Air Date: 7-26-2024

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It's clear where the vast majority of violent rhetoric is coming from in the country, and it's clear which party is a cult of personality and which puts country before personal power. This is the state of play in our politics.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Jeff Sharlet on Trump Assassination Attempt, Authoritarian Violence & Project 2025 - Democracy Now! - Air Date 7-15-24

KP 2: Who Really is Stoking Violence in America? - The Hartmann Report - Air Date 7-15-24

KP 3: The Long Simmer of Political Violence in America - The Atlantic - Air Date 7-15-24

KP 4: In "Unity" Speech, Trump Demonizes Migrants, Spreads Lies & Embraces Authoritarianism - Democracy Now! - Air Date 7-19-24

KP 5: Jon Stewart on Biden 2024: It Is What It Is? - The Weekly Show With Jon Stewart - Air Date 7-11-24

KP 6: You did it, Joe - Today, Explained - Air Date 7-22-24

(51:48) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On why it's OK to have a bit of hope even if it's uncomfortable

DEEPER DIVES

(57:02) SECTION A: BIDEN STEPS DOWN

A1: "Beating Donald Trump Is Vital": Mehdi Hasan on Joe Biden Dropping Out, Kamala Harris, Gaza & More - Democracy Now! - Air Date 7-22-24

A2: Fox News MELTS DOWN Over Kamala Harris - The Rational National - Air Date 7-22-24

(1:12:23) SECTION B: VIOLENCE AND VIOLENT RHETORIC

B1: What Does "Turning Down The Temperature" Mean? - Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast - Air Date 7-15-24

B2: Why political violence and violent threats are on the rise in the United States - PBS NewsHour - Air Date 7-14-24

(1:21:33) SECTION C: THE RNC

C1: After Trump assassination attempt, what's in store for the RNC? | The Take - Al Jazeera English - Air Date 7-4-24

C2: Trump’s VP Pick Supported the Idea of Project 2025 BEFORE it Was Even Thing - The Humanist Report - Air Date 7-16-24

C3: "Normal Trump is batsh*t crazy" - Mehdi debates on the RNC speech - Zeteo - Air Date 7-19-24

C4: Trump & The RNC Just Turned 'Idiocracy' Into Reality - News Dump - Internet Today - Air Date 7-19-22

(1:57:29) SECTION D: CONSPIRACY

D1: Trump's Rhetoric Has Accelerated Violence And Conspiracy In The US - The Majority Report - Air Date 7-17-24

D2: The Conspiracy Theory Election - What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Air Date 7-21-24

D3: Why people think the Trump shooting was a conspiracy - If You're Listening | ABC News In-depth - Air Date 7-19-24

MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions)

SHOW IMAGE:

Description: Composite image: In background, a photo from the RNC with image of Trump making a fist after the assassination attempt on every screen. In the foreground, Biden's letter telling America he is not running for reelection. Beside it, a photo of a smiling Vice President Kamala Harris.

Credit: Composite design by A. Hoffman. Photo: "Kamala Harris" by Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 | Changes: Cropped around subject

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