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American Carnage (feat. Sasha Abramsky; John Fugelsang)
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Friday, January 9th, 2026
Today, the FBI is freezing out the Minnesota State investigators in the murder of Renee Nicole Good; the shooter has been identified by the Star Tribune as Jonathan Ross; the House has passed a bill extending the ACA subsidies bucking Mike Johnson; Reps Khanna and Massie urge a federal judge to appoint an independent overseer for the Epstein Files release; the House upheld Trump’s vetoes on two bills passed unanimously; Senate Republicans defect and vote with Democrats on a War Powers Resolution blocking further attacks on Venezuela; the Senate voted by unanimous consent to hang the January 6th plaque; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Guest: Sasha Abramsky - @sashaabramsky.bsky.social
American Carnage: How Trump, Musk and DOGE Butchered the US Government
American Carnage is the first book-length reckoning with the consequences of Donald Trump’s war on the so-called "deep state," told through the experiences of eleven fired federal workers as their lives are thrown into chaos.
Guest: John Fugelsang
Tell Me Everything|John Fugelsang, The John Fugelsang Podcast, John Fugelsang|Substack, @johnfugelsang|Bluesky, @JohnFugelsang|Twitter
Separation of Church and Hate by John Fugelsang - OUT NOW!
Stories:
Minn. officials say FBI is freezing state out of probe into ICE shooting | The Washington Post
ICE agent in Minneapolis killing identified as 10-year law enforcement veteran | The Guardian
https://x.com/MacFarlaneNews/status/2009357309429063834
https://khanna.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/khanna.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/khanna-sdny-letter-1-8_0.pdf
House passes bill extending ACA subsidies, bucking GOP leaders | The Washington Post
Senate advances measure to restrict Trump's power to use military force in Venezuela | NBC News
House fails to override Trump vetoes - Live Updates | POLITICO
Good Trouble
“An unprecedented amount of our taxpayer dollars gets funneled to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to carry out Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda. Congress must act.”
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