The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

Kash Patel, Dan Bongino, Tulsi Gabbard, and Jeanine Pirro are in positions of power to finally bring justice to history's greatest villains?  So why are there still no indictments of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton?  We know why!  We trace the straight line from Bush's load-bearing lies about Iraq and Katrina to Trump's promises of revenge against Democrats, and examine what happens when the MAGA mob's expectations clash with the reality that their conspiracy theories can't survive 30 seconds in a real courtroom. From grand juries refusing to indict the "Sandwich Guy" to a federal judge calling "backpacking while Black" searches "the most illegal I've ever seen," we explore how TrumpWorld is discovering that putting people in charge based on loyalty to Fox News lies, rather than competence, has predictable consequences.Stay in Touch! Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.comWebsite: proleftpod.comSupport via Patreon: patreon.com/proleftpodMail: The Professional Left, PO Box 9133, Springfield, Illinois, 62791Support the show

Trump's approval ratings have crashed to 37% - that magical Sarah Palin floor where only the most delusional true believers remain loyal. What do chemical bonds and political loyalties have in common, and why are some Trump voters starting to break away while his hardcore base would happily be entombed with him in the afterlife? Looking back 20 years to Bush's catastrophic second term, we trace the eerily similar trajectory from election victory to underwater approval ratings. Is history preparing to rhyme again in ways that could reshape the midterm landscape?Stay in Touch! Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.comWebsite: proleftpod.comSupport via Patreon: patreon.com/proleftpodMail: The Professional Left, PO Box 9133, Springfield, Illinois, 62791Support the show

What happens when Democratic governors fight like they mean it? We dive into J.B. Pritzker's masterclass in political combat. He talks like a #%&$&! FDR Democrat! And here's the crucial question nobody wants to ask: if the majority of Americans already support what would be considered a progressive agenda, why do Democrats keep getting lectured to move right? Why do the punches of Pritzker, Newsom, and Walz hit so hard when it's really just saying what Liberal bloggers have been saying all along? Stay in Touch! Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.comWebsite: proleftpod.comSupport via Patreon: patreon.com/proleftpodMail: The Professional Left, PO Box 9133, Springfield, Illinois, 62791Support the show

An entire industry profits from pumping out addictive political poison designed to make people angrier, more paranoid, and more stupid. But here's the twist: the carriers of democracy's most lethal disease aren't the red-faced bigots you'd expect.How did "Both Sides Do It" become the perfect shield for scoundrels and the eternal lament of suckers? Why are seasoned journalists finally catching up to where Liberal bloggers have been all along, but only after they've left positions where their epiphanies might have mattered?What happens when the very people who voted sixty-plus times to take away your healthcare become invisible, protected by a media ecosystem that refuses to connect cause and effect? Both sides don't, folks.Stay in Touch! Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.comWebsite: proleftpod.comSupport via Patreon: patreon.com/proleftpodMail: The Professional Left, PO Box 9133, Springfield, Illinois, 62791Support the show

How does a nineteenth-century Republican president, and a modern Republican vice president, handle low water levels? The answer may cost you taxpayer money!What drives Laura Loomer to call Marjorie Taylor Greene a "narcissistic witch" and "home-wrecking whore"?   Never mind!  Did you know Trump is all over the Epstein files? Are we witnessing fascist purity tests tearing apart Trump's inner circle? Cool!Why are dudebro influencers like Joe Rogan suddenly looking for exits from their propaganda machine?  We hazard a guess! Why are Candace Owens and Nick Fuentes hosting dramatic soap opera sessions about who said what to whom?  Hint: what are they NOT talking about?  Yes, all this chaos leads straight to Trump's desperate efforts to keep the Epstein files buried.  And when the lifeboats start launching from the sinking Trump ship, We. Know. Our. Job. Link for this episode:  Driftglass and Blue Gal on The Bob Cesca Show, 8/13/2025.  https://www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesca-interview-driftglass-and-blue-gal-day-8-13-25/ Stay in Touch! Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.comWebsite: proleftpod.comSupport via Patreon: patreon.com/proleftpodMail: The Professional Left, PO Box 9133, Springfield, Illinois, 62791Support the show

When the con man owns the sheriff, the judge, and the executioner, math becomes the enemy.  And Donald Trump and Gavin Newsom are making the same mistake regarding their respective political base voters.  More at proleftpod.com. Oh, and Donald Trump is all over the Epstein Files.  It's a cover up. Stay in Touch! Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.comWebsite: proleftpod.comSupport via Patreon: patreon.com/proleftpodMail: The Professional Left, PO Box 9133, Springfield, Illinois, 62791Support the show

This week we cope with the ongoing political chaos by escaping to the movies - specifically The Fantastic Four: First Steps - and then diving deep into why ChatGPT won't help us redraw Illinois congressional districts to eliminate Republican seats entirely. We explore the curious moral programming of AI, question whether algorithmic neutrality is itself a form of partisanship.Oh, and Donald Trump is in the Epstein Files. Stay in Touch! Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.comWebsite: proleftpod.comSupport via Patreon: patreon.com/proleftpodMail: The Professional Left, PO Box 9133, Springfield, Illinois, 62791Support the show

This week, we dive deep into the concept of justice and ask the hard question: where are the consequences? We break down the different flavors of justice—from retributive to restorative, distributive to procedural—and examine why none of them seem to be working when it comes to holding powerful people accountable.We explore how the Republican Party has spent decades teaching its voters that they never have to face consequences for their actions, creating a system where shame and accountability have become extinct.It's another episode from the Cornfield Resistance, where we're still waiting for any flavor of justice at all.Cover photo:  People's Verdict: Guilty! (Justice For George Floyd) by Joe Flood at Flickr:   https://www.flickr.com/photos/joeflood/51130448735Stay in Touch! Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.comWebsite: proleftpod.comSupport via Patreon: patreon.com/proleftpodMail: The Professional Left, PO Box 9133, Springfield, Illinois, 62791Support the show

We're asking the question everyone stopped asking: whatever happened to QAnon?And what does it mean when their cult leader starts calling his followers "stupid" and "foolish."What happens when people who believe JFK Jr and Sr are still alive find out their cult leader is renaming The Kennedy Center?  It's a "Whatever Happened To?" episode that reveals the answer was hiding in plain sight.  Stay in Touch! Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.comWebsite: proleftpod.comSupport via Patreon: patreon.com/proleftpodMail: The Professional Left, PO Box 9133, Springfield, Illinois, 62791Support the show

This week we dive into why platforming fascists is always a terrible idea, using Mehdi Hasan's recent Jubilee debate as our cautionary tale. We examine how these staged confrontations accomplish nothing except providing content for right-wing sites and turning wannabe fascists into MAGA heroes.We break down the employment reality behind Connor Estelle's firing (spoiler: it's called "at-will employment," not "cancellation") and marvel at how quickly the grift machine turned his unemployment into a nearly $40K GoFundMe payday.Then we turn to the real story everyone's trying to avoid: Trump's massive pedophile coverup and the GOP's desperate scramble to shut down any discussion of the Epstein files. We watch Mike Johnson literally shut down the House rather than allow a vote on transparency, while Trump pulls out his greatest hits of Obama derangement and treason accusations to distract his base.Recorded live from the Cornfield Resistance, where stupid Watergate just keeps getting stupider.Link for this episode:  Catch Driftglass and Digby on The Bradcast 7/23/25: https://bradblog.com/?p=15450 Stay in Touch! Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.comWebsite: proleftpod.comSupport via Patreon: patreon.com/proleftpodMail: The Professional Left, PO Box 9133, Springfield, Illinois, 62791Support the show