On this new episode of THE POLITICRAT daily podcast Omar Moore on Aftyn Behn's spirited and valiant fight in the special election in Tennessee's seventh district. Also: Donald trump's flagrant anti-Black racism against Rep. Ilhan Omar and the Somali (Black) community at large. And: Pete Hegseth, secretary of death.

Recorded December 3, 2025.

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Aftyn Behn's concession speech (December 2, 2025) :

https://www.c-span.org/program/campaign-2025/aftyn-behn-election-night-remarks/669815

"The Dishonorable Strikes On Venezuelan Boats" by Ruth Marcus (New Yorker, December 1, 2025) :

https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-dishonorable-strikes-on-venezuelan-boats?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_120225&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&utm_term=tny_daily_digest&bxid=5ea144358ff5886385701d40&cndid=60845508&hasha=64cc63640c7e12203d38f3f6ccd91268&hashb=c6c4500ff75c78e58a29466460ee45b7a5bfd16c&hashc=22f0dd7a10eae77681c2f04847b2da6b5a0894dc389affc589366b403acd04ce&esrc=bounceX&mbid=CRMNYR012019

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