Part 1:
We talk with Attorney Joe Jaworski to talk Texas politics, JoeJaworski, grandson of Leon a third generation Texan and a former council member, mayor pro tem and mayor of Galveston, Texas, owns The Jaworski Law Firm
We discuss the chaos caused by Trump's tariff actions, and how this has affected Texas. The business community is cautious about criticizing the actions, but still worried about the effects. Texas is the largest single state to export, mostly energy in the form of refined oil and related products.
We learn that Ken Paxton, the Atty General, is running against long-time Senator John Cornyn. This is characterized as "Con man vs. Anti-Trump" .It will be an expensive race, both for the primary, and final race against a Democrat. The primary is open to all voters. The runoff period is 75 days long.
There is also a candidate for Attorney General of Texas, to replace Paxton. That person is Elon Musk's attorney.
Part 2:
We talk with Bill Curry and Laura Jedeed.
Bill Currywas a Connecticut state senator, comptroller and two time Democratic nominee for governor who served as Counselor to the President in the Clinton White House. He has written for Salon, the Daily Beast, the Huffington Post and the Hartford Courant and has provided commentary on National Public Radio, MSNBC and many other news outlets.
Laura Jedeed is a freelance journalist who primarily focuses on the American conservative movement. Her bylines include The New Republic, Rolling Stone, and Politico, and you can find her newsletter at BannedInYourState.com
We discuss the massive "Hands Off" rallies that were held last weekend. Several million people marched through streets across the country. Unfortunately, the media had relatively little reporting, and grossly underestimated the numbers of participants.
The participants came from many different backgrounds, and many older people participated.
The ICE chief suggested that deportations could be more efficient if the Amazon model could be used. the inhumanity of this approach seems attractive to the administration.
The Burger King voucher for Israeli troops in Gaza.
Revenge porn for the far Right? 

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Part 1:
We talk with Henry Grabar, Staff Writer at Slate.
We discuss the Canadian government's plan to increase housing buildup in Canada, including changes to local regulations to allow different kinds of housing builds. This would include zoning changes, increased use of modular construction, and pre-fab construction. Additionally, they plan to decrease borrowing costs. The Liberals are up in the polls, and popular sentiment in Canada is against the Trump policies and tariffs.

Part 2:
We talk with Frank Bowman a law professor and former federal and state prosecutor.He is the author of the bookHigh Crimes and Misdemeanors: A History of Impeachment for the Age of Trump (2nd ed.).His new book on the presidential pardon power will be published by Cambridge University Press in 2025.
The Biggest Political Scandal of Trumps Term Has Gone Completely Ignoredin the Media. We specifically discuss the pardons and commutations enacted by Trump. They seem designed to send the signa that any business will not be discouraged, no matter how shady, no matter how dishonest. The government of Trump will not prosecute even egregious violation of laws. 

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Part 1:
We talk with Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Senior Writer.
We discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling on the legality of Trump's mass deportations, and the rationale, the 'Alien Enemies Act of 1798'. We discuss how this Act does not apply. We also discuss the ramifications of such a rationale. These would also apply to citizens, if Trump chooses, which he has already signaled that he would. Deportation to a foreign country, even by 'mistake' could be a danger to anyone in the US.

Part 2:
We talk with Dave Levinthal, a Washington, D.C.-based investigative journalist reporting on politics, government, money, ethics and the law. Dave contributes to Rolling Stone, Business Insider, Daily Beast, NOTUS, Politico, The Ankler & CenterClip.
We discuss the Patriotic Millionaires, and their proposal for the future of the US, as described in their document, "2050 Agenda".
We discuss the influence of the 'tech bros' and how it can be countered by the various proposals in the Patriotic Millionaires document dealing with money issues.  

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Part 1:
We talk with John Nichols, a national affairs correspondent forThe Nation. He has written, cowritten, or edited over a dozen books on topics ranging from histories of American socialism and the Democratic Party to analyses of US and global media systems. His latest, cowritten with Senator Bernie Sanders, is theNew York TimesbestsellerIt's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism.'

We discuss the large protest demonstrations, themed "Hands Off" against the Trump policies. The federal government is dysfunctional, and the US cannot afford this.

Part 2:
We talk with Congressman Ro Khanna, who represents California's 17th Congressional District, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, and is serving his fourth term.
Rep. Khanna serves on the House Armed Services Committee as ranking member of the Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems (CITI), as co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, a member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, and on the Oversight and Accountability Committee, where he previously chaired the Environmental Subcommittee.
We discuss what Congress and voters should be doing NOW, in the crisis in the US. His recommendations are to 1) raise the minimum wage, 2) expand Medicare and Medicaid, and 3) tax rich people more. 

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We discuss the actions taken by the administration, where real issues are ignored, but others are used to shock and intimidate people and institutions.
A recession is coming, due to the policies enacted. The state services that help people survive are being dismantled. We may be looking at a 'depression' rather than 'recession'. Climate change is the existential danger that threatens us all.
Large law firms, universities, and others are bowing before this destructive administration. What ca/should be done? Who will do it?

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Part 1:
We talk with Harvey Kronberg, publisher of the Texas based Qorum Report.
We discuss Texas reactions to Musk in Wisconsin, and how Musk has inserted himself in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
We discuss the Texas legislature, and Musk's influence in Texas. His company is the second largest employer in Austin.
We also talk about hoe Texas farmers will be affected by tariffs. There are also 1800 auto assembly lines in Texas that are dependent on just-in-time parts from Mexico. There has been a $5 billion NIH cut to Texas agencies. We talk about school vouchers in Texas, and how this will affect local property tax rates. Texas has a constitutional prohibition against income tax. The increased spending will affect other taxes.
Part 2:
We talk with Bill Curry and Timothy Noah. Bill Curry was a Connecticut state senator, comptroller and two time Democratic nominee for governor who served as Counselor to the President in the Clinton White House. He has written for Salon, the Daily Beast, the Huffington Post and the Hartford Courant and has provided commentary on National Public Radio, MSNBC and many other news outlets.

Timothy Robert Noah is an American journalist, author, and a staff writer at The New Republic. Previously he was labor policy editor for Politico, a contributing writer atMSNBC.com, a senior editor of The New Republic assigned to write the biweekly "TRB From Washington" column, and a senior writer at Slate, where for a decade he wrote the "Chatterbox" column. In April 2012, Noah published a book, 'The Great Divergence', about income inequality in the United States.

We discuss how everyone is now being hurt by Trump policies. There are no longer guardrails to restrict actions against seniors, federal employees, veterans, children, etc. DOGE is showing people what government actually does, by withdrawing those services and aids. We are experiencing an absolute emergency, and need a good governing coalition of those who will fight against this. 

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Part 1:
We talk with Anders Croy, Communications Director for Florida Watch.
We discuss the recent elections in Florida to replace two members of Congress. The Democratic candidates dis NOT win, but the votes were much lower for the Republican candidates than anticipated. There is a feud between the governor and the legislature in Florida. Property taxes is a point of contention, as are sales taxes. Property insurance rates continue to rise, and some insurance companies have abandoned Florida markets. For residents, property insurance rates are a very important consideration.
Part 2:
We talk with Elizabeth Minnich, earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy from The Graduate Faculty for Political and Social Science of The New School University in New York, who was a Teaching Assistant for Hannah Arendt. She wrote her dissertation on John Dewey, and has continued to work on political and moral implications, roles, responsibilities of education in and for democracy.
We discuss evil, particularly how it permeates society, and how politicians and others use it for their goals. Increasingly, we note that evil is normalized, and the process by which it happens. We talk about 'intensive evil' and 'extensive evil', and how it can be counteracted with 'intensive good', which requires that a large number of people participate in this practice.
 
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Part 1:
We talk with Harold Meyerson, Editor-at-Large, The American Prospect.
We discuss Trump's abrogation of the contractual rights of Federal employees to belong to unions. Unions represent more than one million federal employees. The claim by Trump is that ALL federal employees are subject to rules regarding national security. Now, government employment is dependent on loyalty to Trump, rather than expertise and experience. We discuss the implications for federal agencies and their clients, the people of the US. This is a war against workers.
Part 2:
We talk with Jessica Piper, reporter at Politico.
We discuss the recent presidential election, and the shifts in voting, particularly the shifts among Hispanic voters. We break down how they voted, and the differences between how they voted for Trump, versus how they voted in down-ballot cases.  

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Part 1:
We talk with Megan O'Matz, reporter for ProPublica.
We discuss with her the election for Wisconsin Supreme Court, which has been flooded with money from Musk. The issues for Wisconsin remain important, and they are the protection of abortion in Wisconsin, union rights, and how redistricting will be done.
Part 2:
We talk with Mel Goodman, Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy and a professor of government at Johns Hopkins University. A former CIA analyst, Goodman is the author of "Failure of Intelligence: The Decline and Fall of the CIA" and "National Insecurity: The Cost of American Militarism". and "A Whistleblower at the CIA." His most recent books are "American Carnage: The Wars of Donald Trump" (Opus Publishing, 2019) and "Containing the National Security State" (Opus Publishing, 2021). Goodman is the national security columnist for counterpunch.org.
We discuss the recent scandal of Hegseth and his group using an insecure app to discuss war strategy and operations in real time. We note that this seems almost as a designed distraction from the other actions that are being taken by Trump, such as shutting down various agencies and denying allocated money to programs.
Goodman also discusses the poor intelligence being presented to the Defense Department, through the flawed and slanted "threat assessment" reports. Everything seems to be by 'seat-of-pants' rather than real analysis. "Incompetent liars are in charge." 

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This is a panel discussion.
Topics covered:
- The administration is targeting speech
-The disagreement with Canada is worsening daily, fueled by Trump's accusing Canada for treating the US unfairly.
=People are being kidnapped with no wattants, and being deported, despite the illegality.
-Democratic Party are mostly clueless, and are not taking organized action
-The tole of DOGE continues to grow.
-Powerful law firms are capitulating to Trump, as are powerful universities.
 
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