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  • 63. Daily Episode 63 - This Week in Fascism (#10)

    24:56||Season 2, Ep. 63
    I'm out of town this week, so episodes are prerecorded (no episodes Thursday 11th to Wednesday 17th). Enjoy another week of fascism...Former Trump lawyer: ‘The Constitution is not adequate to deal with a presidentWhite House Scraps DOGE: The Bizarre Subscriptions and Weird Overseas Contracts Draining Public FundsDOJ Staff Rip Donald Trump and Pam Bondi’s ‘Irreversible Damage’ Kristi Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador despite judge’s order, DOJ acknowledgesSupreme Court blocks lower court order on Texas redistrictingGeorgia prosecutor kills the historic election interference case against Trump and alliesEpstein Files: New FBI Emails Detail Review, 'Special Redaction ProjectTrump Guts Federal Protections for Whistleblowers | The New RepublicTrump Cancels Release of Crucial Economic Report to Hide His FailuresTrump vows to freeze migration from ‘Third World Countries’ after D.C. attackRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announces resignation from CongressFederal judge dismisses indictments against Letitia James and James Comey, Trump goes on late-night social media rant demanding DemocratsPentagon launches 'thorough review' into Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over video to troopsWhite House Declares All of Trump’s Orders to Military Are Lega

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  • 62. Daily Episode 62 - The US Government is Poisoning You

    12:23||Season 2, Ep. 62
    The EPA has just signed off on 10 new pesticides, which contain PFAS Forever Chemicals. This, after Trump campaigned on the promise to clamp down on polluting and harmful pesticides. Maybe it has something to do with the $70M+ spent in lobbying from PFAS companies this year?Trump Embraces Pesticides After Previously Promising Crackdown - NewsweekThe EPA Approved a New PFAS Pesticide — Will It Show Up in Your Produce? The EPA Approved a New PFAS Pesticide — Will It Show Up in Your Produce?As Trump Attacks PFAS Water Safety Rules, New Analysis Shows Massive Industry Lobbying Influence | Food & Water WatchCalifornia farms applied millions of pounds of Pfas to key crops, study finds | Pfas | The Guardian
  • 61. Daily Episode 61 - Say "No" to Frankenstein Algae

    15:47||Season 2, Ep. 61
    Scientists are researching "Natural Geoengineering" - one method of which involves mutating algae en masse to convert and store more carbon. Nothing could go wrong, right?https://phys.org/news/2025-11-microbes-tackle-climate-safely.html
  • 60. Daily Episode 60 - Gasping Breaths of a Dying Empire

    22:13||Season 2, Ep. 60
    The Trump administration is on course to overextend use of the military in another messy war. Will he pull the trigger, and what's there to gain? Either way, it's yet another sign of a declining empire gasping for breath.Analysis: Trump’s threats bring war with Venezuela closer as contradictions and legal fears mount | CNN PoliticsUS lawmakers demand answers over Hegseth Venezuela boat strike reportshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/us/politics/trump-venezuela-maduro-airspace.html
  • 59. Daily Episode 59 - Home Health Crisis in an Aging America

    13:22||Season 2, Ep. 59
    America is undergoing a rapid demographic shift, which also happens to be combining with a tumultuous tie in the home health industry. Will we be able to care for the soon-to-be tripled amount of population that requires health care at home?The U.S. Will Need 9.3 Million Home Healthcare Workers. Without Immigrants, Who’s Going To Care For Our Aging Parents?Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds | Ultra-processed foods | The GuardianCalifornia farms applied millions of pounds of Pfas to key crops, study finds | Pfas | The Guardian
  • 58. Daily Episode 58 - AMOC National Security Threat (and a Bird Flu Update)

    13:34||Season 2, Ep. 58
    Iceland officially declares AMOC collapse a national security threat, and the first human case of a different strain of bird flu in Washington state.A crucial system of ocean currents may be on course to collapse. This country just declared it a national security threat | CNN1st US human bird flu case in 9 months confirmed with strain only seen in animals before - ABC News
  • 57. Daily Episode 57 - Schrodinger's Economy

    17:02||Season 2, Ep. 57
    Government data used to be the go-to for measuring the health of the economy. Now that we can't trust that data - where do we go for answers?A Weakening Economy, and a Drastically Cut Economic Support System | Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesEven if you can’t trust the data, these 13 warning signs will tell you the economy is in trouble | Fortunehttps://www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/business/economy-tense-nightcap