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TWiT 1086: The Great Beagle Migration - Pope Leo XIV's 1st Encyclical & Ferrari's 1st EV

Explore episode May 31, 2026
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Peter Thiel Moves to Argentina After Helping Build American Dystopia

TWiT 1086: The Great Beagle Migration - Pope Leo XIV's 1st … · May 31, 2026 News

Peter Thiel, one of the architects of Silicon Valley's influence over American politics through companies like Palantir, has relocated to Argentina with his family. He already holds New Zealand citizenship and applied for Maltese citizenship. Molly White notes that crypto billionaires collecting passports to non-extradition countries is a familiar and worrying pattern.

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Operation Frodo: The Great Beagle Migration — All-Electric Edition

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Sam Abuelsamid uses the final panel segment to announce Operation Frodo's latest drive, named after the Lord of the Rings hero. Starting June 7th, a fleet of automotive media journalists will transport 12-13 rescue beagles from Omaha, Nebraska to Portland, Oregon — a 2,700-mile journey covering Cheyenne, Salt Lake City, and Ontario, Oregon — in an entirely electric vehicle fleet for the first time. The vehicles: a Cadillac Escalade IQ, Lucid Gravity, Hyundai Ioniq 9, and Kia EV9, all loaned by the manufacturers. EVgo is sponsoring free charging at Pilot Flying J stations along I-80. Sam explains the heartbreaking reason there is a surplus of beagles in the Midwest each fall: hunters abandon or shoot dogs that don't perform at the end of hunting season, and puppy mills dump unsold pups at around 4 months old. Meanwhile, demand for beagles in the Pacific Northwest far exceeds supply. Operation Frodo has now transported 88 dogs over four annual drives. The long-term goal: purchase and equip dedicated rescue transport vehicles for shelters and rescue organizations nationwide. Donations accepted at Animal Rescue Rigs. Leo immediately wants one dropped off in Petaluma.

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