Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Matt & Dave are at it again, talking about Gaza and AOC. Plus, we're joined by Slate journalist Alexander Sammon to talk about the Roosevelt Hotel, which housed thousands of migrants and was also the subject of many RW conspiracy theories. What lessons can we take from its closing?

slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/07/donald-trump-immigrants-new-york-city-conspiracy.html

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00:00 Start
0:45 Intro
2:56 The Gaza Genocide
18:15 AOC Gaza Vote
34:00 The RW Conspiracy You've Not Heard Of w/ Alexander Sammon
1:03:50 Omar Fateh
1:20:40 The Birth of Populism