Listen to two middle aged Xers. One a former Truck Driver, and the other an over educated guy with four degrees.Hosted by: - Jesse Fries - Jamon FriesSupport our show. https://mindlessmeanderings.com(00:00:20) Opening banter: "six seven" meme and introductions(00:03:18) Government shutdown: impact, automation, parks, and politics(00:12:45) Taxes, tariffs, and the growth of government(00:12:46) Ted Cruz, anti-doxxing bill, and data broker debate(00:20:08) TSA/Air Marshals allegedly tracking lawmakers(00:22:36) Washington state’s service sales tax overhaul(00:29:11) Immigration case update and airport mishaps(00:32:09) ADL database removed and extremism labels(00:33:54) Traffic sting: CDL, Real ID oddities, and English rules(00:38:05) Retail rants: Walmart receipts and self-checkout woes(00:45:02) Cultural gaps in schools and youth sports coaching dust-up(00:50:19) Community responses to violence and Christian forgiveness(00:52:02) International: Gaza flotilla, arrests, and terror plots in Europe(00:56:45) Air travel oddities: eating passports and asylum angles(00:57:57) JK Rowling vs. Emma Watson: words and backlash(01:00:59) UK NHS and first-cousin marriage controversy(01:08:24) Value-for-value break and contact info(01:08:26) Walmart reformulates house brands: dyes and sweeteners(01:10:30) Study chat: yogurt, infant sleep, and memory(01:15:00) New parachute tech resists wind drift(01:17:55) Cosmology rethink: do dark matter and energy exist?(01:24:26) Science isn’t “settled”: laws, theories, and questioning(01:26:04) AI actors, unions, and the future of animation(01:31:55) Space booze and sign-off