Donald Trump Nominates Matt Gaetz For Attorney General and RFK Jr. For HHS Head

[@lesliefrates4727]

Proud New Jerseyan here! Andy Kim is for us- the people! Thank you for having him on the Pod!!!

[@karenclark8374]

Yes! Voted for him! What insight! Each party is in its own echo chamber. People like Andy break down the barriers. He’s not patronizing.

[@ges6959]

I'll always remember him on Jan 6th, after everyone had gone home, bending down and picking up the trash left behind at the Capitol. I wish I lived in New Jersey and could vote for him.

[@cristinehowell3953]

same! Love Andy Kim so proud to have voted for him

[@stephanieodegard6672]

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[@patriciaperdasofpy3974]

Senator Kim is EXACTLY the kind of human we need in our government. His approach and attitude toward public service is truly inspiring.

[@reydeno3]

There are many people that do that for us. I think the "party" has burned itself over the last 40 years-congress has laxed and most of our officials on both sides have pocketed money from corporations as a living.

[@faturechi]

A Deep Stage spook turned politician?!?

[@nicholasrova3698]

The kind of human? I'm seeing this statement quite often lately. Odd way of putting it.

[@janinechansons]

@@nicholasrova3698 It's a common phrase.

[@jsbreault482]

He's in politics for the right reasons.

[@muddyotterspottery569]

I was going to switch off this podcast just before your interview with Andy Kim, but then I got busy and let it play in the background. Sure glad I got to listen to him. I especially appreciated his insights on public service and duty. It gave me a lot of hope.

[@enhancedvibes]

I followed him during the election cycle. NJ is really lucky to have him representing them.

[@jayare6804]

I had a similar experience. What a very poignant interview.

[@janar734]

Andy Kim...so thoughtful and intentional. I wish we had 99 other similar senators. Thanks for that uplifting segment, Jon. Onward!

[@NeuronIron]

Really need to boost him. He's the really type of AUTHENTIC politican the dems need.

[@kathyconatore7901]

Going to rewatch this when I feel apathetic. Andy Kim is a gift. Please have him on again.

[@saraha.maninger2161]

Yes…on re-listen! (He & Cory Cooker! )

[@KarenHaleyAllen]

So powerful and moving! Andy Kim, you emulate what is good and noble about this country. Thanks for your humility, wisdom and strength!!

[@wcoasttigger]

Its not a cabinet, its a junk drawer

[@quil10it]

This!!!!!!

[@mariekitty]

Good one 😂

[@arcticgoddess]

Toilet

[@audreywellham2413]

Yes, junk drawer or toilet that has been ignored for years. 🙏🏻🇺🇸💙🕊️

[@fontainerouge]

A junk drawer does not disturb anything. A wrecking ball on state apparatus.

[@jillisenberg9704]

I really enjoyed the conversation with Senator Kim. What an inspiring leader!

[@davidcoleman757]

Big love from the UK. Feel for you guys after the last week. Good to see you smiling - we appreciate a bit of 'trench humour' this side of The Pond. Hang in there.

[@rainerader1182]

I’m trolling Trump every day on socials it’s so much fun

[@The_Mosaic]

Are u an idiot. American people voted for trump. What is the language. Nobody is at war.

[@dtschuor459]

It’s gonna be a long 4 years. It better be almost over by then

[@dtschuor459]

@@The_MosaicNo. You’re an idiot. Just because 50% of Americans are stupid doesn’t mean we all are. Unfortunately, we all get to suffer under what is sure to be a horrible Federal Administration

[@stephenglover1818]

@@rainerader1182 I bet he's really scared considering he just totally trounced you

[@jharben4521]

Thank you Senator elect Kim. I feel much better knowing there is some sanity in the Senate. I hope you are able to teach others in this administration to think critically and logical. Thank you to your family for supporting you during these scary times.

[@SCORPION89199]

AKA what you really mean is have them think like the deep State wants them to think, in what the globalist and the allegories who have destroyed the world want us to think I will think for myself I won't have the mainstream news tell me what I should believe I will do my own searching I'll do my own research I will do my own journalism as you should too.

[@Hotllamarama]

Anyone else exhausted and it’s not even January?

[@MrGgabber]

Touch grass and turn off, you'll be fine

[@irenafarm]

I put myself on a news diet (4 hrs/day and none on weekends), and I'm only indulging in news when I'm also doing something constructive. I cut off all my social media back in 2021 (except KZbin :D).

[@EarlyRiser71]

@@irenafarm Your reward is news? Holy good god. No wonder the left is so lost!

[@andrewgoodbody2121]

​@@MrGgabber I'm a literal farmer bro and I'm tired of it, I touch grass for a living...

[@Nemesisnxt]

Ya, give up

[@Jodiology]

I found the interview with Andy Kim to be so inspiring. His words and attitude truly embody the term "public servant." I wish Texas, where I live, had senators with that same mindset. I hope you'll have him on again throughout the next two years, a timeframe that I fear will be filled with noise, buffoonery, trickery, and dangerous decisions. We will need to hear his ideas regularly. As long as senators like Andy Kim continue to work hard to preserve the good parts of America, then we have a chance to recover from the deep potholes this 47th President Elect will inflict on our road of democracy.

[@_ZB4]

Sending love from Australia❤ couldn’t get through the horror of US politics without you all 🙃

[@macm2373]

Much love back❤…from Las Vegas, NV

[@melissagregory-oc5jq]

Thank you for your words! I'm so sad and don't understand my fellow Americans. I very much appreciate the kindness of our international community. I hope this never happens to your country!

[@melissagregory-oc5jq]

PS: sending ❤️back from Minneapolis, Minnesota. 🌈

[@Horatio.Mantooth]

Why do you feel any American would care what anyone from a country that loves commie style government thinks?

[@trishgreen6480]

⁠ lookokkkkkkkkoooooooooooooooooooo@@melissagregory-oc5jqooloooooooooo

[@PaulaAllenCA]

The interview with Senator Andy Kim was so inspiring. He had me in tears. Could you break it off so that it can be shared on its own?? Thank you 🥰

[@katerusso4891]

Love this guy. Thank you Senator Andy Kim for your service. 💙

[@audreywellham2413]

He really is. He’s got it right too. 🙏🏻🇺🇸💙🕊️

[@ermeeleer]

First time I’m hearing him speak and so admire and respect his thoughts, philosophy and approach to public service. The way he carries himself, well-spoken… This is how it should be…. More Andy Kims!

[@georgiapope4713]

What a beautifully genuine and intelligent human, Senator Kim is. Sending love and support to you all from Australia.

[@simmmoo]

I love Dan, always great to listen to him!💯

[@bevejohnson4917]

Today was a GREAT show. From Andy Kim's mouth to the Universe ears 💙💙💙

[@ElaineH-p5m]

Love Andy Kim. Voted for him in the past but have now moved out of NJ or I’d have voted for him this time. 💙💙

[@blakebrown534]

I honestly just can't deal with this. We are f'ing 10 days in guys. 10 days.

[@tweda4]

Yeah, it seems like its game-set-match basically. Trump and his Republican sycophants will decimate the US government, and I thoroughly doubt that most of the American public will even realise until Trump has completely taken over and its too late to stop him.

[@guaxary]

Can we give people like Andy Kim more spotlight? We know everything we needed to know about the terrible politicians, we need to be able to hear what the good ones have to say!

[@rasasutkus4504]

Yay for Andy Kim’s positivity!! I’m on the roller coaster between downs of giving up and highs of being calm and steady to fight for the good!

[@dr.heikefranz6663]

Germany here, and I don't know how you guys survive these times. I am stressed out just watching the clown show, and I try to convince myself that it doesn't impact me. But it does, and my sense of morale and ethics simply can't accept what is going on. Stay strong, and thanks for this podcast. It helps make sense of this freak show.🤡🤡

[@dtschuor459]

Yeah…he’s an ongoing global threat in the Oval Office. With no legal means to stop or slow him

[@sarahw7764]

weed. LOL. I just get super high and check out

[@kikimatthes2866]

Same here. Unbelievable.

[@ladyaj7784]

Just try to remember, he won the popular vote... but only by the population of one of our small states. It really was ALMOST HALF of the country voting against him, despite the rhetoric.

[@ellenweiss5850]

Same here in Canada !where we have 100% FREE SPEACH and 100% control over our own body thank God .

[@jennboyermusic]

Oof that ending had me in tears. Serious respect for Andy Kim, we need more people like him in government and politics.

[@jamesmurphy186]

My best friend is the son of major republican donors. He told me his mother taught him that if you can't win by following the rules, cheat. To me, that is the republican mindset. This friend has been in the Oval during the Ford administration; his parents were long-time friends, and his uncle was in the Ford administration. He met Giuliani at his mother's house. He was invited to his mother's house to meet Ben Carson, who was there to beg for money for the failed campaign of congressional candidate. It's not that they live in a bizarro world; it's that they will do anything to win, and think laws, ethics and rules are for the suckers who follow them. They expect US to be those suckers, and they identified with Trump because he is the embodiment of every moral failure, is entirely lawless and scofflaw, and he will do whatever it takes to win. These people were saying, "That's my guy!" about Trump in 2015. Let us not forget whose SCOTUS it is; it's not ours, it's his.

[@timapple9157]

Yeah, they have taken the mask off

[@maryammosavi269]

You have perfectly described the mindset of a psychopath. And now these people are going to run our country….to the ground! 😢

[@enhancedvibes]

The mantra during the first Trump term was "well, it's not illegal" when people pointed out his policies were unethical. Expect to hear that a lot over the next four years.

[@bunsw2070]

Yes. Kamala didn't win one single state except for the ones without voter ID. That's cheating. Liberals.

[@ardeshirjahanian2697]

Literally none of this happened 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@thisoneT]

Wow Andy Kim. I feel so much more at ease knowing there are still good people fighting for positive change

[@VirgoLunaris]

It's disturbingly easy to imagine how that plane conversation went...story of one predator protecting another..

[@audreywellham2413]

Both needing ‘stay out of jail’ cards.🙏🏻🇺🇸💙🕊️

[@Booklook111]

Was this conversation aboard Jeffrey Epstein’s old plane?

[@leotachaney7322]

In the spirit of the master predator...jepstein...without a doubt!!! Flying on jEpstein's plane must bring back such wonderful memories...epstein was to have said the first time djt had sex with Melania was aboard his plane. 😂😢😂 Just wondering if the photos of her in a revealing teddy(taken on an airplane) floating around on the Internet were before or after that sexual escapade!?!?! Asking for a friend 🤔!?!?

[@ry9799]

Thx for such a thoughtful discussion with Andy. Keeping hope alive is of the utmost importance right now. Thx p s.a. love you guys and Sen. Kim. You'll be in my thoughts the next 2 years when we take this country back🎉

[@GeneralLee-mh2cu]

Trump picks feels like a South Park episode so far.

[@audreywellham2413]

Simpsons too. 🙏🏻🇺🇸💙🕊️🩺

[@PatriciaPalmer-o3e]

❗Gotta be tough being a loser.

[@dontmindme633]

@@PatriciaPalmer-o3ewe are all the losers here. You just don’t realize it yet.

[@user-lo7nh8pk1d]

@@dontmindme633 If you haven't noticed the worlds on fire because of Biden and the Democrats Wake up. The rest of us in this world don't give a f*** about the Democrat party anymore.

[@WillPe8]

@@PatriciaPalmer-o3eagreed. Sorry you’re in here with the rest of the world.

[@rawn4203]

This is what you asked for America. You deserve it all.

[@melissagregory-oc5jq]

There's a huge difference between drug safety and big pharma. HHS protects America's health. Big pharma protects their bottom line. Rfk jr is verifiably nuts.

[@donkeybus]

How so? HHS has been doing a verifiablly horrible job "protecting our health". The evidence is overwhelming. Rfk jr gets slandered by the pharma funded media because he wants to take away their blank check, but he actually has real plans to fix the systematic corruption (not just pharma) that is rampant in our healthcare and food system. Hes a sucessfull trial lawyer who has held mamy corporations accountable for their harmful actions, like the hudson river cleanup and monsanto. Hes the one good thing that could come out of a trump presidency.

[@nancychandler3673]

Absolutely. RFK Jr. has a side hustle. He's highly invested in unregulated quack medicine 💊 RFK Jr's personal "Big Pharma".

[@dtschuor459]

He’s not even the worst pick we are gonna see

[@rocksteady418]

​@@dtschuor459 ignorance about public health can do a lot of damage, see Trump's handling of the pandemic. We would have been looking at many more COVID deaths if RFK had been involved.

[@donkeybus]

@@dtschuor459 he's a great pick, which is why he's been attacked constantly by the media which is mostly funded by pharma ads.

[@LaviniaStefani-y9d]

Yes, A rare bright light. How lucky we are that people as dedicated, humble and profound as Andy Kim are out there trying to help the United States finds its way. Thank you.

[@amyhamilton2201]

Guys, I lived on an Island in WA state where a whooping cough outbreak killed multiple seniors. Small island, huge, horrible public health outcome!!!

[@umjackd]

I think RFK Jr. is pretty much correlated to be connected to a measles outbreak in Samoa. Very similar situation, but instead with children dying.

[@deansparks6753]

​@@umjackd 83 people died, mostly because they listened to and believed RFK Jr. Many were children who were not vaccinated for measles because their parents believed the rhetoric.

[@donkeybus]

Hes done a ton of good things, and wants to actually reform the completely broken regulatory regime. Im not saying hes perfect, but he could do abton of good as head of hhs, which has inarguably doing a horrible horribpe job, and the corruption is blatantly obvious.

[@Binsel22]

@@donkeybushave you seen him talk about the cub? Whale? Worm in his brain? Are you familiar with his diary or the 40 women he cheated on his wife with? I think you are minimizing what a whack job he is-

[@cannedheat300]

Just keep up with your own TdaP vaccine and learn about pulmonary hygiene. Wearing regular surgical masks in public and while doing bedside nursing is what prevented me from getting COVID, and, yes, it's inconvenient to wear but so is dying.

[@jumpsuitCD]

Andy Kim is spot on. Old school Dems....look at who won on the dems side....very progressive while beimg thoughtful, respectful and authentic. Take a freaking cue.

[@kait112]

If I see doctors protesting this appointment when it comes I will not be surprised, and I will protest with them. What a big middle finger to anyone who cares about scientific advancement

[@lawrencetchen]

Yeah as a pediatrician this is a f*cking nightmare. Immunizations are some of the most important impacts we have on kids to help them survive to adulthood. Like, do we remember when life expectancy was 37 because a quarter of kids were dying of preventable illness? NOT GOING BACK

[@davidobriend8560]

​​@@lawrencetchenmaybe more damage has to be done for ppl to see what a danger not vaccinating ppl is. Theres not much more you can do. Ppl have all the information they needed to make a decision. Maybe a case of pertusses will change opinions

[@pattilunsford492]

Anyone who wants to keep their children healthy. This is So dangerous. My God I am 65. I don’t even think they got my parents permission when they lined us up in the gym and gave us the polio shot the smallpox all the vaccinations that let me survive to 65. What the hell has happened to our country.

[@imnadia84]

Doctors already have a letter ready that they want all doctors to sign. Search and sign if you're a doctor.

[@lawrencetchen]

@@davidobriend8560 1. Simply not ethical. No plan of action should be, let some people die and see if people learn their lesson, every life that can be possibly saved, should be saved. And the misinformation environment has demonstrated that no, people definitely don't always learn their lesson and frequently embrace their misguided beliefs further when challenged with conflicting information. 2. Pertussis is already quite prevalent, tons of elderly getting the "hundred day cough" because they're not remembering they need the Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis) booster every 10 years, NOT just when you're scraped by a rusty nail. And it's not leading any headlines and no one bats an eye - just another Wednesday.

[@heathereton5582]

Sane, competent government officials aren’t scared. They’re enraged. This is a clusterfuck of incompetence and insanity.

[@TheGuinever]

And entirely predictable. Still, this feels Kafkaesque.

[@donkeybus]

which might be better than the outright systematic corruption that we've been dealing with for years. Funny how the left is now super aware of all of trumps appointees, but probablly couldn't name Biden's head of hhs, who spread tons of misinfo and did a disastrous job.

[@ronabitz5156]

RFK jr. "Make Polio great again."

[@donkeybus]

Rfk jr is the one good choice here. Are you familliar with vaccine derived polio, or that its the most prevelant strain of polio today? Rfk jr is the good guy, time to stop beleive the corporations that fund our media and politics, and profit off of our illness.

[@PatriciaPalmer-o3e]

Rona, don't give up your day job. .

[@julesnagbunga1204]

​@@PatriciaPalmer-o3ePatricia, please drink lots of raw milk!

[@richietattersall2122]

​@@PatriciaPalmer-o3e Reality, deal with it.

[@ronabitz5156]

@@PatriciaPalmer-o3e wow can not even get a name right

[@ggschannel4401]

What an impressive and nice guy - Sen. Andy Kim.

[@yokohara4598]

Around the time Trump won his first election, I distinctly remember Obama saying that he thought American institutions could withstand one term under someone with such authoritarin tendencies, but perhaps not two. Prescient words...

[@jeremycheely6585]

😢why don't you cry about it?

[@Tymykal]

@@jeremycheely6585. The ones who’ll be crying are all you fools who have no clue how all of this is going to end up affecting you. You think that red hat is going to get you a pass? Hilarious!!

[@jeremycheely6585]

@@Tymykal ok....sick burn??? 🤣

[@Hollywhite1]

@Tymykal EXACTLY!! These fools in these comments STILL cheering for this circus are going to be whining and whimpering before the midterms

[@SummerGirl19]

That’s my Senator and I was so happy to vote for him!!!

[@jackkomisar458]

An 8-year hiatus in infectious disease and drug research would not just affect NIH scientists. Nearly 83% of the NIH budget funds extramural research through grants, contracts, and other awards to universities and other research institutions. Thousands of scientists around the country, and some scientists in other countries, would be affected.

[@scarletsletter4466]

What’s crazy is that’ll make scientists even MORE dependent on funds from the private sector aka those big pharma & biotech corps that RFK supposedly detests. I do this type of work, & it’s clear RFK has no idea what we do or how any of these agencies function

[@1957es]

There is a brain drain coming.

[@paedreau1]

I must admit, I did shove an M&M up my nose as a child. It got stuck, I panicked, and broke the news to my parents. In my defense, I'm not in the running for any cabinet positions. Not yet, anyhow.

[@scarletsletter4466]

1 of my brothers did the same with almonds. Apparently it’s a common action kids do with almonds, maybe bc of their shape? 😂 Anyway he’s had a good military career in special forces, so i guess alls well that ends well 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@mylesandeli]

You should. Got any sex convictions and you're a shoe in.

[@marco27c1]

America, I think it's time we talked about therapy. The rest of the world.

[@musicclasstube220]

Ugh. I wish that could help. 😢

[@aaronwhite1786]

Therapy is where you just chug booze, right?

[@MelissaBrazier-vw6zo]

​@@aaronwhite1786 😂😂😂

[@randomgraham4302]

Didn’t a Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri call for peace the day after trump was elected?

[@aaronwhite1786]

@@randomgraham4302 There have been numerous peace treaty discussions, but Bibi and Hamas have yet to reach a settlement. Bibi honestly doesn't seem to keen on the idea, because peace doesn't appeal to the far right members of the coalition.

[@dorothytakashina4222]

BOTH parties should be concerned.

[@AM-fs1je]

Dems, AND Independents?

[@John-ms6bv]

Instead of vaccines, HHS will mandate turmeric enemas.

[@dtschuor459]

Which wouldn’t be all bad…it’s just not good public policy.

[@aaronjjacques]

Or maybe just advice and MANDATE LESS.

[@scarletsletter4466]

I read this comment & choked on my coffee 😂😂😂

[@enhancedvibes]

@@aaronjjacques HHS doesn't mandate vaccines though. State and local govts do, to address public health issues within public schools, etc.

[@aaronjjacques]

@enhancedvibes yes they do. It a carrot and stick approach. Take for example biden osha vax mandate hhs set the "guidance" and osha set the 10k per person per day penalty. When funding/penalties are tied to compliance it is a defacto mandate.

[@TheHSIHP]

Guess who will suffer from RFK's policies. The most unhealthy among us. I will give you one guess who those people are..

[@SN-sz7kw]

🤞🤞🤞

[@magsmags5255]

That’s the plan

[@moonlapsevertigo2432]

Well hey at least everyone who voted for trump not knowing anything about policy will get their wish that he’ll “change stuff”

[@floridamanrides863]

Or maybe, People who voted for Trump are excited that maybe they will get EXACTLY what they wanted.

[@ermeeleer]

I’m seriously wondering what his voters are thinking about what’s happening… the non MAGAs… Are they shocked? Elated? Do they even know or are blissfully unaware? How do we get the message to them about how crazy and dangerous this is? How do we make it make sense to them? 😫

[@franjkav]

@@floridamanrides863and what’s that? A recession? Infectious diseases killing people? Food borne illnesses? Concentration camps? A theocracy? Dictatorship?

[@umjackd]

@@ermeeleer A lot of them who voted for him aren't necessarily people who are keyed into politics. Much like their voting behaviour, they'll most likely only know about it when it filters in from the rest of their lives.

[@audreywellham2413]

@@floridamanrides863good luck getting EXACTLY what you wanted! 🙏🏻🇺🇸💙🕊️🩺

[@AnnaWagner-dr3mx]

What a great interview with Andy Kim, much admiration and respect for him. Such humility!!!!

[@Snooze_Addict]

JFC we are actually living in an Idiocracy. 🤦‍♀️

[@ardeshirjahanian2697]

You specifically might be 😢

[@patricebaumel]

have been for decades

[@limitisillusion7]

You realize art is inspired by observation right?

[@rhondakayjones9301]

Interview with Andy Kim was as impressive as it was inspirational. Thanks for all you do.

[@BritInvLvr]

Now watch all the republicans talk nice about Gaetz when he becomes the AG.

[@patrickjernigan1062]

I know this is messed up but one of my favorite things is watching Trump boldly insult Republicans, and their families, on the record and to their faces then watch them sing his praises like a month latter. It's political S & M and so transparent. Eventually some one will gain some self respect, grow a spine, and actually show some constant and usefully leadership. Untill then we'll keep getting Trump and Trump like people. Of course if that ever happens "we the people" are going to have to srep up and stop seeing politics as just a source of entertainment and false outrage... so ya we're pretty screwed for a bit I think. Untill then it's a good time to re-read my old Cliff's Notes about Plato's "Republic" and other similar tomes of wisdom.

[@firstname7470]

2nd take: Trumps picking all these controversial picks so the media will focus on that instead of what he is really doing.

[@SN-sz7kw]

My thought too. I thought, “what the hell is he up to?” But the options are endless.

[@SSGLGamesVlogs]

Don't do anything stupid.

[@molliebowling7029]

@@SN-sz7kw lots of calls and meetings with foreign leaders. He is creating a new coalition of nations that the US is closely allied with. And our traditional allies will rightly push us out of the information loop. A big part of the restructuring will be about AI and crypto currency.

[@HONTORIOM]

What's the point of having senators if they're going to give up their role anytime Trump asked them to

[@browneyedgirl6050]

Exactly. Cut their salaries and pensions. Save money right there!

[@isocarboxazid]

The Party has to work with the current system for a year or two while they continue dismantling it and the remnants of the impression that the Constitution still mattered. We are dealing with the US as a single-party state.

[@ActionCat2000]

Good lord, your interview with Senator Kim left me in tears. He's such a genuinely good person.

[@monabingham1018]

Don't forget the slight of hand he is so good at. Create as much diversion to distract what is really going on

[@user-jj1yb7mz9b]

Sleight

[@suhseal]

I like Senator Andy Kim so much

[@kaboom146]

Rfk is insane

[@donkeybus]

RFK Jr is the best person for this job, and is 100% more qualified and more informed than the last few HHS directors. Stop parroting pharma, the system is completely corrupt and RFK Jr has the exact right plan for it. I'm not saying he's right about everything, but he spreads less "misinformation" than Azar for example.

[@wilmaarnold-e4s]

RFK is a disgrace to the Kennedy name

[@donkeybus]

@@wilmaarnold-e4s how so? Hes standing up for truth in the face of corruption. Hes not always right, but hes 100% right about corporate capture.

[@angelahuro4921]

Thank you two 🙏 I recently lost my daughter. So it's nice to feel like the old Angela, compared to this Angela. Thank you

[@Rain_Reign]

@@angelahuro4921 I’m so sorry hunnie. My mama heart breaks for you. I’m sending so much love your way. I hope you are surrounded by people who care deeply about you 💗

[@Pixeleen77]

So sorry to hear about the loss of your daughter. Strength and warmth from the UK.

[@ermeeleer]

I think this needs to be a daily pod now…

[@yanxinniu6677]

Exactly, Bernie said get money out of politics, and reverse citizens united. Public funding of elections

[@paulajackman1379]

Check the box on your tax returns people. $3. If we ALL check the box maybe Congress will get the message. Doesn’t add to your tax liability just reallocation

[@teddnagurski5583]

Just wait til he appoints Lauren Boebert

[@iemy2949]

… to “head up” the Ministry of Arts and Entertainment

[@stephanieadams3747]

​@@iemy2949 😂😂😂😂

[@Rain_Reign]

@@teddnagurski5583 for court jester?

[@lorrie2878]

Aaagh!

[@iemy2949]

@@teddnagurski5583 I’m sure she’s willing to lend a hand.

[@seanmurphy9776]

Things are bad when we are looking for the bright side of RFK Jr. running our health system. Lord help us in the next four years.

[@adrianjamesNEWS]

Let the Right get EVERYTHING they ever wanted. I am done caring. When this all inevitably fails, I will just shrug and say "I told you so" and carry on with my day.

[@meganm1074]

I get the feeling but if we surrender to that, then we all stop caring about one another. Is that how we want to live? Everything changes. This will pass in time.

[@aprilnewell5434]

I agree. This is what people voted for. If the democrats wanted to sit home or vote for Jill Stein this is was they wanted as well. This is democracy. Everyone has to feel the pain.

[@DeeDee-tq4cg]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, for the interview you did with Senator Andy Kim! Your interview with Senator Kim was the best part of this one hour, 18 minutes and 56 seconds broadcast. I found it to be positive, informative, and extremely patriotic! I, as an American citizen, need to hear more from individuals that are politically serving this country like him! There has got to be more he cannot be the only one. The people of New Jersey are blessed to have him represent them. Thank you again for broadcasting this interview.❤

[@sarahbrome5564]

I appreciate the comedic approach, as there is nothing we can do at this point, other than find a way to cope with what is happening in front of us. A disaster is unfolding, and I'm not sure how to prepare. I am responding the way I did at the beginning of the pandemic.... storing food and necessities. I'm retired and live off savings, so I am also thinking about moving funds. Scary times.

[@melindatobey5780]

Who will he appoint to lower egg prices?!

[@magsmags5255]

a chicken?

[@magsmags5255]

A chicken?

[@melindatobey5780]

@@magsmags5255 no doubt

[@ReplayRIP]

What's the step below grossly unqualified?

[@RobertCaley-h5i]

Bottomless pit.

[@CoonyB]

Criminal

[@messmeister92]

As Stephen Colbert said, “I interviewed Tulsi Gabbard…and ‘intelligence’ is not the first word that comes to mind. Nor is it the second.”

[@messmeister92]

@@jeremycheely6585 It doesn’t take a paid actor to determine that Gabbard isn’t very bright. It’s painfully obvious every time she speaks. But that’s a funny comment from someone who probably take everything Joe Rogan says as Gospel anyway. Just hush and let the adults talk.

[@1957es]

⁠@@jeremycheely6585 Not even smart enough to realize you should be feeling scared ‘cause just wait until that banana is $5.00. Each. Granny has no SS or Medicare or it’s privatized and financially out of reach. Your kid gets polio. Wait, you’re living at mom’s. One of those 40 percent of men who’ve never dated. If you’re not sentient don’t come on here trying to be.

[@MrGgabber]

@@messmeister92 lol you think Colbert is intelligent

[@AM-fs1je]

​@@MrGgabber He makes astute and articulate observations.

[@TheGuinever]

​@@MrGgabberHe IS intelligent.

[@71Darkone]

Next…..Mike Lindell for HUD. Why not? After all houses have beds and beds need pillows…🙄

[@F1llm0reSl1m]

Wow, Andy Kim seems like the real deal. Thanks for giving us hope and motivation in a dark time.

[@rjafitzgerald]

I have been waiting for you guys to discuss this insanity - I might even be too pissed off at the nominations to spend the whole episode wanting to realign the frames in Dan’s background 😂💙

[@PatriciaPalmer-o3e]

❗🤣 Damn, gotta be tough being the loser !

[@stephanieadams3747]

Rfk jr is going to "give infectious diseases a break for eight years." What the hell!??

[@mickimicki]

@@jeremycheely6585 He said so when he was campaigning for president. Easy to find clip.

[@AM-fs1je]

Umm, 8 years?

[@donkeybus]

so you take a tiny snippet out of context, and you don't know what it means? Surprising (/s). Rfk Jrs plans for HHS are exactly what we need. Not sure if he can implement them but I'm hopeful, given his many successes in this area.

[@katerusso4891]

Great show guys, thank you!

[@WellenInspektor]

RFK Jr. is only being selected so that Trumps real choice for HHS, Hannibal Lector, seems more "palatable".

[@MrGgabber]

@@WellenInspektor better than our current hhs leader who doesn't even know he's a man.

[@WellenInspektor]

@@MrGgabber Pretty sure Xavier knows he is a man . . . ?

[@donkeybus]

RFK Jr is the best person for this job and its not close. Compared to Azar, RFK Jr is 100x better for the US and spreads much less misinformation. I bet you don't even know who Azar is, you just parrot the corporatist talking points about RFK Jr.

[@melissagregory-oc5jq]

I'm a family practice provider. If rfk jr is qualified to head HHS then make me attorney general.

[@bigwill-gc7su]

What's wrong with him?

[@MrGgabber]

@@bigwill-gc7su they don't know

[@adriangarza6452]

@@bigwill-gc7suHe’s a conspiracy theorist anti-vaxxer

[@audreywellham2413]

RFK is unstable and not qualified at all for that position. No formal education to understand medical or scientific facts. He harms people with unproven misinformation. People have died. Good luck! 🙏🏻🇺🇸🩺💙🕊️

[@nancychandler3673]

We need to have the AMA send a letter to the Senate and denounce the appointment of RFK Jr.

[@subobing3551]

Andy Kim is a beautiful soul and I am thankful NJ chose him to be their Senator 💜.

[@The_Floo_Network]

Can you guys discuss what we as "The Resistance" can actually do to resist the worst of what's to come under Trump 2.0? I know we all need to be vigilant, and stay informed while also preserving our own health as much as possible, and try to drum up interest in the midterms, but what are some concrete actions we can do, groups we can join, etc.? Absolutely love your content, and thank you so much for your insight!

[@Redcrane05]

I know you aren't asking me, but I am hoping 'The Resistance' figures out that humor and satire need to be the weapons of choice, outrage and hyper-academic criticism haven't worked well so far.

[@colihon3552]

call your congressman if they left and tell them to block anything he needs a vote of 60 for. and gear up in two years to take back the chambers so he can do nothing

[@The_Floo_Network]

@Redcrane05 I absolutely agree - logic, reason, facts and common sense clearly just didn't make enough of a difference this time around. What's crazy though is I'm not sure satire is going to be enough either. We all know how buffoonish Trump and his party are to the point where that's basically part of the brand that people are buying into. It's like if you say and do outrageous things, and if you make yourself up to look like a Dick Tracy villain, people on the right will still bend over backwards to support you - even if it's against their own self interests. So it's almost like Trump and his party are impervious to mockery and that kind of thing because people on the right either don't care about any of that, or the message just doesn't reach them (or they're unwilling to hear it). Do we just have to wait for Trump voters to experience the pain of what they actually voted for before they'll actually wake up and turn on him?

[@jumpsuitCD]

​@Redcrane05 yes. This. Liberal artist it's your time to shine

[@davidupdike4127]

I think we should let Trump be Trump. The American people voted for him. Let them suffer the full, unadulterated consequences. It's the only way they'll learn.

[@timk7073]

Andy Kim. I would vote for you if I could! Great discussion

[@johnl9135]

Prepare for another 4 years of cluster fk.

[@mshepard2264]

it may be more than 4

[@SSGLGamesVlogs]

Don't worry. I'm here to take care of you.

[@AnneHLColeman]

I have been a fan of Andy Kim since his first run in 2018 against MacArthur, and I’m so grateful for the bright spot he presents for those who keep showing up to do the good work. Thanks for featuring him!

[@AustenObsessed]

It is “going out on a limb” - none of this is worth going out on a ledge 💙

[@adriennejackson7698]

America 🇺🇸 is plummeting fast 😮

[@oceanecastelnau9821]

Free fall

[@paulkenny105]

Naive is thinking there is a bridge tooo far

[@gardengal26]

That’s my senator! Such a great interview! He was not in my district as a representative, but I’ve been watching him as his former district is just a county away. I’m so happy that he’s in the Senate. He’s such a good man and truly a glimmer of hope.✨

[@ezra7088]

Re Jared Polis's comments: you can agree that there are many awful chemicals we need to phase out of. You can think we need to raise food standards and get Americans off junk food. And you can try to have those conversations with RFK Junior supporters, and try to get them to your side. But you cannot put RFK in charge of health and human services. As an autistic person, RFK's beliefs deeply offend me. As someone who does not want an outbreak of measles killing children, as it did after he traveled to Samoa and helped contribute to a decline in vaccinations there, RFK's beliefs horrify me. Saying "I’m excited by the news that the President-Elect will appoint RFK Jr. to HHS" is incredibly irresponsible and shortsided.

[@ivonnezuniga4043]

Sen Andy Kim such a bright voice ❤

[@andrewbrav]

When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace instead becomes a circus.

[@MaryKayWiens]

The first rational podcast on the election. TY Dan.

[@ronitknight3078]

MAYBE we need to do absolutely NOTHING. Let Donald Trump SHOW America exactly what an absolute FAILURE that he is in a way most painful to the voters. Clearly, that the ONLY way they learn. Intellugence, foresight, understanding, are all things missing in the majority of the public. I learned over the decades that tou can't put tour head on someone else's shoulders, and sometimes you just need to allow them to live with consequences.

[@elisethearmy]

it's so encouraging to hear from Andy Kim, someone who truly embodied the word service 😭🤝 thank you thank you

[@ElaineH-p5m]

What a shit show. As terrifying as this is, you guys make me feel as though we are all in this together and add some levity.

[@jeremycheely6585]

yeah POD-Saves has become pretty crappy over the years.

[@gghhiiyy456]

Thank you for your show! And for bringing us Andy Kim!❤If there are enough of him and you and us we might just keep the damage to a minimum

[@WayneTheSeine]

Collins, Murkowsi, and certainly McConnel. At his age he has nothing to lose. I also hope to see Kennedy and Cassidy join in opposition but would never hold my breath. I did send a letter to Cassidy asking him to oppose Gaetz, Gabbard, Pete Hegseth, and RFK Jr. Senator Andy Kim was a great interview. He gets it and seems like a very fine and sincere person.

[@cindyshaffer9256]

What an impressive man! Thank Senator Andy. Thankfully you are in the Senate and i hope your intelligence and wisdom can make a difference and help get this country back on a moral and ethical path! 🤞🤞🤞☘️☘️☘️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@kaboom146]

Between Lee Zeldin at EPA and RFK at HHS, all the health and environmental protections will be gone.

[@donkeybus]

RFK is 10x better than the last 3 corporatist shills who ran hhs and sacrificed our health for the profit of their appointers campaign funders. Stop just believing propaganda because you're on the other team, it's bad for everyone.

[@grandmawillow]

YES, more Andy Kim please! I don't care what party he is in I would vote for him because of his perspective and aspect. Amazing.

[@gbaran7991]

Promise made. Promise kept.

[@jenniferjones608]

The problem with the Polis view of RFK is that I believe his view in vaccines is the most dangerous. I would love to see “big pharma” reined in, and I do believe we have a problem with childhood nutrition, but nutrition is something that could be addressed by individual parents without government intervention. If we lose government funded childhood vaccines and vaccine mandates, there is no individual option, there is no personal responsibility that can step in when the nanny state goes away.

[@littlejimmyyouman7201]

Matt Gaetz for two years would still be a win for DJT, doesn't matter if he gets thrown out after that. There will be someone even worse waiting in the wings.

[@robinhoward8805]

❤ the two you reporting together! Somehow you seem to chase the terror of Trump as President away. Thanks so much Jon and Dan and the rest of “POD save…”. 💙💙💙😊💙💙💙💙