Pretty Furious

Hunter Biden's Twitter Feed Might Save Democracy

This week, Maggie Gehlsen-Burnett [https://open.substack.com/users/11412852-maggie-gehlsen-burnett?utm_source=mentions] and Mallory Hagan [https://open.substack.com/users/23815558-mallory-hagan?utm_source=mentions] sit down to discuss a few topics that have flown under the radar this week. The Senate’s overnight vote funded ICE and Border Patrol through the end of Trump’s term, kept the administration’s controversial $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund alive, and passed largely along party lines. As per usual, nearly 30 Republicans spent the week signaling they’d vote against it, before (shocker) doing whatever Trump wanted them to. Maggie and Mallory also discuss RFK Jr.’s push to access Americans’ medical records, ostensibly to investigate a long-debunked link between vaccines and autism, a years long obsession of Kennedy’s. Additionally, the duo covers the modern day MAGA movement’s latest push at criminalizing free speech and creating fear around dissent. Specifically, the Manhattan Institute’s disturbing campaign to reclassify nonviolent civil disobedience as “civil terrorism” under state law, and how this connects to the White House’s counterterrorism memo from earlier this spring. In other, more upbeat news, Maggie and Mallory discuss Rob Sand’s victory of the Democratic nomination for the governor of Iowa, and Hunter Biden’s incredible Twitter feed. Be sure to follow our parent network, The Siren [https://substack.com/profile/318184200-the-siren]. FOLLOW: * Follow us on Instagram [http://instagram.com/prettyfuriouspod] * Follow us on TikTok [http://tiktok.com/@prettyfuriouspod] * Follow us on Substack [http://prettyfuriouspod.substack.com/] * Subscribe on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyFuriousPod] * Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/6JGUoF8GATMzow8Ip6KxTS?si=ae53ca8219a34d0a] * Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretty-furious/id1799490598] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit prettyfuriouspod.substack.com/subscribe [https://prettyfuriouspod.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Inside the Movement to Dismantle MAGA Christian Nationalism & The War on Women with Tia Levings

This week, Mallory Hagan [https://substack.com/profile/23815558-mallory-hagan] and Maggie Gehlsen-Burnett [https://substack.com/profile/11412852-maggie-gehlsen-burnett] sit down with Tia Levings [https://substack.com/profile/19252724-tia-levings], bestselling author of A Well Trained Wife. You may remember Tia from her first appearance on Pretty Furious [https://open.substack.com/pub/prettyfuriouspod/p/tia-levings-pretty-furious-about?r=6sm7o&utm_medium=ios]. Tia just released her second book, I Belong to Me, which continues her story of healing and recovery from high-control religion. On this episode, the trio dives into the coordinated machinery behind the war on women’s autonomy, including Christian patriarchy, the pronatalist movement, and the trad wife algorithm. In addition, Tia breaks down pastor Dale Partridge’s campaign to repeal the 19th Amendment and push women out of public life entirely. Tia also explains why the trad wife aesthetic, which is growing in popularity on social media, is so seductive. FOLLOW: * Follow us on Instagram [http://instagram.com/prettyfuriouspod] * Follow us on TikTok [http://tiktok.com/@prettyfuriouspod] * Follow us on Substack [http://prettyfuriouspod.substack.com/] * Subscribe on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyFuriousPod] * Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/6JGUoF8GATMzow8Ip6KxTS?si=ae53ca8219a34d0a] * Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretty-furious/id1799490598] * Be sure to ollow our parent network, The Siren [https://substack.com/profile/318184200-the-siren] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit prettyfuriouspod.substack.com/subscribe [https://prettyfuriouspod.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

This District Voted for Trump by 9 Points in 2024... Meet the Veteran Running to Flip it Blue

This week, Maggie Gehlsen-Burnett [https://substack.com/profile/11412852-maggie-gehlsen-burnett] and Mallory Hagan [https://substack.com/profile/23815558-mallory-hagan] sit down with Jessica Killin, candidate for Congress in CO-05. They discuss the impacts of the war in Iran on everyday Americans, her plans to address rising costs of living, her experience as an female Army veteran, and more. A fourth-generation Coloradan, Jessica Killin’s life has been shaped by a commitment to service and a deep love for her state and country. Raised in a middle-class Colorado Springs home by public school educators, she learned early the values of hard work and community. After graduating from Falcon High School, Jessica earned an ROTC scholarship and served as a paratrooper and military police officer in the U.S. Army before working as a business leader and advocate for veterans and military families. Jessica is running for Congress because she believes both parties need new leadership, and she is fed up with politicians who put partisan politics ahead of serving the people they are supposed to represent. She will work across the aisle to find solutions for working Coloradans, and she will never be afraid to stand up to extremists in either party to do what’s right for Southern Colorado. Jessica’s campaign has been added to the coveted DCCC ‘Red to Blue’ list, a group of highly competitive swing districts likely to flip blue in 2026, and effectively end the Donald Trump presidency. You can support Jessica’s campaign here [https://www.killinforcolorado.com/]. Be sure you’re following our parent network, The Siren [https://substack.com/profile/318184200-the-siren]. FOLLOW: * Follow us on Instagram [http://instagram.com/prettyfuriouspod] * Follow us on TikTok [http://tiktok.com/@prettyfuriouspod] * Follow us on Substack [http://prettyfuriouspod.substack.com/] * Subscribe on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyFuriousPod] * Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/6JGUoF8GATMzow8Ip6KxTS?si=ae53ca8219a34d0a] * Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretty-furious/id1799490598] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit prettyfuriouspod.substack.com/subscribe [https://prettyfuriouspod.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Meet the Democratic Attorney Running for the Ruby Red Alabama Supreme Court

This week, Mallory Hagan [https://substack.com/profile/23815558-mallory-hagan] and Maggie Gehlsen-Burnett [https://substack.com/profile/11412852-maggie-gehlsen-burnett] sit down with AshLeigh for Alabama [https://substack.com/profile/312897224-ashleigh-for-alabama] to discuss voting rights, why the Supreme Court in Alabama (and any state) matters, conservative women, and more. AshLeigh is currently running for Supreme Court Justice in Alabama. AshLeigh earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama and her law degree from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. Dunham is a distinguished legal professional with a career rooted in service to Alabama families. She serves as a Referee in Jefferson County’s Juvenile Court, where she adjudicates sensitive family and juvenile matters with fairness, clarity, and compassion. Her work creates stability for children and families facing crisis, drawing on years of experience handling complex legal issues with a steady, principled approach. AshLeigh is also a practicing Fertility Attorney at Magic City Fertility Law. Her expertise in this area is deeply personal: AshLeigh and her husband welcomed their daughter through IVF, but had to leave Alabama to access the care they needed to start their family. As an attorney, AshLeigh helps individuals and couples navigate the legal complexities of assisted reproduction so they can start and grow their families, too. That experience fuels her public advocacy for legal protections for families seeking fertility treatment. She believes no Alabamian should have to leave home to start a family. Support AshLeigh’s campaign here [https://www.ashleighdunhamforalabama.com/]. Follow our parent network, The Siren [https://substack.com/profile/318184200-the-siren], here [https://substack.com/@thesirennetwork]. FOLLOW: * Follow us on Instagram [http://instagram.com/prettyfuriouspod] * Follow us on TikTok [http://tiktok.com/@prettyfuriouspod] * Follow us on Substack [http://prettyfuriouspod.substack.com/] * Subscribe on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@PrettyFuriousPod] * Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/6JGUoF8GATMzow8Ip6KxTS?si=ae53ca8219a34d0a] * Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretty-furious/id1799490598] PRODUCTS WE LOVE: L’Occitane Shower Oil [https://www.ulta.com/p/almond-softening-shower-oil-pimprod2059148?sku=2659731] Rael Exfoliating Cleanser [https://www.ulta.com/p/miracle-clear-exfoliating-cleanser-pimprod2046980?sku=2629906] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit prettyfuriouspod.substack.com/subscribe [https://prettyfuriouspod.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Suraj Patel: Pretty Furious about Voting Rights

This week on Pretty Furious, attorney and NYU adjunct professor Suraj Patel joins Mallory Hagan [https://open.substack.com/users/23815558-mallory-hagan?utm_source=mentions] to explain the history of gerrymandering, how we got to this point with redistricting, and most importantly, what we can do to eliminate gerrymandering nationwide, and usher in a new, rational voting system. This is Suraj’s second time joining us on Pretty Furious. If you missed it, in the last episode, he explained [https://www.thesirennetwork.com/p/why-abolishing-ice-is-the-only-solution?utm_source=publication-search] the history of ICE and how we should restructure our immigration enforcement. More about Suraj: Suraj Patel is a lawyer, activist, and adjunct professor of business ethics at NYU Stern. He recently ran for U.S. Congress as a progressive Democrat in New York’s 12th Congressional District. He is a veteran of both Barack Obama Presidential campaigns and worked as an advance associate for the Obama White House. Born to immigrant parents, his experience as a first-generation American shaped his view of politics and policy at an early age. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from with a BA from Stanford University, was an Allen Scholar at NYU School of Law, and was a Departmental Scholar at Cambridge University where he completed a Masters in Public Policy focused on evidence-based policy making. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit prettyfuriouspod.substack.com/subscribe [https://prettyfuriouspod.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]