What Does Peak Fascism Look Like?
Summary
Hosts Leah Littman and Somal Trivedi discuss the DOJ’s deployment of election monitors, third-country removals, and Disney’s First Amendment lawsuit against the FCC. They analyze Texas’s refusal to extradite an ICE agent, Attorney General Todd Blanche’s Hatch Act violations, and Supreme Court justices’ financial conflicts with oil interests. The episode concludes with the Court’s pending decision on the White House ballroom construction.
Topics discussed
Intro: Christian nationalism and separation of church and state
Episode overview: Legal news, games, and favorite things
Election monitoring and combating fascist tactics
Supreme Court shadow docket and third-country removals
Legal stakes of jurisdiction and third-country agreements
Lawsuit against Trump for retaliatory motive and FCC comments
Strict Scrutiny CLE course promotion
Texas vs Minnesota extradition battle and federalism issues
Firing of public servants and the blue slip tradition
Favorite things: Clothing and Z-Biotics ad
Attorney General's illegal campaign rally appearance
Supreme Court corruption: Alito, Thomas, and Big Oil
Border wall injunction and national security arguments
Christian nationalism: Subpoenas, Ten Commandments, and hate speech
Natalie Harp controversy and Trump's inner circle
Back to school, Sundays for Dogs, and OS1 SPF ads
Interview: James Wilson's life, education, and wealth
Wilson's influence on the Declaration and Constitution
3 Day Blinds advertisement
Wilson's contradictions: Slavery, land speculation, and equality
Wilson's legacy, death, and views on modern politics
Outro and credits
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