The Opinionated Ogre Podcast

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!Even as Trump’s popularity collapses and his own base begins to abandon him, the regime is still full steam ahead on its eugenics program. Because genocidal monsters don’t care what the public thinks. They will mindlessly pursue their agenda of mass murder until they are dragged from power and charged with crimes against humanity.It’s up to us to make sure that happens. #NurembergThemAllOgre Nation News Update!2:40 - 15:14 The regime is trying to strip the disabled of their rights. Pure eugenics through policy.15:15 - 27:10 The Reflecting Pool fiasco is a ridiculous microcosm of Trump’s entire shitty regime.27:11 - 39:10 Welp! We told you some stuff was going to happen, and now it has. Time for another prediction update!39:11 - 1:05:55 Headlines for Short Attention Spans1:05:56 - 1:14:20 Self-care of the WeekThe Unedited Hot Mess Livestream! Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!This is it, Ogre Nation. Lila’s last time on the podcast before she heads off to her big, new, exciting life at college. As excited as I am for her, I am also going to miss the sweet, funny, and silly little girl who has been such an integral part of my life for the last decade.But before she rides off into the sunset, we had to record one final Lila Explains for you, our beloved audience. This episode is about depression and anxiety. I wanted to talk about this with Lila because she has struggled with both for a long time, and now that I’ve had a firsthand peek inside that world, I wanted to compare notes.We think you’ll find it interesting and very sappy because by the end, we get pretty mushy. But hey, she’s my daughter, I love her, and I’m sad to see her go, so you’ll just have to come along for the ride.Just a side note, the phrase I forgot at 18:33 is “abandonment issues” because I am dumb.This is a song from Cowboy Bebop, one of my favorite anime, and it really captures my mood these days. Very bittersweet. Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!The Most Corrupt Supreme Court in history continues to give Democrats all of the legal, moral, and political capital they need to expand the Court and strip the Republican Party of all of its stolen power. But until we get there, it’s going to be a loooong slog through nonstop judicial tyranny and Federalist Society scumfuckery.Florida Woman Rants and I tackle this story and more this week, so jump on in and join the Ogre Nation Conversation!Ogre Nation News Update!1:37 - 13:25 The most corrupt Supreme Court in history lets Alabama put a racist map into play. Because of COURSE they did…13:26 - 22:00 Donald Trump is dying, and it’s becoming too obvious for the press to hide anymore…22:01 - 28:10 I guess we have to talk about Graham Platner…28:11 - 31:24 Quick Epstein Files Update - Trump is even grosser than you thought…31:25 - 1:07:24 Headlines for Short Attention Spans!1:07:25 - 1:18:00 Self-care of the WeekThe Hot Mess Livestream! Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!The OgPod turns 100…episodes old! To celebrate this astonishing milestone (astonishing because you’re still listening to us!), we have an extra special (and extra long) show for you with special guests and everything!Come join the Ogre Nation Conversation, and here’s to another 100 episodes!Thank you for coming back every week. You, our beloved (and supernaturally attractive) audience is why we do this, and we absolutely love you for it! 🥰🥰🥰0:00 - 36:42 The longest opening ever goes completely off the rails with Lawrence Winnerman and Dana DuBois from The Daily Whatever Show! A far-ranging casual conversation about the states we live in, chocolate, J.K. Rowling, American racism/fascism, Dana and Lawrence’s substacks, AI in the workplace, the AI bubble, and the economy. Yowzer!Ogre Nation Midyear Prediction Update!36:42 - 43:08 The regime is going to lash out in desperation, but there are a lot of roadblocks to their plan for a permanent authoritarian takeover.43:09 - 50:34 The 2026 midterms are going to be a total wipeout for the fascist fucks of the GOP, no matter how hard they try to cheat. 50:35 - 58:27 The economy is collapsing, and 2026 is almost certainly going to see major disruptions on par with (but probably worse than) 2008-2009. Lawrence digs deep on this one.58:28 - 1:01:47 The No Kings protests will pass 10-15 million, causing the regime to panic and push more people into the streets to protest.1:01:48 - 1:06:39 ICE will reach new depths of violence and depravity.1:06:40 - 1:15:41 The Anti-Israeli movement and the legacy press will be used to whitewash Republican Nazis1:15:42 - 1:18:49 Trump’s declining health and cognitive collapse will be impossible to hide.1:18:50 - 1:21:50 JD Vance will ramp up his campaign to be Trump’s successor, and that won’t go well. At all.1:21:51 - 1:27:41 The Epstein files will only become a bigger and uglier scandal.1:27:42 - 1:33:13 Corporate America is going to rediscover its love of democracy and diversity as the regime stumbles and fails.1:33:14 - 1:51:00 Self-care of the WeekThe Unedited Hotmess Livestream! Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!As Month Three of Trump’s quick and easy war drags on, the legacy press finds itself in a state of quantum uncertainty. They can’t seem to figure out if the war is over, like the regime keeps saying every other day, or if the fact that the Strait of Hormuz is still closed and we keep bombing Iran means the war is still happening.Who knew being a journalist was SO complicated and reporting on facts could be so confusing!? Thank god so many of them went to journalism school to learn how to parrot whatever the regime says instead of reporting what is actually happening. Think of the confusion if the New York fucking Times looked out the window and just wrote what they actually saw: No ships going through the Strait and an energy crisis just weeks away from spiraling out of control. Total chaos!Fuck these people.Ogre Nation News Update!2:00 - 12:10 Is the Iran War still going on or not? The press is literally telling us yes and no at the same time. When are they going to do their fucking jobs and look out the window?12:11 - 22:09 The Trump Regime goes full Big Brother and tries to memory hole the history of January 6. And the legacy press is helping them do it.22:10 - 32:32 We Live in The Stupidest Timeline32:33 - 1:05:28 Headlines for Short Attention Spans1:05:29 - 1:15:44 Self-care of the Week1:15:45 - 1:17:30 Important Housekeeping Note!The Unedited Hotmess Livestream! Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!The absolute top priority of the Democratic Party when they topple the Trump regime is to purge the courts of corrupt judges. The Federalist Society has tipped its hand, and its operatives have shown that they are an existential threat to the rule of law. Nothing will get done until these traitors are removed and the Constitution restored. We have a lot to get to this week, so come join the Ogre Nation Conversation!Ogre Nations News Update!1:45 - 9:31 We talk about the San Diego neo-Nazi shooting because the legacy press won’t. Why? Because when it’s neo-Nazis, it’s an “ISOLATED INCIDENT” and the story vanishes. (Nathan, aka “Little Mr. Florida Woman Rants” is hanging out in the room as a special guest host. 😆)9:32 - 17:49 Virginia Democrats discover what we’ve all known all along: The most corrupt Supreme Court in American history is a stickler for the rules…but only when it hurts Democrats.17:50 - 26:28 Trump and the GOP’s poll numbers are so bad, all their gerrymandering and election rigging will not save them.26:29 - 36:36 Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund for domestic terrorists and his insider trading are new high-water marks in corruption, and the legacy press is too busy to notice.36:37 - 41:10 I Scream You Scream We All Scream Because of Fucking ICE 41:11 - 59:50 Headlines for Short Attention Spans59:51 - 1:08:55 Self-care of the Week (Nathan has left the room at this point)The Unedited Hotmess Livestream! Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

These are dark times, but we will continue to tell the stories you need to hear in a clear (and usually profane) voice. If we entertain/anger/inform you, preferably all three, please consider becoming a supporting subscriber today for only $5 a month or just $50 a year (a 17% discount!).Prices are on food, and everyday essentials are going up fast. But Trump’s oil shock hasn’t really hit yet, and when it does, prices are going to explode. Florida Woman Rants and I give you a practical guide on how to prepare before that happens.Oh, and we cover some other important news, too.Come join the Ogre Nation Conversation!Ogre Nation News Update!4:10 - 4:50 Trumpflation explodes, and it’s just going to get worse4:51 - 27:45 Trump’s Oil Shock is here, and we’re going to feel it soon. There are a lot of simple, common-sense steps you can take to protect yourself. We give you some.27:46 - 39:07 Trump’s Epstein scandal refuses to go away, no matter how many countries he invades…39:08 - 1:02:30 Headlines for Short Attention Spans!1:02:31 - 1:10:00 Self-care of the WeekHere’s the chart of how much traffic right-wing sites are losing. Ha-Ha!The Unedited Hot Mess Livestream! Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!Florida Woman Rants returns and she is sooooo pissed off at the corrupt Republican Justices on our infinitely corrupt SCOTUS! Plus, the oil shock from Trump’s idiotic war in Iran is almost here and the consequences will be absolutely brutal for the American economy. Don’t say we didn’t warn you…Ogre Nation News Update!1:13 - 26:15 The Iran War Stalemate Drags On26:16 - 34:08 The Most Corrupt Supreme Court in American History gets involved in abortion politics again34:09 - 1:24:55 Headlines for Short Attention Spans1:24:56 - 1:35:40 Self-Care of the WeekThe Hot Mess Livestream! Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!Florida Woman Rants took the week off to deal with family stuff, so Frederic Poag stepped in to fill her ranty shoes! There was MUCH ranting to be done. Just as we were getting ready to record, 6 unelected Republican extremists helped the GOP rig elections, Trump is setting the world on a path towards financial ruin, the legacy press tone polices the left AGAIN, and I let loose on Trump’s corrupt DoJ for paving the way for #Nuremberg II: Electric Chair Boogaloo.Come join the Ogre Nation Conversation, won’t you?Ogre Nation News Update!0:01 - 2:19 The six most corrupt Supreme Court Justices in American history put their thumb on the electoral scale by gutting the Voting Rights Act.2:20 - 3:45 Intro3:46 - 9:05 More discussion about the bullshit SCOTUS decision to kill the VRA.9:06 - 26:49 The Iran War continues to devastate the global economy, and it’s about to get a lot worse as Trump’s ego is writing checks no one can cash.26:50 - 52:45 Political violence is not the answer, especially if you think you’re going to use it to build a fucking ballroom.52:46 - 58:46 I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream Because of Fucking ICE58:47 - 1:24:27 Headlines for Short Attention Spans1:24:28 - 1:40:34 Self-Care of the Week and a conversation about anxiety and depressionNorah O’Donnell savagely letting Trump hang himself:The unedited hot mess livestream! Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

These are dark times but I will continue to tell the stories you need to hear in a clear (and usually profane) voice. If I entertain/anger/inform you, preferably all three, please consider becoming a supporting subscriber today for only $5 a month or just $50 a year (a 17% discount!).Trump is so erratic and out of his depth, his own regime won’t allow him near important military operations. That should be top news. It was borderline to a coup and yet, just another day in the regime. Other news to talk about. No big deal. This is how normalized the dementia and insanity of America’s would-be dictator has become.One wonders how much longer that will continue when the oil shock finally hits America sometime in the next 4-6 weeks?Anyway, come join the Ogre Nation Conversation as Florida Woman Rants and I dig into the lunacy that is America!Ogre Nation News Update!1:25 - 19:02 What stupid shit did Trump do in the Middle East today? How long do we have before the oil shock catches up to us?19:03 - 28:15 What the fuck is happening at the FBI with Kash “Blackout Drunk” Patel?28:16 - 34:38 We Live in the Stupidest Timeline - Pete Hegseth Edition34:39 - 1:17:57 Headlines for Short Attention Spans1:17:58 - 1:32:50 Self-care of the Week1:34:22 A special PSA from Florida Woman about your kids and driving.The Hot Mess Livestream! Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!It’s Florida Woman Rants’ birthday this week! We recorded the show a little early so she could go to a Cardi B concert Tuesday night and get her Cardi on.Anywho!, The Iran War is still limping along, Melania goes rogue, and we say “Fuck off into the sunset!” to Eric Swalwell. Come join us for the Ogre Nation Conversation!Ogre Nation News Update!9:00 - 26:20 The Iran War is going just great! The best, most perfect negotiations the world has ever seen!26:21 - 33:28 Melania Trump shoves the Epstein files back into the headlines, and no one knows why.33:29 - 36:56 Bye-bye, Eric Swalwell. Now fuck off forever.36:57 - 1:10:12 Headlines for Short Attention Spans!1:10:13 - 1:22:44 Self-care of the Week!The Hot Mess Livestream! Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!Ceasefire or capitulation? You decide! Donald Trump TACOed on his genocidal threat and the world is better off for it. Sort of? Join me and Florida Woman Rants as we jump feet first into the week’s insane news with the sarcasm, anger, and insight you’ve come to depend on to cut through the bullshit. Come join the Ogre Nation Conversation!Ogre Nation News Update!1:27 - 26:30 It was another TACO Tuesday as Trump agreed to a ceasefire because his war is stupid and he’s desperate to run away from it.26:31 - 36:15 Trump’s racist attack on Birthright Citizenship is going about as well as his stupid war in Iran.36:16 - 41:35 The President of Peace is demanding $1.5 TRILLION for the military while insisting we can pay for Medicare, Medicaid, or daycare. What a man of the people!41:36 - 59:15 Headlines for Short Attention Spans59:16 - 15:48 Self-Care of the Week/Florida Woman Explains why the American side of Niagara Falls is a slum.The Messy Unedited Livestream! Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!It’s been a rough couple of years for Florida Woman Rants and her youngest child. As a special needs student, school is supposed to be a refuge. A place where he is nurtured and given the help he needs to thrive. Instead, it has been three years of struggle and cruelty from the very people meant to protect our kids.In this very special episode of the Opinionated Ogre podcast, Florida Woman and I dig into Nathan’s story and what ultimately led Florida Woman to remove him from public school so she can homeschool him.Our social safety net is fraying, and it’s being done on purpose. We deserve better. Our children deserve better.Come join the Ogre Nation Conversation and see what it looks like when our schools fail our children and us. Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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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!The regime continues to flail about as it looks for solutions to the problems it continues to cause. Whether it be the disastrously long lines at airports, the escalating war with Iran, or still trying to bury the Epstein files, Trump has no fucking idea what he’s doing.Let’s show him how much this country hates him this Saturday at the third No Kings rally. America will not stand for fascism.Ogre Nation News Update!1:06 - 15:00 Trump is blocking the Department of Homeland Security from being funded, and now we have ICEholes at our airports, looking like the Gestapo goons they are. This will definitely work out for the regime. Honest!15:01 - 34:12 Trump’s Idiot Iran War enters its fourth week, and it’s going just GREAT…for absolutely no one.34:13 - 38:20 We Haven’t Forgotten The Epstein Files, Trump38:21 - 1:02:23 Headlines for Short Attention Spans1:02:24 - 1:06:05 Self-care of the Week 1:08:57 - 1:17:00 The rest of the Empty Nest Syndrome conversationThe Messy Unedited Livestream! Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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! $40 a year FOREVER during our Second Anniversary Sale! If not, it’s all good. Welcome to the Ogre Nation anyway!Trump is amazed, shocked, OUTRAGED that the allies he’s spent the last decade insulting and undermining politically and economically are not interested in saving him from the disaster he’s trapped the United States in. Florida Woman Rants and I dig into this clusterfuck, and we’re looking forward to the absolutely massive #NoKings protests coming on Saturday, March 28th.Bonus segment: I share a really sweet and sappy story about Lila and me.Come join the Ogre Nation Conversation!Ogre Nation News Update!3:07 - 26:17 Welcome to Week Three of Trump’s Idiot War.26:18 - 28:30 Every day is Trump Corruption Day!28:31 - 33:28 Epstein Update!33:29 - 49:12 Headlines for Short Attention Spans!49:13 - 54:34 Self-care of the Week54:35 - 1:02:52 Bonus! The Story of Ogre and His Almost-Daughter1:04:25 - 1:09:27 Aftershow chatter (More Lila stuff)The Hot Mess Unedited Video! Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!No plan. No exit strategy. Just non-stop lying and praying someone will fix the regime’s mess for them before things fall apart TOO much.This is what happens when you put morons and imbeciles in power and tell them that they are above the law.Florida Woman Rants and I have a big show for you this week with all of the angry ranting you know and love. Come join the Ogre Nation Conversation!Ogre Nation News Update!:50 - 26:40 Trump’s stupid war in Iran is spinning out of control, and we are all going to pay the price.26:41 - 38:20 The economy is on the brink of collapse, and the coming oil shock is going to push it over the edge.38:21 - 45:29 You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream Because of Fucking ICE45:30 - 1:04:19 Headlines for Short Attention Spans!1:04:20 - 1:16:46 Self-care of the Week1:18:02 - 1:23:30 Bonus clip! Florida Woman does not like electric cars.The Unedited Hot Mess 😜 Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

Did you get to spend your morning hanging out with Dana DuBois and Lawrence Winnerman railing at the sheer stupidity and evil of the right? Then your morning wasn’t as awesome as mine! It’s OK to be jealous. 😜Thank you Cat: Poli-Psych, Yanni Hamburger, Samantha Paige (she/they), LeftieProf, Laura Tompkins, and many others for tuning into my live video with Dana DuBois, Lawrence Winnerman, and The Daily Whatever Show! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!To the surprise of no one, most of this week’s episode focuses on Trump’s sloppy, poorly planned (or not planned at all, really) war in Iran. Breaking news!!! It’s going to end in complete disaster for literally everyone involved.Florida Woman Rants and I have some things to say about this bullshit and the complicity of all of the people who got us here. Again. Come join the Ogre Nation Conversation and let’s get into it!Bonus! It’s been suggested I bring back the (mostly) unedited livestream, which you will find at the bottom of the article! Enjoy the chaos!Ogre Nation News Update5:50 - 33:00 We’re invading Middle Eastern countries like it’s 2001 again! The war in Iran is based on lies, Christian Nationalism, and arrogance. We have no strategy, no exit plan, and it’s going to be a fucking disaster. 33:01 - 38:50 The Weekly Epstein Files Update Is Back!38:51 - 53:54 Headlines for Short Attention Spans53:55 - 1:05:00 Self-care of the WeekThe Completely Messy (mostly) Unedited Live Stream! Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!Trump gave a speech. No one cared. The End. This week, I’m flying solo because Florida Woman Rants’ little one has a fever, so you’ll have to listen to me rant a little more than usual. My voice is also slightly croaky because I’m fighting off a cold (and losing). It’s that time of the year, I guess.😜Anyway! We have anti-vaxxer crap, warmongering crap, white nationalist crap, and a whole lot of really dangerous AI crap in this week’s show. But also good news for the blue wave! Lots to get to! So come join the Ogre Nation Conversation!Ogre Nation News Update:1:00 - 7:19 Breaking News! “Tired old pedophile suffering from severe dementia gave long, boring speech last night filled with lies and gibberish.” 😴😴😴7:20 - 13:55 The Supreme Court took away Trump’s tariffs but the details matter.13:56 - 22:49 Are we at war with Iran yet? Give it time. Trump desperately needs a war SOMEWHERE in the world because that’s Fascism 101.22:50 - 26:20 A study proves Elon Musk is using Twitter to manipulate its users to embrace white nationalism. Propaganda on a mass scale.26:21 - 39:32 We Live in the Stupidest Timeline39:33 - 52:45 Headlines for Short Attention Spans52:46 - 54:54 Self-care of the Week Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!Republicans continue to prove that they are unfit to govern, leading us down a path that will cost lives for decades to come, even as the legacy press continues to bend the knee in abject surrender. When the regime falls, and it will, everyone has to be held accountable for selling out democracy to pad their fucking bank accounts.Ogre Nation News Update!2:40 - 12:48 The regime pays back half a billion in filthy fossil fuel donations by killing a crucial Obama-era EPA legal ruling. Enjoy all the extra pollution courtesy of the “both sides are just as bad!” crowd. Florida Woman Rants gives a short history lesson about Love Canal.12:49 - 22:38 Gallup obeys in advance and ends presidential approval polls because Trump’s numbers are in the shitter. CBS manages to go from bad to unbelievably worse all in the same week. The legacy press continues to fail us.22:39 - 25:40 As we enter the third government shutdown of Trump’s second term in office, we see the results of electing people who despise the very concept of government.25:41 - 31:41 You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream Because of Fucking ICE31:42 - 35:52 We Live in the Stupidest Timeline - I give a little Ogre history lesson about Lysenkoism. 35:53 - 46:56 Headlines for Short Attention Spans46:57 - 53:10 Self-care of the Week Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!Between pedophiles and traitors, there doesn’t seem to be a single honest grifter in the entire Trump regime. Gone are the good ol’ days when Republicans just lined their pockets with good ol’ ‘Murikan greed. Now they’re either working for hostile foreign nations or raping children, or frequently both. #NurembergThemAllOgre Nation News Update3:00 - 7:14 Tulsi Gabbard is protecting someone close to Trump who is (presumably) doing something very illegal with a foreign government. We don’t know what. We don’t know who. But this reeks of treason.7:15 - 25:20 Bad Bunny electrified the nation with a Super Bowl performance for the record books. Watching the right melt down into a puddle of racist outrage was just the icing on the cake. Also, Super Bowl commercials mostly suck now. 25:21 - 36:10 Europe is coming for the pedophiles in the Epstein files. America? Not so much. Here, the pedophiles are protected by the very people who swore to destroy them.36:11 - 47:37 You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream Because of Fucking ICE47:38 - 1:00:30 Headlines for Short Attention Spans1:00:30 - 1:06:45 Self-Care of the Week Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

Spent the afternoon taking a deep dive into what it means to be a man in a world that teaches us all the wrong lessons about masculinity. How do we muddle our way through? Well, jump in and listen, will ya?!Thank you Beth Cruz, Eric Lullove, Elizabeth Raven, Ms.Yuse, Robert Sawers, and many others for tuning into my live video with Nick Paro and Banner & Backbone Media! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!This was another week that displayed enormous weakness for a regime that depends on the illusion of absolute strength. A wounded and dying animal is at its most dangerous, but that doesn’t change the fact that the animal is wounded and dying. Come join the Ogre Nation Conversation and let’s talk about it!Nerd Bonus! Guest host Frederic Poag and I spend a whole lot of time yapping about RPGs after the show. Ogre Nation News Update!3:03 - 9:23 Trump ramps up his attack on the free press because now that the legacy press is collapsing, he has to silence independent voices next. A sign of strength? Hardly.9:24 - 16:35 The regime raids the Fulton County election office in Georgia. Tulsi Gabbard was there, too. The regime is straight-up panicking about the midterms, and this is what that looks like.16:36 - 34:10 Nazis swarm the Opinionated Ogre newsletter because calls for accountability terrify the “party of personal responsibility” more than death and taxes combined.34:10 - 36:45 A bit of breaking news about a big tough manly MAGAt that got arrested in Texas after attacking a teenage girl and then getting his ass beat like a drum by her classmates.36:48 - 46:01 You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream Because of Fucking ICE46:02 1:15:05 Headlines for Short Attention Spans!1:15:06 - 1:20:50 Self-Care of the Week1:22:34 - 1:29:15 Ogre and Fred’s super nerdy aftershow discussion about different RPGs 1:29:17 - 1:36:07 Fred’s extended D&D selfcare segment Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!The regime goes too far in Minnesota and is forced to back down in the face of public outrage. The violence is far from over, and things will only get worse from here as the regime panics and tightens its grip, but this was a test of their power, and they failed. The illusion of fascist infallibility, control, and public support is shattered.Stay strong. The fascists are afraid, and we have to keep them afraid until they break.Ogre Nation News Update!4:12 - 8:49 Ilhan Omar attacked by a “fucking asshole.” Trump’s stochastic terrorism strikes again.8:50 - 42:15 ICE murders another innocent person in Minneapolis, and America rises up to smack down the fascist regime.42:22 - 57:25 Headlines for Short Attention Spans57:26 - 1:02:21 Self-Care of the Week1:03:40 - 1:12:30 - Bonus Punch The Nazi track! Florida Woman and I went off on a whole tangent about the GOP and Nazis that broke the flow of the show, so we cut it and put it at the end. Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

Fascism thrives on fear. It wilts under scrutiny. Never look away. Never stop fighting. Hold them accountable and make them pay for every cruel thing they do. It’s the only way we get through this. Support this newsletter for just $5 a month or $50 a year and we’ll get through together.Had a chat with some nerds, a doctor, and a bachelor yesterday about what a piece of shit Michael Cohen is, the dying racism of white power, how the press protects the GOP, and how Nazis should meet the end of a hangman’s noose. It was fun, you should totally watch us cook. :)Thank you Cat, Cris, Jeanne Elbe, Ea Himmelbjerg 🌿, San, and many others for tuning into my live video with Evan Fields, Walter Rhein, Eric Lullove, and Nick Paro! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!Year One was an epic clusterfuck of evil. Year Two? Not going as well for the fascist fucks as Year One. And it’s only going to get worse for them going forward. We love that for them.Florida Woman Rants has the week off, so recurring guest host Frederic Poag graciously steps into her shoes! Give him a warm welcome!Come join the Ogre Nation Conversation and let’s see what the dumbshits in the Republican Party are up to this week!Ogre Nation News Update!5:55 - 27:05 One year in, and the regime is trying to cover up its weakness with increasingly violent attacks on Americans.27:06 - 37:27 The midterms are coming at us fast, and the blue wave is only getting larger. Now the Senate is in play, too. Teehee.37:28 - 43:05 Trump has a new scam: 19th-century colonialism?43:06 - 53:15 Scenes From a Crashing Economy53:16 - 1:07:08 Headlines for Short Attention Spans1:07:09 - 1:11:52 Self-care of the Week1:13:25 - 1:14:42 The rest of Frederic’s Football TED Talk from the opening. 😆😆😆 Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!This was a nightmarish week of violence and abject stupidity from a collapsing fascist regime. ICE is escalating on the orders of Stephen Miller under the mistaken belief that there will never be any consequences. Ok, fuckos. Keep telling yourselves that.Come join the Ogre Nation Conversation. It’ll help you stay sane in these insane times.Ogre Nation News Update!3:17 - 22:26 I Scream, You Scream, We Scream Because of Fucking ICE (Minnesota Edition)22:26 - 28:30 Trump orders a corrupt criminal investigation into Jerome Power, threatening to seize control of the Federal Reserve and turn the American Dollar into worthless toilet paper.28:31 - 40:15 Oil CEOs tell Trump to go fuck himself. Politely.40:16 - 55:45 Headlines for Short Attention Spans!55:46 - 1:00:35 Self-Care of the Week Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!More chaos and violence from a regime seeking to bury and exhaust us with chaos and violence. The only way we get through this is together. That’s what this podcast is for. Come on, join the Ogre Nation Conversation.Ogre Nation News Update!:06 - 4:03 Special commentary on the murder of Renee Good by Stephen Miller’s Gestapo.8:30 - 38:58 Hooray! A new regime change war for oil! Our track record for those is flawless! What could possibly go wrong?38:59 - 49:33 We Live in the Stupidest Timeline - Preventable Disease Edition49:34 - 1:07:10 Headlines for Short Attention Spans!1:07:11 - 1:12:27 Self-care of the Week Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!Welp! Here we are, the end of 2025. Honestly, goodbye and good riddance. No one liked you. Will 2026 be any better? Well… bit of a mixed bag there. We’re not going to enjoy next year, either, but you know who’s going to enjoy it even less? The fucking fascists. They’ve made our lives a living hell, and in 2026, we get to return the favor with interest. What’s that going to look like? Settle in and let us peer into the future together…Here are the Top Ten OgPod Predictions for what’s coming down the road!Ogre Nation Future Forecast!4:14 - 10:05 1. The regime is going to lash out in desperation, but there are a lot of roadblocks to their plan for a permanent authoritarian takeover.10:06 - 16:12 2. The 2026 midterms are going to be a total wipeout for the fascist fucks of the GOP, no matter how hard they try to cheat.16:13 - 25:24 3. The economy is collapsing, and 2026 is almost certainly going to see major disruptions on par with (but probably worse than) 2008-2009.25:25 - 29:00 4. The No Kings protests will pass 10-15 million, causing the regime to panic and push more people into the streets to protest.29:01 - 32:58 5. ICE will reach new depths of violence and depravity.32:59 - 38:17 6. The Anti-Israeli movement and the legacy press will be used to whitewash Republican Nazis.38:18 - 40:48 7. Trump’s declining health and cognitive collapse will be impossible to hide.40:49 - 42:33 8. JD Vance will ramp up his campaign to be Trump’s successor, and that won’t go well. At all.42:34 - 53:00 9. The Epstein files will only become a bigger and uglier scandal.53:01 - 55:16 10. Corporate America is going to rediscover its love of democracy and diversity as the regime stumbles and fails.55:17 - 59:10 Conclusion/The last Ogre Rant of 2025. Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

How to make a bleak year end with a laugh? Throw three Jews together to kvetch about it, of course!We also make a few predictions about 2026. It’s weird being the optimist of the group for a change, but I do my best to cheer up Dana and Lawrence. You’ll have to judge for yourself if I succeed or not. ;)Thank you Nick Paro, The Bathrobe Guy (Robes) 👘, Cat, Melissa Corrigan, she/her, Yanni Hamburger, and many others for tuning into my live video with Dana DuBois, Lawrence Winnerman, and GenXy! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

How did you spend your Friday morning? I spent it ranting about racism, white nationalism, ignorance, white privilege, and other assorted white people problems with two other very angry old guys. 😆😆😆Thank you Ellie Leonard, Neurodivergent Hodgepodge, Robert Sawers, R.V. Hughes, Laura Tompkins, and many others for tuning into my live video with Arturo Dominguez and Walter Rhein! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!It’s weeks like this when we need to reach out to each other the most. Our therapy is pouring our anger and grief into writing and podcasting so other people know they are not alone in their distress. That is why we do what we do.Thanks for joining us, and we’ll see you after Christmas. Happy Holidays, everyone.Ogre Nation News Update!6:24 - 13:32 Mindless racism follows the antisemitic murders in Australia.13:33 - 20:36 Republicans are working hard to break the American healthcare system while trying to avoid paying an electoral price for ruining millions of lives.20:37 - 27:13 Trump’s tweet about the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife was unhinged, even for him. But it’s even worse than it looks.27:14 - 33:44 We Live In The Stupidest Timeline33:45 - 44:04 Headlines for Short Attention Spans44:05 - 49:40 Self-care of the WeekThings We Discussed In The ShowBondi terror attack: Naveed Akram charged with 59 offences after 15 people killed at Hanukah celebrationCouple in dashcam footage who were killed trying to fight off Bondi shooter identified as Boris and Sofia GurmanCassidy says ‘I don’t care who gets the credit’ on ACA subsidies extensionObamacare subsidies extension to get vote after 4 Republicans buck leadershipWhite House Shocks Social Media By Retweeting Trump’s Vile Rob Reiner PostColorado Officials Reject Trump’s ‘Pardon’ of a Convicted Election DenierMore parents refusing vitamin K shots for newborns, study findsVitamin K Shot Given at Birth Prevents Lethal Brain Bleeds, but More Parents Are Opting OutTrump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving VenezuelaTrump’s article of faith: Economy will soar in ‘26SNAP Is Now a Key Part of Democrats’ MessagingTrump Is Already Discussing Preemptive Pardons For His Lawless AdministrationUS set to lose measles elimination status: The ‘house is on fire’Veterans Affairs Cutting As Many As 35,000 Jobs By End Of Year, Report SaysAbrego Garcia is still hoping to find justice after his wrongful deportation, his lawyer says Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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

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!We’re back from our Thanksgiving break! No more pre-recorded stuff. This episode is LIVE, people! As we head into the new year, we’re upping our podcasting game with a few changes, but it’s still the news and analysis delivered with the foul language and snark you’ve come to love. Lots to cover this week, so come join the Ogre Nation Conversation!Ogre Nation News Update!2:04 - 7:23 Republicans win a special election in Tennessee! Here’s why that victory is TERRIBLE news for the GOP… 7:24 - 20:05 The regime uses a dead National Guardsman to push their white nationalist agenda, and Stephen Miller goes more rabid than usual.20:06 - 30:55 The dumbest march to war ever. The regime’s lust for murdering Venezuelans is out of control, but the cowards refuse to take responsibility for their crimes. Shocker.30:56 - 35:18 Trump’s pardons are the most corrupt in history and the press isn’t really interested. Weird.35:19 - 41:00 Florida’s school voucher program has turned into a huge waste of taxpayer money, filled with theft and fraud. Exactly what Republicans intended. *Ogre Note: During this segment, Florida Woman says “America’s youths,” which somehow came out sounding like “America’s Jews,” which made me think of this classic scene from “My Cousin Vinny.” Feel free to mock Florida Woman.*41:01 - 43:57 You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream Because of Fucking ICE43:58 - 1:00:40 Headlines for Short Attention Spans!1:00:41 - 1:04:45 Self-care of the WeekThings We Discussed On The ShowSteve Kornacki: GOP warning signs and lessons for Democrats in Tennessee’s special election resultsRepublican whose child has Down syndrome opposes redistricting after Trump’s ableist slurTrump vows to freeze migration from ‘Third World Countries’ after D.C. attackIs the US targeting a Venezuelan cartel that may not technically exist?Hegseth keeps target on Navy man over lethal ‘narco boat’ strikes with eight-word retort to claim he tossed admiral under busFormer Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández freed after Trump pardonBill Clinton’s Last Outrage; The President’s Defenders Feel Betrayed by His Pardon of Marc RichBush Pardons 6 in Iran Affair, Aborting a Weinberger Trial; Prosecutor Assails ‘Cover-Up’‘Whatever can go wrong with this system has gone wrong’: Audit finds Florida’s voucher program caused funding shortfall for public schoolsCongress Enacts First-Ever Federal Tax Credit for Education ScholarshipsCollege student traveling for Thanksgiving deported despite judge’s order blocking her removalA mother was taken into custody by ICE. Then the public learned of her family tie to the White HouseDenmark sets up ‘night watch’ to monitor Trump after Greenland rowMark Carney says decades-long relationship between US and Canada has endedInside Trump’s Push to Make the White House Ballroom as Big as PossibleDimon on JPMorgan Chase not donating to White House ballroom: ‘We have an issue’FBI under Kash Patel has become ‘internally paralyzed by fear’, new report revealsKash Patel Meltdown Over FBI Jacket Derailed Major Investigation Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

Thanksgiving is a day for family, food, and reflection. And angry politics! This is the Opinionated Ogre Podcast! There’s ALWAYS angry politics!But this week, we also slip in some joy and family to take the edge off. So grab a turkey leg and settle in as Florida Woman Rants and I share the things we’re grateful for this year! The Opinionated Ogre is a Stay-at-Home parent first, foul-mouthed hater of fascist Republicans second. He’s been making the most horrible people in the country miserable for 15 years and the hate he feels for American Nazis is eternal and without limits. He plans to stop torturing right-wing trash the day the last fascist dies. So, you know, never. Please help support this potty-mouthed newsletter for just $5/month or $50/year (Almost 17% less!) Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

Had a wonderful conversation with Andra Watkins about the dangers of Christian Nationalism/Dominionism and the racism and misogyny and pedophilia it deliberately spreads like a goddamn cancer in America. We finished it off by talking about why this time, the American Right will be held accountable for its crimes and why they won’t be able to stop the midterms.Come join the conversation!The Opinionated Ogre is a Stay-at-Home parent first, foul-mouthed hater of fascist Republicans second. He’s been making the most horrible people in the country miserable for 15 years and the hate he feels for American Nazis is eternal and without limits. He plans to stop torturing right-wing trash the day the last fascist dies. So, you know, never. Please help support this potty-mouthed newsletter for just $5/month or $50/year (Almost 17% less!) Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!Hey, does anyone remember the shutdown? No? That’s because Trump is a pedophile, and the Epstein scandal has blown up in his face so badly, he’s having a physical and mental breakdown over it.Truly, we feel just AWFUL about the whole thing!Anyway! We here at the OgPod are in real danger of running out of popcorn, so please keep us in your thoughts during this difficult time. 😁😁😁Ogre Nation New Update!1:30 - 21:04 The Epstein files have broken Trump and laid waste to MAGAland. And the damage is just getting started.21:05 - 23:55 Desperate to distract the nation and loot yet another country, the regime is threatening to invade Venezuela for completely fabricated reasons.23:56 - 26:54 The compassionate conservative “Christians” of the Trump regime are not done screwing over SNAP recipients, even though the shutdown is over.26:55 - 35:00 You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream Because of Fucking ICE35:01 - 53:35 Headlines for Short Attention Spans53:36 - 1:01:35 Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes (The Best Self-Care There Is)Ogre: Aunt Ana’s Tres Leches Rice PuddingIngredients:* One 14 oz. can of condensed milk* One 12 oz. can of evaporated milk* One cup of milk. Whole preferably, but 2% is OK. Skim, not so much. Lactaid milk works just fine.* One and one-quarter cup of short grain rice. This is really important. It has to be short grain, not medium or long. Short grain is sticky, and without it, the pudding is just loose and bleh. I use sushi rice, but if you have a different short-grain rice you prefer, go for it.You absolutely do not need to add sugar to this unless you have a monster sweet tooth or a diabetic death wish.Optional extras:* 1 cup of raisins, more or less, depending on how much you like in your pudding.* 1 cup of coconut flakes or half a cup of cream of coconut (not coconut milk, that’s completely different and not useful for this recipe), or both if you really want that coconut flavor in there.* 3 cinnamon sticks and or cinnamon powder - I’ll explain what to do with this in a second.Instructions:Set the rice up to cook as normal.When the rice is almost done, add the three milks to a medium pot and heat to just under a boil on a medium to low flame. Milk burns easily, so be careful and stir it frequently. If you want a cinnamon flavor, add the sticks to the milk and let it cook the entire time. The flavor will release into the liquid. If you want coconut, add the cream when you put the milks together. The same with the raisins, so they get nice and plump. You COULD add all of it, but coconut cinnamon raisin rice pudding sounds a bit overwhelming.When the milk is just starting to boil, shut off the heat and add the rice. Stir it in good and break up any chunks so it’s nice and even. Add the coconut flakes if you’re using them. Leave the cinnamon sticks in if you’re doing that. Pour the whole thing into a bowl or a Pyrex and smooth it out, breaking up any last chunks. It’s going to be liquidy. Don’t worry, the rice will absorb some of the liquid and you’ll be left with a nice and creamy pudding when it cools and sets. That takes about 4-5 hours. Dust the top with cinnamon powder if you’re using it. You can tinker with the amount of rice if you prefer your pudding soupier (go with a cup of rice) or more dry (go with one and a third cups of rice). Play around with it and find your, ahem, sweet spot.And that’s it. My Aunt Anna’s Tres Leches rice pudding.Grandma Florida Woman’s StuffingIngredients:* 1 stick of butter* 1 large onion (or a couple of medium onions)* 5 celery stalks* 1 tube of regular Jimmy Dean’s sausage* 1 ½ loaves white bread (or whatever you prefer)*** 2 eggs* Salt and pepperInstructions:Dice the onion and celery. Melt the butter in a pan and throw saute the onions and celery. Season it with salt and pepper. Let it cool down when it is soft.In another pan, fry the sausage. When it’s finished, place it on paper towels to drain the grease. In a mixing bowl, combine the sausage and veggies. When that’s finished, start tearing the bread apart and throw it in the bowl. Be sure to save one of the bread butts. Add the two eggs to the bowl as well.Squish everything together. My mom wears gloves for this part. I never remember to purchase the gloves, so I just wash my hands. You can add more salt and pepper if you’d like, then shove the stuffing in the turkey’s cavity. Stick the saved bread butt to the hole’s opening to keep the stuffing inside, like a little bread door.Don’t forget to remove the stuffing as soon as the bird rests for 20 minutes. You don’t want to get a case of food poisoning after you spend the day fighting with your family about politics. If you would rather bake the stuffing separately, put little pats of butter on top of it to keep it moist.** My mom always leaves the bread bags open for a few days to get it slightly stale. I never do that because I forget to do it every single time without fail. You do whatever you want.Things We Discussed In The ShowTrump faces criticism for referring to female Bloomberg reporter as ‘piggy’Marjorie Taylor Greene says fallout with Trump ‘has all come down to the Epstein files’Senate unanimously agrees to approve Epstein files billTrump says U.S. may have discussions with Maduro as aircraft carrier arrives in CaribbeanTrump administration will require SNAP participants to reapply for benefitsFood stamps are back, but millions will soon lose benefits permanentlyFirm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad ContractsJudge, attorneys inspect Broadview ICE facility amid ‘inhumane conditions’ allegationsJudge, attorneys inspect Broadview ICE facility after reports of ‘inhumane’ conditionsFederal immigration crackdown begins in Charlotte, North Carolina, spreading fear and prompting some businesses to shutterRock Hill woman faces attempted murder charge for trying to terminate pregnancyTrump’s Republican Party insists there’s no affordability crisis and dismisses election lossesTrump scraps tariffs on beef, coffee and tropical fruit in a push to lower grocery store pricesWA confirms first bird flu case in a resident this yearRFK, Jr., Wants to Let Bird Flu Spread on Poultry Farms. Why Experts Are ConcernedDonald Trump $2,000 Check Update: Timeline Given for Direct PaymentsTrump defends Tucker Carlson as Nick Fuentes interview divides MAGA worldIndiana man charged in fatal shooting of cleaning woman who accidentally went to wrong homeCould a Cancer Vaccine Developed Long Ago Hold the Key to Long-Term Survival?Duke Health researchers announces breakthrough in breast cancer vaccine trial Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!It’s OK to be angry at the eight back-stabbing assholes who bent the knee to Republicans when we were winning. It’s not OK to give up the fight because the regime is crumbling and we have to keep pushing until it falls. And while we’re at it, kick the quislings out of our party. We don;t have time for their bullshit. Anyway, lots of news to get to this week. Come listen to Florida Woman Rants and me, your favorite Opinionated Ogre, and join the Ogre Nation Conversation!Ogre Nation News Update!2:36 - 11:22 Eight assholes fuck us all by surrendering to Trump. Chuck Schumer has got to go.11:23 - 22:00 SNAP benefits are still being withheld by a cruel and sadistic regime and what you can do to help.22:01 - 24:28 SCOTUS sends mixed messages to the LGBTQ+ community24:29 - 28:32 You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream Because of Fucking ICE28:33 - 34:11 Scenes From a Crashing Economy34:12 - 39:54 Your Weekly Epstein Update39:55 - 1:00:23 Headlines for Short Attention Spans!1:00:24 - 1:04:55 Self-care of the WeekThings We Discuss In The ShowSenate passes bill to reopen the government as 8 Democrats join with Republicans to send it to the HouseTrump’s Hostage Taking WorkedTrump administration asks Supreme Court to intervene in SNAP fight againFirst Circuit rejects Trump’s effort to cut off SNAP benefits as Senate looks to reopen governmentUS agriculture department tells states to ‘undo’ Snap benefits for families in needJudge blocks enforcement of USDA memo that instructed states to ‘undo’ efforts to disburse full November SNAP benefitsTrump says “we can reform” SNAPThe Ogre Nation Feeding America Fundraiser!!!Supreme Court allows Trump to limit passport sex markers for trans and nonbinary AmericansSupreme Court rejects long-shot effort to overturn same-sex marriage rulingPope Leo speaks out on reports of ICE refusing Communion for detained immigrantsLayoff announcements surged last month: The worst October in 22 yearsPrivate sector added 42K jobs in October: ADPTrump Admits He Doesn’t Care About “Affordability” as Economy PlungesTrump downplays economic woes as partisan spin, saying, ‘Costs are way down’House Democrats release new Epstein emails referencing TrumpDemocrats reveal whistleblower details of Ghislaine Maxwell prison ‘luxuries’Court appears dubious of Trump’s tariffsCheryl Hines Says Democrats Have Been ‘Mean’ to Her During RFK Jr.’s Political Career | VideoCleaning Woman Killed Through Door After Arriving at Wrong Home, Police SayIRS Direct File won’t be available next year. Here’s what that means for taxpayersTrump proposes 50-year mortgage plan as housing costs soarTrump downplays economic woes as partisan spin, saying, ‘Costs are way down’Pettiness is a lifestyle, and I’m livin’ large! Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!We bring you this on-the-scene commentary from the Trump regime: Glub glub glub glub!!!!Whoops! Looks like hundreds of Republicans across the country were washed away in a blue wave they were assured was not really going to happen.Well…it did. Teehee!Also, Dick Cheney died. It’s been a pretty good week for America. But it’s not all good news, so why not join the Ogre Nation Conversation, and we’ll catch you up and what’s happening?Ogre Nation News Update!2:44 - 4:44 Dick Cheney is dead. We feel super bad about that here at the Og Pod. Honest!!! 4:45 - 28:15 Election results summary: BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!28:16 - 38:15 The Republican Shutdown enters its second month, and the regime is really going all in on cruelty38:16 - 42:51 Why are so many high-ranking members of the regime fleeing to military housing? We have thoughts.42:52 - 52:30 I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream Because of Fucking ICE52:31 - 57:24 Scenes From a Crashing Economy57:25 - 1:05:17 Headlines for Short Attention Spans1:05:18 - 1:09:47 Self-care of the WeekThings We Discussed In The ShowObamacare enrollee sees premium spike over 300% as sign-up period begins: ‘This will devastate us’“What The F—k Did You Expect” — A MAGA Mom On SNAP Is Going Viral For Her Post Blasting Her Family For Refusing To Lend Her Grocery MoneyCatherine Rampell https://x.com/crampell/status/1985060894821253366 Even MTG Wants to Know Truth About Trump Goons’ Free HousesKatie Miller had a podcast meltdown and threatened the citizenship of a criticEvanston mayor says he’s opening investigations after federal agents are filmed punching personAs food aid expired, Trump cheered his marble bathroom and held a ‘Gatsby’ partyRed State Workers Could Lose Out on Disability Benefits as Trump Administration Rewrites Eligibility RulesFormer KY Gov. Bevin’s adopted son can pursue financial support, appeals judge saysAs Condé Nast Folds Teen Vogue Into Vogue’s Website, NewsGuild Condemns the PlanTrump says he doesn’t know who crypto tycoon is despite having pardoned himNew York Judge Dismisses Texas Challenge to the State’s Abortion Shield Law Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

Hopped on Thursday afternoon with Shane Yirak to dig into the Republican government shutdown, how it’s going to hurt millions of Americans, and how we can make our government more accountable to the people again.Thank you P. J. Schuster, Beth Cruz, Jason Dyer, Nanalin, Laura Tompkins, and many others for tuning into my live video with Shane Yirak! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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

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!America rose up to reject a wannabe king and the tinpot tyrant responded by destroying the White House. Just so we all know what the stakes are, yeah?Florida Woman Rants and I dig into as much of this week’s news as we can and, wooof!, it was a lot! Come join the conversation!OgPod Note: After we recorded this week’s episode, Trump went from punching a hole into the White House’s East Wing to tearing the entire thing down. That’s a whole lot worse than what we discussed in the show but the premise of what we discussed stands: Neither of us is attached to the specific historical value of any given part of the building, but we strenuously object to the obnoxious and incredibly illegal way Trump is doing this. If you prefer your news from a puppet, here you go!Ogre Nation News Update!1:14 -10:26 We said “No Kings, motherfucker!” and we meant it!10:27 - 15:19 The Republican Shutdown continues into its fourth week…15:20 - 27:00 Trump is literally destroying the White House and stealing $203 million of OUR taxpayer dollars.27:00 - 32:10 Your Weekly Epstein Files Update32:11 - 38:00 Scenes From a Crashing Economy and an urgent warning38:01 - 42:42 You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream Because Of Fucking ICE42:43 - 56:17 Headlines for Short Attention Spans!56:18 - 1:03:07 Self-care of the WeekThings We Discussed On The ShowScenes From Saturday’s Nationwide ‘No Kings’ ProtestsMassive “No Kings” protests short-circuit MAGA’s mockeryWhat is the 3.5% protest rule and what does it mean for the US?Lawmakers bemoan Trump’s latest power grab: Troop payMillions of Americans are at risk of losing food stamps next month amid shutdownHow the shutdown enabled the Trump administration’s mass firing spreeProject 2025 TrackerBig? Beautiful? Donald Trump is literally ripping apart the home of US democracy. Is anyone really surprised?Cornered Mike Johnson Scrambles as ABC Host Grills Him Over Epstein Vote SagaAlex Acosta cleared Trump of wrongdoing in the Epstein case, GOP saysTrump’s own Labor Department quietly admits his immigration crackdown risks ‘supply shock-induced food shortages’ and higher pricesEffective Ways To Prepare For Food ShortagesTrump Administration Deadlier for ICE Detainees Than COVID-19 PandemicICE is hiring dozens of health workers as lawsuits, deaths in custody mountBorder Patrol agents arrest 11 rideshare drivers at O’Hare Airport parking lotSNAP benefits will soon be tied to error rates. These states are in the biggest troubleArtillery shell exploded prematurely over California freeway during marines celebrationTrump suggests US will buy Argentine beef to bring down prices for American consumersIRS files tax lien against Jim JusticeJan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump charged with making death threat against Hakeem JeffriesTrump nominee reportedly boasted of ‘Nazi streak’ in group chatsVideo shows Graham Platner with ‘troubling’ tattoo that appears to be a Nazi symbolICE’s ‘Athletically Allergic’ Recruits Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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Hopped on with my fellow Gen Xers, Dana DuBois and Lawrence Winnerman this morning to rant about the host of shitty things the Trump regime has done in just the last week. From Nazis to mass murder to the dumbest kind of fascism, it’s been one fucked up week.Thank you Nick Paro, Karen Marie Shelton, P. J. Schuster, Jeanne Elbe, Yolanda D., and many others for tuning into my live video with Dana DuBois and Lawrence Winnerman! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!WELP! This week’s show was quite the doozy! We have dozens of shitty little Young Republicans getting outed as Hitler-loving scumbags, Donald Trump worrying he’s going to burn in Hell for eternity (Hint: You are, Donny. Ha-Ha), and The Great Inflatable Costume Resistance of 2025 continues! And that’s just a tiny bit of this week’s craziness!Come join me and Florida Woman Rants as we serve up the news with a heaping dose of humor and anger because, honestly, it’s the only way to stay sane in these insane times!Don’t forget! This Saturday, October 18th, is the No Kings Rally across the nation. Find a protest and join it!!!Ogre Nation News Update2:30 - 8:40 The Trump Shutdown enters its third week. Republicans are abusing their power to make things worse, desperately hoping Democrats will break before Open Enrollment begins and everyone finds out how much the GOP is fucking them over on healthcare premiums.8:41 - 18:10 Well, well, well…someone leaked the private chats of a bunch of Young republicans and, SURPRISE!, it’s dripping with racism, homophobia, misogyny and Hitler worship. Almost like every time we call Republican Nazis and fascists and the worst people to ever exist, we’re not even slightly exaggerating.18:11 - 21:40 Remember that Measles outbreak that went away? Well, it didn’t and it’s spreading across the country to a 30-year high thanks to the hard work of RFK Jr. and a regime filled with anti-vaxxer murderers.21:41 - 30:33 You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream Because Of Fucking ICE31:10 - 35:28 Your Weekly Epstein Update35:29 - 38:27 Scenes From A Crashing Economy38:28 - 1:10:30 Headlines for Short Attention Spans1:10:31 - 1:17:09 Self-care of the WeekThings We Discussed In The ShowJohnson: ‘We’re barreling toward one of the longest shutdowns in American history’The White House Is Already Walking Back Hundreds of Federal LayoffsAs the shutdown continues, Trump and his team advance plan for ‘Democrat-oriented’ firingshttps://x.com/RepMTG/status/1975337063697555652 ‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chatU.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the countryFired CDC staff say layoffs leave US ‘dangerously unprepared’ for future crisesPastor shot in the head by ICE agents sues Trump administration over First Amendment threats in ChicagoTrump admin pressured Facebook into removing ICE-tracking groupPortland’s Dancing Protesters Are Showing Us How to Stand Up to TrumpUndocumented father killed by ICE agent in Franklin Park shooting had no criminal background, lawyer saysFootage of deadly ICE shooting in Chicago suburb challenges official narrativeChicago ICE crackdown’s first casualty, a father of two, had built a quiet life in the USWhat is the controversy over Adelita Grijalva being sworn into Congress?Ghislaine Maxwell Keeps Getting Special TreatmentBlack Unemployment Is Surging AgainUncertainty over the economy and tariffs forces many retailers to be cautious on holiday hiringWe’re grateful for what Trump is doing for peace, Nobel winner tells BBCPressed on Tom Homan controversy, JD Vance and Pam Bondi struggle to answerLindsey Halligan didn’t coordinate NY AG Letitia James indictment with Pam Bondi’s DOJTrump Falsely Claims ‘Biden FBI’ Placed Agents in Jan. 6 CrowdEducation Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union saysArmed Florida agents visited Largo man over postcard critical of CFO IngogliaDonald Trump Says He Doesn’t Think He’ll Get Into Heaven Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

Spent the morning digging into the supervillain origins of the creepy plastic vampire that is Peter Thiel with Shane Yirak. From his childhood in a literal Nazi town in South Africa to his current fixation on spreading fascism and biblical prophecy. Hop on in and take a look! It’s…a lot.Thank you Jason Dyer, Steven Rosenzweig, Love, Ree, Deborah Ditkowsky, Richard Hulett, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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!Republicans are in disarray as the shutdown drags on. Stephen Miller is desperately trying to get Trump to start a civil war. The economy is steadily collapsing. ICE is completely lawless and soulless.This was not a great week for America, but we keep you informed. That way, when the regime falls (and it will) and the trials start, you’ll know why so many white men are being sent to prison for the rest of their lives.Also, sad news. Because she does not like Back to the Future 2 & 3, I’m afraid I can no longer work with Florida Woman Rants and will be replacing her with an AI chatbot. Bear with me in this time of transition. 😜😜😜If you prefer your news unfiltered and unedited from a puppet, we got you covered!Ogre Nation News Update!1:10 - 3:10 The tragedy of Kyren Lacey4:45 - 15:15 The Trump Shutdown continues and the walls are closing in on the regime.15:16 - 22:53 Dementia Don is a puppet king being controlled by the power-mad fascist Stephen Miller22:54 - 29:28 A South Carolin judge’s home burned to the ground just days after she ruled against Trump and Miller railed against her on Twitter. Surely a coincidence. 29:29 - 38:00 You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream Because of Fucking ICE38:01 - 42:53 Scenes From a Crashing Economy42:54 - 46:50 Your Weekly Epstein Update47:20 - 1:03:20 Headlines for Short Attention Spans!1:03:21 - 1:13:43 Self-care of the Week!Things We Discussed In The ShowNew video of deadly crash involving Kyren Lacy released by police after lawyer says late LSU player is innocentFetterman again shows independent streak, frustrates left over government shutdown fightTime is short for an ACA premium fix in the shutdown fight, says GOP insurance leaderThe GOP says it’s winning the shutdown. Some fear Trump’s cuts may change thatTrump Aimed Shutdown Cuts at Democrats, but G.O.P. Districts Are Hit, TooFlight Delays Begin as Air Traffic Staffing Shortages WorsenInvestigators reveal first findings into South Carolina judge’s house fire and warn public against speculationKaepernick-Funded Autopsy Reportedly Finds Trey Reed Didn’t Die by Suicide — Family Attorney Ben Crump Hasn’t ConfirmedIllinois is investigating after ICE raid left ‘nearly naked’ children zip-tied, Gov JB Pritzker saysMassive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: ‘I feel defeated’Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims agent said, ‘Do something b----’ before shootingIn lieu of government data, investment firm Carlyle reports subdued US hiringShort-Term Inflation Expectations Continue to Tick Up; Labor Market Expectations DeteriorateAdelita Grijalva remains in limbo after House speaker flip flops on swearing-inSupreme Court will not address Ghislaine Maxwell’s appealDonald Trump Says He’ll Speak to DOJ About Ghislaine Maxwell PardonLaura Loomer warns Trump on idea of Ghislaine Maxwell pardon: ‘Do not do it’New Poll: Voters Prefer Spanberger For Virginia Governor On Transgender Issues By Wide Margin, Despite Anti-Trans AdsBari Weiss joins CBS with a mandate for ‘balanced and fact-based’ newsFury as Economist Praises AI Actor Tilly Norwood and Says His Favourite Is a ‘Virgin’Legal experts condemn Apple bowing to White House’s request to remove ICE tracking appSupreme Court seems highly doubtful of limits on conversion therapy for minorsFlorida’s hasty deal to host Trump’s presidential library flagged in legal filingMiami real estate gift for Trump presidential library sparks lawsuitFederal prosecutor resists pressure from Trump to charge Letitia JamesThe Large Number Of Disney+, Hulu, And ESPN Subscriptions That Were Reportedly Canceled In Response To Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

Hopped on “Sick of this Show” with Nick Paro and Coach Cap to tear into Bobby Brain Worm Jr., the Secretary of Health and Human Sacrifice. We dug into his attack on science, vaccines, and reproductive health with fun little tangents along the way.Come get informed on the latest assault on America and do your part to fight the fascist death cult trying to kill us all!Thank you Patrick Hanley, Steven Rosenzweig, Musings on Interesting Times, Dawn Marrow, Yarnartist, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to The Opinionated Ogre at opinionatedogre.substack.com/subscribe

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