The Absolute State of the 2024 Election

 IT'S A HITO CHRISTMAS!! This year Santa brought all of HITO’s loyal listeners the gift of Elon Musk's shadow presidency, the Gerontocracy, strikes at Amazon, and an anti-immigration local news BANGER. If you enjoyed this special HITO Christmas Mass give tithe on Patreon for early access to episodes and don't forget to also follow us on our other socials! VOTE in the 2024 HITO Award Show: https://forms.gle/BzyrJcsvpbLCmXf56 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepod HITO MERCH: https://headintheoffice.com/  Get 50% off Ground News: https://check.ground.news/headintheoffice  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheoffice Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/headintheoffice.bsky.social  Discord: https://discord.gg/hito  Collab inquiries: [email protected] Seen on this episode: Government shutdown averted - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-congress-trump-elon-musk/  https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/19/media/elon-musk-political-spending-bill-shutdown/index.html  https://www.politico.com/newsletters/inside-congress/2024/12/18/what-elon-got-wrong-about-the-cr-00195226  https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/gop-bill-funding-pediatric-cancer-research-was-cast-rcna185021  https://apnews.com/article/trump-government-shutdown-deadline-speaker-johnson-budget-da117337aa0c0adab34a5626bb5816af  AOC loses Oversight Committee bid to Gerry Connolley - https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/17/connollys-aoc-house-democrats-generational-change-00194932  https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/gerry-connolly-beats-aoc-key-vote-oversight-ranking-member-rcna184427  Amazon drivers on strike - https://apnews.com/article/amazon-workers-strike-teamsters-packages-39b86c286d67219e42309566f3975cba  https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/21/business/teamsters-amazon-strike/index.html  Oregon letter to snitch on immigrants - https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/21/us/oregon-immigrant-tracking-letters/index.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/lincoln-county-deputies-respond-harmful-193452574.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAL7Cj29m12lChIgurpw1mHyEkfrNv6DulXpf7Ua4e8XEFMKzEnviOvTZXKFf-3QRSr7NKfbahnMhISoHNoU3ZxT_83kTNVpIiDDt96ypvB3krpOjspyydk6Cakh_BpxJQyKypOEt4Opght5a40rX1k_gkQvOEMlgWDLuPjIwhCd4 Illegal immigrants do not raise housing prices - https://www.npr.org/2024/10/18/nx-s1-5138059/examining-how-undocumented-migrants-are-affecting-housing-prices Oregon immigration, know your rights -  https://www.doj.state.or.us/oregon-department-of-justice/civil-rights/sanctuary-promise/community-toolkit/

The boys sit down with video essayist André Dutra to discuss where Democrats went wrong in 2024, various bits of Presidential history, what we can do to produce a solid left-populist candidate for 2028 that doesn’t abandon marginalized groups, and more.  André’s content: https://www.youtube.com/@AndreDutraTV www.twitter.com/andredutratv  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepod  HITO MERCH: https://headintheoffice.com/    Get 50% off Ground News: https://check.ground.news/headintheoffice   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQ  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=en  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheoffice  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/headintheoffice.bsky.social   Discord: https://discord.gg/hito   Collab inquiries: [email protected] 

The men discuss a diabolical wave of clemencies from Biden, Trump admitting he can't make good on his economic promises, and Republican attempts to gut trans healthcare nationwide. Make sure to follow us on ALL social media before TikTok is gone for good!!! Nomination for the 2024 HITO Award Show: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvVa1d3-t1pdSNTtMsNDaRj5bWc_O_dOO833Lb3B0BGBccvA/formResponse  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepod HITO MERCH: https://headintheoffice.com/  Get 50% off Ground News: https://check.ground.news/headintheoffice  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheoffice Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/headintheoffice.bsky.social  Discord: https://discord.gg/hito  Collab inquiries: [email protected] Seen on this episode: Trump’s Time Magazine Interview - https://time.com/7201565/person-of-the-year-2024-donald-trump-transcript/  Republicans aim to cut federal funding for trans healthcare - https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-trans-health-care-republicans-democrats-1235198473/  SCOTUS still considering the Tennessee ban on gender affirming care for minors - https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/protests-supreme-court-capture-growing-fears-transgender-americans/story?id=116492000 Biden grants pardons/clemency -  https://apnews.com/article/biden-pardons-clemency-544db0fcde540b5f56b202e0a4256a57# https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/bidens-clemency-pardon-list-includes-former-elected-official-lawyers-m-rcna184032 Polio & RFK Jr. -  https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5040181-mcconnell-polio-vaccine-kennedy-disinformation/ ABC defamation -  https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/14/politics/trump-abc-news-defamation-lawsuit-settle/index.html

The boys congregate to talk about the continuing spiral of drama surrounding Trump’s cabinet picks, Biden’s pardons, a litany of anti trans legislation in the Texas state legislature, and how nothing ever happens on the world stage (except in Syria). Make sure to support the show on Patreon and follow us on all social media! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepod HITO MERCH: https://headintheoffice.com/  Get 50% off Ground News: https://check.ground.news/headintheoffice  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheoffice Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/headintheoffice.bsky.social  Discord: https://discord.gg/hito  Collab inquiries: [email protected] Seen on this episode: Pete Hegseth getting obliterated in the media - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/-back-embattled-hegseth-says-trump-told-keep-fighting-rcna182855  https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/us/politics/pete-hegseth-mother-email.html https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/pete-hegseths-drinking-worried-colleagues-fox-news-sources-tell-nbc-ne-rcna181471  Kash Patel is a freak - https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/kash-patel-fbi-director-trump-1235188073/  https://www.yahoo.com/news/kash-patel-once-said-come-220912264.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMl_ZHYCBl2NqNijuDX49oiPy5QwkoSSh9TbfBDX2TOj__Za3FcYl3_VvuSwiancjmxFv7zNDP7bffZ0B783xViWJnXxhBiE0gabJhWhNPPM8o77iw-jGyzriMaweW3BGamf_sifs7JfkoLn3a1cPDUHj_O9xqq8ebUM9bPgo_mc  Biden considers preemptive pardons - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-weighs-preemptive-pardons-targets-trumps-retribution-rcna183163  Texas anti trans laws  -  https://www.advocate.com/news/texas-republicans-file-anti-trans-bills https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/23/odessa-texas-transgender-bathroom-ban/ Stats debunking the myth that trans people are dangerous in bathrooms -  https://juliaserano.medium.com/transgender-people-bathrooms-and-sexual-predators-what-the-data-say-2f31ae2a7c06

The HITO boys gather to diminish and shame the people who ran the Harris campaign after the interview with Pod Save America, deconstruct Trump's tariff plan, discuss razor wire at the Texas Border, and talk about the Hezbollah Israel ceasefire. Make sure to support the show on Patreon and follow us on social media! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepod HITO MERCH: https://headintheoffice.com/  Get 50% off Ground News: https://check.ground.news/headintheoffice  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheoffice Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/headintheoffice.bsky.social  Discord: https://discord.gg/hito  Collab inquiries: [email protected] Seen on this episode: Kamala Harris campaign team finally talks - https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/26/politics/harris-campaign-pod-save-america/index.html  David Plouffe bio - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Plouffe  Jen O’Malley Dillon bio - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jen_O%27Malley_Dillon  Trump calls for blanket 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada - https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/25/politics/trump-tariffs-mexico-canada-china/index.html  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-mexico-president-sheinbaum-immigration-rcna182119 CATO Institute data on drug trafficking - https://www.cato.org/blog/us-citizens-were-89-convicted-fentanyl-traffickers-2022  President of Mexico responds to tariffs - https://meidasnews.com/news/mexicos-president-promises-retaliatory-tariffs-on-u-s  Rep Derrick Van Orden on deportation and tariffs - https://www.foxnews.com/media/gop-lawmaker-says-paying-more-guacamole-worthy-price-keep-fentanyl-out-our-border  Razor wire deemed legal - https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-has-spent-millions-placing-razor-wire-along-border-working https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-lebanon-hezbollah-11-26-2024-aa165645d900a3d681ad127e05b0c561 https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/27/texas-border-lawsuit-razor-wire-fence/ https://www.npr.org/2024/11/27/g-s1-36115/texas-razor-wire-mexico-border Lebanese ceasefire - https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-lebanon-hezbollah-11-26-2024-aa165645d900a3d681ad127e05b0c561 https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/26/middleeast/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-ceasefire-explainer-intl-latam/index.html Ceasefire in trouble -  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-hezbollah-ceasefire-claims-of-violations-on-day-2-war-hamas-gaza/ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-tank-fires-3-south-lebanese-towns-lebanese-security-sources-media-say-2024-11-28/

On the first episode of People of Interest, the boys sit down with Donovan, a long-time member of the HITO community specializing in international security to talk about what the world looks like under Trump 2.0. Topics include Trump’s insane cabinet line-up, the Russia-Ukraine war, the genocide in Gaza, and more. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepod HITO MERCH: https://headintheoffice.com/ Get 50% off Ground News: https://check.ground.news/headintheoffice YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheoffice Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/headintheoffice.bsky.social Discord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected]

WE ARE BACK WITH ANOTHER CERTIFIED HITO ORIGINAL. For the 5th installment of holiday pregame, the boys run through the biggest issues that are most likely to come up at the Thanksgiving table. They hit the big three issues that voters cared about this election: the economy, inflation, and immigration, with some news peppered in. Make sure to become a PATRON… before Trumpflation tariffs hit! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepod HITO MERCH: https://headintheoffice.com/  Get 50% off Ground News: https://check.ground.news/headintheoffice  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheoffice Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/headintheoffice.bsky.social  Discord: https://discord.gg/hito  Collab inquiries: [email protected] Seen on this episode: Nancy Mace bathroom bill - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nancy-mace-transgender-bathrooms-capitol-hill-sarah-mcbride/  Study on bathroom access - https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/06/health/trans-teens-bathroom-policies-sexual-assault-study/index.html  Immigration stats - https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/07/22/what-we-know-about-unauthorized-immigrants-living-in-the-us/  https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/02/11/trump-biden-immigration-border-compared/  https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0jp4xqx2z3o  https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/how-does-immigration-affect-us-economy  https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/undocumented-immigrant-offending-rate-lower-us-born-citizen-rate  Oklahoma school prayer -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVBYmrppOnM Corporate greed-  https://www.epi.org/blog/profits-and-price-inflation-are-indeed-linked/ Who pays tariffs -  https://taxfoundation.org/blog/who-really-pays-tariffs/ Biden lumbar tariffs -  https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2021/12/07/1061329725/why-is-the-biden-administration-increasing-the-cost-of-building-houses Groceries -  https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/price-of-food  Supply shock -  https://www.brookings.edu/articles/covid-19-inflation-was-a-supply-shock/ Tariff interview -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx-0R49XATQ

DIABOLICAL BLUNT ROTATION Democrats, and talk about the dire situation in Gaza. Make sure to support the show and become a PATRON for early access to all content! NEW HITO MERCH: https://headintheoffice.com/  Get 15% off of Ground News: check.ground.news/headintheoffice  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheoffice Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/headintheoffice.bsky.social Discord: https://discord.gg/hito  Collab inquiries: [email protected] Seen on this episode: Trump’s cabinet - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-might-be-in-donald-trump-cabinet/  Marco Rubio as Secretary of State - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/13/trump-marco-rubio-secretary-state-foreign-policy/  https://apnews.com/article/trump-rubio-waltz-china-foreign-policy-6179fa4a34e8c1768c75ad70b55b17cc  Matt Gaetz as Attorney General - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/matt-gaetz-ethics-committee-report-mike-johnson/  https://abcnews.go.com/US/exclusive-woman-told-house-ethics-panel-witnessed-gaetz/story?id=115897603 RFK Jr’s conspiracies - https://www.npr.org/2023/07/13/1187272781/rfk-jr-kennedy-conspiracy-theories-social-media-presidential-campaign https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/15/politics/rfk-jr-covid-jewish-groups/index.html  Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence - https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/13/politics/trump-picks-tulsi-gabbard-director-of-national-intelligence/index.html  Department of Government Efficiency - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamys-new-department-government-efficiency-rcna179906  Some notes on federal government spending -  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59729  https://www.nationalpriorities.org/budget-basics/federal-budget-101/spending/  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60235  Tom Homan as border czar - https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4984740-trump-border-czar-tom-homan-immigration-ice-deportation/  https://www.politifact.com/article/2024/nov/14/in-context-tom-homans-comments-that-fam/  Elon and efficiency -  ​​https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-department-of-government-efficiency-donald-trump-ramaswamy-2024-11 Gaza unfit for survival  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-biden-admin-decides-us-weapon-support-to-continue/ US will not limit flow of arms to israel  https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/aid-groups-say-israel-misses-u-s-demand-for-humanitarian-help-for-gaza Pardon for army lieutenant -  https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/07/01/army-officer-convicted-of-murder-in-afghanistan-to-get-another-look-by-civilian-court/ UNRWA ban - https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/official-statements/%E2%80%98more-people-will-die%E2%80%99-how-israel%E2%80%99s-unrwa-ban-affects-palestinians-gaza-and-beyond  Pete Hegseth loves killing -  https://apnews.com/article/who-is-pete-hegseth-trump-defense-secretary-2e2bdd16c8e90f5d037f763cfadbde94 https://apnews.com/article/trump-defense-department-pentagon-hegseth-fox-news-8cd9f065e54a7cbbaceeec8bae9261a6 https://www.reddit.com/r/army/comments/1gq62u4/excerpts_from_pete_hegseths_book_the_war_on/

Alternative title: Crash Out Kamala The HITO boys gather to provide THE Post-Mortem and analyze Trump's win in the 2024 election. Was it progressives' fault? (no). Was it moderate dems fault? (not necessarily). Or was it a rejection of the Biden administration? Tune in to find out! If you want more ad-free episodes like this one, become a Patron! NEW HITO MERCH: https://headintheoffice.com/  Get 15% off of Ground News: check.ground.news/headintheoffice  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheoffice Discord: https://discord.gg/hito  Collab inquiries: [email protected] on this episode: CBS Presidential Election Data - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-election-results-map-shift-red/  Pew Research on Undocumented Immigrants - https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/07/22/what-we-know-about-unauthorized-immigrants-living-in-the-us/ Exit poll path to citizenship -  https://theimmigrationhub.org/press/new-voters-prefer-a-path-to-citizenship-for-undocumented-immigrants/ Trump first day & immigration -  https://apnews.com/article/trump-day-1-priorities-deportations-drilling-ukraine-6747c6e64b0440978f59450b928f61d1

Reminder: This episode was recorded BEFORE Election Day. We will share our position on the results in the next episode. The HITO boys look back at the election cycle and attempt to make sense of Harris’s campaign and where we go from here. If you want to support the show, get some NEW MERCH and become a PATRON!Intro music brought to you by an actual Trump Twitter post. NEW HITO MERCH: https://headintheoffice.com/⁠ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheofficeDiscord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: [email protected] TO VOTE: www.vote.org Seen on this episode:Ann Selzer Iowa poll - https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/iowa-poll/2024/11/02/iowa-poll-kamala-harris-leads-donald-trump-2024-presidential-race/75354033007/ Insane statements at that MSG rally - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/31/six-racist-bigoted-comments-trump-madison-square-gardenJill Stein as a ballot referendum - https://news3lv.com/news/instagram/supreme-court-orders-green-party-nominee-removed-from-nevada-ballot-jill-stein-presidential-campaign-election-voting-carson-city-las-vegas-reno Biden calls Trump supporters “garbage” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F54hZP_rWiU Elon Musk calls for “temporary hardship” - https://www.vox.com/politics/381637/elon-musk-donald-trump-2024-election-temporary-hardship Democrats and immigration - https://www.npr.org/2019/02/19/694804917/democrats-used-to-talk-about-criminal-immigrants-so-what-changed-the-party