Author: Nebulous Media

Taylor Lorenz, a former content cop who went after creators and now writes on the lives of internet-famous teens for a living, claims she’s really the victim of online attacks. And Senate Democrats are convinced that newly confirmed Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson faced worse treatment on the Senate floor than Justice Brett Kavanaugh. But Mary Katharine and Vic question who the real victim is here.

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 
• 11:13 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 
• 11:18 - President Barack Obama visits the White House to tout improvements to the Affordable Care Act
• 22:36 - University of Chicago student peppers The Atlantic columnist Anne Applebaum with questions on the mainstream media’s Hunter Biden laptop story coverup 
• 39:34 - Taylor Lorenz says she’s bullied for her reporting on internet teens
• 46:57 - Senate Democrats allege newly-confirmed Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson faced worse treatment than Justice Brett Kavanaugh 
• 49:00 - Bojangles to give out gas gift cards to customers 

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The Washington Post opinion on Hunter Biden’s laptop 

From the CDC’s admission that lockdowns caused a mental health crisis among teens to Jennifer Rubin’s worst column ever (yeah, it’s really that bad), we’ve got quite an uplifting lineup for a very important day: Mary Katharine’s birthday!

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 
• 12:23 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 
• 12:31 - Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson goes to final floor vote 
• 15:59 - Elon Musk buys more than 73 million shares of Twitter stock, now a member of the platform’s board of directors
• 21:40 - The CDC releases information on the impact Covid lockdowns had on teen mental health
• 31:49 - President Joe Biden shares a story—about what, we don’t know… 
• 42:01 - Jennifer Rubin’s worst column yet: A defense of Biden’s economy 

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Suzy Weiss piece for Bari Weiss’s Common Sense Substack on teen girls’ experience with Covid lockdowns

…To know that one of the nation’s largest teachers’ unions was directly responsible for keeping schools closed for months? To not be invited to the sex parties that Rep. Madison Cawthorn claims are rampant in the nation’s capital? Or to know that the New York Times and the Washington Post are just now talking about the Hunter Biden laptop story? 

As Mary Katharine often says, it’s not good! It’s not good, Vic!

** Content Warning: Includes conversations on sex that may not be appropriate for young ears **

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 
• 12:57 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 13:02 - New emails show the American Federation of Teachers imposed line-by-line edits to the Center for Disease Control’s school reopening guidance
• 23:28 - Rep. Madison Cawthorn claims elder statesmen snort cocaine and host sex parties, gets slap on the hand from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy
• 29:22 - More than a year and a half after it was first reported in the New York Post, the New York Times and the Washington Post dig into the Hunter Biden laptop story 
• 30:59 - The Slap Part 2: Revenge of the Takes—a brief unpacking of the takes on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars
• 40:20 - Disney comes out against parental rights bill in Florida 

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Guy Benson’s podcast

None of us would've known the Oscars had even happening if it weren't for Will Smith smacking the [bleep] out of Chris Rock on stage. Mary Katharine and Vic have thoughts on that, as well as President Joe Biden's gaffes on the Russian-Ukraine War. Finally, Mary Katharine fears for the safety of her state, as Duke and UNC face off in the Final Four.

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
•  13:27 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 13:44 - Actor Will Smith slaps the sh*t out of comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars on Sunday 
• 31:59 - President Joe Biden’s team forced to do clean-up after he demands for a regime change in Russia during speech in Poland
• 43:28 - Duke to face University of North Carolina in the Final Four 

The Washington Post says the line of questioning facing Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is worse than the inquiries Justice Brett Kavanaugh endured during his nomination. Mary Katharine and Vic aren't so sure. Russia's invasion of Ukraine stalls, gains are now racist, and our ever-so-grateful hosts read some rave reviews from the Hammerheads!

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
• 10:25 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 10:44 - Russia's Ukraine invasion stalls
• 16:51 - Updates on Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson
• 19:00 - The Washington Post says senators have treated Brown Jackson far worse that Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who was accused without evidence of committing gang rape
• 30:34 - Justice Clarence Thomas hospitalized with infection
• 31:28 - An update on masking guidance
• 40:33 - Gains are racist? An MSNBC opinion writer asks...

And do they have a show for you! The New York Times, after a year and a half, finally gives credibility to the Hunter Biden laptop story; confirmation hearings begin for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson; and some states temporarily eliminate gas taxes to help drivers face skyrocketing prices at the pump.

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
• 06:58 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 08:38 - The New York Times confirms the legitimacy of Hunter Biden's laptop and emails
• 21:00 - Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson faces Senate hearing
• 35:44 - Drivers in some states could see some relief, as legislatures move to temporarily remove gas taxes
• 39:43 - Democrats change their tunes on masks and other coronavirus mitigation strategies
• 43:58 - Harris notes the significance of the "passage of time" at a reading event in Louisiana

Happy St. Paddy's Day! Mary Katharine and Vic fact-check some common misperceptions about the holiday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urges Congress for support for his country via Zoom, and former CNN host Chris Cuomo sues the network on allegations that they smeared his integrity (spoiler: we think he did that one on his own).

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
• 12:02 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 12:07 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to Congress
• 19:45 - One step forward, two steps back for masking during flight
• 22:03 - Senator Mitt Romney sides with Democrats on measure that would have ended mask mandates in federal childcare facilities 
• 25:25 - Former CNN host Chris Cuomo sues the network for $125, they smeared his journalistic integrity
• 35:53 - Happy St. Paddy’s Day! Mary Katharine and Vic debunk myths about the holiday

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Mary Katharine's column on the Cuomo brothers

No. Just no. With allergies, with Russia, with gas prices, with poorly designed logos... You get the point.

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
• 09:55 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 10:04 - An update on Russia's invasion of Ukraine
• 17:47 - White House invites TikTokers to talk gas prices
• 22:45 - The View's Ana Navarro. Keith Olbermann says feds should investigate journalists and citizens acting as "Russian assets"
• 27:26 - Crime spikes in Washington, D.C., Seattle, other big cities
• 32:51 - Australian government reveals new phallic-shaped logo for women's organization
• 35:22 - NBA star Kyrie Irving's vaccine controversy takes a turn as restrictions lift
• 42:11 - Longtime NFL quarterback Tom Brady "unretires," says he'll return to Tampa Bay next season

We have lots to cover this week as inflation soars and cancelations soar even higher. BUT most importantly, we have a very special appearance from baby Holly.

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• 0:34 - Youth in the Kitchen
• 3:59 - MKH keeps her promise
• 6:52 - When kids know they are funny.
• 8:00 - The Ukraine Update
• 13:58 - A word from the Kamala fan club
• 15:27 - Inflation Inflation Inflation
• 21:01 - More dumb canceling
• 26:44 - Let's actually read the bill, folks
• 33:09 - NYT piles on their own contributor
• 38:58 - Democrats have new concerns
• 43:21 - Sad news for coffee drinkers

We hope you filled your tank before the new sanctions hit! This week we're celebrating anniversaries, watching the press play softball with their favorite institution, and figuring out who we would be in Red Dawn.

0:50 - MKH celebrates another anniversary

10:19 - Lent Watch 2022

13:29- CDC Softballs

21:42 - The unmasking is happening?!?

29:01 - Doctor admits he got COVID wrong

33:57 - Inflation is everywhere

40:55 - Let's confirm our priors!

44:51 - What the heck is going on with baseball

52:21 - Ukraine coverage/journalists worth following!