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

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Podcast: [Common Sense with Chad Law | Political Commentary](https://stenobird.com/podcast/common-sense-with-chad-law-political-commentary-4943048)
Published: 2026-09-10T03:00:00+00:00
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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 traffic...

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