Dueling columnists offer vastly different predictions of the 2024 presidential election. Robert Kagan, in the Washington Post, says It’s inevitable that Donald Trump will be elected once again. He argues that there is too much money to be made off of Trump. Glynn Wilson, with The New American Journal, disagrees. He says he predicted Trump’s win in 2016, his loss in 2020 and that there is no way Americans would select Trump in 2024 or at any other time. He predicts Trump will be facing jail time next year, and Americans will turn away from him. We’ll welcome in our favorite Britisher Anthony Davis, with MeidasTouch to discuss Here’s a link to Anthony’s podcast for reference: https://youtu.be/_w9kRUu7Nnc?si=_KbaItXRQRUGh-9-his and more. We lighten things up with comedian and actor Taylor Williamson. He will be at the Punchline in San Francisco on December 6th-9th. His new comedy special is also being released on YouTube December 6th.. It’s rebranded and ready for action: Mark’s True Crime Corner with Courtney debuts today. We love the animals here at The Mark Thompson Show. Karen Dawn with Dawn Watch will join u

There didn’t seem to be many rules, and a time clock was not rigidly followed. The result for last night’s debate between governors Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis was a chaotic, stressful, zoo-like atmosphere where they both tried to talk over each other. Questions asked by Sean Hannity were based on a series of graphs and charts, as if the information presented was factual. Answering questions from that starting point was difficult, especially for Newsom, since it’s unclear if Fox can be trusted to get facts straight. According to Politico, Florida may not have a presidential primary election for Democrats this cycle. The state party leaders submitted only President Joe Biden’s name as a candidate up for the nomination leaving his challenger, Congressman Dean Phillips. out in the cold. Now, Phillips is threatening to sue. We will check in with Michael Shure to see what he thinks of it all. Friday on the Mark Thompson show means we get to check in on our friends in Florida and we don’t mean Governor DeSantis. Friday Fabulous Florida is a slice of humanity from our ummm…most “interesting” state. Friday also brings a peek at the new movies out this weekend. The Culture Blaster, Michael Snyder, lends us his his expertise with excellent reviews punctuated by a flurry of ding words. The Mark Thompson Show 12/1/23

Trump reportedly caught thumbing his nose at a court order not to shift assets around. A court-ordered financial auditor zeroed in on Trump quietly moving $40 million from the Trump Organization into a personal bank account. It appears he may have been gathering funds to pay his $29 million tax bill. Former federal prosecutor David Katz will weigh in. Henry Kissinger is dead. The 100 year old former US secretary of state and national security adviser died at his Connecticut home yesterday. His foreign policy positions were not without controversy, though he did receive a Nobel Peace Prize for helping facilitate the end of US military involvement in the Vietnam War. It’s the Planet, Stupid! brings Belinda Waymouth to the show. She’ll highlight how President Biden is confronting climate change deniers and how the state of Alaska is warming faster than the rest of the United States. The Mark Thompson Show 11/30/23

A number of American water treatment facilities are being targeted by hackers. The federal government puts the number so far in the single digits, but there’s word the hackers are zeroing in on Israeli made technology and it seems they have may have foreign ties. With Congress approving only a stopgap government funding measure, the pentagon finds itself getting creative with cash. They need to build up a presence in the Middle East because of the Israel – Hamas war, but because that was unexpected and funding levels are stuck at last year‘s numbers, military officials are having to pull money from other operations to get everything done. John Rothmann will be here on The Mark Thompson show to discuss. The Mark Thompson Show 11/29/23

In the final hours of the Trump administration a flurry of pardons was granted. One of those pardons derailed a major Justic Dept case and investigation. A new report reveals what happened and the ties to Jared Kushner. Pulitzer winner, David Cay Johnston is here to discuss. We'll also touch on the flow of Koch Bros. and big donor money to Nikki Haley. Is she an actual contender? Also... SF Landmark Gets a New Non Racist Name After 130 Years. Long Time Coming or Cancel Culture at Work? When you read a little bit about former Assemblyman William Stow, it’s clear right away he was not a good guy. He tried to impose a “Jew tax” and wanted all Jewish people out of California. Yet, for 130 years, a sparkling gem of San Francisco carried his name. That ends now.

Trump expresses frustration at his inability during his last term to beat back protesters with American troops. As it turns out, he may have more latitude to do so in a second term. Also...Should the President Be Blamed For High Prices at the Store & the Gas Pump? Social media posts blaming the president for everything from the price of a big Mac to the price of eggs and groceries to the price of gas have become a hot button campaign issue. Is any president to blame for the cost of goods in America? With the success of the Israel-Hamas hostage/prisoner swap, both sides are reportedly interested in extending their truce. It was a rough Sunday for security at Disneyland. They had to apprehend at man who stripped down to his skivvies on the It’s the Small World ride and hopped out of the boat to frolic among the animatronic singers. Guests: We welcome Courtney to talk True Crime and Karen Dawn with Dawn Watch to talk animals.

We hope you had a nice Thanksgiving! We are ready to get right back into things today. Mark has a story from Thanksgiving dinner. Kentucky’s Governor declared a state of emergency after a train derailed, taking 16 cars off the tracks, and sparking a molten sulphur fire. The town of Livingston was evacuated and it’s residents were fed Thanksgiving dinner by CVX rail company. Two of the train cars carried molten sulphur. Two others were hauling magnesium hydroxide, though there is no indication that those cars were breached. Air monitoring continues. It’s Friday, so we bring the spotlight to Florida. Albert is back with some real doozies! John Daly joins in! We’ve got Jim Avila stopping by to talk politics and it's his final visit. Culture Blaster Michael Snyder is bringing us the holiday weekend movie reviews. With both Wish and Napoleon being released and it being his birthday week - there’s a lot on our Culture Blaster’s plate! The Mark Thompson Show 11/24/23

Off to kiss the ring! House Speaker Mike Johnson went to Mar-a-Lago last night to meet with Donald Trump. Speaker Johnson is the highest ranking Republican to endorse Trump’s candidacy. An 8th Circuit Court of Appeals panel comprised of conservative judges slapped the teeth out of the Voting Rights Act. The panel ruled that private individuals or groups cannot bring suit under the Voting Rights Act. That removes the most common way the law is enforced. We get two David’s today! David Cay Johnston and David Katz will join to discuss those issues and more. Jefferson Graham will weigh in on the shake up involving AI. He’ll also talk Black Friday sales.

It’s one of California’s largest cannabis distribution companies. Leaders of HERBL insisted the company was operational last spring, but rumors of trouble turned out to be true. HERBL has completely collapsed. It joins other big companies like Flow Kana and MedMen. What’s happening in a seemingly thriving industry? We might have to add a Tuesday Terrible Texas segment here at The Mark Thompson Show. The Texas Board of Education rejected seven proposed 8th grade science textbooks because of the way the books presented the climate crisis. The Republican majority on the board felt the textbooks had too much information about the climate crisis, were published by companies with environmentally friendly policies or didn’t highlight fossil fuel in a positive way (bad for the oil rich Texas economy). On top of that, the science books had teachings about evolution but not creationism. Maybe that’s because science isn’t story telling hour. Remember the alleged tapes of Trump in a Russian hotel room paying hookers to urinate on each other? Well, Trump now says he hated telling Melania about the accusations but right away, she didn’t believe any of it! We’ll tell you why. Chuck Negron from Three Dog Night and his wife Ami Negron will stop by to talk about rock and roll and their new project. Cliff from Coachella Valley Coffee will pop in to talk about the Holiday blend. Karen Dawn from Dawn Watch will talk animals.

Senator Joe Manchin, the moderate Democrat from West Virginia, has a warning for America. As he announced his decision not to run for reelection in 2024, he said that if Donald Trump is sent back to the White House in next year’s presidential election “he will destroy democracy in America”. Manchin said that it would be “dangerous” if the American people gave Trump a second term because he’d use the opportunity not merely to shake up the political establishment as he did first time round, but to break it. There he goes, ranting and raving again! Just hours after an appeals court paused the gag order he was under, Trump blasted the judge overseeing his civil fraud trial. Trump called a court staffer a "Trump Hating Clerk," who is "politically biased and out of control." The pause on the gag order continues until at least November 27th, when a full panel of judges will consider it. We can’t wait to talk to Jim Avila about this! The characters of Florida will be on display. Friday brings us news from that state you love to poke with a stick. John Daly joins. The Culture Blaster rides his rainbow right into the show to talk movies. The new Hunger Games movie is out! We’ll find out if it’s worth seeing.