Episode 233: GOP vs. Kids Who Don't Want to be Shot

Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss broadband access, the politics of conservatives teasing kids who protest being shot, and insurance fraud!

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Show Notes:

• Children running around the mall
• Feedback
• Broadband expansion money in PA
• AT&T cell service apparently plays with video content
• March for our Lives
• Bart feels Rick Santorum's an idiot
• Yes, she wore a Cuban flag patch. She's half Cuban. Idiots.
• Randy Pausch on the World Book Encyclopedia vs. Wikipedia
• Stranger Things star wore jacket that honored those killed, draws criticism from nutters
• Tomi Lahren and yoga pants gun storage
• Insurance fraud via redirecting lab results
• No, Israel isn't arming their teachers
• Trump had a book of Hitler speeches by the bed
• Suspicious packages sent to military sites around DC
• Ryan Zinke: Diversity isn't important

Episode 232: RIP Stephen Hawking

Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss updates, the passing of a modern genius, and Marlon Bundo writes a second, better book!

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Show Notes:

• Computer updates suck
• What's a condo?
• Exercise update
• United vs. Overhead Bins
• ...But don't worry, United is going to "fix" this pet murder problem
• Stephen Hawking passed away
• Ricky Gervais vs. transgender people
• Clinton slipped, oh no...
• Supreme court to PA GOP whining about gerrymandering: F-U
• Marlon Bundo children's book (and why Mike Pence is terrible)
• Spam. The food.
• Cambridge Analytica and Trump troubles
• Shooter's brother arrested at high school for trespassing
• Man who calls school shooting survivor a "lesbian skinhead" drops from race
• The View gets Stormy

Episode 231: Alexa Needs an Exorcism, McWomen's Day Logo and Issues

Bart and Norma discuss a new purchase and give Bart's weight update. The secretary of education shows her education knowledge (or lack thereof). Monster drinks are apparently EVIL (as are Alexa devices) and McDonald's tries celebrating Women's Day while weathering some criticism for do as I say and ignore what I'm doing behavior...

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Show Notes:

• Feedback
• Sexual harassment settlements for Congressmembers-turn-harassers
• Norma bought a car
• Weight update
• White house blocks purchase attempt of Qualcomm
• Betsy DeVos, education secretary, doesn't seem educated in interview...
• Are charter schools doing better as she claims?
• Teacher salaries vs. inflation...
• Trump lawyers want to stop 60 minutes interview
• Trump pardons lawbreaker because of Fox and Friends
• NSA spying through Cisco hardware
• Monster drinks are EVIL
• Alexa laughing...IS IT EVIL?
• A book about an armless girl's life
• McDonald's women's day flipped logo
• ...but there were problems?

Episode 230: Lawsuit Against John Oliver Dropped and Racism is Still Rampant

Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss exercise convenience, school shooting marketing opportunities, the lawsuit against John Oliver and Mr. Nutterbutter has been dropped and racism is still rampant in schools...

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Show Notes:

• Trump tariff announcement: SAD
• Trump affair in the White House, hinted in Fire and Fury
• West Virginia teacher strikes
• Weight loss tally: 47.7 lbs
• New weight loss thing: under desk bike
• WHY HEATERS UNDER THE DESK IT'S A FIRE HAZARD, PEOPLE...
• Old people essentially get single payer
• School shootings: a marketing opportunity!
• School shooters and MAGA
• Florida white supremacist teacher removed from classroom...
• Update: She claims it was "satire"
• Gun injuries down when gun nutters gather to celebrate gun nuttery
• Mr. Nutterbutter lawsuit against John Oliver dropped
• Easton School District whistleblower case:
• One
• Two
• Three
• Four
• Lynching: southerners teach them young
• Racist NYU lunch menus...

Episode 229: Trump: Teachers Need Arms!

Bart, Norma and Voretaq end up discussing the fact that for the first time in America, to our recollection, there's been a number of kids shot and the ensuing silence didn't stay silent! It's been a week and it's still in the news! Also, Ulta is restocking things they shouldn't? Heather Locklear arrested? And Kevin Smith had a heart attack! We also discuss California living in this episode. It's quite a spread of information now that Voretaq rejoined us!

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Show Notes:

• California Dreaming
• "Arming teachers"
• Feedback
• Sheriff Israel...coward? Or following procedure?
• Trump would have valiantly rushed into the shooter situation, despite overwhelming evidence he's a cowardly twit
• Voretaq's FB Link
• The First Purge
• NRA getting cut from some businesses
• Georgia GOP threatens Delta over political stance
• Ivanka's "don't ask me about Daddy's cheating" whine is why nepotism is a bad thing
• Ulta Beauty restocking used stuff?
• Harrisburg school employee accused of stealing $170K+ 
• Bart's fat status update - down 38.5 lbs
• Heather Locklear arrest
• Kevin Smith heart attack
• Voretaq hates pants that wear out too soon
• West Virginia teacher strike

Episode 228: Farting on Planes, Sexist Carts, and Flat Earth Fails

Bart and Norma have a holiday news night! Not news about the holiday...it is a holiday, so we go over news. News stuff. Like guns. And Leonia, NJ whining. And a flat Earther truther who has money for a rocket that doesn't work. And planes that land due to farting. Stuff like that...

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Show Notes:

• Feedback
• Arming teachers
• Jordan Klepper - Good Guy with a Gun
• School shooting drills
• School walkouts planned
• America's gun problems
• Stupid Leonia, NJ at it again...businesses are not happy chasing away customers!
• KFC chicken shortage in the UK
• Tesco and their sexist carts
• Flat Earther fail...again...
• Trump ranked last in Presidential rankings
• Trump whines about Oprah
• Fergie makes headlines over the anthem
• Farts force plane to land
• Carnival Cruise brawl
• Sledge Hammer 

Episode 227: Food Allergy Bullying, Girls Can't Say "No" Dance

Bart, Norma and Voretaq review a school that won't let girls say no, intelligence agencies pretend they care about following rules, and Aetna is in the hotseat for admitting they rubber stamp denials, and that's just the highlights!

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Show Notes:

• "Food allergy bullying"
• Norma is fascinated with per-capita murders
• Ad blocker discussion
• Ads are allowed to do bad things for no good reason
• Santa's Slay
• Doctors in our area are moving away from the diagnosis that everything wrong with you is you're fat
• Aetna doesn't read your case before rejecting your requests
• Amazon, et al is trying to "disrupt" medical costs
• Medicare. For. All.
• Have ER bills? Send them to VOX!
• Missouri would be "happy" to host the fascist's parade
• Mr. Rogers gets a stamp
• Woman gets eyeball worms
• School won't let girls say "no" at dance
• Teens running for Governor
• Trump and Hair Force One
• Trump changed recorded height so he's not "obese"
• Transformers: The Only Real Transformers Movie Because Bay Movies Aren't Worth It had swearing
• Intelligence Agencies squash whistleblower report because whistleblowers are ignored or disappeared...
• Girl Scout was a smart cookie; draws criticism from morons
• Jeff Sessions: Racist #$%
• Dwarven Forge