J&T's Backyard Bull

A tipsy episode where we debate the intricacies of removing or changing the fillabuster rule. 

A deflated jealous bigot presides over a flailing right-wing media apparatus struggling to find any faults with the new administration. No outrage is too asinine, rehashed boogeymen keep their viewers scared and pissed. All the while, the GOP pulls every voter suppression trick in the book, hundreds of new bills designed to punish those who made their voice heard in November. More depressing news like this as well as the complete opposite from the other side of the asile.

This episode is a news round up of what we missed last week.  We cover the Cuomo scandal and the difference between eating our own and having principles. Kyrsten Sinema's hypocrisy in voting against the minimum wage increase and the solely Democrat passed Covid-19 Relief Bill.

Because we can't just stay away, we cover the loonybin that is CPAC this weekend. Where reality isn't invited, hypocrisy is mandatory and no one has ever heard of irony. Meanwhile in the real world, house democrats passed covid relief and we discuss why the Senate is not.

With Trump down and out he's planning on reverting back to what got him elected in the first place, R̶u̶s̶s̶i̶a̶n̶s̶! Racism! Yes, the good ol' standby of scaring uneducated white people with untrue stories of people that don't look like them. Trump's demagoguery will be on full display at this year's CPAC so we thought it prudent to discuss what changes are happening at the border that terrify the Republicans so much. 

The GOP's civil war is still raging with no signs of stopping. Will Trumpism reign supreme or will the Grand Old Party move on from the cult of personality? Perhaps the factions will part ways, guaranteeing Democrat wins for the foreseeable future. We talk about this as well as Trump's upcoming CPAC speech and more on this episode of BYB.

In this episode we're talking about the not surprising acquittal by Republicans and how their blatant disregard for the constitutionally required oath and support for a fascist has left them morally bankrupt and what that means going forward. 

In this episode we break down Trump's legal defense against his second impeachment "trial", if you can actually it a defense. We also take a look at where as a country we are when it comes to Covid-19. Spoiler: We're not anywhere good.

The crazy is in full gear in the GOP as McCarthy sides with MTG and Trump over McConnell. Plus a look at what outright denial of science has left the state of our planet in.

The stains of maga and QAnon refuse to come out of the congressional carpet just yet.  This episode focuses on a particularly nasty one who mocks school shooting survivors, supports hanging democrats, and believes in Jewish space lasers. We also discuss impeachment and the upcoming covid aid package. 

This year is really starting to act like last year and we here at BYB don't like it one bit.  What we like even less is Trump's secret coup attempts that we're only just learning about. Something we do like is gamestop stock.  To the moon!

It's our 50th episode! We really get into the weeds in this one with a lively discussion on the true motivations of Republicans. From top leadership all the way down to the least engaged voter.

The nightmarish hell of stupidity and malice is over but the villain ominously says he'll be back and we'll see him soon - Eh. We've got four years to deal with that, cause President Biden is here and has hit the ground running! After a stirring speech of hope, healing, and unity Biden has reversed a good chunk of Trump's shittier mistakes. We'll talk about those and various levels of denial Qanon supporters are in right now. 

Only two days left of this hellish administration.  Only two days before we start down the road of normalcy.  Only two days to deal with petty last minute orders and sycophantic minons running agencies into the ground.  Only two days left to deal with the insidious terror threats from our own countrymen against a transfer of power proven legitimate over sixty times. This will be a long two days.

Trump is now the only president to be impeached twice and for good reason, as he did try to stop the certification of his opponent's win with a fucking mob. Join us as we discuss this and other lovely topics, such as Republicans throwing tantrums because metal detectors are hard. Jay likes diving into disgusting trash pits. Conspiracies that aren't theories, and that little ol' plague that's killing four thousand people a day.

We're all still reeling from last week's terrorist attack. In the aftermath of the insurrection more disturbing details are coming to light and for once Trump and the GOP are finally facing some consequence for their actions. This might actually be the first time for Trump!

That's it, that's the podcast. What the hell else did you think we were gonna talk about??

As we cover the twilight of the Trump administration we see one of it's most sketchy members depart on which just so happens to be on the same day the electoral college electors voted in Joe Biden. A boring event under any president except this one. Trump's perpetual loss continues as the country gets a much needed win with the first vaccines being administered today. 

Jay and Tee discuss the ongoing insanity and willful denial of reality by the conservative right, how little McConnell cares for anything living, and the outright absurd mental gymnastics conservative ideology must preform in order to be even remotely logical.

With the last of the swing states certified, his crack legal team nothing more than a traveling sideshow, and the whole world moves on. Trump grasps at straws and shouts into void, desperate for attention.  

We're back after the holiday break with a wandering episode about many things. Such as Georgia, TanTrumps, Republican's constant victim complex, and the ever increasing wealth gap that is slowly killing the middle class over the past fifty years. 

In a bizarre twist of whatever the hell 2020 is the Trump legal effort to overturn the election culminated in a deranged press conference with two obviously mentally ill lawyers spouting conspiracy theories and leaking hair dye. His not so legal efforts were on full display this weekend as Top Michigan lawmakers got wined and dined at the DC Trump hotel. Details on both these stories and more on our weekend episode! Take the political compass test we keep talking about, let us know where you stand!  https://www.politicalcompass.org/test/en  

As the squatter in chief desperately tries to cling to power and stay relevant. We debate the merits of a certain strategy bandied about in the camps of democrats for a long time now.

This week we're talking about the right's inability to just let go and the crazy conspiracy theories they create as justification. We also touch on rising cases across the globe, our social media spotlight and a shocking twist! Does Tee have Covid??

With the race called for Biden and Harris, we celebrate and talk of the future. As well as the desperate attempts of the Trump administration to save face.

As Election week drags on, Americans are all pretty tired and stressed. But apparently Trump and his supporters aren't handling it as well as the rest of us.

This is it! The final countdown. The moment we've been waiting four years for is tomorrow!  We'll discuss some coping mechanisms for dealing with the stress the next couple weeks will most definitely bring. We also talk about the violence the redhats have already started, the lies and tatics the right is going to use to try to steal the election, and a nice little break from this doom and gloom cast with our social media spotlight.

With the election next week we decided to compare campaign strategies, review policies and get the latest covid-19 updates from Mike Pence's task force.

In our coverage this week Jay and Tee come to the conclusion that Republicans have given up on the real world and have decided to create their own reality. One where Science doesn't matter, Trump is always right, and the world is definitely not falling apart around us. Give a listen for the details!

We're changing things up and we're putting out some positive vibes this episode, no Trump bashing... correction.... not MUCH Trump bashing, no doom and gloom or talk of a our democracy dying. Instead we look at the other reasons why you should vote for that guy Biden besides the obvious fact that he's not the fascist one.

Jay and Tee are back bulling about this week's bullshit that we're calling politics for some reason. We broach a wide range of topics this week, from the farce of a Supreme Court nomination hearing to Republicans attempting the same tired old strategy of scary emails.

This could be one of the most important elections of our lives, so it's only fitting that we do a deep dive into the bullshit and buffoonery on who's winning, who's losing, and who's subverting democracy to fulfill his evil turtley plan to stack the courts and usher in a new era of dark neoconservatism the likes of this world has never seen! Also recent news.

Jay and Tee take a look back in history to ancient times... also know as Tuesday. This late night cast belatedly covers the debate as well as quirks in the Republican's plan to retain power. 

The administration gets hit hard as months of flouting it's own CDC's guidelines comes back to bite them. We go over the infection timeline as well as what this could mean for the Supreme court nomination and the Election, with a healthy sprinkling of gloating.

We're trying new things here at BYB with the first episode of a Backyard Blip. A shorter midweek episode to quench your backyard needs! This week we're recapping the national embarrassment that was the first presidential debate.

Hear what we've got to say on the bombshell news about Trump's taxes that was released over the weekend, as well as Jay admitting he was wrong!

After some unfortunate work schedule conflicts(also 'creative differences' on whether it should be called a pod or a cast) prevented us from recording for a long while.  We're back!  This week is catch up, we talk about how much has changed in a year and give our insight on some of the big events that happened in our absence. We also get into what's in store for our democracy as the election looms ever closer. Voting Resources: www.opensecrets.org www.votesaveamerica.com www.justfacts.votesmart.org    

Congress is on edge about how to proceed when the nation's top cop is seemingly covering for the President, lying to our representatives, and breaking the law.  The slippery slope of ethical leadership in Washington has never been so treacherous.  J&T explore the history and current agenda of our Attorney General, William Barr.

After the release of the Mueller report and the drying of our liberal tears we've returned to the backyard!  This week we give a full rundown of the report and talk about the path forward.  Join Jay & Tee for an in depth analysis and get our takeaways.  To impeach, or not to impeach, that is the question on our minds.  

We get the famous USA Singers on the line and boy were they a blast! We do have to appologize in advance as the connection wasn't very good but we still had a great time! We also run through recent Headlines, TanTrumps, and finish off with an interesting Happy Science Time to make a musical sandwich worth listening to!

The Mueller report has dropped! But don't think that's the end of Trump's legal troubles. Tune in and listen to Jay and Tee's breakdown of who else is looking into the President's shady dealings.

We're changing things up this week with interviews from normal folk who don't obsess over politics like we do. Hear their opinions on the 2016 election, Trump, climate change, and what Democrats will have to do to earn their vote in 2020!

This week we go over how Omar's Twitter comments have fractured the Democratic party, how cheated we feel with the Manafort sentencing, and more. Tune in and bull!

In this week's episode we cover the testimony of Cohen, the summit in Vietnam, and a whole host of headlines and TanTrumps for your listening pleasure. Tune in and Bull with us!

DC is in a tizzy over rumors that the Mueller Investigation is almost over.  We're here to cover the craziness and share our theories on where things are going, where they've been, and what that means for the rest of us.

We're bulling about a lot of things this week, from this lackadaisical National Emergency we find ourselves in to the passing of a distant long time friend.

This week's episode we bull about some "green" headlines, the State of the Union address, what the hell is going on in Virginia, and fill you in on an interesting update to a previous Happy Science Time story.

This week we're waist deep in Tantrumps as the president mocks everything from climate change to his own intel heads. We also have a rundown on the 2020 presidential candidates, as well a longer happy science time. 

The shutdown is over! For now at least, we can talk about something else! We offer up our own theories as to why Trump capitulated, cover the long time coming arrest of Roger Stone, and finish it off with some interesting biology and planetary science stories. Tune in and Bull!

This week we've got the shutdown lowdon, get into some of our favorite headlines of the week, and finish on a better note with Happy Science Time. Come join us and bull! 

Episode 10 is live! We cover some of the bigger news stories that may have gotten lost in all the noise of the shutdown. Go over the top TanTrumps of the week, give our rundown on the state of the shutdown, and finish it all off with some happy science time. Tune in and Bull!