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Sat, Mar 26, 2022 05:00 AM

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Hosts: R. Paul Martin & Pickles of the North

Topics:

Covid~19 cases in the whole world - 478,160,775 on Friday.
Covid~19 deaths in the whole world - 6,112,880 on Friday.
Covid~19 cases in the United States of America - 79,911,690 on Friday.
Covid~19 deaths in the United States of America - 976,467 on Friday.
Covid~19 deaths in the United States of America since our last program - 5,913.
Russia Invades Ukraine - Bombardment residential neighborhoods and hospitals intensifies.
NYC Mayor Adams - hired and then fired his homophobic NYC education policy adviser.
Spring - Has arrived and we celebrated it on this program.
Graphics Interchange Format - The inventor of the GIF file format has died.
VA Hospitals - Will they disappear from Greater New York?

Synopsis:

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We talked about the war that Russia is waging against Ukraine and Russia's use of white phosphorus against civilians.
We talked about all pandemic mandates being eliminated, just when cases are starting to rise.
We celebrated Spring in our traditional way.
We talked about the inventor of the Graphics Interchange Format dying.
We talked about Mayor Adams hiring, but then firing, another homophobe for city government.
We talked about plans left over from the Trump Administration that would close the New York City VA Hospitals, and about both New York Senators fighting it.

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Guests:

Guests? Guests? We don't got no guests. We don't need no stinkin' guests! -

Playlist:

Barracuda - Heart
Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty

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