Listen, we’re really talking two things today: the fuckass ballroom, and the Venn diagram that is really just a circle between getting your NASTY texts exposed and alleged (you’re welcome, @Legal) white supremacists. Alternatively named “Oops…Wrong Group Chat: Take Three,” this episode covers the leaked Young Republicans group texts, as well as the withdrawal of Paul Ingrassia’s nomination to serve as Special Counsel following his alleged ‘N*zi streak’ texts being released. Like, actually… WTF. Other topics/treats include: our DM to George Santos, Bo-Linda and Abby’s chicken-not-beef with Bojangles, and a conversation about North Carolina’s (continued) gerrymandering.
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Li, Katherine. 2025. “YouTube’s Settlement With Trump Is Helping Pay for the White House Demolition and Ballroom.” Business Insider. October 22. https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-settlement-is-helping-fund-trumps-white-house-demolition-ballroom-2025-10
Luse, Brittany. 2025. “Nazism Has Entered the Group Chat.” NPR, October 24. https://www.npr.org/2025/10/24/nx-s1-5584134/nazism-has-entered-the-group-chat
Maher, Kit, Jake Tapper, and Alejandra Jaramillo. 2025. “White House Releases List of Donors for Trump’s Multi-million-dollar Ballroom.” CNN, October 23. https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/politics/ballroom-donors-white-house-trump?cid=ios_app
“Obergruppenführer.” 2025. Wikipedia. June 10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obergruppenf%C3%BChrer
Prokop, Andrew. 2025. “The Leaked Young Republicans Group Chat Points Toward a Bigger Problem.” Vox, October 20. https://www.vox.com/politics/465329/young-republican-leaked-groupchat-antisemitism-shapiro-walsh
Superville, Darlene. 2025. “9 Things to Know About the $250 Million Ballroom Trump Is Adding to the White House.” PBS News, October 23. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/9-things-to-know-about-the-250-million-ballroom-trump-is-adding-to-the-white-house
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