About this episode

The episode discusses military testosterone screening, political hearings involving Todd Blanche, and JD Vance's comments on Epstein conspiracy theories.

Today's Headlines: Pete Hegseth announced that the military will now annually screen all service members over 30 for testosterone deficiency with voluntary testing for under-30s who are concerned, and testosterone replacement therapy available to anyone who wants it — which is gender-affirming care, offered by the guy who banned gender-affirming care. In Congress hearings, Todd Blanche's attorney general confirmation hearing featured him calling himself "the president's lawyer — was the president's lawyer" in real time, being grilled about the Epstein files coverup, Ghislaine Maxwell's prison spa with an emotional support puppy, and the fake IRS settlement, while Texas Senator John Cornyn said he hasn't decided how to vote. Meanwhile, Jay Clayton, Trump's pick for Director of National Intelligence overseeing all 18 spy agencies, spent his hearing refusing to say who won the 2020 election, offering only that Biden "was certified" — which is the kind of answer that tells you everything you need to know. On the Epstein files, Epstein's email friend Kathy Ruemmler testified that her emails with him were "taken out of context," which is the phrase everyone involved with Epstein…

Topics covered

• testosterone screening
• political hearings
• Epstein conspiracy theories
• gender-affirming care
• military health policies
• intelligence community oversight

Keywords

• testosterone deficiency
• gender-affirming care
• Epstein
• Joe Rogan
• Todd Blanche
• Ghislaine Maxwell
• 2020 election
• military policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Congress, IRS, Biden

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