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Equality for everyone.
No matter how stupid they are or how much better I am than they are.
People say I'm crazy for believing this.
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Maybe a shower storm later highs in the upper 70s.
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We'll have a couple of guests in studio.
So we said goodbye to summer, didn't we?
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And the Packers lost over the weekend, so did the Badgers.
But the Brewers, they clinched the National League
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So Texas.
I
What do you make of this?
Good morning.
You know, this is one in the long line of what Kennedy does really well.
He reprises this playbook of taking half trutes.
or low quality data claiming that others are hiding information and then committing precious resources in this faux attempt at transparency.
He's done it with fluoride.
He's done it with a measles vaccine.
He's done with the COVID vaccine.
Now he's doing it with Tylenol in the prenatal period, which, by the way, is important for women dealing with pain, pregnancy-related pain.
This is not a small issue.
And so let's get to the data here for all your viewers.
Is there a link between Tylenol use in the prenatal period and the rise of autism that we're seeing across the country?
The answer is, but 20 years ago, there were some studies that were not well designed that
It did show a link between Tylenol use in the prenatal period and a very small risk of the development of, say, ADHD in children in mothers that use Tylenol.
or autism.
So there was a link, a small link that was detected.
What's happened over the last 20 years, we've gotten smarter, science has changed, we have better research.
And so Mika, the new research has done something very different.
What we know about autism is that what are true risk factors for autism are environmental risk factors like exposure to air pollution, genetic risk factors, maternal health, age of the parents at
pregnancy.
We know these are all very familial genetic risk factors drive these increases in autism.
That is for sure.
So what did this new research do?
This new research took that into account.
And there was a large study published just a few years ago, looked at 25 years worth of data in Sweden.
And what did it specifically do?
It looked at siblings.
And it looked at a sibling, say a brother that was exposed to Tylenol in the prenatal period.
And it compared it to, say, a sibling.
Same family, not exposed to Tylenol was a so-called sibling controlled analysis.
Hundreds of thousands of data points, ultimately 2.5 million children were studied over 25 years.
What did that show, Mika?
No link between autism and prenatal expression to Tylenol.
So the best quality data shows no link.
He's looking at poor data and he's making a mountain out of a mole.
So no need to catch that.
the press conference press conference yeah okay so that's it final word on that uh yeah and he does rfk junior uses a lot of the old studies and he keeps constantly trying to prove them correct and they aren't they haven't been and technology has changed since you know
20, 30 years ago, uh, when, uh, when RFK junior was putting all this stuff together, remember, he was on air America for a while.
He was talking about his sad noise.
And now, you know, he's still beating that same drum.
And, uh, you know, times have changed, uh, medical, uh, testing has changed.
The
Now let's get to something so wild and wacky that I just have to play this for you.
This is Steven Miller.
Uh, this is a rant that if.
You know we've been accused of being the murder party You know we keep saying things that make people want to go out and shoot the left the right, right?
I mean we are we are constantly trying to get people shot killed like Charlie Kirk because of our language what we say has an effect it has an outcome and
That outcome is, you know, the right wing getting killed.
So Stephen Miller, he was at the memorial.
He was at the memorial.
This is a speech that he gave at the memorial, you know, and all a dangerous speech coming from the left.
Well, let's listen to Stephen Miller.
We will defeat the dark.
We will prevail over the forces of wickedness and evil.
They cannot imagine what they have awakened.
They cannot conceive.
of the army that they have arisen in all of us.
Because we stand for what is good, what is virtuous, what is noble.
And to those trying to incite violence against us, those trying to foment hatred against us, what do you have?
You have nothing.
You are nothing.
You are wickedness.
You are jealousy.
You are envy.
You are hatred.
You are nothing.
build nothing.
You can produce nothing.
You can create nothing.
We are the ones who build.
We are the ones who create.
We are the ones who lift up humanity.
You thought you could kill Charlie Kirk?
You have made him immortal.
You have immortalized Charlie Kirk.
And now millions will carry on his legacy.
And we will devote the rest of our lives to finishing the causes for which Charlie gave his last measure of devotion.
You cannot defeat us.
You cannot slow us.
You cannot stop us.
You cannot deter us.
We will carry Charlie and Erika in our heart every single day and fight that much harder because of what you did to us.
You have no idea victims the dragon you have awakened you have no idea How determined we will be to save this civilization to save the West to save this Republic
Well, I can't wait for him to save it from themselves Yeah, that is one of the most shocking unsettling speeches
I've heard in a long time, Stephen Miller, and that's kind of his specialty.
Unsettling and bizarre.
But the thing is, this truly is the thought process from the megas.
This is how they think.
And this is the stuff that they take away from these events.
And now we have to deal with that.
And I think this is a declaration of war, essentially.
I mean, you know, they have to do away with us.
I grew up in Wisconsin all my life.
I knew this country as what it was and what it could be, and all of a sudden I'm finding out that I'm just on the wrong track, I guess, somewhere along the way.
It's unsettling to hear somebody make these kinds of declarations in public, especially at a memorial, where Charlie Kirk basically wanted to have a discussion.
He didn't really have a lot of respect for his opponents, but he did want to have that discussion.
I understand that.
And these guys don't want any discussion.
They want to bulldoze over the rest of the country because they are the good ones.
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Checking our poll numbers here.
You're planning to cut the cable cord to protest the networks bowing to the Trump administration.
25% say yes temporarily, 50% say still using streaming services, but yes.
And 25% say, no, it cuts too many people working at the networks who had nothing to do with the company decisions.
And 0% for, no, I support Donald Trump's efforts to clean up late night tones.
That's surprising.
Good morning, Brittany.
Good morning, guys.
How's it going?
you?
I'm doing good.
pretty good.
Dark cloudy.
It was downpouring here earlier.
We
up a good half an inch of rainfall really pretty rapidly Some places in the state getting near to two inches and now it looks like you've got a little storm north of you severe thunderstorm the only one in the state right now really headed towards Motson and Reedsburg area Heavy rain, maybe some gusty winds with that Hopefully it'll die out before it heads towards the Madison area, but expect rain today
almost feel like it's more spring.
It's got flowers on it, but it is long sleeve kind of turtleneck.
humid out here.
Around this yeah.
week was that front drop south?
We're gonna see those showers and storms probably again early this evening continuing through tonight probably tomorrow morning and maybe a few scattered showers on and off tomorrow before you dry things out and then those temperatures moderate out so high today still hitting about 80 then we'll fall to the mid 70s for tomorrow and into the week and it's rather dry actually all the way into like October it looks like so
Yes.
Perfect for fall colors.
You're welcome.
You guys have a good day.
The Department of Justice is also investigating networks of radical left maniacs who fund organized fuel and perpetrate political violence and we think we know who many of them are.
But law enforcement can only be the beginning of our response to Charlie's murder.
Over the last 11 days we have heard stories of
Commentators influences and others in our society who greeted his assassination with sick approval Excuses or even jubilation you've heard that so if I couldn't believe it Some of the
very same
you a hater for using the wrong pronoun were filled with glee at the killing of a father with two beautiful young children.
And the same commentators who this week are screaming fascism over a canceled late night TV show where the anchor had no talent.
Last week we're implying that Charlie Kirk deserved what happened to him
We've turned that corner
very tragically
atrocities of this kind and kind that we saw in Utah of all places are the eventual consequence of that kind of thinking.
If speech is violence, then some are bound to conclude that violence is justified to stop speech.
And we're not going to let that be justified.
Okay,
Swing
It is 735, seeing a little bit of sunshine in between the clouds out there, a little bit of patchy fog, highs today in the upper 70s, maybe a couple of showers along the way.
Right now, 60 degrees.
Time for us to welcome in Libby and Kristen from the Vegan Fest that's coming up in Madison.
Good morning to both of you.
Good morning.
Thanks for having us.
We've heard so much about it over the many years.
I mean, this is Madison, Vegan Fest, you know, everybody goes out to it.
So what's on the calendar for Vegan Fest this year?
And that's by the way going on October 4th from 11 a.m.
till 5 p.m.
at Lonnie Lake Park.
Okay, where is Lundy Lake Park?
I don't know
Okay,
it's beautiful.
Yeah, we're really excited.
We'll have around 15 vegan food vendors some local Names you might recognize Salvatore's Mischke and they'll and then some
People will be welcoming in from Milwaukee and Chicago.
And they'll all be offering vegan options.
And all savory comfort foods, all the way to sweet treats.
So that's pretty exciting.
We'll also have approximately 35 exhibitors ranging from animal sanctuaries and other nonprofit organizations, all the way to shops and businesses who will be selling vegan goods.
We'll also have some live music and three inspiring speakers talking about very different topics with Q&As after to answer any questions you might have.
So it's just a really fun welcoming environment.
Whether you're vegan or not, there's something for everybody to enjoy.
Yeah, it's just a really fun day.
We definitely want to thank...
some sponsors.
Yes.
You know, we have amazing sponsors, specifically WMDX.
Oh.
Thank you for
welcome.
And the quirky dove, two of our top sponsors who we just really wanted to thank for the support.
I'd have to say the lines are probably majority for the food.
I mean, as Kristen mentioned, there's a lot of other things there, like exhibitors, crafts, animal sanctuary, stuff like that, but the food is a really big attraction for people.
very quickly
right yeah yeah and I think funny that you mentioned fried vegetables I would say majority of it is not
vegetables.
You know, it's all plant-based.
Plant-based.
Oh,
replacement foods, right?
Yeah, exactly.
A lot of the comfort foods are going to be like tofu, seitan, other meat alternatives, stuff like that.
But yeah, I would say...
Honestly, as far as being fried or not, you might find some fried, some not.
Okay.
Pizza, Peruvian food.
Sure.
nachos, stuff like that.
All right, I stand
Yeah, correct, yes.
We have two musical acts who will be, I think, playing a variety of different music, so a little something for everyone there.
Yeah, so Michelle Stam is a plant-based health coach and physical therapist So she'll be sharing how eating more plants a plant-based diet can be doable delicious and fun and just making it realistic Madeleine Krasno
used to work in a primate lab, so she'll be talking about her experience there and how that sort of shaped her professional life and personal life.
And Erin Yermel is a philosopher and educator.
He'll be talking about how to have better conversations about veganism and having those conversations when people disagree.
No, free.
Yes, family friendly.
Yes.
We are going to have kind of a kids corner.
So there'll be bubbles, some coloring sheets.
I think we've got some temporary tattoos, maybe.
Things to keep them busy while you enjoy some good food and walk around and take a
MadisonVeganFest.org.
Yeah, Lonnie Lake Farm Park.
of
right?
Yeah.
And I think we try to attract.
a lot of non-vegans, because I think there are perceptions out there about what a vegan diet is, but you might be surprised.
of the food,
Check it
Thank you.
We appreciate it.
All right.
Well, you know, I thought, you know, Kimmel's been in the news recently, of course, and he has done a number of
Features where he's put clips together historical clips that make a major point Yes, all right, and this is a major point about immigration.
I thought we'd play this I thought this was exceptional what it does is it features presidents from like 1950 and on and They're positive Talk about immigration except for our current president.
Hmm.
So let's listen to something Kimmel put together a while back
all right oh um well we'll stand by for that that's right as Dominic
I thought the idea was to make America great.
This is not great.
Try to act like a president for once.
And in case you don't know,
What that looks like, maybe this will help, because it looks like this.
We are one and all immigrants for the sons and daughters.
We are the
descendants of 40 million people who left other countries to make a new opportunity for themselves and their children.
The lamp of this grand old lady is brighter today, and the golden door that she guards gleams more brilliantly in the light.
of an increased liberty for the people from all countries.
I'm convinced that the vast majority of Americans today want these people to have another opportunity.
I was in the party to welcome generations of immigrants.
If we ever closed the door to new Americans, our leadership in the world would soon be lost.
Immigration is not just a link.
to America's past.
It's also a bridge to America's future.
This is one country.
We like our diversity.
We are proud of it.
Amid all the complications of policy, may we never forget that immigration is a blessing and a strength.
These people, our neighbors, our classmates, our friends, they did not come here in search of a free ride or an easy life.
They came to work.
We don't demonize
immigrants.
We don't single them out for attacks.
We don't believe they're poisoning the blood of the country.
We're a nation of immigrants and that's why we're so damn strong.
They're eating
But
It has nothing to do with the networks themselves.
They can put these clips together, but they're not lying by putting the actual audio of these presidents together.
But, you know, that's immigration.
That was immigration before.
Immigration is a little bit different today.
Now, President Trump is rolling out the welcome mat for Russian oligarchs, according to Dick Durbin.
Right and cartel bosses with their own immigration gold card.
See now immigration has changed And Trump has put his own little spin on this today.
We are proud to announce this is Trump now the Trump gold card The card will be available for one million dollars What individuals do we have the clip there the one one million dollar clip?
Dr. Evil
Okay.
Got it.
Let's play the Dr. Evil clip here.
It's perfect.
One million dollars.
Well, don't you think we should maybe ask for more than a million dollars?
A million dollars isn't exactly a lot of money
these
days.
Okay then.
One hundred billion dollars.
Okay, so again this is from TruthSocial.
This is Trump.
Today we are proud to announce the Trump gold card.
The card will be available for $1,000,000 for individuals and $2,000,000 for corporations.
For far too long we have had millions of illegal aliens pouring into our country and our immigration system has been broken.
It is beyond time that the American people and American taxpayers are benefiting from our legal immigration system.
We anticipate the Trump gold card
will generate well over $100 billion.
There's the number that Dr. Evil came up with finally.
This money will be used for reducing taxes, pro-growth projects, and pained on our debt.
Buy the Trump Gold Card now.
So if you just happen to have a million dollars or if you're a corporation, $2 million, it's not a bad deal after all.
Why not?
When you think about it, you know?
It's a good deal.
The Trump Gold Card.
Nice way to
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Well, come on.
What are you talking about?
We've got happy news for you.
We've got Catherine Lake in the studio too.
Good morning, Catherine.
But before we get to the happy news, Catherine seems really depressed about something.
So let's get
to that.
No, I'm not depressed.
I'm disappointed.
You know, vegan, veganism.
It's, it's tricky.
But your, your handling of them reminded me when I first went to my mother-in-law's
I went to my mother-in-law's house and I'm just dating, just dating the guy, right?
My ex-husband.
And they hear I'm a vegetarian because I was a vegetarian when I met him.
Not a vegan, but a vegetarian.
And what they did was they offered me iceberg lettuce and carrots because they did not know.
what a vegetarian was.
So they had vegetables in their fridge, I guess, and get some peppers for you too.
Sure.
you asked, is it all fried?
Because that's the only way you can quickly cook vegetable.
Did you forget?
What, what, what eating vegetables
vegetables?
Oh my God.
Tofu, meat substitutes.
It's a whole thing that's happened in the last 25
Yes, yes, you do.
But it's not just iceberg lettuce and carrots and vegetables and a stir fry.
For God's sake.
it.
God.
Help me, somebody else is a vegan in this city and knows that as a whole delightful, go to vegan fest please.
Go to vegan fest and taste the world.
You let those women get out of here without making the argument for vegetarianism.
You didn't even push back, you're like.
I mean, you should have asked them
it.
Yes, make the make the case Why should I care because clearly I don't what's what I want to hear out of your mouth?
Well, we
No, you've got other things on your agenda because the world is
collapsing around us.
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This is so out of character for
can't even pull
blaming me for this segment.
Oh, no.
We're not going to hear him talk.
Diligent barber may have saved boys life after spotting cancerous lump on his neck.
See, that's a good news item right there.
You know, that's an alert barber.
Boston opened a series of affordable housing developments to top city's public libraries.
How about that?
I was just gonna say, yeah, that's what I was gonna talk about.
How was that soccer game?
It was great.
We won.
I was in enemy territory, because I am from Chicago.
It was an enemy territory, but we won.
My brother and I were freaking out, and everyone around us hated us, but it was a great weekend.
It was a great weekend.
Wonderful.
It was good news.
Well, that's great.
Good news.
I've
teen rescues baby beaver from River Rapids Such a Canadian thing to do Aboriginal elders lead prescribed burn and rare orchids what?
And groundbreaking NASA discovery, closest we've ever come to finding life on Mars.
That's fascinating.
Now, if you come close to finding life on Mars, does that mean anything?
Wow,
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