Without A Country

Corinne Fisher dives into The Pope declaring war on AI, ICE staking out The World Cup, the overwhelming response to Corinne's segment on POC's voting against their interests, and some Trans/TERF drama on TikTok. Plus: Hasan Piker getting looked at by the feds over his trip to Cuba, the agony that befell a death row inmate thanks to a botched exexecution and why he shouldn't even be in this situation, ICE illegally arresting people just to scan their eyeballs in the latest instalment of distopian tech advances, Thomas Massie's defeat and what it means for democracy as a whole and so much more! 00:00 – Intro / Theme of the Episode: Identity Politics & Culture Wars 04:20 – Identity politics on the left vs right 08:00 – ICE concerns surrounding the World Cup / immigration anxiety 16:00 – Pope Leo XIV warns about AI and humanity 23:00 – AI replacing labor, purpose, and human meaning 32:20 – Listener mailbag begins 33:30 – Scam targeting immigrant families with ICE detention fraud 34:35 – Why many Latino voters align with MAGA politics 41:00 – Machismo, religion, whiteness & assimilation discussions 52:00 – White feminism vs intersectionality 58:00 – Paris Mwendwa controversy explained 1:02:00 – TERF accusations, feminism & trans discourse 1:04:25 – Debate over “male socialization” and trans activism 1:10:00 – Cis women’s issues vs trans advocacy conversations 1:17:00 – Recommended feminist literature & Black women’s studies 1:22:30 – Patreon break / community discussion 1:23:30 – Thomas Massie election law discussion 1:35:00 – Democratic Party failures & political strategy talk 1:45:30 – Elections, candidate quality & political disillusionment 1:46:45 – Hasan Piker subpoena controversy begins 1:55:00 – Government scrutiny of activists & media figures 2:00:00 – San Diego mosque shooting discussion / internet radicalization 2:03:30 – Media framing, Zionism & online extremism 2:12:25 – Tony Carruthers death penalty case 2:14:00 – Constitutional rights, mental illness & fair trials 2:25:00 – Corruption allegations, informants & withheld evidence 2:38:00 – Government surveillance & biometric tracking 2:43:30 – ICE surveillance tech, facial recognition & DNA databases 2:46:00 – Final thoughts on identity, fear & censorship 2:47:00 – Horror movie recommendations / “Obsession” discussion 2:51:00 – “Backrooms” movie & indie horror filmmaking 2:53:15 – Outro / plugs / audience thank you MAIN STORIES Hasan Piker Subpoenaed https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/27/us-gov-subpoenas-hasan-piker-rep-summer-lee-pittsburgh/90258486007/ Botched Execution https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/26/tony_carruthers_botched_execution & https://ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics/tony-carruthers-tennessee-execution/ ICE Scanning Eyeballs https://www.npr.org/2026/05/27/nx-s1-5822429/ice-buys-iris-scanners-tech-tools ENEMY OF THE STATE https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/world/europe/pope-leo-encyclical.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260525&instance_id=176151&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=107728112&segment_id=220435&user_id=a266d281cc6f97833a8eaaec22a85914 WACO MAILBAG NEW FREE VICES album https://music.apple.com/us/album/threads/1896072971 LESBIAN LIFTS https://www.tiktok.com/@lesbianlifts/video/7641637747702123806 BUNMI SUPREME https://www.tiktok.com/@bunmisupreme/video/7643491097162927373?_r=1&_t=ZP-96inDYOFzm3 GIRL DAD CORNER Thomas Massie (made Mike lose his faith in Democracy, he just filed for 2028)  https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/thomas-massie-primary-loss-kentucky-trump.html & https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/5/20/massie-defeated-the-israel-lobbys-pyrrhic-victory-in-kentucky GUUUURL Democrats 2024 autopsy https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/21/politics/dnc-autopsy-takeaways-vis Tulsi Gabbard Quits https://www.foxnews.com/politics/exclusive-tulsi-gabbard-resigns-from-trump-cabinet SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON: https://patreon.com/WithoutACountry?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink FOLLOW WITHOUT A COUNTRY ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/withoutacountrypodcast/ FOLLOW CORINNE ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/philanthropygal FOLLOW MIKE ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/themharrington/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Corinne dives into the absolute circus surrounding Luigi Mangione’s courtroom “fangirls,” the disturbing media frenzy around true crime, and the problem with Netflix's The Crash documentary and why the Mackenzie Shirilla deserves a fair trial even if she crashed the car. Plus: Chick-fil-A being problematic in Harlem on Malcolm X Day, the new Free Press podcast about the Lindbergh kidnapping, Elon Musk’s OpenAI legal loss, PCOS gets a new name, animal welfare news, the mosque shooting in San Diego, where the Kars4Kids money really goes, and internet manipulation. 00:00 Intro & welcome 01:58 Trump approval ratings drop 04:30 Chick-fil-A protests in Harlem over Malcolm X Day 12:37 Free Press criticism & Lindbergh kidnapping podcast 19:38 Netflix’s The Crash documentary review 20:53 The Mackenzie Shirilla case explained 23:21 Did Mackenzie get a fair trial? 27:01 Why the premeditated murder charge feels wrong 33:10 Bench trial vs jury trial discussion 35:33 Judge controversy & legal system failures 39:08 Why the documentary crossed the line 43:20 “Enemy of the State” — Mackenzie’s parents 44:52 Wacko Mailbag: voter research tool 46:35 PCOS officially renamed to PMOS 53:06 Psychopath vs antisocial personality disorder 54:52 Luigi Mangione “fangirls” & press passes 57:47 Why women romanticize dangerous men 01:00:18 Inside the Luigi Mangione press corps 01:03:37 Damien Echols & prison groupies comparison 01:06:12 Rocky Horror Broadway review 01:09:41 How NYC press passes actually work 01:12:20 Why Luigi’s fanbase hurts his defense 01:18:44 Media spectacle & true crime culture 01:26:15 Feminism, violence & public obsession 01:34:07 Parasocial relationships & internet fandoms 01:44:16 Elon Musk loses OpenAI court battle 01:45:03 Ashley St. Clair allegations against Elon Musk 01:46:49 Thoughts on “Oh, Mary!” on Broadway 01:55:12 AI, propaganda & manipulated online narratives 02:04:36 Blake Lively / Justin Baldoni PR war 02:15:48 Astroturfing, bots & social media influence campaigns 02:24:31 Tech companies shaping public opinion 02:34:50 Ashley St. Clair claims Musk used satellite election data 02:37:28 Cambridge Analytica comparisons 02:45:02 Coordinated online clipping explained 02:56:27 How clipping companies manipulate virality 02:58:19 Andrew Tate & algorithm gaming 03:03:42 Why audiences can’t tell what’s authentic anymore 03:16:19 AI-driven narrative manipulation 03:17:54 The Puerto Rico song & possible manufactured virality 03:19:27 Taylor Swift “Nazi symbolism” rumor discussion 03:20:20 Blake Lively PR manipulation strategy 03:24:55 Final thoughts on media literacy & propaganda 03:28:11 Outro & goodbye MAIN STORIES Luigi Mangione Press Corps https://www.thefp.com/p/mangione-press-corps-controversy COULD BE WORSE Ebola https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/world/africa/ebola-outbreak-deaths-congo-who.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260519&instance_id=175812&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=107728112&segment_id=220063&user_id=a266d281cc6f97833a8eaaec22a85914 COULD BE BETTER Romania Femicide Law https://www.romania-insider.com/law-femicide-promulgated-romanian-president-2026 CUTIES CORNER Cyanide Bombs on Animals https://www.humaneworld.org/en/blog/trump-administration-lifts-ban-cyanide-bombs-killing-animals US House Passes Farm Bill https://animalequality.org/news/2026/05/05/us-house-passes-farm-bill/ GUUUURL Elon Musk Loses https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/musk-altman-openai-trial-verdict.html San Diego Mosque Shootings https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/san-diego-mosque-cain-clark-caleb-vazquez.html Internment Camp for American Zionists https://nypost.com/2026/05/19/us-news/sex-therapist-dem-candidate-calls-for-converting-ice-facilities-into-camps-for-american-zionists-with-castration-center/ Kars 4 Kids https://forward.com/fast-forward/825292/california-judge-says-kars4kids-misled-donors-by-omitting-orthodox-jewish-mission-from-ads/ The Feed Is Fake (New York Magazine) https://archive.is/bLCUw Trump IRS Settlement (also look at Liz Oyer video)  https://abc45.com/news/nation-world/trump-tax-settlement-irs-leak-anti-weaponization-fund-doj-apology-us-agrees-to-drop Elon Musk Rigged the Election https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ashley-st-clair-claims-elon-060828265.html Who Might Run for President in 2028? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/briefing/whos-running-for-president-in-2028.html Trump Accounts = Social Security Privatization https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5870394-cruz-trump-accounts-social-security/ Black Woman Femicide https://thelensnola.org/2026/05/13/black-femicide-crisis-domestic-violence-black-women/ SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON: https://patreon.com/WithoutACountry?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink FOLLOW WITHOUT A COUNTRY ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/withoutacountrypodcast/ FOLLOW CORINNE ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/philanthropygal FOLLOW MIKE ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/themharrington/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to Without a Country, where Corinne Fisher breaks down the biggest stories in politics, culture, and the internet without the usual filter. This episode covers a wide range of topics, starting with an update on the total cost of the war with Iran before giving her thoughts on Netflix's Kevin Hart roast over the weekend, from the backlash to the dais itself Corinne gives her thoughts on one of the biggest night s in comedy this year. Corinne then talks about the Enemy Of The State, a congressman from Ohio accused of DV against his ex-wife and the daughter of a prominent senator. Corinne also covers the biggest news stories of the week including the recently unsealed Epstein note, Elon Musk and Sam Altman taking the stand as the pair argue over Open AI's conversion from a non-profit to a for profit industry and what it means for the future of AI labs, the horrific violence against women in Sudan and the Seattle tourist who got beaten up for messing with a seal. Later in the episode, Corinne talks about Spencer Pratt dominating the first mayoral debate in LA, why it now seems like he's the front runner in the race and what Angelinos can do before it's too late. The episode wraps up with some Trump updates including his summit in China, his love of corruption, going to war over trans admissions to Smith college plus Putin's millitary parade in Moscow and so much more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON: https://patreon.com/WithoutACountry?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink FOLLOW WITHOUT A COUNTRY ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/withoutacountrypodcast/ FOLLOW CORINNE ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/philanthropygal FOLLOW MIKE ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/themharrington/ Enemy of the State: Ohio Rep Max Miller  https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-rep-max-miller-accused-of-brutally-beating-maga-senator-bernie-morenos-daughter-emily/ NZ Woman Held In ICE Detention Center https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360978420/kiwi-woman-ice-detention-shackled-hours-alongside-elderly-and-children-mother-says MAIN STORY Open AI Trial https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2026/05/01/inside-openai-trial-how-musk-v-altman-will-define-the-future-of-ai/ & https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/nx-s1-5811730/openai-sam-altman-testimony-elon-musk-trial COULD BE WORSE Sudan https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2026/04/sudans-war-on-women-the-number-of-people-in-need-of-sexual-violence-support-quadruples-as-abuse-of-women-and-girls-becomes-the-blueprint-of-war-three-years-on CUTIES CORNER https://nypost.com/2026/05/10/us-news/seattle-tourist-beat-up-by-local-after-viral-video-of-him-tossing-huge-rock-at-endangered-seal/ MUNICIPAL Spencer Pratt MUNICIPAL - Los Angeles Mayor’s Race https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/13/spencer-pratt-is-shaking-up-la-mayor-race/ https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/us-news/spencer-pratts-living-in-a-bel-air-hotel-not-a-trailer/ California Mayor Working for China  https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/arcadia-california-mayor-chinese-agent.html GUUUURL Hantavirus https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/us-news/how-the-x-files-and-the-simpsons-predicted-the-hantavirus-outbreak/ HANTAVIRUS cruise passengers currently in quarantine https://time.com/article/2026/05/11/hantavirus-andes-cruise-ship-passengers-quarantine-nebraska/ Trump’s Golden Statue https://archive.is/hVcms US-China Summit https://apnews.com/article/china-us-trump-xi-summit-1a0b28a9a7b9078d736ba94bf3b4d6e2 Trump Cuba https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5873176-senate-republicans-caution-trump-cuba/ Trump Loves A Lil Corruption https://www.npr.org/2026/05/13/g-s1-121485/trump-pardons-public-corruption-justice Trans Admissions at Smith College https://19thnews.org/2026/05/smith-college-federal-investigation-transgender-admissions/ Putin Testing His Missiles https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/13/europe/putin-test-powerful-russian-nuclear-missile-intl See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of Without a Country, Corinne Fisher dives into one of the strangest and most unsettling stories of the week: a deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard a quarantined cruise ship off the coast of Africa. With multiple deaths, questions about human-to-human transmission, and passengers trapped at sea, the story quickly turns into something that feels ripped straight out of a thriller movie. Corinne also takes a deep look into the disturbing online communities tied to the Columbine shooters and how vulnerable teenagers are being pulled into extremist internet subcultures through platforms like Roblox, Discord, TikTok, and private chat groups. The conversation explores loneliness, bullying, internet radicalization, and the growing difficulty parents face trying to understand what their kids are exposed to online. Later in the episode, the focus shifts to AI, data centers, and the future of American jobs. As towns across the country push back against massive AI infrastructure projects, Corinne breaks down the tension between technological progress, environmental concerns, corporate power, and the fear of what automation could mean for everyday workers. From cruise ship paranoia and internet cult behavior to AI expansion and political hypocrisy, this episode covers the chaos, contradictions, and weirdness shaping modern life right now. ENEMY OF THE STATE: Columbine Shooters Deadly Online Community https://archive.is/bX5A8 Hantavirus https://archive.is/3Zast https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/world-news/health-officials-think-theyve-tracked-down-source-of-cruise-ship-hantavirus-outbreak/ Travel influencer  - https://archive.is/4eJSj Dictator Article of the Month https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/northampton-county/slate-belt/opposition-grows-as-residents-push-back-on-proposed-data-center-in-northampton-county/article_882e5674-b4c1-459a-a930-e0fd840c36ee.html FROM THE ATLANTIC: https://archive.is/J3zk2 https://www.forbes.com/sites/deloitte/2026/04/13/when-sustainability-becomes-tax-policy-what-leaders-need-to-know/ FBI/Beastie Boys https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kash-patel-beastie-boys-sabotage-snl-b2970120.html Rape Kit Reform https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mariska-hargitay-rape-kit-backlog-campaign-wins-50-states-1236582234/ Mifepristone https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/what-to-know-about-a-mifepristone-maker-asking-the-supreme-court-to-restore-access-to-the-pill-by-mail Iran War https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/5/6/iran-war-live-trump-says-hormuz-operation-paused-amid-us-tehran-talks Voting Rights Act https://archive.is/tNpur Woman Found Dead in Big Sur https://www.ksbw.com/article/suspicious-marks-woman-dead-big-sur-strangulation/71056881 Disabled Adults https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/05/01/benefits-cut-disabled-adults/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to Without a Country, where Corinne Fisher breaks down the biggest stories in politics, culture, and the internet without the usual filter. This episode covers a wide range of topics, starting with a follow up on the documentary series Trust Me: The False Prophet and the rest of the horrors contained whithin, why "mind control" is not a get out of jail free card in our legal system and more. Corinne then talks about a Cuties Corner story where an animal testing facility reached a deal to sell their beagles and a NYC municipal story about Lindsay Boylan losing her city council race and why it may effect Zohran. Corinne also covers the biggest news stories of the week including the possible assassination attempt against Trump at the White House Correspondents dinner through the lens of critical thinking, the ruling by the supreme court to essentially allow gerrymandering, and the justice department again going after James Comey, this time for a picture of seashells. Later in the episode, Corinne talks about the serviceman who bet big on a prediction site over the oustin of Maduro while he was in possesion of classified documents, and governers pushing through data centers despite enviormental concerns. The episode wraps up with a story on the return of firing squads the DOJ's push to use them more in federal capital punishment. SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON: https://patreon.com/WithoutACountry?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink FOLLOW WITHOUT A COUNTRY ON IG: @withoutacountryppodcast FOLLOW CORINNE ON IG: @philanthropygal FOLLOW MIKE ON IG: @themharrington AI Data Centers https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/27/headlines/maine_gov_janet_mills_vetoes_statewide_moratorium_on_ai_data_centers White House Correspondents Dinner The Shooting: Treating it as real https://www.ms.now/opinion/conspiracy-theories-white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-trump Treating It As Ehhhhh https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinformation/conspiracy-theories-staged-white-house-correspondents-dinner-rcna342212 Eye-Witness Account https://archive.is/eXMvO MANIFESTO: https://apicciano.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/04/28/read-here-the-full-manifesto-by-accused-shooter-cole-tomas-allen-at-white-house-correspondence-dinner/ The Theme: Fuck Yo Wife RFK/Cheryl Hines: https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/04/28/correspondents-dinner-gunfire-aftermath/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter Stephen Miller/Katie Miller https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/stephen-millers-wife-says-protecting-194322954.html PATREON DICTATOR CHRISTOPHER FANGUY Capitalist Pigs New Cuties: Hannah, Cassie Buckbee, Randi Petersen CUTIES CORNER Ridglan Farms Beagles https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/news/2026/04/29/ridglan-farms-beagles-dog-rescue- Municipal News NYC (never not campaigning) https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/28/carl-wilson-defeats-mamdanis-choice-in-council-special-election/ GUUUURL Betting on War Outcomes https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20832yg5p2o Our Air Is Killing Us https://www.lung.org/media/press-releases/fy26-sota-national-release Rodney King 2026 https://nypost.com/2026/04/28/us-news/nyc-man-beaten-by-cops-in-liquor-store-to-sue-for-100-million/ Voting Rights Act https://apnews.com/live/voting-rights-act-supreme-court-updates-04-29-2026 DOJ Bringing Back Firing Squad https://ca.rollingstone.com/execution-firing-squad-horrific-trump/ Teachers Union Dues (this is all legal and disclosed, but yes teachers do have legal right to speak up if they don’t want their dues going towards certain things) ****PATREON**** https://www.infowars.com/posts/teachers-unions-funneled-over-1-billion-to-leftist-political-causes-over-past-decade Comey 8647 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/james-comey-indicted-seashell-photo-officials-said-threatened-trump-rcna247022 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.