Episodes
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On this week's episode: Our nation prepares for a second Trump insertion ... 77 of the smartest people in the world are standing like that disappointed cricket guy meme with their hands on their hips ... And you can smell like steak and ketchup for one easy payment of $199.
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Headline Sources:
FBI Director Chris Wray to resign: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/11/politics/fbi-director-chris-wray-steps-down/index.html
Kash Patel set to take over FBI: https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/02/politics/who-is-kash-patel-trump-fbi-director/index.html
Amazon and Meta donate $1M each to Trump's inauguration fund: https://apnews.com/article/trump-meta-zuckerberg-inauguration-donation-c540bf7c638def11b8428e633965c718
John Fetterman joins Truth Social and calls for Trump pardon: https://www.newsweek.com/john-fetterman-truth-social-donald-trump-pardon-1999420
Trump Backtracks On Campaign Pledge To Bring Down Grocery Prices: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-walks-back-prices-down_n_675af8f3e4b04606476ba6cd
Rep. Nancy Mace says she was 'physically accosted' on Capitol grounds: https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/10/politics/nancy-mace-says-she-was-physically-accosted/index.html
More than 75 Nobel laureates urge Senate to reject RFK Jr: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5031298-nobel-laureates-oppose-rfk-jr/
Why Google’s Quantum Computer Chip Willow Is A Game Changer: https://www.forbes.com/sites/timbajarin/2024/12/13/why-googles-quantum-computer-chip-willow-is-a-game-changer/
Trump uses photo of himself with First Lady Jill Biden to announce new fragrance line: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-fragrance-jill-biden-fight-fight-fight-perfumes-cologne/ -
On this week's episode: All joy and hope and thoughts of a better future are sucked out of the universe ... Democrats embrace states rights ... And Donald Trump offers a no-bid contract to Elon Musk and Swamp Fillers LLC.
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Headline Sources:
We lost an election: AmericaIsTooStupidToBeAlive.com/YouShouldaVotedForHillaryClintonAndKamalaHarris
What are recess appointments and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet: https://apnews.com/article/recess-appointments-trump-cabinet-gop-senate-f484a152e152e8495254d1f83877c71a
Cabinet confirmation process and recess appointments, explained: https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/14/politics/cabinet-confirmation-recess-what-matters/index.html
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to co-head new “Department of Government Efficiency: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/us/politics/elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy-trump.html
Tracking the cabinet picks and roasting their physical appearances: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/trump-administration-appointees/
Marco Rubio is a dehydrated cyborg video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19ZxJVnM5Gs
Democratic Governors Form a Group to Oppose the Trump Administration: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/us/politics/democratic-governors-trump.html
The Onion wins bid to buy Infowars: https://apnews.com/article/onion-buys-infowars-alex-jones-6496f198d141c991087dcd937b3588e9
https://theonion.com/heres-why-i-decided-to-buy-infowars/ -
Episodes manquant?
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On this week's episode: You want us to beg you to vote?...cause we’ll beg! ... Noah offers you a million dollars with the exact same intention of sticking to it as Elon Musk ... And there's a dead-alive cat in a ballot box called American democracy as you hear this.
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Headline Sources:
This is how voting works and you need to do it: YouShouldHaveVotedForHillaryClinton.com/ponies
America prepares for election misinformation bonanza: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/02/us/politics/donald-trump-kalama-harris-campaign.html
In a first since 1938, kids in Des Moines trick-or-treat on Halloween: https://apnews.com/article/beggars-night-des-moines-iowa-halloween-26710c8e3564d461b6868313f7f71425
Tucker Carlson explains that Trump is "Daddy" and America needs a spanking: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/24/tucker-carlson-speech-trump-spanking
Cheese theft in England: https://apnews.com/article/great-cheese-theft-london-cheddar-jamie-oliver-fbaf6d697cd5c7e00de1c95d33837d52
Russia Court fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxvnwkl5kgo -
On this week's episode: TikTok notices that their fingers appear to be in some kind of steeple ... Mitch McConnell says the ridiculously obvious ... And we learn that the logical endpoint of AI singularity is a literal gaping butthole.
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Headline Sources:
Kentucky Public Radio publishes redacted documents about TikTok lawsuit without redactions: https://www.npr.org/2024/10/11/g-s1-27676/tiktok-redacted-documents-in-teen-safety-lawsuit-revealed
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/12/g-s1-28040/teens-tiktok-addiction-lawsuit-investigation-documents
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/10/11/tiktok-lawsuit-children-addiction-mental-health/
McConnell privately slammed Trump as ‘stupid’ and ‘despicable’ after 2020 election: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4938254-mitch-mcconnell-donald-trump-2020-election-book/
Elon Musk’s robots are fake: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/10/reports-teslas-prototype-optimus-robots-were-controlled-by-humans/
Steven Seagal Said He Was 'Ready To Die for Russia' in Letter to Putin: https://www.newsweek.com/steven-seagal-vladimir-putin-russia-letter-1967638
Georgia strikes down new Trump-backed election rules: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2kv219d2go
AI agent makes millions on meme coin:
https://cryptobriefing.com/goat-coin-surge-ai-impact/
https://www.coindesk.com/news-analysis/2024/10/16/crypto-degens-baited-an-experimental-ai-bot-into-promoting-a-token-its-now-up-16000/
https://www.tiktok.com/@nate.b.jones/video/7426361786862931231?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7270609151578310186 -
On this week's episode: JD Vance fails to human ... The taxpayer funded Oklahoma Bible story somehow manages to get worse ... And a family values Republican steals a family because of its value.
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Headline Sources:
Walz/Vance debate:
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/02/politics/vp-debate-key-lines-what-matters/index.html
Gilead Agrees to Allow Generic Version of Groundbreaking H.I.V. Shot in Poor Countries: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/health/lenacapavir-hiv-shot-prep.html
Hurricane Helene conspiracies: https://grist.org/article/fact-checking-the-wild-conspiracies-in-the-wake-of-hurricane-helene/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/04/trump-hurricane-helene-fema-money-misinformation/
Childless GOP Candidate Posed With Friend's Wife And Kids For Campaign Video: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/27/us/politics/republican-candidates-wives-ads.html
MAGA candidate says drag queens ruin the military in rant about soldiers eating intestines: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/10/gop-maga-candidate-says-drag-queens-are-ruining-the-military-in-bizarre-rant-about-self-cannibalism/
OK School Superintendent who wants to buy 55,000 bibles wants TRUMP Bibles: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/10/04/oklahoma-schools-trump-bible/ -
On this week's episode: Mark Robinson gets caught being Mark Robinson ... Donald Trump’s stock is checking for remnants of the Titan submersible while it’s down there anyway ... And New York City celebrated happily the day after the debate on September 10th.
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Headline Sources:
Debate recap: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/11/presidential-debate-takeaways/
NC governor race jolted by report that GOP nominee called himself a ‘Black Nazi’: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/19/us/politics/mark-robinson-north-carolina-gubernatorial-race.html
DJT stock plunges to incredible new depths: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-media-djt-stock-new-low-lockup-donald-trump
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-lashes-nasdaq-over-routine-143127592.html
RFK Jr. continues being a lunatic: https://www.newsweek.com/robert-kennedy-jr-investigated-collecting-dead-whale-1956501
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/business/media/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-jr.html?searchResultPosition=2
Ig Nobel prizes: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335091-900-ig-nobel-prizes-2024-the-unexpected-science-that-won-this-year/
Chinese zoo admits pandas were actually painted dogs: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/09/20/travel/guangdong-china-panda-dog-zoo-intl-hnk -
On this week's episode: We find out how much it costs to get Nigel Farage out of your town ... RFK Jr. puts an old bicycle on top of his campaign so nobody’ll know how it died ... And Donald Trump is gonna be hosting a treason-based awards show.
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Another amazing word of the day from Susie Dent:
https://twitter.com/susie_dent
Headline Sources:
Obamas slay at the DNC: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/us/politics/michelle-obama-dnc-speech.html
And Trump in a snit after getting roasted: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/23/us/politics/trump-reaction-harris-dnc.html
Farage earns more than £1m a year for non-MP work: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9wjgkr1750o
Farage set to make third visit to US in two months since elected Reform MP: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/21/farage-set-to-make-third-visit-to-us-in-two-months-since-elected-reform-mp
Kennedy suspends campaign, endorses Trump: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/23/rfk-jr-trump/
Trump will be hosting a "J6 Awards Gala" at Bedminster golf course: https://meidasnews.com/news/trump-will-host-january-6th-awards-gala-in-september
Rioters attack hotel housing asylum seekers amid far-right violence: https://youtu.be/GT36LUdle-I?t=191
Mike Lindell gets absolutely schools by 12 year old at DNC: https://newrepublic.com/post/185161/mypillow-ceo-mike-lindell-fight-child-knowa-dnc -
On this week's episode: Tim Walz is proud of you, slugger ... Eli texts us in an attempt to get special dispensation to say slur words on the air (we said no) ... And despite being part oompa loompa and part cotton candy, Donald Trump is baffled by the existence of multiple races.
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Headline Sources:
JD Vance tries to Swift Boat Tim Walz: https://apnews.com/article/walz-national-guard-military-ae43d684bf1319e535f9f620552155d7
Liverpool Sends a Message to Far-Right Rioters - "Not Here": https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/09/world/europe/liverpool-protests-southport.html
Trump said Harris "happened to turn Black" and he keeps talking about it: https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/31/politics/donald-trump-kamala-harris-black-nabj/index.html
Chinese company accused of stealing thousands of corpses over decades: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/chinese-company-steals-thousands-of-corpses-for-organ-transplants-and-rakes-in-53-million/ar-AA1ovFvK?ocid=BingNewsVerp
MAGA Republican says anyone who didn’t vote for her is a “fa***t” after losing primary: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/08/maga-republican-says-anyone-who-didnt-vote-for-her-is-a-fat-after-losing-primary/
Trump threatens to sue the NYT over helicopter story he got wrong: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/10/us/politics/trump-helicopter-crash-willie-brown.html -
On this week's episode: Our presidential candidate can touch their toes ... They somehow didn’t have a contingency plan if Brandon let’s goed ... And we find a movie nemesis for Cocaine Bear.
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Headline Sources:
Kamala Harris takes over and the GOP is in a panic: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/07/24/us/politics/harris-biden-republican-reactions.html
Newsom Orders California Officials to Remove Homeless Encampments: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/25/us/newsom-homeless-california.html
Harris list of potential VP candidates: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/23/kamala-harris-vp-pick/
JD Vance doing badly despite delightful couch rumor: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jd-vance-couch-sex-rumor-explained-1235068142/
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/15/us/politics/27-facts-about-jd-vance.html
Gab CEO says Trump shooter had a pro-Biden account: https://nypost.com/2024/07/25/us-news/trump-gunman-thomas-crooks-used-gab-to-support-biden-ceo/
Two words...Cocaine Shark: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/science/cocaine-sharks-brazil.html
Also, komodo dragons have iron teeth: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/24/komodo-dragons-iron-coated-teeth
And alligators are mustering for an attack: https://www.yahoo.com/news/video-hundreds-gators-swarming-georgia-140000080.html#:~:text=Hundreds%20of%20alligators%20swarmed%20Okefenokee,see%20it%20to%20believe%20it -
On this week's episode, we’ll record a little too early to discuss the events in Pennsylvania. Missed it by just a little bit. Such a shame. That we recorded too early.
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On this week's episode: The Tory party will have some bad luck at the bookies ... Boeing will take aircraft failure to new heights ... And the New York Times editorial board wants to take Joe Biden to a farm upstate.
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Headline Sources:
Biden vs Trump debate: https://apnews.com/live/presidential-debate-2024-updates#00000190-5cdc-dd31-aff9-fefed7f50000
https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/538-ipsos-june-2024-presidential-debate-poll
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/28/politics/debate-poll-cnn-trump-biden/index.html
Sunak aide admits placing bet on general election: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c722eyxxknro
Nigel Farage claims "We provoked war in Ukraine": https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c8vv3vgngd0o
Reform UK defends candidates as more comments emerge: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx77lvd6e73o.amp
Boeing astronauts still stuck in space: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/27/why-are-two-boeing-astronauts-stuck-in-space -
On this week's episode: Rishi Sunak shows us what the Normandy landing looked like in reverse ... Donald Trump tries his luck with word-saying again ... And a bombshell revelation in the world of cylindrical food contract law ROCKS the community.
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Headline Sources:
Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion pill mifepristone: https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/13/politics/supreme-court-rejects-challenge-abortion-pill-mifepristone/index.html
PM apologises for leaving D-Day commemorations early: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c722zv2myjro
Reform UK candidate apologizes over Hitler neutrality comments: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjmmrwexv4ko
US ran anti-vax campaign under Trump: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-covid-propaganda/
Champion hot dog eater excluded from Coney Island contest over veggie franks:
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/champion-hot-dog-eater-excluded-coney-island-contest-over-veggie-franks-2024-06-12/
Joey Chestnut to face rival Takeru Kobayashi in hot dog eating contest on Netflix: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5559677/2024/06/12/joey-chestnut-takeru-kobayashi-hot-dog-contest-netflix/
Gove’s replacement caught out on claim he moved to Surrey Heath as home found on Airbnb: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/conservative-general-election-surrey-heath-michael-gove-b2559359.html
Voters Laugh At Esther McVey After She Says 'Tories Always Get The Country Back On Its Feet': https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/voters-laugh-at-esther-mcvey-after-she-says-tories-always-get-the-country-back-on-its-feet_uk_66669940e4b0a01ba85b4df2
Trump’s teleprompter goes out again, leads to rant about sharks and electric boats: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/11/trump-electric-boats-sharks/ -
On this week's episode: Eric Adams turns Manhattan into an empty refuge for cyborg billionaires ... Alvin Bragg finds a witch ... And Rudy Giuliani gets served a witch indictment while hiding behind his broomstick.
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Headline Sources:
Trump convicted on 34 counts: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/31/hush-money-next-for-trump
Congestion pricing in NYC: https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/congestion-pricing-in-nyc-everything-you-need-to-know-including-start-date-exemptions-and-map-030124
Sunak has to call for election amid abject failure and the announcement is an abject failure: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/29/uk-general-election-what-you-need-to-know-4-july
Google AI experiment goes not great: https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/24/24164119/google-ai-overview-mistakes-search-race-openai
Florida civics training links "cancel culture" to mass murder: https://popular.info/p/florida-civics-training-links-cancel
Nothing is going well for Rudy Giuliani:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/two-hours-mocking-arizonas-attorney-general-rudy-giuliani-served-birth-rcna152905
https://www.newsweek.com/rudy-giuliani-donald-trump-ruby-freeman-bankruptcy-new-york-florida-debtors-rudy-coffee-1905811
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/05/31/rudy-giuliani-disbarment-dc/ -
On this week's episode, the Tories will lose more seats than a Boeing jetliner, Justice Alito plans for his new job as inquisitor supreme a LITTLE too early, and we’ll debate the debates about the pre-debate debates.
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Headline Sources:
Biden and Trump agree to two presidential debates: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/us/politics/biden-trump-debates.html
Justice alito flies his flag upside down in a nod to stop the steal
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/us/justice-alito-upside-down-flag.html?partner=slack&smid=sl-share
The Observer view on the London mayoral video: dog-whistles and lies show Tories will stop at nothing to win
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/31/the-observer-view-on-london-mayoral-campaign-video-dog-whistles-and-lies
Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting ID
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68947834
Nick Fuentes accidentally streams gay porn: https://www.jpost.com/omg/article-801627
Scottie Scheffler, hours after arrest, tees off in PGA Championship second round
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5500927/2024/05/17/scottie-scheffler-arrest-pga-championship/
Tory MP loses whip after claims he used party funds to pay ‘bad people’
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/17/tory-mp-loses-whip-after-claims-he-used-party-funds-to-pay-bad-people -
On this week's episode: MTG swears revenge on things for happening ... The other side is literally killing their dogs now ... And we talk about the best worst campaign ad of all time.
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David Pecker's testimony at Trump hush money trial: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-trial-takeaways-key-moments-david-pecker-testimony-1235011613/
Trump's teleprompter turns sideways and he has a meltdown: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-teleprompter-meltdown/
MTG moves to oust Mike Johnson for doing a thing: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/05/01/house-gop-mike-johnson-speaker-mtg-vacancy/73261761007/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/30/marjorie-taylor-greene-mike-johnson-democrats
Kristi Noem brags about puppy murder: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/03/kristi-noem-just-wont-stop-talking-about-killing-her-dog/
Alleged Ex-GOP evil CEO convicted felon Don Blankenship puts out INSANE campaign ads: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Blankenship
https://www.facebook.com/DonLBlankenship
TikTok ban: https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-divestment-ban-what-you-need-to-know-5e1ff786e89da10a1b799241ae025406
Ted Cruz tries to rebrand as bipartisan: https://www.alternet.org/ted-cruz-allred-democrats/ -
On this week's episode: People are DYING for loans in Brazil ... We finally break our silence on history’s most fuckable popcorn bucket ... And Donald Trump is losing bigly at everything...except for national polling somehow.
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Bipartisan coalition in the House pass aid for Ukraine and Israel: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/20/house-vote-ukraine-israel-aid-johnson/
AMC Exec: "We wouldn't have made the Dune popcorn if we knew you'd be sickos about it": https://gizmodo.com/dune-2-popcorn-bucket-amc-regrets-wormussy-1851397128
Truth Social is a giant failure: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/truth-social-drama-donald-trump-lawsuits-ipo-1234999198/
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-social-media-stock-2667811934/
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/03/trump-media-is-the-most-expensive-us-stock-to-short-by-far.html
High speed rail line between LA and Vegas breaks ground this week: https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/04/20/high-speed-rail-construction-california-las-vegas/
Lady takes her dead uncle to the bank for a loan: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/17/brazil-woman-corpse-bank-fraud
Judge reads roasty memes from prospective jurors and Trump has to sit there quietly: https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-jury-selection-hush-money-case-social-media-rcna148168 -
On this week's episode: The world finds a new way to BUG Noah Lugeons ... We reveal Rishi Sunak’s cunning plan to bankrupt every wealthy Tory racist ... And it might be the end times because of a shadow.
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Eclipse conspiracy theories:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/conspiracy-theory-eclipse-illinois
https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/conspiracies-orbit-the-upcoming-april-8-2024-solar-eclipse
Biggest Tory donor said looking at Diane Abbott makes you ‘want to hate all black women’: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/11/biggest-tory-donor-looking-diane-abbott-hate-all-black-women
Rishi Sunak says he won't return money from donor Frank Hester who is accused of racism: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68554476
Invaders from underground are coming in cicada-geddon: https://apnews.com/article/periodical-cicada-invasion-bugs-everywhere-locusts-evolution-e57f708cdcf144a20fe8f694e95b5d44
SCOTUS to weigh in on interpreting a very clear law that was broken on January 6th: https://www.vox.com/scotus/2024/3/25/24108640/supreme-court-january-6-insurrection-fischer-united-states-obstruct
Boat Race rowers told not to enter Thames due to high levels of E. coli: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68674088
Raw sewage spills into England rivers and seas doubles in 2023: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68665335
Children race to collect marshmallows dropped from a helicopter at a Detroit-area park: https://apnews.com/article/marshmallow-helicopter-children-park-spring-ebc354cd8c8203ad835e4908158df63a
MP William Wragg tells paper he is sorry for sharing private phone numbers: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68731683 -
On this week's episode: We’ll follow up on the hilarious antics of those wacky British royals ... Donald Trump realizes he should’ve been making his coffee at home ... And the chemtrail mind control grid might soon be missing a little strip in the shape of Tennessee.
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Trump faces cash crunch in court and on the campaign trail: https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/18/politics/trump-464-million-dollar-bond/index.html https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/22/trump-claims-to-have-about-500m-cash-as-he-fights-fraud-appeal-bond.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/20/us/politics/trump-biden-campaign-finance.html
Catherine, Princess of Wales, Reveals She Has Cancer: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/03/22/world/princess-kate-middleton-cancer
Tennessee passes a bill banning chemtrails: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2024/03/20/tennessee-senate-passes-bill-banning-chemtrails-what-to-know/73027586007/
https://www.wonkette.com/p/tennessee-senate-takes-bold-stance
Republican rats abandoning ship: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/22/republican-house-majority-mike-gallagher
AI-powered robot can serve you food, stack the dishes, and have a conversation with you: https://www.livescience.com/technology/robotics/ai-powered-humanoid-robot-figure-01-can-serve-you-food-stack-the-dishes-and-have-a-conversation-with-you
RFK Jr. says his running mate shortlist includes Aaron Rodgers: https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/13/politics/aaron-rodgers-sandy-hook-conspiracy-theories/index.html
https://www.businessinsider.com/aaron-rodgers-strangest-unique-health-hacks-2023-9 -
On this week's episode: Joe Biden tries to find a united state ... New York tries to make itself safer by adding more guns ... And the UK once again shows it cannot be trusted with a Princess of Wales.
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Katie Britt delivers insane rebuttal to the State of the Union: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/08/katie-britt-sotu-reaction
National Guard and State Police Will Patrol the Subways and Check Bags: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/06/nyregion/subway-national-guard-police.html
Palace breaks silence on Kate Middleton health conspiracy theories on social media: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/kate-middleton-health-rumours-abdominal-surgery-b2508431.html
Pentagon releases yet another stupid “UFO” report: https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/pentagon-ufo-report-says-most-sightings-ordinary-objects-phenomena-2024-03-08/
An iconic WWII photo showing a non consensual kiss was almost banned from display. It didn’t last long: https://apnews.com/article/times-square-kiss-photo-veterans-affairs-memo-b24d5dba6930be867e9ac1be6dff16e5
Rochdale by-election - Landslide win for George Galloway: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68443430 -
On this week's episode: Donald Trump tries to CHUCK a few BUCKS ... We’ll rank the (Presidential) races ... And George Santos files a lawsuit against Jimmy Kimmel for aggravated irony.
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Headline Sources:
Donald Trump has a sneaker: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/18/trump-sneaker/
The Informant Turned Defendant Who Took Aim at the Bidens: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/us/politics/smirnov-fbi-biden-russia.html
New historical ranking of US Presidents just dropped: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/20/presidents-ranking-trump-biden-list
George Santos sues Jimmy Kimmel for tricking him into making Cameo videos: https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/19/business/george-santos-sues-jimmy-kimmel/index.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/jimmy-kimmel-ap-george-santos-new-york-republican-b2498076.html
Hiker kills coyote with his bare hands after attack; tests confirm the animal had rabies: https://apnews.com/article/hiker-kills-coyote-with-bare-hands-f5a5ad44ee8ea98729c85f95d7fed434
Intuitive Machines becomes first private company to land on the moon: https://www.space.com/intuitive-machines-odysseus-moon-lander-tipped-over
Lindell ordered by judge to pay $5 million for losing the bet he made: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/federal-judge-affirms-mypillow-mike-lindell-must-pay-5m-in-election-data-dispute/ - Montre plus
