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Whole milk. 2% competence. - Dingus of the Week Podcast #12

January 31

1h 10m

Episode Description

US Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota stood at a townhall podium this week ready to demand US Department of Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem's resignation. That's when an a man sprayed her with a then-unknown substance. Without missing a beat, Omar kept going—demanding Noem resign or face impeachment.

"These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with it," Omar told her team before finishing her remarks.

Minnesota strong.

Behold the Chadly Omar in comparison to the Chudly RFK who has identified America's real crisis: not enough whole milk in school lunches. While ICE agents terrorize communities and cabinet secretaries dodge accountability, the Trump Administration is laser-focused on making whole milk legal again... because you know we made it illegal?

Editor's note: Our apologies to the people who love to watch the video of this podcast and see Lyz’s lovely face and Zach’s okayish face. Lyz was traveling, and we were recording over Zoom and had some technical difficulties.

Also, thank you to Yasmin Tayag for their piece in the Atlantic, explaining the history of milk fetishism in politics.

This week on DINGUS OF THE WEEK, hosts LYZ LENZ and ZACHARY OREN SMITH read one profile in courage and another that could have used some.

DINGUS OF THE WEEK 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.

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ZACHARY OREN SMITH writes about politics for Iowa Starting Line. Follow his work on Instagram (http://instagram.com/zacharyorensmith) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@zacharyorensmith).

LAURA BENITEZ wrote the theme song.

SHOW RUNDOWN:

00:00 - Trump launches Midterm race in the Midwest

19:15 - Intro

20:33 - NOT the Dingus of the Week: US Rep. Ilhan Omar

33:45 - RFK's whole milk crusade

43:56 - Break

44:00 - Dingus says what? A game about who threw that.

50:40 - Fuck Anita Bryant by David Allen Coe.