The weekly round-up of the best moments from season 440 (5/25/26-5/29/26)

The weekly round-up of the best moments from season 440 (5/25/26-5/29/26)

There’s more news and less comprehension today than any historical period that didn’t involve literal witch trials, and trying to stay on top of it all can feel like playing a game of telephone with 30 people, except everyone’s speaking at the same time and like a third of them are openly racist for some reason. From Cracked co-founder Jack O’Brien, THE DAILY ZEITGEIST is stepping into that fray with some of the funniest and smartest comedic and journalistic minds around. Jack and co-host Miles Gray spend up to an hour every weekday sorting through the events and stories driving the headlines, to help you find the signal in the noise, with a few laughs thrown in for free.

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Weekly Zeitgeist 432 (Best of 5/25/26-5/29/26)

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In episode 2066, Miles and guest co-host Sofiya Alexandra are joined by comedian, Greta Titelman, to discuss… Erin Brockovich Is Taking On AI Data Centers, Trump Is Pushing For A $250 Bill With His Face On It, Democrats Point Out That Stephen Miller Is An “Ugly F**k”,  America’s 250th Birthday Party Is Already Musical Dumpster Fire and more!
Erin Brockovich reveals crowdsourced AI data center map
Trump appointees push $250 banknote with his portrait
A Treasury Official in 1866 Put His Own Face on U.S. Currency
$250 Bill Act
Democrats Point Out That Stephen Miller Is An “Ugly F**k”
Stephen Miller made an anti-trans post about James Talarico. The DNC response hit its mark
Conservatives erupt after DNC lashes out at top White House official with vulgar personal attack
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Previews Plans for the Grandest Celebration of America’s Birthday
Whatever happened to Trump’s ‘Patriot Games’? The latest on president’s teen athletic tournament
Trump Books All the Music Heavyweights for Freedom 250 Great American State Fair
Morris Day & The Time Drop Off Trump’s Freedom 250 Concert
C+C Music Factory’s Freedom Williams posted a lengthy video in which he declared "Y'all can suck my d**k with that 'Don't do a show for Trump sh*t." 
Young MC Follows Morris Day in Exiting D.C. ‘Freedom 250’ Festival Over Trump Connection, as C+C Music Factory Weighs Options: ‘The Artists Were Never Told About Any Political Involvement
Critics Mock Trump's 'Freedom 250' For Including 1 Of Pop Music's Most Infamous Acts
'Total fraud' music act Milli Vanilli 'perfect' for White House extravaganza
Why is Milli Vanilli back in the spotlight after the release of Menendez brothers series?
Turns out, the surviving member of Milli Vanilli Fab Morvan is a great singer
Fab Morvan Earns Grammy Nomination 35 Years After Milli Vanilli’s Best New Artist Award Was Revoked

LISTEN: Cassava Piece by Augustus Pablo

In episode 2066, Miles and guest co-host <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thesofiya/?hl=en">Sofiya Alexandra</a> are joined by comedian, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gertiebird/?hl=en">Greta Titelman</a>, to discuss&hellip; Erin Brockovich Is Taking On AI Data Centers, Trump Is Pushing For A $250 Bill With His Face On It, Democrats Point Out That Stephen Miller Is An &ldquo;Ugly F**k&rdquo;, &nbsp;America&rsquo;s 250th Birthday Party Is Already Musical Dumpster Fire and more!
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<li><a href="https://mashable.com/tech/erin-brockovich-ai-data-center-reporting-website">Erin Brockovich reveals crowdsourced AI data center map</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/05/28/trump-250-bill-pushed-by-treasury-appointees/">Trump appointees push $250 banknote with his portrait</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/treasury-official-us-bill-fractional-money-spencer-m-clark">A Treasury Official in 1866 Put His Own Face on U.S. Currency</a></li>
<li><a href="https://joewilson.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/joewilson.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/%24250billact.pdf">$250 Bill Act</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/TheDemocrats/status/2059685644041892078">Democrats Point Out That Stephen Miller Is An &ldquo;Ugly F**k&rdquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/dnc-calls-stephen-miller-ugly">Stephen Miller made an anti-trans post about James Talarico. The DNC response hit its mark</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/conservatives-erupt-after-dnc-lashes-out-top-white-house-official-vulgar-personal-attack">Conservatives erupt after DNC lashes out at top White House official with vulgar personal attack</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/07/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-previews-plans-for-the-grandest-celebration-of-americas-birthday/">Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Previews Plans for the Grandest Celebration of America&rsquo;s Birthday</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-patriot-games-teen-tournament-b2971068.html">Whatever happened to Trump&rsquo;s &lsquo;Patriot Games&rsquo;? The latest on president&rsquo;s teen athletic tournament</a></li>
<li><a href="https://consequence.net/2026/05/freedom-250-lineup-vanilla-ice-milli-vanilli/">Trump Books All the Music Heavyweights for Freedom 250 Great American State Fair</a></li>
<li><a href="https://stereogum.com/2500347/morris-day-the-time-drop-off-trumps-freedom-250-concert/news">Morris Day &amp; The Time Drop Off Trump&rsquo;s Freedom 250 Concert</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DY3cmUzu0lw/?hl=en">C+C Music Factory&rsquo;s Freedom Williams posted a lengthy video in which he declared "Y'all can suck my d**k with that 'Don't do a show for Trump sh*t."</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://variety.com/2026/music/news/young-mc-exits-freedom-250-morris-day-trump-concerts-1236760836/">Young MC Follows Morris Day in Exiting D.C. &lsquo;Freedom 250&rsquo; Festival Over Trump Connection, as C+C Music Factory Weighs Options: &lsquo;The Artists Were Never Told About Any Political Involvement</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/freedom-250-milli-vanilli_n_6a17ad8be4b0ddcc8468168e">Critics Mock Trump's 'Freedom 250' For Including 1 Of Pop Music's Most Infamous Acts</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.alternet.org/trump-music/#">'Total fraud' music act Milli Vanilli 'perfect' for White House extravaganza</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.today.com/popculture/music/milli-vanilli-controversy-rcna175246">Why is Milli Vanilli back in the spotlight after the release of Menendez brothers series?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/10vk3u1/turns_out_the_surviving_member_of_milli_vanilli/">Turns out, the surviving member of Milli Vanilli Fab Morvan is a great singer</a></li>
<li><a href="https://people.com/fab-morvan-earns-grammy-nomination-35-years-after-milli-vanilli-controversy-11846355">Fab Morvan Earns Grammy Nomination 35 Years After Milli Vanilli&rsquo;s Best New Artist Award Was Revoked</a></li>
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LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/0PrITvZSPiyfFw0hhdORnr">Cassava Piece by Augustus Pablo</a>

Ugly MFs, 250th Bday Fail? 05.29.26

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In this edition of Viva La Trendvolucion, Jack and Miles discuss something bad Trump did/said, the Enhanced Games, the White House/UFC octagon, Elon Musk being mad at 'The Odyssey' for it's lack of realism AKA white women and much more!

In this edition of Viva La Trendvolucion, Jack and Miles discuss something bad Trump did/said, the Enhanced Games, the White House/UFC octagon, Elon Musk being mad at 'The Odyssey' for it's lack of realism AKA white women and much more!

Viva La Trendvolucion 5/28: Trump, Enhanced Games, White House/UFC, 'The Odyssey'

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In episode 2065, Jack and Miles are joined by author of Cry For Me, Argentina: My Life As A Failed Child Star, Tamara Yajia, to discuss… Now That The Brand Is In Freefall Grifters Are Grifting Harder, DNC Finally Releases The 2024 Post Mortem…They Are Cooked, Shotgun-Wielding Dog Injures Woman In Nebraska, School Buses Are Being Turned Into AI-Powered Narcmobiles and more!
Megyn Kelly: “I didn’t expect the corruption to be quite as widespread as it has been."
DNC’s 2024 Autopsy Is Out—and It Completely Misses the Point
Dog shoots woman with shotgun at Nebraska convenience store
Pennsylvania man says he was shot by his dog
In the past five years, at least six Americans have been shot by dogs
‘BusPatrol’ Put AI Cameras in Tens of Thousands of School Buses. Now They Want to Give Cops Access
BusPatrol.com
Buffalo school bus stop-arm cameras boost safety, bring in millions from 52,000 tickets
Police Tech Giant Axon Is Concealing Its Political Spending
Districts nationwide continue to face school bus driver shortages
School Bus Drivers Make School Possible. They Deserve Better.
Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Puts Safety First, Finalizes Rule to Stop Unqualified Foreign Drivers from Driving Big Rigs on American Roadways
Trump anti-migrant agenda costs bus, subway drivers and truckers jobs

LISTEN: sweet talk by nomi.

In episode 2065, Jack and Miles are joined by author of <a href="https://geni.us/cryformeargentina?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaeneT4lmyUndl2fXVw2jP2vysnh1Vxzt3lE1PCpafZghp6AvYIGKIK2rVYKDA_aem_VAyqiq0uGmbc5pO_Lslyjw">Cry For Me, Argentina: My Life As A Failed Child Star</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tamarayajia/?hl=en">Tamara Yajia</a>, to discuss&hellip; Now That The Brand Is In Freefall Grifters Are Grifting Harder, DNC Finally Releases The 2024 Post Mortem&hellip;They Are Cooked, Shotgun-Wielding Dog Injures Woman In Nebraska, School Buses Are Being Turned Into AI-Powered Narcmobiles and more!
<ol>
<li><a href="https://x.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/2058671727568130465">Megyn Kelly: &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t expect the corruption to be quite as widespread as it has been."</a></li>
<li><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/210784/dnc-2024-autopsy">DNC&rsquo;s 2024 Autopsy Is Out&mdash;and It Completely Misses the Point</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/26/dog-shotgun-nebraska-convenience-store">Dog shoots woman with shotgun at Nebraska convenience store</a></li>
<li><a href="https://6abc.com/post/pennsylvania-man-says-he-was-shot-dog/18148682/">Pennsylvania man says he was shot by his dog</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/10/27/a-dog-shoots-a-person-almost-every-year-in-america/">In the past five years, at least six Americans have been shot by dogs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.404media.co/buspatrol-put-ai-cameras-in-tens-of-thousands-of-school-buses-now-they-want-to-give-cops-access/">&lsquo;BusPatrol&rsquo; Put AI Cameras in Tens of Thousands of School Buses. Now They Want to Give Cops Access</a></li>
<li><a href="https://buspatrol.com/">BusPatrol.com</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/buffalo-school-bus-stop-arm-cameras-generate-millions-from-more-than-52-000-tickets#google_vignette">Buffalo school bus stop-arm cameras boost safety, bring in millions from 52,000 tickets</a></li>
<li><a href="https://jacobin.com/2026/03/axon-surveillance-transparency-ice-trump">Police Tech Giant Axon Is Concealing Its Political Spending</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.kimt.com/news/districts-nationwide-continue-to-face-school-bus-driver-shortages/article_4b208815-01a8-5764-b9dc-746e9a867627.html">Districts nationwide continue to face school bus driver shortages</a></li>
<li><a href="https://jacobin.com/2022/02/k12-transporation-worker-shortage-pay-hours-covid">School Bus Drivers Make School Possible. They Deserve Better.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-puts-safety-first-finalizes-rule-stop">Trump&rsquo;s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Puts Safety First, Finalizes Rule to Stop Unqualified Foreign Drivers from Driving Big Rigs on American Roadways</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/trump-anti-migrant-agenda-costs-bus-subway-drivers-and-truckers-jobs/">Trump anti-migrant agenda costs bus, subway drivers and truckers jobs</a></li>
</ol>
LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/5stCKPzR4uSF3Sr5aJS60Y">sweet talk by nomi.</a>

DNC Smoke Bomb, K-9mm 05.28.26

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