In this week's episode, Alyssa and Taylor are back and somehow finding the humor in the absolute dumpster fire that is current events — while also getting real about some deeply alarming stuff.

First, the serious: the Supreme Court rules that Louisiana must redraw its congressional map to create a second majority-Black district. Alyssa and Taylor unpack what this means for voting rights, gerrymandering, and the broader conservative agenda to roll back progress made in the 1960s. They connect this to Christian nationalism, the Joel Webin crowd that wants to strip women and minorities of the vote, and the disturbing silence of some on the MAGA side since Trump posted that Jesus/doctor AI image — including Alyssa's own MAGA aunt Kathy, who has gone suspiciously quiet.

Then they pivot to the "silly" news: Trump's face might be going on limited-edition passports to celebrate America's 250th birthday (yes, really), and Taylor nearly had a meltdown rushing to renew hers before it happened. They discuss Trump's obsession with putting his face on everything — coins, statues, banners — and why his supporters' devotion is like nothing we've seen in modern political history.

Riley Gaines enters the chat: she posted a TikTok complaining about her postpartum hospital bills while holding her baby — only to end the video by crediting Trump for pushing the hospital transparency act. The internet had thoughts. Alyssa and Taylor dig into the healthcare hypocrisy of the MAGA right and Taylor makes a genuinely compelling argument for why anti-government conspiracy theorists should actually WANT universal healthcare.

Erica Kirk is in her Dark MAGA era and Alyssa and Taylor break down the bizarre video, the strange poster, the grifter energy, the fake casket photoshop, and why Charlie Kirk was never really about dialogue — just gotcha clips against college students.

Jimmy Kimmel also makes an appearance — because apparently comedy is only legal when THEY think it's funny.

Plus: Taylor is obsessed with ripping Pokémon cards, Alyssa is watching beige-house Amazon haul girls as a form of therapy, Dead Horse Bay may contain radiation but Taylor is going anyway, and Alyssa once followed debate star Tilly on Instagram and has never recovered from the honor.

Bonus show on Patreon: YouTube guilty pleasures, Victorian fashion history, trend forecasting, and why the Pearl debate was Alyssa's personal Super Bowl.