Time for a Quickie. It’s been months since we put together a quick take on three seemingly unrelated issues. What do a wider Middle East war, U.S. manufacturing as the answer to climate change and dock worker strikes all have to do with one another? Both sides of the political aisle have all the wrong answers and the media are asking all the wrong questions. Max breaks it all down.

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:06

Part One: Asheville. 00:00:13

Part Two: Israel. 00:06:36

Part Three: Inequality. 00:10:38

Outro: 00:16:31

Resources

Axios Charlotte: North Carolina is filled with Yankees — maybe more than you think

The New York Times: ‘Climate Havens’ Don’t Exist

BBC: US cities are advertising themselves as 'climate havens'. But can they actually protect residents from extreme weather?

NPR: Climate-fueled flooding in Vermont is causing both worry and adaptation

Marinette County: Tornado and Severe Summer Weather

CBS News: Vice Presidential candidates Walz and Vance spar on energy policy and climate change

CBS News: Israeli strikes in Lebanon decapitate Hezbollah, as civilian deaths mount and ground operation looms

Barron’s: New Tally Puts October 7 Attack Dead In Israel At 1,163

Stimson Center: Israeli Assassinations in Iran and Lebanon Put Iraq’s Stability in Further Peril

The Washington Post: As war widens and costs mount, Israel’s economy is in ‘serious danger’

AP News: Dockworkers may have negotiating advantage in ports strike

Book Love

Tad Delay: Future of Denial: The Ideologies of Climate Change

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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."

Time for a Quickie. It’s been months since we put together a quick take on three seemingly unrelated issues. What do a wider Middle East war, U.S. manufacturing as the answer to climate change and dock worker strikes all have to do with one another? Both sides of the political aisle have all the wrong answers and the media are asking all the wrong questions. Max breaks it all down.
Chapters
Intro: 00:00:06
Part One: Asheville. 00:00:13
Part Two: Israel. 00:06:36
Part Three: Inequality. 00:10:38
Outro: 00:16:31
Resources
Axios Charlotte: <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/01/07/north-carolina-new-york-transplants-charlotte-raleigh-triangle-migration-347153">North Carolina is filled with Yankees — maybe more than you think</a>
The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/01/climate/asheville-climate-change-flood.html">‘Climate Havens’ Don’t Exist</a>
BBC: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240628-us-climate-havens-cities-claim-extreme-weather-protection">US cities are advertising themselves as 'climate havens'. But can they actually protect residents from extreme weather?</a>
NPR: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/08/27/nx-s1-5068642/climate-fueled-flooding-in-vermont-is-causing-both-worry-and-adaptation">Climate-fueled flooding in Vermont is causing both worry and adaptation</a>
Marinette County: <a href="https://www.marinettecountywi.gov/departments/emergency-management/preparedness/tornado-and-severe-summer-weather/">Tornado and Severe Summer Weather</a>
CBS News: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny58Xst8bkw">Vice Presidential candidates Walz and Vance spar on energy policy and climate change</a>
CBS News: <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-lebanon-war-hezbollah-yemen-strikes-houthis-hamas-civilian-deaths/">Israeli strikes in Lebanon decapitate Hezbollah, as civilian deaths mount and ground operation looms</a>
Barron’s: <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/new-tally-puts-october-7-attack-dead-in-israel-at-1-163-78182279">New Tally Puts October 7 Attack Dead In Israel At 1,163</a>
Stimson Center: <a href="https://www.stimson.org/2024/israeli-assassinations-in-iran-and-lebanon-put-iraqs-stability-in-further-peril/">Israeli Assassinations in Iran and Lebanon Put Iraq’s Stability in Further Peril</a>
The Washington Post: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/26/israel-economy-business-reservists-war/">As war widens and costs mount, Israel’s economy is in ‘serious danger’</a>
AP News: <a href="https://apnews.com/article/dockworkers-strike-ports-ila-longshoremen-91703e4798dbc9ee82185e983f31a3f6">Dockworkers may have negotiating advantage in ports strike</a>
Book Love
Tad Delay: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781839765438">Future of Denial: The Ideologies of Climate Change</a>
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Visit our bookshop.org page at <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod">bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod</a> to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at<a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations"> bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations</a>.
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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."

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

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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