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These segments were scheduled a few days ago but were postponed due to Trump's actions in Venezuela. Enjoy some late extra content starting with Emily going deep on Ryan's socialist past, career in journalism, and the infamous time he got in a fist fight with Jesse Watters.

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Krystal, Ryan and Emily discuss China calling Trump's bluff on tariffs, stock market reacts, and a lawyer for a wrongly deported man responds to JD Vance.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/5aaiNVuR134

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/2togMvVQ0F4mXQmbwuFs4K?si=wEARUQEoSR2o4KFxn-wR4w

Timestamps:
(00:00)Introduction and Overview of Liberation Day
(2:25)Jobs Report Analysis and Economic Implications
(14:58)The Impact of Tariffs on Domestic Economy
(26:15)Trump's Economic Strategy and Its Consequences
(40:55)The Autocratic Leadership Style of Trump
(42:19)The Case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
(1:12:02)The Shift in Democratic Leadership Dynamics
(1:17:53)Upcoming Nationwide Protests Against Trump
(1:33:45)End Of Show

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I have the flu like everyone else right now so I haven’t been watching the live shows this week. But what I can tell you is that @sheamcvaugh got me busy reading up on the dramaaaa! Almost more interesting than the show itself lmao

how do i reach out to the BP producers? Krystal covers democratic primaries, and I know the guy running against Bennie Thompson, who has been in congress for decades now. His name is Evan Turnage, I work with his mom. Evan recently worked as an attorney for Chuck Schumer, and Elizabeth Warren before that. He is a young, progressive Yale graduate who wants to actually help one of the most impoverished districts in the country, and he would be down to be interviewed if BP would be interested in covering this primary. BP community, help me get the word out.

I wonder if Krystal would address the college application process? She says her oldest is a high school senior, so she is probably towards the end of this process.
I ask this as I was up until midnight last night helping my 18 year old son submit the largest tranche of college applications.
The entire process has been enraging and frustrating- largely because it seems pointless.
Throughout my son's time in high school I've been bombarded with ads and pitches for "college coaches," listened to friends admit the process is causing them marital stress (I'll also admit to that), and seen the toll this process is taking on my son.
Major universities seem to want our children to spend their teenage years auditioning like beauty pageant contestants for admissions officers' approval. How about our kids: 1. just be teenagers 2. develop an ethos for just doing well for the satisfaction of doing well?
I've even heard LinkedIn lexicon around "building your personal brand" spread down to teenagers....