The Bitchuation Room

The Trump effect crushes another right-wing candidacy, this time in Australia. Canadian comic John Hastings joins to make sense of it all and to talk about the imminent re-opening of Alcatraz likely based on Trump's late-night PBS (?!) viewing. Then creator of The Financial Diet, Chelsea Fagan joins us to talk practical and macroeconomic look at what Trump's pigheaded tariffs regime means for our lives. John Hastings, comedian: https://www.thejohnhastings.com/, https://x.com/thejohnhastings  Chelsea Fagan, CEO and Co-Founder of The Financial Diet:  https://thefinancialdiet.com/, https://www.tiktok.com/@faganchelsea *** LIVE SHOWS SAN FRANCISCO- May 7th - Francesca and Matt Lieb are coming to Cobb’s Comedy Club San Francisco. Get your tickets here: https://tr.ee/ImZ_W42k_U PASADENA - May 21 - New World Disorder at The Ice House featuring Francesca with Curtis Cook, Subhah Agarwal, Bryan Cook and Matt Lieb. Tickets: https://www.showclix.com/event/New-World-Disorder-05-21-25-7-45-pm LOS ANGELES -- May 30th-The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE in Los Angeles on May 30th at The Elysian Theater. Get tickets here: https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/bitchuationroom.  *** Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to get special perks and listen/watchback privileges of the Wednesday *BONUS BISH* ** Give the Show your feedback, by answering a quick survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=AafO2sMvE7gB&ver=standard ** Tip the show via Venmo:@TBR-LIVE Cash-App:@TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod, Instagram: @BitchuationRoom , TikTok: @BitchuationRoom Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com.

ICE Director Tom Homan is threatening to arrest sanctuary city mayors. But don’t worry! Democrats are not taking this lying down… Actually, they are. Hakeem Jeffries thinks that Dems need to put a halt to going to El Salvador to rescue the migrants illegally sent to CECOT. Who is fighting for immigrant rights? Well, a Trump appointed judge in Texas ruled that the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezualens is illegal so that's something. Francesca also discusses Israel’s continued war crimes, this time attacking a humanitarian boat bringing aid to Gaza. Speaking of Israel, John Fetterman’s crash out is hitting all time lows according to a recent New York Magazine article. We are talkin’ refusing to wear a seatbelt on a plane level of meltdown. *** LIVE SHOWS SAN FRANCISCO- May 7th Francesca and Matt Lieb are coming to Cobb’s Comedy Club San Francisco. Get your tickets here: https://tr.ee/ImZ_W42k_U PASADENA - May 21 - New World Disorder at The Ice House featuring Francesca with Curtis Cook, Subhah Agarwal, Bryan Cook and Matt Lieb. Tickets: https://www.showclix.com/event/New-World-Disorder-05-21-25-7-45-pm LOS ANGELES - May 30th- The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE in Los Angeles on May 30th at The Elysian Theater. Get tickets here: https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/bitchuationroom *** Get 20% off SUNSET LAKE CBD with code FRANTIFA at check out. Explore all their organic, vertically-integrated craft CBD products including tinctures, gummies, smokables, salves and more: https://www.sunsetlakecbd.com *** Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to get special perks and listen/watchback privileges of the Wednesday *BONUS BISH* ** Give the Show your feedback, by answering a quick survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=AafO2sMvE7gB&ver=standard ** Tip the show via Venmo:@TBR-LIVE Cash-App:@TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod, Instagram: @BitchuationRoom , TikTok: @BitchuationRoom Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com

A snippet of the Bonus Bish from Wednesday April 30th talking about Trump admitting goods will be more expensive and less accessible. Join the patreon at www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to support the show and hear other stories like: -Mohsen Mahdawi is free! -Trump does not understand his own propaganda -Greg Abbott threatens Texas town over ceasefire resolution. -Venezuelan migrants spell out SOS from detention. -Marjorie Greene bought Palantir stock just before ICE contract. -MAGA influencers get their own private press briefing.

Ratings are in the golden toilet for the Trump sequel and we’re here to both laugh and cry at the authoritarian incompetance. Comedian Josh Gondelman is along for the show to talk Canada’s nice nationalism and the terrifying Zionist mobs in Brooklyn heralding extremist security minister Ben Gvir. Then historian and author of Informed Comment Juan Cole joins to talk how the Trump effect is impacting the U.S.’ role globally from Gaza to Yemen to Iran and more.  Josh Gondelman, comedian, https://www.joshgondelman.com/ https://x.com/joshgondelman Juan Cole, author, professor and Editor in Chief of Informed Comment https://www.juancole.com/ *** LIVE SHOWS SAN FRANCISCO- May 7th - Francesca and Matt Lieb are coming to Cobb’s Comedy Club San Francisco. Get your tickets here: https://tr.ee/ImZ_W42k_U PASADENA - May 21 - New World Disorder at The Ice House featuring Francesca with Curtis Cook, Subhah Agarwal, Bryan Cook and Matt Lieb. Tickets: https://www.showclix.com/event/New-World-Disorder-05-21-25-7-45-pm LOS ANGELES -- May 30th-The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE in Los Angeles on May 30th at The Elysian Theater. Get tickets here: https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/bitchuationroom.  *** Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to get special perks and listen/watchback privileges of the Wednesday *BONUS BISH* ** Give the Show your feedback, by answering a quick survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=AafO2sMvE7gB&ver=standard ** Tip the show via Venmo:@TBR-LIVE Cash-App:@TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod, Instagram: @BitchuationRoom , TikTok: @BitchuationRoom Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com

The Meta and Google antitrust cases continue to move forward on Capitol Hill, despite all the kissing up to Trump Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai have done. Is a backroom deal getting done behind the scenes? David Dayen, executive editor at The American Prospect, joined Francesca to discuss. Also, we are literally arresting judges who are upholding the rule of law now. Milwaukee county judge Hannah Dugan was arrested by the FBI for allegedly “interfering” with an ICE arrest. The fascism train ain’t slowing down, folks. Featuring: David Dayen - Editor of The American Prospect https://prospect.org *** Get 20% off SUNSET LAKE CBD with code FRANTIFA at check out. Explore all their organic, vertically-integrated craft CBD products including tinctures, gummies, smokables, salves and more: https://www.sunsetlakecbd.com Try Factor Meals today. Get started at www.factormeals.com/bitchuation50off and use code bitchuation50off to get 50% off plus FREE shipping on your first box. *** May 7th - Francesca and Matt Lieb are coming to Cobb’s Comedy Club in San Francisco. Get your tickets here: https://tr.ee/ImZ_W42k_U PASADENA - May 21 - New World Disorder at The Ice House featuring Francesca with Curtis Cook, Subhah Agarwal, Bryan Cook and Matt Lieb. Tickets: https://www.showclix.com/event/New-World-Disorder-05-21-25-7-45-pm May 30th- LOS ANGELES -- The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE in Los Angeles on May 30th at The Elysian Theater. Get tickets here: https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/bitchuationroom *** The Bitchuation Room Podcast is available everywhere you get your podcasts. It streams LIVE every TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio. *** Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to get special perks and listen/watchback privileges of the Wednesday *BONUS BISH* ** Give the Show your feedback, by answering a quick survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=AafO2sMvE7gB&ver=standard ** Tip the show via Venmo:@TBR-LIVE Cash-App:@TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod, Instagram: @BitchuationRoom , TikTok: @BitchuationRoom Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com

As suspected, Signalgate was only the beginning. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been discussing war plans on unsecure chats that have his wife and brother on them but it's all FAKE NEWS. Meanwhile, JD Vance is busy killing the pope which makes him a real Catholic now, and we remember maybe the dopest pope there ever was? Plus, Francesca bitches about 501c3s folding under authoritarianism and NY Working Families Party director Jasmine Gripper explains how New Yorkers must vote in the ranked choice vote primary! DON'T RANK CUOMO PEOPLE. Featuring:Jason Selvig, The Good Liarshttps://www.youtube.com/goodliarsJasmine Gripper, NY Working Families Partyhttps://www.ranktheslate.nyc/https://workingfamilies.org/state/new-york/LIVE SHOWSApril 23rd -PASADENA Francesca will be at The Ice House in Pasadena for New World Disorder with Gareth Reynolds and more. Get tickets here: https://www.showclix.com/event/new-world-disorder-04-23-25-7-45-pmMay 7th - SAN FRANCISCO- Francesca and Matt Lieb are coming to Cobb’s Comedy Club San Francisco. Get your tickets here: https://tr.ee/ImZ_W42k_UMay 30th- LOS ANGELES -- The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE in Los Angeles on May 30th at The Elysian Theater. Get tickets here: https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/bitchuationroom***Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to get special perks and listen/watchback privileges of the Wednesday *BONUS BISH***Give the Show your feedback, by answering a quick survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=AafO2sMvE7gB&ver=standard**Tip the show via Venmo:@TBR-LIVE Cash-App:@TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod, Instagram: @BitchuationRoom , TikTok: @BitchuationRoom Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com***Get 30% off SUNSET LAKE CBD with code 420 for their Spring sale off everything from gummies to smokeables to tinctures and more:  www.sunsetlakecbd.com.

The podcast delves into the gripping saga of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has ignited political tensions in both El Salvador and the U.S. A Maryland senator's intervention raises questions about legality and human rights. The discussion critiques the press's focus on political distractions while urgent injustices unfold. Additionally, the rise of authoritarianism under Bukele is highlighted, showcasing how military power reshapes democracy. The hosts also touch on the humanitarian crisis stemming from mass detentions and the impact on families.

Fascism is upon us as Trump refuses SCOTUS orders to send home a man locked up in a death camp in El Salvador, while simultaneously pining to send Americans there as well. Immigration attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch joins to discuss the brazen and racist approach of Trump 2.0, and discuss the added facet of criminalizing Palestinians. And comedian Karinda Dobbins joins to talk the good and the cringe of Blue Origin's all-female flight, and how the administration is trying to un-DEI the underground railroad?!Featuring: Karinda Dobbins, comedianhttps://karindadobbins.com/Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, immigration attorney, https://www.abogadakate.com/***LIVE SHOWSApril 23rd -PASADENA Francesca will be at The Ice House in Pasadena for New World Disorder with Gareth Reynolds and more. Get tickets here: https://www.showclix.com/event/new-world-disorder-04-23-25-7-45-pmMay 7th - SAN FRANCISCO- Francesca and Matt Lieb are coming to Cobb’s Comedy Club San Francisco. Get your tickets here: https://tr.ee/ImZ_W42k_UMay 30th- LOS ANGELES -- The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE in Los Angeles on May 30th at The Elysian Theater. Get tickets here: https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/bitchuationroom***Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to get special perks and listen/watchback privileges of the Wednesday *BONUS BISH***Give the Show your feedback, by answering a quick survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=AafO2sMvE7gB&ver=standard**Tip the show via Venmo:@TBR-LIVE Cash-App:@TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod, Instagram: @BitchuationRoom , TikTok: @BitchuationRoom Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com***Get 30% off SUNSET LAKE CBD with code 420 for their Spring sale off everything from gummies to smokeables at: www.sunsetlakecbd.com.

The Supreme Court just ruled in a 9-0 decision that Trump’s DOJ has to “facilitate” the return of Maryland Father Kilmar Abrego Garcia for the El Salvador slave labor prison. But will this actually stop Trump from enacting his intentionally cruel immigration policies? Executive Director of immigrant rights group Al Otro Lado, Erika Pinheiro discusses the ongoing fight for immigrant’s rights in the face of the fascistic Trump regime. Then Francesca breaks down a recent meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu… and right-wing podcaster Tim Pool? Talk about nightmare blunt rotations!Featuring:Erika Pinheiro, Executive Director of Al Otro Lado:https://alotrolado.org/Get 30% off your entire order for Sunset Lake CBD’s 420 sale with coupon code 420 at checkout. www.sunsetlakecbd.com Try Factor Meals today. Get started at www.factormeals.com/bitchuation50off and use code bitchuation50off to get 50% off plus FREE shipping on your first box.April 23rd - Francesca will be at The Ice House in Pasadena for New World Disorder with Gareth Reynolds and more. Get tickets here: https://www.showclix.com/event/new-world-disorder-04-23-25-7-45-pmMay 7th - Francesca and Matt Lieb are coming to Cobb’s Comedy Club in San Francisco. Get your tickets here: https://tr.ee/ImZ_W42k_UMay 30th- LOS ANGELES -- The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE in Los Angeles on May 30th at The Elysian Theater. Get tickets here: https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/bitchuationroom***The Bitchuation Room Podcast is available everywhere you get your podcasts. It streams LIVE every TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio.***Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to get special perks and listen/watchback privileges of the Wednesday *BONUS BISH***Give the Show your feedback, by answering a quick survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=AafO2sMvE7gB&ver=standard**Tip the show via Venmo:@TBR-LIVE Cash-App:@TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod, Instagram: @BitchuationRoom , TikTok: @BitchuationRoom Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com***Get 20% off SUNSET LAKE CBD with code FRANTIFA at check out. Explore all their organic, vertically-integrated craft CBD products including tinctures, gummies, smokeables, salves and more: www.sunsetlakecbd.com.

The Supreme Court has thrown down with disappearing people without due process, asTrump lackeys attempt to explain the logic of sweeping tariffs. Comedian Andy Haynes joins to talk about the blue collar nostalgia of MAGA and yet another bootlicking meeting between Trump and Netanyahu. Then Michael Liroff on the constitutional crisis that isn’t beginning but ending, with an unconstitutional dirty war, a rollback of rights, and a Christian nationalist court thirsty for fascism. Featuring:Andy Haynes, comedianhttps://www.imandyhaynes.com/https://www.instagram.com/imandyhaynes/Michael Liroff, lawyerhttps://www.fivefourpod.com/LIVE SHOWSApril 23rd -PASADENA Francesca will be at The Ice House in Pasadena for New World Disorder with Gareth Reynolds and more. Get tickets here: https://www.showclix.com/event/new-world-disorder-04-23-25-7-45-pmMay 7th - SAN FRANCISCO- Francesca and Matt Lieb are coming to Cobb’s Comedy Club San Francisco. Get your tickets here: https://tr.ee/ImZ_W42k_UMay 30th- LOS ANGELES -- The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE in Los Angeles on May 30th at The Elysian Theater. Get tickets here: https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/bitchuationroom***Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to get special perks and listen/watchback privileges of the Wednesday BONUS BISH**Give the Show your feedback, by answering a quick survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=AafO2sMvE7gB&ver=standard**Tip the show via Venmo:@TBR-LIVE Cash-App:@TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod, Instagram: @BitchuationRoom , TikTok: @BitchuationRoom Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com***Get 20% off SUNSET LAKE CBD with code FRANTIFA at check out. Explore all their organic, vertically-integrated craft CBD products including tinctures, gummies, smokeables, salves and more: www.sunsetlakecbd.com.