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This is a portion of Francesca’s interview with former Congressperson Jamaal Bowman. To get access to the full interview and the rest of the Hot Button series, become a patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom
Jamaal Bowman has been busy. For four years he was a Congressman for NY's 16th district, after ousting a long-time incumbent Eliot Engel in 2020, joining a new class of "The Squad". But in 2024 he lost his re-election after AIPAC poured $24 million into his opponent George Latimer's race. But since, he has been helping progressive candidates win their primary elections and get rid of corporate Democrats. He's also written a book: UNpolishED, a memoir of his life and a political memoir for where we need to be headed as a nation.
In this interview, Francesca and Jamaal discuss what he misses about Congress and what he does not. (The gym apparently is sub par.) He recounts how the play by play of how centrists in the House and Senate tanked the most transformative parts of the Biden agenda, which included a call from the boss himself: Joe Biden. Is the Squad doing enough to push a progressive agenda, and should Hakeem Jeffries be speaker should Democrats take back the majority?
After that disillusionment, Bowman took a trip to Israel/Palestine. Oh boy. There he saw apartheid first hand and understood that the 'two-state solution' was a lie. Francesca and Bowman discuss the morally urgent question of Palestine, how the lobby preys on Black lawmakers and districts, and why Democrats will never do right by their voters if they continue to support Israel.
And most importantly, will Bowman run again?
Featuring:
Jamaal Bowman, Frmr Congressperson
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Brooklyn, October 15th: Francesca and Matt Lieb Co-headline The Bell House
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Netanyahu addresses an empty hall at the United Nations, where he name checks Hasan Piker?! Francesca is joined by Wajahat Ali to break down the protests, the ironies and the AI bros speaking at the UN General Assembly.
And Kamala Harris gives Abdul El-Sayed a little boost in Michigan in a meeting about Black maternal health. But when reporters ask him about his support for the Uncommitted Movement, things get testy. Plus, Renee Nicole Good’s mother is a Trump voter? Say it ain’t so.
Then Matt Stoller joins to break down the no good very bad Paramount-WB merger settlement, and how Democrats caved to billionaires once again. Will we remember the handout he gave the Ellisons when Newsom asks for our vote come 2028?
Featuring:
Wajahat Ali, The Left Hook
thelefthook.substack.com
Matt Stoller
https://www.organizedmoney.fm/
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LIVE SHOWS:
Los Angeles, October 4th at 1pm: The Bitchuation Room LIVE with Emma Vigeland at The Lodge Room
https://www.lodgeroomhlp.com/shows/francesca-fiorentini-the-bitchuation-room-live/
Philadelphia, October 13th: Francesca Fiorentini & Matt Lieb, co-headline The Punchline: https://www.livenation.com/event/vvG1FZ_uLomA9S/francesca-fiorentini-the-bitchuation-room-live
Philadelphia, October 14th: The Bitchuation Room LIVE! At The Punchline. https://www.livenation.com/event/vvG1FZ_uLomA9S/francesca-fiorentini-the-bitchuation-room-live
Brooklyn, October 15th: Francesca and Matt Lieb Co-headline The Bell House
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We’re being run by a bunch of billionaires who don’t even believe in the human race. Author Naomi Klein returns to discuss End Times Fascism, her new book co-written with Astra Taylor. How can local community-building stop the doomsday clock that psychos like Theil, Musk, Vance and Trump have accelerated?
Plus, ICE shoots a DoorDash driver twice in the back in Austin, while Zohran Mamdani wins DoorDash drivers back pay in New York. Mamdani also met privately with Trump this week and finessed him on a whole new level.
And 15 years after the Occupy Wall St. movement popped off, organizer and author Yotam Marom talks about the openings and limitations of electoralism, and how to maintain political imagination amidst a wall of state violence and repression.
Featuring:
Yotam Marom, organizer, facilitator, and author of For Louder Days
https://yotammarom.net
https://thenewpress.org/books/for-louder-days/
Naomi Klein, author and UBC professor of climate justice
https://naomiklein.org
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LIVE SHOWS:
Los Angeles, October 4th at 1pm: The Bitchuation Room LIVE with Emma Vigeland at The Lodge Room
https://www.lodgeroomhlp.com/shows/francesca-fiorentini-the-bitchuation-room-live/
Philadelphia, October 13th: Francesca Fiorentini & Matt Lieb, co-headline The Punchline: https://www.livenation.com/event/vvG1FZ_uLomA9S/francesca-fiorentini-the-bitchuation-room-live
Philadelphia, October 14th: The Bitchuation Room LIVE! At The Punchline. https://www.livenation.com/event/vvG1FZ_uLomA9S/francesca-fiorentini-the-bitchuation-room-live
Brooklyn, October 15th: Francesca and Matt Lieb Co-headline The Bell House
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This is a portion of Francesca’s interview with actor Lilan Bowden. To get access to the full interview and the rest of the Hot Button series, become a patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom
Lilan is an actor and improvisational comedian. She got her breakout role as Bex in the Disney show Andi Mack, and is now in the critically acclaimed comedy Shrinking on Apple +. How did Hollywood's fixation on race and casting made Lilan think more about her own? And what does she think about the rise of the "Wasian" identity. Do we really need to be celebrating this particular mix? And who gets left out?
Lilan and Francesca talk about being half Asian, complicated moms, the rise of tech in entertainment, and Hollywood's Palestine problem.
Francesca and Lilan both wonder whether if they're secretly the same person, only one chose stand up and the other improv comedy? Two crafts that are sworn rivals!
Lilan talks about how many in Hollywood buckled under the pressure of speaking out on Gaza, and why so many are still so afraid to do so. Finally, as tech oligarchs destroy the entertainment industry, what comes next?
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LIVE SHOWS:
Los Angeles, October 4th at 1pm: The Bitchuation Room LIVE with Emma Vigeland at The Lodge Room
https://www.lodgeroomhlp.com/shows/francesca-fiorentini-the-bitchuation-room-live/
Philadelphia, October 13th: Francesca Fiorentini & Matt Lieb, co-headline The Punchline: https://www.livenation.com/event/vvG1FZ_uLomA9S/francesca-fiorentini-the-bitchuation-room-live
Philadelphia, October 14th: The Bitchuation Room LIVE! At The Punchline. https://www.livenation.com/event/vvG1FZ_uLomA9S/francesca-fiorentini-the-bitchuation-room-live
Brooklyn, October 15th: Francesca and Matt Lieb Co-headline The Bell House
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Francesca and Emma break down the news of the week! Do they condemn Hasan Piker?! He was on MSNOW and the hosts kept getting in his face about the real issues – did he hurt people’s feelings by talking about the wanton death caused by the War on Terror?
Then, JD Vance was asked to explain the administration’s total lack of success, and his response was “please give us more time!” Will the Democratic establishment finally get their act together enough to capitalize on this weakness? Or is it total fecklessness all the way down?
Featuring:
Emma Vigeland
https://www.instagram.com/emmavigeland
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LIVE SHOWS:
Los Angeles, October 4th at 1pm: The Bitchuation Room LIVE with Emma Vigeland at The Lodge Room
https://www.lodgeroomhlp.com/shows/francesca-fiorentini-the-bitchuation-room-live/
Philadelphia, October 13th: Francesca Fiorentini & Matt Lieb, co-headline The Punchline: https://www.livenation.com/event/vvG1FZ_uLomA9S/francesca-fiorentini-the-bitchuation-room-live
Philadelphia, October 14th: The Bitchuation Room LIVE! At The Punchline. https://www.livenation.com/event/vvG1FZ_uLomA9S/francesca-fiorentini-the-bitchuation-room-live
Brooklyn, October 15th: Francesca and Matt Lieb Co-headline The Bell House
https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/300064F43E85608

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