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In today's Show Notes, Max and 99 continue talking about the student debt announcement and its impact, address more feedback from the healthcare episode, plus feedback from the last show notes re: Big Pharma, natural medicine and vaccines.

Listen to Topical Cream 6: Biden’s Big Student Debt Announcement.

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Intro: 00:00:20

Emails: 00:09:22

Facebook Shout Outs: 01:37:40

Twitter Shout Outs: 01:45:19

Buy Me A Coffee Donations + Memberships: 01:50:47

Outro: 01:51:16

Resources

UNFTR Merch Store

Trust Me Podcast: Virginia Heffernan: Edge, Jeffrey Epstein, & the Intellectual Dark Web

Conspirituality Podcast

Maintenance Phase Podcast

Unf*ckers Facebook Group

UNFTR Episodes: Libertarians Are Exhausting Part One and Part Two.

UNFTR Episodes: Corporate (Ir)Responsibility Part One and Part Two.

UNFTR Episodes: F*ck Milton Friedman.

ProPublica: How a Secretive Billionaire Handed His Fortune to the Architect of the Right-Wing Takeover of the Courts

The Intercept: Joe Biden’s Role In Creating The Student Debt Crisis Stretches Back To The 1970s

SocialMarketing.org: Generations X,Y, Z and the Others

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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."

In today's Show Notes, Max and 99 continue talking about the student debt announcement and its impact, address more feedback from the healthcare episode, plus feedback from the last show notes re: Big Pharma, natural medicine and vaccines.
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/topical6">Listen to Topical Cream 6: Biden’s Big Student Debt Announcement.</a>
Chapters
Intro: 00:00:20
Emails: 00:09:22
Facebook Shout Outs: 01:37:40
Twitter Shout Outs: 01:45:19
Buy Me A Coffee Donations + Memberships: 01:50:47
Outro: 01:51:16
Resources
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/merch">UNFTR Merch Store</a>
Trust Me Podcast: <a href="https://www.trustmepod.com/podcast/episode/2a9769da/virginia-heffernan-edge-jeffrey-epstein-and-the-intellectual-dark-web">Virginia Heffernan: Edge, Jeffrey Epstein, &amp; the Intellectual Dark Web</a>
<a href="https://conspirituality.net/">Conspirituality Podcast</a>
<a href="https://www.maintenancephase.com/">Maintenance Phase Podcast</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2051537518349565">Unf*ckers Facebook Group</a>
UNFTR Episodes: Libertarians Are Exhausting <a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr47?hsLang=en">Part One</a> and <a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr48?hsLang=en">Part Two</a>.
UNFTR Episodes: Corporate (Ir)Responsibility <a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr17">Part One</a> and <a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr18?hsLang=en">Part Two</a>.
UNFTR Episodes: <a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/unftr23">F*ck Milton Friedman</a>.
ProPublica: <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/dark-money-leonard-leo-barre-seid?">How a Secretive Billionaire Handed His Fortune to the Architect of the Right-Wing Takeover of the Courts</a>
The Intercept: <a href="https://theintercept.com/2020/01/07/joe-biden-student-loans/">Joe Biden’s Role In Creating The Student Debt Crisis Stretches Back To The 1970s</a>
SocialMarketing.org: <a href="http://socialmarketing.org/archives/generations-xy-z-and-the-others/">Generations X,Y, Z and the Others</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. 
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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Show Notes [Topical Cream 6: Biden’s Big Student Debt Announcement.]

For months we’ve said that RFK Jr. is the biggest threat to Biden’s re-election. Now that he’s gained ballot access in Michigan, it’s time to go beyond the vaccine headlines to examine Kennedy the nascent politician and what his candidacy means to this election cycle. Just as the pollsters missed several important cues during the 2016 election, we might be underestimating the impact Kennedy has beyond his loyal environmental and anti-vaccine followers the media focuses on.

Resources

FiveThirtyEight: 2016 Election Forecast

Associate Press: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. secures ballot access in battleground state of Michigan

New York Times: The Ex-Bernie Sanders Pollster Raising Alarms About R.F.K. Jr.’s Appeal Among Latinos and Young Voters

Quinnipiac Poll: Is Democracy In The U.S. Working? It's A Toss-Up, But Voters Don't See It Ending In Their Lifetimes

The Conversation: Anti-vaccination beliefs don’t follow the usual political polarization

Wired: RFK Jr.’s Very Online, Conspiracy-Filled Campaign

New York Times: R.F.K. Jr.’s Environmental Colleagues Urge Him to Drop Presidential Bid

CNN: Kennedy family brushes off RFK Jr.’s campaign as they endorse Biden

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For months we’ve said that RFK Jr. is the biggest threat to Biden’s re-election. Now that he’s gained ballot access in Michigan, it’s time to go beyond the vaccine headlines to examine Kennedy the nascent politician and what his candidacy means to this election cycle. Just as the pollsters missed several important cues during the 2016 election, we might be underestimating the impact Kennedy has beyond his loyal environmental and anti-vaccine followers the media focuses on.
Resources
FiveThirtyEight: <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-election-forecast/">2016 Election Forecast</a>
Associate Press: <a href="https://apnews.com/article/rfk-kennedy-michigan-ballot-access-02ffeba594e0198ef74961c4b5c6c7f7">Robert F. Kennedy Jr. secures ballot access in battleground state of Michigan</a>
New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/us/politics/rfk-jr-young-voters-latinos.html">The Ex-Bernie Sanders Pollster Raising Alarms About R.F.K. Jr.’s Appeal Among Latinos and Young Voters</a>
Quinnipiac Poll: <a href="https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3894">Is Democracy In The U.S. Working? It's A Toss-Up, But Voters Don't See It Ending In Their Lifetimes</a>
The Conversation: <a href="https://theconversation.com/anti-vaccination-beliefs-dont-follow-the-usual-political-polarization-81001">Anti-vaccination beliefs don’t follow the usual political polarization</a>
Wired: <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/rfk-online-conspiracy-campaign/">RFK Jr.’s Very Online, Conspiracy-Filled Campaign</a>
New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/climate/rfk-jr-environment.html">R.F.K. Jr.’s Environmental Colleagues Urge Him to Drop Presidential Bid</a>
CNN: <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/18/politics/biden-kennedy-family-endorsements-rfk-jr/index.html">Kennedy family brushes off RFK Jr.’s campaign as they endorse Biden</a>
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RFK Jr.’s Trojan Horse Campaign: On the Ballot in Michigan.

Distracted Max reached new heights this week so instead of releasing the third installment of the Over the Borderline series, he mashed up two shorter Topical Creams from YouTube into an episode. Both cover familiar ground to keep a focus on what matters politically. The “silly season” is when narratives harden so sometimes it’s important to reassert certain claims. The first segment is about AOC’s recent decision to fund the Democratic Party in the upcoming election for the first time in her brief career. The second is a reminder that the things that people recall fondly from the Trump era were predominantly socialist-style and Keynesian interventions that provided momentary relief and financial security for all those who made it through COVID. 

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:18

The Evolution of AOC: 00:02:16

Behind the Trump Bump: 00:10:36

Post Show Musings: 00:18:33

Outro: 01:16:25

Resources

OpenSecrets: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 

The Moscow Times: Why Is Stalin’s Popularity On the Rise?

The Guardian: Trump suggests 'nuking hurricanes' to stop them hitting America – report

Newsweek: Trump Suggests Not Raking Leaves Is Bigger Cause of California Wildfires Than Climate Change

Brookings: What did the Fed do in response to the COVID-19 crisis?

UNFTR Episode Resources

Hands Off AOC.

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®."

Distracted Max reached new heights this week so instead of releasing the third installment of the Over the Borderline series, he mashed up two shorter Topical Creams from YouTube into an episode. Both cover familiar ground to keep a focus on what matters politically. The “silly season” is when narratives harden so sometimes it’s important to reassert certain claims. The first segment is about AOC’s recent decision to fund the Democratic Party in the upcoming election for the first time in her brief career. The second is a reminder that the things that people recall fondly from the Trump era were predominantly socialist-style and Keynesian interventions that provided momentary relief and financial security for all those who made it through COVID. 
Chapters
Intro: 00:00:18
The Evolution of AOC: 00:02:16
Behind the Trump Bump: 00:10:36
Post Show Musings: 00:18:33
Outro: 01:16:25
Resources
OpenSecrets: <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/alexandria-ocasio-cortez/summary?cid=N00041162">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez </a>
The Moscow Times: <a href="https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/07/23/why-is-stalins-popularity-on-the-rise-a74565">Why Is Stalin’s Popularity On the Rise?</a>
The Guardian: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/26/donald-trump-suggests-nuking-hurricanes-to-stop-them-hitting-america-report">Trump suggests 'nuking hurricanes' to stop them hitting America – report</a>
Newsweek: <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-california-wildfires-how-star-blame-climate-change-leaves-raking-1220377">Trump Suggests Not Raking Leaves Is Bigger Cause of California Wildfires Than Climate Change</a>
Brookings: <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/articles/fed-response-to-covid19/">What did the Fed do in response to the COVID-19 crisis?</a>
UNFTR Episode Resources
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/topical13">Hands Off AOC.</a>
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/episodes/quickie2">AOC &amp; the Lying Men Hydra.</a>
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