Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman go over the events of the day leading to Donald Trump being sworn in as President of the United States. The cruelty of his policies and lawlessness of his executive orders lay waste to what was once a somewhat sturdy democracy, and they fear it will only get worse as time goes on.

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Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the convenient timing of this cease fire deal between Israel and Hamas just before Trump takes office. They break down Biden's farewell speech as he ominously warns of the coming oligarchy before examining how the GOP wants to put conditions to aid for the fires in Los Angeles.

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Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman dive deep into Joe Biden's legacy as he prepares to leave office after serving as a Senator, Vice President, and Presidenct of the United States. From the historic infrastructure bill he passed in 2021 to presiding over Clarence Thomas's supreme court confirmation, Jared and Nick analyze exactly what will be remembered as his political career comes to a close.

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Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the effect the fires have had on areas that aren't used to seeing fires like this, and whether climate change is leading to so many recent extreme weather events. But Trump can't stay out of the news, as the money laundering is getting creative as Amazon pays $40 million for the rights to a documentary about Melania no one will watch. They then reflect on the death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, who singlehandedly kept fascism alive in France for decades.

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Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman reflect on the meaning of January 6th, 2020 on the fourth anniversary, and how the normalization of Trumpism could be a blow to democracy. They also discuss the authoritarian creep across the world as Justin Trudeau steps down and Elon Musk begins funding a campaign to take down Nigel Farage in the UK.

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Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss what we know as of now about the horrific attack in New Orleans and the destruction of a Cybertruck in Las Vegas - are they connected? Is it a sign of things to come? They offer some unique insights into the legacy of Jimmy Carter, who just passed away at the age of 100, before dissecting an article about what journalists got wrong in 2024.

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Nick Hauselman is doing his thing, so Jared Yates Sexton welcomes Karl Folk to the pod to discuss the recent schism between racist MAGA and Tech Fascist MAGA. It's a long discussion about the inherent contradictions within fascism and the Right, the interests of the oligarchical and wealth classes and how they bring about opportunities for change, capitulation within liberal media and the Democratic Party, and the need to organize at the local level to get ready for both what's coming and to take advantage of opportunities as they arise.

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Nick Hauselman is off on an excursion, leaving Jared Yates Sexton to man the pod and deliver this rant about liberal media permission structures, Manifest Destiny, and the need for opponents of authoritarianism to get ready, get prepared, and get ready to fight.

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Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the implosion of a bipartisan bill to fund the government, how they were able to divert it by breaking up the bill but still manage to kill funding for pediatric cancer research, among other vital services. They turn to the terrorist attack in Germany and what it means that they're seeing an rise in Neo-Nazism in Europe itself. They touch upon Biden's final days in office and what his legacy could represent after commuting and pardoning so many people (stay tuned for an even more in depth pod about his legacy), before finishing on the reported opulence of Jeff Bezos' wedding.

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Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss how one tweet by Elon Musk can torpedo a bill that had bipartisan support that could lead to a government shutdown for Christmas. Oh, and they're floating him as a replacement as Speaker of the House since Mike Johnson is in hot water for sullying himself by negotiating a deal with the Democrats. South Carolina pushes a bill that would execute women for having an abortion, while AOC gets pushed aside in her quest to lead the House Oversight Committee - a sign that the octogenarians in the party refuse to relinquish power.

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Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman get to the bottom of exactly why ABC agreed to a settlement in Donald Trump's defamation suit against the network and George Stephanopoulos. When they're not harassing journalists, the administration will look to privatize the post office among many other public services, while the Democrats are now worried that the GOP will try and call a Constitutional Convention to permanently implement their unpopular policies. They finish on what could possibly be behind the night time drone sightings that have, up til now, gone unexplained by our politicians and law enforcement.

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