Friday the 13th News Roundup: From Fetterman and Bannon to Antarctic Discovery

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Friday the 13th brings a collection of stories you likely haven't encountered through mainstream channels. From unexpected political dining companions to scientific discoveries frozen in time, this episode peels back layers of news that deserve attention but often get overlooked.

We start with Senator John Fetterman's eyebrow-raising dinner with Steve Bannon at a prominent MAGA establishment—surprisingly, on Fetterman's wedding anniversary. While acknowledging Fetterman's recent stands supporting Israel and his willingness to reach across the aisle, we ponder the wisdom of associating with controversial figures like Bannon. This political odd couple exemplifies the complex nature of today's partisan landscape, where unexpected alliances continue to form and dissolve.

The episode takes a darker turn examining the disturbing case of South Carolina Republican Representative RJ May, charged with distributing over 200 files of child pornography under an inappropriate username. This sobering story highlights both the depravity that technology can enable and important questions about how authorities can better protect children while pursuing those who exploit them.

On a more enlightening note, we touch on the fascinating discovery of a 30-million-year-old "lost world" beneath Antarctic ice, described as opening a time capsule to Earth's distant past. We also explore longevity research suggesting dietary adjustments as we age, particularly reducing animal protein consumption after 65. The episode concludes with the remarkable tale of a modern-day Frank Abagnale Jr. who scored 120 free flights through a creative airline crew impersonation scheme.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Happy Friday the 13th .
Woot, woot.
Okay, it's the weekend, or it'sgetting ready to be the weekend
.
I have lots of stories for youtoday that you probably won't
hear on mainstream media.
That's what we do here at AnAmericanist Podcast.
We bring you things that you'renot really going to see
anywhere else unless you havethe New York Post app, which do,

(00:25):
and that's what I use.
All right, here we go.
Uh, the first one I want totalk about I'm going to save
that one for last, becausethat's kind of light-hearted
about this con man with airlines.
Uh, let's look.
Let's talk about John.
Senator John Fetterman spotteddining with Steve Bannon at MAGA
hotspot in DC on weddinganniversary.

(00:46):
John, oh, look, I love whatyou've been doing with your
standing up with Israel and, uh,calling out these anti-Semites.
I appreciate you on that frontand I appreciate you kind of
having having an open mind withMAGA and Republicans, but Steve

(01:07):
Bannon is not the man to be.
Oh, please, don't be swayed byhim.
I mean, it's okay, I guessPennsylvania I don't have.
Look, um, steve Bannon.
I have mixed feelings aboutSteve Bannon.
I would like to know yourthoughts on Steve Bannon.
Listener, dear listeners.
Like to know your thoughts onSteve Bannon.
Listener, dear listeners, dearMr Shons and Mr Giblets, I would

(01:29):
like your thoughts on SteveBannon.
But here we go.
Let's read the story, because Ihave mixed emotions.
I don't know how I feel abouthim.
My gut reaction is no, stayaway from Trump.
Steve Bannon, on the other hand, like, well you know, maybe he
does have some good ideas, maybeI don't know.

(01:49):
I just think he's a littlewacko out there a little too far
.
I put him in the box with alexjones, because I like alex jones
too, but I think he's a littlewacko as well.
Pennsylvania senator johnfetterman was spotted dining
with President Trump's ex-topstrategist, steve Bannon.
He's an ex-top strategist for areason at a Top MAGA hangout on

(02:12):
Capitol Hill earlier this week,on his 17th anniversary, he was
seen at the Washington DCBistro Butterworth's on Monday
dining with Breitbart's MattBoyle and Bannon, who was there
for about 20 minutes.
According to Political Playbook, bannon, who hosts the War Room

(02:34):
podcast, a favorite among theMAGA faithful, has long been
viewed as a boogeyman amongDemocrats.
But Fetterman hasn't been shyabout interacting with top MAGA
world figures, even if doing soenrages his base.
In January he tricked down toMar-a-Lago.

(02:54):
Oh yes, remember that he did dothat, so good for John
Fetterman for reaching out andat least talking to the other
side.
Good, all right, we got to talkabout a South Carolina
Republican representative.
Rj May just distributed hundredsof child porn files under the
username Joe Biden NNN69,.

(03:17):
According to the feds Againfrom the New York Post, this is
somebody from our side y'all.
So I call them out, strikes andballs right.
A South Carolina Republicanlawmaker who once preached about
the importance of safeguardingchildren from unnecessary harm
is accused of distributing morethan 200 files of child

(03:37):
pornography online while usingthe screen name Joe Biden NNN.
69.
The house of representatives inthe palmetto state was arrested
at his lexington county homewednesday on a 10 count
indictment, charging him withdistributing with just with

(04:01):
distributing child sex abusematerial.
A court's document showed themarried father of two used the
pen name joe biden 69 andseveral other usernames to
exchange 220 obscene filescontaining extremely graphic
footage of children and toddlersengaged in sex acts on the

(04:24):
messaging app Kik over five dayslast spring.
The federal prosecutors allegedthe three-term rep allegedly
downloaded the sickening fileson his home wi-fi network and
cell phone.
Prosecutors said noting thatsome files were hidden using a
private network, while otherswere directly linked to his

(04:46):
personal ip address.
Lawmakers, uh for may,suggested at his arraignment
that someone else could havebeen using his Wi-Fi password to
well, I guess.
So that's true.
Officials launched theirinvestigation after the social
app flagged suspicious activityto the National Center for

(05:06):
Missing and Exploited Children.
Agents searched may's house inaugust of 2004 and seized seized
nearly three dozen electronicdevices from his home, including
a laptop, a tablet, four cellphones, four hard drives and 19
thumb drives.
Goodness, on one of thoseseized devices, may allegedly

(05:27):
kept several videos of himselfon trips to columbia engaging in
sex with three women whoappeared to be underage and were
, oh my gosh, and were paid adhs.
Official testified.
Goodness gracious, may firstelected into 2020.
Okay, I'm not going to read anymore of this.

(05:47):
Wow, okay, first of I look.
We have all this technology andthey say that there's all these
videos out there of children,toddlers, now engaged in sex
acts.
This is a level of depravityI've never even I can't, even I

(06:11):
can't even form words to to tellyou how disgustingly evil evil
is not even a good word.
It has to be worse than evil.
Uh.
So my question is, though youwould think you would think that
they were able to, that thesepeople engaged in these acts not

(06:35):
just having the files on theirphone, but the people who are
actually making the videos.
Go find those people.
I know you can do it, I knowyou can, and why they haven't
done so is beyond me.
We're moving on.
I didn't know it got that sick.
All right, so 30, there's along article.

(06:56):
I'm not going to read this, butit's out there on my ex.
I want you to go read itbecause I think it's fascinating
.
A 30 million year old lostworld beneath the Antarctic ice,
discovered Like opening a timecapsule.
That is on my ex.
Go look at that.
Longevity doctor reveals thebest diets for healthy aging and
the change to make at 65.

(07:16):
Basically, stuff I've alreadyknown you need protein.
You need protein.
You also need vegetables.
So you love your steak couldmake you prematurely meet your
maker.
I don't think so.
While protein is essential formuscle maintenance and overall
health, eating too much protein,especially at a certain age age

(07:36):
, could be shaving years offyour life.
So when you're older than 65,they say to cut back on the meat
and get your proteins adifferent way.
Animal proteins are rich inarginine, leucine.
I don't know if I know, I'm notleucine, leucine, I don't know
and contain specific sequencesof amino acids that stimulate

(07:58):
igf1 secretion, whereas anequivalent.
There's a lot of science there,a lot of garbage.
Go go, blah, blah, blah.
Between the ages of 30 and 65,consumption of mainly
plant-based sources of proteinis recommended.
The midlife period is the ageof disease formation and is when

(08:19):
the okay, whatever.
You go read all that.
That's boring.
Um, whatever, all right, I wantto get back to this other thing
, and then I've got to gobecause I'm already over my time
allotted.
So here we go.
Brilliant airhead con man scored120, 120 free flights 120 free
flights in clevercatch-me-if-you-can style scam.

(08:41):
Paging Frank Abagnale Jr, aFlorida man con man, scored more
than 120 free flights by posingas a crew member with at least
seven different airlines in awild catch-me-if-you-can style
scam.
According to federalprosecutors, tyron Alexander,
age 35, whose scheme echoes thatof the real-life imposter pilot

(09:03):
who inspired the LeonardoDiCaprio movie, was convicted of
fraud on June 5th.
According to blah blah, blah,Alexander took swindling to a
new heights by submitting scoresof fake flight attendant
credentials, including phonybadge numbers, to book free
flights between 2018 and 2024.
How is this possible in today'sworld.

(09:23):
I mean, I could understand itwhen the real con man did it
back in the day, but how is thispossible in 2025?
The clever airhead turned inthe bogus paperwork when did he
turn it into?
Complete with roughly 30fabricated hire dates and ID
numbers to get aboard flightswithout paying A perk, only

(09:44):
offered to pilots and crewmembers?
Well, he did so.
He did his research.
The fraudster previously workedfor an unidentified airline in
Dallas, ah, so he has a littlebit of back knowledge on how to
do this, but was never pilot orflight attendant for the firm,
according to the prosecutors.
So there you go.
All right, we need to move on.
Question of the day okay, we aregoing to watch a movie tonight.

(10:07):
We've been watching moviesevery Friday.
We're going to watch SavingPrivate Ryan.
Can you believe I have neverseen that movie?
Oh my gosh.
I know the shame, but I'm goingto rectify that today.
And we're going to watch SavingPrivate Ryan.
But I also like sports movies.
So give me I may have askedthis before.
I don't know what is yourfavorite sports movie, because I

(10:30):
love me some sports movies.
I don't know why I just do.
I'm also a rom-com girl too,but I also like sports movies,
yeah, but we're watching Save it, private Ryan tonight.
All right, gotta go.
The Gent and I will be back onSunday with our podcast at Brute
Awakening, so be on the lookoutfor that on Sunday morning.

(10:50):
All right, gotta go, love y'all.
Thanks for listening, bye.