Just Buy Less Coffee, Answering The Deeper Questions Of American Politics podcast

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Cathy and Troy break down the horrifying prospect of Donald Trump using U.S. troops to expel Palestinians from Gaza in order to make way for hotels. He hinted at it on the campaign trail. Could Trump Tower Gaza be coming? And with it WW3 and armageddon, as a battle of literally Biblical proportions would be in store with every Muslim nation on earth arming up to expel the Americans from the holy land? Trump signals the rule of law is dead with a Napoleon quote just in time for talks with Russia, as JD Vance humiliates himself and the United States with a god awful speech to European leaders at Munich. And Europe holds an emergency meeting to discuss what to do about a belligerent Trump administration allied with Russia (which even Russia doesn't want) after Trump refuses to allow any European delegation to the Ukraine peace talks. Zelensky makes it clear he won't recognize the results and instead calls for the creation of an Army of Europe. And we debunk some of the more ridiculous claims made by the bootlickers following along as DOGE tears apart the U.S. government to benefit Elon. What does Elon have on Donald Trump? All for less than the price of a cup of coffee... For more exclusive content, please subscribe here .…

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Episode 156: #Musk #Coup #TariffTreason 1:03:37

5 weeks ago1:03:37

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Cathy and Troy react to the stunning developments in D.C. as an unknown cadre of Elon Musk cronies sieze control of the U.S. Treasury, take over payment servers controlling trillions of dollars of U.S. assets, and shut down global aid fund USAID. This is a coup of the richest man on earth being given permission to infiltrate and corrupt the United States government at will. Trump's tariff wars kick off in earnest as Canada hardens the border and looks to Europe for their future, having seen enough of what it means to partner with the United States. At the last minute Trump delays tariffs with Mexico, demonstrating what it means to rule by chaos. And after firing the FAA director and trimming down air traffic control even beyond critically low levels, planes are starting to fall out of the sky. American society has begun to crumble. Where will all this lead. All for less than the price of a cup of coffee... For more exclusive content, please subscribe here .…

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Episode 155: #DeportationDistraction #MuskHeilFive #KnowYourRights 1:01:08

6 weeks ago1:01:08

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The Trump presidency is officially here and less than one week in we are already seeing the exact effects that were forecast of a fascist government coming home to the United States. Immigrant communities brace for the effects of Trump's ice raids that are also sweeping up American citizens, making the U.S. a "show me your papers" society. But are the mass deportations a distraction for the next move? Private concentration work camps for people that can't be deported? Trade wars begin in earnest with other nations, as Trump's America even makes Russia look like a sensible alternative. Meanwhile the world's richest man and Trump's co-president Elon Musk stirs up controversy by throwing up a nazi salute. But it's not an isolated incident, as Musk is actively campaigning for the AfD in Germany, the ideological descendent of the nazi party. Know your rights and protect yourselves. Get your official state department issued passport today here . If you want to leave the country, research nations with digital nomad visas here . If you want to move your pets out of the country, here is one company that can help you.…

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Episode 154: #FireStorm #Lies #California #FuneralForDemocracy 49:47

8 weeks ago49:47

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Cathy and Troy debunk the firestorm of lies surrounding the horrendous and heartbreaking wildfires in Los Angeles. Never missing an opportunity to spread division, Donald Trump and his army of miserable right-wing influencers push dangerous lies disparaging public officials, including fire fighters, and mock the suffering of Californians. Shame on them. To support families impacted by the fires in Los Angeles, please go here . Political personalities on full display at Jimmy Carter's funeral, with all former presidents and first ladies, along with Kamala and Dougie, forced to endure the stinky presence of Donald and Melania Trump. Its amazing that he actually showed up. Obama gets heat for sharing a moment of brevity with the soon to be 47th. While George W. Bush, Kamala, and Karen Pence blot out the sun with the amount of shade. And TikTok prepares to shut off the lights in the United States, barring a last minute save from SCOTUS, Biden, or even Trump. Tune in to see where you can find us after the clock app falls. We hope you had the time of your lives... All for less than the price of a cup of coffee... For more exclusive content, please consider subscribing here .…

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Episode 153: #Eulogy #Legacy #Luigi #Empire 47:52

9 weeks ago47:52

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Cathy and Troy remember the legacy of Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, who is often tarnished by Republicans because he was defeated by Ronald Reagan, but it was Carter who restored dignity to the White House and attempted to re-build an America based on compassion, civil rights, and public service, while Reagan built a United States of rampant consumerism, greed, corruption, and the destruction of the middle class. CEO avenger Luigi Mangioni heads to trial with a high powered Manhattan Attorney and pleads not guilty. Will he be acquitted? Whatever you think of his methods, Luigi has ushered in a new era of class consiousness and dread for CEO's who have delared war on working people for decades. And Donald Trump threatens imperial expansion into Greenland, Panama, Canada and Mexico while the U.S. media sane washes his plans as akin to the Loiusiana Purchase. Are we heading into WW3 at the hands of the man whose supporters said was the only one who could bring world peace? Cathy and Troy break down real world war of 5 (6? 7?) kings, with a potential alliance brewing between the U.S. and Putin's Russia, against Europe, Asia and Latin America tying their fortunes to China. All for less than the price of a cup of coffee... For more exclusive content, subscribe here .…

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Episode 152: #ClaimDenied #FAFO #SyrianFreedom 1:03:22

13 weeks ago1:03:22

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Cathy and Troy discuss the stunning events in Syria over the weekend, with the brutal Assad regime falling after 13 years of civil war, and the Syrian people finally liberated in a sequence of events tied to other geopolitical earthquakes, like a challenge to the pro-Russia government in Georgia, and a military coup put down in South Korea. People all over the world are fighting back against authoritarianism. Will that come home to the U.S.? And a faceless John Doe becomes an unexpected celebrity after gunning down the CEO of a health insurance company famous for denying needed healthcare access to its customers. Is it right to celebrate the death of really bad people? Is this the tipping point for French Revolution 2.0, as billionaire oligarchs prepare to take over the U.S. government, and a whole generation raised on gun violence and active shooter drills prepares to push back in the exact way society taught them how to. All for less than the price of a cup of coffee... Read Cathy's blog "Confessions of a Florida Teacher" here . For more exclusive content, subscribe here .…

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Special Episode: Cathy Thanksgiving Message 15:22

14 weeks ago15:22

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Cathy hammers home the realities that we all must face as children of the United States of America following the election of Donald Trump, and especially those of us in the millennial generation whose lives continue to be defined by the events of September 2001. All for less than the price of a cup of coffee...…

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Episode 151: #Catastrophe #WhatHappened #Kakistocracy 1:00:04

16 weeks ago1:00:04

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Cathy and Troy react to the news that Donald Trump, convicted felon, adjudicated rapist, and noted fraud and probable traitor, will once again be President of the United States. The reason? An uneducated electorate finally swallowed our democracy. And his first acts as president-elect are a nightmare. A Russian spy for Director of National Intelligence? Sure. A pedophilic sex trafficker to head the Justice Department? Why not. An anti-vaxxer as head of Department of Health? Great idea. Buckle up brothers and sisters. The only bright side is Trump is already projecting such a terrible presidency it will hopefully finally divide Republicans, and Dems with no power can sit back with popcorn as the MAGA movement tears itself apart. All for less than the price of a cup of coffee... For more exclusive content, subscribe .…

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Episode 150: #ElectionDay #Kamala #OctoberSurprise #PuertoRico #IowaShock 1:32:12

18 weeks ago1:32:12

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Cathy and Troy LIST the roughly 8 or 9 October surprises that rocked the Trump campaign just over the last week, with possibly the most significant being losing Puerto Ricans and other Latino voters after an offensive comment made at a Trump rally by a shock comedian calling Puerto Rico a floating island of garbage. Then culminating in the release of new Epstein tapes that reveal a WHOLE lot of ick about Donald Trump only days away from the election. The Trump campaign has completely collapsed, Trump is sundowning, and Kamala has been dominating at the absolute best time. All of this revealed in late breaking polls that show the race may not even be close after all, with late deciding voters breaking in double digits for Harris, and a STUNNING poll coming out of Iowa, where one of the most accurate pollsters in the nation has Kamala up by three points in that state. If Kamala is leading in ruby red Iowa, that spells absolute doom for Donald Trump in places like Pennsylvania, Georgia and Arizona. The Election is here. Get out and vote. Let's bring it home people, and show Trump and MAGA the door once and for all. All for less than the price of a cup of coffee... For information about election day voting in your state, go here . For more exclusive content, go here .…

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Special Episode: #GenZ #DylanHellebrand #MaxwellFrost #Florida 39:35

19 weeks ago39:35

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Cathy interviews Dylan Hellebrand, a former student, and a delegate to the DNC and staffer in the office of Congressman Maxwell Frost, about how young people can get involved in politics and make an impact quickly, the state of the race in Florida, predictions for the race nationally, and more, in this special bonus episode. We may have a new Gen Z correspondent! All for less than the price of a cup of coffee...…

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Episode 149: #CognitiveDecline #OutFoxed #BaierDown #Kamalot 59:39

20 weeks ago59:39

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Cathy and Troy discuss Kamala Harris' brutal takedown of Bret Baier during an obviously set up ambush interview on Fox News. Despite being designed to make her look bad, Kamala came away looking stronger than ever. Donald Trump has completely gone bye bye. His campaign team cites exhaustion after he cancels event after event. But one Town Hall stands out, as Trump refuses to take questions from the crowd and instead slowly sways on stage to music for 40 minutes, while a dumbfounded crowd wonders wtf is going on? Now imagine the media coverage if Biden had swayed silently on stage to music for 40 minutes without speaking. We literally had to invent a term: "sanewashing" to describe how the media treats Donald Trump, and its pathetic, because if Trump wins journalists will die. And we put on our tinfoil hats to delve into conspiracies around the potential invoking of the 25th Amendment, which provides a method to rapidly remove a president over incompetence, if Trump becomes President, as the 2024 election draws near. All for less than the price of a cup of coffee... Learn how to early vote here . For more exclusive content, subscribe here .…

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Episode 148: #CoupPart2 #HurricaneOfLies #Asheville 1:12:18

22 weeks ago1:12:18

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Cathy and Troy break down the fire hose of lies on the internet surrounding the federal government's response to hurricane Helene. MAGA has successfully weaponized messaging around disaster relief to play on anger and frustration for votes, and yes scapegoat migrants yet again. No FEMA is not taking people's property. No survivors are not only receiving $750 dollars while we give billions to Ukraine or to house migrants. No people are not being denied resources. No FEMA is not out of money. No Biden did not take money out of FEMA's disaster relief budget to help migrants. Trump is the only President to divert funds away from disaster relief to the border. He's also the only President to deny federal aid to a state, when he said no to California in 2018 during wildfire season. Two former Trump aides told Politico that decision was in fact political. He only changed his mind when he was told there were more Trump voters in Orange County, CA than the entire state of Iowa. And, Cathy read and annotated all 165 pages of the released January 6th Trump indictment that Judge Tanya Chutkan made public at Jack Smith's request. And it's horrifying. Cathy and Troy give their historian perspective on just how much of a threat Donald Trump is to the Republic, how it compares to the scandals of Nixon, Reagan, and George W. Bush, and why, one month out from the election, Americans need to know the forces that want to rip away their democracy are actively at work setting up for round two. All for less than the price of a cup of coffee... Go HERE , to see FEMA's response to all the lies being circulated on social media and by Donald Trump. More more exclusive JBLC content, go HERE .…

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Episode 147: #ONEMONTHTOGO #ElectoralDysfunction #BigBoard 1:07:45

22 weeks ago1:07:45

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Cathy is joined by friend of the show Ryan, the Just Buy Less Coffee version of Steve Kornacki, our electoral big board correspondent, to discuss the math on getting Kamala Harris to 270 electoral votes in what will be one of the closest elections in U.S. history...if the polls are right...which they probably aren't. But how will we know if the polls are wrong in Trump's favor or Kamala's? Ryan and Cathy lay out some predictive signs for early in the evening on election night that will give clues as to whether it's time to break out the champagne, or put away the champagne and break out the whiskey. Pennsylvania: all eyes on you for a new birth of freedom. All for less than the price of a cup of coffee... Troy returns next week. For more exclusive content, consider subscribing here :…

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Episode 146: #Terrorism #NoAccountability #FedUp 51:41

24 weeks ago51:41

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Cathy and Troy break down the second assassination attempt of Donald Trump. Do the words of the man and party create an atmosphere of ongoing political violence and terrorism? Especially when the Haitian community in Springfield is currently being terrorized by MAGA lies with no accountability, and Arab Americans testifying before Congress experience hate in a committee hearing on hate crime? Speaking of terrorism, Israel just matched terror with terror by engaging in one of the most horrifying and audacious attacks in history. And the Federal Reserve slashes interest rates for the first time in 4 years, signifying finally a soft landing for inflation without a corresponding recession. Economics teacher Cathy breaks down what this means for the pocketbooks of Americans. All for less than the price of a cup of coffee... For more exclusive content, consider subscribing here .…

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Episode 145: #MasterDebater #SwiftWork #Kamalot 52:35

25 weeks ago52:35