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EPISODE · May 18, 2026 · 1H 49M

Mamdani’s Balanced Budget, Please Don’t Elect Spencer Pratt, and Could Violence Be The Answer?

from Y'all What The Fu*k? · host Bobbi and Margaret

This week, we’re talking about what it actually means to build a society around care instead of control. We break down Mamdani’s balanced New York City budget, why grassroots politics are giving people hope again, and what it would look like to invest in communities before harm happens instead of only reacting after the fact. From lobbying and labor rights to hyper-surveillance, burnout, and whether violence is an inevitable part of social change, we ask the question nobody really wants to answer out loud: what happens when asking nicely stops working? Then we dive into the strange world of influencer expertise, Therapy Jeff discourse, fake online credentials, and why social media keeps rewarding charisma over accountability. Plus: why you absolutely should not elect Spencer Pratt, the terrifying normalization of surveillance culture, and of course, our full thoughts on this week’s RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars bracket chaos.

This week, we’re talking about what it actually means to build a society around care instead of control. We break down Mamdani’s balanced New York City budget, why grassroots politics are giving people hope again, and what it would look like to invest in communities before harm happens instead of only reacting after the fact. From lobbying and labor rights to hyper-surveillance, burnout, and whether violence is an inevitable part of social change, we ask the question nobody really wants to answer out loud: what happens when asking nicely stops working? Then we dive into the strange world of influencer expertise, Therapy Jeff discourse, fake online credentials, and why social media keeps rewarding charisma over accountability. Plus: why you absolutely should not elect Spencer Pratt, the terrifying normalization of surveillance culture, and of course, our full thoughts on this week’s RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars bracket chaos.

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