Ep. 34: Republicans Shoot Themselves In The Foot. Again (Special Guest: Lila!)

The Opinionated Ogre Podcast is 100% listener-supported. Please help us continue to inform/amuse/outrage you by becoming a supporting subscriber today for only $5 a month or just $50 a year! If not, it’s all good. Welcome to the Ogre Nation anyway!We have a special treat for you this week! Shannon and I have our very first special guest! Lila the Opinionated Teen! If we have to talk about terrible things, we might as well do it in enjoyable company. Lila was crazy nervous to join us but after she and Shannon spent 30 minutes bonding over rap beefs and their mutual love of Megan Thee Stallion, she relaxed and did fantastic. We loved having her on and she needs lots of encouragement from you, our beloved audience, if she’s ever going to return. Give Lila some Ogre Nation love!Also, this is the episode where I come out as Bi. I do, in fact, like both Star Trek AND Star Wars. I’m Bi-Starxual.Ogre Nation News Update3:35 - 18:42 The tragic accident at Regan National Airport lays bare the incompetence and inhumanity of the Trump regime. You voted for cruel assholes who politicize the deaths of children and that’s what you got, America.18:43 - 39:41 Trump’s regime is completely lawless and that’s the entire point. They’re engaged in a war on the entire concept of the rule of law. The silver lining is that they’re still very stupid.39:42 - 47:30 The immigration raids are just as ugly as we imagined and then some. Also, Stephen Miller is about to get his long-dreamed-of concentration camp to start exterminating the people he hates.47:31 - 51:10 Ron DeSantis has lost his mojo as he faces a rebellion in his own kingdom of Florida51:11 - 58:20 RFK Jr. is a monster and any Democrat who even hints they will vote for him needs to be removed from the party. 58:21 - 1:05:27 Headlines For Short Attention Spans!1:05:28 - 1:14:30 Shit We’re Watching This Week!Things We Mention In The ShowAfter another loss to the Chiefs, the Bills are still closer than they seem2 figure skaters from The Skating Club of Boston, their mothers and coaches among DC plane crash victimsThe FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him outTrump fires heads of TSA, Coast Guard and guts key aviation safety advisory committeeTrump fires multiple federal inspectors general in overnight purgeTrump fires senior labor board official in ‘unprecedented and illegal’ moveTrump White House rescinds memo freezing federal money after widespread confusionTrump says U.S. will send 'worst criminal illegal aliens' to Guantánamo BayKansas officials say tuberculosis outbreak is largest on record in US history Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe