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A woman at a Trump rally wearing a “release the Epstein files” t shirt is punched and beaten up by a bunch of men. The head of the FBI goes to Russia and tells the world how much he loves Russia. And Republican candidates up and down the ballot keep lying and blaming Biden for the economic mess. They’re all assholes. How about you just vote against the assholes this November? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The media in this country goes out of their way to normalize him. They always have. And way too many Americans do the same. And way too many of our allies around the world have done the same. Because they’re all afraid. They’re all afraid to say the unthinkable about Donald Trump. And because they’ve been afraid, he’s gotten away with doing the unthinkable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is a government agency that cannot be fixed, and cannot be reformed. The rot runs too deep. They’ve hired too many agents who simply cannot be changed. They’ve developed a mindset immune from softening. The only solution to immigration enforcement is to start over. Abolish whatever ICE is and start over. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Federal agents raided MN Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s DC house earlier this morning, per the direction of the Department of Homeland Security. 22 days before the election. Why? No one knows what. The Justice Department signed off on it, but as we all know, the Justice Department is no longer an independent agency. This is Trump demanding the feds go after one of his political opponents. That’s fascism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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I loved this conversation with David Sirota, founder/editor-in-chief of The Lever. We talked about what Democrats should do to win, why Dems are so damn afraid and cautious, and what Dems can actually learn from the Tea Party and learn from this Trump era. Great talk. Have a listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for a unique, interactive show today as we see if the audience can come to a consensus on an issue - in this case, the midterm elections. What are outcomes for the upcoming elections that most Americans, even tho they disagree politically, can agree to? It’s called The Big Middle, hope you get something out of it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We just found out that for the first time in over two decades, the United States won’t allow international observers to come watch our elections process. The Trump administration is not allowing it this year. Why? What are they planning? What don’t they want the world to see? Assume the worst. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did Trump just misspeak last night when he told Iran to go ahead and blow up Los Angeles and San Diego? No. He’s the most divisive president this country has ever had. And even though he’s rapidly losing his mind, he’d burn this entire country down if it would benefit him. Trump gets no benefit of the doubt. Never. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He was in Ohio over the weekend, bribed voters with money if they voted Republican, threatened not to help people if they didn’t vote Republican. He’s attacking our elections most viciously every day. He’s getting nastier with his personal insults every single day. 30 days to go until the midterms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My weekly conversation with long time Chicago Democrat Edwin Eisendrath, we discussed that state of the campaign, our concerns about the polls and Trump’s efforts to mess with the midterms, and how the Democratic Party needs to remain a big tent. Have a listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

58 people have died in ICE custody so far. Or at least, those are the 58 deaths we’re aware of. Probably more. And this administration’s answer to that number is - “this ain’t the Holiday Inn.” They don’t care and they’re purposely displaying cruelty. Because cruelty has always been the point. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yesterday, I was down. Jack Smith’s haunting words that the president of the United States refused to accept an election loss and committed crimes trying to overturn an election just took me back to how wrong this country is that we never held him accountable for his crimes. I don’t know that we’ll ever recover from that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I sat down with longtime enterprise and investigative reporter Scott MacFarlane to discuss all things these upcoming midterms. What are Republicans really thinking about Election Day? What are Trump voters really going to do? And if Democrats take back Congress, what are they going to do? Have a listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another report out, this time from folks at the CIA, that CIA officers are being moved off of counterterrorism work to move to immigration work. This follows the story from two weeks ago that DHS officials assigned to terrorism and crime were moved to investigating whether noncitizens are voting. This all has consequences. And America unfortunately, is gonna feel the consequences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.