Ep. 77: It’s The Corruption, Stupid.

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!)! If not, it’s all good. Welcome to the Ogre Nation anyway!Murders in the Caribbean, more corrupt shenanigans at the Supreme Court, and Trump is still definitely dying right in front of us, even if the legacy press won’t talk about it. Another hell of a week and a packed show with all of the snark and rage you’ve come to love. Come join the Ogre Nation Conversation!Ogre Nation News Update!1:36 - 11:19 The cover-up over the double-tap murder in the Caribbean continues…11:20 - 16:45 The most corrupt Supreme Court in American history takes up the “question” of Birthright Citizenship…16:46 - 21:15 Fascist oligarchs are attempting a hostile takeover of America’s news and entertainment media…21:16 - 27:32 Scenes From a Crashing Economy27:33 - 37:44 Headlines for Short Attention Spans37:45 - 43:54 Self-care of the WeekThings We Discussed On The ShowHegseth gives defiant speech defending ‘drug boat’ strikes amid scrutinyAdmiral told lawmakers everyone on alleged drug boat was on a list of military targetsA Frustrated Congress Pushes the Pentagon to Produce Its Boat Strike OrdersSen. Tom Cotton says survivors of first September boat strike ‘were not incapacitated’Birthright Citizenship Under the U.S. ConstitutionThe Supreme Court Just Took a Case That Would Have Only Recently Been UnthinkableJared Kushner is part of Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. DiscoveryLayoff announcements top 1.1 million this year, the most since 2020 pandemic, Challenger saysPoll: Trump’s own voters begin blaming him for affordability crisisIt’s the ‘A+++++’ economy, stupid. Trump embarks on the same don’t-believe-your-lying-eyes trap that doomed BidenInvestors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happeningQuote of the DayBridge to nowhere: Trump bailout to again flow to the largest, wealthiest farms, leaving struggling farmers behind‘Only so long’ before Trump’s tariff costs hit consumers, businesses warnDonald Trump, 79, Flaunts Red Carpet Hand Bandage at Kennedy CenterICE Detainee Bruna Ferreira, Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew, Says She ‘Made a Mistake’ in ‘Trusting’ Trump’s White House SecretaryMother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew ordered released from immigration detentionTrump national security strategy calls for ‘cultivating resistance’ in Europe and changing US’ role in Western HemisphereFlorida governor declares Muslim civil rights group a terrorist organizationRFK Jr and Trump official do pull-ups in bizarre airport press conferenceUS transportation secretary wants more civility in air travel. Not everyone is on board Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe