Hysteria

In our 38th episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the past of the MAGA mouthpiece, Karoline Leavitt. From “growing up in a small business family” to her college broadcasting days, to being the ultimate tradwife hypocrite, to shapeshifting into an obsequious Trump a** kisser, this may be one of our most irritating guys yet!
Saint Anselm Broadcasting Club (YouTube)
US Rep. Chris Pappas projected to defeat Republican challenger Karoline Leavitt to win third term (WMUR)
The question that ruffled Karoline Leavitt's feathers (Granite Memo)
First Congressional District GOP Primary at NHIOP, 8/4/22 (YouTube)
‘It’s Those Lips’: Trump, 79, Goes Gaga for Karoline Leavitt, 27 (Daily Beast)
Karoline Leavitt Gives Jaw-Dropping Defense of Trump’s Racist Obama Video (Daily Beast)
Karoline Leavitt Says MAGA Shooter Just Hated Mormons (Daily Beast)
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt previews State of the Union (NBC News)
Karoline Leavitt Admits Her Family Had a Hard Time Accepting 32-Year Age Gap with Husband Nicholas Riccio (People)
NH Primary Source: Leavitt says Dems ‘abandoned’ her family’s business despite COVID relief loans (WMUR)
It may be her first campaign, but building blocks of Leavitt’s politics were laid years ago (NHPR)
Meet the assistant press secretary (Eagle Tribune)
Gun Shoot Will Conclude Former Trump Aide’s House Primary Race (NY Times)
Highlight Her | Karoline Leavitt (YouTube)
Inside Project 2025’s Secret Training Videos (ProPublica)
Wonder Woman Karoline Leavitt: Her Life as a New Mom & Trump’s Spokeswoman (The Conservateur)
The question that ruffled Karoline Leavitt's feathers (Granite Memo)
FACT FOCUS: No evidence that $50 million was designated by the US to buy condoms for Hamas (AP News)
The Political Education of Karoline Leavitt (Politico)
American media: distorting the truth for political objectives (The Saint Anselm Crier)
Trump press secretary pick removed post praising Pence on January 6, then ran for Congress as an election denier (CNN)
President Trump’s travel ban is for America’s own benefit (The Saint Anselm Crier)
Leavitt earns third PolitiFact check, exceeding career total of predecessor Jen Psaki (NBC News)
Karoline Leavitt is a professional liar (Stop The Presses)
Karoline for Congress | Fox & Friends 7/20/21 (YouTube)
All Illegal Immigrants Are Criminals, Says Trump's Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt | Live (YouTube)
Karoline Leavitt says French should be 'grateful' to US they are 'not speaking German' (YouTube)
Karoline Leavitt, 28, Called Out for ‘Photoshopping’ Husband, 60 (Daily Beast)
Leavitt Rips Pope For Declining Board Of Peace Invite (Joe. My. God.)
“MAGA GOP view of Trump, approve is 100%. If you are a member of MAGA in the GOP, you approve of Donald John Trump. 0% say that they disapprove… he’s the 1972 Miami Dolphins.” (@PressSec)

Alyssa and Erin break down the sexual misconduct allegations against Representative Eric Swalwell and JD Vance’s latest flops. Then Kathy Griffin stops by to chat about hosting the perfect salon, dealing with straight white guy menaces, and her life on the D-list. They wrap up with a petty conversation about the New York Times puff piece on Lauren Sanchez Bezos.
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Exclusive: Four women describe sexual misconduct by Rep. Eric Swalwell, including a former staffer who says he raped her (CNN 4/10)
Vance’s bad week: vice-president risks becoming face of two Trump foreign policy failures (The Guardian 4/13)
The ever-shrinking JD Vance (The Financial Times 4/14)
‘This is not serious leadership’: Donald Trump and Marco Rubio watch UFC in Miami as Iran talks fail (The Guardian 4/12)
Someone Has to Be Happy. Why Not Lauren Sánchez Bezos? (NYT 4/11)

Erin and Alyssa talk about Trump's nuclear war threats, Congressman Tony Gonzales sex pesting, again, and ICE’s pattern of lies. Then they dissect Pam Bondi’s ousting, and why Republicans’ gaggle of trad wives can't escape the patriarchal system they champion.
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Trump agrees to two-week ceasefire with Iran, subject to Strait of Hormuz opening (CNN 4/7)
Newly Obtained Video of Minneapolis Shooting Undermines ICE Account (NYT 4/6)
Border Patrol agents say 'time to get aggressive' in footage that contradicts claims against Marimar Martinez (WBEZ 2/10)
Tony Gonzales asked campaign aide for nude photos, sex in 2020, new texts show (Express News 4/6)
How Pam Bondi lost her job (CNN 4/4)
Positive Views of the #Tradwife Movement Linked to Higher Levels of Sexism Among Men (UNLV 3/27)

In our 37th episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the past of the shady shapeshifter, Tulsi Gabbard. From her early days in the Science of Identity Foundation, to her flip-flopping LGBTQ stance, to announcing her departure from the Democratic party and joining the Trump administration, this may be one of our snakiest, two-faced guys yet.
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Tulsi Gabbard slams the Jan 6 hearings: It's 'political interest' (Fox News)
Jack Dorsey Maxed Out His Donation to Tulsi Gabbard After the First Debate (Vanity Fair)
Is Tulsi Gabbard the Jill Stein of 2020? (Vanity Fair)
What, Exactly, Is Tulsi Gabbard Up To? (New York Times)
Tulsi Gabbard campaigns for election denier Kari Lake in Arizona (ABC News)
Senators Urged To Examine Gabbard’s ‘Deep and Intense’ Ties To Hawaiʻi Sect (Civil Beat)
Tulsi Gabbard’s Unorthodox Path to Trump’s Intelligence Team (New York Times)
Tulsi Gabbard Described as ‘Advanced Devotee’ in Alleged Cult (Newsweek)
As a Rising Political Star, Gabbard Paid to Mask Her Sect’s Ties to Alleged Scheme (Wall Street Journal)
Tulsi Gabbard’s journey to Donald Trump is an ominous sign of Putin’s power (Salon)
Ex-Aides Say Gabbard Regularly Consumed Russian State Media: Report (Rolling Stones)
America's spies say Iran wasn't building a nuclear weapon. Trump dismisses that assessment (PBS)
Inside the clashes between Trump and Gabbard (Politico)
To deliver intelligence to Trump, DNI Tulsi Gabbard eyes creative solutions (MS Now)
Intelligence watchdog shares whistleblower complaint involving Gabbard with Congress after monthslong delay (CBS)
Tulsi Gabbard’s whistleblower controversy comes into sharper focus (MS Now)
Tulsi Gabbard is a Threat to America’s National Security (Democrats)
Gabbard threatens Obama officials with criminal referral over 2016 election assessment (CNN)
Iran War Puts Tulsi Gabbard, Regime Change Critic, In An Awkward Spot (Civil Beat)
Gabbard pressed on omission of climate change from threat report (News Nation)
Even Republicans aren’t sure what to make of Tulsi Gabbard’s weird new video (MS Now)
Kathy Griffin Calls Tulsi Gabbard ‘Legit Crazy’ Over Ukraine Biolabs Claim (Newsweek)
Kinzinger knocks Gabbard for Pearl Harbor post: ‘This lady is crazy’ (The Hill)
Which U.S. Wars Were Justifiable? Tulsi Gabbard Names Only World War II (NPR)
Who is Mike Gabbard? (Honolulu Magazine)
What Does Tulsi Gabbard Believe? (The New Yorker)
Tulsi Gabbard Through The Years: What A Long Strange Trip It's Been (Civil Beat)
Butler's Web: Krishna, Politics, and QNET's Global Money Laundering (Meanwhile in Hawai’i)
Tulsi Gabbard Had a Very Strange Childhood (NY Mag)
Tulsi Gabbard Used Donor Money To Boost Sales Of Her Own Book (Forbes)
Krishna Cult Rumors Still Dog Tulsi Gabbard (Civil Beat)
U.S CONGRESSWOMAN MS.TULSI GABBARD'S JALADUTA YATRA MESSAGE (Mahakrsh Krshrath)
Tulsi Gabbard's Cult Tied to "Billion Dollar Drug Empire"-- Funded Taliban (Hawai´i Free Press)
Trump's intel pick Tulsi Gabbard, her surfer husband Abe Williams and their bizarre ties to Hare Krishna 'cult' (Daily Mail)
Making a Splash: Is Tulsi Gabbard the Next Democratic Party Star? (Vogue)
Tulsi Gabbard Is Not Your Friend (Jacobin)
Senator Mike Gabbard: "Relationships" - May 2, 2017 (Senator Mike Gabbard)
Tulsi Gabbard’s Run for Congress Carries with it Many Hindu Hearts (Indo American News)
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Tulsi Gabbard (The Atlantic)
Trump's intel pick Tulsi Gabbard, her surfer husband Abe Williams and their bizarre ties to Hare Krishna 'cult' (Daily Mail)
Butler's Web, Part 3: Grooming the Second Generation (Hawai´i Free Press)
All in the Family (Caravan)
Tulsi Gabbard’s Unorthodox Path to Trump’s Intelligence Team (New York Times)

Erin and Alyssa catch up on Pete Hegseth’s bizarre intervention into service members' promotions, new congressional efforts to regulate prediction markets, and what the f– is going on with Kristi Noem’s husband. Then they give an Architectural Digest-style tour of Trump’s absolutely bonkers plans for his ballroom. The show wraps up in the Sanity Corner.
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Defense Secretary Hegseth intervened to stop promotions of Black and female officers (NPR 3/27)
Lawmakers Press to Limit Prediction Bets by Policymakers (NYT 3/26)
US abortion rate holds steady largely due to travel and telehealth availability – report (The Guardian 3/29)
Trump’s Ballroom Design Has Barely Been Scrutinized (NYT 3/29)
Secret double life of Kristi Noem's cross-dressing husband Bryon: The pouting 'busty bimbo' photos and trove of explicit messages (Daily Mail 3/31)