Ep 235 — The Only Thing Bigger Than The UFC Claw Is The Grift

DOCKET ALERTS:

Doofus of the Day: George Santos, who is clearly trying to get himself back into jail. NPR reported that the former congressman bet against his own appearance at the State of the Union in February. After NPR reported that Kalshi had frozen his accounts and referred him to the CFTC and DOJ, Santos called up journalist Bobby Allyn and threatened him with "a gun in your face."

Also seeking a pardon: Sam Bankman-Fried.

Judge Leo Sorokin in Massachusetts blocked Trump's attempt to tax H-1B visas out of existence by imposing a $100,000 "fee."

MAIN SHOW:

Trump's lawyer Alejandro Brito is finding new and creative ways to piss off the judge in Trump's trollsuit against the BBC.

The DOJ is broken! Today's examples include: The DOJ telling the DC Circuit that it would be just fine for Trump to bulldoze the Statue of Liberty. A judge in Rhode Island referring DOJ lawyers for attorney discipline and sanctions. And a story from the New York Times about all the prosecutors who got pushed out because they wouldn't indict Trump's enemies.

Plaintiffs are trying to stop Donald Trump from hosting a UFC fight on the White House lawn.

SUBSCRIBER BONUS: The Department of Defense reduced the number of recognized religious faiths from 211 to 31 — they kept all the good non-woke ones, it's fine.

I wrote about George Santos. Then he made a violent threat and lied about it

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/04/nx-s1-5846966/george-santos-kalshi-threats

California v. Noem [H-1B visas]

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72031571/state-of-california-v-noem/

Trump v. BBC

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72040010/trump-v-british-broadcasting-corporation

How the Drive to Find a Conspiracy Against Trump Rocked the Justice Dept.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/us/politics/justice-department-trump-patel-conspiracy.html

Douglas v. National Park Service (UFC) [docket via CourtListener]

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.293217/gov.uscourts.dcd.293217.3.1.pdf

Forbes, "Trump Says UFC Arena Could Be Permanent At White House—Everything We Know About The Upcoming Event"

https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/06/04/trump-says-ufc-arena-could-be-permanent-at-white-house-everything-we-know-about-the-upcoming-event/

Pete Hegseth on the chaplain corps

https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4444113/hegseth-announces-reforms-to-chaplain-corps/

Sean Parnell announcement re: DOD religious codes [via X.com]

https://x.com/SeanParnellASW/status/2062964159222874227

Pew Research Center Religious Landscape Study

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/02/26/religious-landscape-study-executive-summary/

Military.com, "DOD Officially Drops 180 Faiths From Military's Recognized Religion List"

https://www.military.com/dod-officially-drops-180-faiths-from-militarys-recognized-religion-list

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