#1729 Monthly-ish Mix: Layers of Authoritarian Control and the Rising Resistance

Air Date 8/12/2025

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PART 1: DIRECT STATE VIOLENCE

(00:01:34) #1719 - The Fascist Playbook: Immigrants, Brown Shirts, and the Backlash

1: Tanks on DC's Streets and a Us Senator in Handcuffs - Amicus with Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 6-14-25

2: Papers, Please Hayes Flags New Police Tactic Trend in Trumps America - All in w/ Chris Hayes - Air Date 6-19-25

3: Palantir Peter Thiel's Data-mining Firm Helps Doge Build Master Database to Surveil Immigrants - Democracy Now! - Air Date 6-3-25

(00:22:14) #1722 - Imbalance of Powers: The Supreme Court and Executive Branch Collude for Unchecked Power Grab

4: SCOTUS May End Birth Right Citizenship Soon - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 6-30-25

5: The Injunction Ban, Explained - Leeja Miller - Air Date 6-30-25

6: ‘Lawlessness Will Flourish’: Scotus Justice Issues Chilling Warning After Major Ruling - The Beat - Air Date 6-27-25

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PART 2: SYSTEMIC DESTRUCTION

(00:39:30) #1723 - Scam Nation: Trumpism is the Art of Screwing You Over in Every Way Possible

7:  Is AI Productivity Worth Our Humanity w/ Prof. Michael Sandel - Your Undivided Attention - Air Date 6-26-25

8:  Empire of AI: Karen Hao & Roger Mcnamee Expose Sam Altman, Musk, & Big Tech - The Nerd Reich - Air Date 6-16-25

8: The Real Reason Investors Are Going All in on Palantir - More Perfect Union - Air Date 6-24-25

(01:02:26) #1721 - The Evolution of the Military Industrial Complex: Now with AI!

10: Is AI Productivity Worth Our Humanity w/ Prof. Michael Sandel - Your Undivided Attention - Air Date 6-26-25

11: Empire of AI: Karen Hao & Roger McNamee Expose Sam Altman, Musk & Big Tech - The Nerd Reich - Air Date 6-16-25

12: The REAL Reason Investors Are Going All In on Palantir - More Perfect Union - Air Date 6-24-25

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PART 3: REALITY MANIPULATION

(01:23:14) #1725 - A Flood of Disinformation: A World of Climate Change and Conspiracies

13:  Flooding Is Common in Texas Hill Country. This Was Different - Consider This - A