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Potentium – Episode 278 (5/20/21)

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(Edit: The intro was in fact from Mad TV, not In Living Color)

Mike from Menifee wants to know why I moved down South in the past, and why I hate rednecks today

Israel & Palestine (26:15)

The idiot Ricky Schroder at Costco (33:25)

Andrew Brown shooting (38:25)

Matt Gaetz’ “wingman” Joel Greenberg arrested & cooperating with law enforcement officials (44:25)

Marjorie Taylor Greene stalks AOC on Capitol Hill (49:15)

The shameless behavior of McCarthy & McConnell (59:45)

Trump Inc. under criminal investigation in NY (1:16:50)

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Potentium – Episode 266 (2/25/21)

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UT bill regarding trans women in female sports/Marjorie Taylor Greene & her sign

1st endangered animal cloned (5:10)

Another stupid ass gender reveal death (11:00)

No charges against Rochester officers in Daniel Prude’s death (15:15)

Covid – US reaches 500,000 deaths/Fox “news” and their 180 on the virus (20:10)

95 year old former Nazi concentration camp guard deported to Germany (35:25)

Hearings – Neera Tanden & Capitol Police officials/“Angry Patriot Hippie” arrested in FL after threatening FBI agents (37:40)

Mike Madigan “resigns” as Illinois House Speaker/Biden fires prosecutor investigating Illinois corruption and draws bipartisan backlash (56:15)

Biden – American foreign policy/Fox “news” on Executive Orders, then and now (1:03:32)

Framing Britney (1:13:35)

Tiger Woods’ car accident (1:22:00)

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Potentium – Episode 265 (2/18/21)

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Covid – Vaccinations & variants

The top four baby food manufacturers knowingly sold toxic baby food that could cause brain damage (7:25)

Gorilla Glue blues (12:20)

Texas learns about winter the hard way (20:05)

Impeachment/Chris Wallace takes down defense/Mitch McConnell vs. Donald Trump (32:15)

“Senator Elvis Imus McConnell” calls in (1:06:45)

Rush Limbaugh dies (1:13:15)

Maynard James Keenan reveals he had Covid twice (1:19:35)

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Potentium – Episode 261 (1/21/21)

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More Capitol arrests/National Guardsmen removed/Capitol on lockdown (4:50)

Fox “news” incitement since Nov. 3rd (18:15)

McConnell condemns Trump on the Senate floor (25:30)

TX Trump cultist/domestic terrorist threatens to shoot his own children if they tell FBI of his involvement in Capitol riots (29:05)

Trump – Vampira speaks/Trump’s 21 gun salute/Pardons/Steve Bannon/Obama welcoming Trump to the White House/Recalling the fox “news” outrage over Obama’s “unpresidential” selfie stick/My Pillow idiot losing vendors/Trump’s farewell message/Trump cultist’s meltdown over defeat (33:40)

Biden – Eve of inauguration/Immigration/First ten days/Lindsey Graham/Inauguration(1:02:30)

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Potentium – Episode 248 (10/15/20)

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N. Korea has military parade with world’s biggest ICBM

Utah cougar confrontation (8:10)

The amazing, fantastic, incredible video of a guy skateboarding, listening to Fleetwood Mac, and drinking cranberry juice (12:55)

Firefighting tankbot RS3 (17:25)

MI Extremist “militia” arrested after planning to kidnap and execute Governor Whitmer (23:30)

More voter suppression by the GOP (37:15)

Trump – Pay for play/Backs out of debate/Rallies/Blocks CDC mask mandate on public transportation/Joe Biden/Jake Tapper (45:15)

SCOTUS confirmation hearings/Amy Coney Barrett (1:17:45)

Whitey Ford, Joe Morgan & Johnny Nash die

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Potentium – Episode 244 (9/17/20)

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DCFS employees arrested in AJ Freund case

Houston police shoot mentally ill man 21 times (10:30)

Breonna Taylor settlement (14:45)

Should America segregate?/19 Black families buy 97 acres in Georgia (20:10)

Trump – Lies about lying/Town hall/Michael Caputo is losing his mind/CA fires/Appoints climate science denier to Weather & Climate Agency/Withholds $4 million from FDNY & 9-11 first responders/Middle East/Operation “Warp Speed”/More Bob Woodward tapes/Former model Amy Dorris accuses Trump of sexual assault (28:00)

NFL/Bears/Notre Dame/Big Ten (1:35:35)

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Potentium – Episode 241 (8/27/20)

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Kenosha, WI – Jacob Blake shooting/Kyle Rittenhouse/Tucker Carlson defends armed vigilante justice

Coronavirus – Deaths and cases dropping/Plasma therapy (22:05)

Trump – Maryanne Barry Trump’s comments about “The Donald”/Kellyanne Conway leaving the WH (30:45)

RNC – QAnon supporter Maryanne Mendoza pulled from lineup for anti-Semitic remarks/Highlights/Vampira speaks (35:25)

Joe Biden’s DNC speech (1:16:45)

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Potentium – Episode 240 (8/20/20)

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CA’s 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturns high capacity mag ban

Coronavirus – Anderson Cooper & the moronic “My Pillow Guy” (6:45)

VA Mayor says Biden picked “Aunt Jemimah” as running mate/“The Truth is the Truth” responds (13:05)

Trump – Senate Intelligence Committee report on Russia/Attacks Harris/Another birther conspiracy/New Zealand’s “surge” in Covid cases/Post office shenanigans/Former DHS Chief of Staff Miles Taylor/Post office reversal/Wants a “redo” of 1st term/QAnon/Lying to the public/Lyndon Johnson ad from ’64 (19:00)

Michelle & Barack Obama’s speeches at the DNC (1:06:30)

Breaking – Steve Bannon arrested (1:34:00)

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Potentium – Episode 239 (8/13/20)

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My neighbor’s despair

Jerry Falwell Jr. on indefinite leave from Liberty University (11:00)

Coronavirus – Schools/Georgia student suspended over photo/College football/Inside Wuan lab/Russia claims to have Covid vaccine/Trump’s virus failure (16:55)

MI County Commissioner Tom Eckerle blames “The niggers in Detroit” for Covid spread, then resigns (36:55)

Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate/Trump attacks/Tucker Carlson’s new angle of stupidity/QAnon nutjob Marjorie Taylor Greene wins GA primary/Conspiracy theories (40:05)

Trump – Biden wants to “hurt god”/Election meddling/Reporter calls him out on Veteran’s Choice lie/“Thighland” (1:18:55)

Collin Morikawa wins the PGA Championship at age 23/Baseball/RBI 20 (1:26:55)

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Potentium – Episode 236 (7/23/20)

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My good deed for the day

AJ Freund’s mother sentenced to 35 years (8:25)

NJ Judge’s family shot by anti-feminist/Trump campaign volunteer (14:05)

Fox “news” – Ed Henry accused of rape/Tucker Carlson & Sean Hannity accused of sexual harassment (17:40)

Twitter bans QAnon accounts/Sebastian Gorka (24:50)

Roger Stone calls Mo Kelly a “negro” on the air (31:00)

Coronavirus – Cases & deaths continue to spike/GA Gov. Kemp orders anti-mask mandate/Retailers impose their own policies/Trump’s week of flip-flopping/Wishes Ghislaine Maxwell “well”/85 babies infected by Covid in Texas town (33:50)

Trump – Mary Trump/Tries to get UK Ambassador to get British open at his golf course in Scotland/Chris Wallace interview/Daniel Dale fact check (1:02:55)

John Lewis dies (1:25:20)

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