Executive Disorder: Trump Bans the “Free Press,” Palestinian National Council Elections, ICE Shooting, Canadian Neoliberalism
Summary
This episode covers Senator Tuberville’s controversial remarks on airline workers, the Trump administration’s push to delist wolves, and genocidal rhetoric at the UN. It also details the DOJ’s unconstitutional ban on handgun sales to young adults and a ProPublica investigation into a bribery scheme involving Senator Collins. Finally, the hosts discuss the UK’s attacks on RNLI lifeboats, the manipulation of Palestinian elections, and an ICE agent shooting a Venezuelan migrant in Texas.
Topics discussed
Sponsors and podcast introductions
Show intro and small news items
Military purges, refugee policy, and healthcare cuts
Wolf conservation politics and RNLI lifeboats
Sponsor breaks
Trump's UN speech and Palestinian political maneuvering
Palestine-related campus protests and legal cases
ICE shooting, detention conditions, and CBP One
Sponsor breaks
Trump's press pool ban and media reactions
Paramount-Warner Bros merger and Saudi ownership
Canada's EU associate membership and trade talks
Canadian environmental and labor legislation
Outro and book recommendation
Closing sponsor reads
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