In this episode I dive into the rising tide of authoritarianism and the corporate overreach fueling it. From Canadian soldiers flashing Nazi salutes, to mass surveillance spreading across the UK, to Trump’s threats to deploy the National Guard in Chicago — the pattern is clear. Add in YouTube secretly altering creators’ videos and scraping billions for AI training, and it’s obvious we’re living in the tightening grip of authoritarianism. I also cover Canada finally admitting famine in Gaza, the Air Canada strike over unpaid hours, and the Trump DOJ’s bizarre deportation push.
Sources
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/soldiers-hateful-conduct-nazi-salute-1.7612928
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-clowns-arent-funny-anymore
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg3ze0yxy0o
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-justice-department-2673919484/
https://apnews.com/article/uganda-us-deportations-criticism-692a6cbf61c96ac3ed837b567bf2d72c
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/23/kilmar-abrego-garcia-deportation-00521576
https://apnews.com/article/abrego-garcia-deportation-uganda-ice-2bad172b72c4871bc20bfa221b49b8bd
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/25/kilmar-abrego-garcia-deportation-uganda-pause-judge
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