Air Date: 4-18-2025

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Before the election, I heard interviews and statistics about Trump supporters responding to his stated desire to weaponize the government against his political enemies. Their response was that 1) they didn't want him to do that and 2) didn't think he would. Now that everything the anti-Trumpers warned about is coming true, I suggest against shaming people for having been wrong. That's not the way to build an inclusive coalition that will end up including disillusioned Trump voters. Tell people that we were right, not to make them feel bad but as a reminder for why we should be listened to now.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Free Mahmoud Khalil with Ben Wizner and Baher Azmy - At Liberty - Air Date 3-26-25

KP 2: News Brief Dem Leaders, 'Free Speech' Warriors Mostly Shrug as Trump Disappears Political Dissidents - Citations Needed - Air Date 4-2-25

KP 3: Trump's Revenge - The Majority Report - Air Date 4-1-25

KP 4: Trump Pauses Tariffs, Businesses Welcome Relief, Trump Targets Former Officials - Up First - Air Date 4-10-25

KP 5: Mahmoud Khalil and a New Red Scare. Plus, Press Freedom Under Threat. - On The Media - Air Date 3-14-25

KP 6: Trumps Attacks on Law Firms, Lawyers, and the Law - Boom! Lawyered - Air Date 3-20-25

KP 7: Trump and the Courts w Samuel Moyn - Behind the News - Air Date 3-7-25

(00:52:02) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On how racism and anti-intellectualism are a self-inflicted injury to society

DEEPER DIVES

(00:59:09) SECTION A: COMPLYING ENTITIES

A1: A Coup at Columbia Former Law Prof. Katherine Franke on School's Capitulation to Trump - Democracy Now! - Air Date 4-2-25

A2: Momodou Taal - The Intercept Briefing - Air Date 3-24-25

A3: Who loses when Trump cuts funding to universities_ - Consider This - Air Date 4-2-25

A4: Trumps Attacks on Law Firms, Lawyers, and the Law Part 2 - Boom! Lawyered - Air Date 3-20-25

A5: Trump's Revenge Part 2 - The Majority Report - Air Date 4-1-25

A6: A Coup at Columbia Former Law Prof. Katherine Franke on School's Capitulation to Trump Part 2 - Democracy Now! - Air Date 4-2-25

A7: 'Mob Boss' Trump's Global Trade Sanctions Tank U.S., World Markets - The BradCast - Air Date 4-3-25

(01:46:29) SECTION B: GOVERNMENT WEAPONIZATION

B1: Weaponization of the FBI from Hoover to Trump 2.0 with Beverly Gage - Why is This Happening_ - Air Date 3-25-25

B2: News Brief Dem Leaders, 'Free Speech' Warriors Mostly Shrug as Trump Disappears Political Dissidents Part 2 - Citations Needed - Air Date 4-2-25

B3: Free Mahmoud Khalil with Ben Wizner and Baher Azmy Part 2 - At Liberty - Air Date 3-26-25

B4: Unchecked Rep. Ayanna Pressley on the Presidents Power Grab - The Intercept Briefing - Air Date 4-9-25

B5: Fomenting Antisemitism, Not Combating It - Timothy Snyder - Air Date 4-12-25

B6: I Am Not Your Pawn - Rabbi Sharon Brous Purim 5785 - IKAR - Air Date 3-8-25

B7: Momodou Taal Part 2 - The Intercept Briefing - Air Date 3-24-25

B8: Is Writing An Op-Ed Now Grounds For Deportation - Brian Lehrer: A Daily Political Podcast - Air Date 3-28-25

B9: Weaponization of the FBI from Hoover to Trump 2.0 with Beverly Gage Part 2 - Why is This Happening - Air Date 3-25-25

(03:01:33) SECTION C: JUDGES AND LEGISLATORS

C1: Trumps Plan To Put A Chokehold On Voting - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 3-29-35

C2: Immigration judge rules Trump administration can deport Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil - PBS NewsHour - Air Date 4-11-25

C3: Trump Comes for the Judges - Pod Save America - Air Date 3-21-25

C4: The Campaign To Silence Journalists & Undermine Free Speech - Fresh Air - Air Date 3-11-25

C5: Mahmoud Khalil and a New Red Scare. Plus, Press Freedom Under Threat. Part 2 - On The Media - Air Date 3-14-25

C6: The Campaign To Silence Journalists & Undermine Free Speech Part 2 - Fresh Air - Air Date 3-11-25

C7: Trumps Plan To Put A Chokehold On Voting Part 2 - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 3-29-35

SHOW IMAGE CREDITS - Complicity

Description: Composite image. A photo of the Columbia University Library being consumed by the color orange. In the foreground, a silhouette of Lady Justice with orange hand-prints on her skirt and wearing a red neck tie. 

Credit: Custom composite design. | Components: 1) “Columbia University” by Scarlet Sappho, Flickr | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 | Changes: Cropped and added orange fade overlay, 2) Other elements from Pixabay | License: Pixabay

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