Rachel Maddow's Ultra podcast Season 2 starts today

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It's here! It's here!

Episode 1 of the new season of Rachel Maddow's podcast "Ultra" is now available for free wherever you get your podcasts!

Join Rachel in exploring more of the often overlooked but powerfully resonant not-too-distant history of the ultra-right’s reach into American politics.

https://link.chtbl.com/rmpust_scl

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[malaise]

1. Political Blackmail

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna52158960

According to a new book, controversial Sen. Joe McCarthy threatened to expose Sen. Lester Hunt’s gay son if he did not withdraw is bid for re-election. Two weeks later, Hunt committed suicide in his office.

In 1954, a sitting senator committed suicide inside his Senate office. And now, more than 50 years later, a new book takes a look at the conspiracy that’s been overlooked by many historians—and comes to the conclusion that a looming revelation over his son’s sexuality may have been behind the shocking story.

Smelvis and his goons are using the same tactics

Lester Jr. died in 2020 at 93

https://www.wyohistory.org/blog/lester-buddy-hunt-jr%25E2%2580%2594-rest-story

ReTHUGs are effin evil.