Blunami: Norm Explains It All

November 11th marks Veterans Day in the US, a day to honor the sixteen million veterans who have pledged their service to our country. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues to make a mockery of our armed forces. There is a much greater issue looming here - where will the final two years of the Trump administration leave our military? Can we restore the DoD, or will we require a fundamental reevaluation of our values? Former Generals Mark Hertling and Douglas Lute join David Rothkopf, Rosa Brooks and Ed Luce to break down Hegseth’s blunders, his possible impeachment, and what will shape US defense in the coming years. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down the Republicans striking down an effort to impeach Pete Hegseth, John Thune’s reelection to lead the Senate Republicans, Russia and Ukraine agreeing to a large-scale prisoner swap, and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The blue wave that swept America last week was especially strong in Texas. Democrats won every statewide office on the ballot and a majority of seats in the Texas House of Representatives. One of the major issues in the race was the data center buildout in Texas, which has been enormous and deeply unpopular. What impact will last week's elections have on the data center buildout in Texas? What policies should the Texas government adopt with respect to data centers? What are the implications nationally? Join host David Sandalow as he talks with University of Texas professor and leading energy expert Michael Webber to explore these questions.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we cover Rep. Massie introducing articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth, California voters rejecting a measure to tax billionaires, House Republicans meeting to select their next minority leader, and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In an interview with CBS News, Donald Trump acknowledged that a big reason for the GOP electoral bloodbath was his mass deportations. In one sense, this is absurd, given his elevation of Stephen Miller as chief of staff. But in another sense, Trump did admit to things in the interview that are anathema to MAGA: That undocumented immigrants are good workers, and that Americans think immigration is good for our country. MAGA erupted wildly over this. One influencer raged that if Trump does amnesty, “I’m done.” Another insisted that this would be a “disaster.” Still another fumed: “WITHOUT DEPORTATIONS, OUR COUNTRY IS GONE.” We sorted through all this with political scientist Julia Azari, who’s been writing well on this election for the “Good Politics/Bad Politics” Substack. We discuss what Trump revealed about the MAGA coalition’s crackup, the deeper forces driving it, why JD Vance will struggle to knit it back together, and how Democrats can drive wedges deep into it going forward. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss Stephen Miller as the new Chief of Staff, Trump’s 60 Minutes interview, a massive scandal hitting NVIDIA, and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Republicans are “panicking” about what the midterm debacle has done to their presidential map for 2028, Politico reports. Some Republicans fear Texas is now very gettable for the Democratic electoral college map. Other worry that Ohio and Iowa have reverted to true swing states. One Republican suggests the Trump “brand” has become a weapon against the party. Meanwhile, Trump seethed that if he’d been on the ballot, Republicans “WOULD HAVE WON IN A LANDSLIDE.” He fumed that the stock market downturn is the fault of “Dumocrats.” He suggested he will still vanquish Democrats by delivering gains that are “BIGGER AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE.” He even raged at America for the “sad” outcome, declaring: “you only have yourselves to blame!” We talked to Paul Waldman, who’s been writing well about the midterm fallout. We discuss why Democratic gains in the South and Rust Belt have hidden significance, how to make them truly transformative, and whether a new Democratic Party is being born.  Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Trump family is pillaging our country. Their naked corruption only grows more brazen by the day as Trump uses the highest position in the land to achieve higher levels of wealth. With huge Democratic victories across the country, we have to ask: will they get away with it? New York Times and WIRED contributor Noah Shachtman joins David Rothkopf to consider what comes next for the Trump crime family.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the DSR Daily Live for Friday, the Contrarian’s Jen Rubin joins Minnah Stein and David Rothkopf to discuss the seismic demographic shifts in the midterms, outstanding results in Alaska and Mississippi, a judge blocking the construction of Trump’s arch, and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re still buzzing from Tuesday. How could we not? Democrats won basically everywhere that was possible to win. More importantly, progressives won big. So why are so many outlets trying to convince us that now is the time for bipartisanship? The Left Hook’s Wajahat Ali joins David Rothkopf and Riley Fessler to break down why progressives are rising and why the Democrats have a clear mandate for change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices