5/20 Ilhan Omar update: She ain't talking

Summary

Garage Logic – Episode Summary (May 20, 2026)

Podcast: Garage Logic
Host: Joe Soucheray (“The Mayor”), Gamut Podcast Network
Episode: 5/20 Ilhan Omar update: She ain't talking
Date: May 20, 2026

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Overview

This episode of Garage Logic delivers the usual mix of Minnesota musings, pragmatic banter, and a staple of “common sense” talk around politics, local events, and daily life. The focal point is a report on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s silence regarding subpoenas on the local “Feeding Our Future” fraud scandal, interwoven with discussion about oil prices, trucking industry woes, recent local crimes, and a spirited defense of Minnesota’s original state flag amid ongoing political controversies. The show’s “2 + 2 = 5” refrain embodies the hosts' recurring theme: acceptance (sometimes with exasperation) of the irrationality in today's social and political climate.

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Major Themes & Segments

1. "2 + 2 = 5" — A Mantra for Modern Absurdity

Timestamps: 06:43–08:12, Refrain throughout

• Joe introduces the Keanu Reeves-inspired philosophy: let people believe whatever they want, even “2 + 2 = 5,” as a way to preserve sanity in an irrational world.
• Example: “I’m ready to go to the two plus two is five side of the aisle here.” (Joe Soucheray, 07:00)

2. Ilhan Omar Update: “She Ain’t Talking”

Timestamps: 08:12–12:13

• A Fox News clip is played, showing Rep. Ilhan Omar walking in Congress, silent while questioned about the “Feeding Our Future” fraud investigation and possible subpoenas.
• Key Moment: “She just kept walking. That’s today's Ilhan Omar update. You know what—two plus two is five. She's fine. She's helpful to the people of Minnesota.” (Joe Soucheray, 11:49)
• Panel notes her pattern of avoiding press accountability and how her silence is suspicious.

3. Doom & Gloom: Oil, Trucking, and Economic Warnings

Timestamps: 12:13–21:15

• Joe reads and discusses a long, thoughtful email in response to recent economic “doom” newsletters, evaluating claims about oil supply, U.S. trucking industry disruptions, and cost-of-living surges.
• Local listener “Chris in Best Fargo” offers counterpoints to economic doomsaying, focusing on market adjustments, oil import/export logistics, and trucking regulation chaos.
• Quote: "US suppliers will be competing against foreign buyers willing to pay well above the spot price for oil." (Emailer Chris, read by Joe Soucheray, ~14:50)

4. Gas Prices and the 'Pay-to-Play' Presidency

Timestamps: 27:41–30:54

• Discussion of President Trump’s comments dismissing high gas prices as “peanuts.”
• Hosts express frustration about the disconnect between those in power and everyday Americans:
  • “It becomes clearer every day that this is a pay-to-play presidency. You pay him enough, you’ll get what you want. The rest of us are supposed to think $5 a gallon gasoline is peanuts.” (Joe Soucheray, 28:59)
• Local fuel prices compared; conversation about California’s reported $7+ diesel average.

5. Local Crime Story: The Amos Ferrier Case

Timestamps: 31:05–36:12

• Detailing the tragic case of Amos Ferrier, a beloved Minneapolis veteran and community worker who died attempting to prevent his car/truck theft.
• Reflecting on public safety, self-protection, and the psychological burden of crime in the Twin Cities.
• Key Reflection: “We all have to train ourselves, especially in this godforsaken Twin Cities... You act one way when you’re alone, one way when you’ve got kids with you. But you have to act as though everyone out there is bleeping crazy.” (Chris Reavers, 36:12)

6. The Minnesota State Flag Controversy & Seth Eastman Book

Timestamps: 73:31–81:41

• Listener Tim Regan gifts the show "Seth Eastman: A Portfolio of North American Indians" and a letter defending the historical roots of the “settler and Indian” state flag.
• Joe passionately recounts Seth Eastman’s background and respectful depiction of Dakota life, rebuking allegations of racism behind the old flag and criticizing contemporary political efforts to replace it.
• Quote: "The Minnesota state flag... has nothing to do with racism. Zero. And it was brought to us by a guy who lived among the Dakota and became friends with them... To think that these ne'er do wells... just whipped out this ridiculous, meaningless new flag is such an insult to this original work." (Joe Soucheray, 78:37)
• Panel pledges to keep the Eastman book as a staff treasure.

7. News Updates with John Haidt

Timestamps: 44:57–67:31

• Updates on Feeding Our Future fraud sentences (Amy Bach facing 50 years), Minnesota childcare scam, police lawsuits over Jan. 6 settlement fund, recent legislative actions, and closure of popular Uptown businesses.
• Brief local crime update — 22-year-old charged for enrolling in high school under a false ID.
• New Minneapolis Fire Chief, lawsuits around prediction markets, St. Paul/Lake events.

8. Lighter Segments and Recurring Inside Jokes

• Musical event plugs: Pat Donahue at Midway Saloon, Jeff Dayton at Dakota (04:30–05:31)
• Minnesota small talk: Lilac reports, truck talk, garage improvements (03:13, 21:51, 40:22)
• “Tarps off!” and Twins game shirtless crowd antics (69:04–70:29)
• State Fair kickoff info, staff plans, Minneapolis food scene lamentations (52:18–54:31)

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Chris Reavers, on the value of perspective: "Chris and I have kind of been dancing around that [trucking] issue for a long time." (20:29)
• Kenny Olson, philosophical: "Does said fellow recognize you and call you by name when you walk in?" (38:49)
• Joe Soucheray, on accepting absurdity: "You want to tell me that there's no—Minnesota is a wonderful place and the fraud here is no worse than anywhere else? That's two plus two is five. Who cares?" (07:45)
• Listener Email (Chris in Best Fargo): “If you have any plans to travel to a third world country in the next year, cancel your trip. You'll be walking into a humanitarian crisis.” (~15:29)
• Joe Soucheray, defending the flag: "It is so historically accurate. It is so beautiful—and so meaningful. It has nothing to do with racism. Zero." (78:37)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Keanu Reeves/common sense rant: 06:43–08:12
• Ilhan Omar update: 08:12–12:13
• Doom & trucking emails: 12:13–21:15
• Gas prices/presidency commentary: 27:41–30:54
• Amos Ferrier crime story: 31:05–36:12
• State flag / Seth Eastman: 73:31–81:41
• "Tarps Off" Twins crowd story: 69:04–70:29
• News roundup (Feeding Our Future, local crime, business closings): 44:57–67:31

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Conclusion

This episode of Garage Logic delivers its signature blend: local skepticism, grumpy humor, and relentless focus on “common sense” values. From national political dramas to the subtle intricacies of Minnesota’s state flag, the hosts alternate between exasperation (“2 + 2 = 5”) and genuine affection for their home state and community. The panel—anchored by Joe Soucheray’s gruff pragmatism—keeps listeners informed and entertained in equal measure.

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For ongoing updates and more community commentary, catch new episodes daily on Garage Logic’s podcast channels.

Transcript

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[Chris Reavers]

Otter,

[Joe Soucheray]

can I call a doctor?

[Ellen]

Sorry, is it too early there?

[John Haidt]

Is it?

[Ellen]

We're not joking.

[Joe Soucheray]

9.

[Kenny Olson]

What did he say to the lady on the plane?

[Joe Soucheray]

In case you're wondering what we're talking about, Pat's wife went out to turn on the water in the front yard. He was supposed to have flipped the lever downstairs, but he flipped the rear yard. And so she's struggling with this faucet and the torque thrust her back and she landed in the bushes. And she was flat out in the bushes and she couldn't get up. So she's shrieking, she's calling for Pat, but he's way down two levels and he. He heard something initially, but then he shook that off, chose to ignore it. He chose to ignore that one. But then the shrieking got louder so we went outside and she said, oh my God, there she is.

[Ellen]

The shrieking chip is.

[Joe Soucheray]

I gotta help her up here.

[Ellen]

I love that he calls it the Shrieky.

[Kenny Olson]

We better start the show.

[Joe Soucheray]

Josh Arnold.

[Chris Reavers]

Hey, thanks for lunch today from Mr. Money Talk.

[Joe Soucheray]

Can I just. Don't worry about it. You've only told me that about 50 times.

[Ellen]

That's a yummy chicken wrapper.

[Kenny Olson]

Come on, let's get this over with. Let's go.

[Joe Soucheray]

Josh Arnold, investment consultant, brings you Garage Logic podcast number 1782. It's May 20, 2026. I will give a final Lilac report tomorrow. I gotta give them this day of sun and they will be fully bursted.

[Kenny Olson]

Mine look great up here.

[Joe Soucheray]

94 degrees. A record high on this day. Two days in a row. 2009. 31 degrees in 1892. Call Josh Arn. He's not only an investment consultant, he brought us lunch today. Oh, my God.

[Chris Reavers]

How good were those wraps? So we were at the Twins game last night.

[Joe Soucheray]

The wraps have a lot of carrots in them.

[Ellen]

Oh, they're delicious.

[Chris Reavers]

They were so good. Thank you, Josh. You're the best.

[Joe Soucheray]

Call Josh at 952-925-5608 for a free 48 minute consultation.

[Chris Reavers]

Hail the Flashlight King.

[Joe Soucheray]

Hail you. And now from the mayor's office above the boathouse on the east shore of Spoon, La Mirage Logic with Chris Reavers manning technology corner. Kenny Olson from the Crabby coffee Shop, John Height in the newsroom. And of course the rookie here is your Flashlight King fireworks commissioner and the keeper of common sense, your mayor, Joe Susherer. Oh, I'm gonna plan your evening for you. You know, there's no hockey game, no basketball game. The Twins are playing a day game. I'm gonna plan your evening for you. You can be home while it's still light out. Pat Donahue has asked Jeff Dayton to join him tonight. For Pat Donahue and friends at the Midway Saloon, Steve Anderson also, this is fantastic. If you've not been at the Midway Saloon, it's right couple doors east of Snelling on University Avenue.

[Kenny Olson]

Across that stone. Does it say on the top something about of beers and 500 whiskeys?

[Joe Soucheray]

Something like that, yeah. Okay, well, it's a small room, but it's a fun room. And these are some of the best musicians in the country. Pat Donahue, Jeff Dayton, Stephen c. Anderson tonight, 6 to 8pm if you can't catch Dayton tonight, get this. He's playing the Dakota Thursday, 7pm with a show called the Glenn Campbell and Beyond.

[Chris Reavers]

Are you Essen?

[Joe Soucheray]

And he has a great band with him.

[Chris Reavers]

John, we have a date. John, we're going. John.

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't care.

[John Haidt]

He always has no 11 playing drums with him locally too.

[Chris Reavers]

Hey, hold on. Okay, give me that again because I'm not joking. I'm going to Dakota tomorrow at the Dakota.

[Kenny Olson]

Wait, hold on.

[Joe Soucheray]

What did you say? Tonight, the Midway Saloon.

[Kenny Olson]

Who's playing drums locally?

[John Haidt]

Noah Levy always plays drums.

[Kenny Olson]

Oh, neat. He's wonderful.

[Joe Soucheray]

Six to eight tonight, tomorrow, 7pm at the Dakota.

[Chris Reavers]

I'm going to for sure tomorrow. Jeff, you got. Yeah, I need a ticket.

[Ellen]

You gotta talk to America's guest. You gotta go through America's Guest.

[Chris Reavers]

I've been trained properly.

[Ellen]

Right.

[Joe Soucheray]

You know, Jordy alerts me to something that was in the New York Post. We're no longer. Well, in the 60s it was the greenhouse effect, remember? That was gonna kill us.

[Josh Arnold]

Right.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, that didn't happen. So it was the coming ice age. That's when Newsweek had a blue planet on the COVID and that didn't scare people. So they went to a red planet planet and they called it global warming. That didn't do anything. So now it's called climate change.

[Ellen]

And we don't have a color associated with that, do we?

[Joe Soucheray]

No. And now, according to the New York Post, we're returning to the coming ice age threat again. So just take your pick, whatever you want to get worried about. You know, I thought of something today. We've mentioned before that this actor named Keanu Reeves, I don't know a lot about him, but everything I've read about him and that isn't much, suggests he's a pretty level headed guy.

[Chris Reavers]

He's a guy.

[Joe Soucheray]

He's a guy.

[Ellen]

Yep.

[Joe Soucheray]

And he, he said he has gotten to the point in life where if somebody tells him two plus two is five, he's cool with that. You know what? I'm done worrying about it.

[Chris Reavers]

Then the responses 2 +2 is 5. Have a great day.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah, I think that's where I am right now. I think when I look at the daily happenings in this country, I'm ready to go to the two plus two is five side of the aisle here.

[Ellen]

Okay.

[Joe Soucheray]

You want to tell me that Trump's the greatest president in the history of the world, which many emailers.

[Ellen]

I'm not going to say that.

[Joe Soucheray]

I'm going to just tell you if that's fine, man. That's cool. It's great.

[Ellen]

You're throwing in the Davis.

[Joe Soucheray]

I thrown in the Davis. See, that would be our term for it. That would be our term for it before two plus two is five. Yes, but I'm there, I'm at the two. You know what? You want to tell me that there's no. Minnesota is a wonderful place and the fraud here is no worse than it is in any other state. That's part of the doing two plus two is five. You're right. Who cares? You're fine. That's fine.

[Ellen]

I'd like to see what kind of feedback you get taking this stance via email. I don't think I'll get all of branches or.

[Joe Soucheray]

No, I'm not seeking anything. I'm telling you where I am personally because you know what? You can only. You can only state the obvious so long. And when it's rejected. Fine. Two plus two is five. You're right.

[Ellen]

That's the way it is now.

[Joe Soucheray]

It's just the way it is. And that's fine. That's fine. Ilhan Omar, for example.

[Ellen]

She doesn't need to talk.

[Kenny Olson]

What?

[Ellen]

What are we going to find out?

[Joe Soucheray]

What?

[Ellen]

He's not going to say anything.

[Joe Soucheray]

Can we have an Ilhan Omar update?

[Chris Reavers]

We may.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah. I just want to get it out of the way.

[Ellen]

Get it out of your system.

[Chris Reavers]

What happened to my mouse?

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah,

[Ellen]

this is Ilhan Omar, update.

[Chris Reavers]

I don't know why my mouse ain't working. Because I just played something.

[Joe Soucheray]

God help me. What did I tell you before this show?

[Chris Reavers]

Not that computer. It's this computer.

[Ellen]

Ilhan Omar. Ready?

[Chris Reavers]

Somebody shut off my mouse. That's the problem. Okay, here we go.

[Joe Soucheray]

Boy, what a. What a roadblock you are. You're just a great big giant bump.

[Ellen]

Wait a minute. I. I was the road slamming on. I was the desk or something.

[Kenny Olson]

I have something. I have a. A motivational sentence for you. A paragraph here. Joe, I think you can relate to this. You know what's underrated? Letting people be. Letting them mispronounce a word like crick or talk too much about a show they love or get excited about something you don't understand. You don't have to get it. Just be kind. Everyone's got something that lights them up. Let them shine, even if it's not your thing.

[Joe Soucheray]

Here is your latest Ilhan Omar report on Garage Logic.

[Kenny Olson]

Nice timing, Chris.

[Joe Soucheray]

May we start with the only audio I want, which I approve before the show.

[Chris Reavers]

You did approve this audio. Ilhan Omar.

[Joe Soucheray]

This is Ilhan Omar walking in the halls of Congress being asked questions.

[Chris Reavers]

Now, the thing is, you gotta keep in mind is I don't know. I don't know the reporter's name. That was.

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't care what the reporter's name. This is real. And she was being asked questions by somebody. That was a reporter.

[Chris Reavers]

I was trying to find that. So this is a Fox News piece and.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, that's because nobody else covers her.

[Chris Reavers]

You know why that. Ianakana? You want to know why?

[Joe Soucheray]

Why?

[Chris Reavers]

I don't know why.

[Kenny Olson]

Okay.

[Chris Reavers]

Why don't you tell me?

[Joe Soucheray]

Why don't you just play this without a lot of chat?

[Chris Reavers]

Okay.

[Josh Arnold]

What?

[Chris Reavers]

I was stalling while we heard from

[Ellen]

the Home Depot ask Minnesota Democrats to

[Joe Soucheray]

block the subpoena for the investigation of feeding our future on the state level

[Ellen]

House.

[Joe Soucheray]

The House Republicans are considering investigating feeding

[Ellen]

Our future now, your role in it.

[Joe Soucheray]

Would you cooperate with that subpoena and provide documents if they request it here

[Ellen]

in the House Oversight Committee?

[Joe Soucheray]

She just deign.

[Chris Reavers]

Here's what you glean from the video, though. Here's what you glean from the video. There is a handler to her left who is just on the phone texting

[Joe Soucheray]

whoever she's got people.

[Chris Reavers]

She's staring at the ground, not responding to this. How can you not conclude that she is guilty?

[Joe Soucheray]

A.

[Kenny Olson]

This is her MO Though. She's done this a hundred times. It'd be fun to see a highlight of all the various times that she has done exactly what we just heard there.

[Joe Soucheray]

She was asked, would you cooperate with a subpoena and provide documents if they requested here in the House Oversight Committee? Didn't answer. Did you ask Minnesota Democrats to block the subpoena for the investigation of feeding our future on the state level? She didn't answer. She just kept walking. That's today's Ilhan Omar update. You know what two plus two is five. She's fine. She's fine. She's helpful to the people of Minnesota.

[Kenny Olson]

A lot of times she'll insult the reporter or the person asking the question.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, I'm glad you brought that up. I was expecting. When I first saw this little snippet, I was expecting her to lash out with some sort of her sailor on leave profanity.

[Kenny Olson]

Usually she does.

[Joe Soucheray]

You're right.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

Now, I have been touting for two days the newsletter, the economic newsletter that Tom Lyman sent. It was pure doom. Pure doom. And I couched my words. I said, this is a guy that has a newsletter, and he sends this out to his club members or whatever, and you take it for what it is. And now I got a very nice note from a guy called Chris in Best. Fargo.

[Ellen]

Never heard of Best.

[Joe Soucheray]

He must like Fargo. Hail the Flashlight King.

[Chris Reavers]

Hail you.

[Joe Soucheray]

I can't help but interject, after the past two days of reveling in Bob Rainier's the Sky is Falling newsletter, I thought I'd give you not a ray of hope, but reason to step back from the ledge. Midwit that I am, I have been duped by enough doom propaganda to know it when I see it. Before I slalom through counterpoints, it's best to remind you that Bob, well intentioned as he may be, has something to sell. Have you considered that Bob's sales pitch is tailored to crotchety old men exasperated by the state of modern affairs? And he said, there are many of us. I'm not suggesting that Anything Bob says in his newsletter is incorrect, but rather that he, intentionally or not, omits prescient and crucial details that alter the context in which those facts might be interpreted. While Bob no doubt has been spending time artfully crafting an articulated pitch about why we're about to abruptly fall off a cliff, I've been talking to people who work in oil and logistics. What I've learned is not encouraging, but has given me reason to suspend finalizing my last will and testament. Here's what I gleaned speaking with people in the industry over the past several weeks. Number one, the US Is a net exporter of oil. We have more than enough oil and refining capacity to satisfy our needs domestically. The picture that Bob paints suggests that all of the production, refining and supply chains will fail because he assumes none of the stakeholders within these systems will adjust operations to accommodate changing market conditions. None of the domestic supply will run dry, but retail, commercial and industrial users will struggle to secure immediate supply while our supply chain adjusts in order to keep the machines running. Bob goes into great detail describing oil reserves running dry, refineries shutting down in Europe. Do we live in Europe? Has Bob considered how many oil wells and refineries are located in Europe? Fellow dummies, please look that up while Joe is having an aneurysm. Now, compare your findings to the US of petroleum. Compare the production, supply and refining capacities of America, where we live, to our European counterpoints.2. While the US has ample supply of light sweet crude to refine into fuel, we have less heavy sour crude used for manufacturing and heavy lubricants. Do you know who has extraordinary amounts of heavy sour crude? Who? The soon to be 51st state, Alberta. Do you know how much more do you know? Do you know? Do you know as much? Train. Do you know who has much, much more? Venezuela. Do you know who is currently controlling exports from Venezuela? Ask Kenny. He'll look it up for you. Boy, what a dummy Trump was for securing Venezuela's oil supply preceding a possible closing of the stratium of Hormuz. We will all have all the supply we need, but it will be delayed and it will be expensive. US Suppliers will be competing against foreign buyers willing to pay well above the spot price for oil. I anticipate a presidential emergency declaration or tariffs of some kind to temporarily inhibit the export of our precious petroleum product. I think we said that. We said we put that under the category. Or are we too big to fail? The flip side of that coin is that these export restrictions can be used as leverage with belligerent world actors. Take that for what it's worth. 3. To quote a friend who's an executive in the oil industry, if you have any plans to travel to a third world country in the next year, cancel your trip. You'll be walking into a humanitarian crisis. Oil producing countries will feel painful, but dystopian Mad Max scenarios are likely to play out in already poor or unstable countries who do not produce and refine their own petroleum, such as Somalia or the uk. What alarms me Number four what alarms me is a lack of attention being afforded to the revolution taking place in domestic trucking as we speak. For several years, domestic trucking has been overrun by migrant truck operators, usually with forged or no certification, being given licenses to operate tractor trailers on American roadways by states purposely failing to review qualifications, enforce restrictions, or vet in any meaningful way who we let loose on our highways. This has led to countless avoidable and tragic deaths while simultaneously suppressing wages for honest operators. If you thought the food, daycare and Medicaid scandals were bad, wait until you learn about trucking. At least defeating our future Fraudsters weren't killing innocent people by the thousands nationwide Almost done. But I digress. Some friends of mine run a small family trucking company. While they've traditionally done very well for themselves, 2025 was their worst year ever, barely breaking even. However, the current administration began cracking down on fraudulent drivers, removing many from the road via testing and enforcement. This had the effect of sharply increasing shipping rates as fewer fraudulent drivers became available to underbid shippers seeking carriers. Then last Friday, May 15, the US Supreme Court unanimously ruled that freight brokers can be held liable for damages and injuries caused by poorly vetted truck operators. This had the immediate effect of removing poor drivers from operation. I spoke with two people over the weekend who had shipments abandoned mid transit because their brokers fired unvetted drivers on the spot, leaving loads to be picked up sometime later by qualified operators. The market effect Trucking rates are surging to new all time highs as brokers scramble for qualified insurable operators, going from about 2 bucks a mile to approaching $4amile in a matter of days. Those rates are only to continue climbing as our domestic pool of some 5 million truck operators hemorrhages drivers by several hundred thousand, possibly a million, virtually overnight. Now combine that driver shortage with current cost of diesel in a few months we will look back fondly to the days when diesel was just $6 a gallon and he concludes by saying, maybe that ledge isn't looking so bad after all. Perhaps I'll have a beer about it. Good luck, Chris in Best Fargo. All right, so now you've got two sides of that coin. You've got the two sides of the doom coin. This fellow Chris sounds like he knows what he's talking about. And Rainier sounds like he knows what he's talking about.

[Ellen]

Where do you go? Change your perspective?

[Joe Soucheray]

No, you just go. Two plus two is five.

[Kenny Olson]

Draw your own conclusions. Chris and I have kind of been dancing around that trucking issue for a long time. I do have one question and maybe, maybe the emailer can send another email back answering this. Who is to blame for hiring? Well, I just gave away the answer. Hiring all of these non vetted drivers,

[Joe Soucheray]

people who own the trucking companies. I would think so because they're finding people who are going to do it far cheaper than a traditional driver who is licensed and vetted.

[Chris Reavers]

The need far and away exceeds the demand.

[Kenny Olson]

If this sounds like something Crabby should talk about, we should find a.

[Joe Soucheray]

Sounds like something you should do, is drive a big rig to LA and back.

[Chris Reavers]

Kenny, I know a guy I can show.

[Joe Soucheray]

That is my dream. I mean, you could get license, you could be insured.

[Kenny Olson]

I. I want to be a hotshot driver, so I use my own truck to haul loads.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, that'd be cool. You got to own the truck.

[Chris Reavers]

I know you.

[Kenny Olson]

I mean, you own the truck.

[Chris Reavers]

I know him.

[Joe Soucheray]

You got.

[Chris Reavers]

No, I know what he wants to do. He wants to be the snowman. He wants to have Floyd riding shotgun.

[Joe Soucheray]

He wants to run cases of Bud Light across the Rockies.

[Josh Arnold]

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

[Chris Reavers]

It's Coors Light.

[Joe Soucheray]

G.D. coors Light.

[Ellen]

I think it's more like B.J.

[Joe Soucheray]

mcKay.

[Kenny Olson]

B.J. and the bear.

[Ellen]

Yes.

[Joe Soucheray]

I'm talking to you about trucks in here. Locally, the best place to get a truck is Rosedale Chevrolet because they are a commercial and business elite dealer, which means they have more inventory of trucks than virtually any other dealer in town. And that selection is work. Ready and ready for delivery. 1500s, 2000. 500s, 3000. 500s. Versatile, low cab forward, medium duties with box upfits from 12ft to 20ft. Cutaway and express cargo vans. Dump trucks. The big kind you love to play with.

[Ellen]

Hell yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

And the mini ones.

[Ellen]

That's what you're talking about.

[Joe Soucheray]

And they got everything. And these guys are. They have a combined 75 years of experience selling trucks. You know, landscapers, electricians, plumbers, you name it, they've got the trucks to cover your job. It's Rosedale Chevrolet. You can't miss it. County road C. And what the hell is it? It's County Road C, 35C and 35W. It's right there. It's just immediately west of 35 on County Road C. And you can learn more, of course, at rosedale chev1wordrosedalechev.com but they have the inventory.

[Mishke (Mishki Podcast Host)]

It's a world of artificial intelligence, of limited character, tweets, of mini clips on TikTok. My name's Mishke and the Mishke Podcast offers something wholly different. The lost art of simple human storytelling. Whether humorous tales, absurd narratives, or real drama, telling stories is my stock in trade. So escape to the very human Mishki Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.

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[Chris Reavers]

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[Joe Soucheray]

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[Chris Reavers]

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[Joe Soucheray]

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[Chris Reavers]

to the Talent. Stand by. You asked for it.

[Lindsey Brown]

Here's a guy who has embraced the thinking of Keanu Reeves. Here's Joe Sashere.

[Ellen]

Wow, you changed your name.

[Joe Soucheray]

She can't pronounce my name, but she made A good effort.

[Ellen]

It's like you as Damon.

[Joe Soucheray]

Two plus two is five.

[Kenny Olson]

What is the Keanu thing? Just live and let live.

[Chris Reavers]

Yes, two plus two is five.

[Joe Soucheray]

Have a great day.

[Kenny Olson]

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[Ellen]

I mean, like plants and stuff.

[Joe Soucheray]

They.

[Kenny Olson]

You know what? Let's detour from the grass treatments. Both Creepy Chris and I have had pro turf do landscaping for us. In my case, I had a dreary, wet, gross backyard. And boy, did they let the sunshine in. They put in a patio and arbor. Fighty. Oh, my goodness, it was good. Proper wood chips.

[Joe Soucheray]

I had a little wood chip problem.

[Chris Reavers]

I can tell you this. I spent whatever I spent on a nice brick patio. And that patio, the money I spent on it doubled what they the value of the home. I'm not joking.

[Kenny Olson]

They force your equity up, they give you curb appeal, and they do wonders for your morale. Not only do they do landscaping and yard treatments, if you've got an irrigation system, they can maintain that thing for you. Put it to bed in the winter, wake it up in the spring, get to that website, kick around, check out all the photos of their past work and that. Get hooked up. They've been in business since 82. They've been with GL for, I'm going to say, 10 years, 15 years or more. Exceptional lawn care, landscape and irrigation service. The best in the Twin Cities. ProfessionalTurf.com

[Joe Soucheray]

Back to the gas prices. I was reading that our president is shrugging off the gas prices and says that they're peanuts. No.

[Kenny Olson]

Oh boy.

[Ellen]

That's a let them eat cake thing.

[Joe Soucheray]

Twelve weeks into a war that was supposed to last six, Trump said there is no rush to end the conflict. I'm in no hurry. Everyone is saying, oh, the midterms. But I'm in no hurry. Trump said In a response to question about striking a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz, about which I've been studying more and more. It's an oddly beautiful stretch of land on the banks of the Hormuz. It's ancient, colorful rocks and stones, and it's very different. So we're told that the gas is. It's his. Peanuts. So. Well, it's peanuts if you're the SAP that's supposed to. I know two plus two is five. But it becomes clearer every day that this is a pay to play presidency. You pay the right. You pay him. You pay him enough, you'll get what you want. The rest of us saps are supposed to think that $5 a gallon gasoline is peanuts.

[Kenny Olson]

459. I saw a couple times in the Twin Cities. I got out of town yesterday and found something as low as 424, which is also way too high.

[Ellen]

One year ago. 318.

[Joe Soucheray]

Pressed on ballooning fuel costs yesterday, the President downplayed the pain at the pump, saying, this is peanuts.

[Kenny Olson]

I don't appreciate that.

[Joe Soucheray]

And Trump said he appreciates Americans putting up with the increased prices.

[Kenny Olson]

Well, we don't.

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't think we have a choice, President. We don't appreciate it.

[Kenny Olson]

Make it stop.

[Joe Soucheray]

But you know, two plus two is five. He's the greatest president we've ever had. He is a great president if you can. If you can play in his league. I don't happen to have any money or enough money to. Or no need to try to buy him. So I'm kind of out. I'm one of the saps that's supposed to think five bucks a gallon is peanuts. So are you. So is everybody on this staff? So is everybody listening?

[Kenny Olson]

What are they paying in California? I've heard it's close to 10.

[Joe Soucheray]

Oh, look.

[Chris Reavers]

Are you kidding me?

[Kenny Olson]

Let's look it up.

[Chris Reavers]

And I'm on it.

[Kenny Olson]

Be factual.

[Joe Soucheray]

Prices.

[Chris Reavers]

Well, you got, you know, Joe, John, you guys get what you're voting for?

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah.

[Ellen]

Six, 15.

[Joe Soucheray]

I didn't vote for him. I didn't vote for Harris.

[Kenny Olson]

Does our vote matter?

[Joe Soucheray]

No, no. Not when you got a pay to play guy running a show.

[Kenny Olson]

I been thinking about this over and over lately. I think it only matters on the local level.

[Joe Soucheray]

He is. He is no different than any mysterious city council member. They just redistribute money to different crowds.

[Ellen]

Diesel is seven different 742 in California.

[Chris Reavers]

Thank you, Matthew.

[Kenny Olson]

Oh,

[Ellen]

well, that's flirting with 8 already.

[Kenny Olson]

I expected that to be $3 higher,

[Ellen]

but that's the average.

[Chris Reavers]

I was going to say, keep in mind, that's the average, though, Ken.

[Joe Soucheray]

You know, yesterday we mentioned this fellow who lost his life trying to keep his car from being stolen.

[Ellen]

Oh, yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

His name is Amos Ferrier. And they've arrested two suspects. Oh, good. Both female. Renaissance Allen, 19, and Jaliah Frost, 18.

[Ellen]

I wouldn't have guessed that.

[Kenny Olson]

Not surprising.

[Joe Soucheray]

I know that. But I know that it is human instinct probably to not want your car to be stolen. Well, obviously it's human instinct, but you know what? You gotta let it go. Ferrier was an internship program director for the veteran focused nonprofit. Every third Saturday, they run a coffee shop. People who work with him loved the guy. Said in every sense of the word, he was just a special soul. He was infectious with his humor. He was a big guy and his laugh would reverberate throughout the building. Each and every one of them veterans are referring to, he was connected to on some level. He just had the want to and the ability to connect and become like a big brother instead of a boss. The incident that took Ferrier's life unfolded during a busy event on Friday afternoon. McKenna said Ferrier noticed something happening outside.

[Kenny Olson]

This was what, 54th and 54th street and 43rd Avenue.

[Joe Soucheray]

He was in the coffee shop and observed at least one individual, maybe two or three, but they had gone into his truck and took his bag and he ran out to stop them, he said. What happened next remains unclear. We do not know if they got back in their car. We did not know if he stood in front of the car or jumped on the hood or if they started to run him over and he ended up on the hood. But anyway, they carried him almost a full city block on the hood. And at some point the driver of the vehicle swerved violently and threw him off and he hit his head on the pavement and that cost him his life. He was rushed to the hospital unconscious. They did do emergency brain surgery, but he never woke up. And the family decided to disconnect the life support Sunday.

[Kenny Olson]

It's called Rick's Coffee Bar. It's in the same building as the Veterans Community center. That's kind of down in the neighborhood by the vet hospital. It's just a few blocks away.

[Joe Soucheray]

So these two foul teenage females have a lot to account for. This guy served 15 years in the Army. He was combat decorated. He was a medic.

[Ellen]

I hope those two gals, if convicted, really have to do a lot of,

[Joe Soucheray]

well, you know, Mary will get a hold of them.

[Kenny Olson]

And Joe, some people just don't have what? What it takes to sit on the sideline and watch stuff like that happen. You know, it's the old firefighter police mentality. Some rush out. Not while others, you know, the heroes, rush in. And that's what he was.

[Joe Soucheray]

I was under the impression that his car was stolen. And this says truck.

[Kenny Olson]

Oh,

[Joe Soucheray]

that's reporting.

[Kenny Olson]

Geez, really?

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, as they watched out. As he watched out the window, he noticed someone entering his truck, according to this report. Previous report said car. Doesn't make any difference whether it was a car or a truck. It was stolen from him. He attempted to stop it ended up on the hood of the vehicle, either because he was run into and leaped up there, or he leaped up there intentionally. I don't know.

[Kenny Olson]

They got into their own vehicle. The vehicle that they arrived.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's it. Yeah.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

Oh, and he's trying to. Okay.

[Ellen]

He's trying to say.

[Joe Soucheray]

Hey. He's trying to stop them from leaving the scene in their own vehicle.

[Kenny Olson]

That's the way I understand it.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah. That's a shame.

[Ellen]

What a waste.

[Joe Soucheray]

We all have to train ourselves, especially in this godforsaken Twin Cities. Oh, I know. It's nice. We're Minnesota. Nice.

[Chris Reavers]

But I will say this. I've given you the two rules. You act one way when you're alone. You act one way. When? For me, last night, I went to the.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, he was alone.

[Chris Reavers]

I know, but I went to the Twins game last night. Right. Couldn't have been nicer. Mr. Money Talk hosted us, sent us lunch. It was fantastic. Not at one point. I never felt anything suspicious or anything like that.

[Joe Soucheray]

I hope not. You were going to a ball game.

[Chris Reavers]

But let's say you're in a different situation. Right. Well, if anything were to approach me with two kids in the backseat, I'm not doing s. Here, let me get my kids out of the car. No, you shouldn't take the vehicle.

[Joe Soucheray]

You should.

[Chris Reavers]

Right. And I'm not saying that this guy was in the wrong. That's not what I'm trying to say. But you have to weigh the circumstances. You have to weigh the. What's the word I'm looking for?

[Joe Soucheray]

But I would say the risk.

[Ellen]

Where's the reward?

[Chris Reavers]

Unintended consequences. Is that what I'm trying to say?

[Joe Soucheray]

We get what you're saying. If you're alone, you act one way. If you've got little ones with you, you act a different way.

[Chris Reavers]

But you have to act as though everyone out there is bleeping crazy.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, you know, or you can just walk through life and Just say, hey, yeah, it's cool. Two plus two is five.

[Lindsey Brown]

Here's a guy who has embraced the thinking of Keanu Reeves. Here's Joe Suchere, Joe Succiat.

[Ellen]

I would confuse people. If you. If somebody's trying to hijack your car and you said two plus two is five, you'd have to stop and think about it for a second.

[Joe Soucheray]

No, I'm gonna get out and say, have at it, boys. Just press that button, it'll start and they won't get. They won't get 20ft.

[Chris Reavers]

What would happen six speed with a clutch. What would happen if rookie's car with the hole in the gas tank was only about a quarter full? What would you say to that? Perpetrator?

[Joe Soucheray]

Rookie could wait till they leave and then just walk behind them.

[Chris Reavers]

You're only gonna get to find them.

[Ellen]

We're gonna find them.

[Joe Soucheray]

We're gonna find you.

[Kenny Olson]

Just follow the gas, give them a key and give them about a hundred bucks so they can get far, far away.

[Chris Reavers]

Do you guys need gas money?

[Ellen]

Yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

Here, wait, let me fill that for you.

[Kenny Olson]

I've got a coupon for a restaurant

[Ellen]

here and those bag. Drop them off at Goodwill. I didn't do that yet. So they're. They're supposed to be dropped off.

[Kenny Olson]

Ignore the. Ignore the check engine light. That's been on for years.

[Chris Reavers]

Everything's out.

[Ellen]

They'd probably get out of the car and go, you got too many idiot lights.

[Joe Soucheray]

No, no, you know what they would find? They'd say, and, and you'd have to tell them, ignore that propane tank rolling around in the back. It could go off with like a bomb at any minute.

[Ellen]

Hairline fracture.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[Chris Reavers]

His dashboard looks like Las Vegas.

[Kenny Olson]

And that smell in there, there's like. There's a dead critter in there. I can't find it.

[John Haidt]

It.

[Kenny Olson]

I don't know where it is or

[Ellen]

it's oil or lack of.

[Joe Soucheray]

Oh my God. Oh, boy.

[Ellen]

Two plus two is five.

[Joe Soucheray]

Two plus two is five. You wanna. If you really think that that's.

[Josh Arnold]

You know what?

[Joe Soucheray]

That's fine. It's okay.

[Chris Reavers]

God bless you.

[Ellen]

Let it just happen. Just let it happen.

[Joe Soucheray]

It's a good way to. To practice. You know, sometimes I. I go to a certain bank.

[Ellen]

Let me in here.

[Joe Soucheray]

The. The fellows from a different country.

[Ellen]

Yeah, yeah.

[Joe Soucheray]

And it takes them, you know, a bit longer than usual to do a pretty simple. Okay. You might be nice guy. Sure.

[Chris Reavers]

And you're a patient fella.

[Joe Soucheray]

And I've taught myself. I use those as lessons.

[Ellen]

You pray. You pray.

[Joe Soucheray]

But it's a two plus two situation. You know what? That's fine.

[Kenny Olson]

Does said fellow recognize you and call you by name when you walk in?

[Joe Soucheray]

Great guy.

[Kenny Olson]

It doesn't help. That doesn't happen when I go to that bank.

[Joe Soucheray]

Great guy. But, you know, they might want to speed him up a little. Put him in a program to teach him to do.

[Ellen]

You have to explain that when I

[Kenny Olson]

walk into that bank, the first thing they do, Matthews, they pick up the phone and they dial 9.1and then they wait for the other one.

[Ellen]

Just wait for that other.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah.

[Ellen]

Now we're going. False alarm. He's. He's just paying.

[Joe Soucheray]

One time I. I went and it was only him, and I thought, I can't do it.

[Ellen]

I'm going to miss my time.

[Joe Soucheray]

So I left. And he saw me leaving.

[Ellen]

Oh, no.

[Joe Soucheray]

And I was racked. I was racked by guilt. For 24 hours, I was racked by guilt. So I've now made it a point that if it's. If it's just me and him, I'm going in.

[Ellen]

So what you do is.

[Joe Soucheray]

Going in.

[Ellen]

So what you do is on a certain street, you jump up high just enough to get your Kilroy eyes over the window to see if he's there or not.

[Joe Soucheray]

No, no, I'm going in. And I use it as a life lesson.

[Ellen]

Got it. Okay. It's aura calming. It's therapy.

[Kenny Olson]

When I walk into the men's restroom and I see the middle stall is occupied, I just turn around and leave.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, I do too. But see, you can get away with that because nobody knows who you are.

[Ellen]

Do you turn off the lights for a split second, though? Of course. So that person knows not to use the middle stall.

[Joe Soucheray]

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[Ellen]

I can vouch for this. Nothing transforms a garage better than a beautiful floor.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, because the finish is bright clean, the garage is an important part of the residence. Restore your cylinders. And it's tough enough, man. It's tough enough for trucks and tools and busyness. And it just looks polished and professional. And they can do most garage floors in one day. But here's the best part. Unlike mine, it's skid resistant. That's, to me that's, that's crucial because I don't know if you know this or not, but we have about six months a year with slippery stuff on the floor. So installed building solutions takes care of it. It's a great GL outfit. 612 28-28578. That's the number for IBS Coatings installed builders or go to IBS coding one word ibscoding.com to get a free quote or book the service.

[Lindsey Brown]

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[Joe Soucheray]

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[Joe Soucheray]

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[Lindsey Brown]

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[Chris Reavers]

Time to play.

[Joe Soucheray]

Cannot stop it him. He'll just make a move.

[Chris Reavers]

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[Joe Soucheray]

Here's John Haidt.

[John Haidt]

Thank you, Joe. This news is brought to you by North American Banking Company. The convicted ringleader in the sprawling Feeding Our Future fraud case said she first Learned about the 50 your prison sentence Prosecutors are asking for during a remote video interview with our friends down at 5 Investigates. Amy Bach, the founder of the now defunct nonprofit will be sentenced tomorrow. She said upon hearing about it. It's shocking, it's disappointing, it's hurtful and heartbreaking. Bach is one of more than 60 defendants to be convicted in the conspiracy that cost taxpayers more than $250 million. Since being convicted on all counts over a year ago, she's been held in Sherburne County Jail or she is only video visits and calls.

[Joe Soucheray]

Why does she get 50 years but Abdul Salami Salami gets to go to Nigeria?

[Chris Reavers]

Thank you. That's exactly what I wondered too when I saw this this morning.

[John Haidt]

Meanwhile, federal prosecutors have filed the first criminal fraud case connected to Minnesota's child care assistance program against a woman already charged in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme. Mahima Aga Muhammad now faces one count of conspiracy to defraud the US after she allegedly received million in CCAP funds without collecting required co payment from parents. In February, Muhammad was charged with wire fraud for her alleged involvement in the $250 million Feeding Our Future meal fraud scheme. According to the charging documents, all of her purported fraud activity came through her business, Future Leaders Early Learning center in Minneapolis. During the pandemic. Future leaders allegedly received $854,000 dollars in federal child nutrition program reimbursements under the sponsorship of Feeding our future guys 50 years.

[Kenny Olson]

Is that lady the Dion Sanders of fraud?

[Joe Soucheray]

She's got moves.

[Kenny Olson]

She played two different fraud games.

[Joe Soucheray]

Right? Right. Yeah.

[Kenny Olson]

That's brilliant.

[John Haidt]

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry this morning announcing he will tap Dr. Reginald Freeman to be the city's next fire chief. Freeman's selection follows a nationwide search that began after the retirement of former Fire Chief Brian Tyner. If confirmed by the City council, he'll replace interim Fire Chief Melanie Rucker. Freeman has previously led fire departments in Oakland, California and Hartford, Connecticut, and most recently served as executive director of Fire and EMS in Saudi Arabia. Freeman was also once stationed in Iraq as a civilian fire Chief for the U.S. department of Defense. Events up next Freeman will meet with fire department and city staff as well as community stakeholders. He'll also sit down with members of the Minneapolis City Council before a public hearing and confirmation vote.

[Joe Soucheray]

John, did you report him as doctor?

[John Haidt]

I said I believe Dr. Yes. Yeah. Dr. Reginald Freeman.

[Joe Soucheray]

What's he a doctor of? We've probably got a doctorate degree firefighting PhD in what?

[Ellen]

How do you get that?

[Joe Soucheray]

Hey, two plus two is maybe inclusiveness. Two plus two is two plus two.

[Ellen]

He's got his doctor.

[Joe Soucheray]

He's a doctor, yeah, good.

[John Haidt]

Commodity Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a lawsuit yesterday against the state of Minnesota trying to block a new state law signed by Governor Walls that would make wagering or prediction markets a felony in the state. The CFTC is seeking a preliminary injunction to prevent the law from taking effect on August 4th. First, that law would criminalize trading in many CFTC regulated markets like Polymarket and CalSHI. CFTC chairman Michael Selig said the Minnesota law turns lawful operators and participants in prediction markets into felons overnight. The CFTC has also filed lawsuits in Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois and New York related to their gambling laws. Update to a story we had a while back. A 22 year old man accused of forging a birth certificate to enroll as a teenage student at White Bear High School has been arrested after he previously skipped out on a court hearing. Calvin Lubke's initial hearing was set for April 30, but he failed to appear and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Ramsey county jail records show Lube Q was arrested Monday afternoon and released on bond less than five hours later. He made his first court appearance Tuesday morning, according to court records, and his Bond set at $5,000. He was also granted a public defender. Lube Key faces two counts of aggravated forgery, one count of forgery using false ID after allegedly faked a Liberian birth certificate under the name Calvin Ciudi Perry Jr. Lube Q was adopted from Liberia as a child. He said his biological father, who still lives in Africa, helped him obtain the new birth certificate. Liberian birth certificate was used to enroll at White Bear Lake High School last year and it listed his birth as 2007, despite Lube Key having a Minnesota driver's license, US passport, US birth certificate and Minnesota birth certificate, all saying he Was born born in 2003.

[Ellen]

Refresh my memory. Did he go to the the school for ill intent?

[Joe Soucheray]

He chicks.

[John Haidt]

Yeah. He connected with several girls from the area and parents became involved. And he also apparently was involved in a case where he had sent and received nude photos with a juvenile female. So Red Cow announced it's closing its head up in avenue location after 10 years.

[Josh Arnold]

What?

[Joe Soucheray]

What?

[Chris Reavers]

I missed this?

[John Haidt]

The president of the Uptown Business association said more than 60 businesses have closed along the south Minneapolis corridor in recent years.

[Josh Arnold]

Don't worry.

[Ellen]

We got the draft coming.

[Joe Soucheray]

Wow.

[John Haidt]

Andrea Corbin, president of the Uptown Business association said, make it easier for customers to get to us. Corbin said more than a year of construction along Hennepin Avenue have hurt businesses. She said the new design is confusing and it makes it difficult for drivers. Hennepin Avenue went from four lanes for cars to two. The new design includes a median in the middle along with bus lanes and bike lanes. A county spokesperson sent a statement to 5 Eyewitness News yesterday saying, we are working toward a future design for Lindale Avenue to improve safety and accessibility for all people.

[Ellen]

How do we stop this? We don't know that.

[Joe Soucheray]

As our first different people. Jeez.

[Ellen]

I saw the video on the news last night.

[Joe Soucheray]

It's okay.

[Ellen]

Two plus two is five.

[Joe Soucheray]

It's fine.

[Chris Reavers]

Okay. Sorry, John. I didn't want to. Are you done with that story?

[Kenny Olson]

Sure.

[Chris Reavers]

Here's the thing, though. That area used to be bustling right

[Kenny Olson]

from Franklin to 31st Street.

[Chris Reavers]

Okay, so I did not know that, John. So I apologize. I was not aware of this. But when we left the twin. There's nothing open.

[Joe Soucheray]

You'll be okay.

[Chris Reavers]

Two plus two is five.

[Joe Soucheray]

Red be fine.

[Kenny Olson]

Red cow on 50th in France is also temporarily close. Closed. They might be doing renovations or something. I don't know.

[Chris Reavers]

But that whole area. Because what? There was a Chipotle like that whole area was awesome in the spring.

[Ellen]

The St. Paul one open.

[Joe Soucheray]

Gas prices have to have something to do with this because people can't afford to go out to eat.

[Chris Reavers]

Well, and people. Yeah, you're right. That.

[Kenny Olson]

No, Joe, it was the surge. Don't you remember?

[Chris Reavers]

Oh, ice. Yeah. ICE closed it down.

[Joe Soucheray]

Okay. That's all. That's where it was. Yeah.

[John Haidt]

And I thought I better remind you. The kickoff to the state fair underway tomorrow. You know the thing they do. The kickoff.

[Chris Reavers]

You are going, aren't you, you SAP.

[Ellen]

I haven't even thought about it. But I will now tomorrow that John's reporting.

[Joe Soucheray]

Where is this held?

[Ellen]

It's right in the fairgrounds.

[Joe Soucheray]

Fairgrounds.

[John Haidt]

Oh, four to nine tomorrow.

[Joe Soucheray]

The rides open. Stuff like that.

[John Haidt]

Some aren't.

[Ellen]

Oh, are they?

[John Haidt]

You can get food and stuff.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah. Okay.

[Ellen]

I wonder if Mancini is going to put out his steak.

[Joe Soucheray]

Ooh, those pork thing. What do you call those things?

[Ellen]

Porchettas are the. Those are the delicious.

[Kenny Olson]

I took Snelling from Ford Parkway up into Roseville the other day. And that stretch between University and the fairgrounds.

[Josh Arnold]

Yeah.

[Kenny Olson]

Wow. Wow. It reminds. Reminds me of when I was in New York city in the 70s. It's like taxi Driver on that stretch. It's amazing.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's fine.

[Kenny Olson]

Everything's okay.

[Joe Soucheray]

It's fine.

[Chris Reavers]

Two plus two equals five.

[Ellen]

No, it's great. You can find an Ethiopian restaurant.

[Joe Soucheray]

You got.

[Kenny Olson]

You got people passed out in. Like they passed out in the middle of doing a somersault. They're all bent over with one leg up.

[Joe Soucheray]

Some of them are almost levitating. They're suspended in the air.

[Kenny Olson]

It's really weird.

[Chris Reavers]

Kenny, the 11 year old last year.

[Joe Soucheray]

Maybe we should get back to John

[Chris Reavers]

looking at the guy in the street doing that very thing. Did one of these. He went, huh?

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah, yeah. By the way, there was one passed out in our front yard at corporate there on. On Monday when I told it.

[Joe Soucheray]

It's a nice little stretch of grass. It's fine.

[Ellen]

He was waiting for the crabby coffee shop, I think is what he was.

[John Haidt]

The state fair kickoff that we were talking back to that.

[Kenny Olson]

Oh, yeah. Sorry, John.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[John Haidt]

Thursday, tomorrow, 4 to 9, Friday, 4 to 9. Saturday, 11 to 7 and Sunday 11 to 7. Now remember, tickets are limited, so some days could sell out.

[Joe Soucheray]

What is that? Just for people who don't get enough fair?

[John Haidt]

Apparently.

[Ellen]

I. I guess, you know, I. I usually can wait. I. I'm te. No plans to go.

[Chris Reavers]

Tickets are limited.

[Ellen]

No, they're not.

[John Haidt]

You're gonna.

[Ellen]

No.

[Chris Reavers]

Sorry, folks, the park is closed.

[Joe Soucheray]

You know what? If you want to go, I bet there'll be enough tickets.

[Ellen]

Yeah, I think.

[John Haidt]

I don't think they open the whole area though.

[Joe Soucheray]

No, they just limit it.

[Ellen]

There's a route.

[Joe Soucheray]

Keep it under control. It's very peaceful.

[Kenny Olson]

Rivers. Do you think there'll be gang violence there tonight? I need to be worried about that?

[Chris Reavers]

You're fine.

[Joe Soucheray]

This ain't the Otana State Fair.

[Ellen]

What's your midway game? You could do. I'm sort of guess your weight or guess your age. Weren't you good at that?

[Joe Soucheray]

No.

[Ellen]

Oh, I thought you were bragging about. You can guess their people's age.

[Joe Soucheray]

I don't know what you're talking about, but you're okay.

[Chris Reavers]

What day is the baby walk at the fair?

[Joe Soucheray]

We don't do that anymore.

[Kenny Olson]

So since we're completely off the rails,

[Joe Soucheray]

you guys, I don't want to be there.

[Kenny Olson]

I like when everybody talks about you promoted Pat Donahue. What night did you say that was?

[Joe Soucheray]

Tonight.

[John Haidt]

Tonight.

[Kenny Olson]

Okay.

[Joe Soucheray]

Okay, good.

[Kenny Olson]

I swear you said Glenn Campbell.

[Joe Soucheray]

Thursday, Dayton moves his show to the decoder coda.

[Kenny Olson]

Oh, is that what you. You know, I really should start paying more attention.

[Joe Soucheray]

You really should. Tonight it's Pat Donahue, Jeff Dayton, and Stephen C At the Midway Saloon.

[Chris Reavers]

And I already put. And I put a request. You are going to be on the hook for two tickets for the Jeff Dayton show at the Dakota.

[Ellen]

And I think you're going to be dressed like your rhinestone cowboy.

[Joe Soucheray]

John. How are you doing?

[John Haidt]

Let's take a break from watching.

[Kenny Olson]

From watch.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's not fair.

[Kenny Olson]

Segue from him ripping Glen Campbell.

[John Haidt]

You go right ahead, Kenny.

[Kenny Olson]

I have two simple truths. Number one, we've been saying it all day. Two plus two is five. And bugs be gone makes removing bugs from your windshields fun. Chris, you can just kill that video, okay? It's. I mean, seriously, it's so fun that you'll learn that driving at night, when those big bugs hits start hitting your windshield, you're gonna love it. All you have to do. Your windshield's covered, right? Spray down the windshield, the bumper, the grill, let it set there for a few minutes, and then either take the garden hose and just spray them off or take that gas station squeegee thing and just wipe them away. It's that amazing. I know this seems unbelievable since you've been trying and laboring for years to really scrub them off. You don't have to do that. Stop that. Take the easy way out. Get bugs beyond gone and get on with your life. That's what it should be called. Get on with your life. Oh, by the way, it works on anything organic. It's amazing. You'll find it at all the fleet farms, hopefully your local NAC hardware store, and of course, the fine automotive chemical aisles in auto parts stores. And you know what? Buy as many as you possibly can, keep them in your vehicle, and give them as gifts. Another wonderful product from seafood foam. Bugs be gone.

[Joe Soucheray]

The earth is not your mother.

[Chris Reavers]

The Joe Sugiray show. All right, here's the deal. Listen up. The holiday weekend, it's upon us. Have you ever had less buzz about Memorial Day weekend, by the way, than this than this year?

[Ellen]

I don't know.

[Joe Soucheray]

It's been a long, cold spring.

[Kenny Olson]

I don't know what to do with myself. I haven't been home for Memorial Day in 100 years.

[Chris Reavers]

I can tell you right now, here's you go to mastersmaples.com step number one and you stock up. It's grilling season, ladies and gentlemen. Get everything or just go to Fratelloni's hardware and garden stores. They carry all of those line of products. Get the sweet and the savory seasonings and rubs because you're gonna be grilling like a son of a gun this weekend. Step number two, you're gonna want to make bacon. Get. I did the big woods beef. It's a local brand out of my area in Faribault, actually Kenyon, Minnesota. Get their bacon or get their ste. It's phenomenal. And when you make that bacon, you drizzle it. Just a little drizzle.

[Ellen]

And throw some brown sugar on there too.

[Chris Reavers]

And a little bit of brown sugar and you are going to be the king of all kings. When you go to mastersmaples.com it's our buddy Ben Loyalglor and it's his brainchild. And you can order it online from [e-mail] and it's a wonderful product. It's 100% pure Minnesota Maple syrup. It's the best going right now. But they're sweet and savory. Seasonings and rubs are phenomenal. And it goes with anything. Fish, chicken, beef, it doesn't matter. It's all wonderful stuff. Joe?

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah, I'm gonna come over.

[Chris Reavers]

Lamb, what time do you want me over tomorrow morning? And I will make you bacon for breakfast?

[Joe Soucheray]

I can't. I gotta be. I have to be somewhere. Okay, John, continue please.

[John Haidt]

Okay, before I do that, can I ask you guys a personal question?

[Kenny Olson]

Please?

[Ellen]

I'll let you in.

[John Haidt]

We just had an off show discussion and a guy. I've had a conversation about 10 times in the last three days. I couldn't remember his name. Does that mean I'm getting Alzheimer's or am I just old?

[Ellen]

You have crs.

[Kenny Olson]

Me though.

[Ellen]

Can't remember.

[Kenny Olson]

Seriously, stuff.

[Joe Soucheray]

It's old. It's just old.

[John Haidt]

Just old.

[Ellen]

Good.

[John Haidt]

All right, I'll continue with the news.

[Ellen]

John, if you remember where Matt, we're

[Joe Soucheray]

trying to do the news.

[Ellen]

If you forget where you put your keys, that's okay. If what your keys are for, that's bad.

[Joe Soucheray]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. In other news, flight service. At least.

[John Haidt]

At least 42 United States military aircraft, including fighter jets and drones have been lost or damaged during the war in Iran, according to an official report. The losses may increase, according to the report, due to multiple factors, including classification, ongoing combat activity and attribution. This all comes from the Congressional Research Service. Recently, the Pentagon declared the cost of military ops against Iran under Operation Epic Fury has already climbed to about $29 billion. A lot of that increase, said Pentagon finance chief Jules Hurst iii, comes from having a refined estimate to repair or replace costs for equipment. The U.S. department of Defense has not published a comprehensive assessment of combat losses so far. The CRS provides policy and legal analysis to the Congress and commission committees, compiled the losses by perusing news reports and statements by the Department of Defense and the US Central Command.

[Joe Soucheray]

John. We have joining us our mid Eastern Correspondent, Mr. Vogel, who traveled with the President to China, but then did not come back to the U.S. Mr. Vogel, you have remained in the Iran theater.

[Ellen]

Air Force One landed second.

[Joe Soucheray]

Have you noticed a loss of American war fighting equipment that we're perhaps not being. It's not being reported clearly enough?

[Ellen]

Well, I think, Michael, you have military jet wing wheel, nose radar.

[Joe Soucheray]

Have you been on the. Have you yourself been on the Strait of Hormuz? Have you been on the water, in a boat of any kind? When are you returning to your Washington office?

[Ellen]

Being redone right now for Trump is gonna make a gold aisle seven for. For the grocers. No idea what he said? No, no idea.

[Joe Soucheray]

Thank you, Mr. Vogel.

[Chris Reavers]

Where would I find raisins? Mr. Vogel?

[Joe Soucheray]

No, that's not.

[Kenny Olson]

Made perfect sense.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's our correspondence.

[Ellen]

Thank you, Mr. Vogel.

[Joe Soucheray]

Thank you, John.

[John Haidt]

President Trump got his revenge.

[Kenny Olson]

Well, funny.

[Ellen]

We can get a hold of him right away.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, no, I had. I talked to him before the show.

[Chris Reavers]

Like an ISDN line, too.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[John Haidt]

President Trump finally got his revenge on Kentucky Republican Representative Thomas Massie last night. Massie, losing to Trump, endorsed former Navy SEAL Ed galrain in Kentucky's 4th district in a primary that became the most expensive intraparty House fight on record. It's the latest in a string of primary victories for the president that cements his grip on the gop, even as his overall approval numbers continue to. Massie has long been an irritant for the president and House GOP leaders. But his votes against Trump's signature tax and spending package moves to rein in the president's war powers over Iran. Stewardship of the bipartisan effort to release the Epstein files finally pushed the President to front a primary challenger. A pair of Pro Israel Super PACs linked to the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee and the Republican Jewish coalition spent more than $9 million targeting Massie, was routinely rejected efforts for financial aid and symbolic support for the US ally.

[Joe Soucheray]

How bad are the Epstein files? That $32 million was spent to defeat Massie in a primary. $32 million to defeat Massie in a primary.

[Ellen]

Two plus two is five. That's where your theory really works into

[Joe Soucheray]

See why I've arrived at

[John Haidt]

Meanwhile, Republican senators are not happy to hear that President Trump is endorsing Ken Paxton, Texas attorney general, in that state Senate primary runoff, warning that his snub of the incumbent, Senator John Cornine, could risk the seat and the party's fight to keep its majority. Heading into their weekly GOP luncheon not long after the president posted his choice on social media yesterday, many Senate Republicans appeared stunned and angry as they learned the news, which dealt a serious blow to Cornine, who has served for more than two decades. North Dakota Senator John Hoeven walked out saying only oh boy to reporters, and then he said, obviously I support Senator Cornine. The stone faced Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi refused to answer any questions about the endorsement. Many Senate Republicans, including the majority leader John Thune of South Dakota, had been urging Trump to back Cornine, whom they saw as a stronger candidate in a general election. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said the president had a right to the endorsement, but added, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out the pathway for Paxton is there, but it's more uphill. Democrats have been optimistic about their chances in Texas after nominating James Talarico, a state legislator who is focused in outreach to independent voters. Many Republicans think Talarico would have an easier time beating Paxton than Cornine. US Government will permanently drop tax claims against President Trump, according to that settlement. We talked about the document made public yesterday. That news coming yesterday afternoon as part of the settlement deal meant to resolve Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns. The U.S. is, quote, forever barred and precluded from examining or prosecuting Trump, his sons and the Trump Organization's current tax examinations, according to a one page document posted to the Justice Department's website. Meanwhile, two police officers who helped defend the U.S. capitol from an attack by the mob on January 6 of 20 have sued this morning. They say the $1.776 billion settlement fund for people who claim to be victims of political motivated prosecutions is not lawful. More than 100 police officers injured during the Capitol riot. The plaintiff suing Trump over the fund, our Metropolitan Police Department officer Daniel Hodges, former U.S. capitol Police officer Harry Dunn. Dunn is running in Maryland for Seaton County. Hodges and Dunn both testified before Congress about their experiences on January 6th. You've probably seen the video of Hodges. He was the officer who was pinned against a door during a fight for control of a tunnel entrance.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, I certainly don't blame them for filing the lawsuit.

[John Haidt]

Barney Frank, the longtime Democratic congressman and leading liberal who brought new visibility to gay rights. Varney was already 86 years old. Time flies, doesn't it? Frank died late Tuesday, according to Jim Siegel, Frank's former campaign manager and friend. After representing broad swaths of Boston suburbs and Congress for 32 years, Frank and his husband moved to Maine. He entered hospice there in April with congestive heart failure. New stamps, Joe?

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[Ellen]

Who you got?

[John Haidt]

I'm guessing you may not want this.

[Joe Soucheray]

What?

[John Haidt]

U.S. postal Service collaborated with Mattel to release a new set of Barbie stamps.

[Joe Soucheray]

I probably won't get those featuring Barbie

[John Haidt]

dolls throughout the years.

[Kenny Olson]

What about Ken?

[Chris Reavers]

Wait a minute, wait a minute. Don't you have a number of Barbie related materials inside your residence?

[Joe Soucheray]

Quite a bit, yeah.

[John Haidt]

From soccer player to astronaut, the designs aim to encourage Barbie fans to dream big and explore a huge range of possibilities.

[Kenny Olson]

I've had a great idea, Joe. Buy the these, put them away. It's the college fund for the kiddos. And 20 years from now they'll be worth money.

[Chris Reavers]

He ain't wrong.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's not a bad idea. I like to have John read your phone.

[John Haidt]

I. I have some Rocket roll ones I thought were going to be worth a bunch of money.

[Ellen]

What does.

[Kenny Olson]

How old are they? How old are they?

[John Haidt]

When they first started issuing this kind of stamp.

[Ellen]

What?

[John Haidt]

20 years?

[Kenny Olson]

Probably not worth anything.

[Joe Soucheray]

I still got a lot of Hank Aarons left.

[John Haidt]

I got a ton of Hank here.

[Ellen]

Does Barbie Astronaut do anything for you?

[Chris Reavers]

I'll say.

[Joe Soucheray]

What was the one that just came out that was really cool and I tried to get them Saturday and my post office did not have them.

[Kenny Olson]

What about Barbie Maid, Dirty Maid or Halloween?

[Ellen]

What is it? Yeah, Dirty Nurse or I was just cleaning.

[Kenny Olson]

Naughty nurse.

[Ellen]

Yeah, naughty, naughty nurse.

[Kenny Olson]

I don't want to step on any toes here, but I have a really fun kicker that I forgot to send to John.

[Joe Soucheray]

Sure.

[Kenny Olson]

You go ahead, fellas. Joe, do you know what the word ferda means?

[Joe Soucheray]

Ferda.

[Kenny Olson]

For the boys. For the boys.

[John Haidt]

For the boys.

[Kenny Olson]

Do you know what tarps off means?

[Joe Soucheray]

No.

[Kenny Olson]

If you were watching the twins last night.

[Chris Reavers]

I was there. I know exactly.

[Kenny Olson]

Bottom of the night.

[Chris Reavers]

Yes.

[Kenny Olson]

What's his name came up and could have won the game for us.

[Josh Arnold]

Buxton, you go.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah, Buxton, that's who you go to the outfield. There's these meath heads all over in the outfield having the time of their life with their shirts off, waving them around their head.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[Kenny Olson]

Major League baseball is experiencing an epidemic of guys being dudes at baseball parks all across the country, groups consisting of mostly young men are joining in on the tarps off trend. Tarps off, that's loud, goofy, infectious and new to the baseball world. Joining in on the fun is simple. Just go to the section where the party is happening, take off your shirt, start twirling it above your head and it's nothing but fun.

[Chris Reavers]

From that point, Kenny, to the point where my 14 year old sitting to the right of me and said, dad, those guys down there have their shirts off. I said, yeah, it's probably a bachelor party or whatever. All of a sudden the crowd just kept going like this.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Chris Reavers]

And I said, There's 15 people at this game. Yeah, they're all in section 115 with their shirts off. What is going on?

[Kenny Olson]

They were showing them on TV last night and it's better than the wave. Let's hope the wave goes away. And from now on it's tarps off. You know where the term for me tarps off came from? No letter Kenny, when it was time for a scuffle. Tarps off.

[John Haidt]

Oh God.

[Chris Reavers]

I just can only hope and I, I, I think I speak for the entire Gl nation. Ladies, you're welcome to join and I

[Kenny Olson]

just want to reassure glers I won't be taking my tarpon. It's tarpon for Kenny.

[Joe Soucheray]

When we come back, I'm gonna tell you some interesting things about the true Minnesota state flag.

[Ellen]

All right, thank you Mr. Sucere. It is a time to talk about your pets. And if you are planning a trip, weekend, week, whatever the case be, may, may be, I really want you to check out American Boarding Kennel. Right now online at AmericanBoarding Kennel.com you can find all about overnight care, group play with their daycare dogs, grooming, pet approved activities, et cetera. If your dog is new to boarding, they will ease that pup into it with a complimentary day visit so your dog can get comfortable with the caregivers. Enjoy the fun activities before a longer stay. Where are they? I'll tell you in just a moment, but I want to tell you. Their history started in 1977. Got decades and decades of experience. They are garage logicians and they know that you want Peace of mind when you're away and the fact that your pet is having a great time. They will with American boarding kennel. 952-894-5100. They're located in Burnsville. Very convenient location, just east of 35W on Highway 13. Use them. Tell them that the rookie sent you from garagelogic. That's American Boarding Kennel experience training, trusted and run by gl ers who care about your dog.

[Joe Soucheray]

It's the end of the world as we know it and he feels fine. Joe Sugiray.

[Chris Reavers]

Gas prices are so high.

[Joe Soucheray]

How high are they?

[Chris Reavers]

It's time to get your rear end of Quick Trip so you can stock up on we are Nuts and save some money on fuel. Right now. Yeah, they're getting out of control. So why not save some cash and stock up on snacks? Joe, do you like snacks?

[Joe Soucheray]

I do.

[Chris Reavers]

How about the original toffee peanuts?

[Joe Soucheray]

I do.

[Chris Reavers]

How about the hot nuts?

[Joe Soucheray]

I do.

[Chris Reavers]

How about the maple bourbon toffee almonds?

[Joe Soucheray]

Ooh, I do.

[Chris Reavers]

All available at participating Quick trip locations where when you purchase your jar of we are nuts, you are going to save $0.05 off off per gallon of gas on a future fuel purchase. But ladies and gentlemen, you only have through the end of the month of May to take part in this fantastic promotion. So stock up. Oh, and by the way, you do have to be a quick rewards member in addition to shopping at kwiktrip. Thank goodness I am. I love kwiktrip. And I love we are Nuts. And you know what? Even if you aren't making it to kwiktrip, how about Fratolumi's Hardware in garden stores, Mac's Hardware, Lunds and Barley's. Just check it out. Go to wearenutsmn.com and you can see every single location that sells the product. And you can also order your products [e-mail] I'm in store for a refill of the jumbo cashews, by the way, and you can place an order. And when you do, please do me a favor and mention that you heard about them right here on the Garage Logic podcast.

[Joe Soucheray]

We have been gifted. And by I say we, I mean the whole staff. How do I show this to the thing?

[Ellen]

Yeah, just like that.

[Joe Soucheray]

Seth Eastman, a portfolio of North American Indian. Just a lovely, lovely book of extraordinary drawings. And a letter from the benefactor who has given us this book. A guy named Tim Reagan. And he writes, hail the Flashlight King. Hail you, Joel. This book, Seth Eastman a Portfolio of North American Indians, is a gift to the whole GL staff in gratitude for your vigilance in flying high the flag of common sense. Learn about Seth Eastman, the artist who designed our state flag. Enjoy looking at the pictures. Brag to your friends about it. The Minnesota state flag is not racist. It depicts a settler farmer at his plow and an Indian warrior on horseback with St. Anthony Falls in the background. Both figures are fairly represented. They are not caricature. Seth Eastman, the designer of the flag, attended West Point, where, with a talent for art, he studied military draftsmanship. After graduation, he was assigned to the U.S. army outpost to Fort Snelling, at the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers in the Minnesota Territory. Seth Eastman was not a racist. At Fort Snelling, he learned to speak the Dakota language. He took a Dakota woman walk on Inogen Win or stand sacred for his wife, his first wife. This young woman was the daughter of Cloudman, the famous chief of the Dakota village on Lake Bade Makaska, later Lake Calhoun. She bore him a girl child named Stands Like a Spirit, who grew up to be a beautiful young woman and married a Dakota man. Their son, whom they named Charles Eastman, was one of the first American Indians ever to graduate from a US Medical school and later in his life became an eloquent spokesman, spokesman for the rights of American Indians. Eastman took advantage of his time at the fort to engage in his passion for art. The Dakota and Ojibwe who lived near Fort Snelling became his favorite artistic subject. His empathy for them is plainly evident in the pictures in this book. He did not romanticize the Indians. He was interested in real people in their actual lives. Hunting, fishing, traveling and playing, which he painted in great detail. He was an ethnographer as much as an artist. Over his career, Seth Eastman produced hundreds of pictures of Minnesota Indians, an enormous body of work. After his duty at Fort Snelling, Eastman was transferred to Louisiana, then to Texas, to Florida, Washington, D.C. back to West Point, and finally again to Fort Snelling. He was invited by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft to contribute to a study of American Indians commissioned by Congress. He submitted paintings of Indian life from the many field sketches in his possession. The ambitious school craft project was eventually published in six volumes called Information Regarding the History, Conditions and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States. When Minnesota officially became a US Territory, Governor Henry Sibley commissioned Seth Eastman to design the territorial state seal. Eastman accordingly produced a circular watercolor picture that was later incorporated into our state flag. The original image is shown on page 163 in the book. And Monsieur Sucheret let's not forget our French heritage. The Minnesota state flag bears the words above the Indian and the farmer. L' Etoile du Nord. Have a great week. Tim Regan. Here is the original draw drawing of the state seal, which is the settler and the brave.

[Chris Reavers]

That's cool down to your left. Your other left. Your other left. There you go.

[Ellen]

Yeah, the. The circle, not the square.

[Joe Soucheray]

It's in there.

[Ellen]

Circle gets the square.

[Chris Reavers]

It's that book, by the way.

[Joe Soucheray]

The point is, this book is.

[Chris Reavers]

It's stunning.

[Ellen]

Seth from Brunswick, Maine, was the eldest of 13 children.

[Chris Reavers]

Children.

[Joe Soucheray]

The paintings in the book are absolutely extraordinary in their detail. It's just lovely.

[Kenny Olson]

That first wife of his was 15 years old. They had a daughter, Winona. When he was reassigned, he declared his marriage ended.

[Joe Soucheray]

Oh.

[Kenny Olson]

He said to the wife, I'm moving. You're not.

[Joe Soucheray]

We can't do that, can we?

[Ellen]

But was she happy about it? She may have been happy about it. You go right ahead. Just turn the sprinkler on in the front yard.

[Chris Reavers]

What, May I ask a dumb.

[Kenny Olson]

I think all of our wives.

[Joe Soucheray]

When I look through this book and look at these paintings in detail and know more and more about Eastman, that original flag, which is being flown throughout the state still, many people are just choosing not to fly the frog. It is so historically accurate. It is so beautiful and so meaningful. It has nothing to do with racism. Zero. And it was brought to us by a guy who lived among the Dakota and became friends with them and married them and talked to them and knew them. And to think that these ne' er do wells that we have in place now, when they were enjoying their trifecta status, just whipped out this ridiculous, meaningless new flag is such an insult to this original work. It's just an insult. And I'm so glad that many towns and cities in Minnesota. We're not running the crawl today. I don't know why you didn't run the crawl. The crawl of all the cities flying the original flag is growing. We continue to add to it. Every year. It comes Babbitt, Baldwin, Bellevue, Big Lake, Brewster, Brownsville, Byron. Okay, all right.

[Ellen]

This whole story has ups and downs. Winona, who he left, like Kenny said. He declared his second marriage was ended when he was reassigned, as was typical of many European American men who abandoned Indian women and their children.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, that doesn't speak well for us.

[Ellen]

No. Winona then married Asante sue, had five children, dying at the birth of her youngest, known as Charles, who became the first.

[Joe Soucheray]

Why did she have five kids if she died at the Youngest

[Ellen]

at the birth of the fifth child.

[Joe Soucheray]

I see, I see.

[Ellen]

But Charles, that guy was the first doctor. Native American doctor.

[Joe Soucheray]

But no matter what page you open to in this book.

[Ellen]

Yeah, I want to flip through that.

[Joe Soucheray]

I won't keep it. Incredible. Well, it has to stay here. It's for the staff.

[Ellen]

No, I want to flip through it.

[Kenny Olson]

The people that call that flag racist, doesn't that say more about what's in their heart than what's in the rest of us? That I just don't see the racism there. And I consider myself sensitive to that issue.

[Joe Soucheray]

But that accusation is brought to you by dark people, people with dark souls who want you to see that that's what they want because that doesn't fit their agenda. If you don't see that their agenda is to be shameful and victimized and whatever. This is just a gorgeous work. And I think thank you, Mr. Reagan, for this book. I mean, this book wasn't cheap. I don't know what. Is the price still on here? The price isn't on here, but this is a big, big.

[Ellen]

That's not one you scooped up a good one.

[Joe Soucheray]

Oh, you don't put this in your pocket.

[Kenny Olson]

Book is probably going to disappear the next time I'm in the twins.

[Joe Soucheray]

No, I've got a place for in mind here in this. In the office. In our office suite. Where I'll keep it.

[Kenny Olson]

Yeah, which, by the way, can you clean that mess up? It's embarrassing.

[Joe Soucheray]

I know where everything is.

[Kenny Olson]

I couldn't find any post its on your desk yesterday.

[Joe Soucheray]

I know where they are.

[Kenny Olson]

I. I have two things.

[Chris Reavers]

Oh, go ahead, good sir.

[Kenny Olson]

Pat Donahue tonight.

[Joe Soucheray]

Tonight, six o' clock at Midway Saloon,

[Kenny Olson]

Crabby Coffee Shop later today.

[Joe Soucheray]

That's right here on this station.

[Kenny Olson]

Bob Kroll.

[Joe Soucheray]

Oh, Bobby.

[Chris Reavers]

Bobby in studio.

[Kenny Olson]

Yep.

[Ellen]

Bobby, I said hello.

[Joe Soucheray]

I will Harden High School.

[Ellen]

I always see him at the airport.

[Chris Reavers]

And then also J. Joe, Jeff Dayton just needs your credit card number for those two tickets tomorrow for the Dakota.

[Joe Soucheray]

Okay, I'll give it to you off the air.

[Chris Reavers]

Okay, sounds good. Hey, real quick, since Matthew mentioned it, because I know my answer. Rook, when are you gonna sit down and thumb through the Seth Eastman book?

[Ellen]

Well, survivor's just about done, so American Idol is done.

[Kenny Olson]

Center Stahl.

[Joe Soucheray]

Matthew Book will not be taken into a facility.

[Ellen]

Kenny, don't turn the light off.

[Joe Soucheray]

Only because they come to us all the way from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, the current home of the traveling Lymans, who will be joining us sometime in June to tell us about their next adventure. I'm making the Presumption they do have future plans for another adventure. They're travel bound, aren't they?

[Chris Reavers]

We will hear about that in studio the first week of June.

[Joe Soucheray]

I just said that. We'll hear from him in June.

[Chris Reavers]

I can't wait. It's gonna be fun.

[Joe Soucheray]

It was on this day, Joe.

[Chris Reavers]

Today is May 2020.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, on this day in 1882, 10,000 trout and salmon were planted in Rice county's Cedar Lake.

[Ellen]

10,000?

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah. Wow.

[Chris Reavers]

You know where that is? Cedar Lake in Rice County.

[Joe Soucheray]

Rice County's that Northfield?

[Chris Reavers]

No, it's in my neck of the woods. It's halfway between Faribault and Kilkenny.

[Ellen]

It's southeast.

[Joe Soucheray]

Is it a recreational lake?

[Chris Reavers]

It's a wonderful lake. You would actually. I'm not joking. You would love Cedar La.

[Joe Soucheray]

Is it brown water?

[Chris Reavers]

No. God, no.

[Joe Soucheray]

On this day, May 20th, in 19. Well, coffee colored.

[Chris Reavers]

Gotcha.

[Joe Soucheray]

On this day, May 20th in 1902, the State Federation of Afro American Women's Clubs was organized in St. Paul with the goal of uniting clubs for better communication and productivity. Representatives from clubs in St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth attended the meeting. On this day, May 20th. It's a big day. 1927, Little Falls native Charles A. Lindbergh began his transatlantic flight to Paris. It took him 33 and 1/2 hours. Wow.

[Ellen]

I bet he was nervous.

[Joe Soucheray]

On this day, May 20, in 1989, the 42 mile Root River State Trail opened near Lanesboro. The trail winds through the bluffs of southeastern Minnesota along the site of an abandoned railroad.

[Chris Reavers]

Still open?

[Joe Soucheray]

I would imagine so.

[Chris Reavers]

Okay.

[Joe Soucheray]

On this day, May 20th, Joe. In 2007. Wow. The ham Lake fire was finally contained after burning through 75,000 acres of the Superior National Forest and Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness area. And the Canoe Water.

[Chris Reavers]

I remember that.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah. On this day in sports disappointment history,

[Chris Reavers]

who would be those two?

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, on this day in 1956, the Saints and the Millers brawled at Met Stadium. Doesn't tell us why. They just. Yeah, why?

[Ellen]

What was going on?

[Joe Soucheray]

They just brawled. On this day, May 20, in 1987, Bill Lester was named executive director of the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission. Commission. That's the commission that had the oversight of the dump. On this day, May 20th in 1990, David Stern calls Wolves and North Stars. I don't know what that means. He called him up and said, hi, how you doing? What? On this day, May 20th. Maybe they were both threatened to leave or something. And we know the Stars did. The Wolves didn't. The Wolves are only in their second year.

[Ellen]

What did you say? David Stern calls.

[Joe Soucheray]

Calls Wolves North Stars.

[Kenny Olson]

I'm so old that I work the broadcast for the North Stars.

[Joe Soucheray]

Jesus. Yeah.

[Ellen]

Same day Mike Coppock. Wayne Selley. Yes.

[Chris Reavers]

May 20th.

[Joe Soucheray]

On this day, May 20th, in 2006, the Minnesota legislature approved the funding for what became TCF Bank Stadium in 06. In 06. Wow.

[John Haidt]

I think I know what the David Stern thing was.

[Joe Soucheray]

Okay.

[John Haidt]

He called the Timberwolves the North Stars by mistake while on national television.

[Chris Reavers]

Okay.

[Joe Soucheray]

Calls Wolves North Stars.

[Chris Reavers]

I see.

[Ellen]

David.

[Joe Soucheray]

I just was imagining a very benign phone call.

[Chris Reavers]

It's like when you call your significant other by the wrong name in bed.

[Ellen]

Or when your current wife, second wife, picks up the phone and you're on the phone with somebody and you say, rose, hang it up. Which is the first name of your first.

[Chris Reavers]

What would you call her when she

[Kenny Olson]

call your mistress your wife's name? That's also bad.

[Chris Reavers]

Or when you call her when she's in the bushes. Patrick, hey.

[Ellen]

Why are you. Is your voice so hoarse?

[Joe Soucheray]

What's going on here?

[Kenny Olson]

When you said you didn't call her one, you said she was acting like one.

[Ellen]

Huge difference. There's a big distinction. Massive distinction.

[Chris Reavers]

And you can get that difference by subscribing to the Garage Logic YouTube channel,

[Ellen]

where it turned on the wrong button,

[Chris Reavers]

I'll have you know.

[Joe Soucheray]

The water button. Flip the wrong lever.

[Chris Reavers]

The lever as if it's opening the floodgates.

[Joe Soucheray]

Well, that's what they have to the Mississippi. There's a lever.

[Kenny Olson]

It is a lever.

[Joe Soucheray]

A lever.

[Ellen]

Titanic.

[Joe Soucheray]

Yeah.

[Chris Reavers]

But the way he described the. The force that with. He was opening it up.

[Ellen]

Yeah.

[Chris Reavers]

That's great. Hi, how are you? Yeah, follow us on YouTube. Watch the show every day at noon, and you can follow us on all of our social media channels, which include. Includes Facebook, Instagram and X. And you can also sign up for the Daily Logician. That's an email. It comes to your inbox. And all you got to do is subscribe right [e-mail] it is time once again that we check in with our guy, Mr. Money Talk. Josh Arnold is with us once again right here in garagelogic. And now is the time for you to do the same. So do not delay. Do exactly what I did, and pick up that phone and dial 952-925-5608. That number once again is 952-925-5608. When you call that number, you're going to get Josh, and he is there for you for that.

[Kenny Olson]

Free.

[Chris Reavers]

Yep, we use the word free. 48 minute financial consultation. With absolutely zero obligation. And he will always give you the straight talk, he will never give you the sugar coated advice. And he is on the line with us once again right here in garagelogic and kind of an extended intro today here. Josh, thank you once again for me and my sons to attend a Twins game with you. It was a wonderful experience. The GL staff wants to thank you for lunch today provided by that same experience. You are the absolute best in the business. And Josh, you know what, what is going on here? Oil is down and chips are up.

[Josh Arnold]

First off, Chris, it was great to have you and your sons come to the Mr. Money Talk suite with my client last night for a very exciting Twins game. We'll say it was a pitchers duel for the most part.

[Chris Reavers]

Yes it was.

[Josh Arnold]

And unfortunately the Twins came now on the bottom end, the bottom end of that contest. But a lot of fun was had by all And I will say your sons were tremendous.

[Chris Reavers]

Thank you for saying that.

[Josh Arnold]

Tremendous. So you and your wife have done an excellent job with them. So we'll say a tip of the hat to you.

[Chris Reavers]

Thank you very much for saying that.

[Josh Arnold]

So yes, oil today has dropped and I mean drop a lot. Five bucks a barrel today on West Texas Intermediate crude. And as the price of oil came down, bond yields also came down which meant bond prices went up a little bit. People were happy this, this Wednesday and said oh, oil prices are coming down. Bond yields are also coming down. The threat of inflation comes down a little bit. We can start putting our money back into technology shares and in particular we're going to go back into semiconductor stock. Semiconductor stocks have been bid up. Additionally we've little bump with yield dropping and bond prices going up. That's a big, big plus for the the banks. They can make a little bit more money on those trades. Indeed, one of the big trading banks, Goldman Sachs was up 4% on today's news. That is is big stuff. Additionally with interest rates coming down that that help home builders and home goods builders definitely were helped as Toll Brothers reported their earnings. So they had I'm not going to say a beat and raised quarter but they had a pretty, pretty good quarter just on the fact that they beat estimates in a very tough environment, particularly as mortgage rates which haven't yet reacted to I'll say say the drop in yields. But mortgage rates come down a little bit. People are going out to buy houses. Lowe's reported their earnings and initially their stock was down though they did a little bit better than analysts had expected. But they only affirmed their full year guidance, they said for consumers and particularly Lowe's, like Home Depot deals with home improvements. And if interest rates are higher, that cuts into we'll say costs or money cuts into the amount of money that's available for home improvement projects. But if interest rates start dropping, well, that's a big boost for them. And that helped Home Depot today as well. On the news of interest rates dropping, the price of oil dropping, that also help a Caterpillar. So anything we'll say around construction with interest rates coming down today and the price of oil coming down, that provides them a boost. So that's somewhere away from the semiconductors. And again, semiconductors are in big, big demand as the build out for data centers to power up artificial intelligence, which we covered yesterday, you know, the build out that will say or an expansion of the cloud, etc. Big need for chips. We'll find out a little bit more about chips and artificial intelligence when Nvidia reports their earnings tonight. Now the analysts have put a lot of faith in Nvidia beating estimates and guiding up and guiding up significantly when they they report. Now typically when Nvidia's numbers initially come out, there's some, some bit of disappointment and the stock does sell off a little bit. But I would say do not pan, wait for the conference call. So you get a little more color on the direction of the company not only in the next month, but in the next year. And the CEO Jensen Wong will definitely cover his recent trip to China and how sales in China may progress for Nvidia despite a lot of restrictions on chip sales from Nvidia into China. You also get more color on the build out for of data centers for artificial intelligence if you do have the chance. Speaking of artificial intelligence, do listen to Andrew Ross Sorkin's interview of Jeff Bezos this morning on CNBC is archived. And I it's a fascinating interview not only on Amazon and Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos's space company, but also on SpaceX, which Elon Musk's company, which is a competitor of Blue Origin and SpaceX's upcoming IPO. And Jeff Bezos does touch on tax policy, you know, particularly on the, you know, the push for tax to tax the wealthy. You know, he said he, he does pay billions in taxes and even if he paid twice what he's paying now, it would not really help, you know, solve some of the, some of the problems that a lot of tax the wealthy people want to want to solve. At the same time, Bezos did say that the bottom 50% of wage earners only pay 3% of the total income taxes. The wealthy for the upper income earners pay, you know, the bulk of the income taxes. But he said the bottom 50% of wage earners, instead of paying 3% of the total tax, they should actually pay zero federal income tax. And that would provide not only additional funds for them for spending, but would, you know, provide other incentives to create businesses and move up, we'll say the wage scale. Just fascinating, fascinating interview from say, the second richest man on the planet.

[Chris Reavers]

Excellent advice as always, Mr. MoneyTalk. You heard him gl ers. Now is the time for you to pick up the phone and make the call for that free 48 minute financial consultation. Again with zero obligation. And you will always get the straight talk. You will never get the sugar coated advice. And he is on the line with us here in garagelogic and boy Josh, thank you once again for the time, the chat last night. Everything. You're the best in the business and we will talk to you again tomorrow.

[Josh Arnold]

Look forward to it. Thanks.

[Joe Soucheray]

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[Chris Reavers]

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[Joe Soucheray]

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[John Haidt]

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[Joe Soucheray]

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