#1699 A Government Of the People, By the People, and Weaponized Against the People

Air Date 3/21/2025

If you've been paying attention, the weaponization of the government against Trump's political and ideological enemies is exactly what you would have seen coming and now it's here.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Special - The Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil w/ Spencer Ackerman - American Prestige - Air Date 3-12-25

KP 2: Trump Invokes Wartime Alien Enemies Act, Then Ignores Judicial Order to Turn Around Deportation Flights - Democracy Now! - Air Date 3-17-25

KP 3: Are Non-Violent Protestors Now Labeled "Terrorists?" - Thom Hartmann - Air Date 6-20-13

KP 4: John Harwood on Trump's attack on free speech: ‘Everyone in civil society needs to stand up' - Velshi - Air Date 3-6-24

KP 5: Trump Hates Science - Factually! with Adam Conover - Air Date 3-14-25

KP 6: Fascism is Officially Here | Hasanabi reacts - Hasanabi Productions - Air Date 3-17-25

(48:46) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the need for us to protect each other

DEEPER DIVES

(53:17) SECTION A: FREE SPEECH CAN BE TERRORISM

(1:25:56) SECTION B: OPPOSING TRUMP CAN BE TERRORISM

(1:43:42) SECTION C: DOJ, FBI, & THE JUDICIARY

(2:20:30) SECTION D: GOVERNMENT FUNCTION

SHOW IMAGE

Description: Protestors in New York City hold signs that say “Release Mahmoud Khalil - Hands off our students” and “Release Mahmoud Khalil” with the activist’s photo.

Credit: “Mahmoud Khalil NYC detention protest 013” by SWinxy, Wikimedia | License: CC BY 4.0

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