Come one, come all to celebrate the historic 2026 Midterms and dream big for ourselves and the kind of country we want to live in. Join us at today's salon at 4pm ET to celebrate and share what you're hopeful for and how election night went for you in your neck of the woods.  To celebrate and rebuild, join the Matriarchy Rising Book Tour. Find a stop near you here or in the show notes. This Thursday evening, Andrea will be at Titcomb Bookshop in East Sandwhich, MA, then onto Wellfeet, MA, joined by special guests, then onto Baltimore, MD, New Haven, CT, and NYC. More dates to be announced. Now that we're recovering from the midterms, look out for an email from Andrea soon if you pre-ordered A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women. (Thank you to everyone who did!) You have until November 24 to pre-order your copy and get a signed book plate and thank you gift. Forward your receipt to GaslitNation@gmail.com -- thank you to everyone supporting the launch of this book and helping raise an army of women and girls and allies who love us. To join today's salon , register with the link published this morning on Patreon.com/Gaslit or GaslitNation.Substack.com -- join our community of listeners there and get bonus shows, all shows ad free, invites to exclusive events, and more. Discounted memberships are available, and on Patreon you can give the gift of membership. Thank you to everyone who supports the show -- we could not make Gaslit Nation without you.  Matriarchy Rising Book Tour: https://www.andreachalupa.com/unreasonable/

Elie Mystal joins Gaslit Nation to scream with joy and discuss what Democrats must do now to meet the moment. We discuss a leadership challenge to Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer, why leadership battles–just like our primaries–are healthy and necessary for democracy, how Democrats must avoid pulling another Merrick Garland while in power, and which fascists we can't wait to see subpoenaed first.  Elie Mystal is The Nation's justice correspondent and a columnist; host of its legal podcast, Contempt of Court; and author of the weekly newsletter "Elie v. U.S." He is the author of the New York Times best-sellers Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution and Bad Law: 10 Popular Laws That Are Ruining America. This is Part I of our discussion. To listen to Part II, where we get into how to tell which Democrats are controlled opposition, why we need to press Ro Khanna and anyone who tolerated the rise of techbro fascism and now wants to become president, why Gavin Newsom can't be trusted, who to impeach and why, Trump's desperation making Stephen Miller chief-of-staff, and so much more, subscribe to Gaslit Nation on Patreon.com/Gaslit or GaslitNation.Substack – discounted annual memberships are available, and you can give the gift of Gaslit Nation. Get bonus shows, invites to exclusive events, all shows ad free, and more. Thank you to everyone who supports the show–we could not make Gaslit Nation without you.  Pre-order A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women by November 24 and forward your receipt to GaslitNation@gmail.com. We'll send you a thank-you gift and a signed book plate to make your first-edition personally inscribed. https://www.andreachalupa.com/unreasonable/ Join the Matriarchy Rising Book Tour!  Titcomb Bookshop in East Sandwich, MA Nov 12 at 6:30pm with Julie DeLaurier of Rise & Resist Wellfleet Preservation Hall in Wellfleet, MA Nov 14 at 4pm with Julie DeLaurier of Rise & Resist and Dr. Crystal Fleming, author of How to Be Less Stupid About Race Greedy Reads — Remington in Baltimore,MA Nov 19 at 7pm with Max Weiss of Baltimore Magazine  Hockessin BookShelf in Hockessin, Delaware Dec 2 at 6:30pm with Olga Lautman of Trump Tyranny Tracker Possible Futures in New Haven, CT Dec 4 at 6:30pm with Luciana McClure, feminist artist and eductor   Sullaluna in NYC Dec 6 with Mona Eltahawy, author, Feminism vs Fascism  Join the Matriarchy is Rising Book Tour here: https://www.andreachalupa.com/unreasonable/

Don't call it a blue wave. It was a rage wave. Americans are united against oligarchy. The status quo is finished. A new, better America is rising from the ashes. That is why we must fight for real leaders who meet the moment, starting with a meaningful leadership challenge to Hakeem Jeffries and Chuch Schumer. No one can lead us in the Congress who takes AIPAC money, which supports a lawless Israel, aligned with the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Russia in a transnational crime syndicate against democracy. The people have spoken. And we're just getting started. 

Trump, Kushner, and Netanyahu's war with Iran began with a shadowy alliance that formed in late 2016, following the US election that turned the world upside down. It was driven by two mysterious bank accounts managed in part by Jared Kushner, with a combined $2 billion–a Middle Eastern autocratic slush fund that essentially served as a bribe to the Trump family to get America–the most powerful military in the world–to unleash war on Iran–an enemy of Netanyahu, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) of the UAE, and murderous millennial Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) of Saudi Arabia.  Those are just some of the explosive revelations in investigative journalist Matthew Cole's new must-read book Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed's Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East. With Trump furious at his ex-lawyer Alina Baba essentially selling a pardon for $50 million, and not cutting him in on the deal–a sin in Trump world where you've got to pay to play–Trump must have known about Kushner's $2 billion secret bank accounts from Middle Eastern autocratic leaders who treated Kushner like their unregistered foreign agent in Trump's White House.  In Part I of our discussion with Matthew Cole, we discuss: Jared Kushner was in massive debt over his family's vanity purchase of 666 5th Avenue, and therefore a major national security risk, when he managed his father-in-law's campaign for president in 2016 and entered the White House.   In fact, several core members of the Trump campaign were deeply in debt or on shaky ground financially when they decided to unite forces and win the White House in 2016 with the Kremlin's very illegal help. In power, they all got insanely rich through corruption and lawlessness thanks to financial deals with the most powerful and imperialist autocrats running the Middle East: the UAE and Saudi Arabia.  How the sex crimes in Jared Kushner's family mirror those of the families that run the UAE and Saudi Arabia, autocratic regimes Kushner would join forces with.  Why George Nader, a notorious pedophile, was key to the operation of connecting the UAE and Saudi Arabia with Kushner and Trump. Princes and Thieves unearths the crimes carried out in the shadows during Trump's first term, giving us greater insight in the crimes and corruption carried out in the open today during Trump's second. This discussion, along with Part II running next week, also provides important insights into how to hold Kushner accountable, and how to prevent another Trump regime. This is a book and a conversation you're not going to want to miss. Gaslit Nation's episode on the midterms is running later this week. Thank you to everyone who makes Gaslit Nation possible. The oligarchy has chilled the mainstream media into complicit silence. That is why Gaslit Nation exists: to give voice to urgent and important bombshell reports like Princes and Thieves. We are the safe haven for investigations that corporate media and their lawyers are too afraid to reveal. Your support keeps our work going. Show your support with a discounted membership at Patreon.com/Gaslit and GaslitNation.Substack.com, and join our community of listeners, get bonus shows, ad free listening, invites to exclusive events, and more. We could not make this show without our paid listeners, especially in these difficult times.  Show Notes: Want a plan to bash the patriarchy? Live your most creative life and help build a better world with Andrea's new book, A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women: 20 Steps to Find Your Purpose and Power in a World on Fire: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/807202/a-reasonable-guide-for-unreasonable-women-by-andrea-chalupa/ Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed's Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East, by Matthew Cole https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Princes-and-Thieves/Matthew-Cole/9781668095324 What you need to know about 666 Fifth Avenue https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-you-need-to-know-about-666-fifth-avenue/ "Princes and Thieves" Author Matthew Cole on Jared Kushner & the "Secret Plot to Remake Middle East" https://www.democracynow.org/2026/11/2/matthew_cole_jared_kushner_book Jared Kushner Threatens Legal Action Over Vanity Fair Story Alleging Secret Bank Accounts https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/jared-kushner-vanity-fair-book-legal-threat/ Jared Kushner's Phone Was Hacked. It Exposed an Alleged $2 Billion Foreign Money Web  https://dailycaller.com/2026/10/23/jared-kushner-phone-hacked-foreign-money-web-united-arab-emirates-saudi-matthew-cole/ How Kushner Conducted Foreign Policy for Profit https://business-standard.com/book/how-kushner-conducted-foreign-policy-for-profit-126110100856_1.html Raskin Urges Kushner to Recuse Himself From Negotiations Amid Book's Allegations https://truthout.org/video/raskin-urges-kushner-to-recuse-himself-from-negotiations-amid-books-allegations/ Susan Rice Told House Investigators Why She Unmasked Trump Officials  https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/13/politics/susan-rice-house-investigators-unmasked-trump-officials Kushners Unload 666 Fifth Ave. to Brookfield in 99-Year Lease https://fortune.com/2018/08/04/kushners-666-fifth-avenue-lease House Democrats Investigate Mysterious Qatar-Linked Cash Infusion That Bailed Out Kushner Building https://lieu.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/house-democrats-investigate-mysterious-qatar-linked-cash-infusion-bailed Mueller Probe Witness Gets 10-Year Sentence on Child Porn, Abuse Charges https://news.yahoo.com/mueller-probe-witness-gets-10-180948775.html Mueller Witness Pleads Guilty in Illegal Scheme to Funnel UAE Money to Hillary Clinton's 2016 Campaign https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/?p=1532055 Lukoil's Foreign Asset Sale Becomes Part of U.S.–Russia Talks on Ending Ukraine War, NYT Reports https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/05/lukoil-s-foreign-asset-sale-becomes-part-of-u-s-russia-talks-on-ending-ukraine-war-nyt-reports U.S. Peace Negotiations With Russia Could Now Involve Multi-Billion Dollar Lukoil Deal, NYT Reports https://kyivindependent.com/u-s-peace-negotiations-with-russia-could-now-involve-multi-billion-dollar-lukoil-deal-nyt-reports/ US and Israel Strike Iran https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260228/us-and-israel-strike-iran Jared Kushner Threatens Legal Action Over Vanity Fair Story Alleging Secret Bank Accounts https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/jared-kushner-vanity-fair-book-legal-threat/  A Billionaire Wanted a Trump Pardon. His Family Gave Alina Habba a $50 Million Deal. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/us/politics/julio-herrera-pardon-alina-habba.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share Raskin targets Kushner over alleged foreign money ties The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee is already staking out jurisdiction over Jared Kushner investigations if Democrats take back the House. https://www.ms.now/news/raskin-kushner-alleged-foreign-money-ties  

The choice is simple, Michigan. If you don't vote for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a Rhodes Scholar, a public servant on the frontlines of healthcare for Michiganders, then you're voting for Jared Kushner's lawless oligarchy, where everyone is in danger. Kushner and his autocrat buddies in Israel, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Russia want to turn American into an autocracy where might makes right, journalists and activists are routinely killed, every day is a fight for survival. Abdul will fight for the U.S. Constitution. So join Gaslit Nation in fighting for Abdul. Take some time to make some calls to Michigan voters, some of the famously nicest voters in the Union. Here are the details of how to join from anywhere: https://go.abdulforsenate.com/virtual-phone-bank Reminder: There's no salon today so that you, our dear listeners, can help get out the vote, and remind 10 friends and family members to make their plan to vote. Let's leave it all out on the field to hold these lawless criminals accountable, while we still can.  The song you heard at the start of this mini-episode is "Ride at Dawn" by Deena Marie. Find it and more of her music here: https://open.spotify.com/album/35GalHCnxyIoAK1hnDaJDk Join our community of listeners and get bonus shows, ad free listening, group chats with other listeners, ways to shape the show, invites to exclusive events like our Monday political salons at 4pm ET over Zoom, and more! Discounted annual memberships are available. Become a Democracy Defender at Patreon.com/Gaslit or GaslitNation.Substack.com  Pre-order A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women by November 24 and forward your receipt to GaslitNation@gmail.com. We'll send you a thank-you gift and a signed book plate to make your first-edition personally inscribed. Get your copy here: https://www.andreachalupa.com/unreasonable/  

Trump has his personal defense attorney, Todd Blanche, whom he met through longtime Kremlin operative Paul Manafort, investigating Democrats in Alaska for two Dan Sullivans being on a rank choice voter ballot, where the duplicated name doesn't make much of a difference. What is the real reason? Gaslit Nation's bonus show takes you into the five alarm fire of Putin trying to entrench a hostile takeover in Alaska.  How? The same way Russia has always held extortion-power leverage over its neighbors: energy dependence. This is a Gaslit Nation you don't want to miss. And if you know anyone in Alaska, share this episode with them.  How did the Kremlin's big energy venture in Alaska make it this far? The answer lies in their close allies, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a regime that helped get Jared Kushner out of debt in 2016 and onto the path of becoming a Russian-style oligarch. This week's Gaslit Nation bonus show dives deeper into Kushner, the UAE, and their friends in the Kremlin, and their plot for us here at home.  To listen to the full episode and support our independent journalism subscribe at Patreon.com/Gaslit or GaslitNation.Substack.com. Discounted memberships are available–and on Patreon, you can give the gift of Gaslit Nation. Thank you to everyone who makes our independent journalism possible – we could not make this show without you.  Help Ukraine make it through the winter. Bid on these items, including the chance to develop your own story with Andrea, to benefit Razom for Ukraine. Check out our silent auction here: https://givebutter.com/c/Gaslit-Razom/auction Haunt Steven Bannon's nightmares with us. Pre-order Andrea's new book, A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women: 20 Steps to Find Your Purpose and Power in a World on Fire, from your local bookstore or BookShop.org. Forward your receipt to GaslitNation@gmail.com for a pre-order gift and a signed book plate to turn your first edition into a signed copy. Pre-order here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/807202/a-reasonable-guide-for-unreasonable-women-by-andrea-chalupa/ Program this voter protection number into your phone: 1-866-OUR VOTE // 866-687-8683 https://866ourvote.org/ Show Notes: Volunteer for Dr. Annie Andrew's Senate Campaign in South Carolina: https://drannieandrews.com/get-involved/ I Talked to Tom, the Viral 'Jonestown' Trump Rally Guy https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/tom-hoyle-jonestown-trump-rally-fox-news-viral-clip Company Linked to Darline Graham's Husband Was Sanctioned for Arming Russia Against Ukraine https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/darline-graham-lindsey-husband-russia-ukraine-sanctions Darline Graham's Husband Linked to Sanctioned Firm Aiding Russia's War https://www.rawstory.com/darline-graham-2678160855/ New NYT/Siena Poll Shows SC Senate Race Tied as Andrews, Graham Deadlocked at 48% https://abcnews4.com/news/local/new-nytsiena-poll-shows-sc-senate-race-tied-as-andrews-graham-deadlocked-at-48 Democrats in Striking Distance: New CNN Polls in Four States Highlight Party's Path to Senate Majority https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/29/politics/cnn-polls-michigan-maine-texas-kansas-senate-races-midterms-vis Latest Polls in 2026 Midterms https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/10/29/latest-polls-in-2026-midterms-democrats-lead-in-texas-maine-michigan-kansas-new-hampshire/ Former CEO: Russian Firm Backed Alaska Gas Venture https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/former-ceo-russian-firm-backed-184339250.html Russia Secretly Financed Alaska Gas Project https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/24/8059533/ Whistleblower CEO Quits Over Hidden Russian Cash Behind Gas Deal in Trump Peace Talks https://www.rawstory.com/russia-alaska-gas/ Witkoff Faces Backlash for Calling Putin a "Humanitarian" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steve-witkoff-putin-humanitarian-backlash/ Trump Signs Order Waiving Graham Act Sanctions on Russia https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-signs-order-waiving-graham-act-sanctions-russia/story?id=137341529 Trump Waives Graham Act Sanctions on Russia Before They Take Effect  https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-waives-graham-act-sanctions-on-russia/33878335.html Initial Shipment of Russian Diesel Heads to the US After Trump-Putin Deal  https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/10/23/initial-shipment-of-russian-diesel-heads-to-the-us-after-trump-putin-deal/ Trump's Russian Diesel Is a Legal Hot Potato With a Five-Year Fuse https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Trumps-Russian-Diesel-Is-a-Legal-Hot-Potato-With-a-Five-Year-Fuse.html A Requiem for Ukraine, and America  https://www.aei.org/foreign-and-defense-policy/a-requiem-for-ukraine-and-america/ Musk Accuses Ukraine of Violating Starlink's Terms of Service Following Dispute Over Coverage https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/25/europe/starlink-musk-violation-accusations-intl Donald Trump Jr.'s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-bankrolled-russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev-putin

How do we take our democracy back from the oligarchs and build a livable future? When we're up against all the money in the world, what is our leverage? And what does an economy based on human dignity look like? Economist Isabella Weber joins Gaslit Nation to discuss the urgent answers in her new book, Anti-Fascist Economics: In Defense of Affordability, Dignity, and Democracy.  Weber grew up in Nuremberg, Germany, an ancient city--important for the Holy Roman Empire--which is why the Nazis chose it to launch the Third Reich, with their racist Nuremberg Laws and fascist pageantry rallies. Witnessing the scars of that nightmare, she studied the history of how business elites empower fascism to crush workers and keep them in line. History repeats today with American oligarchs and high-powered law firms cozying up to Trump as his goon squad, ICE, disappears people off the street, and to concentration camps, and his regime weaponizes the government against dissidents and elections.  We discuss the oligarchs' revolt of threatening to leave states that dare to force them to pay their fair share in taxes, how FDR won the war against wannabe oligarchs as a national security urgency of protecting democracy, the chilling legacy of Joe McCarthy's Red Scare, how to confront the weaponization of greed used by Russian oligarchs to hijack democracies, and much more. To listen to our full discussion, grab your discounted annual membership at Patreon.com/Gaslit or GaslitNation.Substack.com – thank you to everyone who supports our independent journalism during these difficult times. It means a lot.  Fight back with Gaslit Nation: Join our Halloween phonebank with Indivisible this Wednesday, October 28 at 6pm ET. RSVP here: https://indivisible.org/events/indivisible-and-gaslit-nation-halloween-phone-bank-party/ Help Ukraine make it through the winter. Bid on these items, including the chance to develop your own story with Andrea, to benefit Razom for Ukraine. Check out our silent auction here: https://givebutter.com/c/Gaslit-Razom/auction Haunt Steven Bannon's nightmares with us. Pre-order Andrea's new book, A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women: 20 Steps to Find Your Purpose and Power in a World on Fire, from your local bookstore or BookShop.org. Forward your receipt to GaslitNation@gmail.com for a pre-order gift and a signed book plate to turn your first edition into a signed copy. Pre-order here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/807202/a-reasonable-guide-for-unreasonable-women-by-andrea-chalupa/ Program this voter protection number into your phone: 1-866-OUR VOTE // 866-687-8683 https://866ourvote.org/   Show Notes: Anti-Fascist Economics, by Isabella Weber https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804175/anti-fascist-economics-by-isabella-weber/ Isabella Weber on Anti-Fascist Economics: https://www.isabellaweber.com/anti-fascist-economics Germany's Far-Right Achieves an Electoral Breakthrough in Key State Election https://www.wunc.org/2026-09-06/germanys-far-right-achieves-an-electoral-breakthrough-in-key-state-election Sheinbaum, Business Sector Agree to Lower Basic Food Prices https://mexiconewsdaily.com/?p=409456 Oil Companies Made $200 Billion in Profits in 2022. Here's How https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/03/03/oil-companies-made-200-billion-in-profits-in-2022.html Address at Madison Square Garden, October 31, 1936, Franklin D. Roosevelt https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/address-madison-square-garden-new-york-city-1 Political Aspects of Full Employment, by Michał Kalecki https://mronline.org/2010/05/22/political-aspects-of-full-employment/ Mark Zuckerberg Makes Deal With Meta to Help Him Pay California Billionaire Tax, If It Passes https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/ap-top-news/2026/10/22/mark-zuckerberg-makes-deal-with-meta-to-help-him-pay-california-billionaire-tax-if-it-passes0 Meta Apologizes After Suspending "No Kings" Instagram Account https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2026/10/19/meta-apologizes-after-suspending-no-kings-instagram-account Trump's DOJ Investigating Suspiciously Well-Timed Trades https://thedailybeast.com/trumps-doj-investigating-suspiciously-well-timed-trades/ Mysterious Trading Patterns Follow Trump Into War https://axios.com/2026/03/25/trump-iran-oil-insider-trading The Rise of End Times Fascism, by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/13/end-times-fascism-far-right-trump-musk Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, Article 1 https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.html   Join our community of listeners and get bonus shows, ad free listening, group chats with other listeners, ways to shape the show, invites to exclusive events like our Monday political salons at 4pm ET over Zoom, and more! Discounted annual memberships are available. Become a Democracy Defender at Patreon.com/Gaslit or GaslitNation.Substack.com  

We're opening today's Gaslit Nation Salon at 4pm ET with a sneak peak at Matthew Cole's damning new book on Dutch intelligence hacking Jared Kushner and discovery that the corruption is so much worse than even we thought. Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed's Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East is explosive. Kushner and the whole Kremlin Klown Kar used illegal means to come to power and stay in power--they should be in prison. Be a part of that conversation and join our live-audience Q&As every Monday at the Gaslit Nation at 4pm by grabbing your membership at Patreon.com/Gaslit or GaslitNation.Substack.com -- thank you to everyone who supports our independent journalism.  Join our community of listeners and get bonus shows, ad free listening, group chats with other listeners, ways to shape the show, invites to exclusive events like our Monday political salons at 4pm ET over Zoom, and more! Discounted annual memberships are available. Become a Democracy Defender at Patreon.com/Gaslit or GaslitNation.Substack.com. 

Welcome to the future! It's a lot like today: looting sprees at the top–by hedge funds; looting sprees by protesters in the streets. It will take all of us in a popular uprising, led by real leaders, like AOC, not self-serving politicians like Ro Khanna, to get us out of this. Gaslit Nation is here to help you stay grounded in this week's bonus show looking at why you can't trust Ro, the Paris protests, Trump's lifeline to Putin's failing invasion of Ukraine, and more.  But first, congratulations to Jared Kushner for finally becoming just another Russian oligarch with an Israeli passport. There's hope for other nepo-baby trust fund kids whose parents had to buy their way into the ivy league. More on that in our news round-up – there is just so much news we had to share what we couldn't cover in the bonus instead in the show notes.  Here is your World War III news round-up: Vanity Fair published an excerpt of investigative journalist Matthew Cole's new book, Princes and Thieves Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed's Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East. Kushner and a lawyer at the DOJ both responded by threatening legal action, which they will never do, because that would lead to discovery–revealing even more dirty secrets. What's not a secret, as Cole's book confirms once again, Kushner, with his no-longer-secret bank accounts, is dangerously corrupt: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Princes-and-Thieves/Matthew-Cole/9781668095324 Matthew Cole's damning book into Jared Kushner's illegal Middle East cash machine confirms once again that Kushner is illegally operating as an unregistered foreign agent and must be prosecuted: https://newrepublic.com/post/216985/jared-kushner-phone-hack-middle-east-dictators Prosecute Jared Kushner: "'It's not complicated,' the Kushner acquaintance told me. 'All the Middle Eastern countries invest in Jared's fund, and they suck his dick, so they can get political favors from the Trump Administration.'" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/09/21/jared-kushners-dollar-diplomacy Amid Starlink crisis, Finnish tech giants announce plan to help Ukraine build its own sovereign satellite system https://kyivindependent.com/amid-starlink-crisis-finnish-tech-giants-announce-plan-to-help-ukraine-build-its-own-sovereign-satellite-system/ Ukraine Evidence Hub documents war crimes: https://ukraine-evidence.org/?src=x A message from Prairieland Defendant Elizabeth Soto from Johnson County, where her state case is currently pending. https://x.com/DFWSupCommittee/status/2112967468453069153 The US Military's Notorious 'Heat Ray' Is Headed for the Border https://www.laserwars.net/p/military-heat-ray-souther-border-mexico Unvetted AI agents are accessing U.S. bank accounts https://www.laserwars.net/p/military-heat-ray-souther-border-mexico Kremlin darling Anna Paulina Luna's Husband Owns 10 Percent of Drone Startup That Got $37 Million in Pentagon Deals https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/anna-paulina-luna-husband-andrew-gamberzky-nokturnal-ai-oksi-drone-startup-pentagon-contracts/ Former CIA official with Top Secret clearance admits to $194 million fraud, including 298 gold bars and four luxury South Florida properties https://fortune.com/2026/10/06/cia-official-top-secret-clearance-gold-bars-194-million-fraud/?utm_campaign=social_share Italy Is Looking Into Whether Russian Agents Helped Fuel Riots https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-21/italy-is-looking-into-whether-russian-agents-helped-fuel-riots Trump DOJ's Fraud Snitch Scheme Instantly Backfires https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-dojs-fraud-snitch-scheme-instantly-backfires Join our community of listeners and get bonus shows, ad free listening, group chats with other listeners, ways to shape the show, invites to exclusive events like our Monday political salons at 4pm ET over Zoom, and more! Discounted annual memberships are available. Become a Democracy Defender at Patreon.com/Gaslit or GaslitNation.Substack.com   

Voting rights legend David Walbert joins Gaslit Nation to discuss the long history of bloodless coups in America. His new book, Stealing Elections, American Style, opens in 1876, when Louisiana threw out enough votes to steal the White House for Rutherford B. Hayes, the white supremacist who, as president, stopped Reconstruction. How do we stop today's MAGA coup, which – given January 6 – is hardly bloodless? How can we "vote harder" and "vote blue, no matter who" when our vote is suppressed? Walbert, who won Rogers v. Lodge at the Supreme Court in 1982 – protecting the votes of marginalized communities – and has fought Georgia's rigged maps for five decades, shares tactics and insights for us today to overcome the new Jim Crow. If you don't exercise your rights, you lose them. So vote early, make sure five people in your life have a plan to vote, and talk to your neighbors, especially those who skip the Midterms. Then haunt Elon Musk's nightmares with us at our Halloween phone bank with Indivisible October 28 for Angie Nixon, Florida's next US Senator. Fight for Angie like Angie will fight for us! RSVP here and in the show notes. Paul Weiss folded for $40 million. Gaslit Nation can't be bought, because it belongs to our listeners. To hear the full episode, support Gaslit Nation on Patreon and Substack. Discounted annual memberships are available, and on Patreon you can give the gift of membership. Burn down the patriarchy, build something new. Pre-order Andrea's new book, A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women, out November 24 (new date!), and forward your receipt to GaslitNation@gmail.com for a thank-you gift and a signed book plate. Show Notes Want a plan to bash the patriarchy? Live your most creative life and help build a better world with Andrea's new book, A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women: 20 Steps to Find Your Purpose and Power in a World on Fire: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/807202/a-reasonable-guide-for-unreasonable-women-by-andrea-chalupa/ Join the Gaslit Nation x Indivisible phonebank! https://indivisible.org/events/indivisible-and-gaslit-nation-halloween-phone-bank-party/ Stealing Elections, American Style, by David F. Walbert: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/stealing-elections-american-style-9798216391999/ David F. Walbert: https://davidfwalbert.com/ Gaslit Nation x Indivisible Halloween Phone Bank for Angie Nixon, October 28: https://indivisible.org/events/indivisible-and-gaslit-nation-halloween-phone-bank-party/ The Vote That Made the President, by David Dudley Field (1877) on the Louisiana returning board: https://gutenberg.org/files/30231/old/30231-h/30231-h.htm 2026 United States Senate Elections: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elections FBI Raids Fulton County Office for Records Tied to 2020 Election: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/01/28/fbi-executes-search-warrant-fulton-county-main-election-office/ Supreme Court of Georgia Strikes Down Four State Election Rules: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/06/10/supreme-court-georgia-strikes-down-four-state-election-rules/ The Supreme Court's Death Blow Against Voting Rights Is the Culmination of John Roberts's 50-Year Crusade: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/jon-roberts-callais-v-louisiana-supreme-court-voting-rights/ The Supreme Court's Callais Decision Sets New Framework for Racial Gerrymandering: https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-supreme-courts-callais-decision-sets-new-framework-for-racial-gerrymandering Were Three of the Sitting Supreme Court Justices Involved in the Bush v. Gore Legal Disputes? : https://gigafact.org/fact-briefs/were-three-of-the-sitting-supreme-court-justices-involved-in-the-bush-v-gore-legal-disputes Naked City: Bush's Own Texas Recount Law: https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/naked-city-11707297/ When the Votes Were Recounted in Florida, Who Won?: https://www.factcheck.org/?p=19621 Reagan Judge Slams Trump While Calling for Defense of Rights https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/reagan-judge-blasts-trump-while-calling-for-defense-of-rights Law Firm Targeted by Trump Could Have Been 'Destroyed,' Chairman Says: https://www.ksat.com/news/politics/2025/03/23/law-firm-targeted-by-trump-could-have-been-destroyed-chairman-says-in-explaining-deal-with-trump/ We Don't Know Who Will Win the House. That's Because the Maps Are Rigged: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/we-dont-know-who-will-win-house-thats-because-maps-are-rigged Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins: https://rmwfilm.org/films/raise-hell-the-life-and-times-of-molly-ivins/

The GOP/MAGA's policies are so unpopular that they depend on stealing elections to stay in power. This week, Andrea is joined by Leah Greenberg, co-founder and co-executive director of Indivisible, to discuss ways to safeguard our vote in a time of Jim Crow 2.0.  Gaslit Nation opens this week's show with Ukraine's response to Trump/Putin trying to force Ukraine to surrender and blaming Zelensky for all of America's crises under Trump: by bombing three data centers/bot farms in Russia weeks before the midterms. Russian-powered MAGA bots have fallen silent on social media, right when the GOP depends on them to rot brains and manipulate our elections. We also must point out: this is a historic first of the United States and Russia joining together to try to force regime change and oust a democratically elected leader in violation of that nation's constitution. You're under Russian occupation, America. We warned you! What's the best way to fight back against Trump/Putin' s global war of sadistic fascism against democracy?  Fight like hell in these midterms to take back Congress and demand that our new leadership hold Trump/Putin accountable:  Step 1: Make sure that you're registered – even if you've voted in the same place every year, year after year. Expect funny business. So be sure to double-check your own registration.  Step 2: Make a plan to vote and vote early if you can. Ask ten people among your family, friends, and neighbors to also make a plan to vote. Remind them that if their vote didn't matter, then the GOP/Russia wouldn't work so hard to steal it.  Step 3: Help get out the vote. Join our Indivisible phone bank for Angie Nixon for US Senate in Florida on October 28. Sign up here. Remember: phone banking is super easy, but it's a volume business. Meaning, you need to make a lot of calls – because most people don't pick up the phone – just to reach that one person who really needs your help in voting or deciding who to vote for. And, if they're tired of the phone calls, just remind them that their name gets taken off the call list as soon as they're marked as "voted." That's the best incentive to vote! Step 4: In your phone, save this number for a voter protection: (866-OUR-VOTE) to report any funny business at the polls. Step 5: Create a get-out-the-vote playlist for fighting the dark forces – which songs get you pumped up to punch Nazis by voting against them at the polls? Share it with us here at Gaslit Nation! Events at Gaslit Nation: Join our speakeasy benefit for Ukraine October 15 from anywhere! Or come in person. Get your tax deductible ticket, grab a VIP gift bag, enjoy refreshments, inspiring conversations, live French jazz, and a sneak peak of Andrea's new book, A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women. Your ticket supports Razom for Ukraine, an impactful humanitarian aid organization. Get your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/people-power-ukraines-unreasonable-women-tickets-2002002955733 Help build the rage wave! Join our Gaslit Nation x Indivisible phonebank for Angie Nixon for US Senate in Florida. Come phonebank, get a quick training, for your chance to win fun prizes and help elect Angie Nixon to the Senate: https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/1022879/

An empowerment book for women and girls shouldn't have to include how to survive sexual assault, domestic violence, and being drugged. But in a society that protects the Epstein class and the Cornell 7, it's an infuriating necessity.  In this week's bonus episode, Andrea shares a sobering reading from her upcoming book, A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women. Alongside chapters on fundraising, marketing, and finding your creative power and voice, she had to write a chapter that should not have to exist: resources for survivors. It's an urgent call-to-action that we must stop excusing predatory behavior as "boys will be boys."  This week's bonus show, available in full for our communities on Patreon and Substack that power Gaslit Nation, we get a deep dive on the exciting new leadership of British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, American elections to watch, Russia's tentacles in the Trump regime, and more. Thank you to everyone who makes Gaslit Nation possible – we could not make this show without you!  Events at Gaslit Nation: Join our speakeasy benefit for Ukraine October 15 from anywhere! Or come in person. Get your tax deductible ticket, grab a VIP gift bag, enjoy refreshments, inspiring conversations, live French jazz, and a sneak peak of Andrea's new book, A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women. Your ticket supports Razom for Ukraine, an impactful humanitarian aid organization. Get your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/people-power-ukraines-unreasonable-women-tickets-2002002955733 Help build the rage wave! Join our Gaslit Nation x Indivisible phonebank for Angie Nixon for US Senate in Florida. Come phonebank, get a quick training, for your chance to win fun prizes and help elect Angie Nixon to the Senate: https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/1022879/ Olga Lautman is joining Andrea on her book tour this fall. Come say hi: https://www.andreachalupa.com/unreasonable/ Join our community of listeners and get bonus shows, ad free listening, group chats with other listeners, ways to shape the show, invites to exclusive events like our Monday political salons at 4pm ET over Zoom, and more! Discounted annual memberships are available. Become a Democracy Defender at Patreon.com/Gaslit or GaslitNation.Substack.com   

There's hopium, and then there's the law. Republicans slipped on their own banana peel when they had Jack Smith testify in MAGA's lawless quest to punish law enforcement and other investigators for rightfully trying to contain corrupt career criminal, trust fund nepo baby, convicted felon, and p*d*ph*le Donald Trump.  Gaslit Nation and Mueller, She Wrote have had our disagreements over the years. But we both agree that the 2028 Presidential Primary–yes, we will have a primary–must center Jack Smith for Attorney General. He is the only person who has proven the will to stand up to the Kremlin Klown Kar. Every candidate must also be on the record of who they would consider for Attorney General. And they must each say on the record whether they will ensure that Donald Trump gets rightfully prosecuted for both trying to violently overthrow our democracy on January 6 and stealing a Sizzler Buffet-worth of highly confidential national security documents for enemy spies and other dangerous opportunists to feast on at Mar-a-lago.  How can Trump still be prosecuted after leaving office? In this episode, we break it all down, and also discuss ways to take on the Cornell 7/Epstein class, and how to Trump-proof our democracy, learning from the mistakes of Merrick Garland.  To join the discussion and shape the show at our Monday salons, grab a discounted membership at Patreon and Substack. Patreon members can give the gift of membership.  Join us Thursday, October 15 in New York City or online from anywhere in the world, for our speakeasy benefit for Razom for Ukraine, with a live performance by French singer-songwriter Marine Futin and a silent auction where you can bid to work one-on-one with Andrea on your own book, film, or creative idea.  Ukraine needs our help: Jared Kushner is palling around with Putin in Moscow and pushing a land-for-peace deal, which didn't work with Hitler and won't work with Putin. The evening also celebrates Andrea's new book, A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women: 20 Steps to Find Your Purpose and Power in a World on Fire. Pre-order by November 10 from your local bookstore or Bookshop.org, forward your receipt to GaslitNation@gmail.com, and we'll mail you a thank-you gift and a signed book plate.  If you're in the North East, come meet us on the book tour, with Russian mafia expert Olga Lautman joining several stops. Tickets and tour dates are here: https://www.andreachalupa.com/unreasonable/ Join our October 28 phone bank with Indivisible for Angie Nixon for US Senate in Florida: https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/1022879/ Gaslit Nation is funded by our listeners, and we could not make this show without you. Thank you to everyone who supports our independent journalism in these tough times. Show Notes Want a plan to bash the patriarchy? Live your most creative life and help build a better world with Andrea's new book, A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women: 20 Steps to Find Your Purpose and Power in a World on Fire: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/807202/a-reasonable-guide-for-unreasonable-women-by-andrea-chalupa/ Speakeasy Benefit for Razom for Ukraine, Thursday, October 15: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/people-power-ukraines-unreasonable-women-tickets-2002002955733 Book tour dates with Olga Lautman: https://www.andreachalupa.com/unreasonable/ Andrea and Allison Gill on Merrick Garland: https://www.patreon.com/gaslit/posts/we-people-vs-163208046 Oversight of Jack Smith's Abuse of Authority and the Targeting of Republicans and Related Matters (Senate Judiciary Committee): https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/oversight-of-jack-smiths-abuse-of-authority-and-the-targeting-of-republicans-and-related-matters Jack Smith Defends Handling of Trump Probes at Heated Senate Hearing (CBS News): https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/jack-smith-trump-senate-judiciary-committee-hearing/ Senator Mixes Up Iowa Hawkeyes With Atlanta Hawks During Jack Smith Hearing (Straight Arrow News): https://san.com/cc/senator-confuses-atlanta-hawks-with-iowa-hawkeyes-during-jack-smith-hearing Judge Dismisses Charges Against Trump in D.C. Election Case After Jack Smith Request (CBS News): https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jack-smith-dismiss-charges-trump-d-c-election-case/ Can Trump Face Criminal Trials After Leaving Office? What to Know (Forbes): https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2025/01/14/can-trump-face-criminal-trials-after-leaving-office-what-to-know-as-jack-smith-argues-he-couldve-been-found-guilty/ Ukraine's Refusal to Give Up Territory to Russia Stalls Peace Deal, Trump Envoy Says (Kyiv Independent): https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-refusal-to-give-up-territory-to-russia-stalls-peace-deal-trump-envoy-says/ EVENTS AT GASLIT NATION: Gaslit Nation Salons take place Mondays 4pm ET over Zoom and are recorded and shared on Patreon.com/Gaslit and GaslitNation.Substack.com for our community New! There's now a California Signal Group for Gaslit Nation listeners to find each other and connect in that state. Join on Patreon or Substack! The Gaslit Nation Outreach Committee discusses how to talk to the MAGA cult: Join on Patreon or Substack! Minnesota Signal group for Gaslit Nation listeners in the state to find each other: Join on Patreon or Substack! Vermont Signal group for Gaslit Nation listeners in the state to find each other: Join on Patreon or Substack! Arizona-based listeners launched a Signal group for others in the state to connect. Join on Patreon or Substack! Indiana-based listeners launched a Signal group for others in the state to join. Join on Patreon or Substack! Florida-based listeners are going strong meeting in person. Be sure to join their Signal group. Join on Patreon or Substack! As always, keep it kind in our chat groups, extend grace and assume good faith. A culture of care is how we build a better world. Join our community of listeners and get bonus shows, ad free listening, group chats with other listeners, ways to shape the show, invites to exclusive events like our Monday political salons at 4pm ET over Zoom, and more! Discounted annual memberships are available. Become a Democracy Defender at Patreon.com/Gaslit or GaslitNation.Substack.com   

Fascism is toxic masculinity, and the cure starts at home. Comedian, recovering Catholic and proud girl dad Pete Dominick, host of Stand Up! with Pete Dominick, turns the mic on Andrea to talk about her new book, A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women: 20 Steps to Find Your Purpose and Power in a World on Fire, and how her family's Ukrainian immigrant wisdom holds the key for how we overcome a patriarchal nightmare of complicit silence and cover-ups: "when they throw you out the door, climb back in through the window." The Cornell 7 are the Epstein Class–the elite criminal impunity of male dominance destroying our planet. Andrea and Pete discuss what men can actually do, starting with Pete's rule that, "the standard you walk past is the standard you accept." They also discuss the darker truth of the "Cornell 7," the frat rapists accused of drugging and gang-raping a young woman in 2024, an investigation that has been reopened thanks to the survivor bringing a lawsuit. They also discuss why liberal blue cities may be raising the next generation of the Cornell 7/Epstein Class, and how to stop it.  They cover the historical context of male dominance culture, including Christian nationalism, how women were founders of the Christian church before being pushed aside, why Mary Magdalene was arguably the first Pope and how her story–for the most part–survived 2,000 years of patriarchal revisions. They also discuss Iceland's general strike by women that ushered in a female-driven revolution, the MAGA threat against the growing psychedelics market being fast-tracked by Trump's FDA, and the divine feminine experiences widely reported at the heart of indigenous medicinal experiences, and much, much more.  The world is ending. The world has always been ending. So Gaslit Nation adopts its official policy, coming soon to a t-shirt: STFU and build something. It's a rallying cry to stop doomscrolling and start planting seeds of hope and change. Progress is thanks to our unleashed creativity, defiance, and beautiful imaginations.  And if you want to help us build something–a resistance to Putin–get your tax deductible ticket to Gaslit Nation and Razom's Speakeasy Benefit October 15 in New York City – you can join and be part of the festivities from anywhere: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/people-power-ukraines-unreasonable-women-tickets-2002002955733? Gaslit Nation is funded by our listeners. We could not make this show without you. Thank you to everyone who supports our independent journalism in these tough times. If you pre-order Andrea's new book and forward your receipt to GaslitNation@gmail.com, we will send you a pre-order thank you gift and a signed book plate to easily stick on to your book so that you have a signed copy. A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women shows how to overcome the emotional exhaustion deliberately caused by fascist movements and turn our rage and grief into meaningful projects you and the world need. For your gift, pre-order A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women from bookshop.org  Show Notes Join us for a speakeasy benefit for Razom for Ukraine: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/people-power-ukraines-unreasonable-women-tickets-2002002955733? Want a plan to bash the patriarchy? Live your most creative life and help build a better world with Andrea's new book, A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women: 20 Steps to Find Your Purpose and Power in a World on Fire: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/807202/a-reasonable-guide-for-unreasonable-women-by-andrea-chalupa/ Stand Up! with Pete Dominick: https://sitdownwithpete.substack.com/ Razom for Ukraine: https://www.razomforukraine.org A good overview of the Cornell 7: https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd2tYudlnHl/?img_index=1 Cornell rarely expels students in sex assault cases https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/09/29/cornell-sexual-assault-rape-expelled-data-exclusive/92007157007/ Frat brothers rape 300% more. One in 5 women is sexually assaulted on campus. Should we ban frats? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/24/rape-sexual-assault-ban-frats District attorney reopens case of alleged Cornell University 'gang rape' (ABC News): https://abcnews.com/US/district-attorney-reopens-case-alleged-cornell-university-gang/story?id=136806149 New York prosecutors reopen investigation after student files lawsuit (CNN): https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/us/cornell-university-sexual-assault-lawsuit-hnk 50 years ago, the women of Iceland took a day off, and inspired the world (National Geographic): https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/icelandic-womens-strike Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, the world's first elected female president (France 24): https://www.france24.com/en/20200731-vigdis-finnbogadottir-the-world-s-first-elected-female-president 36 Bankers, 96 Years In Jail (Reykjavík Grapevine): https://grapevine.is/news/2018/02/07/36-bankers-96-years-in-jail/ Why Only One Top Banker Went to Jail for the Financial Crisis (Better Markets): https://bettermarkets.org/newsroom/why-only-one-top-banker-went-jail-financial-crisis/ The lie that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute persisted for centuries (America Magazine): https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2024/06/28/mary-magdalene-theater-review-gospel-248254/ The Gospel of Mary of Magdala: Jesus and the First Woman Apostle, by Karen L. King (Polebridge Press): https://www.westarinstitute.org/product/the-gospel-of-mary-of-magdala Struck Down, Not Destroyed: Keeping the Faith as a Vatican Reporter, by Colleen Dulle: https://www.amazon.com/Struck-Down-Not-Destroyed-Reporter/dp/0593728424 Trump signs order fast tracking review of psychedelics for mental health (NPR): https://www.npr.org/2026/04/18/nx-s1-5789859/psychedelic-treatments-mental-health Trump orders FDA to fast-track reviews of psychedelic drugs after lobbying podcaster (Fierce Biotech): https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/trump-orders-fda-fast-track-reviews-psychedelic-drugs-after-lobbying-podcaster D. J. Taylor: Orwell's Voice (The Orwell Foundation): https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/articles/d-j-taylor-orwells-voice/ Donald Trump Jr.'s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by a Russian Oligarch (ProPublica): https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-bankrolled-russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev-putin Gospel of Mary Magdalene https://www.theculturium.com/gospel-of-mary-magdalene/ The Forgotten History of Mary's Gospels https://time.com/4083110/marys-gospels/ 'The good of the world partly depends on unhistoric acts' https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/10/the-good-of-the-world-partly-depends-on-unhistoric-acts Psychedelics and the Embodied Feminine https://maps.org/news/bulletin/psychedelics-and-the-embodied-feminine/ EVENTS AT GASLIT NATION: Gaslit Nation Salons take place Mondays 4pm ET over Zoom and are recorded and shared on Patreon.com/Gaslit and GaslitNation.Substack.com for our community New! There's now a California Signal Group for Gaslit Nation listeners to find each other and connect in that state. Join on Patreon or Substack! The Gaslit Nation Outreach Committee discusses how to talk to the MAGA cult: Join on Patreon or Substack! Minnesota Signal group for Gaslit Nation listeners in the state to find each other: Join on Patreon or Substack! Vermont Signal group for Gaslit Nation listeners in the state to find each other: Join on Patreon or Substack! Arizona-based listeners launched a Signal group for others in the state to connect. Join on Patreon or Substack! Indiana-based listeners launched a Signal group for others in the state to join. Join on Patreon or Substack! Florida-based listeners are going strong meeting in person. Be sure to join their Signal group. Join on Patreon or Substack! As always, keep it kind in our chat groups, extend grace and assume good faith. A culture of care is how we build a better world. 

Don't call it a blue wave. It's a rage wave. The Trump family crime spree has destroyted countless lives. People are fighting back. As MLK warned: don't sleep through a revolution. Join one of the many events from Gaslit Nation as we countdown to the midterms and plants seeds of hope and change beyond. Events at Gaslit Nation: October 5th 1pm ET: Substack Live with Leah Greenberg of Indivisible to answer your questions about the midterms October 13 2:45pm ET: Substack Live with Leigh McGowan/Politics Girl  October 15th 6:30pm ET: Speakeasy Benefit for Razom for Ukraine – join from anywhere. RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/people-power-ukraines-unreasonable-women-tickets-2002002955733 October 28 3pm ET: Get out the vote at the Indivisible Gaslit Nation Phonebank for Angie Nixon: https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/1022879 A Reasonable Guide North East Book Tour! https://www.andreachalupa.com/unreasonable/

Congratulations Russiagate skeptics! The US is now on its way to becoming a Russian-style oligarchy, with the help of traitors and useful idiots across the political spectrum. (Not to mention giant evil corporations and complicit politicians, like Gavin Newsom, who let the Ellisons consolidate even more power and disinformation weapons). This week, investigative journalist David Corn of Mother Jones joins Gaslit Nation to discuss his new must-read book How Russia Won: Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, and the Fight for America. To those who can't accept facts, like basic history and geography, Russiagate was never a hoax. It was a ten-year covert operation by the Kremlin, using the same active measures used on formerly colonized states, like Georgia and Ukraine. David and Andrea discuss the 966-page bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee report, which most people missed, because it came out during the hellscape of the 2020 pandemic and election as Trump laid the groundwork for his violent January 6 coup. In that report, several Republican leaders in Congress, including current Trump/Kushner lapdog Marco Rubio, made clear that the Kremlin did everything in their power to help bring Trump to power, and in turn, Trump did everything in his power to cover-up that crime for Putin. We also discuss the smoking gun of Russiagate: longtime Kremlin operative Paul Manafort, Trump's longtime friend and neighbor in Trump Tower, and the close associate for many years of Konstantin Kilimnik, a Russian intelligence officer.  Again, to the skeptics: way to go, guys! You got what you wanted: Russia pouring gasoline on our own homegrown crises, making everything worse. Gaslit Nation openly calls on Fox News, Joe Rogan, and even the weird hold-outs at The Intercept to feature David and his new book, How Russia Won. To hear our full conversation, where we go into the very different reasons why people across the political spectrum refused to believe Russiagate or had their own agendas, and a deep dive on the Kremlin's active measures, subscribe on Patreon or Substack to hear the full discussion. Discounted annual memberships are available, and you can give the gift of memberships on Patreon. Thank you to everyone who supports the show–we could not make Gaslit Nation without you.    Show Notes: Important event! Razom for Ukraine x Gaslit Nation are holding an exclusive sneak peak of Andrea's new book, A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women, and live podcast-taping. Every ticket and silent auction item supports Razom's invaluable life-saving humanitarian work in Ukraine. Get your tickets here to be a part of an unforgettable night in NYC -- no matter where you live -- join virtually or in person. Tickets and details here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/people-power-ukraines-unreasonable-women-tickets-2002002955733 Fascists try to emotionally exhaust us. A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women: 20 Steps to Find Your Purpose and Power in a World on Fire is your playbook for fighting back. Master how to overcome the burnout by turning your grief and rage into meaningful projects you love and the world needs. A Swiss Army knife for women (a favorite target of authoritarians), this inspiring book is for anyone ready to create purpose in chaotic times.  Pre-order A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women by November 10th and forward your receipt to GaslitNation@gmail.com. We'll send you a thank-you gift and a signed book plate to make your first-edition personally inscribed.   

One of the Kremlin's greatest skills is plausible deniability. That's how they got away with paying MAGA influencers for so long: they used shell companies. Putin's oligarchs are walking, talking Kremlin bribes. And one just bankrolled large parts of Don Jr.'s wedding to the daughter of Epstein's banker who enabled Epstein's crimes for decades. It's one big tansnational crime syndicate wedding from hell, and Gaslit Nation was not invited! This week's Gaslit Nation bonus show discusses the crime spree of Don Jr.'s wedding and what's really behind the A.I. panic. To listen to the full episode--the complete discussion from Monday's Gaslit Nation Salon with listeners--a live Q&A--be sure to subscribe on Patreon.com/Gaslit or GaslitNation.Substack.com. Discounted annual memberships are available, and you can give the gift of membership. Thank you to everyone who supports the show -- we could not make Gaslit Nation without you! If you pre-order Andrea's new book and forward your receipt to GaslitNation@gmail.com, we will send you a pre-order thank you gift and a signed book plate to easily stick on to your book so that you have a signed copy. A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women shows how to overcome the emotional exhaustion deliberately caused by fascist movements and turn our rage and grief into meaningful projects you and the world need. For your pre-order gift, pre-order A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women from bookshop.org Show Notes: AI agents blew the whistle on their cheating colleagues Swarms of AI agents could supercharge scientific progress or wreak havoc. New research from Google DeepMind suggests that peer pressure could keep them in line. https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/14/1144037/ai-agents-blew-whistle-o-cheating-colleagues/ Read this thread about the sex cult at the center of the AI panic movement. (This is not to discredit the very real concern and need for regulation around AI) https://bsky.app/profile/andreachalupa.com/post/3mvq6xkyxm22w Olga Lautman: Who were the Russians at Donald Trump's wedding: https://substack.com/home/post/p-215846404 ProPublica: Don Jr.'s Secret Wedding Guest: https://www.propublica.org/podcast/donald-trump-jr-wedding-putin-russian-benefactor-funding

Joining Gaslit Nation this week, Jack Cocchiarella—the Gen Z political commentator, host of The Jack Cocchiarella Show, and future ambassador to Italy under the most progressive White House the world has ever seen—argues that despair, not ideology, is the true driving force behind America's Gen Z vs. nihilism crisis. Andrea and Jack discuss the radicalization of young men who feel they lack a sense of belonging or purpose; the ways New York City Council Member Zohran Mamdani—whom Jack interviewed early in his campaign when he had no chance of winning—embodies the ideal role model for Gen Z men today; the weird and creepy love affair between MAGA cultist Natalie Harp and convicted felon/cult leader Donald Trump; how the Democrats can start being ruthless and stop playing by the book when the book is on fire; why cryptocurrency lobbyists in Congress are the "controlled opposition"; Trump's plan to hole up in a ballroom-bunker to escape the people whose lives he's destroying; and the progressive case for supporting Ukraine against fascist Russia. To listen to the full episode, support Gaslit Nation on Patreon and Substack by joining our community of listeners. We are funded entirely by you, not Larry Ellison, which empowers us to say what needs to be said. Discounted annual memberships are available, and on Patreon, you can give the gift of membership. Thank you to everyone who supports the show. We could not make Gaslit Nation with you. Calling all anti-fascist patriots and democracy defenders: send a powerful message to the media and publishing world by pre-ordering Andrea's new book, A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women: 20 Steps to Find Your Purpose and Power in a World on Fire. It will help you build a dream project from the ground up, while helping create a better world. A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women is Steve Bannon's worst nightmare—so grab your copy. Pre-order the book and forward your receipt to GaslitNation@gmail.com to receive a special gift and a signed bookplate to stick inside the book. Show Notes: The Jack Cocchiarella Show notes: https://jackcocchiarellashow.com/ Jack Cocchiarella on winning the "vibe war" https://www.americanprogressaction.org/article/jack-cocchiarella-on-winning-the-vibe-war/ Jon Ossoff's 'travel with Natalie' shows how candidates win attention in a culture of clips https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/19/media/jon-ossoff-natalie-harp-viral-clips Trump's ballroom costs are rising. What we know about the secret underground bunker https://www.axios.com/2026/08/12/trumps-ballroom-costs-are-rising-what-we-know-about-the-secret-underground-bunker Trump wants to build an expanded bunker under the White House. A historian weighs in https://www.npr.org/2026/08/17/nx-s1-5931758/trump-wants-to-build-an-expanded-bunker-under-the-white-house-a-historian-weighs-in U.S. War in Iran Leaves Ukraine's Air Defense in Limbo https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/04/us-iran-war-ukraine-patriot-missiles-air-defense-purl/ The soaring demand for Patriot missiles, from the Middle East to Ukraine https://www.npr.org/2026/08/04/g-s1-137287/us-patriot-missiles-ukraine-middle-east-iran-war Mayor Mamdani's First Parents' Night Out Gives NYC Moms And Dads From Harlem To Flatbush A Night Off https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/mayor-mamdanis-first-parents-night-out-gives-nyc-moms-and-dads-from-harlem-to-flatbush-a-night-off/ Mayor Mamdani Advances New York City's First Free Child Care Program Pilot for Municipal Workers: https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mayor-mamdani-advances-new-york-city-s-first-free-child-care-pro Kyrsten Sinema Is The Latest Addition To Crypto's Sellout Dream Team. Who Will Be Next? https://therevolvingdoorproject.org/lobbying-draft-class-of-2025/ Sports betting is part of Gen Z's financial strategy, survey finds https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/your-money/sports-betting-gen-z-survey/ Want a plan to bash the patriarchy? Live your most creative life and help build a better world with Andrea's new book A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women: 20 Steps to Find Your Purpose and Power in a World on Fire: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/807202/a-reasonable-guide-for-unreasonable-women-by-andrea-chalupa/   EVENTS AT GASLIT NATION: Gaslit Nation Salons take place Mondays 4pm ET over Zoom and are recorded and shared on Patreon.com/Gaslit and GaslitNation.Substack.com for our community New! There's now a California Signal Group for Gaslit Nation listeners to find each other and connect in that state. Join on Patreon or Substack! The Gaslit Nation Outreach Committee discusses how to talk to the MAGA cult: Join on Patreon or Substack! Minnesota Signal group for Gaslit Nation listeners in the state to find each other: Join on Patreon or Substack! Vermont Signal group for Gaslit Nation listeners in the state to find each other: Join on Patreon or Substack! Arizona-based listeners launched a Signal group for others in the state to connect. Join on Patreon or Substack! Indiana-based listeners launched a Signal group for others in the state to join. Join on Patreon or Substack! Florida-based listeners are going strong meeting in person. Be sure to join their Signal group. Join on Patreon or Substack! As always, keep it kind in our chat groups, extend grace and assume good faith. A culture of care is how we build a better world.  

Mrs. Orwell will be at the Brooklyn Book Festival on Sunday, September 27 at 12pm ET. Details here and in the show notes. I would love to meet Gaslit Nation listeners! So if you can, come by and say hi. In the meantime, above is the April 13 book launch of Mrs. Orwell at PowerHouse Arena. Thank you to the listeners who came out–it was a joy to see you!  There would have been no George Orwell without Eileen O'Shaughnessy Blair. She saved her husband's life twice, including while they fought fascists on their honeymoon in the Spanish Civil War. Eileen was more Orwell than Orwell. While Eric Blair served in the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, she studied literature under J.R.R. Tolkien and became one of Oxford's earliest women graduates. She trained in child psychology and shaped Animal Farm–a children's book. Her descendants credit her great influence on that now classic novel. Their friends even noticed that Eric's writing transformed after meeting Eileen. Mrs. Orwell, illustrated by Brahm Revel and born from my film Mr. Jones, which features Orwell's Animal Farm, restores Eileen to her proper place of literary greatness. Her courage inspired me since I discovered her in Orwell's preface to the Ukrainian edition of Animal Farm, which my mother's family carried from a World War II refugee camp to New York City.  Eileen's close friend Lettice Cooper said Eileen and Eric "live by a burning morality." Mrs. Orwell reminds us truth-telling takes a team. Get your copy of Mrs. Orwell here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250877857/mrsorwell/ Meet Mrs. Orwell at the Brooklyn Book Festival: https://brooklynbookfestival.org/event/women-changing-history/ Calling all anti-fascist patriots and democracy defenders: send a strong message to the media and publishing industry by pre-ordering A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women: 20 Steps to Find Your Purpose and Power in a World on Fire. It will help you build a dream project from scratch, aligned with creating a better world. It's Steve Bannon's worst nightmare, so grab your copy. Pre-order, forward your receipt to GaslitNation@gmail.com, and we'll send you a special gift and mail you a signed book plate.

Allison Guerriero helped expose a traitor inside the FBI. Now she's dead in Florida, cause unknown. Guerriero tipped off the feds about Charles McGonigal, the traitor inside the New York FBI who ran counterintelligence, pretending to hunt Russian, while being on the payroll of loyal Putin oligarch, Oleg Deripaska. McGonigal got 50 months in prison. Guerriero was found dead, hours after posting about McGonigal, the FBI, and Jim Jordan.  This week Gaslit Nation traces the line from Guerriero to McGonigal to Deripaska. We have to hold space and demand accountability for the mysterious deaths of Kremlin critics and whistleblowers. Accountability is what keeps us, and our democracy, safe. To listen to the full episode and support the independent journalism that warned you first that Trump wanted to be a Russian-style dictator, turning America into a Russian-style oligarchy, join our community of listeners on Patreon.com/Gaslit or GaslitNation.Substack.com. Discounted annual memberships are available, and on Patreon you can give the gift of membership. Calling all anti-fascist patriots and democracy defenders: send a strong message to the media and publishing industry by pre-ordering A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women: 20 Steps to Find Your Purpose and Power in a World on Fire. It will help you build a dream project from scratch, aligned with creating a better world. It's Steve Bannon's worst nightmare, so grab your copy. Pre-order, forward your receipt to GaslitNation@gmail.com, and we'll send you a special gift and mail you a signed book plate. Show Notes Who Is Allison Guerriero? Woman Who Exposed FBI Official for Working With Russians Found Dead   Newsweek   https://www.newsweek.com/allison-guerriero-michael-mcgonigal-fbi-exposed-working-russian-oligarch-dead-12392795 Former Special Agent in Charge of the New York FBI Counterintelligence Division Sentenced to 50 Months   U.S. Department of Justice, SDNY   https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-special-agent-charge-new-york-fbi-counterintelligence-division-sentenced-50 Former FBI spy hunter sentenced to 4 years for taking money from Putin crony in Russia sanctions case   NBC News   https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/former-fbi-spy-hunter-sentenced-4-years-taking-money-putin-crony-russi-rcna129871 Friends of Kremlin Critic Dan Rapoport Don't Believe He Died by Suicide   The Daily Beast   https://www.thedailybeast.com/friends-of-kremlin-critic-dan-rapoport-dont-believe-he-died-by-suicide/ Want a plan to bash the patriarchy? Live your most creative life and help build a better world with Andrea's new book, A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women: 20 Steps to Find Your Purpose and Power in a World on Fire   https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/807202/a-reasonable-guide-for-unreasonable-women-by-andrea-chalupa/