Let's see what' topics we came up with this week.  Some politics, some science, some tech, and some National Guard.

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- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries

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(00:00:21) Holiday kickoff, beers, and new tech setup

(00:04:26) Show logistics, mics, and settling in

(00:04:30) Bernie, single-issue bills, and legislative bloat

(00:08:09) Budget votes, plain-English laws, and process fixes

(00:08:33) Supreme Court debate: Guard vs. regular forces

(00:15:04) National Guard, posse comitatus, and federal authority

(00:20:03) Trump, naming rights, and the Kennedy Center flap

(00:22:21) Filibuster, Obamacare history, and governing speed

(00:29:59) Epstein files: redactions, proof, and partisanship

(00:30:01) Offshore wind, radar interference, and security

(00:31:47) Nigeria airstrikes and views from the diaspora

(00:33:22) State politics: Minnesota fraud talk and Boston missteps

(00:36:01) Work requirements, welfare, and social expectations

(00:37:17) New Jerseys reusable-only dine-in rule

(00:39:02) Chopsticks, dining out, and local food scenes

(00:42:21) Delivery apps, late-night markups, and fees

(00:45:27) Legal corner: shaken baby prosecutions revisited

(00:47:33) Parental notification, teachers, and mandatory reporting

(00:51:02) Border Patrol hiring and identity politics

(00:54:57) Licenses, visas, and corporate immigration memos

(01:01:14) Grand jury declines indictment in campus defense case

(01:03:13) Chiefs to Kansas: stadium subsidies and civic costs

(01:07:14) Hockey nostalgia, Dallas Stars, and Minnesota lore

(01:13:11) EU vs. US speech norms and internet walls

(01:32:19) Housekeeping aside and onward to business tech

(01:33:24) Browsers, AI backlash, and Firefox kill switch

(01:36:10) Waymo outage: blackout stalls self-driving fleet

(01:40:32) Studies: garlic mouthwash and Alzheimers energy angle

(01:46:13) Why AI lacks consciousness: always-on brains

(01:49:00) Vitamin C vs. air pollution and two big duh studies

(01:51:52) Gambling spikes with apps; surgery beats Ozempic

(01:55:02) Podcasts while driving and audiobook pitfalls

(01:58:01) Science: malnutrition-linked diabetes and lunar records

(02:02:31) Closing rant: NYFD pick controversy and sign-off