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I’m flying solo in this episode because Shannon is facing her second major hurricane in three weeks. I keep telling her to move out of Florida to someplace safer, like the Amazon jungle. Same amount of deadly wildlife but fewer Republicans and no hurricanes.
Anyway! Just because I’m all by my lonesome doesn’t mean I didn’t deliver the goods. The Og Pod has a full show for you today so board up your windows, make sure your flood insurance is up to date, and hunker down for some news!1
OGRE NATION NEWS UPDATE!
2:17 - 10:36 Donald Trump is leading his merry band of fascist misfits on a disinformation crusade for the express purpose of inciting violence before and after the election.
10:37 - 17:03 The Republican extremists on the Supreme Court have decided that “pro-life” means women can die in hospital parking lots.
17:04 - 23:51 Shannon’s substack attracts a swarm of trolls after she writes about her brutal second pregnancy.
23:52 - 32:31 Ron DeSantis declares war on the First Amendment and all of the alt-left Great Champions Of Free Speech are nowhere to be found.
32:32 - 41:39 Trump went full Nazi eugenics and we know exactly where this leads. We’ve all seen this movie before.
41:40 - 46:22 Are insurance companies refusing to insure Elon Musk’s piece of shit cybertrucks? Maybe. Maybe not. Find out!
Cybertruck vs. small fence:
The weather was absolutely delightful so I had the balcony door open but that also meant my Yeti microphone picked up every loud truck and bus that passed by. Future note: No more open balcony door while recording.
Ep. 20: Hurricanes Helene & Milton Blow But Not As Much As Republicans Suck