Right Wing Dominates Brazil Elections As Trump Doctrine Spreads FEAT Journalist Paulo Figueiredo
Summary
Crowder discusses the rightward shift in Latin American politics, highlighting the Brazilian election where Flavio Bolsonaro leads Lula, and questions if US funding influenced prior leftist trends. He warns of "Woke 2.0," arguing socialists will subversively push agendas like open borders and censorship through the courts, using the Cornell case as an example. The episode also covers a potential plague outbreak in a Russian lab, noting the government's contradictory statements and the rapid spread of pneumonic plague.
Topics discussed
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Show intro and Iced Coffee Hour promo
Teaser: Woke 2.0, socialism, and Iran
Sponsor: Esteeem others first
Sponsor: American Gangster parody and Kiwi polish
Monster Jam experience and driver commentary
Debate: Sex work as labor and left-wing equivalency
Promo: Iced Coffee Hour and AI plague jokes
Political strategy: Single-issue voters and Woke 2.0
Defining socialism and the 'dignity' platform
Cornell case and Zohran Mamdani's record
Strategy: Hiding wokeness and using courts
Student debt, court packing, and state power
Comparison to Canada/Europe and Marxist welcome
Israel, ICC warrants, and trade-offs
Sponsors: Woke tracks and Calcy prediction market
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News: Russian plague outbreak and rumors
Plague facts, bio-weapon fears, and US response
Plague jokes and Paul Revere anecdote
Paul Revere story and Latin America shift
Brazil election: Bolsonaro Jr vs Lula
USAID funding and Latin American elections
Polls, Lula's unpopularity, and informal poll
Accountability, jailing opposition, and alliances
Interview: Fig8o on Brazil's rightward shift
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