2/20/24: Tucker's grocery store propaganda, MAGA cultists gather

Feb 20, 2024

Yanis Varoufakis discusses technofeudalism; Tucker's Russian grocery store propaganda; Neo-Nazis in Nashville; Alina Habba's Fox interview; Mitt Romney won't vote for Trump; Trump's merch promotion defended; Trump ranked worst President; MAGA cultists scare the world; Voicemail asks if David will cry if Trump wins in 2024

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

Grocery Store Disparities and Propaganda Techniques

02:13 • 9min

Confronting Extreme Ideologies and Sponsor Ads Featuring Socks and Coffee

11:09 • 5min

Legal Strategy and Media Bias

16:09 • 12min

Contrasting Public Figures, Data Privacy, Sponsored Content, and Economic Analysis

27:45 • 4min

Cloud Capital: A New Economic System

31:49 • 12min

Crisis of Technical De Lism and Presidential Greatness Rankings

43:33 • 4min

Trump's Influence and MAGA Loyalty

47:27 • 14min

Contemplating Trump's Potential Win and its Impact

01:01:30 • 2min

-- On the Show:

-- Yanis Varoufakis, economist, former finance minister of Greece, and author of the new book "Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism" joins David to discuss technofeudalism, the future of technology's effect on the economy and inequality, and much more. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3I4mCuI

-- Tucker Carlson's Russian grocery store propaganda is a classic, often replicated in Venezuela, North Korea, and other authoritarian regimes

-- Neo-Nazis attempt to march in Nashville, Tennessee but quickly leave when confronted

-- Alina Habba, Donald Trump's failed lawyer, gives an outrageous and borderline comical interview to Fox News propagandist Sean Hannity

-- Republican Senator Mitt Romney says that he will not be voting for Donald Trump in November because, among other things, Romney doesn't vote for sexual assaulters

-- Trump sycophants defend his promotion of shoes and other merchandise

-- Failed former President Donald Trump is ranked as the worst US President, and it wildly triggers Fox News hosts, including Kayleigh McEnany and Jeanine Pirro

-- Donald Trump's unhinged reaction to the apparent killing of Alexei Navalny makes absolutely no sense whatsoever

-- MAGA cult members gather outside one of Donald Trump's golf courses and truly scare the world

-- Voicemail caller asks David whether he will cry when Donald Trump wins in November of 2024

-- On the Bonus Show: What to know about Trump's $399 golden sneakers, Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are "children," Rashida Tlaib urges Michigan Democrats to vote "uncommitted" instead of Joe Biden in primary protest, much more...

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