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that people feel insecure, that people feel that the situation is not stable.

The right-wing populist party that wants to travel this climate needs that kind of situation.

And now the good fight with Yasha Monk.

Welcome to the podcast that searches for the ideas, policies and strategies that can be

to retire and populists like Donald Trump over the next four years and the next 40

next 40. Well, well, we have Michael Cohen turning himself in,

accepting a plea deal deal incriminating a political candidate whose name shall not be

named of having broken campaign finance rules in a blatant way.

We have Paul Manafort being convicted on a whole series of charges relating

to corrupt practices involving Russia-linked politicians in Ukraine.

It is getting more and more clear that the Mueller investigation,

which I don't talk all that much about here on the podcast I want to focus on the more long-term things that the Mueller investigation is not

a witch hunter that is likely to uncover some real criminal wrongdoing on behalf of the president.

Now at the same time we see Donald Trump continuing to revoke the security clearances of people he doesn't like,

continuing to try and get various people in the FBI who

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