Japan Plane Crash, Epstein Docs Unsealing, Section 702 Spy Program

Prominent names expected to be in unsealed court documents in Jeffrey Epstein case, and Japan recovers after earthquake and deadly airplane crash.

Independent investigative jouranlist Christopher Helali joins Misfits hosts John Kiriakou and Ben Zinevich to discuss Donald Trump's legal troubles paired with the swelling of support for the former US President, how competing Republicans are beginning to fall in line behind Trump amid his mounting legal challenges, the Supreme Court getting involved in court cases regarding Trump’s candidacy and role in the January 6, 2021 Capitol Hill riot, whether it is too late for the Democratic Party to swap out Joe Biden as their candidate in this year’s election, the anticipated release of names on convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s flight logs, and the economic and court battles facing the National Rifle Association.

Technologist and the cohost of the CovertAction Bulletin podcast Chris Garaffa discusses the attempted renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by Congress amid some disagreements on competing measures, a class action lawsuit facing Google over accusations Google Chrome's Incognito mode lying about the privacy it provides, and the Federal Trade Commission banning Rite Aid’s use of facial recognition software that was found to racially profile coustomers.

International affairs and security analyst Mark Sleboda discusses the situation on the ground in Gaza, what Israel's goal in the Gaza Strip is, the ongoing fight over judicial reform in Israel, the ongoing standoff between Western shipping companies and Yemeni Houthis in the Red Sea, the assassination of senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri, and whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will survive the political crisis facing him.

The Misfits also discuss the resignation of Harvard President Claudine Gay, and the fastest growing democraphic in the workforce being those over the age of 75.

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