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00:00 – Welcome
01:35 – De minimis exemption for international shipping ends
04:20 – What’s happening at the CDC
07:12 – People are frightened, but there’s evidence of weakness
18:16 – Fighting back politically while many wait out MAGA
26:34 – JD Vance, Musk, and the uncertain GOP future
27:29 – This movement is not about politics
31:00 - “We’re not a democracy, we're a constitutional republic.”
32:45 – Trump Administration’s attacks on history
38:40 – Pushing back and building community
40:23 – Moving beyond MAGA
42:15 – Tonight’s letter about the Chicano movement