Maria Comella and The Trio: Holy Schmitt, That Was Bad
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Maria Comella and The Trio: Holy Schmitt, That Was Bad

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 30, 20261 hr 5 min

The Trio comes together on the daily pod for the first time to give a little taste of the MAGA-land news Sam, Will, and Tim are covering for The Bulwark. The latest developments include speculation that Candace Owens may be a lesbian and that Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds pretended he was Jamaican. He may also have very poor judgment on financial matters. But first, Maria talks with Tim about Eric Schmitt and what may be the biggest self-own in the history of the Senate. Plus: Most of the media is still doing fake balance in favor of Trump...

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Hotel Matz S-Por sound enem man goin' hotel. Mei le olla eit goin' koton asi. Compaktista studios tatilavan hu ane stor. Yo sa oma keit diya barveke jaya yo pasaona.

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Olizit en tu eit matkala pirem lakomen uxellatai mini loma lala. Mei le wir eit goin' koton, hotel in parvel oila. Hotel Matz S-Por maten gula s. Ayat tomas di tülikas.

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Eine nükke oi kainen. Hey, tell hanon kivan hoy a kexitutoya. How's kana? Eh, ola.

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