2025.07.11: Let’s Go Brandon

Burnie and his special guest Brandon Farmahini get political as they discuss protest encounters, civil disobedience, the power of local politics, and the dreaded topic of airport construction.
  
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All About Brandon

• Brandon Farmahini | The Rooster Teeth Wiki | Fandom
• BrandonFarmahini | Twitter, Instagram, TikTok | Linktree
• Brandon Farmahini (@brandoftw) • Instagram photos and videos

Protests

• Hundreds protest in Austin against nationwide ICE detentions | The Texas Tribune
• Austin’s 8th St. Victims — Less Lethal, Still Deadly – Rubber Bullets
• Eighth Street Survivors Still Wait for Resolution From the City and APD: Sixteen months later, civil and criminal cases move slowly – News – The Austin Chronicle
• Sources: 19 Austin police officers indicted over protests | AP News
• Tear Gas Treatment – What to Do After Tear Gas Exposure
• Just Stop Oil – Wikipedia
• Just Stop Oil protesters jailed for throwing soup on Sunflowers – BBC News

Local Politics

• City of Austin – Office of the City Clerk – Election History | AustinTexas.gov

9/11

• The Howard Stern Show – 9 11 Full Attacks
• Watch American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden | Netflix Official Site

Airport Construction

• AUS Master Plan | AustinTexas.gov
• Austin’s airport is getting a new concourse and 20 more gates, but not until the 2030s | KUT Radio, Austin’s NPR Station
• What’s the latest on Austin’s airport construction projects? | KXAN Austin
• Contractor who fell cleaning Austin airport grease trap struggled to breathe, later died

Austin Serial Killer

• 38 bodies in Texas lake spark serial killer fears despite police denials | Fox News
• Lady Bird Lake: 10 Bodies Found in Austin Lake Over Past 20 Months | Inside Edition
• Going Dutch: Where to find public restrooms in Amsterdam | EuroCheapo
• Urinals – What’s up with Amsterdam

Keeping the Water Out

• How Dikes, Levees, and Dams Differ – Dam-It-Dams