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Mike & Trey open the episode with a glance again on the political legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev, the final chief of the Soviet Union, who died this week. They consider that although Gorbachev has lengthy been out of energy, his influence is felt to at the present time and there are vital classes we will take away from his failure to protect the Soviet system.

After that, they’re joined by Ken Katkin for a dialogue of President Biden’s prime-time speech warning of the hazard to democracy posed by MAGA Republicans. Ken and Mike find yourself being considerably extra crucial of Biden’s speech than Trey, who believes it was vital for Biden to make a powerful, public assertion in opposition to forces that turned the present GOP into a celebration Trey finds troublesome to help.

Then it’s a dialogue of the search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence and workplace. They get into what the unsealed affidavit revealed (not a lot, as a consequence of all of the redactions), Trump’s name for a particular grasp to undergo the seized supplies, the potential risks of a Trump prosecution, and the way they envision occasions enjoying out.

They shut the episode by trying on the particular election to fill Alaska’s lone US Home seat, the place Democrat Mary Peltola got here out on high of Republican Sarah Palin. Mike, Trey, and Ken think about what this election may inform us concerning the upcoming midterm elections, in addition to their ideas about rank selection voting extra typically.

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