About this episode

The episode discusses various current events related to fascism, voting rights, and civil liberties.

Sources: Judge Tells RFK Jr. to Stop Using Fake AI Studies on Teen Pregnancy | The New Republic Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Stanford Students Who Criticized Israel - The New York Times The U.S. Has Killed 227 Civilians in Boat Strikes During “A Year of Murders” IRS Softens on Businesses in Wake of Agency Worker Exodus Wyoming judge weighs transgender woman’s self-defense | Advocate.com The Trump Administration is Now Claiming That Being a Trans Ally Makes You More Violent. Yes, Really. James Talarico: "Nothing terrifies them more, than people who show up to vote. .. Wyoming Governor Objects to ‘Very Odd’ D.O.J. Election Monitoring - The New York Times ICE Plans to Pay $5 Million to Create National Voting Database | WIRED DHS chief says ICE could make arrests at polling places — ignoring federal ban on armed agents at voting sites - Democracy Docket Mail voting live updates: Judge weighs fate of Trump’s anti-voting executive order - Democracy Docket ICE owes millions to hospitals and detainees can't get treatment ICE holds man with stage 4 cancer in detention despite permanent US residency | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) | The Guardian 'Who is Profiting…

People in this episode

Hosts: Kory, Kellan

Topics covered

• Fascism
• Voting Rights
• Transgender Issues
• Civil Rights
• Government Accountability
• AI in Media

Keywords

• Fascism
• Voting Rights
• Transgender Issues
• ICE
• Civil Rights
• AI Studies
• Trump Administration
• DHS
• James Talarico

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The New Republic, The New York Times, Advocate.com, WIRED, Democracy Docket, ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement), The Guardian, DHS

Places: Wyoming, Texas

More episodes of Breaking Down: Collapse

• Daily Episode 237 - Is there a point to it all? · September 9, 2026 · 25 min
• Daily Episode 236 - Renewables have made big strides: Can they save us now? · September 8, 2026 · 22 min
• Daily Episode 235 - +1.5C is Dead · September 7, 2026 · 19 min
• Daily Episode 233 - Collapse and the US Military · September 3, 2026 · 23 min
• Daily Episode 232 - The US is a Mess · September 2, 2026 · 21 min
• Daily Episode 231 - Nepal's Disaster made more likely by Climate Change · September 1, 2026 · 17 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Breaking Down: Collapse podcast page.