# 508: Government Shuts Down, Bibi Flails, & Other Great News!

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Podcast: [The System is Down with Dan Smotz](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-system-is-down-with-dan-smotz-1118706)
Published: 2025-10-02T10:00:00+00:00
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Today, Dan Smotz & Dave Casey watch the world burn, while laughing their way thru all the most important articles in the news… and a whole lot of unimportant ones as well. On the Docket: * Government Shuts Down 🥳 * Bibi’s PR Flail * Charlie Kirk Cont’d * New Clone: Brian Hollyhand * and more! Question everything. Stay uncomfortable. Lets get weird. Follow Dan: https://x.com/tsidpod Follow Dave: https://x.com/davevsgoliath1 Dissident Media: https://dissidentmedia.com Lo...

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