This week we connected some dots that should scare everyone—Russell Vought’s think tank’s 7 step playbook for refusing to seat elected members of Congress, a raid on Ilhan Omar’s home, and Trump name-dropping Vought as someone about to make history. Then we looked at France, where the eurozone’s version of our debt problem is playing out without the escape hatch of a sovereign currency (a useful reminder of exactly what we’d be dealing with if the dollar ever loses its privileged position).

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:38

Quick Takes: 00:01:34

Phone A Friend: 00:04:54

Max Notes: 00:07:19

Killer Left Take of the Week: 00:30:53

Chart of the Week: 00:31:51

Outro: 00:33:25

Resources

Today: Pete Hegseth Vows to Livestream Execution of Fort Hood Shooter

ABC10: Why Trump is reopening his effort to remove Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook

PBS NewsHour: Kimberly Guilfoyle’s full speech at the Republican National Convention | 2020 RNC Night 1

NewsNation: Kimberly Guilfoyle accuser speaks out: ’I paid her $300K’

Ziwe: Hasan Piker Is an Iconic Guest

The Bitchuation Room (with Francesca Fiorentini)

Common Dreams: Israel Has Demolished Majority of Villages in Southern Lebanon—Mostly After the Ceasefire

USA Today: Trump hints at ‘big surprises’ to come ahead of midterm election

The Hill: Trump teases diesel announcement, big move from Vought

The Wall Street Journal: What Might Russ Vought’s ‘Tremendous’ Surprise Actually Be?

Bradley Onishi: American Caesar: How Theocrats and Tech Lords Are Turning America into a Monarchy

CRA: Can Congress Seat a Member-Elect Who Vows to Destroy our Constitution?

Politico: DHS agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home

Vote In Or Out: The Project 2025 Progress Report

The Trump Tracker: What’s Been Implemented

The Hill: Bill to claw back public media, foreign aid funds clears key Senate hurdle with Vance breaking tie

Project 2025 Tracker

Ray Williams: Project 2025: The Architects Are Taking a Victory Lap

The Heritage Foundation: Project 2025 Publishes Comprehensive Policy Guide, ‘Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise’

Aeroswift Legal: The Orchestration

ProPublica: “We Want the Bureaucrats to Be Traumatically Affected”

ProPublica: The Shadow President

CRA: Who We Are

CRA: Policy Brief: Assessing the Marxist-Muslim Alliance Aimed at America’s Heart

Library of Congress: Victor Berger: Topics in Chronicling America

Britannica: Victor Berger

Daniel Greenfield: The Constitutional Case for Keeping DSA Members Out of Office

FindLaw: U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 2. The Congress § 26. Roll of Representatives-elect

GovInfo: Enrolling Members; Administering the Oath

United States House of Representatives: The Honorable Kevin F. McCumber

Newsweek: Jeffrey Toobin on How Trump Could Intervene in Midterms

Wikipedia: Gregory Bovino

MPRnews: 24 hours after Bovino’s departure, ICE activity appears unchanged

The Latin Times: Homan Warns Larger ICE Crackdown During Doral Speech: “Wait Until You See What We Do in 2027”

The Latin Times: ICE Says It’s Deported 356,000 People This Year While 70% of Detainees Have No Conviction

The Latin Times: Homan Says ICE ‘Isn’t Going Anywhere’: What His Threat Means for 5 Immigrant Hubs

CBS News: Rep. Ilhan Omar’s D.C. home searched by Homeland Security investigators

Reuters: US immigration authorities raid home of Democratic Trump critic Ilhan Omar

DailyWire: ICE Investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar, Homan Confirms

CNN: Rep. Ilhan Omar responds after federal officers search her home

Zeteo: How Many Israelis Were Killed BY ISRAEL on October 7th?

Paul Krugman: What’s the Matter With France?

UNFTR Resources

Video: On The Record 10-13-26 (Trump’s Secret October Surprise: What Is He Planning?)

Episode: Project 2025.

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