Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering the Deeper Questions of American Politics

JBLS breaks down the Moore v. Harper SCOTUS decision, which saw the biggest threat to our democracy in our entire history defeated...barely; a failed coup in Russia destroys the legitimacy of Putin and opens the door to regime change; Trump admits to federal crimes on tape; and RFJ Jr. shows the world what an actual asshole he is, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...

JBLC examines the story of the Duggars, the reality TV show family hiding dark secrets of physical and sexual abuse, and how their religious experience defines the right-wing evangelical Christian movement in the United States that has been organized around destroying liberal democracy for four decades, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...

JBLC breaks down the Trump arrest and arraignment after being charged with violations of the espionage act, and examines the disgusting violent rhetoric that followed the indictment from MAGA terrorists, including some members of Congress, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...

JBLC continues our deep dive on the historical rise of fascism as we watch it happen in real time in the U.S., with a look at Franco's unique rule of Spain and how it was a precursor the rise of Hitler, then discusses the nazi movement in Germany and how its eerily reminiscent of what we are seeing in the U.S., all for less than a cup of coffee...

JBLC breaks down indictment-watch as Jack Smith concludes his espionage investigation into Donald Trump; Trump's pool mysteriously floods and destroys surveillance equipment; the debt ceiling agreement passes and MAGA turns on McCarthy and MTG, while Lauren Boebert misses the vote and then lies about it; Fascists mobilize against pride month; and dueling documentaries show our fractured reali...

JBLC begins a series highlighting the history of fascism as we watch it rise again in the U.S., starting with profiles of Benito Mussolini and British fascist Oswald Mosley, comparing them to Ron Desantis and Donald Trump, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...

JBLC breaks down the desastrous Desantis campaign launch on Twitter; MTG gets laughed out of the chamber when she asks for decorum; Target folds to MAGA terrorist tactics; and the insurrection caucus threatens to fire Kevin McCarthy to force economic apocalypse, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee....

Troy's wife joins the show to give an update on the erosion of abortion rights and bodily autonomy in the U.S., one year after the corrupt Supreme Court Dobbs ruling that killed Roe v. Wade, and reveals horrifying data she's collected as a PhD student studying healthcare access. Join us as we show why no one, not even people in blue states, are safe from this disastrous ruling, all for l...

JBLC breaks down the clusterfuck of a debt ceiling debate as MAGA Republicans hold the nation hostage; Tim Scott has a Howard Dean moment the second he announces his run for President; Ron Desantis preps to make his DOA campaign official; and E. Jean Carroll sues Trump, again, over his statements at the CNN Town Hall, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...

JBLC analyzes the siege of the Branch Davidian cult in Waco Texas which resulted in the deaths of dozens of people; as Donald Trump holds a rally in Waco on the 30th anniversary of the stand-off, seeming to commemorate the anti-government, pedophilic cult in a bizarre reveal of the cult-like nature of MAGA, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...

JBLC breaks down the disastrous CNN Trump Town Hall; Trump finally admits to his loyalty to the QAnon cult when he calls into their batshit crazy summit; the Biden whistleblower scandal falls apart so Republicans immediately shift to the Durham scandal, which also immediately falls apart; and Ron Desantis cancels diversity equity and inclusion programs in Florida colleges, all for less than the pr...

JBLC takes a hard look at the history of the Israel/Palestine conflict and Europe's role in creating this tragedy, and what lessons if any we can learn from the manufacturing of a conflict; and Troy is joined by author Wyatt Evans to discuss his book Shattered, which deals with themes of intimate partner violence, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...

JBLC breaks down the recent coronations, gives an update on Trump's trials, warns of the impact of the debt ceiling being reach and explains all the ins and outs of Florida's new immigration bill, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...

JBLC deep dives the first amendment, showcasing the landmark Supreme Court cases that define exactly what freedom of speech is, and shows exactly why Democracy is so difficult, and why the strong most hold to it while the weak fight to throw it away, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...

JBLC breaks down Ron Desantis' worst week ever; Dark Brandon destroys Fox and Republicans at the White House Correspondents Dinner; indicted felon Donald Trump goes to Scotland while his legal defense falls apart; Democrats gear up to investigate the most corrupt Supreme Court in History; and a gunman kills 5 people in Texas because they asked him to put his gun away, because the United State...

JBLC continues our look at the rise of Asia as a the premiere global economic powerhouse, with China leading the way, what that means for the US in the next century, and how the Asian and Middle Eastern countries view their role in the world, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...

JBLC Breaks down Fox News firing Tucker Carlson, what we think the next steps are for Tuck, and who's next to get the axe at Fox; Trump says Democrats are executing babies after birth; SCOTUS keeps the abortion pill legal...for now; Tennessee and Triangle of Terror continue to wage war on human rights; and Ron Desantis appears to have a stroke during a press conference, all for less than the...

JBLC deep dives the economies of the global south and how post-Vietnam South East Asia came together to help themselves absent of western help. Emerging as the leader in this rise of new economic powers is China, who has been quietly investing massive amounts of money in developing economies, earning their support and alliance, while the U.S. fritters away it's influence every day, setting th...

Dominion's lawsuit against Fox News heats up and threatens to wreck Republican state TV; more is revealed about how truly corrupt Clarance Thomas is, and how far gone the legitimacy of the Supreme Court has become; an incel on a racist Discord server leaks Pentagon documents to make himself look cool, and he's called a hero by the MAGA traitors; and a black kid is shot for knocking on th...

JBLC deep dives the concept of Federalism and how it's true intent: the power of the federal government to protect citizens from oppression by states, has been bastardized to mean a complicit federal government in aiding state oppression of citizens, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...

JBLC reacts to the Louisville shooting and the spread of garbage right-wing talking points that follow; celebrates the activism in Tennessee that's fighting against NRA funded politicians, which has given rise to powerful young voices for change; criticizes Biden for his recent Title IX policy affecting trans rights; Disney punks Ron Desantis hard; a federal judge bans the abortion pill, in t...

After the arrest of Donald Trump, JBLC deep dives the history of presidential scandals and shows that every president with a major scandal had ONE major scandal; while Trump did everything those guys did, and more, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...

JBLC breaks down the Trump arrest in Manhattan; Marjorie Taylor Greene gets run out of Manhattan on a rail after a disastrous 60 Minutes interview; Gen Z students in Tennessee take over the Tennessee State Capitol to shut down gun violence; and Irene goes to a Marianne Williamson rally, so you don't have to, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...

JBLC analyzes the siege of the Branch Davidian cult in Waco Texas which resulted in the deaths of dozens of people; as Donald Trump holds a rally in Waco on the 30th anniversary of the stand-off, seeming to commemorate the anti-government, pedophilic cult in a bizarre reveal of the cult-like nature of MAGA, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...

JBLC rants on the sickness of a society that values weapons over children; the Trump rally in Waco once again reveals the Republican party to be a criminal treasonous organization; while the crack down on TikTok stalls in the face of Gen Z outrage, all for less than the price of a cup of coffee...