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On this week’s episode, Eli learns we’re having one of them election thingies again this year, Republicans want to trigger some libs with an actual trigger, and we’ll get one step closer to the Kash Patel versus Heath Enwright drunken cage match we’ve all been waiting for.
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Headlines:
Election update: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/midterm-elections-early-voting-tracker-battleground-states.html and https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/us/politics/james-talarico-ohio-texas-senate-race.html and https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/us/paxton-dubai-fugitive-fraud-allegations-texas.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/us/politics/trump-hasan-fort-hood-execution-livestream.html
Trump Cancels Planned Execution Livestream of Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood Shooter - The New York Times
The Kelly Clarkson Store Saga Has Only One Guilty Party, and It Is Her
https://slate.com/life/2026/10/kelly-clarkson-art-of-play-brooklyn-store-bird.html
Trump trots out another stepford press secretary: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/us/politics/katie-zacharia-white-house-first-briefing.html
Trump Says He Will Import Russian Diesel Fuel Amid High Prices - The New York Times
Opinion | Trump’s Democracy-for-Diesel Deal Shames Us All - The New York Times
Why Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal Is Unlikely to Lower Fuel Costs - The New York Times
After Russian Diesel Deal, Trump Faces New Crisis Over Ukraine - The New York Times
Report: FBI awarding UFC exclusive agreement to train agents
https://www.reuters.com/sports/report-fbi-awarding-ufc-exclusive-agreement-train-agents--flm-2026-10-10/