-- On the Show:

-- Donald Trump with Russ Vought cancels billions in climate and transit funding only for blue states, punishing voters who backed Kamala Harris

-- Trump embraces the government shutdown because it delays the Epstein files, with Speaker Mike Johnson blocking Adelita Grijalva from being sworn in

-- Congresswoman Madeleine Dean tells Mike Johnson that Trump is unhinged and unwell while Republicans pretend not to notice

-- The ADP report shows Trump’s economy loses 32,000 private payroll jobs in September with declines in hospitality, construction, and small business

-- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker joins Gavin Newsom in declaring Trump has dementia and calls for his removal under the 25th Amendment

-- Google search disables AI overviews for Trump dementia queries while providing them for Joe Biden, raising censorship concerns

-- Karoline Leavitt lashes out at reporters asking about Jared Kushner’s foreign funding, Trump’s AI deepfake, and looming layoffs during the shutdown

-- JD Vance defends Trump posting a sombrero meme of Hakeem Jeffries, dismisses racism concerns, and jokes while pushing the shutdown

-- On the Bonus Show: Big Pharma benefits from Trump’s drug pricing plan, Pope Leo denounces support for the death penalty as incompatible with being pro-life, John Fetterman polls higher with Republicans than Democrats, and much more...

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(00:00) Trump cuts climate & transit funds in blue states (09:55) Shutdown delays Epstein files, Grijalva blocked (18:00) Congresswoman says Trump is unwell, GOP stays silent (22:56) Trump economy loses 32k private jobs (30:44) Pritzker, Newsom call for 25th Amendment (36:54) Google limits Trump dementia searches (43:19) Leavitt dodges Kushner funding, AI deepfake (57:43) Vance defends racist Trump meme, backs shutdown

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