The Red Diaper Pail

e41: Fascism's Doormen

No Artifact this week, we spend most of the episode ranting and raving about the complicitly of liberal politicians vis-a-vis Delaney Hall. HH: Trump sics the justice department of his sexual assault victim, E. Jean Carroll. ICE and “progressive” liberal coordinate in fascist crackdown outside of NJ immigrant detention center aka Delaney Hall concentration camp. Shout out to Kevin Ortega-Rojas at Here’s Why w/ Kevin Ortega-Rojas [https://www.instagram.com/hereswhykevin/] for asking sharp questions of NJ’s governor. Support Families Impacted by Detention at Delaney Hall [https://linktr.ee/SupportOurFamilies] Theme Music: “Mock the Afflicted [https://ccmixter.org/files/RobertWarrington/33102]” by Robert Warrington, Licensed under CC BY 3.0 Get full access to The Red Diaper Pail at thereddiaperpail.substack.com/subscribe [https://thereddiaperpail.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

e40: Teleologically Chugging Along

HH: * Jan 6 slush fund * CA town evacuated over chemical plant * Tulsi is the latest woman to leave the admin * Iran: Will they, won’t they? * Massie * DNC autopsy (It’s Dead) * Global Samud Flotilla sexual assault allegations * Hasan Pike & Medea Benjamin Subpoenaed over Cuba visit * New Ebola strain tests post-US-led world Artifact: This fantastic article [https://thereddiaperpail.substack.com/p/frozen-the-instinct-to-preserve-difference?r=6kk2yj]about Cultural Engagement by none other than Simone. Theme Music: “Mock the Afflicted [https://ccmixter.org/files/RobertWarrington/33102]” by Robert Warrington, Licensed under CC BY 3.0 Get full access to The Red Diaper Pail at thereddiaperpail.substack.com/subscribe [https://thereddiaperpail.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

e39: Occupy Silicon Valley

A day late and a HH short, but this is a good one.Artifact: Van Jones endorses Plutocratic governance in his recent fireside chat with McCormark professor of citizenship and self-government Archon Fung, hosted by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation and co-sponsored by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics. Get full access to The Red Diaper Pail at thereddiaperpail.substack.com/subscribe [https://thereddiaperpail.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

e38: The Miracle Drug

Artifact only episode exploring the new GPL-1 era, courtesy of the NYTs conversation between Erza Klein and Julia Belluz [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-julia-belluz.html]. Theme Music: “Mock the Afflicted [https://ccmixter.org/files/RobertWarrington/33102]” by Robert Warrington, Licensed under CC BY 3.0 Get full access to The Red Diaper Pail at thereddiaperpail.substack.com/subscribe [https://thereddiaperpail.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

e37: The Golden Swine

Only Horrible Headlines this time, we have an extra long artifact we’ll be dropping later this week. Happy Mothers’ Day!HH: * The Southern Poverty Law Center get targeted by the Trump DOJ * The FBI drops an unnerving anti-terrorism strategy document targeting “Violent Left-Wing Extremists, including Anarchists and Anti-Fascists” * Trump has a golden statue made of himself * A Israeli Real Estate Expo illegally selling land in the West Bank embarrasses Mamdani Theme Music: “Mock the Afflicted [https://ccmixter.org/files/RobertWarrington/33102]” by Robert Warrington, Licensed under CC BY 3.0 Get full access to The Red Diaper Pail at thereddiaperpail.substack.com/subscribe [https://thereddiaperpail.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]