Jubes and Ames go into depth about the biggest news story of the week, Venezuela. They cover the US capture of Maduro, the aftermath, and the likeness to past US actions like the operation to change Panama's leader in the 1980s and the Iraq war. LEARN WITH US.
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Sources:
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/live-updates/venezuela-trump-maduro-charges/
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTIVZLOjjkD/?igsh=dzgwY2o5c3p1bmdp
https://time.com/7343295/venezuela-machado-trump-nobel-peace-prize/
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/venezuela-maduro-court-trump-01-05-26
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyndnqqey5o
Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week including the US bombing Nigeria on Christmas day, the latest in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, bad and good news in world health, and Israel’s latest evil action.
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Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/nyregion/abrego-garcia-charges-doj.html
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/29/isis-trump-nigeria-attack-christians
Jubes and... Ames???... discuss the events of the week, focusing on the new Epstein release and the AI executive order.
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Sources:
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/19/nx-s1-5647638/epstein-files-release-law-deadline-trump
https://www.wired.com/story/epstein-files-whats-in-doj-release-december-19/
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/20/big-tech-gets-worried-about-trumps-ai-czar-00701112
Ames and Jubes discuss some GOOD news stories that happened in 2025!!! Get your depressing news somewhere else this week because its all good vibes on this episode!
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https://www.chop.edu/news/worlds-first-patient-treated-personalized-crispr-gene-editing-therapy-childrens-hospital)
https://www.chop.edu/news/worlds-first-patient-treated-personalized-crispr-gene-editing-therapy-childrens-hospital
https://news.med.virginia.edu/clinical/fda-approves-new-menopause-drug-for-hot-flashes-night-sweats/
https://www.gilead.com/news/news-details/2025/yeztugo-lenacapavir-is-now-the-first-and-only-fda-approved-hiv-prevention-option-offering-6-months-of-protection
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/09/nx-s1-5564746/renewable-energy-coal-electricity-first
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/31/nx-s1-5281938/india-tiger-population-conservation
https://ewt.org/rediscovered-blyde-rondavel-flat-gecko/
https://thebigcatsanctuary.org/big-cats-in-crisis/
https://www.cake4kids.org
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/07/global-renewable-energy-generation-surpasses-coal-first-time#:~:text=The%20milestone%20represents%20%E2%80%9Ca%20crucial,the%20rest%20of%20the%20decade.
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/09/nx-s1-5564746/renewable-energy-coal-electricity-first
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/record-global-renewable-energy-growth-remains-short-climate-target-report-says-2025-10-14/
Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week, including the big ol' media merger, the Texas senate race, the Antisemitism Act, and the latest on Luigi.
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Sources:
https://www.aol.com/aclu-warns-senate-against-passing-015921779.html
https://action.aclu.org/send-message/combat-antisemitism-not-free-speech
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/jasmine-crockett-texas-senate-democratic-primary/
Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week including Aftyn Behn's close race in TN District 7, Venezuela's history, Pete Hegseth's war crimes, and more.
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Sources:
https://nashvillebanner.com/2025/12/01/matt-van-epps-aftyn-behn-special-election-eve/
https://www.wkrn.com/news/your-local-election-hq/tn-u-s-house-district-7-election-results/
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/us/politics/trump-hegseth-drug-boat-strike-venezuela.html
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/30/war-crimes-hegseth-venezuela-strikes-00671160
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/media/hegseth-pentagon-boat-strikes-media-press-access
https://thehill.com/homenews/5628447-defense-secretary-authorizes-drug-boat-strike/
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-venezuela-ukraine-news-12-01-25
Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week, including, foreign MAGA bots, republicans crashing out over a reminder to not obey illegal military orders, Rubio's Russian peace plan, and more.
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Sources:
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/russia-ukraine-us-peace-plan-11-24-25
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/us/politics/trump-russia-ukraine-peace-plan-middle-ground.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4d27dx80no
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-war-live-updates-trump-peace-plan-nato-11096992
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna245559
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/defense-department-investigation-sen-mark-kelly-rcna245675
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/donald-trump-marjorie-taylor-greene-resignation-rcna245307
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-georgia-district
https://time.com/7336228/marjorie-taylore-greene-resignation-letter-trump/
Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week, chiefly, THE EPSTEIN FILES. Also, the tariff checks that will never come, and the biggest breakup of the season (Marjorie Taylor Greene and Dumpy).
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Sources:
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israeli-spy-yoni-koren-stayed-jeffrey-epstein-apartment-ehud-barak
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=fs7QxzsyYws&pp=4gcNEgtjaGF0Z3B0LmNvbQ%3D%3D
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3rj0d97ynvo
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/12/jeffrey-epstein-donald-trump-russia-emails-00648919
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-trump-epstein-analysis
https://thehill.com/opinion/robbys-radar/5609434-marjorie-greene-responds-trump-denouncement/
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5609515-raskin-democrats-marjorie-taylor-greene/
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/marjorie-taylor-greene-and-donald-trump-are-at-war
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/16/marjorie-taylor-greene-trump-epstein-files-00653600
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-interview-apologizes
Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week, including the Dem's shutdown cave, Chicago ICE getting potentially experiencing the 2nd amendment, getting clear about Mamdani's policies (shoutout TikTok haterz), and legal sl*very in Saudi Arabia.
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Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/opinion/government-shutdown-democrats-republicans.html
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/10/2026-democrat-candidates-slam-shutdown-deal-00644556
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/opinion/shutdown-democrats.html
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/09/senate-democrats-shutdown-vote-00644146
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-chicago-pepper-spray-90effb7970339902682dc9c9fda8e1d8
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/us/dhs-ice-immigrants-chicago-shooting
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/politics/mamdani-democratic-socialism-explained
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/politics/policy-ideas-zohran-mamdani-nyc-election
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/12/04/saudi-arabia-giga-projects-built-widespread-labor-abuses
Jubes and Ames interview Gay Valimont, who, though she lost, shifted Florida's 1st Congressional District to the left during her run to replace Matt Gaetz and flipped Escambia County blue for the first time since 1992. From 2016 to 2023, Gay was the Florida leader of Everytown for Gun Safety. After losing her election earlier this year, she founded Engage Y'all PAC to help get Democrats elected in the South.
Learn more about Engage Y'all and donate: https://engageyall.com/
Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week like the TN District 7 special election, Trump's recent power grabs and threats of starting wars (America first!), and the political indictment of a candidate for US House of Representatives in Illinois.
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Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/world/africa/trump-nigeria-military-christians.html
https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-trumo-christians-persecution-2aa6ffc42eeedc260122021bf51b0028
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c709rwxzx9yo
https://my.lwv.org/tennessee/williamson-county/event/district-7-election-results
https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/10/30/can-democrats-flip-tennessees-7th-congressional-district/
Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week such as the latest on the government shutdown, who's REALLY on SNAP, the Binance dark money Bananza, and Trump's flirtationship with a third term.
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Sources:
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-would-not-run-vice-president-2028-2025-10-27/
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-would-not-run-vice-president-2028-2025-10-27/
https://time.com/7328448/trump-election-monitoring-doj-bondi-newsom/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkt-3cPCsaM
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crrj1znp0pyo.amp
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/27/will-this-government-shutdown-ever-end/
Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week such as the ceaseless fire in Gaza, another racist Republican joining the chat, phone scam slavery, and the chic and whimsical heist at the Louvre.
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Sources:
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/20/paul-ingrassia-racist-text-messages-nazi-00613608
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/19/nx-s1-5579509/thieves-steal-priceless-jewels-louvre
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/20/nx-s1-5580221/louvre-museum-robbery-history
Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week, such as Trumpypoo brokering a deal to get the last of the hostages released in Israel, Bitcoin insider whales, Chuck Schumer’s latest pick to squash young, exciting Democrats, and one released prisoner’s rough day.
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Sources:
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/politics/donald-trump-ceasefire-israel-gaza-war
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/middleeast/released-israeli-hostages-peace-summit-intl
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/israel-hamas-gaza-who-are-20-surviving-hostages-rcna237251
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/politics/janet-mills-maine-senate-age-debate
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article312442984.html
Jubes and Ames interview Memphis City Councilwoman and candidate for Tennessee governor, Jerri Green!
Learn more about Jerri's campaign for governor: https://greenforgovernor.com/
Jerri's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerrigreen4tn/
Jerri's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jerrigreen4tn
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Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week, including the congresswoman that Mike Johnson won't swear in, creepy war AI, Trump's authoritarian takeover of Chicago and Portland, and the Nobel Prizes.
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Sources:
https://www.bdsmovement.net/sites/default/files/2025-03/Oracle_Company_Complicity_Profile.pdf
https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-israeli-army-gaza/
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/09/10/questions-and-answers-israeli-militarys-use-digital-tools-gaza
https://time.com/6964364/exclusive-no-tech-for-apartheid-google-workers-protest-project-nimbus-1-2-billion-contract-with-israel/
https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-google-project-nimbus-israel-idf/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/25/microsoft-blocks-israels-use-of-its-technology-in-mass-surveillance-of-palestinians
https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/world-news/nobel-prize-2024-winners-here-is-the-full-list-of-winners-in-medicine-physics-chemistry-literature-peace-economics/articleshow/114011718.cms
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2024/10/nobel-prize-winners-2024/
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/10/arts/nobel-prize-literature.html
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42256-024-00945-0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Nobel_Prizes
https://www.nobelprize.org/all-nobel-prizes-2024/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/04/adelita-grijalva-arizona-mike-johnson-epstein
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5535581-house-democrats-call-for-grijalva-swearing-in/
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2dnk0ee6pyo
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/us/trump-national-guard-california-oregon-newsom.htmlhttps://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/broadview-police-chief-thomas-mills-ice-agents-false-911-calls/#:~:text=Local%20News-,Broadview%20police%20chief%20accuses%20ICE%20agents%20of%20making%20false%20911,it%20was%20a%20bogus%20call.
Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week, including a suspiciously good Israel-Gaza peace deal, a flurry of mass shootings and the statistics behind them, stingrays, but not the kind you think, and the Tennessee District 7 special election.
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Sources:
https://time.com/7321625/trump-netanyahu-gaza-plan/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/29/trump-peace-plan-gaza-israel-hamas
https://apnews.com/article/bar-shooting-marine-mass-shooting-00dc4fc2cb51d46573ebe1503b3aad58
https://www.kalb.com/2025/09/27/rpso-multiple-people-shot-hwy-71-saturday-morning/
https://rockinst.org/gun-violence/mass-shooting-factsheet/
https://www.statista.com/statistics/476456/mass-shootings-in-the-us-by-shooter-s-race/
https://nashvillebanner.com/2025/09/11/tennessee-7th-congressional-district-specialelection/
https://nashvillebanner.com/2025/07/14/democrats-target-tennessee-flippable-seats/
https://davidbmorris.medium.com/the-history-of-tennessee-and-democratic-politics-fdda82d18a0b
Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week, including Trump's fascist directives to his AG, the Boeing Defense strike in STL, the Tylenol-Autism pipeline, and you can purchase citizenship now!! Just must be a foreign oligarch.
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Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1wgg4vgeedo
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115239044548033727
https://www.stl.news/boeing-strike-in-st-louis-missouri/
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02876-1
https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-9-22-2025
Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week, including the groyper shooting, Russia and China's oil deal, Gen Z revolution in Nepal, and the latest rescission of environmental rules.
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Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/us/charlie-kirk-patel-dna.html
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/15/dna-evidence-charlie-kirk-shooter
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/charlie-kirk-tyler-robinson-memes-meaning
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/us/politics/jd-vance-charlie-kirk-show.html
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ukraine-oil-tariffs-nato-f8ca988188dceacb509ca40661ec3eb0
https://carbonherald.com/epa-rollback-set-to-erase-carbon-emissions-reporting-and-limits/
https://www.regulations.gov/
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/world/asia/nepal-protests-royalists.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crkj0lzlr3ro
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/09/asia/nepal-protests-social-media-ban-explainer-intl-hnk
Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week, including Trump's notes to Epstein in his 50th birthday book, the raid on a Georgia Hyundai dealership, the rescission of the Roadless Rule, and the farmers who are struggling because of Trump's administration.
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Sources:
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/08/trump-epstein-birthday-book-oversight.html
https://apnews.com/article/trump-epstein-letter-democrats-12c17f4c94cf14727062331526680ade
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09/08/us/trump-news
https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/06/23/secretary-rollins-rescinds-roadless-rule-eliminating-impediment-responsible-forest-management#:~:text=(Santa%20Fe%2C%20N.M.%2C%20June,economic%20development%20across%20rural%20America.
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/23/g-s1-74136/trump-to-rescind-roadless-rule-which-protects-58-million-acres-of-forest-land