In Episode 2 of 2026, One-Minute Recess takes on Nevada politics, national dysfunction, and the rapidly growing sense that everything is on fire — locally and globally.

Annette and Mayte cover:

• OSHA photos exposing dangerous conditions inside the Vegas Loop

• Moms for Liberty regaining control of the Clark County School Board

• Governor Joe Lombardo’s MLK Day appearance (choices were made)

• Brightline construction and Elon Musk’s tunnel obsession

• Nevada’s low federal childcare funding and who pays the price

• And a not-at-all-chill discussion of escalating global conflicts

Fast, funny, and brutally honest — this episode is for listeners who want to stay informed without sitting through a two-hour lecture.

📰 Vegas Loop safety concerns: We reference this reporting from the Las Vegas Review-Journal detailing OSHA violations and safety issues tied to construction of the Vegas Loop: https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/traffic/we-will-own-our-mistakes-boring-co-president-addresses-multiple-vegas-loop-construction-violations-3609172/

Happy New Year… we guess.

In the first episode of 2026, we’re back from the break and catching up on the three weeks of absolute chaos that unfolded while we were gone. From U.S. involvement abroad to ICE violence at home, this episode is a reminder that the calendar may change — but the dysfunction does not.

We talk about watching America from the outside, why history keeps repeating itself, how fear and power are being used to chill dissent, and what all of this means heading into a year with major court cases and midterm elections looming.

Plus, we bring it back home to Nevada — highlighting the Attorney General’s legal pushback against the Trump administration and yet another example of NV Energy doing Nevadans dirty.

Same bullshit. New year.

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Sources We Referenced

In the episode, we mentioned commentary from Eddie S. Glaude Jr., James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor at Princeton University, who regularly appears on MSNBC discussing democracy, race, and U.S. politics.

You can find more about his work here:

https://aas.princeton.edu/people/eddie-s-glaude-jr

We also referenced CNN’s live reporting on Iran protests, including a headline where former President Trump warned Iran against executing detained protesters.

CNN coverage:

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-protests-trump-01-14-26

The final One Minute Recess episode of 2025 goes all in. We break down:

- The Reid Legacy They Didn’t Earn - Australia vs. America on gun violence — and why one country actually acts

- MAGA hypocrisy after Trump’s response to the murder of Rob Reiner

- Labor protests in Nevada (yes, even in Minden)

A year-end reckoning on power, accountability, and why communities—not politicians—are doing the real work

Links we talked about:

Reid Legacy: https://nevadapost.com/the-reid-legacy-they-didnt-earn/

ACA fight: https://www.ms.now/news/house-gop-health-care-obamacare-subsidies-fail

Starbucks “Red Cup Rebellion” in Nevada https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2025/12/15/32-protesters-arrested-at-starbucks-roasting-plant-in-minden/87784734007/