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8/13/25: Trump Floats Jobs Numbers Coverup, MSNBC Says No DC Crime, Trump Marijuana Reschedule

Saagar and Emily discuss Trump floating the possibility of covering up bad jobs numbers with his new official, a seemingly corrupt deal between Trump, NVIDIA and China to sell advanced AI chips, and Youth unemployment skyrocketing as AI takes people's jobs. Then we're joined by Delano Squires from Heritage Foundation to talk about the National Guard deployment and MSNBC claiming there is no crime in rich DC neighborhoods. After, we look at Trump rescheduling Marijuana, an Orthodox Nun slams Israel with Tucker Carlson, and Zohran Mamdani slams Andrew Cuomo for ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Delano Squires: https://x.com/DelanoSquires

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZhfsd9y3WM

Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(2:56) Trump Jobs Chief
(23:23) NVIDIA Deal
(34:45) Youth Unemployment
(47:53) Trump DC Takeover
(1:11:35) Weed Rescheduling
(1:32:16) Orthodox Nun Slams Israel
(1:45:56) Cuomo Epstein Ties
(1:56:56) EoS

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4/4/25: China Calls Trump's Bluff, Stocks Plummet, Lawyer Responds To JD Vance

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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4/4/25: China Calls Trump's Bluff, Stocks Plummet, Lawyer Responds To JD Vance

@BreakingPoints, I just finished listening to the last segment.

Is there any interest @BreakingPoints in covering the military's institutional decline more closely and sustainably? The lack of accountability at the DoD is apparent and covered extensively, going all the way back to Rising, but the DoD is so large that it's hard for the average person to take in.

There's a lot of value in focusing on the decline of the US military and its effect on service members, the blowback at home, our politics, foreign policy, and globally. It's a micro/meso/macro approach, but I think it would hit home with how the BP team covers issues.

Maybe there's already an outfit that is doing that?

My BP Book List is getting so lengthy, I was thinking it would be great to get a compiled list of recommendations from everyone on the Breaking Points team….maybe community votes for different titles to be added? You are all so well read!

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