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Get rid of woke early childhood nutrition! The Golden Showers era has definitely begun as Trumpers begin hollowing out the government by cutting federal funding from over 2,600 social programs. And Dr. Phil--another Oprah creation--is working with Border Czar Tom Homan to do ICE raids on communities, while Latin American leaders are strong-armed into accepting flights of deportees. Then, Adam John...

If you thought the insurrectionists were terrifying, what about the 23 extreme anti-choice activists who kept fetuses in their homes?! Francesca looks at Trump's plans for people with uteruses, and how he snuck in fetal personhood into his anti-trans Executive Order. Then, some rich people are actually good. Actor Simu Liu openly says he doesn't need a tax break under Trump's tax scheme that is a...

Not 24 hours into a Trump presidency and Elon throws up a very telling gesture. John Iadarola of The Damage Report joins to discuss the billionaire-back inauguration, the impact of Trump's revoking of birthright citizenship along with Congress passing the Laken Riley Act. Plus a look at Biden versus Trump on Gaza-- one ideologically committed, the other committed to nothing but himself. Then autho...

It's the last Friday of the Biden Administration and Francesca is going out with a bang. First, we talk with Lois Parshley of The Lever about her latest piece on the insurance industry in California in the wake of the LA fires. Read her article here: https://www.levernews.com/we-will-all-be-paying-for-l-a-s-wildfires/ Then a fitting end to a genocidal tenure, as outgoing Secretary of State Antony...

The fires still rage in California while Republicans threaten to withhold aid to the state unless it stops doing... DEI? Comedian Trae Crowder joins Francesca to break down the dumbest conspiracies about the fires other than what it really is: climate change. Then Mondale Robinson, Mayor of Enfield North Carolina and founder of Black Male Voter Project joins Francesca to talk about how Democrats k...

We welcome iconic actor Laverne Cox back on the show to discuss the news of the week and trans resistance under Trump. What's her assessment of the Harris campaign's as it pertains to trans rights? Should the first trans Congressperson Sarah McBride try and ignore the hate? And is Josh Hawley the right kind of "right-wing populist"? So many questions and one juicy ass interview. Frantastic Fridays...

The coup is complete. Kamala Harris presides over Congress as it certifies Donald Trump's victory in the most pride-swallowing act of unrequited normalcy possible. Comedian Will Weldon and commentator Jordan Uhl join Francesca in the first show of the year to talk about an eerily normal January 6th, the MAGA civil war over H1B visas, and the legacy of Jimmy Carter. Plus a healthy dose of bitching...

While the right rushes to blame the border for two acts of homegrown terrorism, Francesca looks at the commonality between the Vegas and New Orleans attacks: the U.S. military. Why is it that so many anti-government militias or violent religious extremists have a military background? Maybe it has something to do with the culture of the U.S. military as a kind of death cult in its own right. Then,...

The last show of 2024 from an undisclosed cabin in the woods. Francesca takes some time to look back at the intense debate with Cenk Uygur and his new approach to the right. *** Come see Francesca at The Ice House in Pasadena on Wednesday January 22nd with Aida Rodriguez, Matt Lieb, James Fritz and Chloe Hilliard. https://www.showclix.com/event/the-ice-house-new-world-disorder-1-22-25-7-30-pm The...

Woooee! Things get spicy between Francesca and Cenk as they discuss Cenk's recent tour of right wing media outlets, left versus right populism, establishment vs anti-establishment, and the future of TYT as the country awaits the ascendence of God Emperor Donald Trump for a second term. *** The Bitchuation Room Podcast is available everywhere you get your podcasts. It streams LIVE every TUESDAY, WE...

The billionaire class continues to bend the knee to Trump, while Democrats are in the perpetual "bargaining" stage of the stages of grief by trying to 'find common ground' with Trump. Then MSNBC hosts finally allowed to critique Democrats?! And the NLRB finds that the Love Is Blind contestants might be rule as employees, plus Iowa's Satanist cults have their holiday parties ruined. The Bonus Bish...

What changes could be made to the political system that would restore our faith in it? Strategy director of Working Families Party Nelini Stamp joins Francesca to talk about things like fusion voting, ranked choice voting and proportional representation--things that could help third parties break out, and possibly even Republicans could get down with. And comedian Rell Battle discusses the IRANIAN...

Bernie Sanders says RFK Jr. is "right" about the food industry? Should we be giving this anti-science kook any credit as he takes over Health and Human Services? Hosts of the podcast Conspirituality, Matthew Remski and Derek Beres join Francesca to discuss RFK Jr.'s lawyer suing to rescind the polio vaccine, the National Institute of Health nominee and COVID herd immunity guy Jay Bhattacharya, the...

There's a new genre Trump crony: crypto-fascists. These are the billionaire urchins hanging around the new administration like David Sacks, Marc Andreesen and David Horowitz who want to ensure crypto goes legit. Journalist Molly White joins Francesca to talk about the political crypto spending blitz in 2024 and what it means for the future. And comedian James Adomian joins Francesca to talk about...

Award-winning journalist, founder of Zeteo and man feared by all war criminals, Mehdi Hasan joins Francesca to talk about a wide range of issues. They discuss Trump 2.0 and whether or not idiocy will stop the fascism, and the idea that Trump's base would ever turn on him when he fails to deliver. They also talk about the media's loss of credibility during the Gaza genocide, whether debates with ri...

What lessons can people-powered movements learn from the Democrats' failures? How can we regroup to ensure that we stop playing nice with corporate Dems and not allow our causes to be co-opted. Jonathan Smucker, co-founder and Executive Director of the Popular Comms Institute and strategist joins to discuss this and more. And comedian Matthew Broussard joins to talk Hunter Biden's pardon, Rapey Pe...

After checking in on MAGA's Thanksgiving, Francesca dives into Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum asking Trump to direct money into real solutions to migration, not militarism. Apparently the two had a phone call in which Trump wow'ed Sheinbaum with his stunning lack of knowledge about Mexico. Then, Texas Republicans salivate at the idea of Trump's mass deportations. And finally, Bill Maher celeb...

Trump proves the American justice system ain't sh*t as the Jan 6 and stolen documents cases against him are dropped. Some deep state! Writer Roberto Lovato joins Francesca to talk about the need to use the R word: revolutionary! They discuss developing real radical politics to finally counter fascism, and looking to Latin America for inspiration. Then Comedian James Fritz joins to discuss this and...

ARREST BIBI, HOLLAND!!! ICC arrest warrants are out, and Amal Clooney would love a thank you holiday basket. Then Bernie Sanders leads 18 Senators in voting against sending more weapon to Israel. Iman Abid, organizing and advocacy director of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Action joins Francesca to explain the significance of the vote. And drinking buddy of the show RM Brown joins Francesc...

The broligarchy assembles as Trump appoints the r*piest cabinet in history. And the Harris campaign is apparently blew through $1.5 billion and is somehow still in debt. Comedian Gareth Reynolds (The Dollop, We're Here to Help) joins Francesca to talk RFK Jr.'s HHS appointment and whether and how the Democratic party can be salvaged. Then Paul Biggar, software engineer and founder of Tech for Pale...

What's next for abortion access? Despite Harris' loss, abortion rights won in nearly all of the states that had related ballot measures. The next phase will be an uphill battle of litigation and advocacy but the PEOPLE, not the politicians, believe in protecting abortion rights. Comedian and activist Lizz Winstead, co-creative director of Abortion Access Front and the Daily Show, joins Francesca t...

Let's cut through the bad takes about the supposedly monolithic LATINO VOTE. Immigrant rights activist Erika Andiola of the Young Center joins to explain how the Democrats have failed Latino voters while allowing Trump to set the tone of hate. And comedian Chloé Hilliard joins to talk about whether Democratic governors will stand up for their people against a fascistic agenda, and a look at the De...

Hydrate. Connect with your neighbors. Join a union or local organization. Fight the right. Usamah Andrabi of Justice Democrats and author and activist Max Elbaum join Francesca to understand how and why Kamala Harris lost, and what we must to do build a progressive left that can defeat fascism. *** The Bitchuation Room Podcast is available everywhere you get your podcasts. It streams LIVE every TU...

It's Election Day! Before the votes came in, we spoke with Pennsylvania Representative Summer Lee about how her state could determine the outcome of the election and about how to keep fighting regardless of the results. Then, we interviewed Dave Weigel of Semafor about races to watch and Kamala's path to victory. And finally we talked about the gender gap that is FREAKING Republicans out with come...

The October surprise has come November 1st. The jaw-dropping allegations of journalist Michael Wolff about Epstein having photos of Trump with naked girls are turning Francesca into full conspiracy Karen. Plus, Trump just says he wants Liz Cheney executed. Just like that. And the election is still close? Frantastic Fridays on The Bitchuation Room are free to watch. To see more bonus content and ge...