Alternate Title: Biden Fumbled the Bag

The boys yap about Biden getting lil bro'd by Trump (on TikTok and the ceasefire), the Democrats in Congress collaborating with fascists, and the insanity of Trump’s cabinet. As always, if you enjoyed the episode, check out the Patreon for early access to episodes, follow us on our other social media, and leave a 5-star review on Apple! 

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Pam Bondi & Trump University - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/us/politics/pam-bondi-trump-university.html 

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2025/01/15/pam-bondis-lobbying-big-corporations-explained/

Chris Wright - https://www.npr.org/2025/01/16/nx-s1-5260684/secretary-of-energy-hearings-chris-wright 

Scott Bessent - 

https://www.warnock.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/watch-senator-reverend-warnock-grills-treasury-secretary-nominees-commitment-to-tax-cuts-for-nations-wealthiest-while-working-class-struggles/

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/16/nx-s1-5262458/trump-cabinet-picks-scott-bessent-confirmation-hearing

Linda McMahon - 

https://apnews.com/article/linda-mcmahon-trump-education-secretary-wwe-613016d0c164b89765af761404cbb123

https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/top-three-reasons-linda-mcmahon-should-not-be-secretary-education

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/20/mcmahon-trump-education-degree/

Trans sports bill in the U.S. House - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/us/politics/house-trans-athletes.html 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-passes-bill-ban-transgender-student-athletes-womens-sports-rcna187703 

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/28/text 

Laken Riley act - 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/17/politics/laken-riley-act-senate-key-vote/index.html

Israel-Gaza ceasefire, hostage exchanges begin - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-hamas-ceasefire-hostage-release-gaza-war-takes-effect/ 

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/19/g-s1-43565/gaza-ceasefire-begins-after-delay

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-hamas-ceasefire-war-palestinians-01-17-25

Washington post endorsements - 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2025/trump-nominees-confirmation-hearings-editorial-board/

https://newrepublic.com/post/190180/donald-trump-nominees-support-washington-post-editorial-board

Immigration crackdown - 

​​https://www.npr.org/2025/01/18/nx-s1-5266892/immigration-raid-chicago-trump

Tuberville LA wildfire conditioning aid  - 

https://newrepublic.com/post/190187/republicans-tommy-tuberville-los-angeles-fires-aid

The men run through a slate of stories that provide a preview of the next four years. Included are Congress attempting to pass Trump's agenda, Trump wanting to invade Greenland and do imperialism, an Idaho Republican wanting to ban gay marriage, the California wildfires and the conspiracies surrounding them, and the abysmal Laken Riley Act. If you enjoy the show make sure to check us out on Patreon for early access to episodes and other perks, and, now that Tiktok is most likely gone, make sure to follow us on our other socials!

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Trump’s one “big, beautiful bill” - https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-position-funding-agenda-shifts-beautiful-bill/story?id=117380436 

Trump wants Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal - 

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/11/nx-s1-5253910/donald-trump-greenland-panama-canal-canada 

https://apnews.com/article/canada-trump-us-state-131dcff58a8f56116765f160d9f35460 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qByPI6pbjfI 

Meta TOS changes -  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna186700 

Idaho wants to overturn gay marriage - https://www.newsweek.com/idaho-same-sex-marriage-measure-2012655 

California wildfires - https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/wildfires/california-wildfires-what-know-cause-maps-palisades-eaton-los-angeles-rcna187289

Insane takes on the LA wildfires - https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1877025171241918702 

Laken Riley Act - 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-laken-riley-act-vote-illegal-immigration-rcna186775

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/senate-advances-laken-riley-act-on-detaining-undocumented-immigrants-accused-of-some-crimes

https://time.com/7205925/laken-riley-act/

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/12/politics/laken-riley-immigration-enforcement-lawsuits/index.html

Immigration law: dealing with immigrants who are accused of crimes - 

https://litwaklawgroup.com/the-consequences-of-being-charged-with-a-crime-as-a-non-citizen/

https://citizenpath.com/removal-proceedings-explained/

https://www.ice.gov/immigration-detainers

Abandoning DEI -

​​https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/01/11/amazon-quietly-rolls-back-dei-programs-after-evaluating-effectiveness/

The boys swim against the tide and once again stand as the only people who support immigrants. Also, they cover recent acts of terror on US soil, talk about Congress news, and run through some notable anti-trans laws in Ohio. If you enjoy the show make sure to check out the Patreon for early access to episodes, and don't forget to follow us on our other social media and leave a 5-star review on Apple!

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Presidential Citizen’s Medal / Medal of Freedom Recipients - https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2025/01/02/president-biden-announces-recipients-of-the-presidential-citizens-medal/ 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2025/01/04/president-biden-announces-recipients-of-the-presidential-medal-of-freedom-3/ 

H1B visas research - https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/h1b-visa-program-fact-sheet 

H1B visa discourse - https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2024/12/30/the-heated-debate-over-h-1b-visas-understanding-both-sides/ 

https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-we-need-major-reforms-in-the-h-1b-program/ 

New Orleans attack - https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/01/us/shamsud-din-jabbar-suspect-new-orleans-attack/index.html 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-orleans-attack-transmitter-explosive-devices-fire-airbnb-fbi-rcna186223 

Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion - 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/02/us/matthew-alan-livelsberger-vegas-cybertruck-explosion/index.html 

Ohio anti trans legislation -

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/01/24/ohio-senate-overrides-dewine-vetoes-on-trans-youth-gender-affirming-care-and-local-tobacco-bans/

Gerry Connolly - 

https://newrepublic.com/post/189757/74-year-old-democrat-connolly-defense-race-aoc

 Elon Musk endorses the far right in Germany - https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-why-elon-musk-is-promoting-the-far-right-afd/a-71186763

Johnson wins speakership - 

https://apnews.com/article/mike-johnson-speaker-vote-house-freedom-caucus-be61b59070a468862119799e847ae8d8

Schumer backs Wikler - 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/02/schumer-wikler-dnc-chair-00196199

https://www.commondreams.org/news/candidates-for-dnc

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The boys gather to celebrate the end of a terrible year with the third annual HITO Award Show.

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 IT'S A HITO CHRISTMAS!! This year Santa brought all of HITO’s loyal listeners the gift of Elon Musk's shadow presidency, the Gerontocracy, strikes at Amazon, and an anti-immigration local news BANGER. If you enjoyed this special HITO Christmas Mass give tithe on Patreon for early access to episodes and don't forget to also follow us on our other socials!

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Government shutdown averted - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-congress-trump-elon-musk/ 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/19/media/elon-musk-political-spending-bill-shutdown/index.html 

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/inside-congress/2024/12/18/what-elon-got-wrong-about-the-cr-00195226 

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/gop-bill-funding-pediatric-cancer-research-was-cast-rcna185021 

https://apnews.com/article/trump-government-shutdown-deadline-speaker-johnson-budget-da117337aa0c0adab34a5626bb5816af 

AOC loses Oversight Committee bid to Gerry Connolley - https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/17/connollys-aoc-house-democrats-generational-change-00194932 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/gerry-connolly-beats-aoc-key-vote-oversight-ranking-member-rcna184427 

Amazon drivers on strike - https://apnews.com/article/amazon-workers-strike-teamsters-packages-39b86c286d67219e42309566f3975cba 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/21/business/teamsters-amazon-strike/index.html 

Oregon letter to snitch on immigrants -

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/21/us/oregon-immigrant-tracking-letters/index.html

https://www.yahoo.com/news/lincoln-county-deputies-respond-harmful-193452574.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAL7Cj29m12lChIgurpw1mHyEkfrNv6DulXpf7Ua4e8XEFMKzEnviOvTZXKFf-3QRSr7NKfbahnMhISoHNoU3ZxT_83kTNVpIiDDt96ypvB3krpOjspyydk6Cakh_BpxJQyKypOEt4Opght5a40rX1k_gkQvOEMlgWDLuPjIwhCd4

Illegal immigrants do not raise housing prices -

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/18/nx-s1-5138059/examining-how-undocumented-migrants-are-affecting-housing-prices

Oregon immigration, know your rights - 

https://www.doj.state.or.us/oregon-department-of-justice/civil-rights/sanctuary-promise/community-toolkit/

The boys sit down with video essayist André Dutra to discuss where Democrats went wrong in 2024, various bits of Presidential history, what we can do to produce a solid left-populist candidate for 2028 that doesn’t abandon marginalized groups, and more. 

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The men discuss a diabolical wave of clemencies from Biden, Trump admitting he can't make good on his economic promises, and Republican attempts to gut trans healthcare nationwide. Make sure to follow us on ALL social media before TikTok is gone for good!!!

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Seen on this episode:

Trump’s Time Magazine Interview - https://time.com/7201565/person-of-the-year-2024-donald-trump-transcript/ 

Republicans aim to cut federal funding for trans healthcare - https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-trans-health-care-republicans-democrats-1235198473/ 

SCOTUS still considering the Tennessee ban on gender affirming care for minors - https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/protests-supreme-court-capture-growing-fears-transgender-americans/story?id=116492000

Biden grants pardons/clemency - 

https://apnews.com/article/biden-pardons-clemency-544db0fcde540b5f56b202e0a4256a57#

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/bidens-clemency-pardon-list-includes-former-elected-official-lawyers-m-rcna184032

Polio & RFK Jr. - 

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5040181-mcconnell-polio-vaccine-kennedy-disinformation/

ABC defamation - 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/14/politics/trump-abc-news-defamation-lawsuit-settle/index.html

The boys congregate to talk about the continuing spiral of drama surrounding Trump’s cabinet picks, Biden’s pardons, a litany of anti trans legislation in the Texas state legislature, and how nothing ever happens on the world stage (except in Syria). Make sure to support the show on Patreon and follow us on all social media!

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Pete Hegseth getting obliterated in the media - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/-back-embattled-hegseth-says-trump-told-keep-fighting-rcna182855 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/us/politics/pete-hegseth-mother-email.html https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/pete-hegseths-drinking-worried-colleagues-fox-news-sources-tell-nbc-ne-rcna181471 

Kash Patel is a freak - https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/kash-patel-fbi-director-trump-1235188073/ 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/kash-patel-once-said-come-220912264.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMl_ZHYCBl2NqNijuDX49oiPy5QwkoSSh9TbfBDX2TOj__Za3FcYl3_VvuSwiancjmxFv7zNDP7bffZ0B783xViWJnXxhBiE0gabJhWhNPPM8o77iw-jGyzriMaweW3BGamf_sifs7JfkoLn3a1cPDUHj_O9xqq8ebUM9bPgo_mc 

Biden considers preemptive pardons - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-weighs-preemptive-pardons-targets-trumps-retribution-rcna183163 

Texas anti trans laws  - 

https://www.advocate.com/news/texas-republicans-file-anti-trans-bills

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/23/odessa-texas-transgender-bathroom-ban/

Stats debunking the myth that trans people are dangerous in bathrooms - 

https://juliaserano.medium.com/transgender-people-bathrooms-and-sexual-predators-what-the-data-say-2f31ae2a7c06

The HITO boys gather to diminish and shame the people who ran the Harris campaign after the interview with Pod Save America, deconstruct Trump's tariff plan, discuss razor wire at the Texas Border, and talk about the Hezbollah Israel ceasefire. Make sure to support the show on Patreon and follow us on social media!

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Kamala Harris campaign team finally talks - https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/26/politics/harris-campaign-pod-save-america/index.html 

David Plouffe bio - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Plouffe 

Jen O’Malley Dillon bio - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jen_O%27Malley_Dillon 

Trump calls for blanket 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada - https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/25/politics/trump-tariffs-mexico-canada-china/index.html 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-mexico-president-sheinbaum-immigration-rcna182119

CATO Institute data on drug trafficking - https://www.cato.org/blog/us-citizens-were-89-convicted-fentanyl-traffickers-2022 

President of Mexico responds to tariffs - https://meidasnews.com/news/mexicos-president-promises-retaliatory-tariffs-on-u-s 

Rep Derrick Van Orden on deportation and tariffs - https://www.foxnews.com/media/gop-lawmaker-says-paying-more-guacamole-worthy-price-keep-fentanyl-out-our-border 

Razor wire deemed legal -

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-has-spent-millions-placing-razor-wire-along-border-working

https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-lebanon-hezbollah-11-26-2024-aa165645d900a3d681ad127e05b0c561

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/27/texas-border-lawsuit-razor-wire-fence/

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/27/g-s1-36115/texas-razor-wire-mexico-border

Lebanese ceasefire -

https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-lebanon-hezbollah-11-26-2024-aa165645d900a3d681ad127e05b0c561

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/26/middleeast/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-ceasefire-explainer-intl-latam/index.html

Ceasefire in trouble -  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-hezbollah-ceasefire-claims-of-violations-on-day-2-war-hamas-gaza/

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-tank-fires-3-south-lebanese-towns-lebanese-security-sources-media-say-2024-11-28/

On the first episode of People of Interest, the boys sit down with Donovan, a long-time member of the HITO community specializing in international security to talk about what the world looks like under Trump 2.0. Topics include Trump’s insane cabinet line-up, the Russia-Ukraine war, the genocide in Gaza, and more.