The 45th POTUS has been indicted and at face value, the prosecution looks if not weak, then offers only the prospect of conviction on a mild range of small-time offences a long way down the road. But how will it affect Trump's chances in the GOP Primaries?

The early polling indicates a big bounce for the Donald in the head to head against Florida Governor, Ron De Santis with other candidates barely making a mark. Is this what the Democrats want, Trump through the primaries and into a contest with Biden in the presidential election which the Dems think they can win?

In local news, HK Jack becomes a Level 4 Necromancer on the pundit scale after having tipped a Labor win in the Aston by-election. He gives his reasons. What does the Liberal party need to do to arrest its decline with voters? JTI argues the lessons of history around Labor's unelectability in Victoria in the 1960s and 70s should be learned. How they were addressed often painfully to Labor then offer the Libs some hope now provided they are prepared to act.

In sport, generosity of spirit in country footy makes news while Collingwood and the Broncos get out of the blocks best in their respective comps. 

The thing about covid is that it's not even real. Well, until you get it. Then it's an LRAD. Or a space laser. Or 5g.

We can sit back and laugh at the circus from afar but John had to deal with this shit on a day to day basis.

John works at a major hospital in Melbourne. He's a surgery tech and he's been yelled at going to work and he's been yelled at by a freedom movement proponent who later went on to abuse him and his coworkers after saving his life. Charming stuff.

John tells us what an absolute pain in the arse it is to operate on unvaccinated people and what it's like to see someone die from covid and then walk past a bunch of unwashed idiots telling you it's not a thing.

Sensational interview with Jack and John this week. Both not their real names, but the story is worth a listen.

Enjoy.

Trump is indicted! Or indicated? Either way, he's in trouble. He's handing himself over and hoping the whole thing will be a good little earner. 

The Aston by election goes to Labor. Not many saw it coming. Hong Kong Jack did, but he also thinks a lot of things...

But you gotta pay that - it was long odds! In the aftermath the Liberals are looking inward. And seeing cookers. And extremists. And idiots. 

Time for a purge?

We finish with an update on our True Crime episode where we looked at the way in which podcasts and internet personalities handled the Idaho State murders and the Murdaugh trial. Pretty badly. 

Well, it turns out these internet detectives have stitched up several people as being involved in the Idaho murders. Why? Because they're creeps. 

Not all true crime podcasts are shit though. Australian True Crime with Emily Webb is worth a listen - and Sandee and SOS were on it recently! 

It's been a little time since the last premium episode but we love you guys for hanging in there and supporting the show :-) 

The Two Jacks discuss the NSW election result. JTI puffs his chest out and claims total pundit victory in predicting minority government for Chris Minns and Labor.

The Aston by-election is coming and HK Jack has predicted a Liberal loss. In other punditry, HK Jack declares a likely loss on the Voice referendum, giving the referendum as we understand it at this time, a 40 percent chance of winning.

Meanwhile, JTI comes off the long run to dismantle the right wing commentariat's assertions that Sweden won the pandemic.

In sport, old men watch their teams going around in various states of anxiety, while some can barely watch it all. JTI confesses that he sits on the edge of his seat when his beloved Blues go around and tries to ward off a stroke. 

This week Jack looks at reams of data to establish what we all knew already - Sweden isn't the golden example of covid policy success. But the right wing commentariat want it to be - and a recent OECD report backs them up. Well, only if you cherry pick the bits you like.

This part is good for anyone who wants to shut down Uncle Dave at Easter who prattles on about how Sweden didn't have lockdowns but nobody died. They did, Dave. Shut your chocolate covered mouth.

In cooker update we get Sam AKA Alternate Media Watchers on Twitter. Sam is an antifascist researcher who has been keeping an eye on the Christian Lives Matter group - we discuss the recent events in Belfield that saw a large group of angry men violently attack a much smaller group of trans rights activists outside St. Michaels church in Belfield. It's a bit hectic.

In SovCits we head over to Latvia to listen to some TOP EXPERTS and Pete is a gullible idiot - that's why he's a perfect Trump supporter.

And Babet? For the love of god, keep him away from the loaded firearms. And put on some ear protection you silly boy!

Enjoy!

Welcome to a different format for Tinfoil Tales where we are bringing you a compact overview of recent events along with our perspective and opinions and the freedom movement’s shit takes.

Recently in Melbourne, we saw the rise of hate with Kellie Jay bringing her anti-trans rhetoric and neo-Nazi’s standing on the steps of parliament.

SOS and Sandee were there and give the run down of that day; along with discussing how the freedom protestors responded when they realised they have something in common with Nazi’s.

Guru and Bosi campaign for the NSW election, by talking to their friends in America.

And SOS and Sandee explain how they got into doing this podcast!

follow SOS and Sandee on twitter at:

@SOS149

@Sunnysandeel

Watch Tom Tanuki’s response to TERF’s and NAZI’s here:

https://youtu.be/4b44I1pNxM8

The Two Jacks discuss figures on global energy consumption. The figures show that renewables are only filling the needs of new energy. Fossil fuels remain widely used with consumption set to increase in the developing world and especially in high energy consumption nations like China, and India.

With the release of the IPCC report and its continued warnings on carbon emissions and the rise of global temperatures, it leaves the planet even more vulnerable.

Meanwhile in sport JTI confesses he becomes a quivering wreck whenever he watches his beloved Blues go around and he's not the only one. 

Here's a preview of this weeks premium epiosde. From as little as five bucks a month! Don't make me get all weird and shame you like Dave Oneegs does - if you can't afford it, you just need to like want it more. Winners grindset bro.

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With UK agitator and transphobic trashcan Posie Parker coming to Melbourne to have a thinly veiled hate rally in the name of womens rights we saw a nice little contingent of Nazis from the national socialist network palling around with shameless TERFs and freedom fuckwits. 

We look at a possible culprit for the transfer of covid to humans - raccoon dogs! Equal parts cute and delicious, I think they're too cute to be blamed. But how do they taste? A bit like covid, I guess. 

We look at the Trump arrest and MTG almost being the voice of reason. 

Also, Elon Musk turns self driving teslas into death traps because he is an idiot. 

Enjoy! 

We're back! This one took a little while to come out - life has been busy. But we have a big episode to make it up to y'all.

We look at an 'ivermectin influencer' who has been doing it since before it was cool. He had a heart the size of Pharlap's. That's what killed hiim.

Gary Lineker equates conservative immigration rhetoric to the nazis. Godwin's law has been invoked - but idiot conservatives have got out the 'red card' and the BBC tried to cancel him in a transparently political attempt to crush dissent. Unfortunately people like Lineker and backed him and now the tories and the Beeb look like a bunch of prats.

We look at the allegations made by Tara Reade that Joe Biden sexually asaulted her. Allegations of this nature must be taken seriously - but when an egregious history of dishonesty appears, it must be considered in the bigger picture.

We discuss the release of Tinfoil Tales recent epiosde on Guru and Bosi and chat about Guru getting nippers cancelled....

AND we talk about the gay panic that has come about since worldpride. Cookers are losing their minds and the movement is doing a hard pivot toward the bible - and serious homo/transphobia.

We also have SovCits. And Pete. And Babet. Enjoy!!!

The Two Jacks discuss the Australian purchase via AUKUS of nuclear submarines and how it changes Australia's security parameters. But how will China respond?

A reader's letter from a farmer shows the farmers' protests in the Netherlands and Belgium to be a lot more about pressure from big agricorps and a lot more about creating clean drinking water in the two countries than an outrageous government land grab.

The Two Jacks argue over the UK small boats policy but both agree Gary Lineker was entitled to make provocative comments without facing any censure or suspension from his work as a BBC presenter.

In sport, the AFL season is underway and JTI can't wait for the Blues to run out on the G.