It’s a classic Wheel! Topics include… updates on Tyler Robinson & Luigi, the G20 in NC, virality from 2 legendary Virgos: Beyonce & Keke Palmer, the T.R.U.M.P. card game (not affiliated), and our academic analysis about how Trump’s ‘90s aesthetic is a key enabler of his regime.

CHECK YOUR VOTING REGISTRATION STATUS RIGHT NOW @ VOTE.ORG

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SOURCES:

Buddy Keys [@buddykeysdetroit]. 2024. TikTok, May 11.

Chris [@chrisiswhatyoucamefor]. 2026. TikTok, September 1.

Craig, Susanne. 2025. “RFK Jr. Says Doctors Found a Dead Worm in His Brain.” The New York Times, January 29.

Del Ray, Michelle. 2026. “Trump’s hair appears fuller, social media erupts.” USA Today, August 7.

Flynn, Sheila. 2026. “Charlie Kirk Murder Suspect Tyler Robinson Pleads Not Guilty as Judge Clears Way for Death Penalty Trial.” BBC, September 2.

Finley, Ben, and Aamer Madhani. 2026. “Army Secretary Dan Driscoll Is Stepping Down.” AP News, September 1.

Gibson, Brittany. 2024. “RFK Jr. Claims a Doctor Told Him a Worm Ate Part of His Brain, Reports New York Times.” POLITICO, May 8.

Ivanka Trump [@ivankatrump]. 2026. Instagram, August 6.

Myre, Greg. 2026. “Army Secretary Dan Driscoll Resigns After Clashes With Defense Secretary Hegseth.” NPR, September 1.

Stiles, Matt, and Gillian Roberts. 2026. “Read Texts Police Say Kirk Shooting Suspect and Former Roommate Exchanged, Which Prosecutors Could Use as Key Evidence.” CNN, July 6.

Tania Barguti [@taniabarguti]. 2026. TikTok, August 18.

Quiroz-Gutierrez, Marco. 2026. “Tech CEOs Want the World to Embrace AI, but Protestors Outside Their G20 Gathering Show the Industry’s Growing Popularity Problem.” Fortune, September 5.

So help us GOD (she/they/her). For our 100th!! episode, we’re digging into a CRAZY ASS scandal surrounding Truth Social and TMTG Group. Let’s just say we’re merging AND we’re acquiring. We’re also giving RSR’s definitive list of the top 10 Truths (head to 1:06:10 if you want to skip the analysis and get straight to the bullshit). As we’ve been saying, A GREAT BRAND CAN NEVER TRULY BE DESTROYED.

Unfortunately, we also have to eulogize a true dang legend: Miss Dolly Parton. REST IN PARADISE!!!!!!

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Full source list for this week's episode on our Substack here!

Today, we have a Wheel with the latest updates on our recurring characters: Kash, Tulsi, El Tigre, Meloni, lil Marco, 3-flag Pete, AOC, Jorkin, Karoline, EriKa, Kai, Ash Trevino, and MORE.

Plus, our official Hall of Shame inductions for Lindsey & AI Mitch, and a Rest in Paradise you won’t want to miss.

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SOURCES:

“Ash Trevino.” 2026. TMZ, March 6.

Baker, Peter. 2026. “Insults, Expletives and Fat-Shaming: Vance Trolls Critics on the Right and Left.” The New York Times, August 9.

Donald J. Trump [@realDonaldTrump]. 2026. Truth Social, July 12.

Gardner, David. 2026. “Natalie Harp’s Intimate Letters to Trump Revealed in Full.” The Daily Beast, August 21.

Lynch, Sarah. 2026. “Justice Department to Send a Record 1,000 Monitors to Midterm Polling Places.” MSN, August 18.

Marcus, Josh. 2026. “Trump Cabinet Member’s Video Reveals Her Office Is Festooned With Pictures of Herself.” The Independent, August 14.

Pager, Tyler, and Anatoly Kurmanaev. 2026. “How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela From Afar.” The New York Times, July 13.

Phillipp, Charlotte. 2026. “Disgraced Ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell Had Fling With Stephen Miller’s Wife, Katie, When She Was a 22-Year-Old Intern, Report Reveals.” People.Com, August 7.

Ramaswamy, Swapna Venugopal. 2026. “Exclusive: RFK Jr. Hosting a New Cooking Show With Celebrity Chefs.” USA TODAY, August 5.

Wulfsohn, Joseph. 2026. “Kash Patel’s Attorney Rejects the Atlantic’s Effort to Dismiss Defamation Lawsuit, Vows ‘accountability.’” Fox News, July 28.

Of course the ep is full of constant bangers with class analysis. We’re talking organizing, community, and capitalism with THE PISSMONGER (@thepissmonger on Insta)!!!!

Also in this ep: g*ns, fruit vapes, and Tucker (Cucker) Carlson’s merch store. Tysm to Ken! We had the best time!

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The Pissmonger’s Recs:

• Reform or Revolution, Rosa Luxembourg (1900)
• The Espresso Stalinist

WE’RE BACK! In our season 4 premiere, we’re catching up on everything “250” from the past 8 weeks, including the Great American State Flop and our visit to the Freedom Truck. Plus, our reflections on the pool, our reviews of all the new music from the pop girlies, and a policy update about hemp in NC.

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SOURCES:

Beggin, Riley, et al. “Freedom Fuel, Praised by Trump, Sells Cheap Gasoline. But How?” MSN, August 9.

CBS News [@cbsnews]. 2026. Instagram, July 1.

FactPost [@Factpostnews]. 2026. Instagram, June 25.

Governor Josh Stein [@NC_Governor]. 2026. X (Formerly Twitter), August 4.

Herrington, A.J. 2026. “North Carolina Governor Calls for Marijuana Legalization.” Yahoo News, August 5.

Kai Trump [@Kaitrump]. 2026. Instagram, June 25.

Kornfield, Meryl. 2026. “Trump Nominates Loyalist to Office That Would Oversee Reflecting Pool Review.” The Washington Post, August 10.

Opeka, Theresa. 2026. “Stein Questions Hemp Bill’s Public Safety Claims.” Carolina Journal, August 4.

Linda Panda [@Wanderwithpandalove]. 2026. Instagram. June 27.

Rebooties… we made it. Trump’s 80, we’re tired, and another season of Red State Reboot is in the books!!! In our SEASON THREE FINALE, we’re reflecting on the last 6 months, giving our thoughts about the UFC fight LAST NIGHT (yes, we stayed up late, you’re welcome), and… WE ARE SELLING SHIRTS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Buy them at www.fgtm.store right NOW! We’ll catch y’all on the flip! HAGS!!

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AND JUST LIKE THAT, we’re at the end of the S3 minisodathon!! We’re celebrating with one final (and exceptionally musical) wheel of the season, and we’re talking the new menu on WH dot gov, Pete Seeger and TV-addicted people, the Arc de Trump, and naptime at the Knicks.

Thank you for listening all week! Make sure you tune in Monday for the season finale… which will include a special announcement!!!

We’ll leave you with just one last acronym… GASA!!!!!!!!!!!

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SOURCES:

Steckelberg, Aaron, and Dan Diamond. 2026. “See Inside Trump’s Proposed 250-foot Arch.” The Washington Post, June 3.

Swamp the Vote USA.

The White House.

Tracking the Presidency. The Economist.

Treisman, Rachel. 2026. “Critics Say Adding Trump’s Arch to D.C. Would Take Something Away: The View.” NPR, June 4.

We’ll keep this shorter than the Millimeter Miracle. On today’s episode, we read Tom Nichols for filth, dissect JD Vance’s new op-ed, and do a deep dive into GodBlessTheUSA dot com.

Xoxoxoxo see ya tomorrow for the last day of MINISODATHON before our S3 finale on Monday!!

Visit the hellscape for yourself! --> https://godblesstheusa.com/

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SOURCES:

Vance, J.D. 2026. “What I Learned About Faith and Fatherhood From Charlie Kirk.” The Wall Street Journal, June 5.

Wang, Amy. 2026. “Charlie Kirk’s Killing Convinced Vances to Try for a Fourth Child, JD Vance Says.” MSN, June 8.

We’re closing out our updates from this season with a true grab bag… central characters include Bryon Noem, Grok, Ash Trevino, Clavicular, and Michael Whatley. Now THAT’S what I call a Rich Text.

Oh! And per our 420 convo:

• Abby’s Reel
• FGTM’s Substack

You can stream Afroman’s album Freedom of Speech here: https://open.spotify.com/album/2sJx89RjMLtIo8wBDbexl5?si=878f4e1403a14897

We mention several states’ primaries in this ep. Up-to-date primary results can be found here: https://apps.npr.org/primary-election-results-2026/

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SOURCES:

Hays, Kali. 2026. “Teens Sue Elon Musk’s xAI Over Grok’s Pornographic Images of Them.” BBC, March 16.

Tolomia, Cris. 2026. “UK MP Jess Asato Sues xAI Over Grok Deepfake Images.” Yahoo News, June 4.

OUR MINISODATHON CONTINUES! We have more updates for y’all today, and… they’re suuuuper RSR-coded. We’re circling back to all the greatest grifts of the season (did someone say SCAM TRACKER?!). Yeah, we’ve got the upcoming UFC fight, we’ve got AlcaTrump, we’ve got a date for the new White House Correspondents’ Dinner (“INTERESTINGLY!”), and we have a potential DonaldChella on the books for an unknown Wednesday in the future. Come back tomorrow for more!

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SOURCES:

Allison, Natalie. 2026. “Trump to Headline Great American State Fair After Music Acts Cancel.” The Washington Post, May 31, 2026.

Donald Trump [@realDonaldTrump]. 2026. Truth Social, May 30, 12:03pm.

Donald Trump [@realDonaldTrump]. 2026. Truth Social, May 30, 7:03pm.

Patriot Games 250 Homepage.

Security National Bank. n.d. “Trump Accounts & Dell Donation: Do Your Kids Qualify?” Blue Compass, Des Moines, Iowa.