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Ep63. Ladybuggery

July 17, 2026 · 1 h 23 min

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This week the imp*rial ret*nue mourn the passing of Sam Neill, Liberal Party Corruption (Catholic Schools edition), the great book production debate, Melvillean Marxism and the terrors of Left irony, making prisons safe spaces, Lindsey Graham queer lore, Mamdani Italian erasure, the racial profile of New York couples, Shakespeare, and Iran 2: Lindsey’s Revenge.

Song as always is No Strain by the Southend Rainbows.

Thanks to Diktator Dan Dare for production.

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