The Gist - Who To Root For In Syria?

The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels have gained ground in Syria, but they aren't the nice, unproblematic, good-for the environment, nice-to-old-people rebels of our dreams. What now? Plus, part two of our interview with Ben Rhodes, former Obama Administration speechwriter and current co-host of Pod Save The World. And how coverage of the many vulnerabilities of Pete Hegseth suggests that the media might just have a few moves left.

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The Gist - Who To Root For In Syria?

The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels have gained ground in Syria, but they aren't the nice, unproblematic, good-for the environment, nice-to-old-people rebels of our dreams. What now? Plus, part two of our interview with Ben Rhodes, former Obama Administration speechwriter and current co-host of Pod Save The World. And how coverage of the many vulnerabilities of Pete Hegseth suggests that the media might just have a few moves left.


Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara

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The Daily Signal - Supreme Court to Decide Major Transgender Case, Pete Hegseth’s Nomination In Trouble, Trump Names His Pick to Head NASA | Dec. 4

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:


  • The Supreme Court hears oral arguments for a major transgender case. The big question before the court is: Can a state ban transgender treatments on minors? 
  • Trump might replace Pete Hegseth - his pick to lead the Defense Department — with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
  • Trump taps Jared Isaacman to lead NASA.


Relevant Links: 


More Coverage Supreme Court Transgender Case: 

Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGy7M_cQsBk

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oav_Q47LBnU 


Articles: https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/12/03/supreme-court-case-exposes-transgender-medical-scandal-epic-proportions/ 


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Pod Save America - Covering Trump 2.0

Tommy is joined by Eugene Daniels, Politico White House Correspondent, coauthor of the Playbook newsletter, and president of the White House Correspondents Association, to talk about the changing media environment and what will—and won't—change about covering a second Trump term. Plus, the latest on the blowback to the Hunter Biden pardon, Pete Hegseth's mom fighting back, and what's next for Trump's cabinet picks.

 

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - What is Crime Tourism?

What would you do if folks in your home country offered you the chance to travel abroad, all expenses paid -- with one caveat: do some crime? In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel explore the bizarre, conspiratorial world of crime tourism.

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Opening Arguments - Trump’s Intelligence Picks – Doozies and Russian Assets

OA1095 - Trump's Staff Infection, part 4 plus T3BE50!

Lydia Smith joins us once again to take us through another volume of Trump's Staff Infection. This time, we focus on the Intelligence Agencies.

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State of the World from NPR - The U.S. and China Vie for Influence in Africa

Joe Biden's first and last trip to Africa as president wrapped up in a port city in Angola. It's the end of an 800 mile train line connecting the port to massive mineral deposits in Central Africa. The U.S. and other Western countries are raising billions to upgrade the rail line, a move that is seen as an effort to counter China's investments in mining in the region. We go to one of the mining cities along that train route to see how the geopolitics are playing out.

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The Journal. - DOGE: The Plan to Downsize the Government

President-elect Donald Trump has proposed radically downsizing the federal government, and two of his allies are going to be in charge: Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. WSJ’s John McCormick walks us through the plans for DOGE, or the Department of Government Efficiency.


Further Reading:

- Musk, Ramaswamy Want Federal Workers in the Office Full Time. There’s a Hitch. 

- Vivek Ramaswamy’s Marching Orders: Cut Trillions for Trump 


Further Listening:

- Uncovering Elon Musk's Secret Political Donations 

- The Scramble Is on to Fill Trump’s Cabinet 


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Federalist Radio Hour - ‘You’re Wrong’ With Mollie Hemingway And David Harsanyi, Ep. 126: It’s Not Retribution — It’s Justice

Join Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Washington Examiner Senior Writer David Harsanyi as they discuss President Joe Biden's unprecedented pardon of his son Hunter Biden and what true "justice" really looks like. As the military-industrial complex seeks to take down President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks, Mollie and David break down why these picks are being targeted (and the reasons have nothing to do with allegations of alcoholism or sexual promiscuity). 

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