-- On the Show:

— Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joins David to discuss the blatant increase in authoritarianism and the flouting of the rule of law under Donald Trump, and just as importantly, what the average person can do about it

— Trump deploys National Guard troops to Los Angeles without state approval, threatens to arrest Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass, and declares protests a “rebellion”

— Trump’s sick authoritarian power trip continues with threats of sending Marines into LA, pushing closer to martial law as he cheers on the chaos

— The Trump police state is no longer theoretical: ICE raids, media crackdowns, and threats of force against protesters are happening now

— Speaker of the House MAGA Mike Johnson refuses to rule out using active-duty Marines on U.S. streets, brushing off legal restrictions as “not heavy handed”

— Trump spirals into an overnight meltdown on Truth Social, demanding arrests, praising raids, and pushing for troops in LA

— Trump’s White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt explodes in a Fox News meltdown, celebrating the suspension of an ABC reporter who mildly criticized Trump and spouting shaky math about the deficit

— Trump falls on the stairs of Air Force One and suddenly it’s no big deal—because the rules don’t apply to him

-- On the Bonus Show: Producer Pat's trip to Colombia, Dave Portnoy lashes out at employee over Jew jokes, and much more...

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-- On the Bonus Show: Florida weathermen say they can’t predict hurricanes due to budget cuts, Texas considers warning labels on Doritos and M&Ms, and Chuck Todd says his tires were slashed after Trump targeted him, much more...

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-- On the Show:

-- Donald Trump and Elon Musk turn on each other with ugly allegations in a complete and total collapse of this fragile and volatile alliance

-- A full blown MAGA civil war is launched by the collapse of Elon Musk and Donald Trump's relationship

— Democrats shock everyone with a massive win in rural South Carolina, flipping a Trump district in a local landslide

— A top Trump budget witness collapses under questioning, admitting the national debt will explode under Trump’s own proposals

— Trump is reportedly skipping his intelligence briefings nearly every day, raising questions about who’s actually running the government

— Trump's Secretary of Education flubs basic math in public hearings and can't answer simple questions about U.S. education rankings

— A Republican strategist warns Trump might not make it through his second term—cognitively or physically—and the MAGA movement could fracture if he fades

— A brutal analysis of MAGA as a movement built on loneliness, resentment, and a craving for identity through hate

— Trump’s new hiring plan requires federal employees to write loyalty essays pledging allegiance to his agenda

-- This week's Friday Feedback

-- On the Bonus Show: Trump appoints 22-year-old to lead terror prevention, former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh joins Democratic Party, more of Congress is 70+ than ever before, much more...

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