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  • Robert concludes the story of T.E. Lawrence by getting into the real bastardry of his life, including a pretty heinous war crime!

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  • Robert tells Margaret how to scientifically shatter a bridge the T.E. Lawrence way, and how Lawrence crippled the transportation infrastructure of a mighty empire using some guys with camels and sacks of flour.

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    Life for Trans People Under Trump

    What Happens to Gaza Under Trump How Trump's Tariffs Will Impact You Trump's Foreign Policy Why Did Non-White People Vote For Trump?

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    Sources:

    Life for Trans People Under Trump

    https://diyhrt.wiki/
    https://www.glad.org/transgender-id-project-updating-your-passport/#ds-11

    https://www.transjusticefundingproject.org/

    https://www.transincomeproject.org/

    https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/united-states-v-skrmetti/

    https://thehill.com/homenews/3839471-trump-vows-to-punish-doctors-hospitals-that-provide-gender-affirming-care-to-transgender-minors/\

    https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/11/harris-trump-trans-rights-election-lgbtq/

    https://www.axios.com/2023/01/31/trump-transgender-rights-lgbtq

    https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rcna178755

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/05/10/trump-promises-rollback-on-trans-rights-heres-what-hes-said/

    https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trumps-anti-trans-ads-are-just-election-rhetoric-rcna178755

    https://thehill.com/homenews/3839471-trump-vows-to-punish-doctors-hospitals-that-provide-gender-affirming-care-to-transgender-minors/

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/us/politics/trump-republican-transgender-ads.html

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/07/us/politics/democrats-kamala-harris.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YU4.kF1q.d5RAok6aekNd&smid=url-share

    https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-anti-transgender-political-ads-are-dominating-the-airwaves-this-election

    https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/8/26/21374948/trump-second-term-lgbtq-people

    What Happens to Gaza Under Trump

    Palestinians dismayed by Trump's win, their leaders urge peace | Reuters

    Gaza’s Cease-Fire Talks Will Probably Wait Until After Trump’s Inauguration - The New York Times

    ‘Israel will keep invading – with more ease’: Gaza dreads Trump presidency | Features News | Al Jazeera

    Trump Wants to End Gaza War on Israel’s Terms

    Trump's election promises even more pain for Palestinians

    U.S. presidential election: Why Trump's phone call with Netanyahu is so alarming.

    Israeli Officials Embrace Trump Victory, Despite His Unpredictability - The New York Times

    Donald Trump uses expletive to attack ex-ally Benjamin Netanyahu

    No guarantees Trump will give Netanyahu all he wants

    How Trump's Tariffs Will Impact You

    https://chuangcn.org/2019/12/trade-war-or-redistribution

    https://chuangcn.org/journal/one/no-way-forward-no-way-back/

    https://chuangcn.org/journal/two/picking-quarrels/

    https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-cementing-fair-and-reciprocal-trade-with-the-trump-reciprocal-trade-act

    https://chuangcn.org/2020/06/measuring-profitability/

    https://chuangcn.org/2019/08/the-changing-geography-of-chinese-industry-data-brief/

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/04/politics/china-trump-tariffs-taiwan/index.html

    https://yeutter-institute.unl.edu/who-has-authority-impose-tariffs-and-how-does-affect-international-trade

    https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/china-and-walmart-please-for-the-love-3729889/

    https://www.americanprogressaction.org/article/trumps-tariff-would-cost-the-typical-american-household-roughly-1500-each-year/

    https://taxfoundation.org/research/all/federal/trump-tariffs-biden-tariffs/

    https://budgetlab.yale.edu/research/fiscal-macroeconomic-and-price-estimates-tariffs-under-both-non-retaliation-and-retaliation

    https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2024/11/07/donald-trump-is-poised-to-smash-mexico-with-tariffs

    https://www.vox.com/scotus/383884/supreme-court-donald-trump-tariffs-inflation-economy

    Trump's Foreign Policy

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/12/us/civilian-deaths-war-isis.html

    https://www.reuters.com/article/world/syrian-surprise-how-trumps-phone-call-changed-the-war-idUSKCN1OR0PN/

    https://www.donaldjtrump.com/issues

    https://www.piie.com/research/piie-charts/2024/trumps-bigger-tariff-proposals-would-cost-typical-american-household-over

    https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-donald-trump-trade-war-second-presidency-kamala-harris/

    https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-trump-interview-transcript/

    https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/09/woodward-war-biden-putin-nuclear-use-trump-russia-logan-act/

    https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/border-patrol-tactical-unit-marksman-fires-round-fatally-injuring

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/04/trump-mexico-tariff-trade/

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMrVdFnjEjs&t=17s

    Why Did Non-White People Vote For Trump?

    https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-11-10/election-2024-asian-american-voters

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/asian-americans-exit-poll-harris-trump-rcna179005

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  • Robert tells Margaret Killjoy the whole story of Lawrence of Arabia, a British imperialist, hopeless romantic and asexual icon who invented the concept of modern insurgent war. Through it all we ask: was he a bastard?

    (4 Part Series)

    https://www.cliohistory.org/thomas-lawrence/lawrence/youth

    https://www.investigativeproject.org/4256/guest-column-the-final-death-of-lawrence-of-arabia

    https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/nov/02/young-lawrence-a-portrait-of-the-legend-as-a-young-man-review

    https://www.salon.com/2015/03/01/i%C2%A0realize_now_that_he_was_sexless/

    https://www.thehistoryreader.com/military-history/t-e-lawrence-art-war-twenty-first-century/

    https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions/2016/2/16/what-would-t-e-lawrence-do

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-lawrence-arabia-180951857/

    https://www.tracesofevil.com/p/blog-page_24.html

    https://www.firstworldwar.com/features/telawrence.htm

    https://baklol.com/baks/Misc/Great-people-who-were-also-per-_1492/T--E--Lawrence-_18491

    https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2016/sykes-picot-100-years-middle-east-map/index.html

    https://stljewishlight.org/top-story/lawrence-of-arabia-or-lawrence-of-zion/

    https://theintercept.com/2023/03/23/peter-thiel-jeff-thomas/

    https://israelforever.org/programs/balfourinitiative/Implementing_Balfour_Declaration/

    https://www.jpost.com/Magazine/Opinion/Implementing-the-Balfour-Declaration

    https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/manuscript-reveals-dark-side-of-lawrence-of-arabia-s-sex-life-76363.html

    https://www.amazon.com/Setting-Desert-Fire-T-Lawrence-ebook/dp/B006072QSG

    https://www.nytimes.com/1970/03/22/archives/the-naked-truth-nothing-withheld-revealed-at-last-the-secret-lives.html

    https://www.pbs.org/lawrenceofarabia/players/dahoum.html

    Schneider, James. Guerrilla Leader: T. E. Lawrence and the Arab Revolt (p. 52). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

    Sattin, Anthony. The Young T. E. Lawrence (pp. 34-35). W. W. Norton & Company. Kindle Edition.

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    Trump's Constitutional Sheriffs

    Remember, Remember, the (Other) 5th of November An Election Episode feat. Robert Still Don't Panic: An Election Response Trump's Deportation Plans

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    Sources:

    Trump's Constitutional Sheriffs

    https://politicalresearch.org/the-insurgence-sheriffs

    Remember, Remember, the (Other) 5th of November

    https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/real-story-of-bonfire-night/

    https://www.ajc.org/news/on-luther-and-his-lies

    https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/guy-fawkes-bonfire-night/index.html

    https://deadline.com/2024/10/lilly-wachowski-anarchists-united-grants-1236161483/

    https://www.autostraddle.com/lilly-wachowski-interview/

    Trump's Deportation Plans

    https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ELECTION/MIGRATION-DEPORTATIONS/akpeoeoerpr/

    https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/cbp-enforcement-statistics/title-8-and-title-42-statistics-fy22

    https://www.reuters.com/world/us/how-trump-would-crack-down-immigration-second-term-2023-11-14/

    https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-pledges-10000-extra-border-agents-fight-with-harris-over-immigration-2024-10-13/

    https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/mass-deportation

    https://www.ice.gov/identify-and-arrest/287g

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  • Robert and Noah conclude the story of Peter Thiel, who just might get the corporate god king he's dreamed about.

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  • Robert tells Noah how Peter Thiel went to war against Gawker and also completely whiffed on profiting from the 2008 financial crash. Bonus: how Palantir enabled a bunch of creepy corporate security types to stalk their girlfriends, each other.

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  • In this series, James describes his journey into the Darién Gap, one of the most remote and dangerous migration routes on earth. We hear from migrants from around the world about the dangers of the journey, their fears that forced them to take it, and their dreams for America.

    It Could Happen Here Weekly 154

    Sources can be found in the descriptions of each individual episode.

    The Green Hell: Migration Through the Darién Gap

    We Are All Brothers: How the Emberá Community of Bajo Chiquito Welcomes Migrants in the Darién Gap They Don’t Care About Us: What Migrants Leave Behind As If We Had Been Imprisoned: The Migrant Reception Center What Can You Do? Mutual Aid Along the Migrant Journey

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  • We discuss Peter Thiel's rise to PayPal CEO, his betrayal of Elon Musk, and the birth of the technology that became Palantir.

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  • Robert sits down with Noah Shachtman to discuss the life and times of Peter Thiel, the demon investor of Silicon Valley and would-be assassin of democracy.

    (4 Part Series)

    Sources:

    https://www.newser.com/story/235229/peter-thiel-wanted-innovation-he-got-networking-instead.html

    https://www.edsurge.com/nhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdrange/2017/01/03/what-happened-to-the-original-class-of-peter-thiels-college-skipping-fellows-nowelcome1/

    ews/2023-12-12-how-a-billionaire-s-fellowship-spread-skepticism-about-college-s-value

    https://theintercept.com/2019/05/02/peter-thiels-palantir-was-used-to-bust-hundreds-of-relatives-of-migrant-children-new-documents-show/

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/08/22/war-inside-palantir-data-mining-firms-ties-ice-under-attack-by-employees/

    https://responsiblestatecraft.org/peter-thiel-israel-palantir/

    https://www.evernote.com/shard/s542/client/snv?isnewsnv=true&noteGuid=46c636b6-b404-45df-ab0a-1f84c6fdc8c2&noteKey=7c94233539b8258d72b395a063f3c589&sn=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.evernote.com%2Fshard%2Fs542%2Fsh%2F46c636b6-b404-45df-ab0a-1f84c6fdc8c2%2F7c94233539b8258d72b395a063f3c589&title=That%2BEssay

    https://archive.is/ZmTHu

    https://www.businessinsider.com/peter-thiel-childhood-11-surprising-details-the-contrarian-max-chafkin-2021-9

    https://archive.is/ZmTHu

    https://www.quora.com/How-was-Peter-Thiel-in-high-school

    https://archive.is/ncwwe#selection-887.0-891.775

    https://medium.com/indian-thoughts/my-conversation-with-peter-thiel-about-apartheid-and-its-aftermath-3fdf4249b08d#.xz4kamaam

    https://newcriterion.com/article/the-diversity-myth/

    https://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-peter-thiel-20161026-story.html

    https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/peter-thiel-silicon-valley-contrarian-max-chafkin.html

    https://archive.is/0CtR2#selection-487.0-509.305

    https://archive.is/QPFbm#selection-1173.0-1189.97

    https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/19/jp-morgan-reportedly-had-to-oust-a-security-chief-backed-by-palantir.html

    https://archive.is/WCWeQ

    https://www.reuters.com/world/us/peter-thiel-republican-megadonor-wont-fund-candidates-2024-sources-2023-04-26/

    https://archive.is/ncwwe#selection-1933.0-1933.1393

    https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/inside-the-new-right-where-peter-thiel-is-placing-his-biggest-bets

    https://archive.is/ncwwe#selection-2085.0-2085.515

    https://archive.is/ncwwe

    https://archive.is/ncwwe#selection-1913.0-1913.1159

    https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2021-09-17/contrarian-review

    Chafkin, Max. The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power (p. 11). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

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    An Alex Jones Update feat. Knowledge Fight

    Infiltrating Local Nazi Groups How Trump Rigged an FBI Investigation for Brett Kavanaugh Economists Win Worst Nobel Prize Yet, Asked to Please Stop Charlie Kirk vs College Students

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  • Robert and Miles talk about the mid-century crisis in American masculinity and then catch up to the modern era, and Gamergate.

    https://www.sandboxx.us/news/alpha-male-boot-camps-are-a-joke/

    https://www.vice.com/en/article/what-are-man-warrior-camps/

    https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/01/fashion/01Fitness.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/01/22/modern-day-knight-project-videos-men-man-camps/72290454007/

    https://nypost.com/2018/11/15/masculinity-guru-wants-guys-to-stop-being-so-nice-to-women/

    https://www.vox.com/first-person/2017/1/23/14238530/self-help-advice-bogus

    https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2023/09/manosphere-poisoning-conservatism

    https://www.motherjones.com/politics

    2023/08/boy-problems-andrew-tate-masculinity-crisis-manosphere/

    https://medium.com/sexstories/the-right-faces-its-cuckholding-sex-fantasies-1351ed88a8ae

    https://classic.esquire.com/article/1958/11/1/the-crisis-of-american-masculinity

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGy1SaXKxqA

    https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0276146719897107

    https://www.tesble.com/10.1177/0276146719897107

    https://www.mybootcampchallenge.com/

    https://classic.esquire.com/article/1958/11/1/the-crisis-of-american-masculinity

    https://www.tesble.com/10.1177/0276146719897107

    https://www.themdkproject.com/flip-the-switch

    https://digitalcommons.nyls.edu/fac_other_pubs/118/

    https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/09/new-chat-logs-show-how-4chan-users-pushed-gamergate-into-the-national-spotlight/

    https://www.wired.com/story/gamergates-aggrieved-men-still-haunt-the-internet/

    https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/history-did-you-know/moral-and-medical-panic-over-bicycles

    https://abcnews.go.com/Health/cosmetic-leg-lengthening-surgeries-luring-patients-courting-controversy/story?id=106826824

    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/why-us-men-voluntarily-undergo-limb-lengthening-procedure/LNLGCLEFKY27BA2NTYGNIO5OKA/?ref=readmore

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  • Robert sits down with Miles Gray to give a history of American Masculinity Grifters, and the media-created fears of a 'crisis' in masculinity.

    (2 Part Series)

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    Hurricane Conspiracy Theories

    The 2028 General Strike and Climate Change Israel's History with UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon Anarchism In Argentina, Pt. 1 feat. Andrew Anarchism In Argentina, Pt. 2 feat. Andrew

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  • Garrison is joined by Robert to conclude the story of Eugene Talmadge and how his campaign for a White Supremacist Georgia lead to his death.

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  • Garrison and Robert return to discuss Eugene Talmadge’s takeover of state finances and his fight against the new deal.

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    Bad Mayor Monday: The Eric Adams Indictment Special

    The Things That Helped People In Western North Carolina DHS' Child Border Agents & Civilian Paramilitaries A Future Without Coffee feat. Prop Israel Invades Lebanon & Other Horrors

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  • Garrison and Robert continue the tale of Gene Talmadge with his first military style coup of Georgia and his battle against FDR.

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  • Garrison Davis is joined by Robert Evans to discuss Eugene Talmadge, the racist southern country lawyer who became a dictator.

    (4 Part Series)

    Sources:

    The Wild Man From Sugar Creek by William Anderson
    Race and Racism in the United States by Charles A. Gallagher, Cameron D. Lippard

    Labor in the South by F. Ray Marshall

    https://www.ajc.com/news/special-reports/when-georgia-had-three-governors-the-story-that-won-george-goodwin-journalism-prize/PNNohvV4spaPsd5lFSzbkK/
    https://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/blog/the-three-governors-controversy/

    https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna19251476
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/16/suspects-1946-moores-ford-bridge-georgia-mass-lynching-alive
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/17/naacp-cover-up-georgia-lynching

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