8/21/25: Texas does it, Trump cracks, disaster economic headlines

-- On the Show:

-- California Governor Gavin Newsom joins David to discuss his redistricting strategy aimed at countering Republican gerrymandering in Texas

-- Texas Republicans pass a Trump-backed gerrymander while Gavin Newsom launches a direct counterstrike with California redistricting

-- Donald Trump faces backlash as tariffs drive up costs with rising prices hitting John Deere PepsiCo Sony and electricity bills

-- Trump demands rate cuts that would inflate the value of over one hundred million dollars in bonds he recently purchased

-- Kellyanne Conway lashes out as Gavin Newsom trolls Trump online and undermines her defense of Trump’s approach to history and media

-- Right-wingers from Sean Hannity to Ted Cruz spiral over Gavin Newsom’s trolling

-- Trump explodes on Truth Social with a late-night rant praising Texas gerrymanders, attacking Gavin Newsom, and threatening Colorado

-- JD Vance embarrasses himself by claiming homeless people make Union Station dangerous while protesters boo him, Stephen Miller, and Pete Hegseth

-- On the Bonus Show: Republican congressman says dead people told him they voted fraudulently, Trump says U.S. won't approve new solar and wind projects, African Union wants a map that better represents Africa's size, and much more...

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