Backstory Podcast No. 186 features discussions on various topics, including the 2024 US Presidential election results, The Trump Cabinet 2.0, government spending on misinformation, the impact of the war in Ukraine, and news stories from Alabama, such as the closing of rural hospitals and changes to hunting seasons. The podcast also covers legal and political issues, including antitrust lawsuits against Google and proposed constitutional amendments in Alabama. The episode includes input from a Veterans/Consumer Advocate, a journalist, and an attorney.

Notebook LM Podcasts, the Tesla booster catch, the Tesla self driving autonomous "Johnny Cab", and Tesla Semi-Trucks are just some of the tech that came out this week. And while the private sector is winning, The US Government aka FEMA still "cant get water to the Superdome". There is an election in a less than a fortnight and both sides will say just about anything at this point. Governor Ivey came out of cryo-sleep to call for the immediate resignation of the Veteran's Affairs Commissioner for Alabama, the only state public servant that we all agree is slumming working in State Government. At the local level Fairhope is expanding their $9.5M pier remodel, Baldwin County approves thousands of residential lots this week over public outcry but helped us all out by cutting sales tax on hearing aids, way to go! And we have included information so that you can read the Baldwin County sample ballot prior to voting and a link that will tell you where to vote. The City of Bay Minette, Alabama is being sued by the family of OJ French Jr who was killed by BMPD Officer Brandon Thompson. Mobile Attorney Andy Ruten is representing the City and has asked the Judge to review the bodycam to excuse the actions of the officer while insisting that it not be released to The Public. And then Ruten's firm hires Bay Minette Mayor Bob Wills to represent them in a lawsuit where his firm is being sued for Malpractice... The Circle of Life. Southern Research (Institute) is offering FREE genetic testing they say will be used to cure disease and create "targeted treatments"; before you bite you might want to read the fine print (And why give them audience on Alabama Public Television). The Sheriff is still chasing the Duke Boys around the Courthouse and there is still a hot war in Europe and the Middle East. Plus "The Apprentice's" Roy Cohn and Tampon Tim vs the shotgun (bonus content).

A reward is on the table for anyone who provides information, video, audio, etc. that leads to the conclusion of the mystery surrounding the death of Thomas Daniel "Danny" Williams Jr in Orange Beach, Alabama on May 27, 2022, the Friday of that Memorial Day Weekend. His body was recovered on Sunday May 29, 2022. This week we mark the passing of Legendary baseball player Pete Rose, he thrilled generations with his head first approach to baseball and life. We had a VP debate. There are more piles of rubble in the Middle East. Katie Britt, Pornhub Alabama, Veterans Affairs Director Adm. Kent Davis, The Baywatch Docuseries, The Longshoreman's Strike, a Mobile Cop rapes an incapacitated person, Montgomery Alabama Mayor's travel records, MS-13 Operations in Baldwin County, The Gulf Coast High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program, and the Rescue the Republic Rally went off in DC on Sunday without a hitch.

Nowhere is the “Haitian Immigrant Eating Cats” debate more front and center than Sylacauga Alabama thanks to 1819 News and similar news outlets who tow the party line on whatever narrative their party demands. Yes not since a preacher being gay… or dressing in women's clothes ….or whatever….. has this storied news outlet covered a situation so completely and in an irresponsible and shallow manner. There are immigrants in Alabama and they are a strain on services. Why cant we all agree on that and now that we have identified the problem, then we can work to solve it. But it turns out there are contacts to be had and so now it’s a profit motive activity, I love this place. And in the end the debate did not “move the needle” as far as polling goes. Even Fairhope Alabama where the average price of a home is outside middle class ownership, we are begging for immigrants, or one City Councilman is. And it was shoots and ladders for the Trump Campaign as he got into a food fight with Taylor Swift and also avoided a second assassination attempt at the hands of an Oswaldian type figure who we are led to believe was a freedom fighter in Ukraine, native of North Carolina? The State of Alabama is showing the door to the best, most qualified public servant in the State today, Former Real Admiral and Jag Officer Kent David, Alabama Veterans Affairs Commissioner. What a damn shame. And it all has to do with a whistleblower Ethics Complaint. Israel has somehow caused all of the radios and pager utilized by their enemies to explode, injuring and killing hundreds, a new trick in an old game. The Renaissance School in Baldwin County for special needs kids has been robbed, an inside job possibly shuttering the school. The Director of the Alabama Department of Transportation had his harassment case thrown out this week. Brandon Moseley was a guest speaker for BamaCarry Inc of Tuscaloosa and he recaps his discussion of the five firearms related bills in the works for the 2025 session. And there is a new Most Corrupt Judge Award, this time it goes to Texas Federal Bankruptcy Judge David R. Jones. The Sheriff Department of Baldwin County has a new Command Staff. P Diddy has been denied bail in his sex crimes cases. And the Feds dropped interest rates by half a point. Finally, consider attending a rally in DC on September 29,2024 to “Rescue the Republic” will have several speakers such as RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbards, and Russell Brand. And we end with good guys with guns.