Unf*cking The Republic

Despite only having between 95,000 and 120,000 members nationwide, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has a hot political hand. To most Americans the DSA remains a mystery, but its impact is being felt in elections throughout the country. Conservatives are keeping one eye open but are largely dismissive. Establishment liberals are furious with the group. This episode puts the DSA in historical context and offers insight into how past challenges and current opposition present future opportunities for the social movement of record in the United States. Chapters Intro: 00:00:44 Max Notes: 00:01:27 Outro: 00:28:47 Resources Commentary: The Democratic Socialist Congregation The Washington Post: Don’t fear a ‘Bolshevik revolution.’ It’s a DSA fairy tale. Americans for Prosperity: On Constitution Day, here are the ways the DSA agenda undermines America’s founding UNFTR Resources Video: On The Record 09-29-26 (The Rise Of The DSA: What You Need To Know.) -- 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 Intro music by Hold Fast. Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/memberships See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An original episode on how Trump will ultimately represent the final chapter of the American experiment. Empires don’t collapse. They crumble. But they’re reduced to a handful of chapters in history texts that depict them in stages with defined beginnings and ends. Donald Trump has already managed to set the stage for World War Three though it looks far different than prior great wars. He is the culmination of the hubris of empire. Here on my thoughts on how this goes down and what comes after. Resources Washington Post: How Four U.S. Presidents Unleashed Economic Warfare Across the Globe UNFTR Resources Video: The Final Chapter: Trump and the End of the American Experiment. Essay: It’s Just Trump Against the World. -- 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/memberships See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Max and 99 are back for another round of Omnibus. They hit headlines on Carney’s airport privatization sellout and the Ebola outbreak in the DRC that’s on pace to be the worst the world has ever seen. Then they tackle listener emails on AI recursive self-improvement hype and the TESCREAL cult behind it, Greenland’s surrender of sovereignty to Trump, and why “regulation” is just a sanitized word for protection. Enjoy! Chapters Intro: 00:00:31 Headlines: 00:13:20 Emails: 00:28:40 Memberships: 01:03:21 Outro: 01:04:45 Resources Subscribe to Current Affairs Magazine. Wired: The World Forgot About Ebola. The Organization Fighting It Has Never Been More Worried Canadian Dimension: Carney’s airport privatization is a looming disaster: ‘Highway 407 of the skies’ UNFTR Resources Video: Why We’re Still Living in Milton Friedman’s Neoliberal World. -- 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 Intro music by Hold Fast. Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/memberships See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The CLARITY Act (Digital Asset Market Clarity Act) failed to pass cloture and won’t be taken up on the Senate floor. This is very, very good news. Despite attempts until the last minute by New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand—a Democrat who is closely associated with the crypto lobby—not a single one of her colleagues came over to her side. So even she voted “no” to advance the bill. This likely means CLARITY is dead for the foreseeable future. But it doesn’t mean it’s gone. This is a victory for the banking industry and a huge blow to the Trump family who were banking (pun intended) on this bill setting up World Liberty Financial to be one of the wealthiest stablecoin firms in the world. Resources Politico: Gillibrand privately urges Dems to advance crypto bill CNBC: Trump agrees to ethics requirements in crypto Clarity Act as GOP seeks Democratic votes ABA Banking Journal: ABA, banking groups warn revised Clarity Act fails to protect community banks Unchained: Banking Groups Push Senate to Tighten CLARITY Act Stablecoin Rules, Warning of Deposit Flight decrypt: Tether Reports $1.5B Q2 Profit as USDT Supply Grows, Gold Holdings Rise UNFTR Resources Video: The CLARITY Act is DEAD: Why Trump’s Crypto Scheme Failed. Essay: The CLARITY Act is Dead (For Now). Episode: Trump is Looting the Treasury. -- 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 Intro music by Hold Fast. Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/memberships See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we put a proper endcap on the summer’s debt discussions—the $40 trillion number is real, but the conversation around it is almost entirely dishonest, designed to make cuts to grandma’s Medicare seem inevitable while military spending and corporate tax rates never even make the list. Then we looked at the housing market, where sellers are quietly stuffing concessions into nearly half of all deals to keep headline prices from falling, which is either a buyer’s market emerging or the last gasp before demand destruction, depending on which generation you’re in. Chapters Intro: 00:00:38 Quick Takes: 00:01:41 Max Notes: 00:07:29 Killer Left Take of the Week: 00:21:05 Chart of the Week: 00:21:48 Outro: 00:24:03 Resources The New York Times: U.S. and China Balance A.I. Risks and Rivalry The New York Times: Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud Senator Chris Murphy: Why did Russia pay for Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding? The New York Times: Photos Spur Speculation About Possible Demolition of Kennedy Center CNN: Trump says proposed triumphal arch will double as military complex with snipers and drones CNBC: AI Models Are Stealing Your Data & The AI Safety Truth The Independent: Scott Bessent cannot say where Venezuelan billions are going Mother Jones: Bo French Sent a Tweet So Racist, His Own Party Finally Took Notice. It’s Just the Tip of the Iceberg. U.S. Department of the Treasury: Debt to the Penny U.S. Department of the Treasury: Major Foreign Holders of Treasury Securities Federal Reserve: Federal Reserve Balance Sheet: Factors Affecting Reserve Balances U.S. Department of the Treasury: Treasury International Capital Data for July U.S. Department of the Treasury: Treasury International Capital Data for July 2026 Federal Reserve: Financial Accounts of the United States Federal Reserve: FEDS Notes Federal Reserve: Estimating Yield Impacts of Treasury Demand and Supply Changes Levy Economics Institute: Can Taxes and Bonds Finance Government Spending? CEPR: Ron Paul’s Surprisingly Lucid Solution to the Debt Ceiling Impasse William Mitchell: Central banks should just write off all their government debt holdings Yahoo! News: House Speaker Mike Johnson denies backing cuts to benefits amid Social Security shortfall warning Congressional Budget Office: Distributional Effects of Public Law 119-21 The Elephant Graveyard: How Comedy Drowned in a Radioactive Cesspool of Corruption and Depravity Redfin News: Nearly Half of Homebuyers Get Concessions From Sellers as Most Markets Tip in Buyers’ Favor UNFTR Resources Video: On The Record 9-22-26 (The Truth About the $40 Trillion Debt—And Why They Want You Scared.) -- 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/memberships See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.