100: Stu’s Pride, NYC Blues, Badge Karma & a 250th Reckoning

Welcome to David & Stu… Unhinged! As always, we'd like to thank Clara Wang for creating the fantastic artwork for this podcast. This week on David & Stu Unhinged, we celebrate our 100th episode yet lament America’s precipitous decline and Stu’s disappointment over NYC’s Pride festivities, yet we can still celebrate the few New Yorkers left with an ounce of character, but the majority of New Yorkers don't view the city as #1 anymore. Stu’s Pride: Stu offers his take on New York City’s annual Gay Pride Parade, which was part celebration, part civic spectacle, but mostly a nightmare for residents in Greenwich Village. But what set Stu over the edge was the absence of bikes during the Dykes on Bikes march, which really calls for Mayor Mamdani to form a task force before New York loses yet another piece of its glorious annual tradition. NYC Blues:. New York has officially lost its swagger, with only 29% of residents still calling it the greatest city in the world. Kathy Hochul, Zohran Mamdani, and the entire Democrat establishment that runs this state have managed the impressive feat of making a city with Wall Street, Broadway, Central Park, and a $100 billion budget feel like an overpriced collective hell with no hope of quick turnaround and now New Yorkers are losing faith in the future of this city. What a disgrace! Badge Karma: Years after an off-duty NYPD officer saved an injured driver’s life, the story comes full circle when that same driver joins the NYPD to “give back” and reunites with the officer at Police Academy graduation. It is a genuinely touching bit of New York heroism and proof that there are still some in NYC who chose public service over becoming a TikTok life coach. A 250th Reckoning: America’s 250th anniversary is more of a national wake-up call rather than a celebration, as the country faces deep fiscal, political, social, and moral decline. Trump’s failed presidency is both a symptom and an accelerant of that decay. It is rather tragic that America still has enormous power and resources but increasingly lacks the civic character and political will to solve its own problems. With this kind of track record, another 250 years doesn’t seem possible. We hope you tune in, and please leave comments. We welcome all feedback, including any critiques. Connect with David & Stu: • Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/@DavidStu...Unhinged • Email David & Stu: [email protected] and share your comments, concerns, and questions. • We encourage all to visit our website (https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/david-stu-unhinged/), and please leave comments for our consideration.