About this episode

The episode discusses recent political events including Trump's endorsements, voting rights campaigns, and the implications of insurrection funding.

Today's Headlines: Thomas Massie lost his primary to Trump-backed Ed Gallrein, and Trump followed up by endorsing Ken Paxton over sitting Senator John Cornyn in Texas — picking the very crazy over the more traditional crazy, as is on-brand. Speaking of people who can't stop themselves, Trump demanded a DOJ investigation into Maryland's mail-in ballots over a completely routine reissuing error, because Maryland didn't vote for him and apparently that requires a federal explanation. On organized resistance, the NAACP launched an "Out of Bounds" campaign urging Black athletes to withhold support from college sports programs in states eliminating Black voting representation — a direct hit on the south's most lucrative programs, which should get their attention. Turning to the grift of the week, Trump's $1.776 billion "Antiweaponization Fund" keeps getting worse, with acting AG Todd Blanche confirming January 6th insurrectionists "wouldn't be excluded" from filing claims, P. Diddy's publicist already exploring eligibility, and the whole thing requiring only 2 out of 5 board members to approve any claim with zero fraud recourse — so that's airtight. On the war front, the Senate's war…

People in this episode

Host: Betches Media

Topics covered

• Trump's endorsements
• voting rights
• political campaigns
• insurrection funding
• global oil supply
• NAACP campaign

Keywords

• Trump
• NAACP
• voting rights
• insurrection
• politics
• oil supply
• campaigns

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NAACP, International Energy Agency

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