Author: Doug

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September 29, 2026

In the first part of a two part expose we uncover the grifting money machine of Lifewise Academy and their Christian Nationalist friends who want to indoctrinate and recruit your children to replenish the pews that have been emptying due to child abuse and political overreach. Our guest is Keith Comer from Respect Public Schools

September 16, 2026

On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack we take a look back on the initial news coverage full of errors and speculation then we talk about the surveillance apparatus constructed in the aftermath being used by Trump today against his so-called enemies which is all of us. A local TV station carries racist water over undocumented people having driver’s licenses and finally we fact check an election mailer sent by the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

August 25, 2026

A recent PragerU video equates public health orders with the pogroms of Stalin, LifeWise Academy violates a US Supreme Court decision, and the Trumpstein Republicans are the best at lying and hiring the stupidest people. It’s like DEI for idiots.

August 2, 2026

Six years later anti-science Christian Nationalists like Senator Rand Paul are still trying to make Dr. Anthony Fauci’s life a living hell by falsely blaming him for the COVID pandemic. Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission was sued for lack of diversity and of course a Trump judge redefined diversity to dismiss the suit. Establishment Democrats hate progressives and the pearl clutching has boiled down to repeating GOP talking points.

July 13, 2026
June 27, 2026

Ohio Republicans are all in with Trump including outright lying about stuff easily fact checked, who knew that Trump’s religious liberty commission wouldn’t be the inclusive neutral task force federal law requires, and finally we talk about the huge Democratic Socialist wins in the New York primary the media believe it is bad for Democrats?