Kash’s Boondoggle (feat. Tarpley Hitt)
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Why Tarpley Wrote Barbie Land
Tarpley Hitt explains Barbie's cultural persistence and what prompted her to research the doll's history.
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025
Today, it’s election day in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District; Democrats have launched an investigation into Kash Patel’s travel; after denying the second boat strike on September 2nd killing two survivors - the White House now admits it; the White House has also released some fake MRI results for Donald; the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the disqualification of Alina Habba; Trump issues two pardons - one to a drug lord and another to a fraudster; and Allison and Dana read your Good News.
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Guest: Tarpley Hitt
Barbieland | Book by Tarpley Hitt | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster
The Drift
Tarpley - Bluesky, @tarpleyhitt -Twitter
EVENTS:
Dec 3rd - Barbieland | McNally Jackson Books NY
An Evening with Tarpley Hitt author of Barbie Land: The Unauthorized History | Ferguson Library - Jan 13th 2026
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Stories
White House confirms second Sept. 2 strike on alleged drug boat | NBC News
Democrats begin congressional probe of Kash Patel's use of FBI Gulfstream jet | CBS News
Rising This Week: The next domino to fall?| Adam Klasfeld | All Rise News
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence | The New York Times
Honduras election: presidential candidates locked in 'technical tie', official says | BBC
Good Trouble
Meet the neo-Nazi targeting kids online, teaching them to hate and to prepare to kill | NewsChannel5 Investigates
bsky.app/profile/philinvestigates.com/post/3m5ui3d4ap22e
"If anyone wants to respond to neo-Nazi Jon Minadeo targeting children, see the posts below. You too can report “goyimtv.st” and “gtvflyers.st” for hate speech, livestreaming video of children w/o consent, urging kids to buy guns and to prepare to kill non-white people"
-Phil Williams
Report goyimtv.st and gtvflyers.st to their domain registrar nic.st/.
abuse@nic.st and any chat apps where this guy is spreading his hate.
Read more about Jon Minadeo and his “Goyim Defense League” at George Washington University’s website:
Goyim Defense League (GDL) | Program on Extremism | The George Washington University
They are on the ropes, don’t let up!
Today is the day to elect Aftyn Behn Aftyn for Congress Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District
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