A growing number of powerful people call for the drone striking of Greta Thunberg so nerds can feel free to dress as hummus for Halloween. (We swear these are real things.) Then we get into the weekend’s ICE protests in L.A., Trump sending in the National Guard, and whether we need the Marines to stop a couple Mexican guys from riding dirt bikes. Join us.

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Trump pardons a grab bag of weirdo scammers, but it’s the potential pardon of an (alleged) pervert that drew the ire of the history’s greatest hater, 50 Cent. Then we talk about how Joni Ernst was honest exactly one time about this government’s health policy and everyone got mad. It involves actively trying to give you cancer while taking treatments away, but don’t worry, they have a solution: Go pet a cow (not kidding).

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The unredacted JFK Files detail a shocking conspiracy (not that one). Trump hosts the world’s worst crypto party, but don’t worry, the people were hella cool. Then we get into the hot new legislation as crypto tries to go legit at the same time Bitcoin guys are getting their fingers cut off and robbed with chainsaws.

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On this episode of Good Skews, we interview Jane Kleeb, a seasoned grassroots organizer, author, manager, and political strategist in the Great Plains.

Since December 2016, Kleeb has held the position of Chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party, and she is currently serving her fourth term, which extends until November 2026. She also holds the role of Chair of the Association of State Democratic Committees.

Her leadership has fostered the creation of innovative programs such as Block Captains, 93-County Voter Guides, and the Candidates of Color Fund. She is the longest-serving Chair in the history of the Nebraska Democratic Party.

Our conversation delves into the recent surprising upset in Omaha’s mayoral election, where longtime Republican incumbent Jean Stothert was defeated with 56–44 percent of the vote. Ewing’s victory marks a historic moment as he becomes the first Black mayor of Omaha and represents a strong rejection of anti-transgender campaign tactics.

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A new(ish) internet cult announces itself with a bombing in Palm Springs, leaving the FBI to google “what is internet.” A senator fantasizes about cruising in truckstop men’s rooms with oil-rich sheiks. And America’s “whites preferable” refugee program goes into effect, which leads somehow to Elon making Jar-Jar Binks racist by accident. I know I know, we’ll (try to) make it make sense. Join us.

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We’re getting more drunks in DC. ICE does an oopsie and kidnaps a mayor. The Trump administration tries to satisfy QAnon with facts and logic, and it’s going great, and the Big Guy preemptively steals the new Air Force One that has Qatari secret police hiding in the bathrooms.

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Producer Matt here: We’re testing a new pilot episode for a project called “Good Skews,” a show exclusively for our audio podcast stream. With this offering, we’d conduct longer-form interviews with people making a difference. It's a show about good people doing good things. So if you like this episode, email us at show@weeklyskews.com and tell us your thoughts.

For this first episode of “Good Skews,” we talk with Nathan Evans Fox, an Americana-country singer and songwriter from rural North Carolina. We talked about growing up in a Conservative Christian household and how his family inspired the music he's making today.

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Happy Skews Day. Companies say screw it and start reporting bribes as business expenses. The government is doing Abbottabad Raids on college kids who hang fliers. Canada votes “Death to Amérique, eh.” And Elon truly innovates, combining his new company town with a cult. Well, one of his cults.

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