3233 - Trump/GOP Flaunt Authoritarian Intent w/ Alex Pareene & Francesca Fiorentini

It's Casual Friday! Sam and Emma speak with Alex Pareene, contributing editor at the New Republic, proprietor of the AP newsletter on SubStack, and co-host of the Politics of Everything podcast, to round up the week in news. Then, they're joined by Francesca Fiorentini, host of the Bitchuation Room podcast! First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza, the initiation following international law with future US military aid, the US economy, Hunter Biden getting charged with the SAME CRIMES as Al Capone, labor action with VW, SWaPo, DHL and educators, and the lies of the retail crime wave, before parsing through the recent devastating death of Refaat Alareer in the wake of Western Zionists putting a target on his back. Next, Alex Pareene joins as Sam and Emma force him to consider the recent GOP debate, assessing the rising star campaign of Nikki Haley (raising tens of millions for a few points of polling) and who the potential candidate would be if Steve Bannon’s theory of the bipartisan double assassination comes to fruition. Wrapping up, they explore how Mike Johnson is carrying forward the McCarthy torch of ineptitude, including the very same controversies as his aid package for Ukraine falls short. Francesca Fiorentini also joins, as she reflects on experiencing these last few months as a new mother, discusses the killer commentary coming from the other half of her household, and tackles the return of red scare politics to Hollywood. They conclude the free half with a brief analysis of Mike Johnson’s “I am Moses” moment, and Tim Pool’s difficulty in reconciling knowing nothing about women with hating everything about them. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma admire the titillating fantasies of a labor future bolstered by NLRB’s recent Cemex ruling, and attempt to shirk the union serfdom allegations, plus, your IMs! Check out the Politics of Everything here: https://newrepublic.com/authors/the-politics-of-everything Check out the Bitchuation Room here: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Go see Emma at San Francisco Sketchfest with Francesca for The Bitchuation Room Podcast LIVE on Sunday January 28th at 7pm at the Gateway Theatre. Tickets here: https://sched.co/1VUtt. Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Check out today’s sponsors: Ritual: Essential for Men is a quality multivitamin from a company you can actually trust. And get this—Ritual is offering my listeners 30% off during your first month.  Visit https://ritual.com/MAJORITY to start Ritual or add Essential For Men to your subscription today. Aura Frames: Give the perfect gift this holiday! Visit https://AuraFrames.com/MAJORITY today and get 30 dollars off their best-selling frames. These frames sell out quickly though, so get yours before they’re gone! That’s https://AuraFrames.com/MAJORITY. Use promo code MAJORITY to get 30 dollars of their best-selling frame. Sunset Lake CBD: Sunsetlakecbd is a majority employee owned farm in Vermont, producing 100% pesticide free CBD products. Use code Leftisbest and get 20% off at http://www.sunsetlakecbd.com. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/