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something that everybody really really really really really really really cares about and that's
the reflecting pool okay so this thing has been in the news for weeks now and i'm going to give
this administration credit to the point that they're not the only administration that has attempted
to throw money at fixing this damn thing uh the obama administration they i can't substantiate these
claims but it seems like at some point they actually threw like 30 30 to 40 million dollars at it during
his first or second term honestly i can't remember and i don't think there's really much you can do about
the leaks and everything else that the reflecting pool is suffering from but here we are another 14
million dollars spent on this damn thing and now this week we have a dispute that has escalated and
you've you've seen it in the news vandals etc etc former cnn correspondent jim acosta challenged trump's
claims that vandals had slashed the pool's new liner because there's absolutely no proof whatsoever
that anybody has vandalized the reflecting pool in a video from the national mall acosta said he found
no evidence of the alleged cuts he pointed to what he described as peeling paint and signs of
poor workmanship whereas trump has maintained that the damage was caused by vandals claiming multiple
suspects have been arrested or are currently under investigation and even going so far as alleging
one had ties to democratic fundraising of course i'm right there with acosta those claims are false
there's no evidence to back anything that trump is saying up which is par for the course honestly
of course the white house uh come out swinging through their rapid response account on social media
calling acosta quote one of the dumbest individuals to have ever existed in quote
and telling him to quote seek professional help in quote and of course this exchange continues a long-running
public feud between trump and acosta dates back to trump's first administration
both men frequently criticizes they each other in public statements and on social media and again
this this controversy is all around this 14 million dollar renovation of the reflecting pool
because trump literally drained this he's he was draining the swamp so to speak
he did a no-bid contract with one of his crony buddies
uh green water systems or solutions or some bullshit like that and he wanted it american flag blue
because he wanted he wanted that deep rich blue color to come through the water and we've talked
about this previously i think this week that darker color warms that water up which creates the algae
problem and then they attempted such a boneheaded maneuver of dumping hydrogen peroxide into the
reflective pool hydrogen peroxide is one of the ingredients in paint thinner and granted this is
supposed to be some type of polymer or rubberized coating or something but it seems like i'm i'm not a chemist
i'm not a pool guy but it seems like from all the reporting that them trying to get rid of all of the algae
had the side effect of that coating starting to peel up and as we already know the commander-in-chief
the grifter-in-chief has such a fragile ego that anything that he does can never be wrong
and it's something he learned at an early age never admit you're wrong never admit defeat
cast the blame on somebody else and that's exactly and this humble host opinion and based on all of the
evidence that anybody with two fucking eyes can see is what's happening here because the guy the company
that he got to do this didn't know what the hell they were doing apparently and this thing that's
supposed to be because you know trump's trying to slap his name on everything around washington
this was supposed to be like another tribute to him and his great presidency the greatest president
ever in the united states of america actually he's the worst he's got the lowest poll poll numbers of
any president in history as far as i can remember so the fact that he spearheaded this thing and then it
basically blew back on him and now it literally looks like a swamp it's not his responsibility he didn't do
it it's got to be other people it's those democrats the democrats they hate america and that's not true
one of the people that was arrested and we covered this earlier this week was an olympian who just
reached down and touched it and then he was told by i think park police don't do that and then for some
damn reason they decided they needed to arrest him for quote vandalism he touched the coating that was it
another reporter reached down where the the coating had actually started peeling off the bottom
and touched it and they're trying to claim vandalism they they've even erected fencing around the
reflective pool now if if that doesn't scream draconian dystopian times i i don't know what does
but the the problem is he will not take responsibility for his fuck-ups and this is one of them he keeps
claiming over and over and over and over and his sycophants who don't really need convincing
are already right there with him and anybody that's on the fence if he says it enough times
you're going to be gullible enough to believe it unfortunately because if you were gullible enough
to vote for this asshole in the first place then you're gullible enough to believe him when he says
that the problem with the reflecting pool is vandalism and it has nothing to do with shoddy-ass
construction um painting materials their attempt at getting rid of the algae which is just basic
basic science no it's got to be vandals because there are people in america that hate america and
they don't want anything beautiful and they don't want to celebrate america's 250th birthday and yada yada
yada yada the man needs to understand he fucked up that 14 million dollars that is our 14 million
dollars that 14 million dollars belongs to me but belongs to you and yet he's just up there pissing
it away because he wants something to to something else i guess to mark his his presidency his his reign
or what have you until i mean even reporters asked him where's the evidence and basically he told them
there's plenty of evidence there's video there's photos just talk to the the parks department the
department of interior or whatever none of those agencies will give a single flying fuck to anybody
they will not provide any proof no video no photos nothing that's because there weren't any vandals
and they're trying to point to the people who are making fun of the situation hashtag team algae with
people walking up and down in i think there's one person who's in a frog suit i mean that's hysterical
that is absolutely hysterical but they're not a vandal they're just bringing attention to the lunacy
surrounding this distraction honestly that's what it seems like it is it's just yet another distraction
to distract us the american people from the other crime that this administration has committed and
that is going to war with iran without just cause which has caused severe turmoil in not only the
economy of the united states but the world economy if there's going to be anything to write up about
this man's legacy it's it's going to be how he damn near destroyed america how he damn near destroyed
the world by doing stupid bullshit like going to war with iran or destroying the original agreement
that took years to put together and was working just because it wasn't his deal anything any deal that
predates him the worst deal ever was not good for america he's not a deal maker not at all he's a grifter
he's a con artist and he's a crook he's got 34 felonies to prove that but you know what you can let me know
what you think i know i'm down here in south central georgia which is red country probably trump country
but i'm trying to get you to understand that we can meet in the middle the democrats have their issues
i am not going to lie the democratic party needs to step up and start giving a damn about what's
really going on in this country but if you are a republican and you supported trump you need to back up
and silence the nonsense that's coming from him and really dig into what's happening here
let logic be your guide that's all i'm asking let logic be your guide and if you're getting your
news from fox news and that's your your logical choice then you and i probably cannot have a conversation
simply because everything that fox news feeds you is fake news to the point where it may have a morsel of
truth but they're going to spin it so that it's always against those left lean left-leaning commie
bastards and always for the righteous and the right the republicans that are trying to save america
and another another bone of contention that i have and then we're going to go to break
is the fact that americans a large majority do not understand that communism and socialism are not the
same thing you recently had three people up in new york that are considered democratic socialists
the same as bernie sanders and if you don't understand that there's a difference between true
socialism democratic socialism and uh communism then you need to pick up a fucking book and learn some
stuff because those three things are not the same communism is definitely the worst communism is
russia socialism is a lot of the other european nations like sweden and i believe switzerland and
maybe even new zealand they're socialist slash democratic socialism but anytime anybody utters the word
socialism it's it's been pounded into your head socialism bad socialism wants to take your money and give it to
people who actually don't deserve it and just sit on their ass that's not no that is not what democratic
socialism is and it is definitely not communism but you know what it's easy to conflate all of that
when all you're trying to do is get people nervous scared and upset and it's actually what this administration
tries to do it's what they're doing with the elections if they can so doubt and then when things don't go their way
then they feel like they have a shot to try to reverse things and make it go their way
they claim they want
free and fair elections
unfortunately fair elections only means
when they win if they don't win
then it's rigged
yes just look at it with your own eyes
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all right so
several new georgia laws
are going to take effect this coming july 1st
covering everything from
homeowners associations
to school literacy and pharmacy access
and one of the
most impactful changes
is the new property owners bill of rights
which requires
hoas to register
annually with the state
homeowners
will gain a clearer process
for challenging
hoa actions
and
associations that
fail to register
could lose the ability
to issue fines
or place liens
on properties
side note
i will never ever
knowingly buy a property
that is up under
or has an hoa
i know the idea
of an hoa
has good intentions
but
as with anything
involving humans
they can
degenerate into
something
lesser than what
they were intended to be
especially when you get
someone who is the
hoa president
and
well
they love a little bit of power
and it goes to their head
so
i will never
knowingly
have
a piece of property
that is up under
an hoa
that's just me
when we bought the place
that we were here
that we're at now
20 years ago
that was one of the things
i first asked
i was like
hoa
and they were like
no that's a good
because if there had been one
then
we wouldn't
wouldn't have
bought the property
another major
another major change
is the
georgia
early literacy act
which expands
reading
support in elementary
schools
and provides
literacy coaches
for public schools
serving kindergarten
through third grade
drivers
may also notice
changes around
the school zones
new law updates
the use of
automated speed
enforcement cameras
and gives prosecutors
greater authority
to pursue
civil penalties
for violations
captured on those
cameras
another law
allows pharmacists
who complete
specialized training
they will be
allowed to dispense
HIV prevention
medications
known as
PrEP and PEP
under certain conditions
making access
to those treatments
faster and more
convenient
for patients
and July 1
also marks
the beginning
of Georgia's
new fiscal year
under the state's
2026-27 budget
which funds
the government
operations
education
public services
and other state
programs
until next June
so that's
that's what you got
right there
folks
new laws
here in the
grand old state
of Georgia
moving on
a newly revealed
interior department
memo has
changed how the
national park service
communicates about
deaths and
serious industries
in national parks
under the guidance
park employees
are no longer
authorized
to publicly
confirm
fatalities
or
release
details
about fatal
incidents
instead
referring inquiries
to unspecified
quote
appropriate
authorities
end quote
whatever the hell
that means
and whoever
those appropriate
authorities are
interior officials
say the policy
is intended
to create more
consistent
communications
while ensuring
families are
notified first
and investigations
are not
compromised
while they're
denying claims
that is meant
to conceal
information
with this
administration
it's not hard
to believe
that this is
just to conceal
information
look
I do agree
families should
be notified
first
there's
I can't imagine
anything worse
than watching
something on
television
than realizing
that you had
a family member
that was in
the Grand Canyon
suddenly fell
to their death
and that's how
you found out
about it
was on television
I get that
however
current and
former National
Park Service
employees argue
the policy
could reduce
transparency
and delay
important public
safety warnings
and critics
say timely
disclosure of
fatalities
has traditionally
helped alert
visitors to
dangerous conditions
and so now
they worry
that this new
approach
could prevent
hikers and
tourists from
learning about
hazards
until after
additional
incidents have
already
occurred
basically
if you're
not up
front and
forthcoming
about this
potential
hazard
then more
people can
either get
injured or
killed
that could
have been
saved
if this
information
had been
readily
available
recent deaths
in parks
including
Yosemite
Sequoia
Great Smoky
Mountains
and Oregon
Pipe
Cactus
National
Monument
reportedly
received
little or
no public
notification
from the
department
honestly
I haven't
heard anything
about it
in the
news
and of
course
this
controversy
has renewed
debate over
balancing
privacy and
public safety
in America's
national parks
the interior
department
insists it
will continue
issuing safety
alerts and
updates when
appropriate
but the critics
point to
recent cases
as the
Grand Canyon
where warnings
about multiple
deaths on a
popular trail
were reportedly
delayed
which then
raised
concerns
that slower
communication
could put
future
visitors
at greater
risk
and I
agree
I agree
I haven't
been to a
national park
since
2004
2005
somewhere in
there
probably
2005
my wife
decided
because we
homeschooled
our kids
she decided
that she
wanted to
take a
week and
go to
the various
national
parks here
in Georgia
with the
final one
being we
went up to
Stone Mountain
spent the
night one
night got
up the
next morning
tried to
make the
trek all
the way
up to
the top
and back
down
one of the
worst weeks
of my
life a lot
of traveling
we would
go you
know get
up go
early say
Monday or
Tuesday
morning go
to wherever
it was
Spiro Bluff
Little Grand
Canyon stuff
like that
and then be
on our way
back home and
probably get
home around
six seven or
eight o'clock
it was
exhausting I
needed a
vacation for
my vacation
let's put it
that way but
it's the
last time I've
been to a
national park
they're nice
I just it's
not my thing
the great
outdoors I'm
allergic to it
apparently
sometimes I have
to wonder
we did a
family thing
with our
family and
then Lee's
mom and dad
and sister
and her
kids
early aughts
I want to
say
probably
around
2003
and we
stayed in
a cabin
for I
think a
day or
two
and it
was in
a woodsy
area and
honestly I
can't remember
I think it
was up
somewhere in
north Georgia
but oh
boy I
never really
had allergies
but that
entire
experience was
miserable for
me because I
constantly had
sinus pressure
and I was
sneezing and
my eyes
were red
and we
joked about
the fact that
I was just
allergic to
the great
outdoors because
I'm a nerd
I work on
stuff indoors
but hopefully
I've gotten
better anyway
do you go and
visit any
national parks
and what do
you what do
you think about
not reporting
incidents you
know you want
to enjoy your
stay but you
also want to
make sure that
you're not going
to be eaten by
a bear
we have I
don't know if
we have any
bears in our
national national
parks in Georgia
anyway let me
know your
thoughts
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drip it is
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grady d
your humble
host with
you on this
thursday the
25th of
june
2026
as we get
into our
final segment
this morning
how about we
talk a little
bit about i
don't know
aliens maybe
okay i
always like to
end thursday
show with
something a
little jovial
little fun
not so
politically
heated or
the dystopian
hellscape that
we seem to find
ourselves living
in today
but let's talk
about the
fact that
astronomers say
that they may
have finally
identified the
source of one
of this
of space's most
mysterious
repeating radio
signals
researchers studying
an object known
as
a-s-k-a-p-j-1-7-4-5-dash-5-0-5-1
it just rolls off the
tongue right
found evidence that
the signals are
coming from a
binary star system
consisting of a
white dwarf and a
small red dwarf
orbiting each other
every 81
minutes
and the timing of
that orbit closely
matches the
periodic radio
bursts that have
puzzled scientists
for years
using radio
optical and x-ray
observations
researchers
determined the
white dwarf is
actively pulling
material from
its companion
star
man the
universe is
scary
they believe
the radio
bursts are
generated by
powerful magnetic
interactions between
the two stars
while separate
x-ray emissions
are produced
as gas
falls onto
the white dwarf
and the discovery
represents the
strongest evidence
yet
explaining at
least one
example of the
mysterious long
period radio
transients
observed
in our galaxy
scientists say
only a handful
of these
repeating radio
sources have
been identified
so far
and their
origins have
remained largely
unknown
aliens
the findings
suggest that
some of these
strange signals
may not require
exotic explanations
after all
but instead
originate from
unusual
binary star
systems
hidden within
the milky way
and there you
have it
ladies and
gentlemen
it's not
aliens
it's just
a natural
scary course
of the universe
at large
that does bring
up a question
for me
I am curious
are you somebody
that believes
in aliens
do you believe
that we have
been visited
do you believe
that aliens
walk among us
have walked
among us
continue to walk
among us
have you ever
seen a ufo
I'm curious
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down the show
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have you seen
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do you believe
in aliens
ancient aliens
was one of my
most favorite
shows back
whenever I could
could actually
get those
channels
those channels
are not available
on youtube tv
unfortunately
I wish they'd
straighten that out
I don't believe
90% of the nonsense
that's on that show
but you know
and the unexplained
with William Shatner
I always thought
it was
it's fun
to entertain
conspiracy theories
the danger
is when you start
actually believing them
anyway
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fantastic Friday
and a great weekend
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