Episode Summary

I'll be honest, the escalating situation in Minnesota is weighing heavy on me, it's really feeling like a big moment in history like the Civil Rights protests of history. But today I want to look past the immediate headlines to the political firestorm happening in D.C. with the DHS funding bill and the backlash against the Democratic "defectors" who signed onto it. I explore how representatives like Marie Glusenkamp Perez might vote the way they do, and why the "name and shame" culture might actually be making our problems harder to solve. Join me as I try to find commonality in a time when it feels like we’re being pushed into a "house on fire" moment of constant outrage.

Episode Page

https://rss.com/podcasts/vet-the-news/2516095/

Links

Alex Pretti Fact Check - Minnesota Star Tribune

Alex Pretti Witness Testimony - The Guardian

ICE Support Resolution - Newsweek

DHS Funding - The Hill

Gluesenkamp Perez Press Release - House.gov

Podcast Listening Club - NY Times

Artemis 2 Launch - Nasa

Andrew McCarthy (@cosmic_background) - Instagram

https://cosmicbackground.io/

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Credits

SFX: Freesound.org | Music: Pixabay.com (P. Krasnoshchok, V. Krotov, I. Poltavskyi)