THIS WEEK IN ATTENTION-SEEKING: Politics, Protests & the WNBA | Wacky Wednesday

Text the show! 🎙️ Somewhere along the way, America started rewarding people for CAUSING THE BIGGEST SCENE instead of accomplishing the mission.This week’s pile of Wacky Wednesday stories proves it.Chad runs eight stories through one simple test:🎯 DID IT WORK?A 13-year-old inventor turns discarded orange peels into biodegradable seed pods.Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed spoofs Love Island to sell his campaign.A father walking with his six-year-old daughter is accused of trafficking her.Bernie Sanders proposes a sweeping bill targeting advanced artificial intelligence.James Talarico’s years of comments about Christianity, capitalism and faith collide with the political clipping machine.Former NBA players challenge the WNBA’s transgender eligibility language.An organized group wearing XXXY Athletics shirts engineers a showdown at a Portland Thorns game.And three weeks earlier, a mother and daughter facing almost the same situation quietly handled it completely differently — and got a written admission from the WNBA within 24 hours.Eight stories.Plenty of attention.But how much actually changed?CHAD’S COMMON SENSE TEST:🎯 Did it work?🙂 Is anyone happier?❤️ Is anyone healthier?🧠 Is anyone smarter?Because getting the clip isn’t the same thing as moving the needle.Sometimes spectacle is precisely what keeps the needle from moving.⏱️ IN THIS EPISODE00:00 America Rewards the Biggest Scene03:33 A 13-Year-Old Actually Solves a Problem07:57 Abdul El-Sayed’s Love Island Senate Campaign12:30 Dad Accused of Trafficking His Own Daughter17:39 Bernie Sanders’ AI “Corporate Death Penalty” Bill21:37 James Talarico, Christianity & the Six-Second Clip28:29 Ex-NBA Players Declare for the WNBA33:46 Portland, XXXY Athletics & the Planned Spectacle40:26 The WNBA T-Shirt Protest That Actually Worked45:34 Attention vs. Results: Did It Move the Needle?📲 TEXT THE SHOW:252-CHAD-LAW🌐 Get The Daily News — aggregated, checked, verified and delivered free twice daily:ChadParkerLaw.com⭐ Follow COMMON SENSE WITH CHAD LAW wherever you listen.🇺🇸 Because you don’t have to agree with Chad.You just have to ask whether the thing actually worked.