Remember when Trump insanely said that injecting yourself with bleach might be a cure for the coronavirus?

.@Willsommer and @swin24 walk us through the terrifying world of extremist bleach enthusiasts in this week’s episode Fever Dreams.
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The feds didn’t buy it and now they’ve been indicted (after a brief stint on the lam in South America) in the biggest takedown yet of these dangerous bleach peddlers. trib.al/Os90A7o
Next, you thought the election was over and settled? Think again.

Erstwhile 8chan troll Ron Watkins—who has been credibly fingered as ‘Q’—has a new obsession: the Arizona recount.
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Plus, tune in to listen to Sommer explain why a mysterious UV light and the various shirt colors of election officials are now being religiously parsed by Watkins and his ilk. trib.al/Os90A7o
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