Episode #56: 1461 Days of Ignoring The Trump Administration | Oct. 24-Oct. 30, 2025

Watch all of the original 1461 Days of Ignoring The Trump Administration TikTok posts from Oct. 24-Oct. 30, 2025 on YouTube!

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This week on the show...

On Day 278, I discuss the controversial New York restaurateur Ken Shopsin, whom I mentioned last week. I dedicated my upcoming book to him, which you should buy at applesbook.com. Stay tuned to hear me share some words of wisdom that Ken shared with me, which I still repeat to this day. Let’s just say that I tie it into the possibility that the Supreme Court will try to undo the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

On Day 279, I was thinking about greed and wondering if Elon Musk has enough money. It fascinates me that the unending need for more is a priority in life for so many over the beauty in the world that doesn’t require any money at all. I am quickly reminded of the Barbra Streisand-Donna Summer duet, “No More Tears,” and speculate that if Elon listened to it, he might reconcile with his trans daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson.

On Day 280, I ponder the pettiness of the leader of the Trump administration, his personal hatred for Barack Obama, and how this relates to that silly snowflake song from a little while back called “Try That In a Small Town.” My theory is that every time he mocks Joe Biden, it’s because he would really like to be mocking Barack, but he can’t, because not only does everyone love Barack, but if the leader of the Trump administration were to say what he really wants to say, well, you know what he’d say.

Day 281 is the day I banged on my kitchen wall because the plumber upstairs was snaking the pipes, which annoyed me. I mentioned this on the last episode of the podcast, and now you get to hear me admit how I insulted the Super Mario Brothers by lowering myself to the tantrum-throwing standards of the leader of the Trump administration. The moral of the story here, however, is that personal accountability should be what every person aspires to, even if that person is a 34-time convicted felon.

Day 282 is the quietest I have ever been during 1461 days of ignoring the Trump administration, because on this particular day at the P, it was so quiet that I felt I needed to. Rainy days like these make me worry about the employees there, thinking that their jobs might be in jeopardy, and once I start thinking like that, I am reminded of the leader of the Trump administration and his complete lack of concern for people like them.

Day 283 is Halloween, and on this day, I took my cat Stella for a nail trim. I mentioned the quickness of the tech on the last podcast, but I didn’t describe having to avoid the basket full of candy on the counter. Avoiding being taken in by that basket full of free, accessible candy reminded me of avoiding being taken in by that basket full of free, accessible news that we find sitting on the counter of our lives. Was I successful? Stay tuned to find out!

You didn’t think I would end the week without responding to a commenter, did you? This one becomes a doozy on Day 284 when I discover what the JLY in this person’s username stands for. I speculate on whether or not this person grew up under a stairwell just like the Albert Ingalls character from Little House on the Prairie, if maybe they had spent time in prison, and remind them that leaving sarcastic comments is not in line with the teachings of their lord and savior (no, not the leader of the Trump administration, the other one!)

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