In honor of the Wampanoag’s selfless aid in helping the wildly unprepared pilgrims not starve to death, Courtney tells Jennifer about the children’s book Keepunumuk by Danielle Hill, Alexis Bunten, Anthony Perry, and Gary Meeches, Sr. This award winning Wampanoag story is told in a Native tradition to Maple and Quill, two indigenous children who are listening to their grandmother tell the story of Weeâchumun (corn) and what really happened at the first “Thanksgiving”. But that’s just the first 20 minutes.

The remainder of the episode includes Courtney breaking down the history of words like landlord, bourgeoisie, and proletariat. Jennifer helps Courtney explain, in plain terms, how feudalism led to capitalism, and how Karl Marx’s communism has been misappropriated by Stalin and continues to be misappropriated by Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, with his requirement of the one-sided teaching of “dangerous communist” curricula.

Tune in to hear how Jennifer and Courtney connect Marx and Engel’s views on a class-less state with the decolonization of stolen lands.

✨ Action steps:

* Email your school district 🏫 demanding (nicely) to stock the books that really matter. 🙌 Customize this K-8 letter or this 9-12 letter based on which state you live, and which books have been banned!

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Sources:

* https://revisesociology.com/2015/11/24/why-marxism-is-still-relevant-today/

* https://www.fldoe.org/newsroom/latest-news/state-board-of-education-approves-new-history-of-communism-standards-.stml

* https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/prageru/

* https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/friedrich-engels.asp

Instead of a book, Courtney tells Jennifer about the new Paul Thomas Anderson movie, One Battle After Another, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti…all celebrities whose names Courtney could not recall. 😂 But this episode isn’t about those kind of celebrities.

Without revealing any spoilers, Courtney gives Jennifer a very sloppy synopsis of the movie, while pondering things like whether or not Sean Penn’s character (Col. “Lockjaw”) was partially inspired by Ron DeSantis (since they both probably wear shoe lifts and have racist tendencies). 👢

But the real meat of this episode comes from conversations about how Epstein’s emails sparked rumors about Clinton and Trump’s alleged sexual relations…and the power that sex has. 📧

From bad ass women using sex as a weapon of resistance to white supremacists succumbing to sex as their number one weakness…Sex can make even the most powerful of men abandon their purity scruples…But only the ones about being heterosexual, since the ones about r*ping children didn’t exist in the first place.(And yes, 14 year olds are children, and having sex with them is r*pe.)

✨ Action steps:

* Donate to Lavonnia’s GoFundMe to help her relocate to be a librarian again!

* Email your school district 🏫 demanding (nicely) to stock the books that really matter. 🙌 Customize this K-8 letter or this 9-12 letter based on which state you live, and which books have been banned!

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By supporting us on Patreon, you get access to exclusive perks that bring you deeper into the conversation — and help us keep making content that matters:

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📚 Exclusive Zoom invites to the MILFia Book ClubRaw, real discussions about the books they don’t want us reading.

☕️👚 First dibs on our handmade, snarky merchThink mugs and tees that say what we’re all thinking.

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Sources:

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/epstein-bubba-trump-blowing/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-10-01/one-battle-after-another-meets-the-moment-of-trump-politics-political-violence

https://www.history.com/articles/how-the-nazis-were-inspired-by-jim-crow

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/10/31/desantis-boots-shoemakers-00121044

Courtney tells Jennifer the ENTIRE plot of 1984 by George Orwell. Spoilers and all. She can’t help it…there are just too many comparisons to draw between Big Brother and the United States government.

“Doublethink” is a very important concept in the book that can be seen on a daily occurrence in our new authoritarian America. It’s basically like telling someone it is raining while pissing on their leg.

Today, it can be applied to the millions of MAGA followers who will be told that Trump is in the Epstein files but will simultaneously refuse to believe it, holding onto their unwavering support despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. This contradiction allows them to maintain loyalty and trust in their chosen leader while dismissing inconvenient truths, perfectly embodying the unsettling power of doublethink in shaping perception and reality.

Thanksgiving baskets, AI, the destruction of the orgasm, and Trump’s golden ballroom are just a few of the topics that Jennifer and Courtney cover to draw parallels between 1984 by George Orwell and American Fascism by MAGA. Yes, it is a long one, but there are just so many comparisons to make…you’d be surprised…Or maybe you wouldn’t be.

View on milf4books.substack.com for clickable links.

✨ Action steps:

* Donate to Lavonnia’s GoFundMe to help her relocate to be a librarian again!

* Email your school district 🏫 demanding (nicely) to stock the books that reallymatter. 🙌 Customize this K-8 letter or this 9-12 letter based on which state you live, and which books have been banned!

👣 Follow @milf4books on IG, Threads and Bluesky and @momsintoliteraryfreedom on TikTok

✨ What You Get When You Join the MILFia on Patreon:

By supporting us on Patreon, you get access to exclusive perks that bring you deeper into the conversation — and help us keep making content that matters

🗣️ A voice in what we cover nextVote on upcoming banned books, themes, and deep dives.

📚 Exclusive Zoom invites to the MILFia Book ClubRaw, real discussions about the books they don’t want us reading.

☕️👚 First dibs on our handmade, snarky merchThink mugs and tees that say what we’re all thinking.

➕ Bonus episodes connecting today’s politics to banned historyBecause history repeats itself — unless we call it out.

💬 Direct access to usQ&As, behind-the-scenes updates, and community chats with Courtney and Jennifer.

→ Join us on Patreon — starts at just $5/month.

Sources:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/fact-check-cheaper-walmart-thanksgiving-meal-touted-by-trump-has-fewer-items-than-last-year-s/ar-AA1PXOpK

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/general/lakewood-church-responds-to-tiktok-series-asking-for-baby-formula/ar-AA1QfCqO

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/exclusive-trump-administration-holds-situation-room-meeting-over-house-effort-to-force-release-of-all-of-doj-s-epstein-files/ar-AA1QiWQ6

Courtney and Jennifer listen to Lavonnia Moore’s story about being targeted by the “Alliance for Faith and Family” over allowing volunteers to include a children’s book about Trans visibility in a library display.

The Alliance for Faith and Family is a small off-shoot of the hate group Moms for Liberty, which has been labelled an “extremist” organization connected to “hate groups” like the Proud Boys by civil-rights watchdog, Southern Poverty Law Center.

One quick perusal of their website and it is crystal clear that the Alliance of “Faith and Family” neither puts their faith in the inclusive teachings of Christ (re: Matthew 22:39 when he literally says “Love your friggin’ neighbor”), nor does it promote freedom for families, unless they are straight and evangelical like them.

Listen to Lavonnia tell us the whole story on your favorite platform…We’re literally everywhere, even Spotify! (Even though they suck for many reasons…one of them being that they stream ICE recruitment ads. Maybe we should boycott…)

✨ Action steps:

* Donate to Lavonnia’s GoFundMe to help her relocate to be a librarian again!

* Email your school district 🏫 demanding (nicely) to stock the books that really matter. 🙌 Customize this K-8 letter or this 9-12 letter based on which state you live, and which books have been banned!

👣 Follow @milf4books on IG, Threads and Bluesky and @momsintoliteraryfreedom on TikTok

✨ What You Get When You Join the MILFia on Patreon:

By supporting us on Patreon, you get access to exclusive perks that bring you deeper into the conversation — and help us keep making content that matters:

🗣️ A voice in what we cover nextVote on upcoming banned books, themes, and deep dives.

📚 Exclusive Zoom invites to the MILFia Book ClubRaw, real discussions about the books they don’t want us reading.

☕️👚 First dibs on our handmade, snarky merchThink mugs and tees that say what we’re all thinking.

➕ Bonus episodes connecting today’s politics to banned historyBecause history repeats itself — unless we call it out.

💬 Direct access to usQ&As, behind-the-scenes updates, and community chats with Courtney and Jennifer.

→ Join us on Patreon — starts at just $5/month.

Sources:https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/moms-liberty/

https://allianceforfaithandfamily.com/f/okrls-major-concerns

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lavonnia-moore-seek-justice-and-equality

Courtney and Jennifer are thrilled to sit down with Mrs. Frazzled 👩🏻‍🏫 …even though Jennifer’s 🎙️ was dead the whole time… 🤦🏻‍♀️ We promise we weren’t ignoring her! Regardless, these three woke book lovers 📚 had a wonderful conversation about public education, activism, butts 🍑, and even sexy shoulders.

Show Notes:

Listen 🎧 to her podcast with Mrs. Redacted: Teacher Quit Talk

Check out this adorable children’s book: “I can’t wait to vote!” by Tiffany Lanier

✨ Action step: Email your school district 🏫 demanding (nicely) to stock the books that really matter. 🙌 Customize this K-8 letter or this 9-12 letter based on which state you live, and which books have been banned!

👣 Follow @milf4books on IG, Threads and Bluesky and @momsintoliteraryfreedom on TikTok

✨ What You Get When You Join the MILFia on Patreon:

By supporting us on Patreon, you get access to exclusive perks that bring you deeper into the conversation — and help us keep making content that matters:

🗣️ A voice in what we cover nextVote on upcoming banned books, themes, and deep dives.

📚 Exclusive Zoom invites to the MILFia Book ClubRaw, real discussions about the books they don’t want us reading.

☕️👚 First dibs on our handmade, snarky merchThink mugs and tees that say what we’re all thinking.

➕ Bonus episodes connecting today’s politics to banned historyBecause history repeats itself — unless we call it out.

💬 Direct access to usQ&As, behind-the-scenes updates, and community chats with Courtney and Jennifer.

→ Join us on Patreon — starts at just $5/month.