Are we just rage-bait? Plus: Racist Trump screws farmers while Hegseth murder spree, Miller kidnapping ring continue

Get 20 Extra Minutes of Jackie & Dunlap over at Stream Red State Update Christmas music at all the music streaming places! Christmas on an Island with a Martian and Gorilla: Our holiday album Santa Is Real: Our other Christmas album Merry Twismas Part Twoo: Our third collection of Christmas and holiday music 9 Fine Tennessee Christmas Classics: THIS WEEK ON THE RED STATE UPDATE PODCAST: Jackie & Dunlap return to break down another week of American political awfulness—Trump's racist outbursts against Somali folks; "Speak English, neighbor!" says JD Vance; and the fallout from Trump's trade wars hitting farmers (again). They also dig into the Tennessee special election that unexpectedly turned a deep-red district purple, the Supreme Court opening the door for Trump to purge independent agencies, and Pete Hegseth bragging about blowing people up like a Cannon movie villain. Along the way: clickbait-rage farms, fake Trump "peace prizes," and whether America has officially monetized every last emotion we have left. Trump's latest racist rhetoric toward Somali immigrants Explicit statements about not wanting Somalis in America, and how Trump uses racism to distract from elite corruption and pardons. • JD Vance's comments about not wanting neighbors who "don't speak the same language" Just more coded racism. Is this even coded? • Fox-driven "Somali fraud" narratives in Minnesota How Tim Walz gets dragged into right-wing misinformation loops and why these stories spread. • Farmers hit again by Trump's trade chaos $12 billion in bailouts framed as "bridge money," with U.S. soybean markets permanently shifting to Argentina, Canada, and China. • Tennessee special election shifts purple Aftyn Behn narrows margins dramatically; GOP forced to pour money into a "safe" seat as Trump drags the party in expensive directions. • Trump receives a made-up 'peace prize' from shady soccer officials A look at his obsession with awards and manufactured victories. • Supreme Court poised to let Trump fire independent agency heads Symbolic culture-war gestures often accompany structural power grabs. • Pete Hegseth brags on-air about "blowing up boats" He thinks he's a war-hero movie but he's the obnoxious side-character who gets everyone killed.

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