HH:

* Israel assassinated a Lebanese journalist

* The Trump admin brings back execution by firing squad

* A radical centrist tried to attack the White House Coorespondent’s Dinner

* Happy May Day!

Artifact:

We tackle trad-wifery via Rickie Ho’s reel about Nara Smith.

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HH:

* Iran craziness continues

* The Strokes make a statement at Coachella

* Obama visits Mamdani

* Voucher system well on its way to killing public education in Cedar Rapids

* Congress unanimously votes to continue FISA (for now)

* Kash Patel has gone missing

Artifact:

The Bankrupt Catholicism of JD Vance by Dana Vachon.

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HH:

* Ceasefire Talks Break Down

* Economic Shocks Headed for US

* Orban gets ousted

Artifact:

“Will the Art World Go Post-Woke in 2025?” by Ben Davis via Artnet

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Apologies, a day late, we wanted to catch the unfolding events re: Iran on Tuesday night.

(An earlier version of this podcast had some audio markup left in, apologies)

HH:

* Bondi gets the boot

* Trump’s pulls back from genocide

* The Supreme Court gives the green light to “conversion therapy

* Israel passes an explicitly racist execution bill

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Sorry about JP sounding so tired… he comes by it honestly!

HH:

* Another No Kings weekend

* US troops amass in the Middle East, making ground operations in Iran more likely

* The FBI and NYPD stop a plot to assassinate a Palestinian activist

* ICE has started operating out of airports

* An Russian Oil tanker is going to make it to Cuba

Artifact:

As podcasters we are contractually obligated to discuss Clavicular and “looksmaxxing” so we read Christine Emba’s piece in the NYTs: “The Reason Gen Z Isn’t Dating”

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HH:

* Fascism scores a victory in Prairieland

* The partial gov’t shutdown makes itself felt

* Cesar Chavez turns out to have been a real jackass

* The oil embargo of Cuba becomes deadly

Artifact:

JP and Simone explore the fascist mindset of Hegseth and co via Emma Brockes Gaurdian article: Is anyone as ill-suited for great office as Donald Trump? Yes, Pete Hegseth – that’s why Potus likes him

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HH:

* Mid-East war expands to Lebanon

* Troops complain about being thrown into “Holy War”

* NLRB under attack

* WI Governor signs “Heartbeat” law

Artifact:

King’s College of London found that “Almost a third of Gen Z men agree a wife should obey her husband,” among other troubling findings.

RDP Articles mentioned:

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HH:

* War in Iran looking not so good

* Control of all things cyber handed to Hegsdeath

* The Americas have a Shield

Artifact:

The Trump Administration edges ever so close to open fascism via a chilling speech delivered by Rubio at the Munich Security Conference.

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