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These Trump Voters Think He Staged His Own Assassination Attempt (w/ David Frum) | Focus Group
Political ViolenceConspiracy TheoriesPublic Trust

These Trump Voters Think He Staged His Own Assassination Attempt (w/ David Frum) | Focus Group

Even disaffected Trump voters and Democrats are convinced that recent alleged assassination attempts on Trump were staged, highlighting a profound crisis of trust fueled by the former president's own rhetoric.

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America Looks Weak Right Now (w/ Bill Kristol) | The Bulwark Podcast
White House Correspondents' DinnerFalse Flag TheoriesPolitical Violence

America Looks Weak Right Now (w/ Bill Kristol) | The Bulwark Podcast

Tim Miller and Bill Kristol dissect the White House Correspondents' Dinner incident, the ongoing Iran War, and Trump's declining political standing, arguing that America's global position and domestic political landscape are in flux.

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Man Rushes Ilhan Omar With Syringe at Town Hall
Political ViolencePolitical RhetoricVictim Blaming

Man Rushes Ilhan Omar With Syringe at Town Hall

An assault on Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a town hall sparks a wave of controversial political reactions, revealing deep divisions and the spread of inflammatory rhetoric within the Republican party.

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America Is Flirting With Mob Rule…Again (w/ Wright Thompson) | The Bulwark Podcast
Emmett TillCivil Rights HistoryMississippi History

America Is Flirting With Mob Rule…Again (w/ Wright Thompson) | The Bulwark Podcast

Journalist Wright Thompson connects the historical erasure of Emmett Till's murder in Mississippi to current political violence and historical revisionism, revealing how silence and self-interest perpetuate societal harm and economic decline.

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JD Vance Hopes Your Eyes Don't Work | Secret Podcast Preview
US PoliticsGovernment AccountabilityLaw Enforcement

JD Vance Hopes Your Eyes Don't Work | Secret Podcast Preview

Hosts JVL and Sarah Longwell deliver an unfiltered, angry reaction to a cell phone video of an ICE agent shooting an unarmed woman, exposing what they frame as deliberate government lies and the weaponization of a paramilitary force against political opposition.

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