S2 #13 - ICE Killings; US Government Attack on ICC & Voting Rights

Propaganda Loves You: ICE Traffic-Stop Killings, U.S. Moves Against the ICC, and Trump’s Election-Interference Claims

Kodie, joined by Arthur and Joe, opens with a disclaimer about the delayed release and a true/false headlines quiz. The episode then discusses two ICE-involved traffic-stop killings—Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston on July 7 and Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine on July 13—debating media coverage, lack of body cams, Trump overruling a proposed pause on such stops, Tom Homan’s framing, and the FBI no longer investigating assault claims against immigration agents. They examine Marco Rubio’s argument for dismantling the International Criminal Court, possible ICC scrutiny tied to the Iran conflict, and a report that NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is reviewing whether the NYPD could arrest Netanyahu during the UN General Assembly. The show closes on Trump’s July 16 primetime address alleging election fraud and foreign interference, Ari Berman’s Democracy Now! interview, and a breakdown of the SAVE Act’s documentation requirements and how similar laws have blocked eligible voters while stopping few noncitizens.

00:00 Release Delay Disclaimer

00:23 Show Intro and Agenda

01:56 True or False Headlines

08:20 ICE Traffic Stop Killings

13:00 Media Silence and Normalization

17:22 FBI Stops Probing ICE Assaults

20:25 Why Target the ICC Now

22:10 War Crimes and Iran Context

23:36 Netanyahu Arrest Talk in NYC

24:24 US Threats Against The Hague

25:19 NYC and Rome Statute

25:54 Global Minority Rule

27:14 US War Crimes Pattern

28:26 Chomsky Clip Reaction

36:41 Rethinking Executive Power

37:43 Institutional Inertia

44:20 Trump Election Claims

01:02:15 SAVE Act Explained

01:06:14 Who Gets Disenfranchised

01:11:08 Democracy vs Suppression

01:11:46 Wrap Up and Outro

Resources for this episode -

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/13/politics/rubio-dismantle-international-criminal-court

https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/14/marco-rubio-launches-sweeping-campaign-to-dismantle-icc-threat-to-us-sovereignty

https://floridianpress.com/2026/07/marco-rubio-fires-back-at-icc-for-illegitimate-interventions/

https://youtu.be/NdD9uSrNFT4

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/7/14/elections_ari_berman