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1 Minute Political Update
The second Trump administration has taken off—along with antacid sales—and while it can be painful at times, it’s too important not to follow. That said, the Political Update Podcast makes it easy to follow. It’s just one minute long yet it will keep you up to date, in stitches, and reaching for the antacids.
Episodes
- 1 Minute Political Update
Ep.204: Mar-a-Lago Hit by Blue Wave
A Florida state democrat flipped a house seat in a district that includes Mar-a-Lago (Trump can’t complain it was due to mail-in ballots because he used one…
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Ep. 203: ICE Skates into Airports
Due to longer lines at airports, ICE agents are being sent to U.S. airports to help TSA agents even though they have no training (make sure your suitcase is…
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Ep. 202: For Sale: National Security Secrets
In a fundraising email, Donald Trump promised donors access to national security briefings for cash (paging Benedict Arnold!). Then while meeting with Japan’s…
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Ep. 201: Trump Calls NATO Lame-o
After being rebuffed by NATO countries to help with the Iran war, Donald Trump said we don’t need their help. (Clearly, we can screw this up on our own)…
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Ep. 200: CNN is DOA
Pete Hegseth blasted CNN for its biased coverage of the Iran war, saying he can’t wait for David Ellison to take over the news network (somewhere Walter…
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Ep. 199: Trump Pumped Over Pump Price
U.S. gas prices have skyrocketed but Donald Trump is thrilled because higher oil prices mean we're making money (and by “we’re” he means “him”) while the…
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Ep. 198: Operation Epic Gas Prices
Attacks on Iranian oil depots and Middle East energy sites have caused oil to surge past $100 a barrel and pump prices to soar (Trump says it’s Biden’s fault)…
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Ep. 197: Liar Fired, Election Denier Hired
DESCRIPTION Donald Trump fired DHS chief Kristi Noem, replacing her with Senator Markwayne Mullin—an election denier and all-around MAGA toady—while some…
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Ep. 196: Gas Prices Pumped Up
Gas prices are rising due to the Strait of Hormuz of closing, but Trump says they’ll come down once the war ends—or when pigs fly. Meanwhile Kristi Noem was…
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Ep. 195: Trump Goes Ballistic on Iran
After U.S. and Israeli bombs killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamanei, Donald Trump said he did it because he wants freedom for the Iranian people (but not the…
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Ep. 194: Congress Goes Grillary On Hillary
Hillary Clinton told the House Oversight Committee she knew nothing about Jeffrey Epstein, adding that if they wanted the truth, they’d get Trump to testify…
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Ep. 193: State of the Union Screed
DESCRIPTION In his State of the Union speech, Donald Trump ignored the financial struggles of millions, claiming the economy is booming (next stop, the…
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Ep. 192: SCOTUS Burns POTUS
The Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional Donald Trump’s global tariffs—at least some of the justices realize we HAVE a constitution—while a federal…
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Ep. 191: Trump Ballroom Approved By Trump Lackeys
After the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts—all Trump appointees—approved his 90,000-square-foot ballroom that’s bigger than the White House (but not his ego)…
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Ep. 190: Trump: “Slavery Schmavery!”
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to return a slavery exhibit it removed from a Philadelphia museum—Trump believes slavery was a hoax—while…
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Ep. 189: Donald Trump: The New Old King Coal
Donald Trump seeks to revive the U.S. coal industry, branding it a key component of national and economic security (not to mention emphysema) while the…
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Ep. 188: Pam Bondi: A Lap and Attack Dog
Instead of answering House Democrats’ questions about the Epstein files, Pam Bondi praised Trump and the stock market (she’s a class act—hold the class) while…
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Ep. 187: Stephen Miller to Constitution: Drop Dead!
Stephen Miller says ICE doesn’t have to follow the Constitution when it comes to obtaining a warrant to search someone’s home (jackboots, anyone?) while Donald…
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Ep. 186: Trump Calls Bad Bunny Bad (Shocking!)
Donald Trump said yesterday’s Super Bowl half-time show with Bad Bunny was an affront to the greatness of America (racism, anyone?) while a federal judge…
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Ep. 185: Prayer Breakfast Gone Wild! Economy Gone Mild!
DESCRIPTION At the National Prayer Breakfast, Donald Trump called Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie a moron and claimed you can’t be a person of faith and…
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Ep. 184: Trump Claims Voter Fraud Real, Measles Outbreak Hoax
Donald Trump has called for U.S. elections to be nationalized despite the Constitution giving election oversight to the states (he claims the Constitution is a…
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Ep. 183: Trump To Renovate Kennedy Center (Barf Bag, Anyone?)
Donald Trump is shutting down the Kennedy Center for renovations—expect a bowling alley and a multiplex theater that will run “Melania” around the clock—while…
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Ep. 182: Trump Sues IRS for $10B (Ironic Since He Doesn’t Pay Taxes)
Donald Trump is suing the IRS for $10 billion for disclosing his tax returns to the media six years ago, saying it caused irreparable harm to his…
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Ep. 181: Trump Seeks Minnesota De-Escalation (Yeah, right)
Donald Trump announced he wants to de-escalate tensions in Minneapolis following the killing of two U.S. citizens by ICE by saying he wants to de-escalate…
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ICE Murders ICU Nurse, Miller Murders Decency
After ICE agents killed Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who was helping a woman whom ICE pushed to the ground, Stephen Miller labeled him a would-be assassin (Joseph…
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Ep. 179: Smith Blames Trump for 1/6, GOP Blames Mail-In Voting
Former January 6 Special Counsel Jack Smith testified in Congress about his case against Donald Trump where—spoiler alert—Republicans attacked him mercilessly…
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Ep. 178: Trump Touts His Accomplishments (Cue Laugh Track)
Yesterday, Donald Trump touted his first-year accomplishments (not being impeached, for one) then told Norway’s prime minister that he’s going after Greenland…
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Ep. 177: Mark Kelly Sues Pete Hegseth
Pete Hegseth censured Senator Mark Kelly for telling military personnel not to follow illegal orders (What part of “don’t follow illegal orders” don’t you…
1 Minute Political UpdateEp. 176: DOJ Investigates Fed Chair (Your Head Slap Here)
The DOJ is investigating Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for lying about the cost of renovating the Federal Reserve’s headquarters (cue the laugh track)…
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Ep. 175: U.S. Economy Sinks Lower Than ICE
Only 584,000 jobs were created last year, the lowest number since 2003—Donald Trump blamed it on Haberdasher Harry Truman—while ICE shot and killed Minneapolis…
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Ep. 174: White House Blames Nancy Pelosi for Jan. 6
A White House website hailed the mob who stormed the U.S. Capitol five years ago on January 6 as peaceful protesters, claiming they were provoked by Nancy…
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Ep. 173: America First Is Now South America First
The U.S. invaded Venezuela and arrested its president on drug charges even though Trump pardoned the former Honduran president who was convicted on drug…
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Ep. 172: Trump Claims He’s in Perfect Health and “Melania” is a Perfect Film
Donald Trump posted that the White House doctors proclaimed him to be in perfect health—they also said RFK, Jr. was a perfect HHS secretary—and that he aced…
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Ep. 171: Trump Vetoes Two Bills (Clinton & Murray)
Donald Trump issued the first vetoes of his second term: One was for clean drinking water in Colorado (“When blue states stop stealing elections, they’ll get…
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Ep. 170: Trump Meets Zelenskyy at Mar-a-Lago (Zelenskyy Still Nauseous)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Donald Trump but failed to hammer out a peace plan—Zelenskyy wanted 50 years of security guarantees, Trump countered with 35 years…
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Ep. 169: Trump to Kids: “Santa Is Radical Left Scum!”
After Donald Trump chatted with children on the phone about Santa Claus’ whereabouts as NORAD tracked his sleigh and how Democrats were going to tax their…
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Ep. 168: Mike Johnson: The Grinch That Stole Healthcare
Speaker Mike Johnson sent the House of Representatives home for the holidays, leaving millions of Americans vulnerable to rising healthcare premiums (lump of…
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Ep. 167: Trump’s TV Address Has Americans Unplugging Their Sets
In a TV address tonight, Donad Trump may announce America is going to war with Venezuela because of Joe Biden’s open borders while also doubling down on his…
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Ep. 166: Rubio to Visually Impaired Employees: “Screw You!”
Marco Rubio announced the State Department will stop using the Calibri font for official communications—which is easier for visually impaired employees to…
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Ep. 165: MTG Bashes Trump, Trump Bashes MTG (Rinse, Repeat)
Marjorie Taylor Greene bashed Donald Trump—who said he never heard of her and if he did hear of her, he wouldn’t like her—while the Trump administration…
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Ep. 164: Sean Duffy Urges Civility for Air Travelers (But Not for Trump)
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is urging air travelers to dress better and be more civil—cue the laugh track—while Donald Trump has added his name to the…
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Ep. 163: Trump Pardons Drug-Trafficker, Private Equity CEO & Attila the Hun
Marco Rubio said more work need to be done to end the Russia-Ukraine war—like forcing Ukraine to give Russia everything it wants—while Donald Trump said he…
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Ep. 162: Trump Wants to Hang Dems (With a Noose, Not on the Wall)
Donald Trump said six Democrats who told the military to refuse illegal orders—like bombing alleged drug boats—should be hanged for seditious behavior (i.e…
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Ep. 161: Lone Star State Gets Zero Stars from Judges on GerrymanderingLone Star State Gets Zero Stars from Judges on Gerrymandering
A federal court blocked Texas’ gerrymandering plan to add five GOP House seats as it was racially motivated—"Don’t mess with the Constitution”—while Florida…
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Ep. 160: Vance Blames Immigrants for Sky-High Housing (and Beef) Prices
JD Vance said housing is too expensive because 30 million illegal immigrants took homes that should go to Americans and drove up prices—Question: if immigrants…
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Ep. 159: Government Reopens (Sadly, Not Under New Management)
The government reopened Thursday with Republicans seeking an alternative to Obamacare—most likely a bucket of leeches—while Donald Trump met with Lauren…
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Ep. 158: House Votes to End Gov’t Shutdown (1% Cheer, 99% Jeer)
The House votes today on funding the government but without extending Obamacare subsidies to lower healthcare costs—thankfully, tax cuts for billionaires are…
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Ep. 157: Trump Pardons Rudy Giuliani (Next Up: Hannibal Lecter)
Donald Trump pardoned Rudy Giuliani and more than 70 others who were involved in attempting to overturn the 2020 election (no surprise there) while eight…
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Ep. 156: Trump Appeals Decision to Feed Poor People
After a federal judge ordered them to fully fund SNAP instead of partially funding it, the Trump administration appealed the decision (why feed poor people if…
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Ep. 155: Gov’t Shutdown Day 36: Dems Election Wins Turn GOP Blue
Donald Trump claimed the reasons Republicans lost big in yesterday’s elections were the shutdown and Biden’s border crisis while the Supreme Court will decide…
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Ep. 154: Trump’s “60 Minutes” Interview Missing Laugh Track
Donald Trump appeared on “60 Minutes” where host Norah O’Donnell asked many pointed questions that he answered with refreshing honesty—in your dreams—while a…
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Ep. 153: Gov’t Shutdown Day 31: Trump’s Grifting Suffers Under Shutdown
Donald Trump wants the GOP to lose the filibuster so they can vote to reopen the government—he’s running out of money to bribe world leaders to like him—while…
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Ep. 152: Gov’t Shutdown Day 29: Texas AG Sues Tylenol (WTF!)
Texas AG Ken Paxton sued Tylenol for violating consumer protection laws by not warning buyers it causes autism (Spoiler Alert: It doesn’t) while Donald Trump…
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Ep. 151: Gov’t Shutdown Day 27: Trump Has MRI (Then Misspells It)
Donald Trump told reporters he had an MRI at Walter Reed Hospital and the results were perfect—clearly, they graded on a curve—while he said he might run for a…
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Ep. 150: Gov’t Shutdown Day 24: Speaker Johnson Still Knows Nothing
Arizona files a lawsuit to force Mike Johnson to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva—he said he’d do it once Democrats reopen the government or when…
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Ep. 149: Trump Seeks Millions from DOJ (LOL!)
Donald Trump asks the DOJ for $230 million, saying he was damaged by two federal investigations into him—clearly, he was damaged LONG before that—while Senate…
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Ep. 148: George Santos Free to Fleece More People
Donald Trump commuted the 7-year sentence of George Santos who was convicted of wire fraud and identity theft—guess it’s okay to put American criminals back on…
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Ep. 147: JD Vance: “Young Republicans Have the Reich Stuff”
Bigoted messages, including “I like Hitler,” were discovered in Young Republican chat groups and JD Vance dismissed them—"Boys from Brazil will be boys”—while…
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Ep.146: Mike Johnson Wins Gold in Trump Suck Up Olympics
Speaker Mike Johnson said he’ll rally world leaders to nominate Donald Trump for next year’s Nobel Peace Prize—could his nose get any browner?—while Trump…
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Ep. 145: GOP Rips Obamacare Then Announces No New Healthcare Plan
Speaker Mike Johnson says Republicans have a plan for better, cheaper healthcare for the American people but they’d have to move to Europe to get it while…