Cognitive Dissonance

Atheist and Skeptical News

  • 1 hour
    Episode 906: The 31-Year-Old Candidate Thrilling Gen Z
    'This Should Be Illegal': Senate GOP Uses AI Deepfake to Attack Talarico | Common Dreams A DOGE Bro Allegedly Walked Out Of Social Security With 500 Million Americans' Records On A Thumb Drive And Expected A Pardon If Caught | Techdirt 2 DOGE staffers say 'no' regrets for people losing income, didn't reduce the deficit: Depositions - ABC News Trump spoke about girls being 'of age' at 'above six years old' as he promoted the SAVE America Act Some Republicans warn Trump's SAVE America Act is doomed to fail as Senate tees up a vote I Went to Florida to See the 31-Year-Old Candidate Thrilling Gen Z. We're in Trouble.
    23 March 2026, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    Episode 905: Iran war and the SAVE Act
    GOP senator allegedly breaks Marine's hand during protest against Iran war - LGBTQ Nation Trump fires Kristi Noem as DHS chief and then she thanks him for new 'Shield of the Americas' job | The Independent How Trump's SAVE Act would reshape voting and why critics are concerned | PBS News Leavitt Admits SAVE Act Will Make It Harder for Married Women to Vote | The New Republic Sen. John Cornyn flips on the filibuster to pass SAVE America Act as Trump weighs endorsement U.S. May Have Committed War Crime In Sinking Of Iranian Ship | HuffPost Latest News U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says - The New York Times Peter Thiel and Jeffrey Epstein Had a Yearslong Relationship World faces biggest oil disruption ever Democrat Shawn Harris to face Trump-backed Clay Fuller in runoff to replace MTG Trump Tightens Pressure on Cuba as U.S. Pushes for Charges Against Leaders
    16 March 2026, 10:00 am
  • 44 minutes 19 seconds
    Episode 904: RFK Tells Broke People to Try Peasant Food
    'This is actually crazy': Callers to Washington hotline shocked when pressing 2 for Spanish "Try peasant food": RFK sparks outrage after telling 'broke' Americans to stop complaining and eat cheaper food instead Melania Trump presides over UN meeting promoting 'peace through education' after bombing of Iran school | CNN Florida man destroys Chinese restaurant with shovel, claimed to be prophet ending new COVID strain: Affidavit | FOX 35 Orlando Man accused of setting fires to 'kill spiders,' then fleeing as blaze spread to neighbors in Poconos | Monroe County Area | wfmz.com Scientists create tomatoes that smell like popcorn using gene editing - Dexerto Missing Florida Man Found at Sand Plant Stuck Shoulder-Deep in Mud | Us Weekly GOP senator demands Netflix remove trans content since it doesn't align with his personal values - LGBTQ Nation Kristi Noem Repeatedly Claimed ICE Deported a Cannibal. It Was "Completely Made Up." https://archive.is/20260223141435/https://theintercept.com/2026/02/23/kristi-noem-ice-cannibal/ Kid Rock Predicts Go d Will 'Cut Down' Journalists for Reporting (Accurately) That He's Charging Up to $5,000 for Tour Tickets
    12 March 2026, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    Episode 903: War in Iran and the Texas Primary
    Democrats Raise Alarms About Trump's War In Iran After Classified Briefing | HuffPost Latest News Trump threatens to cut off trade with Spain over Iran, defense spending\ Takeaways from Kristi Noem's combative Senate Judiciary Committee hearing | CNN Politics Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts Talarico Beats Crockett as G.O.P. Heads to Runoff: Texas Primary Election Takeaways - The New York Times Results in Key Races: March 3 Primaries in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas - The New York Times Texas Supreme Court stops Dallas County from counting late votes after confusion over new rules | CNN Politics Gregory Bovino Is Now Under Criminal Investigation – Mother Jones DOJ admits 47,635 Epstein files — including Trump allegations — were removed | The Independent Sprawling investigation finds decades of sexual abuse among Catholic priests in Rhode Island Epstein deposition videos show Hillary Clinton in heated moments with lawmakers, Bill Clinton addressing hot tub photo
    9 March 2026, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    Episode 902: How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo and The Price of the Epstein Frenzy
    https://web.archive.org/web/20260219135910/https://www.theverge.com/tech/874721/epstein-thiel-musk-trump-metoo With The Price of the Epstein Frenzy
    5 March 2026, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    Episode 901: The DOJ Hid Trump's Epstein Files and 2025: Zero Job Growth
    Democratic lawmaker: 'If a Prince can be held accountable, so can a President' US women's gold medal-winning hockey team declines Trump State of the Union invitation F.B.I. Director Celebrates Hockey Victory as Bureau Stares Down Crises Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs : NPR Rep. Al Green ejected from Trump State of the Union after holding 'Black People Aren't Apes' sign Secret Service says an armed man was shot and killed after entering Mar-a-Lago's secure perimeter | PBS News NPR finds DOJ withheld, removed some Epstein files related to Trump U.S. had almost no job growth in 2025
    2 March 2026, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    Episode 900: Least Healthy Health Ad
    Costco defied Trump's DEI directive as Target and Walmart scaled back. Business is booming Republicans, Braced for Losses, Push More Voting Restrictions in Congress - The New York Times Trump's election bill tops 50 Senate votes, but Democrats could still block it Trump's Director of Election Security Is an Election Denier - The New York Times FCC Attempt to Kill Stephen Colbert Interview Completely Backfires What the 'Epstein Files' tell us about conspiracy theories – and about skeptics Watch Kid Rock and RFK Jr. take off their shirts in new workout video
    23 February 2026, 10:00 am
  • 49 minutes 17 seconds
    Episode 899: Slate: Trump supporters sound alarmed that people like me are buying guns. Maybe they should be.
    Trump supporters sound alarmed that people like me are buying guns. Maybe they should be.
    19 February 2026, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    Episode 898: Another Year, Another Superbowl Halftime Outrage Brigade
    Missouri Republican suggests Bad Bunny performance merits FCC action The Next Democratic President Better Be Merciless Grand jury declines to indict Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to disobey illegal Trump orders | CNN Politics Trump says he didn't see full racist video before it was posted, says he won't apologize - ABC News Under-fire Trump commerce secretary confirms he visited Epstein's island Bondi Faces Anger From Lawmakers Over Handling of Epstein Files
    16 February 2026, 10:00 am
  • 51 minutes 8 seconds
    Episode 897: Cottage Pill Empire and Long Bath Showdown
    12 February 2026, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    Episode 896: Trump Wants Everyone To Stop Talking About Epstein
    Sen. Mitch McConnell hospitalized after experiencing 'flu-like symptoms' Rand Paul on Trump call to 'nationalize' elections: 'That's not what the Constitution says' Steve Bannon calls for immigration agents at polling sites during midterms Trump admin identified the "leader of Antifa." It's a 29-year-old who helps injured protestors. - LGBTQ Nation The Supreme Court lets California use its new, Democratic-friendly congressional map | WYSO https://web.archive.org/web/20260203063937/https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a70227192/tulsi-gabbard-whistleblower-wrongdoing/ JD Vance refuses to apologize for Alex Pretti remarks - Newsweek 21 Democrats Just Voted to Fund ICE Temporarily: Full List of Names - Newsweek After Republicans push Clintons to testify on Epstein, Democrats warn they'll haul in Trump Trump says country should move on from Epstein files after latest release All About the Epstein Files - The New York Times
    9 February 2026, 10:00 am
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