Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week like the TN District 7 special election, Trump's recent power grabs and threats of starting wars (America first!), and the political indictment of a candidate for US House of Representatives in Illinois.

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Sources:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/world/africa/trump-nigeria-military-christians.html

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-designates-nigeria-country-concern-after-trump-threat/story?id=127148133

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/03/why-is-donald-trump-threatening-military-intervention-in-nigeria

https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-trumo-christians-persecution-2aa6ffc42eeedc260122021bf51b0028

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c709rwxzx9yo

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/03/nx-s1-5595916/some-lawmakers-are-worried-that-trump-is-dragging-the-u-s-into-war-with-venezuela

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-administration-planning-new-mission-mexico-cartels-current-forme-rcna241167

https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/10/07/republican-van-epps-and-democrat-behn-win-middle-tenn-u-s-house-primary/

https://my.lwv.org/tennessee/williamson-county/event/district-7-election-results

https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/10/30/can-democrats-flip-tennessees-7th-congressional-district/

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/if-you-think-things-are-going-well-im-not-your-candidate-aftyn-behn-to-voters-ahead-of-tenn-special-election

Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week such as the latest on the government shutdown, who's REALLY on SNAP, the Binance dark money Bananza, and Trump's flirtationship with a third term.

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Sources:

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-would-not-run-vice-president-2028-2025-10-27/

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-would-not-run-vice-president-2028-2025-10-27/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/us/politics/doj-election-monitors-california-new-jersey.html?searchResultPosition=1

https://time.com/7328448/trump-election-monitoring-doj-bondi-newsom/

https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/the-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap#:~:text=What%20Is%20SNAP?,block%20grants%20for%20nutrition%20assistance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkt-3cPCsaM

https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap/key-statistics-and-research#:~:text=Unlike%20the%20Special%20Supplemental%20Nutrition,and%20older%20(19%20percent).&text=Download%20chart%20image-,Download%20chart%20data%20in%20Excel%20format.,Fiscal%20Year%202024%20Annual%20Report

https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/the-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap#:~:text=What%20Is%20SNAP?,block%20grants%20for%20nutrition%20assistance.

https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/a-quick-guide-to-snap-eligibility-and-benefits#:~:text=Gross%20monthly%20income%20%E2%80%94%20that%20is,2026%20is%20$2%2C221%20a%20month.

https://frac.org/blog/new-usda-report-provides-picture-of-who-participates-in-snap#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20Department%20of%20Agriculture,SNAP%20households%20have%20earned%20income.

https://justharvest.org/advocacy/the-truth-about-snap-food-stamps/#:~:text=More%20on%20food%20stamps%20eligibility,automatically%20qualify%20for%20food%20stamps.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-is-a-government-shutdown-and-why-are-we-likely-to-have-another-one/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crrj1znp0pyo.amp

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/27/will-this-government-shutdown-ever-end/

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-pardons-convicted-binance-founder-zhao-white-house-says-2025-10-23/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/23/trump-pardon-binance-changpeng-zhao-crypto-exchange/c87ee050-b026-11f0-ab72-a5fffa9bf3eb_story.html

Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week such as the ceaseless fire in Gaza, another racist Republican joining the chat, phone scam slavery, and the chic and whimsical heist at the Louvre.

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Sources:

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/20/paul-ingrassia-racist-text-messages-nazi-00613608

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-deploys-fighters-hostages-released-show-strength-2025-10-13/

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-military-tells-hamas-stop-violence-against-gaza-civilians-disarm-without-2025-10-15/

https://www.wired.com/story/feds-seize-record-breaking-15-billion-in-bitcoin-from-alleged-scam-empire/

https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/seven-minute-heist-at-louvre-leaves-museum-missing-priceless-jewels-2b4b586e

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/19/nx-s1-5579509/thieves-steal-priceless-jewels-louvre

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/20/nx-s1-5580221/louvre-museum-robbery-history

Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week, such as Trumpypoo brokering a deal to get the last of the hostages released in Israel, Bitcoin insider whales, Chuck Schumer’s latest pick to squash young, exciting Democrats, and one released prisoner’s rough day.

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Sources:

https://www.thetimes.com/world/middle-east/israel-hamas-war/article/israeli-hostage-avitan-or-hamas-gaza-nh2h2xkbz

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/politics/donald-trump-ceasefire-israel-gaza-war

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/middleeast/released-israeli-hostages-peace-summit-intl

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/israel-hamas-gaza-who-are-20-surviving-hostages-rcna237251

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/14/released-israeli-hostages-speak-of-torture-torment-and-co-existence

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/after-record-crypto-crash-rush-hedge-against-another-freefall-2025-10-13/

https://cointelegraph.com/news/mystery-insider-whale-opens-massive-new-bitcoin-short-after-bagging-192m-profits

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/politics/janet-mills-maine-senate-age-debate

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/maine-gov-janet-mills-launches-senate-run-democrats-top-2026-target-rcna233220

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article312442984.html

Jubes and Ames interview Memphis City Councilwoman and candidate for Tennessee governor, Jerri Green!

Learn more about Jerri's campaign for governor: https://greenforgovernor.com/

Jerri's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerrigreen4tn/

Jerri's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jerrigreen4tn

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Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week, including the congresswoman that Mike Johnson won't swear in, creepy war AI, Trump's authoritarian takeover of Chicago and Portland, and the Nobel Prizes.

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Sources:

https://www.bdsmovement.net/sites/default/files/2025-03/Oracle_Company_Complicity_Profile.pdf

https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-israeli-army-gaza/

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/09/10/questions-and-answers-israeli-militarys-use-digital-tools-gaza

https://time.com/6964364/exclusive-no-tech-for-apartheid-google-workers-protest-project-nimbus-1-2-billion-contract-with-israel/

https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-google-project-nimbus-israel-idf/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/25/microsoft-blocks-israels-use-of-its-technology-in-mass-surveillance-of-palestinians

https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/world-news/nobel-prize-2024-winners-here-is-the-full-list-of-winners-in-medicine-physics-chemistry-literature-peace-economics/articleshow/114011718.cms

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2024/10/nobel-prize-winners-2024/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/10/arts/nobel-prize-literature.html

https://www.nature.com/articles/s42256-024-00945-0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Nobel_Prizes

https://www.nobelprize.org/all-nobel-prizes-2024/

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/adelita-grijalva-swearing-in-delayed-epstein-vote-1235438294/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/04/adelita-grijalva-arizona-mike-johnson-epstein

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/10/03/when-adelita-grijalva-will-be-sworn-in-to-congress/86486429007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=false&gca-epti=z116059p119750n00----c00----u001759e008600v116059&gca-ft=220&gca-ds=sophi

https://www.kjzz.org/politics/2025-10-03/house-speaker-mike-johnson-breaks-promise-to-swear-in-rep-elect-grijalva-next-week

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5535581-house-democrats-call-for-grijalva-swearing-in/

https://apnews.com/article/chicago-immigration-federal-arrests-helicopter-trump-ice-8dbf688f78f3b6d1b8fdb989557b28c4

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2dnk0ee6pyo

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/us/trump-national-guard-california-oregon-newsom.htmlhttps://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/broadview-police-chief-thomas-mills-ice-agents-false-911-calls/#:~:text=Local%20News-,Broadview%20police%20chief%20accuses%20ICE%20agents%20of%20making%20false%20911,it%20was%20a%20bogus%20call.

Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week, including a suspiciously good Israel-Gaza peace deal, a flurry of mass shootings and the statistics behind them, stingrays, but not the kind you think, and the Tennessee District 7 special election.

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Sources:

https://time.com/7321625/trump-netanyahu-gaza-plan/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/29/trump-peace-plan-gaza-israel-hamas

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/multiple-people-injured-after-shooting-fire-michigan-church-police-say-2025-09-28/

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2025/09/28/2-killed-several-injured-in-shooting-at-kickapoo-lucky-eagle-casino-maverick-county-judge-says/

https://apnews.com/article/bar-shooting-marine-mass-shooting-00dc4fc2cb51d46573ebe1503b3aad58

https://www.kalb.com/2025/09/27/rpso-multiple-people-shot-hwy-71-saturday-morning/

https://rockinst.org/gun-violence/mass-shooting-factsheet/

https://www.statista.com/statistics/476456/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-shooter-s-race/

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/18/congress-tennessee-7th-district-candidates-election-mark-green/85942253007/

https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/09/26/three-candidates-put-in-1-million-of-their-own-money-for-oct-7-middle-tennessee-u-s-congressional-primary/

https://nashvillebanner.com/2025/09/11/tennessee-7th-congressional-district-specialelection/

https://nashvillebanner.com/2025/07/14/democrats-target-tennessee-flippable-seats/

https://davidbmorris.medium.com/the-history-of-tennessee-and-democratic-politics-fdda82d18a0b

Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week, including Trump's fascist directives to his AG, the Boeing Defense strike in STL, the Tylenol-Autism pipeline, and you can purchase citizenship now!! Just must be a foreign oligarch.

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Sources:

⁠https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1wgg4vgeedo⁠

⁠https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115239044548033727⁠

⁠https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-publicly-pushes-attorney-general-pam-bondi-go-political-foes-rcna232669⁠

⁠https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/striking-machinists-boeing-defense-approve-unions-proposed-contract-that-company-2025-09-19/⁠

⁠https://www.stl.news/boeing-strike-in-st-louis-missouri/⁠

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⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/health/kennedy-autism-tylenol-trump.html?login=google&auth=login-google⁠

⁠https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02876-1⁠

⁠https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-9-22-2025⁠

Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week, including the groyper shooting, Russia and China's oil deal, Gen Z revolution in Nepal, and the latest rescission of environmental rules.

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Sources:

⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/us/charlie-kirk-patel-dna.html⁠

⁠https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/15/dna-evidence-charlie-kirk-shooter⁠

⁠https://abcnews.go.com/US/charlie-kirk-killing-tyler-robinson-obsession-influencer/story?id=125582085⁠

⁠https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/charlie-kirk-tyler-robinson-memes-meaning⁠

⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/us/politics/jd-vance-charlie-kirk-show.html⁠

⁠https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-china-end-first-day-talks-spain-trade-tiktok-deadline-2025-09-14/⁠

⁠https://apnews.com/article/trump-ukraine-oil-tariffs-nato-f8ca988188dceacb509ca40661ec3eb0⁠

⁠https://carbonherald.com/epa-rollback-set-to-erase-carbon-emissions-reporting-and-limits/⁠

⁠https://www.thestatehousefile.com/partners/epa-rollbacks-leave-gary-at-risk-from-air-pollution-and-steel-emissions/article_78b5c46f-d191-482f-ba6d-8d65644743e4.html⁠

⁠https://www.regulations.gov/⁠

⁠https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/young-activists-who-toppled-nepals-government-now-picking-new-leaders-2025-09-14/⁠

⁠https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-key-issues-that-drove-gen-z-protests-that-toppled-nepals-government⁠

⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/world/asia/nepal-protests-royalists.html⁠

⁠https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crkj0lzlr3ro⁠

⁠https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/09/asia/nepal-protests-social-media-ban-explainer-intl-hnk⁠

⁠https://apnews.com/article/nepal-new-prime-minister-protests-karki-0f552615029eb12574c9587d8d76ec46⁠

Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week, including Trump's notes to Epstein in his 50th birthday book, the raid on a Georgia Hyundai dealership, the rescission of the Roadless Rule, and the farmers who are struggling because of Trump's administration.

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Sources:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/08/donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-letter-wonderful-secret/86046973007/

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/08/trump-epstein-birthday-book-oversight.html

https://apnews.com/article/trump-epstein-letter-democrats-12c17f4c94cf14727062331526680ade

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09/08/us/trump-news

https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/06/23/secretary-rollins-rescinds-roadless-rule-eliminating-impediment-responsible-forest-management#:~:text=(Santa%20Fe%2C%20N.M.%2C%20June,economic%20development%20across%20rural%20America.
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/23/g-s1-74136/trump-to-rescind-roadless-rule-which-protects-58-million-acres-of-forest-land

https://tennesseelookout.com/briefs/trump-administration-moves-closer-to-ending-protections-for-58m-acres-of-national-forests/

Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week, including the crashout at the CDC, the health speculation around ol Donald, what the heck we're doing near Venezuela, and Israel's attack on Yemeni leadership.

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Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ydTdfuiC48

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6krV6hXqaE

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/28/politics/rfk-susan-monarez-cdc-director-ousted-vaccines-analysis

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/rfk-jr-s-deputy-made-cdc-acting-director-as-leadership-exodus-leaves-agency-reeling

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/opinion/cdc-leaders-kennedy.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0m3Q9dXRXk

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/why-is-the-u-s-deploying-war-ships-to-south-america-4-things-to-know

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/01/americas/trump-venezuela-maduro-drug-threat-analysis-intl-latam

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/01/americas/trump-venezuela-maduro-drug-threat-analysis-intl-latam

Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week such as rising energy costs, the rising cost of Temu, Alligator Alcatraz getting shut down, and the Trump administration NOT invading Chicago.

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Sources:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y3lwze2njo

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/us/desantis-florida-alligator-alcatraz.html

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/23/us/deportation-depot-florida-detention-center

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/alligator-alcatraz-florida-ruling.html

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/22/alligator-alcatraz-closure-appeal-immigration

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/alligator-alcatraz-closing-desantis-deportation-b2813175.html

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5467713-homan-says-order-to-shutdown-alligator-alcatraz-not-going-to-stop-ice-operations/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/08/25/de-minimis-exception-end-date-shoppers-impacted/85744435007/

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/why-utility-bills-are-rapidly-rising-in-some-states/

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/23/politics/dc-crime-immigration-arrests-trump

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/25/nx-s1-5515615/trump-national-guard-chicago-executive-order

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pritzker-sends-warning-to-trump-on-national-guard-threat-do-not-come-to-chicago/3814727/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/us/politics/trump-national-guard.html

Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week including the latest on the Russia-Ukraine-US love triangle, good news in environmental science, a profile of our new star, Gavin Newsom, and the lates on Gaza.

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Sources:

⁠https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm21j1ve817o⁠

⁠https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckglxlx5vldo⁠

⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/us/politics/europe-trump-zelensky-putin.html⁠

⁠https://www.axios.com/2025/08/17/russia-ukraine-trump-peace-summit⁠

⁠https://apnews.com/article/european-leaders-white-house-meeting-zelenskyy-trump-d7b082bae4136ef8932e16ac2d166303⁠

⁠https://apnews.com/article/trump-putin-zelenskyy-russia-ukraine-war-d0ad768453210db23fe4b108f7b87135⁠

⁠https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-ukraine-zelensky-russia-putin-08-18-25?t=1755547587355⁠

⁠https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smll.202504601⁠

⁠https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/scientists-transform-forever-chemicals-in-water-into-fluoride-with-new-process https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2018wx3zlgo.amp https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyvmmr154v2o.amp⁠

⁠https://apnews.com/article/gavin-newsom-california-governor-president-2028-moderate-7dfb281af0674e8b09304de94a6a8868⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/10/newsom-covid-california-00114888⁠

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_Newsom

⁠https://www.nga.org/governor/gavin-newsom/ ⁠

Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week including Trump's military takeover of DC, the Supreme Court is asked to look at gay marriage, Israel killing Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza, and PragerU's partnership with the White House.

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Sources:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2110me5g4o

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/24/trump-homelessness-executive-order

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1kzz4m3ll1o

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/world/middleeast/al-jazeera-journalists-bios.html

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-strike-kills-al-jazeera-journalists-gaza-2025-08-11/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq688qz3rlro

https://www.amnesty.org.au/amnesty-condemns-the-deliberate-killings-of-al-jazeera-journalists-including-anas-al-sharif/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week including Texas democrats having a wild Chicago summer, new scary tunnel in Nashville courtesy of Elon, Trump's bad jobs numbers, and how scary French people can sometimes be.

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Sources:

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/gop-success-new-texas-house-map-hinge-latino/story?id=124283755

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/31/republicans-texas-redistricting-latino-voters-00485890

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-democratic-legislators-flee-state-to-protest-gops-redistricting-plan/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/aug/04/donald-trump-texas-democrats-republicans-us-politics-live-updates-news

https://www.axios.com/2025/08/04/texas-democrats-flee-republicans-greg-abbott

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/04/greg-abbott-texas-democrats-redistricting-00492100

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/03/texas-quorum-breaks-history/

https://nashvillebanner.com/2025/08/01/elon-musk-music-city-loop/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wyp2kk1e5o

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/04/contentious-july-jobs-report-confirms-the-us-economy-is-slowing-sharply.html

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/labor-market-slowing-experts-explain/story?id=124340835

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FDOnxpViQxY&list=PLPW2eH9z9CUvJ0Iiv9AQqq2RVAWFFfNZR&pp=QACIAgGIBAE%3D&rco=1

https://www.them.us/story/candace-owens-tony-burke-australia-denied-visa? (https://www.them.us/story/candace-owens-tony-burke-australia-denied-visa?https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/06/29/the-subtle-messages-in-emmanuel-macrons-official-portrait/? (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/06/29/the-subtle-messages-in-emmanuel-macrons-official-portrait/https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Gidehttps://www.snopes.com/fact-check/emmanuel-brigitte-macron-wife-teacher/ (https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/emmanuel-brigitte-macron-wife-teacher/https://www.reuters.com/article/world/frances-macron-defied-parental-veto-on-schoolboy-love-affair-with-teacher-idUSKBN17E21U/ (https://www.reuters.com/article/world/frances-macron-defied-parental-veto-on-schoolboy-love-affair-with-teacher-idUSKBN17E21U/

Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the weeks, including the return of Andry Hernandez, Spotify funding weapons overseas, the latest on Trump and Epstein, and Elon Musk's air pollution in Memphis, TN.

Sources:

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/venezuelan-makeup-artist-returns-home-describes-torture-during-el-salvador-2025-07-23/

https://lulac.org/thedisappeared/andry_hernandez_romero/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/us/ghislaine-maxwell-trump-epstein.html

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/johnson-says-ghislaine-maxwell-deserves-life-sentence-over-epstein-crimes-rejects-potential-pardon

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/17/spotifys-daniel-ek-leads-investment-in-defense-startup-helsing.html

https://pitchfork.com/news/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-leave-spotify/

https://www.techradar.com/audio/spotify/loyal-spotify-users-are-angry-again-here-are-3-reasons-why-people-are-annoyed-with-sponsored-music-recommendations

https://harpers.org/archive/2025/01/the-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/

https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/07/07/a-billionaire-an-ai-supercomputer-toxic-emissions-and-a-memphis-community-that-did-nothing-wrong/

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/naacp-files-intent-to-sue-elon-musks-xai-company-over-memphis-supercomputer-air-pollution

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/06/elon-musk-xai-memphis-gas-turbines-air-pollution-permits-00317582

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VJT2JeDCyw

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/musk-xai-colossus-supercomputer-boxtown-memphis-tennessee-rcna206242

https://www.selc.org/news/resistance-against-elon-musks-xai-facility-in-south-memphis-gets-stronger/

https://naacp.org/articles/elon-musks-xai-threatened-lawsuit-over-air-pollution-memphis-data-center-filed-behalf

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/03/elon-musk-xai-pollution-memphis

https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/25/air-quality-tests-around-xais-memphis-data-center-raise-questions/

Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week, including Trump’s 6 month approval ratings, cuts to NPR and PBS, Texas Republicans gerrymandering, and updates on Israel and Palestine.

Follow along on TikTok and Instagram @anchorgirlspod

Sources:

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/15/trump-five-seat-pickup-redraw-texas-congressional-map-00454301

https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-announces-special-session-agenda-

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5408985-trump-texas-redistricting-democrats/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/us/texas-flood-redistricting.html

https://foxsanantonio.com/news/instagram/texas-redistricting-battle-heats-up-as-trump-pushes-for-gop-gains

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/18/nx-s1-5469912/npr-congress-rescission-funding-trump

https://www.pbs.org/show/eyes-on-the-prize/

https://www.npr.org/2021/04/23/990088415/npr-podcast-throughline-examines-the-real-black-panthers

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/timeline-the-politics-of-climate-change/

https://www.carbonbrief.org/warming-warning-1981-tv-documentary-warned-climate-change/

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0289172/

https://arthur.fandom.com/wiki/Carl_Gould

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_Stonewall

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Stonewall

https://arthur.fandom.com/wiki/Sugartime! (https://arthur.fandom.com/wiki/Sugartime!)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Friday

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/

https://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/

https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/why-did-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-vote-against-cutting-us-aid-to-israel-nyc-rep-issues-explanation-article-152310521/amp

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/7/21/live-israel-pounds-gaza-as-palestinians-mourn-aid-seekers-killed-at-zikim?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jul/12/israel-gaza-war-latest-news-updates-middle-east-hamas-netanyahu-iran?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/19/killing-of-young-siblings-at-gaza-water-point-shows-seeking-lifes-essentials-now-a-deadly-peril

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/07/19/james-talarico-texas-democrat-joe-rogan-interview-00441989

https://apnews.com/article/trump-taxes-spending-deficit-government-spending-79e6a1bd795e7f82ca39986a407ddbef

https://apnews.com/article/poll-trump-approval-policies-economy-health-immigration-45681b8cd07782ba7a143d323efe9dd7

https://apnorc.org/projects/the-public-expects-the-new-tax-and-spending-law-will-do-more-to-benefit-the-wealthy-while-harming-the-middle-class-and-lower-income-people/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/07/21/trump-poll-immigration-inflation-epstein-disapprove/85312361007/

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5407046-mixed-polling-democrats-trump/

Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week, including updates on Alligator Alcatraz, what democrats would've wanted in the BBL, the Supreme Court allowing the Trump administration to dismantle the Department of Education, and Kristi Noem's FEMA scandal.

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Sources:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/12/us/alligator-alcatraz-lawmaker-tour-conditions

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/florida-lawmakers-expected-to-visit-alligator-alcatraz-after-weeks-of-being-told-no/

https://apnews.com/article/alligator-alcatraz-immigration-detainees-florida-dd1cd271b864a72e6fed1f95d62ee8f7

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-07-13/trump-says-he-wants-to-deport-the-worst-of-the-worst-government-data-tells-another-story?utm

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article310541810.html?utm

https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/how-will-the-2025-budget-reconciliation-affect-the-aca-medicaid-and-the-uninsured-rate/

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/14/nx-s1-5443564/trump-supreme-court-education-department

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-sued-by-us-states-over-withholding-68-billion-schools-2025-07-14/

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/noem-defends-fema-response-texas-floods-amid-scrutiny-2025-07-13/

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/07/14/congress/kristi-noem-fema-cost-control-investigation-00452212

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/13/kristi-noem-fema-texas-flood-00450235

Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week, including the flooding in Texas, Elon’s new America Party, the Jeffrey Epstein plot twist, and potentially monumental changes to California’s housing policy.

Follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok: @anchorgirlspod

Sources:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1dn04lvgpdo

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-political-party-america-party-trump-b2783446.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/05/elon-musk-america-party-democrats-trump.html

https://www.axios.com/2025/07/06/elon-musk-america-party-scott-bessent

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-says-america-party-is-formed-us-2025-07-05/

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/07/nx-s1-5459761/texas-flooding-deaths-rescues-camp-mystic

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/live-blog/rcna217165?page=4#live-blog

https://www.nj.com/news/2025/07/coast-guard-swimmer-from-nj-hailed-as-hero-who-rescued-165-people-from-raging-texas-floodwaters.html?outputType=amp

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-06-30/newsom-pushes-major-housing-reform-through-california-legislature

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/15/housing-dividing-california-democrats-newsom-00350811

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/newsom-signs-housing-bill-overhauling-california-environmental-law-rcna216380

https://www.vox.com/politics/418679/california-ceqa-housing-newsom

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-07-01/environmental-groups-outraged-by-newsom-overhaul-ceqa?_gl=1*1t1cqgx*_gcl_au*MTM5Nzc3Mzc2LjE3NTE4MjY4OTM.

https://www.latintimes.com/pam-bondi-leaked-epstein-secret-complete-stranger-hired-far-right-media-group-record-sneaky-582731

https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-jeffrey-epstein-pam-bondi-trump-fa39193d5b5ff91970428bf077a5ce44

Jubes and Ames discuss this week's news, such as the Senate passing the Big Beautiful Bill (barf), hypocritical representatives and ectopic pregnancies, Alligator Alcatraz, and the Supreme Court's latest rulings.

Follow on Instagram and Tik Tok @anchorgirlspod

Sources:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/01/what-is-in-big-beautiful-bill-trump

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/01/least-17-million-americans-would-lose-insurance-under-trump-plan/

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/30/nx-s1-5451401/republicans-big-bill-could-hit-rural-hospitals-hard

https://www.cnbc.com/guide/the-big-beautiful-bill-act-senate-republican/#lower-student-loan-limits-fewer-benefits

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/ectopic-pregnancy-and-abortion-laws-what-to-know#The-bottom-line

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/09/later-abortion-clinics-colorado?

https://www.lawcommentary.com/articles/abortion-laws-and-restrictions-keep-changing-here-is-where-federal-and-state-abortion-laws-stand-in-january-2025?

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/01/nx-s1-5453078/trump-alligator-alcatraz-visit-migrant-detention-center

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-play-up-alligator-alcatraz-deportations-florida-ahead-bill-deadline-2025-07-01/

https://www.nilc.org/articles/analyzing-scotus-trump-v-casa/

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/06/30/politics/transgender-health-care-birth-certificates-supreme-court