Mark Hertling: Aiding and Abetting a War Criminal
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What is the introduction and context for this episode?
Hey everybody, before we get to General Hurtling, I got a few news items and programming notes for you. For next level fans, JBL Sarah and I will be together on Thursday. So we're taping a little late this week. It'll be out probably Thursday evening, Friday morning. Keep an eye on your podcast feeds. Also a reminder to download our Bulwark Takes podcast feed on your podcast player of choice. for bonus content, breaking news, hot takes, etc. Because there's no next level, I wanted to pop off quickly on a couple news items for you. The House passed a budget to keep the government open. It was a continuing resolution with support from one Democrat, Jared Golden of Maine. Now it goes to the Senate. where it will need seven votes to pass.
This is a little bit of a sticky wicket for Senate Dems. And while I think they should hold the line in opposition, I've already seen Chris Coons out saying that this morning. There's going to be some legitimate counter views. So I'm going to explore that more tomorrow with Sam Stein, etc. But I think that will be an interesting strategic battle coming this week. One wrinkle in this budget for our DC listeners, one fucking enraging wrinkle really, is the bill includes $1.1 billion in cuts to the DC budget. That could affect policing. I thought these guys were tough on crime. It is going to affect access to health care services and other public services for people that live in D.C. And here's the crazy thing about this.
It doesn't actually even save a single cent. It is just the cruelty is the point all the way down. It is just revenge and resentment and going after these big city liberals and the D.C. swamp and whatever. This money is D.C. It's in the D.C. budget. So it will just sit around in the D.C. treasury. rather than be used as the mayor and the city council had determined. So I expect there'll be a big fight over that in the Senate and a couple of other items as well. We'll have more on all that tomorrow. There's a new CNN poll out today I wanted to flag. It shows Trump with his lowest marks on the economy ever, for good reason. It looks like the economy's in shambles right now. It's lower even than it was during COVID, as far as his personal approval ratings on the economy. 56% oppose. I think there's room to grow there. And there's already a Politico story out this AM where some internally are trying to blame Howard Lutnick for all this. That's right. The Secretary of Commerce is responsible for Donald Trump's impulsive, ridiculous, harmful trade wars.
and all of the other instability that is resulting in the market crash. It's resulting in the cuts to jobs, particularly in the federal workforce. But as my colleague Andrew Egger reported this morning, even in some private sector companies, we're starting to see announcements that there are going to be layoffs related directly to Trump's policies. So I don't know.
How does the current US administration's actions affect Ukraine?
Let Nick, maybe the fall guy for this, we'll see. But it's telling that even inside the administration, they're recognizing the trouble they're in on economic matters. So, all right, up ahead, we got a deep dive on foreign policy. Our good friend, excited to welcome him back to the podcast, Mark Hurtling. Stick around for that. Hello and welcome to the Borg Podcast. I'm your host, Tim Miller.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the introduction and context for this episode?
1:10–4:02
2
How does the current US administration's actions affect Ukraine?
4:02–7:18
3
What are the implications of a potential ceasefire in Ukraine?
7:18–8:28
4
Why is Russia's strategy in Ukraine considered a war crime?
8:28–12:12
5
What could a frozen conflict in Ukraine mean for Europe?
12:12–23:15
6
How might Europe's military capabilities fare without US support?
23:15–55:47
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