After listening to the hour and a half conversation with Tucker Carlson on the New York Times podcast, I think I finally have an analogy for how one should listen to Tucker Carlson. It's the same way you sit in the presence of gangsters. You can never forget what the person in front you in capable of.

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The Black Codes were a set of restrictive laws passed in the South immediately after the Civil War aimed at limiting the freedoms of black Americans during the early year of Reconstruction, which later paved the path for the Jim Crow laws. This past Wednesday, the SCOTUS took all power out of the Voting Rights Act by their decision on Louisiana's redistricting.

Five Black towns hidden under lakes: https://travelnoire.com/black-american-towns-hidden

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Now we know Cole Thomas Allen, from Torrance, CA attempted to kill president Trump at the White House Correspondent's Dinner and their are three things about this that I find kinda funny.

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It's that time for another catch up session. These are stories we just didn't have time to cover. 

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https://abcnews.com/US/doj-arrests-soldier-made-400000-betting-maduros-removal/story?id=132325426

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/16/rfk-jr-road-kill-raccoon-new-book

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What three videos are different but give the same energy? I'm saying the toilet paper warehouse fire, Justin Bieber's Coachella set and DoorDash Grandma at the White House. 

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https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/music/justin-bieber-2026-coachella-performance-explained-why-star-played-old-youtube-videos-instead-of-singing-live/ar-AA20MojV

https://www.investor.kimberly-clark.com/news-releases/news-release-details/kimberly-clark-reports-strong-finish-second-year-transformation

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Sometimes you drop your car off to the homie to fix the small squeak on your brakes. Now all of a sudden, the brakes are worse and the air conditioner don't work. That's whats goin on with the Iran deal. The Obama deal had issues, but this is worse.

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/node/328996

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Sometimes the people that love you might have some notes on your performance. Those notes might be uncomfortable, but they coming from love. Bay Area rapper LaRussel made a song that references Hitler, Epstein and Trump, which sparked so much backlash, he deactivated his socials. Let's talk about what politicians can learn from this moment.

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Prop, durning an anti-ICE protest, had a great conversation about affordable housing with a lovely woman and it turns out SHE'S RUNNING FOR MAYOR OF LA! Today we talk to Rae Huang about campaign.

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Prop shares a couple of reflections on the No Kings rally, the straight of Hormuz and the passing of a DHS funding bill that will pay TSA employees.

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Friend of the pod and CZM extended universe member Andrew teaches us about NORE... but not that one, the first one. We talk about Manuel Noriega and the history of the US in Panama.

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Recently, Ghana put forth a UN resolution to publicly condemn the enslavement of millions of Africans in the transatlantic slave trade. It passed 123-3. The US, Argentina and Israel voted against it and almost all of Europe abstained from voting. This is yet another reminder that America still refuses to self reflect.

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