Last Battle for Congress and Brazil V Trump with Michael Fox & Peter Rothpletz (Ep 294)

The Bitchuation Room

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Comedy, News, Government, News Commentary

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Republicans want more than just 5 Texas seats and now other red states are catching on. Journalist Peter Rothpletz joins to discuss the redistricting power plays as well as the conundrum Ghislane Maxwell has put MAGA in. Neither Trump nor Clinton did anything wrong?! *Screams in QAnon* Then journalist Michael Fox on Trump’s tariff war on Brazil and former president Bolsonaro trying to stir shit from home arrest. And a broader wrap up of the continent and where it is headed: from Mexico to Chile to the U.S.’ reignited threats against Venezuela and the possible hot war on drug cartels? This does not end well for the “America” of Americas. Featuring: Michael Fox, journalist and podcaster Listen to Stories of Resistance: https://therealnews.com/stories-of-re... Support and follow Michael's work: Patreon.com/mfox Peter Rothpletz, political commentator and writer https://substack.com/@peterrothpletz https://x.com/PeterTwinklage *** Watch the latest deep dive on RFK Jr. and “The Golden Age of Disease” https://www.youtube.com/live/shwEtty6RPQ?feature=shared *** See Francesca LIVE HOUSTON AUGUST 28 - Francesca and Matt will be at The Punchline in Houston. Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3A0062C3F8154B3F PASADENA - September 5th - New World Disorder. Tickets here: https://www.showclix.com/event/new-world-disorder-09-05-25-7-45-pm BROOKLYN - October 13th Francesca and Matt will co-headline The Bell House. Tickets here: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/300062E2C3694548 Get 20% off SUNSET LAKE CBD with code FRANTIFA at check out. Explore all their organic, vertically-integrated craft CBD products including tinctures, gummies, smokables, salves and more: https://www.sunsetlakecbd.com **** Become a Patron of The Bitchuation Room: https://www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom Tip the show: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Get your union-made TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com *** Thanks to Paige Oamek, Andy Vasoyan & Brent Godin *** Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast on: iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuation Google Music: http://bit.ly/GoogleBitchuation Stitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuation Spotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Find Francesca On: 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/ BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/bitchuationroom.bsky.social Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The more that Trump pushes, the more he tries to get his way, the more he's just pushing
0:05.5	people away.
0:06.3	Like, the more people are saying, well, we need to de-dollarize.
0:08.5	Like, we need to create alternatives.
0:10.2	Like, that's what's happening.
0:15.1	Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi.
0:20.6	Welcome to the bituation room notes from the upside down, the sunken place.
0:26.8	My name is Francesca Fiorentini. I am your host. So good to be back with y'all. We have such a good show today.
0:34.7	Peter Rothpletz is with us. He is a writer and producer. And we're
0:39.6	going to talk about his most recent piece in Zateo, all about the bid to redistrict Texas, then
0:47.8	redistrict California, then do this till infinity. But no, but truly what many people are looking at as one of the last
0:59.2	battles for any semblance of democracy in this country, whatever shred you believe,
1:05.6	they're still around. And that is, of course, the 2026 midterm elections and the gerrymandering schemes that
1:12.7	are underway. So we'll talk about that with Peter and, you know, get his thoughts on where this
1:19.2	is all headed, as well as we're going to talk a little Jelaine Maxwell. Suddenly we get to hear her
1:25.8	voice and remember she's Australian?
1:28.3	That, right?
1:30.3	That just, you know, I guess that's fitting.
1:33.3	You know, Olivia Newton-John has been warned.
1:37.3	I don't know, that's the only other Australian woman who's famous.
1:41.3	Is he Azalea? Is that a person? I don't know. We're going to talk about that in a little
1:47.8	bit and all the things that she said or didn't say about Trump and Clinton. And then my good
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