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(0:59) TWEET Columbia President Petro harsh words for Trump regime
(1:05) ARTICLE The Hill - Hannity: friends 'officially depressed and scared' after Mamdani win https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/hannity-friends-officially-depressed-scared-150727187.html
(1:11) TWEET Vane and Tiffany Fong might never visit NYC now
(1:57) ARTICLE The New Republic - Trump melts down as Republicans suffer massive losses everywhere https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-melts-down-republicans-suffer-042457471.html
(2:03) ARTICLE AP News - These 8 senators broke rank with Democrats on shutdown deal https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-8-democrats-e83180c0b69642a00a234c244d9ea76e
(2:07) ARTICLE CATO Institute - Congress reopens the government and reignites prohibition https://www.cato.org/blog/congress-reopens-government-reignites-prohibition
(4:15) PIC who doesn't trust Kash?
(4:18) ARTICLE The Atlantic - Kash Patel's challenge coin is perfect for him: The FBI director has created a memento that symbolizes his unfitness https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/kash-patel-military-memento-internet/684456/
(4:27) LINK to the last episode of Conservative Wind Podcast https://www.patreon.com/posts/140089180?utm_campaign=postshare_creator
(5:00) ARTICLE Yahoo News - Breaking down the rumors that Musk has a penis implant https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/02/26/musk-penis-implant/
(6:17) ARTICLE The New Yorker - Nick Fuentes is not just another alt-right boogeyman: the rise of the white-nationalist streamer should worry us even more than it already does https://www.newyorker.com/news/fault-lines/nick-fuentes-is-not-just-another-alt-right-boogeyman
(6:26) ARTICLE UnHerd - Are 30-40% of conservative Gen-Z staffers really groypers?https://unherd.com/newsroom/are-30-40-of-conservative-gen-z-staffers-really-groypers/
(6:51) ARTICLE Rolling Stone - Is Nick Fuentes filling the void after Charlie Kirk's death? https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/nick-fuentes-charlie-kirk-memes-1235471204/
(7:21) LINK to Hell on the Beach, our ongoing series on the history of Florida https://www.patreon.com/collection/1701380?utm_campaign=collectionshare_creator
(7:57) ARTICLE CBS News - Backlash erupts at Heritage Foundation after leader defends Tucker Carlson's interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes https://www.cbsnews.com/news/heritage-foundation-kevin-roberts-tucker-carlson-interview-nick-fuentes/
(8:02) CORRECTION: the Atlantic gave Nick Fuentes a glowing profile - The firewall against Nick Fuentes is crumbling: The white-supremacist influencer is entering the MAGA mainstream https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/10/nick-fuentes-tucker-carlson-interview/684792/
(8:17) ARTICLE New York Times - Heritage Foundation board member resigns over video defending Tucker Carlson https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/us/politics/heritage-foundation-tucker-carlson-nick-fuentes.html
(9:37) TWEET Ben Shapiro tweets "no to the groypers"
(11:01) ARTICLE Mediaite - Nick Fuentes calls for Mark Levin to be deported in hateful, unhinged rant https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/nick-fuentes-calls-for-mark-levin-to-be-deported-in-hateful-unhinged-rant/ ARTICLE Mediaite - Nick Fuentes says he was 'radicalized on race' by listening to Mark Levin https://www.mediaite.com/politics/nick-fuentes-says-he-was-radicalized-on-race-by-listening-to-mark-levin/
(13:53) ARTICLE The Hill - Ben Shapiro, Mark Levin torch Tucker Carlson for Fuentes interview https://thehill.com/video/ben-shapiro-mark-levin-torch-tucker-carlson-for-fuentes-interview-rising/11248536/
(14:05) ARTICLE The Advocate - 16 heinous quotes from Anti-LGBTQ+ white supremacist Nick Fuentes https://www.advocate.com/news/nick-fuentes-lgbtq-holocaust-quotes
(14:48) WIKI Joseph Stalin and antisemitism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stalin_and_antisemitism
(16:49) ARTICLE CNN - A timeline of US strikes on boats that have killed 83 https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/02/politics/timeline-us-strikes-caribbean-pacific-vis
(19:08) CLIP Nick Fuentes on Alex Jones' show saying we should do regime change in Venezuela https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQjy0SlkQ2R/
(20:43) WIKI Technocracy Movement, imperial ambitions of the 1930s technocratic movement included control over Columbia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technocracy_movement
(22:52) TWEET Nick Fuentes ratios Ben Shapiro
(23:12) ARTICLE New York Times - Ben Shapiro, a provocative 'gladiator', battles to win young conservatives https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/23/us/ben-shapiro-conservative.html (First article to apply the nickname "the cool kid's philosopher" for Ben Shapiro)
(23:33) ARTICLE Liberal Currents - The Heritage Foundation, Groypers and the narcissism of small differences: Fuentes is the fly born of Heritage's maggot https://www.liberalcurrents.com/the-heritage-foundation-groypers-and-the-narcissism-of-small-differences/
(27:45) ARTICLE TV Insider - Bill Maher admits he stopped taking 'cheap shots' at Trump after President 'yelled' at him https://www.tvinsider.com/1230449/bill-maher-trump-podcast-lara-real-time-text-messages/
(28:34) ARTICLE Men's Health - Joe Rogan says he's flexible enough to go down on himself https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a38236152/joe-rogan-auto-fellatio/
(30:27) ARTICLE ABC News - Trump hosted 'Great Gatsby' Halloween party hours before SNAP funding lapsed https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-hosted-great-gatsby-halloween-party-hours-snap/story?id=127091016
(31:41) ARTICLE BBC News - Trump administration must pay SNAP benefits, US judges say https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr433x9zqq4o
(31:44) ARTICLE NPR - SNAP benefits will restart, but will be half the normal payment and delayed https://www.npr.org/2025/11/03/nx-s1-5596121/snap-food-benefits-trump-government-shutdown
(31:56) ARTICLE Fox News - Bill Maher says he 'doesn't give a s*** about Trump's White House remodel, slams press coverage https://www.foxnews.com/media/bill-maher-says-he-doesnt-give-s-about-trumps-white-house-remodel-slams-press-coverage
(34:38) ARTICLE (October 30, 2025) The Independent - Heritage Foundation denies distancing itself from Tucker Carlson after Nick Fuentes interview https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/heritage-foundation-tucker-carlson-nick-fuentes-b2855701.html
ARTICLE (November 5, 2025) Politico - Heritage board member resigns over organization's defense of Tucker Carlson https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/17/heritage-resigns-robert-george-tucker-00654143
(34:57) TWEET Trump says No Kings signs were "paid for by Soros and others. These are not signs made in the basement from love! #Troublemakers"
(35:25) PIC signage at Republican conference saying "Tucker is not MAGA"
(35:53) PIC AI generated crowd, loveless signage
(36:05) TWEET Trump says No Kings signs were "paid for by Soros and others. These are not signs made in the basement from love! #Troublemakers"
(37:01) ARTICLE Daily Mail - Trump boasts Republicans 'broke' Chuck Schumer during shutdown amid growing calls to remove leader https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15279161/Trump-Chuck-Schumer-shutdown-step-down.html
(37:04) ARTICLE NBC News - Democrats rebel after 8 senators cut a deal to end the shutdown without ACA funds https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-rebel-8-senators-cut-deal-end-shutdown-aca-funds-rcna242994
(38:07) ARTICLE ABC News - Judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits by Friday, rebukes Trump https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-orders-trump-administration-fully-fund-snap-benefits/story?id=127273708
(38:20) ARTICLE Newsweek - Majority of voters blame Republicans more than Democrats for shutdown: poll https://www.newsweek.com/majority-of-voters-blame-republicans-more-than-democrats-for-shutdown-poll-10978592
(39:28) LINK we recently talked about utilitarianism during our topical discussion on liberalism, check it out: https://www.patreon.com/posts/143168459?utm_campaign=postshare_creator
(40:02) ARTICLE Livingston Daily - Who, exactly, benefits from SNAP? Report shows nearly 40% of participants are children https://www.livingstondaily.com/story/news/nation/2025/11/06/children-account-for-38-of-snap-participation-heres-what-to-know/87069787007/
(41:19) ARTICLE PBS News - Read Jeffrey Epstein's newly released emails about Trump https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/read-jeffrey-epsteins-newly-released-emails-about-trump
(41:35) TWEET Megyn Kelly has a 14 year old daughter
(44:48) ARTICLE CLIP karoline leavit presents job reports by door dash https://www.fox8live.com/2025/11/14/white-house-says-october-economic-data-may-never-be-released/
(44:50) PIC our new metric for inflation
(44:58) TWEET Trump cites Wal-Mart Thanksgiving meal price as an inflation indicator, ignore the community notes
(45:59) LINK we recently talked about utilitarianism during our topical discussion on liberalism, check it out: https://www.patreon.com/posts/143168459?utm_campaign=postshare_creator
(46:02) WIKI Utilitarianism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilitarianism
(46:13) ARTICLE PBS News - How the bill that ended the shutdown could threaten the US hemp industry's future https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-the-bill-that-ended-the-shutdown-could-threaten-the-u-s-hemp-industrys-future
(46:23) ARTICLE Texas Tribune - Congress bans most hemp-based THC products in shutdown deal https://www.texastribune.org/2025/11/13/congress-hemp-thc-ban-government-shutdown-texas/
(46:57) ARTICLE NPR - Mitt Romney finally takes credit for Obamacare: it's all politics https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/10/23/451200436/mitt-romney-finally-takes-credit-for-obamacare
(49:00) ARTICLE Politico - Democrats didn't just rebound, they dominated. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/05/democrats-2025-win-midterms-virginia-new-jersey-00637057
(49:07) PIC Republican pollster Frank Luntz admits every county in Virginia shifted to Democrats
(49:24) PIC ICE agent greets some lib reporters with a conservative salutation
(52:25) TWEET in regards to Bolivia, Elon Musk said "we'll coup whoever we want! Deal with it."
(53:55) ARTICLE Fortune - Nobel prize winner says Venezuela has 'unique' $1.7 trillion opportunity to privatize over 500 companies and reverse socialist 'disaster' https://fortune.com/2025/10/27/nobel-prize-winner-venezuela-1-7-trillion-privatization-machado-socialism-disaster/
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(57:35) WIKI Lord Mountbatten https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Mountbatten
(57:44) LINK to our most recent episode of the Florida series Hell on the Beach, part 4 (back when we used to practice that old school colonialism) https://www.patreon.com/posts/143982883?utm_campaign=postshare_creator
(58:39) PIC "conservatism: a cool movement full of chill people"
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