Ep. 53: Trump's Desperate Military Ploy

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!Trump “sends in the Marines” in a panicky move to make himself look like less of a loser. The press desperately wants to play along but there’s a limit to the bullshit they can shovel.Maybe they should have planned this out better? But they’re stupid and lazy and if it’s not already in Project 2025, they don't know what to do. Womp womp. Expect more flailing from terrified fascists.Ogre Nation News Update!3:30 - 28:37 The LA Protests - Trump has wanted to shoot unarmed protesters since election day 2016. Will he finally have his chance? This is, obviously, the main story for the week and takes up almost half of the episode.28:38 - 36:50 I Scream You Scream, We All Scream Because of Fucking ICE - Our new segment highlighting the horror of the Trump regime’s immigration “policy.”36:51 - 40:32 This Week in American Racism - Why are you like this, America?40:33 - 55:04 Headlines for Short Attention Spans - Squirrel!55:05 - Pride Month Stories - Celebrating Pride in all of its ups and downs.Things We Discussed In The ShowStephen Miller invents a new definition of “insurrection.”‘Wildly underprepared’: National Guard troops seen sleeping on floors in exclusive photosBragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, AppearanceExclusive: DHS secretary sought military arrests and drones in Los Angeles in leaked letterDozens Of Journalists Targeted, Shot, Detained While Covering LA Protests, Press Org SaysLA police filmed shooting woman point-blank with ‘less lethal’ roundThe Criminal Case Against Kilmar Abrego Garcia Is Highly SuspectICE Mistakenly Detains U.S. Marshal in ArizonaNavy vet’s daughter remains in ICE detention despite US citizenship claimsHooooooly shit. Fucking brutal.Trump’s Tiny Penis ParadeRFK Jr. ousts entire 17-person CDC vaccine advisory committeeGov. Reynolds signs bill requiring Iowa public schools to let private students play sportsABC is too cowed to state the obvious about Stephen MillerTexas Runoff Results Prove The Tide Is TurningDemocrats Won More Special Elections Last NightPam Bondi’s brother crushed in DC Bar Association electionTop Hat Eddie. R.I.P. Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe