S6 Ep44: Weekly Skews – Trump Takes Revenge on Saudi Arabia for 9/11 (By Accident)
Summary
This episode critiques Texas politician Beau French for his racist campaign rhetoric and his ongoing legal dispute with Chris Kyle’s widow. The hosts also expose Kansas Senator Roger Marshall for suing hundreds of patients over small medical debts, resulting in arrests, while he opposes Medicaid expansion. Finally, they discuss Trump’s diplomatic blunders in Ireland and the UK, and analyze how the Houthis’ military advance in Yemen has left Saudi Arabia strategically vulnerable.
Topics discussed
Sponsors: Just Food For Dogs and Midas Tires
Intro: Host banter and throat issue
Beau French's racist post and Texas politics
Beau French's history and feud with Taya Kyle
Dr. Roger Marshall suing rural patients for medical debt
Conservative agenda: Abortion bans and no-fault divorce
Sponsors: Zeeiotics and BetterHelp
Sponsors: Just Food For Dogs and Midas Tires
Trump's Ireland visit and diplomatic controversies
Houthis vs Saudis: Accidental revenge for 9/11
Fall of Mocha and Saudi abandonment of Yemeni allies
Economic impact: Diesel prices and war costs
Captured US weapons and Saudi financial fallout
Saudi military incompetence and MBS's political gamble
Outro and Patreon promotion
Post-credits: No Such Thing As A Fish hosts
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