Mission: Implausible. Trump says his oil war is over. — Dingus of the Week Podcast #20

<html><p>You interrupted <em>Survivor 50 </em>for this? <strong>President Donald Trump</strong> declared mission accomplished—or at least "nearing completion"—in Iran. </p><p>The President brought us into another crusade in the Middle East, and already civilian death toll is in the thousands. There's no agreed-upon goals. And his White House accidentally uploaded <a href="newrepublic.com/post/208535/white-house-accide…; target="_blank">a speech</a> where he said it was a bummer the American people weren't patient enough to take Iran's oil. </p><p>“It’s not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these individual things. They can do it on a state basis. You can’t do it on a federal. We have to take care of one thing: military protection," Trump said.</p><p>This week on <strong>DINGUS OF THE WEEK, LYZ LENZ</strong> and <strong>ZACHARY OREN SMITH</strong> dig into Trump premature declaration and how its actually an American tradition. Also on this episode, Brian Noem's moment in the tabloids, two-time Dingus laureate Pam Bondi gets the boot, why social issues are democracy issues, and how scientists say they found the clitoris. </p><p><strong>DINGUS OF THE WEEK</strong> is a weekly comedy news podcast where writers Lyz and Zach light a fire under the American rogue's gallery to see who comes spilling out. If you're tired of doom-scrolling but know ignoring the problem doesn't get us anywhere, this is your new weekend listen. New episodes every Saturday.</p><h3><strong>SUPPORT THE SHOW by </strong><u><strong><a href="patreon.com/cw/LyzLenz"; target="_blank">subscribing on Patreon</a></strong></u><strong>.</strong></h3><p><strong>👑 $5/month</strong> - <u><a href="patreon.com/checkout/LyzLenz?rid=26928874"; target="_blank">Not a Dingus tier</a></u> (3 weekly newsletters, 1 podcast, and our entire archive)</p><p><strong>👑👑 $10/month</strong> - <u><a href="patreon.com/checkout/LyzLenz?rid=26928880"; target="_blank">Definitely Not a Dingus tier</a></u> (all the above + polls and topic submissions, a chat community, weekly discussions, comment access, and our love)</p><p><strong>SEND US YOUR DINGUS.</strong> <u><a href="memo.fm/dingus"; target="_blank">Record a voice memo</a></u> and tell us who your dingus of the week is. Make it good and you'll hear your voice on the show. You can also email those to <u><a href="mailto:menyellatme@gmail.com" target="_blank">menyellatme@gmail.com</a></u>. </p><p><strong>FOLLOW DINGUS OF THE WEEK</strong></p><ul><li><p><a href="youtube.com/@DingusoftheWeek"; target="_blank">Youtube</a></p></li><li><p><a href="instagram.com/dingusoftheweek/"; target="_blank">Instagram</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>LYZ LENZ</strong> is the HBIC of MYAM Media. </p><p><strong>ZACHARY OREN SMITH</strong> <u><a href="instagram.com/zachosmith/#"; target="_blank">writes about politics</a></u> for Iowa Starting Line. Follow his work on Instagram (<a href="instagram.com/zacharyorensmith)" target="_blank">instagram.com/zacharyorensmith)</a> and TikTok (<a href="tiktok.com/@zacharyorensmith)." target="_blank">tiktok.com/@zacharyorensmith).</a></p><p><u><strong><a href="laurabenitezandtheheartache.com/index.html"; target="_blank">LAURA BENITEZ</a></strong></u><u><a href="laurabenitezandtheheartache.com/index.html"; target="_blank"> wrote the theme song.</a></u></p><p><strong>SHOW RUNDOWN:</strong></p><p>00:00 — Liz doesn't care about space</p><p>03:00 — The moon is a woman exploited for her labor</p><p>04:00 — Intro and subscribe plea</p><p>07:00 — The government shutdown's political edging problem</p><p>10:00 — Supreme Court oral arguments on the 14th Amendment</p><p>14:00 — Byron Noem's Daily Mail moment: it takes a tabloid to fight a tabloid</p><p>20:00 — Dingus of the Week: Trump declares Mission Accomplished in Iran</p><p>23:00 — Operation Epic Fury's Navy, the nuclear weapons, and the oil</p><p>27:00 — Pete Hegseth's "maximum lethality, not tepid legality" slam poem</p><p>29:00 — Trump's deleted Easter speech: he just wants the oil</p><p>33:00 — Iraq, Iran, and why American presidents keep doing this</p><p>37:00 — Break: subscribe to Men Yell at Me</p><p>39:00 — Dingus alumni update: Pam Bondi gets fired</p><p>42:00 — Voicemail: the old white guy who wanted less "social issues" at the No Kings rally</p><p>49:00 — Joy: Zach loves learning new skills (and loves his job)</p><p>52:00 — Joy: Liz gets recognized during a tough parenting week</p><p>55:00 — No Kings rallies, a confused constituent, and the stache</p><p>57:00 — Close</p></html>