Everyone Hates the 2028 Field, the Senate’s Worst Briefcase, and Beagles Set Free | TMI Ep 430

The 2028 presidential field is already taking shape—and nearly every major contender is underwater with voters. Plus, a Senate security screening uncovers an astonishingly ill-advised briefcase, new research rethinks how quickly the dinosaurs died, and thousands of beagles escape the laboratory pipeline.On today’s TMI Show with Ted Rall and Manila Chan:The 2028 election may ultimately become a contest to determine which candidate Americans dislike the least. A new Harvard CAPS/Harris poll shows JD Vance and Kamala Harris leading their respective parties, while Marco Rubio is the only major potential contender tested with a positive net favorability rating—and even he is barely above water.Then, Weird News Wednesday delivers what may be the worst-packed briefcase in Washington history. A Heritage Foundation official entering a Senate office building allegedly carried a loaded pistol magazine along with pills that produced presumptive positive field-test results for cocaine and fentanyl. He has pleaded not guilty, but the incident remains a powerful argument for checking every pocket before going through federal security.Scientists are also revisiting the final hours of the dinosaurs. New modeling suggests dust thrown into the atmosphere by the Chicxulub asteroid may have trapped intense heat near Earth’s surface, potentially killing many exposed animals within just one or two hours—before the better-known asteroid winter began.Finally, nearly 2,200 beagles once destined for research laboratories are receiving medical care, rehabilitation and permanent homes. Their rescue raises larger questions about why trusting, gentle dogs remain laboratory commodities even as alternatives to animal testing continue to improve.Smart analysis. Bigger questions. Stories that matter.New episodes weekdays at 10:00 a.m. ET.