The Mayday Daily Dispatch

Twenty-five years later, and Donald Trump is still lying about September 11th. This week, standing in front of actual 9/11 first responders, Trump claimed firefighters had to drag him out from under a collapsing building — and that he "worked long and hard" at Ground Zero. Neither happened. There's no evidence, no witnesses, no records — just another new version of a story he's been changing for over two decades. Michelle Kinney and Mayday Military Analyst Lt. Col. Jaclyn Urso (Ret.) will go through the receipts. Michelle has called New York City home for 22 of the last 25 years, lived downtown during the 00s, and watched this city carry that day ever since. Lt. Col. Urso (Ret.) joined the Marine Corps because of the events of September 11. Follow The Mayday Network for more reporting, analysis, and rapid response — new content every day. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/the-mayday-network/id6754000270 Substack: https://substack.com/@themaydaynetwork X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaydayNetwork Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheMaydayNetwork Threads: https://www.threads.net/@TheMaydayNetwork Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themaydaynetwork.com Website: https://www.themaydaynetwork.com

Senator John Fetterman showed up in a prerecorded video to cheer on Donald Trump's first-ever midterm convention, praising Senator Dave McCormick and claiming credit for saving Pennsylvania steel jobs — a claim the numbers don't really back up. Julie Roginsky and Michelle Kinney dig into how Fetterman hoodwinked the Democrats who elected him, why he's doing this now, and whether there's something bigger at play — including the growing speculation that he's laying the groundwork to leave the party altogether. 00:00 – Cold open 01:10 – Show open, internet upgrade note 02:06 – Julie's family day, Tom Llamas at NBC 06:16 – Fetterman's "Trump brought back steel" claim 07:57 – Bethlehem, PA: steel country then and now 15:04 – What Fetterman actually promised as a candidate 18:14 – Fetterman's RNC video, introducing Dave McCormick 19:41 – Why Republicans want Fetterman to stay a Democrat 24:32 – Fetterman's cosplay: the "blue collar" myth vs. his actual background 32:26 – Timeline: stroke, hospitalization, staff warnings 35:44 – Josh Shapiro, "team players," and Dave McCormick 41:20 – Rep. Madeleine Dean on Fetterman's absenteeism 46:53 – Fetterman's approval numbers and 2028 odds 50:19 – Could Fetterman actually win as a Republican? 54:12 – Arlen Specter comparison 57:19 – Strom Thurmond and Jesse Helms: "nice" vs. "good" 1:02:47 – Al Gore, 9/11, and sliding doors of history 1:04:47 – Preview: tomorrow's 9/11 programming 1:06:37 – Tim Scott's RNC speech and convention theatrics 1:08:55 – Anna Paulina Luna and the HUD secretary 1:10:26 – RNC's Grindr crash and Hasan Piker 1:15:59 – Trump on Ken Paxton's appearance 1:19:22 – The $5,000 "dividend" promise, explained 1:23:26 – J.D. Vance's tariff word salad 1:24:52 – Gas prices, food recalls, and economic reality 1:27:56 – Houthis, the Strait of Hormuz, and oil routes 1:28:56 – $26/gallon gas in Alaska 1:31:12 – Old Fox Business bets, unpaid 1:35:20 – Maria Bartiromo: "nice is different than good" 1:38:56 – Sign-off Follow The Mayday Network for more reporting, analysis, and rapid response — new content every day. Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/the-mayday-network/id6754000270) | Substack (https://substack.com/@themaydaynetwork) | X/Twitter (https://twitter.com/MaydayNetwork) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/TheMaydayNetwork) | Threads (https://www.threads.net/@TheMaydayNetwork) | Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/themaydaynetwork.com) | Website (https://www.themaydaynetwork.com)

Trump signed an executive order today renaming Lake Ontario "Lake America" — because apparently that was the crisis America needed solved. Meanwhile, people can't afford gas, electricity, or groceries, World War 3 feels like it's on the brink, and an Oregon Trail-worthy lineup of old-timey diseases is making a comeback. Priorities. Michelle grew up on that lake, so this one's personal, and she's joined by Lt. Col. Jaclyn Urso, Ret. to break down just how dumb, and how telling, this all is. Follow The Mayday Network for more reporting, analysis, and rapid response — new content every day. 📝 Substack: https://substack.com/@themaydaynetwork 🐦 X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaydayNetwork 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheMaydayNetwork 🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@TheMaydayNetwork 🦋 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themaydaynetwork.com 🌐 Website: https://www.themaydaynetwork.com Also streaming now: The Illegals — The Americans Rewatch Podcast. Watch with our expert panel here: 🎬 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkgsO7fbBme9Hjq7PBtjcdbI34Z9cbRU2

Julie Roginsky and Michelle Kinney unpack the Trump family's billions from Saudi Arabia and the nuclear deal quietly attached to it, letting the kingdom enrich uranium with two secret side letters Congress can't see. Then it's the infighting tearing at the Democratic Party from the inside, before Julie and Michelle wind down with Vegas plans, The Wizard of Oz at the Sphere, and a call for the best celebrity-encounter stories ahead of their next Substack AMA. 📰 Substack: https://substack.com/@themaydaynetwork 🌐 Website: https://www.themaydaynetwork.com 🎬 YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkgsO7fbBme9Hjq7PBtjcdbI34Z9cbRU2

Senator Jon Ossoff was cool as a cucumber. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth… was not. As 2028 presidential chatter builds around Ossoff, he calmly dismantled Hegseth on Iran while the Defense Secretary, visibly sweating through his orange makeup, could not answer any of the questions put in front of him. Calm, collected, and devastatingly (handsome!) effective — this is what command looks like next to what doesn’t. We will break down the humiliating moment for Julie’s former coworker. Follow The Mayday Network for more reporting, analysis, and rapid response — new content every day. 🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/the-mayday-network/id6754000270 | 📰 Substack: https://substack.com/@themaydaynetwork | 🐦 X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaydayNetwork | 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheMaydayNetwork | 🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@TheMaydayNetwork | 🦋 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themaydaynetwork.com | 🌐 Website: https://www.themaydaynetwork.com   Also streaming now: The Illegals — The Americans Rewatch Podcast. Watch with our expert panel here: 🎬 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkgsO7fbBme9Hjq7PBtjcdbI34Z9cbRU2

Trump Declares "Election Was Stolen" — We Fact-Checked Him LIVE ABC, NBC, and CNN all refused to air Donald Trump's primetime address tonight. We didn't look away — we fact-checked him in real time, line by line, while he did it. Trump used the speech to "declassify" intelligence he claims proves China stole the 2020 election for Biden — despite the actual intelligence community assessment showing no evidence any foreign power altered a single vote, and despite Trump himself calling Xi Jinping "a great leader" and "a friend" as recently as last month. We break down what the documents actually say, why he's really doing this (hint: the SAVE America Act, a bill that would make it dramatically harder for women, young voters, and voters of color to register), and why he's using "treason" accusations as cover to strip ABC and NBC of their broadcast licenses. We also get into: the FBI files on Michigan voter registration fraud he conveniently left out of context, the DHS non-citizen voter claims, John Ratcliffe's awkward position as both the CIA director now and the DNI he's accusing of a "cover-up" then, and why Trump's own approval ratings — not foreign interference — are what's actually going to sink Republicans this November. Follow The Mayday Network for more reporting, analysis, and rapid response — new content every day. 🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-illegals-the-americans-rewatch-podcast/id1883227207 📰 Substack: https://substack.com/@themaydaynetwork 🐦 X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaydayNetwork 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheMaydayNetwork 🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@TheMaydayNetwork 🦋 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themaydaynetwork.com 🌐 Website: https://www.themaydaynetwork.com Also streaming now: The Illegals — The Americans Rewatch Podcast. Watch with our expert panel here: 🎬 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkgsO7fbBme9Hjq7PBtjcdbI34Z9cbRU2

January 6 never ended. Trump is scheduled to address (see: lie to) the nation Thursday evening at 9PM ET. Julie and Michelle break down reports of White House plan to provide false evidence to “prove” the 2020 election was “rigged.”   🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-illegals-the-americans-rewatch-podcast/id1883227207 📰 Substack: https://substack.com/@themaydaynetwork 🐦 X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaydayNetwork 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheMaydayNetwork 🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@TheMaydayNetwork 🦋 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themaydaynetwork.com 🌐 Website: https://www.themaydaynetwork.com Also streaming now: The Illegals — The Americans Rewatch Podcast. Watch with our expert panel here: 🎬 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkgsO7fbBme9Hjq7PBtjcdbI34Z9cbRU2

Julie Roginsky, Michelle Kinney, and Dana DuBois hop on an impromptu live to talk through why the allegations against Senate candidate Graham Platner have been such a gut punch — not just because of what he's accused of, but because of who rushed to defend him. Recorded live Wednesday July 8, 2026 The conversation centers on Lindsey Fifield, a Republican former girlfriend of Platner's, who told the Washington Post he repeatedly removed his condom without her consent, an act legally recognized in some states as sexual assault and known as "stealthing." They unpack why her account was dismissed by some as politically motivated, why Mika Brzezinski's on-air questioning of the claims felt like such a betrayal, and why progressive leaders like Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Ro Khanna were so slow to act. Dana shares her own essay on stealthing and the years it can take to name what happened to you. Julie shares what it was like returning to Fox News the day after filing her lawsuit against Roger Ailes. They also introduce DARVO — Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender — the pattern used again and again to discredit women, from Anita Hill to Christine Blasey Ford to now. Not a happy episode. But an important one. Follow The Mayday Network for more reporting, analysis, and rapid response — new content every day. 🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/the-mayday-network/id6754000270 📰 Substack: https://substack.com/@themaydaynetwork 🐦 X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaydayNetwork 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheMaydayNetwork 🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@TheMaydayNetwork 🦋 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themaydaynetwork.com 🌐 Website: https://www.themaydaynetwork.com Also streaming now: The Illegals — The Americans Rewatch Podcast. Watch with our expert panel here: 🎬 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkgsO7fbBme9Hjq7PBtjcdbI34Z9cbRU2        

The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law in 1990 with support from both parties. Thirty-five years later, it's under direct attack. Julie talks with disabled veteran and advocate Nick Paro about a DOJ memo issued June 18, 2025 that threatens to unravel the 1999 Olmstead decision — the ruling that ended forced institutionalization and protects disabled Americans' right to live and receive care in their communities. Recorded live Wednesday July 8, 2026 Nick lays out "Crip Crow" — a term drawn from the Black disability community evoking Jim Crow-era segregation — and the organizing effort he's leading with Naida Green and the Disability Community for Democracy to stop it. The conversation ranges from America's long history of labeling dissent as mental illness, to the veteran suicide crisis and Nick's own experience seeking PTSD treatment, to the stigma that still surrounds mental health care, to why criminalizing homelessness only deepens the crisis. This one hits close to home for a huge share of the country: disability, broadly defined, touches more than half of Americans directly or through someone they love. Follow The Mayday Network for more reporting, analysis, and rapid response — new content every day. 🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/the-mayday-network/id6754000270 📰 Substack: https://substack.com/@themaydaynetwork 🐦 X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaydayNetwork 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheMaydayNetwork 🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@TheMaydayNetwork 🦋 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themaydaynetwork.com 🌐 Website: https://www.themaydaynetwork.com Also streaming now: The Illegals — The Americans Rewatch Podcast. Watch with our expert panel here: 🎬 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkgsO7fbBme9Hjq7PBtjcdbI34Z9cbRU2

Graham Platner "dropped out" of the Maine Senate race exactly like he ran his campaign: dishonest, selfish, blaming everyone but himself. Julie and Michelle unpack his self-pitying withdrawal video — full of vague grievances about unnamed forces "doing this to him" — (who tf is "they"?!) and why he refused to center it on Susan Collins, the woman he was supposedly running to beat.  Recorded live Wednesday July 8, 2026 They walk through how Platner got here in the first place: recruited by DSA-aligned operatives who wanted a "white working-class hero" to run against establishment Democrats, and defended by Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Ro Khanna long after his history of racist, misogynist, and antisemitic posts came to light. Julie argues this was never really about defeating Susan Collins — it was about a bid for control of the Senate Democratic caucus. They also get into why the actual backbone of the Democratic Party — Black women, Latino voters, and a Jewish community that's rapidly souring on the party — keeps getting ignored in favor of chasing a mythical disaffected white male voter, and why AIPAC discourse plays well with the chronically online but has nothing to do with what voters in Lewiston or Augusta actually care about. Follow The Mayday Network for more reporting, analysis, and rapid response — new content every day. 🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/the-mayday-network/id6754000270 📰 Substack: https://substack.com/@themaydaynetwork 🐦 X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaydayNetwork 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheMaydayNetwork 🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@TheMaydayNetwork 🦋 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themaydaynetwork.com 🌐 Website: https://www.themaydaynetwork.com Also streaming now: The Illegals — The Americans Rewatch Podcast. Watch with our expert panel here: 🎬 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkgsO7fbBme9Hjq7PBtjcdbI34Z9cbRU2        

Julie Roginsky and Michelle Kinney respond to the new allegations against Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner and the coordinated wave of Democrats withdrawing support only after new polling showed him losing to Susan Collins. Why did it take a fifth accusation to get people who claim to "believe women" to actually believe one? Julie and Michelle connect it to a bigger pattern: progressive kingmakers who are great at winning safe-seat primaries and terrible at winning competitive general elections. Recorded live Monday July 6, 2026 New episodes drop regularly. 📰 Substack: https://substack.com/@themaydaynetwork 🌐 Website: https://www.themaydaynetwork.com 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/@themaydaynetwork

A controversial red card. A phone call from the Oval Office. And a FIFA president with an office in Trump Tower that's sat empty for a year. Julie Roginsky and Michelle Kinney break down how Trump personally called FIFA president Gianni Infantino to reverse Team USA striker Folarin Balogun's suspension hours before a knockout match — and trace the Trump-Infantino relationship through the invented "FIFA Peace Prize," a $75 million Gaza reconstruction pledge, free Trump Tower rent, and a dropped DOJ corruption case. Recorded live Monday July 6, 2026 New episodes drop regularly. 📰 Substack: https://substack.com/@themaydaynetwork 🌐 Website: https://www.themaydaynetwork.com 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/@themaydaynetwork

Two former FBI directors. One Russian money laundering case. Julie Roginsky and Michelle Kinney trace Trump's Russia ties back to 1986 and ask why the FBI's own former directors — Louis Freeh and William Sessions — ended up representing the very Russian-linked figures the Bureau should have been investigating. Plus: Comey's timing on the Clinton emails, and why Julie warns progressives against making common cause with Tucker Carlson on Israel. New episodes drop regularly — subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Substack, and YouTube. Recorded live July 3, 2026

The New York Times says Jeffrey Epstein took his own life — and (conveniently) clears Trump in a single sentence. Michelle Kinney and Julie Roginsky talk with independent journalist and researcher Ellie Leonard about the holes in that story, plus the real question they keep coming back to — why this story, why now, and why the Times' own history with Epstein and the Sulzbergers makes the timing worth questioning. Follow Ellie Leonard's reporting: https://ellieleonard.substack.com

Wired.com just blew the lid off Peter Thiel's secret society. Internal records from an invitation-only organization called Dialogue — co-founded by Thiel and running for twenty years — were exposed online, naming 222 registrants for this year's retreat: the NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Trump administration officials, Ted Cruz, Scott Bessent, Palantir's Joe Lonsdale, the head of the ADL, and Democrat Jim Himes — ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee overseeing Palantir's government contracts. The agenda includes sessions on World War III, nuclear weapons, cult-building, and matchmaking. Michelle Kinney and Julie Roginsky connect the dots — from Thiel's long game on JD Vance, and DOGE. Recorded live Tuesday June 16, 2026

Someone brought a recording device into the Situation Room — and now Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan have the verbatim quotes to prove it. Julie Roginsky and Michelle Kinney dig into the explosive NYT reporting on two White House meetings: one about managing the Epstein fallout, one about invoking the Insurrection Act after the Pretti and Good murders. JD Vance gets outmaneuvered in both rooms, Susie Wiles is running her own game, and Todd Blanche is protecting his real client. Recorded live on Monday June 15, 2026

Michelle Kinney and Julie Roginsky react to the Knicks' first NBA championship in 53 years — Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, and Mikal Bridges, the Villanova trio that built something special, the $113 million pay cut that made it possible, and the city that came alive the night it finally happened.

[Recorded Live June 2, 2026] Trump just named Bill Pulte as acting DNI Director. This guy has been Trump's housing finance chief and the man behind a string of weaponized mortgage-fraud referrals against the president's political enemies like Letitia James, Adam Schiff, and Lisa Cook. Pulte 👏has 👏no 👏intelligence 👏background. NONE. Now he could oversee the CIA, the FBI, and the entire intelligence community — with access to ALL of it, the tools and the secrets, to weaponize against people here at home and abroad. This is fascism with an emboldened Donald Trump acting more unhinged by the day, and who has never faced a consequence in his life.

[Recorded Live June 1, 2026] Join Olga Lautman and Julie Roginsky as they check in with Ken Harbaugh of the Meidas Touch Network from the war zone in Ukraine. The Mayday Network is women-founded, women-led independent media covering politics, culture, media, and journalism.

ICE guards tear-gassed and assaulted hunger-striking detainees at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey today. Three ambulances. Congressional oversight blocked. The GEO Group is being paid a billion dollars for this. Julie Roginsky and Michelle Kinney are not letting this get buried.

With National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard out of the Trump administration, JD Vance has lost his most senior ally — and possibly his political cover. Vance and Gabbard shared skepticism about the Iran war, and with her gone, Peter Thiel may already be looking for his next horse. The Talented Mr. Vance has spent years reinventing himself for every room he walks into. The question now: is he running out of new identities to invent?

Unqualified Secretary of Education Linda McMahon told Congress that film and theater majors are a waste of money. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici had some thoughts about that. So do we. Arts education isn't job training. It's training for life. Communication. Collaboration. Leadership. Empathy. The skills that actually run the world. Michelle has a BFA in Musical Theater from Syracuse University -- and has some choice words for McMahon. The Daily Dispatch with Julie Roginsky and Michelle Kinney on The Mayday Network.

Trump is demanding ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel. Again. The President of the United States — who has called for the genocide of entire civilizations and celebrated the death of Robert Mueller — is personally demanding a television network fire a late night host for making jokes about him. Julie and Michelle are sick of this shi*t. WE ALL ARE. This is what thin-skinned authoritarianism looks like. And we're not cowering.

[RECORDED LIVE APRIL 25, 2026]  At 8:30 PM ET, a gunman breached the security perimeter at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Julie Roginsky, Michelle Kinney, and Dana Dubois went live immediately, with friends on the ground at both scenes. Unfiltered, real-time reaction to the shooting, Trump's press conference, and the questions the White House press corps didn't ask.

[RECORDED LIVE] It's April 25th — not too hot, not too cold. The perfect day to sit down, breathe, and remember what sanity feels like. Julie Roginsky and Michelle Kinney are joined by their friend Dana Dubois for a light hearted Saturday morning check-in — impeccable vibes only while we try and drown out the darkness of the world for awhile. Saturday morning cartoons for grownups trying to stay sane, stay human, and stay in the fight.

Tucker Carlson went on camera to "take responsibility" for supporting Trump and enabling all the horrible things happening in America and around the world. We aren't buying it. Neither should you. Julie spent years working alongside Tucker at Fox News — at conventions, at debates, in late-night conversations on the road. She knows exactly who he is. And she's here to explain what this so-called mea culpa is actually about: Tucker positioning himself for whatever comes after Trump, a movement that is more extreme, more America First, and more dangerous than what came before it. Plus: the fight for the soul of MAGA, Trump eats their young, why Lenin's widow is relevant to all of this, and what Tucker told Julie about Catholics, Irish people, and Italians that should tell you everything you need to know.

A new survivor has come forward against Congressman Eric Swalwell — and the account is harrowing. Julie Roginsky and Michelle Kinney break down the press conference, the pattern of allegations, what it means that he's leaving Congress, and why the Me Too movement is very much not over. The Daily Dispatch with Julie Roginsky and Michelle Kinney is brought to you by The Mayday Network — a women-founded, women-led independent media — built for a country in crisis.

Eric Swalwell resigns. Julie Roginsky and Michelle Kinney break it down in real time — the statement, the strategy, the survivors, and the question of who knew what and when. Julie, who has been directly in contact with the primary survivor, walks through why this story came out now, why the MAGA plant narrative doesn't hold, and what the Ethics Committee would have found if he'd stayed. The Daily Dispatch with Julie Roginsky and Michelle Kinney is brought to you by The Mayday Network — a women-founded, women-led independent media — built for a country in crisis.

Viktor Orbán is out — and it wasn't close. Hungary delivered a supermajority to the opposition, breaking a sixteen-year grip on power. Julie Roginsky connects the dots: Peter Thiel, JD Vance, the Rockbridge Network, Project 2025, and the line that runs from Silicon Valley through Budapest straight to Moscow. That line just snapped. The Daily Dispatch with Julie Roginsky and Michelle Kinney is brought to you by The Mayday Network — a women-founded, women-led independent media — built for a country in crisis.  

Saturday morning cartoons for grownups trying to stay sane, stay human, and stay in the fight. Plus our theory about Donald Trump. This week: it's a lot.     

Four women have come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against Congressman Eric Swalwell, now a candidate for governor of California. Julie Roginsky spoke directly with the primary accuser before the story ran in the San Francisco Chronicle and on CNN. She went on CNN later that night to stand up for her. Me Too isn't over. It never was. And it doesn't care which party you're in. The Mayday Network is women-founded, women-led independent media — built for a country in crisis.    

Four astronauts. Ten days. A quarter-million miles. NASA's Artemis II crew splashed down in the Pacific Ocean Friday night — the first humans to return from the Moon since 1972. The Mayday Network covered it live with host Michelle Kinney. 

Melania Trump took the White House podium to deny any friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Nobody asked. Nobody’s buying it. The Daily Dispatch breaks down the bizarre statement, what the administration is still hiding about the Epstein files, and why this denial may have raised more questions than it answered.

NASA's Artemis II made history — the first crewed lunar flyby in over 50 years. Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch, and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen took humanity back to the Moon. Michelle Kinney covered it live as it happened, and Mayday Network military analyst Lt. Col. Jaclyn Urso (ret.) stopped by at the end with a message that cut through everything else going on: this is what a better America looks like. 🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/the-mayday-network/id6754000270 🐦 X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaydayNetwork | 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheMaydayNetwork | 🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@TheMaydayNetwork | 🦋 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themaydaynetwork.com | 🌐 Website: https://www.themaydaynetwork.com

Donald Trump threatened to obliterate Iran's civilization. Hours later, TACO. Even as he announced the ceasefire, Iranian missiles were hitting Israel and Kuwait. This isn't a deal. It's a surrender. Once again none of this needed to happen. Michelle Kinney and Julie Roginsky break down exactly what was lost, who won, and why we cannot go on like this. 🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/the-mayday-network/id6754000270 | 🐦 X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaydayNetwork | 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheMaydayNetwork | 🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@TheMaydayNetwork | 🦋 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themaydaynetwork.com | 🌐 Website: https://www.themaydaynetwork.com    

Saturday morning cartoons for grownups trying to stay sane, stay human, and stay in the fight. Julie's back from Japan and Korea with a lot of thoughts about bullet trains, Korean skincare, and why America is falling behind. Plus: Geno Auriemma's postgame meltdown and what it says about the standards women — especially Black women — are held to in public life. And we opened with Casablanca, because sometimes you just have to. Also: Opus Dei's grip on our government, the right's war on independent media funding, and why the left keeps losing the culture war one unpaid influencer at a time. Michelle Kinney and Julie Roginsky are joined by Dana Dubois. The Mayday Network — women-founded, women-led independent media — built for a country in crisis. 🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/the-mayday-network/id6754000270 🐦 X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaydayNetwork 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheMaydayNetwork 🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@TheMaydayNetwork 🦋 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/themaydaynetwork.com 🌐 Website: https://www.themaydaynetwork.com

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[Recorded LIVE Wednesday April 1, 2026] Opening: Clip from Charlie Wilson's War (2007) Tonight, Donald Trump addresses the nation on Iran. We'll be honest — none of us want to watch this. But we have to. Joining Michelle Kinney live is retired Lt. Col. Jaclyn Urso, former Judge Advocate of the United States Marine Corps and Mayday Network military analyst. Together they'll preview what we know going in, watch the address in real time, and talk through what just happened on the other side. No pretending this is normal. Just two people who take this seriously, watching a dangerous man who doesn't. The Daily Dispatch with Julie Roginsky and Michelle Kinney is brought to you by The Mayday Network — a women-founded, women-led independent media — built for a country in crisis.  

[Recorded LIVE Wednesday April 1, 2026] There is no plan. There is no strategy. There is no one in charge. This is not an April Fools' joke. We wish it were. This morning, Donald Trump threatened Iran on Truth Social. Rubio made statements last night that should alarm everyone. Trump threatened to leave NATO. The UK Prime Minister said "this is not our war." And tonight, Trump addresses the nation to announce we may be out in two to three weeks? WTF is going on? When he's not rattling sabers at Iran, his feed is full of ballroom photos and racist attacks on birthright citizenship. This is the reality show host who became president — and he is now playing with war.  

[Recorded LIVE Tuesday March 31, 2026] Kristi Noem has been very busy. Busy separating families. Busy detaining innocent people. Busy being the face of some of the most cruel federal enforcement this country has ever seen. Her husband, apparently, has also been very busy. With busty balloons. We have thoughts!

[Recorded LIVE Tuesday March 31, 2026]  Tom Homan grew up just a few miles from where Mayday Co-Founder Michelle Kinney did. She knows these towns — the harbors, the diners, the people who don't make noise unless they mean it. When someone in that corner of the world decides to say something publicly, it's not for attention. It's because they've made up their mind. This is the same town that stood up to Homan last year — when ICE swept up a mother and her three schoolchildren in a raid on a dairy farm and sent them to a detention facility in Texas. Nearly a thousand people marched through the streets of Sackets Harbor to Homan's front door. The family came home. Now the town's Mayor, Alex Morgia, is sending another message. Mayday is the first outside the North Country to report it — and bringing it to our audience around the world.

[RECORDED LIVE MARCH 15, 2026] Part two of Mayday Madness: Selection Sunday. Michelle and her husband Joe Urso are back for the women's bracket. UConn is undefeated, number one overall, and leading the country in basically every stat. Joe has Vanderbilt and their star Michaela Blakes making a deep run.  The Mayday Network — a women-founded, women-led independent media — built for a country in crisis. 🎙️ Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/the-mayday-network/id6754000270

[RECORDED LIVE March 15, 2026] It's Selection Sunday. Michelle brings in the one person she trusts most for this — her husband Joe Urso, banking regulatory attorney by day, backgammon grandmaster by night, and lifelong sports fanatic. They go region by region through the men's NCAA bracket: teams they like, teams they don't, and mascots that may or may not factor into the picks. Joe has Vanderbilt. It's a tough time to be a Syracuse fan, but Michelle is here anyway. The Daily Dispatch with Julie Roginsky and Michelle Kinney is brought to you by The Mayday Network — a women-founded, women-led independent media — built for a country in crisis.

Julie's in Japan. Michelle's sick. The show must go on. This week it's Michelle solo — running on DayQuil and the sheer will of the comment section. She's got updates on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood launching its first-ever YouTube channel (and why that matters more than it should right now), the genuinely unhinged story of Bill Maher almost receiving the Mark Twain Prize before the White House intervened, and remembering Chuck Norris via the greatest bit from Conan O'Brien.   The Mayday Network is women-founded, women-led independent media — built for a country in crisis.

[RECORDED LIVE March 20, 2026] A federal judge just ruled that the Pentagon's restrictions on press access are unconstitutional. That's a big deal — and it shouldn't get buried. Michelle breaks it down. Read the full story: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/business/media/pentagon-press-restrictions-new-york-times.html  

[RECORDED LIVE March 19, 2026] The Trump administration just subpoenaed James Comey — again. This time it's part of a sweeping "grand conspiracy" investigation targeting the officials who investigated and prosecuted Donald Trump. More than 130 subpoenas have been issued. Former CIA Director John Brennan is also a target. The new grand jury is in Florida. The judge is Aileen Cannon. They tried this once already. A court threw it out. They're back. Julie and Michelle break down what's happening, why it matters, and what it tells us about where this is all heading. Read the Axios story: https://www.axios.com/2026/03/19/comey-subpoena-conspiracy-trump

Saturday morning, and we went everywhere. Julie and Michelle make the case for Hillary Clinton — the real one, not the GOP's media caricature they've made her into. Hillary Clinton, the woman beloved by everyone who actually knows her. The one who handled the Epstein deposition like a boss and still gets blamed for her husband's behavior. Enough already. Then: New York's 12th Congressional District is heating up. Schlossberg is ahead in the polls, Bloomberg just endorsed Lasher, and nobody quite knows what to do with George Conway. Julie and Michelle know everybody in this race and they're not holding back. And finally: photographic evidence of Julie's Soviet childhood antisemitism, in the form of a class holiday pageant The Daily Dispatch with Julie Roginsky and Michelle Kinney is brought to you by The Mayday Network -- a women-founded, women-led independent media — built for a country in crisis. 🎙️ 

Michelle Kinney and Julie Roginsky are taking your questions live and joined by Journalist Tom Moran, author of The. Jersey Lowdown on Substack. https://tommoran3.substack.com/p/pret... Hegseth's Pentagon photo ban, latest Trump TACO on DOJ T Reversal on Law Firm Sanctions, Day 12 of the Iran war, and whatever else you want to throw at us. Pull up a chair. The Daily Dispatch with Julie Roginsky and Michelle Kinney is brought to you by The Mayday Network — a women-founded, women-led independent media — built for a country in crisis.

[RECORDED LIVE TUES MARCH 10] Brewster’s Billions. Except Montgomery Brewster had to spend his own money. Pete Hegseth spent yours. A $98,000 Steinway. A handmade Japanese flute. King crab — five times. $225 million in furniture. All of it in a single month, while the average American is rationing insulin, drowning in student debt, and trying to keep the lights on. A GOP senator is now asking the obvious question: if we’re spending $1.5 trillion on defense, can someone explain the fruit basket stands? Julie and Michelle get into it. The Daily Dispatch with Julie Roginsky and Michelle Kinney is brought to you by The Mayday Network — women-founded, women-led independent media, built for a country in crisis.

Donald Trump — five draft deferments — is reportedly reconsidering reinstating the draft. Michelle and Julie brought in the right person to talk about it: Lt. Col. Jaclyn Urso (ret.), former Judge Advocate of the United States Marine Corps and The Mayday Network's military analyst. What does it actually take to reinstate the draft? What are the legal and constitutional guardrails? And what does it mean that the man who spent his entire life avoiding military service is now deciding who has to serve? The Daily Dispatch with Julie Roginsky and Michelle Kinney is brought to you by The Mayday Network — a women-founded, women-led independent media — built for a country in crisis.