Cognitive Dissonance

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Episode 822: Boogers on the Resolute Desk Feb 17, 2025

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Trump Humiliated in the 'Most Powerless Image Ever' of a U.S. President: O'Donnell Democratic FEC Chair Ellen Weintraub says Trump fired her. She says it's not legal. - CBS News Trump Desperately Tries to Blame Anyone but Himself for Inflation | The New Republic Thousands of Danes sign petition to buy California from U.S. | KTLA Nancy Pelosi faces primary challenge from former AOC aide - POLITICO Measles outbreak erupts in one of Texas' least-vaccinated counties Trump is flat-out lying about the '60 Minutes' interview with Harris Trump announces task force to 'eradicate anti-Christian bias' Proposed bill would ban administration of mRNA vaccines in Montana MAGA Has Total Meltdown Over Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show | The New Republic

Episode 821: Sasquatch Deposed and a Harbinger Duck Feb 13, 2025

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Florida man eats diet of butter, cheese, beef; cholesterol oozes from his body - Ars Technica Google caves to Donald Trump's executive order and will change 'Gulf of Mexico' to 'Gulf of America' on its maps 'Who Sent You?': Missouri Homeowner Shoots at Teens Playing 'Ding Dong Ditch,' Chases Them Down In Car and Holds Them at Gunpoint on Ground, Authorities Say The World's Oldest Anus Has an Unexplained Glow in Florida GoFundMe raises nearly $30K for Indiana pizza delivery driver who was tipped $2 after walking half a mile through deep snow Bizarre Image of Cartoon Duck Mistakenly Attached to Mass Termination Email Baffles Fired Employees China's first corgi police dog loses bonus over 'workplace misconduct' | Euronews Villain for Hire' Service Lets 'Weak' Boyfriends Look Cool by Beating Up Fake Tough Guy in Front of Girlfriends B.C. man's sasquatch-seeking expeditions used against him in spousal support case – CTVNews Grand jury indicts 7 for deadly baby shower shootout, hiding guns in party food

Episode 820: Elon Musk Is President Feb 10, 2025

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blocks Jan. 6 rioters from state jobs after Trump pardons Elon Musk Is President - The Atlantic China counters with tariffs on US products. It will also investigate Google Trump faces moment of reckoning on trade after delaying tariffs What did Mexico give Trump? A bit of theatre, says former ambassador | CBC News White House preparing executive order to abolish the Education Department "There is no common ground with fascists": Progressives rip Klobuchar's call for bipartisanship | Salon.com Johnny Enlow Says Trump And Elon Are Being Guided By The Archangels Michael and Gabriel | People For Michele Bachmann Says Trump's World Economic Forum Speech 'Was Almost Like Big Brother' | People For

Episode 819: 30,000 migrants to Guantanamo Feb 03, 2025

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Trump has pulled Fauci's security detail, source says | CNN Politics Trump administration offers roughly 2 million federal workers a buyout to resign Trump to prepare facility at Guantanamo for 30,000 migrants | Reuters Rightwingers tell bishop to die because she begged Donald Trump to have mercy on trans kids - LGBTQ Nation Trump Attacks FEMA, Says States Should 'Take Care Of Their Own Problems' | HuffPost Latest News Musk tells Germans to get over 'past guilt' in speech to far-right AfD rally - POLITICO Man pardoned by Trump over Jan 6 is shot dead by police in traffic stop

Episode 818: Inauguration Day Executive Orders Jan 27, 2025

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Did Elon Musk Seriously Just Do a Nazi Salute at Trump's Inauguration? | The New Republic Reddit Users Boycott X Links After Elon Musk's Gesture at Inaugural Event - The New York Times AOC '28 Starts Now - Truthdig Republicans Suddenly Illiterate After Trump's January 6 Pardons | The New Republic Inside Trump's Decision to Pardon Ross Ulbricht, the Creator of the Silk Road Drug Marketplace - The New York Times Shove the Presidency Down Trump's Throat | The New Republic Everything Trump did in the first executive orders and actions of his presidency Sarah McBride points out fatal flaw in Trump's executive order: 'He just declared everyone a woman'

Episode 817: Confirmation Hearings for Hegseth, Warnings against RFK Jan 20, 2025

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Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case - The New York Times Mike Johnson Vows to Hold Aid to California Hostage After Deadly Fires | The New Republic. Thousands of doctors urge Senate to block RFK Jr. as health secretary for Trump administration Trump sentenced to penalty-free 'unconditional discharge' in hush money case 'There are a lot of bitter people here, I'm one of them': rust belt voters on why they backed Trump again despite his broken promises Elizabeth Warren Uses Hegseth's Own Words To Call Out Sudden 'About Face' On Women In Military: 'We've Got The Video' | IBTimes WATCH: 'You're not qualified,' Duckworth tells Hegseth in confirmation questioning | PBS News Elon Musk Suddenly Backtracks on His Biggest DOGE Promise | The New Republic Gamers are accusing Elon Musk of cheating at popular video games by allegedly turning to loopholes and hiring better users to play for him

Episode 816: A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found Jan 16, 2025

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https://www.propublica.org/article/ap3-oath-keepers-militia-mole

Episode 815: Meta Ends Fact Checking, DOGE Targets Education Jan 13, 2025

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Trump is reportedly complaining about Elon in private — and hates 'President Musk' joke | The Independent Johnson says House Republicans will investigate Jan. 6 committee Strict abortion laws since fall of Roe have led to increased infant deaths — not fewer Kids' low reading scores are 'a 5-alarm fire,' says DOGE's Ramaswamy. His solution: Eliminate the Education Department. The huge stakes for free speech in a new Supreme Court case about porn | Vox Kent Christmas Says God Will Soon Kill President Biden for Awarding the Medal of Freedom to George Soros | People For Few transgender minors receive gender-affirming care medicines, study finds : Shots - Health News : NPR Meta says it will end fact checking as Silicon Valley prepares for Trump

Episode 814: Pit Diaper, Bubble Boy at Sea Jan 09, 2025

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Amazon doesn't even have space for everyone it ordered back to the office Bus driver sacked after being caught singing and playing the piano in wine bar while 'off sick' from work wins his job back Passenger blasted for bringing 'emotional support' Great Dane on airplane: 'This s—t is getting out of hand' New York woman blames Star Trek license plates for tens of thousands of dollars in accidental tickets New pleather mosh 'pit diaper' sells out after viral restroom incident at concert NBA's Hornets sorry after giving child PS5 before taking it back off camera Moment boy floating in middle of sea inside bubble found on Christmas Eve

Episode 813: Raw Water and RFK Plans to Ban Drug Ads Jan 06, 2025

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wants to Ban Drug Ads on TV. It Wouldn't Be Easy. - The New York Times Trump Pisses Off MAGA Fans With Sudden Reversal on Jimmy Carter | The New Republic Democrats elect Rep. Gerry Connolly over progressive star AOC for top Oversight Committee post Dem Congresswoman Retires With Message to All Old People in Office | The New Republic Kay Granger's Senior Living Revelation Draws Fresh Scrutiny to Aging Congress - The New York Times Trump Backers Battle Online Over Skilled Immigrants 'Raw Water' Devotees Swear by Natural Springs, Despite the Risks - The New York Times Portland men who died while searching for Sasquatch in Gifford Pinchot National Forest likely died of exposure

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