In episode 133, I kicked things off with what’s hitting every household right now: fuel and grocery prices. In just about a month, gas is up roughly 77–80 cents, and when you add that up across the whole country, Americans are paying about $290 million more per day than we were. That doesn’t just hurt at the pump—it ripples into shipping, food, and everything else. Teal and I also talked about the “on sale” sleight-of-hand at the store (heavy cream magically becoming $8.98 with a “sale” back down to $7.98), and how the marketing games never stop. Then we got into the bigger problem: propaganda, war messaging, and how easy it is to get people to tune out—especially with AI, deepfakes, and nonstop narrative management. I’m not buying the “we’re winning” talk when the escalation keeps continuing, and I’m tired of the uniparty routine where cultural issues get used to divide us while the donor class keeps getting paid. We also talked about foreign influence, what happens to people who speak up, and why I don’t trust politicians who say anything for applause. On the homestead side, we’re seeing spring wake up fast—80s, drying ground, and cleanup everywhere. The chickens are cranking: 26–27 eggs a day off 27 birds. I’m also dialing in a mostly autonomous chicken system (auto feed, water, doors, and a rollaway nest box with an auto roost) so we can finally untether from the homestead without asking someone to do a pile of chores.