Today's episode kicks off with a drizzle-laden weather update before diving into a text-to-win contest for Brewers tickets. The conversation takes a serious turn with a deep dive into Palantir—an ominous data mining operation linked to the Trump administration and the military-industrial complex. John and Gordy discuss the unsettling implications of Palantir's data control over government agencies. Switching gears, they talk Florida's school vouchers being used for Disney Park tickets. Mike McCabe joins to discuss the evolution of news consumption from hefty newspapers to tweets, and the cultural shift in how we process information. Finally, the crew pokes fun at Trump’s attention span with the idea of turning intelligence briefings into Fox News-style broadcasts.

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