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Nihilists on Parade

JL;DR SUMMARY Governor Gavin Newsom's strong rhetoric against what he perceives as a rise of fascism under Donald Trump contrasts sharply with local law enforcement's challenges in dealing with the unrest in Los Angeles. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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Donald TrumpProgressive PoliticsLaw EnforcementDemocratic PartyCalifornia PoliticsGavin NewsomLa UnrestAnti Trump ProtestsZoran Mamdani

Places mentioned

Wisconsin, United States
"Happy birthday, Shana, who will not be listening to this podcast as she is preparing to begin her camp counseling job in the northwest woods of Wisconsin."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"I texted you guys last night and I said, I don't want to talk about LA."
San Francisco, California, United States
"And he's supposed to be somehow the Democrat savior, by the way, you know, he went on that one podcast to suggest that maybe biological men shouldn't be playing in women's sports."
California, United States
"So Gavin Newsom, the governor of California gave a nationwide dress, which I thought was interestingly staged because he's in front of the flag of California."
New York, United States
"And then you have number three, and who is number three? He is a state assemblyman from New York named Zoran Mamdani, who is the flavor of the moment."
Florida, United States
"Did you see what happened in Southern South, South Florida with what, with, with the, you know, three Republicans winning in democratic districts?"
New Jersey, United States
"He is a senator from, I don't know, the sixth largest state in the country, population wise."
Michigan, United States
"Because the prior cycle, she had been one of the most outspoken Democrats against the defund the police stuff and what was going on in Portland"
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