In this episode, Rick and I break down a whirlwind week of headlines, examining what was actually announced, what’s being claimed, and what still needs verification. From RFK & Trump’s Tylenol–autism comments and a new “Antifa” designation to Epstein document releases, a reported Comey indictment, and shutdown brinkmanship, we separate signal from noise.
Stories covered
- RFK & Trump link Tylenol to autism
- White House labels “Antifa” a terrorist group
- Plans to send troops to Portland, Oregon
- Trump targets an NPR reporter, suggests ties to antifa
- Epstein estate documents referencing Peter Thiel, Steve Bannon, and Elon Musk
- Reports that former FBI Director James Comey is to be indicted
- Trump’s UN week: a rocky speech and an escalator mishap
- Democrats brace for a possible government shutdown
- Jimmy Kimmel slated to return
- Trump says Murdochs may join the TikTok U.S. investor group
- Claims that 1,200 migrants from “Alligator Alcatraz” are unaccounted for
- Karoline Leavitt’s “$9 trillion in investment” boast—fact-check fodder
- Allegation that Tom Homan accepted a “bag of cash” bribe
- Sen. Ted Cruz urges raising the pilot retirement age
- Trump calls for the declassification of Amelia Earhart–related records
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