The Gedunk Show

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

Amanda Weinstein is an Air Force vet with a PhD in economics and host of the Suburban Women Problem Podcast. She and Ken Harbaugh discuss Donald Trump's latest campaign video, which is filled with apocalyptic rhetoric about a “final battle,” and how a lack of education and critical thinking ability among some voters puts our democracy at risk.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

Ken Harbaugh helped build and lead a disaster relief organization and has seen America at its best in the wake of natural catastrophes. But Republican extremists and their enablers continue to spread misinformation during disaster relief efforts and make life harder for Americans already suffering.   Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/against-all-enemies/id1696526687   Learn more about Team Rubicon here: https://teamrubiconusa.org/   Credits: Producer and Co-Host, Ken Harbaugh Producer, Mikel Ellcessor Associate Producer, Isabel Robertson Theme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon Hyun Theme music produced by Tony Morales Motion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

Ken Harbaugh and Amanda Weinstein expose Republican hypocrisy in the debate over abortion rights and explain why GOP extremists have learned nothing from their recent defeats at the polls in Ohio and elsewhere.   Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/against-all-enemies/id1696526687   Credits: Producer and Co-Host, Ken Harbaugh Producer, Mikel Ellcessor Associate Producer, Isabel Robertson Theme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon Hyun Theme music produced by Tony Morales Motion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

Governor Ron DeSantis represents a special kind of hatefulness. He knows full well what his hateful rhetoric and policies will lead to, and he does not care. In the aftermath of the recent mass shooting in Jacksonville, FL, veterans Ken Harbaugh and Mike Breen call out Governor DeSantis for targeting minority communities.