Author: Nebulous Media

This week, a whole lot of people have a whole lot of things to say: A Jewish member of parliament spars with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who likened protesters to Nazis. To Mary Katharine and Vic's surprise, Rep. Ilhan Omar condemned an outlet that doxxed Canadians who donated to protesters. And on this side of the border, San Francisco parents made their voices heard at the ballot box, voting out school board members who kept schools shut during the pandemic.

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
• 08:37 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 
• 08:38 - Canadian parliamentarian has some words for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
• 13:14 - Outlet doxxes Canadian pandemic protests donors, who appeared on a hacked list
• 17:38 - Segment: You Love to Hear It
• 17:45 - Rep. Ilhan Omar condemns outlet who doxxed donors
• 18:51 - Black Lives Matter activist attempts to murder Jewish candidate in Louisville; local BLM chapter pays his bail
• 24:04 - San Francisco school board members ousted over school closures, "wokeism"
• 30:34 - Segment: Masks Mania
• 30:38 - Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin signs bill to give parents right to decide whether kids mask at school
• 38:22 - Columnist says her daughter enjoys wearing a mask... at home... because it makes her feel safe...
• 42:29 - Rest in peace, P.J. O'Rourke

No matter how much you drank on Super Bowl Sunday, you probably weren’t as tanked as President Joe Biden’s approval numbers. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau threatens to bring in the military (tanks?) to handle pandemic mandate protesters. And a new study warns against getting tanked on Moscow Mules.

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 
• 12:48 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 12:57 - President Joe Biden’s approval numbers tank 
• 17:32 - Canadian leaders threaten martial law to end pandemic protests 
• 28:14 - France tightens its vaccine mandate, while Denmark removes all restrictions 
• 29:25 - Washington D.C. mayor ends vaccine mandate for indoor activities, mask mandate to expire by end of the month 
• 35:17 - Slim majority of independents, 80 percent of Democrats, say they support mask mandates
• 35:29 - Celebs spotted maskless at Super Bowl 
• 44:55 - Copper levels in Moscow Mules could be dangerous—if you drink 30 of them—according to a new study  

Four Canadian provinces announce they’ll drop pandemic restrictions—and parliamentarians across the isle give Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a not-so-polite Canadian shellacking. Mary Katharine and Vic dive into the case of West Elm Caleb and ask if he's really the monster social media has made him out to be. Last, but certainly not least, we address Adidas's titillating advertisement—link NOT included in show notes.

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 
• 06:41 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 07:29 - Vaccine mandate protests continue in Canada, and four provinces announce they’ll drop restrictions 
• 15:21 - Purveyor of “trauma” West Elm Caleb, and the New York Times asks a great question
• 25:44 - Several democratic-led states drop mask mandates, and the White House and health experts change their mind on the Centers for Disease Control’s face covering guidance 
• 38:00 - Adidas tweets boob grid (perhaps out of a medical textbook?) to advertise sports bra line 

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New York Times article, If Everything is ‘Trauma,’ Is Anything? 

If you want to run as fast as Usain Bolt, eat 100 chicken nuggets every day, says your new nutrition and exercise coach, Mary Katharine. Oh, and definitely don’t eat the food served in Beijing’s Olympic village. An update on mask wars, the second week of Joe Rogan drama making the front pages, and New York City kids go vegan on Fridays at school. 

Times

• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
• 07:06 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 
• 08:25 - Joe Rogan opponents slam his past use of the N-word
• 14:18 - George Washington University president walks back plans to investigate a series of posters criticizing China’s human rights abuses and the 2022 Olympics in Beijing 
• 25:47 - Mask wars update
• 37:15 - Ominous background caught in ski jump picture from Beijing Olympics 
• 37:50 - Olympic athletes report poor conditions in Beijing’s Olympic village, from quarantines to insufficient meals
• 42:30 - 2022 Olympic viewership tanks, and Kristen Soltis Anderson has a clue as to why 
• 46:02 - New York City mayor Eric Adams directs publics schools to go vegan on Fridays

We’re not here to cancel Whoopi Goldberg over her Holocaust comments, but it looks like her own television network is already on it. The White House weighs in on censoring podcaster Joe Rogan, the masking meltdown continues in Northern Virginia, and Canadian truckers revolt against vaccine mandates. 

Times

• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
• 10:55 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 11:39 - Segment: Uncanceled 
• 11:48 - Whoopi Goldberg suspended from The View over Holocaust comments
• 15:18 - Georgetown suspends constitutional law professor Ilya Shapiro over tweet, and students demand reparations from the school
• 18:24 - The White House weighs in on censoring podcaster Joe Rogan 
• 25:40 - Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson comes to Rogan’s defense  
• 26:47 - Mask meltdown continues in Loudoun County, Virginia 
• 31:27 - Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti claims he held his breath while taking a photo with Magic Johnson at the NFC championship game
• 32:18 - Mom takes on the Prince William County School Board over masks 
• 34:45 - Canadian truckers blockade roads in the country’s capitol, in protest of vaccine mandates 
• 45:50 - The Washington Football Team takes on a new name: The Washington Commanders 

The Joe Rogan controversy continues, and Mary Katharine and Vic question whose misinformation will land on the right side of history. We discover who leaked the news of Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement, California officials enjoy an NFL playoff game maskless, and a brawl breaks out in Philadelphia over… Golden Corral steak? 

Times

• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
• 10:00 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 
• 10:03 - Podcaster Joe Rogan releases statement on Spotify controversy 
• 21:25 - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle threaten to walk away from their Spotify deal over Joe Rogan 
• 27:42 - New Jersey gym owner Ian Smith, who refused to close gym in defiance of pandemic lockdowns, announces run for Congress
• 32:15 - White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain leaked news of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement 
• 34:37 - Magic Johnson, Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti, San Francisco mayor London Breed, and California governor Gavin Newsom enjoy NFC championship maskless
• 39:13 - Mary Katharine tries out a new Girl Scout cookie live on air!
• 40:55 - Brawl breaks out at a Philadelphia Golden Corral after restaurant runs out of steak 

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Mary Katharine's article on the cost of masking children indefinitely

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer isn’t so happy that the news of his impending retirement leaked. Mary Katharine and Vic break down the (lack of) research on masking children, the Spotify vs. Neil Young vs. Joe Rogan debate, and NATO’s attempt to confront Russia

Times

• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
• 05:49 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 05:54 - Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announces his retirement
• 18:29 - The Washington Post and The Atlantic write on masking children
• 27:00 - The head of a school board in Prince George’s County, Maryland says she sees no end in sight for masking in schools
• 28:34 - Spotify vs. Neil Young vs. Joe Rogan
• 32:36 - The U.S., NATO attempt to confront Russia 
• 38:10 - California judge stalls regulations on pork products

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Mary Katharine's Kidfins

Moms in Boston are saying what we’re all feeling. Rather, screaming it from the 50 yard line of the local high school. Mary Katharine and Vic give the full rundown on the mask debacle in Virginia, President Biden snaps at Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy, and a recap of one of the best weekend in professional football

Times

• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the show 
• 04:35 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 
• 05:53 - Mask mandate madness continues in Virginia 
•  08:56 - Kids and resilience
•  10:04 - Fairfax County Public Schools town hall on masking
• 18:37 - Mad moms in Boston scream on a high school football field, The New York Times reports
• 23:44 - The New York Times’ David Leonhardt writes on coronavirus risk calculations
• 28:04 - NBC Poll: Americans view former president Donald Trump more favorably than Vice President Kamala Harris 
• 30:47 - Experts say last weekend was one of the greatest in NFL playoff history 
• 38:00 - President Joe Biden calls Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy a "stupid son of a bitch," Doocy laughs it off

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Mary Katharine's article on resilience

Mary Katharine and Vic unpack Biden's lengthly press conference, from 95 (or is it 98?) percent of schools reopening to Russia's 'minor incursion' in the Ukraine. In coronavirus news, Prime Minister Boris Johnson ends masking in schools and vaccine passports, a Los Angeles charter school quarantines unvaccinated students, and NPR wrongly reports a mask fight between Supreme Court justices.

Times

• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 
• 06:56 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 07:04 - President Joe Biden claims that 95 percent—then 98 percent—of schools are open
• 10:06 - Segment: You Love to Hear It
• 10:19 - Biden completes a long press conference and answers questions 
• 11:20 - Biden says if Russia launches a “minor incursion” into the Ukraine, it may not prompt a U.S. response
• 14:26 - Biden pressed on calling opponents to his voting rights bill “Bull Connor”
• 17:15 - 2022 election integrity depends on voting rights bill, Biden says—and Vice President Harris attempts a cleanup 
• 24:20 - Prime Minister Boris Johnson ends masking in schools and vaccine passports
• 30:44 - Los Angeles charter school quarantines unvaccinated students 
• 34:21 - Biden administration launches coronavirus test kit service 
• 36:25 - NPR wrongly reports a mask scuffle in the Supreme Court between Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch
• 42:50 - Super Bowl halftime lineup announced 

A face-off is a-brewing over masks in Northern Virginia schools, Donald Trump takes a swing at a likely 2024 Republican primary rival, and another NBA higher up ignores China's human rights abuses.

Times

• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
• 07:40 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 07:50 - Mask-off face-off in Virginia
• 20:13 - Trump fires shots at anticipated 2024 presidential candidate and Florida governor Ron DeSantis
• 26:00 - Warriors owner Chamath Palihapitiya doesn't care about the Uyghurs
• 31:29 - Tennis star Naomi Osaka urges investigation into Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai's disappearance
• 35:38 - USA Today asks: What Girl Scout Cookie does your state search for the most?