Barking Points Memo

Axel & Luno get tangled up in the Hot Take Cyclone, threading together Amazon's NYC departure, Activision-Blizzard layoffs, Furry Commission Prices, and Ilhan Omar vs Bad Faith and her callout of Iran-Contra war criminal Elliott Abrams.

BARKING POINT: Create a President's Day tradition that would help make it into a real holiday. Pinnochio it up!

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Axel attempts to explain one of his weird sociological metaphors, people are inexplicably mad at Marie Kondo, and what the hell Virginia?!

Barking Point: Terrible Licensed Property Valentines (for Kids!!)

SPONSORS: Adept Omega, Appledectomy, Arlo (Hyena), Aylor, Bobskunk, Brandon Carey, cadejo, Chiaro, Crit the Books & Devan Ferguson

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The Polar Vortex has taken our friends! Can Luno and Axel get the Hero's Sword and save Barking Points? WHO KNOWS! Our main topic for this week — Teachers' Strikes Sweep the Nation, Proving to Us Once Again That Strikes Just Goddamn Work We introduce the HOT TAKES CYCLONE and coin a new concept: The Iconocalypse.

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Amidst shutdown madness, we present a very loose episode that dissects THAT FUCKING TRUMP PHOTO SO MANY FRIES, #imgay, the Gillette ad, a detour to Goop, and more!

Barking Point: What contest prize will Pope Francis bless in order to trap someone into going through this private ceremony with him? Sponsors: knightly, Lance Leoghauni, LF, Marty, mkatze, MoguThePanda, Nerts, Nik Clarkson, no, & Plague Daemon

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Donald continues his shutdown, Manafort reveals actual collusion, medical marketing in the US reaches historic fever pitch, and TPUSA is TPUSA.

Barking Point: Let's create some very canon, world-building Harry Potter lore.

Sponsors: Drífa Jónsdóttir, Dylan Van Zile, EdwardH, Eric Plaisance, Fuzzy Proxy, gay sara, Jake Soot, Jay H. Holloway, JD Laclede & John Franklin

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It's 2019 and the government is shut down, still!

Copyright mass extinction, china's space program, and a new species has evolved before our very eyes!

Barking Point: What problem will some poor lost soul attempt to break into the white house to get our very stable genius' help on?

Sponsors: Adept Omega, Appledectomy, Aylor, Bobskunk, Brandon Carey, Cadejo Jones, Chiaro, Crit the Books, Devan Ferguson, & DissonantDragon

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We promised a mail bag episode and eventually delivered! But you know what else?

This Fucking Week: You Can't Escape™

Sorry news keeps happening, everybody!

Thanks again to everyone who submitted, can't wait to return in 2019!

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With an extremely reduced cast, Ace makes his move and takes over the programming. Baby Powder has had asbestos in it for decades, Trump's overt crimes are finally getting recognized, and the Falwell family can suck it. Barking Point: Design your ultimate luxury (doomed) cruise line.

Next Week is a MailBag! barkingpoints[at]gmail.com 

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SEASON 2 BEGINS! Post-MFF and ready to die, just like Tumblr and the first Bush president. Also covered: Milo Yinlotsofdebt and the Video Game Awards!

Barking Point: Create a competing toy that will take out and/or neutralize our festive foe The Elf on the Shelf.

Sponsors: Adept Omega, Appledectomy, Aylor, Bobskunk, Brandon Carey, Cadejo Jones, Crit the Books, Devan Ferguson, DissonantDragon, Drifa Jónsdóttir, Dylan Van Zile, Eric Plaisance, Fuzzy Proxy, and gay sara

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IT'S THE HOLIDAY NOT-SO-SPECTACULAR!

Trump Calls The Troops, Burn Your Romaine Lettuce, Black Friday Sucks for Environmental Reasons, & Disney Won't Stop Remakin'!

Barking Point: Come up with this Holiday season's new hottest toy. People will die to get their hands on this thing.

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