Ep 909: MAGA's Very Very Bad Week

The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

Driftglass and Blue Gal

Democrat, Government, Midterms, Progressive, Liberal, Resistance, News, Debate, Campaign, Indivisible, Election, Politics, Presidential, News Commentary

4.8 • 854 Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Anyone else notice the growing cracks in the MAGA coalition as supporters openly question whether they've been played? We dive into the spectacular failures that defined this week in MAGA-land. From Trump's embarrassingly sparse tank parade that drew more protesters (Yay, No Kings Marches!) than supporters, to the horrific Minnesota political assassinations that exposed how quickly the right-wing propaganda machine can pivot from one set of lies to another, especially when reality and facts g...

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0:00.0	You can listen to the professional left wherever you get your podcasts on Netroots Radio or at our website, pro-leftpod.com, where you can also contribute to this podcast.
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0:19.0	This is the podcast for June 17, 2025.
0:22.8	It's not safe for work.
0:24.6	Recorded live from the Cornfield Resistance, where a panel truck drove into our local
0:29.0	Baskin Robbins and knocked it down flat, knocked the whole building down, which is wild
0:33.3	that a panel truck could hit a building at that angle and bring it all down.
0:36.7	There were no serious injuries, so it's okay for us to joke about it.
0:40.5	I am mourning the loss of prelines and cream, and I'm sure my vegan stepdaughter is mourning
0:46.2	the loss of the vegan alternative.
0:47.9	They have their at Basket Robbins.
0:49.2	They're also very nice people there.
0:51.0	I'm really sad they're going to be out of work for a while. And just a fluky thing.
0:55.0	And by God, Blue Gal, this is the hottest day of the year so far. And this asshole pick today
1:00.6	to knock down- Crash his car into the Baskin-Robbins support beam, apparently.
1:07.9	Took down the whole front. So, you know, God damn you, sir.
1:11.4	God damn you.
1:12.9	But either way, it's the professional left with Drift Glass and Blue Gal.
1:20.8	Yeah, there were a lot of big stories this week besides Baskin Robbins collapsing, the whole building.
1:30.8	And we're so sad about that.
1:32.7	But again, there were no serious injuries.
1:35.1	Everybody's okay.
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