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Trigger warning: Discussion of sexual assault/rape * China tests ballistic missiles * Trump is bilking the country for billions * KIDS Act threatens to kill the internet * Women in the army are more likely to be killed by fellow soldiers than combatants * The Intercept anonymous tip line compromised (for months!) Artifact: The ups and down of “DSA-style” candidates (NYC DSA sweep + Graham Platner...

HH: * The Supreme Court decides to do some “work” * Cancelling Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians * Shielding Monstanto from liability for cancer caused by Roundup * Eliminate (even more!) campaign finance rules * Legalize discrimination against trans athletes * …saved birthright citizenship? * Outrageous sentences rolled out for Prairieland 8 Artifact: An X post and a Substack vi...

HH: * Strait of Hormuz gets closed again (well its open now but it was closed when we were recording and will probably be again by the time you’re listening) * Trump admin moved to bringing back Institutionalization. * Paper by Exequiel Hernandez (Wharton), “ ICE-ing the Economy: Immigration Enforcement Under Trump 2.0 and Local Economic Activity ” shows negative economic impacts of Trump’s immigr...

HH:-Ezra Klein is a Thielite psyop -15 Minneapolis activists indicted for anti-ICE protests -Trump agrees to a deal with Iran so embarrassing it has to be kept secret -IEP protections stripped from the Department of Education and handed of to HHS and the DOJ Artifact: This grotesque hit piece on Chris Smalls in Jacobin by Annie Levin Get full access to The Red Diaper Pail at thereddiaperpail.subst...

HH:The establishment takes a shot at Graham PlatnerArtifact: This NYTs video op-ed with Nadja Spiegelman, Frederick Joseph, and Ruth Whippman called America Has a Masculinity Crisis. Theme Music: “ Mock the Afflicted ” by Robert Warrington, Licensed under CC BY 3.0 Get full access to The Red Diaper Pail at thereddiaperpail.substack.com/subscribe

No Artifact this week, we spend most of the episode ranting and raving about the complicitly of liberal politicians vis-a-vis Delaney Hall. HH: Trump sics the justice department of his sexual assault victim, E. Jean Carroll. ICE and “progressive” liberal coordinate in fascist crackdown outside of NJ immigrant detention center aka Delaney Hall concentration camp. Shout out to Kevin Ortega-Rojas at...

HH: * Jan 6 slush fund * CA town evacuated over chemical plant * Tulsi is the latest woman to leave the admin * Iran: Will they, won’t they? * Massie * DNC autopsy (It’s Dead) * Global Samud Flotilla sexual assault allegations * Hasan Pike & Medea Benjamin Subpoenaed over Cuba visit * New Ebola strain tests post-US-led world Artifact: This fantastic article about Cultural Engagement by none other...

A day late and a HH short, but this is a good one. Artifact: Van Jones endorses Plutocratic governance in his recent fireside chat with McCormark professor of citizenship and self-government Archon Fung, hosted by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation and co-sponsored by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics. Get full access to The Red Diaper Pail at thereddiaperpail...

Artifact only episode exploring the new GPL-1 era, courtesy of the NYTs conversation between Erza Klein and Julia Belluz . Theme Music: “ Mock the Afflicted ” by Robert Warrington, Licensed under CC BY 3.0 Get full access to The Red Diaper Pail at thereddiaperpail.substack.com/subscribe

Only Horrible Headlines this time, we have an extra long artifact we’ll be dropping later this week. Happy Mothers’ Day! HH: * The Southern Poverty Law Center get targeted by the Trump DOJ * The FBI drops an unnerving anti-terrorism strategy document targeting “Violent Left-Wing Extremists, including Anarchists and Anti-Fascists” * Trump has a golden statue made of himself * A Israeli Real Estate...

HH: * The Supreme Court has shredded the Voting Rights Act Artifact: Palantir has posted a very bizarre and rather unimpressive manifesto on X even though no one asked them to. Theme Music: “ Mock the Afflicted ” by Robert Warrington, Licensed under CC BY 3.0 Get full access to The Red Diaper Pail at thereddiaperpail.substack.com/subscribe

HH: * Israel assassinated a Lebanese journalist * The Trump admin brings back execution by firing squad * A radical centrist tried to attack the White House Coorespondent’s Dinner * Happy May Day! Artifact: We tackle trad-wifery via Rickie Ho’s reel about Nara Smith. Theme Music: “ Mock the Afflicted ” by Robert Warrington, Licensed under CC BY 3.0 Get full access to The Red Diaper Pail at theredd...

HH: * Iran craziness continues * The Strokes make a statement at Coachella * Obama visits Mamdani * Voucher system well on its way to killing public education in Cedar Rapids * Congress unanimously votes to continue FISA (for now) * Kash Patel has gone missing Artifact: The Bankrupt Catholicism of JD Vance by Dana Vachon. Theme Music: “ Mock the Afflicted ” by Robert Warrington, Licensed under CC...

HH: * Ceasefire Talks Break Down * Economic Shocks Headed for US * Orban gets ousted Artifact: “ Will the Art World Go Post-Woke in 2025? ” by Ben Davis via Artnet Theme Music: “ Mock the Afflicted ” by Robert Warrington, Licensed under CC BY 3.0 Get full access to The Red Diaper Pail at thereddiaperpail.substack.com/subscribe

Apologies, a day late, we wanted to catch the unfolding events re: Iran on Tuesday night. (An earlier version of this podcast had some audio markup left in, apologies) HH: * Bondi gets the boot * Trump’s pulls back from genocide * The Supreme Court gives the green light to “conversion therapy * Israel passes an explicitly racist execution bill Theme Music: “ Mock the Afflicted ” by Robert Warringt...

Sorry about JP sounding so tired… he comes by it honestly! HH: * Another No Kings weekend * US troops amass in the Middle East, making ground operations in Iran more likely * The FBI and NYPD stop a plot to assassinate a Palestinian activist * ICE has started operating out of airports * An Russian Oil tanker is going to make it to Cuba Artifact: As podcasters we are contractually obligated to disc...

HH: * Fascism scores a victory in Prairieland * The partial gov’t shutdown makes itself felt * Cesar Chavez turns out to have been a real jackass * The oil embargo of Cuba becomes deadly Artifact: JP and Simone explore the fascist mindset of Hegseth and co via Emma Brockes Gaurdian article: Is anyone as ill-suited for great office as Donald Trump? Yes, Pete Hegseth – that’s why Potus likes him The...

HH: * Mid-East war expands to Lebanon * Troops complain about being thrown into “Holy War” * NLRB under attack * WI Governor signs “Heartbeat” law Artifact: King’s College of London found that “ Almost a third of Gen Z men agree a wife should obey her husband ,” among other troubling findings. RDP Articles mentioned: Theme Music: “ Mock the Afflicted ” by Robert Warrington, Licensed under CC BY 3....

HH: * War in Iran looking not so good * Control of all things cyber handed to Hegsdeath * The Americas have a Shield Artifact: The Trump Administration edges ever so close to open fascism via a chilling speech delivered by Rubio at the Munich Security Conference. Theme Music: “ Mock the Afflicted ” by Robert Warrington, Licensed under CC BY 3.0 Get full access to The Red Diaper Pail at thereddiape...

HH: Snowflakes in NYC OpenAI sells out humanity Trump continues to strangle Cuba (and inspires a little terrorism) An indie car race is being set for DC Investigation of Epstein drug trafficking ring suppressed by Trump admin And of course, Trump attacks Iran Get full access to The Red Diaper Pail at thereddiaperpail.substack.com/subscribe

We did it. Our overdue (and quite long) exploration of AI via Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei interview with Ross Dootyhat at the NYTs. P.S. Please share, like, comment, and so on. It really helps us in our war with the algorithm. We are ~150 follows away from 1k followers on TikTok , which will allow us to link our pod, so if you’re a TikToker head on over, share our videos with your friends, and help...

We overpromised. But you’re still here, listening, so maybe its not all bad. Anyway, stay tuned for our AI artifact episode later this week and blame the teachers' unions for school vacation getting in the way of editing. HH: * Mexico/US collaborate on assassinating El Mencho * Tucker Carlson asks Mike Huckabee a bunch of gotcha questions, and wouldn’t you know it, got ‘em * Trump wonders aloud wh...

Another week of horrors HH: * The draw down in the Twin Cities is real; where to next? * The Board of Peace is activated * Pam Bondi “testifies” to Trump’s greatness * DHS concentration camps for pregnant girls * Iowa law threatens to put doctors in jail for life for performing abortion * CDC cuts funding for blue states * Trump admin escalates Cuba Embargo Theme Music: “ Mock the Afflicted ” by R...

In a meager attempt to locate a spine, the Atlantic published a piece called “ Yes, It’s Fascism ” by Jonathan Rauch, which makes the case that all the things that have always been true about Trump and MAGA have suddenly reached the threshold for fascism. Simone and JP dig in while giving some of their own analysis of the nature of fascism and the historical moment/ Theme Music: “ Mock the Afflict...

Welcome to the FIRST episode of The Red Tennis Shoes, a show that’s all about and only about, sportsball (well at least the commercials). We’re also trying a new thing: instead of releasing Horrible Headlines and our Artifact of the Week together in one episode, we are going to start releasing them separately as two episodes within the same week, so stay tuned for e23 on Fascism later this week. P...