Amy is joined this week by the legendary Bill Kristol as they take an UNFILTERED look at the deployment of troops onto the streets of Washington D.C., President Trump’s Alaskan rendezvous with Putin, and the numerous ways basic voting is under attack right now.

 Plus, A steady creep toward authoritarianism, Pete Hegseth’s pastor doesn’t think women should vote, and Kim Davis has tied the knot four times but still thinks gay people are ruining the sanctity of marriage.

 *This episode was recorded and aired on August 14th 2025

 

CHAPTERS:

02:34 The Deployment Of Our National Guard In D.C.

18:24 The Putin/Trump Summit In Alaska

27:48 Trump Administration Attacks Voting Rights

37:16 Quick Shots

 

 

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*citations

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/08/12/national-guard-civil-unrest/

https://www.ft.com/content/e1e4a1f3-422f-4a02-8b86-69271f12d63c

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/12/smithsonian-museums-trump-review-00505838

https://navigatorresearch.org/a-majority-feel-behind-financially/

https://51st.news/house-republicans-vote-to-defund-d-c-police-and-schools/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/republican-funding-bill-could-defund-195336359.htmlw

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/13/trump-putin-meeting-alaska

House Republicans still haven’t restored the funding “mistakenly” cut from D.C. budget bill:

 

https://wtop.com/liveblog-today-on-the-hill/2025/08/dc-still-waits-for-congress-to-restore-1-billion-in-funding-during-crime-crackdown/

 

Murder rates by state:

 

https://usafacts.org/articles/which-states-have-the-highest-murder-rates/

 

Great details/data on overall crime rates in 2024:

 

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/nationwide-2024-crime-data-demonstrate-the-value-of-violence-prevention-and-local-law-enforcement/