Bill Kristol: This Is So Third World

<div>The boss only wants to hear good news: that's the takeaway from Trump's high-profile firing over the weak job numbers. So if a government worker has something bad to report, they now know they'll have to lie to keep their jobs. And this isn't only about key information on the economy—it's also about hurricane forecasts, intel threats, and potential military mishaps. Meanwhile, the Texas redistricting stand-off is fraying the fabric of our democracy. Plus, Fox's own producers think Jeanine Pirro is a reckless maniac, direction from the top was the only way Ghislaine Maxwell could have been moved to a 'Club Fed' prison, and Democrats debate how much to work with Republicans who don't keep their word.<br /><br /><strong>Bill Kristol</strong> joins Tim Miller.<br /><em>show notes<br /></em><br /></div><ul>

<li><a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/killing-democracy-not-bothering-hide-it-epstein-trump-maxwell-texas-redistricting-gerrymander-democrats-abbott-labor-statistics-jobs-report?r=af2rj&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=false">Today's 'Morning Shots'</a></li>

<li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bulwark-takes/id1794450472">The 'Bulwark Takes' Apple feed</a></li>

<li><a href="https://youtu.be/J9Zg0dp4oV8?si=Bwds5sz34mUuEvlb">Tim on 'Pod Save America' on Friday</a></li>

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<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/29/ghislaine-maxwell-jeffrey-epstein-accusers-stories">Some of the victims' testimony from Maxwell's trial</a><br /><br /></li>

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