A brief news item from Chicago mentions a "mandatory face requirement" at the United Center for everyone over age two. The hosts joke about the phrasing, questioning if it implies a mask mandate or literally requires attendees to have a face.
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A brief news item from Chicago mentions a "mandatory face requirement" at the United Center for everyone over age two. The hosts joke about the phrasing, questioning if it implies a mask mandate or literally requires attendees to have a face.
Despite Governor Gretchen Whitmer's previous pleas for more supply, vaccination sites in Detroit like the TCF Center are now seeing almost no foot traffic. The city is shifting toward "vaccine squads" to bring doses directly into neighborhoods as demand craters.

USS New York Commemorative Coins and World Trade Center Steel
A television commercial for a September 11th commemorative coin set draws criticism for selling "evidence" from Ground Zero. The coins and a sculpture of the USS New York are reportedly clad in silver recovered from the World Trade Center ruins and gold. The product is licensed by the United States Secret Service Uniform Division Benefit Fund, which the hosts find abhorrent.

UK Swine Flu Call Centers, Trivial Pursuit Controversy
Staff at UK swine flu call centers have reportedly been playing Trivial Pursuit and Monopoly due to a lack of incoming calls. The 40-million-pound operation, overseen by Health Secretary Andy Burnham, is criticized for its perceived waste of resources. The hosts mock the situation as an example of government inefficiency during a hyped health crisis.