This week we face the disturbing news that the Tri-City Valley Cats may end up being stray cats if another league doesn’t step up to the plate. Cheap plastic trinkets, even the very cute ones, may help to temporarily ease the aches and pains of capitalist alienation, but it’s ultimately unsustainable. David, our official Parler correspondent, fills us in on what Bill Mitchell and his ilk are up to in the right wing leper colony. We tease our NXIVM episode on Patreon with a discussion of the cult’s political connections here in Rensselaer County. And finally, a very adorable old British man gets one of the first vaccines in the world.

Vamos Gatos!: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Churchill-Vamos-gatos-Chuck-Vamos-gatos-15793278.php

Funko Pops: I just think theyre neat!: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55269779

Martin Kenyon wants to see his grandchildren: https://mashable.com/article/martin-kenyon-uk-coronavirus-vaccine-interview/ 

FBI told Sarah Edmonson the brandings “seemed consensual” : https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Former-slave-Sarah-Edmondson-told-Albany-FBI-15665977.php

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