On today's episode, Jack Mirkinson (@jackmirkinson, The Nation, Discourse Blog) joins Josiah to discuss the "vibe shift" in electoral politics over the past two months from Biden dropping out to the Veepstakes. In a lot of left wing circles, there seems to be a real resurgence of hope, but does this vibe shift represent anything different for Gaza?

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References

• "A Vibe Shift Won't Save Gaza," Jack Mirkinson in The Nation, https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/gaza-kamala-harris-tim-walz/
• "This Is How Power Protects Itself," Ibid, https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/columbia-ccny-cuny-protest-nypd-police-brutality/
• "These Dummies Were Wrong About Tim Walz and I Was Right," Rafi Schwartz in Discourse Blog, https://www.discourseblog.com/p/these-dummies-were-wrong-about-tim

Music & audio credits

• Eastern European Post Punk - Laffyy
• Yesterday – bloom.
• "Watch: Biden Stumbles Over His Words During Debate Against Trump," WSJ News on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdOfiPyY87I
• "Watch Donald Trump's 2024 RNC speech in full," 6abc Philadelphia on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRUHMK9-gBg
• "George Bush Debate," Saturday Night Live on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_01LySbRnY
• "Tim Walz on calling Donald Trump weird," Guardian News on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK155YkhoEY
• "It's Not Just 'Childless Cat Ladies': JD Vance Once Described Childless People as "Sociopathic,'" Democracy Now! on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5SBpt0Tsw0
• "JD Vance Called People Without Kids 'Childless Cat Ladies,'" Inside Edition on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBTz3n9ZzPA
• Sentimental - Dan Darmawan
• "'I’m speaking': Kamala Harris hits back at protesters during Detroit campaign rally," Guardian News on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmzJaidv3iI
• In My Dreams – bloom.