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Pool Me Twice, Shame On You

Explore episode Jun 23, 2026
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Nuclear funds diverted for jet

Pool Me Twice, Shame On You · Jun 23, 2026

An unexplained $900 million transfer from a nuclear modernization account to an unnamed classified project appeared one month after the Air Force said it would use nuclear funds to pay for the Qatari jet upgrade.

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Sponsor Break: Helix Sleep and Smalls Cat Food

At 34:20 · chapter starts 29:10

Tommy reads a Helix mattress ad, sharing that his household actually owns one in their guest room and that visitors always compliment it. He makes the philosophical point that a good mattress makes you more ready to be alive. Jon Lovett then reads the Smalls cat food ad, which launches into a brief digression about what 'obligate carnivore' means versus 'omnivore' versus the inexplicably wrong guess of 'multiverse.' The hosts riff on meat-eating YouTube personalities with bright red faces before returning to the cat food pitch. Light comedic relief between heavy news segments.

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