Cognitive Dissonance

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One of the Grimmest Days in American Diplomacy - The Atlantic Who is Brian Glenn? MTG's boyfriend confronted Zelenskyy about 'wearing a suit' Oklahoma GOP advances bill letting Christian doctors deny services to patients Trump Reveals Tariffs Plan to Ruin American Farmers' Lives | The New Republic Democratic Rep. Al Green removed after disrupting Trump's speech Hank Kunneman Says Trump Is A 'Moses...

Tesla Sales Are Tanking Across The World AI-Generated Video Of Trump Kissing Elon Musk's Feet Reportedly Plays In HUD Building TikTokers dropping heavy objects on feet in viral trend 'risk lifetime of pain' | The Herald Colombian police catch a man smuggling packets of cocaine under toupee | AP News Cars frozen on streets of southwest Detroit 'Plump' beaver is Chicago's newest viral sensation. Now...

Rudy Giuliani satisfies Fulton County election workers' $148 million defamation case - ABC News House Republicans hit the brakes on town halls after blowback over Trump's cuts Thousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy | Common Dreams ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account "A woman is like a child": MAGA quickly turns its sights...

Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country's weapons stockpile, sources say | CNN USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them Thousands Protest on Presidents' Day, Calling Trump a Tyrant 'King' - The New York Times Trump says Zelensky 'should have never started' war with Russia Dems Reportedly Angry That Progressive...

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Trump Humiliated in the 'Most Powerless Image Ever' of a U.S. President: O'Donnell Democratic FEC Chair Ellen Weintraub says Trump fired her. She says it's not legal. - CBS News Trump Desperately Tries to Blame Anyone but Himself for Inflation | The New Republic Thousands of Danes sign petition to buy California from U.S. | KTLA Nancy Pelosi faces primary challenge from former AOC aide - POLITICO...

Florida man eats diet of butter, cheese, beef; cholesterol oozes from his body - Ars Technica Google caves to Donald Trump's executive order and will change 'Gulf of Mexico' to 'Gulf of America' on its maps 'Who Sent You?': Missouri Homeowner Shoots at Teens Playing 'Ding Dong Ditch,' Chases Them Down In Car and Holds Them at Gunpoint on Ground, Authorities Say The World's Oldest Anus Has an Unexp...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blocks Jan. 6 rioters from state jobs after Trump pardons Elon Musk Is President - The Atlantic China counters with tariffs on US products. It will also investigate Google Trump faces moment of reckoning on trade after delaying tariffs What did Mexico give Trump? A bit of theatre, says former ambassador | CBC News White House preparing executive order to abolish the Educa...

Trump has pulled Fauci's security detail, source says | CNN Politics Trump administration offers roughly 2 million federal workers a buyout to resign Trump to prepare facility at Guantanamo for 30,000 migrants | Reuters Rightwingers tell bishop to die because she begged Donald Trump to have mercy on trans kids - LGBTQ Nation Trump Attacks FEMA, Says States Should 'Take Care Of Their Own Problems'...

Did Elon Musk Seriously Just Do a Nazi Salute at Trump's Inauguration? | The New Republic Reddit Users Boycott X Links After Elon Musk's Gesture at Inaugural Event - The New York Times AOC '28 Starts Now - Truthdig Republicans Suddenly Illiterate After Trump's January 6 Pardons | The New Republic Inside Trump's Decision to Pardon Ross Ulbricht, the Creator of the Silk Road Drug Marketplace - The N...

Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case - The New York Times Mike Johnson Vows to Hold Aid to California Hostage After Deadly Fires | The New Republic. Thousands of doctors urge Senate to block RFK Jr. as health secretary for Trump administration Trump sentenced to penalty-free 'unconditional discharge' in hush money case 'There are a lot of bitter people here,...

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Trump is reportedly complaining about Elon in private — and hates 'President Musk' joke | The Independent Johnson says House Republicans will investigate Jan. 6 committee Strict abortion laws since fall of Roe have led to increased infant deaths — not fewer Kids' low reading scores are 'a 5-alarm fire,' says DOGE's Ramaswamy. His solution: Eliminate the Education Department. The huge stakes for fr...

Amazon doesn't even have space for everyone it ordered back to the office Bus driver sacked after being caught singing and playing the piano in wine bar while 'off sick' from work wins his job back Passenger blasted for bringing 'emotional support' Great Dane on airplane: 'This s—t is getting out of hand' New York woman blames Star Trek license plates for tens of thousands of dollars in accidental...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wants to Ban Drug Ads on TV. It Wouldn't Be Easy. - The New York Times Trump Pisses Off MAGA Fans With Sudden Reversal on Jimmy Carter | The New Republic Democrats elect Rep. Gerry Connolly over progressive star AOC for top Oversight Committee post Dem Congresswoman Retires With Message to All Old People in Office | The New Republic Kay Granger's Senior Living Revelation Draw...

Elon Musk Flexes His Political Strength as Government Shutdown Looms - The New York Times Joe Biden calls for ban on congressional stock trading | AP News Survey: Most voters disapprove of RFK Jr.'s nomination after learning his view Vatican 'on the brink of Bankruptcy' due to dramatic decline in global donations under Pope Francis' Leadership - Irish Star RFK Jr.'s Lawyer Has Asked the FDA to Rev...

Tom is off this week and I am joined by Aaron Rabinowitz Ph. D. to talk about his latest article in the Skeptic UK: https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/11/the-meaning-crisis-and-how-we-rescue-young-men-from-reactionary-politics/ Also check out https://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/ And follow Aaron on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/etvpod.bsky.social

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Geraldo Rivera Slaps Trump Supporters With A Reality Check After Biden's Pardon | HuffPost Latest News Donald Trump didn't win by a historic landslide. It's time to nip that lie in the bud | Mehdi Hasan | The Guardian 'He is one of us!': US anti-vaxxers rejoice at nomination of David Weldon for CDC | Trump administration | The Guardian Florida Introduces Bill to Ban 'Weather Modification' - Newswe...

Cops Searching for Vigilante Who Installed NSFW Traffic Signs in Colorado 'Disgusting and completely unacceptable' head kick after pickleball tournament loss goes viral - ABC News Lindt admits its chocolate isn't actually 'expertly crafted with the finest ingredients' The Onion wins auction for Alex Jones' media company Americans upset about Trump win offered '€1 houses' in Italian village of Ollo...

The Right Has a Bluesky Problem - The Atlantic Trump vows new Canada, Mexico, China tariffs that threaten global trade | Reuters Jack Smith Leaving Option to Charge Donald Trump in the Future - Newsweek Opinion | Kennedy's Antivax Views and Friends Can Cause Real Damage - The New York Times Kirk Cameron Launches "Anti-Socialism" Kids Show - Joe. My. God. Republicans Target Social Sciences to Curb...

Texas is about to push Bible lessons in public elementary schools Biden locks in $6.6B for TSMC chip factories, ensuring Trump can't rescind CHIPS Act deal • Arizona Mirror Trump Judge Blocks Overtime Pay For Four Million Workers | HuffPost Latest News Kenneth Copeland: Those Who Didn't Vote For Trump Will Spend Eternity Hearing Names Of Aborted Babies - Joe. My. God. Trump's pro-Israel cabinet pi...

Russian state TV airs Melania Trump's nudes on prime time North Korean troops 'addicted to porn' after accessing internet for first time | The Standard TGI Fridays is worried it won't have enough cash if customers redeem $50 million in outstanding gift cards that don't expire | Fortune Ohio family builds 50,000-pound Stargate with 'dial-home device' to scan the cosmos Russian court fines Google $2...

Trump Voters Got What They Wanted - The Atlantic Live updates: Day 2 of election results coverage - LGBTQ Nation Wait... What? Folks In Red States Google Searched 'How To Change My Vote' In Droves After Trump's Victory Once an Atheist Hero, Elon Musk Now Says He Believes in the Teachings of Christ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeatedly suggested that chemicals in water are impacting sexuality of childre...