Cognitive Dissonance

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Episode 862: Red Carpet for Putin Aug 25, 2025

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The White House Keeps a 'Loyalty' Scorecard for Companies: Report Newsom mocks Trump's social media in a flurry of redistricting posts Republicans Keep Falling For Gavin Newsom's Trump Trap | HuffPost Latest News Trump Rolled Out the Red Carpet for Putin. He Still Didn't Get a Peace Deal. Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit Trump vows to end use of mail-in ballots ahead of 2026 midterm election | Reuters Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling - ABC News Cuomo's seeking a Trump bump - POLITICO Establishment Democrats Are Going to Torpedo the 2026 Midterms | The New Republic Cancelling mRNA studies is the highest irresponsibility

Episode 861: How Foreign Scammers Use U.S. Banks to Fleece Americans Aug 21, 2025

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How Foreign Scammers Use U.S. Banks to Fleece Americans — ProPublica Scammers Are Coming for College Students

Episode 860: DC Police Under Federal Control Aug 18, 2025

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Infowars conspiracist Alex Jones is a big step closer to losing his studio and brand Judge Detested by Trump Will Oversee Epstein Files Case | The New Republic Senator Demands Bureau Of Prisons Explain Ghislaine Maxwell Transfer Trump puts Washington, DC, police under federal control, deploys National Guard Opinion | Trump Is Turning Us Into a Doddering Industrial Giant - The New York Times Texas Democrats to return after governor ends special session that included redistricting, sources say - ABC News Tim Cook Slammed For 'Disgusting' Gift-Giving Meeting With Trump | HuffPost Latest News South Carolina Republican: High prices are 'for the good of the country' Mexico's President Says U.S. Forces Are Unwelcome in Her Country - The New York Times

Episode 859: Whippets and Surfing Dogs Aug 14, 2025

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SF cops seize the unlikely drug of choice of Grateful Dead fans Elon Musk Amplifies Bizarre Claim That 'Women Are Built To Be Traded' | HuffPost Latest News Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver Fighting in 'Marriage Story' Is Being Used by the USDA to Scare Off Wolves and Save Cattle: 'They Need to Know Humans Are Bad' Recall issued after some Celsius energy drinks were inadvertently filled with High Noon vodka seltzer South Africa injects rhino horns with radioactive material to curb poaching | AP News 4 injured after tractor-trailer crash spills thousands of hot dogs on I-83 in York County, Pa. Houston Pastor convicted in $3.6M fraud case returns to megachurch after prison release Millionaire big game hunter gored to death in ambush by 200 stone buffalo Pooches ride waves at World Dog Surfing Championships | AP News In a miniature world, climate change and environmental issues loom large

Episode 858: Trumps Shoots the Messenger on Labor Statistics Aug 11, 2025

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FBI Reportedly Redacted Trump's Name in the Epstein Files | The New Republic Ghislaine Maxwell moved to prison camp, Trump says no plea for pardon | Reuters House committee issues subpoenas for Epstein files, depositions with Clintons and other officials Donald Trump Just Delivered The Worst Three Months Of Job Growth Since The Pandemic | HuffPost Latest News After Trump's Firing of BLS Commissioner, Republicans Fall in Line With His Criticism - The New York Times Smithsonian says Trump impeachments will be restored to exhibit - CBS News After only 6 months, Project 2025 is already 47 percent complete Texas House issues arrest warrants for Democrats who left state to block congressional redistricting Florida officials warn about risks of drinking raw milk after 21 people sickened - CBS News Woman who refused chemo and died had coffee enemas

Episode 857: Ghislaine Maxwell talks to DOJ, Johnson Amendment Scrapped Aug 04, 2025

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CBS News investigation of Jeffrey Epstein jail video reveals new discrepancies Jeffrey Epstein's Sex Trafficking Operation Might've Been Bigger Than We Think https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a65513573/epstein-money-transfers-south-park-texas-gerrymandering-consumer-products/#google_vignette Ghislaine Maxwell talked about '100 different people' during DOJ's Epstein interview, lawyer says | The Independent How Conservative Christians Cracked a 70-Year-Old Law Zohran Mamdani Beats Out All NYC Mayoral Candidates Combined—New Poll - Newsweek Gabbard and White House 'lying' about intel on Russian interference in 2016, ex-CIA official says Hegseth Secretly Splurges Nuclear Cash on Trump's 'Free' Jet Renaming the Kennedy Center for Donald and Melania Trump would violate the law that created it This Viral Debate Clip Highlights A Scary Reality About Today's Conservatives

Episode 856: GOP Megabill Final Medicare Toll and Trump Targets Obama Jul 28, 2025

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Senate Confirms Judge Who Compares LGBTQ Rights To Pedophilia And Declares Christianity "Must Be Imposed" - Joe.My.God. The secret recordings that could blow open Trump's true relationship with Epstein Macrons file US lawsuit over claims France's first lady was born male Today's housing market is so upside down there are more senior citizens buying homes than Gen Z and millennials Tapped out: Canada kicks American booze as US alcohol sales plunge by 66% amid tariff war | The Independent Targeting Obama, Trump's Retribution Campaign Takes Another Turn - The New York Times Trump's Tariffs Are the Highest in a Century. But After His Threats, They Seem Like a Relief. - The New York Times GOP megabill's final score: $3.4T in red ink and 10 million kicked off health insurance, CBO says - POLITICO Prominent US anti-vaxxer says he caught measles and traveled back home | Texas | The Guardian

Episode 855: An Embarrassingly Small Amount of Ice Cream Jul 24, 2025

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Chinese hotel told 'wake-up service' of red pandas climbing onto guest beds must stop | The Independent People With Swamp Crotch Keep Setting Off TSA Alarms Hundreds of Amazon packages mistakenly shipped to woman's home for over a year: 'It's been hell' 2 bears escape wildlife park enclosure, devour a 7-day supply of honey, then fall asleep - CBS News Hiker dies after bear knocks him into 2,600-foot ravine in Greece, witness says - CBS News Trump kept FIFA Club World Cup trophy for himself - leaving champions Chelsea to lift a replica | The Independent JINKIES! Duncanville Burglary Suspect Clad In Scooby-Doo Costume | Tuscaloosa, AL Patch White House duped by April Fools' tweet about In-N-Out ingredient changes | The Independent Appalachian Trail thru-hikers take on half-gallon ice cream eating

Episode 854: Epstein List and Budget Bill Surprises Jul 21, 2025

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211 House Republicans Vote to Block Release of Epstein Files | The New Republic Metadata Shows the FBI's 'Raw' Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified | WIRED Young Democrat wants cognitive tests for aging members of Congress | The Independent Some of Mamdani's far-left allies want to primary Hakeem Jeffries and other NYC Democrats | CNN Politics Mamdani win showed Dems don't have to move to the center to win elections | Letters GOP Senators Stunned by Terrible Rule in Budget Bill They Voted For | The New Republic Susan Collins Was Facing a GOP Senators Stunned by Terrible Rule in Budget Bill They Voted For | The New RepublicTough Re-Election Even Before Voting Against Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' Elon Musk's 'Upgraded' AI Is Spewing Antisemitic Propaganda

Episode 853: The New Dark Age Jul 14, 2025

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The New Dark Age - The Atlantic

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