James and Lisa talk about Kimberly Guilfoyle's alleged pay-for-play scheme, Trump's awful deal with Putin to import Russian diesel, the military's creepy decision to publicly execute Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad, and Trump's anger over being passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize, and about Trump's (lack of) mental stability.

We're witnessing what could be the stupidest era in American history.

Donald Trump and his supporters are spreading fringe ideas, conspiracy theories, anti-intellectualism, and a rejection of science, which are all gaining a foothold in our public discourse. It's maddening. It has never been more important for Americans to stand up for democracy.

You don't have to face stupidity alone. Every week (more or less), "Life in the Stupid Times" will examine the insanity to help you make sense of the growing pile of nonsense. We are proudly pro-democracy and anti-fascist.

To support the show, visit our Buy Me a Coffee account at https://coff.ee/lifeinthestupidtimes

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James and Lisa discuss a missed opportunity in Iran, tax-funded propaganda, selling weapons to China (maybe), and the ongoing abuse of the media. Then the discussion turns to whether we can trust presidents with unlimited access to the U.S. military.

We're witnessing what could be the stupidest era in American history.

Donald Trump and his supporters are spreading fringe ideas, conspiracy theories, anti-intellectualism, and a rejection of science, which are all gaining a foothold in our public discourse. It's maddening. It has never been more important for Americans to stand up for democracy.

You don't have to face stupidity alone. Every week (more or less), "Life in the Stupid Times" will examine the insanity to help you make sense of the growing pile of nonsense. We are proudly pro-democracy and anti-fascist.

To support the show, visit our Buy Me a Coffee account at https://coff.ee/lifeinthestupidtimes

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James and Lisa discuss the never-ending oil shock, Trump-a-Palooza, Don Jr.'s wedding and why the president tells us not to worry about AI. Also, the Republicans now think the Democrats work for Satan. That's not true, is it?

We're witnessing what could be the stupidest era in American history.

Donald Trump and his supporters are spreading fringe ideas, conspiracy theories, anti-intellectualism, and a rejection of science, which are all gaining a foothold in our public discourse. It's maddening. It has never been more important for Americans to stand up for democracy.

You don't have to face stupidity alone. Every week (more or less), "Life in the Stupid Times" will examine the insanity to help you make sense of the growing pile of nonsense. We are proudly pro-democracy and anti-fascist.

To support the show, visit our Buy Me a Coffee account at https://coff.ee/lifeinthestupidtimes

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James and Lisa discuss Trump's declaration of "mission accomplished" in Iran, why we should stop worrying and learn to love data centers, what the FCC can't do, and the controversial deal to steal part of Venezuela's huge oil reserves. Is the oil deal legal? Does it really matter if it is? Do you remember when questions like that mattered?

We're witnessing what could be the stupidest era in American history.

Donald Trump and his supporters are spreading fringe ideas, conspiracy theories, anti-intellectualism, and a rejection of science, which are all gaining a foothold in our public discourse. It's maddening. It has never been more important for Americans to stand up for democracy.

You don't have to face stupidity alone. Every week (more or less), "Life in the Stupid Times" will examine the insanity to help you make sense of the growing pile of nonsense. We are proudly pro-democracy and anti-fascist.

To support the show, visit our Buy Me a Coffee account at https://coff.ee/lifeinthestupidtimes

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James and Lisa discuss the weird surge in anti-Muslim bigotry, ground beef from who knows where, the awful fate of some wild horses and imaginary reverse trans surgery. After all that, they examine why, in the world, the U.S. is launching a trade war against Canada.

We're witnessing what could be the stupidest era in American history.

Donald Trump and his supporters are spreading fringe ideas, conspiracy theories, anti-intellectualism, and a rejection of science, which are all gaining a foothold in our public discourse. It's maddening. It has never been more important for Americans to stand up for democracy.

You don't have to face stupidity alone. Every week (more or less), "Life in the Stupid Times" will examine the insanity to help you make sense of the growing pile of nonsense. We are proudly pro-democracy and anti-fascist.

To support the show, visit our Buy Me a Coffee account at https://coff.ee/lifeinthestupidtimes

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In a special message, James talks about why we need Medicare for all. It would save lives and $1 trillion every year.

We're witnessing what could be the stupidest era in American history.

Donald Trump and his supporters are spreading fringe ideas, conspiracy theories, anti-intellectualism, and a rejection of science, which are all gaining a foothold in our public discourse. It's maddening. It has never been more important for Americans to stand up for democracy.

You don't have to face stupidity alone. Every week (more or less), "Life in the Stupid Times" will examine the insanity to help you make sense of the growing pile of nonsense. We are proudly pro-democracy and anti-fascist.

To support the show, visit our Buy Me a Coffee account at https://coff.ee/lifeinthestupidtimes

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We won the war in Iran again. But now, we're back to losing it. James and Lisa discuss Trump's Truth Social posting spree, gilded statues and RFK Jr.'s cooking show, which may or may not include roadkill recipes. Then the discussion turns to Dr. Anthony Fauci's Senate testimony. Could the 85-year-old, award-winning public servant have been a mass murderer all along? Of course not! But Republicans want you to think it's true. Because they think you're stupid.

We're witnessing what could be the stupidest era in American history.

Donald Trump and his supporters are spreading fringe ideas, conspiracy theories, anti-intellectualism, and a rejection of science, which are all gaining a foothold in our public discourse. It's maddening. It has never been more important for Americans to stand up for democracy.

You don't have to face stupidity alone. Every week (more or less), "Life in the Stupid Times" will examine the insanity to help you make sense of the growing pile of nonsense. We are proudly pro-democracy and anti-fascist.

To support the show, visit our Buy Me a Coffee account at https://coff.ee/lifeinthestupidtimes

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James and Lisa discuss high gas prices and the stupid reasons why they are elevated. The Stupid Times Headlines segment examines Trump's ridiculous executive order to place warning signs outside the Smithsonian, recent changes to the CDC website regarding vaccines and autism, along with the unnecessary resurgence of measles cases, due entirely to stupidity. In the Main Thing: the State Department's bonkers report on Cuba offers exaggerated claims about Cuba's influence on the American left. Do the Cubans use Jedi mind tricks? Is the report a pretext for making Cuba into Trump's next military target?

We're witnessing what could be the stupidest era in American history.

Donald Trump and his supporters are spreading fringe ideas, conspiracy theories, anti-intellectualism, and a rejection of science, which are all gaining a foothold in our public discourse. It's maddening. It has never been more important for Americans to stand up for democracy.

You don't have to face stupidity alone. Every week (more or less), "Life in the Stupid Times" will examine the insanity to help you make sense of the growing pile of nonsense. We are proudly pro-democracy and anti-fascist.

To support the show, visit our Buy Me a Coffee account at https://coff.ee/lifeinthestupidtimes

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.