DOGE vs. America’s Weather System, Jill Stein in Court and California Residents Fight Back | TMI Ep 445

America’s weather infrastructure is under pressure, Jill Stein is back in the legal spotlight, California residents are taking public safety into their own hands, and new research is raising fascinating questions about how childhood stress may shape the brain for life.On today's TMI Show with Ted Rall and Manila Chan...DOGE promised to make government leaner and more efficient, but what happens when the cuts reach the systems that help predict hurricanes, guide farmers, route airplanes and price insurance risk? We look at the growing debate over NOAA, the National Weather Service and whether trimming government could ultimately create a much bigger bill somewhere else.Jill Stein briefly found herself facing an arrest warrant tied to her 2024 arrest during a pro-Palestinian protest at Washington University. But the headline may be more dramatic than the underlying story — and there are some important questions about how this case has been handled from the beginning.In Venice, California, residents fed up with homelessness, drug use and disorder have turned to an unlikely solution: hiring former gang members and recovering addicts to patrol their neighborhoods. What does that say about the performance of California’s political leadership — and why are taxpayers paying privately for something they thought government was already supposed to provide?And new research suggests childhood stress may leave lasting biological fingerprints on the brain itself. Scientists are beginning to understand how early adversity could affect the way people respond to stress later in life — but the findings come with some important caveats.Join The TMI Show LIVE Mon-Fri at 10am ET