Roasting the Broligarchy: America's 250th Confusion, Albania's Flamingo Revolution, and the Power of Empathy at the Delaney Detention Center
High & LowShow Notes
Reviewing a string of fascist failures; the $1.8B slush fund, Congress not supporting the Iran war, the Senate not passing the Save Act, a Judge undoing the naricisstic rebrand of the Kennedy Center, artists bailing on the White House's Fyre Fest, and a new lawsuit brought by 35 former Federal Judges. Also, reading up on dueling 250th celebrations for America (one congressionally approved, one rogue), learning why Albanians are protesting the aquisition and development of a protected island, and seeing how our tax dollars are paying for petty websites targeting Americans. Then, a look at the hunger strike, protests, and ongoing allegations of inhumane treatment at Delaney Hall, a for-profit Detention Center in New Jersey.
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