New Year, New Strategies with Bill Fletcher & Will Weldon (Ep 213)
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Gird your political loins, 2024 has arrived. It's time to cut her off at the pass, to pre-empt, to make good on resolutions ... preferably ceasefire resolutions. Labor activist and writer Bill Fletcher joins Francesca to talk union solidarity with Palestine, how Biden might be coaxed to step aside, and why the antiwar lane on the left is so wide open. And comedian Will Weldon talks about sad centrists on Twitter and Senator John Fetterman's heel turn. Finally, some "Trumpdates" that include his stench, Vanilla Ice and a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Featuring: Will Weldon, comedian Bill Fletcher Jr., labor activist & author **** THE BITCHUATION ROOM IS BACK AT SF SKETCHFEST on Sunday January 28th at 7pm with Miles Gray of The Daily Zeitgeist, Emma Vigeland of The Majority Report and Nato Green. Get tickets here: https://sched.co/1VUtt The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to get special perks and listen/watchback privileges of the Friday *BONUS BISH* Tip the show via Venmo:@TBR-LIVE Cash-App:@TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod, Ins Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com
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