Friendly Assassins and The End of US Empire w/Megan Gailey & Matt Duss (Ep 329)

The Bitchuation Room

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Comedy, News, Government, News Commentary

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 107 minutes

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What does the third assassination attempt on Trump tell us about the state of the left — and what do we make of a would-be assassin whose manifesto reads like a frustrated shitlib? We discuss Cole Thomas Allen, the politics of political rage, and the White House's sudden call to tone down rhetoric. Plus: half the White House is pregnant…and they're all Elon's. Then, the Strait of Hormuz is closed, Congress has twice failed to invoke the War Powers Resolution (with Democratic help), and the US-Israeli war on Iran is starting to look like our empire's Suez moment. We discuss what a progressive foreign policy should actually look like, and where the US goes from here, with foreign policy analyst and UnDiplomatic podcast co-host Matt Duss. Featuring: Megan Gailey, comedian and writer (6:34) https://www.instagram.com/bettermegangailey/ Watch Megan's special Live From My Driveway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQQHeD5f1YY Matt Duss, executive vice president at the Center for International Policy and co-host of the UnDiplomatic Podcast (1:01:29) https://www.undiplomaticpodcast.com/ https://twitter.com/mattduss *** Rock the pod on your bod. Get a brand new “Abolish ICE” t-shirt and a brand new mug at: www.bitchuationroom.com. *** Support the show becoming a patron https://www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom and get NEW exclusive perks. You can also be a member on YouTube, Twitch, or a paid subscriber on substack: franifio.substack.com. *** Thanks to Paige Oamek, Andy Vasoyan & Brent Godin *** Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/bitchuationroom.bsky.social Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast on: Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuation Google Music: http://bit.ly/GoogleBitchuation Stitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuation Spotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Find Francesca On: Substack: franifio.substack.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Franifio Insta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Must remember, do not forget.
0:07.0	Remind me to bring photo ID.
0:10.0	Reminder, set.
0:12.0	Babe, can you make sure I don't forget my photo ID when I vote?
0:16.0	All right, love.
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1:04.7	This is not the first time he's been like, you know, that man over there is very attractive.
1:06.9	Not that I'm into men, but he's attractive.
1:10.9	Like, why would it ever occur to you? There's an attempt on your life possibly and you're going to call them attractive men who almost implying by virtue of them being attractive made you feel safe.
1:20.2	And you know, Issa sitting at home like, he's never called us hot.
1:24.4	Yeah, yeah, yeah.
1:25.4	Oh, they want to be hot to him.
1:27.0	Even he knows they're not hot.
1:28.3	No, even he's like, they're gross.
1:30.3	I messed up.
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