In light of the ruling of the Department of Justice in the case on Google's monopoly, let's look back on how we got here in the first place.

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The track this week, "If You Could Ask An Endling" poses the question of how did you get to extinction and what could we do to avoid it. I can't help but think of the erosion of trust in experts as displayed by the firing of the CDC director.

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On Jay-Z's birthday, Cali has to decide if it's gonna pass the gerrymandering act or nah. Do we break our code this one time or is it because of our code we have to do this? https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/154day-presprim-2024/historical-reg-stats.pdf

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So Prop and Matt have been secretly working on a poetry record, lowkey inspired by the work Cool Zone does. Peep the first poem here on the pod!

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The incredible Jemele Hill, host of the Spolitics podcast and also just an all around rider, pulls up and talks about ALLL THE THINGS. Putin, Trump, NBA, WNBA you name it. And of course DETROIT!

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We been saying for months that the Dems ain't fighting back. Now while I'm not sure this will really move the needle, I like this energy Texas Rep. Nicole Collier is bringin'.

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Taken by themselves, some actions are problematic, but may or may not be deal breakers. But when you add all of them together, they become a bright red flag. Today we talk about Trump's takeover of media, education, law and culture.

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Prop tells two stories about his encounters with powerful white men: how he fumbled the bag with Bill Gates and why he knows Doug Wilson.

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We got good news and bad news about the current status of Altadena as the city contiunes to recover from the fires of January 2025... and it's prolly exactly what you think it is. 

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https://www.circlingthenews.com/lack-of-insurance-payouts-causes-problems-in-altadena-and-palisades/

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/67f5687fc4ea480d5d201fe5/t/68230c33dd9666630629967e/1747127348967/EFSN+Package+for+Commissioner+Lara+051225.pdf

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/03/nx-s1-5269609/la-fires-homes-insurance-state-farm-allstate

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One of the most frustrating things when playing a game that requires strategy, is playing with someone who doesn't actually understand the strategy of the game. I think we would really find peace for ourselves If we would accept that Trump doesn't have a strategy.

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