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The Bitchuation Room

Francesca Fiorentini

A weekly caucus of progressive comics, activists and thinkers hosted by Francesca Fiorentini

comedy news commentary

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100:28

A Two Year Sea Change On Zionism with Lana Salah &...

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2025/10/08

For the 300th episode of The Bitchuation Room and the two-year anniversary of the genocide, Francesca is joined by comedians Matt Lieb and Lana Salah for the latest updates on breaking the siege and Trump and Bibi's plans for Gaza.Trump is desperate for the Nobel Peace Price and wants a ceasefire to get it, while Bibi is “always so f*cking negative!”. Meanwhile, the FBI cuts ties with the ADL after Charlie Kirk's death despite the organization going to bat for Elon’s nazi salute. Plus, flotilla

99:38

Anti-Capitalism Is Now a Crime and RFK Jr.'s Tylenol...

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2025/10/01

Trump escalates his crackdown: unveiling a new directive on so-called "left-wing terrorism," to put puts thousands of FBI and other agents to work to domestic terrorism watchlist. Chuck Schumer says Democrats need Republicans to help to stop it... which sounds like a terrible plan! And ICE’s reign of terror in Portland ramps up as Ta-Nehisi Coates takes on the NYT’s #1 white boy.Then, Derek Beres of the Conspirituality podcast joins to dive into the latest chaos in RFK Jr. world from conspiracy

31:16

The Creeps Of The Pronatalist Movement

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2025/09/30

We’ve been promised a new American Baby Boom by a man who wears diapers and calls himself president, but the plan isn’t going well. Trump has surrounded himself with yet another cluster of weirdos: the pronatalists. Pronatalists claim they are concerned with population decline despite no evidence of population decline. They claim their movement isn’t racist despite openly talking about ‘white genocide’ and the ‘Great Replacement Theory.’ In this deep dive, Francesca explores the characters who lead

102:49

Kirk's Creepy Memorial and Democrats Demanding Better...

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2025/09/24

Funerals usually have waterworks but pyrotechnics, antisemitism AND Goebbel’s plagiarism? Sign me up! Francesca and comedian Mohanad Elsheiky discuss the unsettling Charlie Kirk memorial, and the looming takeover of TikTok from a man named Lachlan and the Ellison family. Wither Palestine speech. Plus Kimmel is back on the air, kind of… Then journalist Akela Lacy joins to talk about Rep. Ilhan Omar’s path of truth telling and bold proposals, and Kamala Harris. Womp. Harris barely endorses Zohran

100:45

Kimmel Canceled As Media Billionaires Do An...

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2025/09/20

Francesca takes stock of WTH has happened over the last few days. We'll break down why Kimmel was allegedly canceled, the FCC chair wanting more shows to go, how we got to this point of media consolidation and why so-called free speech comics are so so silent. TAKE ACTION AGAINST DISNEY/HULU: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13oN79zvnRjiZEG71HWyqXhvVJ4jNca0xlpwnvLMlxAM/preview?tab=t.0# TAKE ACTION, CALL NEXSTAR AFFILIATES IN YOUR AREA AND DEMAND KIMMEL IS

105:00

Black-Pilled Billionaires and Shooters w/ Jacob...

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2025/09/17

As information about Charlie Kirk’s assassin trickles in, so do the bizarre inconsistencies. A destroyed letter? A very on the nose text thread. And there still doesn’t appear to be evidence of the “hardened leftist” narrative, but that hasn’t stopped the entire regime from putting anyone left of center in their crosshairs. Blakeley, musician and content creator, joins Francesca to talk about JD Vance and Stephen Miller threatening any American leftist and the dovetailing with tall of the censorship

28:59

What The Right Gets Wrong About Lord of The Rings

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2025/09/13

Every fantasy franchise has an insufferable part of its fan base. But this one takes the cake. Powerful conservatives are obsessed with The Lord of The Rings. We know this because they name their military tech companies, surveillance companies and venture capital firms after objects in Middle Earth. Billionaire Peter Thiel has named 10 of his companies after things in Lord of The Ring, including Palantir, the Trump's regime's authoritarian surveillance company of choice. JD Vance has called himself

79:17

The Right Blames “Radical Left” While FBI Bungles...

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2025/09/12

Everything just got a lot worse. The manhunt is still underway for Charlie Kirk but President Trump and the regime are wasting no time blaming the ‘radical left’ for basically calling Kirk’s hate speech… hate speech. Trump and the State Department are threatening immigrants who appear to celebrate or rationalize the murder with deportation. The regime has decided, despite any evidence, that Democrats and the broader left are to blame for the heinous crime.Wajahat Ali joins Francesca to talk about

90:05

Crushing The Crime Narrative w/ Alex Vitale & David...

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2025/09/10

This week in ‘billionaires ruin everything’: CBS’s David Ellison is foaming at the mouth to hand over millions to Bari Weiss and her “Free Press” brand. David Doel of The Rational National joins to break down the Free Press-ification of the mainstream outlet. Plus, new reporting shows ICE is working with Israeli spyware company Paragon, whose tools can crack encrypted apps, hijack microphones, and track your every move. Should we all get flip phones? Or land line phones shaped like lips?Then, as

58:06

New Regime-Change War Dropped w/ Ken Klippenstein &...

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2025/09/05

Journalist Ken Klippenstein joins to talk about the U.S. military’s strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug cartel boat in international waters, and the increasing military positioning against cartels. Trump is salivating at the idea of Venezuelan oil while Pete Hegseth doesn’t rule out a U.S. war of regime change. Wajahat Ali also joins to talk about the Trump slump economy and Democrats like Mayor Bowser of DC captiulating to federal troops policing American cities. Featuring: Ken

114:16

Dark Money and Dem Influencers with Taylor Lorenz &...

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2025/09/03

Will the master’s tools dismantle the master’s house? If you’re a democratic influencer you might say YES! Journalist Taylor Lorenz joins Francesca to talk about her Wired article that’s getting liberal content creators big mad. But it raises critical questions about transparency, gatekeeping, and messaging over having a message. And comedian Mary Houlihan joins Francesca to talk about the sad news that Trump is still alive and still racist. Plus Bernie calls for Kennedy’s resignation and AIPAC

101:46

Last Battle for Congress and Brazil V Trump with...

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2025/08/27

Republicans want more than just 5 Texas seats and now other red states are catching on. Journalist Peter Rothpletz joins to discuss the redistricting power plays as well as the conundrum Ghislane Maxwell has put MAGA in. Neither Trump nor Clinton did anything wrong?! *Screams in QAnon* Then journalist Michael Fox on Trump’s tariff war on Brazil and former president Bolsonaro trying to stir shit from home arrest. And a broader wrap up of the continent and where it is headed: from Mexico to Chile to

68:59

Everything RFK Jr. Has Destroyed So Far

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2025/08/25

Do you want to live? If you answered yes, you might be concerned with the roadkill enthusiast taking a sledgehammer to the U.S.’ national health infrastructure. RFK Jr. is Francesca’s front-runner as the most dangerous Trump official. She takes stock of everything that Kennedy has destroyed since assuming his position as secretary of Health and Human Service and who he’s harming the most. And while MAHA has claimed wins over food brands taking out seed oils, artificial dyes and high fructose corn

92:13

The Psychopaths In Charge of Palestinian Aid w/...

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2025/08/22

“We treated ISIS better than starving Palestinians,” says Anthony Aguilar, a whistleblower who was once tasked with security for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution centers and quit over the things he saw. They include things like IDF soldiers opening fire on starving Palestinian children, a lack of professionalism and lack knowledge of humanitarian operations, and downright Islamophobia. Aguilar is a 25-year U.S. Army veteran, a green beret, and Francesca also welcomes Wajahat Ali

79:33

Dark Sandwich Guy Rises & Madleens Multiply (Ep 293)

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2025/08/20

The deep state strikes again. This time it’s a preppy DOJ official hurling his sandwich right to the chest of a border patrol agent. We salute thee. Comedian Jenny Yang joins to talk about planning the revolution from a veranda in Italy and Gavin Newsom’s rebrand of his previous rebrand. Also, Francesca bitchuates about Laura Loomer’s war on child amputees from Gaza, and two activists from the 1000 Madleens Movement speak about new plans to send ships to break the siege and get necessary aid to the

111:58

Avenging Big Balls & Annexing the West Bank feat....

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2025/08/12

Trump rekindles his love of criminalizing youth of color as he seizes control of the DC police and calls the National Guard out to … arrest the homeless? Comedian Alex Pearlman joins Francesca to talk about this and PragerU creeping into frame as PBS and NPR are dismantled. But first, two comics talk Marc Maron giving no fucks and censoring oneself in “algo speak.” Then writer Jasper Nathaniel joins for an in-depth discussion about the state of settler violence in the West Bank, the abuse of

91:20

Palestine and The Battle for Seattle 2025 - LIVE with...

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2025/08/11

A glorious time in Seattle just days before mayoral candidate Katie Wilson advances to the November election. Francesca welcomes the mother and transit riders activist to talk about how the old Democratic guard needs to go in favor of a working-class agenda. And author Ijeoma Oluo joins to discuss liberal establishment’s undoing thanks to its failure to stand for Palestinian lives. Matt Lieb falls through his chair over Sydney Sweeney, and a game of “Two News and a Lie” has everyone

90:08

The Police State is Here with Jenn Budd & Brandie...

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2025/08/07

What does a former Customs and Border Patrol agent think about ICE’s new tactics? That they’ve been around for a long time. Jenn Budd joins Francesca to talk ICE’s recruitment problems, the pervasive violence in border enforcement, and why the police state is here. And comedian Brandie Posey joins to talk about the no good very bad U.S. economy and Texas Republicans trying to gerrymander the GOP’s way into never facing consequences for their rank policies. Who cares if people don’t have healthcare

19:54

Kyrsten Sinema Is Still Trash

The Bitchuation Room ·

2025/07/26

The wine o’clock girl boss is at it again. Even though Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona is out of the Senate, she’s spent hundreds of thousands of dollars of campaign cash on lavish hotels, dinners, Taylor Swift concert tickets and LOTS OF WINE. Now she’s working as a lobbyist for the cryptocurrency company in bed with Trump: Coinbase. How is it that a Democrat is allowed to both be so beholden to corporate donors but also illegally spend so much money on… WINE. So much wine. Francesca will lay our all

88:55

Trump Destroyed By South Park, and Yep He's in the...

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2025/07/26

Why is the DOJ now meeting with Epstein accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell? And what’s with JD Vance meeting with Rupert Murdoch? Wajahat Ali of The Left Hook on Substack joins to talk Epstein, South Park mockery and the shame of Democratic Senators meeting with war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu. *** Watch Francesca’s latest video essay: “How Republicans FAILED The Texas Flood Victims” https://youtu.be/VaIgFgNOHzE *** Support The Bitchuation Room on Patreon so Francesca can do more of these long-form

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