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MBS BFFs, CPAC = “Subtle” Nazism 3.2.21
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In episode 822, Jack and Miles are joined by American Hysteria podcast host Chelsey Weber-Smith to discuss the George Floyd trial, Biden and Saudi Arabia, CPAC, the right's outrage over the Muppets cancellation, an Illinois Democrat wanting to ban violent video games, and more!
FOOTNOTES:
- After backlash, Minneapolis scraps social ‘influencer’ plan for trial over killing of George Floyd
- Biden Won’t Penalize Saudi Crown Prince Over Khashoggi’s Killing, Fearing Relations Breach
- CPAC Orlando: Trump hints at running again in 2024 as a Republican, but only 68% of attendees agree
- How A Nazi Symbol At CPAC Turned Into A Massive Hyatt Public Relations Disaster
- Don Jr.’s Outrage Over ‘The Muppets’ Being ‘Canceled’ Is Being Mocked For The Most Obvious Flaw In Logic
- Fact checking CPAC: speakers make false claims about the election, the Capitol attack, immigration, Covid, and The Muppets
- The Muppet Show: Disney+ adds content warning of 'negative depictions of cultures'
- Here's why certain Muppet Show episodes are missing from Disney+
- Fox News Absolutely Freaks Out Over Disney+ ‘Muppets’ Disclaimer
- Right-Wingers Outraged by Muppet Plot!
- Muppet movies: their communist plots revealed
- Miss Piggy Comes Out as Pro-Abortion
- A 'perfect storm' for car break-ins: Vehicle theft spikes across the U.S. amid COVID-19 pandemic
- Carjackings more than double in Chicago during 2020, police say, perhaps as criminals blended in with masked public
- Ban sale of Grand Theft Auto, other violent video games, state rep says
- Illinois rep. wants to ban ‘all violent video games’ to curb violence
- ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ sold 20 million units in 2020, the most since its 2013 release, Take-Two CEO says
- Over 62,000 Unemployment Claims Filed In Illinois Last Week Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
- ‘Poverty Is Killing Us — All Of Us’: Lightfoot Pledges To End Generational Poverty
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