Negotiating With Ourselves: A Love Story

Oh honey, buckle up, because this week felt like somebody shook the snow globe of American politics and replaced the snow with pure nonsense.We kick things off with Mike Johnson presenting Trump with the America First Award — an award so made‑up it might as well have come with crayons and a sticker sheet. We are living in a parody of a parody.Then we learned that Trump's daily Iran war briefing is basically an Instagram Reel of random explosions because apparently two minutes of “boom boom” works better for him than actual information. Meanwhile, Trump keeps insisting we’re having “great negotiations” with Iran, while Iran says the U.S. is “negotiating with yourselves.” And honestly, that tracks.Pam Pam? Oh, Pam Pam messed up again. Apparently, according to Rep. Jamie Raskin, she sent damning evidence against Trump like she was forwarding a coupon. And Trump’s own Justice Department agreed to pay his former National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn, 1.2 million dollars to settle a lawsuit claiming he was maliciously prosecuted in the Russia investigation — you know, the one he pleaded guilty to before Trump pardoned him. Make it make sense.Senate Republicans rejected Democrats’ latest attempt to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, but Democrats did flip a Republican‑held Florida House seat — the one that includes Trump’s Mar-A-Lago resort. A jury found Instagram and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction trial, and the Senate learned Social Security could face insolvency by 2032. Because apparently we needed more things to worry about.And then there’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who prays for violence — yes, prays for it — and announced chaplaincy reforms that reduce recognized religious affiliations from over 200 to 31. Because nothing says “freedom of religion” like cutting 85 percent of them.Finally, in a round of “Which of These Things Doesn’t Belong,” First Lady Broccoli appeared alongside a humanoid robot, and no one was entirely sure which one was the actual human. We’re not saying anything. We’re just saying… we saw what we saw.Join us as we laugh, cry, scream into a pillow, and try to make sense of a week that absolutely refused to behave.Become a Frangela patron at Patreon.com and get three exclusive Micro Idiot podcasts each week as our thank you for your support. Now in video!Frangela swag available at https://www.zazzle.com/store/frangela! Book a personalized video shout-out from Frangela at Cameo.com/frangeladuo.https://sexyliberal.com/Looking for Idiot of the Week? Frangela: Idiot of the Week - PodcastCheck us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Frangela2024 Cash App: $frangeladuoVenmo: @frangeladuoOur Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy