{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"All The Things","title":"To Kill A Democracy","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/79d71729\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":532,"description":"At times when we most need open, vigorous, and respectful debate, so, too, does the temptation to demonize and quash dissent prove greatest.Full multi-media version of this episode: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/09/11/to-kill-a-democracy/Gavin Newsom interview of Charlie Kirk: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-is-gavin-newsom/id1798358255?i=1000698060445Rümeysa Öztürk Op-Ed: https://www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2024/03/4ftk27sm6jkjRümeysa Öztürk's story in her words: https://www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2025/07/op-ed-even-god-cannot-hear-us-here-what-i-witnessed-inside-an-ice-womens-prisonVideo of Rümeysa Öztürk taken into ICE custody: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oRiQz7mOY6A?feature=shareElon being Elon: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1965859343351558352?s=46Trump speaks on Kirk's assassination: https://youtu.be/ei-RJQsaRjcCongressional Baseball Shooting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_baseball_shootingMinnesota state legislator shootings: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_shootings_of_Minnesota_legislatorsDJT mockery of Paul Pelosi assault: https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-jr-mocks-paul-114116350.htmlOverton Window: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/qX2p-RzFvudQA38OLVQtXqm6-U_jBWO4jDKSWsFlxkY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80OWFk/M2NkOWUyNGVmNTQ5/MzQxMTk2NWYyYzk2/NTk2MC5KUEc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}