Cognitive Dissonance

Show Notes The second Republican primary debate, in 3 minutes NASA's new policy chief took her oath on a copy of Carl Sagan's "Contact" Misinformation research is buckling under GOP legal attacks Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do Texas death row inmate at mercy of supreme court – and junk science | Capital punishment | The Guardian Will the Trumps lose their homes? NY judge who dissolved Trump Org is cryptic at a tense hearing This Footnote on Trump Boasting About His Saudi Line of Credit Is Terrifying | The New Republic Mark Milley Taking 'Safety Precautions' After Trump Attack | HuffPost Latest News My President Joined a Picket Line | The Nation Most unionized US rail workers now have new sick leave | Reuters

Show Notes Project 2025: Harrowing roadmap for Christian nationalist presidency - FFRF Action Fund Donald Trump Is Worried About Having to Wear "One of Those Jumpsuits" in Prison: Report | Vanity Fair Trump acknowledges he was told 2020 election lies were false in wide-ranging interview | CNN Politics Republican sobs as she claims LGBTQ+ activists are 'training' children to use butt plugs and dildos Biden is unveiling the American Climate Corps, a program with echoes of the New Deal Sen. John Fetterman is selling 'body double' T-shirts, leaning into the right-wing conspiracy theory 'Anti-glasses' influencer defends herself against backlash after TikToker infiltrates her class

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Show Notes Willis accuses Jordan of 'illegal intrusion' into Georgia Trump prosecution in scathing letter | The Hill Hate pastor claims androgynous nicknames turn kids trans & are the work of the devil - LGBTQ Nation Republicans just can't stop calling for civil war | The Hill Mar-a-Lago IT worker struck cooperation agreement with special counsel, his former lawyer says | CNN Politics Oklahoma Department of Education announces partnership with right-wing propaganda group - LGBTQ Nation Witness in Trump documents case reached deal with prosecutors, ex-attorney says | Reuters A lawsuit seeks to bar Trump from the primary in Colorado, citing Constitution's insurrection clause | AP News

Show Notes The End Will Come for the Cult of MAGA - The Atlantic Vivek Ramaswamy's Foreign-Policy Fantasy - The Atlantic "Hit list": Trump grand jurors face violent threats after names and addresses shared on QAnon forums | Salon.com Mitch McConnell freezes, struggles to speak in second incident this summer Wisconsin Supreme Court flips liberal, creating a 'seismic shift' - The Washington Post Georgia Republicans Say They'll Move to Remove Fulton County DA Fani Willis From Office With New State Law | Vanity Fair Majority of US dog owners now skeptical of vaccines, including for rabies: study | The Hill Sheila Lewis is the latest casualty in the conservative war on expertise | Canada's National Observer Following Elon Musk's lead, Big Tech is surrendering to disinformation How Wealthy UFO Fans Helped Fuel Fringe Beliefs - Scientific American

Show Notes Donald Trump Arrest Time Revealed as Airspace Closed for 'VIP' in Georgia Jack Smith Reveals Trump Employee Flipped After Ditching MAGA Lawyer New Explosive Roger Stone Video Dooms Donald Trump's Main Legal Defense Town fires librarian who worked there for 11 years because she refused to remove LGBTQ+ books - LGBTQ Nation The Supreme Court Could Overrule Rent Control In New York And Across The Nation - Above the Law YouTube starts mass takedowns of videos promoting 'harmful or ineffective' cancer cures - The Verge Alarm at exodus of climate voices on Twitter after Musk takeover Conservatives have already written a climate plan for Trump's second term - POLITICO Rudy Giuliani goes on unhinged rant claiming Mike Pence's wife leads him around on a leash | The Independent

Show Notes Mostly from Trump's own mouth