Thursday, September 3, 2026
This data has helped fight workplace discrimination for 60 years. The Trump administration plans to delete it
The move marks a fundamental shift for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Without this data, it will be much harder for the agency to identify widespread cases of discrimination in hiring and promotions, experts and former employees of the commission say. And, they warn, it will bring the Trump administration one step closer to reshaping the commission from an independent watchdog into an arm of the executive branch narrowly focused on advancing the political grievances of Donald Trump’s base…
The GOP’s major concession about expanding the Supreme Court
“The proposed amendment is simple: ‘The Supreme Court of the United States shall be composed of nine justices consisting of one chief justice and eight associate justices.’’ The GOP leadership is likely putting this proposed amendment forward to demonize Democrats as being in favor of “court packing.” Whether the bill’s sponsors realize it or not, though, its very existence concedes something vital: The choice of how many seats are on the Supreme Court is entirely up to Congress”
https://www.ms.now/opinion/house-amendment-supreme-court-nine-seats
DOJ says states must report all undocumented immigrants — or lose federal funds - POLITICO
Previous efforts to force states' hands have failed in court...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/02/trump-justice-department-immigration-deportation
US and Iran exchange more airstrikes, fuelling fears of wider return to hostilities
Attacks on Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and reprisals against US bases in Middle East quash hopes that flare-up last weekend was limited in nature…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/01/us-iran-airstrikes-launch
Hospitals say coming Trump administration rules are worse than GOP's Medicaid cuts - POLITICO
Hospitals expected to lose $340 billion through 2034 after Congress passed the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act last year. If the rules are finalized as proposed, they would generate $756 billion in savings to the federal government and $265 billion in savings to states through 2035.
Or as hospitals see it, they’re losing $681 billion more than they expected…
Florida Republicans worry they won’t capture big redistricting gains - POLITICO
Republican hopes for Florida were much higher at the start of a tit-for-tat cycle that saw Republican- and Democratic-led states across the country engage in mid-decade redistricting...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/02/florida-house-gop-redistricting-midterms-01060473
Federal judge tosses Trump lawsuit over young trans athletes in California school sports
In a major LGBTQ+ rights victory, the justice department cannot force the state to ban trans girls from women’s sports…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/01/trump-trans-athletes-california-lawsuit-dismissed
Almost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year, experts find
Study reveals that pesticide poisoning kills 11,000 people each year, with India accounting for nearly 60% of fatalities
Right-Wingers Are Furious with the Girl Scouts Over a Fake "Muslim Badge” scandal
Right-wing influencers are threatening to boycott Girl Scout cookies after Natalie Winters, Steve Bannon’s podcast co-host, falsely accused Girl Scouts of the USA of promoting the “Islamization” of girls.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZx20H8kUyU
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
How intense rains in the Grand Canyon turned into a deadly disaster
A deadly flash flood in the Grand Canyon over the weekend was likely driven by a confluence of climate factors, including drought, wildfire scarring and warming temperatures in the Pacific Ocean that can supercharge storms...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/31/grand-canyon-flash-flood-causes
Solar cuts ‘at least £400 from bills in even the cloudiest British areas’
Savings grow as energy prices in Great Britain rise and cost of panel installation falls, analysis finds…
Michigan school districts offer insurance-free care to beat rising health costs
In a state short of educators, the districts now can offer easier-access, no-cost medical care to their employees. In the case of Corunna, the clinic is located on the school district’s main campus...
Researcher Christopher McCurdy Did Not Disclose Kratom Conflicts of Interest — ProPublica
University of Florida professor Christopher McCurdy has accepted travel reimbursements, donations to his university’s foundation and funding for symposiums from the American Kratom Association. None of this is mentioned in the papers he publishes...
A 'sleeper issue' in red states this fall: Diesel prices - POLITICO
Republicans have been facing a problem with voters over high gasoline prices for months — but the economic pain from near-record diesel fuel prices looks set to hit at the worst possible time for them…
Own a gun? Go to church? Do yoga? AI can find out in seconds. - POLITICO
“Today, anyone with access to a frontier AI model can buy your data from a broker and reconstruct an intimate picture of your life, including your location, your purchases, your browsing history, and even who you love or where you worship,” Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) said in a statement. “CivAI’s work showing members and staff exactly how easy this is should be a wake-up call for Congress, which has spent years failing to act.”…
US launches ‘large and powerful’ new strikes at Iran - POLITICO
"I am stating clearly that if the U.S. returns to its commitments under the Memorandum of Understanding, the Islamic Republic of Iran will immediately reciprocate," Pezeshkian said at a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, according to state-run media...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/01/us-iran-war-strikes
VP Vance zeroes in on El-Sayed during Michigan rally
In response to the Vance’s remarks, El-Sayed countered Monday with his own definition of “evil.”
“Evil is ripping healthcare away from working people in exchange for tax breaks for billionaires. Evil is making people pay more for groceries and gas while pushing for trade wars and actual war. Evil is dividing people for your own gain. Evil is selling out your morals for a little bit of power.
“Michigan is better than being lectured to by sock puppets from Ohio and Florida. We understand what’s at stake, and Michiganders will show you at the ballot box this November when we send Mike Rogers packing,” El-Sayed said in a press release...
Whistleblower warns about USPS plan for Trump mail voting order : NPR
"USPS leadership, it appears, has discarded all best practices as they speed the project to be ready for a September 1 implementation — raising questions about whether catastrophic failure would be a feature rather than a bug," said the disclosure, prepared by Whistleblower Aid, a nonprofit organization representing the anonymous federal government official with direct knowledge of the Postal Service's development of the new system...
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/01/nx-s1-5950869/trump-mail-in-voting-usps
Germany blames Russia for attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport | PBS News
Moscow has been widely accused by Western officials of running a campaign of sabotage and disruption with the aim of undermining support for Ukraine and destabilizing European nations...
Here’s Why We’ve Been Seeing So Much Food-Borne Illness – Mother Jones
“Climate change has allowed pathogens like cyclospora…to expand from the tropic, subtropic lines into areas more north and south.”…
Forest Service chief faces scrutiny over logging ties as Trump plans to scrap protections
Rollback of ‘roadless rule’ expected to benefit companies US Forest Service chief, Tom Schultz, previously lobbied for…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/01/trump-roadless-rule-old-growth-forests
Federal delays are holding up $21 billion for rural internet projects, as states wait for guidance
State officials can’t spend billions in federal funding to connect remote areas to the internet until the Trump administration provides information on how to use the money. Broadband offices are hopeful guidance is on the way – but when remains unclear...
Trump Is Importing Beef China Rejected
China rejected a 22-ton shipment of contaminated beef, but a controversial Trump administration policy might bring meat from the same origin directly to American supermarkets. In this video I cover why the beef was found to be dangerous by China,, alarming border inspection gaps, and how new tariff waivers are sparking massive backlash from U.S. cattle ranchers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-wIz4s2Xs0
Congress clears funding patch to avert pre-election shutdown - POLITICO
Trump is expected to sign the funding patch, which the White House endorsed last month ahead of Senate passage — even though it blocks the Office of Management and Budget from finalizing its controversial rule to overhaul the federal grantmaking approval process.
That Senate-added language, as well as a prohibition on new funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol, drove significant support from House Democrats...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/01/congress-funding-patch-shutdown-midterms-01060046
US health officials exclude measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania from counts
RFK Jr, the health secretary, has suggested the deaths were ‘fabricated’ while the CDC claimed it was reviewing them…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/31/measles-deaths-pennsylvania-excluded
Mike Johnson tells House GOP leaders he met with Elon Musk - Live Updates - POLITICO
POLITICO first reported Johnson and the GOP megadonor planned to meet in Texas last Friday as Republicans are hopeful Musk will unleash a spending deluge to help save their majority...
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/09/01/congress/johnson-says-he-met-with-musk-01059264
Lawmakers Push DHS to Cancel Its Shock Gloves Contract – Mother Jones
“This administration continues to outfit ICE and CBP with the tools of an occupying paramilitary force.”…
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
USDA cuts strip NRCS workers from local communities
The Natural Resources Conservation Service lost nearly a quarter of its staff nationwide in 2025 after the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal government. Many were local experts that help farmers with soil and water conservation efforts...
https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-08-31/nrcs-cuts-impact-conservation-farmers
Providers see more abortions later in pregnancy as bans spread in US
Patients are showing up ‘later and sicker’ for abortion care as more US states adopt bans and significant restrictions…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/30/abortion-bans-later-procedures
The Florida GOP’s Red Scare Is Losing Steam – Mother Jones
“We learned from Trump, if you scream something a thousand times, it sadly saturates. But it’s not working with the same currency [as] past cycles.”…
Trump threatens further action as US and Iran exchange fire in new flare-up
Washington says it acted after observing Iran was planning to deploy fresh mines in strait of Hormuz…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/31/trump-threatens-further-action-us-iran-exchange-fire
John Roberts blisters colleagues in scathing dissent as Trump's ballroom gets green light - Raw Story
Roberts cited 40 U.S.C. § 8106, which states that it is illegal to construct any "building or structure ... on any reservation, park, or public grounds of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia without express authority of Congress."
"The ballroom is a building or structure being erected on federal park grounds — President's Park — in the District of Columbia," Roberts continued. "Yet Congress has not passed any law resembling 'express authority' for the Executive's construction of it."…
https://www.rawstory.com/john-roberts-2677800267/
Georgia police officer put on leave after family’s pet donkey killed during search
“They claimed he ran up to them braying and they thought they were in danger and shot and killed him after trying to taze him,” Israel wrote in her Facebook post, which featured a photograph of her kneeling by the fallen donkey.
“HeeHaw was raised in the house and did petting zoos [and] never knew a stranger. And was shot and killed in his own pasture for doing what donkeys do. Alerting to a stranger. There is no way this is legal...”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/31/georgia-police-officer-on-leave-donkey-killed
MAHA has arrived in Iowa — and Big Ag is reeling - POLITICO
Lahn is taking aim at fertilizers, pesticides and other farm chemicals seeping into drinking water supplies — and the agrochemical giants that make them. He believes Big Ag and Big Chemical are to blame for the state’s high cancer rates, a top issue for voters here...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/31/maha-iowa-big-ag-01056179
California lawmakers move to shield the coast from Trump's oil agenda - POLITICO
“Trump is threatening California’s coast in pursuit of reckless offshore oil and gas extraction to pad the wallets of his corrupt oil cronies,” Newsom said in a statement earlier this month…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/28/california-coast-trump-oil-01055337
Leaders of China, Russia, India among world leaders meeting at summit to counter U.S. influence | PBS News
Along with Russia, China has presented the SCO as an alternative to Western-aligned organizations like the G7, and in recent years has wanted to expand the scope and influence of the organization, pledging development and financial assistance.
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said last week that the organization has successfully "explored a new path for regional cooperation." Beijing has consistently promoted the idea of an alternative world order with Russia's support...
USDA reportedly shelves cyclospora research amid relocations and fund cuts
Trump officials shuttering three projects on foodborne parasite, two defunded by Congress, Politico reports…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/30/usda-cyclospora-research-projects-shelved
US army secretary Dan Driscoll resigns over reported friction with Pete Hegseth
Resignation comes after months of turmoil at Pentagon, from leaked investigation to ousting of senior officials…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/31/army-secretary-dan-driscoll-resigns
Plan to cut polling sites in major Texas county draws protests as Senate battle looms | PBS News
Carol Raburn, who worked the March primaries as an election judge in Tarrant County, called the proposal a form of voter suppression.
"Because what happens when people don't have a convenient place to go vote that's not too far away from where they are, where they live? They just don't go vote because they've made it so difficult," she said...
Trump Is Unraveling a Hard-Won Rule to Reduce Toxic Pollution From Chemical Plants – Mother Jones
“Everything that the Biden administration did to help protect us was pretty much just thrown in the garbage,” Tish Taylor said in July, and replaced by “a death sentence.” St. John the Baptist Parish, where her family lives, has the country’s highest risk of cancer from air pollution—nearly 50 times the national average. A disproportionate percentage of those exposed to the highest levels of pollution in the region are Black…
Documents leaked by Trump official to bolster a conspiracy show ‘absolutely nothing’
The dispute is the latest chapter in a years-long campaign by conservatives to portray the GEC as part of a broader effort by the US government and technology companies to suppress rightwing speech...
New Report: Hegseth’s Own Military Brass Warns the Iran War Is Unsustainable – Mother Jones
The pain point, according to the reporting, is that President Trump wants to keep all his options open, including the ability to attack Iran again—extending a large deployment of troops kept at the ready and limiting the ability to train and run missions elsewhere. That prompted the concern, formally known as a “non-concur,” from Hegseth’s commanders, according to the Post:…
James Clyburn says supporting Clarence Thomas for supreme court ‘was mistake’
The senior Democratic congressman James Clyburn said his decision to support Clarence Thomas for a US supreme court seat “was a mistake” and called for the expansion of the nation’s highest legal panel to 13 justices...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/31/james-clyburn-clarence-thomas-supreme-court
Heat kills 5 times more people than official stats show : NPR
From 2004 to 2018, the national number of heat-related deaths compiled by the CDC was low: on average, around 700 a year. The number has crept up in recent years, averaging around 1,700 but sometimes topping 2,000, as heat risks grow and counting strategies evolve.
But even that number is an underestimate, according to NPR and BU's analysis. On average between 2018 and 2025, we estimate that some 9,000 deaths each year in the country are impacted by heat — a factor of five higher than the official average over that same period.
Some years, heat-related deaths can top 10,000...
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/31/nx-s1-5724225/heat-wave-death-toll-tracker
Monday, August 31, 2026
Prosecutorial Indiscretion (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Unjustified podcast)
The Legal Accountability Center filed bar complaints on Tuesday accusing U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and two lieutenants of violating their ethical duties in seeking to charge six Democratic lawmakers.
A federal judge has re-blocked the Trump administration’s executive order curtailing mail in voting after the Supreme Court lifted her previous block last week.
Three journalists dismissed from Stars and Stripes are suing the Pentagon accusing the government of violating their First Amendment rights and asking the courts to stop their termination.
Two election monitors from the Justice Department tried to interview voters and examine voting machines at polling places during Wyoming’s primaries last week, drawing pushback from the state’s Republican governor.
Plus listener questions.
Interview:
A federal judge has re-blocked the Trump administration’s executive order curtailing mail in voting after the Supreme Court lifted her previous block last week.
Three journalists dismissed from Stars and Stripes are suing the Pentagon accusing the government of violating their First Amendment rights and asking the courts to stop their termination.
Two election monitors from the Justice Department tried to interview voters and examine voting machines at polling places during Wyoming’s primaries last week, drawing pushback from the state’s Republican governor.
Plus listener questions.
Interview:
Trump’s DHS is using an obscure law to secretly snoop on journalists, non-profits and unions: ‘It’s outrageous’
The episode was the most recent example of an alarming pattern in recent months in which the DHS avoided judicial scrutiny and deployed a summons related to customs enforcement to pressure companies into turning over information on Americans. The US constitution’s fourth amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures and law enforcement generally must show a judge or a grand jury they have probable cause to believe the materials they want to search will produce evidence of a crime.
But over the last few months, the Department of Homeland Security has undertaken a brazen effort to get around that fundamental safeguard. In addition to efforts to obtain records on Minnesota journalists, the DHS has used 1509 summonses to pressure social media companies to unmask the identities of people who have criticized ICE officers and to obtain financial information on a host of unions and left-leaning non-profit organizations in Minneapolis...
Christian Doctors Accidentally Affirm "No Resurrection Required" (Sean McDowell response)(Paulogia)
Can the appearances of Jesus be explained away as hallucinations?
Two leading doctors offer a medical critique. Dr. Harold Koenig is one of the world's experts in the intersection of science, theology, and spirituality. He has written 575 peer-reviewed scientific journals and 55 books. Craig Fowler, M.D., is Professor & Chair of Surgery at the Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine. He has received both Best Doctor in America and US Top Ophthalmology awards.
Interview:
Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers says he saw Bin Laden’s body with his ‘own eyes’. He did not
A New York Times fact check pointed out that the second part of Rogers’s “incendiary statement” was false: it was not El-Sayed, but one of his supporters, the Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, who once said that the US deserved 9/11, before retracting and apologizing for that statement seven years before he endorsed El-Sayed.
For his part, El-Sayed has clearly denounced the 9/11 attacks for years. In a recollection of that day written in 2021, El-Sayed wrote: “
I watched terrorists with names like mine attack my country in the name of my faith. Three thousand of my fellow Americans were killed in the craven terrorist attacks in New York, Washington DC and Pennsylvania. The attack devastated me.”
LIVE DEBATE [Your God is Evil] 4-27-2026 (Justin at DZ Debates on YouTube)
TIMESTAMPS
4:40 Sargon - Crash out
7:35 Deathless Light - Crash out
9:00 Beaver - Does God have to be all good (1 Corinthians 13)? Crash out over reading the Bible
23:45 Susanne - Does God enjoy punishing people? Caller accuses Justin of gaslighting; Should we still follow the Law of Moses? Caller runs
50:11 Tofeas - Duncan joins; Why is it wrong to SA a woman? Answer: it is wrong but caller doesn't know why; Adultery vs grape in the Old Testament
1:10:20 (Tofeas) - Was the Antichrist supposed to rule the whole world? If so, how is the Antichrist Nero?
1:49:17 Justeen - Is it evil for God to cause people to grape other people (Isaiah 13)? Justin goes through other examples and caller says they either need to do more research or dodges the question
2:36:10 Daniel comes up to say hello
2:40:25 anonymous - Caller struggles to directly answer questions; Why is suffering bad?
3:18:40 Jaden - Justin starts on the test of the bloody sheet (Deuteronomy 22) and caller leaves
3:29:10 Cyrus - Caller is bad faith throughout; Does God make people eat their own children (Jeremiah 19:9)? Words don't mean words because of traditional interpretation; Has anyone seen God? Answer: yes and no
3:52:30 (Cyrus) - Can caller explain the Trinity without committing a blasphemy or ignoring logic?
4:20:50 (Cyrus) - Can caller find the quote in John 13:18 in an Old Testament messianic prophecy? Caller goes to typological prophecies
4:56:44 mike - Starts with a little warm-up chatter but ends up at the test of the bloody sheet (Deuteronomy 22); Since that was the "best" evidence they had, it is okay to use even it led to innocent women being stoned; Caller pretzels hard regarding terms like "reliable"; Caller tries to compare this virginity test with modern-day SA kits
5:37:30 (mike) - Is it okay to unalive innocent people? Justin has to go to the notepad because of the pretzeling; Is there a valid way to test for virginity?
5:57:10 (mike) - TW: self-unaliving; Caller claims that Justin doesn't have a basis to call things evil
6:09:40 (mike) - Would caller help in eliminating the Amalekites? Do we still have to follow the Moses?
6:37:25 Superchats and wrap up
Interview:
4:40 Sargon - Crash out
7:35 Deathless Light - Crash out
9:00 Beaver - Does God have to be all good (1 Corinthians 13)? Crash out over reading the Bible
23:45 Susanne - Does God enjoy punishing people? Caller accuses Justin of gaslighting; Should we still follow the Law of Moses? Caller runs
50:11 Tofeas - Duncan joins; Why is it wrong to SA a woman? Answer: it is wrong but caller doesn't know why; Adultery vs grape in the Old Testament
1:10:20 (Tofeas) - Was the Antichrist supposed to rule the whole world? If so, how is the Antichrist Nero?
1:49:17 Justeen - Is it evil for God to cause people to grape other people (Isaiah 13)? Justin goes through other examples and caller says they either need to do more research or dodges the question
2:36:10 Daniel comes up to say hello
2:40:25 anonymous - Caller struggles to directly answer questions; Why is suffering bad?
3:18:40 Jaden - Justin starts on the test of the bloody sheet (Deuteronomy 22) and caller leaves
3:29:10 Cyrus - Caller is bad faith throughout; Does God make people eat their own children (Jeremiah 19:9)? Words don't mean words because of traditional interpretation; Has anyone seen God? Answer: yes and no
3:52:30 (Cyrus) - Can caller explain the Trinity without committing a blasphemy or ignoring logic?
4:20:50 (Cyrus) - Can caller find the quote in John 13:18 in an Old Testament messianic prophecy? Caller goes to typological prophecies
4:56:44 mike - Starts with a little warm-up chatter but ends up at the test of the bloody sheet (Deuteronomy 22); Since that was the "best" evidence they had, it is okay to use even it led to innocent women being stoned; Caller pretzels hard regarding terms like "reliable"; Caller tries to compare this virginity test with modern-day SA kits
5:37:30 (mike) - Is it okay to unalive innocent people? Justin has to go to the notepad because of the pretzeling; Is there a valid way to test for virginity?
5:57:10 (mike) - TW: self-unaliving; Caller claims that Justin doesn't have a basis to call things evil
6:09:40 (mike) - Would caller help in eliminating the Amalekites? Do we still have to follow the Moses?
6:37:25 Superchats and wrap up
Interview:
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Weekly Roundup: Talarico is "Al-Qaeda" + Enes Kanter's WNBA Stunt (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)
This week on the SWAJ Weekly Roundup, Brad and Dan dig into Lance Wallnau’s baseless claim that Texas gubernatorial candidate James Talarico is secretly linked to Al-Qaeda, unpacking how this fits a broader Christian nationalist strategy of tying Democrats to Islamist and Marxist “infiltrators” — even as polling shows Talarico outperforming Trump’s 2024 numbers in his district.
They also break down Enes Kanter Freedom’s confrontational stunt at a WNBA game, arguing that anti-trans activism functions as a form of misogyny aimed at enforcing patriarchal norms on women’s spaces.
The episode closes with a look at a Florida grand jury finding that the DeSantis administration misappropriated $10 million meant for children’s Medicaid to fight a marijuana legalization ballot measure — a story Brad and Dan frame as part of a broader erosion of political accountability.
Interview:
A Demon Hunter Showdown (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podcast #650)
— Conservative Christians in Texas are trying to harass Muslims out of existence. (1:08)
— Dethroned Miss North Carolina USA sues pageant over her own bigoted posts. (19:56)
— Christian metal band “Demon Hunter” sues Netflix over “KPop Demon Hunters.” (41:42)
— Massachusetts High Court blocks Catholic statues from going up at Quincy police headquarters. (49:06)
— How a ‘90s R&B star weaponized Christianity against his children. (54:09)
— The GOP nominee for governor of Illinois doesn’t want to talk about his Creationist beliefs. (59:25)
— Pete Hegseth is bringing Christian propaganda to schools on military bases. (1:08:19)
Interview:
— Dethroned Miss North Carolina USA sues pageant over her own bigoted posts. (19:56)
— Christian metal band “Demon Hunter” sues Netflix over “KPop Demon Hunters.” (41:42)
— Massachusetts High Court blocks Catholic statues from going up at Quincy police headquarters. (49:06)
— How a ‘90s R&B star weaponized Christianity against his children. (54:09)
— The GOP nominee for governor of Illinois doesn’t want to talk about his Creationist beliefs. (59:25)
— Pete Hegseth is bringing Christian propaganda to schools on military bases. (1:08:19)
Interview:
- With Jessica: https://youtu.be/VFkWvc45Qlk?si=tJN2SVPMM3M3tIr3
- Audio only, with Jessica: https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2026/08/26/a-demon-hunter-showdown/
- Without Jessica: https://www.youtube.com/live/SLtXTmBViYw?si=UndmVCpKjybicKDx
Isaiah Martin explains his strategy for how to win an argument with MAGA (Find Out podcast on YouTube)
Isaiah Martin knows how to leave MAGA speechless - and it isn’t an accident.
The viral content creator and CNN contributor joins the Find Out Podcast to reveal how he prepared for Jubilee’s “1 Liberal vs. 20 Conservatives” debate, why facts and discipline beat Republican rage bait, and how his political videos reach more than 200 million views per month.
Isaiah also explains why Democrats should attack MAGA politicians - not their voters - and how a bold economic agenda built around healthcare, childcare, education, and affordability could create a lasting political realignment. Plus, the group discusses Trump’s war in Iran, breaking through right-wing echo chambers, flipping Texas, and the Democrats’ chances in the 2026 midterms.
00:00 Isaiah Martin Joins the Podcast
01:21 How Isaiah Became a Political Creator
03:47 The Intense Preparation Behind His Jubilee Debate
07:00 How Isaiah Leaves MAGA Speechless
11:26 What Really Happened During “1 vs. 20”
13:13 Can Political Debates Actually Change Minds?
17:13 Training Inside MAGA Debate Rooms
18:43 Reaching 200 Million Views With Political Content
22:02 Attack MAGA Leaders - Not Their Voters
26:37 Why Trump Supporters Are Beginning to Break Away
29:35 Democrats’ Opportunity for a Political Realignment
34:34 How Democrats Can Win Texas and the Midterms
Interview:
The viral content creator and CNN contributor joins the Find Out Podcast to reveal how he prepared for Jubilee’s “1 Liberal vs. 20 Conservatives” debate, why facts and discipline beat Republican rage bait, and how his political videos reach more than 200 million views per month.
Isaiah also explains why Democrats should attack MAGA politicians - not their voters - and how a bold economic agenda built around healthcare, childcare, education, and affordability could create a lasting political realignment. Plus, the group discusses Trump’s war in Iran, breaking through right-wing echo chambers, flipping Texas, and the Democrats’ chances in the 2026 midterms.
00:00 Isaiah Martin Joins the Podcast
01:21 How Isaiah Became a Political Creator
03:47 The Intense Preparation Behind His Jubilee Debate
07:00 How Isaiah Leaves MAGA Speechless
11:26 What Really Happened During “1 vs. 20”
13:13 Can Political Debates Actually Change Minds?
17:13 Training Inside MAGA Debate Rooms
18:43 Reaching 200 Million Views With Political Content
22:02 Attack MAGA Leaders - Not Their Voters
26:37 Why Trump Supporters Are Beginning to Break Away
29:35 Democrats’ Opportunity for a Political Realignment
34:34 How Democrats Can Win Texas and the Midterms
Interview:
The Case for Jesus Mythicism (feat. Godless Engineer) (Paulogia on YouTube)
While scholarly consensus (and my starting position) affirms a historical figure upon which the legends of Christianity are based, is that really the most likely explanation? Godless Engineer joins me to present the Minimal Facts Case for the Mythicism of Jesus.
Interview:
Tennessee national guard fatally shot armed man in back, autopsy shows
Tennessee national guard members assigned to a federal anti-crime taskforce in Memphis fatally shot an armed 20-year-old man in the back, according to an autopsy report obtained by the Associated Press, contradicting police accounts that said the man was facing the troops when they fired...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/28/tyrin-johnson-national-guard-shooting
Detroit despairs as ‘insanity’ of Trump’s Canada trade war punishes city
By a 63%-31% margin, residents here oppose tariffs on Canadian goods, according to a June Epic-MRA poll, including 35% of Republicans. Meanwhile, nearly 75% of Michiganders said the tariffs are fueling high prices…
Regardless, Michiganders have already suffered disproportionately as they pay on average over $3,200 annually for tariffs, or about 142% more than the rest of the country, because of the state’s shared border with Canada…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/28/trump-canada-trade-war-detroit-michigan
Noah Lugeons: How to Die Like an Atheist (Seth Andrews, The Thinking Atheist)
Activist and author Noah Lugeons had a big health scare several years ago. In this 30-minute presentation, he talks about his brush with death as a non-believer in God.
Interview:
Questions We Weren't Supposed to Ask in Church: “What About Noah’s Ark?” (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) It’s in the Code #204
The story of Noah’s ark is one of the most well-known in the Bible, even among those who are not Christian and have never read the Bible. But what questions come up if we really pay attention to the story?
Does it make any sense?
Could it actually have happened?
What does it mean if it didn’t?
And what justifies God killing all the living things on earth?
These are big questions, questions we weren’t supposed to ask in church. Check out this week’s episode hear Dan’s answers to these and more.
Interview:
Democrats ignored the uncommitted movement for Gaza in 2024. Now, it’s winning elections
Emgage’s strategy has been to endorse candidates aligned with the group on policy, not identity alone, said Al-Hanooti. “Muslim issues are American issues,” she said. “We’re here to prove that you need our vote in order to win, and you need to start visiting our communities.”
All of it is a sign that Arab and Muslim Americans are building real power, said Razi Jafri, a journalist who covered the uncommitted movement in a documentary of the same name.
“What’s fascinating about Abbas [Alawieh] is that his trajectory embodies this evolution,” from representation alone to shaping politics and coalitions, said Jafri. Alawieh and El-Sayed have even fielded calls and meetings with Kamala Harris recently. “That transition from protest to power building is really incredible,” Jafri said...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/29/democrats-uncommitted-movement-midterms
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