Intro

Quick Takes

Phone A Friend

Max Notes

Killer Left Take of the Week

Chart of the Week

Outro

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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This week we connected some dots that should scare everyone&mdash;Russell Vought&rsquo;s think tank&rsquo;s 7 step playbook for refusing to seat elected members of Congress, a raid on Ilhan Omar&rsquo;s home, and Trump name-dropping Vought as someone about to make history. Then we looked at France, where the eurozone&rsquo;s version of our debt problem is playing out without the escape hatch of a sovereign currency (a useful reminder of exactly what we&rsquo;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: <a href="https://youtu.be/5ozSZz6vzMk?t=13">Pete Hegseth Vows to Livestream Execution of Fort Hood Shooter</a>
ABC10: <a href="https://youtu.be/3WnNZ1g4PCg">Why Trump is reopening his effort to remove Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook</a>
PBS NewsHour: <a href="https://youtu.be/ErSd_YiRCAs?t=358">Kimberly Guilfoyle&rsquo;s full speech at the Republican National Convention | 2020 RNC Night 1</a>
NewsNation: <a href="https://youtu.be/AzH-hsDL0HI?t=189">Kimberly Guilfoyle accuser speaks out: &rsquo;I paid her $300K&rsquo;</a>
Ziwe: <a href="https://youtu.be/jtk_-AJCKTo?t=950">Hasan Piker Is an Iconic Guest</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/franifio">The Bitchuation Room (with Francesca Fiorentini)</a>
Common Dreams: <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-lebanon-villages-destroyed">Israel Has Demolished Majority of Villages in Southern Lebanon&mdash;Mostly After the Ceasefire</a>
USA Today: <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-hints-big-surprises-come-211433744.html">Trump hints at &lsquo;big surprises&rsquo; to come ahead of midterm election</a>
The Hill: <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6139293-trump-diesel-omb-russell-vought-announcements/">Trump teases diesel announcement, big move from Vought</a>
The Wall Street Journal: <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/what-might-russ-voughts-tremendous-surprise-actually-be-79dd722a">What Might Russ Vought&rsquo;s &lsquo;Tremendous&rsquo; Surprise Actually Be?</a>
Bradley Onishi: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781250427922">American Caesar: How Theocrats and Tech Lords Are Turning America into a Monarchy</a>
CRA: <a href="https://americarenewing.com/issues/can-congress-seat-a-member-elect-who-vows-to-destroy-our-constitution/">Can Congress Seat a Member-Elect Who Vows to Destroy our Constitution?</a>
Politico: <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/12/ilhan-omar-home-raid-trump-01116164">DHS agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar&rsquo;s home</a>
Vote In Or Out: <a href="https://voteinorout.substack.com/p/the-project-2025-progress-report">The Project 2025 Progress Report</a>
The Trump Tracker: <a href="https://research.thetrumptracker.com/fact-check/project-2025/whats-been-implemented">What&rsquo;s Been Implemented</a>
The Hill: <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5403141-public-media-foreign-aid-cuts-senate/">Bill to claw back public media, foreign aid funds clears key Senate hurdle with Vance breaking tie</a>
<a href="https://www.project2025.observer/en">Project 2025 Tracker</a>
Ray Williams: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/project-2025-architects-taking-victory-lap-ray-williams-vjznc">Project 2025: The Architects Are Taking a Victory Lap</a>
The Heritage Foundation: <a href="https://www.heritage.org/press/project-2025-publishes-comprehensive-policy-guide-mandate-leadership-the-conservative-promise">Project 2025 Publishes Comprehensive Policy Guide, &lsquo;Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise&rsquo;</a>
Aeroswift Legal: <a href="https://aeroswiftlegal.substack.com/p/the-orchestration">The Orchestration</a>
ProPublica: <a href="https://youtu.be/oBH9TmeJN_M">&ldquo;We Want the Bureaucrats to Be Traumatically Affected&rdquo;</a>
ProPublica: <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/russ-vought-trump-shadow-president-omb">The Shadow President</a>
CRA: <a href="https://americarenewing.com/about/">Who We Are</a>
CRA: <a href="https://americarenewing.com/issues/policy-brief-assessing-the-marxist-muslim-alliance-aimed-at-americas-heart/">Policy Brief: Assessing the Marxist-Muslim Alliance Aimed at America&rsquo;s Heart</a>
Library of Congress: <a href="https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-victor-berger">Victor Berger: Topics in Chronicling America</a>
Britannica: <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Victor-Berger">Victor Berger</a>
Daniel Greenfield: <a href="https://www.danielgreenfield.org/p/the-constitutional-case-for-keeping">The Constitutional Case for Keeping DSA Members Out of Office</a>
FindLaw: <a href="https://codes.findlaw.com/us/title-2-the-congress/2-usc-sect-26/">U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 2. The Congress &sect; 26. Roll of Representatives-elect</a>
GovInfo: <a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-HPREC-DESCHLERS-V1/html/GPO-HPREC-DESCHLERS-V1-2-5.htm">Enrolling Members; Administering the Oath</a>
United States House of Representatives: <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/About/ViewOverviewContact">The Honorable Kevin F. McCumber</a>
Newsweek: <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/jeffrey-toobin-lays-out-democrats-doomsday-scenario-for-midterms-12306287">Jeffrey Toobin on How Trump Could Intervene in Midterms</a>
Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Bovino">Gregory Bovino</a>
MPRnews: <a href="https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/28/24-hours-after-bovinos-departure-ice-activity-appears-unchanged">24 hours after Bovino&rsquo;s departure, ICE activity appears unchanged</a>
The Latin Times: <a href="https://www.latintimes.com/homan-warns-larger-ice-crackdown-during-doral-speech-wait-until-you-see-what-we-do-2027-599789">Homan Warns Larger ICE Crackdown During Doral Speech: &ldquo;Wait Until You See What We Do in 2027&rdquo;</a>
The Latin Times: <a href="https://www.latintimes.com/ice-says-its-deported-356000-people-this-year-while-70-detainees-have-no-conviction-599101">ICE Says It&rsquo;s Deported 356,000 People This Year While 70% of Detainees Have No Conviction</a>
The Latin Times: <a href="https://www.latintimes.com/homan-says-ice-isnt-going-anywhere-what-his-threat-means-5-immigrant-hubs-599610">Homan Says ICE &lsquo;Isn&rsquo;t Going Anywhere&rsquo;: What His Threat Means for 5 Immigrant Hubs</a>
CBS News: <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ilhan-omar-immigration-raid-washington-dc">Rep. Ilhan Omar&rsquo;s D.C. home searched by Homeland Security investigators</a>
Reuters: <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/us-launches-immigration-raid-democratic-122922617.html">US immigration authorities raid home of Democratic Trump critic Ilhan Omar</a>
DailyWire: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ice-investigating-rep-ilhan-omar-homan-confirms">ICE Investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar, Homan Confirms</a>
CNN: <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/12/politics/ilhan-omar-search">Rep. Ilhan Omar responds after federal officers search her home</a>
Zeteo: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BFIvRQJDDA&amp;">How Many Israelis Were Killed BY ISRAEL on October 7th?</a>
Paul Krugman: <a href="https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/whats-the-matter-with-france">What&rsquo;s the Matter With France?</a> 
UNFTR Resources
Video: <a href="https://youtu.be/-2mYvvoz25Q">On The Record 10-13-26 (Trump&rsquo;s Secret October Surprise: What Is He Planning?)</a>
Episode: <a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr118">Project 2025</a>.
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