Egypt and Neflix are on the Brink, Part 2: Cleopatra Chaos, The Durham Report Fuels Partisan Rancor & Mike Lindell Begs for Money

In this episode, Alex starts with Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow. Lindell is now asking for people to buy MyPillow stock after he spent over $40 million dollars of his own money to challenge the 2020 election. Next, Alex goes into the Durham Report and why it is a fascinating report. Alex thinks it is an underwhelming document that shows procedural issues inside of the FBI; however, many Trump-allies and Republicans seem to think that this is one of the most important documents that exposes government corruption. David Frum says it best in an article in The Atlantic, he says the report provides “an excuse and escape to Republicans and conservatives who want to protect Trump without outright defending him. Durham tells the story of Trump-Russia while deleting both Trump and Russia.” Finally, Alex looks into another situation that has Netflix on the brink in Egypt. A new Netflix docu-series on Cleopatra has sparked outrage in Egypt, Alex wants to know why and digs into the history of cultural appropriation and western control of Egypt’s history. The Egyptian people may be frustrated with this new documentary because once again, it takes agency away from the Egyptian people and allows an American filmmaker to apply their own politics to a sensitive cultural issue.