The president's demented rant that the United States has to take Greenland because the Nobel committee has not awarded him his much coveted peace prize is farcical and embarrassing—we are in 25th Amendment territory. At the same time, Trump's alternate claim that conquering the island is about being tough on Russia is so phony since he's busy trying to help give Ukraine to Putin. Meanwhile, ICE agents' constant videotaping of members of the public may be tied to their use of facial recognition software. Plus, in this particularly horrible period of news, we are remembering the hope and optimism that pushed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to fight for a better America.

Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.

show notes

• Tim's interview with "Minnesota Angry Man," Chris Ostroushko
  
  
• The holiday-themed Bulwark Pod with Wright Thompson
  
  
• Monday's "Morning Shots"

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Official Mississippi doesn't really want to talk about the murder of Emmett Till—or teach about the murder of Emmett Till. Almost 71 years later, the intentional attempt to erase the crime lives on. On this MLK Day weekend, Wright joins Tim to discuss the role of history and black history in our public consciousness. Meanwhile, Trump and MAGA are busy trying to rewrite the history of modern-day political violence, including the thuggery of ICE agents. Plus, a ranking of the best SEC college towns, a tribute to Bob Weir, the impact of tariffs on farmers—as well as this year's Mardi Gras— and even the White House is starting to get concerned about the optics of Trump's deportation operation.

ESPN's Wright Thompson joins Tim Miller for the holiday weekend pod.

show notes

• Wright's book, "The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi"
• JVL on Trump stashing America's money in Qatar
• Wright's documentary he did with Mickey Hart, "Rhythm Masters"
• Marc Caputo on White House concerns about the optics of deportation
• Tim's playlist

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For some reason, the president thinks he is winning the news cycle by occupying a great American city and ordering his agents to violently confront U.S. citizens. But polling and anecdotal evidence suggests otherwise. At the same time, Dems have got to stop tying themselves up in knots over what language to use about ICE. Just keep the messaging fight focused on Trump, Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and ICE. Plus, a strike on Iran is looking less likely, Jeff Bezos is a chicken and should sell The Post, the administration is pushing food rationing, our European allies are planning military exercises over the threat to Greenland, and what happened to the Epstein files?

Sam Stein joins Tim Miller.

show notes

• Lauren on the battle among Dems over the term, "Abolish ICE"
  
  
• The reporter who applied to be an ICE agent
  
  
• Sam's piece about the Dougs
  
  
• Tim and Sam debating the worst Cabinet members
  
  
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