Ep. 72: Trump Laughs As 42 Million Americans Go Hungry

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 (a 17% discount!) $25 during the 2025 Halloween Sale! If not, it’s all good. Welcome to the Ogre Nation anyway!If Halloween seems extra scary this year because of all the fascists on the street, the OgPod is here to help you get through the panic. Join me and Frederic Poag (filling in for Florida Woman Rants) as we punch Nazis, laugh at the regime’s stupidity, and tell you the news you need to hear, the good stuff and the bad. The 2025 Halloween Sale runs until Midnight (EST) on Halloween, so please support this newsletter and podcast with a 50% annual subscription before it’s too laaaaaaaateeeeeeee…. *insert ghostly wail* Ogre Nation News Update!4:28 - 15:55 The Trump Shutdown continues and gets worse, with millions facing hunger as Republicans revel in their cruelty.15:56 - 23:15 The most corrupt Justices in American history are coming for marriage equality23:16 - 27:21 The regime is sending the FBI to “interrogate” (read as: Intimidate) protesters as they escalate their attack on the First Amendment27:22 - 33:46 Your Weekly Epstein Update33:47 - 42:39 I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream Because of Fucking Ice42:40 - 56:26 Scenes From A Crashing Economy56:27 - 1:23:00 Headlines For Short Attention Spans1:23:01 - 1:30:39 Self-care of the WeekThings We Discussed In The ShowMike Johnson Humiliated as Trump Declares ‘I’m the Speaker and the President’‘Uncharted territory’: Ongoing shutdown threatens food aid for 42 million peopleJohnson claims SNAP contingency funds ‘not legally available’Supreme Court Sets Date to Consider Same-Sex Marriage CaseMarriage equality isn’t in danger, but Democrats need you to stay afraid | Opinion 🙄🙄🙄Court to consider whether to hear challenge to same-sex marriage on Nov. 7‘Chilling’: FBI shocks with visits to homes of innocent protesters under Trump’s ordersCountering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence 🚨🚨🚨BNY Mellon sued over alleged financial ties to Jeffrey EpsteinChaotic shooting of suspect and deputy U.S. marshal highlights increased aggression in ICE crackdownsTikTok creator and US marshal shot during LA immigration raidUS detains British commentator Sami Hamdi in middle of national speaking tourBritish political commentator Sami Hamdi detained by federal authorities at California airportTariff costs to companies this year to hit $1.2 trillion, with consumers taking most of the hit, S&P saysUS National Debt Surpasses Grim Milestone For First Time In HistoryCorporate ‘Mega’ Bankruptcies Soar Amid ‘Financial Distress’Western Maryland Flood Survivors Left Without Federal Disaster Aid After Trump Administration Denies AppealTrump administration tells Colorado wolves must come from U.S. Rockies states, not CanadaElection 2025: Where Things Stand Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe