John Boland and Timothy Cordes address the fatal shooting in Minnesota. John describes the powerful video, and they consider what threat a driver poses.

The Buddies review RFK Junior’s new dietary guidelines, finding much to agree with in it.

John poses a trivia question about the worst college football team of all time.

John and Tim review the U.S. action in Venezuela highlighting that Nicolas Maduro was a terrible leader who helped destroy his nation’s prosperity among other things. John wonders whether the U.S. should only involve itself in actions to support its strategic interests. Tim draws contrasts between the action in Venezuela with George H.W. Bush’s intervention in Panama which involved legal charges first, collaboration with Congress and bipartisanship.

John’s whack-job rushes to defend the indefensible while Tim’s hero has organized regular people to help strangers in need.

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Post on Code Angel and truckers

Correction: Gary Bolyer is the author of the Substack describing the truckers mentioned in the podcast, not the trucker as stated in the podcast.

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