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Eliot from Internet Today joins Jordan to talk about Elon Musk’s Grok responding to many X users with lines about white South Africans, including one response in Jar Jar Binks’ voice. We also talk about Republicans trying to ban all regulation on AI for the next 10 years.

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We talk about some of the storylines of the ongoing and very exciting NBA playoffs, the rigged, fake draft lottery, Jordan’s trip to Vegas, the DNC ousting radical subversive extremist David Hogg, and much more.

Donald Trump forces through a Gaza ceasefire upon returning to the White House. Then he almost immediately allows Israel to break the deal and resume the violence while posting AI videos of him and Netanyahu catching rays at a Gaza Resort city. They boldly claim they’re about to wipe the Houthis from the face of the Earth, then a few weeks (and a few lost multi-billion dollar airplanes) later he’s publicly praising their bravery and negotiating a new deal, while simultaneously reengaging with Hamas, which enrages Israel officials. Does any of this make sense? Is there a strategy at play here, or is this just the chaos that follows from a guy who is simply listening to the advice of the last person he spoke to? Ken Klippenstein unfortunately returns to the show to discuss.

Also: updates on the trade war, aging Democrats, the FBI getting defunded, the American Pope and much more.

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During the Biden Administration there were brief moments of hope that the US Government could meaningfully act to address the growing student debt crisis affecting millions of Americans. If you can believe it, they opted for a more targeted means-tested approach that failed to address the issue, and now these current and former students are facing down …

After some banter about the LA Lakers’ disappointing first round exit from the NBA playoffs, we get into Donald Trump’s insane interview with Terry Moran from ABC news about his first 100 days in office in which he fixates on obviously fake MS-13 tattoos and cratering US tourism numbers. We also talk about the White House MAGA influencer briefing, the Podcast Question, the End Oligarchy events, Greg Abbott insisting that it is anti-semitic for a Texas city to want to spend tax revenue on social services rather than sending it to the IDF, and much more.

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Rob gives us an update on the Canadian elections, we explore where the NDP goes from here as their numbers continue to shrink and examine how Mark Carney and the Liberals might strategize with a minority government. We also talk about the US/China trade war, David Hogg ruffling feathers at the DNC and Gerry Connolly a…

Caleb Ecarma of Musk Watch joins Jordan to talk about Elon Musk’s latest ploy to siphon federal funds into one of his less-talked-about companies, The Boring Company. They also discuss the brewing feud between Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and the private dinner Trump is offering to the biggest investors in his meme coin. You can follow Caleb here: https://x.com/calebhecarma

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We discuss the reports that Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Defense Secretary, could be pushed out of the Trump administration. Also this week, Elon Musk announced that he’s stepping back from DOGE after a catastrophic earnings call for Tesla.Jordan also talks about his trip to India and Rob provides an update on the Canadian election.

Returning guest Gaby Del Valle of The Verge is one of our go-to sources to talk about the crossover between the tech dystopia and America’s increasingly nightmarish deportation machine. We talked about the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, some other examples of innocent people currently being targeted and the dubious legal framework being used to make it happen, the ICE snitching app that is actually promoting a meme coin (??) and, of course, Katy Perry in space.

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ICE is running rampant, student activists are being targeted, immigrants are being arbitrarily scooped up and sent to an El Salvadorian concentration camp, genocide in Gaza is ongoing, and fallout from America’s continuing attempts to economically isolate China is increasing. What to make of all this, and is the Democratic Party the solution, or is it complicit? Dr. Tamanisha John joins the show to discuss.

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