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This episode we examine all the ways the second Trump administration is looking to kill the most vulnerable and in need among us with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. We also talk about the robot that assassinated Padme Amidala in Star Wars Episode Three. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review!  Useful links from the episode:

• The One, Big, Beautiful, Bill Act
• Congressional Budget Office Analysis
• House Reconciliation Bill: Budget, Economic, and Distributional Effects (May 19, 2025)
• Illustrative Distributional Effects of Policies Consistent with the House Concurrent Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2025
• U.S. Census 2023 Income Data
• State of U.S. Tariffs: May 12, 2025
• Trump will get ‘punched in the face’ by markets if his spending bill passes without a plan for national debt and tariffs, says Wharton professor
• Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is going to be a big ugly problem for small business 
• Trump's budget would make it harder for US courts to enforce contempt charges against government
• A More Generous SALT Deduction Cap in the Big, Beautiful Bill Would Cost Revenue and Primarily Benefit High Earners
• Solar stocks plunge as Republican tax bill worse than feared for clean energy
• For-profit immigration detention expands as Trump accelerates his deportation plans
• Republicans plan to overhaul the federal student loan system. Here's what to know
• Wisconsin would lose $314M in federal food assistance under ‘big, beautiful bill’

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This week, we go through waves of depression as we talk about whether the internet is a net positive or net negative. See what I did there? If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review!  Useful links from the episode:

• MC Frontalot’s website
• USC study reveals the key reason why fake news spreads on social media
• Beware the ‘New Google:’ TikTok’s Search Engine Pumps Toxic Misinformation To Its Young Users
• TikTok hosts the latest dance moves and bad information on liver disease
• Fake news spreads faster than true news on Twitter—thanks to people, not bots
• The right dominates the online media ecosystem, seeping into sports, comedy, and other supposedly nonpolitical spaces
• More than eight-in-ten Americans get news from digital devices
• Podcasts as a Source of News and Information
• The Youth Vote in 2024

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This week, we discuss the horrific fallout from Trump's immigration policies. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review!  Useful links from the episode:

• U.S. sent 238 migrants to Salvadoran mega-prison; documents indicate most have no apparent criminal records
• Trump Ordered to Return Kilmar Abrego Garcia
• Mass. woman speaks out after video shows ICE agents smashing car window to get husband
• Homeland security told US-born immigration lawyer to leave country
• Migrants in Arizona receive notifications from government saying 'it is time for you to leave'
• The Makeup Artist Donald Trump Deported Under the Alien Enemies Act
• Mid-commute traffic stop left US citizen detained under an ICE order. Then, a Florida judge verified his US birth certificate
• I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
• Held by ICE for 12 Days Over Visa Renewal, Canadian Actress Tells Her Story
• Weekslong lockups of European tourists at US borders spark fears of traveling to America
• US Economy to Lose Billions as Foreign Tourists Stay Away
• Ice deports Venezuelan teen despite reportedly knowing he was not a target
• “You're Here Because of Your Tattoos”
• White House says Colombia agrees to take deported migrants after Trump tariff showdown
• Man deported to El Salvador under Alien Enemies Act because of soccer logo tattoo: Attorney
• Trump administration deports gay makeup artist to prison in El Salvador

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On this episode, we discuss the many stupid details surrounding Trump's "genius" tariff plan. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review!  Useful links from the episode:

• Tariff Timeline
• Elon Musk mocked for trying to spin the Wisconsin election result: ‘You failed, you couldn’t buy the vote’
• Trump’s tariffs have launched global trade wars. Here’s a timeline of how we got here
• The real reason Trump is waging a global trade war
• Trump’s Trade War is a Major Economic and Strategic Blunder
• Trump tariffs spark US government debt sell-off
• Trump suddenly backs off major tariff plan after days of economic and market turmoil
• What are tariffs and why is Trump using them?
• Trump tariffs: ‘Do not retaliate and you will be rewarded,’ White House says
• Trump ignites ‘insider trading’ accusations after global tariffs U-turn
• Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
  
  

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On this episode, we discuss the history behind the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, all the good it has done for American taxpayers, and how Republicans are ruining it. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review!  Useful links from the episode:

• The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report
• The 5 Worst Things About the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• The Great Recession and Its Aftermath
• Great Recession: What It Was and What Caused It
• Treasury Receives Payment From Its Final Sale of AIG Common Stock, Bringing Positive Return on Overall AIG Commitment to $22.7 Billion
• Great Recession Bankruptcies
• Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)
• Elizabeth Warren: Unsafe at Any Rate
• CFPB: Enforcement By Numbers
• CFPB Finalizes Rule to Remove Medical Bills from Credit Reports
• CFPB Closes Overdraft Loophole to Save Americans Billions in Fees
• CFPB: Protecting Service Members from Predatory Lending
• Wells Fargo’s fake accounts scandal grows to 3.5 million
• Wells Fargo agrees to $3.7 billion settlement with CFPB over consumer abuses
• $772 Million Penalty for Bank of America Credit Card Practices
• Citigroup to Pay $770 Million Over Credit Card Add-Ons
• US Supreme Court Upholds Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Funding Structure
• Kanye West “Debanking” Debunking

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We are once again joined by MMA fighter and content creator Jean-Pierre (JP) "Too Much" Saint Louis to continue our discussion on the colonial history of Haiti. Make sure to follow J.P. Saint Louis on social media (links below)! If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review!  Useful links from the episode:

• Follow J.P. "Too Much" Saint Louis on Social Media
  • Youtube
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
• History of Haiti: An Overview
• NIH Native Voices Timeline
• Slavery and Remembrance article on Haiti
• The Historical Hatred of Haiti
• Are N.G.O.s in Haiti doing more harm than good?
• The Real Story of Haiti’s Forests

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This week, we're honored to be joined by MMA fighter and content creator Jean-Pierre (JP) "Too Much" Saint Louis as we discuss the colonial history of Haiti and how that has impacted Haitian Americans today. Make sure to follow J.P. Saint Louis on social media (links below)! If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review!  Useful links from the episode:

• Follow J.P. "Too Much" Saint Louis on Social Media
  • Youtube
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
• Article on Higgins twitter post
• History of Haiti: An Overview
• NIH Native Voices Timeline
• Slavery and Remembrance article on Haiti
• The Historical Hatred of Haiti
• Are N.G.O.s in Haiti doing more harm than good?
• The Real Story of Haiti’s Forests

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On this episode, we talk about the life and historic career of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman in Congress and to run for President of the United States. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review!  Useful links from the episode:

• Chisholm ‘72: Unbought and Unbossed
• NPR: Tavis Smiley Talks with Shirley Chisholm
• Floor Speech: It is Time to Reassess Our National Priorities
• Shirley Chisholm, Speech on the floor of the House of Representatives, “I Am for the Equal Rights Amendment” (1970)
• 1983 Speech at Greenfield High School
• Shirley Chisholm: Declares Presidential Bid, January 25, 1972
• House of Representatives History, Art, and Archives: Shirley Anita Chisholm
• A Changing of the Guard: Traditionalists, Feminists, and the New Face of Women in Congress, 1955-1976
• I hated history — until I learned about Shirley Chisholm
• Shirley Chisholm, 'Unbossed' Pioneer in Congress, Is Dead at 80
• Watch Shirley on Netflix

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We are back for the shitshow that is 2025! This week, we break down a ton of things we missed including the United Healthcare CEO, Trump's cabinet picks, and what Trump has done so far in his... second term as president. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review!  Useful links from the episode:

• Trump’s Cabinet Picks
• Understanding antisemitism on Twitter after Musk
• Verified pro-Nazi X accounts flourish under Elon Musk
• OMB Memo
• Trump’s orders take aim at critical race theory and antisemitism on college campuses
• Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling
• DIA Memo