Bob Gatty

I saw online that bananas have as much sugar as glazed donuts so we should stop eating them for breakfast. My solution: Ditch the bananas and switch to donuts.

Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers. Thankyou. leantotheleft.net/notice-famil...

YouTube video by Crayon Box Politics Trump compared to Nixon.

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Watch for this episode Friday, 2/13 on the Crayon Box Politics podcast with host Carl Able. leantotheleft.net/talkin-polit...

YouTube video by The Lean to the Left Podcast Laura VanWormer: Who's Worse? Nixon vs Trump?

Is Trump worse than Nixon?
On this episode of Lean to the Left, Bob Gatty and novelist and podcaster Laura VanWormer, creator of Class of ’74, explores Nixon vs. Trump, the power of humor, and how a horrible accident led to a new storytelling format.
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YouTube video by The Lean to the Left Podcast IS ICE AMERICA'S GESTAPO? Human Rights Lawyer-Author Joshua Colangelo-Bryan

IS ICE AMERICA'S GESTAPO? Interview with Human Rights Lawyer-Author Joshua Colangelo-Bryan. What do you think? youtube.com/shorts/aSZ0d...

From Guantanamo Bay to immigration policy, cruelty is being used as a message. We talk with Joshua Colangelo-Bryan about how fear replaces justice—and what it costs our democracy. Listen now. 🎧 leantotheleft.net/podcast/echo...

From sauna diplomacy to tariff threats, Europe is trying to calm Trump down.
He’s responding with ultimatums, trade wars, and fantasies of conquest.
This is not peace. It’s ego run amok.
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YouTube video by The Lean to the Left Podcast Will the 2026 Midterm Elections Be Canceled

Trump says the mid-term elections should be cancelled, "when you think about it." Really? Here what Robin Biro, a political analyst who's regularly featured on conservative news outlets, has to say about that. He was interviewed on the The Lean to the Left Podcast. youtube.com/shorts/-nQQS...

YouTube video by The Lean to the Left Podcast Dixie Dems Podcast: Amplifying Progressive Politics in the South

From Georgia to South Carolina and North Carolina, the Dixie Dems dig into Southern politics with guest Robin Biro. Veterans, healthcare , Trump, and the fight for accountability—this one covers it all. 🎙️
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🎂 I turned 83 yesterday — equal parts joy and trepidation.
Family, friends, caregiving, politics… and those ghoulish insurance calls reminding me I’m “running out of runway.”
Life is still good — and I’m not done yet.
👉 leantotheleft.net/turning-83-f...

Meet SC Democratic gov. candidate Mullins McCleod, who:
💥 Wants to break the cycle of corruption
💰 Fight for fair wages
🤖 Protect workers from AI-driven job loss
🏛️ Put PEOPLE over donors
On the Lean to the Left Podcast 🎙️
#SouthCarolina #SCPolitics #MullinsMcLeod
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Thanks for speaking out, Ken. Appreciate you.

There are monsters among us—and they don’t lurk in the shadows. They hold power, preach from pulpits, hoard wealth, and terrorize democracy.
Read this blistering call-out of greed, hypocrisy & corruption.
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#MonstersAmongUs #DemocracyUnderSiege

YouTube video by The Lean to the Left Podcast How Small Actions Spark Big Social Change in a Broken System

How Small Actions Spark Big Social Change in a Broken System

Change doesn’t start with power. It starts with participation. Michael Brownstein joins Lean to the Left to explain how everyday actions -- voting, visibilkity, community -- can spark systemic social change. Even now. youtu.be/Wo245QRtoQw

YouTube video by The Lean to the Left Podcast Impact of USAID Shutdown:Let Them Eat Cake

Impact of USAID Shutdown:Let Them Eat Cake
What happens when the U.S. walks away from humanitarian aid? Former USAID insider Clifford Brown explains the real human cost of dismantling USAID. 🎧 #USAID #ForeignAid #LeanToTheLeft youtu.be/3nqZHFnWGEQ?...

On Dec. 9, 1965, something fell near Kecksburg, PA.
Police. Armed soldiers. Arrest threats.
Officials said: nothing happened.
Nearly 60 years later, the mystery remains.
So what do you think really happened? 🛸

🎄 The holidays don’t stop politics in the South.
The Dixie Dems break down shifting power in GA, NC & SC—and why the South is turning bluer than you think. 🎧https://leantotheleft.net/podcast/dixie-dems-a-progressive-voice-in-the-south-during-the-holidays/

#DixieDems #BlueSouth #ProgressivePolitics

Retired Marine Gunnery Sgt. Carl Abel says that if he were one of the war fighters ordered to kill those two sailers clinging from that bombed out fishing boat supposedly filled with drugs, he “probably would have refused” following illegal orders. leantotheleft.net/marine-gunne...

YouTube video by The Lean to the Left Podcast From Republican to Democrat: A Marine Dumps Trump's GOP

He served his country.
Then he questioned his party.

In a powerful new episode of the Lean to the Left Podcast, Marine Corps veteran Carl Able explains why he walked away from the GOP—and why today’s politics demand courage, clarity, and values over labels.
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YouTube video by The Lean to the Left Podcast Saving the Mountains from Political & Corporate Collusion

Saving the Mountains from Political & Corporate Collusion youtu.be/u5UKdnhr0ms?... via @YouTube See this clip from the Lean to the Left podcast with Julie Eisenberg, who with co-producer Babette Hogan, created the documentary, #RunningfortheMountains.

YouTube video by The Lean to the Left Podcast The New Gold Rush: Ruining Our Air & Water for Profit

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This clip from the Lean to the Left Podcast "Environment Sold Out" shows how corporate and political greed threaten our environment. It features Babette Hogan, who produced the documentary film, "Running for the Mountain", with Julie Eisenberg.

YouTube video by The Lean to the Left Podcast Running for the Mountains 2024

Join us on the Lean to the Left Podcast as we explore the entwined fate of politics and the environment with "Running for the Mountains" directors Babette Hogan & Julie Eisenberg. Discover the story behind the sacrifice zones and the fight for change. 🌱 #Environment

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🎥 "Running for the Mountains" exposes how extractive industries shape power in West Virginia. Filmmakers Babette Hogan & Julie Eisenberg join @LeanToTheLeft to discuss the real cost of silence -- nationwide. 🎙️🌎https://leantotheleft.net/podcast/greed-politics-and-environmental-sacrifice/

Step inside Trump’s psyche… if you dare. It’s a nightmare carnival of Ego, Anger, Lust, Hate, and Lies.
New from CJ Waldron. leantotheleft.net/inside-trump...

U.S. boat strikes on “narco-vessels” don’t meet the legal threshold for war.
No war = no lawful kill-on-sight authority.
If survivors were targeted, that’s a war crime.
This should alarm every American. leantotheleft.net/do-deadly-bo...

YouTube video by The Lean to the Left Podcast Politics Gone Wild: Dixie Dems on Trump, Greene, and the Shifting South

Politics Gone Wild: Dixie Dems on Trump, Greene, and the Shifting South
🎙️On this episode of Dixie Dems, we tackle Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Southern elections, and why progressive momentum is real (with a little humor thrown in).

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Trump calling constitutional speech “sedition” isn’t law — it’s authoritarian projection, writes @MarkMBello.
Reminding troops to refuse unlawful orders is U.S. military doctrine, not a crime.
The real threat to democracy isn’t Congress. It’s Trump.
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The shooting of two National Guard members in DC is a tragedy—but when courts ruled the deployment illegal, Trump ignored the law—and put lives at risk. It was about intimidation. Trump is responsible for her death.
👉https://leantotheleft.net/fake-maga-outrage-and-a-horrific-shooting/ #MAGAhypocrisy

YouTube video by The Lean to the Left Podcast Roger Canaff Sexual Exploitation by Nudifying Photos

"AI is the most dangerous tool predators have ever had," warns former New York City special victims prosecutor Roger Canaff. "Nudifying" photos is one way people are facing sexual exploitation, Canaff says. #AIexploitation #LeantotheLeft #onlinesafety
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