Corinne Fisher dives into The Pope declaring war on AI, ICE staking out The World Cup, the overwhelming response to Corinne's segment on POC's voting against their interests, and some Trans/TERF drama on TikTok.

Plus: Hasan Piker getting looked at by the feds over his trip to Cuba, the agony that befell a death row inmate thanks to a botched exexecution and why he shouldn't even be in this situation, ICE illegally arresting people just to scan their eyeballs in the latest instalment of distopian tech advances, Thomas Massie's defeat and what it means for democracy as a whole and so much more!

00:00 – Intro / Theme of the Episode: Identity Politics & Culture Wars

04:20 – Identity politics on the left vs right

08:00 – ICE concerns surrounding the World Cup / immigration anxiety

16:00 – Pope Leo XIV warns about AI and humanity

23:00 – AI replacing labor, purpose, and human meaning

32:20 – Listener mailbag begins

33:30 – Scam targeting immigrant families with ICE detention fraud

34:35 – Why many Latino voters align with MAGA politics

41:00 – Machismo, religion, whiteness & assimilation discussions

52:00 – White feminism vs intersectionality

58:00 – Paris Mwendwa controversy explained

1:02:00 – TERF accusations, feminism & trans discourse

1:04:25 – Debate over “male socialization” and trans activism

1:10:00 – Cis women’s issues vs trans advocacy conversations

1:17:00 – Recommended feminist literature & Black women’s studies

1:22:30 – Patreon break / community discussion

1:23:30 – Thomas Massie election law discussion

1:35:00 – Democratic Party failures & political strategy talk

1:45:30 – Elections, candidate quality & political disillusionment

1:46:45 – Hasan Piker subpoena controversy begins

1:55:00 – Government scrutiny of activists & media figures

2:00:00 – San Diego mosque shooting discussion / internet radicalization

2:03:30 – Media framing, Zionism & online extremism

2:12:25 – Tony Carruthers death penalty case

2:14:00 – Constitutional rights, mental illness & fair trials

2:25:00 – Corruption allegations, informants & withheld evidence

2:38:00 – Government surveillance & biometric tracking

2:43:30 – ICE surveillance tech, facial recognition & DNA databases

2:46:00 – Final thoughts on identity, fear & censorship

2:47:00 – Horror movie recommendations / “Obsession” discussion

2:51:00 – “Backrooms” movie & indie horror filmmaking

2:53:15 – Outro / plugs / audience thank you

MAIN STORIES

Hasan Piker Subpoenaed

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/27/us-gov-subpoenas-hasan-piker-rep-summer-lee-pittsburgh/90258486007/

Botched Execution

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/26/tony_carruthers_botched_execution

&

https://ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics/tony-carruthers-tennessee-execution/

ICE Scanning Eyeballs

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/27/nx-s1-5822429/ice-buys-iris-scanners-tech-tools

ENEMY OF THE STATE

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/world/europe/pope-leo-encyclical.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260525&instance_id=176151&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=107728112&segment_id=220435&user_id=a266d281cc6f97833a8eaaec22a85914

WACO MAILBAG

NEW FREE VICES album

https://music.apple.com/us/album/threads/1896072971

LESBIAN LIFTS

https://www.tiktok.com/@lesbianlifts/video/7641637747702123806

BUNMI SUPREME

https://www.tiktok.com/@bunmisupreme/video/7643491097162927373?_r=1&_t=ZP-96inDYOFzm3

GIRL DAD CORNER

Thomas Massie (made Mike lose his faith in Democracy, he just filed for 2028) 

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/thomas-massie-primary-loss-kentucky-trump.html

&

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/5/20/massie-defeated-the-israel-lobbys-pyrrhic-victory-in-kentucky

GUUUURL

Democrats 2024 autopsy

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/21/politics/dnc-autopsy-takeaways-vis

Tulsi Gabbard Quits

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/exclusive-tulsi-gabbard-resigns-from-trump-cabinet

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Corinne dives into the absolute circus surrounding Luigi Mangione’s courtroom “fangirls,” the disturbing media frenzy around true crime, and the problem with Netflix's The Crash documentary and why the Mackenzie Shirilla deserves a fair trial even if she crashed the car.

Plus: Chick-fil-A being problematic in Harlem on Malcolm X Day, the new Free Press podcast about the Lindbergh kidnapping, Elon Musk’s OpenAI legal loss, PCOS gets a new name, animal welfare news, the mosque shooting in San Diego, where the Kars4Kids money really goes, and internet manipulation.

00:00 Intro & welcome

01:58 Trump approval ratings drop

04:30 Chick-fil-A protests in Harlem over Malcolm X Day

12:37 Free Press criticism & Lindbergh kidnapping podcast

19:38 Netflix’s The Crash documentary review

20:53 The Mackenzie Shirilla case explained

23:21 Did Mackenzie get a fair trial?

27:01 Why the premeditated murder charge feels wrong

33:10 Bench trial vs jury trial discussion

35:33 Judge controversy & legal system failures

39:08 Why the documentary crossed the line

43:20 “Enemy of the State” — Mackenzie’s parents

44:52 Wacko Mailbag: voter research tool

46:35 PCOS officially renamed to PMOS

53:06 Psychopath vs antisocial personality disorder

54:52 Luigi Mangione “fangirls” & press passes

57:47 Why women romanticize dangerous men

01:00:18 Inside the Luigi Mangione press corps

01:03:37 Damien Echols & prison groupies comparison

01:06:12 Rocky Horror Broadway review

01:09:41 How NYC press passes actually work

01:12:20 Why Luigi’s fanbase hurts his defense

01:18:44 Media spectacle & true crime culture

01:26:15 Feminism, violence & public obsession

01:34:07 Parasocial relationships & internet fandoms

01:44:16 Elon Musk loses OpenAI court battle

01:45:03 Ashley St. Clair allegations against Elon Musk

01:46:49 Thoughts on “Oh, Mary!” on Broadway

01:55:12 AI, propaganda & manipulated online narratives

02:04:36 Blake Lively / Justin Baldoni PR war

02:15:48 Astroturfing, bots & social media influence campaigns

02:24:31 Tech companies shaping public opinion

02:34:50 Ashley St. Clair claims Musk used satellite election data

02:37:28 Cambridge Analytica comparisons

02:45:02 Coordinated online clipping explained

02:56:27 How clipping companies manipulate virality

02:58:19 Andrew Tate & algorithm gaming

03:03:42 Why audiences can’t tell what’s authentic anymore

03:16:19 AI-driven narrative manipulation

03:17:54 The Puerto Rico song & possible manufactured virality

03:19:27 Taylor Swift “Nazi symbolism” rumor discussion

03:20:20 Blake Lively PR manipulation strategy

03:24:55 Final thoughts on media literacy & propaganda

03:28:11 Outro & goodbye

MAIN STORIES

Luigi Mangione Press Corps

https://www.thefp.com/p/mangione-press-corps-controversy

COULD BE WORSE

Ebola

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/world/africa/ebola-outbreak-deaths-congo-who.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260519&instance_id=175812&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=107728112&segment_id=220063&user_id=a266d281cc6f97833a8eaaec22a85914

COULD BE BETTER

Romania Femicide Law

https://www.romania-insider.com/law-femicide-promulgated-romanian-president-2026

CUTIES CORNER

Cyanide Bombs on Animals

https://www.humaneworld.org/en/blog/trump-administration-lifts-ban-cyanide-bombs-killing-animals

US House Passes Farm Bill

https://animalequality.org/news/2026/05/05/us-house-passes-farm-bill/

GUUUURL

Elon Musk Loses

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/musk-altman-openai-trial-verdict.html

San Diego Mosque Shootings

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/san-diego-mosque-cain-clark-caleb-vazquez.html

Internment Camp for American Zionists

https://nypost.com/2026/05/19/us-news/sex-therapist-dem-candidate-calls-for-converting-ice-facilities-into-camps-for-american-zionists-with-castration-center/

Kars 4 Kids

https://forward.com/fast-forward/825292/california-judge-says-kars4kids-misled-donors-by-omitting-orthodox-jewish-mission-from-ads/

The Feed Is Fake (New York Magazine)

https://archive.is/bLCUw

Trump IRS Settlement (also look at Liz Oyer video) 

https://abc45.com/news/nation-world/trump-tax-settlement-irs-leak-anti-weaponization-fund-doj-apology-us-agrees-to-drop

Elon Musk Rigged the Election

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ashley-st-clair-claims-elon-060828265.html

Who Might Run for President in 2028?

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/briefing/whos-running-for-president-in-2028.html

Trump Accounts = Social Security Privatization

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5870394-cruz-trump-accounts-social-security/

Black Woman Femicide

https://thelensnola.org/2026/05/13/black-femicide-crisis-domestic-violence-black-women/

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Welcome to Without a Country, where Corinne Fisher breaks down the biggest stories in politics, culture, and the internet without the usual filter.

This episode covers a wide range of topics, starting with an update on the total cost of the war with Iran before giving her thoughts on Netflix's Kevin Hart roast over the weekend, from the backlash to the dais itself Corinne gives her thoughts on one of the biggest night s in comedy this year.

Corinne then talks about the Enemy Of The State, a congressman from Ohio accused of DV against his ex-wife and the daughter of a prominent senator.

Corinne also covers the biggest news stories of the week including the recently unsealed Epstein note, Elon Musk and Sam Altman taking the stand as the pair argue over Open AI's conversion from a non-profit to a for profit industry and what it means for the future of AI labs, the horrific violence against women in Sudan and the Seattle tourist who got beaten up for messing with a seal.

Later in the episode, Corinne talks about Spencer Pratt dominating the first mayoral debate in LA, why it now seems like he's the front runner in the race and what Angelinos can do before it's too late.

The episode wraps up with some Trump updates including his summit in China, his love of corruption, going to war over trans admissions to Smith college plus Putin's millitary parade in Moscow and so much more!

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Enemy of the State: Ohio Rep Max Miller 

https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-rep-max-miller-accused-of-brutally-beating-maga-senator-bernie-morenos-daughter-emily/

NZ Woman Held In ICE Detention Center

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360978420/kiwi-woman-ice-detention-shackled-hours-alongside-elderly-and-children-mother-says

MAIN STORY

Open AI Trial

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2026/05/01/inside-openai-trial-how-musk-v-altman-will-define-the-future-of-ai/

&

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/nx-s1-5811730/openai-sam-altman-testimony-elon-musk-trial

COULD BE WORSE

Sudan

https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2026/04/sudans-war-on-women-the-number-of-people-in-need-of-sexual-violence-support-quadruples-as-abuse-of-women-and-girls-becomes-the-blueprint-of-war-three-years-on

CUTIES CORNER

https://nypost.com/2026/05/10/us-news/seattle-tourist-beat-up-by-local-after-viral-video-of-him-tossing-huge-rock-at-endangered-seal/

MUNICIPAL

Spencer Pratt

MUNICIPAL - Los Angeles Mayor’s Race

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/13/spencer-pratt-is-shaking-up-la-mayor-race/

https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/us-news/spencer-pratts-living-in-a-bel-air-hotel-not-a-trailer/

California Mayor Working for China 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/arcadia-california-mayor-chinese-agent.html

GUUUURL

Hantavirus

https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/us-news/how-the-x-files-and-the-simpsons-predicted-the-hantavirus-outbreak/

HANTAVIRUS cruise passengers currently in quarantine

https://time.com/article/2026/05/11/hantavirus-andes-cruise-ship-passengers-quarantine-nebraska/

Trump’s Golden Statue

https://archive.is/hVcms

US-China Summit

https://apnews.com/article/china-us-trump-xi-summit-1a0b28a9a7b9078d736ba94bf3b4d6e2

Trump Cuba

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5873176-senate-republicans-caution-trump-cuba/

Trump Loves A Lil Corruption

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/13/g-s1-121485/trump-pardons-public-corruption-justice

Trans Admissions at Smith College

https://19thnews.org/2026/05/smith-college-federal-investigation-transgender-admissions/

Putin Testing His Missiles

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/13/europe/putin-test-powerful-russian-nuclear-missile-intl

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On this episode of Without a Country, Corinne Fisher dives into one of the strangest and most unsettling stories of the week: a deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard a quarantined cruise ship off the coast of Africa. With multiple deaths, questions about human-to-human transmission, and passengers trapped at sea, the story quickly turns into something that feels ripped straight out of a thriller movie.

Corinne also takes a deep look into the disturbing online communities tied to the Columbine shooters and how vulnerable teenagers are being pulled into extremist internet subcultures through platforms like Roblox, Discord, TikTok, and private chat groups. The conversation explores loneliness, bullying, internet radicalization, and the growing difficulty parents face trying to understand what their kids are exposed to online.

Later in the episode, the focus shifts to AI, data centers, and the future of American jobs. As towns across the country push back against massive AI infrastructure projects, Corinne breaks down the tension between technological progress, environmental concerns, corporate power, and the fear of what automation could mean for everyday workers.

From cruise ship paranoia and internet cult behavior to AI expansion and political hypocrisy, this episode covers the chaos, contradictions, and weirdness shaping modern life right now.

ENEMY OF THE STATE: Columbine Shooters

Deadly Online Community

https://archive.is/bX5A8

Hantavirus

https://archive.is/3Zast

https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/world-news/health-officials-think-theyve-tracked-down-source-of-cruise-ship-hantavirus-outbreak/

Travel influencer  - https://archive.is/4eJSj

Dictator Article of the Month

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/northampton-county/slate-belt/opposition-grows-as-residents-push-back-on-proposed-data-center-in-northampton-county/article_882e5674-b4c1-459a-a930-e0fd840c36ee.html

FROM THE ATLANTIC: https://archive.is/J3zk2

https://www.forbes.com/sites/deloitte/2026/04/13/when-sustainability-becomes-tax-policy-what-leaders-need-to-know/

FBI/Beastie Boys

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kash-patel-beastie-boys-sabotage-snl-b2970120.html

Rape Kit Reform

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mariska-hargitay-rape-kit-backlog-campaign-wins-50-states-1236582234/

Mifepristone

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/what-to-know-about-a-mifepristone-maker-asking-the-supreme-court-to-restore-access-to-the-pill-by-mail

Iran War

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/5/6/iran-war-live-trump-says-hormuz-operation-paused-amid-us-tehran-talks

Voting Rights Act

https://archive.is/tNpur

Woman Found Dead in Big Sur

https://www.ksbw.com/article/suspicious-marks-woman-dead-big-sur-strangulation/71056881

Disabled Adults

https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/05/01/benefits-cut-disabled-adults/

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Welcome to Without a Country, where Corinne Fisher breaks down the biggest stories in politics, culture, and the internet without the usual filter.

This episode covers a wide range of topics, starting with a follow up on the documentary series Trust Me: The False Prophet and the rest of the horrors contained whithin, why "mind control" is not a get out of jail free card in our legal system and more.

Corinne then talks about a Cuties Corner story where an animal testing facility reached a deal to sell their beagles and a NYC municipal story about Lindsay Boylan losing her city council race and why it may effect Zohran.

Corinne also covers the biggest news stories of the week including the possible assassination attempt against Trump at the White House Correspondents dinner through the lens of critical thinking, the ruling by the supreme court to essentially allow gerrymandering, and the justice department again going after James Comey, this time for a picture of seashells.

Later in the episode, Corinne talks about the serviceman who bet big on a prediction site over the oustin of Maduro while he was in possesion of classified documents, and governers pushing through data centers despite enviormental concerns.

The episode wraps up with a story on the return of firing squads the DOJ's push to use them more in federal capital punishment.

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AI Data Centers

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/27/headlines/maine_gov_janet_mills_vetoes_statewide_moratorium_on_ai_data_centers

White House Correspondents Dinner

The Shooting:

Treating it as real

https://www.ms.now/opinion/conspiracy-theories-white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-trump

Treating It As Ehhhhh

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinformation/conspiracy-theories-staged-white-house-correspondents-dinner-rcna342212

Eye-Witness Account

https://archive.is/eXMvO

MANIFESTO: https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/04/28/read-here-the-full-manifesto-by-accused-shooter-cole-tomas-allen-at-white-house-correspondence-dinner/

The Theme: Fuck Yo Wife

RFK/Cheryl Hines: https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/04/28/correspondents-dinner-gunfire-aftermath/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter

Stephen Miller/Katie Miller

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/stephen-millers-wife-says-protecting-194322954.html

PATREON

DICTATOR CHRISTOPHER FANGUY

Capitalist Pigs

New Cuties: Hannah, Cassie Buckbee, Randi Petersen

CUTIES CORNER

Ridglan Farms Beagles

https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/news/2026/04/29/ridglan-farms-beagles-dog-rescue-

Municipal News NYC (never not campaigning)

https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/28/carl-wilson-defeats-mamdanis-choice-in-council-special-election/

GUUUURL

Betting on War Outcomes

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20832yg5p2o

Our Air Is Killing Us

https://www.lung.org/media/press-releases/fy26-sota-national-release

Rodney King 2026

https://nypost.com/2026/04/28/us-news/nyc-man-beaten-by-cops-in-liquor-store-to-sue-for-100-million/

Voting Rights Act

https://apnews.com/live/voting-rights-act-supreme-court-updates-04-29-2026

DOJ Bringing Back Firing Squad

https://ca.rollingstone.com/execution-firing-squad-horrific-trump/

Teachers Union Dues (this is all legal and disclosed, but yes teachers do have legal right to speak up if they don’t want their dues going towards certain things) ****PATREON****

https://www.infowars.com/posts/teachers-unions-funneled-over-1-billion-to-leftist-political-causes-over-past-decade

Comey 8647

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/james-comey-indicted-seashell-photo-officials-said-threatened-trump-rcna247022

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Welcome to Without a Country, where Corinne Fisher breaks down the biggest stories in politics, culture, and the internet without the usual filter.

This episode covers a wide range of topics, starting with a review of the new documentary series Trust Me: The False Prophet and Russell Brand still talking about the most disgusting acts on podcasts, and a listener submitted story about sloths who are being treated poorly.

Corinne get into the chilling tale of Rapper/R&B star D4vd who has been charged in the murder of a 14 year old girl. Corinne gives a recap of the story from several different news sources and the evidence that has piled up by internet slueths over the years with everything from songs, to discord shout outs and even archived livestreams.

There’s also a look at the DOJ going after The Southern Poverty Law Center seemingly for following the same playbook the FBI did to infiltrate the Black Panthers in the 1970's. Corinne exams the origins of the group, what they were doing with the money, how it can be construed as "fraud" and more.

Later in the episode, Corinne talks about the problems that the Trump administration is facing, another female staffer being made to fall on the sword for the sins of the regime, an update on the Straight Of Hormuz and so much more!

The episode wraps up with a deeper look at Spencer Pratt's surge in the LA Mayoral race and Kash Patel suing The Atlantic!

0:00 Intro

3:42 What This Podcast Covers (Politics, Culture, Trending Stories)

5:06 How to Support the Podcast + Patreon

7:00 NYC Politics Explained – Zoran Mamdani + Elections

12:00 Bill A101 Explained – Carl Heastie, Kathy Hochul & NY Law Debate

18:00 Netflix Cult Documentary Review – Samuel Bateman “False Prophet”

25:00 Russell Brand Allegations Explained (Megyn Kelly Interview Reaction)

32:00 Russell Brand Rant – Age of Consent Debate + Controversy

35:00 Patreon Shoutouts + Fan Community

38:00 Banned Subscriber Story – Boundaries & Online Behavior

39:08 Listener Mailbag – Wild Fan Submission

41:30 Sloth Tourism Controversy – Florida “Sloth World” Investigation

48:56 d4vd (David Burke) Murder Case Explained – Celeste Rivas Hernandez

56:00 Body Found in Tesla – Shocking Evidence (d4vd Case Breakdown)

1:03:00 Alex Cooper Drama Explained – “Call Her Daddy” Controversy

1:10:00 Power, Fame & Toxic Relationships Discussion

1:20:00 Breaking News Reactions – Politics, Culture & Media

1:35:00 Deep Dive Discussion – Society, Media & Influence

1:55:00 Final News Stories + Hot Takes

2:10:00 Closing Thoughts + Podcast Outro

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Documentary series rec: Trust Me: The False Prophet

https://time.com/article/2026/04/08/trust-me-the-false-prophet-true-story/

ENEMY OF THE STATE: Russell Brand (again)

https://www.justjared.com/2026/04/22/russell-brand-16-year-old-comments-megyn-kelly-assault-allegations/

WACO MAIL BAG

Cuties Corner

From Clean Lion

https://www.worldanimalprotection.org/latest/news/captive-sloths-die-at-sloth-world-florida/

D4vd Charged with Murder of Celeste Rivas

NY Times Story 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/arts/music/d4vd-murder-charges-celeste-rivas-hernandez.html

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INFILTRATING THE KKK (originally broke from NPR interview)

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5794620/doj-indicts-southern-poverty-law-center-on-federal-fraud-charges

NY Times just released a story about it

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/us/politics/southern-poverty-law-center-doj-investigation.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260421&instance_id=174439&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=107728112&segment_id=218587&user_id=a266d281cc6f97833a8eaaec22a85914

Why they hate Southern Poverty Law Center

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/us/southern-poverty-law-center-doj.html

STRAIGHT OF HORMUZ UPDATE

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/22/iran-hormuz-mines/

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Virginia Redistricting

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/virginias-redistricting-vote-really-means-democrats-republicans

Trump’s Psychedelics Executive Order

https://time.com/article/2026/04/21/trump-psychedelics-executive-order-what-to-know/

Spencer Pratt Continues to Surge

https://nypost.com/2026/04/20/opinion/he-was-a-reality-star-villain-but-spencer-pratt-would-have-my-vote-if-i-lived-in-la/

Florida Democratic Congresswoman steps down before expulsion

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/us/politics/cherfilus-mccormick-florida.html?nl=breaking-news&regi_id=107728112&segment_id=218566

TRUMP ADMIN PROBLEMS OF THE WEEK:

Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic 

https://www.ms.now/opinion/kash-patel-atlantic-lawsuit-actual-malice

Another Trump Admin Female Bites the Dust

https://www.thedailybeast.com/top-trump-terror-official-julia-varvaro-suspended-for-sugar-baby-allegations/

Lori Chavez Deremer 

https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/lori-chavez-deremer-ousted

Shreveport Massacre ***Patreon***

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/20/us/shreveport-louisiana-shooting-what-we-know-hnk

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Welcome to Without a Country, where we break down the biggest stories in politics, culture, and the internet without the usual filter.

This episode covers a wide range of topics, starting with the LA mayor race and why Spencer Pratt is being taken more seriously than people expected. There’s also a surprising shift from Perez Hilton after a near-death experience that completely changed his perspective.

We get into the situation between Alex Cooper and Alex IRL and what it says about the podcast and influencer space right now. From there, the conversation moves into a New York Times op-ed, the idea of a “liberal Joe Rogan,” and why figures like Hasan Piker keep coming up in media discussions.

There’s also a longer breakdown of Zionism, anti-Zionism, and how the meaning of those terms has evolved, along with how younger generations are viewing Israel and Palestine differently.

Later in the episode, we talk about the SantaCon fraud story and how something that’s supposed to be charitable turned into a major scandal. Then we spend time unpacking the allegations against Eric Swalwell and the larger conversation around power, politics, and sexual misconduct.

The episode wraps up with a deeper look at global conflict, including the situation in the West Bank and what it could mean going forward.

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:30 Show Overview News, Politics, Culture

00:02:50 LA Mayor Race Spencer Pratt vs Karen Bass

00:05:00 Perez Hilton Near-Death and Religious Shift

00:09:50 Alex Cooper vs Alex IRL Drama

00:12:30 Call Her Daddy Industry Tension

00:15:10 NYT Op-Ed Breakdown Ezra Klein

00:17:00 Liberal Joe Rogan Debate

00:21:00 Hasan Piker and Media Hypocrisy

00:26:00 Zionism vs Anti-Zionism Deep Dive

00:32:00 Language, Politics and Online Narratives

00:36:00 Israel, Gaza and Lebanon Discussion

00:39:00 Democrats, Media Strategy and Cancel Culture

00:41:20 Why Conversation Matters More Than Agreement

00:45:00 Cancel Culture Backfiring

00:49:30 Algorithm Clips and Misrepresentation

00:51:00 SantaCon Fraud Scandal NYC

00:54:30 Money Laundering and Arrest Breakdown

00:55:50 Patreon and Show Support

01:00:00 Eric Swalwell Allegations Begin

01:02:00 Power, Politics and Timing of Accusations

01:08:00 Additional Accusers and Misconduct Claims

01:12:00 Workplace Dynamics and Power Imbalance

01:18:00 Believability vs Political Strategy

01:25:00 Sexual Misconduct in Politics

01:35:00 Cultural Patterns and Repeated Behavior

01:45:00 Global Abuse Cases and Survivor Stories

01:48:30 Case Studies and Trauma Impact

02:00:00 Trust, Trauma and Psychological Fallout

02:10:00 Justice System Failures

02:20:00 Gender, Power and Media Commentary

02:35:00 Audience Reflection and Societal Patterns

02:50:00 Political Media and Messaging Frustrations

02:55:00 NYC Politics and Content Strategy

03:00:00 Final Israel and West Bank Discussion

03:01:00 Settler Violence and Long-Term Consequences

03:05:00 Outro and Credits

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Liberal Joe Rogan Op Ed:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/opinion/hasan-piker-democrats.html

ENEMY OF THE STATE: Santacon

https://archive.is/gkNzf

DICTATOR = Christopher Fanguy

Capitalist Pigs, Cuties!

Hello to my newest Capitalist Pig = Xana Rogers

MAIN STORY

Eric Swalwell (and Tony Gonzalez)

https://www.thecut.com/article/all-the-allegations-against-eric-swalwell.html

https://www.archivebuttons.com/articles?article=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/04/eric-swalwell-abuse-allegations-lewd-photos.html#google_vignette

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/15/swalwell-allegations-democrats-california-rise/

Tony Gonzalez'

https://archive.is/QUgSS

Cutie Corner

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/pennsylvania-man-pleads-guilty-creating-and-distributing-animal-crush-videos

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Ticketmaster

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/15/nx-s1-5786715/live-nation-ticketmaster-antitrust-verdict-monopoly

Trump As Jesus

https://archive.is/snmkZ

Surveillance in America

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/14/nx-s1-5768270/what-to-know-about-section-702-surveillance

Sam Altman

https://archive.is/ClM50

Hungarian election

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/04/13/hungary-election-orban-defeat-message-democrats-00868584

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/world/europe/viktor-orban-peter-magyar-election.html

Israel/Lebanon

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/15/headlines/lebanon_and_israel_hold_first_direct_talks_in_more_than_three_decades

FP article actually critical of Israel

https://www.thefp.com/p/israel-has-an-extremism-problem?utm_campaign=260347&utm_source=cross-post&r=3l2hy&utm_medium=email

Sexual Violence by IDF

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/i-wished-death-sexual-violence-israels-prisons-organised-state-policy

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Corinne Fisher talks the predictable outrage of Aubrey Plaza moving on with her life following the tragic end of her husbands life, Donald Trump teaching children about Auto Pen on Easter Sunday and more before diving into the biggest news of the week including Trump threatening to send Iran back to the stoneage just a day before signing a two week ceasefire with the gulf state, the latest on the ceasefire and whether or not it will last, Clay Fuller taking over MTG's Georgia seat in the house, an update on how US regime overthrows are going in Cuba and Venezuela, the GOP shifting from a national policy to a state by state case to supress voters before Novembers midterms and so much more!

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NACHO BITCHES - Thurs April 9

https://newyorkcomedyclub.com/events/nacho-bitches-2026-04-09211500

Auto Pen Lecture

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-79-launches-rambling-attack-on-biden-to-confused-kids/

Cops saving a life for a change

https://www.nj.com/middlesex/2026/04/a-woman-tried-to-die-by-suicide-these-nj-cops-made-sure-she-lived.html

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 

https://nationaltoday.com/us/wi/kenosha/news/2026/04/07/domestic-violence-homicides-shake-kenosha-community/

MAIN STORY

Iran & Trump

First: https://www.axios.com/2026/04/07/trump-threaten-iran-civilization-die

Then: https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-08-2026

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CONGRESSMAN SWALWELL

https://nationaltoday.com/us/ca/dublin/news/2026/04/06/group-of-women-accuse-rep-swalwell-of-harassment/

Jewish Students/Palantir

https://religionnews.com/2026/04/07/jewish-protesters-hold-passover-seder-at-palanirs-ny-hq-over-ice-contract/

Telehealth Death

https://nypost.com/2026/04/06/us-news/dental-student-died-in-icu-overseen-by-remote-tele-health-physician-lawsuit/

Pam Bondi Fired

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/04/trump-pam-bondi-fired-kristi-noem-pete-hegseth.html?pay=1775687416691&support_journalism=please

Not testifying Epstein: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy31ln4d1jo

GOP Enacting their Own Proof of Citizenship Laws State by State

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/as-save-america-act-stalls-gop-states-are-quietly-enacting-their-own-proof-of-citizenship-laws/

Acting Prez of Venezuela

https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-maduro-acting-president-delcy-rodriguez-trump-f33d6fe7407305b513940dfa4f69136c

UPDATE on Venezuela/Cuba - https://warontherocks.com/2026/04/the-limits-of-trumps-regime-capture-strategy-from-venezuela-to-cuba/

ICE admits to Using Spyware

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/07/nx-s1-5776799/ice-spyware-privacy

Clay Fuller (we went over his website previously)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-runoff-republican-clay-fuller-marjorie-taylor-greene/

Official website: https://clayfullerforgeorgia.com/

The Women Who Believe Women Shouldn’t Vote

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/us/household-vote-women.html

FUN THING I FOUND ON REDDIT

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskConservatives/comments/15oh5a2/have_you_ever_considered_that_maybe_we_should/

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Corinne Fisher talks the biggest protest in history with 8 Million people joining in, a rare space win with the launch of a 10 day moon mission by NASA, The Pope admonishing the Secretary Of Deffense for invoking God's name to justify brutality, a look at the California sheriff who confiscated voting ballots without justification, a response to last weeks Iditarod segment from PETA and a person who grew up in the world of dog sledding, a look at the steps Trump is taking now to possibly halt elections in the fall, Utah outlawing the practice of giving SA victims a polygraph test, the latest on the war in Iran, the Strait of Hormuz being open for Chinesse Yuan and why that's a big deal, the ATF having trouble matching up the bullet to the gun in the Charlie Kirk assassination, Colorado upholding the right to have conversion therapy with some dubious use of the constitution and so much more!

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NACHO BITCHES - Thurs April 9

https://newyorkcomedyclub.com/events/nacho-bitches-2026-04-09211500

ENEMY OF THE STATE: California Sheriff Chad Bianco

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/california-sheriff-used-non-existent-quotes-in-legal-defense-of-ballot-seizures/

Mid Term Coup?

https://newrepublic.com/post/207138/trump-coup-detat-midterm-elections

Utah Bans SA Polygraphs

https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-polygraphs-sexual-assault-law

MAIN STORIES

IRAN WAR UPDATE

Straight of Hormuz

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-01/strait-of-hormuz-ships-paying-iran-yuan-and-crypto-tolls-for-safe-passage?embedded-checkout=true

Artemis II Launch

https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/artemis-ii-science/

No Kings - biggest single day demonstration in history 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/mar/29/no-kings-protest-next-steps-activism

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/us/politics/no-kings-rallies-takeaways.html?campaign_id=190&emc=edit_ufn_20260330&instance_id=173314&nl=from-the-times&regi_id=107728112&segment_id=217474&user_id=a266d281cc6f97833a8eaaec22a85914

The Pope and Pete Hegseth

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/pope-rebukes-hegseths-prayers-labeling-them-as-bloodlust/

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Charlie Kirk bullet

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/03/31/tyler-robinson-link-charlie-kirk-bullet-match/89399761007/

Colorado Conversion Therapy Ban

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/31/supreme-court-conversion-therapy-ban-ruling-00851858

Voter Drama Continued

https://time.com/article/2026/04/01/trump-executive-order-mail-in-voting-states-rebuke-legal-challenge/

Women’s Networking

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/03/31/eeoc-lawsuit-coca-cola-bottler-discrimination/

AOC/Israel arms

https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/04/dsa-forum-aoc-pledges-not-vote-any-military-aid-israel/412544/

JD Vance Aliens Are Demons

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jd-vance-says-he-was-obsessed-ufos-believes-aliens-actually-demons

&

https://www.salon.com/2026/04/01/jd-vances-demon-talk-is-lame-youth-outreach/

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Corinne Fisher talks Fox News getting into the wine game, Kari Lake getting accused of infiltrating a formerly free press with propaganda, a look at Zohrans Muslim faith and how it is rubbing some the wrong way, the controversy with his wife doing illustrations for an essay by a problamatic writer, a look at LA's mayoral race with embattled Karen Bass in a barn burner with Nithya Raman and Spencer Pratt and more before diving into the main stories of the week including ICE being deployed to airports as the TSA goes yet another week without funding and YouTube and Meta being held responsible for building addictive platforms in a groundbreaking civil suit. Corinne also does a deep dive on The Iditarod dog sled race and the harsh conditions for the dogs, Trump ramping up the enlistment age for the millitary while also eliminating previously disqualifying actions, the White House fighting the war in Iran with memes and so much more!

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GIFT IDEA FOR MIKE’S MOM: https://www.foxnewswineshop.com/jsp/newlandingpage/us/home.jsp?cid=RM/AHNM001&promoCode=AHNM001&offer=american-wine-club&cid=RM/AHNQ001&promoCode=AHNQ001&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22942362407&gbraid=0AAAABBKBbiWVIo0NqFXs3WHAb9VphlJvJ&gclid=Cj0KCQjwj47OBhCmARIsAF5wUEFX-0vn0mfZGC2ozcbB6JhjEdsqa5OMQgYnf1wTHYi8qrGnN93VddYaArTTEALw_wcB#/

ENEMY OF THE STATE: Kari Lake

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/voice-of-america-journalists-allege-trump-is-making-news-outlet-a-propaganda-source

WACO mailbag

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/03/20/zohran-mamdani-muslim-faith/

AL JAZEERA

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/15/why-is-nycs-mamdani-facing-criticism-over-response-to-attacks-on-wife

MUNICIPAL: Los Angeles Mayor’s Race

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/us/nithya-raman-los-angeles-mayor.html

MAIN STORIES

ICE at airports

LEFT: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/travel/ice-agents-tsa-airports.html

RIGHT: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-scores-massive-court-victory-appellate-ruling-ice-detention

MARKWAYNE MULLIN: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/24/mullin-dhs-noem-trump-00842057

SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION TRIAL

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5746125/meta-youtube-social-media-trial-verdict#:~:text=The%20jurors%20concluded%20that%20Meta,for%2070%25%20of%20that%20amount.

CUTIES CORNER

Iditarod

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Military Enlistment Age

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/03/25/army-raises-maximum-enlistment-age-to-42/

War in Iran

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/insight/saudi-prince-urges-trump-to-extend-iran-war/gm-GM1096FD22?gemSnapshotKey=GM1096FD22-snapshot-5&uxmode=ruby

South Korea Energy

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/south-koreas-lee-calls-energy-saving-campaign-including-curbs-cars-2026-03-24/

War Memes

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/03/25/veterans-backlash-white-house-iran-memes/

Mail-in ballots

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/23/nx-s1-5757916/supreme-court-considers-laws-allowing-mail-in-votes-to-be-counted-after-election-day

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Corinne Fisher talks the dangers of plastics in our everyday lives, Markwayne Mullin being vetted to be the next head of DHS and why it sounds like he will not be an improvement over his predecesor, the astronomical ammount of money NYC spends on its homeless population with little to show for it, an update on veterans being forced to perform surgery in school, the scheduled Pentagon prayer session cancelled at the last second, a list of new places ICE is targeting for warehouses, Kat Abughazaleh losing her primary, AI money already working its way into the midterms and more before diving into the main story of the week, the horrible abuses commited by union leader Ceasar Chavez.

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What I watched: The Plastic Detox on Netflix

https://decider.com/2026/03/16/the-plastic-detox-documentary-netflix-microplastic-exposure-receipts/

ENEMY OF THE STATE: Markwayne Mullin

https://jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/mullin-secretly-abetted-hundreds?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2270025&post_id=190524320&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=6ki7zm&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

WACO mailbag

NYC Homeless

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/03/17/homeless-costs-new-york-unsheltered-subway/

Cuties Corner

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/mar/17/washington-state-university-veterinary-school-chan/

GODWATCH

https://jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/pentagon-prayer-session-delayed?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8b989c2b-1998-477d-8486-44c3488ad42a_3024x1960.png&open=false

ICEWATCH

https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/still-on-the-list-an-update-on-ices?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=7128088&post_id=191252511&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=6ki7zm&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Primaries

Illinois House Seat

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5751169/illinois-primary-ninth-district-daniel-biss-kat-abughazaleh

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/18/nx-s1-5749361/takeaways-from-yesterdays-primary-elections-in-illinois

AI money

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/12/ai-funding-midterm-elections/

AI Netanyahu

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/technology/netanyahu-ai-video-iran-israel.html

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LAB LEAK on White House Website

https://www.whitehouse.gov/lab-leak-true-origins-of-covid-19/

@n0twoke posted a video about underage migrant girls being sent to an island, THE ISLAND PART HAS NO BASIS IN FACT, but the underage pregnancy part is true

https://www.womensrefugeecommission.org/wrc-news/the-girls-of-san-benito-the-center-where-trump-sends-pregnant-migrant-minors/

COULD BE WORSE

Cuba is Dark

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07j40dyx53o

MAIN STORY - Cesar Chavez (SAYZAR CHAHHVEZ)

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-17/la-me-cesar-chavez-allegations

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/us/cesar-chavez-sexual-abuse-allegations-ufw.html

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