Manifest Dumbassery (Renee Good, Hemisphere Wars, Jail Elon Musk) | Ep436

This week on Look Forward, the guys return for the first show of 2026 with a doozy. This week's discussion topics are on the shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis at the hands of ICE, the continued back and forth in Venezuela after Maduro was kidnapped from the country, calls from the Trump/Vance White House to now attack Mexican cartels in the coming days/weeks, potential action on Greenland, the freezing of $10 billion in childcare to Democratic-led states, Grok is busted creating child porn and Elon Musk refuses to fix it, ACA extensions are now passed in the House via discharge petition, job growth has slowed to a crawl and you'll be shocked to know why, and much more!Big TopicICE murders innocent woman in MinneapolisNews You NeedUS carries out ground attack in Caracas; kidnap Maduro and his wifeThe stated justification is both bullshit and the slipperiest slopeThe real reason, of course, is a tale as old as timeDems are - once again - largely unwilling to meet the momentVance calls War Powers Act ‘fundamentally fake’ and unconstitutionalTrump threatens to attack Mexican cartels after VenezuelaTrump administration mulls payments to sway Greenlanders to join USTrump freezes over $10 billion in childcareJudge blocks it for nowGrok is generating child porn on demandUK threatened with sanctions if Starmer bans X9 House Republicans defy Mike Johnson, help advance Obamacare extension voteJob growth slows to a crawlLook Forward is a weekly progressive political podcast covering U.S. politics, government policy, Democratic strategy, elections, voting rights, Supreme Court rulings, and political news. Featuring progressive commentary, political analysis, and unapologetic opinions on the fight for democracy. Hosted by Jay and Brad. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Black on Black Cinema (Black film reviews), and Dense Pixels (video game news).