Minnesota Solidarity is Beating Trump's Goon Squad (w/ Ta-Nehisi Coates) | The Bulwark Podcast

Trump has decidedly built a white supremacist army within the government. And this was always the risk when the Department of Homeland Security was created after 9-11. Influential people warned at the time that our norms would not protect us against someone who was determined to violate them using DHS. At the same time, white people are putting themselves on the line in a way that is reminiscent of the abolitionists. Plus, some often overlooked elements of the Civil Rights Movement, Jared Kushner’s offensive and absurd vision for a “New Gaza,” and the destruction of a jewel of journalism that was CBS. Ta-Nehisi Coates joins Tim Miller. Snag the hoodie that will bring you comfort for life, the American Giant Classic Full Zip. Go to https://www.american-giant.com and get 20% off your first order with promo code BULWARK. Thanks to American Giant for sponsoring the show! Show notes: Ta-Nehisi's most recent piece in Vanity Fair: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/tanehisi-coates-homeland-ice-minneapolis-trump The CBS interview with Ta-Nehisi referenced in the show: https://youtu.be/qgWt-QcPYMo?si=pmkuSW0iv0x6e6Aa Tickets for the live show in Minnesota go on sale Friday: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/bulwark-events Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:25 What “homeland” signals in American politics 00:03:27 DHS roots: war on terror meets border security 00:06:45 Obama era backlash and a shift in the public mood 00:08:20 A politics untethered from truth 00:12:02 Countering propaganda with basic decency 00:15:43 Ad break: American Giant 00:17:14 Remembering Viola Liuzzo and state smears 00:20:16 Why ICE/CBP feels different now 00:26:15 2020 vs now: movements, language, and backlash 00:39:20 Minnesota update + Fulton County ballots raid 00:42:41 Kushner’s Gaza “master plan” and moral costs 00:47:31 CBS & media consolidation