Intro

Headlines

Emails

Beyond the Bullshit

Memberships

Outro

Max and 99 are back for another round of Omnibus. They hit headlines on the Trump administration restricting visas for foreign journalists, tribes suing to block the gutting of the Endangered Species Act, SpaceX’s massive share unlock, and a defense of reading books in an era of mass literary abandonment. Then they tackle listener emails on coordinating progressive media against AIPAC, whether MMT is 1920s Germany, and some episode clarifications.

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:18

Headlines: 00:15:14

Emails: 00:44:38

Beyond the Bullshit: 00:59:42

Memberships: 01:16:15

Outro: 01:17:08

Resources

The New York Times: The Maduro Case May Be About to Take a Hairpin Turn

Politico: Taylor Farms still tied to cyclospora outbreak despite ‘false positive,’ FDA says

Mother Jones: Tribes and Environmental Groups Sue to Block Trump’s Gutting of the Endangered Species Act

Reporters without Borders: US imposes sweeping visa restrictions on foreign journalists, hindering global coverage of American affairs

TIME: In Defense of Reading Books

Bloomberg: SpaceX’s Great Unlocking Begins With $116 Billion Share Release

Book Love

David Peter Stroh: Systems Thinking For Social Change: A Practical Guide to Solving Complex Problems, Avoiding Unintended Consequences, and Achieving Lasting Results

Marie Arana: Bolivar: American Liberator

UNFTR Resources

Video: Trump Is a Useful Idiot for the People Behind the Scenes

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Max and 99 are back for another round of Omnibus. They hit headlines on the Trump administration restricting visas for foreign journalists, tribes suing to block the gutting of the Endangered Species Act, SpaceX&rsquo;s massive share unlock, and a defense of reading books in an era of mass literary abandonment. Then they tackle listener emails on coordinating progressive media against AIPAC, whether MMT is 1920s Germany, and some episode clarifications.
Chapters
Intro: 00:00:18
Headlines: 00:15:14
Emails: 00:44:38
Beyond the Bullshit: 00:59:42
Memberships: 01:16:15
Outro: 01:17:08
Resources
The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/opinion/nicolas-maduro-court-extradition.html">The Maduro Case May Be About to Take a Hairpin Turn</a>
Politico: <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/20/fda-cyclosporiasis-lettuce-test-01004839">Taylor Farms still tied to cyclospora outbreak despite &lsquo;false positive,&rsquo; FDA says</a>
Mother Jones: <a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/tribes-and-environmental-groups-sue-to-block-trumps-gutting-of-the-endangered-species-act/">Tribes and Environmental Groups Sue to Block Trump&rsquo;s Gutting of the Endangered Species Act</a>
Reporters without Borders: <a href="https://rsf.org/en/us-imposes-sweeping-visa-restrictions-foreign-journalists-hindering-global-coverage-american">US imposes sweeping visa restrictions on foreign journalists, hindering global coverage of American affairs</a>
TIME: <a href="https://time.com/article/2026/07/14/in-defense-of-reading-books/">In Defense of Reading Books</a>
Bloomberg: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-21/spacex-s-great-unlocking-begins-with-116-billion-share-release">SpaceX&rsquo;s Great Unlocking Begins With $116 Billion Share Release</a>
Book Love
David Peter Stroh: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781603585804">Systems Thinking For Social Change: A Practical Guide to Solving Complex Problems, Avoiding Unintended Consequences, and Achieving Lasting Results</a>
Marie Arana: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781439110201">Bolivar: American Liberator</a>
UNFTR Resources
Video: <a href="https://youtu.be/HTciDEqUlUU">Trump Is a Useful Idiot for the People Behind the Scenes</a>
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