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Thursday Throwdown: The Oz/Fetterman Debate
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Thursday Throwdown: The Oz/Fetterman Debate

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This week, corporate media is going nuts over the midterms, now just 12 days away.

They’ve waded further into the murky waters of politicking, polling, and punditry, and are just beginning to euphorically asphyxiate as the dark tides rush into their lungs, drowning themselves in swampy election delirium. It’s pretty fun to watch.

So for this week’s Thursday Throwdown, we’re cannon-balling into the wacky John Fetterman-vs-Mehmet Oz Pennsylavia senate race, watching wtf happened in that debate, and answering some burning questions:

Who does John Fetterman see as the US’s greatest enemy? Will he follow the Democratic line and say Russia Russia Russia? Or is another enemy up his sleeve?

What is Dr. Oz’s stance on abortion? Similar to his bend-over-backwards plan for the minimum wage, he gives a very slyly deceiving answer that, on first listen, may sound like he actually cares about the people of Pennsylvania.

It’s our new Thursday mini-episode. Let us know in the comments what corporate media monologues, midterm debates, or interviews you want to see on the next Thursday Throwdown.

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