Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Preview: Deciphering The Lawlessness of Trump’s Executive Orders

Some very clear themes are already emerging from President Donald Trump’s executive orders; cruel, chaotic, and fear-stoking - yes, but also - they’re rife with shoddy drafting (is that you, ChatGPT?), sloppy lawyering, and some are wildly unconstitutional. In an extra episode of Amicus for plus members, Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern begin the work of parsing a few of the many, many executive orders raining down on America in the hours since Trump assumed office for the second time. 

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1A - ‘If You Can Keep It’: Trump’s Flurry Of Executive Orders

President Donald Trump issued a sweeping pardon of January 6 rioters within hours of taking office. The move came among dozens of other executive actions concerning things like remote work and immigration.

Trump took time to talk about those orders in his inauguration remarks, saying, "With these actions, we will begin the complete restoration of America and the revolution of common sense."

The president is making good on repeated promises for what aides called "shock and awe" on his first day. We break down what this slew of orders means for the U.S.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Inside Scientology with Mike Rinder, Part I: An Origin Story

Founded in 1953 by L. Ron Hubbard, the Church of Scientology describes itself as a religion that puts its adherents on a path toward complete and certain understanding of one's true spiritual nature. In the first part of this two-part series, Ben, Matt and Noel are joined by Mike Rinder, a former senior official of the Church and cohost of Scientology: Fair Game, for a first-hand, inside look at the organization in this classic interview segment.

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Lost Debate - Safer Than Ever? An American Crime Story

Ravi welcomes Jeff Asher, a leading crime data analyst, to break down the complexities of crime statistics in America. They discuss Jeff’s report, "Crime in 2024: A Historic Drop in Murder with Declining Violent and Property Crime" and his predictions for 2025 crime trends. Jeff highlights the recent decline in crime rates across the country, particularly in New Orleans, and examines the factors contributing to these changes, including police resources and community investments. They also delve into the surprising decline in bank robberies, the impact of immigration on crime statistics, and why data-driven analysis is crucial for understanding crime beyond anecdotes.


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The Bulwark Podcast - Tom Nichols: A Farce and a Sham

Trump tried to pencil out literal words in the Constitution and then freed 1,500 violent insurrectionists—while the media attempted to normalize it all. Meanwhile, much attention is being paid to Elon's salute, and not enough to the facts that he has an office at the White House, he's a government contractor, and paid a quarter of a billion dollars to get Trump elected. Plus, other Trump executive orders were pissy and petty, the 80s can no longer be called the decade of greed after Monday's Hunger Games vibe, and the Democrats are going to have a hard time resisting a risky 'eat the rich' path.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - COINDESK DAILY: Will Trump Pardon Ross Ulbricht in His First 100 Days?

Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as Gary Gensler is out as the SEC chair and Polymarket bettors are positive that Trump will pardon Ross Ulbricht.

Bitcoin has retreated from an overnight high after Donald Trump did not mention crypto during his inauguration speech. Plus, Gary Gensler is out as the SEC chair and Polymarket bettors are positive that Trump will pardon Ross Ulbricht. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry.

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Federalist Radio Hour - Accountability In An Age Of Lawfare

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Matthew Mehan, associate dean and assistant professor of government, Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College's Washington, D.C. campus, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to outline the steps the Trump administration should take, including enforcing perjury laws, to bring accountability and justice to lawfare without risking the integrity of the Republic via retaliation.

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NPR's Book of the Day - Betül Tunç’s new cookbook shares the recipes behind her viral dough videos

Betül Tunç is the Turkish baker behind the popular Instagram account, @turkuazkitchen. With more than 10 million followers, her account features recipes and photography of sweet and savory baked goods. The account took off during the early days of the pandemic with a video of Tunç punching the air out of freshly risen dough. Her debut cookbook Turkuaz Kitchen presents those recipes and more from Tunç's childhood. In today's episode, Tunç speaks with Here & Now's Jane Clayson about baking as therapy, her interest in vintage cooking tools, and being fine with making mistakes while baking.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Could Bitcoin Hit $1M by the End of 2025?

The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and CoinDesk Senior Analyst James Van Straten.

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Bitcoin is up around 550% from the cycle lows during the FTX collapse. If the four-year cycle plays out as usual with huge price appreciation the year after the halving, could the largest cryptocurrency by market cap hit $1 million by the end of 2025?

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