173 - Nobody Wants To Run Anymore

It’s a sad week following the release of footage showing Memphis police murdering Tyre Nichols. Turns out something called the SCORPION unit isn’t designed to serve and protect. We discuss how the landlord class is publicly celebrating its victory over tenants rights legislation. Despite the fact that the pay sucks and work is hard and there’s no institutional support, nobody’s interested in serving on the Troy City Council. The Sauds, ever our fake friends, are threatening to start taking other countries’ currency. And a new efficient propeller design may excited park goers and aquatic animals alike. 

 

End of the Petro Dollar?: https://david-reavill.medium.com/saudis-signal-the-end-of-the-petro-dollar-719e2c7019a9 & https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-17/saudi-arabia-open-to-talks-on-trade-in-currencies-besides-dollar 

 

Tyre Nichols Protests: https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/28/us/tyre-nichols-protests-saturday/index.html

 

Nobody wants to run anymore: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/candidates-wanted-troy-17747276.php

 

Renters Bill of Rights: https://www.naahq.org/naa-update-biden-administrations-renters-bill-rights https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/25/biden-administration-moves-to-create-renters-bill-of-rights.html

 

Wildflower: https://newatlas.com/aircraft/toroidal-quiet-propellers/