Live Free. Die Fast. Get Digested… slowly. Welcome to “Alligator Alcatraz,” America’s first concentration camp. Plus, Rachel and Aaron explore the future, or not, of Elon Musk’s new “America Party.” Why, exactly, is America stuck with a two-party system? Meteorologists show us how cuts to NOAA and the National Weather Service impact weather disaster warning systems. And Jeffrey Epstein’s client list: What happened to piss off MAGA all over again?

LINKS:

• The Cycle on Subtack: Elon Musk announces a new party
• KXAN-TV (Austin, TX): Head of local weather warnings takes early retirement as NOAA cuts continue
• Oxford Reference: Duverger’s Law
• Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game