<p>Maduro, Maduro, and other&nbsp; craziness.<br /><br />Hosted by:<br /><br /><p> - <a href="https://mindlesssea.com" target="_blank" >Jesse Fries</a></p><p> - Jamon Fries</p><br /><p><a href="https://paypal.me/MindlessSea?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US" target="_blank" >Support our show. </a></p><br /><p><a href="https://mindlessmeanderings.com" target="_blank" >https://mindlessmeanderings.com</a></p><br /><p>(00:00:23) Introductions, and a calm new year</p><p>(00:01:31) Why fear politics? Everyday life vs. world events</p><p>(00:02:22) Constitution, separation of powers, and free speech limits</p><p>(00:04:33) Senate vs. House representation, states and people</p><p>(00:04:45) Sen. Mark Kelly controversy and military Article 88</p><p>(00:07:07) Retirees, UCMJ, and consequences for speech and orders</p><p>(00:09:07) Arc de Trump, naming, and arts institutions backlash</p><p>(00:11:18) Modern art, money laundering claims, and tastes in art</p><p>(00:14:12) Spotlighting a modern landscape artist and what makes “good art”</p><p>(00:16:51) Venezuela and Maduro: should the US butt in?</p><p>(00:20:59) International law, power politics, and Monroe Doctrine</p><p>(00:26:10) US military capability vs. nation building challenges</p><p>(00:29:10) Elections, leadership in Venezuela, and Latin vote angles</p><p>(00:34:01) Sanctions, oil, drugs, and unintended consequences</p><p>(00:37:21) Corporate interests abroad and US foreign entanglements</p><p>(00:41:06) What ifs, economics, and lessons from resource extraction</p><p>(00:42:12) Wrap on Maduro, oil bets, and the Chavez mausoleum</p><p>(00:43:28) Domestic politics: reactions, rewards, and partisan flips</p><p>(00:46:06) Trump’s vetoes: Everglades tribal land and Colorado pipeline</p><p>(00:49:25) When projects drag on: costs, trains, and local paybacks</p><p>(00:50:38) National Guard pullbacks, ICE, and federal-state tensions</p><p>(00:53:17) State-level fraud dramas and daycare investigations</p><p>(00:56:11) Rule of law, enforcing laws on the books, and gun rulings</p><p>(00:58:42) Safety culture: seatbelts, car seats, and overprotection</p><p>(01:00:57) Gen X childhood, risk perception, and media fear cycles</p><p>(01:03:45) Helicopter parenting vs. free-range kids</p><p>(01:03:58) Legal notes: Jan 6 witness credibility and firsthand evidence</p><p>(01:05:32) Hate speech researcher, visas, and deportation talk</p><p>(01:08:14) Foiled terror plot, sparse details, and skepticism</p><p>(01:09:40) International: Swiss ski resort fire and Iran warnings</p><p>(01:10:43) Somaliland recognition debate and borders vs. reality</p><p>(01:14:17) Taiwan, PRC, and why some cases are messier</p><p>(01:18:20) Conclusion on Somaliland: de facto stability matters</p><p>(01:19:01) Value-for-value</p><p>(01:20:29) Business: steam-killing weeds and AI lawn care</p><p>(01:23:02) Bug farming economics and why the model collapsed</p><p>(01:27:27) Studies corner: rating 2025 and generational moods</p><p>(01:29:57) Gen X in politics and the “find out” ethos</p><p>(01:31:36) Medical tech: skin-derived fillers after breast surgery</p><p>(01:35:56) Attraction shifts post-menopause and the beard effect</p><p>(01:37:56) Consciousness may pause while awake? Zoning out debate</p><p>(01:41:33) Polypharmacy in seniors and pharmacist safeguards</p><p>(01:42:57) Beer-based vaccines and media “super flu” hype</p><p>(01:45:42) Media language inflation: supermoons to cyclone bombs</p><p>(01:48:44) Tech: terahertz sensing for all-weather autonomy</p><p>(01:52:20) Will phones vanish? Wearables, texting, and reality check</p><p>(01:59:53) Self-driving hiccups: paying people to close Waymo doors</p><p>(02:01:45) Closing credits and schedule update</p></p>