Episode 114 - Part 1: They F**ked It.

<p>Hello, hello! Welcome back to the Boston commune. This episode is packed, so we&#39;ve again had to split it. In this half, Joe brings a platter of national and international stories to the table.</p> <p>Topics covered include: The debt ceiling, and how all solutions to this manufactured crisis only crush the poor under an even heavier boot; the government&#39;s new self-imposed hurdles to student loan forgiveness; sneaky favors to Joe Manchin; the dying breaths of environmental regulations (and why this might conflict with Brett Kavanaugh&#39;s self-interest); Ron DeSantis&#39; terrible campaign launch; Elon Musk&#39;s _other_ terrible launch; Sinn Fein&#39;s rise to power in the British colony of Northern Ireland; and roving gangs of killer whales, reclaiming the ocean for all sentient sea creatures.</p> <p>Please check out the Patreon! <a href="https://patreon.com/epicincredulity" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://patreon.com/epicincredulity</a></p> <p>There&#39;s exclusive stuff on there.</p> <p>Thanks for listening, and enjoy your epoch, as you do.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>=={ TIMESTAMPS }==</strong></p> <p>(00:00) Cold Open - Meteorology</p> <p>(03:01) Intro</p> <p>(04:35) Debt Ceiling and Austerity</p> <p>(10:16) Student Loans</p> <p>(13:31) Monologue - Political Economy</p> <p>(17:18) Permitting Reform and Joe Manchin</p> <p>(20:05) Supreme Court vs. the Earth</p> <p>(26:10) Ronald Dion DeSantis is a Mobbed Up Dork</p> <p>(33:15) Irish Reunification</p> <p>(41:33) Rogue Whale Activity</p> <p>(50:39) Copium</p> <p>(51:53) Outro</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>=={ AUDIO CREDITS }==</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>** Theme music **</p> <p>Written &amp; performed by Contingence -- <a href="https://soundcloud.com/contingenceBoston" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://soundcloud.com/contingenceBoston</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>** Intro clip **</p> <p>Podcast: Guerilla History</p> <p>Episode title: Dedollarization &amp; the Petrodollar w/ Richard Wolff</p> <p>Episode URL: <a href="https://gue