In this week's episode of Useful Idiots: hosts mtaibbi and kthalps are joined by Rep. Rashida Tlaib to discuss her initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic and how she deals with Trump
The duo discussed a new “intelligentsia” movement and the future of internet censorship. “I think this is an extraordinarily dangerous moment for the press in this country. What people are going to do with this disease is say, ‘OK, time’s over for niceties. We can’t afford any of that civil liberties stuff right now,'” says Matt. “Having the internet platforms in charge of what information we do and do not say, it’s going to kill us a lot faster than any of this other stuff.
Rep. Tlaib joins the hosts to talk about her upcoming briefings about on-the-ground topics related to COVID-19. She also breaks down her new bill in Congress, the Automatic BOOST to Communities Act, to create recurring payments on a debit card for Americans in need of COVID-19 relief. They discuss major changes in thinking in D.C. brought on by the coronavirus. “It’s not a shift, it’s what we’ve already seen in the past, which is: Congress is reactionary. We wait until something like this happens for us to have an awakening,” says Rep. Tlaib, who discusses the general lack of urgency that she’s experienced there.Donald Trump
’s vocal attacks on “the squad.” “While he tweets, I work. That’s all I can continue to do. Was I surprised or whatever? I don’t know if I am anymore, of anything. But I know to myself, that’s exactly what he wants. He wants me to react. He wants to distract form the work I have to do.”
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