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The gang discuss how Brazilians organized to beat Bolsonaro, White House allegations of “likely” non-citizen voting, James O'Keefe being charged with unlawful voting, $137 million in AI campaign ads and politician deepfakes, and why there are massive protests in Albania.Sources: https://x.com/aricnesbitt/status/2066923547964928106?a=kc7nT6MWbZZrCG5F3ho&s=20 https://x.com/reaganreese_/status/2064370476449669139?a=o_23wNhd8KJXG1_3jd8&s=20 https://x.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/2097325814689743049?a=-BXTLNGkR3wjP9lkgeE&s=20 https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2083629219980960030?a=U6bD8EFjG4McMm-xQCM&s=20 https://x.com/NassauExec/status/2096705749774631131?a=9MzOBMvGxcqDqhpGhgA&s=20 https://x.com/BlueprintFNDN/status/2078957886403670411?a=2Q_B5IADKyInPq5JQKE&s=20 https://x.com/PollTracker2024/status/2076099238363005194?a=GAD-fsC8RATzjNcbr5s&s=20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrw_hLs4O_0 https://x.com/JacobRubashkin/status/2113454492872045007?a=jb16JdrbsG8yhaW1ljI&s=20 https://x.com/NassauExec/status/2094800565452611646?a=wRx4Pm2YJdKDtLMz7Eo&s=20 https://x.com/NassauExec/status/2091865610233786666?a=q7ts8IGOQNOt_zkiCGE&s=20 https://x.com/AdImpact_Pol/status/2051314128468197851?lang=en https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0093650226142143 https://mediaproject.wesleyan.edu/releases-101526/ https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/artificial-intelligence-ai-in-elections-and-campaigns https://www.ncsl.org/state-legislatures-news/details/when-ai-campaign-ads-fake-reality https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/us/politics/midterm-elections-ai-generated-ads.html <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/deciding-fake-images-candidates-are-using-
The gang discuss the short lived career of Press Sec Katie Zacharia, an anti-trans op in Texas, Trump’s new “Women’s Health Task Force,” the Alberta secession referendum, Elon Musk cutting Starlink speed in Ukraine, and protests in France, Albania, Indonesia, and Italy. Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/16/politics/katie-zacharia-press-secretary https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/16/katie-zacharia-out-as-press-secretary-after-five-days-01123470 https://scholten.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-scholten-statement-threatening-letter-she-received-grand-rapids https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/hillary-scholten-threatening-letter-grand-rapids-office/ https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/21/politics/heat-ray-weapon-dhs-pentagon https://x.com/PatrickWeaverPA/status/2112880738425065674?s=20 https://youtu.be/yy_QibrY_QQ?si=f7yzrPIN1SGbAqIe&t=380 https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-regimes-sittwe-counteroffensive-hits-the-rocks-on-nga-pyi-island.html https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/53d80bf144804de8a5e5138dd62cf873/view https://www.texastribune.org/2026/10/20/texas-transgender-pamphlets-tent-student-union/ https://x.com/SarahisCensored/status/2112343101708611879?s=20 https://x.com/SarahisCensored/status/2112340434551013382?s=20 https://a856-cityrecord.nyc.gov/RequestDetail/20260929027 https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-moves-to-spend-nearly-9m-of-gender-affirming-care-fund-for-minors https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/102126zr_5i36.pdf https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/10/justices-leave-in-place-lower-court-order-preventing-trump-administration-from-implementing-new-/ https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/bugs/2026/10/php2shell-why-websites-are-going-offline-for-emergency-security-updates https://boereport.com/2025/03/24/albertas-massive-oil-and-gas-reserves-keep-growing-heres-why/ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-10-20/canada-awaits-alberta-referendum-results-after-carney-urges-voters-to-reject-separation https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c809jg1gj9yo https://macleans.ca/politics/americans-are-meddling-in-the-alberta-referendum/ https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/alberta-separatists-united-states-referendum-globe-and-mail<a href="https://truthout.org/articles/police-violence-increases-as-800k-protesters-take-to
We discuss ICE agents shooting Oscar Belgal in the Bronx and the ensuing protests, live-streamed military execution, the raid on Ilhan Omar’s home, Trump taking Russian diesel, the situation in Ukraine, and the current wave of protests in India, Spain, and France. Links: NYC Immigration Resources: Immigration Legal Support Hotline: 800-354-0365, or dial 311 and say "Immigration Legal."“Free, confidential, funded by the City. Interpretation in 200+ languages. Immigration status does not matter,” - Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs.https://www.nyc.gov/site/immigrants/legal-resources/moia-immigration-legal-support-centers.page Intake form for help from the Rapid Response Legal Collaborative: http://nyc.gov/RRLC Know Your Rights booklets, multiple languages: https://www.nyc.gov/site/immigrants/legal-resources/know-your-rights.page “What to do if ICE agents approach you / what to do if a friend or family member is detained / Sanctuary City laws in NYC.” Sources: https://x.com/David_J_Bier/status/2108722293967073459?s=20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHE6Zfi-vUs https://x.com/hollypret/status/2108343537309990968?s=20 https://x.com/StatusCoup/status/2108344393958617221?s=20 https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/10/09/dhs-debunks-new-york-sanctuary-politicians-lies-about-ice-shooting-illegal-alien https://www.amny.com/news/ice-shooting-detainee-bullet-neck-10122026/ https://x.com/DarializaforNY/status/2108564402756595758 https://x.com/nycDSA/status/2108539679452942837?s=20 https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10/09/nyregion/ice-shooting-bronx-nyc https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/08/federal-officers-shoot-man-in-the-bronx-nypd-says/utm_content=buffer39205&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=buffer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQA_BiDZH-0 https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/10/mayor-mamdani-directs-first-comprehensive-review-of-nypd-use-of- https://x.com/IlhanMN/status/2109675562344087792 https://x.com/PeteHegseth/status/2108344900165263476?s=20 https://x.com/PalmerLuckey/status/2109454084961137040?s=20 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crx23qlnj27qo https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article317572876.html https://prospect.org/2026/10/13/militants-victory-uaw-shawn-fain/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96ogPwN9ykM https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/tech/seniors-struggling-worse-than-teens-with-screens-ai-and-algorithms/ https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/06/17/how-opinions-and-use-of-ai-differ-by-age/ https://brendonbeebe.sub
The gang discuss a tree-sit on the border, massive student protests in France, a Supreme Court ruling on rendition, the Brazilian election, a Russian researcher who was accidentally exposed to the pneumonic plague, and the death of former House Speaker and pedophile Dennis Hastert. Sources: https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/julian-curo-churata-is-the-37th-person https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/government-affairs/pdfs/ORDER%20GRANTING%2034%20Motion%20for%20Preliminary%20Injunction%20Signed%20by%20Judge%20Kathleen%20Cardone.pdf https://acampada26s.net/ https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/crocodile-dies-of-lead-poisoning-first-time-in-florida-fwc/ https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2107444098806546566?s=20 https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2107171768121311518?s=20 https://apnews.com/article/warner-bros-skydance-ellison-studio-hollywood-5f4326c083ca2fc084ff399c1b8aa035?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/092926zr2_1a7d.pdf https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/05/third-country-deportations-ice-dhs-26-federal-plaza-west-africa/ https://www.thirdcountrydeportationwatch.org/eswatini https://www.camp-oshad.org/ https://crimethinc.com/2026/10/06/french-youth-fight-against-a-bleak-future https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/2/protests-shutter-hundreds-of-french-schools-as-violence-flares?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialPulse https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/30/french-public-workers-strike-over-pay-as-student-protests-turn-violent https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2026/10/06/vincent-tiberj-politiste-la-reaction-du-gouvernement-a-la-mobilisation-lyceenne-en-dit-beaucoup-sur-la-facon-dont-une-partie-des-medias-et-des-politiques-considerent-la-jeunesse_6788833_3232.html https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-10-05/former-us-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-dies-cbs-news-reports https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fox-news-runs-memoriam-serial-233040454.html https://apnews.com/article/dennis-hastert-dead-obituary-4a04ca4b4c0741a38f4b4a7e0f2bc78c https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fox-news-runs-memoriam-serial-233040454.html https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-10-05/former-us-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-dies-cbs-news-reports https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-ex-preside
We discuss taxpayer funded pro-Trump ads, the Supreme Court approving a widely inaccurate verification system to purge voter registration, the Chi Phi Snapchat gang assault at Cornell, Trump reinstating the 2020 version of Title IX, how Prime Minister Peter Magyar is cracking down on Orban’s corruption, and the upcoming election in Brazil. Sources: https://www.camp-oshad.org/ http://America.gov https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/09/inaugurating-the-era-of-super-intelligence/ https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2105292669303791687 https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28680584-effective-altruism-opposition-research-file/ https://x.com/DoWCTO/status/2099536442594582922?s=20 https://x.com/DoWCTO/status/2100311000993997135?s=20 https://theintercept.com/2026/09/21/john-fetterman-fundraising-republican-gop/ https://time.com/article/2026/09/29/john-fetterman-democrat-turns-to-republicans-for-campaign-cash/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/palantir-top-supporter-cbc-foundation-annual-conference_n_6ab44468e4b05097ab6cd6c7 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/27/trump-administration-taxpayer-funds-2024-campaign-ad-01094567?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://www.facebook.com/cnnpolitics/videos/during-a-cnn-debate-california-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-chad-bianco-said-he-i/1532884141888808/ https://www.ksl.com/article/51628353/california-sheriff-unlawfully-seized-over-650000-ballots-and-must-return-them-state-supreme-court-rules https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/us/politics/nevada-voters-homeland-security-trump.html https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a308_pok0.pdf https://www.propublica.org/article/save-voter-citizenship-tool-mistakes-confusion https://www.threads.com/@thegreatgatsbry/post/Dd6YGpzkane?xmt=AQGzqaZ-H3abT0EW2lfRTONANK8dwciIx844aGm48QTIrQ https://www.lawcommentary.com/articles/lsu-football-player-rape-title-ix-suspension https://www.dw.com/en/magyar-hungary-fight-orban-corruption-system-return-democracy/a-77726207 https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/with-two-orb%C3%A1n-era-ministers-detained-magyars-operation-purge-takes-shape/ar-AA2ddhtr https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/09/brazils-presidential-election-more-just-another-polarized-contest https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-section-301-forced-labor-165346448.html https://www.ny
The gang discuss Trump’s speech at the UN, the Paramount-Warner Brothers merger,another ICE shooting in Texas, how Mark Carney’s Bill C-39 threatens Indigenous rights and labor, a new election plan in Palestine, UK lifeboat protests, and Trump banning news outlets from the White House. Sources: https://x.com/SecWar/status/2102382410600182000?s=20 https://x.com/ThomasBordeaux7/status/2102427909881294913?s=20 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-white-south-africans-refugees-afrikaners/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/09/supporting-americas-ranchers/ https://bsky.app/profile/ayoub.bsky.social/post/3mw4nwosork2f https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/26570976.hundreds-turn-face-police-gosport-migrant-boat-fears---live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwXS24qsEEM https://www.npr.org/2026/09/23/g-s1-144623/trump-affordable-care-act https://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-susan-collins-navatek-campaign-donations-investigation https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-concludes-federal-ban-handgun-sales-18-20-year-olds-unconstitutional-and https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6rm903e22lgo https://youtu.be/uNsQUNUvN0k?si=aFIiSAzCoJuAR1oZ https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/09/22/correct-record-dhs-debunks-false-narratives-about-shooting-illegal-alien-austin https://www.instagram.com/p/Ddhn2cnItyi/ https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/attorney-man-shot-ice-north-austin-news-conference-monday/269-9976441c-cedb-486f-85fa-05459daf4a20 https://welcome.rescue.org/sites/default/files/2026-04/ENG_CBP%20One%20Parole%20Update%20%26%20FAQ_March2026.pdf https://www.instagram.com/attorneygoldfinch/ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.296754/gov.uscourts.dcd.296754.1.0_1.pdf https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/media/trump-claims-ban-cnn-msnow-politico-white-house https://x.com/CBSNewsPress/status/2102035354689671560?s=20 https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/tv-networks-suspend-white-house-pool-protest-trump-cnn-ban-1236871070/ https://variety.com/2026/film/news/fcc-approves-49-5-foreign-ownership-paramount-warner-bros-1236866217/ https://deadline.com/2026/09/paramount-leaving-california-merger-lawsuit-1237105417/ https://apnews.com/article/warner-bros-paramount-skydance-merger-settlement-1aaa7c471d8ba286ccfad92b18bc1ecf?utm_
The gang discuss Ed Sheeran dropping Macklemore from his tour over pro Palestine comments, courts blocking new mail-in-ballot requirements, Houthi attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure, a report detailing tiny metal cages at Alligator Alcatraz, a general strike in Eastern Kurdistan, debate on AI regulation, and the Republican midterm convention. Sources: https://rudaw.net/english/categories/middleeast/1079247 https://www.rudaw.net/english/categories/iraq/1079243 https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/2099321216683425864?s=20 https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28621690-paheivdhsord091426/ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.291053/gov.uscourts.dcd.291053.192.0.pdf https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a305_4g15.pdf https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2097872390076141726?s=20 https://x.com/USA_Polling/status/2100014172738122001?s=20 https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/2098209805215080868?s=20 https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117147749847925768 https://www.foxnews.com/media/homan-confirms-criminal-investigation-involving-ilhan-omar-says-knows-things-going https://x.com/atrupar/status/2099925671795474759?s=20https://www.anthropic.com/threat-intelligence-report-september-2026#conventional-weapons-sep-26 https://x.com/Ibrahym22Nagi/status/2099482678479188145 https://x.com/Bafeltalabani/status/2099810675484668045 https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/2099869946423431232 https://media.defense.gov/2026/Sep/09/2003993626/-1/-1/1/OEF_Q3_JUN2026_FINAL_508%20SECURE.PDF https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2026-09/OIG-26-22-Sep26.pdf https://x.com/cspan/status/2099878657174941991?s=20 https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-casar-introduce-legislation-to-ban-artificial-superintelligence-and-temporarily-pause-advanced-ai-development/ https://geesemag.com/articles/stop-the-ai-arms-race https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117269745153543631 https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099597928142688610?s=20 https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2099648450069512426?s=20 https://x.com/linamkhan/status/2099204390548639960?s=20 https://x.com/DavidSacks/status/2098973625252708460?s=20 https://x.com/Jason/status/2098817101628600383?s=20 https://x.com/daniel_koss/status/2099751931400847840?s=20 <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/12/anthropics-amodei-proposes-pla
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