Topic: Bayonets

The show concludes with a reminder of the Sunday broadcast and a promotion for the No Agenda stream. The final segment features an "end of show mix" that juxtaposes historical war propaganda—such as the "babies in incubators" story from the Gulf War—with current media reports about atrocities in Israel. The mix serves as a final deconstruction of how emotional narratives are used to drive public support for war.

President Obama issued an executive order creating the "Law Enforcement Equipment Working Group" to review the acquisition of military-grade equipment by local police. Rather than banning items like bayonets or armored vehicles, the order focuses on creating databases and implementation plans. Critics argue this is a bureaucratic maneuver to avoid taking real responsibility for police militarization.

During a Senate hearing, Rand Paul questions why the Department of Defense has provided 12,000 bayonets to local police departments through the 1033 program. The hosts joke that police chiefs likely order them because they are only $1 each, and they discuss the absurdity of using armored vehicles for school evacuations.

The conversation shifts to personal weapon collections, with one host describing a Japanese machine gun brought back from the South Pacific by his grandfather. The weapon is described as a belt-fed system featuring a tripod and a bayonet. The hosts discuss the rarity of such artifacts and the lack of ammunition for the vintage firearm.