Topic: Restaurant Protests

The selection of show art for episode 1304 features a "stripper on a sandwich," referencing a legal strategy where California restaurants stayed open by rebranding as strip clubs. The hosts discuss their criteria for art, explicitly vetoing "cringey" or gruesome images like hypodermic needles or political figures depicted as demonic entities. They credit artist Tante Neal for the winning submission.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was harassed by protesters while dining at a Mexican restaurant in Washington, D.C. The protest, reportedly led by a Department of Justice employee and members of the Democratic Socialists of America, involved chanting "Shame!" and playing audio of crying children. The incident lasted nine minutes and was characterized as a professionally organized "public shaming" event.