Hey, everybody.

Welcome to the McCrary podcast.

I'm Jared D.Sex.

I'm here with Nick Hausman.

Nick, I don't mean to pull the curtain back too much. I'm having technical difficulties today. You know what? You sound perfect, and that's all it matters to me. Mercury and retrograde is supposed to be over. I don't know what's happening here. Oh, no. I'm so... Do you know what Mercury in Retrograde is?

Is that the Mercury of the planet?

Ha ha ha. I don't know what's happening here. Oh, no. I'm so... Do you know what Mercury and Retrograde is?

Is that Mercury of the planet? Yes, it is. Have you never heard that phrase? Mercury and Retrograd? It's familiar, but I never actually thought, okay, well, what is that... What does retrograde really mean? Well, it's where... It looks like Mercury is moving backwards in its orbit.

And supposedly you have all kinds of like technology. retrograde really mean. It's where it looks like Mercury is moving backwards in its orbit.

And supposedly you have all kinds of like technical difficulties and all kinds of frustrating stuff.

That explains everything. It explains everything. Wow. Now all those things, all those problems, I never, you know, that was, I'm not upset anymore. That's just solved it. Thank you.

Congratulations. You, you now have a new, a new lease on life. This is, every political podcast should have a moment discussing astrology. I mean, like that, that's how it should happen, right? I can't wait to figure out what the other problem, the other causes of all my other problems it's going to be great. It's a theory. It all works together and we're working together and you are working with us. You are supporting the show and we need your support right now more than ever. If you haven't already, please head over to patreon.com slash McCrigg podcast and become a patron. You'll gain access to the weekend or episodes, but also everybody, we are independent media.

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Nick, speaking of things falling apart and not

working the way that they're supposed to, the continued government shutdown. That's right,

Nick, it's still going. The government still just isn't running has led to problems at America's

airports where TSA agents have either quit their jobs or they've been overwhelmed.

It has led in some places reportedly to six-hour lines heading into security.

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