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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. 144: RFK, Jr.: “Circumcision Causes Autism” (Oy to the World!)
RFK, Jr. claimed circumcision causes autism due to infants being given Tylenol to ease the pain—and you didn’t think he could get any loonier—while Donald…
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Ep. 143: Trump to Withhold Back Pay from Furloughed Workers (Shocking!)
Donald Trump says not all furloughed federal workers will get back pay after the government reopens—Spoiler alert: only the Republican ones will—while James…
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Ep. 142: GOP Pissed Dems Want to Help Americans
Republicans are furious with Democrats who still won’t vote for a budget, which means the government will run out of money—except for Congress’s pay and…
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Ep. 141: Government Shuts Down (No One Sees Any Difference)
The government shut down when Democrats voted against the continuing budget resolution—Dems want healthcare for Americans, GOP wants healthy rich people—while…
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Ep. 140: Hegseth Rallies Troops (Not)
At a meeting of U.S. military leaders, Pete Hegseth focused on personal grooming, specifically no beards and no fat generals (that should put fear into our…
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Ep. 139: SCOTUS Loves POTUS
The Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump doesn’t have to spend billions in foreign aid approved by Congress, which goes against the Constitution (they must…
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Ep. 138: Trump DOJ Indicts Comey (Revenge, Anyone?)
The DOJ indicted former FBI Director James Comey for lying to Congress—though the real charge is being a boil on Donald Trump’s ass—while Trump officially…
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Ep. 137: Jimmy Kimmel Returns (Free Speech Might Not)
DESCRIPTION Jimmy Kimmel is back on the air, but mega-TV station owners Sinclair and Nexstar refused to carry it—they ran the Nazi propaganda film “Triumph of…
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Ep. 136: U.S. Downs 3rd Drug Smuggling Boat (S.S. Tylenol)
The U.S. military carried out another strike against an alleged drug smuggling boat—piloted by Captain Ahab Rehab—while the case against White House Border…
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Ep. 135: Trump Labels Antifa Terrorists (Real Terrorists Take Offense)
Donald Trump designated antifa a terrorist group even though there’s no such organization with a leadership structure (sounds like the White House) while FCC…
1 Minute Political UpdateEp. 134: Trump Visits England & Entire Country Boos Him
Today, Donald Trump is visiting England where he’ll meet with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles whose crown he plans to steal (to make his American…
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Ep. 133: Trump’s Epstein Book Letter A Hoax (Like Earth Is Round)
Donald Trump denied he wrote a letter that appeared in Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book, claiming it was not his signature (even DEAD handwriting experts can…
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Ep.132: Court to Trump: “No Immunity for You!”
A federal appeals court upheld the $83 million jury award against Donald Trump for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll—Trump plans to appeal it to the…
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Ep. 131: Florida Is Pro-Deadly Childhood Diseases
The state of Florida is no longer mandating vaccines for children, claiming that what you put in your kid’s body is between your God (aka RFK, Jr.), while…
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Ep. 130: Trump Claims He’s Not Dead
Donald Trump met with reporters to address rumors circulating on social media that he had died (after he spoke for an hour, the jury was still out) while…
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Ep. 129: FDA Approves New Covid Vaccines for Certain Groups (Like White Nationalists)
The FDA approved the latest round of Covid vaccines, but only for people at high risk of severe illness (and pardoned January 6 insurrectionists) while Donald…
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Ep. 128: Trump Fires CDC Director, Making Many Americans DOA
Donald Trump fired Centers for Disease Control Director Susan Monarez for not following his agenda for Making America Healthy Again (“Paging Dr. Kevorkian!”)…
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Ep. 127: Trump Wants Flag Burners Imprisoned (While He Burns Down the Country)
Donald Trump signed an executive order making the act of burning an American flag punishable by one year in prison (or one year caddying for him at Mar-a-Lago)…
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Ep. 126: Texas Passes New Congressional Map, Bypassing Decency and Democracy
Texas passed a new congressional map that will add five seats to the U.S. House—and subtract democracy from millions—while Stephen Miller railed against…
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Ep. 125: Trump Plans to Ban Mail-In Voting Based on Advice from Putin (aka Mr. Democracy)
Donald Trump wants to sign an executive order that will ban mail-in voting because gerrymandering is not enough to help the GOP win in 2026, and he wants…
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Trump to Zelensky: “You Can’t Join NATO or Mar-a-Lago!”
Donald Trump meets with President Zelensky to discuss ending the Ukraine war—“Do what Putin says, or Ukraine will be swimming with the fishes”—while he’s in…
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Ep. 123: Trump’s Pick for Bureau of Labor Statistics Chief is a MAGA-matician
Donald Trump’s nominee for Bureau of Labor Statistics chief, E.J. Antoni, is uniquely unqualified according to many conservatives and most fifth graders while…
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Ep. 122: Trump Sends National Guard to DC to Stop Rising Crime That’s Not Rising
Donald Trump sent the National Guard to Washington, DC for what he termed a “crime emergency” (even though crime is down) then announced he wants an Ultimate…
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Ep. 121: Tariffs Add Billions to U.S. Treasury, Subtract Billions in Lost Tourist Revenue
This is Joey Toledo with a one-minute Political Update brought to you by Ed’s Firehose Shower Heads. Water pressure low? See Ed. His shower heads blow the…
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Ep. 120: Trump Vows to Bring DC Crime Under Control (Hopefully, By Resigning)
Donald Trump says violent crime in DC is intolerable and he plans to lock up the gang members who are attacking innocent citizens (little does he realize this…
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Ep. 119: Trump May Release Ghislaine Maxwell Interview (When Pigs Fly)
The transcripts from the Ghislain Maxwell interview with Deputy AG Todd Blanche may be released (not the full transcripts, just the cover page) while…
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Ep. 118: Trump Fires Labor Statistics Chief for Bad Jobs Report Then Bans Orwell’s “1984”
Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because she rigged the low job numbers to make him look bad—cue the laugh track—then announced…
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Ep. 117: Trump Says Obama Rigged 2016 Election (And His Birth Certificate)
Donald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of attempting to rig the 2016 election in favor of Hillary Clinton—distraction, anyone?—during a meeting…
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Ep. 116: GOP Kicks Elmo to the Curb, Trump Blames Biden for Rise in Beef Prices
The GOP-controlled Congress cut $1.1 billion to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, claiming NPR and PBS are anti-America airwaves (Elmo is red and, of…
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Ep. 115: White House Docs Say Trump Has Vein Condition (They Misspelled Vain)
Donald Trump is experiencing swelling in his legs chronic from a condition called venous insufficiency—he’s also suffering from human decency…
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Ep. 114: Trump Gives Putin War Ultimatum Then Gives MAGA Supporters the Finger
Donald Trump gave Russia a 50-day ultimatum to end its war with Ukraine (Spoiler alert: they’ve already ignored it) then went on social media and called his…
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Ep. 113: It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad MAGA World
MAGA world is furious that no Jeffrey Epstein files are being released, which Donald Trump promised to do (Trump reneged on a promise? Now THERE’S a shock)…
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Ep. 112: Trump Threatens Brazil (50% Tariff), DOJ Investigates Brennan & Comey (100% Loco
Donald Trump threatened Brazil with a 50% tariff because President Luiz Inácio Lula indicted former president Jair Bolsonaro who tried to overturn the…
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Ep. 111: Trump Goes Racist on Commanders, Bondi Goes Rose Mary Woods on Epstein Video
Donald Trump told reporters he regretted the Washington Commanders changed their name from the Redskins (“No one loves Indians more than me”) while Attorney…
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Ep. 110: Musk Starts Third Party (Trump Says He’s Nuts), Docs Sue RFK, Jr. (He IS Nuts)
Elon Musk threatened to start a third political party if Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” passed and now The America Party is off and running (most likely…
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Ep. 109: Trump Celebrates July 4th by Signing Big Beautiful Bill, Millions Celebrate with Big Bottle of Pepto Bismol
Donald Trump will be celebrating the 249th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence by signing his Big, Beautiful Bill, which will surely make tens of…
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Ep. 108: Senate’s Budget Bill Bad (But Not as Bad as Paramount Paying Trump $16 Million)
Several House Republicans are upset with the Senate’s version of the budget bill because it’s more horrible than the horrible one they passed while Paramount…
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Ep. 107: GOP Voters Hate Trump’s Beautiful Bill (But It Will Pass)
Donald Trump’s big, beautiful budget bill is wildly unpopular with Republican voters but that won’t stop the Senate from passing their version of it and, in…
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Ep. 106: Supreme Court Sides with Trump (Again), Fox News Sued for Defamation (Again)
The Supreme Court has voted to scale back nationwide injunctions that have blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to end birthright citizenship (the 14th…
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Ep. 105: Trump Says Iran’s Nuclear Program Obliterated, GOP Plans Same Fate for Medicaid
Donald Trump claimed the U.S.-Israeli strikes totally obliterated Iran's nuclear program, dismissing a Pentagon report to the contrary—facts, schmacts—while…
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Ep. 104: Trump’s Decision to Bomb Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Has Dems Going Nuclear
Donald Trump gave the order to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities, which Democrats say was unconstitutional—is anything he does constitutional to them?—while Iran…
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Ep. 103: Trump Unsure About Attacking Iran, Positive About Ending Asbestos Ban
Donald Trump said he’ll decide about bombing Iran in the next two weeks—when his Magic 8 Ball comes back from the repair shop—but is ready right now to end a…
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Ep. 102: Senate Looks into Biden’s Mental Acuity While Ignoring Trump’s
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing into former President Biden’s mental acuity to determine who was running the White House while Donald Trump…
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Trump’s Military Parade DOA (Dud on Arrival)
Donald Trump’s military parade featured more horses, tanks, and soldiers than spectators while his executive order to overhaul U.S. elections was blocked by a…
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Senator Handcuffed at DHS Press Conference (Spoiler Alert: He’s Not White)
California Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from a Homeland Security press conference and then handcuffed for asking a question—“How much Botox does…
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Ep 99: Trump Sends Marines to Stop Fake LA Riots, RFK Sends Vaccine Committee Packing
Falsely claiming violent mobs are attacking federal agents, Donald Trump sent 700 marines to Los Angeles (making no one safe) while RFK, Jr. fired the entire…
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Ep. 98: Newsom Sues Trump for National Guard Deployment (Trump Sues Newsom for Being Woke)
California Governor Gavin Newsom is suing Donald Trump for deploying the National Guard to quell peaceful protests of ICE arrests of undocumented immigrants in…
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Ep. 97: Trump & Musk Compete on “Dysfunctional Family Feud”
Elon Musk and Donald Trump continue to fight like cats and dogs—and the winner will not be the American people—while German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was in…
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Ep. 96: Trump Doubles Down on Misogyny and Homophobia
Donald Trump rescinded a Biden-era policy requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions to women whose health is in danger, calling it “Pro-Woke” (read…
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Ep. 95: Senator Joni Ernst to Constituents: You’re Dead Meat
After an upset constituent told Joni Ernst people will die from the GOP’s plan to cut Medicaid spending, the Iowa Senator chucked and said, “We’re all going to…
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Ep. 94: Trump Leaves His Heartlessness in San Francisco
The Trump administration is cutting grants to liberal cities like San Francisco because the city is too woke (and they’d rather it be too broke) while Texas…
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Ep.93: Jeanine Pirro Interim U.S. Attorney (Not an Onion Headline)
ox News co-host Jeanine Pirro was sworn in as interim U.S. attorney in Washington, DC and the government announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer…
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Ep. 92: Trump’s Memorial Day Debacle Trumps His West Point Commencement Debacle
Donald Trump sent out a Memorial Day message on social media that had fallen soldiers spinning in their graves while his West Point commencement address had…
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Ep. 91: Trump Grifts on Meme Coin Dinner, Greenland Shafts Him on Minerals
Donald Trump hosted a swanky dinner for the top investors of his meme coin—none of whom were identified so no one knows if he was grifting as president or for…
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Ep. 90: GOP Says Rich Need More Money, DOJ Says Racist Cops Don’t Need Oversight
House Republicans are looking to slash nearly one trillion dollars from Medicaid and food stamps in their quest to screw poor people who voted for them while…
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Ep. 89: Trump Tells Walmart To “Eat The Tariffs,” Moody’s Tells U.S. To “Eat The Debt”
After Walmart said prices may rise to compensate for high tariffs, Trump told them to eat the tariffs so poor Americans would be able to buy groceries (and not…
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Ep. #88: Trump Wants to be Kim Jong Un, GOP Wants Comey Jailed
Donald Trump is ecstatic that his face is on a banner hanging outside the Department of Agriculture building next to one of Abraham Lincoln (barf bags are…
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Ep.#87: Trump Seeks to Sink Syrian Sanctions, RFK Sinks Grandkids in Poisonous Creek
Donald Trump plans to lift economic sanctions on Syria in exchange for allowing him to set up thousands of Trump Falafel stands while Robert Kennedy, Jr. said…
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Ep. #86: Trump Craves New Air Force One Then Cravenly Accepts White Refugees Over Black Refugees
Donald Trump is willing to accept a gift of a super luxury jumbo jet to replace Air Force One from the royal family of Qatar (a clear violation of the…
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Ep. #85: Trump Disses Woke Pope, Hires Wacked Out Pirro for U.S. Attorney
After the first American pope was elected—one who has been critical of the administration’s immigration policies—Donald Trump posted that the Holy Father…