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In some good news, President Trump has signed a bill that puts an end to the partial government shutdown, something which now happens so frequently it should just be factored into every federal employee’s PTO.
The bad news? Nobody really cared about this, because just seconds later, when asked about elections, he said “I don’t know why the federal government doesn’t [run the election],” while citing the “crooked” 2020 election (which he fairly lost) and bemoaning all the states that are incompetent at running elections.
We can all now scratch ‘nationalising the election’ from our Stupid But Terrifying Sh*t Trump Says bingo card.
But those of you getting scared about America’s rapid descent into authoritarianism need not worry because, if you haven’t heard, Donald J. Trump is now the lifelong chair of the Board of Peace, a board which also includes Tony Blair and Nickolay Mladenov: two men who are famously opposed to war and corruption.
Deep breaths.
Everything will be ok.
Everything will be ok.
Everything will be ok.
Also me…
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Coming today on America: In the Making…
As the DOJ release over three million documents from the Epstein files, we discuss what it means, who is implicated, and if anything will actually change.
Disney, one of America’s greatest cultural influencers, have announced their new CEO, who will replace the outgoing Bob Iger in March.
Iranian drones shot down and US tankers chased as tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East, where Trump is expected to order strikes on Iran.
To discuss the situation in Iran, I spoke with Sanam Naraghi Anderlini MBE, founder of the International Civil Society Action Network, and host of the excellent podcast If You Were in Charge. Sanam was born Iranian, but is now a citizen of both the US and UK, which is quite a unique situation to be in right now.
She has strong feelings about Trump’s new Board of Peace, and explains why America’s claim to be protecting the people of Iran simply doesn’t add up…
You can listen to America: In the Making right now by clicking here or heading to your favourite podcast player.
Here’s some topical episodes from our archive to help you process our wild year so far…
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