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As today’s guest, Ami Fields Meyer, reminds us in order to take back our future in this era of authoritarianism we need to get in league with a lot of different people. We are in a period of real trauma, but if we can put our differences aside and get past our own fear, the day of accounting will come. As Ahmi says, “They’re not going to get away with this shit. So whether we’re talking about the authoritarians trying to take over our country, or the tech oligarchs who think they are the only ones who get to decide our futures, we need to stay skeptical, insist on safeguards, hold up our institutional power and use whatever leverage we have to fight back. As always, IF YOU FIND WORTH IN WHAT WE DO, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast AD FREE, along with a bunch of other PERKS, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and SUBSCRIBE TODAY!!Thank you so much!xoPGGuest social:https://www.fieldsmeyer.com/https://www.harpercollins.com/products/on-courage-julia-angwinami-fields-meyer?variant=44366661976098 As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by…https://iRestore.com code: politicsgirlhttps://Quince.com/politicsgirlhttps://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirlhttps://cookunity.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl

One of the things I’m known for is getting into it with right-wingers on CNN roundtables, but the OG woman of distinction who does this so beautifully, is Jessica Tarlov on Fox's roundtable show The Five. I’m having Jessica on to talk about this moment in history, but also how we talk about it without losing our minds. Her new book I Disagree: Winning Arguments without Losing Friends, is exactly what I think we need not only in the next couple of months, but in the next couple of years. It’s heated out there. Get some insight on how to keep it cool.Reminder: PoliticsGirl has relaunched our Substack with a weekly newsletter that comes out Fridays to keep you up to date on the top stories of the week, a copy of the week’s podcast, and weekly action items for what you can do to make the world a better place. We will also have twice monthly kitchen conversations with amazing guests for subscribers, a Q&A at the end of each month, as well as various other perks! If that interests you, please go to https://iampoliticsgirl.substack.com and subscribe today!!Thank you so much!xoPGAs always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!Guest social:https://sites.prh.com/idisagreeThis episode is sponsored by…https://laundrysauce.com code: politicsgirl20https://JonesRoadBeauty.com code: politicsgirlhttps://3DayBlinds.com/politicsgirlhttps://nobltravel.comhttps://Quince.com/politicsgirl

Are you feeling completely overwhelmed? Did you read that UN report about the climate, or you watching how badly the war is going, or afraid to eat anything in America right now? Are you worried your vote is going to be stolen in the midterms or horrified about what’s happening at the detention camps or with the economy, and it’s all making you want to shut down, pull the covers over your head, or do retail therapy but you also don’t have any money…Yeah, you’re not alone. So join me and Skye Perryman to find out what you can do. ACTION ahead!PoliticsGirl has relaunched our Substack with a weekly newsletter that comes out Fridays to keep you up to date on the top stories of the week, so you can go into the weekend informed, a copy of the week’s podcast, and weekly action items for what you can do to make the world a better place. We will also have twice monthly kitchen conversations with amazing guests for subscribers, a Q&A at the end of each month, and various other perks!If that interests you, please go to https://iampoliticsgirl.substack.com and subscribe today!!Thank you so much! xoPGAs always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! Guest social:https://ordinarypeopleaction.com/https://democracyforward.org/ This episode is sponsored by…https://MyAlloy.com code: politicsgirlhttps://Quince.com/politicsgirlhttps://honeylove.com/politicsgirliQBar - TEXT: PG to 64000

It’s not our fault we feel helpless and isolated in this broken world. That’s by design. We’re the victims of the greatest information war in history - from our media model to our education system - and the antidote is to dive into the tools that created civilization in the first place. Ethics, philosophy, shared history, morality, cooperation. That we already have all the answers - all the proven solutions - to the problems at hand. We just can’t continue to allow the corporations to silence and bury them while driving us off a cliff. Enough is enough. As always, IF YOU FIND WORTH IN WHAT WE DO, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast AD FREE, along with a bunch of other PERKS, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and SUBSCRIBE TODAY!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://www.survivorsguidetoearth.com As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://laundrysauce.com code: politicsgirl https://3DayBlinds.com/politicsgirl https://myalloy.com code: politicsgirl

As we go back to school, we’ve got to remember teachers are the soil we plant our children in for 8 hours a day, so while the emotional well-being of teachers might seem like some “woke” talking point, stressed or burned out teachers actually directly shape the emotional and developmental well-being of our children in their formative years, and what happens to a society when the adults responsible for educating and emotionally regulating the next generation are just operating in survival mode? Nothing good. As always, IF YOU FIND WORTH IN WHAT WE DO, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast AD FREE, along with a bunch of other PERKS, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and SUBSCRIBE TODAY!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://empowerededucator.com/ As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://3DayBlinds.com/politicsgirl https://oneskin.co/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://cookunity.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl50 code: politicsgirl50 https://quince.com/politicsgirl

The Attorney General’s job is to enforce the laws on behalf of their people, and state Attorney Generals are even more essential now that we have a federal Attorney general who’s made it clear he doesn’t work for the people, but for the president. AG Bonta reminds us that lawsuits aren’t about slapping lawbreakers on the wrist, but structural remedies that make the law work better for the people. Among other things, we discuss the lawsuit blocking the Paramount Skydance merger with Warner Brothers Discovery, and what State AG’s can do to protect our upcoming elections. It’s actually a fantastic discussion. I learned a ton. As always, IF YOU FIND WORTH IN WHAT WE DO, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast AD FREE, along with a bunch of other PERKS, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and SUBSCRIBE TODAY!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://oag.ca.gov/about As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… iQ Bar - TEXT PG to 64000 https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl50 code: politicsgirl50 https://superpower.com code: politicsgirl https://laundrysauce.com code: politicsgirl20

There are plenty of groups that see this drastic change in the American political system as something that can work for them. If the goal is power, or retained power, everyone from white and christian nationalists, to the billionaire class, the patriarchy and the predators have found their champion in the Trump administration. If everything is for sale and no institution is sacred, they an do whatever they want, and if Republican congress members are simply going to abdicate their responsibility to hold these groups in check, it’s going to be up to us to hand them a devastating loss in November and start to push the enemies back. As always, IF YOU FIND WORTH IN WHAT WE DO, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast AD FREE, along with a bunch of other PERKS, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and SUBSCRIBE TODAY!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://www.anneapplebaum.com/ As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://iRestore.com code: politicsgirl https://NOBLtravel.com https://myalloy.com code: politicsgirl https://honeylove.com/politicsgirl

We went away this summer and the trip reminded me that many of our peer nations live far better than we do. Not just with their universal healthcare and walkable cities, but their respected working class and work/life balance. These are cultures that break for lunch. The people have reasonable work hours and take weeks, if not a month, off in the summer. They are better stewards of the human experience. They respect what people need and truly seem to be enjoying their lives far more than us, which is probably why so many people are moving away from America. It’s not just our government. It’s our way of life. People aren’t fulfilled by constantly rushing, hustling, and earning. They’re not happy not seeing their kids or worrying about being shot. So many of us just want an existence that respects life before commerce. This dog eat dog hyper individualism isn’t so attractive anymore. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with my rants and TV appearances directly to your inbox plus the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… iQBar: TEXT - PG to 64000 https://quince.com/politicsgirl https://cookunitiy.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://jonesroadbeauty.com code: politicsgirl

America is once again in a battle over who we are and what we stand for. Does this country only belong to a privileged group, or is it for, as our Declaration Of Independence and Pledge of Allegiance tells us, for ALL of us? As Professor Joseph Kelly says, our founding fathers knowingly made concessions against what they knew to be right at our establishment, and by kicking the can of equality down the road, we have allowed fascist, top down hierarchy to continue to thrive in a nation that was meant to be built on enlightened values and the rights of man. As always, IF YOU FIND WORTH IN WHAT WE DO, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast AD FREE, along with a bunch of other PERKS, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and SUBSCRIBE TODAY!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: The Biggest Lie: https://astoriabookshop.com/item/H4Xn4e03TBkdC0UFRwMAjg As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://3DayBlinds.com/politicsgirl https://oneskin.co/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://cheershealth.com code: politicsgirl https://Quince.com/politicsgirl

John Pavlovitz reminds us that what’s happening in America isn’t independent of who we are. That any position of privilege we may hold in this world is a currency we must leverage on behalf of others. That while we might be grieving the country we thought we were, we have to get serious about the person we know we are to make sure our actions are in line with our values. Our values can not be our best kept secret. We need them to find our like minded communities, the ones who want to make a difference. We underestimate our collective power while the powers that be have kept us separated for generations because they know exactly what we could accomplish if we worked together. As always, IF YOU FIND WORTH IN WHAT WE DO, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast AD FREE, along with a bunch of other PERKS, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and SUBSCRIBE TODAY!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://johnpavlovitz.com/ Beautiful Mess substack: https://johnpavlovitz.substack.com/ Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/John-Pavlovitz/e/B0768J9N6Z%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://superpower.com code: politicsgirl https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl50 code: PoliticsGirl50 https://CookUnity.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://iRestore.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl

The power to really take back our country is most efficient, and the least expensive, through the states. We can work together with our people to flip state houses across the country so when the federal government tries to strip us of our rights, we have an strong line of defense at the state level to protect our liberties, shore up our civil rights, and make sure the seats for the federal government are drawn fairly. So many of our federal rights start, or live or die, at the state level, so we need to be strategic about who is in charge there. Enough is enough with this administration. We need to use every tool in our arsenal to fight back and win. As always, IF YOU FIND WORTH IN WHAT WE DO, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast AD FREE, along with a bunch of other PERKS, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and SUBSCRIBE TODAY!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: States Project: https://statesproject.org/ The Fourth Branch: https://statesproject.org/fourthbranch/ As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://Quince.com/politicsgirl https://laundrysauce.com code: politicsgirl20 https://NOBLtravel.com https://iRestore.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl

Our country is a mess. As Heather Cox Richardson says, we have a president doing everything he can, with the assistance of the Supreme Court, and the capitulation of the Republicans in Congress, to overturn the system we’ve built. So what are we going to do about it, and how do we get the people disillusioned or shut down right now to dial back in? As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: Letters from an American: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/ 250 to 250: https://www.youtube.com/@twofiftytotwofifty Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/ Insta: @heathercoxrichardson Twitter: @HC_Richardson As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://CookUnity.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl https://JonesRoadBeauty.com code: politicsgirl https://honeylove.com/politicsgirl

We’re fired up and ready to get the country back, but what’s the most effective action to take for us to do that? In my opinion, donating to Oath, or telling Oath what you care about and want to accomplish is a great first step. As the founder of Oath, Brain Derrick tells us, we don’t need to outspend the billionaires, we need to outthink and outvote them. Oath is the shortcut to our fighting the Republicans on equal footing because they aren’t in business to make money for themselves, but to win back the country for all of us. This is the new blueprint for fundraising, one that serves the donors and not the donor organization. As always, IF YOU FIND WORTH IN WHAT WE DO, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast AD FREE, along with a bunch of other PERKS, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and SUBSCRIBE TODAY!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: Oath.vote https://app.oath.vote/ As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://MUDWTR.com code: politicsgirl https://iRestore.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://laundrysauce.com code: PoliticsGirl20 https://cheershealth.com code: politicsgirl

Latin American expert Heidy Torres sounds the alarm on HondurasGate, a scandal of epic proportions that no one is talking about. The leaked audios show coordination between Trump, Netanyahu, the former Honduras president, and convicted narco terrorist Juan Orlando Hernandez, and Argentinian president Javier Milei. These men and their representatives are talking about Donald Trump remaining in power, walled super cities for the ultra rich that function outside the law, and the destabilization of progressive governments in Latin America. This is collusion on another level. As always, IF YOU FIND WORTH IN WHAT WE DO, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast AD FREE, along with a bunch of other PERKS, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and SUBSCRIBE TODAY!!  Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: Insta & Threads: @heidytorr Website for HondurasGate: Audio Links (translated by Heidy): See below As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://mudwtr.com code: politicsgirl https://sundaysfordogs.com/PoliticsGirl50 code: PoliticsGirl50 https://oneskin.co/politicsgirl  https://3DayBlinds.com/politicsgirl HONDURAS GATE LINKS: OFFICIAL HONDURAS GATE YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@hondurasgate HEIDY'S TRANSLATIONS: https://www.politicsgirl.com/episode-242-links X.COM LINK TO STAY INFORMED: https://x.com/HondurasGate

America is a wreck. The question is what are we going to do about it? As today’s guest, Timothy Snyder reminds us, every action we take, every group we join, every act of resistance we partake in, no matter how small, will help. That while the people in charge are doing everything possible to collapse American power and could be wildly successful, they could also fail spectacularly, and it’s up to us to convince people of that. We can’t keep thinking this man is irresistible, inevitable, or untouchable. He’s not even smart, and the choices he’s making are hurting us. We need a broad coalition to stand against what’s going on and then we need to start imagining what our country could be if we changed leadership. As always, IF YOU FIND WORTH IN WHAT WE DO, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast AD FREE, along with a bunch of other PERKS, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and SUBSCRIBE TODAY!!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://timothysnyder.org/ Twitter: @TimothyDSnyder Insta: @thetimothysnyder YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmY71FGkk5kMwde_TP3KbnQ As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://quince.com/politicsgirl https://SundaysforDogs.com/PoliticsGirl50 https://3DayBlinds.com/politicsgirl iQBar - TEXT PG to 64000

Donald Trump and the Republicans, with an assist from the Supreme Court, seem willing to do anything they can to make sure they retain power in 26, regardless of the will of the voters. That why what’s happening with the voter fraud narrative in California isn’t just sour grapes, but a disinformation wave growing to build a case that votes can’t be trusted, that they need a national list, that they must have the SAVE Act, that we have to abandon drop boxes, mail in voting, and counting votes after election day. It’s not about limiting fraud. It’s about limiting votes. And you have to ask yourself what kind of government works this hard to limit votes? As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: Democracy Docket signup link: https://www.democracydocket.com/pg-subscribe/ https://www.democracydocket.com/ https://www.elias.law/team/marc-elias Twitter: @marceelias @DemocracyDocket As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://wildgrain.com/politicsgirl https://NOBLTravel.com https://biologica.com/politicsgirl https://laundrysauce.com code: PoliticsGirl20

We can no longer wait to be saved. It’s time to step up and save ourselves because Democratic leadership isn’t going to do it - if anything they need to be encouraged to pass the torch, because at the end of the day voters don’t vote for policy or even party, they vote for candidates they believe in. We need to be electing those people to local and state office now, so we have them in the wings for federal office later. Run For Something’s Amanda Litman reminds us not to give up hope. That what we’re dealing with is bad, and fighting back will be hard, but it’s not impossible and, if we do it right, we can change everything. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://runforsomething.net/ https://runforwhat.net As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://Quince.com/politicsgirl https://cookunity.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://JonesRoadBeauty.com code: politicsgirl iQBar - TEXT: PG to 64000

Liz Oyer talks to us about the president’s outrageous corruption and the complete distain he and his allies have for the American people and the rule of law. This billion dollar slush fund of taxpayer money his own personal lawyer has created for him along with the addition of total immunity from the IRS to ever hold him, his businesses, or his family accountable for tax evasion in perpetuity, has to have even president’s most ardent supporters questioning what’s going on. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: @lawyer_oyer As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://MUDWTR.com code: PoliticsGirl https://oneskin.co/politicsgirl https://3DayBlinds.com/politicsgirl https://biologica.com/politicsgirl

Ruth Ben Ghiat reminds us that unless we want America to become a white, christian ethno-state, we need to be engaging now. Now is the best time as the administration sets everything on fire and people start to feel the pain. According to Ruth, we’re actually ahead of the curve in terms of resistance, so we need ramp it up, if anything overcompensate with positive action. Autocrats want us to feel helpless and hopeless, but we’re not. Getting out of this mess is going to be an uphill battle, but it’s not a lost cause. In fact, if we play our cards right, we might even be able to build something way better than we had before. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: Website: https://ruthbenghiat.com As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… iQBar: TEXT PG to 64000 https://Quince.com/politicsgirl https://SundaysForDogs.com/PoliticsGirl50 code: politicsgirl50 https://laundrysauce.com code: politicsgirl20

Why are we at war? Why are they trying to trick us into thinking the economy is good as if we don’t pay our own bills? Why do they keep taking the White House keep taking on unnecessary renovations in DC rather than paying for things his citizens need like cancer research and food stamps? Are we seriously taking a full detour back to segregation and simping for billionaires? Finally, why is Obama meeting with Mark Carney? Lots of things to discuss and one great person to discuss them with. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever. Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://unlearn16.com/ As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://Quince.com/politicsgirl https://CookUnity.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://iRestore.com code: PoliticsGirl https://NOBLTravel.com

Don’t think for a moment that the dismantling of the 1965 Voting Rights Act stops with disenfranchising Black voters. Once Republicans are finished suppressing Black votes, women are next, gay Americans will follow, and then they’ll come for the working poor. Nobody is safe once if the powers that be are allowed to dismantle democracy. Dismantling the voting rights act isn’t a Black issue. It’s a EVERYBODY issue and everybody needs to ACT LIKE IT. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever. Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://www.aclu.org/ As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… iQBar: TEXT PG to 64000 BullShot: TEXT PG20 to 64000 https://JonesRoadBeauty.com code: PoliticsGirl https://WildGrain.com/politicsgirl

We don’t know if the shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner was staged. What we do know, is that everyone involved acted incredibly strangely before, during, and after, and within an hour of the event there was a calculated onslaught of propaganda from the White House press room to the entirety of the right wing internet around the necessity of Trump getting his ballroom. And if you don’t think that’s weird…you’re not paying attention. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever. Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://unlearn16.com/ As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://MUDWTR.com code: politicsgirl https://OneSkin.co/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://HoneyLove.com/politicsgirl https://biologica.com/politicsgirl

Between the on line Rape Academy, where men taught other men, and shared videos, of how to drug and rape your wife, to the constant drip drip drip of the Epstein files where everyone involved (except the woman) is walking free, to the recent fall from grace of California gubernatorial candidate, and Democratic front runner, Eric Swalwell, every day feels like a fresh new attack on women - how we’re perceived, what we’re good for, what laws we get, and how powerful men abuse us daily and get away with it. So what are we going to do about it? As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://linktr.ee/Ms_frazzled As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… iQBar products: TEXT PG to 64000 https://sundaysfordogs.com/POLITICSGIRL30 https://3DayBlinds.com/politicsgirl https://CheersHealth.com code: politicsgirl

I’m in New York today trying to give the truth a fighting chance on mainstream media but the world is on fire and America lit the match, so where are we on 04/13/26, and where do we go from here? As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://wildgrain.com/politicsgirl https://joindeleteme.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://CookUnity.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://iRestore.com code: politicsgirl

Christian nationalists are saying the quiet part out loud, that they don’t believe women should have a role in public facing society. For them it’s about dependency, an excuse for unbridled hierarchy, and a select group deciding who has worth and who doesn’t. If this isn’t something you agree with, now is the time to understand this reality, and use the levers of power we have before they are taken from us. These people are not fucking around. Neither can we. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://montemader.com/ As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… iQBar products: TEXT PG to 64000 https://quince.com/politicsgirl BullShot cleaners: TEXT PG20 to 64000 https://Jonesroadbeauty.com code: politicsgirl

As There’s a lot going on in America right now from No Kings to the war but as today’s guest, Dr. Anahita Dua reminds us we still need to talk about America’s health, because with RFK Jr. running the Department of Health and Human Services, we really are in grave danger. No pun intended. I understand it’s difficult to take your eye off the Trump chaos but what’s he’s doing to our country’s health is only affecting our personal health and it can’t continue.. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://www.healthcareforaction.com/ As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://quince.com/politicsgirl https://wildgrain.com/politicsgirl https://iRestore.com code: politicsgirl https://MUDWTR.com code: politicsgirl

As Ezra Levin reminds us, No Kings is not just something we HAVE to do but something we GET to do. That we get to be a part of history by sending a very public message to our country, and the world, that we are mad as hell and we’re not going to take it anymore. But this time, it’s not enough to just go, we need to be bringing people with us. This administration is an existential threat to America and the world. No Kings is a day of community, that doesn’t just protest our bad president but brings together good people. Authoritarians want us to feel hopeless, like they are inevitable, but days like No Kings and the actions we take with our people afterward, is the antidote. We come in peace. But we come in numbers. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://www.nokings.org/ https://indivisible.org/ https://indivisible2026.org As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://oneskin.co/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://iRestore.com code: politicsgirl https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl30 code: politicsgirl30 https://BranchBasics.com code: politics

If you’re paying attention right now you know America is off the rails. We’re at war in the middle east. We’re being attacked at home by ICE. Everything is more expensive. Our government is calling protesters terrorists and terrorists allies. We’re killing people in custody. Women are losing their rights. Our elections are in danger and the Trump administration is threatening to pull the broadcast licenses of any news organization who reports that things are going anything less than perfect. It’s literal chaos. So what do we do? As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://michaelsteelenetwork.com/ Blue Sky: @michaelsteele.bsky.social @steelepodcast.bsky.social Twitter: @MichaelSteele @steele_podcast @TheWeekendMSNBC Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/qNXoDf9A As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://LaundrySauce.com code: politicsgirl20 https://WildGrain.com/politicsgirl https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl30 code: politicsgirl30 iQBar TEXT: PG to 64000

If there are American leaders making military or legislative decisions based in faith rather than facts, that is a clear, and flagrant, violation of the separation of church and state. Commanders who send troops into combat have an obligation to the law, the mission, and the men and women under their command. If they think they are fulfilling some long prophesied Armageddon we need to hold them accountable. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://timwhitakerspeaks.substack.com/ YouTube: @TimWhitakerSpeaks Insta: @timwhitakerspeaks As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://joindeleteme.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://quince.com/politicsgirl https://cookunity.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://3DayBlinds.com/politicsgirl

On February 28th, 2026 the US and Isreal attacked Iran in an an operation that killed the top of Iran’s power structure, the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. The problem is the American people don’t have a clear answer as to why we did this as the president and his administration didn’t go through congress - the constitutionally legal way to declare war. The Trump administration is now throwing every possible reason to explain their actions at the wall to see what sticks - Iran’s nuclear capabilities, terrorism, freeing the Iranian people from their oppressive leader, a reaction to intelligence that indicated Iran plan to strike US bases, or that Iran interfered in the 2020 and 2024 elections. They can’t get their story straight and they seem to be unable to explain what our intentions are in the middle east. We know the mainstream media has let us down, so independent work like mine needs your support more than ever. The extremists have been able to shape the minds of too many people in this nation because the far right invested in their voice. Please give us a chance to fight back. If you find worth in the work we do, please SUBSCRIBE to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with the rants, directly to your inbox so even if I’m off social media you will still get access to my work. I truly can’t continue to do this without your help. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: Substack: https://substack.com/@thekenharbaughshow Valor Media: https://valormedianetwork.com/ As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://CookUnity.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://leesa.com code: politicsgirl https://3DayBlinds.com/politicsgirl https://JonesRoadBeauty.com code: politicsgirl iQBar TEXT PG to 64000

The hard truth is anyone who was paying attention knew this was coming. That as soon as we allowed the man who instigated a coup back into the Oval Office dark days were ahead, so now we must do everything we can to not only prioritize getting these people out of power - and winning every single election - but to hold the people who allowed this accountable so we never find ourselves in this position again. The rules need to change. The institutions need to change. The power structure needs to change. And that starts today, with us, and finishes with a whole new group of voters who have no loyalty to how it was, but know it can be better than this. We know the mainstream media has let us down, so independent work like mine needs your support more than ever. The extremists have been able to shape the minds of too many people in this nation because the far right invested in their voice. Please give us a chance to fight back. If you find worth in the work we do, please SUBSCRIBE to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with the rants, directly to your inbox so even if I’m off social media you will still get access to my work. I truly can’t continue to do this without your help. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: The Rothkopf Group: https://trgmedia.com DSR Network: https://thedsrnetwork.com/ Deep State Radio:https://pod.link/1245002955 Need to Know: https://davidrothkopf.substack.com/ As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://TOVALA.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://oneskin.co/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://iRestore.com code: politicsgirl https://3Dayblinds.com/politicsgirl https://FirstDay.com code: politicsgirl

None of this is normal. What we are experiencing in America right now is incredibly distressing, and it’s making most of us feel totally out of sorts. As a neuroscientist, Dr. Migliore acknowledges the noise, chaos, and constant stress surrounding us is overwhelming, and our nervous system systems were simply not built for a world like this. So, what do we do about it? As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to ⁠https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium⁠ and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: ⁠https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl⁠   Guest Link: ⁠https://dysregulationnation.substack.com/⁠ @dysregulationnation on all socials.   This episode is sponsored by… ⁠https://Quince.com/politicsgirl⁠ ⁠https://cookunity.com/politicsgirl⁠ code: politicsgirl ⁠https://sundaysfordogs/politicsgirl50⁠ code: POLITICSGIRL50 iQBar Text PG to 64000

America needs leaders who will oppose the cruelty, chaos and corruption that we’re seeing today. Leaders who won’t be booed at the Olympics or blame their own citizens for getting shot. Governor Shapiro reminds us that now is not the time to pull the covers over our heads or check out from the news, but the time to reengage in the American experiment because, ultimately, it really is the people who have the power to stop this. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Guest Link: https://www.pa.gov/governor @GovernorShapiro This episode is sponsored by… https://wildgrain.com/politicsgirl https://joindeleteme.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://laundrysauce.com code: politicsgirl20 https://cheershealth.com code: politicsgirl

Today’s guest Joanna Johnson, brilliant teacher otherwise known as Unlearn16, reminds us that the constitution only matters if people stand up for it, otherwise it’s just a piece of paper. So get ready for chaos. Clearly our institutions aren’t the guardrails we thought they were, but we, the people, are. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever. Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://unlearn16.com/ Paris Review article about Epstein: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2020/04/06/behind-the-mask-of-corruption/ As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://tovala.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl https://leesa.com code: politicsgirl https://Quince.com/politicsgirl iQBar: TEXT PG to 64000

Steve Schmidt reminds us that the American inheritance is being stolen from us by gangsters. That our rights don’t come from the president or his administration, they come from the blood spilled by everyone who fought for our right to life and liberty. We are in a moment of great crisis, but an activism is awaking that has not been seen in generations. Steve makes it clear that we don’t need a win for the Democratic party, we need a victory for the American people. You can lie to us, threaten us, and try to scare us, but we’ll just keep showing up for our rights. And the more of us who come out to save America, the more inspired others will be to join them. This is a fantastic and necessary episode for any one who needs inspiration to continue the fight. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Guest Links: https://thesaveamericamovement.org/ This episode is sponsored by… https://Quince.com/politicsgirl https://OneSkin.co/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl https://cookunity.com/politicsgirl code: Politicsgirl https://iRestore.com code: PoliticsGirl

What is going on in America right now, and what do we do next? We are dealing with an unfathomable reality with ICE escalating it’s violence and terror in Minnesota and the Trump Administration trying to intimidate and force people into compliance, or incite enough chaos and unrest to justify cracking down further. You aren’t going crazy if you feel overwhelmed right now, but that doesn't mean you can just shut down. We need you too much. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Defiance Dispatch: https://open.substack.com/pub/defiancedispatch/p/december-16th-content-to-amplify?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email Free America Walkout: https://www.freeameri.ca/ This episode is sponsored by… https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl30 https://tovala.com code: politicsgirl https://laundrysauce.com code: politicsgirl20 https://3dayblinds.com/politicsgirl iQBar TEXT: PG to 64000

What’s happening in America right now is horrifying but not surprising. That we are living through an extreme stress test for democracy, but all is not lost. Chief Political and Advocacy Officer at the ACLU, Deirdre Schifeling reminds us the best and most durable protectors of our rights are actually our own people. Yes, democratic backsliding is scary and dangerous, but not irreversible…especially if we all come together to defeat it.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much!  xoPG Guest social: https://www.aclu.org/ https://peoplepower.org As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://wildgrain.com/politicsgirl https://mudwtr.com code: politicsgirl https://joindeleteme.com/politicsgirl https://Quince.com/politicsgirl

Will we have elections in 2026? Yes.  How free and fair will they be? Well, a lot of that is up to us… As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social:  Democracy Docket signup link: https://www.democracydocket.com/pg-subscribe/ https://www.democracydocket.com/ https://www.elias.law/team/marc-elias Twitter: @marceelias                    @DemocracyDocket   As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://Quince.com/politicsgirl https://AREY.com code: PoliticsGirl https://bubsnaturals.com code: politicsgirl https://laundrysauce.com code: politicsgirl20 iQBar - TEXT: PG to 64000

I If you’re feeling exhausted you aren’t alone. The time we’re living in is weird and distressing. And if you, like me, are feeling the weight of the world right now, please understand you’re not it makes sense. However time keeps marching on whether we’re ready for it or not, and those who seek to destroy everything we hold dear, are counting on our exhaustion. So go into this new year with grit and determination because it’s going to be hard. Curiosity and imagination, because we have to create something new. And finally, allow yourself to let go of what was, in order to make room for what could be. I know there’s a world better than this, but we have to believe in it to build it.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://quince.com/politicsgirl https://AREY.com code: politicsgirl IQ Bar - Text: PG to 64000

The Justice Department and the FBI are currently in complete violation of the law when it comes to the Epstein Transparency Act. They are clearly hoping we just embrace our nihilism and give up ever knowing what happened because deep down we accept the rich and powerful get to live under different rules and they’ll just get away with it. Well, that is unacceptable to me, to our guest, Epstein expert Tara Palmeri, and I hope it’s unacceptable to you. The American government is engaged in what is potentially the largest coverup in American history and it’s about sex trafficking women and children. If we ever want to be a good country again, we can NEVER let this go.   As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social:  https://www.tarapalmeri.com/   As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://oneskin.co code: politicsgirl https://jonesroadbeauty.com code: politicsgirl https://laundrysauce.com code: politicsgirl20 https://trueclassic.com/politicsgirl

I recently read a quote that said “I will never forgive him for making America a place people fear, a place people don’t like, don’t trust, don’t want to do business with, don’t want to visit, don’t want anything to do with. He has made America a place people laugh at, a place that is cruel and bigoted. America is no longer a destination. It is a place to be avoided.” And it resonated so deeply with me. I’m tired. You’re tired. We’re all exhausted and the hits just keep coming. So what do we do? Let’s talk about it.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://JoinDeleteMe.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://auraframes.com code: politicsgirl https://Leesa.com code: politicsgirl https://perelelhealth.com code: politicsgirl https://mudwtr.com/politicsgirl

The most consistent feeling people have in this country right now is that the system is broken and that makes us feel powerless when we’re not. The Trump administration might be impossible for us to reach right now, but voters are right there, and according to Swing Left’s Yasmin Radjy we should be talking directly to them. Hope is a muscle that we’ve allowed to atrophy, but there’s no progress without it. The Democrats have to do a better job at listening and building trust if we’re not only going to beat back this terrible government, but rebuild something far better in it’s place.   As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://swingleft.org/ https://ourgroundtruth.org/   Twitter: @swingleft Facebook: SwingLeft Insta: swingleft   As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://honeylove.com/politicsgirl https://cookunity.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://trueclassic.com/politicsgirl https://auraframes.com code: politicsgirl https://deleteme.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://NOBLtravel.com

Best selling author and comedian, John Fugelsang reminds us that the problem isn’t religion, it’s the fundamentalists and extremists who use religion as a way to power. As John says, “If your church isn’t telling you to love your enemy, but telling you who your enemies are, then it isn’t a church.” We have to stop using religion as an excuse to hate. There’s a reason the American constitution gave us a society where the church and state existed independent of each other and anyone who is suggesting that the two should co-mingle isn’t doing it because they love Jesus, they’re doing it because they love power and they’re acquiring it using his name. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://www.johnfugelsang.com Separation of Church & Hate: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Separation-of-Church-and-Hate/John-Fugelsang/9781668066898 As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://Sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://quince.com/politicsgirl https://leesa.com code: politicsgirl https://dupe.com iQbar: TEXT PG to 64000

What has happened to us America? We have military in our streets, ICE murdering people in custody, we’re building concentration camps on our shores and shipping people to foreign prisons without evidence of a crime. We demolished one-third of the White House, our President is calling for Democratic leaders to be executed, and we might go to war with Venezuela for oil and minerals while American citizens can’t afford food or health care. It’s hard to be an empathetic, aware, patriotic American right now. To find, at this Thanksgiving holiday, what there is to be thankful for. So, today we bring it in and attempt to offer the perspective our country is understandably lacking right now. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://honeylove.com/politicsgirl https://oneskin.co code: politicsgirl https://dupe.com https://JonesRoadBeauty.com code: politicsgirl https://trueclassic.com/politicsgirl

Watching Democrats capitulate on the government shutdown without getting anything in return was a real kick to the face to everyone who thought we might finally have an opposition up for the fight. As Indivisible’s Ezra Levin reminds us, once we move past anger this can be a real opportunity. If we want the Democratic party to be better, it’s up to all of us to do the work to change it, to challenge the status quo, and to build a fighting machine strong enough to take on this regime. With that in mind, we need to care about primaries so we can choose leaders who are truly ready to meet the moment. Will we continue to lose our country to support the establishment, or are we ready to support fighters who might arrive from the outside? This is an inflection point. We need a party that can not only win elections, but leaders who will shake things up once they get there.   As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://indivisible.org/ https://indivisible2026.org https://www.nokings.org/   As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://JoinDeleteMe.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://iRestore.com code: politicsgirl https://BubsNaturals.com code: politicsgirl https://oneskin.co code: politicsgirl https://cookunity.com/politicsgirlfree code: politicsgirlfree https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl

Today is Veteran’s Day and sadly we can’t just honor our soldiers, we have to wonder who they work for. As guest, combat veteran Kristopher Goldsmith reminds us, our president is trying to pit Americans against each other. The president wants the military in our streets fighting for him at the same time his administration is tearing the VA to shreds. The damage this administration is doing to our soldiers, our veterans, and our citizens is incalculable. Which is why Kris’s work with Veteran’s Against Fascism and his new podcast On Offense are so important. We have to throw sand in the gears of this authoritarian takeover to, as Kris says we don’t end up with a military that only MAGA wants to join.    As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://www.krisgoldsmith.com/ https://linktr.ee/KrisGoldsmith On Offense Substack: https://onoffense.substack.com/ The Find Out Podcast: https://linktr.ee/FindOutPodcast Task Force Butler Institute -  Veterans Fighting Fascism: https://www.taskforcebutler.org/   As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://mudwtr.com/politicsgirl https://joindeleteme.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://Quince.com/politicsgirl https://perelelhealth.com code: politicsgirl

Today is election day and as our guest Alex Zakaras, the author of the brilliant new book Freedom for All: What a Liberal Society Could Be reminds us, there are opportunities to be seized. It’s so easy to be depressed but as some institutions fall, better ones have the opportunity to rise. As Professor Zakaras argues, the profound inequality in power, wealth, and status in our nation has fundamentally undermined the American social contract and we discuss what it would mean to extend the liberal promise of freedom to everyone on equal terms and how it could actually transform our economy and politics. Also, if you haven’t voted yet…VOTE!!!!!    As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to  https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: Freedom For All: What a Liberal Society Could Be https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300281767/freedom-for-all/   As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://honeylove.com/politicsgirl https://laundrysauce.com/politicsgirl20 https://quince.com/politicsgirl https://leesa.com code: politicsgirl IQ Bar: TEXT PG to 64000

Former Ambassador to Russia and author of the new book Autocrats vs. Democrats Michael McFaul reminds us that the autocratic world is united while the democratic world is not, and quite frankly, we have to get it together. We’re not allowed to just ignore what’s happening, or simply give up because it’s too hard. If we do that, the consequences will be even worse. We must find our allies, both at home and abroad, and work with them to defeat that which would defeat us. Fantastic insight in this episode. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG   Guest social: https://michaelmcfaul.com/ https://fsi.stanford.edu/people/michael_a_mcfaul https://michaelmcfaul.substack.com Book: Autocrats vs. Democrats https://www.harpercollins.com/products/autocrats-vs-democrats-michael-mcfaul?variant=43731712606242   This episode is sponsored by… https://bubsnaturals.com code: politicsgirl https://jonesroadbeauty.com code: politicsgirl https://AURAframes.com code: politicsgirl https://dupe.com https://quince.com/politicsgirl As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: ⁠https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl⁠

The No Kings rallies were incredibly successful, peaceful and mobilizing, but as our guest, Indivisible’s Ezra Levin, says: “If that’s all we do, it won’t be enough.” To fight this lawless regime Americans must continue to grow and diversify our tactics. This is not about one day of protest, but one of many efforts needed to stop government overreach. If you’re interested in next steps I encourage you to join the No Kings call Tuesday October 21st at NoKings.org or, if you’re listening to this later, go to indivisible.org to listen to the recording, or find or start an Indivisible group of your own. For now, keep talking about the rallies, tell the stories, celebrate what 7 million+ Americans did, and refuse to let our country be gaslit into thinking it didn’t matter, because it did and we’ll only get more powerful from here.   As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Guest social: https://indivisible.org/ https://www.nokings.org/   This episode is sponsored by… https://mudwtr.com code: PoliticsGirl https://oneskin.co code: politicsgirl https://iRestore.com code: politicsgirl https://perelelhealth.com code: politicsgirl

We are at a divided and isolated place in America, and watching the rising authoritarianism of the Trump administration, enabled by the Republican Congress, green lit by the bought and paid for Supreme Court is enough to make people feel powerless, but we are NOT powerless. We are living through a propaganda nightmare, but if the Freedom Frog in Portland has taught us anything it’s that those who seek to destroy America do not own the American spirt. You can lie about us, threaten us, try and scare us, but we’ll just keep showing up for our rights. And the more of us who come out to save America, the more inspired others will be to join them. This is a fantastic and necessary episode for any of us who need to know we’re still in the fight.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!  All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Guest Links:  https://thesaveamericamovement.org   This episode is sponsored by… https://laundrysauce.com code: politicsgirl20 https://joindeleteme.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://calm.com/politicsgirl https://honeylove.com/politicsgirl

Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump met with 800 of the military’s top brass last week and it was difficult to process how demoralizing it felt. If you’re like me, you didn’t recognize your country as our president talked about bringing US cities “under control” and painting anyone who didn’t agree with him as the “enemy from within”. There was a lot to be outraged about in that meeting, and plenty that felt terrifying, but the event was also just humiliating. For our country, for the brave men and women of the military who had to sit and listen, and for the speakers, who, quite frankly, embarrassed themselves. However, none of that limits the danger the event presents for nation on a crash course with dictatorship. Join me and Marine veteran and advocate, Janessa Goldbeck as we discuss.    As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://vvfnd.org/ As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://JoinDeleteMe.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://quince.com/politicsgirl https://leesa.com code: politicsgirl IQBar: TEXT PG to 64000

Right now we are dealing with a government who have captured all levels of federal power, and are working overtime to keep up their long standing plan to divide us so we don’t unite to fight back. Trump wants America to conform to the America he has in his head, but he can’t do it alone, so he defers to people like Russel Vought and Steven Miller who want to burn it all down to rebuild the country in their own image. This is something we simply can’t allow, but to stop it we’re going to have to work together.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much!  xoPGGuest social:Letters from an American:  https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/ Insta: @heathercoxrichardson Twitter: @HC_Richardson As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: ⁠https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl⁠ This episode is sponsored by… https://mudwtr.com code: politicsgirl https://oneskin.co code: politicsgirl https://nakedwines.com/politicsgirl click: enter voucher code: politicsgirl https://JonesRoadBeauty.com code: politicsgirl

There are two separate realities in America right now. One we saw at the Charlie Kirk memorial, where God has picked a side and if you’re not with them you’re not on it, and one rooted in reality. However, the reality one…it’s not winning. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://www.thenewevangelicals.com/ Twitter: @newvangelicals Facebook:The New Evangelicals Instagram: @thenewevangelicals YouTube: @TheNewEvangelicals   As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://perelelhealth.com code: politicsgirl https://oneskin.co code: politicsgirl https://GoPure.com code: politicsgirl https://calm.com/politicsgirl

The Democrats are annoying, but the entire party including the voters are being painted with a pretty broad brush right now. The DNC and national leadership might make me furious, but the Democratic Party is still the alternative to the Republican Party in this broken two party system. So if you’re pro-democracy, pro-rule of law, pro-constitution, and you’re watching the country fall apart right now, then we can’t pretend it doesn’t matter how the Democrats are doing. We have to be supporting the Democrats who are doing good work, and challenging the Democrats who aren’t. We need to be pressuring leadership, particularly Congressional leadership, to get it together and realize we’re fighting for our lives here. Which is why we’re joined today by Heather Williams, President of the DLCC, the part of the Democratic Party responsible for getting Democrats elected to state legislatures, and unlike our federal leadership, she and her team know exactly what they stand for and how to win. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much!  xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Guest Link:  https://dlcc.org/   This episode is sponsored by… https://mudwtr.com code: politicsgirl https://joindeleteme.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://honeylove.com/politicsgirl https://quince.com/politicsgirl

The Trump regime wants us feel powerless, like their take over is inevitable, but it’s not. Part of the struggle is simply not giving up. To stay engaged and keep your people informed as to what they’re doing to our health care, our education, our voting rights, our civil rights and then responding with action. That is what Sky Perryman and her team at Democracy Forward is doing to great success. In a recent article in the Atlantic titled “The Anti-Trump Resistance That is Actually Working” Democracy Forward is called “the single largest source of Trump‘s legal troubles”. So although every day might feel like the bad guys are winning, when you look at the courts - real, and the court of public opinion - they’re actually losing. They’re losing. Every. Single. Day.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! Guest social: https://democracyforward.org/ Blue Sky: @democracyforward.org Insta: @democracyforward                YouTube: @democracyforward Twitter:@DemocracyFwd All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://cookunity.com/politicsgirlfree code: politicsgirlfree https://joindeleteme.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://nakedwines.com/politicsgirl click: “Edit Voucher” code: PoliticsGirl

It’s back to school, and while school shootings are a given, actual education is not. It’s September 2025 and the Department of Education is being systematically dismantled while the policy impacts of the Trump administration are only set to make things worse. From food insecurity for children who get fed at school, to school closures, to policy decisions that tell us what we can and cannot teach. Nothing is as it should be. As today’s guest, Dr. Lester is the author of the upcoming book From Dropout to Doctorate: Breaking the Chains of Educational Injustice. Dr. Lester writes: education inequality isn’t theoretical, it’s real. Behind every data point about dropout rates, underfunded schools, or academic failures there real people with potential who were left behind. Why are we abandoning the very people we’ll need in the future to make our world a safer and smarter place?  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever.   Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!  Thank you so much!  xoPG Guest social: https://terencelester.com/  https://www.instagram.com/imterencelester/  https://x.com/imTerenceLester  https://www.facebook.com/imterencelester  https://www.linkedin.com/in/imterencelester/  https://www.youtube.com/@imterencelester   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, an ...

While international relationships are essential in a changing, increasingly dangerous world, under the Trump Administration America is doing major damage to both our safety and security by eroding trust with our allies being mercurial and untrustworthy to them while being generous and cozy with our “enemies". Our president clearly sees the world as a zero sum game of how things serve him, and while that particular kind of selfishness might work in the business world, when the only goal is financial success, it doesn’t work in geopolitics if you are creating partners to make the world safer and more secure. We are joined today by Jon Finer, Biden’s former Deputy National Security advisor, to let us know where the international experts feel America sits right now on the international stage.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://cookunity.com/politicsgirlfree code: politicsgirlfree https://GoPure.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl https://oneskin.co code: politicsgirl

Things are not right. I’m doing my pod from the road today because something wasn’t right. In my particular case it was my son’s appendix, but the wrongness of what’s going on isn’t limited to my immediate family. It’s all around us. We’re drowning in it. So, this pod is about what’s going on this week. What we should be paying attention to. How we know when things aren’t right, and just like we just did with my son, how we take the information we’re given and act if things need to change. Let me know what you think about this episode. If people like this kind of news breakdown, I’ll do more of these episodes…just from home this time.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://nakedwines.com/politicsgirl Click “enter voucher” and enter code: PoliticsGirl https://honeylove.com/politicsgirl https://JoinDeleteMe.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://mudwtr.com code: politicsgirl

Don’t feel bad if you don’t know how the government works. It’s by design. Today we talk to the Host of PBS’s Civics Made Easy about the importance of offering Americans the kind of knowledge we should have but don’t, on a network that the government should fund, but won’t. Ben wants us to, “Get caught up together” and Trump wants us as stupid as possible. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever.   Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!  Thank you so much!  xoPG Guest social: https://linktr.ee/thatbensheehan https://www.pbs.org/show/civics-made-easy/   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl IQBar: Text PG to 64000 https://lolablankets.com code: politicsgirl https://calm.com/politicsgirl

Things are getting so bad in America that many people are checking out, but we can’t keep pretending things are normal when we know they aren’t. We must collectively wake up to what’s happening, to how we got here, to the ugly and the scary that we’ve allowed to flourish to find the courage to stand against it. That while hope is important, we must also acknowledge change is not coming if we don’t stand up and work for it. People are not being rewarded for standing on the right side of history right now. There’s a real reason to be afraid of speaking out, but we have to do it anyway, and we have to do it even if we’re afraid. In fact, as our guest Michelle MiJung Kim says, “We can only truly practice courage when we are afraid”. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to  https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium  and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://www.michellemijungkim.com/ I Feel That Way Too: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/introducing-i-feel-that-way-too-with-michelle-mijung-kim/id1813790730?i=1000708049234   As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://laundrysauce.com code: PoliticsGirl20 https://cookunity.com/politicsgirlfree code: politicsgirlfree https://JoinDeleteMe.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://hexclad.com/politicsgirl

We can’t afford pediatric cancer research, healthcare for seniors, or testing to make sure our water is clean, but we have $200 billion dollars to spend on masked, secret police to terrorize us on our streets? Really? This isn’t about safety, it’s about control, and it should deeply concern anyone who believes in human rights, due process and American freedom. Not to mention anyone who cares about the budget. Join me and award winning historian and journalist, Garrett Graff, as we discuss why creating such a polarized, partisan, and violent law enforcement group is such a detriment to American society. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://www.garrettgraff.com/biography/ As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://nakedwines.com/politicsgirl Click “enter voucher” and put in code: PoliticsGirl https://oneskin.co code: politicsgirl https://cookunitiy.com/politicsgirlfree code: politicsgirlfree https://joindeleteme.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl

This year Supreme Court issued decisions on birthright citizenship, nationwide injunctions, religious freedom, transgender rights, gender affirming care, gun violence, and the executive branch’s apparent authority to do whatever it damn well pleases. These justices act like they’re all powerful but are they. Join me and Supreme Court expert Dahlia Lithwick as we discuss what comes next for court and country. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://www.dahlialithwick.com/ Amicus: https://slate.com/podcasts/amicus Slate: https://slate.com/author/dahlia-lithwick Lady Justice: https://www.amazon.com/Lady-Justice-Women-Battle-America/dp/0525561382   As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://mudwtr.com code: politicsgirl https://GoPure.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://honeylove.com/politicsgirl https://DeleteMe.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl

America’s health is in danger. We’re not testing our food, water and drugs like we should. We’re limiting access to vaccines. We aren’t testing for covid or bird flu or any other communicable illness going around, and the people in charge of our health from the Administrator of the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid to the Surgeon General are on a spectrum from quack science to anti science. On top of it all we have the MAHA movement on the rise with the power and financial grift of non-doctor, non-scientist RFK Jr. which will ultimately do the opposite of make America healthy. To discuss how much the group in charge of our health is actually bad for our health, we are joined today by Dr. Anahita Dua a cardiovascular surgeon, associate professor of surgery, and founder of Healthcare for Action. Great medical info, plus she’s a riot! As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever.   Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much!  xoPG Guest social: https://www.healthcareforaction.com/           As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl DeleteMe - TEXT: politicsgirl to 64000 https://wildgrain.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://ground.news/politics

Historian and author, Rutger Bregman believes there’s an antidote to the sense of emptiness that so many people feel, and it’s the will to make the world a better place. To devote your career to the greater challenges of our time rather than just making money. That the time has come for a moral reawakening. That moral ambition not just financial ambition is what we need if we want to fix the world and actually like our place in it. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever.   Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much!  xoPG   Guest social: https://www.moralambition.org/ https://www.rutgerbregman.com/ https://linktr.ee/rutgerbregman           As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://laundrysauce.com code: PoliticsGirl20 https://honeylove.com/politicsgirl IQ Bars: TEXT - PG to 64000

The foundations of our democracy are being torn apart and organizations like the ACLU are showing up every day to hold us together. As their president Deborah Archer says, this might be the work the ACLU was built for but we know they can’t be left to fight alone. We have been divided on purpose, but the time has come to come together. We can’t just have justice by geography, or gender, or sexual orientation. We, the people means everyone. Everyone deserves due process and civil rights. Everyone should have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and it’s up to everyone to bridge the gap between the America that was promised and the America that is.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever.   Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much!  xoPG Guest social:  https://www.aclu.org/                As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored : DeleteMe - TEXT: politicsgirl to 64000 https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl https://oneskin.co code: politicsgirl https://3dayblinds.com/politicsgirl

Over the weekend Donald Trump waged an unprovoked attack on Iran by bombing them then demanding peace. Understand where we are and what it means.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever.   Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much!  xoPG   As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://wildgrain.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl https://mudwtr.com code: PoliticsGirl https://GoPure.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl Text: politicsgirl to 64000 for DeleteMe

In a world that’s become deeply transactional, we need to get more relational. We need to have the difficult conversations about access to health care, abortion care, women’s rights, minority rights, human rights…because ultimately they’re all connected. Planned Parenthood, an organization used by 1/3 of American women and 1/10 American men is under direct attack by the Big Beautiful Bill and it has nothing to do with health care and everything to do with control.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever.   Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/ As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://3dayblinds.com/politicsgirl https://shopMDhearing.com code: PoliticsGirl https://calm.com/politicsgirl https://dupe.com or put dupe.com/ before any URL

Those who seek to destroy democracy want us to feel overwhelmed, burnt out, hopeless and alone. Which is why we need each other for strength, camaraderie, and courage. As the Resistance on Andor say, “I have friends everywhere.” As we do too. Friends, fellow countrymen, and brave patriots who want what we do. A country that’s free, fair, just and stable, and leaders who will represent us and fight back. If we can’t find those leaders then we might, however reluctantly, have to become those leaders. Join me and Ezra Levin, as we discuss being part of the active resistance and building an army of pro-democracy warriors starting with No Kings Day on June 14th.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever.   Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://indivisible.org/ https://www.nokings.org/   As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://WildAlaskan.com/politicsgirl https://HoneyLove.com/politicsgirl https://Sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl https://oneskin.co code: politicsgirl

The budget bill in the Senate right now is a nightmare for the American People. Join me and Senator Elizabeth Warren as we discuss.

LGBTQ Americans live in a paradox. On one hand we have a growing population of LGBTQ Americans, a group whose rights are codified nationally with a supermajority of Americans supportive of life outside the heteronormative box, and yet we’re seeing a rising level of hate and extremism against that same community and anyone - be they individuals or corporations - who stand up as public allies. How can that be in 2025? Today we talk to Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD, about what to do, where we go from here and the potential of a moment like this.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever.   Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much!  xoPG Guest social: https://glaad.org/                As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… DeleteMe - TEXT: politicsgirl to 64000 https://calm.com/politicsgirl https://shopMDhearing.com code: PoliticsGirl

Combat veteran Kris Goldsmith reminds us when fascism grows it grows in our backyards. That if we want to tear this movement up from it’s roots, we need to do it together. As Kris says, with unity comes strength, and whether you learned that unity fighting side by side on a foreign battlefield or standing side by side in your hometown, we need to support each other as we step up and fight for our country. And to those who served: Thank you for your service.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever.   Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much!  xoPG Guest social: https://www.krisgoldsmith.com/ https://linktr.ee/KrisGoldsmith On Offence Substack: https://onoffense.substack.com/ The Find Out Podcast: https://linktr.ee/FindOutPodcast Task Force Butler Institute -  Veterans Fighting Fascism: https://www.taskforcebutler.org/                As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://MUDWTR.com code: PoliticsGirl https://calm.com/politicsgirl https://shopMDhearing.com code: PoliticsGirl https://GoPure.com/politicsgirl

Today’s guest Joanna Johnson, internet sensation and brilliant teacher otherwise known as Unlearn16, reminds us that capitalism isn’t our natural state. We pretend this economic system failing us is out of our hands, but we’re the one’s who built it. It’s man made. We can change the game because we made the game, and it’s possible the fascism we’re seeing is simply the result of end stage capitalism. We’re at a tipping point, and the time might be coming to flip the board. What if we weren’t afraid of change? What if we built something new? What if things really could get better? But you have to understand where you came from to know where you’re going, so that’s what we’re going to focus on today. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever.   Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much!  xoPG Guest social: https://unlearn16.com/ As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://3DayBlinds.com/politicsgirl https://laundrysauce.com code: PoliticsGirl20 https://WildAlaskanCompany.com/PoliticsGirl https://calm.com/politicsgirl DeleteMe - TEXT: politicsgirl to 64000

As today’s guest, Robert Reich, former US Secretary of Labor, wrote in his substack “Brace yourselves. The economy is heading into very bad weather.” That while prices and unemployment are going up. Everything else is going down. This is, of course, the polar opposite of what President Trump campaigned on, and exactly we, the president’s opposition said he would do. If anything good is going to emerge from this nightmare, it’s going to take the majority of us uniting to collectively demand it. That we can’t just be AGAINST this hideous, lawless, authoritarian version of America, where our President is a corrupt grifter surrounded by other grifters, we have to be FOR something better. That perhaps the silver lining of this horror will be the coalitions being built to fight the regime finding common ground on which to build something that finally works for all of us.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever.   Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://robertreich.org/ Substack: http://robertreich.substack.com Inequality Media LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/inequalitymedia Twitter:         @RBReich                             @InequalityMedia                As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://calm.com/politicsgirl https://SundaysforDogs.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl https://rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl https://oneskin.co code: PoliticsGirl https://honeylove.com/politicsgirl

It’s ok to feel scared right now. To be angry and frustrated and not know what to do. It’s fine to have those feelings, but as Michigan Secretary of State, and leading candidate for Governor, Jocelyn Benson asks, what do we do next? How do we stand up for what’s right when the stakes are high? How do we change the world not let the world change us? We talk today about finding purpose in rage, in the importance of building the bravery muscle, and to move forward even when we’re scared. History shows us when Americans fight, when we organize, when we don’t back down, we win. We can’t forget that now. Now, we move forward. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever. Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://jocelynbenson.com/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/774304/the-purposeful-warrior-by-jocelyn-benson-foreword-by-amanda-seyfried/ As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… DeleteMe - TEXT politicsgirl to 64000 https://wildgrain.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://Quince.com/politicsgirl https://ShopMDhearing.com code: PoliticsGirl

This administration is unhinged - a government ignoring the constitution, defying the courts, literally disappearing people off the streets? Every day they seem more brazen, more illiberal, more unlawful, and yet, when we see the tide turning on people like Pete Hegseth or the hesitation to just blindly invoke the insurrection act, we see that public pressure still works. So, today, instead of talking about the news, or having a conversation with one of the fabulous organizations working to save us - we’re going to talk about saving ourselves. Join me and award-winning thought leader and best selling author Alencia Johnson as we discuss the her new book: Flip the Tables: The Everyday Disruptor’s Guide to Finding Courage and Making Change because, God knows, that’s what we need to do now. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever.  Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://www.alenciajohnson.com/               As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://mudwtr.com code: politicsgirl https://3DayBlinds.com/politicsgirl https://GoPure.com/politicsgirl https://calm.com/politicsgirl IQBar: Text PG to 64000

Will the American president use the American military on the American people? The fact that’s even in question indicates how far down the road towards autocracy this country has gone. Does that mean we’re helpless? Is there nothing we can do? What about the military itself? Will it, or can it, do anything? Join me and Janessa Goldbeck, CEO of VetVoice Foundation, as we discuss where we are with the American military, and what comes next.As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever. Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!Thank you so much!xoPGGuest social:https://vvfnd.org/             As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by…https://shopMDhearing.com code: PoliticsGirlhttps://laundrysauce.com code: PoliticsGirl20https://quince.com/politicsgirlRocket Money App - put the PoliticsGirl Podcast into the surveyDelete Me: Text PoliticsGirl to 64000

America appears to be in free fall and 30% of the country seems on board for a million decisions they didn’t vote for and will only hurt them? How is that possible? David Pakman joins us to talk about his new book, instant New York Times bestseller, The Echo Machine: How Right Wing Extremism Created a Post Truth America, which addresses how the fall of critical thinking and rise of reactionary politics has done such destruction to our nation and what can be.Our country’s under attack and our media isn’t even talking about it. Which is why, now more than ever, we need to support those doing independent work to tell the truth, when it’s increasingly hard to find. Help create a counterweight to the lies and propaganda by supporting the show and SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, the rants directly to your inbox, and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social:https://davidpakman.com/ As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl THANK YOU to today’s sponsors! https://SundaysforDogs.com/PoliticsGirl code: PoliticsGirlhttps://honeylove.com/politicsgirlhttps://oneskin.co code: PoliticsGirlhttps://mdhearing.com code: politicsgirl

We have this preconceived notion of who can, and should, be a leader. We need to throw that out the window. According to our guest, President and Co-founder of Run For Something, Amanda Litman, “Party recruitment is the most important thing we can be doing right now.” These are the people who will change the game. The candidates who will connect with the voters and set us on a brighter path. As Amanda says, “We need better people. Anywhere can be competitive, so we need to be fielding candidates everywhere.” And with a track record of bringing us leaders like: Sarah McBride, Molly McMorrow, and Jasmine Crockett…you know Amanda knows what she’s talking about. Join us for some hope and action!As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever. Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!Thank you so much! xoPGGuest social:https://www.amandalitman.com/https://runforsomething.net/X: @runforsomethingInsta: @runforsomethingnowFacebook: Run for Something                  As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirlThis episode is sponsored by…https://rocketmoney.com/politicsgirlhttps://3DayBlinds.com/politicsgirlDeleteMe: TEXT PoliticsGirl to 64000IQ Bar: TEXT PG to 64000

The Trump administration is actively seeking to destroy everything we know, but we can’t allow it. We need to fight back. Do more than we’re doing now. This is a nation built on causing a ruckus. So, that’s what the good citizens of America must do. We must recommit to the principles of truth, justice and freedom and stand up and fight for them. Trump is waging a systemic war against facts, intelligence and the rule of law. Our elections and our very sense of agency and power within this nation are at stake. So week need to understand what’s happening and we need to oppose it. Join us and we talk about how.As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever. Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!Thank you so much! xoPGGuest social: The Rothkopf Group: https://trgmedia.com Deep State Radio:https://pod.link/1245002955Twitter: @djrothkopfBlueSky: @djrothkopf.bsky.social Amazon for books:https://www.amazon.com/David-J.-Rothkopf/e/B001H6O2A0%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_shareAs always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!                  As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirlThis episode is sponsored by…https://3DayBlinds.com/politicsgirlhttps://wildgrain.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirlhttps://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirlhttps://mudwtr.com code: politicsgirl

Current leadership isn’t just letting our military down, they’re setting them up. Cutting benefits, firing veterans, changing allies….Our soldiers might be, as Commander Jones says, “trained to absorb a lot” but they shouldn’t have to absorb this kind of disrespect. The American military are not there to make the president appear more manly, or be used as an enforcement brigade to deliver real estate deals or bring political enemies to heal, so what happens when the administration asks our soldiers to do something for him but against the constitution? You don’t remove the kind of expertise from military leadership unless you have an agenda of which you know military leadership wouldn’t approve. So where are we, and what comes next?As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever. Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!Thank you so much! xoPGGuest social: Commander Bobby R Jones:https://libertyclassicalschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Bobby-Jones-Bio-Ret-Final-Civ.pdf Veterans for Responsible Leadership: https://www.vfrl.org/Insta: @navshad42YouTube: @ValorMediaNetwor                  As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirlThis episode is sponsored by…https://faynutrition.com/politicsgirlhttps://honeylove.com/politicsgirlDelete Me: Text PoliticsGirl to 64000IQ Bars: Text PG to 64000

Expert in Soviet and Ukrainian history, Andrea Chalupa joins me and human rights activist and expert in Russia and disinformation Marcus Kolga, to discuss how important it is Canada not follow America down the path to authoritarianism laid by Russian influence and disinformation. Canadians need to understand they’re dealing with the same psychological warfare that was successful in America, and use the US as a cautionary tale. Donald Trump isn’t kidding when he says he wants to take over Canada, so Canadians need to vote for the leader who isn’t in bed with those who would let that to happen…As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever. Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!Thank you so much! xoPGGUEST SOCIAL:Andrea Chalupa:https://www.andreachalupa.com/Twitter: @AndreaChalupa @GaslitNationInstagram: @andreachalupaYouTube: @gaslitnationMarcus Kolga: https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/cm-expert/marcus-kolga/Instagram: @marcuskolgaBlueSky: @marcuskolga.bsky.socialAs always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirlThis episode is sponsored by…https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirlhttps://mudwtr.com code: politicsgirlhttps://ShopMDhearing.com code: politicsgirlhttps://faynutrition.com/politicsgirlhttps://GoPure.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl

If people are wondering where the pushback to the nightmare of the Trump administration is, it’s in the courts. In the absence of executive leadership, and with the abandonment of of legislative leadership, the judicial branch has gone from democracy’s last line of defense to it’s first. In fact, there are lawyers and activists working day and night to hold off the worst instincts of presidency. As Democracy Forward’s Skye Perryman says, “The most powerful tool the Trump administration has is to convince us we have no power, but it’s not true. There are people fighting everyday, not just to hold off the worst decisions, but to continue to move us forward towards something better.”Our country’s under attack and our media isn’t even talking about it. Which is why, now more than ever, we need to support those doing independent work to tell the truth, when it’s increasingly hard to find. Help create a counterweight to the lies and propaganda by supporting the show and SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, the rants directly to your inbox, and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!Thank you so much! xoPGGuest social: https://democracyforward.org/Blue Sky: @democracyforward.orgInsta: @democracyforward           YouTube: @democracyforwardTwitter:@DemocracyFwdAs always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl THANK YOU to today’s sponsors! https://oneskin.co code: politicsgirlhttps://laundrysauce.com code: politicsgirl20https://3dayblinds.com/politicsgirlhttps://mudwtr.com code: politicsgirlDeleteMe: Text PolticsGirl to 64000

Trump’s first cabinet meeting was basically run by Elon. Republicans voted for a budget that would cut Medicaid and SNAP to ensure billionaires get even more money. Republican representatives are choosing to forego town halls after realizing they can’t answer for their party’s actions. Trump put out the disgusting Trump Gaza video and showed the world America is now Russia’s ally in the Oval Office. So, how do we look at all this and still have hope? Well that’s why we’re talking to Simon Rosenberg the author of Hopium Chronicles. To see what we can do to not only protect our country, but protect ourselves. Our country’s under attack and our media isn’t even talking about it. Which is why, now more than ever, we need to support those doing independent work to tell the truth, when it’s increasingly hard to find. Help create a counterweight to the lies and propaganda by supporting the show and SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, the rants directly to your inbox, and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!Thank you so much!xoPG Guest social:https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/Linktree: https://linktr.ee/simonwdcTwitter: @SimonWDCYouTube:@SimonWDCAs always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl THANK YOU to today’s sponsors! https://wildgrain.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirlhttps://3DayBlinds.com/politicsgirlhttps://rocketmoney.com/politicsgirlhttps://faynutrition.com/politicsgirlhttps://publicrec.com code: PoliticsGirl

America is a hot mess, but you wouldn’t know it listening to legacy media. Which is why our guest, Michael Steele, former RNC Chair and co-host of MSNBC’s The Weekend, was such a breath of fresh air when he let loose saying people need to start giving a damn and wake the hell up. It’s time we accept that our county is under attack, so we can start doing something about it. Join us to discuss the chaos that we’re living through with a bunch of salt and a little sugar, because if you don’t laugh these days, you’re fucked.Our country’s under attack and our media isn’t even talking about it. Which is why, now more than ever, we need to support those doing independent work to tell the truth, when it’s increasingly hard to find. Help create a counterweight to the lies and propaganda by supporting the show and SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, the rants directly to your inbox, and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social:https://michaelsteelenetwork.com/Blue Sky: @michaelsteele.bsky.social                 @steelepodcast.bsky.socialTwitter:      @MichaelSteele                  @steele_podcast                  @TheWeekendMSNBCPodcast:       https://link.chtbl.com/qNXoDf9AAs always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl THANK YOU to today’s sponsors! https://marleyspoon/offer/politicsgirl code: politicsgirlhttps://mudwtr.com code: politicsgirlhttps://faynutrition.com/politicsgirlhttps://mdhearing.com code: politicsgirlDeleteMe: Text PolticsGirl to 64000

On the campaign trail for DNC chair Ken Martin said the Democrats need a work horse not a show pony and, now that he has the job, he’s being clear the ultimate goal is to win - to beat back this horrible, far right extremist Republican Party so the party can start making real change from a place of power. Join us as we discuss how he plans to do that.The mainstream media is a joke. Our country’s under attack and they aren’t even talking about it. Now, more than ever, we need to support those of us doing independent work bringing the public the truth when it’s increasingly difficult to find. Help me be a counterweight to the lies and propaganda by SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, the rants directly to your inbox, and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information still possible.If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!Thank you so much! xoPGGuest social:https://democrats.org/Twitter: @DNCAs always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl THANK YOU to today’s sponsors! https://mdhearing.com code: politicsgirlhttps://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirlhttps://3DayBlinds.com/POLITICSGIRLhttps://wildgrain.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirlhttps://faynutrition.com/politicsgirl

Stripping women of their rights has never been about one specific issue. It’s always been about control, and how you exercise control over women. But this war on women won’t just stop with us. Project 2025, which is being implemented line by line is about remaking society so it aligns better with one specific set of far right, nationalistic, religious values. The target is moving one, and these actions if not opposed, will end up harming everyone, because once you allow the government to strip one group of their freedoms, you inevitably open the door for them to strip everyone of their freedoms. That’s simply how it works.The mainstream media is a joke. Our country’s under attack and they aren’t even talking about it. Now, more than ever, we need to support those of us doing independent work bringing the public the truth when it’s increasingly difficult to find. Help me be a counterweight to the lies and propaganda by SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, the rants directly to your inbox, and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information still possible.If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!Thank you so much! xoPGGuest social:https://emilyslist.orgTwitter: @emilyslistAs always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl THANK YOU to today’s sponsors! https://PDSdebt.com/politicsgirlhttps://3DayBlinds.com/POLITICSGIRLhttps://oneskin.co code: politicsgirlDelete Me: TEXT politicsgirl to 64000

The amount of criminal activity, criminally adjacent behavior, unconstitutional oversteps, and just piss poor leadership that happened over the weekend is astonishing. We’re 14 days into this presidency and taking in information is drinking from a firehose - overwhelming and it hurts - but that’s the point. The Trump Administration is using a deliberate tactic to overwhelm the public with chaos and crisis in order to push through radical changes when people are too disoriented to effectively resist. This isn’t politics as usual. This is a full on attack on the American government and its people and we need to talk about it.The mainstream media is a joke. Our country is under attack and they aren’t even talking about it. Now, more than ever, we need to support the people doing independent work to bring the public the truth when it’s increasingly difficult to find. Help me be a counterweight to the lies and propaganda we’re drowning in. If you find worth in this work, please SUBSCRIBE to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, the rants directly to your inbox, and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information still possible.If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!Thank you so much! xoPGGuest social:Website: https://mswmedia.com/Substack: The Breakdown https://substack.com/@muellershewrotePodcast: The Daily Beanshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-beans/id1473747182Twitter: @MuellerSheWrote@allisongill@dailybeanspod Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl THANK YOU to today’s sponsors! https://rocketmoney.com/PoliticsGirlhttps://oneskin.co code: politicsgirlhttps://wildgrain.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirlDelete Me: TEXT politicsgirl to 64000

Well, the Dictator has arrived and it’s self reliance time. We need to grow partner groups, our own media ecosystems, and thicker skin. As guest Andrea Chalupa, expert on dictatorships and authoritarian leaders says, we can grieve what happened to our country and that our institutions didn’t save us, but we can’t cling to the status quo or disconnect from society alone and depressed. There is a future where we return to freedom, but we need to work for it. So be visible, stand out, and show your humanity, because as Andrea says, “In an age of cruelty, empathy is an act of rebellion.” No. It’s not overThe mainstream media is a joke. So now, more than ever, we need to support those doing independent work and bringing the truth when it’s harder and harder to find. Help people like me be a counterweight to the lies and propaganda. If you find worth in what we do, please SUBSCRIBE to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, the rants directly to your inbox, and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information still possible in this horrible new reality.If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!Thank you so much! xoPGGuest social:https://www.andreachalupa.com/Twitter: @AndreaChalupa                  @GaslitNationInstagram: @andreachalupaYouTube: @gaslitnation As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl THANK YOU to today’s sponsors! https://publicrec.com code: politicsgirlhttps://laundrysauce code: politicsgirl20https://3DayBlinds.com/politicsgirlhttps://MudWtr.com code: politicsgirl

Well. It happened. He’s been inaugurated. He’s pardoned the insurrectionists. He’s starting his round ups and Elon gave, not one but two, stiff arm salutes. Now what?The mainstream media is a joke. They’re already telling us we didn’t see Elon do what he did. Now, more than ever, we need to support those doing independent work and bringing the truth when it’s harder and harder to find. Help people like me be a counterweight to the lies and propaganda. If you find worth in what we do, please SUBSCRIBE to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, the rants directly to your inbox, and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information still possible in this horrible new reality.If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!Thank you so much! xoPGGuest social:Democracy Docket signup link: https://www.democracydocket.com/pg-subscribe/https://www.democracydocket.com/https://www.elias.law/team/marc-eliasTwitter:    @marceelias                  @DemocracyDocket As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl THANK YOU to today’s sponsors! https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirlhttps://wildgreain.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirlhttps://3DayBlinds.com/politicsgirlhttps://ShopMDHearing.com code: politicsgirlhttps://MudWtr.com code: politicsgirl

America is about to change and we need to counter what’s coming with philosophy not politics. We have to lead with our values, not our party. We can’t give into fear or lose hope, but must reengage in the shared principles of freedom, justice and independence. Opinions are not facts. Information is not knowledge. MAGA has created their own reality dictated from the top down. The opposition needs to find a way to build something real from the ground up. The mainstream media has let us down. Now, more than ever, we need to support those doing independent work and bringing the truth when it’s harder and harder to find. Extremists have been able to shape the mindset of this nation because the far right invested in their voice. Allow people like me the opportunity to fight back and be a counterweight to the lies and propaganda. If you find worth in what we do, please SUBSCRIBE to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, the rants directly to your inbox, and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!Thank you so much! xoPGGuest Links:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Benderhttps://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/authors/david-bender-880000044220As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl THANK YOU to today’s sponsors!https://3DayBlinds.com/politicsgirlhttps://rocketmoney.com/politicsgirlhttps://oneskin.co code: PoliticsGirlhttps://PDSDebt.com/politicsgirl

We’re at the start of a new year, a new quarter century, and a new administration and a lot is up in the air, so I thought I’d take this opportunity to chat with one of the smartest people I know, about where she thinks America stands in the course of history and what to expect next. The mainstream media has let us down, so now more than ever we need to support those doing independent work. The extremists have been able to shape the mindset of the majority of this nation because the far right invested in their voices. Give people like me a chance to fight back. If you find what we do worthwhile, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, the rants directly to your inbox, and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!Thank you so much! xoPGGuest social:Letters from an American: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/Insta: @heathercoxrichardsonTwitter: @HC_RichardsonAs always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl THANK YOU to today’s sponsors!https://WildGrain.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirlhttps://rocketmoney.com/politicsgirlhttps://CookUnity.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl

Our country is about to go into a crisis. The question is what are we going to do about it? Will we change with the pain, or will we hold firm to what we know of ourselves and find a stronger, better version of our country in the process? The future we’re going into will not be normal so I’m not going to wish you a Happy New Year. I’m going to wish you strength and courage and community, because that is what will get us through.The mainstream media has let us down, so we need to support those doing independent work. The extremists have been able to shape the mindset of fair amount of this nation because the far right invested in their voices. Give people like me a chance to fight back. If you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!Thank you so much! xoPGAs always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl THANK YOU to today’s sponsors! DeleteMe : TEXT PoliticsGirl to 64000https://PublicRec.com code: PoliticsGirlhttps://LaundrySauce.com/POLITICSGIRL code: POLITICSGIRL

“In the days when darkness seems to be winning, don’t lose your spark." The future might be filled with bad news, but as guest John Pavlovitz says, it will be less traumatizing if we stay connected to our source - whether that’s our faith, our family, our friends, or our morality. We can’t, as John says, “sacrifice ourselves on the altar of our empathy.” The reasons we’re feeling disheartened are valid. Our feelings are a reminder that we’re good humans, and the world needs good humans. We just need to be sure we care for ourselves as we care for others. If not, we’ll burn out be no help to anyone. The mainstream media has let us down, so we need to support those doing independent work more than ever. The extremists have been able to shape the minds of fair amount of this nation because the far right invested in their voices. Please give people like me a chance to fight back. If you find worth in what we do, please SUBSCRIBE to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with the rants, directly to your inbox so even if I’m off social media you will still get my work. I can’t do this without your help. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!Thank you so much! xoPGGUEST SOCIALS:https://johnpavlovitz.com/X: @johnpavlovitzFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnpavlovitzofficialInstagram: @johnpavlovitzAmazon: https://www.amazon.com/John-Pavlovitz/e/B0768J9N6Z%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_shareAs always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirlThis episode is sponsored by…https://RockeyMoney.com/POLITICSGIRLhttps://ShopMDHearing.com code: POLITICSGIRLhttps://Wildgrain.com/POLITICSGIRL

Instead of having a meltdown and getting mired in every potential crisis coming from the next administration, we have to see the big picture while taking action at the local level. Ask yourself: What is real right now, and what can we do about it? That while Trump and his henchmen can do vast amounts of damage to our institutions, our way of life, and our rule of law - damage we must be on guard for and fight against - as we work to restore American democracy one of the most important things to acknowledge is that it’s always been flawed. That we have always favored the select few over the many and that, in itself, must change. That this new kleptocratic, oligarchic government will only highlight what has always been true, that this country was created to favor an American aristocracy, but with good leadership and proper messaging, we can wrestle the power back with the majority of the nation behind us. There is no doubt the monsters will overreach, we simply must make be sure their hubris is their downfall. We know the mainstream media has let us down, so independent work like mine needs your support more than ever. The extremists have been able to shape the minds of too many people in this nation because the far right invested in their voice. Please give us a chance to fight back. If you find worth in the work we do, please SUBSCRIBE to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with the rants, directly to your inbox so even if I’m off social media you will still get access to my work. I truly can’t continue to do this without your help. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!Thank you so much! xoPGGuest social:The Rothkopf Group: https://trgmedia.comDeep State Radio:https://pod.link/1245002955Twitter: @djrothkopfAmazon for books:https://www.amazon.com/David-J.-Rothkopf/e/B001H6O2A0%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_shareAs always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirlThis episode is sponsored by…https://oneskin.co code: PoliticsGirlhttps://Wildgrain.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirlhttps://ShopMDHearing.com code: PoliticsGirlhttps://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl

The Trump administration’s goal is going to be to divide and conquer. To isolate us from each other and break our resolve and spirit, but Indivisible believes, that if we stand together, we can protect our families, our neighbors, and our democracy. That our shared future depends on every day Americans choosing to fight back. To treat an attack on one of us as an attack on all of us, and they’ve written a Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink to help us do just that. The Guide is a set of strategies and common sense steps for anyone living in America feeling upset, scared, or determined to do something. This is a hopeful and fired up episode for those of us done mourning and ready for action.Mainstream media has let us down, so we need to support those doing independent work more than ever. The extremists were able to shape the minds of this nation because the far right invested in their voices early and often. Please give the counter message an opportunity to fight back. If you find worth in what we do here, please SUBSCRIBE to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with the rants, directly to your inbox so even if I’m off social media, you will still get access my work. I can’t do this, now dangerous, work without your help.  If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today.Thank you so much! xoPGGUEST SOCIALS:https://indivisible.org/As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue,and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://mintmobile.com/politicsgirlhttps://ShopMDHearing.com code: PoliticsGirlhttps://wildgrain.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirlhttps://PublicRec.com code: PoliticsGirlDeleteMe : TEXT PoliticsGirl to 64000

Expert in Soviet and Ukrainian history, and author of Dictatorship: It’s Easier Than You Think, Andrea Chalupa joins us to discuss what’s next for America. I’ll warn you, this episode is a lot, but if knowledge is power, stick with it and I believe you’ll find Andrea’s perspective not only powerful but very inspiring. It’s time to inoculate ourselves from despair and fear. That fear is contagious, but so is courage. This isn’t over, it’s just the next phaseAs always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever.Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!Thank you so much! xoPGGuest social:https://www.andreachalupa.com/ Twitter: @AndreaChalupa                 @GaslitNationInstagram: @andreachalupaYouTube: @gaslitnationAs always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue,and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirlThis episode is sponsored by…https://uncommongoods.com/politicsgirlhttps://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl code:PoliticsGirlhttps://rocketmoney.com/politicsgirlhttps://oneskin.co code: PoliticsGirlhttps://laundrysauce.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl

This holiday season I’m going to tell you a story. A personal story of a dark time where it appeared all was lost, and the lessons learned from living through it. In these trying times, I offer a perspective that, I hope, might make you feel just a little bit better.The mainstream media has let us down, so we need to support those doing independent work. The extremists have been able to shape the mindset of fair amount of this nation beause the far right invested in their voices. Give people like me a chance to fight back. If you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!Thank you so much! xoPGAs always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl THANK YOU to today’s sponsors! https://MarleySpoon.com/OFFER/POLITICSGIRL code: PoliticsGirlhttps://oneskin.co code: politicsgirlhttps://uncommongoods.com/politicsgirl

As today’s guest, Robert Reich reminds us, wishful thinking won’t save us from what’s coming, but neither should we bury ourselves in cynicism. The truth is, the bottom 90% of the country have been ignored for 50 years and while Trump might have spoken to them and swayed them, he will not help them. So this is not the time to give up. This is the time to use every lever of power to stop the worst of authoritarianism from taking over and to stand behind the people and organizations fighting for our country’s integrity, its principles, and our freedoms. Perhaps we can even use this destruction as an opportunity to build something better.The mainstream media has let us down, so we need to support those doing independentwork more than ever. The extremists have been able to shape the minds of fair amount of this nation because the far right invested in their voices. Please give people like me a chance to fight back. If you find worth in what we do, please SUBSCRIBE to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’llget this podcast ad free, along with the rants, directly to your inbox so even if I’m off social media you will still get my work. I can’t do this without your help.If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!Thank you so much!xoPGGuest Socials:https://robertreich.org/Substack: http://robertreich.substack.comInequality Media LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/inequalitymediaTwitter:     @RBReich                 @InequalityMedia As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue,and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by:https://ShopMDHearing.com code: PoliticsGirlhttps://calm.com/politicsgirlhttps://MarleySpoon.com/OFFER/POLITICSGIRL code: PoliticsGirlTEXT PoliticsGirl to 64000 for DeleteMe

I still can’t exactly explain what happened with the 2024 election, but it does appear as if Trump and his dangerous, extremist allies have won. I’m a big believer in our institutions, but I also spent the past week trying to figure out how they could have all failed us so badly. I understand the sentiment to want to disengage. To find someone to blame. To point fingers and to close the door on working with anyone who isn’t in your immediate group, because you feel as if they’re the only people you can trust. But this idea that organization and community and goodness can’t stand up to any of this is fundamentally untrue. In many ways, America as we knew it might be over, but the ideas of democracy, human rights, civil rights, and knowing right from wrong, are not over, and if we want any sort of future, we can’t lay down now. That is exactly what these wanna-be authoritarians want us to do. And as far as I’m concerned, they don’t getanything they want.The mainstream media has let us down, so we need to support those doing independent work. The extremists have been able to shape the mindset of a fair amount of this nation because the far right invested in their voices. Give people like me a chance to fight back. If you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!Thank you so much!xoPGAs always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue,and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl THANK YOU to today’s sponsors! https://oneskin.co code: PoliticsGirlhttps://uncommongoods.com/politicsgirlhttps://laundrysauce.com/politicsgirlhttps://rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl