Summary:

I break down why masked, armed squads carrying out street executions are the hallmark of a dictatorship—and what that means right now.

A chilling clip captures an open-air execution by Trump's death squad in Minnesota. What we’re witnessing looks like state-sanctioned terror—unidentified, masked gunmen executing a Minnesota citizen in the open. From there, I connect the dots: incompetent loyalists elevated into power, militia-adjacent thugs folded into enforcement, and propaganda framing it all as “self-defense.” I argue this is ethnic cleansing by design, not accident—and lay out why complicity and silence are not options.

Chapters:

00:00 – What a dictatorship looks like in the open

02:00 – The regime’s playbook: loyalists, militias, gaslighting

04:00 – Close: call it what it is & demand accountability

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Left in Exile Intro

Left in Exile Intro

Summary:

I unpack Jack Smith’s sworn testimony, what it proves, and what accountability should look like next.

The debate over whether Trump attempted a coup is over. Using highlights from Jack Smith’s testimony and released transcripts, I break down how the scheme worked — pressure campaigns, fake electors, and an effort to block the lawful transfer of power — and why 2020 wasn’t chaos; it was a coordinated plan.

Chapters:

00:00 – The debate is over: traitor vs. country

03:00 – What Smith swore under oath

06:30 – The fake electors operation

10:00 – The accountability brief

12:30 – Close: deterrence or repetition

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Left in Exile Intro

Left in Exile Intro

Summary:

I walk through how a handful of billionaires capture media and tilt the information environment toward their interests.

I open with a jaw-dropping clip: a prominent tech billionaire argues it’s “time to limit the First Amendment” and put government in charge of social platforms to control speech. From there, I map how billionaire ownership and influence run through legacy outlets and social media — and why that consolidation is poison for a functioning democracy.

Chapters:

00:00 – The setup: What “media capture” looks like now

01:00 – The clip: ‘Limit the First Amendment’ & control the platforms

03:00 – Why consolidation wins: profit engines vs. public interest

05:00 – Paywalls for facts, free feeds for outrage

07:00 – Owner interference: endorsements pulled, critical stories spiked

09:00 – Platform capture: bots, foreign amplification, and X/Twitter

11:00 – Close: Why deconcentrating media power is a democracy issue

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Left in Exile Intro

Left in Exile Intro