This week on Bad Bets, we are mad, and with good reason. Trump’s family just spun a $5B crypto empire out of thin air, ICE is deporting honor students and firefighters mid-wildfire, and the Shanghai Summit is quietly rearranging the global order. We dig into why anger is rarely a primary emotion, how cruelty is the policy, and why Trump’s grift coin is more dangerous than Reddit memes suggest.
But it’s not all doomscrolling, there’s also Saquon Barkley’s ESPY-winning reverse hurdle, a community Robin Hood play, and a deep dive into why that Disney fox made a whole generation horny and liberal.

Because sometimes the only way to process despair is with outrage, sports highlights, and cartoon smirks.

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This week on Bad Bets, we ask the question no one has bothered to Google: Where in the world is Jill Stein? (Spoiler: not organizing, not helping, yaddayaddayadda). We unpack the dangers of political apathy, Chris Pratt’s limp defense of RFK Jr., and why villains like Magneto, Killmonger, Daenerys, and even Thanos all have a point, until they really, really don’t.

Plus: baseball is secretly the most cinematic sport (walk-up songs = free character development), the lore of Doc Ellis pitching a no-hitter on acid, and how Tim Cook’s golden gift to Trump proves that corporate bootlicking is eternal. Also: South Park continues its perfect streak of roasting the Trump administration, and I crash out, winning another bet.

Texas Republicans are trying to grab 5 extra seats, Gavin Newsom said “bet,” and I’m here to explain why map-rigging matters, and why your boyfriend’s media diet might be just as sus. 👀 Also featuring: a rant about Taylor Swift’s billionaire vinyl scam, and the Barbie Test™ for men.

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