Episode 218: Socks and Bagels

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A unanimous Supreme Court restores Trump to the Colorado ballot : NPR

Jamie Raskin One-Ups Supreme Court With Plan to Kick Trump off Ballot | The New Republic

McConnell to Step Down as Senate Republican Leader at the End of the Year - The New York Times

Republicans Increasingly Reveal They Barely Know Where Babies Come From

The Moms for Liberty 60 Minutes interview was such a disaster that their allies are scrambling to do damage control | Media Matters for America

MTG Rages at U.K. Journo’s Jewish Space Laser Question: ‘F*ck Off’

AI-generated images of Trump with Black voters being spread by supporters

German Man Who Received 217 COVID Vaccines Has Functioning Immune System | Technology Networks

Show Notes

Measles erupts in Florida school where 11% of kids are unvaccinated | Ars Technica

Parkland survivor trolls Trump’s sneaker venture by buying domain and directing it to gun safety site | The Independent

Alexander Smirnov: Former FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens’ role in Ukraine business | CNN Politics

Clergy warn of ‘doom spiral’ as church attendance drops off at record rate

Cheney warns of Republican Party ‘Putin wing’ after Navalny death | CNN Politics

Oklahoma banned trans students from bathrooms. Now a bullied student is dead after a fight | The Independent

Ron DeSantis Finally Admits War on Books Has Been a Total Disaster | The New Republic

Conservative group tells judge it has no evidence to back its claims of Georgia ballot stuffing | AP News

The majority of traffic from Elon Musk's X may have been fake during the Super Bowl, report suggests | Mashable

New wave of bills targeting libraries is ‘a threat to our democracy,’ American Library Association warns

Out of the rabbit hole: new research shows people can change their minds about conspiracy theories

Show Notes

Mark Meckler Says The US Must Invade Mexico To Secure The Border

Scientology Leader Dodges Sexual Assault Summons - Joe.My.God.

Climatologist Michael Mann wins defamation case: what it means for scientists

Putin says he prefers Biden to Trump and mocks Tucker Carlson’s questions | Vladimir Putin | The Guardian

Florida deputy fires weapon after mistaking sound of acorn hitting patrol car for gunshot - ABC News

Show Notes

Democrats flip Santos’s New York House seat in high-stakes special election | The Hill

Trump Says He Might 'Encourage' Russia To Attack NATO Allies | HuffPost Latest News

Donald Trump: Taylor Swift Is 'Disloyal' If She Endorses President Biden | HuffPost Latest News

The Supreme Court Wants No Part of Disqualifying Trump From the Ballot | The New Republic

Christian Super Bowl Commercial Outrages Conservatives

Super Bowl Jesus Ad funded by groups fostering "hateful Christian Nationalism"

One Million Moms Vs "Disturbing" Super Bowl Jesus Ad - Joe.My.God.

Mayorkas Impeached by House Republicans Over Border Policies - The New York Times

Review of Sensitive Issues Slows Potential Release of Biden Transcript - The New York Times

Mark Meckler Says The US Must Invade Mexico To Secure The Border

‘God is in control’: Joel Osteen blames ‘forces of evil’ after shooting at his church - Raw Story

Show Notes

Jennifer Crumbley, Mother of Michigan School Gunman, Guilty of Manslaughter - The New York Times

Maryland bill would force gun owners to get $300K liability insurance to wear or carry | WBFF

In stunner, House GOP bid to impeach Mayorkas fails | The Hill

Democratic senators call on DEA to deschedule marijuana entirely | The Hill

In Huge Reversal, GOP Poised To Kill The Border-Ukraine Package It Demanded

Arizona bill would ban Satanic displays on public property

Satanic Temple of Iowa calls bill banning satanic displays on state property unconstitutional

GOP Rep: All Americans Will "Serve And Praise Jesus" - Joe.My.God.

Oregon lawmaker tries to walk back comment that atheists are unfit for public office

Fox News’ Jesse Watters cites debunked claim to argue that climate scientists fabricated US temperature data | Media Matters for America

Controversial podcast host Joe Rogan signs a new deal with Spotify for up to a reported $250 million

Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked for struggling to pronounce indictable or read a long number | The Independent

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Show Notes

Boebert finishes fifth in straw poll of new district | The Hill

Conservatives Go Next-Level Crazy With Taylor Swift Super Bowl Conspiracies | The New Republic

More Gen Z Americans identify as LGBTQ than as Republican

Opinion | Gen Z is MAGA movement’s worst nightmare - The Washington Post

Gen Z Gender Gap: Young Men and Women Don't Agree on Politics

New map captures explosive rise of the nonreligious

Mike Johnson Finally Admits Why He’s Killing the Border Deal | The New Republic

Oklahoma GOP votes to condemn Sen. Lankford for role in bipartisan border talks | CNN Politics

Kentucky GOP bill would require child support for fetuses | WKMS

Taylor Swift AI images prompt US bill to tackle nonconsensual, sexual deepfakes