Fringe Theories And Bad Vibes (feat. Leah Litman)

Monday, May 19th, 2025

Today, the supreme court extends its temporary block on the removal of detainees in the Northern District of Texas under the Alien Enemies Act proclamation; the Republican bill for billionaires is killed in committee; Trump’s FEMA admits it has no plan for hurricane season; DHS asks for 20K National Guard troops to assist ICE; HHS reinstates hundreds of health care workers; an appeals court has lifted the block on Trump’s executive order targeting federal worker unions; the DoJ is going to permit the sale of a device that turns guns into automatic weapons; a car bomb explodes at a Palm Springs fertility clinic; Georgia is forcing a brain dead woman to carry her pregnancy to term; Kegseth tricks transgender troops into health checks that will get them kicked out of the military; the government is planning on moving a million Gazans to Libya; Moody’s downgrades the US credit rating for the first time; a freshman at Yarmouth High School pens a letter in support of trans athletes; and Allison delivers your Good News.

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Guest: Leah Litman
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Stories:
Republican hard-liners defy Trump, Johnson as megabill fails to advance | ABC News

Moody’s downgrades U.S. credit as Congress considers bill that could add to deficits | The Washington Post

Trump admin permits sale of device that allows standard firearms to fire like machine guns | NBC News

Appeals court lifts block on Trump executive order targeting federal worker unions | POLITICO

FEMA Head Admits in Internal Meetings He Doesn’t Yet Have a Plan for Hurricane Season | WSJ

Georgia Is Forcing a Brain-Dead Woman to Complete Her Pregnancy | The New Republic

DHS asks for 20,000 National Guard troops to assist in deportations | NPR

Suspect identified in deadly blast outside Palm Springs fertility clinic, per FBI | ABC News

HHS backtracks on firing hundreds of federal health workers | NBC News

Charlotte Clymer | Well done, Miss Feldman. | Instagram

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