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Episode 110 - The Rocktober Revolution feat. China Miéville (5/22/17)

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Chapo Trap House

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4.69.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2017

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

We attempt to summon the magic reality-bending force of the show to cause Trump to get impeached and get off by testifying against Jared. Then we talk to novelist China Miéville about his new book “October,” and how Lenin was the first online guy. Get China's book here: https://www.versobooks.com/books/2443-october

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0:00.0

I would like to thank King Salma for his extraordinary words and the magnificent

0:08.7

kingdom of Saudi Arabia for hosting today's summit.

0:15.4

I am honored to be received by such gracious hosts. I have always heard about the

0:25.4

splendour of your country and the kindness of your citizens. But words do not do

0:32.4

justice to the grandeur of this remarkable place and the incredible hospital you have shown us from the moment we arrived.

0:46.5

You also hosted me in the treasure home of King Abdul Hasis.

0:53.0

This is. trouble. Friday news though, though. This is just the New York Times here.

1:20.0

President Trump killed Russian officials in the Oval Office this month that firing the

1:24.7

FBI director James V. Comey had, quote, relieved great pressure on him, according to a document

1:30.1

summarizing the meeting.

1:31.7

I just fired the head of the FBI he was crazy a real nut job mr. Trump said

1:36.5

according to the document which was read to the new york times by an American

1:39.6

official I faced great pressure because of Russia. That's taken off. Mr. Trump added, I'm not

1:46.2

under investigation.

1:48.2

Wow, you guys are really falling for a classic deep state soft coup which is obviously what's happening here.

1:55.8

These leaks are coming because Trump is draining the swamp in DC and they're threatened

2:01.6

by it. They're pushing back.

2:03.7

It's a soft brain coo.

2:05.6

So the soft spun on the top of Trump's head never.

2:09.3

This will be known as the Fontenelle coup.

2:12.1

So we were joking earlier about Lavrov.

2:16.0

I mean, what must have been going through his head?

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