We’re Watching the American Empire ROT (w/ Jonathan V. Last)

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We’re Watching the American Empire ROT (w/ Jonathan V. Last)

Because Donald Trump's stupid trade embargo has us reading shipping charts, we now know that 40% of containership traffic between Asia and the U.S. has been canceled. That means a shortage of consumer goods, which will push prices higher. At the same time, the business environment is too unpredictable for companies to plan. Meanwhile, Trump is reorienting the American economy to a corrupt oligarchy—as he rakes in billions in bribes off his crypto. Plus, Hegseth wants to clear out a chunk of the top brass, U.S. attorney nominee Ed Martin forgot to say he's been on Russian-state media outlets more than 150 times, and the DNC absolutely should not be posting about Kamala at the Met Gala. JVL joins Tim Miller.

Show Notes

The NYT on Trump family business deals https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/us...

HuffPost on the trucking company buying Trump's crypto coin https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

JVL on the Ashli Babbitt payout https://www.thebulwark.com/p/deadly-f...

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0:00 Trump family crypto corruption
24:31 Aura frames
27:00 China trade war
37:40 National debt & Japan
41:07 Military cuts
44:46 Eagle Ed Martin
53:53 Quince
55:47 Earnings forecasts pulled
57:38 DNC Met Gala tweets
59:56 Brian Kemp & Mike Pence
1:05:33 Cancelled Fire Academy classes