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Shannon makes her triumphant return as a middle-aged woman and she is none too pleased about it! Join me as I welcome her to old age before tackling the latest bullshit from the fascist regime flailing about about trying to destroy America.
Ogre Nation News Update!
2:23 -15:17 Can You Hear The People Sing? The anti-Trump protests are spreading and growing. Will the legacy press be forced to take notice? Are the protests taking a toll on the fascists?
15:18 - 18:35 FAFO, Fascist Fucks A story that should be getting more airtime: There have been consequences for the GOP’s brownshirts, and it should be a warning for the rest.
18:36 - 23:23 It’s So Hard To Find Good Help These Days… Pete Hegseth is the most incompetent loser to ever lead the United States military, and his staff is just as bad. Trump needs the military under his control, but can he do it? We discuss.
23:24 - 31:18 SCOTUS Told Trump, “Not Tonight. I Have A Headache…” The Republicans on the Supreme Court remembered that their job is not to rubberstamp Trump’s lawlessness this week. Samuel Alito had his rubber stamp all ready to go, and he’s really mad about it.
31:19 - 38:37 This Week in Nauseating Racism
* Tennessee wants to kick undocumented children out of schools
* The 2019 El Paso shooter was sentenced this week. Finally.
* An American citizen was illegally arrested and detained by CBP in Arizona, who then lied about it.
* An American citizen was illegally arrested and detained by ICE in Florida, who then lied about it.
38:38 - 50:43 Headlines For Short Attention Spans!
* Pope Francis is dead and the right reacted exactly how you’d expect.
* The FDA is no longer inspecting milk. Time for a quick history lesson.
* Sarah Palin, the loser from Wasilla, has been suing the New York Times for almost a decade now. Let’s check in on how that’s going…
* CBS’ parent company Paramount disgraced itself and pushed out the executive producer of “60 Minutes” to please Trump
* Trump wants to kill Head Start, the program that puts almost one million kids a year in pre-k. Because no one hates children more than the party of “pro-life.”
* Elon Musk has a very important announcement about DOGE and his feelings.
50:44 - 1:02:45 Where We Wandered Last Week:
* Shannon - Savannah, Georgia
* Ogre - The Big Apple
Things We Discuss In The Show
Thousands join anti-Trump protests across US
Democrats, Denied Access to Ábrego García in El Salvador, Demand ‘Daily Proof of Life’
Tesla profits plunge 71% and it's all your fault for not liking Elon Musk! | Opinion
Six men charged after forcibly removing woman from North Idaho town hall
Exclusive: The White House is looking to replace Pete Hegseth as defense secretary
The vicious rivalries tearing apart Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon
Supreme Court reminds Trump to follow the law, signaling concern that he won't | Opinion
Tennessee Senate wants to kick undocumented kids out of school
Gunman in Racist Attack at a Texas Walmart Pleads Guilty and Families Confront Him in Court
U.S. citizen wrongly detained by Border Patrol says government account is false
Feds blame U.S. citizen for his arrest under suspended immigration law
US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts
Sarah Palin loses her defamation retrial against The New York Times
The top producer at ’60 Minutes’ has quit. He says he can no longer run the show as he always has
With Head Start in jeopardy, Trump administration threatens child care for 800,000 kids
Musk to reduce Doge role after Tesla profits plunge
