Courts have witnesses accidentally pleading internet insanity now. We check on the state of athletes and gambling and whether we’re at the beginning of a legislative backlash. That story starts with an icon of pooping in shoes. Then we talk about the firing of the Head of Bureau Statistics and how successful we can be trying to deny our way out of problems.

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Silly week. The Thai army wants us to think elephants wear pants. Only one way out of this Epstein mess: Deploy the Jellicle cats. The guy who wants to close schools in Oklahoma to keep porn out of them plays porn at a school board meeting. And finally, a Texas sex scandal where you’ll never guess a huge pro-lifer’s longtime mistress accuses him of paying for abortions and dreaming of the world’s sickest bake sale.

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In this episode of Good Skews, Producer Matt sits down with researcher Zachary Mueller to unpack the roots, rise, and current unraveling of Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda. They explore how white nationalist ideology, spearheaded by figures like Stephen Miller and Steve Bannon, has shaped U.S. immigration policy—from the Tea Party era to today’s alarming use of military force and detention infrastructure. With recent CBS polling showing a sharp decline in public support for mass deportations, Mueller highlights the disconnect between campaign rhetoric and policy reality, the strategic manipulation of Republican primaries, and the growing backlash among independents and immigrant communities. The conversation also underscores how labor unions and everyday Americans are stepping up in defense of immigrant rights, offering a hopeful counter-narrative to an increasingly authoritarian agenda.

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We have a fun update on the American turned anti-woke Russian soldier turned cannon fodder. The we talk about how the left wants to cancel sending birthday cards, and war criminals going on prankster YouTube channels. Then we get into the latest farcical incompetent evils from our ongoing mass deportations. Is there a rule that says ICE can’t fake your granddad’s death, as a joke?

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We have a fun scandal where a billionaire tried to buy a Billy Madison experience in professional tennis. Then we talk about FEMA’s efforts to keep Central Texas flood victims from turning to selling their bodies (their words), before we get into the continuing fallout from whatever the administration is doing with Schroedinger’s Epstein Files.

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On today’s show we talk about the Supreme Court sentencing itself to watch pornos in the basement. Then we get into the flooding in Central Texas. Is the response that locals have found maddening due to politicians selling the government for parts at all levels for decades, or because one guy named Augustus Doricko squirted blue Powerade out of a plane? Experts disagree.

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 Peter Thiel comes out as a centrist on the issue of “whether or not all humans should die.” Ron DeSantis has a plan to feed immigrants to alligators. Then we discuss the New York mayoral primary and whether American can survive a Woke Islamist Communist doing Sharia Law, which seems to mainly consist of faster city buses.

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State and local elections are where the political future is being shaped, and Democrats are finally catching up to Republicans’ long-standing strategy of investing deeply in them. Producer Matt talks with Joe Sunday, Host of State of the States on Sirius XM to learn more about what's working.

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The feds got into an armed standoff with the Los Angeles Dodgers, while the kids are getting into shootouts with pixelated ICE agents on Roblox. Then we talk about the weekend’s bombing of Iran, for peace. It’s a story that involves a Sesame Street character, Private Facebook joining the Army, and a 22-year-old whose last job was mowing lawns who is now chasing Iranian sleeper cells. 

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In this episode of Good Skews, Producer Hildreth sits down with John Ray from YouGov Blue to unpack the latest polling data and what it actually tells us about the 2024 political landscape. John shares some cautiously optimistic views, including waning support for Trump among key voter blocs like young men and communities of color.

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