The Normal Men talk college football, Venezuelan stabs, and what genAI won't do for you.

Goodbye to 2025! The Normal Men talk food, travel, optimism, and dating.

The Normal Men dive into appellate immigration strategy and the Battle of Chicago with Mark Fleming of National Immigrant Justice Center. Also, stroads and the modern authoritarian; primary ethics and efficiency.

National Immigrant Justice Center: https://immigrantjustice.org/

Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights: https://www.icirr.org/

Organized Communities Against Deportation: https://www.organizedcommunities.org/

We interview Mike Sacks, who is running for Congress in NY-17; people are doing more mass shootings; Propter sounds robotic; and what is truth, really?

Mike Sacks (https://bsky.app/profile/mikesacks.bsky.social) is running for Congress in the New York's Fightin' Seventeenth: (https://bsky.app/profile/mikesacks.bsky.social/post/3lmev4vf4hc2n)

Learn more here: https://www.mikesacksforcongress.com/

Give his campaign money here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mike-sacks-donate

Early corvid scholarship by Mr Sacks: https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/cb488d23-ab03-42be-994b-1fe5b2054038

An AI-generated video of a crow sledding on a frisbee: https://www.facebook.com/reel/864322122972412

Infant diction, Noted Underdogs Duke, birthright citizenship, c-c-c-cocaine, coffee: black. Norwegian outreach: https://bsky.app/profile/norwayinusa.norway.no/post/3m4bcalmg7s2u

Coffee, black: https://bsky.app/profile/bmhughes.bsky.social/post/3m6wc33skm22z

The majesty and the mystery of Lane Kiffin, what on earth is up with oil, war crimes in your war crimes, and optimism in Tennessee.

Talking turkey, taking questions, slandering yams, and giving thanks with distinguished alumnus golikehellmachine.

Green energy and touring finances with Jael Holzman of Heatmap and Ekko Astral (@jael.bsky.social), the Epstein Files, and Peak Trump.

listen to Horse Glue by Ekko Astral here: https://ekkoastral.bandcamp.com/album/horseglue and submit questions for mailbag here: https://golikehellmachine.com/2025/11/16/thanksgiving-mailbag/