Blowback & Nothing Burgers
Summary
Armstrong and Getty dismiss the Trump-Xi state dinner as a "nothing burger" and discuss the viral controversy surrounding the Last Ditch Bar, a lesbian bar in Massachusetts that faced intense backlash from patrons for temporarily lifting its mask mandate. The hosts play audio clips from the bar's committee meeting, highlighting what they describe as extreme, "mental contagion" reactions to the policy change. They also mock Colin Kaepernick's comparison of the NFL draft to the slave trade and review weekly headlines, including AI risks and geopolitical tensions.
Topics discussed
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Trump's Xi state dinner and UN summit analysis
Guest intro, golf, and football pool banter
Last Ditch Bar mask mandate controversy
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Daily news headlines and Babylon Bee jokes
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Trump's stance on AI and data centers
Clips of the week: viral moments and quotes
Colin Kaepernick's NFL slavery comparison debate
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Woke ideology as mental contagion and China parallels
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Freedom-loving quotes from scientists
Mailbag: Last Ditch Bar and state dinner letters
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