Lindsay Clancy case reaches a standstill, the AfD wins big in the German elections, and 9/11 has its twenty-fifth anniversary. Ashley Frawley and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.

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Trump declares that the U.S. owns most of Venezuela's oil, new frauds appear in academia and elsewhere, and foreign right-wing media groups will get Trump money. Ashley Frawley and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.

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Trump starts a trade war with the great white north, Flock cameras cause controversy and privacy concerns, and America's whackiest senator changes positions. Ashley Frawley and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.

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Trump's fury is pointed at South Korea, the blame for Jason Arday's suicide is shifted onto the media, and the blame for Lindsay Clancy is shifted onto her husband. Ashley Frawley and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.

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Professor Jason Arday is outed as a fraudster, while Trump and RFK reduce vaccines for children. Ashley Frawley and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.

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Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed gains ground for the Democratic nomination for Senate in Michigan, and a migrant crisis breaks out in… Africa. Ashley Frawley and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.

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Zohran Mamdani threatens to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu, Canadian wildfires fill New York City with smoke, and daylight savings time threatens to become permanent. Ashley Frawley and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.

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Christopher Nolan's new movie causes massive controversy, the U.K. has yet another new PM, and the Trump administration is mired in betting market corruption allegations. Ashley Frawley and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.

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The war in Iran returns after its hydration break, "liberal" governments test-run authoritarian tech policies, and JD Vance misses the mark with his new memoir. Ashley Frawley and Geoff Shullenberger discuss.

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Happy Birthday, America! American politicians take advantage of the semiquincentennial to discuss Marxism, the right-wing seems unable to solve its ever-present WQ, and Graham Platner brings #MeToo back from the dead. Ashley Frawley and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.

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