Monthly-ish Mix: The Machine Cracks—Empire, Exploitation, and the Crumbling Facade

Episode 1761

Air Date 12/30/2025

The Monthly-ish Mix™ is here to get you caught up on recent news without being overwhelming! This month we start with the infrastructure of imperial violence—from Dick Cheney's legacy to the arms race to Sudan's genocide. Then we expose how power exploits ordinary people through predation and financialized desperation. But here's the thing: resistance is working and the facade is crumbling. From courtroom wins to Mamdani's victory to young Republicans fleeing and conspiracies consuming the right, we end on the insight that authoritarian control is far more fragile than it pretends.

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PART 1: THE WEIGHT OF EMPIRE

(00:02:43) None - #1756 War Criminal Dick Cheney's Guide to Ethical Governance and Saving Democracy

1: "The Dark Side": Dick Cheney's Legacy From Iraq Invasion to U.S. Torture Program - Democracy Now! - Air Date 11-4-25

2: Dick Cheney BLOWBACK and South Africa's Israel & Anti-COMMUNIST Connection - Jacobin - Air Date 11-21-25

3: Dick Cheney Invades Hell - Colonial Outcasts - Air Date 11-4-25

(00:26:25) None - #1752 Reigniting the Nuclear Arms Race: Fat Man, Little Boy, and Donald Trump