Two brothers talking about the important news from around the world, but mostly relating to  the US. This time around there's a lot on the National Security Strategy.

Hosted by: 

- Jesse Fries

- Jamon Fries

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(00:00:22) Intro

(00:07:37) Pivot to news: Fed rate cut and internal dissent

(00:09:39) Sanctions at sea: Venezuela tanker seizure and piracy jokes

(00:11:06) Rubio vs. Calibri: fonts, DEI framing, and Times New Roman

(00:14:01) National Security Strategy overview

(01:04:01) UN sleuthing, Al Shabaab funding claims, and fraud rings

(01:06:43) Pick of the day: legal stories and border military zones

(01:08:46) Park pass lawsuit: Washington and Trump on a ticket

(01:10:21) Travel to the US: 5 years of social media controversy

(01:13:30) Michigan Coach Fired

(01:16:06) Housing market cooldown: prices, vacancies, and renting math

(01:18:41) International bits: UK soldier in Ukraine and UK speech row

(01:21:39) Value4Value

(01:21:46) Big tech and biz: SpaceX IPO talk and Rings face recognition

(01:24:33) Automotive: GMs 250th anniversary special editions

(01:26:19) Marketing misfire: McDonalds AI holiday ad pulled

(01:28:28) Study corner: grilling, carcinogens, and the old man rant

(01:30:36) Science: revisiting the Faraday effect and lights magnetism

(01:32:40) Fiber optics frustrations: the AT&T install saga

(01:34:17) Prehistoric fire: pushing controlled fire back to 400k years

(01:36:28) Materials science: imperfect graphene that bonds

(01:38:27) Odd news: mental health founders winery meltdown

(01:39:21) Sign-off