Intro

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Beyond the Bullshit

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Outro

Max and 99 are back for another Omnibus. They hit headlines on Tether, the $200 billion crypto company nobody can see inside, and a food safety traceability rule that’s stalled for 15 years. Then they tackle listener emails on Flock cameras doing far more than license plate reading, whether the broligarchy can dump the economic damage on the next Democratic president, and what happens to the dollar if it loses reserve currency status. Enjoy!

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:19

Headlines: 00:16:07

Emails: 00:36:11

Beyond the Bullshit: 01:10:54

Memberships: 01:13:51

Outro: 01:14:13

Resources

Arizona Sky: China Crisis

The Guardian: US law to investigate foodborne illness outbreaks has been delayed for 15 years

ICIJ: The $200 billion company you can’t look inside

Scientific American: Major COVID study that fueled vaccine skepticism retracted over ‘misinformation’

Book Love

Michael Grunwald: The New New Deal: The Hidden Story of Change in the Obama Era

Michael Grunwald: We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate

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Max and 99 are back for another Omnibus. They hit headlines on Tether, the $200 billion crypto company nobody can see inside, and a food safety traceability rule that&rsquo;s stalled for 15 years. Then they tackle listener emails on Flock cameras doing far more than license plate reading, whether the broligarchy can dump the economic damage on the next Democratic president, and what happens to the dollar if it loses reserve currency status. Enjoy!
Chapters
Intro: 00:00:19
Headlines: 00:16:07
Emails: 00:36:11
Beyond the Bullshit: 01:10:54
Memberships: 01:13:51
Outro: 01:14:13
Resources
Arizona Sky: <a href="https://youtu.be/qscYJ5jAbPQ">China Crisis</a>
The Guardian: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/16/us-law-foodborne-illness-delay">US law to investigate foodborne illness outbreaks has been delayed for 15 years</a>
ICIJ: <a href="https://www.icij.org/investigations/coin-laundry/the-200-billion-company-you-cant-look-inside/">The $200 billion company you can&rsquo;t look inside</a>
Scientific American: <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/major-covid-study-that-fueled-vaccine-skepticism-retracted-over-misinformation/">Major COVID study that fueled vaccine skepticism retracted over &lsquo;misinformation&rsquo;</a>
Book Love
Michael Grunwald: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781451642339">The New New Deal: The Hidden Story of Change in the Obama Era</a>
Michael Grunwald: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781982160074">We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate</a>
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