{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Are we just rage-bait? Plus: Racist Trump screws farmers while Hegseth murder spree, Miller kidnapping ring continue","description":"Get 20 Extra Minutes of Jackie &amp;amp; Dunlap over at http:\/\/patreon.com\/redstateupdate Stream Red State Update Christmas music at all the music streaming places! Christmas on an Island with a Martian and Gorilla:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/4F3sgtPTVQKGN8rD2quWw7?si=67b1e3f5e0b04c97 Our holiday album Santa Is Real:  https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/2EUNgTxIk1x3gWAjZgE1rT?si=Kq9jK9eNQrGow6Qw3bCwHw Our other Christmas album Merry Twismas Part Twoo:  https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/0CA1iuwDcoDbN7qGDg0FEt?si=Up435V0hRBuCe6Fc4vTxvA Our third collection of Christmas and holiday music 9 Fine Tennessee Christmas Classics:  https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6bN7vaNeaVbRbiJhtkuVP4?si=XIvz-SnCSiuWNKxHxpMoag THIS WEEK ON THE RED STATE UPDATE PODCAST: Jackie &amp;amp; Dunlap return to break down another week of American political awfulness\u2014Trump\u2019s racist outbursts against Somali folks; &quot;Speak English, neighbor!&quot; says JD Vance; and the fallout from Trump\u2019s trade wars hitting farmers (again). They also dig into the Tennessee special election that unexpectedly turned a deep-red district purple, the Supreme Court opening the door for Trump to purge independent agencies, and Pete Hegseth bragging about blowing people up like a Cannon movie villain. Along the way: clickbait-rage farms, fake Trump \u201cpeace prizes,\u201d and whether America has officially monetized every last emotion we have left.  Trump\u2019s latest racist rhetoric toward Somali immigrants Explicit statements about not wanting Somalis in America, and how Trump uses racism to distract from elite corruption and pardons. &amp;nbsp;\u2022 JD Vance\u2019s comments about not wanting neighbors who \u201cdon\u2019t speak the same language\u201d Just more coded racism. Is this even coded? \u2022 Fox-driven \u201cSomali fraud\u201d narratives in Minnesota How Tim Walz gets dragged into right-wing misinformation loops and why these stories spread. \u2022 Farmers hit again by Trump\u2019s trade chaos $12 billion in bailouts framed as \u201cbridge money,\u201d with U.S. soybean markets permanently shifting to Argentina, Canada, and China. \u2022 Tennessee special election shifts purple Aftyn Behn narrows margins dramatically; GOP forced to pour money into a \u201csafe\u201d seat as Trump drags the party in expensive directions. \u2022 Trump receives a made-up \u2018peace prize\u2019 from shady soccer officials A look at his obsession with awards and manufactured victories. \u2022 Supreme Court poised to let Trump fire independent agency heads Symbolic culture-war gestures often accompany structural power grabs. \u2022 Pete Hegseth brags on-air about \u201cblowing up boats\u201d He thinks he's a war-hero movie but he's the obnoxious side-character who gets everyone killed.  ","author_name":"Red State Update","author_url":"http:\/\/redstateupdate.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39343250\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/ff0000\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/39343250"}