Greenland’s a Distraction

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🗓️ 9 January 2025

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With Republicans holding the House, the Senate, and the presidency, cabinet confirmation hearings may be the most prominent place for Democrats to make a stand. Guest: Chris Murphy, US senator for Connecticut. Want more What Next? Join Slate Plus to unlock full, ad-free access to What Next and all your other favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the What Next show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme and Rob Gunther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What kind of weekend are you in the mood for?
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0:11.0	drama and fine dining with The Bear,
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0:31.0	How's it going down there in Washington preparing for dystopia, Senator Murphy?
0:38.0	I'll start there.
0:40.3	Well, I think there's a lot of people who don't believe dystopia is coming.
0:47.2	Senator Chris Murphy represents Connecticut.
0:50.6	And I wanted to talk to him because of how frankly he's been speaking.
0:55.4	Like when I asked him about dystopia, I was actually quoting him back to him.
1:00.4	He'd told the bulwark a few weeks back that he was preparing for the worst out of the Trump
1:04.8	administration, including, yes, possible dystopia.
1:10.2	I really believe that we are in the middle of a slide away from democracy.
1:15.5	We're not sort of looking ahead to it.
1:18.2	And I'm a little fearful that so few of my colleagues see what's happening.
1:24.7	Senator Murphy says the warning signs are everywhere.
1:28.0	The GOP has already asked the FBI to investigate former Congresswoman Liz Cheney, for instance.
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