We Need To Talk About Trump’s Maritime Murders
December 8, 2025
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December 8, 2025
We Need To Talk About Trump’s Maritime Murders
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We Need To Talk About Trump’s Maritime Murders
Summary
<p></p><p>Kate, Melissa, and Leah are joined by Professor Rebecca Ingber of Cardozo Law to break down the blatant illegality of the administration’s murders of alleged “narcoterrorists” in the waters off South America. Then they dive into last week’s oral arguments, which featured cases involving “crisis pregnancy centers,” asylum claims, and whether internet providers are responsible for their users’ copyright violations.</p><p>Favorite things:</p><ul>
<li>Kate: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/chrisgeidner.bsky.social/post/3m6hocksqgk2e">This wild deposition</a>; <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/01/disappeared-to-a-foreign-prison">Disappeared to a Foreign Prison</a>, Sarah Stillman (New Yorker), <a href="https://www.oliviadeano.com/">Olivia Dean</a>, <a href="https://x.com/SabrinaAnnLynn/status/1995876972405420114?s=20">Sabrina Carpenter’s White House slapdown</a>
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<li>Leah: Dunking on <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/opinion/supreme-court-trump-congress.html">this nonsensical op-ed</a>; <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/us/politics/republican-women-speaker-johnson.html">Republican Anger Erupts at Johnson as Party Frets About Future</a>, Annie Karni (NYT); <a href="https://www.handsoffchicago.com/">Hands Off Chicago</a>
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<li>Melissa: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/24C281EB-9217-4551-A142-69B3378CF724?ingress=0&lp_context_query=waysoft%20cashmere%20beanie&visitId=6bb6fc96-f5c9-4bf9-bf45-9e2a49e55793&lp_query=waysoft%20cashmere%20beanie&lp_slot=auto-sparkle-hsa-tetris&store_ref=SB_A071728516F2I0FE66LP3-A09316971MJ28AWTE591I&ref_=sbx_s_sparkle_sbtcd_logo">WaySoft Cashmere Beanie</a>; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9CmFvGEXXk">Ziwe interviews Eric Adams</a>; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plsvrxGZnyA">Prince Harry on Colbert</a>; <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/troublemaker-the-fierce-unruly-life-of-jessica-mitford-carla-kaplan/7c9f797585b2da8d?ean=9780061578946&next=t">Troublemaker; The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford</a>, Carla Kaplan; <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80201726">Victoria</a> (Netflix)</li>
</ul><p></p><p>Get tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE – The Bad Decisions Tour 2025! </p><ul>
<li>3/6/26 – San Francisco</li>
<li>3/7/26 – Los Angeles</li>
</ul><p></p><p>Learn more: <a href="http://crooked.com/events">http://crooked.com/events</a></p><p>Order your copy of Leah's book, <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Lawless/Leah-Litman/9781668054628">Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes</a></p><p>Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/strictscrutinypodcast/?hl=en">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.threads.net/@strictscrutinypodcast">Threads</a>, and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/strictscrutiny.bsky.social">Bluesky</a></p>