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Inglese
Stati Uniti
56 episodi
da 12 Settembre 2021
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Pete Hegseth and friends leaked their own group chat. What does this tell us about the administration, and what's the potential fallout of their incompetence and willingness to operate in secrecy. Plus, we provide an update on the ongoing case over the U.S. sending Venezuelan citizens to El Salvad…

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This week, we conduct a crash course on El Salvador, its strongman Nayib Bukele, and how the Trump administration is using him to achieve its immigration goals.  For now, the U.S. appears to have covertly defied a court order in its ongoing endeavor to send alleged gang members to El Salvador for …
Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder, has been disappeared for exercising his First Amendment Rights. Regardless of his ideology or behavior, this is a bright red line. Either First Amendment activity is protected, or it isn't. Plus, how Democrats can approach the looming government shutdown. NOTE…
What can we learn from Trump's speech, the Democratc response, and the ongoing tariff and Ukraine meltdown? If you ignore Trump yelling about volleyball and transgender mice (they're not, check the show notes) a few things are clear. First, the tariffs may be a week spot. Second, Senator Slotkin i…
Social media has become real life and policy is now made by the most insane people in JD Vance’s Twitter mentions. So what on earth do we do about this?  Show Notes:  Stories on far right youth in GOP politics:  Amanda Moore on Texas GOP groups: https://www.turtlediaries.net/p/the-texas-gop…
What happens when American foreign policy is meant to “scare the folks”? If the Pax Americana is over, expect nations to arm themselves, go nuclear, and cozy up to China. Show Notes:  Federal workers’ cases flounder due to procedural issues: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/judge-denies…
After the joint Elon-Trump press conference, it’s no longer clear who’s running the place. But if the coup still happens does it matter who did it?   Show Notes: Trump/Elon presser: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-trump-makes-appearance-with-musk-signs-executive-order-downsizing-f…

Elon Rides the Tiger

Elon and DOGE are acting like they’re in power, but their relationship with Trump may be more fragile than it looks. Plus, is the Constitution fundamentally broken?    Show Notes:  Elon's access to Treasury data: https://www.vox.com/politics/398366/musk-doge-treasury-sba-opm-budget  ‘Doge’ pe…
What can we learn from the dispute Colombia and ongoing constitutional crisis over impoundment? Short answer - neither of these indicate that Trump plans to yield power in the future.  Show Notes:  AP writeup of Colombia dispute: https://apnews.com/article/trump-imports-colombia-flowers-coffee-…
The Trump executive order blitz is here. It's not great. Plus a candid discussion of how people in power should either stand aside and let the country 'touch the stove' or obstruct everything. Either way, folks need to choose.    Show Notes:  1.  Federal employees instructed to report on colleag…
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