Josh Riley Watch is an independent podcast produced by Jonathan Cook, a resident of Ithaca, New York who volunteered, donated, and voted for Democrat Josh Riley in 2024.
Josh Riley Watch is created with the belief that it's the job of citizens to critically question all elected leaders, regardless of which "side" they're on. Congressman Josh Riley's first term in office has been troubled and controversial, as Josh Riley has supported some of Donald Trump's most extreme fascist power grabs, voting for Trump's xenophobic Laken Riley Act to encourage Trump's fascist persecution of foreigners and collaborating with Trump to pass legislation that radically deregulates cryptocurrency, the digital technology that Trump is using to accept hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes.
As Josh Riley seems to be taking his Democratic Party base for granted, Josh Riley Watch tracks Congressman Riley's actions in office, offering detailed descriptions of the positive and negative in Riley's record.