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THE GROUP CHAT GOT LEAKED!!! The HITO men talk about a massive group chat leak from members of the “Young” Republican organization, the continuing government shutdown, SCOTUS looking to further gut the Voting Rights Act, and updates from the shaky Gaza ceasefire situation. Check out the Patreon for early access to episodes, leave a 5-star review on Apple, and follow our other socials!

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Seen on this episode:

Government shutdown - 

https://apnews.com/article/poll-government-shutdown-blame-trump-republicans-democrats-12c01432bbb43746b6d8d32390c959f4

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/10/16/congress/shutdown-strategy-defense-appropriations-bill-minibus-00611131 

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/15/judge-trump-jobs-government-shutdown.html 

SCOTUS - 

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/15/nx-s1-5575101/scotus-voting-rights-arguments

Brief Gaza update - 

https://abcnews.go.com/world-news-tonight-with-david-muirT/video/trump-hamas-disarm-disarmed-violently-126530903

https://time.com/7326104/israel-hamas-deal-gaza-trump-ceasefire-hostages/

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-gaza-ceasefire-deal-hostages-10-15-25

Dave Taylor flag - 

https://www.thedailybeast.com/swastika-flag-spotted-in-maga-rep-dave-taylors-office-sparks-investigation/ 

Pentagon reporting rules - 

https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-press-access-hegseth-trump-restrictions-5d9c2a63e4e03b91fc1546bb09ffbf12

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-news-organizations-are-rejecting-the-pentagons-new-press-rules