Episode 17: Taco Tuesday

This week Rachel and Aaron follow Elon “Black Eye” Musk out the door as he whines about the American political system he destroyed. Plus: cracks in the ice when it comes to criticizing Donald Trump and the Big Ugly Bill, a weird reminder of death from a U.S. Senator (and a weirder “apology”). What happens when you call a fascist… a fascist? And we take a hard look at the Great Replacement Theory through the lens of Tucker Carlson.

LINKS:

• New York Times: On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama
• Associated Press: Musk put a spotlight on federal spending, but cut less than he wanted
• Elon Musk interview on CBS This Morning
• Sen. Rand Paul on Face the Nation
• Sen. Joni Ernst: “We’re all going to die”
• Ernst makes sarcastic “apology” in graveyard
• Woman calls out Rep. Mike Flood as a fascist
• Trump confronted by TACO Theory
• Tucker Carlson interview with Canadian MP Maxime Bernier
• Trump throws 500-word hissyfit about Leornard Leo and the Federalist Society
• The Cycle on Subtack
• Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game