Ep 938: Republicans in Disarray

The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

Driftglass and Blue Gal

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

4.8 • 920 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

This week, we're unpacking a tale of two shutdowns—and spoiler alert: they're both Trump's. First, the government shutdown: Why are Republicans celebrating a government shutdown while simultaneously blaming Democrats for it? How can they claim it's the "Schumer Shutdown" when they control all three branches of government? And why can't they keep their messaging straight—celebrating the shutdown on Newsmax while condemning it in Congress? We'll reveal what 71% (you read that right, seven...

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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,
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0:18.9	This is the podcast for the week of October 3rd, 2025.
0:23.0	It's not safe for work.
0:24.5	Recorded live from the Cornfield Resistance, where Trump's Gestapo arrived in Chicago this week,
0:30.3	armed for a Fallujah Street Battle with drones and helicopters and repelling lines and jackboots.
0:35.5	It's the professional left with drip glass and blue gal.
0:45.4	And we're going to get to Chicago in a moment.
0:49.1	Be will.
0:49.6	Chicago Strong.
0:51.0	We're praying for Chicago.
0:52.8	Yeah.
0:53.4	First, we're going to start with today a tale of two shutdowns.
0:58.6	Mm-hmm.
0:59.2	It was the best of shutdowns. It was the worst of shutdowns.
1:03.0	It was the time of endless Republican lying about immigrants.
1:07.7	It was the time of zero paychecks.
1:10.6	It was the epoch of continuing resolutions. It was the time of zero paychecks. It was the epoch of continuing resolutions.
1:14.6	It was the epoch of continuing excuses. It was the season of bellicose garbage speeches.
1:22.1	It was the season of padlocked national parks. It was the spring of deficit chicken hawks on vacation.
1:31.3	It was the winter of unpaid TSA agents. We had everything before us unless we were a federal
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