Episode 74: Cold as ICE, Part 1
WetwiredJonathan
Aug 10, 20261 May 2025
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The rise of authoritarianism from liberal, capitalist states builds on existing institutions. From goose-stepping totalitarianism to iron-fisted presidents of a banana republic; they're just retooling the factory, not building from scratch.
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Um, last year when I was in a hotel, uh, with some other people, I, I was, they'd put it on. It was like CNN and some other shit. And it was fucking mind numbing. It was, it was like an assault on my
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