<description>&lt;p&gt;Max and 99 are back for another episode of Omnibus. They hit headlines on vitamin K refusal, abortion pill access hanging by a thread, Germany asking Israel for jet fuel, and a robotic companion with AI surveillance built in, then tackle listener emails on deflation, data center slowdowns, and book recommendations. They rank their Top 5 brands to support and close with some light bullshit. Enjoy!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapters&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Intro: 00:00:08&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Headlines: 00:05:49&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Emails: 00:30:48&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Top 5: 01:09:33&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Beyond the Bullshit: 01:22:49&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Memberships: 01:25:52&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Outro: 01:26:35&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Resources&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;ProPublica: &lt;a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/more-parents-decline-vitamin-k-shot-newborns"&gt;Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Mother Jones: &lt;a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/supreme-court-reinstates-access-to-abortion-pills-for-now/"&gt;Supreme Court Reinstates Access to Abortion Pills&amp;mdash;For Now&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/"&gt;SCOTUSblog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;OilPrice.com: &lt;a href="https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Germany-Seeks-Israeli-Jet-Fuel-As-Hormuz-Disruptions-Cripple-Airlines.html"&gt;Germany Seeks Israeli Jet Fuel As Hormuz Disruptions Cripple Airlines&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The Verge: &lt;a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/922947/roomba-creator-new-robot-familiar-machines-magic-ai-launch"&gt;The creator of Roomba is back with a furry robot companion&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Book Love&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Samuel Farber: &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9780860915300"&gt;Before Stalinism: The Rise and Fall of Soviet Democracy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Paul Kriwaczek: &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781400033775"&gt;Yiddish Civilisation: The Rise and Fall of a Forgotten Nation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Naomi Klein: &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781608468904"&gt;No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump&amp;rsquo;s Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Rachel Cockerell: &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9780374609269"&gt;Melting Point: Family, Memory, and the Search for a Promised Land&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Cory Doctorow: &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9780374619329"&gt;Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Peter Joseph: &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781946885142"&gt;The New Human Rights Movement: Reinventing the Economy to End Oppression&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Clara E. Mattei: &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781668085141"&gt;Escape from Capitalism: An Intervention&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Howard Zinn: &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9780062397348"&gt;A People&amp;rsquo;s History of the United States&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Daniella Mestyanek + Amy Reed: Young: &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781955671828"&gt;The Culting of America: What Makes a Cult and Why We Love Them&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Yuyi Morales: &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9780823440559"&gt;Dreamers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Michael Hudson: &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9783981484250"&gt;J Is for Junk Economics: A Guide to Reality in an Age of Deception&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;David Graeber: &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781612194196"&gt;Debt: The First 5,000 Years&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Stephanie Kelton: &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781541736191"&gt;The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People&amp;rsquo;s Economy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;David Graeber: &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9781501143335"&gt;Bullshit Jobs: A Theory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Astra Taylor + Naomi Klein: &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/23377/9780374621384"&gt;End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top 5&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.motherjones.com/"&gt;Mother Jones&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.propublica.org/"&gt;ProPublica&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.pbs.org/"&gt;PBS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.themarshallproject.org/"&gt;The Marshall Project&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.drbronner.com"&gt;Dr Bronner&amp;rsquo;s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://bookshop.org"&gt;Bookshop.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://wearthepeace.com/"&gt;Wear The Peace&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://shop.greyston.org/"&gt;Greyston Bakery&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UNFTR Resources&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Video: &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/iofwT6-Jsig"&gt;Milei Promised Miracles, Delivered Chaos&amp;mdash;Trump Is Next&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Video: &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/3K4Y1XVxyAU"&gt;Canada&amp;rsquo;s Working Class Under Attack: Carney&amp;rsquo;s Economic Update Decoded&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Video: &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/_0U5nrm3mTk"&gt;They Hide These Economic Words From You&amp;mdash;Here&amp;rsquo;s Why&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;--&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: &lt;a href="https://unftr.com/rate"&gt;unftr.com/rate&lt;/a&gt; and follow us on &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/Unfucking-The-Republic-102319714930389"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/unftr.com"&gt;Bluesky&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;and &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/unftrpod/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; at @UNFTRpod. 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Unf*cking The Republic

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Omnibus (5-9-26).

MAY 9, 202687 MIN
Unf*cking The Republic

Omnibus (5-9-26).

MAY 9, 202687 MIN

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Max and 99 are back for another episode of Omnibus. They hit headlines on vitamin K refusal, abortion pill access hanging by a thread, Germany asking Israel for jet fuel, and a robotic companion with AI surveillance built in, then tackle listener emails on deflation, data center slowdowns, and book recommendations. They rank their Top 5 brands to support and close with some light bullshit. Enjoy! Chapters Intro: 00:00:08 Headlines: 00:05:49 Emails: 00:30:48 Top 5: 01:09:33 Beyond the Bullshit: 01:22:49 Memberships: 01:25:52 Outro: 01:26:35 Resources ProPublica: Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth Mother Jones: Supreme Court Reinstates Access to Abortion Pills—For Now SCOTUSblog OilPrice.com: Germany Seeks Israeli Jet Fuel As Hormuz Disruptions Cripple Airlines The Verge: The creator of Roomba is back with a furry robot companion Book Love Samuel Farber: Before Stalinism: The Rise and Fall of Soviet Democracy Paul Kriwaczek: Yiddish Civilisation: The Rise and Fall of a Forgotten Nation Naomi Klein: No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need Rachel Cockerell: Melting Point: Family, Memory, and the Search for a Promised Land Cory Doctorow: Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It Peter Joseph: The New Human Rights Movement: Reinventing the Economy to End Oppression Clara E. Mattei: Escape from Capitalism: An Intervention Howard Zinn: A People’s History of the United States Daniella Mestyanek + Amy Reed: Young: The Culting of America: What Makes a Cult and Why We Love Them Yuyi Morales: Dreamers Michael Hudson: J Is for Junk Economics: A Guide to Reality in an Age of Deception David Graeber: Debt: The First 5,000 Years Stephanie Kelton: The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People’s Economy David Graeber: Bullshit Jobs: A Theory Astra Taylor + Naomi Klein: End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World Top 5 Mother Jones ProPublica PBS The Marshall Project Dr Bronner’s Bookshop.org Wear The Peace Greyston Bakery UNFTR Resources Video: Milei Promised Miracles, Delivered Chaos—Trump Is Next Video: Canada’s Working Class Under Attack: Carney’s Economic Update Decoded Video: They Hide These Economic Words From You—Here’s Why -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility.Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/membershipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.