Boomer Pride | 418

It's Pride Month, and the Bunker is celebrating the only way it knows how — by not caring. John, the Duchess, and Producer Mike kick off Episode 418 with a full rundown on the Delaney Hall ICE detention center disaster in Newark, where New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill spent a week pouring gasoline on a fire she started, then had the nerve to ask everyone to calm down. The NJ State Police eventually showed up and did what the governor couldn't — they ran in with shields, cornered the crowd like a fishing net, and zip-tied their way through the whole mess. It was, as John put it, fantastic.

From there, the crew covers the LA mayoral race heating up, Spencer Pratt shutting down a reporter trying to hang Trump around his neck, Gavin Newsom's very creepy "break the glass" comment about Democrats being locked out of California, a Maine Senate candidate with a Nazi tattoo and a Kik sexting account, a Fitbit named "Bomb" that turned a plane around mid-Atlantic, a Pennsylvania man who settled his divorce with an excavator, and listener voicemails that get progressively more unhinged as the night goes on. Oh, and Trump tweets read by Kate. Sparky approved.

Topics Covered:

• Pride Month Opener — John welcomes everyone to Gay Pride Month with all the enthusiasm of a man who's used to it. The Eagles put out a Pride logo, the Steelers and Cowboys didn't, and the hosts agree that nobody should be telling teams how to celebrate anything.
• The Podcasting Civil War: HLS vs. RSS — Apple Podcasts is switching to HLS video format, and the podcasting world is apparently taking sides. John breaks down what it means for the future of audio-first shows and whether RSS is the new AM radio.
• Daughter Crowd Surfing + Old Tech Nostalgia — John's youngest daughter got passed around at a concert, which somehow leads to a 10-minute conversation about cassette tapes, VCRs, Blockbuster cards, and the drawer of mystery cables everyone has that they refuse to throw out.
• "Adios Airlines" — The Spirit Airlines Deportation Pitch — A friend pitched John a plan: buy the defunct Spirit Airlines fleet and rebrand it for deportation flights. John thought it was brilliant.
• Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center, Newark — The big one. Governor Mikie Sherrill spent days stoking protests outside the federal ICE facility, then held a press conference asking the crowd she riled up to "bring the temperature down." John and the Duchess tear apart the activist talking points about "concentration camps" and "torture," call out Senator Andy Kim for getting crop-dusted by pepper spray, and wonder where Spartacus (Cory Booker) has been hiding. The NJ State Police eventually swept in at 9pm and cleared the whole thing out.
• Out-of-State Agitators at Delaney Hall — Five of the six people arrested by state police were from outside New Jersey, with one coming from Portland, Oregon. The hosts discuss how this is organized, paid activism — not grassroots outrage.
• Antifa vs. Proud Boys / America First — The Proud Boys and America First Republicans showed up to counter-protest. Antifa made noise until the police arrived, then scattered. Mike Crispy from America First Republicans delivered a field report. Hasan Piker got chased out by counter-protesters.
• ICE Agent Threatened, Arrested via Facial Recognition — One protester photographed an ICE agent whose mask slipped and made explicit threats against the agent's wife and children. Facial recognition ID'd him. He was arrested and is now facing felony charges.
• Republican Assemblywoman Dawn Fan Calls Out Sherrill — Fan pulled her car over to go live on video, calling out the governor for being an "arsonist complaining about the fire she started" and slamming the unconstitutional law Sherrill signed banning ICE agents from wearing masks.
• Cam Higby Gets Robbed, 911 Hangs Up — Conservative journalist Cam Higby had his phone and camera stolen by protesters. He called 911. They hung up on him. John observes that the safest place in Newark during the riot was at the riot — more cops per square foot than anywhere else in the city.
• Spencer Pratt Running for LA Mayor — Reality TV's Spencer Pratt is running for mayor of Los Angeles and handled a Bill Maher interview better than most politicians. When pressed repeatedly on Trump, he refused to take the bait and kept redirecting to the city's actual problems. John was impressed.
• Gavin Newsom's "Break the Glass" Warning — With two Republicans potentially making the runoff in the California governor's race, Newsom hinted at unnamed contingency plans if Democrats get locked out. Meanwhile, ballot boxes in LA are being set on fire. Newsom's not worried.
• Maine Senate Race: Graham Platner's Sexting Scandal + Nazi Tattoo — Democratic candidate Graham Platner is running against Susan Collins with a covered-up Totenkopf (SS death's head) tattoo and an active Kik account where he was hooking up with up to six women since his 2023 wedding — a story his own wife tipped off to his campaign. He's still leading in the polls.
• Fitbit Named "Bomb" Turns Plane Around Mid-Atlantic — A flight to Spain was turned back to Newark after a Bluetooth scan picked up a device labeled "Bomb." The culprit: a 16-year-old's Fitbit. The FBI is now investigating. John says he would have beaten his kid in the airport.
• Pennsylvania Man Tears House Down with Excavator — A 48-year-old Butler County man came home drunk, got into a fight with his wife, and responded to "I'm leaving you" by getting into a Kubota excavator and destroying the back of the house. It's now condemned.
• AI and the Elevator Business — Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak on the No Agenda Show said elevator mechanics are one of the best AI-proof careers. John, a former elevator mechanic, confirms it — but also warns it'll grind you up.
• Trump Tweet Read by Kate: Iran Deal — Trump tweets that Iran really wants a deal and that political hacks need to stop chirping from the sidelines. Kate delivers the reading. Sparky approved, Jerry did not.
• Listener Voicemails & Jokes — Redneck Bob tells the Bobby Sue truck joke. Bud Vugger goes dark with a paraplegic strip club joke. Half Wetback Jose delivers an elephant zoo classic. Half Black Neil checks in with a Luke Skywalker bit that's the tamest thing all night.
• Leaving Twitch — The Bunker is done with Twitch. Plan: update the bio with where to find them, leave it for a few months, then delete the channel.
• Discord Pride Artwork — Listener Bob generated AI artwork of John decked out in Eagles Pride gear. The Duchess was horrified that Bob dressed her in Eagles gear.

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