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Back to EpisodesHere, Now (feat. Simon Rosenberg)
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Monday, September 29th, 2025
Today, Donald Trump instructs the War Department to invade war torn Portland, Oregon; Mike Johnson delays the swearing in of Adelita Grijalva as he tries to delay the inevitable continued release of the Epstein Files; there’s a little more information about Kegseth’s meeting of flag officers tomorrow; ICE detained the Des Moines public schools superintendent; Trump suggests FBI agents that went to the Capitol on January 6 to help were actually there to foment violence; Sinclair and Nexstar cave and put Jimmy Kimmel back on the air; the Justice Department has subpoenaed the travel records of Fulton County DA Fani Willis; Rudy settles with Dominion Voting Systems; the Heritage Foundation uses bogus statistics to push its trans terrorism classification; more firings at the Department of Justice and FBI; Alex Jones and Nick Fuentes are kicked off YouTube hours after they tried to rejoin; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
Guest: Part 1 of Allison’s Conversation with Simon Rosenberg
Hopium Chronicles By Simon Rosenberg
@simonwdc.bsky.social - Bluesky, @SimonWDC) - Twitter
Stories
Trump falsely suggests FBI agents to blame for igniting Jan. 6 violence | POLITICO
FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say | AP News
Justice Department issues subpoena for Fani Willis travel records | NBC News
Trump says he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, in latest deployment to US cities | AP News
DMPS superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts detained by ICE | KCCI DesMoines
Heritage Foundation Uses Bogus Stat to Push a Trans Terrorism Classification | WIRED
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