Friday Night Fights: Eat the Rich! Nov 07, 2025 Episode

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Nov 8, 2025

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Narmeen Choudhury

Dr. Heidi Anderson, President of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, defends her integrity amidst a defamation lawsuit. Michelle Eisen, a former Starbucks barista, shares the struggle for fair labor rights as workers push back against corporate greed. Narmeen Choudhury discusses the excitement and challenges following Zohran Mamdani's mayoral victory, exploring local reactions and the implications for New York City politics. Together, they highlight the ongoing fight against oligarchy and the importance of grassroots activism.

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SNAP Court Order And Political Delay

The USDA was ordered to provide full SNAP benefits but the Trump administration appealed, delaying certainty for 42 million recipients.
Joy Reid framed the appeal as a political choice that risks people not getting food on time.

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Shutdown Stalemate Over ACA Subsidies

Senate Democrats offered a clean continuing resolution tied to a one-year extension of ACA subsidies to avoid premium spikes.
Senate Republicans, led by John Thune, rejected the extension, prolonging the shutdown stalemate.

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Bannon's 'Seize The Institutions' Warning

Steve Bannon urged codifying Trump's executive orders and warned some in his circle would face prison if they lose elections.
Reid used his comments to highlight the urgency among Trump allies to seize institutions.

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On this Friday night episode of The Joy Reid Show, Joy. breaks down the far right's obsession with creating an American monarchy ruled by tech oligarchs, oil barons and populated by conservative serfs. We break down the history of Turning Point USA, The Daily Wire and the Groypers, laying out how lead Groyper and nazi apologist Nick Fuentes is emerging as the true heir to the maga cult. Our guests include Dr. Heidi Anderson, president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, who is suing a former university employee who publicly accused her of plagiarism, and her attorney James Walker, fighting back against a now common right wing strategy to take down Black leaders. In hour two, we talk with former PIX11 anchor Narmeen Choudhury about how Democratic socialist Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will fight the Trump oligarchy and former Starbucks barista Michelle Eisen, who is among those fighting for fair wages and treatment for Starbucks employees, even as the company CEO rakes in tens of millions of dollars in compensation and many baristas need to collect SNAP. To support the baristas' fight, go to nocontractnocoffee.org And thank you to our sponsor, go to 120life.com and use the code "JOY" or the code "REID at checkout for 20 percent off your order!JOY-ANN REID Joy-Ann Lomena Reid (AKA Joy Reid) is a best-selling American author, political journalist and TV host. She was a national correspondent for MSNBC and is best known for hosting the Emmy-nominated, NAACP Award-winning political commentary and analysis show, The ReidOut, from 2020 to 2025. Her previous anchoring credits include The Reid Report (2014–2015) and AM Joy (2016–2020). STAY CONNECTED WITH THE SHOW: Website: https://www.joyannreid.com Merch: https://shop.joyannreid.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@joyannreid Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Joy-Reid-Show/61576759980854/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyreidshow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thejoyreidshow Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/joyannreid.bsky.social FOLLOW JOY ON SOCIAL: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyreidofficial/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyannreid/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joyreidofficial Want to hear more of our theme song? Check out the Foodchain page on BandCamp: https://thefoodchain.bandcamp.com/track/the-foodchain-basically-ft-jd-era ============================= Copyright Notice: This video and my YouTube channel contains content that is property of The Joy Reid Show, a production of Image Lab Media Group. You are authorized to share the video link and channel, and embed this video in your website or others as long as a link back to this YouTube Channel is provided.

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