(S)AVE act / (C)anadian bridges / (A)rgentine labor reforms / (B)allroom green light

Have you been dying to know how all these things are connected? Well…we can’t help you there. But if you’ve been wondering what’s going on with each of them separately, then this ep is for you!

Sorry not sorry for being in your metaphorical and literal inboxes every day this week so far :)

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SOURCES:.

Broadwater, Luke. 2026. “Arts Panel Packed With Trump Allies Approves White House Ballroom Project.” The New York Times, February 20.

Bubola, Emma, and Hamed Aleaziz. 2026. “Argentina in Advanced Talks to Become Destination for U.S. Deportations.” The New York Times, January 30.

Crawley, Mike. 2026. “Trump Threatens to Block Opening of New Bridge Between Windsor and Detroit.” CBC, February 10.

Kershner, Isabel. 2026. “Netanyahu Vows to Cut Israel’s Reliance on U.S. Military Aid.” The New York Times, January 29.

Martinez, Marissa. 2026. “House Passes Elections Overhaul Bill That Could Make It Harder for Married Women to Vote.” The 19th. February 20.

Mascaro, Lisa. 2026. “GOP Pushes Ahead on Strict Voter ID Bill Ahead of Midterm Elections | AP News.” AP News. February 12.

Pager, Tyler, and Matina Stevis-Gridneff. 2026. “Before Trump Blasted U.S.-Canada Bridge, Owner of Competing Span Lobbied Administration.” The New York Times, February 11.

TOI World Desk. 2026. “‘Bored of Peace?’ Viral Video Shows Trump Appearing to Doze off During Board of Peace Meeting.” The Times of India, February 19.

This surprise part 2(?) of Monday’s episode dives into Kings vs. Feudal Lords, forced birth concentr*tion camps, Kid Rock, and SCOTUS’s latest attempt to trick us into believing that its not a piece of sh*t. OH AND DJT LIVE REACTED TO SCOTUS AT THE END OF OUR RECORDING SO WE LIVE REACTED TO HIS LIVE REACT!!! (Meta b*tch!)

And sorry, but when you hear us say “we might break this one into 3 episodes”…yeah…theres a part 3 (OUT Tomorrow!).

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SOURCES:

Baio, Ariana. 2026. “Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Tariff Plan.” Yahoo News, February 20.

Donald J. Trump [@realDonaldTrump]. 2026. Truth Social, February 20, 1:37pm.

Donald J. Trump [@realDonaldTrump]. 2026. Truth Social, February 20, 1:38pm.

Hudak, Joseph. 2026. “Morgan Wade, Carter Faith Will No Longer Perform on 2026 Rock the Country Tour.” Rolling Stone, January 27.

Kaufman, Gil. 2026. “Morgan Wade, Carter Faith Latest Artists to Bail on Rock the Country Tour.” Billboard, January 28.

Morrow, Brendan. 2026. “Kid Rock’s Rock the Country Festival Scraps Stop as Band Pulls Out.” USA TODAY, February 11.

SXSW London [@Sxswlondon]. 2026. Instagram, February 11.

Have you ever wondered what happens when Speaker of the House Mike Johnson tries to see what porn his kid is allegedly watching? Have you ever wondered why truth is the only absolute defense to defamation (THANK GOD!!)?

Then RSR’s first episode of the week (hint hint) is for you!

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Roberto Zurbano's For Blacks in Cuba, the Revolution Hasn’t Begun in the NYT.

Fernando Ortiz's The Human Factors of Cubanidad.

Wendy Guerra's Cuba Invadida Desde Dentro.

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SOURCES:

CiberCuba Editorial Team. 2026. “Cuba Warns Airlines That It Will Run Out of Fuel for Planes in 24 Hours.” CiberCuba, February 9.

Gabbatt, Adam. 2023. “Mike Johnson Says in Resurfaced Video He Uses App That Helps People ‘Quit Porn.’” The Guardian, November 6.

Wiggins, Christopher. 2023. “Speaker Mike Johnson & Son Monitor Each Other’s Porn Viewing.” Advocate, November 6.

This week, Ben and Abby feed 2 birds with 1 scone. Call us political; call us correct. We’re talking America250 v Freedom250, Bad Bunny, Pam Bondi’s clusterf*ck of a testimony, Portugal’s socialist President, agreeing with Kyle Rittenhouse?? + lots more.

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NC get ready to vote!!

Abby’s substack on Bad Bunny Bowl

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SOURCES:

Butler, Regan. 2026. “Nayan Bala drops out of student body president race after Signal group chat leak.” The Daily Tarheel, Feb. 9.

Khalip, Andrei, and Sergio Goncalves. 2026. “Portugal elects Socialist as president by landslide, but far right grows.” Reuters, Feb. 8.9l.fe"

Londoño, Ernesto. 2026. “Don Lemon Hires Federal Prosecutor Who Quit Over Immigration Crackdown.” New York Times, Feb. 10.

McMahon, Liv. 2026. “X offices raided in France as UK opens fresh investigation into Grok.” BBC, Feb. 3.

This is… this! Back by popular demand, we once again pop over to Trump Store dot com and give our live and unedited commentary on… that. Acacia cheese boards and multi-charging keychains, and chemises, oh my!

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None. Of. This. Sh*t. Is. Normal. And neither is this ep! We pop off for a second on our Grammys/Groundhog Day projections followed by a Wheel of Doom headlines round-up from this past week. We chat some usual suspects, including Greg Bovino, Nicki Minaj, Luigi, White House dot gov, SBA, Josh Stein, the All-American Halftime Show, and of course Teflon Don.

RIPAP (Rest in Peaceful Actress Power) Catherine O’Hara :(

Oh, BTW! The new RSR Substack is live here:

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SOURCES:

Assoc. Press. 2026. “Trump Sues IRS and Treasury for $10 Billion Over Leaked Tax Information.” NPR, January 30.

Barrow, Bill, and Steve Karnowski. 2026. “Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar Announces Run for Minnesota Governor.” AP News, January 30.

Hayes, Alexander. Rossell. 2026. “Today More Americans Support Than Oppose Abolishing ICE.” YouGov, January 26.

Jacobs, Shayna. 2026. “Luigi Mangione Won’t Face Death Penalty in Case of UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Killing.” The Washington Post, January 30.

Kanno-Youngs, Zolan. 2026. “Did Trump Really Give Nicki Minaj a $1 Million ‘Gold Card’ Visa?” The Seattle Times. January 30, 2026.

Levine, Sam, and George Chidi. 2026. “FBI Raid in Georgia Has Little Legal Basis.” The Guardian, January 30.

Luciano, Lilia, et al. 2026. “Former CNN Anchor Don Lemon Appears in Court After Being Arrested Over Protest at Minnesota Church Service.” CBS News, January 31.

Murphy, Chris. 2026. “Is Turning Point USA’s ‘All American’ Halftime Show Really Happening?” Vanity Fair, January 29.

Richer, Alanna, and Steve Karnowski. 2026. “Man Who Squirted Vinegar on Rep. Ilhan Omar Is Charged.” AP News, January 29.

**Complete List of Sources: HERE!!

If you liked last week’s ep, you’re gonna love this one! If you hated last week’s ep, you’re gonna love this one! If you have never listened to Red State Reboot before, you’re gonna love this one! We’re starting off with a painful but necessary DEEP dive on two speeches (loose term) Trump gave last week: one from Washington to celebrate (HELL YEAH!) his first year in office, and then one on stage at Davos. In short… shit’s fucked. But… we also grant you permission to laugh your ass off, because what other choice do we have?

In the second half of the ep, we have a Wheel of Doom headlines roundup for you to catch you up on the past week, which includes Melania’s AI initiative, the Gaza Board of Peace, and the new Harry Styles album that Abby is hype about but doesn’t know the name of.

And another thing… A SUBMARINE IS NOT A FISHING BOAT. YA DON’T FISH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Xoxoxoxo stay safe in the winter storm!

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For more on white supremacy, check out Ben’s new project KLANLAND: https://klanland.substack.com/

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New eps every Monday!

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SOURCES:

Booth, Colin. 2026. “Leaked Signal Chat Shows NH House Education Chair Advocating Whites-only Schools.” Granite Post News, January 15.

Goba, Kadia, and Shayna Jacobs. 2026. “House Oversight Committee Votes to Hold Clintons in Contempt of Congress.” The Washington Post, January 22, 2026.

Handley, Lucy. 2026. “Trump Signed His Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ Into Being. Here’s Who’s on It — and Who Isn’t.” CNBC. January 23.

New Hampshire Democratic Party. 2026. “NEW: Leaked Signal Chat Reveals Republican Chair of New Hampshire House Education Committee in Favor of ‘Segregated’ Schools.”

Reuters [@reuters]. 2026. TikTok, January 22.

Sun, Albert. 2026. “How Many Immigrants Has Trump Deported?” The New York Times, January 18.

The White House. 2026. “First Lady Melania Trump Inspires America’s Children to Be Curious, Use AI to Achieve Their Career Ambitions.” January 16, 2026.

Trump, Donald [@realDonaldTrump]. 2026. Truth Social, January 20.

Can we just say? We’re in our flow state. This episode has it all: deep dive analysis on the Minnesota fraud case, followed by a Wheel of Doom that includes the Clintons’ contempt of Congress, Trump’s Jerome Powell probe, NC slaying on AI policy, Justice Department leaders resigning, Greenland, Iran, shade on NC Gov Josh Stein, Kristi Noem’s possible impeachment, and dogwhistles galore!

And because it always bears repeating… RIPPP (Rest in Peaceful Puppy Power) Cricket!

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SOURCES:

“Arrested: Worst of the Worst.” n.d. U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA). 2026. “HHS Freezes Child Care and Family Assistance Grants in Five States for Fraud Concerns.” HHS.Gov, January 6.

Bradsher, Keith. 2026. “China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Its Exports Flood World Markets.” The New York Times, January 14.

Doran, Will. 2026. “NC Takes Lead in Push to Regulate AI, Despite Trump Order.” WRAL, January 15.

Groves, Stephen. 2026. “Clintons Refuse to Testify in House Epstein Investigation.” PBS News. January 13.

Londoño, Ernesto. 2026. “Threat to Suspend Aid for Minnesota Child-Care Centers Rattles Families.” The New York Times, January 1.

Miles, Kyra, and Regina Medina. 2026. “Somali Child Care Providers Report Vandalism, Threats After Viral Fraud Video.” MPR News, January 1.

Nawaz, Amna, and Doug Adams. 2026. “DOJ Prosecutors Resign in Protest Over Handling of ICE Shooting Investigation.” PBS News, January 14.

O’Brien, Connor, and Jordain Carney. 2026. “Senate Republicans Derail Effort to Rebuke Trump on Venezuela.” POLITICO, January 15.

Solender, Andrew. 2026. “Scoop: Over 50 House Dems Sign Onto Kristi Noem Impeachment Articles.” Axios, January 13.