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Matt Taibbi: FBI will face a reckoning under Kash Patel
Season 1, Ep. 81
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Matt Taibbi joins Emily to explain why Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director, Kash Patel, wants to radically reform the organization. Taibbi breaks down the recent history of surveillance abuses to show why Trump and his allies are focused on the bureau.
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34:28||Season 1, Ep. 178Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/Justin Goodman joins Emily to explain the research behind Trump's much-derided "transgender mice" claim, arguing the situation is actually even more serious than the president conveyed in his joint address. Goodman also weighs in on the media coverage of his efforts to expose the use of taxpayer money on animal testing.Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/177. Trump scores major leap towards Ukraine ceasefire
13:29||Season 1, Ep. 177Emily reacts to breaking news that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Adviser Michael Waltz reached a deal with Ukrainian negotiators on a ceasefire proposal. “The ball is now in their court,” said Rubio of Russia, who will now determine whether the deal is viable.176. Emily Jashinsky visits the bulldozed BLM plaza
09:58||Season 1, Ep. 176Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/Emily reports live from Black Lives Matter Plaza outside the White House, where demolition crews are spending the next 6-8 weeks removing the art installation the city installed in 2020, during the protests over the death of George Floyd. Republicans threatened to take federal funding away from DC over the plaza, after which the city’s Democratic mayor decided to remove it. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/175. Zaid Jilani: Columbia University deportation is anti-free speech
32:17||Season 1, Ep. 175Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/Zaid Jilani joins Emily to weigh in on the Trump administration’s decision to pull $400 million of federal funding from Columbia University and arrest a recent graduate over allegations of support for Hamas. Jilani argues the right could jeopardize its own political goals by cracking down on critics of Israel. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/174. Will Chamberlain: Supreme Court is creating a legitimacy crisis
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