332: HASAN PIKER SUBPOENAED, A BOTCHED EXECUTION & ICE IS SCANNING EYEBALLS

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Show by Corinne Fisher

Corinne Fisher dives into The Pope declaring war on AI, ICE staking out The World Cup, the overwhelming response to Corinne's segment on POC's voting against their interests, and some Trans/TERF drama on TikTok.Plus: Hasan Piker getting looked at by the feds over his trip to Cuba, the agony that befell a death row inmate thanks to a botched exexecution and why he shouldn't even be in this situation, ICE illegally arresting people just to scan their eyeballs in the latest instalment of distopian tech advances, Thomas Massie's defeat and what it means for democracy as a whole and so much more!00:00 – Intro / Theme of the Episode: Identity Politics & Culture Wars 04:20 – Identity politics on the left vs right08:00 – ICE concerns surrounding the World Cup / immigration anxiety16:00 – Pope Leo XIV warns about AI and humanity23:00 – AI replacing labor, purpose, and human meaning32:20 – Listener mailbag begins 33:30 – Scam targeting immigrant families with ICE detention fraud 34:35 – Why many Latino voters align with MAGA politics 41:00 – Machismo, religion, whiteness & assimilation discussions52:00 – White feminism vs intersectionality58:00 – Paris Mwendwa controversy explained1:02:00 – TERF accusations, feminism & trans discourse1:04:25 – Debate over “male socialization” and trans activism 1:10:00 – Cis women’s issues vs trans advocacy conversations1:17:00 – Recommended feminist literature & Black women’s studies 1:22:30 – Patreon break / community discussion 1:23:30 – Thomas Massie election law discussion 1:35:00 – Democratic Party failures & political strategy talk1:45:30 – Elections, candidate quality & political disillusionment 1:46:45 – Hasan Piker subpoena controversy begins 1:55:00 – Government scrutiny of activists & media figures2:00:00 – San Diego mosque shooting discussion / internet radicalization 2:03:30 – Media framing, Zionism & online extremism2:12:25 – Tony Carruthers death penalty case 2:14:00 – Constitutional rights, mental illness & fair trials 2:25:00 – Corruption allegations, informants & withheld evidence 2:38:00 – Government surveillance & biometric tracking2:43:30 – ICE surveillance tech, facial recognition & DNA databases 2:46:00 – Final thoughts on identity, fear & censorship 2:47:00 – Horror movie recommendations / “Obsession” discussion 2:51:00 – “Backrooms” movie & indie horror filmmaking 2:53:15 – Outro / plugs / audience thank you MAIN STORIESHasan Piker Subpoenaedhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/27/us-gov-subpoenas-hasan-piker-rep-summer-lee-pittsburgh/90258486007/Botched Executionhttps://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/26/tony_carruthers_botched_execution&https://ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics/tony-carruthers-tennessee-execution/ICE Scanning Eyeballshttps://www.npr.org/2026/05/27/nx-s1-5822429/ice-buys-iris-scanners-tech-toolsENEMY OF THE STATEhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/world/europe/pope-leo-encyclical.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260525&instance_id=176151&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=107728112&segment_id=220435&user_id=a266d281cc6f97833a8eaaec22a85914WACO MAILBAGNEW FREE VICES albumhttps://music.apple.com/us/album/threads/1896072971LESBIAN LIFTShttps://www.tiktok.com/@lesbianlifts/video/7641637747702123806BUNMI SUPREME https://www.tiktok.com/@bunmisupreme/video/7643491097162927373?_r=1&_t=ZP-96inDYOFzm3GIRL DAD CORNERThomas Massie (made Mike lose his faith in Democracy, he just filed for 2028) https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/thomas-massie-primary-loss-kentucky-trump.html&https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/5/20/massie-defeated-the-israel-lobbys-pyrrhic-victory-in-kentuckyGUUUURLDemocrats 2024 autopsyhttps://www.cnn.com/2026/05/21/politics/dnc-autopsy-takeaways-visTulsi Gabbard Quitshttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/exclusive-tulsi-gabbard-resigns-from-trump-cabinetSUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON:https://patreon.com/WithoutACountry?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkFOLLOW WITHOUT A COUNTRY ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/withoutacountrypodcast/FOLLOW CORINNE ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/philanthropygalFOLLOW MIKE ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/themharrington/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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