10/16/25: Protests incoming, MAGA terrified, Bernie and AOC tell it like it is

-- On the Show:

-- Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, Democrat from Arizona's 7th congressional district, joins us to discuss the delay in her swearing-in and how it connects to the Republican effort to block the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files

-- Donald Trump panics as the upcoming No Kings protests grow into potentially the largest demonstrations since his return to office, with Fox News hosts warning people to stay away

-- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent rants that peaceful No Kings protests threaten paychecks, exposing the administration's paranoia and detachment from reality

-- Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warn that Trump's one-year ACA subsidy plan is a political trap designed to spike premiums right after the midterms

-- Trump rambles incoherently about Chuck Schumer, Venezuela, and nuclear wars, revealing confusion and delusion during a bizarre press event

-- Trump slurs through donor remarks while bragging about multimillion-dollar checks and obsessing over White House décor

-- Nancy Pelosi shuts down a right-wing reporter pushing a false January 6th conspiracy, calling out MAGA lies and refusing to play along with bad-faith attacks

-- JD Vance defends GOP officials caught in a pro-Hitler group chat and falsely blames leftists for political violence

-- On the Bonus Show: A judge halts Trump's shutdown layoffs, Capitol Police investigate a swastika found in a representative's office, the US revokes the visas of six foreigners over Charlie Kirk comments, and much more...

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(00:00) Start (01:10) Trump panics over protests (06:21) Treasury official fears protests (11:19) Sanders/Ocasio-Cortez on healthcare trap (20:16) Trump rambling at press event (29:37) Trump slurs donor remarks (35:28) Adelita Grijalva interview (49:52) Pelosi shuts down reporter (54:42) JD Vance defends young Republicans

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