They did a DEI Super Bowl presentation because everybody knows that without affirmative action,

African Americans have never been able to succeed in the field of music.

Hey, everyone, you're listening to a free preview of the politics podcast.

So as we record this Tuesday

morning, we're in a bit of a limbo state where the Trump administration is musing pretty

openly about defying court orders and seems to be actually openly in violation of at least some

standing court orders, which means we're about as close as we can be to, I think, what they call

an autocratic breakthrough moment, where the only remedies available after you cross that point

to preserve constitutional democracy are impeachment and removal or a more radical kind of resistance.

So in this episode, we'll talk about what precipitated this

standoff and what we might expect going forward from politicians and the public. If you want to hear

the whole conversation, you can upgrade your subscription to paid at politics.fm.

Hey, everyone. Welcome to the politics podcast. I'm Brian Boitler.

I'm Matthew Glacius. We're out of our usual locations.

Yeah. For people viewing at home.

From the Trump regime.

I'm in my kitchen without a desk and suffering from the flu or something.

I'm at a hotel.

I look like Tim Poole, but I promise I don't take any Russian intelligence money.

This week, we're kind of peering over the precipice at the de facto end of American democracy.

And Matt thinks I'm running a little hot.

But I've got to say, I don't like where we sit.

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