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 Topic

• ICE murders innocent woman in Minneapolis

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• US carries out ground attack in Caracas; kidnap Maduro and his wife
  • The stated justification is both bullshit and the slipperiest slope
  • The real reason, of course, is a tale as old as time
  • Dems are - once again - largely unwilling to meet the moment
  • Vance calls War Powers Act ‘fundamentally fake’ and unconstitutional
• Trump threatens to attack Mexican cartels after Venezuela
• Trump administration mulls payments to sway Greenlanders to join US
• Trump freezes over $10 billion in childcare
  • Judge blocks it for now
• Grok is generating child porn on demand
  • UK threatened with sanctions if Starmer bans X
• 9 House Republicans defy Mike Johnson, help advance Obamacare extension vote
• Job growth slows to a crawl

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss the response to the death of Rob Reiner, Vanity Fair's interview with Susie Wiles, Mike Johnson lets ACA subsidies die on the vine, Trump labels fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction," unemployment spikes to 4 year high, Dan Bongino is leaving the FBI, Trump admits money is why he would run for a 3rd term, Tiktok buyout is now complete...who cares, the Hunger Games(?), and much more!

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• Pretty much everyone hates what Trump said about Rob Reiner
• Vanity Fair interview with Susie Wiles is telling, but what’s the real motive here
• Mike Johnson refuses to bring Obamacare subsidies extension up for a vote
  • House Dems and 4 Republicans reach the 218 discharge threshold to force vote
  • Johnson recesses the House immediately
• Trump labels fentanyl a “weapon of mass destruction”
• Democrat Wins Election by 47-Point Landslide in Kentucky
• Unemployment hits 4 year high

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• Dan Bongino is out as FBI Deputy Director
• Trump says he was offered money to run for a third term
• House passes trans healthcare ban
• The stupid TikTok saga seems to be ending in a predictably corrupt fashion
• Kennedy Center board “unanimously” elects to rename building after Trump

What’s Dumber, A Brick or A Republican?

• We doing Hunger Games now

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss the looming healthcare insurance cost price hikes and what approaches both parties are putting forward in Congress, GOP led Indiana Senate rejects Trump's push for off year redistricting, U.S. captures Venezuelan oil tanker, Jasmine Crockett is now running for Senator in Texas, a grand jury for the second time rejects indicting Letitia James on mortgage fraud, Trump administration wants social media history from foreign visitors, the brutal battle over fonts has begun, and much more!

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• Healthcare subsidies nightmare looms, GOP has no answers
  • Republicans pretend to not support Universal Healthcare on purpose (Video)

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• GOP-led Indiana Senate rejects redistricting legislation
• U.S. captures Venezuelan oil tanker
• Jasmine Crockett is running for Senate
• Grand Jury rejects second chance at indicting Tish James

Fast Corruption and Faster Screw-Ups

• Trump admin considering requirement for foreign visitors to disclose social media history

What’s Dumber, A Brick or A Republican?

• The war on serif has come to a close

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to talk about how the Venezuelan boat strikes might have broken through to the MAGA cult, Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump play hot potato with blame and seem to be willing to let Admiral Bradley be the fall guy, Trump tries to make a sensible healthcare policy choice and fails, Virginia Dems considering gerrymandering their state to 10-1, Nancy Mace considering retiring early from Congress like MTG, GOP women are in full revolt in the House, more legal failures as Trump administration can't secure re-indictment of Letitia James, one group is finding out the hard way that their misogyny might have been a poor choice, and much more.

Big Topic

• Boat Strikes seems to a topic that’s breaking through the noise
  • The ship was struck 4 times
  • House and Senate Republicans open investigations
  • Admiral Alvin Holsey resigned because he wasn’t an idiot
  • Admiral Bradley says there was no “kill them all” order, thus seemingly taking the blame
  • Mark Kelly and the Dems knew exactly what they were doing

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• Laughably Trump tries to get on right side of issue (poorly) and loses to GOP
  • Trump lowers tariffs and tries to promise some fiction, rebuffed by GOP
• Virginia Dems considering gerrymandering 4 additional seats
• Nancy Mace is considering retiring early alongside MTG
• Oh Oh Its Ladies Night…OHHHHH on the riiiiiight!
• Turns out trumped up charges are hard to make stick when you actually present to the grand jury

Fast Corruption and Faster Screw-Ups

• Trump cares so much about drugs he pardons a narco kingpin
• Trump pardons Dems after corruption charges, Jeffries agrees with him

What’s Dumber, A Brick or A Republican?

• This is a group project and you all failed!

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss the monumental Epstein vote in the House and Senate, the Trump administration's grand plan on Epstein isn't as locked in as some many thought it might be, Pam Bondi telegraphs what the administration is likely to do to slowdown the Epstein files from being released, Trump threatens Democrats with executions for daring to remind the military not to follow illegal orders, federal judges strike down Texas redistricting map, Coast Guard is cool with swastikas now?, Trump removed tariffs on beef, coffee, and fruits, White House is botching the show trial of James Comey, AI companies are going to want a bailout and they should not get one, another rightwing idiot pretends to be attacked for attention, and much more.

Big Topic

• Epstein Vote heard ‘round the world (Link to the actual bill)
  • House Votes 427-1
  • Senate Votes Unanimous consent
  • Trump signs bill into law
  • Pam Bondi gets new information all of a sudden

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• Trump says telling military to follow their oath is tantamount to sedition
  • You will be shocked to hear what happened next
• Federal judge rejects Texas redistricting map
• Coast Guard says swastika is no longer a hate symbol
• TARIFFS REMOVED!!!!!

Fast Corruption and Faster Screw-Ups

• White House absolutely botches Comey case in massive embarrassment
• We are absolutely going to do this again, aren’t we?

What’s Dumber, A Brick or A Republican?

• Weird that this keeps happening?

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss the 8 Senate Democrats that caved to end the government shutdown, House resumes and immediately have a discharge vote on releasing the Epstein files, we discuss the political ramifications of the files release as well as what the pressure campaign from the White House looks like for Republicans, Megyn Kelly does her best R. Kelly impression when trying to start a talking point about Jeffrey Epstein, DOJ sues California over redistricting, October's jobs report isn't happening and we may never get another one, HHS does one good thing followed up with yet another bad thing, Trump booed at a Washington Commanders game, and more.

Big Topic

• Group of 8 Senate Dems cave on shutdown - why? You’ll never guess

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• House back in session, discharge petition is a go
  • The House Dems provided us with a sneak preview!
  • Did Megyn Kelly just give MAGA a talking point on Epstein?
• Justice Department sues California over redistricting
• Tariffs case in front of the Supreme Court
• October jobs data may never be released, White House says
• HHS Good and Bad
  • Listeria outbreak
  • Blackbox labels removed from very important meds
• Trump administration goes after Eric Swalwell for…MORTGAGE FRAUD!!!!!

What’s Dumber, A Brick or A Republican?

• Local man booed at football game

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss the November special elections, how Democrats swept the board, Zohran Mamdani's meteoric rise and victory in New York, Virginia and New Jersey governors races captured by Dems, Dems create a super majority in Northern Virginia, California passes Prop 50, GOP works to downplay Tuesday's elections, former VP and local Darth Vader enthusiast Dick Cheney died, government shutdown continues with Trump now pushing to eliminate the filibuster to get the government reopened, FAA cutting flights at 40 major airports because of shutdown, US layoffs reach 20 year high, Nancy Pelosi announces her long awaited retirement, Kentucky voters are mad they can't vote in New York City elections, and much more.

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• November Elections Give Us Some Much Need Hope
  • Zohran Mamdani wins in NYC mayoral race
  • Virginia and New Jersey governorships were a GOP bloodbath (and yet another high-profile polling miss)
  • Democrats sweep all 30 House of Delegates seats in Northern Virginia
  • California passes prop 50, allowing redistricting to begin
    • GOP file legal action against California
  • Connecticut sees Democratic sweep as 29 towns flip from GOP to Dems
  • Republican ousted from seat held by GOP for 113 years
  • JD Vance's brother's embarrassing loss

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• Dick Cheney is DEAD
• Shutdown Continues
  • Trump administration changes tune on SNAP benefit percentage
  • Support inside GOP for removing the filibuster increases
• FAA cutting flight country wide due to the federal shutdown
• US layoffs for October surge to two-decade high
• Nancy Pelosi announces retirement from Congress

What’s Dumber, A Brick or A Republican?

• Kentucky voters didn’t know why they couldn’t vote in NYC mayoral race

This week on Look Forward, we return to discuss the federal shutdown as it surpasses 30 days, SNAP benefits are put in peril by the GOP, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson unintentionally reveals why he is ok with letting 40 million Americans go without food assistance, MTG says Mike Johnson refused to reveal a healthcare plan to other Republicans even in a private meeting, Trump administration begins push to attack Venezuela, Pentagon admits it doesn't know who they are killing on boats in the Caribbean, Maduro says he has captured CIA agents planning a false flag operation inside Venezuela as justification for war, Democrats (and 4 Republicans) vote to end Trump's global tariffs, Graham Platner's progressive campaign hits an odd nazi shaped tattoo snag, Trump administration officials are moving onto military bases, Trump asked the military to restart testing of nuclear weapons, why is the National Guard creating quick reaction forces in every state and territory for dealing with domestic issues?, Zohran Mamdani seems likely to win the mayoral race in NYC this coming week, Trump and Steve Bannon aren't kidding about a third term, Republicans declare that Biden's use of the autopen was illegal (this is nonsense and means nothing from a legal perspective, yet), and much more.

Big Topic

• Federal Shutdown Continues
  • SNAP benefits are over starting Oct 31st
    • Judge set to rule on this soon
    • Mike Johnson gives up the game on why he’s hurting people (VIDEO)
  • Healthcare tax credits due to expire in a month
    • MTG says that Johnson refuses to share Healthcare plan with GOP

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• Are we about to go to war with Venezuela?
  • Pentagon admits to not knowing who is even on the boats
    • Important note here
  • Military is docking ships in Trinidad and Tobago
  • Mudaro says he has captured CIA agents trying to pull a false flag operation
• Why isn’t a Nazi tattoo a deal breaker for some progressives?
• Senate Democrats (and 4 Republicans) vote to end Trump’s tariffs
• Trump administration members are moving onto military bases
• Trump has authorized the military to start retesting nuclear weapons
• Why is the National Guard building quick reaction teams for domestic encounters?
• Mamdani looks to be the next mayor of NYC, MAGA set to lose their already diseased minds

Fast Corruption and Faster Screw-Ups

• Trump keeps talking about running for a third term, he isn’t joking
• GOP declares Biden’s use of the autopen was illegal based on...

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss the continued government shutdown, healthcare tax credits set to expire in a month, White House toying with the idea of not paying furloughed federal employees, Israel and Hamas come to a tentative peace agreement, Trump get his second annual check up in the last 6 months, Feds indict Comey and Letitia James as Trump's enemy's list gets going, rightwing influencers come the White House and say very off things, RFK has a new reason for the cause of autism and its a cut above the rest, Mike Johnson has a suggestion for a better choice for the Superbowl halftime show than Bad Bunny (its lamer than you'd imagine), and much more!

Big Topic

• Federal Shutdown Continues
  • Healthcare tax credits due to expire in a month
  • White House seem to be suggestion no furlough backpay for feds

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• Israel and Hamas have a tentative peace agreement
• CBS News if officially useless
• Where the US leaves a void, China will fill it
• He’s healthy, stop asking!

Fast Corruption and Faster Screw-Ups

• Feds indict Comey and Letitia James
  • Turns out Trump did actually think he was sending a DM to Pam Bondi!
• Trump invites right wing influencers to WH; says they’ve “taken the freedom of speech away” re: flag burning
• In the latest “Dear Leader” session, RFK states the Tylenol advice is an unproven theory; also blames circumcision?

What’s Dumber, A Brick or A Republican?

• How do you do, fellow kids?

This week on Look Forward, the guys return discuss the insane speeches by both Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump to a room of 800+ active duty generals and admirals, government shutdown is here and who's to blame?, MAGA lunatic does mass shooting inside Mormon church and its almost complete silence from Republicans about it, Mike Johnson slow walks swearing in of Democratic House member because of looming Epstein files release vote, Marjorie Taylor-Greene still sticking to her guns on releasing the Epstein files no matter what, Trump administration is launch "TrumpRx" for lower direct to consumer pharma drugs, medbeds reach the mainstream thanks to sundowning grand in the White House, and much more!

Big Topic

• Trump and Hegseth aim to make the military bend the knee

A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

• Government shutdown looms, do Dems have the balls to let it happen?
  • Looks like they do?
  • What even is the Hatch Act?
• MAGA lunatic does mass shooting at Mormon church
  • Where is the rightwing outpouring of support for victims?
  • Where is the wall to wall coverage?
• Democrats release more Epstein files information
  • Republicans aren’t swearing in new Dem to stop Epstein files vote
  • MTG might be the most interesting Congressperson involved in all of this

Fast Corruption and Faster Screw-Ups

• Agriculture Secretary knows soybeans situation is horrible
• Sundowning Grandpa thinks he approved medbeds
• TrumpRx, yeah good luck with all that
• Harvard trade schools…man, I guess
• YouTube settles a lawsuit they already won
• I’d really rather deal with the Chinese government version

What’s Dumber, A Brick or A Republican?

• Yeah you read that right

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss the Trump administration's so called discovery of what causes autism and their convenient cure, shooting at an ICE facility in Texas, Charlie Kirk's memorial was just turned in to a Trump rally, Jimmy Kimmel returned to television, more boats destroyed by the U.S. military off the coast of Venezuela, Pete Hegseth's big military top brass gathering, judge dismisses Trump's $15 billion dollar New York Times lawsuit, Tom Homan caught accepting a bribe, bailing out Argentina over American farmers, and much more!

Big Topic

• They cured autism…by cure we mean made up a bunch of nonsense
  • FDA rubber stamps Dr. Oz-backed drug to “cure” Autism

A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

• Shooting at ICE facility
  • Trump signs EO targeting ‘domestic terrorism networks’ after Texas ICE shooting
• Charlie Kirk’s memorial was just a idiotic Trump rally
  • Some Dems vote in favor of honoring Kirk’s life and legacy
• Jimmy Kimmel returns to television and Trump gives up the ghost
• We keep killing boats without explanation?
• Pete Hegseth calls in 800 generals and admirals from around the world to DC
• Judge tosses Trump's $15B defamation suit against New York Times, Penguin Random House

Fast Corruption and Faster Screw-Ups

• Tom Homan loves a good bribe
• Trump completely fucks over white collar companies
• Trump administration kicking farmers down to bail out Argentina

What’s Dumber, A Brick or A Republican?

• Oklahoma Republicans are suffering from collective mental illness
• DHS decides to poke famously litigious company

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss the government crackdown on free speech in the wake of the murder of Charlie Kirk, new information released by the FBI that is suspicious at best, DOJ removes report on rightwing political violence stats, FCC goes after Jimmy Kimmel, Jeffries and Schumer prove just how useless they are in this fight, farmers are learning a hard lesson is getting played by the Trump, Brian Kilmeade's mask off moment might be an inspiration for more violence, Trump is suing the NY Times and this is a lesson they need to learn, and much more. 

Big Topic

• Charlie Kirk wasn’t killed by a liberal, but that isn’t stopping the Right from careening ahead to try to destroy free speech
  • Kirk’s alleged killer has all the signs of someone radicalized by being terminally online
  • DOJ deletes study showing Rightwing Political violence stats
  • Dude, we told you (Trump ballroom video clip)
  • Pam Bondi threatens a private citizen with prosecution because he refused to print some flyers? 
  • ABC capitulates in advance by pulling Kimmel off the air after threats from FCC Commissioner

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• Jefferies and Schumer once again showing they are not the wartime consiglieres we need right now as spending showdown ramps up
• The latest in your alert that it’s time to abandon the mainstream media
• Farmers are learning a hard lesson in Republican politics

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• Brian Kilmeade openly advocates for killing homeless people
  • And then this happens
• Trump is suing the NYT for endorsing Kamala Harris in 2024
• Fired CDC director testifies in front of Congress as to RFK’s demands of her

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss the death of rightwing hatemonger Charlie Kirk, the right and left's reaction to his murder, Trump's drawing to Jeffrey Epstein is as gross as you'd assume, Telsa's board of directors doesn't learn basic lessons, Bad Bunny sets the tone for how artists should treat the United States under Trump, Hyundai has its plant raided by ICE thanks to GOP Congressional candidate, GOP toss the filibuster for a special purpose, did Donald Trump have a stroke?, and much more.

Big Topic

• Charlie Kirk was killed while hosting a Turning Point event at a Utah college
  • The Keystone Cops are on the case!
  • Right wingers unsurprisingly out for blood despite their rhetoric leading to this
    • Bomb threats
  • The free speech advocates are at it again!
  • Why the Right doesn’t actually care about Charlie Kirk’s death

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• Trump letter to Epstein released to public alongside several other gross letters from the birthday book
  • And yet the Senate blocks the files from releasing
• Tesla looks to try to light $1T on fire
• Bad Bunny excluded US from next tour because he thinks ICE would stakeout his shows

A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

• Hyundai and LG plants in Georgia raided resulting in hundreds of South Koreans being sent home, and SK is pissed
• GOP erodes yet another filibuster tradition to keep their nominees from being slow-moved

Fast Corruption and Faster Screw-Ups

• Did Trump have a stroke?

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss how everyone was hoping Trump had left this mortal coil, dark money going to left-wing influencers and are we ok with this, Jeffrey Epstein abuse survivors are creating their own list of abusers and they might be getting assistance from Congressmembers to release it publicly, RFK Jr has a Senate hearing for the ages, Florida becomes first state to eliminate all school vaccine requirements, jobs report is even worse than the last one, Trump administration seeks to take away gun rights, fake peacenik Donald Trump wants to change the Department of Defense to the Department of War, tariff lawsuit may help businesses see record profits in an amazing Trump administration backfire, and much more!

Big Topic

• We all hoped Trump died

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• Dark money group discovered to fund coordination with left-wing influencers...are we ok with this?
• Epstein survivors say they are generating their own list
• Local idiot claims mRNA vaccines kill people during senate hearing
• State of Florida becomes first to eliminate all school vaccine mandates; Surgeon Gen. compares vaccines to...slavery?
• Jobs report is a complete nightmare, so expect Biden to be blamed

A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

• Trump administration somehow makes a mockery of the mentally ill gun ownership issue
• Donald the dove takes a completely shocking war stance

Fast Corruption and Faster Screw-Ups

• Elimination of De Minimis exception leads to many companies and countries barring parcel shipments to the US
• Turns out businesses might benefit from tariffs but not the way they said

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss the ongoing occupation of DC by the National Guard under Trump's orders, leaders of the CDC walk off the job under RFK Jr's nightmarish leadership, redistricting fight continues as Texas proceeds and California answers the call, former Trump national security advisor John Bolton gets his house raided by the FBI in obvious retribution for bad mouthing Donald Trump, Trump and Putin meet and it goes well for Putin, health concerns about the president continue to get louder, apparently America is going straight into communism by buying 10% stake in Intel, and much more!

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• Occupation in DC continues, with now armed national guard
  • Trump promises to expand this to other cities

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• Massive CDC walkout erupts amid internal chaos
• Redistricting goes forward in Texas, California is responding in kind
  • Here comes Maryland
• Former national security advisor, John Bolton has house raided by FBI
• Trump finally got to meet with his Dad
  • Not the best, nor the brightest
• Trump’s health is becoming a glaring issue that the GOP can’t ignore
  • https://bsky.app/profile/carlquintanilla.bsky.social/post/3lxikivtic22k
• I guess the GOP have horshoed around from fascism to communism
• Trump attempts to fire Federal Reserve Governor
  • She responds in the correct manner
• We’re seeing the impact of age-restriction laws already in the US

A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

• CBP is also getting access to police surveillance data

Fast Corruption and Faster Screw-Ups

• Trump’s handpicked IRS chief was fired for actually having a backbone

What’s Dumber, A Brick or A Republican?

• Possibly the...

This week on Look Forward, the guys return (Jay is traveling so mind the audio quality differences) to discuss Dems in Texas and nationwide finally fighting back, gerrymandering is the new national battleground and its long overdue, JB Pritzker throwing his hat in the ring, Gaza is undergoing a genocide and arguments against this fact are completely ridiculous at this point, RFK Jr cuts $500M in funding for mRNA vaccine development based on poor understanding of the science, will blue states be able to protect its citizens from the next infectious diseases?, Trump administration destroying satellites that give them facts they don't like, MTG working overtime to finally get basic things liberals have been saying for years (she still struggles), Utah state senator really working overtime to justify sexual assault on children, DOJ leans on Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator to lie about Trump's involvement, and much more! 

Big Topic

• Dems are FINALLY ready to fight fire with fire
  • CA and NY talking about gerrymandering the GOP out of fed and state representation
  • TX Dems flee state to deny redistricting quorum; Abbott now talking about trying to remove them from their seats
  • JB Pritzker has entered the chat

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• Gaza is undergoing a genocide and that’s not debateable
• RFK Jr. Cancels $500 Million In Funding For Vaccine Development
• Federalism might save you from infectious disease...at least if you live in a blue state
• This week in Space
  • Destroying satellites because you hate facts
  • Nuclear power ON THE MOOOOOON!

A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

• What IS HAPPENING TO HER!!!!?
  • First this
  • Then this
• Hey look - the field that should be avoiding AI THE MOST is fucking using it, because we live in the dumbest timeline
• And speaking of AI...

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