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From crypto scams to pardon deals to simply taking gifts from billionaires (not to mention foreign governments!), Donald Trump is making the Presidency very lucrative. Scott K and I discuss some of his methods, and why this could require him to fix the next election: so he can avoid oversight.

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Lots of violence this week, with Rob Reiner and his wife Michele murdered and mass shootings in Rhode Island and Australia, Trump goes nuts on Truth Social and makes the Reiner murder all about Trump. Scott and I give viewers a quick update on the Rural Caucus vote last week and move on to talk about Reiner's legacy and gun violence. Check it out and let us know what you think. For more informatio...

This week the Trump Administration sent Federal agents into a citizenship ceremony and pulled people who were about to take the oath out of the line because of where they came from. Also this week, a ProPublica investigation showed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detained at least 170 American citizens, including a 71-year-old white woman, and held one of them for four days. A S...

Mike McGirr is a community activist living in Bristol, Virginia. He grew up on a regenerative farm in Massachusetts where he learned the fundamentals of farming and shaped his lifelong commitment to localized, equitable food systems. Mike works to dismantle barriers that have long disadvantaged farmers of color, small scale producers and under-resourced communities. He also has a degree in graphic...

Last week The Washington Post published a story describing the orders giving prior to the first US military attack on alleged drug runner boats off the coast of Venezuela. According to sources, Hegseth issued an illegal order to leave no survivors after the attack. After the first missile strike, drone footage showed two survivors clinging to the wreckage. Hegseth, or someone, ordered a second str...

Two US Senators and four US Representatives made a video this week reminding troops and intelligence officers of their duty to disobey unlawful orders - those that require them to break US or international law. Scott and I discuss this obligation from the perspective of our own military service. Theme music: Partners In Crime by Alexander Nakarada https://creatorchords.com Music promoted by https:...

Scott and I discuss public education, its role in creating community, and a bit about policy in Virginia.

We host our first guest on the podcast, Montanan Jeff Mangan. Jeff runs a grassroots effort to change the way Montana - and other states - treat corporations. After the SCOTUS ruled in the Citizens United case that laws limiting corporate spending on election campaigns violate the First Amendment right to free speech, dark money has increased to the point where wealthy corporations and interest gr...

In Episode 4, Scott and I discuss the "Big Beautiful Bill" and its implications for people who depend on social services, including business owners and health care facilities in rural areas.

In Episode 3, Scott and I discuss the disconnect between productivity growth and wage growth since 1972 - that is, why haven't wages increased with worker productivity. We discuss possible causes and a few potential solutions.

In Episode 2 of the Foggy Bottom Line Podcast, Scott and I discuss rising authoritarianism in the US and a bit about how we can resist.

In Episode 1 of the Foggy Bottom Line podcast, R. Stanton Scott and Scott Konopasek talk about cheating in politics and the rhyme or reason behind the FBL project.