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Strange News: The National Guard in LA, Costco ID, Japanese Escalators, Germany's Military Expansion and More

Strange News: The National Guard in LA, Costco ID, Japanese Escalators, Germany's Military Expansion and More

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Massive protests in LA (not to mention many more US cities) prompt the federal government to send in marines and activate the California National Guard -- without the consent of the governor. Japan pays people to stand still on escalators. Germany plans rapid bunker expansion amid fears of Russian attacks. All this and more in this week's strange news segment.

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Pedro Harcourt

also the small sauce...

Jun 17th
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Pedro Harcourt

an extremely wee nacho. micro chips!

Jun 17th
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Strange News: The National Guard in LA, Costco ID, Japanese Escalators, Germany's Military Expansion and More

Strange News: The National Guard in LA, Costco ID, Japanese Escalators, Germany's Military Expansion and More

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