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Politics is ending friendships / Woman comes up with ill-advised plan to travel on a budget / NASA looks for aliens
Seriously, politicians don't care about you. Why would you let them impact your life?
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Party poopers: Less than 10% of American friendships cross political lines
This is something I’ll never understand. There’s a admittedly large group of people paid to be angry about politics… both the politicians themselves, and people who talk about it for a living… why would you do it for free, much less let it impact who you interact with? Maybe it’s just because I’m a Radical Moderate, and if I only associated with people I agreed with politically, I wouldn’t be associating with just about anyone these days
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Woman charged after toddler is found in suitcase in New Zealand bus' luggage compartment
Paying to check luggage is much cheaper than paying for another seat
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More Stories Below, but first some new content in the News Sidequest Podcast Universe…
Auditory Anthology
SCI-FI SHORT STORIES - NARRATED BY DARREN MARLAR & PRODUCED BY KEITH CONRAD
In a future where war is simulated through electrohypnosis to curb real-world violence, a young man undergoes his “combat experience” only to discover the true, lasting cost of engineered peace.
The Invisible Enemy by Arnold Castle Keith Conrad / Darren Marlar |
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The Mascot Distraction: Smoke, Fire, and Trump’s Culture War Playbook
THE CHICAGO SMOKEHOUSE WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL AND RICK TELANDER
Big John Howell and Rick Telander tackle everything from Trump’s resurrection of racist mascots to the enduring grift of American demagoguery.
The Mascot Distraction: Smoke, Fire, and Trump’s Culture War Playbook John Howell / Rick Telander |
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Inflation, Interest Rates, and Intellectual Dishonesty with David Hochberg
AS I WAS SAYING WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL
Howell is joined by mortgage industry veteran and radio personality David Hochberg for a wide-ranging—and fiery—discussion on the state of the U.S. economy, the independence of the Federal Reserve, and the political smoke screens obscuring the truth.
Inflation, Interest Rates, and Intellectual Dishonesty with David Hochberg Big John Howell |
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Also Worth A Look…
NASA's advanced observatory may finally solve alien mystery for humanity - I’m not going to hold my breath on that one
New 3D-Printed Titanium Alloy is Stronger Than the Standard – Yet 30% Cheaper - I don’t want to be “that guy” but things might have worked out better for Stockton Rush if they’d made this discovery a little sooner
Some Looking to Marry Are Turning to the 'Vegas of Europe' - What would be the Copenhagen equivalent of an Elvis impersonator?
Deputies find life-size sex doll in Blackfoot River after 3-hour search for body, DNA evidence - Is it just me or is there a sudden epidemic of sex dolls floating in America’s waterways? In fairness, now that I think about it, I don’t know how one would dispose of one of those things. Does it go with e-waste?
Futuristic air-taxi firm Joby expands NYC, global footprint with $125M deal as it nears fed certification for passengers - Just what the world needs, drivers dealing with a Y-axis too
Gunfight that broke out in a town in Philippines ends up in a wedding - This sounds like a pretty original premise for a Hallmark movie
Teenager gets criminal conviction over 18th birthday gift mix-up - Beware giving people super expensive gifts
Fish Dropped on Power Lines by Bird Caused B.C. Blaze, Firefighters Say - You know the birds were having a good laugh about this one
Man caught having three marriages at the same time learns his fate during sentencing - That’s a lot of anniversaries and birthdays to keep track of
Octopus attacks 6-year-old boy at Texas aquarium, mom claims: ‘We started yelling for help’ - Captain Nemo was unavailable for comment
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