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The gang discuss Trump threatening to bomb desalination plants in Iran, an executive order to create a State Citizenship List and restrict mail in voting, misinformation about an anti-trans bill in Kentucky, and a bombing plot targeting a pro-Palestinian activist. Plus, updates on tariffs and immigration.
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https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/03/31/idaho-governor-signs-bill-to-criminalize-trans-people-using-bathrooms-that-align-with-their-identity/
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Robert sits down to explain how Iran has responded to the U.S. invasion, and how the odds of a military disaster have become almost a guarantee.
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Molly interviews Michael Edison Hayden about his new book, Strange People on the Hill: How Extremism Tore Apart a Small Town. The book is an intimate portrait of what happened in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia after a white nationalist group moved into the castle on the hill.
Preorder the book now or buy it anywhere books are sold when it comes out on April 7, 2026
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/michael-edison-hayden/strange-people-on-the-hill/9781645030607/
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James talks to Marian about how the left discourse about the US kidnapping of Maduro has silenced Venezuelan leftists and how the anti Maduro Venezuelan left is navigating the US intervention.
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Garrison investigates a series of frightening claims: that ICE can detain people for ‘looking trans,’ the creation of a transgender public registry, and that an adult gender-affirming healthcare ban is imminent.
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