Daily Episode 156 - This Week in Fascism #24

About this episode

The episode discusses various political issues surrounding Donald Trump, including concerns about election integrity and legal challenges faced by his administration.

Sources: Poll: Americans worry Trump will seize ballots, voting machines in midterms Exclusive | Trump Promises Mass Pardons to Staff Before Leaving Office - WSJ Proposed Amendment: Congress Can Nullify Presidential Pardons. (119_HJRES_135) US edges closer to popular vote deciding winner of presidential elections | US politics | The Guardian Trump Says Israel And Lebanon’s Leaders Will Speak, Hegseth Gives Iran War Update: Live Updates | HuffPost Latest News ‘It’s absolutely wrong’: Vietnam vet sues to stop construction of ‘vain’ Trump arch in DC USPS suspends contributions to employee pensions after warning of "cash crisis" - CBS News Is Operation Epic Fury Illegal? Legal Experts Warn Donald Trump Could Face War Crime Violations | IBTimes UK Trump Fires Judges Who Blocked Deportations of Student Activists Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi — “[The Trump administration is eroding] the concept of procedural due process, the idea that you get to have a hearing in the United States…” : r/law Trump Mostly Fired Black Agency Officials, New Lawsuit Says Trump says he’ll fire Powell next month if he stays in his role at the Fed | CNN Business ICE is now flagging people that protest…

People in this episode

Hosts: Kory, Kellan

Topics covered

• US politics
• Trump administration
• voting rights
• legal issues
• immigration enforcement
• freedom of speech

Keywords

• Trump
• elections
• pardon
• ICE
• freedom of speech
• voting machines
• legal experts
• Vietnam vet
• Palantir
• USPS

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USPS, HuffPost, CBS News, IBTimes UK, CNN Business, Palantir

Places: DC

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