Trump turning on our allies doesn’t make any sense unless his goal is to weaken America. Since he’s a Russian asset and has been since the 80s, yeah, not really a surprise.

But why the concerted whole-of-government effort to demonize Canada, CANADA, of all places? Does Trump hate hockey? Do moose and Canadian geese offend him? Did Celine Dion give him the cold shoulder once?

The answer may lie in how Russia views Ukraine: As a threat and a prize to pillage. A threat insofar as Canada is a free and open democracy thriving on our very large shared border while we become a failing autocracy. But also a prize filled with natural resources to plunder, guarded by a vastly inferior military.

Trump’s fascist America can’t just invade such a country. But after years of deliberate antagonism, and provocation and demagoguery, wouldn’t you know it? 38% of Republicans see Canada, CANADA!, as a hostile threat.

Crazy and tinfoil hat stuff? So was Project 2025.

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Ogre Nation News Update! (roar)

1:10 - 16:26 Oh (WTF) Canada! The legacy press kind of glossed over WHY we’re in a new trade war with Canada. And why, exactly, has the regime decided the greatest threat to the United States is our closest ally? You’re not going to like the answer.

16:27 - 20:30 The regime is escalating its attack on the elderly and disabled as part of its quiet eugenics programs to cull the herd. #NurembergThemAll. Every last one of these Nazi fucks.

20:31 - 27:51 America’s food supply is becoming dangerous, and that is by design. We are living through a grand libertarian experiment. And like all libertarian experiments, it’s stupid, doesn’t work, and we’ve already done this before. Time for a history lesson.

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream Because of Fucking ICE

27:52 - 32:11 Nazi cosplayer Greg Bovino is taking the grifter’s road because of COURSE he is.

32:12 - 39:57 Milo Yiannopolous got deported. Ha. Ha. Fucking Ha.

Headline for Short Attention Spans!

39:58 - 42:15 Homeland Security is abusing an obscure law to spy on journalists. Where my free speech advocates at? Greenwald? Taibbi? Nothing?! Fuck you.

42:16 - 45:41 Trump has ordered a midterm convention where everyone will praise the Dear Leader. There’s just ONE little problem…

45:42 - 49:04 Texas Republicans are panicking as James Talarico mops the floor with criminal Ken Paxton. Cue the election rigging.

49:05 - 50:45 HAHAHAHAHA! Pete Hegseth wants to run for president! Oh please, oh please, oh please!

50:46 - 51:55 Mass Murderer RFK Jr. knows who to blame for kids dying from measles: Doctors and the press.

51:56 - 55:08 The GOP’s ban on abortion is forcing women to get the care they need later, and it’s hurting women. Just like the “pro-life” party of misogyny planned.

55:09 - 57:57 Some good news: The wildly unpopular Trump has ordered his cult to praise him as their midterm closing message. Masterful gambit, sir!

57:28 - 59:47 “Weak” candidate Abdul El-Sayed is leading his Republican opponent despite weeks of the legacy press trying to sabotage him. Teehee!

Self-care of the Week! 59:48 - 1:09

The Unedited Hot Mess Livestream!

Trump is such a man of the people, he wants to dump cheap, toxic ground beef on the market for the peasants to buy! Everyone celebrate their benevolent overlord and his brilliant plan to lower the cost of groceries! Please ignore the renewed trade war with Canada, which will send the price of toilet paper through the roof.

Truly, Trump is a political genius of unparalleled mastery of the economy!

And if you believe that, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you for a song, buddy…

Anyway, big episode this week, so come join the Ogre Nation Conversation!

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Ogre Nation News Update

Main Stories (2:51 - 20:35)

2:51 - 9:40 The bad news (and good!) about the infinitely corrupt SCOTUS ruling on Trump’s infinitely corrupt (and unconstitutional) mail-in ballot executive order.

9:41 - 20:35 The leopards are eating the faces of Trump-supporting beef farmers! Have a hamburger made from questionable foreign beef to celebrate!

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream Because of Fucking ICE (20:36 - 28:53)

20:36 - 24:10 ICE arrests a mother in front of her 18-month-old baby at a routine immigration hearing. More proof that cruelty is the point.

24:11 - 27:24 Green card applicants will be placed under increased “public charge” scrutiny, meaning children will go hungry and without medical care. Republicans: The party of “pro-life.”

27:25 - 28:53 Immigration arrests reach a record high under Markwayne Mullin. So why are Trump and MAGAland still mad at him? We explain.

Headlines for Short Attention Spans (28:54 - 43:01)

28:54 - 31:48 In his never-ending quest for self-glorification, Trump insults a Black WWII hero.

31:49 - 36:14 Trump goes all in on data centers. How will that go over with his base, who absolutely HATE data centers?

36:15 - 37:39 Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds is blaming immigrants in Florida’s measles outbreak. Guess who is actually the cause?

37:40 - 38:12 Ed Martin, one of Trump’s legal goons, is ready to litigate the midterms! What could possibly go wrong?!

38:13 - 40:25 What did Trump know about how badly a war with Iran would go, and when did he know it? We have the answer, and it’s worse than you thought.

40:26 - 41:37 Trump is wildly unpopular across the country. How unpopular? Come find out!

41:38 - 43:01 The NYT isn’t sugarcoating it: Republicans are in trouble in the Senate.

Self-care of the Week (43:02 - 48:40)

The Unedited Hotmess Livestream

When the history books are written about this blighted period of American history, they will marvel at how a country founded explicitly on the rejection of an unconstrained executive allowed a wannabe tyrant to flush billions of dollars down the drain on nonsensical vanity projects and dementia-fueled whims.

From mutilating the White House to crippling our modern aircraft carriers by demanding outdated technology, Trump is a dying old man desperate to force everyone to remember him and throwing a temper tantrum until things are back “the way they used to be!”

I can’t wait until it’s all erased and nothing is left. I hope Trump lives long enough to see his “legacy” vanish so he can die in total despair. Can you think of a better fate for a malignant narcissist than to be forgotten while he’s alive and raging? Ha Ha Ha.

The Opinionated Ogre is a Stay-at-Home parent first, foul-mouthed hater of fascist Republicans second. He’s been making the most horrible people in the country miserable for over 15 years, and the hate he feels for American Nazis is eternal and without limits. He plans to stop torturing right-wing trash the day the last fascist dies. So, you know, never. Please help support this potty-mouthed newsletter for just $5/month or $50/year (Almost 17% less!)

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Ogre Nation News Update!

:01 - 7:15 Preshow banter about data center tattoos and Florida Nazis

10:13 - 23:26 Trump is a fucking moron, and he is wasting literally BILLIONS of our tax dollars on the dumbest shit imaginable.

23:27 - 32:27 Uncle Ogre’s Storytime: A tale of the long-predicted alt-left’s war on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and why she’s such a threat to the ratfuckers.

32:28 - 38:57 The depraved monsters of the GOP are abusing their power to literally steal babies from their biological parents.

38:58 - 48:10 I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream Because of Fucking ICE

48:11 - 53:55 Scenes From A Crashing Economy

53:56 - 1:09:25 Headlines for Short Attention Spans

1:09:26 - 1:21:16 Self-care of the Week

The Unedited Hotmess Livestream!

We always knew Donald Trump was a fucking coward. He had daddy pay a doctor to make up “bone spurs” so he could avoid the Draft. He talks tough but fires people by tweet. He only picks fights when he knows (or thinks) he can send the military to kill everyone. But at the first sign of trouble, he runs and hides like a little punk.

The humiliating plane switch story is no different. Not because he took precautions, but because he left everyone else behind to risk their lives without telling them. This is the person the right holds up as the paragon of masculinity and toughness? I’ve met 10-year-olds with more courage and integrity.

I will spend the rest of my life ensuring Republicans never distance themselves from Donald Trump, the weakest, most pathetic piece of shit to ever lead their worthless party of traitors and losers.

And that’s just the first five minutes of the show. Lots to get to this week!

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Ogre Nation News Update!

1:04 - 6:03 A quick note about Donald Trump using reporters as decoys while he ran away and hid in a catering cart like a fucking coward

6:04 - 14:20 Ending Birthright Citizenship is the right’s new long-term project. It’s their new “abortion” culture war issue to motivate their base of rabidly racist assholes.

14:21 - 21:53 Trump’s historic economy turns out to be historically bad. Buckle up, it only gets worse from here.

21:54 - 33:20 We Live in the Stupidest Timeline - Anti-vaxxer edition

33:21 - 43:27 Headlines for Short Attention Spans!

43:28 - 48:33 Self-care of the Week

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For a group of so-called “alpha males” whose performative masculinity is so toxic it’s killing American women, children, and democracy itself, Republicans sure are a bunch of spineless pussies when the chips are down, and they need to man up for real.

One of the fundamental jobs of a father is to protect their children from violence. This does not end when they are adults. If your child is in a situation of domestic abuse, you get them out. If your grandchild is being abused by a monster (even if said monster is your own child), you do something about it. Especially if you strut around all day thumping your chest like a caveman about how manly you and your entire political movement are.

But Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Coward) just sat back, watched his daughter and granddaughter be viciously assaulted, and did…nothing. His colleagues are sitting back and looking away, too. Depraved fucking losers. All of them. The key word in “performative masculinity” is “performative.” It’s all an act, and it always has been.

Anyway, lots to get to this week. Come join the Ogre Nation conversation!

Ogre Nation News Update!

2:55 - 9:30 Nick “I’m soooo alpha!” Adams grifted millions from suckers and probably committed several felonies in the process. Just another day in Trump’s ‘Murika.

9:31 - 19:25 Jeanine “Wine Box” Pirro is going to be out of a job pretty soon. She broke the first rule of Trumpworld: She obeyed the law.

19:26 - 30:50 We Live In The Stupidest Timeline

30:51 - 1:04:00 Headlines for Short Attention Spans

1:04:01 - 1:11:00 Self-care of the Week

The Unedited Hotmess Livestream!

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If it feels like America is being pummeled by rampant outbreaks of diseases, you’re not wrong. If it feels like you’re hearing about people getting sick because of diseases that shouldn’t exist in the richest nation in the world, you’re not wrong. If it feels like someone should be Doing Something, you’re not wrong.

Republicans have deliberately and methodically crippled our national immune system by firing tens of thousands of government workers who kept our food clean and safe while also convincing millions of their inbred imbecile voters to stop vaccinating against diseases we had eradicated from this country.

Now we’re seeing all of that hard work pay off: Americans are getting sick and dying. Exactly what Republicans intended all along. The midterms are going to be the largest dose of anti-parasitic relief America has ever received, and, wow, do we need it.

Ogre Nation News Update!

4:00 - 10:05 Republicans canceled billions in grants to blue states explicitly because they’re run by Democrats. The press that spent months crying about a fake IRS scandal under Obama? Completely silent. Funny how that works…

10:06 - 19:16 Trump’s moronic “two-week” Iran War enters its SIXTH FUCKING MONTH! And it’s getting stupider and uglier by the day.

19:17 - 27:10 I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream Because of Fucking ICE

27:11 - 55:15 Headlines for Short Attention Spans!

55:16 - 59:47 Self-care of the Week

The Hotmess Unedited Livestream!

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Not a great week for the manosphere. Elon Musk orders a boycott, and no one gives a shit. Donald Trump gave a prime-time speech to kick off his terrorist campaign against the midterms, and no one gave a shit. Andrew Tate begged for help from the regime to keep him and his rapist pedophile brother from being extradited to the UK. And no one gave a shit.

It surely does break my heart to see so much misery for the worst people in the world…

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Ogre Nation News Update!!

2:10 - 7:30 Trump’s big election speech was only half as crazy as originally planned, and Trump accidentally told on himself. Because he’s a fucking moron.

7:31 - 16:40 Our new forever war is dragging on, and now we know the military is hiding how many Americans are being injured.

16:41 - 27:44 Murderer ICE agent David Brouillette has a long and well-documented history of violence. Why was he given a badge and a gun?

27:45 - 41:32 Headlines for Short Attention Spans

41:33 - 54:35 Self-Care of the Week

The Hotmess Unedited Livestream!

UPDATE! DERP! Sorry! The full episode didn’t upload this morning, and I’ve been reading Dungeon Crawler Carl all day, so I didn’t realize. I’m dumb. In my defense. DCC is a REALLY good book.

ICE is not a rogue agency. ICE does not require better training and oversight. ICE is operating exactly as it is designed to: As a white nationalist secret police kill squad. The only solution to is to disband ICE permanently, expose every agent’s name to the public, investigate them all, charge them with crimes against humanity, and either send them to prison for life or the gallows for waging a campaign of domestic terrorism against the people of the United States.

When they cry, “I was just following orders!”, they should be marched through the streets with a swastika branded on their forehead.

We have to send a message that this will never happen again.

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Ogre Nation News Update

1:58 - 7:05 Trump escalates his attack on American elections by getting rid of the Election Assistance Commission.

7:06 - 18:18 ICE goes on another murder spree and once again lies about it.

18:19 - 25:25 Trump can’t admit he lost the Iran War, so we’re back to dropping bombs on civilians.

25:26 - 43:45 Headlines for Short Attention Spans

43:46 - 51:32 Self-care of the Week

The Unedited Hotmess Livestream!

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It’s been a rough week for the misogynists masquerading as “progressives.” They’ve had to twist themselves into knots to defend a rapist, and they’re very VERY angry at AIPAC/Democrats/women for…something.

Maybe Graham Platner shouldn’t be an abusive partner? Maybe he should have been vetted better by his progressive backers? Maybe don’t blame the victim?

It’s all very difficult to see clearly when your entire political philosophy is “Destroy the Democratic establishment!” Maybe that’s not a solid foundation for a successful campaign.

Anyway, Florida Woman Rants and I talk about Platner, Israelis attacking Christians, Republican hypocrisy and incompetence, and a whole lot more this week.

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Ogre Nation News Update!

4:30 - 11:30 Why are Republicans ignoring Christians being attacked by violent Israeli extremists?

11:31 - 16:10 How did Republicans fuck up their assault on Planned Parenthood this badly?

16:11 - 22:04 Why is the regime supporting the antisemitism of marching Nazis?

22:05 - 27:35 I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream Because of Fucking ICE

27:36 - 44:45 Headlines for Short Attention Spans

44:46 - 57:08 Self-care of the Week

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This week’s entire show is devoted to the (mostly) corrupt Supreme Court rulings handed down over the last several days. Best make sure to take your blood pressure medication. The Most Corrupt Supreme Court In American History™ really outdid itself…

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Ogre Nation Supreme Court News Update!

1:41 -6:30 Mullin v Doe - A racist ruling on the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of refugees.

6:30 - 13:05 Mullin v Al Otro Lado - Another racist ruling about asylum seekers that hinges on a deliberate mangling of the English language.

13:06 - 17:10 Blanche v Lau - ANOTHER racist ruling concerning green card holders.

17:11 - 19:49 Wolford v Lopez - A ruling expanding on the rights of ammosexuals that endangers the public.

19:50 - 23:35 Watson v RNC - The regime takes an L, and stealing the midterms just got harder for the fascists.

23:36 - 27:40 Trump v Slaughter - SCOTUS hands Trump even more power to corrupt the federal government.

27:41 - 29:25 Trump v. Cook - SCOTUS protects the money of billionaires by denying Trump the power to fuck with the Federal Reserve

29:26 - 31:49 NRSC vs FEC - Another gift to the billionaires who can now inject unlimited money into our elections.

31:50 34:45West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox - The next disgusting step in erasing the Tans community.

34:46 - 45:35 Trump v Barbara - A rare loss for white nationalism. Birthright Citizenship is upheld (for now).

45:36 - 49:40 An Ogre Rant about what Democrats have to do to save this country from SCOTUS’ corruption.

The Hot Mess Livestream!