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This Week in Outrage
by David and Lisa Beckemeyer
An informal chat where Lisa and David from Outrage Overload discuss items from the news and other topics of outrage.The main podcast is Outrage Overload, a science podcast, recorded and mixed in the highest quality, where David interviews scientists, researchers, authors, and other experts about outrage in society & politics and lowering the temperature.outrageoverload.net outrageoverload.substack.com
Episodes
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Lisa’s Trying to figure Out How We Can Live in Cabo for the Next Six Months - 10/11/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about what’s the right stirred up about (see below); Trump considering joining Saudi Arabia in military strikes on the Houthis; Trump blames Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries for rising fuel costs; Trump to suspend or ease sanctions on Russian diesel;...
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No Beardos, No Weirdos, No Clue 🧔♂️🤡 -10/4/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about Pete Hegseth’s panel of beardos and weirdos; Trump administration controversial taxpayer-funded ad campaigns; Mike Lee blocks bipartisan effort to prevent demolition of the Kennedy Center; Trump withdraws US from European anti-corruption watchdog; Jack Smith...
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Polls show Don Jr. in the mix for a 2028 presidential run as ‘bloodline’ candidate 👑 - 9/27/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about Netflix ‘Instadocs: The Decoy Plane’; Trump approval drops into the 20s for the first time; conditions now ripe for general strike; Tucker Carlson claims Trump said “we all die anyway, so it doesn’t matter” regarding Iran an nukes in NPR interview; Marjorie...
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You can take the girl out of trailer park, but you can’t take the trailer park out of the girl 💅 - 9/20/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about Secretary of State Marco Rubio filling in for Karoline Leavitt while Trump has not named a permanent replacement; Speaker Johnson cancels votes, shelving Massie Hegseth impeachment effort until after the midterms; James Talarico’s position compared to Beto...
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Lisa: "This is How Petty This F-***er Is" - 9/13/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about Trump “gift” of $45,000 to Natalie Harp; Trump loyalist diGenova, tasked with prosecuting Trump foes, resigns; Fetterman’s post-stroke pivot from Sanders progressive to independent centrist; Trump’s unhinged holiday blitz: 100+ deranged posts ignored as...
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A Mom Tracked Who Profits From ICE—Now the Feds Call Her Site a Threat - 9/6/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about Robert Di Niro Whisper Man; our date night to see Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey; Lake America and MapQuest #1 on the App Store; Kennedy Center removes outdoor ‘Blue’ sculpture; Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says work to begin on Trump’s 250ft “triumphal…
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All-In on Trump's 'Human Printer' Rumors - 8/23/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about Hakeem Jeffries reportedly meeting with private equity investor, Jared Kushner, about potential areas of cooperation between Democrats and the Trump administration; Freedom 250 Grand Prix race; Comedian Suzanne Lambert says her video was removed because of her...
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Trump's Escape in ‘Catering Truck One’ - 8/16/2026
This week, David and Lisa guest-host Joshua talk about USS Abraham Lincoln deployment morale concerns; lack of news coverage of Netanyahu rejecting U.S.-backed Gaza peace; Trump executive order on childhood vaccines and MMR shots and conspiratorial mindsets; new Avengers Doomsday movie and…
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Katie Miller had a "fling" with disgraced Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell - 8/9/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about Jeanine Pirro dropping the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism case is basic legal survival rather than a principled stand against Trump; DOGE cannot verify savings claims; Trump amending his case against the BCC to drop claims that the documentary…
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Lisa Has a Point About Trump’s Early-Access Posts & Prediction Markets - 8/2/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about Capital One closed over 300 bank accounts tied to the Trump Organization on suspicion of money laundering; Jeanine Pirro drops Reflecting Pool vandalism case against U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn drawing Trump’s wrath; Governor Beshear has few options...
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David's slightly unhinged breakdown of The Odyssey - 7/26/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about House Republicans pass $1.1 trillion in funding for the military including SAVE Act and Iran funding; Trump’s deranged Correspondents’ Dinner appearance and the media’s silent acceptance; Cecilia Vega of 60 Minutes says Bari Weiss pressured her to include...
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Lisa wants to know why people are afraid of Hegseth - 7/19/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about the Tate Brothers getting arrested; Pete Hegseth’s testosterone screening plan; a second McConnell suspicious ‘proof of life’ photo; the future of Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat; the status of the reflecting pool; Trump’s unhinged ‘election security’ speech…
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No Bodycams, Full Force: Killing Sparks Fears of a Return to Unchecked ICE Violence - 7/12/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about Lindsey Graham’s death, Mitch McConnell’s “proof of life” statement; Iran ceasefire falls apart; no final, formal after-action report for DOGE; ICE fails to deploy bodycams despite presidential mandates and federal court orders; German court finds Google...
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Fourth of July Special - 7/3/2026
Lisa and David talk about the week’s events for the holiday. Note: This one we just recorded and popped up here using Substack’s auto-editing so we’ll see what we have. No usual in-depth show notes this time. We will be back to usual episodes next week. Get full access to Outrage Overload...
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Hold on to your hat my friend, this one's going to take you for a spin - 6/28/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about America 250, the Trump-led Great American State Fair, and the the fight over the nation’s semiquincentennial; new ‘Patriot Passport’ design; “Alligator Alcatraz” officially shutting down; European heat wave; Trump standing by claims that vandals damaged the...
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Happy Father's Day - 6/21/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about the UFC fight at the White House, partisan approval, the planned sniper attack; the Reflecting Pool mess; Fox News TV coverage and the Iran MOU; Obama Presidential Center opening; Peter Thiel’s secret society agenda leaked; DOJ approves merger of Paramount and...
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Lisa: I Don't Want Your F-ing App 📱🚫 - 6/14/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about our visit to Washington, D.C.; Mitch McConnell hospitalized; French village says Hegseth not welcome for D-Day visit; UFC fight on South Lawn of White House; Judge orders Trump admin to restore altered museum and park sites signage; effects of killing USAID…
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Lisa is all-in on James Tallarico 🪵⛪️🗳️- 5/31/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about California’s ‘Jungle primary’; bottom-of-the-barrel talent abandoning Freedom 250; judge says Trump’s name must come off of the Kennedy Center (David will believe it when he sees it); judge reverses course on Trump IRS case dismissal, ordering investigation…
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Memorial Day and Trump's Outlandish Slush Fund - 5/24/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about starting the summer season; skepticism around the latest White House shooting reflecting a broader distrust of the administration; countering the “MAGA is tanking” narrative; ending of “The Late Show” without a CBS farewell; Trump’s slush fund for Jan. 6…
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Trump Family Looting: "They're Taking All the Money" - 5/17/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about Trump’s personal looting of U.S. taxpayers; Xi appears to insult Trump and threaten over Taiwan; Eileen Wang, Mayor of Arcadia, admitted to acting as a foreign agent promoting CCP propaganda; former Acting FBI Director accuses Kash Patel of political purge…
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Senior Purgatory? Lisa Takes on Disney’s New 55+ Communities - 5/10/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about Louisiana exoneree elected, then denied office; Kyle Rittenhouse hospitalized after brown recluse spider bite; Flock camera controversies; racialized voter suppression; blatantly discriminatory tactics; DHS shuts down immigration detention watchdog while…
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Lisa calls "bulls***" on Bebop the robot in 14B 🤖 💺 🛩 - 5/3/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about White House Correspondents’ Dinner aftermath; Comey indicted for 8647 post; MAGA influencer Craig Long caught in prostitution sting; Minnesota women use Tinder to honeytrap ICE agents; Trump’s new surgeon general nominee; Bongino says he planted fake info to...
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Lisa Wants "Office Space" Justice for the White House Tennis Team Photo - 4/26/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting; Devin Nunes departing Trump Media; Trump mobile phone announced June 2025 still not shipping; Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud and money laundering charges; police sergeant caught naked claimed…
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Trump's Arch: 250 Feet of Fragile Ego 📉 - 4/19/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about Eric Swalwell sexual misconduct accusations and the California gubernatorial race; sparse crowd for JD Vance at Turning Point USA event; MAGA is pushing that Trump assassination attempt was staged; FBI Director Kash Patel accused of excessive drinking and...
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Blasphemy In The Kitchen: New "Science" Claims Dishwasher Loading Is A Free-for-all - 4/12/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about Melania press conference, why?; Matt and Tawni Browning Secrets of Polygamy docu-drama; why Europe is begging J.D. Vance to campaign for their rivals; Trump posts video of a woman being bludgeoned to death; judge says US must turn over evidence of Renee Good’s...
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Lisa is Done with the "Fraud Czar"—and She Has a Spreadsheet 🧮 - 4/5/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about Hegseth fires Army chief of staff Gen. Randy George; White House ‘OnlyFarms’ website; the Daily Mail photos of Kristi Noem hubby wearing fake breasts; report finds AI sycophancy influences user behavior and relationships; OpenAI secures $122 billion funding at...
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Lisa Wants to Know Why the Generals Aren't Saying 'F---ing No' 🎖️⚖️ 💣 - 3/29/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about No Kings 3 street interviews; Democrats flip Trump’s Mar-a-Lago district; Todd Blanche gaslights about ICE at polling places; why aren’t the generals saying “No”; Hegseth stopped promotions of Black and female officers as report alleges chief of staff claimed...
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Lisa wants to be teleported to Waffle House too 👽 🌀🧇 - 3/22/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about the ‘Bachelorette’ 22nd season canceled; Ms. Rachel uses her platform to call for end to ICE child detention; the case against privatizing the Postal Service; Trump didn’t get even one judge to agree with his “big lie” suit; Trump to deploy ICE at airports…
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Lisa asks "WTF are we doing!" - 3/15/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about Karoline Leavitt performing for an audience of one; Trump’s weird shoe obsession signals broader, gutless sycophancy; DOGE staffers testify to prioritizing executive mandates over program merits in grant reviews; Facebook new policies will give us more…
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Lisa: "I'm Not Crying, You Are!"penguins picking kids' painted pebbles is so sweet 🐧🪺 - 3/8/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about the Iran war and Israeli influence on the US; OpenAI KillGPT; Noem avoids direct denial of Lewandowski affair under oath; judge rules Kari Lake had no authority to dismantle VOA; tariffs updates; Israel hacked Tehran traffic cameras to effect Khamenei...
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Lisa’s Obsession with Free Swag (Even the Bag of 💩) - 3/1/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about war with Iran; Trump’s Board of Peace; Trump SOTU “Democrats are destroying the country”; Men’s Olympic Hockey team controversies; Epstein files; Clinton deposition; more ICE atrocities; Hegseth bars troops from Ivy League and MIT attendance; bizarre baseball...
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Lisa asks 'why aren't we impeaching him?' 🍊🤡 👶🏼 - 2/22/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about new potential theme song; Winter Olympics wrap up; judge rules masked ICE arrests constitute illegal "secret policing"; Trump tariffs and the Supreme Court ruling; Trump impeachment political realities; RFK Jr. Kid Rock shirtless HHS ad; Lunar New Year; Fat...
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We’ll Fight for Fries but Not for Rights - 2/15/2025
This week, Lisa and David talk about Winter Olympics; Grand Jury refuses to indict Democrats involved in ‘illegal orders’ video; Trump revokes the “endangerment finding” on greenhouse gases; FAA forced to close El Paso airspace because Kristi Noem’s CPB wanted to play with their new deadly…
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Lisa is setting an alarm for… McNugget Caviar? 🍟🥄🐟 - 2/8/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about the Epstein files; Olympics opening ceremonies; Washington Post layoffs; Tulsi Gabbard accused by whistleblower of suppressing a report of NSA-intercepted call between foreign nationals and someone close to the White House; LA Dodgers Plan to attend a White...
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He Lies to You Every Goddamn Day 🤥🔥📢 - 2/1/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about partial government shutdown; nationwide strike to protest ICE; the ‘Melania’ movie opens in theaters; Trump struggled to recall the word “Alzheimer’s” while discussing his father’s dementia; David critiques Tangle for normalizing Trump via misleadingly B…
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Keep Showing Me Your Butt 🍑👀✨ - 1/25/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about the latest shooting of an observer by federal agents and David’s crisis of complicity; the Heated Rivalry phenomenon; One Battle After Another; the TikTok deal; DOGE theft/misuse of user data; and more. Note: if you want to skip the conversation about the...
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From Federal Prosecutor Resignations to Fart Knockers 💨 - 1/18/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about Minneapolis Federal Prosecutors resign amid authoritarian pressure from Trump admin; Renee Good relatives hire George Floyd family lawyer; Trump admin ramping up efforts to have ICE agents generate video content for social media; Fed Chair Jerome Powell…
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Lisa is Mad that Hegseth is Being a Total Chud 🎖️🙄 - 1/11/2026
This week, Lisa and David talk about Dr. Oz new drinking guidelines; Pete Hegseth seeks to punish Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) by reducing his retirement rank and pension; oil CEOs call Venezuela “uninvestable”; Trump administration to halt billions of dollars in federal funding for social services...
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Lisa's "Landman" Thoughts and Predictions - 1/4/2026
This week, Lisa and David welcome 2026 and talk about Trump threatening to intervene in Iran if they shoot protestors; Spotify Wrapped for This Week in Outrage; folks we lost in 2025; “Landman” television series; U.S. ouster and capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro; “Gilligan’s Island”...
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We Survived 2025 and All We Got Was This Episode - 12/28/2025
This week, Lisa and David talk about Trump 2025 scandals; Trump admin takes over the DOJ Twitter/X account; Epstein files updates; DNC declines public release of 2024 election autopsy; Karoline Leavitt announces she’s pregnant; Shiny Happy People documentary series; To Catch a Predator…
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Best Wishes for the Holidays 🎄 - 12/21/2025
This week, Lisa and David talk about 2025 holiday season vibes; Trump ‘angry man’ speech; Susie Wiles interviews; renaming the Kennedy Center; Trump’s White House “Walk of Fame” plaques; Elise Stefanik gets the Trump treatment despite humiliating bootlicking; Jake Paul and Andrew Tate both get a...
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Lisa is calling BS on Spotify Wrapped - 12/14/2025
This week, Lisa and David talk about National Unity Day, weekend tragedies; Disney licenses characters to OpenAI’s Sora video generator; Pentagon AI flags Pete Hegseth war crimes; Congress silent as Trump escalates maritime kill operations and seizures on shaky legal ground; ongoing institutional...
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Don't get Lisa Started on Purse Charms 👛✨ - 12/7/2025
This week, Lisa and David talk about a little‑known firm tied to the president’s son receiving an unusually large loan from his father’s Defense Department; Trump pardons Democrat Henry Cuellar, charged last year with bribery and money laundering; Trump gets his ‘Peace Prize’ from FIFA; creepy...
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Lisa to Congressman: No, You're Going to Go Ask! - 11/30/2025
This week, Lisa is back and she and David talk about starting the holiday season; what’s next for Marjorie Taylor Greene; Georgia prosecutor drops election interference case against Trump, others; federal judge throws out cases against James Comey and Letitia James due to Lindsey Halligan’s...
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Raccoons: America’s Next Top Pet? 🦝 - 11/23/2025
This week, Lisa is away and David is joined by guest-host, Austin and another Lisa. They talk about Marjorie Taylor-Green retiring; fake sports banter on NPR; top MAGA influencers accidentally unmasked as foreign trolls; Elon Musk is a better role model for humanity than Jesus Christ, according…
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The Government Is Open, Now What? - 11/16/2025
This week, Lisa is away and David is joined by guest-host, Austin, and they talk about legendary coach John Beam shooting; Trump pardons many who tried to overturn his 2020 election loss; is Marjorie Taylor Greene turning a new leaf?'; The Onion Jeffrey Epstein mockumentary; the government…
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Lisa is Mad About Millennial Inheritance and Worthless, Guilt-Inducing Stuff - 11/9/2025
This week, Lisa and David talk about off-year election results; $10 million award to teacher shot by 6-year-old; savings uncertainty in Trump’s GLP-1 announced pricing deal; Musk’s $1-trillion Tesla compensation deal; disgusting behavior of Colorado State House Republicans results in censure and...
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Is This the Look We Want? The Militarization of American Cities - 11/1/2025
This week, Lisa and David talk about off-year elections; Halloween aftermath; tech bros behaving badly; Guardsmen question deployment amid boredom and confusion; immigration crackdown detains legal asylum seekers, even those with no criminal history; Waymo’s Wild Ride for grandma; Meta denies...
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Artillery Over I-5: The Marines' No Kings Day Training - 10/26/2025
This week, Lisa and David talk about Grace Cathedral multimedia experience; Waymo driverless cabs; Freemasons convention; Marines fire live artillery over Interstate 5 on No Kings day; controversial demolition of the White House East Wing and potentially bogus donor list, amid complete lack of...
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Ok Grandpa, Let's get you to bed - 10/19/2025
This week, Lisa and David are joined by a special guest, Jen, and they talk about No Kings protests; Bad Bunny and the alternative halftime show lineup; ICE raids; Trump commutes sentence of disgraced former representative George Santos; Trump shares AI video of him wearing a crown and dumping…
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An informal chat where Lisa and David from Outrage Overload discuss items from the news and other topics of outrage.The main podcast is Outrage Overload, a science podcast, recorded and mixed in the highest quality, where David interviews scientists, researchers, authors, and other experts about outrage in society & politics and lowering the temperature.outrageoverload.net
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David and Lisa Beckemeyer
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