Max and 99 are back for another round of Omnibus. They hit headlines on the Paramount-Warner merger as a preview of what oligarchs do when anyone tries to govern them, plastic fusing with coral reefs in a new phenomenon researchers are calling “plasticoral,” and rapid third-country deportations getting the Supreme Court’s temporary blessing. Then they tackle listener emails on whether this era is an aberration or just capitalism unmasked, DSA overreach and the pace of the left, and the real arguments against raising corporate taxes.

Chapters

Intro: 00:01:02

Headlines: 00:24:06

Emails: 00:34:33

Memberships: 00:55:30

Outro: 00:56:19

Resources

The New York Times: Supreme Court Allows Rapid Third-Country Deportations, for Now

Big by Matt Stoller: Paramount-WB Isn’t Just a Loss, It’s a Prelude

Wired: Plastic Is Melting Onto Corals

Instagram: Hermit Crab Conservation Project

UNFTR Resources

Episode: The Montreal Protocol.

Video: How AI Debt Could Blow Up Private Credit.

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