Episode 68: Trump Just Lost The Military Forever

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!WELP! This has been a hell of a week. Trump humiliating himself in front of the entire military leadership. Republicans shutting down the government to fuck over the American public. More white Republican men murdering people because MAGA is terrorism. We had a lot to talk about this week so why not join the conversation?*I’m a little muffled this week because my sinuses were completely clogged. Sorry about that.Here’s the (mostly) unedited video if you want all the goofs, gaffes, and awkward pauses.Ogre Nation News Update!3:20 - 13:09 The second Trump Shutdown is here. Seven years after the LAST time Trump shuttered the federal government in a fit of childish pique, here we are again. The regime thinks they’re going to win but once a loser, always a loser.13:10 - 23:49 Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump stood in front of America’s military leaders and humiliated themselves. The plan was to show strength. Instead, they showed how unfit to lead they both are.23:50 - 29:01 Last weekend was violent, even by America’s standards. Who was responsible for the violence? At least in part, white MAGA men. Where was the screaming panic from the media?29:02 - 33:13 Your Weekly Epstein Update: MTG is a drama queen and Mike Johnson is a weasel rat bastard.33:14 - 47:36 Scenes From A Crashing Economy47:37 - 49:30 Special Call Out For The Ogre Nation!49:31 - 1:07:35 Headlines for Short Attention Spans1:07:36 - 1:16:54 Self-care of the Week Things We Discussed During The ShowJ.K. Rowling and Emma Watson rift clarified: Why the former Harry Potter collaborators are feudingTrump news at a glance: Shutdown a chance to ‘get rid of a lot of things we didn’t want’, says presidentSenate switchboard: (202) 224-3121 Call and tell your Democratic Senator you support them.US government shutdown would halt September jobs report, other dataA Novice Defense Secretary Lectures the Brass on What It Takes to WinHegseth demands military commit more war crimesMelissa Corrigan’s Substack thread about Trump’s insane speechMarine awarded Purple Heart charged in deadly North Carolina waterfront bar shootingMormon church shooting suspect had Trump sign outside home, records showMTG Whips Conspiracy Theorists Into Frenzy: ‘I’m Not Suicidal’The GOP Effort to Hide the Epstein Files Just Hit a Disgusting New LowTrump-pledged support for Argentina stirs anger among RepublicansMAGA Official’s Trump Trade War Fears Exposed in Leaked TextAI investment is boosting the economy more than consumer spending—for nowIn Unusual Move, Prosecutors Secure Federal Charges From Local Grand JuryFar-right Facebook groups are engine of radicalisation in UK, data investigation suggestsTrump Posts an Absolutely Bonkers AI Video in Which He Promotes a Magic ‘Med Bed’ That Can Cure Any DiseaseKristi Noem Rushed Millions in FEMA Aid After GOP Donor Called Her UpNC’s Ted Budd breaks with party to send warning to Kristi Noem over Helene reliefRory McIlroy blasts Americans’ ‘unacceptable and abusive’ behavior at Ryder Cup Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe