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04 Jun 2025

America’s Messy Divorce!

In this segment of Dumpster Fire, Host Bridget Phetasy dissects the political equivalent of a messy breakup as Elon Musk exits the Trump administration after 130 days. From burning Teslas to MAGA civil war, Bridget unpacks why DOGE went from ‘chainsaw government spending’ to ‘we tried nothing and we’re all out of ideas.’

She explores the bitter reality that cutting government waste is like using a napkin to stop a tsunami, and why Reagan’s tax-cutting philosophy hits different when you’re drowning in debt. Plus, the awkward truth about what happens when your efficiency czar basically says ‘I’ve done enough’ and peaces out.

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31 Mar 2025

Fast-Acting DOGE

Do you suffer from both powerlessness and rage at the mere thought of your government’s corrupt spending? Does watching your tax dollars go toward egregious expenditures trigger shock and abdominal upset? Give that stomach ulcer a break and ask about fast-acting DOGE! Here’s more from Mischa Paullin.

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24 Dec 2024

Holiday Smear

Matt Gaetz SUES Ethics Committee over Report Release (POLITICAL ATTACK)

Watch Luigi Mangione’s Fan Club Appear for Arraignment (THEY LOVE HIM!)

Biden Commutes Sentences for WORST of the WORST (THEY DID WHAT?)

Christmas DISASTER! Rand Paul’s Festivus Report Details Gov’t WASTE (THE NAUGHTY LIST!)

Here’s more from Robert Gouveia on Watching The Watchers.

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23 Nov 2024

Was Tyson-Paul Fight Fixed?

One of the biggest boxing matches in more than a decade happened between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul on Netflix—and everyone who was anyone seemed to be there to watch. With the fight came many people claiming it was rigged, with proposed evidence to prove it.

So this Edge of Wonder Live is a Battle of the Beard Debate: Both Ben Chasteen and Rob Counts have their own opinions, with Ben saying it was rigged, and Rob thinking Jake Paul was being respectful. Hear and see the evidence tonight, and then YOU decide who you agree with.

Either way, during the fight while no one was paying attention, the Pentagon quietly announced that over $2.4 trillion was lost … or rather, “misplaced.” See where our tax dollars really go, the ridiculous studies into which millions of dollars have been poured, and how much money the government is spending every second. Join Ben and Rob on this Edge of Wonder Live.

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21 Dec 2023

The Skeptical Environmentalist

Environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg says we waste money in the fight against climate change. Governments spends trillions to fight climate change, but Lomborg says many of these policies are “not an efficient way of spending.”

John Stossel reports that the Danish government was not amused with Lomborg’s assessment, calling him “the devil.” They even targeted him for his views on climate change.

Lomborg says there are better things society should spend money on. He says we should spend on the “best things first,” such as maternal and newborn health, and improving education, rather than squandering billions on pointless gestures toward stopping climate changes. More with Stossel.

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