The Gedunk Show

After former President Trump threatened America’s top military officer with execution, General Milley answered during his retirement speech by reminding Americans that those who serve in uniform do not swear their oaths to a "wannabe dictator. And just today, General John Kelly, Trump’s former Chief of Staff, went on the record confirming some of the most egregious reports about Donald Trump’s treatment of wounded soldiers and Gold Star families. Ken Harbaugh discusses these developments with Mike Breen, an Army Combat vet and current CEO of Human Rights First. Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/against-all-enemies/id1696526687Credits:Producer and Co-Host, Ken HarbaughProducer, Mikel EllcessorAssociate Producer, Isabel RobertsonTheme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon HyunTheme music produced by Tony MoralesMotion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

Even as Senator Tuberville continues his hold on senior military promotions, he is spreading disinformation about the military’s commitment to equal opportunity. Amanda Weinstein joins Ken to discuss Tuberville’s race-baiting rhetoric, and how veterans and military personnel are turning away from the Republican Party.Subscribe to The Suburban Women Problem podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-suburban-women-problem/id1565897152Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/against-all-enemies/id1696526687Credits:Producer and Co-Host, Ken HarbaughProducer, Mikel EllcessorAssociate Producer, Isabel RobertsonTheme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon HyunTheme music produced by Tony MoralesMotion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

In a recent Truth Social post, former president Trump suggested that the outgoing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, should be put to death. Paul Gosar, a Republican member of Congress, echoed Trump’s post and said Milley should be hung. Ken Harbaugh explains the context behind Trump’s post, and why incitements to commit political violence will escalate unless called out. Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/against-all-enemies/id1696526687Credits:Producer and Co-Host, Ken HarbaughProducer, Mikel EllcessorAssociate Producer, Isabel RobertsonTheme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon HyunTheme music produced by Tony MoralesMotion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

In an extraordinary new article in the Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg recounts a story about a severely wounded veteran performing the national anthem for Donald Trump, and how the former president then told the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, “Why do you bring people like that here? No one wants to see that, the wounded.” Ken Harbaugh shares his own experience working with wounded vets, and talks with clinical psychologist Mary Trump about her uncle’s cruel, bullying behavior.Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/against-all-enemies/id1696526687Credits:Producer and Co-Host, Ken HarbaughProducer, Mikel EllcessorAssociate Producer, Isabel RobertsonTheme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon HyunTheme music produced by Tony MoralesMotion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

A new report, from the University of Maryland’s National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism, contained the frightening conclusion that "[B]eing affiliated with the U.S. military is the single strongest predictor of violent extremism in America.” Ken Harbaugh and Mike Breen, both veterans, discuss how Donald Trump’s assault on our democracy has helped fuel the radicalization of veterans, and why their involvement in extremist organizations is especially dangerous. Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/against-all-enemies/id1696526687Support Human Rights First here: https://humanrightsfirst.org/donateCredits:Producer and Co-Host, Ken HarbaughProducer, Mikel EllcessorAssociate Producer, Isabel RobertsonTheme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon HyunTheme music produced by Tony MoralesMotion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

In his upcoming biography by McKay Coppins, Mitt Romney shares extraordinary details of the opportunism, cynicism, and fear rampant among his Republican Senate colleagues, directing his harshest criticism at Mitch McConnell, Josh Hawley, and J.D. Vance. Ken Harbaugh discusses these revelations with Ruth Ben-Ghiat, America’s foremost historian on the rise of authoritarianism around the globe.Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/against-all-enemies/id1696526687Subscribe to Lucid, Ruth Ben-Ghiat’s newsletter, here: https://lucid.substack.com?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=web&r=r6kcdCredits:Producer and Co-Host, Ken HarbaughProducer, Mikel EllcessorAssociate Producer, Isabel RobertsonTheme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon HyunTheme music produced by Tony MoralesMotion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

The Surgeon General of Florida, appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis, just declared, against all evidence, that the updated COVID booster shot is “unsafe.” Ken Harbaugh and Amanda Weinstein, co-host of the Suburban Women Problem podcast, discuss the possible political motivations behind this attempt to spread disinformation, and how creeping anti-science attitudes within the Republican Party impact all of us.Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/against-all-enemies/id1696526687Donate to Emilia Sykes for Congress here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/es-web?refcode=header-homepageCredits:Producer and Co-Host, Ken HarbaughProducer, Mikel EllcessorAssociate Producer, Isabel RobertsonTheme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon HyunTheme music produced by Tony MoralesMotion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

Ken Harbaugh served as a Navy intel pilot, and held a Top Secret security clearance. He explains the context behind Judge Aileen Cannon’s recent ruling in the Mar-a-Lago documents case, and shares part of a conversation with ex-CIA officer Alex Finley about the enormous risks posed by the former president’s carelessness.Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/against-all-enemies/id1696526687 Credits:Producer and Co-Host, Ken HarbaughProducer, Mikel EllcessorAssociate Producer, Isabel RobertsonTheme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon HyunTheme music produced by Tony MoralesMotion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

For too long, Republicans have gotten away with political theatrics that harm our military and those who serve in it. When it comes to national security, today’s Republican Party is not serious. It is not only harming America's military readiness, but is threatening to undermine a centuries-old tradition of non-partisanship within our Armed Forces.Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/against-all-enemies/id1696526687Credits:Producer and Co-Host, Ken HarbaughProducer, Mikel EllcessorAssociate Producer, Isabel RobertsonTheme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon HyunTheme music produced by Tony MoralesMotion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

The Proud Boys, who Trump ordered to “Stand By” in anticipation of losing the election, were instrumental in the January 6 assault on the Capitol. Their leader that day, Joe Biggs, was just sentenced to 17 years in prison, but pleaded tearfully with the judge for mercy. Yet the very next day, he called into Alex Jones’s show from prison to say he had done nothing wrong. Ken Harbaugh breaks it down.Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/against-all-enemies/id1696526687Credits:Producer and Co-Host, Ken HarbaughProducer, Mikel EllcessorAssociate Producer, Isabel RobertsonTheme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon HyunTheme music produced by Tony MoralesMotion Designer, Joe Vaccarino