This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss the ongoing occupation of DC by the National Guard under Trump's orders, leaders of the CDC walk off the job under RFK Jr's nightmarish leadership, redistricting fight continues as Texas proceeds and California answers the call, former Trump national security advisor John Bolton gets his house raided by the FBI in obvious retribution for bad mouthing Donald Trump, Trump and Putin meet and it goes well for Putin, health concerns about the president continue to get louder, apparently America is going straight into communism by buying 10% stake in Intel, and much more!

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• Occupation in DC continues, with now armed national guard
  • Trump promises to expand this to other cities

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• Massive CDC walkout erupts amid internal chaos
• Redistricting goes forward in Texas, California is responding in kind
  • Here comes Maryland
• Former national security advisor, John Bolton has house raided by FBI
• Trump finally got to meet with his Dad
  • Not the best, nor the brightest
• Trump’s health is becoming a glaring issue that the GOP can’t ignore
  • https://bsky.app/profile/carlquintanilla.bsky.social/post/3lxikivtic22k
• I guess the GOP have horshoed around from fascism to communism
• Trump attempts to fire Federal Reserve Governor
  • She responds in the correct manner
• We’re seeing the impact of age-restriction laws already in the US

A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

• CBP is also getting access to police surveillance data

Fast Corruption and Faster Screw-Ups

• Trump’s handpicked IRS chief was fired for actually having a backbone

What’s Dumber, A Brick or A Republican?

• Possibly the dumbest bribery story ever

This week on Look Forward, the guys return (Jay is traveling so mind the audio quality differences) to discuss Dems in Texas and nationwide finally fighting back, gerrymandering is the new national battleground and its long overdue, JB Pritzker throwing his hat in the ring, Gaza is undergoing a genocide and arguments against this fact are completely ridiculous at this point, RFK Jr cuts $500M in funding for mRNA vaccine development based on poor understanding of the science, will blue states be able to protect its citizens from the next infectious diseases?, Trump administration destroying satellites that give them facts they don't like, MTG working overtime to finally get basic things liberals have been saying for years (she still struggles), Utah state senator really working overtime to justify sexual assault on children, DOJ leans on Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator to lie about Trump's involvement, and much more! 

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• Dems are FINALLY ready to fight fire with fire
  • CA and NY talking about gerrymandering the GOP out of fed and state representation
  • TX Dems flee state to deny redistricting quorum; Abbott now talking about trying to remove them from their seats
  • JB Pritzker has entered the chat

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• Gaza is undergoing a genocide and that’s not debateable
• RFK Jr. Cancels $500 Million In Funding For Vaccine Development
• Federalism might save you from infectious disease...at least if you live in a blue state
• This week in Space
  • Destroying satellites because you hate facts
  • Nuclear power ON THE MOOOOOON!

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• What IS HAPPENING TO HER!!!!?
  • First this
  • Then this
• Hey look - the field that should be avoiding AI THE MOST is fucking using it, because we live in the dumbest timeline
• And speaking of AI...

Fast Corruption and Faster Screw-Ups

• Check that guy’s harddrive
• DOJ meets with pedophile, moves her to minimum security prison
• 100% tariffs on silicon and semiconductors...unless you debase yourself in public
• Oh man, I can’t believe the FCC gave this the thumbs up! Who would have imagined?

What’s Dumber, A Brick or A Republican?

• Then STFU!

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss Mehdi Hasan going up against a bunch of far right conservatives, Trump's continued campaign to get you to talk about literally anything but his connections to Jeffrey Epstein, Tulsi Gabbard's gotcha on Obama isn't just another Epstein distraction its also stupid as hell, Stephen Colbert is fired and its obviously political, Trump suffering from extreme fatboy cankle disease, ICE access to IRS information is disturbing, and much more!

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• 20 of Hitler’s Youth forced to wrestle with a Pitbull, Pitbull Wins Easily
• Trump letter to Epstein posted by WSJ, and the administration is SPIRALING
  • Trump suing Murdoch for $100 billion; the weird civil suit double standard that exists
  • Metadata suggests the released Epstein video was likely modified
  • Large Marge might be right
  • FBI worked tirelessly to help cover up Trump’s involvement

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• Tulsi Gabbard is desperate to make you stop talking about Epstein 
  • LOOK! Squirrel!!!!
• Please stop the mean comedian from hurting me!
• From bone spurs to cankles

Fast Corruption and Faster Screw-Ups

• They were on the fence, but the Naziism is what put them over the top
  • But don’t worry, Grok is totally fixed; Elon promised
• The IRS is building a tax database that they plan to share with ICE

What’s Dumber, A Brick or A Republican?

• When you can out-narcissist the FIFA President, that’s a sight to behold
• The party of small government!
• I love Lamp! Where the hell is Jake Tapper!? (video)

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss the flooding in Texas that has unfortunately claimed the lives of over 130 people, the political fallout, implications, and history with the Texas area, Trump talks of ending FEMA in wake of these natural disasters, Jeffrey Epstein's client list is said to not exist according the Trump administration but the cover-up seems to be in full swing, Elon Musk's AI, Grok, gets a upgrade some may have NOT-SEE-N coming, here comes the America party, or whatever, Trump puts a 50% tariff on Brazil definitely non-petty reasons, and much more!

Big Topic

• Flash Floods in Texas kill over 100 people with over 100 more still unaccounted for
  • How did this happen?
  • Noem: “You know states are the ones who handle disaster recovery”

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• Jeffrey Epstein didn’t have a client list and other lies we are meant to believe
  • HMMMMMMM
• Grok was being “too woke”, so Elon...overcorrected
• Fine, I guess we’ll discuss the “America” party

Fast Corruption and Faster Screw-Ups

• Trump levies 50% tariffs on Brazil - one of the few companies we have a trade surplus with! - to try to manipulate Bolsonaro prosecution

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss the Big Beautiful Bill passage and its disastrous impact on the entire country, Zohran Mamdani's win in New York City's primary is sparking a national conversation between logic and objective bigotry, health insurers once again putting Americans in a corner and demanding they just take it, SCOTUS just allowing Trump to manage laws as he sees fit, Paramount pays Trump and learns no lessons, and much more!

Big Topic

• The One Big Bullshit Bill
  • GOP capitulates as we knew they would, because they think Trump will save them?!
  • I am not sure there is a better example of human garbage

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• Zohran demolished Cuomo, and boy the reactions across the entire political ecosphere are really pissing me off

A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

• Bout’ to be a lot more Luigis is what I think

Fast Corruption and Faster Screw-Ups

• SCOTUS has officially abdicated their duty
• Paramount pays Trump $16 million bribe, because no one learns anything ever
• The master dealmaker strikes again by finalizing a cost of goods increase for goods from Vietnam

What’s Dumber, A Brick or A Republican?

• What kind of Hillbilly ass shit is this!?

This week on Look Forward, Jay and Brad return to discuss the weekend war that Trump helped spark off with Iran. Tehran responds to US bombing their nuclear facilities but this is all just foreign policy posturing. MAGA civil war begins as pro-war and anti-war factions argue about betrayal with some unlikely characters standing against the president. Senate passes legislation for stable digital coins, Mamdani seems to have a real chance to take the mayoral race in NYC thanks to his progressive policies and rank choice voting, homicide rates are dropping in major cities and sadly that’s not being talked about as much as the lies about violence in these areas from conservatives, Floridian Republican almost dies because of abortion law in her state but somehow that’s Democrats fault, Trump whines not getting the Nobel Peace Prize like the pathetic titty baby he is, and much more!

Big Topic

• Donald the Dove strikes Iran illegally
  • Tehran responds
  • MAGA Civil War is on
  • Trump: “Ceasefire will last forever”

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• Senate passes stablecoin legislation - in bipartisan fashion - because I guess bad regulation is better than no regulation
• Mamdani ahead of Cuomo in ranked choice voting: NYC mayoral poll
• Homicide rates sharply declined during the Biden administration, even more so in my backyard!

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• Republican lawmaker with ectopic pregnancy nearly died amid new Florida abortion laws
• Blatant and explicit evangelicalism comes to the federal government

Fast Corruption and Faster Screw-Ups

• The latest burgeoning money industry that will now be hand-waved through regulation
• Report alleges Bukele government trying to shield MS-13 leader from US government prosecution

What’s Dumber, A Brick or A Republican?

• I WANT AN OOMPA LOOMPA DADDY, I WANT ONE NOW!!!!

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss the nationwide "No Kings" Day of protests juxtaposed to the pathetic limp dick Donald Trump wanna be authoritarian forced military birthday parade, the political assassination of a Minnesota lawmaker and her spouse and the shooting attack on another and his spouse by a MAGA faithful acolyte, Trump opens asks how to prevent farmers and hotel owners from suffering under the draconian immigration policies he has created, 2024 presidential election results under scrutiny in newest lawsuit, Israel does pre-emptive strike on Iran and is shocked to be retaliated against (let's talk nuance here, because its in serious need of some), Trump shows just how poor he is at negotiating when it comes to his trade deal with China, Trump Mobile begins and yeah its silly and dumber than you'd assume, and more.

Big Topic

• Millions turn out for No Kings day of protest across the country
  • Had to give dear leader a little ego boost
  • Meanwhile Trump got the Temu version of a strongman parade

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• Minnesota lawmakers targeted in their homes by right-wing extremist
  • Suspect arrested (as well as his wife)
• Sir, another TACO has hit the towers (CLIP)
• 2024 Election Results Under Scrutiny as Lawsuit Advances

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• Israel does a pre-emptive strike on Iran, Iran retaliates…shocked Pikachu face!
• Only the best dealmaker could negotiate himself into an objectively worse position than where he started

What’s Dumber, A Brick or A Republican?

• The latest grift begins in earnest, and you’ll never guess where the product isn’t being manufactured!

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss the protest that are happening in Los Angeles, California against ICE kidnappings that Trump is working overtime to escalate into a fullscale fight with the national guard and U.S. military, Gavin Newsom steps up and pushes back in a pretty tough way against both Trump and Tom Homan publicly. A story about the U.S. Census that you ABSOLUTELY should be aware of, Kilmar Abrego Garcia returns home but is hit with new charges from the Justice Department, Lawsuit about the 2024 election being tampered with is now officially underway and its a big deal, lot of insane ICE detention stories that continue to prove just how horrendous all of this nonsense is, RFK Jr. fires the entire CDC vaccine advisory board because...vibes?, everyone thinks Pete Hegseth is a useless doofus, founder of Latinas for Trump is shocked to know that every who told her she was being an idiot was 100% correct, Tulsi Gabbard is a beyond stupid, and much more!

Big Topic

• The Battle for Los Angeles
  • Trump calls for the Marines to enter L.A.
  • Gavin Newsom will to be arrested for California
    • Tom Homan backs down immediately

SECRET STORY!!!!

• Census shit is crazy!

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• Tom Homan gives up the ghost on immigration arrests
• Gavin Newsom floats withholding federal taxes dollars in California
• Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the US…but wait
• 2024 Election Results Under Scrutiny as Lawsuit Advances

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• You knew it was coming, and now we have our first
• Guy makes up death threat to Trump to have neighbor deport
• Woman is separated from a child by ICE agents IMMEDIATELY after giving birth
• ICE Invaded Child’s Birthday Party Claiming It Was a Gang Meeting

Fast Corruption and Faster Screw-Ups

• RFK Jr. fires entire vaccine advisory board of the CDC
• You’ll be shocked to know the hypocrisy of Kristi Noem is on display
• No one smart and capable wants to work with Pete Hegseth

What’s Dumber, A Brick or A Republican?

• In fairness to me, I am an idiot
• When the Director of National Intelligence becomes an ironic title

This week on Look Forward, the guys return (sorry about Jay's voice because of illness) to talk about the world's most predictable breakup between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, Stephen Miller and Musk have a bit of a cucked-up situation, Ukraine pulls off not just a innovative attack on Russia but just genuine cool as hell and its likely an indicator of what new era guerilla warfare looks like, anti-Semitic attack in Colorado helps to continuously feed the destructive narratives in and out of Gaza, Trump org continues its bitcoin heist in the open, FBI focused on an absolute nonsensical issue instead of what's its tasked to actually do, and much more!

Big Topic

• THE MEGA POWERS EXPLODE
  • If peeing your pants is cool, consider Elon Miles Davis
  • I mean, we can’t NOT talk about this

News You Need

• Ukraine executes major attack against Russia; wisely keeps WH out of the loop
• Anti-semetic attack in Colorado underlines the need to separate the people from the government

Fast Corruption and Faster Screw-Ups

• Trump media company buying $2.5 billion in currency Trump has a direct hand in regulating
• SEC drops lawsuit against Binance
• State Dept might be getting a fancy new office to manage white ethnostate goal
• Boy, I’m sure terrorists and extremists are glad the FBI is choosing to deploy some of their limited resources on this

What’s Dumber, A Brick or A Republican?

• But the Hurricanes got eliminated from the playoffs last week?
• PeePaw really isn’t well!

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss the dystopian and destructive details from the budget bill passed by House Republicans this past week entitled "One Big Beautiful Bill," Media becomes obsessed with potential Biden mental health news from last year while ignoring the destruction of the Republican in real time, Senate Republicans temporarily nuke the filibuster in what can only be classified as "raptors testing the fences," Trump once again pauses his tariffs this time for the European Union at 50%, Trump administration shaking down African countries for Elon Musk's Starlink, more confirmation of insider trading from GOP during Trump's tariff nonsense, Mike Johnson continues to look the other way on massive crypto corruption, and much more! 

Big Topic

• House passes their bugshit spending bill
  • You’ll never guess where the majority of tax relief is headed!
  • Basically rips up the green aspects of the Inflation Reduction Act
  • EV tax credits are going away

News You Need

• Senate nukes filibuster to strip state’s right to regulate emissions
• Feckless President announces new tariffs, delays newly announced tariffs

Fast Corruption and Faster Screw-Ups

• State Department reportedly leaning heavily on African countries to adopt Starlink
• Insider trading alert!
• Mike Johnson is cool with the Trump crypto grift because it’s out in the open