Ep 911: 'Hail, Caesar'

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

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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This week, we examine Trump's pathological relationship with Fox News and how his morning TV viewing sessions led directly to bombing Iran. We trace the disturbing line from Fox pundits praising Israeli strikes to Trump launching his own attacks—strikes that Rolling Stone reports were "based on vibes" rather than intelligence. We explore how a president who spent years tweeting that Obama would "play the Iran card" has now done exactly that himself, abandoning his "no foreign wars" promise th...

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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
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0:18.1	Illinois, 62791. This is the podcast for June 24th, 2025.
0:23.8	It's not safe for work.
0:25.6	Recorded live from the Cornfield Resistance,
0:28.3	where a week is now a hundred years long.
0:31.5	It's the professional left with Drift Glass and Blue Gal.
0:34.3	Music and Blue Gal.
0:42.9	Hello, Blue Gal.
0:43.9	Hello, Drift Glass.
0:47.8	You might remember that one week ago today.
0:48.4	Today.
0:49.1	One week.
0:54.3	We opened episode 909 with this.
1:00.8	There were a lot of big stories this week, fighting for all of our attention.
1:01.4	I know.
1:02.1	Lots.
1:06.9	First of all, we have to start with Birthday Boy and his pathetic little antique tank party.
1:07.3	Oh.
1:08.0	Yeah.
1:14.9	And also the hugely successful no kings protests. Yep. Yeah. And also the hugely successful no king's protests. Yep. Amazing.
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