The Daily Whatever, July 25: Fucked-Up Friday with Dash from The Halfway Cafe

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The Daily Whatever, July 25: Fucked-Up Friday with Dash from The Halfway Cafe

In a week full of weird & sucky news, we had a plethora of choices for most fucked-up

, and

Jul 25, 2025

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The great thing about this Substack adventure

Dana DuBois

and I have been on is the sheer volume of great people we’ve met. From the awesome Whatevers in our Chat, to the many guests we’ve had on the show, it feels like a smorgasbord of good, funny people. Even better when we get to meet them on Dana’s Birthday! (HBD, Dana!)

Today’s guest, Dash from

The Halfway Cafe

is no exception! Dash brought wit, wisdom, and jokes to our favorite day of the week here at The Daily Whatever, Fucked-Up Friday!

Check our Dash’s latest:

The Halfway Cafe

9 Serious July Thoughts From A Satirist

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The news continues to give us shitburgers, so we had plenty to choose from.

Dash’s entry: Mike Johnson adjourning Congress for August so that they can avoid the Epstein debacle.
Dana’s entry: Trump’s nefarious new EO that “cleans up America’s streets” by criminalizing and disappearing homeless people.
Lawrence’s entry: The Israeli rocket strike that killed 94 Palestinians in Gaza who were just trying to get to food aid.

The Chat voted, and it was a close thing between Dana and I (next time, Dash!), but because it’s Dana’s birthday, I’ll give the win to her. Don’t say I never gave you anything, lady! 🤪

Thank you, Dash, and happy birthday AGAIN Dana!

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