103 - Havana Parliamentarian Squid Games Syndrome

Gig workers get a little dignity. Bill Gates is a weird pervert, allegedly. China is doing exciting research into new energy sources. The parliamentarian wields more "power" over the entire legislative and executive branches. Haitian refugees welcomed by Mexico as the US chases them with horses and illegally sends them back into immense danger. Congress absurdly and unanimously passes a bill to compensate "victims" of the extremely real and totally not fake "Havana syndrome." Defense budget predictably balloons for another fiscal year. We answer a listener's inquiries about Squid Games and Korean cultural and historical forces connected to anti-capitalist media.Support: patreon.com/heatdeathpodGeneral RecommendationsJD'S Recommendation: Cowboy Bebop (Live Action) - Opening CreditsJNM's Recommendations: Triple Feature: The Last Boy Scout / The Long Kiss Goodnight / Kiss Kiss Bang BangFurther Reading, Viewing, ListeningNYC Delivery Workers Gain Right to Use Restaurant BathroomsThe Labor Battle for the Right to PeeWATCH: Bill Gates says meetings with Jeffrey Epstein were 'a mistake'China eyes thorium breakthrough in Gobi desertSenate parliamentarian likely dooms plan to legalize immigrants through budget billMexico urges Haitians at US-Mexico border to give up and head southHouse passes bill to compensate 'Havana syndrome' victimsHouse passes sweeping defense policy billPentagon buried study that found $125 billion in wasteful spendingWhy does socialism persist in capitalist S. Korea?National Security Act (South Korea)Bodo League massacreLocationless Locationsheatdeathpod.comEvery show-related link is corralled and available here.Twitter: @heatdeathpodPlease send all Letters of Derision, Indifference, Inquiry, Mild Elation, et cetera to: [email protected], check out our newly updated YouTube channel for the hell of itSend us Fan MailSupport the showSupport: patreon / buzzsprout