Ep. 64: When There’s Nothing Left But Ruin, Republicans And Their Enablers Lie About Everything

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!This was another terrible week for the regime so they did what they do best: Lied about everything. The problem is that they’re really bad at lying and the only people who believe them are braindead idiots and Jake Tapper.But despite the firehose of bullshit, you have me and Florida Woman to cut through the noise with some jokes and a lot of righteous anger. Fuck fascism and fuck the enablers. #NurembergThemAllFor those of you who want the unedited and hilariously messy live recording, here you go!Ogre Nation News Update!3:35 - 11:41 Iowa is becoming a problem for the GOP, putting the Senate very much in play.11:42 - 23:50 The economy is on the brink and the Trump regime is trying to kick it over the edge.23:51 - 28:47 Is he dead yet? Sadly, no, but there’s definitely something seriously wrong with him.28:48 - 32:00 Epstein Update: A press conference, a document dump, and a discharge petition. Oh my…32:01 - 40:18 I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream Because of Fucking ICE40:19 - 1:13:45 Headlines for Short Attention Spans (Rant Edition)1:13:46 - 1:21:25 Selfcare of the WeekThings We Discussed In The ShowGOP congresswoman joins 2026 Iowa Senate race after Sen. Joni Ernst confirms she won’t runDemocrats celebrate special election victory in Iowa State Senate, ending GOP supermajorityReport warns Trump administration policies are undercutting economy and Wisconsin workersHere are the biggest takeaways from the government's latest inflation dataFood costs remain high—and could rise further with tariffs1.2 million immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data showsRural America is suffering an economic crisis as crop prices plunge — ‘U.S. soybean farmers cannot survive a prolonged trade dispute’The Bonfire of Trump’s VanitiesNew York Times, Washington Post Forget To Investigate If Trump Is DeadHouse Oversight Committee releases thousands of Epstein documentsFirefighter arrested by US border agents was on track for legal status, lawyers sayJudge blocks flights sending hundreds of children back to GuatemalaIce obtains access to Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted appsJudge rules Trump illegally deployed National Guard and Marines to Los AngelesTrump plans a hefty tax on imported drugs, risking higher prices and shortagesAir Force reportedly offers Jan. 6 attacker Ashli Babbitt an official military funeral'It infuriates us': Veterans rage at 'abusive' Trump over reports of him stiffing soldiersSept. 11 Victims’ Lawsuit Against Saudi Government Can Go to Trial, Judge RulesUS conducts ‘kinetic strike’ against drug boat from Venezuela, killing 11, Trump saysCEO who snatched boy's hat at US Open says he made 'huge mistake'Luray Caverns Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe