Episode 416: The World's Largest Haunted House

Aaron and Tom discuss how few things in American life are what they seem, Hurricane Melissa, Trump's latest bullshit. Plus some audio of our Halloween special available now at patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Unfortunately we had to discuss the gooning article in Harper's. From there we went on to talk about the growing "China envy" among Silicon Valley's tech elite, Draft King's entry onto Wall Street, how China's approach to AI differs from America's approach to AI, and, finally, why so many pundits still think that centrism is the best way to engage with politics Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we're looking at Trumponomics, how Nazified the GOP and country at large has become, and Doug Wilson's vision for a theocratic dictatorship Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we're speaking with Evelyn Vargas and Antonio Gutierrez from Organized Communities Against Deporations (OCAD), about all the recent things going on in Chicago: Operation Midway Blitz, the Sept 30 raid on the South Shore Apartments building, Trump sending in the National Guard and declaring war on Antifa, and how the Democrats fit into all this Support Organized Communities Against Deportations here: https://www.organizedcommunities.org/ Support us on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we're having a truth and reconciliation hearing for the libs Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Catching up on the latest news after a brief hiatus: Charlie Kirk memorial and everything therein; Kamala's new book about the 2024 election; and debating whether or not democracy really can survive Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

We're unlocking this week's Patreon episode due to popular demand. Louisville Tenants Union reps Haley O'Shaughnessy and Josh Poe drop in to update us on their latest efforts both locally and nationally and the challenges and opportunities with tenant organizing in the era of ICE proliferation, as well as the use of Charlie Kirk's murder as pretense to go after the left. Please consider supporting the Louisville Tenants Union here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/embed/ticketing/louisville-tenants-union-member-dues?modal=true Bloomberg article about the LTU's latest campaign: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-22/capital-realty-group-tenants-seek-to-unionize-across-the-us Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we're taking a break from recent news to hear from Olivia Katbi, co-chair of Portland DSA, and Mitch Green, Councilor on the Portland City Council, to talk about their organizing in the City of Roses: their strategies and tactics, their successes and failures, and the issues facing many Portlanders in the early 21st century Portland DSA: https://portlanddsa.org/ Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Documenting another turbulent week in the American Years of Lead Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

This week we're taking a look at Trump's health scare, Florida ending vaccine mandates, dog autism, the impending recession, and an article in Politico about the inevitable AI doomsday Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty