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#1753 What the Shutdown and Weaponized H...

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Air Date 11/21/2025

In an ethical political system, being willing to break the law in order to starve people amid a political dispute wouldn't be a source of greater leverage and power but it is in ours and the shutdown put the wildly different senses of ethics between the parties on full display.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Government Shutdown or General Strike How to Fight Trumps Agenda - The Socialist Program w Brian Becker - Air Date 11-12-25

KP 2: What Its Like Suing Trump in Court Over SNAP Funding - Boom! Lawyered - Air Date 11-13-25

KP 3: The History of SNAP How Food Stamps Feed America - The Politics of New America - Air Date 11-4-25

KP 4: MAGA Republican ERUPTS Over Major SNAP Consequences As Gross Tantrum Backfires - The Damage Report - Air Date 10-31-25

KP 5: Addressing Food Insecurity With Dignity - The Giving Garden - Air Date 9-3-25

KP 6: Senator Sanders Slams The Surrender Dems - What A Day - Air Date 11-11-25

KP 7: Pope Condemns Trump Hispanics Quit GOP More Illegal Airstrikes How SNAP Boosts The Economy - The David Feldman Show - Air Date 11-10-25

(00:55:53) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On how to preserve democracy

DEEPER DIVES

(01:10:38) SECTION A: SHUTDOWN

02:01:39) SECTION B: FOOD INSECURITY

(03:19:42) SECTION C: GOP AWFULNESS

SHOW IMAGE CREDITS

Description: Composite image of the SNAP program logo (food stamps) and a symbol of a stethoscope (healthcare) in a closed cage with a GOP elephant symbol standing on top against a faded American flag background.

Credit: Internal composite design. Elements from Pixabay | Pixabay license | and UDSA

 

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