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Murders in the Caribbean, more corrupt shenanigans at the Supreme Court, and Trump is still definitely dying right in front of us, even if the legacy press won’t talk about it.

Another hell of a week and a packed show with all of the snark and rage you’ve come to love. Come join the Ogre Nation Conversation!

Ogre Nation News Update!

1:36 - 11:19 The cover-up over the double-tap murder in the Caribbean continues…

11:20 - 16:45 The most corrupt Supreme Court in American history takes up the “question” of Birthright Citizenship…

16:46 - 21:15 Fascist oligarchs are attempting a hostile takeover of America’s news and entertainment media…

21:16 - 27:32 Scenes From a Crashing Economy

27:33 - 37:44 Headlines for Short Attention Spans

37:45 - 43:54 Self-care of the Week

Things We Discussed On The Show

Hegseth gives defiant speech defending ‘drug boat’ strikes amid scrutiny

Admiral told lawmakers everyone on alleged drug boat was on a list of military targets

A Frustrated Congress Pushes the Pentagon to Produce Its Boat Strike Orders

Sen. Tom Cotton says survivors of first September boat strike ‘were not incapacitated’

Birthright Citizenship Under the U.S. Constitution

The Supreme Court Just Took a Case That Would Have Only Recently Been Unthinkable

Jared Kushner is part of Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

Layoff announcements top 1.1 million this year, the most since 2020 pandemic, Challenger says

Poll: Trump’s own voters begin blaming him for affordability crisis

It’s the ‘A+++++’ economy, stupid. Trump embarks on the same don’t-believe-your-lying-eyes trap that doomed Biden

Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening

Quote of the Day

Bridge to nowhere: Trump bailout to again flow to the largest, wealthiest farms, leaving struggling farmers behind

‘Only so long’ before Trump’s tariff costs hit consumers, businesses warn

Donald Trump, 79, Flaunts Red Carpet Hand Bandage at Kennedy Center

ICE Detainee Bruna Ferreira, Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew, Says She ‘Made a Mistake’ in ‘Trusting’ Trump’s White House Secretary

Mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew ordered released from immigration detention

Trump national security strategy calls for ‘cultivating resistance’ in Europe and changing US’ role in Western Hemisphere

Florida governor declares Muslim civil rights group a terrorist organization

RFK Jr and Trump official do pull-ups in bizarre airport press conference

US transportation secretary wants more civility in air travel. Not everyone is on board

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