A listener calls into the show to echo a caller from election night. He said that watching and listening to the show is meaningless unless you're willing to become an activist and implement real change in your community. Watch the Majority Report live Monday–Friday at 12 p.m. EST on YouTube OR listen via daily podcast at http://www.Majority.FM https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm #SamSeder #EmmaVigeland #MajorityReport #politics #news #progressive #leftist #democrats #liberal SUPPORT the show by becoming a member: http://www.jointhemajorityreport.com/ Download TMR's FREE app: http://www.majorityapp.com TMR MERCH: http://www.shop.majorityreportradio.com CHECK OUT MORE from the MR crew: Matt Binder DOOMED https://www.youtube.com/MattBinder Brandon Sutton DISCOURSE https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Emma Vigeland ESVN https://www.youtube.com/ESVNShow Matt Lech LEFT RECKONING https://www.youtube.com/LeftReckoning OTHER LINKS: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Facebook: http://facebook.com/MajorityReport Twitter: http://twitter.com/MajorityFM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/majorityreport.fm/ Check out more from the MR crew: Matt Binder DOOMED https://www.youtube.com/MattBinder Brandon Sutton THE DISCOURSE https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Emma Vigeland ESVN https://www.youtube.com/ESVNShow Matt Lech LEFT RECKONING https://www.youtube.com/LeftReckoning Hey, I just wanted to call and kind of respond to one of the callers from Tuesday night when you guys were doing the election stream. And he was calling about basically asking hey should I still listen to the show. Do you remember him? No. But I was pretty drunk. He basically was like okay he basically was saying you know he was feeling a little cynical. As you know I love the show it gets me through but like it's not like political activism. oh yeah. yeah okay. yeah yeah, and he was saying am I wasting my time. and I was like I'm not in a position to assess that. yeah exactly. and I think a lot of what I have to say may echo some of what was said that night. but I like some personal context. I joined DSA in 2019 and got very involved in different types of organizing. Basically, I like to watch the show every day for 3 years. and I think one thing that the show does well is to kind of highlight common lines of thinking or propaganda from people who are opposed to a leftist agenda. and listening to the show is great entertainment. and it's thought-provoking. but I think like the thought-provoking stuff and hearing arguments and facts of figures and so on it's all kind of meaningless if you're not willing to go out and use what you hear to go have conversations with people. so it's like organizing your workplace knocking on doors talking to your neighbors starting like a tenants organization and attendant Union stuff like that. That's like all the value of organizing. getting people activated. you know after going out and yourself being activated. and you know counteracting a lot of like the narratives and the propaganda that you know keep people you know demobilized or even worse like get them into awful stuff like anti-Semitism racism Q Anon stuff like that. so I basically just want to say something like you know or encourage people, not just that caller. but you know encourage people to think of like watching or listening to the show as like an organizing meeting. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKGVJ9yMsB4

Republicans have been quick to point the finger at Democrats and claim that they are responsible for the widespread unemployment benefit fraud that occurred during the pandemic. However, it turns out that a Republican congressman, George Santos, has been charged with unemployment benefit fraud himself. Santos, who represents New York's 3rd congressional district, is accused of fraudulently applying for unemployment benefits during the pandemic. He allegedly claimed that he was unemployed when he was actually working as a consultant. Santos's indictment is a major embarrassment for Republicans, who have been trying to make hay out of the unemployment benefit fraud issue. It also raises questions about their commitment to honesty and integrity. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise was asked about Santos's indictment and refused to answer the question directly, instead deflecting and saying that "unfortunately this is not the first time a member of Congress has been indicted." Scalise's response is disingenuous at best. It is clear that he is trying to avoid answering the question about Santos's indictment because he knows that it is a major problem for Republicans. New York Rep. Elise Stefanik is also asked to respond to Santos's indictment. Stefanik tries to downplay the seriousness of the charges, saying that "unfortunately this is not the first time a member of Congress has been indicted." Stefanik's response is also disingenuous. She knows that Santos's indictment is a major problem for Republicans, and she is trying to minimize the damage. The hypocrisy of the Republican Party on this issue is clear. Watch the Majority Report live Monday–Friday at 12 p.m. EST on YouTube OR listen via daily podcast at http://www.Majority.FM https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm #SamSeder #EmmaVigeland #MajorityReport #politics #news #progressive #leftist #democrats #liberal SUPPORT the show by becoming a member: http://www.jointhemajorityreport.com/ Download TMR's FREE app: http://www.majorityapp.com TMR MERCH: http://www.shop.majorityreportradio.com CHECK OUT MORE from the MR crew: Matt Binder DOOMED https://www.youtube.com/MattBinder Brandon Sutton DISCOURSE https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Emma Vigeland ESVN https://www.youtube.com/ESVNShow Matt Lech LEFT RECKONING https://www.youtube.com/LeftReckoning OTHER LINKS: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Facebook: http://facebook.com/MajorityReport Twitter: http://twitter.com/MajorityFM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/majorityreport.fm/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJMmubMTEzM