Marjorie Taylor Greene

Rick dissects Trump’s blatant lies about Biden’s response to Hurricane Helene, and the long history of MAGA using tragedy for political gain. He discusses the use of social media and AI to disseminate disinformation, particularly Marjorie Taylor Greene’s absurd claim that “they” control the weather.

Democracy will be won or lost in America's exurbia. In today's episode, Rick speaks with author David Masciotra, discussing his new book "Exurbia Now! The Battleground for American Democracy." The conversation dives into the transformation of American political life influenced by the migration from urban to suburban and ultimately to exurban areas. Masciotra sheds light on how these shifts reflect broader societal changes, contributing to the rise of authoritarian right-wing ideologies in less densely populated exurbs.

"The ultimate goal of swatting is to stress institutions, create uncertainty in ways that intersect with conspiracy theories and lead people to feel that society is degenerating," writes Ruth Ben-Ghiat.

This week former Republican Bill Kristol joins Ken to discuss the Republican Party's evolution (devolution?) over recent years and the forces that allowed for this extremist change.

If five Republicans had the courage to stand up for the American people, the House could continue to make progress, but they are nowhere in sight. Rep. Eric Swalwell joins Rick to discuss the House with McCarthy in charge. And Rick's entry on The Enemies List must choose between a candidate and the Country.

Chaos agents want their trumped-up storyline of outrage and political persecution to intimidate Americans. Steven Beschloss recommends we not take the bait.

Rick invites good friend Molly Jong-Fast back to talk CPAC and who wasn't there, and how will GOP nominee wannabes will handle it when Trump unleashes the lies and insults. Plus, Rick puts an antagonistic group on this episode's Enemies List.

Biden's visit to Kyiv and his bold rallying of NATO and European allies this week was a high point in post-Cold War American foreign policy. He understood the stakes, the risks, the rhetoric, and the optics of the moment.

Ukrainians fight and die – with guns, bullets, and missiles. We fight with words and political campaigns. If they lose their fight, we’ll lose ours. If we lose our battle, we’ll end up fighting as they do.

Guest Juliet Jeske of Decoding Fox News joins Joe to explain how Fox is dividing us and is even divided against itself. Is pushing the Right's lies and doing Putin's propaganda work for him all for the ratings? That's what the Dominion lawsuit showed.

The two dozen or so ‘moderate’ House Republicans raced to line up behind McCarthy as he sold the House to MAGA. There is nothing moderate or brave about sitting in the majority playing blind, deaf, and dumb while your party shreds the Republic.

To many, it seems the GOP has gone off the deep end. Mother Jones' DC Bureau Chief, David Corn, argues the escalation to crazy has been happening for many years and brings the receipts. And, Rick looks to his home state of Florida for this episode's addition to The Enemies List.

McCarthy's House of Chaos, election denialism, total dysfunction, and utter disregard for promises made to or in the best interest of the American people disqualify the Republican party as an option for a functioning democracy.

McCarthy pledged, "I will never leave that woman. I will always take care of her." One filthy hand washes the other in this toxic love story.

More than half of McCarthy’s conference voted not to certify the free and fair 2020 election. These are not normal people and they will not change.

Joe and Alex are back - but the House GOP isn't. The House GOP leadership fight continues - and why, even if a Speaker is chosen, the fight ain't ending anytime soon. And why this is all Trump playbook 101 - he isn't going anywhere. His election-denying protegees are now in full control of the House GOP. Plus - what President Biden is doing to capitalize on the chaos (hit, it's what he's always done) and why all this crazy has Joe's crystal ball fogging up.

McCarthy has become the very thing that is keeping him from his dream job: A self-interested nihilist will to do and say anything for his own power.

What’s coming? Two years of tiresome 2024 battlespace preparation, MAGA agitprop mythmaking, and the return of the Jim Jordan Inquisition. Get ready for Republican revanchism very thinly disguised as legislative oversight.

Rick Wilson drops a mini pod and explains why, whether Kevin McCarthy wins or loses the House vote for Speaker Of The House, he loses.

Progress was made in 2022, but in 2023, the pro-democracy movement has more of a role to play than at any time in the last decade.