Peter Hamby: The Mini Dictator Wants What He Wants
The administration under sticky fingers Trump is now pretending it cares about the sanctity of classified documents, while it seems that Marco Rubio is the one pushing for regime change in Venezuela. In California, the redistricting ballot measure has been seen as one of the most significant battles in the November election, but the Supreme Court may end up disrupting the Dem’s effort to retake the House next year. Plus, Democrats are winning the under-covered shutdown fight, but why is Schumer meddling in the Maine and Michigan Senate primary fights? And the right-wingers complaining about Bad Bunny are such nerd losers.
Peter Hamby joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.Â
show notes
Ben Wittes's Lawfare on the Bolton indictment
Book rec from Peter: "Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here"
Peter's pod, "The Powers That Be: Daily"
Nate Cohn on the SCOTUS case that could hand Republicans the House
Tim's playlist
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Anne Applebaum: The Loss of 'Democratic Faith'
The U.S. has been a model for other aspiring democracies since 1776. At the same time, the idea of America as the leader of the democratic world has also had a unifying effect at home. It’s what has kept this diverse country of many faiths and ethnicities together, and it has been our national identity. But with Trump actively undermining those ideals, what will we be unified around? Plus, the potential new whites-favored refugee policy, Trump’s psychological comfort to the Russian war effort, Hegseth got himself a state media press room at the Pentagon, JD is totally cool with lots of Nazi talk—and could the administration be trying to start a war in Venezuela so it can expand its militaristic crackdown on the streets here?
Anne Applebaum joins Tim Miller.
show notes
Anne's new piece, "The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark"
Anne on the Nobel Peace Prize winner
"Ukraine’s Plan to Starve the Russian War Machine," by Anne
Ian McEwan's "What We Know" — second recommendation this week!
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Heather Cox Richardson: An Attack on Our System of Government
Republicans in Congress know that what they’re doing is deeply unpopular—on healthcare, supporting troops in the streets, and on redistricting. That’s why they’re basically in hiding, plotting new ways to try to shift the narrative. But because they’ve given their Constitutional power away to Trump & company, unelected officials in the administration are now making the taxing and spending decisions. Meanwhile, Trump has another monument in the works. Plus, Democrats and the Senate race in Maine, another military strike in the Caribbean, and MTG may be a bellwether of MAGA’s future.
Heather Cox Richardson joins Tim Miller.
show notes
Heather on Trump's proposed arch that would disrupt the Lincoln Memorial
Heather on how Congressional Republicans have abdicated their power
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JB Pritzker and Franklin Foer: Like Living in an Authoritarian Regime
After a court temporarily blocked the deployment of Guard troops in Illinois, ICE agents began ramping up their operations around Chicagoland. They are now demanding that residents produce their papers—particularly if they have brown skin. Officers stand outside churches holding Spanish-language Mass or they go into tourist areas to confront people, including U.S. Citizens. If someone doesn’t have an ID with them, they’ll be detained. The power-hungry officials around Trump, including Stephen Miller, are likely behind the enhanced menacing. Meanwhile in Israel, the resilience of the surviving hostages—after a sustained campaign of deprivation—is worthy of celebration. Plus, the Hamas executions of Gazans, our American pharoah’s comfort with Middle East strongmen, and even Newsmax says the new Pentagon press rules are a bridge too far.
Gov. JB Pritzker and The Atlantic‘s Frank Foer join Tim Miller.
show notes
Sam's 'Bulwark Take' with former Amb. Dan Shapiro
Frank's book, "World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech"
Ian McEwan's "What We Can Know," referenced by Frank
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Bill Kristol and Ty Cobb: Recapturing America
Peaceful protesters in Chicago and Portland have been so clever and effective at ridiculing the masked Stasi agents in their cities that the political momentum for putting troops on the street feels like it’s petering out. And while Republicans keep smearing this weekend’s No Kings day as about hating America, the real ‘Hate America’ side is the one calling patriots ‘terrorists’ because they intend to exercise their First Amendment rights. Meanwhile, the Comey and Tish James indictments are all about Trump’s mental illness and narcissism. Plus, the joy and the sadness around the release of the hostages, the Dems look to be winning the shutdown fight despite their messaging, and it may take a generation before the Justice Department is restored to its rightful role of ensuring the rule of law.
 Former Trump attorney Ty Cobb and Bill Kristol join Tim Miller.
show notes
Lauren on Dems and protesters mocking Trump
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