This week Rachel and Aaron discuss the Trump Administration’s reaction to Charlie Kirk’s death, his martyrdom, and what’s next on the march into authoritarianism. Plus, a trip to the front lines of Trump’s tariffs: rural America. Why are farmers feeling the pinch first? And Trump crosses a thin red line by ordering the U.S. Department of Justice to target his political enemies, facts be damned.

LINKS:

• Substack - The Cycle: From Goebbels to Google: Same Shit, Different Century
• Truth Social: Trump says opponents are “guilty as hell” – without evidence
• Hot Mic: “Our brand is in crisis”
• Imperial March in Washington, DC
• Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game