# 17 April 2026 | Hook, Line, & Sinker

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Podcast: [The American Radicals Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-american-radicals-podcast-6724200)
Published: 2026-04-17T17:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://AmRadPod.podbean.com/e/17-april-2026-hook-line-sinker/
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Duration seconds: 2832

## Resource

Welcome to Friday! The American Radicals Podcast covers fraud in California, Biden insiders betting on pardons, reductions to TSA, and self-checkout lines. Check us out on Spotify!https://open.spotify.com/show/09AZ2WuYnWbZ2941wsb6jW?si=76c005605dc64dc1 https://www.city-journal.org/article/gavin-newsom-california-fraud https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/formsandpubs/publications/oc/Pages/DHCSStakeholderNews/063022StakeholderUpdate.aspx https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15710797/Cost-California-high-speed-rail-Gavin-Newsom.html https://www.city-journal.org/article/homeless-illegal-immigrants-sex-change-california https://archive.ph/Y6K0L https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5786580/a-polymarket-trader-made-300-000-betting-on-bidens-pardons https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-39576394 https://revolver.news/2026/04/lady-who-said-brutally-detained-her-w-now-shes-being-sued-for-1-million-as-actually-at-a-spa/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/04/15/will-connecticut-crackdown-self-checkout-lanes/ https://talkerresearch.com/motivation-fades-as-long-term-unemployment-rises-in-u-s/ https://time.com/article/2026/04/07/tsa-job-cuts-trump-white-house-budget-proposal-privatization-concerns/

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