WTF Is The ‘Ultra MAGA’ Movement?
This summarizes American politics so well. Identity politics and titles and name throwing while nothing substantive gets done. Both parties refuse to listen to the American people screaming what they want at them.
50 Years of Dems ABANDONING The Working Class
Krystal and Kyle Kulinski of Krystal Kyle & Friends talk to historian Harvey Kaye and a progressive activist about how Democrats abandoned their working class base over the past 50 years
Louis CK BLASTS Progressives Pushing People To Trump
Krystal and Saagar comment on the statement made by Louis CK about progressives who push people towards Trump and are in politics for themselves rather than making any real change
REVEALED: Shadow ‘Sugar Brother’ Paid Hunter’s Tax Bill
Krystal and Saagar discuss the wealthy Hollywood lawyer who is reportedly Hunter Biden’s ‘sugar brother’ and paid his tax bill alongside a host of lifestyle and business expenses
TRUMP TEST? Primary CHAOS In Pennsylvania Splinters GOP, Trump RISKS Losing Control Of MAGA Wing
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky highlight the upcoming primaries and what they mean for national politics.
Report EXPOSES How Politicians PROFIT Off Lobbying
Krystal and Saagar review the Unusual Whales report documenting how lobbying influences legislation in Congress and how lawmakers can directly profit off it
“The Squad” Doesn’t Exist Outside Of Social Media
By Caitlin Johnstone The US House of Representatives has voted 368-57 to spend $40 billion on a world-threatening proxy war while ordinary Americans struggle to feed themselves and their children. All 57 “no” votes were Republicans. Every member of the small faction of progressive House Democrats popularly known […]
Francis Fukuyama: The Left and Right Against Classical Liberalism
Francis Fukuyama, author of Liberalism and Its Discontents, The End of History and the Last Man, and Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment, joins The Realignment to discuss the emerging challenges to Classical Liberalism from the left and right, why the war in Ukraine […]
Is the U.S. Republican Party still unified behind Donald Trump?
The Signal Is the U.S. Republican Party still unified behind Donald Trump? Rachel Blum on the challenge of interpreting new primary-election results and signs of change in elite opinion. The Signal If Donald Trump runs for the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential nomination, “he wins in a landslide”—according to Mitt […]
Dinesh D’Souza PICKS FIGHTS With Tucker Carlson
The number of people who believe the movie is truly sad. It shows how few critical thinking skills they have. Many ask questions that should lead them to realize it’s crap but they just can’t seem to connect it or don’t want to.
Senate CALLS COPS Over Sidewalk Chalk (w/ Polite Message)
I love all these old people who call the cops at the first thing that makes them uncomfortable. This doesn’t just go for all these ghouls in congress. It seems to be a general rule for the elderly.
Manchin Gleefully Tanks Abortion Rights w/ Senate GOP Against 70% Of The Country
Not like they had 50 YEARS to do this.
Five Times Congress Overrode The Supreme Court
Here’s a look at five big historical instances where Congress has superseded a decision by the Supreme Court.
Biden, Trump TOO OLD To Run For President? Fmr Presidential Advisor Highlights Age Concerns
Briahna Joy Gray and Robby Soave discuss whether age should be considered when judging a politician’s judgment and communication abilities.
Wealthy Democrats DUMBFOUNDED As Katie Porter Warns Of Inflation PANIC: Report
Briahna Joy Gray and Robby Soave discuss the wealth gap between members of Congress and working class people.
Joe Manchin BUCKS Dems, Votes ‘NO’ To Codify Roe. Kamala Harris Suggests REPLACING HIM
Olayemi Olurin and Denise Long discuss the Senate’s failure to codify Roe v. Wade.
Krystal and Saagar TORCH Biden On Baby Formula Shortage
In this mini block from today’s show, Krystal and Saagar criticize Biden for his lack of executive action towards fixing the baby formula shortage hammering American families
Squad FALLS IN LINE For BILLIONS More In Weapons To Ukraine
Krystal and Saagar look at the vote to send $40 billion more in Ukraine aid that took place in the House as the Squad fell in line with Democrats and objections came from the GOP
Kamala Aide’s MSNBC Show HISTORIC FLOP
Krystal and Saagar evaluate the ratings flop felt by former Kamala Harris aide and current MSNBC host Symone Sanders who notably shifted from Bernie to Biden from 2016 to 2020
Biden BLAMES Historic Inflation On ‘Putin Price Hike’
Krystal and Saagar criticize President Biden for deflecting blame on inflation to Vladimir Putin instead of using his power to combat the issue
Krystal Ball DISMANTLES Dinesh D’Souza’s “2000 Mules” Election Fraud Movie
Krystal goes through the ‘2000 Mules’ election fraud movie by right wing filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza alleging that the 2020 election was manipulated in favor of Joe Biden agains Trump
Louis CK: Dems ‘Sh*tting On Trump Supporters’ Is ‘Stupidest Thing You Can Do’
“I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he’s wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.” – Malcom X
Pelosi YEARNS For “Big, Strong Republican Party”
We pretty much live in a corporate one-party state at this point and she couldn’t be any more blatant if she tried to be in proving this to be true
Trump Feared Chinese ‘Hurricane Gun’
Such gold. Reminds me of when he was considering nuking a hurricane, but was told that, if anything, it would just make it an even stronger NUCLEAR HURRICANE
‘I’m Angry Every Day’: Amy Vilela Goes HEAD TO HEAD With Corporate Dems
Candidate for Nevada’s first Congressional district, Amy Vilela, criticizes Democrats’ inaction on issues pertaining to the working class.
Party Of The RICH? Poorer States ABANDON Voting Dem, The Rich Cast Ballots In Droves: Report
Vulgar Marxism’ author Matthew Thomas chronicles the shift of working class voters away from the Democratic Party.
‘ULTRA-Maga’ Republicans? Biden, Dems Adopt New CRINGE Slogan For GOP
Nicole Brener-Schmitz and Melik Abdul discuss whether Democrats’ new slogan will resonate with voters.
Pelosi and Newsom SPAR Over Roe v Wade
Kyle Kulinski comments on California Governor Gavin Newsom’s criticism of Nancy Pelosi and her response to the public party warfare
The View DECLARES Black Republicans ‘An Oxymoron’
Krystal and Saagar comment on the claim made on The View that black Republicans are an Oxymoron that received widespread backlash for generalizing people’s views based on race
Democrat Argues For Purity Tests 2 Seconds After Opposing Them
The “big tent” metaphor arises naturally from having only 2 tents (Democrat and Republican) available. As a practicing American politician, you have to choose one or the other (like Bernie did). There is a wide range of viewpoints and issues in our country, so the tents necessarily have […]
Biden Stabs Amazon Labor Union In The Back WHILE MEETING Chris Smalls
They should just be honest and say what they mean, “we’re doing our best to do nothing.” These corporate Democrats could see their entire neighbor burning and until it reaches their own house they’ll just sit by and watch everything else burn. If you really want them to […]
4 French Left-Wing Parties UNITE To Take On Macron
This alliance was unthinkable in France five minutes ago. Things can change quite quickly
Trump Proposed Bombing Mexico To Defense Secretary
He wanted to bomb hurricanes… is this really a surprise?
Stocks See WORST Weekly Decline In A DECADE
Krystal and Saagar cover the stock market drop that happened yesterday across all of the major indexes that rattled investors who have seen major market turbulence of late
Biden’s DESPERATE Plan To Blame Shift On Inflation
Krystal and Saagar review the speech planned by President Biden on Tuesday to address inflation and criticize the GOP for the agenda they have put forward
New Press Sec Claimed 2016 Election STOLEN
Krystal and Saagar look at the record and old comments made by the new Biden White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre who made false claims about election fraud among other issues
The end of pro-life Democrats
By W. James Antle III, The Week Sen. Bob Casey Jr. (D-Pa.) is going to vote with the overwhelming majority of his party in favor of a Democratic bill to codify Roe v. Wade in the aftermath of a leak showing a majority of the Supreme Court may be […]
Three Areas Populists can Lead on in 2024
By Jose Alberto Nino With all the focus on the upcoming midterms in November, it is necessary to prepare (win-or-lose) to jump right into the next oncoming electoral skirmish– the 2024 general election. I know, with all the focus on 2022, the very thought of 2024 may seem […]
Fake Political Parties In A Fake Democracy
By Caitlin Johnstone I remember feeling such solidarity with Democrats who opposed Bush’s warmongering. I sincerely did not know it was just empty political posturing for them and they’d happily sign off on any war no matter how insane as long as the president doing it had a […]
Newsom & Pelosi GO AT IT Over Dems Roe v Wade FAILURES
Democrats: “Vote for us bc we’re not republicans!” Voters: “so you’ll protect us from Republican lunacy?” Democrats: “Haha, no.” Me: “Okay… so why should we vote for you again?”
POLLING: Roe v Wade Not Likely To Save Democrats
Krystal and Saagar evaluate the most up to date polling figures on Roe v Wade and abortion ahead of the 2022 midterms where it looks like the issue will not save Democrats from losing badly
Top Bernie Aide DISHES On Rogan Endorsement Controversy
Krystal and Kyle talk to former top Bernie Sanders campaign aide Ari Rabin-Havt about the major inflection points in the campaign including the Rogan endorsement controversy
Pelosi BLASTED for Backing Abortion Foe Under FBI Scrutiny
Krystal and Saagar review the uproar towards Nancy Pelosi and Democratic leadership backing pro-life Democrat Henry Cuellar who is under FBI investigation in a contested primary campaign
Dave Portnoy Says ‘I WILL VOTE DEMOCRAT’ After Roe Vs Wade
Krystal and Saagar look at the comments Barstool founder Dave Portnoy made about Roe vs Wade as part of a broader shift in the culture wars over the last few years and how that has changed party coalitions
Nina Turner Told She’s ‘Not The Right Kind Of Democrat,’ Says She’s Now ‘UNLEASHED’
Former Ohio State Senator, Nina Turner, looks back at her rematch with Rep. Shontel Brown. She also details allegations that members of ‘the squad’ were threatened not to support her.
Vermont Congressional Candidate Lays Out PRO-FAMILY Progressive Agenda
Vermont congressional candidate, Becca Balint, discusses her run for US Congress.
Democrats FLAILING In Response To Roe V Wade Memo Leak, With No Plan To Protect Abortion Rights
Co-founder of UltraViolet, Shaunna Thomas, discusses the organizing efforts taking place ahead of the Supreme Court potentially overturning Roe V Wade.
The only way for Democrats to ride the abortion tiger to victory in November
By Damon Linker, The Week In the days since the leaked draft of a majority opinion overturning Roe v. Wade (1973) was published by Politico, Democrats have convinced themselves that this is a huge political gift for the party and an equally massive liability for Republicans — because the country […]
Secret Stories From Bernie’s Inner Circle
Krystal Kyle & Friends From Roe v. Wade and its current peril to an inside retrospective on the Bernie 2020 campaign, we’ve got a lot to discuss this week, and we’re grateful to you for joining us. Our special guest is Ari Rabin-Havt, deputy campaign manager of Bernie […]
How Dare They! The left’s attitude problem when it comes to democracy.
By Andrew Sullivan, Weekly Dish To say that a leaked draft of a Supreme Court ruling prompted an elite meltdown would be a gross understatement. This was a culture war 9/11. “I have typed and deleted a great many comments,” Roxane Gay tweeted. “What do you say when […]
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