{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64e11b3fcc399200115010f0/69e13c1423929c3a2ae12407?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Daily Episode 156 - This Week in Fascism #24","description":"<p>Sources:</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/poll-americans-worry-trump-will-seize-ballots-voting-machines-in-midterms/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Poll: Americans worry Trump will seize ballots, voting machines in midterms</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-promises-mass-pardons-to-staff-before-leaving-office-d7274d32\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Exclusive | Trump Promises Mass Pardons to Staff Before Leaving Office - WSJ</a></p><p><a href=\"https://lustra.news/en/us-congress/119/legislations/119_HJRES_135/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Proposed Amendment: Congress Can Nullify Presidential Pardons. (119_HJRES_135)</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/majority-vote-for-president-us-constitution\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">US edges closer to popular vote deciding winner of presidential elections | US politics | The Guardian</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.huffpost.com/entry/latest-news-live-updates_n_69dcb4aae4b00247ba9c0bc9/liveblog_69de86a7e4b0f26bda622a98?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=reddit&amp;utm_campaign=us_main\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Trump Says Israel And Lebanon’s Leaders Will Speak, Hegseth Gives Iran War Update: Live Updates | HuffPost Latest News</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ms.now/the-weekend-primetime/watch/it-s-absolutely-wrong-vietnam-vet-sues-to-stop-construction-of-vain-trump-arch-in-dc-2496063043757\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">‘It’s absolutely wrong’: Vietnam vet sues to stop construction of ‘vain’ Trump arch in DC</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/usps-pension-payments-fers-cash-crisis/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">USPS suspends contributions to employee pensions after warning of \"cash crisis\" - CBS News</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-threats-iran-legal-concerns-1791275\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Is Operation Epic Fury Illegal? Legal Experts Warn Donald Trump Could Face War Crime Violations | IBTimes UK</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1skdqbj/trump_fires_judges_who_blocked_deportations_of/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Trump Fires Judges Who Blocked Deportations of Student Activists Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi — “[The Trump administration is eroding] the concept of procedural due process, the idea that you get to have a hearing in the United States…” : r/law</a></p><p><a href=\"https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/trump-mostly-fired-black-agency-officials-new-lawsuit-says\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Trump Mostly Fired Black Agency Officials, New Lawsuit Says</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/15/economy/powell-trump-fire-fed-chair\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Trump says he’ll fire Powell next month if he stays in his role at the Fed | CNN Business</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1slv0qq/ice_is_now_flagging_people_that_protest_against/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ICE is now flagging people that protest against them for punishment e.g. by cancelling their Global Entry credentials. They are reportedly using facial recognition scanning software by Palantir to track and tag people exercising First Amendment rights to protest and congregate. : r/law</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalEntry/comments/1qwat54/postscomments_about_recent_ice_enforcement/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Posts/Comments about recent ICE enforcement efforts are now prohibited : r/GlobalEntry</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Tech Arsenal That ICE Has Deployed in Minneapolis - The New York Times</a></p><p><a href=\"https://wpln.org/post/tennessees-charlie-kirk-act-bans-student-walkouts-protects-conservative-speakers/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tennessee’s Charlie Kirk Act bans student walkouts, protects conservative speakers | WPLN News</a></p><p><a href=\"https://theintercept.com/2026/04/10/reddit-ice-protest-grand-jury/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Feds Try Secret Grand Jury to Unmask Reddit ICE Critic</a></p>","author_name":"Kory & Kellan"}