Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar

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3/22/23: Trump Arrest Imminent, Desantis Hits Trump On Covid, China Boosting Russia With Drones, Biden Vetoes Anti Woke Bill, Google Unveils AI, Republicans Split On Rail Safety, Virologist Explores Ebola Lab Leak, Mar 22, 2023

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Ryan and Emily discuss Trump's imminent arrest, Desantis finally attacking Trump on Covid and White House chaos, China Boosts Russia's War Effort with new drones, Biden Vetoes Anti-Woke ESG Bill, Google unveils an AI Rival to Chat GPT called "Bard", Republicans split over bipartisan Rail Safety bill, and we're joined by Sam Husseini and Jonathan Latham to discuss the questions around the Ebola Lab Leak theory in wake of new evidence.

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3/21/23: NYPD Barricades For Trump Arrest, Trump Implies Desantis Is Pedophile, France Protest Explode, WH Press Corps Silences Reporter, Fauci Confronts DC Residents, Finance Youtubers Sued, Iraq War Hawks For Ukraine, Trita Parsi on Iraq Failures Mar 21, 2023

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Krystal and Saagar discuss the NYPD setting up metal barricades ahead of a potential Trump arrest, Trump lashes out at Desantis with incendiary claims that he is a gay pedophile, protest in France reach a fever pitch over Macron's Pension Cuts, the White House Press Corps silences a dissident reporter, Black DC residents reject Fauci to his face on vaccines, Krystal looks into Finance Youtubers sued over FTX shilling, Saagar looks into how Iraq War Hawks are beating the drum on Ukraine, and we're joined in studio by Trita Parsi, co-founder of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, who talks about how the Media is repeating the same Iraq war mistakes in Ukraine.

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3/20/23: Is Trump's Arrest Imminent?/MAGA Rages At Desantis/Credit Suisse Rescued/ Putin Tours Ukraine Warzone/Iraq 20 year Anniversary/Anti-Lab Leak Propaganda/Jon Stewart KO's Larry Summers Mar 20, 2023

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Krystal and Saagar discuss Trump's claims that he will be arrested on Tuesday, Lawyer Bradley Moss (@BradMossEsq) joins to give his legal opinion on Trump's legal scenario, MAGA demands Desantis block arrest of Trump, Pence is frozen on Trump criticism, Credit Suisse rescued on brink, Biden Sec confirms small banks won't receive same treatment, Putin tours Ukraine Warzone, US infuriated by China's Ukraine Peace Deal, the 20 year anniversary of Iraq, Saagar looks into the insane Anti Lab Leak propaganda, and Krystal looks into Jon Stewart's interview with Larry Summers on Socialism for the Rich.

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3/17/23: Jon Stewart Pushes Mark Cuban On SVB, Carcinogens Detected in East Palestine, Roger Waters Concert Cancelled For Israel Position, McNally Embarrassing Social Media Flirting, Snapchat Crazy AI bot, Gov Gavin Newsom's Connection To SVB Mar 17, 2023

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In this episode we discuss Jon Stewart giving push back to Mark Cuban's takes on SVB bailout in a recent interview, an independent test in East Palestine, Ohio detected deadly carcinogens in the water, a Roger Waters concert was cancelled due to his past statements on Israel, Lieutenant Governor McNally is caught with embarrassing social media posts flirting with a young man, Snapchat rolls out out a new AI to their app that goes haywire, and Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) from The Intercept joins to talk about Governor Gavin Newsom's personal financial connections to the SVB bailout.

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3/16/23: US Pushes Tik Tok Sale For National Security, Stock Chaos, "Lehman Moment", Jamie Dimon Bailout Meetings, Neocons Attack Trump/Desantis on Ukraine, Michigan Rolls Back "Anti Union" Law, The Fed Must Be Stopped, Biden's Controversial Ambassador Mar 16, 2023

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Krystal and Saagar discuss the US pushing for a Tik Tok sale citing National Security concerns, Stock Chaos as the Credit Suisse bank struggles incite new fears, Nouriel Roubini claims we are in a "Lehman moment" as bank bubble bursts, meetings between Jamie Dimon and the Biden Treasury reveal the disgusting cronyism at the heart of the SVB bailout, CNBC humiliated over Big Bank defense, Neocons freak at Trump and Desantis takes on Ukraine, Michigan rolls back Anti-Union "Right to Work" law, Krystal and Saagar react to a Conservative author who wrote a book on Wokeness but can't describe it in an interview, Saagar looks into how Biden's pick for former Mayor Eric Garcetti to US ambassador of India isn't going well, and Krystal looks into how The Fed must be stopped after Silicon Valley failures.

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3/15/23: Russian Jet Shoots Down American Drone, Desantis Speaks On Ukraine, Tucker Scoffs Trump Foreign Policy, Is SVB Like 2008, Biden Approves Fossil Fuel Drilling, ChatGPT4.0, Women in Workforce, Ebola Outbreak to Covid Lab Leak Mar 15, 2023

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Ryan and Emily discuss a Russian jet shooting down an American drone, Desantis gives statements on Ukraine similar to Trump but receives more backlash, Tucker ridicules what Trump got done during his term and calls him "autistic", Is SVB the sign of another 2008 like collapse?, Biden approves a controversial fossil fuel drilling, ChatGPT 4.0 is unveiled, Emily looks at Women in the workforce, and Ryan looks into the origins of Ebola and how that outbreak's response may have effected our response to the possible Covid lab leak.

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3/14/23: Bank Stocks Collapse, David Dayen Trashes Bailout Defenders, China Humiliates Biden on Ukraine, Kamala Unpopularity, Lab Leak Poll, Bailout Reveals Rigged System, East Palestine Forgotten, Matt Taibbi Responds to Congressional Smears Mar 14, 2023

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Krystal and Saagar discuss Bank stocks collapsing after Biden says Banking System "Sound", Secret Fed Bailout pumps billions into banks, David Dayen (@ddayen) executive editor at The Prospect trashes Jason Calacanis's takes on SVB bailout, China humiliates Biden with potential Ukraine peace deal, Dems panic over Kamala's unpopularity, The View plays Race Card in Kamala's defense, a supermajority believe the Lab Leak theory despite media lies, Saagar looks into how the Bailout reveals a rigged system against small business, Krystal looks into how Silicon Valley gets bailouts while East Palestine gets screwed, and Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) joins the show to talk about his experience being smeared by congressional democrats in the Twitter Files hearings.

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3/13/23: Massive SVB Bailout, Crypto Bank Collapses, Execs Sold Millions Before Collapse, JD Vance Rips Republicans on Norfolk, Pence Blasts Trump and Tucker, Desantis Blames Wokeness on Bank Collapse, Fauci Freaks Over Prosecution Calls Mar 13, 2023

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Krystal and Saagar discuss the massive SVB bailout propping up the banking sector, Romney and Mark Cuban demand bailouts, Crypto Bank Signature collapses amid tech fallout, SVB Executives sold millions in stock and took bonuses before collapse, Matthew Zeitlin (@MattZeitlin) from the GridNews joins us to talk about how all banks are being considered "Too Big to Fail", JD Vance rips Republicans opposing Norfolk Southern Regulation, Pence blasts Trump and Tucker for January 6th, and Desantis blames Wokeness for Bank collapse, and Fauci is flustered when asked about calls for his prosecution.

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3/10/23: Taibbi Attacked By Dems in Twitter Files Hearing, US NYT Nordstream Report, Jon Stewart Backlash Over Lab Leak Jokes, Chris Rock on Meghan Markle, Work Monitoring Employee Brain Waves, Migrant Child Labor Abuse Mar 10, 2023

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In this episode we discuss Matt Taibbi attacked by Democrats as a "so called journalist" in Twitter Files hearing, the New York Times releases a report saying the Nordstream pipeline was destroyed by "Pro Ukranian groups", Jon Stewart speaks about the backlash he received from his Lab Leak jokes, Chris Rock throws shade at Meghan Markle, James Li (@jamesccli) talks about companies considering monitoring the brain waves of their employees, Marshall Kosloff (@makosloff) covers Tik Tok regulations, and Max Alvarez talks about Child Labor abuse with Migrant children.

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3/9/23: Capitol Police's Jan 6th Nonsense Defense, Tucker Trump Texts, Budget Standoff, Gov Demands Elon Contacts, Chomsky ChatGPT, Fauci Lab Leak, CDC Director on Gain of Function, Tucker's Ukraine Test, Stock Buybacks, Ken Roth on Netanyahu Power Grab Mar 09, 2023

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Krystal and Saagar discuss the Capitol Police's defense of new footage release on Jan 6th showing them escorting the Q-Anon Shaman, texts from Tucker Carloson reveal his hatred for Trump, Biden's Budget hits standoff as the Debt Default looms, Biden Gov demands Elon Musk provide internal communications and Journalist's names, Noam Chomsky delivers a warning about the value of ChatGPT and AI intelligence at large, Fauci is confronted on tv about Lab Leak findings, Former CDC director stuns when asked about Gain of Function, Saagar looks into Tucker testing Trump and Desantis on the Ukraine war, Krystal looks into how stock buybacks ruined the economy, and Ken Roth (@KenRoth) joins us to talk about protests in Israel over Benjamin Netanyahu's power grab.

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