Heather “Digby” Parton (@Digby56) and “Film Guy Matthew” Weiss (@langdonboom) join us.
On today’s show: Sam remembers Koko the gorilla. Brian Kilmeade goes white supremacist, says “these aren’t our kids.”
Heather Parton a.k.a. Digby, of Salon.com and digbysblog.blogspot.com, joins us to talk about ICE’s terrorism, how a structure becomes (more) ugly when authoritarians get a hold of it. Obama’s misguided political calculus re: ICE. Jeff Sessions’ accusation that immigrants won’t assimilate. How the Flores settlement protected (some) immigrants’ rights and how the Trump administration got around it. Why the Republicans don’t care about the 2018 midterms. Larry Murphy’s theory about Melania’s jacket.
Film Guy Matthew joins us to talk movies and more. A clip from his forthcoming production, “Senior Class of Earth.” Matthew’s weekend film pick: “Seven Beauties,” a 1975 Italian film set in fascist Italy featuring an un-erotic sex scene in a concentration camp. “It’s about the triumph of the human spirit!”
On the fun half: Young Trump staffers are having trouble dating, boohoo. Ronald Raygun reports from a Dave Rubin event. Dave Rubin talks about “systemic racism” and intentionally not making money to live subsidized housing. US pulls out of UN human rights council. DC DSA members protest outside Kirstjen Nielsen’s house. MSNBC reacts to emotional Trump fans at rally. Fox and Friends talks to diner patrons about immigration.
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