This Week in Outrage

Note: We didn’t really plan to do this episode as a post-election special, but that’s kind of what it turned into. This week, Lisa and David talk about judge throws out DOJ suit claiming 20000 illegal voters; judge tosses DOJ case again ex-FBI officials who investigated Hunter Biden, accusing DOJ of ‘weaponization’; judge tosses Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit over Epstein birthday letter; is ‘outrage...

This week, Lisa and David talk about Halloween; Valkyries win WNBA championship; Trump adds Norway to his list of s***-hole countries (because they won’t give him a Nobel prize); media and Congress ignoring reported text messages from Jared Kushner's phone which show involvement in Jamal Khashoggi's murder, foreign bribery, and getting former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson fired; Trump and on-ag...

This week, Lisa and David talk about the “You Can See Everything” documentary (with spoilers); Ilhan Omar says she will move out of D.C.; Trump claims Russia “has been fine on Ukraine”; DOJ election lawsuits focus on shaping political narratives; Judge orders Trump to sit for deposition in BBC lawsuit; Hegseth’s staff damages historic Eisenhower globe; voters reportedly bombarding Trump’s fraud wh...

This week, Lisa and David talk about what’s the right stirred up about (see below); Trump waives sanctions on Russia; Musk and Trump point fingers over Starlink/Starshield restrictions on Ukraine; protester attacked by Trump supporters while crowd chants “USA-USA” and Trump proudly looks on; taxpayer funded Trump ads continue despite judges order to halt them; White House ousts Kimberly Guilfoyle;...

This week, Lisa and David talk about what’s the right stirred up about (see below); Trump considering joining Saudi Arabia in military strikes on the Houthis; Trump blames Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries for rising fuel costs; Trump to suspend or ease sanctions on Russian diesel; execution of Fort Hood shooter by firing squad to be live-streamed according to Hegseth with some on the ri...

This week, Lisa and David talk about Pete Hegseth’s panel of beardos and weirdos; Trump administration controversial taxpayer-funded ad campaigns; Mike Lee blocks bipartisan effort to prevent demolition of the Kennedy Center; Trump withdraws US from European anti-corruption watchdog; Jack Smith Senate Judiciary Committee hearing; Trump doxxing one of his own party’s Senators; another Trump loyalis...

This week, Lisa and David talk about Netflix ‘Instadocs: The Decoy Plane’; Trump approval drops into the 20s for the first time; conditions now ripe for general strike; Tucker Carlson claims Trump said “we all die anyway, so it doesn’t matter” regarding Iran an nukes in NPR interview; Marjorie Taylor Greene on The Alex Jones Show claims Trump signed unpassable executive orders just to please MAGA...

This week, Lisa and David talk about Secretary of State Marco Rubio filling in for Karoline Leavitt while Trump has not named a permanent replacement; Speaker Johnson cancels votes, shelving Massie Hegseth impeachment effort until after the midterms; James Talarico’s position compared to Beto O’Rourke in 2018; Supreme Court blocks Trump’s USPS mail-in voting rules, for now; Kennedy Center chaos am...

This week, Lisa and David talk about Trump “gift” of $45,000 to Natalie Harp; Trump loyalist diGenova, tasked with prosecuting Trump foes, resigns; Fetterman’s post-stroke pivot from Sanders progressive to independent centrist; Trump’s unhinged holiday blitz: 100+ deranged posts ignored as standards collapse; RNC Midterm Convention attendance, $5,000 “dividend” promise; Elon Musk is mad about Alex...

This week, Lisa and David talk about Robert Di Niro Whisper Man; our date night to see Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey; Lake America and MapQuest #1 on the App Store; Kennedy Center removes outdoor ‘Blue’ sculpture; Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says work to begin on Trump’s 250ft “triumphal arch” in the next two weeks even without final approval; judge bars USPS from enforcing Trump’s mail-in ba...

This week, Lisa and David talk about Hakeem Jeffries reportedly meeting with private equity investor, Jared Kushner, about potential areas of cooperation between Democrats and the Trump administration; Freedom 250 Grand Prix race; Comedian Suzanne Lambert says her video was removed because of her explosive allegations against Trump allies; news of Trump-linked crypto venture granted bank status ge...

This week, David and Lisa guest-host Joshua talk about USS Abraham Lincoln deployment morale concerns; lack of news coverage of Netanyahu rejecting U.S.-backed Gaza peace; Trump executive order on childhood vaccines and MMR shots and conspiratorial mindsets; new Avengers Doomsday movie and updates on X-Men reboot; gossip around Trump’s secret Air Force One switcheroo; Trump’s “Media Offenders” tra...

This week, Lisa and David talk about Jeanine Pirro dropping the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism case is basic legal survival rather than a principled stand against Trump; DOGE cannot verify savings claims; Trump amending his case against the BCC to drop claims that the documentary harmed his businesses, brands, or financial interests, leaving only a claim for damages to his personal rep...

This week, Lisa and David talk about Capital One closed over 300 bank accounts tied to the Trump Organization on suspicion of money laundering; Jeanine Pirro drops Reflecting Pool vandalism case against U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn drawing Trump’s wrath; Governor Beshear has few options regarding Senator McConnell’s absence; Trump faces calls of corruption with paid early access to online pos...

This week, Lisa and David talk about House Republicans pass $1.1 trillion in funding for the military including SAVE Act and Iran funding; Trump’s deranged Correspondents’ Dinner appearance and the media’s silent acceptance; Cecilia Vega of 60 Minutes says Bari Weiss pressured her to include “misinformation” and “political bias” in news segments; Cybertruck reported as the biggest flop in automoti...

This week, Lisa and David talk about the Tate Brothers getting arrested; Pete Hegseth’s testosterone screening plan; a second McConnell suspicious ‘proof of life’ photo; the future of Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat; the status of the reflecting pool; Trump’s unhinged ‘election security’ speech; does Trump think “transistor” means “transgender”?; TrumpRx providing little of the promised value; Katie...

This week, Lisa and David talk about Lindsey Graham’s death, Mitch McConnell’s “proof of life” statement; Iran ceasefire falls apart; no final, formal after-action report for DOGE; ICE fails to deploy bodycams despite presidential mandates and federal court orders; German court finds Google directly liable for harm caused by false statements generated by its AI overview; Palm Beach airport renamed...

Lisa and David talk about the week’s events for the holiday. Note: This one we just recorded and popped up here using Substack’s auto-editing so we’ll see what we have. No usual in-depth show notes this time. We will be back to usual episodes next week. Get full access to Outrage Overload Newsletter at outrageoverload.substack.com/subscribe

This week, Lisa and David talk about America 250, the Trump-led Great American State Fair, and the the fight over the nation’s semiquincentennial; new ‘Patriot Passport’ design; “Alligator Alcatraz” officially shutting down; European heat wave; Trump standing by claims that vandals damaged the Reflecting Pool; Iran war ceasefire, MOU, and Israel; major earthquakes around the world; Judge permanent...

This week, Lisa and David talk about the UFC fight at the White House, partisan approval, the planned sniper attack; the Reflecting Pool mess; Fox News TV coverage and the Iran MOU; Obama Presidential Center opening; Peter Thiel’s secret society agenda leaked; DOJ approves merger of Paramount and Warner Brothers Discovery, putting Trump ally in charge of CNN; Fox Corp buying Roku; and more. Added...

This week, Lisa and David talk about our visit to Washington, D.C.; Mitch McConnell hospitalized; French village says Hegseth not welcome for D-Day visit; UFC fight on South Lawn of White House; Judge orders Trump admin to restore altered museum and park sites signage; effects of killing USAID and other programs targeted by the Trump administration, including the effects on screwworm, and yet spen...

This week, Lisa and David talk about California’s ‘Jungle primary’; bottom-of-the-barrel talent abandoning Freedom 250; judge says Trump’s name must come off of the Kennedy Center (David will believe it when he sees it); judge reverses course on Trump IRS case dismissal, ordering investigation into possible misconduct; judge pauses Trump’s $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund for review; DOJ lau...

This week, Lisa and David talk about starting the summer season; skepticism around the latest White House shooting reflecting a broader distrust of the administration; countering the “MAGA is tanking” narrative; ending of “The Late Show” without a CBS farewell; Trump’s slush fund for Jan. 6 rioters and other Trump allies; the DNC autopsy report; DOJ drops ‘Broadview Six’ case with accusations of p...

This week, Lisa and David talk about Trump’s personal looting of U.S. taxpayers; Xi appears to insult Trump and threaten over Taiwan; Eileen Wang, Mayor of Arcadia, admitted to acting as a foreign agent promoting CCP propaganda; former Acting FBI Director accuses Kash Patel of political purge; “Lil X” with Musk and Trump in China; meet “Chud the Builder” now facing a possible sentence of up to 60...

This week, Lisa and David talk about Louisiana exoneree elected, then denied office; Kyle Rittenhouse hospitalized after brown recluse spider bite; Flock camera controversies; racialized voter suppression; blatantly discriminatory tactics; DHS shuts down immigration detention watchdog while deaths and concerns about conditions rise; Hantavirus status update; federal judge restores NEH grants targe...