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On Saturday, Trump would like nothing more than images from Los Angeles of tear gas and balaclava-clad anarchists throwing bottles at Marines to complement video of himself in the stands at his military parade, saluting the troops amid a field of flags. That's part of the reason why he chose LA to federalize the Guardâhome to numerous adversaries who willingly take his bait. And while tanks are going to roll through DC, wrecking its streets for the big birthday boy, Israel is going after Iran like it went after Hezbollah. Meanwhile, Kristi Noem handled the Padilla incident like a little fascist, and it only just occurred to Trump how the deportations will affect farms and hotels. Plus, a "Les Miz" correction, a 'Godfather' goof, and fighting words over The Beach Boys v. Lou Reed.
Tom Nichols joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.
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Why Trump deployed troops to LA
Tom's late night piece on Israel's attack on Iran
Tom's "Silence of the Generals" piece
The baptism scene in The Godfather
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Trump is outright fabricating a justification for sending Guard troops into Los Angeles, and his directive is not limited only to LA. So, if someone acts violent during a 'No Kings' protest on Saturday somewhere in America, would he deploy the National Guard there too? The potential chilling effect on our First Amendment rights to protest is enormous. Plus, masks are liberating ICE agents to act with impunity, Kash is a thin-skinned beta cuck, and the new self-appointed chair of the Kennedy Center was greeted with a mix of boos and cheers on the opening night performance of "Les Miz."
Andrew Weissmann joins Tim Miller.
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Boos and cheers for Trump at the opening night performance of Les Misérables
If you suddenly need to listen to "Do You Hear the People Sing?"
Andrew's pod, "Main Justice"
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Trump keeps wrapping himself in the American flag while while behaving in a very anti-American wayâlike threatening to shut down protests at his $45 million birthday parade or giving a highly partisan speech in front of soldiers in violation of military policy. And as the haphazardly deployed Marines join federalized Guard troops in LA, Trump seems hellbent on escalating his feud with Gavin Newsomâand the giant blue state that rejects him. Plus, Putin looks to gain an advantage in Ukraine while America is distracted, and Tulsi may have disclosed state secrets to the entire world.
Gen. Mark Hertling joins Tim Miller.
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Sam and Tim on Tulsi's creepy nuclear war video
Part One of the 'Behind the Bastards' Pod on Robert E. Lee
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Where is Obama? Where is George W. Bush? A Marine battalion and the National Guard have been deployed in response to a spark Trump set off by sweeping up people who aren't doing anything illegal besides being present here. And the administration may ramp up the tension if it uses the military for domestic law enforcement purposes. At least Gavin is finally angry. Plus, MAGA is built around conspiracists and conspiracy theories, so RFK Jr can do what he wants with vaccines because he's only making doctors and public health experts madâconstituents Trump couldn't care less about.
Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.
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Bill's 'Bulwark on Sunday' interview with Adrian
Focus Group Pod on the Dem primary for governor in NJ
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Trump and Stephen Miller wanted a backlash against the immigration raids, because even they know that humans will respond when the federal government is snatching people off the street. But the tenor of modern protests is not going to be like the Civil Rights Movement, because activists back then were trained to suppress their natural inclination to defend themselves. Plus, the key role of culture in politics, Dems have to show that the state does good things, and it's the 10th anniversary of Ta-Nehisi's landmark book, âBetween the World and Me.â
And in a special bonus segment from our live show last Friday, Tim interviews Andry's lawyer and explains why he's been so moved by the case to free Andry from CECOT.
Ta-Nehisi Coates and attorney Lindsay Toczylowski join Tim Miller.
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"Between the World and Me," out in paperback next week
Ta-Nehisi's interview with Obama in Oct. 2016
Last Friday's full "Free Andry" live show
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Elon went nuclear, accusing Trump of being a pedo, taking credit for his election victory, and calling for his impeachment. Trump in return may try to destroy Musk's businesses, or worse. While the public feud is entertainingâThursday was one of the best days for Twitter and Steve Bannonâtheir meltdown is also frightening. It shows that we are at the mercy of two emotionally unstable men who can blackmail each other. Of course, Republicans and Fox desperately want the clash to end, because for starters, it could complicate the passage of a tax and spending bill that only Stephen Miller can love. Plus, JD is still a wimp, and Howard Lutnick is still a fool.
Sam Stein joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.
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Action for Andry: Protest at SCOTUS at 5pm FridayTim's playlist -
Trump's and Musk's very public breakup may be amusing, but don't lose sight of the fact that DOGE was a failureâdespite what the manosphere says. Elon's ego trip found no fraud and cut only a minor amount of spending. But those cuts are meaningfully hurting the global poor as well as scientific research at home. And now, Republicans are trying the same kind of DOGE sleight of hand on their spending bill, largely under the radar. Meanwhile, Megan McCain is getting in on the snake-oil gravy train, and the Epstein conspiracists may have it backwards. Plus, a deep dive into how Dems can win red states, fight the culture wars, and show how they're looking out for the little guy.
Matt Yglesias joins Tim Miller.
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Action for Andry: Protest at SCOTUS at 5pm Friday, followed by Free Andry live show
Matt on the failure of DOGE
Lauren on the Dems weighing a high-risk plan to win the Senate
Matt's piece from April on the Dem plan to win the Senate
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The lovelorn TACO trader has been hanging by the phone at 2am hoping China's Xi will call him to make a tariff deal. But that call is not coming without America paying a very high priceâ because world leaders know that Trump is a feckless, desperate negotiator. Meanwhile, Republicans are blowing off Elon's take-down of the reconciliation bill and prepping to turn themselves into roadkill in the midterms. Plus, Scranton Joe went missing in the White House, and the Dems need to stop listening to the very smart and very sophisticated (202) babies who think sharing the right pronoun is more important than kids actually knowing what a pronoun is.
Rahm Emanuel joins Tim Miller.
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Action for Andry: Protest at SCOTUS at 5pm Friday, followed by Free Andry live show -
Jamie Dimon is spooked about the bond market, business uncertainty about tariffs is dragging the economy, and it seems like no politician will get serious about our nation's debt until it's too late. Meanwhile, Republicans don't even like their own spending bill since they only lie about itâit's just in service of making Trump happy. Plus, Stephen Miller reportedly wants ICE to step up raids at businesses, the immigrant brain drain is bad for America, and the antisemitism coming from the left and right is pretty scary for Jews.
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Mike Johnson and Russ Vought outright lied on camera about the proposed Medicaid cuts and the impact they would have on millions of Americans. Marco Rubio lied about the children who are dying because of USAID cuts. And Joni Ernst is reimagining Christianity to be about Jesus teaching his followers not to care about the sick and the poor because they're going to die anyway. And through it all, Peter Thiel is doing everything in his power not to dieâor even age. But one saving grace is that Ukraine kicked some Russian ass this weekend.
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The Trump administration is trying to exert ideological control over every knowledge-producing institution in the country. And the assault on colleges is not only about having fewer highly-educated voters, but also depriving Americans of trusted sources of informationâmuch in the way Trump in 2020 wanted to stop counting Covid cases so it looked like he had the pandemic under control. Meanwhile, we're getting too much information about Elon's bladder control problems on his way out the door. Plus, The Bulwark's Lauren Egan and Tennessee's Justin Jones on courage, conscience, fighting a party drunk with power, and the future of the South.
The Atlantic's Adam Serwer joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod, with a side serving from our live Nashville show.
show notesAdam's latest piece in The Atlantic, "The New Dark Age"Lawfare's Anna Bower on her search for the administrator of DOGEAdam's book, "The Cruelty Is the Point"The NYT on Elon's intense drug useTim's playlist -
Adam Kinzinger joined Tim on stage in the Windy City Wednesday night to dis Chicken Trump, who's made bitcoin bros, private prisons, his family and friendsâand himselfâthe main winners in his 'TACO' trade economy. Meanwhile, Obama's nuclear deal with Iran may be getting resurrected, and Trump finally seems to realize that Putin is a warmonger. Plus, Dems should put Qatar and El Salvador on notice that there will be a cost for their free gifts in the future, and we are the guys and girls on the white horse who will save this country.
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Our VP used to think his path to power was through the ruling class at Yale Law School. But after 2016, he saw that his route was through Trump, so he swapped one set of elites for another. And now as a lord among the MAGA ruling class, he's embracing his true cruel, lying selfâand railing against the globalists who nitpick about this silly due process thing. Meanwhile, even Elon doesn't like the bankruptcy-threatening reconciliation bill, even if it's larded with kickbacks just for him. Plus, America: stay and fight. And the biggest theft in the history of the presidency is happening every day right before our eyes.
New Mexico congresswoman Melanie Stansbury and The Atlantic's George Packer join Tim Miller.
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George's profile of the VP, "The Talented Mr. Vance"Rep. Stansbury being featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live!George's piece, "Be A Patriot"George on Ross DouthatPlus, tickets for our live show âFree Andryâ on June 6 in DC -
Democrats need vastly more imagination to confront the enormous challenges the country faces politically, economically, and on climate. The party can't just focus on stopping what is happening in Washington. Meanwhile, Trump can't stop insulting the intelligence of the American people, every part of the political spectrum has something to hate about the reconciliation bill, and libertarians need to speak up about a president disappearing people to a foreign black site. Plus, cracking the manosphere, what Biden could've done differently on Covid, and the era of politicians sticking to their talking points is over.
Pete Buttigieg joins join Tim Miller.
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Pete on the âFlagrantâ pod on YouTube or on audioRemaining tickets for the live Bulwark show in Nashville on ThursdayPlus, tickets for our live show âFree Andryâ on June 6 in DC -
Despite our missteps in some of our more recent wars, we were fighting to bring freedom, democracy, and self-governance to others. Now, Trump's mercantilist agenda is showing us what it looks like to not have an American-led world order. And even after Russia's largest aerial assault on Ukraine since the war began, he still won't threaten Putinâonly Zelensky. Meanwhile, just looking at the math alone, the reconciliation bill is alarming.
Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller for a Memorial Day pod.
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Bill's 'Bulwark on Sunday' interview, "A Marine's Case Against MAGA"Will Selber on Trump's betrayal of our Afghan allies -
Public corruption used to be a congressman hiding $90,000 in his freezer. Now, we have a president taking "me time" to rake in $40 million from a Chinese crypto billionaire who was facing fraud charges under POTUS 46. And that's just a drop in the bucket of some of Trump's recent haul. Of course, today's FBI will do nothing about it, and his buddies at the top of the bureau are instead focusing on celebrities who are definitely not Team Trump, or a person who posted a benign beach meme about 47. Meanwhile, the FBI has been ordered to redirect resources to deportations, raising serious questions about whether counterterrorism and counterintelligenceâthe agency's main priorities since 9/11âare being neglected.
James Comey joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.
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Comey's latest book, "FDR Drive"Tim's playlistTim's interview with Karen Hao on her Sam Altman book
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Republicans moved at such lightning speed that even they don't know how many people would lose health insuranceâ or how much they'd be spiking the deficit with their highly risky and big, ugly turd of a bill. And they don't care because they're cosmically committed to stopping the government from making rich people pay for healthcare for people who aren't. Plus, Dem leaders have an age culture problem, environmental groups are stuck in a Ralph Nader time-warp, and the danger of radical politics and supporting Hamas hits home on the streets of DC.
Jonathan Chait joins join Tim Miller.
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Jon's new piece on the House GOP bill (gift)Jonathan Cohn on the proposed Medicaid work requirementsTim and Patrick Gaspard on Trump's lies about South AfricaJon's piece on John Fetterman (gift)Jon on Trump's immoral foreign policy (gift)Douthat interviewing JD Vance*Join Tim, Sarah and Crooked's Jon Lovett for a FREE ANDRY live show and fundraiser June 6 -
On deportations and on foreign policy, the Trump administration is swapping out American values and violating everything the U.S. has stood for in exchange for kleptocracy and transactionalism with the world's worst tyrants. But at the same time, Trump can't even seem to grasp that Putin has been waging war for decades to accomplish his goals and is not interested in cutting a deal to end the bloodshed in Ukraine. Plus, the very dim appointees running our federal agencies, Elon and Marco are now trying to deny they cut food aid, and the unwelcome honorific of being a Trump historian.
Susan Glasser joins join Tim Miller.
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Susan on Trump's plane envyThe Playboy interviewThe president of Finland on a golf course with Trump -
One day Trump sounds like Bernie promising the government will provide for everything. Then the next, he's like Paul Ryan the belt-tightener, prepping for austerity. And Code Pink was the order of the day when Mr. Tough Guy was in Saudi Arabiaâattacking the foreign policy of the United States in the land of the 9/11 hijackers. Plus, Trump's SCOTUS appointees show some spine, Marco is truly pathetic, the big, insane reconciliation bill would gut Medicaid and hurt MAGA voters even if Trump denies it, and the DOJ investigates the hiring practices of Chicago's mayor.
David French joins join Tim Miller.
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David's podcast, "Advisory Opinions"Palestinians marching against Hamas in Gaza on Monday
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No, the Trump administration is not focused on the forgotten man or bringing industrial jobs back. Instead, the real estate developer is handing out threats left and rightâfresh off his Middle East trip, where he scored numerous deals with Islamofascists for himself, his family, and his cronies. And no matter what he says, the 'Palace in the Sky' is for him, once taxpayers pony up all the funds for retrofitting. Meanwhile, House Republicans are attempting to ram through their reconciliation billâwhich is a huge debt bomb and is a big reason why Moody's downgraded the credit rating of the United States. Plus, Biden's cancer diagnosis, Epstein's 'absolutely crystal-clear' suicide, Trump proves Springsteen's point, and the administration gladly takes some of Mexico's worst.
Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.
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Jonathan Cohn on the reconciliation bill's Medicaid cutsEl Chapo's ex-wife and extended family at the US Southern borderSpringsteen in Manchester commenting on the current administration - Laat meer zien
