<description>&lt;p&gt;This week we took a hard look at Canada&amp;rsquo;s Mark Carney. Competent, well-spoken, yet quietly running a neoliberal playbook. Then we checked Trump&amp;rsquo;s approval numbers, where even Republicans are starting to feel the gas prices, though 84% are still on board, which is somehow both unsurprising and completely bonkers.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapters&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Intro: 00:00:00&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Quick Takes: 00:01:17&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Max Notes: 00:04:51&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Killer Left Take of the Week: 00:18:20&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Chart of the Week: 00:20:05&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Headlines: 00:23:01&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Pod Love: 00:24:49&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Outro: 00:25:32&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Resources&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Yahoo! Finance: &lt;a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/gamestops-ryan-cohen-sidesteps-questions-on-how-company-will-pay-for-ebay-deal-the-details-are-on-our-website-122615524.html"&gt;GameStop&amp;rsquo;s Ryan Cohen sidesteps questions on how company will pay for eBay deal: &amp;lsquo;The details are on our website&amp;rsquo;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;CNBC: &lt;a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/04/amazon-opens-up-its-logistics-network-to-other-businesses-in-new-growth-push.html"&gt;Amazon opens up its logistics network to other businesses in new growth push&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The New York Times: &lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/world/canada/carney-budget-update.html"&gt;Despite Trade Turmoil, Canada&amp;rsquo;s Economy Is Expected to Grow and Deficit to Fall&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Government of Canada: &lt;a href="https://budget.canada.ca/update-miseajour/2026/report-rapport/overview-apercu-en.html"&gt;Economic and fiscal overview&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Global News: &lt;a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11822472/canada-in-early-stages-of-talks-on-whether-to-privatize-airports-minister/"&gt;Canada in &amp;lsquo;early stages&amp;rsquo; of talks on whether to privatize airports: minister&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Global News: &lt;a href="https://ca.news.yahoo.com/health-matters-liberal-government-faces-171311443.html"&gt;Health Matters: Liberal government faces criticism over pharmacare program&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Spring: &lt;a href="https://springmag.ca/carney-government-ditches-social-priorities-in-favour-of-conservative-agenda"&gt;Carney government ditches social priorities in favour of conservative agenda&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Leeja Miller: &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gP1MgzmGDE"&gt;The Death Of The Voting Rights Act EXPLAINED&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Civiqs: &lt;a href="https://civiqs.com/results/approve_president_trump_2025?uncertainty=true&amp;amp;zoomIn=true&amp;amp;annotations=true&amp;amp;party=Republican"&gt;Donald Trump: Job Approval, Second Term&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;New York Times: &lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/opinion/platner-trump-democrats.html"&gt;If Democrats Have Appropriate Fear of Trump, They Will Elect Platner&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Common Dreams: &lt;a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/dhs-ombudsman-closed"&gt;Trump Admin Shutters DHS Watchdog Amid Rampant and Growing Detainee Abuse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Dissent: &lt;a href="https://dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/mamdani-mass-engagement-office-organize-nyc/"&gt;How Mamdani Can Build Mass Engagement&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pod Love&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Economic Update: &lt;a href="https://economicupdate.libsyn.com/marxs-relevance-for-today"&gt;Marx&amp;rsquo;s Relevance for Today&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UNFTR Resources&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Video: &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/3K4Y1XVxyAU"&gt;(On The Record 5-5-26 Canada's Working Class Under Attack: Carney's Economic Update Decoded&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;--&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: &lt;a href="https://unftr.com/rate"&gt;unftr.com/rate&lt;/a&gt; and follow us on &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/Unfucking-The-Republic-102319714930389"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/unftr.com"&gt;Bluesky&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;and &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/unftrpod/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; at @UNFTRpod. 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Unf*cking The Republic

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On The Record (5-5-26).

MAY 5, 202625 MIN
Unf*cking The Republic

On The Record (5-5-26).

MAY 5, 202625 MIN

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This week we took a hard look at Canada’s Mark Carney. Competent, well-spoken, yet quietly running a neoliberal playbook. Then we checked Trump’s approval numbers, where even Republicans are starting to feel the gas prices, though 84% are still on board, which is somehow both unsurprising and completely bonkers. Chapters Intro: 00:00:00 Quick Takes: 00:01:17 Max Notes: 00:04:51 Killer Left Take of the Week: 00:18:20 Chart of the Week: 00:20:05 Headlines: 00:23:01 Pod Love: 00:24:49 Outro: 00:25:32 Resources Yahoo! Finance: GameStop’s Ryan Cohen sidesteps questions on how company will pay for eBay deal: ‘The details are on our website’ CNBC: Amazon opens up its logistics network to other businesses in new growth push The New York Times: Despite Trade Turmoil, Canada’s Economy Is Expected to Grow and Deficit to Fall Government of Canada: Economic and fiscal overview Global News: Canada in ‘early stages’ of talks on whether to privatize airports: minister Global News: Health Matters: Liberal government faces criticism over pharmacare program Spring: Carney government ditches social priorities in favour of conservative agenda Leeja Miller: The Death Of The Voting Rights Act EXPLAINED Civiqs: Donald Trump: Job Approval, Second Term New York Times: If Democrats Have Appropriate Fear of Trump, They Will Elect Platner Common Dreams: Trump Admin Shutters DHS Watchdog Amid Rampant and Growing Detainee Abuse Dissent: How Mamdani Can Build Mass Engagement Pod Love Economic Update: Marx’s Relevance for Today UNFTR Resources Video: (On The Record 5-5-26 Canada's Working Class Under Attack: Carney's Economic Update Decoded) -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility.Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/membershipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.