Cultural Asbestos (feat. Phil Williams)
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Outro
Hosts close the show with final reminders, signoffs, and production credits.
Thursday, February 19th, 2026
Today, Fulton County blasts the search warrant affidavit for its election offices as blatantly unconstitutional; a group of non-profits is suing the Trump administration over the Stonewall Pride flag removal; ICE officers raided Dilley concentration camp dormitories to confiscate and destroy letters from children held there; Steven Colbert bites back and CBS lawyers’ statement on the Talarico interview; the Trump administration just slashed veterans’ disability benefits; St. Paul police are investigating the ICE arrest that resulted in skull fractures that DHS claims the man did to himself; the Department of Education backs down on its unlawful directive targeting educational equity; Kristi Noem exposes everyone at DHS to asbestos poisoning; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.
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Hate Comes to Main Street
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Allison talks with Phil Williams: Hate Comes to Main Street | Muellershewrote.com
FBI, St. Paul police probing ICE arrest that resulted in skull fractures | CBS Minnesota
Kristi Noem Gives the Entire DHS Asbestos Poisoning | The New Republic
Stephen Colbert criticizes 'crap' statement from CBS over unaired interview | NBC News
Veterans slam new VA rule for determining disability ratings | Stars and Stripes
Good Trouble
Federal Register :: Evaluative Rating: Impact of Medication
→Public Comment Period Open: White House Ballroom Proposal
→How to Film ICE | WIRED
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→Tell Congress Ice out Now | Indivisible
→Defund ICE (UPDATED 1/21) - HOUSE VOTE THURSDAY
→Congress: Divest From ICE and CBP | ACLU
→All 23 warehouses ICE wants to turn into detention camps
→ICE List →iceout.org
→Demand the Resignation of Stephen Miller | 5 Calls
→2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From! | Erin in the Morning
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