Leftist Lens

By Matt and James

Matt and James comment on all the terrible and some of the funny and interesting things that happened in the past week.

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July 07, 2025 Goodbye Medicaid
Republicans passed their budget and we all got a temporary tax cut in order to hide the fact that millions will lose their access to healthcare. Elon is starting a new political party. Devastating floods have hit Texas.
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41min
June 29, 2025 The Name is Mamdani
Mamdani didn't need ranked choice voting to win the Democratic nomination for mayor NY, but ranked choice gave people the confidence to vote for him. Remember that when you are voting in a first past the post election. You can vote for the further left candidate, others will too and they can win.
Meanwhile the Supreme Court has seized all the power of the federal judiciary for itself, and will trump's tariffs go into effect on July 9th.

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June 22, 2025 No New Wars He Said
The No New Wars president predicably started a new war. Why the fuck are there Tech Bros commissioned into the Army? We've reached a new level of insanity. We discuss that and more this week.

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June 16, 2025 Assassination on the Eve of No King's Day
In this episode we address the political assassinations in Minnesota, the No Kings Day Protests, the Fascist military parade, and Israel's attack on Iran.

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40min
June 09, 2025 War on Los Angeles
Trump has sent the military to escalate peaceful protests, Trump and Musk break up, and in true Gestapo fashion, Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces made up charges after finally being brought back from El Salvador.

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44min
June 02, 2025 TACO and MAHA
Wall street had realized Trump is scared of to commit to the tariffs, RFK Jr releases a report, and ICE continues to resemble the Gestapo. We talk about it. If you want to share an opinion with us are tell us to fuck off, you may do so at [email protected].
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59min
May 28, 2025 Reconcile This
The Big Beautiful Bill passed the house and no is being reconciled to the Senate passed version. There's worse things in it than we told you about last week. Harvard v Trump also heats up. Let's talk about it.
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44min
May 19, 2025 SCOTUS: Now With 20% More Fascism
This week we break down the Supreme Court cases that will be decided soon, from deportation rulings to union-busting cases. We also unpack the new Republican budget proposal—because what’s fascism without a side of cruelty to the poor? Plus: MAGA baby bonds, Medicaid work requirements, and a chilling story out of Georgia that proves the war on bodily autonomy is far from over.

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May 12, 2025 Civil Liberty Erodes Further
In this episode we talk about the potential suspension of Habeas Corpus, two recent incidents involving ICE: the arrest of the mayor of Newark, NJ and the brave citizens of Worcester, MA that tried to prevent an ICE kidnapping.
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May 08, 2025 100 Days of Insanity
It's been 100 days since trump took office. We share the lowlights of his tenure. Also we have to talk about Fetterman and the crazy stuff maga said this week.
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FAQs about Leftist Lens:

How many episodes does Leftist Lens have?

The podcast currently has 80 episodes available.