Intro

Post Show Musings

Outro

AOC. The country continues to obsess over the bright light of the progressive caucus and most high profile member of “The Squad.” From day one, AOC has been the subject of harsh criticisms steeped in misogyny and class resentment; mostly from the right. Oftentimes, however, the criticisms have come from inside the Democratic Party establishment. Recently, however, she’s been in the crosshairs of the far left end of the spectrum. Some of this isn’t new, but it seems to be growing. In this episode we look deeper at her record, set a few things straight about the nature of politics in America and make a haunting comparison from history that serves as a warning.

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:32

Post Show Musings: 00:20:03

Outro: 00:36:33

Resources

The Militant: Hands of Rosa Luxemburg 

Vanity Fair: Unearthed Video Shows Marjorie Taylor Greene Has Been Psychotically Stalking AOC for Years

Politico: From agitator to insider: The evolution of AOC

AOC's Pathetic Biden Endorsement

New York Magazine: AOC Is Just a Regular Old Democrat Now

Pod Save America: Exclusive: AOC Talks Honestly About Joe Biden, The Supreme Court, and the 2024 Presidential Election

Office of Congressional Ethics: OCE Referral Regarding Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

The New York Times: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Apologizes for Vote on Iron Dome Funding

Clerk: Roll Call 275 | Bill Number: HR 5323

Jacobin: Railroad Workers United: “We Would Never Concede Our Right to Strike”

Mother Jones: Railroad Workers Kept Applying Pressure For Sick Days. It’s Working.

Global Project Against Hate and Extremism: Robert F. Kennedy Tweet Mobilizes Neo-Nazis

Jacobin: AOC and the Squad’s List of Left-Wing Accomplishments Is Quite Long

LR 132: Evaluating The Squad w/ Branko Marcetic + @MinionDeathCult on the UPS Vote

UNFTR Episode Resources

April 2021 Quickie: AOC & the Lying Men Hydra

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Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, "Unf*cking the Republic®."

AOC. The country continues to obsess over the bright light of the progressive caucus and most high profile member of “The Squad.” From day one, AOC has been the subject of harsh criticisms steeped in misogyny and class resentment; mostly from the right. Oftentimes, however, the criticisms have come from inside the Democratic Party establishment. Recently, however, she’s been in the crosshairs of the far left end of the spectrum. Some of this isn’t new, but it seems to be growing. In this episode we look deeper at her record, set a few things straight about the nature of politics in America and make a haunting comparison from history that serves as a warning.
Chapters
Intro: 00:00:32
Post Show Musings: 00:20:03
Outro: 00:36:33
Resources
The Militant: <a href="https://www.marxists.org/archive/trotsky/1932/06/luxemburg.htm">Hands of Rosa Luxemburg </a>
Vanity Fair: <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/05/marjorie-taylor-greene-aoc-video" data-tooltip-only-on-overflow="true" aria-label="Unearthed Video Shows Marjorie Taylor Greene Has Been Psy..." data-tooltip="Unearthed Video Shows Marjorie Taylor Greene Has Been Psy...">Unearthed Video Shows Marjorie Taylor Greene Has Been Psychotically Stalking AOC for Years</a>
Politico: <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/02/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-interview-progressive-democrats-00088792" data-tooltip-only-on-overflow="true" aria-label="From agitator to insider: The evolution of AOC - POLITICO" data-tooltip="From agitator to insider: The evolution of AOC - POLITICO">From agitator to insider: The evolution of AOC</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQpmb9F98xo" data-tooltip-only-on-overflow="true" aria-label="YouTube, AOC's Pathetic Biden Endorsement 17 minutes" data-tooltip="AOC's Pathetic Biden Endorsement">AOC's Pathetic Biden Endorsement</a>
New York Magazine: <a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/07/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-just-a-regular-old-democrat-now.html" data-tooltip-only-on-overflow="true" aria-label="AOC Is Just a Regular Old Democrat Now" data-tooltip="AOC Is Just a Regular Old Democrat Now">AOC Is Just a Regular Old Democrat Now</a>
Pod Save America: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0JLzuJl7Ps" data-tooltip-only-on-overflow="true" aria-label="YouTube, Exclusive: AOC Talks Honestly About Joe Biden, The Supreme Court, and the 2024 Presidential Election 1 hour 14 minutes 37 seconds" data-tooltip="Exclusive: AOC Talks Honestly About Joe Biden, The Suprem...">Exclusive: AOC Talks Honestly About Joe Biden, The Supreme Court, and the 2024 Presidential Election</a>
Office of Congressional Ethics: <a href="https://oce.house.gov/reports/investigations/oce-referral-regarding-rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortez" data-tooltip-only-on-overflow="true" aria-label="OCE Referral Regarding Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Of..." data-tooltip="OCE Referral Regarding Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Of...">OCE Referral Regarding Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</a>
The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/24/us/politics/aoc-israel-iron-dome.html" data-tooltip-only-on-overflow="true" aria-label="Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Apologizes for Vote on Iron Dome..." data-tooltip="Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Apologizes for Vote on Iron Dome...">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Apologizes for Vote on Iron Dome Funding</a>
Clerk: <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2021275" data-tooltip-only-on-overflow="true" aria-label="Roll Call 275 | Bill Number: HR 5323" data-tooltip="Roll Call 275 | Bill Number: HR 5323">Roll Call 275 | Bill Number: HR 5323</a>
Jacobin: <a href="https://jacobin.com/2023/04/railroad-workers-united-aoc-strike-vote-rank-and-file" data-tooltip-only-on-overflow="true" aria-label="Railroad Workers United: “We Would Never Concede Our Righ..." data-tooltip="Railroad Workers United: “We Would Never Concede Our Righ...">Railroad Workers United: “We Would Never Concede Our Right to Strike”</a>
Mother Jones: <a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/06/railroad-workers-kept-applying-pressure-for-sick-days-its-working/" data-tooltip-only-on-overflow="true" aria-label="Railroad Workers Kept Applying Pressure For Sick Days. It..." data-tooltip="Railroad Workers Kept Applying Pressure For Sick Days. It...">Railroad Workers Kept Applying Pressure For Sick Days. It’s Working.</a>
Global Project Against Hate and Extremism: <a href="https://globalextremism.org/post/robert-f-kennedy-tweet-mobilizes-neo-nazis/" data-tooltip-only-on-overflow="true" aria-label="Robert F. Kennedy Tweet Mobilizes Neo-Nazis - Global Proj..." data-tooltip="Robert F. Kennedy Tweet Mobilizes Neo-Nazis - Global Proj...">Robert F. Kennedy Tweet Mobilizes Neo-Nazis</a>
Jacobin: <a href=" https://jacobin.com/2023/08/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-aoc-the-squad-left-criticism-policy-accomplishments">AOC and the Squad’s List of Left-Wing Accomplishments Is Quite Long</a>
LR 132: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG2hx2sGpGE&amp;t=1642s" data-tooltip-only-on-overflow="true" aria-label="YouTube, LR 132 - Evaluating The Squad w/ Branko Marcetic + @MinionDeathCult on the UPS Vote 1 hour 18 minutes 28 seconds" data-tooltip="LR 132 - Evaluating The Squad w/ Branko Marcetic + @Minio...">Evaluating The Squad w/ Branko Marcetic + @MinionDeathCult on the UPS Vote</a>
UNFTR Episode Resources
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/quickie2" data-tooltip-only-on-overflow="true" aria-label="April 2021 Quickie: AOC &amp; the Lying Men Hydra" data-tooltip="April 2021 Quickie: AOC &amp; the Lying Men Hydra">April 2021 Quickie: AOC &amp; the Lying Men Hydra</a>
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Each essay reflects on a singular topic that is generally misunderstood or purposely obfuscated by the so-called “powers that be.” As we know, history is written by the victors and can be perilously manufactured to favor destructive world views. These views become intractably ingrained in the public consciousness and pervert public policy, oftentimes with horrific results. 

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Unf*cking The Republic® (UNFTR) is a series of audio essays on the grand American experiment lovingly curated and presented by a quasi-anonymous political writer. 
Each essay reflects on a singular topic that is generally misunderstood or purposely obfuscated by the so-called “powers that be.” As we know, history is written by the victors and can be perilously manufactured to favor destructive world views. These views become intractably ingrained in the public consciousness and pervert public policy, oftentimes with horrific results. 
As of this podcast’s founding, we find ourselves living in a true kakistocracy. The disconnect between what we believe and what is actually happening below the surface or in plain sight is where this podcast lives. 
Together we’ll upend conventional wisdom, blow up narratives on the left, right and center and use magical devices like facts, logic and reason to explain how exactly we arrived in bizarro America, the funhouse mirror version of what was originally intended. #UNFTR

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