From ICE terrorizing children in Chucky & Momo masks in CA, to what can only be described as; the elite's violently cruel decadence reveling in their own excess that took the distasteful form of an abhorrently tone-deaf 'Great Gatsby' soiree in FL, to monumentally historical wins of the first elected democratic-socialist NYC mayor and Virginia's first woman Governor and even unexpected blue-wins on the local-level for positions in Georgia's deep south – between the saccharinely-sweet flickers of hope followed-up by repugnant grotesqueries that seem to only be missing an eldritch horror.. its been a whiplash of a week for anti-fascists & the absurd hellscape of this timeline we all currently reside upon (but at least it has more consistency than your last partner, right..? )
Join Lauren, Amy, & Holly as they hash out the most recent batch of horrors humanity has to offer – albeit the ghoulish-embrace-from-hell, the possible impending demise of SNAP benefits/the ACA, or all the federal workers being stretched far past their limit as the government shutdown drags on.
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EP NOTE: At the time of this recording the U.S. Gov shutdown was ongoing; currently negotiations for reopening the fed gov are underway but not finalized.
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SOURCES:
• 2025 Election Results (11/04/2025), tabulated by The Associated Press & AP Analysis – NPR
• 'Election Night highlights: Democrats notch wins in first major elections since Trump returned to power' (updated: 11/05/2025), Edited by: Nell Clark, Curtis Yea Bernard McGhee, Michelle L. Price, Luena Rodriguez-Feovileira, Ashley Thomas, Kiana Doyle, and Tia Goldenberg – AP News
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• 'Senate reaches deal to extend government funding in major sign shutdown is poised to end ' (11/09/2025), Manu Raju, Ted Barrett, Alison Main, Sarah Ferris – CNN Politics
• 'Lawmakers reach deal to end government shutdown: Live updates ' (11/09/2025), Zachary Schermele & Joey Garrison – USA Today
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• `Noem rejects Pritzker's request to suspend immigration operations on Halloween` (10/31/2025), Erum Salam – MSNBC
• `Noem: ICE will be out in 'full force' on Halloween in Chicago` (10/31/2025), Sarah Fortinsky – The Hill
• 'Noem rejects Pritzker request to pause ICE operations for Halloween' (10/29/2025), Tina Sfondeles – Chicago Sun Times
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• `Happy Halloween!': Homeland Security responds to question about ICE agents wearing horror masks` (11/01/2025), Mike Bedigan – Independent
• 'Spooky response from Homeland Security after ICE agents were accused of conducting raids wearing Halloween masks' (updated: 11/02/2025), Alyssa Guzman – DailyMail
• 'DHS responds after images of ICE agents wearing Halloween masks emerge' (updated: 11/03/2025), CNN/CNN Newsource – Local 12
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• 'Trump slammed for lavish Gatsby-themed Halloween party as vital food funding lapses for millions of Americans ' (11/02/2025), Rhian Lubin – Independent
• `Trump Throws Lavish Halloween 'Great Gatsby' Party on Eve of SNAP Running Dry` (11/01/2025), Hilary Hanson – Huffington Post
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• 'U.S. to Cut Air Traffic at 40 Airports Over Government Shutdown' (updated: 11/06/2025), Karoun Demirjian – New York Times
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• '12 dead after engine fell off UPS plane that crashed and exploded in Kentucky' (11/05/2025), Bruce Schreiner, Hallie Golden, & Dylan Lovan – AP News
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• `USDA says states must 'undo' efforts to disburse full November SNAP benefits` (11/09/2025), Alexandra Marquez –NBC News
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