Jesse and Brittany discuss the recent passing of longtime listener & supporter Jack Schwend, also known as "Elf Man Jack," the new book written by Jesse's best friend and illustrated by the wildly talented Leah Farshid, a longtime listener & supporter in the community (buy at the link below!), House Republicans passing the budget reconciliation which now heads to the Senate and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson's desperate attempts to lie about Medicaid work requirements, the uphill battle to come in the Senate and the unique opportunity we have to push our elected officials to do what is right, Donald Trump's failed IVF promises, the threat to food banks as a result of federal funding cuts, Senator Patty Murray's necessary interrogation of FDA Commissioner Marty Makary on mifepristone and abortion pill access, and Takin' Care of Biz feat. Anelise Feldman.

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Jesse and Brittany discuss how to support progressive media in the current political climate, listener emails and voicemails related to the government disappearing people from the streets, the arrest and assault of Newark Mayor and New Jersey elected officials, Secretary Kristi Noem's inability to answer basic questions about fundamental rights under oath, the Trump Adminstration's new efforts to "suspend habeas corpus," Donald Trump's latest efforts to use the office of the presidency to enrich himself including both his cryptocurrency grift and accepting a luxury jet gift from Qatar, the racist firing of Dr. Carla Hayden the Librarian of Congress, and the Trump Adminstration's emphasis on rations!

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Jesse and Brittany discuss their recent owl experience, a listener email regarding the a mass email about anti-Christian bias, Donald Trump's executive order and Attorney General Pam Bondi's first Anti-Christian Bias Task Force meeting, the US citizens being removed from the country without due process and the Trump Adminstration's lies about those families, new audio from CNN's K-File showing Trump's nominee for DC Attorney lied about his connection to Nazi, Jeff Bezos & Amazon going to bat against the Trump Adminstration on Trump's tariffs, two examples of horrible media framing from CBS and CNN, Senator Adam Schiff on Real Time with Bill Maher showing he is not the leader the Democrats need right now, and Senator Chuck Schumer's recent media appearance where he makes clear he is also not the leader we need right now.

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