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  1. 4d ago

    On The Record (09-29-26).

    Despite only having between 95,000 and 120,000 members nationwide, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has a hot political hand. To most Americans the DSA remains a mystery, but its impact is being felt in elections throughout the country. Conservatives are keeping one eye open but are largely dismissive. Establishment liberals are furious with the group. This episode puts the DSA in historical context and offers insight into how past challenges and current opposition present future opportunities for the social movement of record in the United States. Chapters Intro: 00:00:44 Max Notes: 00:01:27 Outro: 00:28:47 Resources Commentary: The Democratic Socialist Congregation The Washington Post: Don’t fear a ‘Bolshevik revolution.’ It’s a DSA fairy tale. Americans for Prosperity: On Constitution Day, here are the ways the DSA agenda undermines America’s founding UNFTR Resources Video: On The Record 09-29-26 (The Rise Of The DSA: What You Need To Know.) -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility Intro music by Hold Fast. Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/memberships See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  2. 6d ago

    Omnibus (09-27-26).

    Max and 99 are back for another round of Omnibus. They hit headlines on Carney’s airport privatization sellout and the Ebola outbreak in the DRC that’s on pace to be the worst the world has ever seen. Then they tackle listener emails on AI recursive self-improvement hype and the TESCREAL cult behind it, Greenland’s surrender of sovereignty to Trump, and why “regulation” is just a sanitized word for protection. Enjoy! Chapters Intro: 00:00:31 Headlines: 00:13:20 Emails: 00:28:40 Memberships: 01:03:21 Outro: 01:04:45 Resources Subscribe to Current Affairs Magazine. Wired: The World Forgot About Ebola. The Organization Fighting It Has Never Been More Worried Canadian Dimension: Carney’s airport privatization is a looming disaster: ‘Highway 407 of the skies’ UNFTR Resources Video: Why We’re Still Living in Milton Friedman’s Neoliberal World. -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility Intro music by Hold Fast. Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/memberships See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  3. Sep 25

    The CLARITY Act is Dead (For Now).

    The CLARITY Act (Digital Asset Market Clarity Act) failed to pass cloture and won’t be taken up on the Senate floor. This is very, very good news. Despite attempts until the last minute by New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand—a Democrat who is closely associated with the crypto lobby—not a single one of her colleagues came over to her side. So even she voted “no” to advance the bill. This likely means CLARITY is dead for the foreseeable future. But it doesn’t mean it’s gone. This is a victory for the banking industry and a huge blow to the Trump family who were banking (pun intended) on this bill setting up World Liberty Financial to be one of the wealthiest stablecoin firms in the world. Resources Politico: Gillibrand privately urges Dems to advance crypto bill CNBC: Trump agrees to ethics requirements in crypto Clarity Act as GOP seeks Democratic votes ABA Banking Journal: ABA, banking groups warn revised Clarity Act fails to protect community banks Unchained: Banking Groups Push Senate to Tighten CLARITY Act Stablecoin Rules, Warning of Deposit Flight decrypt: Tether Reports $1.5B Q2 Profit as USDT Supply Grows, Gold Holdings Rise UNFTR Resources Video: The CLARITY Act is DEAD: Why Trump’s Crypto Scheme Failed. Essay: The CLARITY Act is Dead (For Now). Episode: Trump is Looting the Treasury. -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility Intro music by Hold Fast. Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/memberships See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  4. Sep 23

    On The Record (09-22-26).

    This week we put a proper endcap on the summer’s debt discussions—the $40 trillion number is real, but the conversation around it is almost entirely dishonest, designed to make cuts to grandma’s Medicare seem inevitable while military spending and corporate tax rates never even make the list. Then we looked at the housing market, where sellers are quietly stuffing concessions into nearly half of all deals to keep headline prices from falling, which is either a buyer’s market emerging or the last gasp before demand destruction, depending on which generation you’re in. Chapters Intro: 00:00:38 Quick Takes: 00:01:41 Max Notes: 00:07:29 Killer Left Take of the Week: 00:21:05 Chart of the Week: 00:21:48 Outro: 00:24:03 Resources The New York Times: U.S. and China Balance A.I. Risks and Rivalry The New York Times: Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud Senator Chris Murphy: Why did Russia pay for Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding? The New York Times: Photos Spur Speculation About Possible Demolition of Kennedy Center CNN: Trump says proposed triumphal arch will double as military complex with snipers and drones CNBC: AI Models Are Stealing Your Data & The AI Safety Truth The Independent: Scott Bessent cannot say where Venezuelan billions are going Mother Jones: Bo French Sent a Tweet So Racist, His Own Party Finally Took Notice. It’s Just the Tip of the Iceberg. U.S. Department of the Treasury: Debt to the Penny U.S. Department of the Treasury: Major Foreign Holders of Treasury Securities Federal Reserve: Federal Reserve Balance Sheet: Factors Affecting Reserve Balances U.S. Department of the Treasury: Treasury International Capital Data for July U.S. Department of the Treasury: Treasury International Capital Data for July 2026 Federal Reserve: Financial Accounts of the United States Federal Reserve: FEDS Notes Federal Reserve: Estimating Yield Impacts of Treasury Demand and Supply Changes Levy Economics Institute: Can Taxes and Bonds Finance Government Spending? CEPR: Ron Paul’s Surprisingly Lucid Solution to the Debt Ceiling Impasse William Mitchell: Central banks should just write off all their government debt holdings Yahoo! News: House Speaker Mike Johnson denies backing cuts to benefits amid Social Security shortfall warning Congressional Budget Office: Distributional Effects of Public Law 119-21 The Elephant Graveyard: How Comedy Drowned in a Radioactive Cesspool of Corruption and Depravity Redfin News: Nearly Half of Homebuyers Get Concessions From Sellers as Most Markets Tip in Buyers’ Favor UNFTR Resources Video: On The Record 9-22-26 (The Truth About the $40 Trillion Debt—And Why They Want You Scared.) -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/memberships See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  5. Sep 13

    InDeFLATION: F*cked Sideways Either Way.

    The Producer Price Index (PPI) dropped and it was worse than expected. PPI is the measure of inflation building in the system and economists use it to forecast what consumer inflation will look like three to four months down the road. If these figures are any indication, inflation is about to hit the global economy like a tsunami and no amount of hand wringing and interest rate tweaking at the Federal Reserve is going to slow this train. In this episode, Max explains how this was all predictable based on Trump’s economic plan and the design of Project 2025. He talks about what comes next in best and worst case scenarios before addressing why in the world someone like Russell Vought would engineer such a catastrophic outcome. Because it was so clear from the start that this is where we were headed. Hint: Keep your eye on JD Vance. Resources U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Producer Price Indexes Marketplace: The Fed’s preferred measure of inflation is changing Council on Foreign Relations: Hunger Warfare and a Fertilizer Crisis Are Straining Global Food Supplies The New York Times: Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 2-Year Constant Maturity, Quoted on an Investment Basis Investopedia: Cost-Push vs. Demand-Pull Inflation: Key Differences Explained Bloomberg Television: US Producer Price Index Rises Most in Three Months on Energy Costs ProPublica: “We Want the Bureaucrats to Be Traumatically Affected” UNFTR Resources Video: Terrible Inflation Report Warns of Economic Tsunami. Episode: The End of the American Experiment. Essay: InDeFLATION. -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/memberships See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  6. Sep 12

    Omnibus (09-12-26).

    Max and 99 are back for another episode of Omnibus. They cover headlines on Israel killing a family of 12 in Lebanon including six children, and a new Elon Musk documentary alongside a fall movie season tackling Big Tech and its leaders. Then they tackle listener emails on childcare costs and the dependent care tax cap, Pete Buttigieg criticism, expanding Medicare versus a VA-style system, and whether Trump’s BLS numbers are even worth analyzing. Chapters Intro: 00:00:37 Headlines: 00:17:09 Emails: 00:35:13 Memberships: 01:23:44 Outro: 01:24:03 Resources The Decemberists: Everything Is Awful Subscribe to Current Affairs Magazine. Vanity Fair: X Marks the Spot: To Musk Filmmaker Alex Gibney, Elon Musk and Elizabeth Holmes Are Two Sides of the Same Coin The Hollywood Reporter: Hollywood Puts Four Tech Moguls on Trial in October Movie Pileup Drop Site: Israeli Strike in Lebanon Kills 12 People From a Single Family, Including 6 Children UNFTR Resources Video: On The Record 9-8-26 (JD Vance Latest Stunt is DISGUSTING | Nathan Robinson Interview.) Episode: Merchants of Death. Episode: Labor Daze. Episode: Scott Bessent Can’t Stop Failing. Video: Terrible Inflation Report Warns of Economic Tsunami. -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/memberships See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  7. Sep 11

    Scott Bessent Can’t Stop Failing: The Most Arrogant Man in the Land.

    Scott Bessent can’t do anything right. He just announced a paltry bond buyback that fell flat with the market responding by pushing rates higher. Bessent also proclaimed that he is “the house” and that people shouldn’t bet against him because he has inside information about what the Bank of Japan is going to do. Interesting. The guy doesn’t know what our central bank is going to do but he has the inside track on the BOJ? The market there is also telling him to get lost. And after he said he would cripple the Iranian regime in a matter of weeks or months with sanctions, the Iranians have been striking back and have now declared that they’re going to cripple our economy. Bessent is going to go down in history as the worst Treasury Secretary we’ve ever had. Resources Bloomberg Television: Bessent Tells Yen Traders ‘I Am the House Now’ CNBC International Live: ‘I am the house’: Scott Bessent’s challenge to traders Bloomberg Television: Commodities Bull Market Is Underpriced: 3-Minutes MLIV ABC News: Oil Prices Climb Over $100 per Barrel as War in Iran Continues Bloomberg Television: US Treasury to Buy Up to $6 Billion in Long-Dated Debt Fox Business Clips: ‘SLINGSHOT’: Treasury’s rate move gets BRUTAL reality check IMF: Did the Plaza Accord Cause Japan’s Lost Decades? U.S. Department of the Treasury: Treasury Launches Unprecedented Campaign Against Iranian Regime on Economic D-Day The Hill: Iran reignites Strait of Hormuz fight as US tightens squeeze NBC News: Diesel hits all-time high of $6 per gallon, and just about everything will cost more Brookings: What is yield curve control? npr: Trump’s controversial nominee drops bid to head vital data-gathering agency U.S. Department of the Treasury: Henry Morgenthau, Jr. (1934 - 1945) United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Henry Morgenthau Jr. npr: The IRS slashed its staff. One result? More taxes going uncollected UNFTR Resources Video: The Treasury Secretary Who Can’t Get It Right Essay: Scott Bessent Can’t Stop Failing. -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/memberships See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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