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Trump’s numbers just continue to plummet. An AP poll now has his approval at 33% among all Americans. A Fox News poll shows even 31% of Republicans disapprove of him, which is massive.

The numbers reflect a divide in MAGA, and it has deepened after the war in Iran and events of recent weeks. Trump’s threats to “wipe out” a whole civilization, his attacks on Pope Leo, and his sharing an AI image of himself as Jesus have some in MAGA now calling him the “antichrist.” Some of the same people—and others—are also promoting conspiracies that his assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania was staged.

Beyond that, even among those not pushing these extreme narratives, we’re seeing other MAGA figures coming out against Trump, such as Tucker Carlson, clearly worried about their own futures, and the fact that many of their followers are angry at Trump—and they don’t want to be behind their own followers.

David Gilbert of Wired, who covers the extremes within the MAGA movement, wrote all about it and joined me on my SiriusXM program to talk about it.

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Lisa from Michigan called my SiriusXM program, claiming she accidentally was listening and didn’t know how her radio had been on the progressive channel.

You have to watch and listen to this one. I did eventually go from zero to 10, and some listeners thought I should have given her more time to make her positions heard. They have a point. But honestly, I was quite nice—even called her smart—until she refused to agree that it was stupid that Trump attacked the pope (and wouldn’t even even name one thing Trump’s done wrong). That just astonished me, and yeah, the temperature just went up.

Watch and let me know your thoughts!

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Joe Sudbay, host of “State of the States” on SiriusXM Progress, where I host my won show each weekday afternoon, joined me in this Susbtack live to talk about the dizzying events of the week.

The bottom line: Donald Trump is more dangerous than ever—and losing—while the GOP is in the toilet and Democrats are surging. Meanwhile, Melania’s trying to get out ahead of something while Pope Leo is telling Trump, in the most solemn and pious way, to go screw himself after the Pentagon threatened the Vatican.

Watch and join the conversation!

Thank you Maura, kathiallyson, Natalie Lago, Karen B, Suzanne Forster, and many others for tuning into my live video with Joe Sudbay! Join me for my next live video in the app.

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John Byrne of Raw America hosted me in a great cross-posted Substack Live. Raw America is from the same folks who bring you RawStory, but now here on Substack and teaming up with Really American .

We talked about my piece on the Epstein files about Steve Bannon working with Jeffrey Epstein—per their email exchanges—to take down the Catholic Church by trying to turn the book “Inside the Closet of the Vatican” into a movie.

We also discussed the new media landscape for progressives on so many new platforms, some of the history of queer media, and much more.

Sign up for Raw America, another great place for news.

Thank you Sue Henger, Angel, Deborah Word, Brenda Schaefer, Victoria, and many others for tuning into my live video with Raw America! Join me for my next live video in the app.

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Donald Trump has us knee-deep in an illegal war while his ICE thugs have killed people in the streets and are now at our airports. Meanwhile, the economy is dipping toward recession under the weight of his tariffs and his war.

It’s time, once again, to march! Protest always brings enormous attention to the issues, galvanizes more people, and helps turn people out in upcoming elections.

Ezra Levin, co-executive director of Indivisible, one of the groups mobilizing people, joined me on my SiriusXM program to talk about the upcoming No Kings protests this Saturday, March 28th.

He is expecting it to be the largest of the No Kings events and the largest mass protest in U.S. history, with millions joining in over 3000 events nationwide. You can find an event near you right here.

And he has a simple ask. Bring someone who hasn’t gone before or who might not normally attend protests. Make the numbers as big as possible.

Bring people together so that they connect and organize, and then help turn out to vote in November.

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Great conversation with Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, who represents California’s 37th District in the great city of Los Angeles.

You’ll remember when she asked the very relevant question of Kristi Noem in a congressional hearing, about her alleged affair with Corey Lewandowski—a question Noem wouldn’t answer, decrying “tabloid trash”—while Kamlager-Dove read to her some of the headlines, like my favorite, “ICE Barbie's mile high private chamber with alleged lover exposed.”

Kamlager-Dove was of course talking about something legitimate: Conflict of interest in having a relationship with an insubordinate.

I spoke with Kamlager-Dove about Markwayne Mullin, who Trump is replacing Noem, as well as about the war in Iran and the World Cup, taking place Los Angeles.

This interview airs today on my SiriusXM program all across America and globally on the the SiriusXM app.

Thank you Cary Grace, Roger Helbig, stephen, Kathleine Cole, Kathryn MacWhinney, and many others for tuning into my live video with Sydney Kamlager-Dove! Join me for my next live video in the app.

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Independent journalist Jonathan Larsen joined me on my SiriusXM program to discuss how the war against Iran is being promoted by commanders to American troops as a full on Holy War—a crusade—which he wrote about on his Substack yesterday. He spoke to an advocacy group receiving complaints from members of the military, and he saw some of the emails complaining about statements to troops pulled right out of the Book of Revelation.

Trump, troops were told, was anointed by God to bring on Armageddon.

It’s an illuminating and alarming conversation. It underscores how reckless and dangerous the current Pentagon is, and how this will come all back to harm the United States in so many ways.

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The terrific Susan J. Demas, longtime journalist and executive editor of Lincoln Square, a great news site here on Substack with a lot of names you’ll know, interviewed me for Lincoln Square, and I’m cross-posting here for you all to watch.

We got into Trump’s attack on the Pride flag, Esptein files and lots more!

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“My faith is what drives to veto anti-LGBTQ laws.”

It’s great to hear that from a red state governor. Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, who joined me in studio for my SiriusXM program, has won statewide twice as governor (last re-elected in 2023) and previously as attorney general—a Democrat in a state that voted for Donald Trump by 31 points in 2024.

But he hasn’t done it by being a centrist on issues that MAGA sees as red meat. And the fact that he’s the most popular Democratic governor in the country and is in a deep red state makes him very interesting and surely someone who has a lot to say to other Democrats about how to win.

We discussed that, as well as what the next president needs to do—and his own discussion on whether he will run in 2028.

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