Don’t sweat the election. We already lost: A progressive meditation on the 2024 election.

Some of you are upset that I’ve targeted Biden so much lately given the threat of another Trump term. We’ve hashed and rehashed this on Show Notes but I did a little soul searching on my own to address this situation. We’re off to a strong start this year in terms of our editorial calendar but I’ve been finding it difficult to dig further into several topics knowing that there’s a growing sense of frustration with my intransigence. So I thought this was as good a time as any to work through this subject and have it out. Chapters Intro: 00:01:07 Post Show Musings: 00:32:17 Outro: 00:44:30 This Episode Online Essay All Resources Resources The Hill: Democratic concerns grow amid RFK Jr. ballot push in battleground states Vice: Extremists Call for ‘Civil War’ and ‘Secession’ Over Texas Border Ruling Letterboxd: Civil War MSNBC: Convicted Trump aide Bannon takes ‘deep state’ crusade to Supreme Court TIME: Donald Trump Picks Andrew Jackson Portrait for Oval Office The Jersualem Post: Pro-Palestine protesters chant 'Genocide Joe' at every Biden campaign event - report ABC News: Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Biden KFF: Key Facts about the Uninsured Population U.S. Department of Labor: Final Rule: Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors (Executive Order 14026) Truthout: Biden Can Still Cancel Student Debt — Not Just Up to $20,000, But All of It Global Project Against Hate and Extremism: Robert F. Kennedy Tweet Mobilizes Neo-Nazis CBS News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. condemned over false claims that COVID-19 was "ethnically targeted" Secular Talk: SPICY DEBATE w/ Briahna Joy Gray On Cornel West, Biden & Trump! Give Them An Argument W/ Ben Burgis: Biden is a Monster. Should Leftists Vote for Him Anyway? NBC News: At least 33 transgender and gender-nonconforming people were killed in the past year, report finds Trans Legislation Tracker -- If you like the pod version of #UNFTR, make sure to check out the video version on YouTube where Max shows his beautiful face! www.youtube.com/@UNFTR Please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Join the Unf*cker-run Facebook group: facebook.com/groups/2051537518349565 Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee® at shop.unftr.com. Subscribe to Unf*cking The Republic® at unftr.com/blog to get the essays these episode are framed around sent to your inbox every week. Check out the UNFTR Pod Love playlist on Spotify: spoti.fi/3yzIlUP. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility. Unf*cking the Republic® is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (mannyfacesmedia.com). Original music is by Tom McGovern (tommcgovern.com) and Hold Fast (holdfastband.com). The show is written and hosted by Max and distributed by 99. Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, "Unf*cking the Republic®."Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/membershipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.