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Happy Monday! In this one, I talk about Trump’s latest public spat with Obama; The US keeps pressing against Huawei, and they’re starting to feel the heat; A vaccine from Moderna is showing very early promising signs, but I repeat, this is early; Facebook announced last week it was buying Giphy, here’s why; John Kraszinski is ending Some Good News...have we tapped all the goodness, or does he have a job to get to? Check it all out!

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• Trump Wants Fight with Obama - NPR

Whoops! Missed an episode. I make up for it here. In this jumbo sized episode, we talk about COVID case numbers going down in states that opened early. What’s up with that?; Trump tax return drama, Supreme Court might just take a pass; Uber makes face coverings mandatory, and let’s you snitch on each other; A tech previously used by the NBA and others sports teams is now being used in factories to help with social distancing; You internet history is up for snooping by the government thanks for 1 person. There’s always one; Will be working from home forever ever? And will that cause a crisis in real estate?; T-Mobile is exxing out Sprint and erasing them from the stores; A Senator finally gets served for their suspect stock trades before the rona; A latino urban trap star got suckered into a bad deal right as his career was taking off; MLB might be back, if everyone gets a DH and they split revenue. Whooooooooo! And don’t fight at red lobster either.

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• Coronavirus Cases in Georgia, Florida Continue to Decline Despite Business Openings

It’s Tuesday. There’s really nothing special about Tuesday. Oh! Tacos. Cool. In this one, we talk about the House’s new relief package, number 5; South Korea is an example of why we need to be careful opening back up; Uber wants to buy GrubHub, it might happen; Thunderspy is a new Thunderbolt® exploit for PCs pre-2019; and Hamilton is coming to Disney+.

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• Pelosi unveils new $3 trillion coronavirus relief plan - POLITICO

It’s another Monday. In this one, I talk about a new mystery disease showing up in NYC kids while the state starts to open back up; Elon Musk threatens to leave California for Texas or Nevada; The Stock Market is rallying in the middle of terrible unemployment numbers, what gives?; Amazon might be looking to take over AMC theaters?; and Jerry Stiller passed away this morning, we honor with a quick Best Of.

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• Up to 5 NY Children Dead, 93 Sickened by Rare COVID-Related Illness – NBC New York

This is it! In this one, we talk about Mike Flynn getting his case dropped (good to be chummy with the boss); Trump’s campaign manager called their campaign the Death Star; Zoom bought an encryption company, finally; Microsoft showed off some XBox Series X trailers; and Alex Smith is miraculously back in almost football ready form.

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• Justice Dept. Drops Case Against Michael Flynn - The New York Times

Hey hey hey , Hump Day! In this one we talk about Trump’s terrible interview in which he continues to shift blame; Alex Jones says he’ll eat his neighbors then takes it back; Elon Musk and Graves has a baby and it’s name is X Æ A-12; a 5 year old really wants a new Lambo; and Drive In Raves are popping up in Germany and they seem pretty cool

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• Trump’s ABC interview illustrated why he rarely strays from Fox News - Vox

Happy Taco Tuesday Cinco de Mayo! 2020 almost gave us a gift, but then teased it back like ha!!

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• ‘Murder Hornets’ in the U.S.: The Rush to Stop the Asian Giant Hornet - The New York Times

May the 4th yahl! It’s Monday. Had to spruce it up. In this one, are antibodies really gonna save us?; Joe Biden and Tara Reade. Big problems but Joe isn’t getting the help he needs to defend himself; J Crew files for bankruptcy amid shutdowns; the US WNT lost their first court battle, is it worth it?; Don Shula passes away at 90. We honor his American football legacy.

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• Italians Find Promise of Antibodies Remains Elusive, for Now - The New York Times

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• Happy May Day!

It’s almost Friday...it’s Thirsty Thursday. In this one we talk about america reopening, but on a part-time basis; America’s getting into it with China again, pointing fingers; Apple reports earnings and they’re not terrible at all; MLB has more options to try and play this year; And Zoom lies, backtracks, and plays itself.

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• Most US states will begin reopening within days - CNN