Show Notes
Well, dear listeners, here we go again. Like a brainless zombie emerging from the grave, a long-dead statue of Christopher Columbus has lurched back to life in order to reign terror on Washington DC. And as his statue’s reanimated corpse claws its way up from the depths, it pauses momentarily to once again draw breath and utter… “It’s a Me, Christopher Columbus!” If you don’t know what I am referring to, dear listener, allow me to elucidate. On March 22, 2026, the Trump administration install...
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