Trump said he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue, and MAGA would let him get away with it—but will they stomach the new Melania movie? Ben riffs. Antonio Correa returns. Talking Hispanic ICE agents. “They think they’re in the elite club.” And fools with badges, guns and face coverings. And much love for Marimar Martinez and Mayor Johnson. Antonio is a former Marine and a senior digital strategist for Heartland Signal. His views are his own.

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

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

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