Let's see what' topics we came up with this week.  Some politics, some science, some tech, and some National Guard.Hosted by: - Jesse Fries - Jamon FriesSupport our show. https://mindlessmeanderings.com(00:00:21) Holiday kickoff, beers, and new tech setup(00:04:26) Show logistics, mics, and settling in(00:04:30) Bernie, single-issue bills, and legislative bloat(00:08:09) Budget votes, plain-English laws, and process fixes(00:08:33) Supreme Court debate: Guard vs. regular forces(00:15:04) National Guard, posse comitatus, and federal authority(00:20:03) Trump, naming rights, and the Kennedy Center flap(00:22:21) Filibuster, Obamacare history, and governing speed(00:29:59) Epstein files: redactions, proof, and partisanship(00:30:01) Offshore wind, radar interference, and security(00:31:47) Nigeria airstrikes and views from the diaspora(00:33:22) State politics: Minnesota fraud talk and Boston missteps(00:36:01) Work requirements, welfare, and social expectations(00:37:17) New Jerseys reusable-only dine-in rule(00:39:02) Chopsticks, dining out, and local food scenes(00:42:21) Delivery apps, late-night markups, and fees(00:45:27) Legal corner: shaken baby prosecutions revisited(00:47:33) Parental notification, teachers, and mandatory reporting(00:51:02) Border Patrol hiring and identity politics(00:54:57) Licenses, visas, and corporate immigration memos(01:01:14) Grand jury declines indictment in campus defense case(01:03:13) Chiefs to Kansas: stadium subsidies and civic costs(01:07:14) Hockey nostalgia, Dallas Stars, and Minnesota lore(01:13:11) EU vs. US speech norms and internet walls(01:32:19) Housekeeping aside and onward to business tech(01:33:24) Browsers, AI backlash, and Firefox kill switch(01:36:10) Waymo outage: blackout stalls self-driving fleet(01:40:32) Studies: garlic mouthwash and Alzheimers energy angle(01:46:13) Why AI lacks consciousness: always-on brains(01:49:00) Vitamin C vs. air pollution and two big duh studies(01:51:52) Gambling spikes with apps; surgery beats Ozempic(01:55:02) Podcasts while driving and audiobook pitfalls(01:58:01) Science: malnutrition-linked diabetes and lunar records(02:02:31) Closing rant: NYFD pick controversy and sign-off