Unf*cking The Republic Show Notes [August 2025]
Max and 99 are back at it for another edition of Show Notes! They cover a few trending headlines plus Trump Stablecoin ep. feedback, and have an unnecessarily long conversation about soap. Enjoy!
Chapters
Intro: 00:00:20
Headlines: 00:12:14
Episode Feedback: 00:51:32
Memberships: 01:25:42
Outro: 01:30:12
Headlines
New York Times: Cracker Barrel’s New Modern Logo and Aesthetic Become a Political Rorschach Test
The Guardian: Target CEO steps down as company faces weak sales and customer boycott
The Guardian: CEO-to-worker pay gap surges to 632 to 1 at US’s lowest-paying large firms, study shows
USA Today: Eric Adams adviser accused of bribery after giving reporter cash inside potato chip bag
New York Times: Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle
Resources
The Bulwark: Is Tim Miller closer to endorsing Zohran Mamdani than Hakeem Jeffries is?
Petition: Stop Trump's USD1 Stablecoin
Video, Max for MTN: Trump’s SHADOW CRYPTO Network is WORSE Than You Think
Video: Trump's Crypto Scheme MUST Be Stopped
Episode: Trump is Looting the Treasury.
Congress: S.394 - GENIUS Act of 2025
Congress: H.R.3633 - Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025
Congress: H.R.1919 - Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act
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