#3: Inflation, Deportation & the Death of Due Process

This week’s episode dives headfirst into a whirlwind of wild headlines, unsettling policies, and infuriating contradictions. Yep, just another week in America.

Hosts Joe and Chris, joined by guest Fatima, take on everything from mass shootings and media desensitization to billionaires with bunkers, economic puppet mastery, and political theater that feels more dystopian by the day.

Hit play, laugh through the chaos, and maybe scream into the void a little less alone.

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Timestamps:

00:00 – Mass Shootings and Media Desensitization

03:45 – Bernie at Coachella & the Palestine Booing Moment

08:45 – China’s Economic Counterattack and Trump’s Tariff Games

16:30 – Housing Inflation, Asset Plays, and the 1% Tax Loophole

21:00 – SAVE Act and Voter Suppression via Name Mismatches

23:30 – RFK’s Autism Claims and the CDC Report Fallout

27:00 – Elon Musk’s DMs, Baby Bunkers, and Pentagon Meetings

36:40 – Harvard vs Trump: DEI, Protest, and Research Funding Cuts

43:15 – The Kilmar Garcia Case & El Salvador’s U.S.-Funded Prisons

52:00 – Probable Cause, Legal Theater, and No Accountability

59:00 – Racism, Community Breakdown, and Accountability Culture

01:07:45 – Final Thoughts: Despair, Resistance, and a Sliver of Hope