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This week has been particularly unhinged for Donald Trump. This is no hyperbole. This is terrifying. Let's discuss.
Also, Evangelicals have long been telling us how to live. But they see nothing wrong with Trump declaring himself the chosen one? Let's recall all the ways Trump is anything but Christian.
Part 1 of an extensive conversation with professor Matt Sienkiewicz as we discuss the "King of Israel" and "Jewish Loyalty" remarks from the President.
Finally, some Republicans want to get rid of Trump and seek bipartisanship with the Left. Umm... no. Trump is a monster of their own creation. Let's discuss.
Episode 700 | The Cost of Living
The cost of living in the United States is having to accept that corporations can charge exorbitant prices for life-saving medications. And now, another young adult has died from having to ration his insulin supply. Let's discuss.
Pia Klempt is the German ship captain who helped save nearly 14,000 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. While she was offered a medal celebrating her efforts, she faces 20 years in prison in Italy. Pia rejected the medal from Paris because of the hypocrisy.
First, Donald Trump questioned the loyalty of any Jewish person who votes for the Democratic Party. Then, the President shared tweets calling himself the King of Israel and the "second coming of God." God help us.
The Trump administration is gearing up to deny immigrants the flu vaccination. This could lead to the deaths of hundreds.
Finally, PLEASE PEOPLE! Don't let 2020 divide us the way 2016 did. There is a fascist in the White House. Act accordingly.
Episode 698 | Shapiro, Biden, and Jay-Z
Ben Shapiro is incapable of operating in good faith. His latest claim is that no major Republican figure ever questioned the legitimacy of Barack Obama's presidency. Nevermind Donald Trump.
Jill Biden wants us to go with her husband even if he isn't the best because the polls say he can beat Trump. We're more than a year out. Here's why this is a foolish suggestion.
Finally, I thought Jay Z was OUT of the news. But it's necessary for us to discuss this again.
Episode 697
Donald Trump is Furious with Fox News because they gave him less-than-perfect coverage. No one seems to care about this totalitarian behavior because we're so inundated with his madness.
CEOs release a statement that suggests they are concerned with income inequality and that, perhaps, they will no longer place shareholder interests above the interests of the broader community. I'll believe it when I see it in action.
The New York Times released its 1619 Project that documents the impact of slavery on modern-day American capitalism. Conservatives are pissed. But you would think they'd be okay with this since they were the party that ended slavery, right?
Jay Z is my favorite MC. Period. But this move with the NFL is trash.
Bernie Sanders versus the Media is NOT the same as Trump v the Media.
Ben Shapiro hates hard work and poor people.
Steve King defends rape and incest. (You heard right).
ADOS... so much to say.
Trump appointee, Ken Cuccinelli, rewrites the famed poem by Emma Lazarus. Then he went on CNN and denied saying it even though we have audio. What's more, he claims that the poem was referencing EUROPEANS.
We've gotten to a point in the American discourse where the racist parts are said out loud and the lies require zero effort.
Let's discuss.
We saw it coming a mile away -- and yet, here we are. Trump's tax breaks have exploded the deficit. And now they have the unmitigated gall to be asking for more.
And, have you considered the real fight ahead for Medicare For All? Can you imagine how far the filthy rich will go to protect billions -- if not trillions -- of dollars in revenue?
Let's discuss.
WARNING: NSFW -- Do not listen to this episode around children. But, we know who these mass shooters are. We know who is possibly going to be the next shooter. But we do nothing about it. And we do nothing about the laws.
CNN is nothing but reality TV dramatics. They wanted to create as much drama as they could during the recent Democratic debates. Let's discuss the drama -- or at least the drama that was rooted in meaningful conversations -- and the broader issues of 2020.
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