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A weekly podcast dedicated to covering politics, news and pop culture. We shine a light on some of the most dystopian aspects of society with a humorous touch. A repeated dunking on Billionaires and the politicians they buy on both sides. Some occasional deep dives and educational segments.
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[Disclaimer: This episode was recorded on February 16th. Due to technical difficulties we have decided to release it now since we don't have a newer episode recorded. Sorry for the interruption and we will be back to our regular release schedule next week.] On this episode the young advocates for gun control in the March for our Lives movement have drawn their sights on Mike Lindell's Pillow Empire. Trump's impeachment lawyer fumbles through an absolutely devastating speech which all but admitted defeat. The Military budget is being wasted on outdated war machines. and Finally we wish Joe Pesci a happy birthday by playing his classic 90s Hip Hop banger "Wise Guys'
We steal a bit from a large political podcast and use it to dunk on Lee Cooperman (aka the crying billionaire) and read another terrible op-ed article from the New York Times Editorial Board. Supply side economics is astrology for billionaires and Florida man is back.
Joe Biden is president but needs to get past the filibuster to pass his bill. Hedge fund managers tried crush the stock price of Gamestop but the stock rallies thanks to Reddit page "Wall Street Bets." Haitians are still in clashes with their government. and Fox News wants to reclaim all the Qanon viewers who went to Newsmax and OANN by defending the "rights" of Q conspiracy theorists who stormed the capitol.
Democrats are arguing semantics over the $2,000 checks promised to georgia voters. Many people are offended by the idea of McDonalds employees making a living wage. The government is full of shit when they complain about deficit spending. Trump probably isn't gonna pardon the #stormthecapitol crowd. Big surprise... the capitol riot was mostly racists and conspiracy theorists.
We're back and we forgot to mention that the democratic Senate runoff won both victories (which we said would happen.) Elon musk is now the richest man in the world. Trump is banned from most major social media platforms. The Capitol Hill rioters are being charged and many have landed on the no-fly list. And finally an amazing Baton Rouge congressional candidate enters the race with the energy of his viral clip calling out the city council for their disinterest in discussing racist policies.
The revolution is upon us! Grab your AR, your Oakleys and your tactical vests. Trump sent out the signal that it was time to march on congress and let these delusional white voices finally be heard! Follow us on...Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=44683446Twitter: https://twitter.com/SI_podcastsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/slightly_informed/
Happy New Year! This week we cover the Trump zoom call attempt to get Georgia to flip its electoral votes, a hilariously expensive cold war pissing contest, and the state of mass surveillance by both private and government entities. In this week's chaser we read the viral "Bean Dad" twitter thread where a man admits to tormenting his 9 year old daughter by refusing to let her eat until she can open a can of beans.
As 2020 is coming to an end, we guarantee this will be the darkest year in review you will find... until next year. The earth is dying and so are millions of people. We update you on the state of the Covid relief bills in congress. But to lighten the mood, Maklain leads us on another great story in the history of the cold war CIA and their bottomless expending of tax dollars for no good reason... We also found out that you can apply to the CIA from their website.Follow us on...Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=44683446Twitter: https://twitter.com/SI_podcastsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/slightly_informed/
We check in on the (formerly addicted to crack) founder of MyPillow and his appearance at the latest Trump rally in Georgia. Nancy Pelosi negotiates down to a stimulus half the size of the one Trump offered. and finally the police now steal more money than the burglars they are supposed to chase down.Follow us on...Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=44683446Twitter: https://twitter.com/SI_podcastsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/slightly_informed/
Lame duck Trump has some choice words for the massive amount of votes that were counted after election day. The CIA holds nothing back in public interviews. and Nathan Robinson of Current Affairs dives deep into the realms of myth, mayhem, chaos and order behind the psyche of Jordan B Peterson.Follow us on...Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=44683446Twitter: https://twitter.com/SI_podcastsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/slightly_informed/
We're standing up for our god given right to eat turkey with relatives across the country and shop at kmart without a mask! We also talk about trump's all but finished legal cases and the legal team losing a member. Andrew Yang talks with former MSNBC journalist about the literal media blackout against anti-establishment candidates during the Democratic primary. And finally Nick runs another edition of his favorite segment the dystopia drive-by!
This week we cover the floundering Trump Campaign legal battles, Charlie Kirk's Theory on why "Leftists" hate Thanksgiving, and Ben Shapiro responds to Harry Styles' Vogue photoshoot in totally normal Twitter meltdown. Plus John subjects the crew to a citizenship test where we figure out which of us deserve to live here!Follow us on...Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=44683446Twitter: https://twitter.com/SI_podcastsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/slightly_informed/
Rudy Giuliani made the fatal mistake of tweeting out the number for a "voter fraud hotline" and the internet has responded exactly how you expect them to. We talk about the noble third party candidates, the part of the trump tax cuts that raises your taxes, and cover the outstanding lawsuits by the Trump Campaign.
In our last days of relative sanity before the election turns this powder keg into a massive inferno, we take you through the potential election outcomes and polling data related to it. Nick has a reading series from our favorite op-ed board, and Trump says the quiet part out loud again.
This week we cover Trump's "8th Wonder of the World" in Wisconsin, his involvement in horrific Pharmaceutical price gouging at Gilead, and the potential line of succession in the case of presidential incapacitation or death. We also subject Maklain to our favorite game Slightly Improvised!
This week we bring you the newest updates on the throwing of the Breeona Taylor grand jury, Bolivia ends the CIA coup at the polling booth, and public masturbation on a Zoom call for the New Yorker writing team. Plus we talk about Trump's inability to understand the meaning of songs he plays at his events and Google is facing repercussions for breaking antitrust rules and regulations.
This week we go over the Supreme Court nomination hearings (including Lindsey Graham's oops I did a racism moment.) We get you up to date on the status of the second round of pandemic stimulus. Maklain takes Nick's Dystopia Drive-by Segment for a spin while Nick gets you the latest drama involving... Noam Chomsky? And Finally, is Twitter blocking people from sharing links to news articles? Find out here!
This week we made predictions for and covered the first presidential debate. The Proud Boys hashtag gets raided by boys with even more pride. Breonna Taylor's murderers get off almost unscathed (for now.) And we check in on the uprisings in Belarus.To Skip our debate predictions click here: 17:39
This week we cope with the assured destruction of the supreme court in response to the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. We talk about our favorite shows to stream and get John's conspiracy senses tingling over Peter thiel's weird child blood doping tech firm. Maklain brings back the florida man segment in all its glory.
We are back! This week the guys give a deeper dive into the world of billionaire pedophilia conspiracies and talk about the social decay surrounding the recent flair ups of political violence. Oh and half of the country is on fire... plus a bonus segment about how retirement won't exist in the future!
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