2/17/25: The fascist takeover begins, Hegseth & Vance falter badly

-- On the Show:

-- Donald Trump's fascist takeover is happening in real time, and many are completely missing it

-- Elon Musk will be babysitting Donald Trump during a forthcoming prime time interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News

-- Vice President JD Vance's speech to the Munich Security Conference sounded like it could have been written by Russian President Vladimir Putin

-- Exploring the lack of mass rallies in opposition to the authoritarian takeover of Donald Trump

-- Egg prices hit another new record under Donald Trump, who now blames Joe Biden and the bird flu

-- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's global debut went horribly wrong

-- Elon Musk is doing in reality what the right has accused George Soros of doing for years

-- On the Bonus Show: Democrats turn on Eric Adams, army base name changed back to Fort Bragg, DOGE is targeting the penny, and much more...

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