About this episode
The episode discusses various issues including military spending, police brutality, and the implications of facial recognition technology.
The Pentagon spends billions on luxury goods. We’ve blown our load in munitions a little too early. Facial recognition software throws an innocent grandma in jail for five months. Cops decide an anxiety attack is more important than a bullet in the back. Police brutality in South Burlington. Doge Bros tell all. https://newrepublic.com/post/207693/palantir-ceo-karp-disrupting-democratic-power https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/11/data-center-moratorium-gains-traction-among-hill-progressives-00814163 https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/03/12/gen-z-men-poll-wife-obey-husband/89087781007/ https://newrepublic.com/post/207555/pete-hegseth-billions-dollars-fruit-basket-stands-chairs-crab https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/10/trump-florsheim-shoes // https://x.com/epsilontheory/status/2031717210746446029?s=46 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/world/middleeast/stryker-iran-cyberattack.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/9962d453-418d-458f-9707-d29068ac18e8 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/11/trump-endorses-jake-paul-political-office/89108352007/ https://www.reddit.com/r/vermont/s/hXQ47QXmH9…
Topics covered
- police brutality
- facial recognition
- military spending
- anxiety attacks
- political commentary
- current events
Keywords
- Pentagon
- police brutality
- facial recognition
- Doge Bros
- South Burlington
- military spending
- anxiety attack
- current events
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Pentagon, Doge Bros, Palantir, New Republic, Politico, USA Today, The Guardian, New York Times, AP News
Places: South Burlington
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