The Insurgents

<p>Donald Trump escalates the situation in Venezuela by announcing a full blockade against sanctioned oil tankers, and bizarrely demands that “they return to the United States of America all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us.” Did American sweat, ingenuity and toil really create the oil industry in Venezuela? You’ll be surprised to learn that the answer is a little more complicated than that.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/Alexander_Avina">Alexander Aviña</a> joins the show to discuss all this and much more. </p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe</a>

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://www.insurgentspod.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_7">www.insurgentspod.com</a><br/><br/><p>Jordan is joined by Brett Erlich to talk about Rob Reiner and his wife Michele’s passing, Trump’s disgusting response, the shooting at Brown University and more.</p><p>Also! Jordan launched a new YouTube channel, you can check out the first video with our friend Jules and subscribe here: youtube.com/channel/UCPUIUuj9SLCj-fYDbxaOpQg/</p>

<p></p><p>McDonald’s releases an AI Christmas ad and everyone hates it. Why does this technology exist? What are we doing here? Also: Donald Trump remains extraordinarily racist, the US seizes a Venezuelan oil tanker, we examine the socioeconomic conditions that shaped the tragic life of The Grinch, and plenty more.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe</a>

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://www.insurgentspod.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_7">www.insurgentspod.com</a><br/><br/><p>We talk about the Nick Fuentes/Piers Morgan interview, the spat between Candace Owens and Tim Pool and the memes around Minnesota being the “promised land” for Somalis.</p>

<p>A right-wing Christian student at the University of Oklahoma is unfairly punished for being terrible at writing and not engaging with her assignment (the University, obviously, sided with the student.) The state-enforced mourning for Charlie Kirk has backfired, and now the Internet is being overtaken by Kirk memes. The Trump administration’s cruel deportation machine continues and we question whether a “look backwards, not forwards” strategy should be employed when, and if, they are voted out of office. </p><p>And much more.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe</a>