Ep. 55: Trump The "Peace President" Takes America To War

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 guest this week: Lillian, a friend of my daughter Anastasia and heat dome refugee hiding in our apartment this week while her AC is broken. I put her to work watering my vegetable garden and reading some Headlines for Short Attention Spans. Hey, free labor is free labor!Anyway! Trump swears on his golden toilet that we’re not at war but we’re also trying to overthrow the government of Iran or maybe we’re not. He hasn’t decided because no one knows what he’s doing, not even him!This is the safety and security 77 million morons voted for. Bravo! But it’s not all dark and grim. NYC has become a hilarious beacon of hope, sending all the worst people into spasms of rage and fear. So we have a lot to talk about this week, come join us!Ogre Nation News Update!4:55 - 14:27 Is everyone super excited about our new Middle Eastern forever war?! 14:28 - 19:27 The illegitimate Supreme Court throws the rule of law out the window to hurt trans kids in Skrmetti.19:28 - 23:10 The GOP’s big plan to cripple the courts has been ruined. What happens now?23:11 - 30:48 A judge flames the regime’s case against Abrego Garcia to ashes. It’s…amazing.30:49 - 36:27 I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream Because Of Fucking ICE36:28 - 53:56 Headlines for Short Attention Spans53:57 - 1:01:22 Pride Month StoriesThings We Discussed In The ShowUS strikes did not destroy Iran's nuclear programme, intelligence report saysWhat the Supreme Court's Gender-Affirming Care Decision Means For You: Everything We Know About How Skrmetti Will Impact Your HealthcareUS Senate Republicans seek to limit judges' power via Trump's tax-cut billSenate GOP’s Remedy for Anti-Trump Lawsuits? Make Them Impossible.UNITED STATES v. KILMAR ARMANDO ABREGO GARCIATexas farmers hit hard as migrant workers avoid ICE‘Can’t even afford to pick them’: Florida farmers are now plowing over perfectly good tomatoes as Trump tariff policies cause prices to plummet and workers to flee. How farmers are reactingSupreme Court lifts limits on Trump deporting migrants to countries not their ownA White Nationalist Wrote a Law School Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award.Federal Judge Deems Trump Administration’s Termination of NIH Grants IllegalMan arrested after Ohio GOP congressman says he was run off the road and threatenedFederal appellate court rejects Louisiana’s Ten Commandments display lawSenate Republicans work to salvage SNAP cost-share savingsThe Plan to Vaccinate All Americans Despite RFK Jr. Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe