Corinne dives into the absolute circus surrounding Luigi Mangione’s courtroom “fangirls,” the disturbing media frenzy around true crime, and the problem with Netflix's The Crash documentary and why the Mackenzie Shirilla deserves a fair trial even if she crashed the car.

Plus: Chick-fil-A being problematic in Harlem on Malcolm X Day, the new Free Press podcast about the Lindbergh kidnapping, Elon Musk’s OpenAI legal loss, PCOS gets a new name, animal welfare news, the mosque shooting in San Diego, where the Kars4Kids money really goes, and internet manipulation.

00:00 Intro & welcome

01:58 Trump approval ratings drop

04:30 Chick-fil-A protests in Harlem over Malcolm X Day

12:37 Free Press criticism & Lindbergh kidnapping podcast

19:38 Netflix’s The Crash documentary review

20:53 The Mackenzie Shirilla case explained

23:21 Did Mackenzie get a fair trial?

27:01 Why the premeditated murder charge feels wrong

33:10 Bench trial vs jury trial discussion

35:33 Judge controversy & legal system failures

39:08 Why the documentary crossed the line

43:20 “Enemy of the State” — Mackenzie’s parents

44:52 Wacko Mailbag: voter research tool

46:35 PCOS officially renamed to PMOS

53:06 Psychopath vs antisocial personality disorder

54:52 Luigi Mangione “fangirls” & press passes

57:47 Why women romanticize dangerous men

01:00:18 Inside the Luigi Mangione press corps

01:03:37 Damien Echols & prison groupies comparison

01:06:12 Rocky Horror Broadway review

01:09:41 How NYC press passes actually work

01:12:20 Why Luigi’s fanbase hurts his defense

01:18:44 Media spectacle & true crime culture

01:26:15 Feminism, violence & public obsession

01:34:07 Parasocial relationships & internet fandoms

01:44:16 Elon Musk loses OpenAI court battle

01:45:03 Ashley St. Clair allegations against Elon Musk

01:46:49 Thoughts on “Oh, Mary!” on Broadway

01:55:12 AI, propaganda & manipulated online narratives

02:04:36 Blake Lively / Justin Baldoni PR war

02:15:48 Astroturfing, bots & social media influence campaigns

02:24:31 Tech companies shaping public opinion

02:34:50 Ashley St. Clair claims Musk used satellite election data

02:37:28 Cambridge Analytica comparisons

02:45:02 Coordinated online clipping explained

02:56:27 How clipping companies manipulate virality

02:58:19 Andrew Tate & algorithm gaming

03:03:42 Why audiences can’t tell what’s authentic anymore

03:16:19 AI-driven narrative manipulation

03:17:54 The Puerto Rico song & possible manufactured virality

03:19:27 Taylor Swift “Nazi symbolism” rumor discussion

03:20:20 Blake Lively PR manipulation strategy

03:24:55 Final thoughts on media literacy & propaganda

03:28:11 Outro & goodbye

MAIN STORIES

Luigi Mangione Press Corps

https://www.thefp.com/p/mangione-press-corps-controversy

COULD BE WORSE

Ebola

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/world/africa/ebola-outbreak-deaths-congo-who.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260519&instance_id=175812&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=107728112&segment_id=220063&user_id=a266d281cc6f97833a8eaaec22a85914

COULD BE BETTER

Romania Femicide Law

https://www.romania-insider.com/law-femicide-promulgated-romanian-president-2026

CUTIES CORNER

Cyanide Bombs on Animals

https://www.humaneworld.org/en/blog/trump-administration-lifts-ban-cyanide-bombs-killing-animals

US House Passes Farm Bill

https://animalequality.org/news/2026/05/05/us-house-passes-farm-bill/

GUUUURL

Elon Musk Loses

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/18/musk-altman-openai-trial-verdict.html

San Diego Mosque Shootings

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/san-diego-mosque-cain-clark-caleb-vazquez.html

Internment Camp for American Zionists

https://nypost.com/2026/05/19/us-news/sex-therapist-dem-candidate-calls-for-converting-ice-facilities-into-camps-for-american-zionists-with-castration-center/

Kars 4 Kids

https://forward.com/fast-forward/825292/california-judge-says-kars4kids-misled-donors-by-omitting-orthodox-jewish-mission-from-ads/

The Feed Is Fake (New York Magazine)

https://archive.is/bLCUw

Trump IRS Settlement (also look at Liz Oyer video) 

https://abc45.com/news/nation-world/trump-tax-settlement-irs-leak-anti-weaponization-fund-doj-apology-us-agrees-to-drop

Elon Musk Rigged the Election

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ashley-st-clair-claims-elon-060828265.html

Who Might Run for President in 2028?

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/briefing/whos-running-for-president-in-2028.html

Trump Accounts = Social Security Privatization

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5870394-cruz-trump-accounts-social-security/

Black Woman Femicide

https://thelensnola.org/2026/05/13/black-femicide-crisis-domestic-violence-black-women/

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