Every Friday, Marcy Wheeler joins me from emptywheel.net to discuss the craziness that happened since we spoke the previous Friday.

So today, we talked about D’ump’s invasion of Chicago and Portland and how those cities and others are pushing back. Then there was the Senate Judicary Committee’s oversight hearing of the batshit crazy Attorney General Pam Bondi and her sickening, contemptuous display of disrespect in her performance for the orange man. We also discussed the government shutdown and its ramifications , the Nobel Peace Prize that did NOT go to Dumpo, and more.

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I’m back today. I’m sorry there was no show yesterday, but I was at the Emergency Room until about 2AM yesterday morning. When I awoke in the morning, I wasn’t feeling well and was exhausted. So, I decided to take care of myself and rest. But I'm back today, I got started with a rant about how frightening things are in this country right now. Lisa Graves was here last week to talk about the law, the extreme court and her new book, Without Precedent. Of course, so much happened this week that I felt compelled to ask her about. So of course, she’ll be back again soon!

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We are one week into this government shutdown and it doesn’t appear to be opening back up any time soon. Today is the 260th awful day since Trump took office again, meaning there are still 1200 days until this term ends. And today also marks two years since Hamas’ deadly, horrific attacks on Israel, provoking a deadly, horrific war that’s still raging in Gaza.

I dealt with all of that on today’s show… starting with David Dayen, executive editor of The American Prospect, and the shutdown.

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It feels like deja vu all over again. It is weird that the weeks go by so slowly, yet it seems as if Mondays come too quickly. It must be a sign o’ the times...We begin each week with a discussion about some of what’s going on with Jonathan Larsen, who writes about the news with the snark and expletives it deserves at thefuckingnews.substack.com. He also does quite a bit of original reporting without the expletives. You find those stories at jonathanlarsen.substack.com.

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I love Fridays, not just because the weekend is almost here and I get to catch my breath, but mostly because I get to hang out with Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net for an hour (and then some) to recap and attempt to explain/understand what happened this week. So strap in, this was a busy, crazy one....

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If you’ve been listening to or watching this show for a while, you’ve definitely heard my friend, the brilliant Lisa Graves, on this show, as she’s been on dozens of times over the years. Aside from the fact that she’s an extraordinary person, her history and work experience makes her my favorite authority on all things concerning the Judiciary.

Lisa's here today to share some of what's in her brand new book (just released this week) WITHOUT PRECEDENT: HOW CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS AND HIS ACCOMPLICES REWROTE THE CONSTITUTION AND DISMANTLED OUR RIGHTS.

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One of the few things I like more than reading Digby is talking with her. I try not to impose on her generosity too much, so she joins me on the show about once a month or so. And wow, our conversations really are cathartic. As it was today. And wow, was it needed!

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There was a Shutdown Showdown in the Oval Office yesterday but, like everything D’ump does, this was a ruse. The deadline is tonight at midnight...

This morning, the cabinet member formerly known as Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, made it clear to the 800 highest-ranking US military officials from around the world he hastily called home for an unprecedented meeting, that he means war. And he means WAR!!! And Trump spoke too... for 74 interminable minutes...

I'm joined by Coltan Scrivner, author of "Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We Can't Look Away", perhaps explaining the Trump cult.

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Last week turned out to be one of the worst in the eight months since a phalanx of incompetents took over the US government and has been working to disassemble the work-in-progress of the last 249 years. This week portends more of the absurd and the frightening, from a likely government shutdown, a strange meeting with 800 or so of our highest ranking military officers called back from all over the world and who knows what else... Jonathan Larsen of TheFuckingNews.substack.com joins in as he does each Monday.

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Every week in D’ump’s America seems to be worse than the week before. I’m reeling from all that has happened this week and frankly, I’m truly worried about what next week will bring with a shutdown likely beginning Tuesday night. On Fridays, Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net joins me to recap most of what happened each week.. and this week was a doozy.

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