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Hey, does anyone remember the shutdown? No? That’s because Trump is a pedophile, and the Epstein scandal has blown up in his face so badly, he’s having a physical and mental breakdown over it.

Truly, we feel just AWFUL about the whole thing!

Anyway! We here at the OgPod are in real danger of running out of popcorn, so please keep us in your thoughts during this difficult time. 😁😁😁

Ogre Nation New Update!

1:30 - 21:04 The Epstein files have broken Trump and laid waste to MAGAland. And the damage is just getting started.

21:05 - 23:55 Desperate to distract the nation and loot yet another country, the regime is threatening to invade Venezuela for completely fabricated reasons.

23:56 - 26:54 The compassionate conservative “Christians” of the Trump regime are not done screwing over SNAP recipients, even though the shutdown is over.

26:55 - 35:00 You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream Because of Fucking ICE

35:01 - 53:35 Headlines for Short Attention Spans

53:36 - 1:01:35 Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes (The Best Self-Care There Is)

Ogre: Aunt Ana’s Tres Leches Rice Pudding

Ingredients:

* One 14 oz. can of condensed milk

* One 12 oz. can of evaporated milk

* One cup of milk. Whole preferably, but 2% is OK. Skim, not so much. Lactaid milk works just fine.

* One and one-quarter cup of short grain rice. This is really important. It has to be short grain, not medium or long. Short grain is sticky, and without it, the pudding is just loose and bleh. I use sushi rice, but if you have a different short-grain rice you prefer, go for it.

You absolutely do not need to add sugar to this unless you have a monster sweet tooth or a diabetic death wish.Optional extras:

* 1 cup of raisins, more or less, depending on how much you like in your pudding.

* 1 cup of coconut flakes or half a cup of cream of coconut (not coconut milk, that’s completely different and not useful for this recipe), or both if you really want that coconut flavor in there.

* 3 cinnamon sticks and or cinnamon powder - I’ll explain what to do with this in a second.

Instructions:

Set the rice up to cook as normal.

When the rice is almost done, add the three milks to a medium pot and heat to just under a boil on a medium to low flame. Milk burns easily, so be careful and stir it frequently. If you want a cinnamon flavor, add the sticks to the milk and let it cook the entire time. The flavor will release into the liquid. If you want coconut, add the cream when you put the milks together. The same with the raisins, so they get nice and plump. You COULD add all of it, but coconut cinnamon raisin rice pudding sounds a bit overwhelming.When the milk is just starting to boil, shut off the heat and add the rice. Stir it in good and break up any chunks so it’s nice and even. Add the coconut flakes if you’re using them. Leave the cinnamon sticks in if you’re doing that. Pour the whole thing into a bowl or a Pyrex and smooth it out, breaking up any last chunks. It’s going to be liquidy. Don’t worry, the rice will absorb some of the liquid and you’ll be left with a nice and creamy pudding when it cools and sets. That takes about 4-5 hours. Dust the top with cinnamon powder if you’re using it. You can tinker with the amount of rice if you prefer your pudding soupier (go with a cup of rice) or more dry (go with one and a third cups of rice). Play around with it and find your, ahem, sweet spot.

And that’s it. My Aunt Anna’s Tres Leches rice pudding.

Grandma Florida Woman’s Stuffing

Ingredients:

* 1 stick of butter

* 1 large onion (or a couple of medium onions)

* 5 celery stalks

* 1 tube of regular Jimmy Dean’s sausage

* 1 ½ loaves white bread (or whatever you prefer)**

* 2 eggs

* Salt and pepper

Instructions:

Dice the onion and celery. Melt the butter in a pan and throw saute the onions and celery. Season it with salt and pepper. Let it cool down when it is soft.

In another pan, fry the sausage. When it’s finished, place it on paper towels to drain the grease.

In a mixing bowl, combine the sausage and veggies. When that’s finished, start tearing the bread apart and throw it in the bowl. Be sure to save one of the bread butts. Add the two eggs to the bowl as well.

Squish everything together. My mom wears gloves for this part. I never remember to purchase the gloves, so I just wash my hands. You can add more salt and pepper if you’d like, then shove the stuffing in the turkey’s cavity. Stick the saved bread butt to the hole’s opening to keep the stuffing inside, like a little bread door.

Don’t forget to remove the stuffing as soon as the bird rests for 20 minutes. You don’t want to get a case of food poisoning after you spend the day fighting with your family about politics.

If you would rather bake the stuffing separately, put little pats of butter on top of it to keep it moist.

** My mom always leaves the bread bags open for a few days to get it slightly stale. I never do that because I forget to do it every single time without fail. You do whatever you want.

Things We Discussed In The Show

Trump faces criticism for referring to female Bloomberg reporter as ‘piggy’

Marjorie Taylor Greene says fallout with Trump ‘has all come down to the Epstein files’

Senate unanimously agrees to approve Epstein files bill

Trump says U.S. may have discussions with Maduro as aircraft carrier arrives in Caribbean

Trump administration will require SNAP participants to reapply for benefits

Food stamps are back, but millions will soon lose benefits permanently

Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts

Judge, attorneys inspect Broadview ICE facility amid ‘inhumane conditions’ allegations

Judge, attorneys inspect Broadview ICE facility after reports of ‘inhumane’ conditions

Federal immigration crackdown begins in Charlotte, North Carolina, spreading fear and prompting some businesses to shutter

Rock Hill woman faces attempted murder charge for trying to terminate pregnancy

Trump’s Republican Party insists there’s no affordability crisis and dismisses election losses

Trump scraps tariffs on beef, coffee and tropical fruit in a push to lower grocery store prices

WA confirms first bird flu case in a resident this year

RFK, Jr., Wants to Let Bird Flu Spread on Poultry Farms. Why Experts Are Concerned

Donald Trump $2,000 Check Update: Timeline Given for Direct Payments

Trump defends Tucker Carlson as Nick Fuentes interview divides MAGA world

Indiana man charged in fatal shooting of cleaning woman who accidentally went to wrong home

Could a Cancer Vaccine Developed Long Ago Hold the Key to Long-Term Survival?

Duke Health researchers announces breakthrough in breast cancer vaccine trial

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