanksgiving-about-550-million-worth/ Biden White House memo on Donald Trump and the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 that he fomented (April 2023): https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/US-Withdrawal-from-Afghanistan.pdf BOOK RECOMMENDATION "Overthrow" by Stephen Kinzer BUY MERCH FROM THE POLITICRAT STORE:  https://the-politicrat.myshopify.com MUST-READ:  "Some Ways To Improve Your Mental Health..." (Written on August 24, 2025) :  https://open.substack.com/pub/mooreo/p/here-are-some-of-the-ways-you-can?r=275tyr&utm_medium=ios BUY BLACK! Patronize Black-owned businesses on Roland Martin's Black Star Network: https://shopblackstarnetwork.com BLACK-OWNED MEDIA MATTERS:  (Watch Roland Martin Unfiltered daily M-F 6-8pm Eastern) https://youtube.com/rolandsmartin