Real Lefties Support Trump For Taking On The FBI! with Christian Parenti

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🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Christian Parenti is an investigative journalist, academic, and the author of several books, including "Lockdown America: Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis" and "Radical Hamilton: Economic Lessons from a Misunderstood Founder.” He has reported from various locations such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Venezuela, and China. He is currently a professor of economics at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City.

In this wide-ranging conversation, Jimmy and Parenti discuss why progressives should welcome President Trump’s assault on the FBI, an organization with a long history of targeting, infiltrating and undermining left movements.

Plus a segment on Trump and Musk’s DOGE defunding the National Endowment for Democracy, a well-known CIA cutout.

Also featuring Stef Zamorano, Kurt Metzger and Mike MacRae. Plus a phone call from Elon Musk!

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0:16.9	Hey, this is Jimmy. Who's this?
0:19.9	Hello, Jimmy. This is Elon Musk trying you on the telephone. Oh, hello is Jimmy. Who's this? Hello, Jimmy.
0:23.3	This is Elon Musk calling you on the telephone.
0:25.1	Oh, hello, Elon.
0:27.5	Wow, what an honor to talk with you.
0:29.8	Oh, the honor is all mine.
0:30.4	I assure you.
0:33.2	I've been a big fan of yours for a long time.
0:37.7	Joe Rogan turned me onto your show show and I've been watching your videos.
0:39.7	Mutual friend Joe Rogan.
0:41.1	That's right.
0:42.8	Mutual friend is Joe Rogan.
0:44.9	I've been on a show several times.
0:46.7	Well, this is something else.
0:50.8	I'm glad you identified yourself because I'm not really sure what you sound like.
0:53.7	Well, no one really knows what I sound like. I don't know either.
0:54.9	In fact, one of the things we're trying to get to the bottom of it, Doge, get to the
0:59.9	bottom of what this accent is really.
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