We’re back as regularly scheduled with more of what we do best—digressive meandering about the news of the week, and a good bit of whining about things beyond our control. Among other things, we cover the media’s inexplicable failure to understand The Trumppening, the ongoing Supreme Court abortion story, and the Joe Biden/Vlad Putin Administration economy. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it on Facebook or Twitter, leave a comment on the show’s page on our website, or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!
Show Rundown
Open — What “forgiveness” means for Donald Trump
14:44 — Revisiting the SCOTUS abortion ruling leak
38:43 — Did Mark Strassmann Get Off a Good One, inflation, the economy
49:32 — Quick aside about Facebook getting worse
55:06 — Back to inflation and the economy
1:07:55 — Trawling the screenshots archive for content: megging, Musk harms women and minorities, and 4chan loves The Northman
1:17:34 — Philosophy Class with Abe
1:30:06 — Wrap-up! Dr. Strange, The Big Conn, Avatar 2, HBO’s The Staircase, Hollow Man, and ranting about the Star Wars sequel trilogy
Relevant Linkage
WaPo: Inside Mark Meadows’s final push to keep Trump in power
Mark Esper on 60 Minutes
Literally the Greatest Truth Teller
NPR: After the leaked Roe opinion, Justice Thomas says the Supreme Court can't be bullied
Politico: There are unconfirmed reports that a Supreme Court justice had to flee his home in light of the draft Roe v. Wade opinion. The source can't remember where he heard it.
St. Louis Fed M1 Money Supply Chart
The already concerning increase in the money supply through 2019.
And then things got really weird in early 2020.
NYT: What Makes Elon Musk Tick?
Also, the NYT removed the most inflammatory parts of the piece without acknowledging the changes, in a practice called “stealth editing.” Unfortunately, one has to rely on less-than-ideal sources to points these sorts of things out. Very bad for journalism!
The Guardian: Norse code: are white supremacists reading too much into The Northman?
NeuroscienceNews.com: A ‘Factory Reset’ for the Brain Could Cure Anxiety and Drinking Behavior
