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Omnibus (5-9-26).
Description
Max and 99 are back for another episode of Omnibus. They hit headlines on vitamin K refusal, abortion pill access hanging by a thread, Germany asking Israel for jet fuel, and a robotic companion with AI surveillance built in, then tackle listener emails on deflation, data center slowdowns, and book recommendations. They rank their Top 5 brands to support and close with some light bullshit. Enjoy!
Chapters
Intro: 00:00:08
Headlines: 00:05:49
Emails: 00:30:48
Top 5: 01:09:33
Beyond the Bullshit: 01:22:49
Memberships: 01:25:52
Outro: 01:26:35
Resources
ProPublica: Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
Mother Jones: Supreme Court Reinstates Access to Abortion Pills—For Now
OilPrice.com: Germany Seeks Israeli Jet Fuel As Hormuz Disruptions Cripple Airlines
The Verge: The creator of Roomba is back with a furry robot companion
Book Love
Samuel Farber: Before Stalinism: The Rise and Fall of Soviet Democracy
Paul Kriwaczek: Yiddish Civilisation: The Rise and Fall of a Forgotten Nation
Naomi Klein: No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need
Rachel Cockerell: Melting Point: Family, Memory, and the Search for a Promised Land
Cory Doctorow: Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It
Peter Joseph: The New Human Rights Movement: Reinventing the Economy to End Oppression
Clara E. Mattei: Escape from Capitalism: An Intervention
Howard Zinn: A People’s History of the United States
Daniella Mestyanek + Amy Reed: Young: The Culting of America: What Makes a Cult and Why We Love Them
Yuyi Morales: Dreamers
Michael Hudson: J Is for Junk Economics: A Guide to Reality in an Age of Deception
David Graeber: Debt: The First 5,000 Years
Stephanie Kelton: The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People’s Economy
David Graeber: Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
Astra Taylor + Naomi Klein: End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
Top 5