In this new episode of Tales of the Idiocracy, David Blackmon joins WACV 93.1 FM Radio legend Greg Budell for a rapid-fire tour of the stubborn detritus of the American Idiocracy left behind by four years of a pretend POTUS.
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Tales of the Idiocracy begins at the 30-minute mark of the video below, and ends at the 2-hour mark, but you can enjoy another hour of Greg and friends after that.
Topics Include:
Tommy John died Sunday at age 83, but the surgery he made famous lives on In the arms of about half of all MLB pitchers.
Newly declassified documents prove the FBI under Chris Wray KNEW Eric Swalwell was having an affair with a Chinese spy and getting illegal campaign donations from her and DID NOTHING. https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/6amfbi-had-evidence-swalwell-got-illegal-donations-suspected
Prescription drug prices dropped over the past 12 months under Trump’s program, the first such drop in more than 60 years: https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2026/08/17/trump-reveals-yuge-win-on-drug-prices-n4956230
They increased an average of 18% per year from 2015 - 2025.
Nancy Mace issues a cry for help by posting photos of her new gross tattoos.
The Calvin Coolidge Project@TheCalvinCooli1
🚨New: Congresswoman Nancy Mace has gotten several tattoos on both her arms Credit: @PollTracker2024
6:47 PM · Aug 16, 2026 · 161K Views
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Mace is also engaged in a boob-showing contest with AOC:
Spencer Hakimian@SpencerHakimian
Nancy Mace and AOC are in a major feud.
12:15 AM · Aug 17, 2026 · 155K Views
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These are not the signs of a stable person. Glad she’ll be out of congress as of December 31.
Trump scales back war game exercise with South Korea, cites lack of support vis a vis Iran as the motivation. Wild.
Wait, there was still a “ceasefire” in place? Ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. expires today.
Trump says the U.S. is in no hurry to negotiate with Iran - threatens to “bomb the shit out of” Oman if it tries to do a side deal with Iran. Again, wild.
Meanwhile, traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has ground to near-zero.
Yet, oil prices remain essentially unchanged, signaling that oil markets are either fully supplied or close to it through other means.
That signal robs Iran of leverage.
Bottom line: The U.S. Naval embargo is working.
WNBA Update 1: Mother and daughter attending game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream to cover up their “XX-XY” t-shirts. Incredible.
Jon Root@JonnyRoot_
BREAKING: A local Georgia mom & daughter were discriminated against at Sunday’s Fever vs Dream game for wearing @xx_xyathletics shirts During OT, a security guard told them they had to put provided Atlanta Dream shirts over their shirts or they would be escorted out… This is
3:14 AM · Aug 17, 2026 · 2.23M Views
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WNBA Update 2: Content moderators at the WNBA-sanctioned sub-Reddit account have banned the use of Sophie Cunningham’s name on their bulletin board because it “raises controversy.” You cannot make this stuff up: https://nypost.com/2026/08/16/sports/sophie-cunningham-name-banned-wnba-subreddit-amid-trans-scandal/
Wait, what? The Chicago Bears are moving to Hammond, Indiana, but will still call themselves the Chicago Bears. https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bears-owner-discuss-bears-stadium-183627990.html
Baseball talk.
And more!
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