Bill and Jumelle were GUESTS on a recent episode of “Politics of Being Black in America” with Lamont Tyson! Here is the full show which was broadcast live last week.

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Opening Banter (0:00:00)

• Lamont Tyson’s YouTube channel
• Podcast: Politics of Being Black in America
• Full video of our episode (YouTube)

Introduction (00:02:50) I’ve Had It with Living Under MAGA! (00:05:26)

• “I’ve Had It!” podcast
• Video of Kash Patel looking scared (with Gangsta’s Paradise in the background)
• Kash Patel’s children’s books (Amazon)

Greenwood Christmas Parade (00:12:09)

• Dr. Brooks can also talk about her unsuccessful efforts to get a Hate Crimes ordinance passed in the City of Greenwood (Index Journal article).
• Road rage racial incident "not a hate crime" (Index Journal)
• Gun drawn on Black business owner (Fac  ebook)
• Why hasn’t South Carolina enacted a hate crimes law 10 years after Mother Emanuel? (WIS10)
• Local Hate Crime Ordinances (Municipal Association of South Carolina)
• Remembering Mother Emanuel, 10 years after racist attack on famed Charleston church (NPR)
• SC candidate for governor will not "stand down" after profanity-laced arrest video is released (WYFF)
• Deleted texts helped convince jurors man killed trans woman because of gender ID, foreperson says (NBC News)
• Facebook posts & comments about the Greenwood Christmas Parade theme (Facebook 1, Facebook 2, Facebook 3)

MAGA War on Educated Women (00:35:28)

• Douglas Wilson: The Christian nationalist pastor with ties to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (CNN)
• South Carolina lawmaker in jail on child sex abuse material charges resigns from office (SC ETV)

Trump’s DC Takeover (00:47:31)

• Trump deploys National Guard to Washington DC and pledges crime crackdown (BBC)
• Statement from Mayor Bowser on Meeting with President Trump (mayor.dc.gov)
• Trump administration staffer known as ‘Big Balls’ assaulted in DC (Politico)
• Former Superman actor Dean Cain reveals he’s becoming an Ice agent to support Trump’s mass deportation agenda (The Guardian)
• D.C. Statehood Now. (dcstatehoodnow.org)

Final remarks (01:00:11)Closing (01:02:339)

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Bill and Jumelle speak with Rev Heather Foy of the Ancient Celtic Church and talk about evangelical deconstruction, religious trauma and a variety of current topics!

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Opening Banter (0:00:00)Introduction (00:00:50)

• 'I'm not going to be a Gabby Giffords': U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman draws gun at constituent meeting [ABC30 Action news, 2018]
• ONN - WH Trans Alarm goes off [The Onion, TikTok]

Your South Carolina Lawmakers at Work (00:08:31)

• State Senator Matt Leber Publicly Accused of Adultery By His Wife - "Divorces Are Coming!" [The Carolina Courier]

Candidate Corner (00:17:47)

• Full videos of the candidates who attended the forum will soon be loaded on the Greenwood County Democratic Party YouTube channel.
• Kye Freeman
• Brandon Brown
• Catherine Fleming Bruce
• Dr. Annie Andrews
• Christopher Giracello
• Pastor Thomas Dixon’s videos of the THE 50501 SENATE CANDIDATE FORUM [Facebook]

Interview with Rev Heather Foy (00:40:21)

• Heather Foy [Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Substack] 
• The Ancient Celtic Church
• The Religion of Politics [The Quollective]
• Big Media podcast network

The State of the Economy (01:01:26)

• Mr Global: Tax cuts for corporations [Facebook] 
• Rep Jimmy Gomez from California questions about tax increase in the “Big Beautiful Bill” [@makeamericakindagain.1 on Instagram]
• Walmart rollups [@longway1217 on TikTok]
• Prices increasing testimonial shared by [@grantchatter on TikTok]
• Making money while buying eggs [@bruno_amato on TikTok]
• Trump fired Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics [The People’s Cabinet]
• The Fox News To White House Pipeline: TV Personalities Who Joined The Trump Administration [Deadline]

Closing (01:25:43)

• We have work to do after Trump [Rick Wilson of The Lincoln Project on Facebook]

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Bill and Jumelle are STILL on summer break so here’s one last Best Of episode to tide you over until their return on August 6!

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Introduction (00:00:00)If Jesus ran against a Republican today (00:04:06)

• If Jesus ran against a Republican today (@incrediberry on TikTok)

On Mike Johnson and Nancy Mace (00:07:17)

• Rep. Nancy Mace: "Not Your Typical Republican" (The Daily Show)
• GOP Rep Professes Loyalty To Trump At His Tower After He Endorses Her Opponent (MSNBC)

Yet Another School Shooting: Apalachee High School (0:14:15)

• Mother of mass shooting suspect called Apalachee High School with warning after getting alarming text, grandfather says (CNN)
• Discussions erupted about cellphone policy in schools
• From Algebra 1 to barricading doors: How the Georgia school shooting unfolded (CNN)
• 'I lied.' A teacher describes protecting her students during Apalachee HS shooting (NPR)
• Barrett Gruber (host of The All About Nothing Podcast) shares his personal connection to Apalachee High School (YouTube)

My Dad was a White Slave (0:32:36)

• My Dad Was a White Slave, Kentucky Republican Tells NAACP (Mother Jones)
• Kanye West says slavery was all in their mind (TMZ)
• Ron DeSantis says slaves parleyed their skills to move on up (African Dispora News Channel)
• Nikki Haley says Civil War was about everything but slavery (Guardian News)

Child Marriage in the US (and South Carolina) (0:42:19)

• Designated Survivor TV show (IMDB)
• What is a "Designated survivor" (Wikipedia)
• GOP’s Idea of Youth: Little League? Proms? Try Working in a Slaughterhouse and Marrying at 10. (The New Republic)
• As advocates push for child marriage bans, some states resist (Washington Post)
• United States' Child Marriage Problem (Unchained At Last)
• Wyoming Limiting Child Marriage Sparks Republican Outrage (Newsweek)
• Sen. Mike Moon reiterates support for 12-year-old's right to marry in Missouri (Springfield News-Leader)
• Teens Having Sex Should Get Married, Not Use Birth Control: [South Carolina] Republican (Newsweek)
• South Carolina Marriage Age Requirements Laws (FindLaw)

Interview with Jessicka Spearman and Eric Childs (0:56:41)

• Jessicka Spearman for SC Senate District 3 (spearmanforsc.com)
• Eric Childs for SC House District (ericchildsforsc.com)
• Conservative Ad Makes Case for Transgender Rights (MetroWeekly)
• GRACE Gender Research Advisory Council https://www.grace-now.org/
• I defended your rights in Iraq. Now it’s time for SC to stand up for my transgender son’s rights (The State)
• Eric's testimony against H.4624 (YouTube)

Closing (01:26:02)

• What Donald Trump Jr Said About The Epstein Files (YouTube)

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Bill and Jumelle are on a little summer break so here’s a Best Of episode to tide you over until their return in August!

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Introduction (00:00:00)JD Vance Needs to Be Investigated (00:01:08)

• Photo: JD Vance In Drag at Beer Pong Party—Unlike His Friend (Daily Beast)
• JD Vance in the Donut Shop (@HowardMortman)
• JD Vance in the Park   (@samcahntent)

The Worst New SC Legislators (00:07:06)

• SC.Gov video archives
• Rep Stephen Frank’s website and tweet
• South Carolina's 'Senator Boobs' Don't Care [FITSNews]
• Fact Check: Donald Trump Blames 'Open Borders' For New Orleans Attack [Newsweek]

The Nancy Mace Game (00:20:45)

• Nancy Mace tells prayer breakfast she told fiancé ‘we don’t got time for that this morning’ (The Hill)

We Need Ranked Choice Voting (00:23:49)

• The cost of runoffs and ranked choice voting (FairChoice)

Moms for Liberty Charter School in SC (00:27:52)

• Moms for Liberty activists starting taxpayer-funded charter school (Popular Information)
• Charter School Programs in South Carolina (SC Department of Education)
• Ashley River Classical Academy (website)
• Moms for Liberty Charleston Chapter (website)
• Republican officials are turning to Hillsdale College in Michigan for teacher training, textbook reviews and a curriculum that celebrates American patriotism. (NBC News)
• The 1776 Project Is a Desperate Search for the Right Enemies (Foreign Policy)
• The PragerU goal: "Indoctrinate kids at a young age into a far-right belief system" (Salon)
• Prager U Christopher Columbus cartoon (YouTube)
• Erskine again denied reaffirmation of accreditation (Index Journal)

Greenwood, SC - The Murder Capital of the US? (00:41:34)

• Why Greenwood, S.C., Is Not U.S. Murder Capital (National Criminal Justice Association)
• The Curious Case of Greenwood, South Carolina (Jeff-alytics)

Amanda Kimler and an Inside View of America’s Healthcare System (00:46:51)

• Nurse Amanda Rose (TikTok)

Closing (01:07:02)

• Fox News extended interview with Donald Trump (X)
• WATCH: Asked if his name appears in Epstein files, Trump claims Comey, Obama and Biden made them up (PBS News)

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Bill and Jumelle welcome back to BWaBitS the 2024 Democratic candidate for SC State Senate District 10 and our good friend, Francie Kleckley!

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Opening Banter (0:00:00)Introduction (00:00:59)

• NATO secretary-general calls Trump 'Daddy' [ABC News]
• Video from [The Independent - YouTube]
• “Daddy” Trump lip sync [@bransennn on TikTok]
• Gay state senator zings Republicans over their new ‘Daddy Trump’ nickname [Independent]

Jumelle and the Hate Crime Ordinance Pt 2 (00:11:19)

• Council Crossroads: Resident challenges Greenwood City Council to act on hate crimes [Index Journal]
• S Carolina push to be 49th state with hate crime law stalls [AP]

Interview with Francie Kleckley (00:21:33)

• Lexington judge dismisses senate candidate Kleckley's suit against incumbent Garrett [Index Journal] 

Your South Carolina Lawmakers at Work (00:35:25)

• Prothonotary Warbler Recognition Act [S.383]
• Prothonotary Warbler: Masters of the Swamp [Badgerland Birding YouTube]

SCOTUS and Planned Parenthood (00:41:36)

• 5 things to know after the Supreme Court said states can block Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid funding [PBS]
• Vicki Ringer speaks about the Supreme Court decision [The State - Instagram]
• Ex-Doge employee ‘Big Balls’ gets new Trump administration position [The Guardian]

SC Superintendent Ellen Weaver’s invitation to be the “Social Action Speaker” (00:54:49)

• SC Rep Justin Bamberg’s statement [Facebook]
• AME Poster featuring Ellen Weaver
• AME District 7 web site
• SC Rep Hamilton Grant statement [Facebook]
• ACLU of SC - Ellen Weaver promoting faith-based micro-schools [Facebook]

Closing (01:07:46)

• 9 life lessons from comedian Tim Minchin given at The University of Western Australia [From RISE by Goalcast]

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It’s just Bill and Jumelle today as they catch up with each other’s personal lives (surgery, wedding, graduations!) and cover some critical topics of today.

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Opening Banter (0:00:00)Introduction (00:01:17)

• South Carolina state representative arrested, booked [WCNC, YouTube]
• State Rep. RJ May arrested, booked at Lexington County jail [News 19 WLTX, YouTube]
• SC representative arrested, booked in Lexington County jail [South Carolina Daily Gazette]
• SC legislator denied bond on charges of distributing child sex abuse material [The State]
• Republican Behind 'Trump Derangement' Bill Quits After Sex Charge [Newsweek]
• Bill’s video of RJ May tapping away at his phone mere months after having had all of this electronics confiscated [TikTok]

Bill’s Wife Has Heart Surgery (00:12:27)

• Dysautonomia [Cleveland Clinic]
• The vasovagal response [NIH]
• Sketch the heart surgeon put on the whiteboard

Amanda’s Wedding (00:19:46)

• Bill’s bilingual speech at his daughter’s wedding (with captions) [YouTube] 

Jumelle on a Crusade against Hate Crimes (00:29:47)

• Greenwood City Council hears hate crime ordinance plea, reviews first reading ordinances [Index Journal]
• Richland County Hate Crimes Ordinance [Fox - YouTube] 

Your South Carolina Lawmakers at Work (00:41:16)

• SC House tries again with 12 weeks of paid parental leave for state workers [South Carolina Daily Gazette]
• House Bill 3645 [scstatehouse.gov]

Immigration and Protests (00:54:50)

• Fact-Checking Trump’s Speech on Crime and Immigrants [Brennan Center for Justice]
• 10 things more dangerous that undocumented immigrants [@ohhtatsritch on Instagram]
• Is Trump right about a ‘migrant invasion’ in Los Angeles? What facts say [Yahoo!]
• Everything we know about the protests in LA and other US cities [BBC]
• Latinas for Trump regret  [@whats_cracking_america on TikTok]
• Attorney general issues warning to potential protesters in South Carolina [Live 5 News WCSC]

Make America Hazardous Again (01:09:01)

• Nearly 11 million Americans would lose insurance under Trump's tax bill, analysis says [USA Today]
• The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist [NOTUS] 
• RFK Jr.’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Report Cites Fake Studies [Gizmodo]
• RFK Jr. may bar government scientists from publishing in medical journals [The Hill]
• US, Argentina launching new ‘alternative’ to WHO [The Hill]
• RFK Jr. removes all 17 members of CDC's vaccine advisory committee [ABC News]

Closing (01:18:25)

• Rep Justin Bamberg on the keys [Facebook]
• Shrek the Fourth - “Get My Angry Wig” [YouTube]

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What is “true conservatism”? We find out from Trey Ward, a local musician, civil rights activist and former Republican operative in South Carolina!

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Opening Banter (0:00:00)Introduction (00:00:56)

• Oliver Danner speaks about anti-trans lawmakers citing bad science to support their position. [YouTube]
• Oliver Danner gives a college graduation sermon [YouTube]

Your South Carolina Lawmakers at Work (00:08:40)

• Activists’ push for near-total abortion ban leads to split among SC Republicans [South Carolina Daily Gazette]
• SC legislator loses leadership role, asks to be reassigned, in another GOP spat [South Carolina Daily Gazette]
• Students for Life flyer 
• McCravy fundraising mailer [front, back]
• Statement regarding censure motion against Rep John McCravy from Rep Hamilton Grant
• Democrats call for censure of SC GOP legislator [ABC15 News]
• H. 4556 Censure of House member

Interview with Trey Ward (00:26:49)

• Lintheads [South Carolina Encyclopedia]
• A History of Mill Villages in Greenwood and Ninety-Six, South Carolina [Local History Matters]
• Original plaque of those lost from Greenwood in the World Wars, segregated [The Historical Marker Database]
• The Story of "Fired up! Ready to go!" [YouTube]
• South Carolina War Plaques Are 'Glorifying Segregation,' Mayor Says [NBC News, 2015]
• Greenwood resident: I violated Heritage Act [Index Journal, 2018]
• South Carolina Heritage Act [Wikipedia]
• After 54 years, Confederate flag comes down in S.C. [CBS News]
• South Carolina still recognizes Confederate Memorial Day. Make it stop [The State]
• The tragic story of Isaac Woodard [Wikipedia]
• Check out the album, “A Man Who's Never Plowed” by The Trey Ward Band featuring the song “Greenwood Mill”.

Closing (01:01:35)

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Here in very red Greenwood, South Carolina, a “Greenwood for Democracy” protest occurred last weekend and it caught the MAGA natives by surprise. We welcome the organizer of the protest, Cynthia Halpin Brown, to get a behind-the-scenes view of what it was like to organize and be in a Democracy protest in a very red area.

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Opening Banter (0:00:00)Introduction (00:00:57)

• Ms Curly McCatlady with useful dating questions (TikTok)

Your South Carolina Lawmakers at Work (00:11:13)

• Kevin Shwedo, Exec Director of the SC DMV (YouTube)
• Howie Knapp, Exec Director of the SC Elections Commission (YouTube)

Liquor Liability Bill Finally Signed into Law (00:18:20)

• 'A step in the right direction': Reactions to new South Carolina liquor liability reform (Index Journal)
• Episode 45: Torts and Dram (with Rauch Wise and T.J. Jenks)
• Montague’s Restaurant, Greenwood, SC
• H3430 Tort Reform and Liquor Liability 

SC Treasurer Curtis Loftis will not be Removed (00:24:51)

• South Carolina Senate votes to remove state treasurer over $1.8B accounting error (AP News)
• SC House won't pursue removal of State Treasurer (ABC15 News)
• SC under federal investigation as auditors determine mystery $1.8B didn’t actually exist (South Carolina Daily Gazette)
• Rep Heather Bauer statement on the SC House’s refusal to take up the Senate resolution to oust Curtis Loftis (Facebook)
• Comptroller General Brian Gaines’s speech at Piedmont Tech (YouTube)
• S.35 Constitutional amendment to make the Comptroller General an appointed rather than elected position

Interview with Cynthia Halpin Brown (00:35:21 )

• liberalrocks.com - Activism for Introverts
• Moms Demand Action
• Pulse nightclub shooting (Wikipedia)
• Parkland high school shooting (Wikipedia)
• Gun Thefts from Cars: The Largest Source of Stolen Guns (EverytownResearch.org)
• Rev Melody McFadden, gun safety activist with Moms Demand Action, keynote speech (YouTube)
• Rev Melody McFadden at 2024 Democratic National Convention (YouTube)
• People gather in Greenwood to protest Trump administration  (Index Journal) (Facebook post)
• 50501 movement
• 5051 South Carolina (Facebook)
• Photos of the Greenwood for Democracy protest
• The picture Bill initially thought was “Grover on a cross”
• Bill’s viral Threads post about the protest
• 5 Calls

Closing (1:10:29)

• Elie Wiesel (Wikipedia)

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We welcome two candidates who may appear on every South Carolinian’s ballot next year! 

• Kyle Freeman (for US Senate)
• Sylvia Wright (for SC Superintendent of Education).

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Opening Banter (0:00:00)Introduction (00:00:34)

• Naloxone, sold under the brand name Narcan (Wikipedia)
• RFK Jr did heroin and went to the top of his class (Instagram)
• Rep Heather Bauer running for reelection (Instagram)

A Brief Recap of the News (00:06:01)

• Donald Trump accused of ‘sleeping’ at Pope Francis’ funeral as ‘Sleepy Joe’ insult turns on him (indy100)
• Trump posts AI image of himself as pope, leaving Catholics offended and unamused as conclave nears (CNN)
• Trump Budget Proposal Decimates International Food Aid Programs (Bloomberg)
• Education Secretary Linda McMahon confuses AI with A1, sauce brand capitalizes on blunder (USA Today)
• What we know about Kilmar Abrego Garcia and MS-13 allegations (BBC)
• Trump, in a new interview, says he doesn’t know if he backs due process rights (AP)
• Kosta Explains the Stock Market For Fox News Viewers (The Daily Show on FB)

Kyle Freeman for US Senate from South Carolina (00:12:29)

• https://kylefreemanforsenate.com/
• Is uranium legal to own in the US? (Quora)
• K2 knockout (ResearchGate)
• Kyle’s speech at the Greenwood County Democratic Party Breakfast Meeting, Feb 2025 (YouTube)
• FEC filing for KYLE FREEMAN FOR SENATE (C00888479) (FEC)

Sylvia Wright for SC Superintendent of Education (00:46:25)

• https://www.wright2026sc.com/
• SC Superintendent announces partnership with conservative media organization PragerU (WIS10)
• PragerU Kids Is Now in South Carolina Schools (PragerU)
• PragerU course depicts Indigenous people as savages (The Black Wall Street Times)
• AVID
• Lisa Ellis (Ballotpedia)
• H. 3196 Educator Assistance Act
• State and local experience proves school vouchers are a failed policy that must be opposed (Economic Policy Institute)
• Rep Justin Bamberg on school vouchers and childhood poverty (Instagram)
• If you are a true mom for liberty, take this action for SC public schools (Myrtle Beach Online)
• How I Survived the First Five Years of Teaching, by Sylvia Wright (Amazon)

Closing (1:21:18)

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We are on Spring Break, so here is a best-of episode to tide you over. We’ve compiled a bunch of hilarious “Or Better Yet” segments that open each of our episodes.

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Opening Banter (0:00:00)Introduction (00:01:02)

From Episode 34: A Hit Dog Will Holler (00:03:32)

• Bill's video about gun safety vs boater safety regulations (TikTok)
• SCDPS Statement on the South Carolina Constitutional Carry/Second Amendment Preservation Act (SC Department of Public Safety)
• Sure, They're a Blast...But are Bazookas, Mortars and Other Destructive Devices Legal? (Military Trader)

From Episode 35: You Can't Use My Eyes Against Me! (00:11:36)

• Woman sings at SC Senate Hearing (The State)

From Episode 36: They Done Poked the Sleeping Bear! (00:14:35)

• Lara Trump thinks there are 81 states (Business Insider)
• Lara Trump before & after photo (Mastodon)

From Episode 37: A Family Chat About Israel and Palestine (00:17:35)

• Donald Trump Owned Several Atlantic City Casinos That Went Bankrupt (Yahoo!)
• Trump praises fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter during rally speech (The Guardian)

From Episode 38: Spearman & Childs (is not a law firm) (Part 1) (00:20:06)

• Marjorie Taylor Greene, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jasmine Crockett spar in House meeting (YouTube)
• Crockett says Greene behavior was ‘absolutely’ racist (The Hill)
• Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Body (Jelly D Remix) (YouTube)
• Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Body Jasmine Crockett ft. AOC remix (TikTok)
• TN Brando - Country Song BBBBBB (Twitter)

From Episode 39: Spearman & Childs (is not a law firm) (Part 2) (00:25:32)

• Sen Billy Garrett is worried about being attracted to transgender women (YouTube)

From Episode 41: This One Took The Cake! (00:28:08)

• Facebook post from Rep John McCravy

From Episode 42: Let Us Indoctrinate Your Kids! (00:31:35)

• An Acapella Happy Birthday Song (by Sonny Vande Putte on YouTube)
• Our very first episode: Let 'em ALL debate President Biden?
• The All About Nothing Podcast

From Episode 43: What is Brat? Who is Brat? Are We Brat? (00:43:53)

• Michael Knowles Show claiming that liberals have a weak meme/trolling game  (YouTube)
• Trump makes very weird noises and hand gestures (@MeidasTouch on  Twitter)

From Episode 44: Welcome to the Jockey Lot! (with Emily Mayer) (00:48:08)

• Republican congress accomplishments (@realdlhughley on Instagram)
• Congress limps toward the end of a disappointing session, with just 78 laws to show (South Carolina Daily Gazette)

From Episode 45: Torts and Drams (with Rauch Wise & TJ Jenks) (00:53:21)

• Photo: JD Vance In Drag at Beer Pong Party—Unlike His Friend (Daily Beast)
• JD Vance in the Donut Shop (@HowardMortman)
• JD Vance in the Park   (@samcahntent)

From Episode 46: Progressive Doodling (with The Letterhack, Matt Strackbein) (00:59:02)
From Episode 47: You Almost Made Me Curse! (with Dee Elder and Amanda Kimler) (01:03:32)

• I'm Just a Bill - Schoolhouse Rock [YouTube]
• The Project 2025 Song! [YouTube]

Closing (1:09:41)

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