MAGA Leaders Use L.A. Fires to Push More Flaming ‘Bulls**t’

The New Abnormal

The Daily Beast

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🗓️ 10 January 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Republicans have jumped on the opportunity to weaponize coverage of the devastating greater Los Angeles wildfires into political divisiveness, says The New Abnormal co-hosts Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy. “We have seen many people on the right, including Donald Trump Jr. Blaming this somehow on the fact that we've given money to Ukraine,” said Levy. Plus, New York Times technology correspondent Mike Isaac discusses Mark Zuckerberg’s overhaul of Meta's fact-checking system, and author Adrian Carrasquillo discusses how the media might cover the incoming presidential administration’s promised mass deportations.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Andy Levy, former Fox News and CNN-HLN guy and current cable news conscientious objector.
0:06.1	I'm a former libertarian who now sits pretty comfortably on the left.
0:09.6	Hi, I'm Danielle Moody, former educator and recovering lobbyist.
0:13.4	But today, I'm an unapologetic, woke commentator on America's threats to democracy.
0:18.5	And I'm producer Jesse Cannon, and I'm here to make sure things don't go too far off
0:22.1	the rails.
0:23.0	We're here to have fun, smart conversations with some of the most knowledgeable and entertaining
0:27.1	people in politics, media, and beyond.
0:29.6	Our goal is to try and make sense of our current crazy world, our new abnormal, and hopefully
0:35.2	even make you laugh through the tears.
0:37.1	What a great show we have for you today. New York Times technology correspondent Mike Isaac
0:41.3	joins us to discuss Mark Zuckerberg's controversial overhaul of meta's content management approach
0:45.3	and what that signals about Silicon Valley's shifting politics. Then, Adrian Carasquillo,
0:49.3	author of the Huddled Mass's newsletter, is here to talk about his recent piece at the bulwark. The media isn't ready for Trump's mass deportation moment.
0:56.3	All about how the media's narrow focus ignores the deeper realities of the potential humanitarian crisis of an aggressive deportation policy.
1:02.9	But first, let's have some fun.
1:04.6	Danielle, I think before we start this episode, we need to wish a happy birthday to our fearless producer, Jesse Cannon,
1:14.1	aka Tallcan. How dare you?
1:18.3	Misinformation being spread on this podcast.
1:21.9	It was actually his birthday on Wednesday. I remembered that. I don't think you did, Danielle, but that's it's fine.
1:29.4	Wow, that's amazing.
1:31.5	I'm sure he doesn't care or hold a grudge or, you know.
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