Ep. 60: The Sweet Smell Of Republican Panic

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!Ever see a chicken run around with its head cut off? Well, I have not but I suspect it looks something like the last week of Republicans losing their shit over the coming midterm wipeout. Gerrymandering, dark money in churches, rigged census counts. Yeah, Republicans are desperate to hold onto power because they know how much this country hates them. This is what it looks like when fascism panics.Ogre Nation News Update!4:08 - 12:40 The July Jobs Report was bad so Trump fired the woman in charge of the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. Because that’s what fascists do to hide the truth, they panic.12:45 - 16:34 Texas dictator Greg Abbott is trying to remove Democrats from their elected positions so he can steal House seats through gerrymandering. More fascist panic.16:35 - 21:15 Florida’s tinpot tyrant Ron DeSantis is demanding a new Census we can eliminate all those pesky immigrants from the count. Even more fascist panic.21:25 - 29:41 The Epstein scandal is still going. How’s it going? Badly for Trump. He’s protecting a pedophile and now the right wing media is circling the wagons to protect their Dear Leader.29:42 - 36:22 Israel is deliberately starving Gaza and the Very Concerned People of the “Free Palestine!” crowd are really upset. But not at Trump. That’s weird.36:23 - 40:30 You Scream I Scream We All Scream Because of Fucking ICE40:31 -1:08:20 Headlines for Short Attention Spans1:08:21 - 1:15:10 Self-Care of the WeekThings We Discuss On The ShowFact check: Trump’s claims jobless numbers were 'rigged'Did Trump Cook The June Jobs Books? A Live w/ The Opinionated OgreSkydance Tells FCC It Will Create CBS News Ombudsman, Eliminate DEI at ParamountTrump on Texas redistricting: ‘We are entitled to 5 more seats’Gov. Greg Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to expel House Democratic leader who left stateCalifornia could slash 5 GOP US House seats to counter Texas’ move to pad Republican marginDeSantis says a census redo could be in works amid state redistricting warsNewsmax's Greg Kelly says Ghislaine Maxwell “just might be innocent”Ghislaine Maxwell's transfer to cushy prison camp is a 'travesty of justice,' ex-BOP official saysIn Gaza, more Palestinians are killed while waiting for food aidWhite House denies Stephen Miller’s alleged ‘arrest targets’ for ICE agents existStudent Loans Update: Trump Admin Touts Forgiveness in ICE Recruitment PushThe IRS Says Churches Can Now Endorse Candidates. That Could Give Texas Pastors More Power Than Ever.State Department may require visa applicants to post bond of up to $15,000 to enter the USFlorida officials warn about risks of drinking raw milk after 21 infectionsTennessee school district will no longer excuse students with a doctor’s noteThe vast majority of US adults are stressed about grocery costs, an AP-NORC poll findsRep. Nancy Mace kicks off South Carolina GOP gubernatorial bid. She says she’s ‘Trump in high heels’The IRS Says Churches Can Now Endorse Candidates. That Could Give Texas Pastors More Power Than Ever.Mamdani holds double-digit lead over Cuomo in DDHQ average Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe