Battle Born Shakes Up Overlanding: Surveillance, Communism & the Iran War

Battle Born and Dakota Lithium are joining forces—but what’s really going on, and what could it mean for the overlanding industry?This week, we dig into the Battle Born–Dakota Lithium story before turning to a much bigger question for travelers and overlanders: are grocery-store cameras, facial recognition and Walmart voiceprints turning everyday life into biometric surveillance?We also debate whether Buc-ee’s trademark fight with Beaver’s is protecting a brand or corporate bullying; whether the WNBA could face legal problems by ignoring two NBA players attempting to enter its draft; and whether President Trump’s secret plane switch suggests Iran poses a greater threat than the public realizes.Then we ask whether communism is becoming mainstream within the Democratic Party, whether America can fight a major war while relying on foreign-produced munitions, and what the replacement of the USS Abraham Lincoln says about the toll the Iran war may be taking on U.S. troop morale.Plus, we remember Jackie, the beloved Big Bear bald eagle.