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Max and 99 are back at it for another edition of Show Notes! They cover a few trending headlines plus Trump Stablecoin ep. feedback, and have an unnecessarily long conversation about soap. Enjoy!

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:20

Headlines: 00:12:14

Episode Feedback: 00:51:32

Memberships: 01:25:42

Outro: 01:30:12

Headlines

New York Times: Cracker Barrel’s New Modern Logo and Aesthetic Become a Political Rorschach Test

The Guardian: Target CEO steps down as company faces weak sales and customer boycott

CNBC: Former Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon questions stock drop: ‘It was about as good of a quarter as any retailer could have in any environment’

The Guardian: CEO-to-worker pay gap surges to 632 to 1 at US’s lowest-paying large firms, study shows

USA Today: Eric Adams adviser accused of bribery after giving reporter cash inside potato chip bag

New York Times: Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle

Resources

UNFTR Resources Environment

The Bulwark: Is Tim Miller closer to endorsing Zohran Mamdani than Hakeem Jeffries is?

Petition: Stop Trump's USD1 Stablecoin

Video, Max for MTN: Trump’s SHADOW CRYPTO Network is WORSE Than You Think

Video: Trump's Crypto Scheme MUST Be Stopped

Episode: Trump is Looting the Treasury.

Congress: S.394 - GENIUS Act of 2025

Congress: H.R.3633 - Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025

Congress: H.R.1919 - Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act

Molly White Citation Needed

Molly White on Bluesky

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Max and 99 are back at it for another edition of Show Notes! They cover a few trending headlines plus Trump Stablecoin ep. feedback, and have an unnecessarily long conversation about soap. Enjoy!
Chapters
Intro: 00:00:20
Headlines: 00:12:14
Episode Feedback: 00:51:32
Memberships: 01:25:42
Outro: 01:30:12
Headlines
New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/business/cracker-barrel-rebrand-logo.html">Cracker Barrel&rsquo;s New Modern Logo and Aesthetic Become a Political Rorschach Test</a>
The Guardian: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/aug/20/target-ceo-steps-down">Target CEO steps down as company faces weak sales and customer boycott</a>
CNBC: <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/21/walmarts-drop-after-earnings-is-strange-fmr-us-ceo-bill-simon.html">Former Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon questions stock drop: &lsquo;It was about as good of a quarter as any retailer could have in any environment&rsquo;</a>
The Guardian: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/21/ceo-worker-salaries">CEO-to-worker pay gap surges to 632 to 1 at US&rsquo;s lowest-paying large firms, study shows</a>
USA Today: <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/21/eric-adams-winnie-greco-potato-chip-money-bribe/85758077007/">Eric Adams adviser accused of bribery after giving reporter cash inside potato chip bag</a>
New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/technology/coding-ai-jobs-students.html">Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle</a>
Resources
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/resources">UNFTR Resources Environment</a>
The Bulwark: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8DCWrABDAk">Is Tim Miller closer to endorsing Zohran Mamdani than Hakeem Jeffries is?</a>
Petition: <a href="https://www.change.org/p/stop-trump-s-usd1-stablecoin">Stop Trump's USD1 Stablecoin</a>
Video, Max for MTN: <a href="https://youtu.be/MgADgDLmKTI">Trump&rsquo;s SHADOW CRYPTO Network is WORSE Than You Think</a>
Video: <a href="https://youtu.be/i4fG6o2VLfA">Trump's Crypto Scheme MUST Be Stopped</a>
Episode: <a href="https://www.unftr.com/blog/trump-is-looting-the-treasury">Trump is Looting the Treasury.</a>
Congress: <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/394/cosponsors">S.394 - GENIUS Act of 2025</a>
Congress: <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3633">H.R.3633 - Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025</a>
Congress: <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1919">H.R.1919 - Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act</a>
<a href="https://www.citationneeded.news/">Molly White Citation Needed</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/molly.wiki">Molly White on Bluesky</a>
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