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How do the student protest movements against US-sponsored genocide in Gaza mirror the anti-Vietnam war movement? How have things changed in 50 years and how has the empire gotten more fragile and more violent? Max Elbaum, lifelong radical and author joins Francesca for an hour-long discussion. Read Max's latest piece: What Can We Learn From Aaron Bushnell’s Self-Immolation? https://convergencemag.com/articles/what-can-we-learn-from-aaron-bushnells-self-immolation/ Listen to Convergence's podcast: https://convergencemag.com/podcast-shows/block-and-build/ Frantastic Fridays on The Bitchuation Room are free to watch. To see more bonus content and get access to the Wednesday Bonus Bish become a member on YouTube or a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom.

President Biden and leading Democrats join with Republicans in criminalizing student Palestine protests, as Sen. Tom Cotton tries to make "little Gazas" happen. Comedian and actor Anthony Atamanuik joins Francesca to bitch about bad faith antisemitism claims and the conflation of Israel with Judaism. Then Max from UNFTR podcast joins to talk about warantless wiretapping and the Heritage Foundation's latest grand plans for hammering the final nail in the coffin of democracy. One massive big bitch sesh bemoaning how ill-prepared Democrats are to defend this country from full blown fascism. Cause they actually seem to like it. Featuring: Anthony Atamanuik, comedian/actor instagram.com/therealactualtony Max Host of UNFTR Podcast

Francesca airs some righteous grievances about student protesters being demonized by their own universities, the police and the political establishment. Plus, the student who says she was "stabbed" in the eye has a history of fabricating victimhood stories. Finally South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has a new book out where she describes killing a dog and a goat in a ditch. PRESIDENTIAL!  Frantastic Fridays on The Bitchuation Room are free to watch and listen to. To see more bonus content and get access to the Wednesday Bonus Bish become a member on YouTube or a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom.

Google arrests and fires its workers for protesting their contracts with the IDF, while elite universities work with cops to arrest and suspend protesters demanding divestment. It's a regular police state fuckery from coast to coast. Former Google employee and activist with the No Tech For Apartheid Campaign Mohammad Khatami joins Francesca to talk about Project Nimbus and the silencing of tech workers. Then Comedian Nato Green joins to discuss Passover traditions in the midst of genocide and Trump's criminal trial. Finally, why a Volkswagon union drive in Tennessee is so momentous and what Elmo and Big Bird have to do with it.  Featuring: Nato Green, comedian & union organizer https://www.instagram.com/mrnatogreen/ Mohammad Khatami No Tech for Apartheid Campaign The Bitchuation Room Podcast is available everywhere you get your podcasts. It streams LIVE every TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to get special perks and listen/watchback privileges of the Friday *BONUS BISH* Tip the show via Venmo:@TBR-LIVE Cash-App:@TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod, Instagram: @BitchuationRoom , TikTok: @BitchuationRoom Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com ** Get 20% off SUNSET LAKE CBD with code FRANTIFA at check out. Explore all their organic, vertically-integrated craft CBD products including tinctures, gummies, smokables, salves and more: www.sunsetlakecbd.com ** Make life easy when it comes to meal planning. Give Factor Meals a try and get 50% of your order with code bitchuation50: https://www.factor75.com/

Rep. Ro Khanna of California wants to be the future of the Democratic Party. But do his policies and votes speak to the base? Francesca asks the Rep. about his vote to condemn the slogan "from the river to the sea Palestine will be free", his worrying support for Prime Minister Modi of India, and what his vision of "progressive capitalism" would look like. The Bitchuation Room Podcast is available everywhere you get your podcasts. It streams LIVE every TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to get special perks and listen/watchback privileges of the Friday *BONUS BISH* Tip the show via Venmo:@TBR-LIVE Cash-App:@TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod, Instagram: @BitchuationRoom , TikTok: @BitchuationRoom Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com ** Get 20% off SUNSET LAKE CBD with code FRANTIFA at check out. Explore all their organic, vertically-integrated craft CBD products including tinctures, gummies, smokables, salves and more: www.sunsetlakecbd.com ** Make life easy when it comes to meal planning. Give Factor Meals a try and get 50% of your order with code bitchuation50: https://www.factor75.com/

Remember when Republicans were going to "IMEACH BIDEN"? Whatever happened to that? Sam Seder of The Majority Report joins to explain the indicted informant, the 1023, and the absence of evidence not being evidence of absence or whatever Rumsfeld used to say. Then, Iran's strike on Israel has us all wondering if we're on the brink of WW3 and whether Biden has finally reached his limit with genocide. Then, Javier Milei and Elon Musk have a meeting of minds and dicks in Austin and we try and imagine "a worse duo." RO KHANNA HAD TO DIP TO VOTE, HE WILL BE ON FRIDAY'S 4/19 SHOW! Featuring: Sam Seder Host of The Majority Report https://twitter.com/samseder https://majorityreportradio.com/ ** The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to get special perks and listen/watchback privileges of the Friday *BONUS BISH* Tip the show via Venmo:@TBR-LIVE Cash-App:@TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod, Instagram: @BitchuationRoom , TikTok: @BitchuationRoom Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com ** Get 20% off SUNSET LAKE CBD with code FRANTIFA at check out. Explore all their organic, vertically-integrated craft CBD products including tinctures, gummies, smokables, salves and more: www.sunsetlakecbd.com Special 420 Sale: Get 30% off all order with code 420 through April 22nd, and a free batch of VIBE gummies with purchases over $100! ** Make life easy when it comes to meal planning. Give Factor Meals a try and get 50% of your order with code bitchuation50: https://www.factor75.com/

The rich coalesce around their bronzed boy in November, out of fear they would pay a cent more in taxes, despite having more money than God. Francesca breaks down just how and why the tax code is so skewed in billionaires' favor in an edition of "Class War." And comedian DeAnne Smith joins to talk about AI genocide and the attacks on DEI. Then journalist Arun Gupta breaks down the Israeli first responder/propagandists The Zaka Group, and why the story of "mass rapes" have been debunked but never retracted. Fun! Featuring: DeAnne Smith Comedian Arun Gupta Check out Arun's substack https://twitter.com/arunindy ** The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to get special perks and listen/watchback privileges of the Friday *BONUS BISH* Tip the show via Venmo:@TBR-LIVE Cash-App:@TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod, Instagram: @BitchuationRoom , TikTok: @BitchuationRoom Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com ** Get 20% off SUNSET LAKE CBD with code FRANTIFA at check out. Explore all their organic, vertically-integrated craft CBD products including tinctures, gummies, smokables, salves and more: www.sunsetlakecbd.com ** Make life easy when it comes to meal planning. Give Factor Meals a try and get 50% of your order with code bitchuation50: https://www.factor75.com/

Biden is feeling the heat after Gaza aid workers targeted, Trump is losing weight but not in his ego, Roseanne Barr is a wine-drunk QAnon grandma, and Francesca's best attempt at a Joe Biden impression. Think animatronic squirrel. Frantastic Fridays on The Bitchuation Room are free to watch. To see more bonus content and get access to the Wednesday Bonus Bish become a member on YouTube or a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom. ** Get 20% off SUNSET LAKE CBD with code FRANTIFA at check out. Explore all their organic, vertically-integrated craft CBD products including tinctures, gummies, smokables, salves and more: www.sunsetlakecbd.com ** Make life easy when it comes to meal planning. Give Factor Meals a try and get 50% of your order with code bitchuation50: https://www.factor75.com/

Israel's war crimes threaten to drag the U.S. into a hot wars in the Middle East, while a TikTok ban sparks a tech Cold War with China. Journalist and author Jacob Silverman joins Francesca to explain why a TikTok forced sale misses the mark on data safety while putting us on a path to a hostile future with China. Add to that the fact that a right-wing billionaire might be a buyer and the whole thing is a mess for average people. Then comedian Gianmarco Soresi on the blacklisting in entertainment over criticizing Israel, and why far right podcasters who've dabbled in anti-semitic conspiracy theories are now calling Israel's actions a genocide. Speaking of conspiracy theories, how bout that solar eclipse? What will happen...? Featuring: Gianmarco Soresi, comedian https://twitter.com/GianmarcoSoresi https://www.gianmarcosoresi.com/ Jacob Silverman, journalist & author https://twitter.com/SilvermanJacob https://www.jacobsilverman.com/ ** The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to get special perks and listen/watchback privileges of the Friday *BONUS BISH* Tip the show via Venmo:@TBR-LIVE Cash-App:@TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod, Instagram: @BitchuationRoom , TikTok: @BitchuationRoom Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com ** Get 20% off SUNSET LAKE CBD with code FRANTIFA at check out. Explore all their organic, vertically-integrated craft CBD products including tinctures, gummies, smokables, salves and more: www.sunsetlakecbd.com ** Make life easy when it comes to meal planning. Give Factor Meals a try and get 50% of your order with code bitchuation50: https://www.factor75.com/

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