This week on The Damage Report, we’re pulling back the curtain on the chaos—and showing how it’s all by design. From Trump canceling a civil rights water settlement in Alabama, to RFK Jr.’s creepy DHS health registry plan, to the FDA straight-up stopping milk safety testing during a bird flu outbreak—we’re not just witnessing dysfunction. We’re watching the blueprint for Project 2025 in motion.

We’ll break down:

• How DEI became the scapegoat for everything
  

• What rollback looks like in real time
  

• And who’s really behind the attacks on civil rights, public safety, and truth itself
  

Plus: we’ve got your Resistance Brief with real actions you can take right now—and yes, someone’s getting sent to the Principal’s Office.

This ain’t just commentary.

It’s strategy, it’s survival—and it’s about damn time we called it what it is.

This week on The Damage report, we're breaking down all of the mess coming from the White House in the past week. From unwarranted deportations, to normalizing hate, and even voter suppression; we've got all the troubling news from the Executive Branch and what you can do to help stop it. Thanks for listening and please us a comment with your thoughts!

What do the 1930s and 2025 have in common? A lot more than you think—and none of it’s good. In this special episode of The Make It Make Sense Podcast, Davette and Travis connect the dots between the rise of fascism in Hitler’s Germany and the authoritarian creep happening right now in the U.S.We dig into: • How oligarchs shaped policy then—and how they’re doing it again now • The eerie parallels between Hitler’s rise and Trump’s comeback • Book bans, anti-DEI laws, and the dangerous return of “purity politics” • The role of racist ideology in shaping American governance, past and present • And how fascism isn’t just back—it never really leftPlus, we wrap it all up with a Wanna Learn More? segment packed with must-read books and resources to help you stay sharp and stay resisting.Wanna Learn More?Books featured or referenced in this episode: • Stamped from the Beginning by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi • How to Be an Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi • Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619–2019 (co-edited by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Dr. Keisha N. Blain) • Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds & Dr. Ibram X. Kendi • Goodnight Racism by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi • How Fascism Works by Jason Stanley • They Thought They Were Free by Milton Mayer • The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt • The Road to Unfreedom by Timothy Snyder • Twilight of Democracy by Anne ApplebaumFollow & Support Us:TikTok: @themimspodwdtleeInstagram: @welcometothemakeitmakesensepodFacebook: The Make It Make Sense PodcastEmail: themakeitmakesensepod@gmail.comBuy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mimspod#MakeItMakeSensePod #SameAsItEverWas #OldFascismNewFascism #StopAuthoritarianism #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory #BookBans #DEI #PodcastWithPurpose #StayLoud #ResistAndPersist #HistoryRepeats #MIMSPod