Texas Democrats, in an attempt to block Trump's redistricting effort, shut down a special legislative session by fleeing the state. Texas State Rep. James Talarico joins the show to explain what happens now and why he and his Democratic colleagues believe that getting out of town is the best way to serve their constituents in this moment. Then, Jon, Lovett, and Tommy discuss Trump's decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Ghislaine Maxwell's transfer to a cushy minimum-security prison, new reporting about who's sending all those annoying fundraising texts, and, of course, Trump's comments on the most important story of the moment: Sydney Sweeney's jeans. CHECK OUT THESE DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS SIMPLSAFE: https://www.simplisafe.com/CROOKED HIYA: https://www.hiyahealth.com/CROOKED ZIPRECRUITER: https://www.ziprecruiter.com/CROOKED BETTERHELP: https://www.betterhelp.com/psa CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 0:47 - Bureau of Labor Statistics Admin Fired 15:32 - James Talarico interview 24:13 - Members only 24:38 - Ad break 28:23 - Trump's redistricting effort 33:17 - Dems fighting back 37:32 - SpamPacs 49:49 - Ad break 52:38 - Trump's IVF lies 58:45 - Ghislaine Maxwell gets prison transfer 1:04:45 - Trump on Sydney Sweeney & woke Jaguar Get tickets to CROOKED CON November 6-7 in Washington, D.C at crookedcon.com Want Pod Save America ad-free? Subscribe to Friends of the Pod: http://crooked.com/friends Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/crookedmedia?sub_confirmation=1 Photos courtesy of AP Photo Archive Crooked believes that we need a better conversation about politics, culture, and the world around us—one that doesn’t just focus on what’s broken, but what we can do to fix it. At a time when it’s increasingly easy to feel cynical or hopeless, former Obama staffers Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor have created a place where people can have sane conversations that inform, entertain, and inspire action. In 2017 they started Crooked with Pod Save America—a no-bullshit conversation about politics. Since then, we continue to add shows, voices, and opportunities for activism, because it’s up to all of us to do our part to build a better world. That’s it. End of mission. Learn more about Crooked at http://www.crooked.com Follow the pod on Twitter https://twitter.com/podsaveamerica Follow Crooked on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CrookedMedia/ Follow Crooked on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/