Today it’s a classic Fireside chat. Rik and Jon chop it up over some shop talk, Jon goes off on a rant about the Bush family (shocker, we know), Rik reads a book about Hitler, and Jon serves up some hot takes. Come for the laughs and knowledge, stick around for the chaos.

As requested by Rik, here are

“Jon’s Top 5 Books that Radicalized Me Into The Disenfranchised Leftist I Am Today”

Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil by Michael C. Rupert

Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, the Powerful Forces That Put It in the White House, and What Their Influence Means for America by Russ Baker

The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and Its Geostrategic Imperatives by Zbigniew Brzezinski

I Lost My Love in Baghdad: A Modern War Story by Michael Hastings

Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner

Show Notes:

Spanish-American War | HISTORY

Operation Paperclip | Jewish Virtual Library

In Cold War, U.S. Spy Agencies Used 1,000 Nazis | The New York Times

A US Coast Guard patrol unexpectedly encountered Chinese warships near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands | Artic Today

When The CIA Recruited Nazis To Fight The Cold War | Nazis In The CIA | Timeline

George H.W. Bush, American War Criminal | The Intercept

Truth, War and Consequences (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

What if Russia invaded the Baltics? | CaspianReport

Interview: San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin on Surge in Looting, Smash-and-Grab Robberie | KPIX SF Bay Area

The Baltic Tragedy - Nazi and Soviet occupation in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania | Youtube