Unattended Baggage Show Notes 8/24/2024
Episode #258: Park Pickleball Payola
Alex and Adrian explore the cultural ramifications of transgenre music artists, Ron DeSantis is about to be electrocuted by the third rail of Florida politics, Fauci beats the odds and gets West Nile Virus – vaccines likely to follow, US government finally tells the truth about Fluoridated water, all the cool kids are shoplifting, and there’s plastic in your brain and your naughty bits.
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Everything right and wrong in politics in one story
Veterans group previously pitched building golf courses at Florida state park
DeSantis admin wants to put golf courses, pickleball courts and more in Florida state parks
Democrats touting freedom is just as silly as Republicans touting freedom
Lil Jon and DJ Cassidy turn Democratic convention roll call into party | AP News
Stephanie Grisham tells Democratic convention Trump mocks his own supporters
Walz touts 'freedom' message and small-town roots as he accepts ...
FBI probes insect attack on Democratic breakfast in Chicago
Tim Walz Was a COVID-19 Tyrant
Kamala Harris’ A.G. Office Tried to Keep Inmates Locked Up for Cheap Labor
Fact check: Did Kamala Harris block evidence that would have freed inmates?
One Minnesota: Thousands reported on neighbors using tattle-tale hotline during pandemic
RFK exits race and endorses Trump
https://www.youtube.com/live/EympBi6JnuI?si=s5Auxsl7rAbGooP0
I guess he was working on a sample to weaponize
Anthony Fauci recovering after hospitalization for West Nile virus - ABC News
Odds are 1.5 million to 1 he contracted it under normal circumstances.
Government corporate protection racket in action
US judge strikes down Biden administration ban on worker 'noncompete' agreements | Reuters
The global crackdown on your access to information expands
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg2kz9kn93o
US Government spreading conspiracy theories
US government report says fluoride at twice the recommended limit is linked to lower IQ in kids
This could become the biggest problem humans face
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/21/microplastics-brain-pollution-health
When the government prints money and corporations get greedy, the people’s morality becomes more flexible
The hell of self-service checkouts is becoming Kafkaesque
Shoplifting is on the rise even as reports of other types of crime fall - CBS News
“Virtually every corporate grocery store now has off-duty cops on the payroll for security. Shoplifting has become commonplace…Even with the facial recognition cameras and the behavioral analysis scanners, becoming a resourceful shoplifter is a survival mechanism for many people. People have learned the gaps in the systems…” - The Cassandra Trigger
Tittie Tax at the US border
U.S. border agent accused of ordering women to show him their breasts
Ukraine War Updates
Ukraine continues to advance in Kursk, makes incursions into Belgorod and Bryansk Oblasts, Russian counterattacks completely disorganized and resulting in multiple friendly fire losses
Ukraine hits multiple air bases deep inside Russia, destroys major oil & diesel depot which has been burning for 8 days
Russia making small advances in Donbas region
Belarus massing troops on Ukrainian border
Ukraine unveils new domestically-build, large payload Paliantystia (Pawl-an-yeet’-sah) jet kamikaze drone which can be launched from a missile or take off from an air strip, and reach targets deep into Russia
Another private military group owner, Georgy Zakrevsky, has called for Putin’s removal, calls for Russian army to rise up against him.
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