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Newsom’s Billionaire Tax, Iran War Escalates & Israel Acknowledges Genocide | PBD Podcast #825
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HelloFresh Pride Campaign Backlash
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Vinny describes a HelloFresh Instagram post that opened with the line 'We know eating isn't always a top priority this month,' a reference to dietary preparation for gay sex, and concluded with the company's official account endorsing the promo code 'BOTTOMSUP.' The panel is uniformly disgusted — not because of the company's politics but because the post sexualized a brand whose customers are families, parents, and children. Patrick notes HelloFresh had 7.1 million active customers as of 2022 and was also investigated by the Department of Labor in 2024 for migrant child labor at a packaging facility. He draws a direct parallel to Anheuser-Busch's multi-billion-dollar revenue loss after the Dylan Mulvaney Bud Light campaign: companies that make explicit sexual marketing their brand identity in a family-facing product category pay a severe market penalty. Adam calls for a boycott; Vinny stresses the issue isn't the community but the company's decision to sell sex acts to people who came for chicken parmesan.
Texas's Education Board voted 9-5-1 to require Bible passages as part of the state's public school reading curriculum beginning in 2030. The fight isn't really about religion — it's about whether teachers can inject their own politics. Tom argues teachers' unions want 'autonomy' precisely so one teacher can override the school board's curriculum with whatever they personally believe.
