DEAD JUST DESSERT

Elizabeth Caldwell

A weekend indulgence. True-crime-flavored? Justice-flavored? Moral-flavored? Whatever direction WE take. Saturday is the perfect slot.

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Saturday · 6 min
WRITTEN IN BLACK & WHITE
DEAD JUST DESSERTS: WRITTEN IN BLACK & WHITE When historians look back on great political upheavals, they frequently discover something surprising. The warning signs were not hidden. The ambitions were not buried in in a secret vaults. The intentions were often stated publicly for anyone willing to read, listen, and pay attention. Yet people have a remarkable ability to dismiss uncomfortable information. Across history, leaders, movements, and governments have published manifestos, delivered speeches, issued statements, and outlined goals in plain language. Then critics sounded alarms. Their supporters offered reassurance. Their opponents debated interpretations. Meanwhile, the documents remained where they had always been: sitting in plain sight.
October 31 · 7 min
THE GREAT BANANA GRID
DEAD JUST DESSERTS: THE GREAT BANANA GRID Bernard Owl comes dive-bombing through the Woodlands. He snatched Beaver Bob by the tail and lifts him clean off the ground Emergency! Emergency! Beaver Bob swings back and forth. What in tarnation is the mattah wid y'all? Our power grid wuz shu down by a human Prez! The whole thing? That's what they're sayin! Put me down! Bernard drops him into a bush. Moosey Along trots up. Wait! What? Bernard flaps furiously. October got hotter than a fryin pan in a volcano! Thirteen states were seatin' like a snowman in July! Now, we're not talking Hell. We're not talkin Purgaotry. .We're not even talk'' the sunny side of the street between hurricanes and whirlwinds. We ain't? Nope, we're talkin sticky, dripping misearable heat. The kind where y'all underpants sign a declaration of independence.
October 24 · 6 min
THE SOCIAL SECURITY BITE THAT GETS BIGGER EVERY YEAR
DEAD JUST DESSERTS: THE SOCIAL SECURITY BITE THAT GETS BIGGER EVERY YEAR Tonight, we're taking a look at the financial surprises, hidden costs and policy twists that can take a bite out of your retirement Our topic catches many retirees off guard. You received your Social Security benefit each month, approximately what your payment should be, and then you discover you're actually getting a lot less than you're actually expected. Why? Because you're paying a premium on Medicare Part B. IN 2023, your fee was about $164.90 and today in 2026, you're paying $202.90 per month. That's nearly $40 more every month coming out of a retiree's check.
October 17 · 6 min
THE DAY THE SUN WENT MISSING
DEAD JUST DESSERTS: THE DAY THE SUN WENT MISSING When most people think about nuclear war, they think about the explosions. The mushroom clouds. The end. But what if that's not the end at all? What if that's merely the opening act? Scientists have spent decades examining a chilling possibility known as "nuclear winter." The idea that soot and smoke from large fires could rise into the atmosphere, block sunlight, cool the Earth, and devastate food production. Some studies suggest that been a limited nuclear exchange could have consequences far beyond the battlefield, affecting agriculture and climate on a global scale. The theory has evolved oved over time and remains the subject of continued scientific study.
October 10 · 5 min
THE VANISHING MEDICARE MENU
JUST DEAD DESSERTS: THE VANISHING MEDICARE MENU Millions of Americans are about to discover something unsettling when Medicare open enrollment begins: their choices have quietly shrunk. This year, insurers have pulled back. Plans that exit last year are gone. Networks have tightened. Prescription coverage has shifted. And seniors especially those on fixed incomes will walk into open enrollment thinking they have options, only to find the menu has been cut in half. This is a trend.
October 3 · 4 min
THE LOBBYIST WHO FORGOT THE RECIPE FOR TRANSPARENCY
JUST DEAD DESSERTS: THE LOBBYIST WHO FORGOT THE RECIPE FOR TRANSPARENCY According to USA today, a former U.S. congressman has just been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for secretly lobbying on behalf of the Venezuelan government. It was allegedly designed to influence U.S. policy without anyone noticing. The article states that he violated the Foreign Agents Registration Act - FARA- which basically says: if you're going to lobby for a foreign government, you have to tell us. Which he deliberately did not do while allegedly taking money, hold meetings, and try to shape U.S. policy behind the scenes.
September 26 · 7 min
AARP WARNS RETIREES: A NEW PROPOSAL COULD PUT SOCIAL SECURITY AT RISK
JUST DEAD DESSERTS: AARP WARNS RETIREES: A NEW PROPSOAL COULD PUT SOCIAL SECURITY AT RIST-WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOUR BENENFITS What AARP is warning us about: a new social security proposal - a federal plan under discussion could reduce or destabilize future benefits, risk to monthly checks - the proposal may change benefits how benefits are calculated, potentially lowering payment s for millions, impact on retires-older Americans could face tighter budgets, especially those relying no on Social Security as their primary income and long-term solvency concerns. AARP warns that the plan may weaken the trust fund instead of strengthening it. This is not a small adjustment. It's a structural shift.
September 19 · 5 min
PREZ BIGGEST CLAIM ABOUT KENNEDY CENTER JUST BLEW UP IN HIS FACE
JUST DEAD DESSERTS: PREZ BIGGEST CLAIM ABOUT THE KENNEDY CENTER JUST BLEW UP Pez has repeatedly claimed he "saved" the Kennedy Center form financial ruin. But newly obtained tax documents tell a very different story. They show that the building's troubles didn't begin decades ago, or even years ago. The began with the Prez
September 12 · 3 min
MAGNETIC FIELD COLLAPSED 565 MILLION YEARS AGO
JUST DEAD DESSERTS_ EARTH_S MAGNETIC FIELD ALMOST COLLAPSED Earth's magnetic field-the invisible shield that protects every living thing from lethal radiation almost collapsed 565 million years ago. While studying ancient volcanoes, scientists found that during the late Ediacaran Period, the magnetic field flipped, staggered and weakened to the lowest intensity ever recorded, nearly thirty times weaker than today.
September 5 · 3 min
THE MAIL-IN BALLOT
JUST DEAD DESSERTS-THE MAIL-IN MELTDOWN Some people think democracy is loud. But sometimes, the quietest thing in the room, a little paper envelope, carries the biggest consequences. Our subject is a political figure who spend months telling supporters that mail-in-voting was suspicious, unreliable, or dangerous. Not my opinion. This is what analysts like Mark Leibovich and others have stated in recent reporting.
August 29 · 5 min
THE CRACKDOWN THAT BACKFIRED
DEAD JUST DESSERTS_ CRACKDOWN CREATED A NEW PROBLEM Can't have your cake and eat it too! ox News reported there's a crackdown on critical tech could open Americans to a new security threat. It's served is a side of irony because when America tries to protect itself, it ends up opening the door instead. The crackdown has backfired. Allowing America's Data Centers to be built overseas gives potential enemies a door to destroying our national security.
August 22 · 4 min
TALKATIVE BOTS & ANDROID UPDATE SOFTWARE
DEAD JUST DESSERTS_ THE TALKATIVE BOTS The Talkative Bots shared information about a brand new Android malware gains access to your car's digital system when a new update is installed by your dealer. Who knew?
August 15 · 6 min
5 NATURAL WAYS TO HELP OLDER MEN'S ERECTILE DYSTUNCTION
5 natural ways to treat erectile dysfunction in older men, ED becomes more common with age because circulation lows, hormones shift, and chronic conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease begin to play a larger role. The good news is that there are natural, evidence-supported ways to improve function without jumping straight to medication.
August 8 · 4 min
WATER IS A PRECIOUS COMMODITY
Water is a precious commodity. When you hear that the Lake Mead reservoir is almost completely gone, you recognize. America has a problem. A water problem. And this time it isn't our overseas enemies. It's mother nature and she's angry at our faux pas.
August 1 · 5 min
ONE-SIDED POLITICAL AGREEMENT
Our President told the American people that he has worked out a deal with Hamaze: they would give up their weapons in exchange for being allowed to take control of Gaza. The problem? According to publicly available reporting, no other involved parties have confirmed or signed onto this supposed reciprocal agreement. Neither Israel nor the broader regional powers have acknowledged participating in such a deal. This leaves one wondering whether the President has stepped into a political Twilight Zone — announcing an arrangement that appears to have been made without the consent of the other parties who would need to approve it. As always, listeners should confirm details with trusted news sources, because international negotiations are complex and often reported differently across outlets.
July 25 · 3 min
OCEAN'S SWALLOWING UP AMERICA'S COASTLINE
America’s coastline is disappearing. Not slowly, not subtly — but in long bites, storms carving away land that once felt immovable. From the Outer Banks to the Gulf Coast, entire communities are watching the ground beneath them slip into the sea.
July 18 · 5 min
HARM HAS A NEW DEFINITION: IT MEANS TO KILL PERSONALLY
The American Prez has striped land away from endangered species citing our country's needs above imperiled animals. The land once enlarged to The Environmental Act in the 1990's no longer exists and the word "harm" has a new definition. Harm now means 'in person' kill; otherwise no harm comes to these species endangered by their habitat being taken away from them.
July 4 · 4 min
40 YEARS OF WORSENING WEATHER
Earth's weather has become more extreme in the last forty years. and scientists say that the pace is accelerating. This is data, and it's showing us a pattern we're all living through right now.
June 27 · 3 min
PREZ THREATENS 100% TARIFFS; EUROPE SHRUGS
Europe shrugs as our Prez issues a 100% tariff on all countries. A collective shrug who noted that similar threats have been issued repeatedly over the past year. And it now has reduced impact.
June 20 · 4 min
MORE RAIN LESS FRESH WATER
It's a new climate paradox: more rain, less fresh water. Even though the sky opens and the rain falls, there's still less available water to fill our lakes, rivers, oceans, and dried-out soil. The rain comes down so hard that there's not enough time for the relief we once received from rain storms. And, it only gets worse.

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