Not long before we start recording, news broke that Don Lemon has bee arrested by agents of Trump for the high crime of practicing journalism. Ben riffs. Media critic Jennifer Schulze talks journalism in the Trump era. The Lemon arrest. The Ellisons and Bari Weiss trash CBS News. And a shoutout to local journalists. Jennifer is a former television journalist who writes [Indistinct Chatter], a column on Substack.

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The picture of an unarmed Minneapolis woman, standing in her doorway as ICE goons approach, brandishing their weapons tells you all you need to know. Ben riffs. Miles Kampf-Lassin covers the state of the country. Including…wimpy Senate Dems. Also, who’s in charge to the White House—Trump Or Miller? And the power of ideology—“it’s a helluva drug.” Finally, a bball break from the horror. Who’s Chicago’s greatest—MJ or D Rose? Miles is an editor writer for In These Times.

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The feds sorta tell the truth iabout the execution of Alex Pretti. Ben riffs. Nick Uniejewski returns to talk about his campaign in the Democratic primary against longtime incumbent state Senator Sara Feigenholtz. It’s the first time that district’s incumbent has had a primary challenge since—hold on—1972. Among other things, Nick talks about what the state can do to protect its residents from ICE.

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