Hello from Asheville. I've been watching you guys since the Buck Sexton days of Rising (I call those the dark ages). You guys already held a place in my heart, but after all of this you don't even know.
I randomly hit the "download" button on youtube watching the episode of counter points about the pager attack a few weeks ago; it was the only video I had downloaded on my phone. For four days the only sounds I heard aside from talking to my dog were Ryan's and Emily's voices telling me about a pager attack on the other side of the world and Matt Walsh getting schooled on Haiti. I watched that episode until my phone died each night and then charged my phone from my car battery so I could do it again the next night.
I opened my restaurant the same week that Breaking Points aired its first episode, so in a way I've been trauma-bonded to you guys for years now. When I was able to get in contact with my crew we started doing what we do to help everyone we could. We've been handing out free hot meals to the all the displaced people and trying to drive as far out into the communities around us as we can to get food and supplies to stranded people. I don't know if we're going to be able to open up again as a business or what the future looks like, but we're going to be there feeding people until there isn't anything to cook.
Power is starting to come back and there are wifi stations set up around town (excluding the disgusting cash grab bullshit that Elon Musk is pulling with his starlink grift) so I have thankfully caught up on all the missed episodes and have more than one video downloaded on my phone now. They're estimating 4-8 weeks till we can have water and another 2 till we don't have to boil it to drink.
I know a whole lot of words, but nowhere close as many as I need to express how thankful I am for you guys. I'm never going to forget about the inner workings of American influenced Haitian politics or pager bombs, and I'm never going to forget that you were there for me when the world ended twice. Thank you so much.
-Jordan from Asheville
Hey Breakers,
Big news: Breaking Points Premium is moving back to Supercast on Monday, May 25.
Announcement Video:
Here's what you need to know:
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Bonus: the Breaking Points Premium newsletter is coming in early June as part of your subscription. No time to watch a full episode? No worries, our newsletter will provide a full overview of the day’s episode.
We will be off for Memorial Day and Griffin is standing by to handle questions on Monday.
See you back in studio this Tuesday.
- The Breaking Points Team
(reuploaded for Spotify and Apple podcasts)
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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Ryan and Emily interview Christian Parenti on Trump, Venezuela and his life story!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/td2tvKEpe3o
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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Why has my feed stopped updating Breaking Points? The last podcast I got was 5/26/26. How do I get reconnected as a lifetime subscriber?
Here is the “support” I’ve received from Supercast over the last few days. Not sure why this is such a difficult problem to solve.
This message is for those who, like me, arent able to get Superchat because y'all were supporters of the show back in 2024 and before, so that you go into Supercast and only see the items from 2024.
I truly don't want to be obstinate, and usually I'm the dude that would be apologizing for disturbing the peace. I also am not advocating for stopping payment until the problem is resolved.
Its just frustrating paying for a product when im being asked to get in touch with support rather than having someone who is in touch with support and being engaged with the community, someone who might be able to let the community know about something entirely similar to an FAQ.
TLDR, if anyone has found a solution to this problem, please let others know! Id love to start using Supercast, but I am too frustrated to ask support know, yet. Petty of me, Im sure, but some of my indignation might be righteous.
