Topic: New Girl

The "Good News" segment features Gabriella Cimino, a 17-year-old from San Diego who won the Girl Scout Gold Award for her work raising awareness about alopecia. After being diagnosed at 14, she created educational tote bags and organized a health fair to support others with the disease. The hosts celebrate her turning a personal struggle into a positive community impact.

The Wall Street Journal identified a former US Navy officer in Washington state as the administrator of the "Donbass Girl" social media accounts, which helped spread the leaked Pentagon documents. The hosts speculate on a potential quid pro quo between News Corp and the government following the Dominion Voting Systems settlement.

A producer noted that while news deconstruction reveals truths, it often makes him angrier at the state of the world. The hosts suggest that staying away from mainstream social media can mitigate this frustration, recommending decentralized platforms like Mastodon. A brief discussion follows regarding "DC Girl" and the etiquette of following others on the No Agenda Social server.

The Boy Scouts of America announced they will begin accepting girls into their programs, a move the hosts view as the "de-masculinization" of American males. The New York Times published an article suggesting boys should similarly join the Girl Scouts. The hosts wonder if former Boy Scout President Rex Tillerson has commented on the policy change.

Adriana, the woman whose face appeared on the original Healthcare.gov homepage, speaks to ABC News about being bullied online as "Glitch Girl." The hosts highlight that despite the website's $600 million budget, the model was never paid for the use of her stock photo. They also note her status as a non-citizen eligible for the program.

A clip from the sitcom "Two Broke Girls" mentions "super gonorrhea," leading to a report on a real-world drug-resistant strain of the infection. New York Magazine reports on the rise of antibiotic-resistant cases, noting that the CDC is concerned about the effectiveness of current treatments.

The discussion on bullying shifts to the differences between physical fights among boys and social exclusion among "mean girls." The hosts suggest that media figures like Bill O'Reilly use intimidation tactics that could be defined as bullying. They argue that "Facebook bullying" is being used as a pretext to arrest people for online speech.

The hosts critique current television comedies, calling the Fox show "New Girl" terrible and "Alan Gregory" unwatchable. They describe the main character of "Alan Gregory" as a "midget Elton John." A brief clip from "Family Guy" features a return of the "Weenie and the Butt" radio station parody, which the hosts find disappointing.