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  • Franchesca Ramsey joins Erin and Alyssa to dig into Peter Thiel’s secret society leak, the 4-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision, and the TPUSA Women’s leadership summit. Alyssa shared her experience attending the star-studded opening of the Obama Center. Then they wrap with a petty conversation about Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s health, and TV journalist drama.

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    Star-studded opening for Obama library in Chicago delivers implied rebuke to Trump (The Guardian 6/18)
    Four years after the Dobbs decision, abortion access looks very different (NPR 6/6)
    Costs and Consequences: Impacts of Abortion Restrictions Four Years Post Dobbs (Institute for Women's Policy Research 6/16)
    Dobbs' Lasting Impact on Abortion (Gallup 6/17)
    Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society (Wired 6/16)
    How the Peter Thiel-Linked Dialog Club Secretly Ranks Its Members (Wired 6/18)
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sophia Bush Defend Ties to Peter Thiel’s Secretive Dialog Group (The Hollywood Reporter 6/19)

  • In our 42nd episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the past of the most uptight motherf*cker on the planet, Chief Justice John Roberts. From his early days as a “soberpuss” scholar, to playing the long game to gut the Voting Rights Act, to being the ringleader of malicious intent on the Citizens United ruling, to his obsession with being perceived as a Fancy Law Boy Institutionalist, this may be one of our most phony guys yet.

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    Sources:

    Roberts started on path to success at young age (The Washington Times)

    The Supreme Court’s Power Grab (The New York Review)

    Entering a new Supreme Court term, John Roberts is as enigmatic as ever (The Christian Science Monitor)

    Biographies of the Robes: John Glover Roberts (Thirteen PBS)

    No More Mr. Nice Guy (The New Yorker)

    Court Nominee's Life Is Rooted in Faith and Respect for Law (New York Times)

    In the Rough (Slate)

    Portrait of the Chief Justice as a Family Man (The Washington Post)

    Does John Roberts’ Whites-Only Childhood Home Explain the Supreme Court’s Callais Ruling? (Slate)

    Roberts' Conflicts Of Interest (CBS News)

    Roberts's Rules (The Atlantic)

    Did Roberts Help Fuel AIDS Scare? (Science)

    Chief justice tumbles after seizure (CNN)

    The Pro-Money Court: How the Roberts Supreme Court Dismantled Campaign Finance Law (Brennan Center)

    John Roberts: Supreme Court Nomination Hearings from PBS NewsHour and EMK Institute (YouTube)

    Money Unlimited (The New Yorker)

    ‘They come to me’: Jane Roberts’ legal recruiting work involved officials whose agencies had cases before the Supreme Court (Politico)

    Trump v. CASA Inc. (Oyez)

    Citizens United, Explained (Brennan Center)

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  • Erin and Alyssa round up the latest news from JD Vance’s embarrassing book tour, Bari Weiss’s next fail-upwards, and the future of the USPS’s independence. Then Megan Gailey (Sports Bitches) joins to talk sports news from the UFC to the Knicks and the rise of heteropessimism. They wrap up with a petty conversation about nun podcasts, takeout orders, and Disclosure Day.

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    Alyssa’s rec: Dominican Sisters Open Mic

    JD Vance went on television to plug a faith memoir. ‘The View’ had other plans (AP News 7/16)
    Vance’s new book puts his Catholic faith at the center of his story — and his political future (CNN 6/15)
    Postal Service Seeks to Block Mail Ballots in States Resisting Trump Demands (NYT 6/11)
    CBS News boss Bari Weiss poised to oversee CNN editorial operations: report (NY Post 6/9)
    $60M and 7 federal agencies required to stage Trump’s UFC fight at White House (AP News 6/10)
    Trump’s UFC Fight Ended With a Slur About Michelle Obama (The Cut 6/15)
    The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine (Wired 4/17)
    How Algeria won over a Kansas town – and became the World Cup’s unlikeliest love affair (The Guardian 6/16)
    Which World Cup teams, players and officials were denied US visas, entry? (Al Jazeera 6/11)

  • First Partner of California, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, joins Hysteria for a conversation about her status as a right-wing media target and her new film, Miss Representation: Rise Up. Erin and Alyssa also recap Graham Platner’s slew of scandals that led up to him winning the Democratic nomination for Maine’s Senate seat, discuss Bari Weiss’ next media move, and check in on the latest news from the Epstein files. Then they wrap up with a petty conversation about Gwyneth Paltrow’s politics.

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    Check out Alyssa’s local library cookbook sale: https://claveracklibrary.org/friends/cookbook-sale-festival/

    To learn more about Miss Representation: Rise Up and how to get involved, visit missrepresentationriseup.org

    Several Women Who Dated Graham Platner Recall ‘Unsettling’ Behavior (NYT 6/4)
    Platner says he won’t be an ‘a–hole’ like Fetterman in Senate (The Hill 6/8)
    I know firsthand why Graham Platner shouldn’t be a U.S. senator (WaPo 6/8)
    Pam Bondi claims Todd Blanche was ‘in charge’ of ‘entire release’ of Epstein files (The Guardian 6/4)
    This agent sent models to meet Jeffrey Epstein. Now he’s trying to explain why. (WaPo 6/8)
    Epstein abused them. The Justice Department exposed them. Now they’re under attack by haters (Reuters 6/8)
    As 2028 looms, Jennifer Siebel Newsom faces increased conservative attacks (Politico 5/6)

  • In our 41st episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the past of the Dumb-a** Daddy’s Boy, Jared Kushner. From slithering into the top Ivy League with help from his corrupt father, to being one of NYC’s most soulless slumlords, to his abhorrent handling of COVID and his Middle East meddling under his father-in-law, this may be one of our more notorious nepo-baby guys yet.

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    For Kushner, Israel Policy May Be Shaped by the Personal (NYT)

    Jared Kushner’s Mysterious Role in the Trump Administration (The Atlantic)

    Epstein Files (DOJ)

    Jim McGreevey and His Main Man (NY Mag)

    Jared Kushner May Profit From Expanded Israeli Settlements (Jacobin)

    Jared Kushner says Gaza’s ‘waterfront property could be very valuable’ (The Guardian)

    Jared Kushner’s Psychopathic Incompetence (The New Republic)

    “That’s Their Problem”: How Jared Kushner Let the Markets Decide America’s COVID-19 Fate (Vanity Fair)

    Five Reasons Why the Abraham Accords Are Ceding Ground to Arab-Iranian De-escalation (Baker Institute)

    Jared Kushner’s Grandmother Bemoaned the “Closed Doors” That Faced Refugees to America (Pro Publica)

    Jared Kushner’s ‘Breaking History’ Is a Soulless and Very Selective Memoir (NYT)

    Why Did Cory Booker Vote to Confirm Jared Kushner’s Dad? (The New Republican)

    I worked for Jared Kushner. He’s the wrong businessman to reinvent government. (The Washington Post)

    Ivanka Trump Marries Jared Kushner in Lavish Ceremony (People)

    Kushner properties accused of illegally inflating rent (CBS News)

    AP Report: Kushner Companies regularly filed false documents with NYC (KSL)

    Kushner Companies Lied About Rent Stabilized Tenants on 30th Ave, 38th St Properties (QNS)

    The group of Kushner Villages tenants says the properties’ fire sprinklers don’t even work. (Legal Reader)

    Kushner Cos. fined $210K by New York for false documents (AP News)

    Port’s New Head, Sued by Brother, Faces an Inquiry (Observer)

    How Jared Kushner’s Bold Bets In The Middle East Made Him A Billionaire (Forbes)

    Jared Kushner’s Net Worth Surges as He Joins Exclusive Club With Trump (Newsweek)

    Jared Kushner is back – and so are big questions about his financial ties (The Guardian)

    Jared Kushner Solicits Funds for His Firm While Working as Mideast Envoy (The New York Times)

    Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner walked into the White House with troubled finances but left with millions (INews)

    Newly Released Transcript Shows Jared Kushner Misled Congress About a Contact Involving Russia (Mother Jones)

    The Hill: Dem rep: Kushner ‘lied’, should be investigated (lieu.house)

    Kushner ties to Russia questioned as Trump blasts media lies (MPRnews)

    Did Jared Kushner Help Russia Hack the Election With Fake News? Trump Son-in-Law’s Digital Operation Under Investigation (Newsweek)

    Jared Kushner lied to NYC because he could get away with it (cityandstateny)

    Jared Kushner’s Firm to Pay $3.25M for Deceiving & Cheating Tenants in Baltimore’s “Kushnerville” (Democracy Now)

    People Are Talking (Again) About How Jared Kushner Got Into Harvard (Vogue)

    Trump White House had a secret crypto booster in Jared Kushner, new Mnuchin file dump shows (CNBC)

    Report: Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Made Their Secret Service Detail Go to Extreme Lengths “to Find a Bathroom” (Vanity Fair)

    Secret Service spent more than $16,000 on Kushner’s UAE and Qatar trip. Both countries invested in his firm (Citizens For Ethics)

    What Secret Service spent on Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump's Whistler trip (CBS News)

    Kushner Deal in Serbia Follows Earlier Interest by Trump (The New York Times)

    Jared Kushner 'admitted Donald Trump lies to his base because he thinks they're stupid' (Independent)

    Jared Kushner once wanted Kanye West to lead a ‘healing church service’ at the White House (Forward)

    Political Contributor and Developer Charles Kushner Sentenced to Maximum 24 Months for Witness Retaliation and Other Crimes (Justice.gov)

    Trump Pardons Jared Kushner’s Dad, Who Paid a Prostitute to Seduce His Brother-in-Law (People)

    Trump chooses Jared Kushner's father for ambassador to France (BBC)

    U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner banned from meeting with French government over summons no-show (NBC News)

  • Alyssa and Erin get into the results from Tuesday’s primary, round up Trump’s latest slew of flops, and discuss why we are tired of men with checkered pasts running for office like nobody’s gonna find out. Then Alyssa sits down with actress Sepideh Moafi about her role in The Pitt, her childhood as an Iranian refugee, and her latest role in the play New Born. They wrap up with a petty conversation about the best frozen summer treats, and Costco finds.

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    California Primary Election Results (NYT 6/3)
    Trump’s UFC arena towers over the White House as new photo shows scope of event (Independent 6/1)
    Standoff between Republicans and White House over the 'anti-weaponization' fund remains unresolved (PBS 6/1)

  • Erin and Alyssa cover Trump’s nemesis Thomas Massie’s loss in Kentucky, a positive (for now) Mifepristone update, the ridiculous Garden of Heroes, and what the hell is going on in California politics. Then, Reshma Saujani joins to discuss her new documentary No Country for Mothers, and the real issues moms face. They wrap up in the sanity corner with rave reviews of Cookie Queens and Widow's Bay.

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    You can sign up to attend or host a screening of No Country for Mothers at nocountryformothers.com

    Cookie Queens

    Massie race breaks spending record as pro-Israel groups target Trump critic (Aljazeera 5/18)
    Abortion Pill Lawsuit Leaves Trump Silent, and in a Political Bind (NYT 5/19)
    Trump announces planned D.C. site for massive sculpture garden (Washington Post 5/15)
    What is California's ‘jungle primary’ — and why does it matter so much for the governor’s race? (LAist 5/18)

  • In our 40th episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin dives deep into the origins of anti-woke crusader turned CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss. From her origins as an antagonizing student at Columbia University to a career of ill-researched op-eds and launching her own media company, to running CBS News and her relentless campaign to promote Zionism, this may be our most manipulative guy yet!

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    Meet the Renegades of the Intellectual Dark Web (NYT)

    Give 'em hell (X)

    Inside Bari Weiss’s Hostile Takeover of CBS News (The New Yorker)

    Here is what the new apparent CBS News segment "Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil" may look like (Bluesky)

    Bari Weiss ‘Meddles’ With ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ Story on Palestine (Zeteo)

    Inside Bari Weiss’ shaky, arms-length relationship with the president of CBS News as ratings hit all-time low (NY Post)

    ‘CBS Evening News’ Ratings Disaster: Tony Dokoupil Hits Rock Bottom (TV Insider)

    I’m Glad the Dyke March Banned Jewish Stars (NYT)

    Jewish marchers say they were kicked out of a rally for inclusiveness because of their beliefs (Washington Post)

    The Limits of ‘Believe All Women’ (NYT)

    The Summer Bucket List of a 35-Year-Old Woman (NYT)

    Imagining Comey’s Texts to His Wife (NYT)

    CBS News staffers rip ‘shallow’ Bari Weiss for moderating ‘absurd’ network town hall with Erika Kirk (Independent)

    We’re All Fascists Now (NYT)

    The Free Press' Passage Into the Dark Side (The Unpopulist)

    Despite political differences, Jewish values unite Squirrel Hill couple (Jewish Chronicle)

    Columbia Unbecoming (2004) (YouTube)

    Sam Harris X Eric Weinstein: Israel-Palestine (The Portal)

    I Used to Hate Trump. Now I’m a MAGA Lefty. (The Free Press)

    Mad About Bari Weiss: The New York Times Provocateur the Left Loves to Hate (Hive)

    Ad Hoc Grievance Committee Report (Brooklyn College)

    Procedures Clarified and Enhanced Following Release of Ad Hoc Committee Report (Columbia Magazine)

    Bari Weiss Has Thrown the CBS News Killswitch (TNR)

    Megan Greenwell Tweet (X)

    Bari Weiss Tweet (X)

    Bari Weiss’s Unasked Questions (Jewish Currents)

    Three Cheers for Cultural Appropriation (NYT)

    Tim Dillon mocks Bari Weiss for interviewing Mossad boss (Reddit)

    Bari Weiss Suuuuuuucks (SF Gate)

    The merit-first fantasy of Bari Weiss’ “anti woke” university https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-merit-first-fantasy-of-bari-weiss-anti-woke-university

    The “Merit-First” Fantasy of Bari Weiss’ Anti-Woke University (Current Affairs)

    The Petition (The New Yorker)

    Columbia’s Own Middle East War (New York Magazine)

    NYT’s Bari Weiss Falsely Denies Her Years of Attacks on the Academic Freedom of Arab Scholars Who Criticize Israel (The Intercept)

    Unbecoming Returns', Spurs Continued Debate (Campus Watch)

    AZM: Israel in the Write Light - Bari Weiss (YouTube)

  • Erin and guest host Alex Wagner (Runaway Country) cover the rapidly evolving Hantavirus outbreak situation, Trump’s latest pro-natalist initiative, and Republicans’ increasingly shameless plays to turn their careers in public service into careers as reality TV stars. They also react to Representative Virginia Foxx’s insane response to one of her child constituents, Alex points out Trump’s suspicious napping habit, and Erin squashes her beef with Blippi.

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    The Close, Prolonged Contact Myth (The Atlantic 5/12)
    Transportation Secretary Duffy filmed a reality show, funded by firms he regulates (NPR 5/12)
    New Gov't Website Will Help Collect CPCs Data On Pregnant Women (Abortion, Everyday 5/11)
    Trump administration launches Moms.gov on Mother’s Day (The Hill 5/10)
    Where Passengers From the Hantavirus-Struck Cruise Ship Go Now (NYT 5/11)
    U.S. cruise passengers arrive in the U.S. after one tests positive for hantavirus (NPR 5/11)
  • Erin and Alyssa break down the mifepristone legal whiplash and how the actions of the courts affect access to the abortion drug. They also dive into the spicy pages of Evie Magazine’s sex issue and learn the ridiculous tips for Trad Wives in the bedroom. Then, a conversation with Stephani Young, the producer and host of the Love Trapped podcast, where she shares the behind-the-scenes of covering the Laura Owens vs. Clayton Echards saga. We wrap up with a Sani/Petty conversation about The Met Gala, ballroom drama, and a beagle rescue operation.

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    Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Access to Abortion Pill by Mail (NYT 5/4)
    Full-Year 2025 Estimates Show Overall Stability in Abortion Incidence, Decreased Travel and Increased Telehealth Provision (Guttmacher March 2026)
    The New Sexual Revolution (Evie 2/22)

  • In our 39th episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the life and times of Senator Lindsey Graham. From his family’s segregated restaurant in South Carolina, and his “heroic” military service filling out paperwork, to his legendary bromance with John McCain and spending his career swatting down rumors about his personal life, few f*cking guys have ever been this horny for war.

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  • Erin and guest host Naomi Ekperigin (writer, comedian, actor) break down the White House Correspondence Dinner thwarted shooting and aftermath, look into the viral conspiracy theories about disappeared and deceased American scientists, and analyze how Megan The Stallion handled her breakup on her own terms. Then they wrap up with Sanity Corner, and I Feel Petty.

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    A Timeline of the Shooting in D.C. (WSJ 4/26)
    ‘Shots Fired!’: Inside the Pandemonium at the Washington Hilton (NYT 4/26)
    12 American scientists have gone missing or died. The mystery has become the talk - and worry - of Washington (Independent 4/25)
    Megan Thee Stallion reveals split from Klay Thompson while accusing him of cheating: ‘Need a real break’ (The Independent 4/25)
  • Erin and Alyssa check in on the latest Bravo-level drama from Trump’s wack job cabinet, two recent chilling tragedies in Virginia and Louisiana, Planned Parenthood’s foray into cosmetic offerings, Reese Witherspoon’s suspicious call for women to use more AI, and more. Then professor Chanda Prescod-Weinstein drops by to talk about her new book, The Edge of Space-Time, what people are getting wrong about the Artemis II mission, and what Star Trek and Octavia Butler can tell us about our current political moment.

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    The FBI Director Is MIA (The Atlantic 4/17)
    FBI director Kash Patel files $250M defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic (CNN 4/20)
    Labor Dept. Investigates Texts Among Secretary’s Family and Staff (NYT 4/15)
    Feud between Mace and Mills flares as the Republicans trade barbs, expulsion threats (CNN 4/21)
    Ex-Virginia deputy governor kills wife and himself, police say (BBC 4/17)
    Haunted by ‘Dark Thoughts,’ Louisiana Father Kills 8 Children (NYT 4/19)
    The Shreveport Mass Killing Isn’t Just About ‘Mental Health’ by Brittany Cooper (The Cut 4/20)
    A Planned Parenthood Clinic, in a Pinch, Turns to Botox (NYT 3/11)
    The Woman Who Knows Too Much: An Interview with Amanda Ungaro (Courier 4/18)
    Reese Witherspoon Declares “It’s Time” For Women To Embrace AI: “Want To Learn With Me?” (Deadline 4/17)
    We Need Space w. Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

  • In our 38th episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the past of the MAGA mouthpiece, Karoline Leavitt. From “growing up in a small business family” to her college broadcasting days, to being the ultimate tradwife hypocrite, to shapeshifting into an obsequious Trump a** kisser, this may be one of our most irritating guys yet!

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    Saint Anselm Broadcasting Club (YouTube)

    US Rep. Chris Pappas projected to defeat Republican challenger Karoline Leavitt to win third term (WMUR)

    The question that ruffled Karoline Leavitt's feathers (Granite Memo)

    First Congressional District GOP Primary at NHIOP, 8/4/22 (YouTube)

    ‘It’s Those Lips’: Trump, 79, Goes Gaga for Karoline Leavitt, 27 (Daily Beast)

    Karoline Leavitt Gives Jaw-Dropping Defense of Trump’s Racist Obama Video (Daily Beast)

    Karoline Leavitt Says MAGA Shooter Just Hated Mormons (Daily Beast)

    White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt previews State of the Union (NBC News)

    Karoline Leavitt Admits Her Family Had a Hard Time Accepting 32-Year Age Gap with Husband Nicholas Riccio (People)

    NH Primary Source: Leavitt says Dems ‘abandoned’ her family’s business despite COVID relief loans (WMUR)

    It may be her first campaign, but building blocks of Leavitt’s politics were laid years ago (NHPR)

    Meet the assistant press secretary (Eagle Tribune)

    Gun Shoot Will Conclude Former Trump Aide’s House Primary Race (NY Times)

    Highlight Her | Karoline Leavitt (YouTube)

    Inside Project 2025’s Secret Training Videos (ProPublica)

    Wonder Woman Karoline Leavitt: Her Life as a New Mom & Trump’s Spokeswoman (The Conservateur)

    The question that ruffled Karoline Leavitt's feathers (Granite Memo)

    FACT FOCUS: No evidence that $50 million was designated by the US to buy condoms for Hamas (AP News)

    The Political Education of Karoline Leavitt (Politico)

    American media: distorting the truth for political objectives (The Saint Anselm Crier)

    Trump press secretary pick removed post praising Pence on January 6, then ran for Congress as an election denier (CNN)

    President Trump’s travel ban is for America’s own benefit (The Saint Anselm Crier)

    Leavitt earns third PolitiFact check, exceeding career total of predecessor Jen Psaki (NBC News)

    Karoline Leavitt is a professional liar (Stop The Presses)

    Karoline for Congress | Fox & Friends 7/20/21 (YouTube)

    All Illegal Immigrants Are Criminals, Says Trump's Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt | Live (YouTube)

    Karoline Leavitt says French should be 'grateful' to US they are 'not speaking German' (YouTube)

    Karoline Leavitt, 28, Called Out for ‘Photoshopping’ Husband, 60 (Daily Beast)

    Leavitt Rips Pope For Declining Board Of Peace Invite (Joe. My. God.)

    “MAGA GOP view of Trump, approve is 100%. If you are a member of MAGA in the GOP, you approve of Donald John Trump. 0% say that they disapprove
 he’s the 1972 Miami Dolphins.” (@PressSec)

  • Alyssa and Erin break down the sexual misconduct allegations against Representative Eric Swalwell and JD Vance’s latest flops. Then Kathy Griffin stops by to chat about hosting the perfect salon, dealing with straight white guy menaces, and her life on the D-list. They wrap up with a petty conversation about the New York Times puff piece on Lauren Sanchez Bezos.

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    Exclusive: Four women describe sexual misconduct by Rep. Eric Swalwell, including a former staffer who says he raped her (CNN 4/10)
    Vance’s bad week: vice-president risks becoming face of two Trump foreign policy failures (The Guardian 4/13)
    The ever-shrinking JD Vance (The Financial Times 4/14)
    ‘This is not serious leadership’: Donald Trump and Marco Rubio watch UFC in Miami as Iran talks fail (The Guardian 4/12)
    Someone Has to Be Happy. Why Not Lauren SĂĄnchez Bezos? (NYT 4/11)

  • Erin and Alyssa talk about Trump's nuclear war threats, Congressman Tony Gonzales sex pesting, again, and ICE’s pattern of lies. Then they dissect Pam Bondi’s ousting, and why Republicans’ gaggle of trad wives can't escape the patriarchal system they champion.

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    Trump agrees to two-week ceasefire with Iran, subject to Strait of Hormuz opening (CNN 4/7)
    Newly Obtained Video of Minneapolis Shooting Undermines ICE Account (NYT 4/6)
    Border Patrol agents say 'time to get aggressive' in footage that contradicts claims against Marimar Martinez (WBEZ 2/10)
    Tony Gonzales asked campaign aide for nude photos, sex in 2020, new texts show (Express News 4/6)
    How Pam Bondi lost her job (CNN 4/4)
    Positive Views of the #Tradwife Movement Linked to Higher Levels of Sexism Among Men (UNLV 3/27)

  • In our 37th episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the past of the shady shapeshifter, Tulsi Gabbard. From her early days in the Science of Identity Foundation, to her flip-flopping LGBTQ stance, to announcing her departure from the Democratic party and joining the Trump administration, this may be one of our snakiest, two-faced guys yet.

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    Tulsi Gabbard slams the Jan 6 hearings: It's 'political interest' (Fox News)

    Jack Dorsey Maxed Out His Donation to Tulsi Gabbard After the First Debate (Vanity Fair)

    Is Tulsi Gabbard the Jill Stein of 2020? (Vanity Fair)

    What, Exactly, Is Tulsi Gabbard Up To? (New York Times)

    Tulsi Gabbard campaigns for election denier Kari Lake in Arizona (ABC News)

    Senators Urged To Examine Gabbard’s ‘Deep and Intense’ Ties To Hawaiʻi Sect (Civil Beat)

    Tulsi Gabbard’s Unorthodox Path to Trump’s Intelligence Team (New York Times)

    Tulsi Gabbard Described as ‘Advanced Devotee’ in Alleged Cult (Newsweek)

    As a Rising Political Star, Gabbard Paid to Mask Her Sect’s Ties to Alleged Scheme (Wall Street Journal)

    Tulsi Gabbard’s journey to Donald Trump is an ominous sign of Putin’s power (Salon)

    Ex-Aides Say Gabbard Regularly Consumed Russian State Media: Report (Rolling Stones)

    America's spies say Iran wasn't building a nuclear weapon. Trump dismisses that assessment (PBS)

    Inside the clashes between Trump and Gabbard (Politico)

    To deliver intelligence to Trump, DNI Tulsi Gabbard eyes creative solutions (MS Now)

    Intelligence watchdog shares whistleblower complaint involving Gabbard with Congress after monthslong delay (CBS)

    Tulsi Gabbard’s whistleblower controversy comes into sharper focus (MS Now)

    Tulsi Gabbard is a Threat to America’s National Security (Democrats)

    Gabbard threatens Obama officials with criminal referral over 2016 election assessment (CNN)

    Iran War Puts Tulsi Gabbard, Regime Change Critic, In An Awkward Spot (Civil Beat)

    Gabbard pressed on omission of climate change from threat report (News Nation)

    Even Republicans aren’t sure what to make of Tulsi Gabbard’s weird new video (MS Now)

    Kathy Griffin Calls Tulsi Gabbard ‘Legit Crazy’ Over Ukraine Biolabs Claim (Newsweek)

    Kinzinger knocks Gabbard for Pearl Harbor post: ‘This lady is crazy’ (The Hill)

    Which U.S. Wars Were Justifiable? Tulsi Gabbard Names Only World War II (NPR)

    Who is Mike Gabbard? (Honolulu Magazine)

    What Does Tulsi Gabbard Believe? (The New Yorker)

    Tulsi Gabbard Through The Years: What A Long Strange Trip It's Been (Civil Beat)

    Butler's Web: Krishna, Politics, and QNET's Global Money Laundering (Meanwhile in Hawai’i)

    Tulsi Gabbard Had a Very Strange Childhood (NY Mag)

    Tulsi Gabbard Used Donor Money To Boost Sales Of Her Own Book (Forbes)

    Krishna Cult Rumors Still Dog Tulsi Gabbard (Civil Beat)

    U.S CONGRESSWOMAN MS.TULSI GABBARD'S JALADUTA YATRA MESSAGE (Mahakrsh Krshrath)

    Tulsi Gabbard's Cult Tied to "Billion Dollar Drug Empire"-- Funded Taliban (HawaiÂŽi Free Press)

    Trump's intel pick Tulsi Gabbard, her surfer husband Abe Williams and their bizarre ties to Hare Krishna 'cult' (Daily Mail)

    Making a Splash: Is Tulsi Gabbard the Next Democratic Party Star? (Vogue)

    Tulsi Gabbard Is Not Your Friend (Jacobin)

    Senator Mike Gabbard: "Relationships" - May 2, 2017 (Senator Mike Gabbard)

    Tulsi Gabbard’s Run for Congress Carries with it Many Hindu Hearts (Indo American News)

    What Everyone Gets Wrong About Tulsi Gabbard (The Atlantic)

    Trump's intel pick Tulsi Gabbard, her surfer husband Abe Williams and their bizarre ties to Hare Krishna 'cult' (Daily Mail)

    Butler's Web, Part 3: Grooming the Second Generation (HawaiÂŽi Free Press)

    All in the Family (Caravan)

    Tulsi Gabbard’s Unorthodox Path to Trump’s Intelligence Team (New York Times)

  • Erin and Alyssa catch up on Pete Hegseth’s bizarre intervention into service members' promotions, new congressional efforts to regulate prediction markets, and what the f– is going on with Kristi Noem’s husband. Then they give an Architectural Digest-style tour of Trump’s absolutely bonkers plans for his ballroom. The show wraps up in the Sanity Corner.

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    Defense Secretary Hegseth intervened to stop promotions of Black and female officers (NPR 3/27)
    Lawmakers Press to Limit Prediction Bets by Policymakers (NYT 3/26)
    US abortion rate holds steady largely due to travel and telehealth availability – report (The Guardian 3/29)
    Trump’s Ballroom Design Has Barely Been Scrutinized (NYT 3/29)
    Secret double life of Kristi Noem's cross-dressing husband Bryon: The pouting 'busty bimbo' photos and trove of explicit messages (Daily Mail 3/31)

  • Erin and Alyssa break down airport chaos, from TSA turmoil to ICE’s ominous presence, Ms. Rachel’s fight to free children from detention centers, MAGA’s AI dream girl, and why Meta’s glasses are more dystopian than you think. Then comedian Megan Gailey joins to discuss the polyamory discourse sparked by writer Lindy West. They wrap up in the Sanity Corner with a chat about the WNBA’s new contract, Taylor Sheridan’s oddly addictive new show, and more.

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    Watch Megan’s special Live From My Driveway when it premieres on March 31st on YouTube.

    Democrats flip Florida state seat that includes Trump's Mar-a-Lago home (BBC 3/25)
    ICE agents arrive at U.S. airports amid TSA staff shortages, funding fight (Washington Post 3/23)
    More than 400 TSA officers have quit since shutdown began (NBC News 3/21)
    Children's entertainer Ms. Rachel has a new cause: Freeing kids from ICE detention (NBC News 3/21)
    ‘The Pitt’ Season 2, Episode 11 Recap: Chilling Effect (NYT 3/20)
    Thousands have swooned over this MAGA dream girl. She’s made with AI. (Washington Post 3/20)
    The Rise of the Ray-Ban Meta Creep (Wired 3/23)
    Lindy West Thought She Couldn’t Handle Polyamory. She Was Wrong. (NYT 3/4)

  • In our 36th episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Crooked Media's Kendra James dive deep into the past of supermodel villain, Naomi Campbell. From her “feud" with Tyra Banks, to her unsavory taste in men, to her laundry list of assault charges, to her murky friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, this may be one of our most hostile, prima donna guys yet.

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    Sources:

    Timeline
    https://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/topic/67521/

    Daily Mail allegations about Epstein from 2019 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/lifestyle/article-7367825/As-model-unexpectedly-honoured-philanthropy-meet-Naomi-Campbells-rum-chums.html

    Now Campbell met Mike https://www.heristical.com/p/a-j-ayer-vs-mike-tyson

    Campbell response video
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwgJzb7fllI

    Campbell responds https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2019/08/21/naomi-campbell-addresses-her-ties-jeffrey-epstein/2077443001/

    Another accounting of the denial https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/naomi-campbell-jeffrey-epstein-youtube-video-watch-sex-trafficking-a9074121.html

    Daily Mail write-up
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7382151/Naomi-Campbell-says-knew-Jeffrey-Epstein-denies-knowledge-sex-crimes.html

    Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria%27s_Secret_Fashion_Show

    Epstein Victoria’s Secret NYT
    https://archive.ph/DjoBM

    2026 Epstein files
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15538709/Naomi-Campbells-role-helping-Jeffrey-Epstein-try-buy-luxury-flat-near-Kremlin.html

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPt-O_lkHZA

    Charity
    https://archive.ph/i7ZcV#selection-879.0-915.152

    Hadn’t read own book
    https://uk.style.yahoo.com/in-defence-of-zoella--why-it-doesn-t-matter-if-her-book-was-ghost-written-121449326.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJ_swY1rJjJwhfuoMGZr3Ob-QLYx6XjAryJz5oZVEllHQrRu1LBfyoLokbR1VzpxTNQtu2-XbPBZhFwpD-sc_w3GberIT-b6CjkKa5u3RlAruE2TVlIZbOqIeIv_XW8qax057MR3rYe21kzQaWRKnjYOH5LaTL8yeGazHSOXQnCV

    Air rage
    https://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/06/20/campbell.court/index.html

    Abuse accusations
    https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/crime/naomi-campbell-is-accused-of-abuse-for-the-eighth-time-421832.html

    Long legs, short fuse
    https://archive.ph/sz3qI

    Campbell correcting the record
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibBE1akKRuc

    Diddy on Campbell https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/the-naomi-factor-the-supermodels-friends-and-collaborators-on-how-she-became-an-icon

    Fashion for relief https://archive.ph/i7ZcV#selection-879.0-915.152

    Elite model management dumps Campbell at the height of her career https://web.archive.org/web/20160413082507/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20106429,00.html

    Mention of Troy Beher's fight
    https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/12/15/People/4329724395600/

    Another mention of the Beher fight
    https://archive.ph/QBL0c

    Campbell assault 1998
    https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/12/05/naomi-campbell-faces-assault-charge-in-toronto/

    Ana assault
    https://archive.ph/sz3qI

    Sunshine Sachs editing wiki entries https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/business/media/a-pr-firm-alters-the-wiki-reality-of-its-star-clients.html

    Her album https://web.archive.org/web/20080507045326/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/the-worst-album-in-the-world-ever-471490.html

    Epstein files presence https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/style/epstein-files-naomi-campbell.html

    More on Epstein https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/naomi-campbell-gave-jeffrey-epstein-013602188.html?guccounter=1

    https://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/models/a1401/24-hours-with-naomi-campbell-0214/

    https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/specials/magazine4/articles/campbell.html

    https://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/naomi-campbell-1

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c361k687115o

    https://www.theguardian.com/observer/focus/story/0,6903,651663,00.html

    https://www.today.com/popculture/naomi-campbell-discusses-her-drug-addiction-wbna5962519

    Campbell did the vagina monologues in SF https://www.sfgate.com/performance/article/A-model-actress-Naomi-Campbell-says-painful-2886133.php

    Campbell wearing a Nelson Eandela hat
    https://archive.ph/ZyzFj#selection-1621.0-1687.1

    https://archive.ph/1Mnuk

    W magazine https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/naomi-campbell-probation

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibBE1akKRuc

    Assault https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/naomi-campbell-released-bail/531-e10146e8-769f-4975-99f9-9892a2bb9fc4

    Phone at maid assault https://www.cleveland19.com/story/5944870/naomi-campbell-pleads-guilty-to-assault/

    Missing jeans assault
    https://www.today.com/popculture/naomi-campbell-sued-another-maid-1c9432812

    Campbell community service couture https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/naomi-campbell-probation

    Breach of contract lawsuit
    https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/sobe-perfume-maker-says-naomi-campbell-stinks/1847782/

    British Airways https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/naomi-campbell-escapes-jail-over-pc-assault-and-tirade-on-ba-jet-c2v09tlvr7r

    Amazed by Venezuela
    https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/2792/

    Rumor of Chavez affair?
    https://observer.com/2008/01/naomi-campbell-model-interviewer-of-south-american-heads-of-state/

    Animal rights group fires Campbell after appearing in fur https://www.upi.com/Archives/1997/03/11/Animal-rights-group-fires-Naomi-Campbell/2579858056400/

    Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell
    https://www.papermag.com/hollyweird-naomi-kate-fidel

    Naomi gets in a slapfight at a Brazilian restaurant https://www.today.com/popculture/no-model-behavior-naomi-campbell-wbna8669444

    Convicted of assault in Italy https://archive.ph/YEZp8

    Badr Jafar dust up https://archive.ph/QBL0c#selection-1515.2-1515.137

    Tyra-Naomi confrontation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=516JwxaFVy4&t=256s

    Naomi talking about Tyra fight
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMSWEdz5qo8

    Video: shady Naomi moments
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8DI7dcJyIo

    Disavowing Epstein https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwgJzb7fllI

    The Mirror's worst books of all time https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/7-worst-celebrity-books-you-36813997

    VIDEO: Barbara interviews her https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdprTCElJsg

    VIDEO: Wendy Williams compilation
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3vnmnlf6N4

    VIDEO: Blood diamond walk out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT-6jzaVwkI

    VIDEO: Naomi’s song Love And Tears, Live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtb3Vj28vKk&list=RDmtb3Vj28vKk&start_radio=1

    Music video for Campbelll’s Love and Tears https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdzfTJIa8_A&list=RDWdzfTJIa8_A&start_radio=1

    Blood diamonds, Campbell turned over to police https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWlBHzd_rNQ

    Community service runway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5IH61o3HPE