Episode 357: Poutine Isn't Food

Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss Kim Jong Un rumors, the Conways decide to step down from politics because of "family issues", Cheers cheers no more, and journalism uses passive voice far too much.

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Show Notes:

• Norma is cranky
• Mention of "the wall" scandal
• School with covid
• Kim Jong Un rumors
• Conways step away from political spotlight to "focus on family" as daughter says she wants out
• CEO pay is even FARTHER away from average worker pay
• Banks make HUGE profits from PPP funds...thanks Congress!
• Voretaq's unique(?) lizards are "Mourning Geckos"
• Carlisle, PA car show will go on despite orders for everyone else to not hold events
• One of the Boston "Cheers" bars is closing August 30th, 2020
• Wonder Woman rules
• Chocolate rain!
• RNC platform is "Whatever the orange man wants"
• Poutine. Yuck.
• Postmaster pretending he's not sabotaging the election
• Journalism and passive voice == "balance"?
• KFC and Covid

Episode 356: Hedonism II: Socially Distant Touching

Bart and Norma discuss the post office, mail-in ballots, nudist/swinger resorts and Covid 19, and police accountability...

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Show Notes:

• Let's talk about derechos
• Maryland had a derecho not horribly long ago...
• Good religious person steals millions from PPP funds
• Drug testing social service recipients...
• Trump vs. Post Office
• Mail demographics
• #WrongTrump
• Trump trend
• Hedonism resort and Covid
• The baby with the flashbang grenade injuries? Yeah, the cops didn't get in trouble for it
• The judge that authorized the no-knock testified that had he been given accurate information, he'd not have authorized it...yeah, right. Judges hand out these warrants like candy. You'd not have given authorization if you knew they'd get nailed in the news for throwing a grenade on a baby...
• California Pizza Kitchen...we barely knew you, farewell...
• I mentioned Red Lobster as a restaurant in trouble...

Episode 355: Back to School Time Soon...

Bart discovered an awesome Trump song about running down a ramp, Norma is preparing to go back to a Coronavirus petri dish called school, and Voretaq reels in horror at yet more Trump crap!

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Show Notes:

• Bart's headset is broken, but HOW DID IT DO THAT?
• Norma tries breaking her feet with her computer
• In case you didn't hear about Beirut...
• Nintendo profits during quarantine period
• Awesome Trump can't make it down the ramp song
• Trump tax deferral
• Trump wants his orange face on Mount Rushmore
• Don't push your friends to the bear in parks
• Going back to school! YAY COVID!
• Didn't go well for this school, though
• NY Plates are ugly now?
• Steam and Audible refund requests
• Unions help working class. Go figure.
• Trump in Axios interview...wow

Episode 354: You May Regret Relying on that Service

Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss the liberal hoax that apparently killed Herman Cain, Canada doesn't like Americans much right now, schools around here supposedly think about how to reopen, and there are risks to subscribing to services and becoming reliant on them, no matter how convenient. And for some reason pedophelia is the latest "What About..." argument from Trumpies. Why? Don't know, especially when Trump spoke of walking into the backstage dressing area of teenage girls...

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Show Notes:

• Where was Voretaq?
• Where is Norma?
• Is working for Financial-type firms better?
• Herman Cain died of a "Librul Hoax"
• It's a worldwide hoax to dethrone Trump?
• The Lincoln Project deserves some love for their ads this year
• Canada tightening no-entry rules for Americans
• Space Force
• Apple, privacy, and exposing apps misbehaving
• Brief touch on school reopening plans locally
• Subscription to services...and the risk of having them disappear
• Scott Sigler's story The Rider
• Trump and 15 year old girls