Republicans in a Democrat costume, eternal quagmire at the highest level, and everybody’s least polarizing president ensure this week is a special flavor of the same old, same old. This episode features the song “https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Normcore (Aside)” by https://normcore.bandcamp.com/ (Normcore), available under a Creative Commons https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (Attribution 4.0 International) license. Links to this weeks stories : 00:10 For the People Act Under fire from West Virginian Senator Manchin Noted centrist, Manchin has been called “Democratic Mitch McConnell Severe African American backlash, as the bill specifically defends their voter rights, and he opposes it for this reason 04:23 Filibuster McConnell’s staunch support of the system, allows for a monitory to block senate bills Back in 2017, when Trump called for the filibuster to be removed as democrats stopped the Republican agenda, McConnell refused to budge He continues this strategy as a way to ensure monotony in the house Manchin supports the filibuster, ensuring a bipartisan and total support of the system which keeps politics from actualizing new policy 07:26 Trump Spook recently at the NC Republican convention as he reignites his political career Continues to propagate the lie, that the election was stolen from him Continues to claim he will soon be reinstated as president Believes a lawsuit in Georgia and a recount in Arizona will likely put him back into office Remains the head of the Republican Party, while being largely ignored by the media Support this podcast