The Fascist Call Is Coming from Inside the House | Ep399

This week on Look Forward, Jay and Brad return to discuss the first 2 days of the second Trump administration and show how it's already a complete mess. Trump pardon's Jan 6th domestic terrorists, goes after Trans folks with federal legislation, announces end of Birthright Citizenship (which is of course is protected in the Constitution), America will leave the World Health Organization, the Pope comes out against Trump's mass deportation plans, Elon Musk stops pretending and goes full fascist, AOC immediately sets the standard for the Democratic party in true fashion, Medicare and Medicaid advancements ended out of spite, meme coin scams, Biden does last minute pardons to protect people who were doing their jobs, and much more.Big TopicTrump’s no good, very bad first day backAll the Jan 6 criminals have been pardoned or commutedTrans Americans are the first victims of the new administrationBirthright citizenship, yer outta here!America is leaving the World Health OrganizationEven the Pope is coming out against Trump’s plans on deportationWe got Elon out here doing Nazi/Fascist salutesTrump makes last minute change to inauguration b/c of crowd size fears, stranding his supportersNews You NeedAOC sets the bar for Progressive response in the Trump eraTrump reverses Biden policies on drug pricing and ObamacareThe incredibly stupid TikTok saga is the most revealing bit of corporate genuflecting yetBiden drops some last minute preemptive pardons on the way outGeneral Mark Milley and Anthony FauciBiden Family MembersTrump says something very weird about the electionMeme Coins are all the rage nowMOAR!!!!Vivek Ramaswamy is out at DOGE before the stupidity even beganActual leaders doing actual leadershipWhat’s Dumber, A Brick or a A Republican?It's going to be “The Golf of America” isn’t it?The GOP has daddy issuesLook 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).