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Episode #1050: Oleaginous Weasels
First Broadcast: 4/6/26
Did you attend any of the "No Kings" protests on March 28, 2026? Were you one of the estimated 100,000+ people in New York City, or one of the estimated 8,000,000+ people nationwide who made up the largest single-day protest in U.S. history, surpassing the previous record holder, which was the "No Kings" protest on October 18, 2025? Did you know this means that 5 out of the 6 largest protests in U.S. history have occured during Donald Trump's presidency, and 4 of them happened within the last 12 months? Are you pleased that a federal judge ruled as unconstitutional the executive order that Trump issued to end federal funding for PBS and NPR? Are you also pleased that a different federal judge ruled that Trump didn't have the right to demolish the East Wing of the White House and start building a ballroom on the site without permission from Congress, saying "unless and until Congress blesses this project through statutory authorization, construction has to stop!" Are you annoyed that Trump's design for his ballroom is so gigantic that it would wreck the symmetry of the driveways in front of the White House? Are you aggravated that one of the few Republicans who has any ability to stand up to Trump is Curtis Sliwa? Are you astonished at how the illegal war that Trump started with Iran might end with Iran essentially controlling a virtual toll booth for the Strait of Hormuz, something that didn't exist before the war, which would mean Iran would become more successful at extracting money from other nations than Trump was ever able to do with his illegal tariffs? Man, I'm exhausted asking all these questions! Maybe we'll get to a point where the answers will less exhausting...
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last updated April 5, 2026
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