# Brownsville on The No Agenda Show

Brownsville comes up in 7 chapters across 7 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from August 2012 to March 2024.

- **Chapters:** 7
- **Episodes:** 7
- **Discussed:** August 2012 – March 2024
- **Related topics:** [Zika Virus](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/zika-virus.md), [Barack Obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), [Border Patrol](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/border-patrol.md), [Challenge Coins](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/challenge-coins.md), [Cia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cia.md), [Donald Trump](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donald-trump.md), [Donations](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donations.md), [Eagle Pass](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/eagle-pass.md), [Ebola](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ebola.md), [Foster Care](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/foster-care.md)

## Chapters 1–7 of 7

### Biden and Trump Border Visits, Brownsville and Eagle Pass

- **Episode:** [1639: Pumpkin Coin](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1639-pumpkin-coin.md)
- **Published:** 2024-03-03
- **Time:** 1:07:51–1:10:39
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1639-pumpkin-coin/chapter/biden-and-trump-border-visits-brownsville-and-eagle-pass.md

President Biden and Donald Trump made simultaneous visits to the Texas border, with Biden in Brownsville and Trump in Eagle Pass. Biden urged Trump to join him in supporting the bipartisan border security bill, while Trump blamed "Crooked Joe" for the murder of a Georgia nursing student by an illegal alien. Border Patrol officials noted that Biden's visit came years too late to address the crisis effectively.

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### Brownsville Waterfowl and Swiss Health Karma

- **Episode:** [1428: Health Glitch](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1428-health-glitch.md)
- **Published:** 2022-02-24
- **Time:** 1:56:35–1:59:23
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1428-health-glitch/chapter/brownsville-waterfowl-and-swiss-health-karma.md

Tom Blauers from Brownsville and Dame Dane from Switzerland sent donations featuring "rows of ducks" (palindromes). Dame Dane requested health karma for her father and jobs karma for her partner, while Tom called for support for the ongoing trucker convoys.

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### Zika Virus Flashback, 2017 Media Coverage

- **Episode:** [1397: ok zoomer](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1397-ok-zoomer.md)
- **Published:** 2021-11-07
- **Time:** 32:02–36:14
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1397-ok-zoomer/chapter/zika-virus-flashback-2017-media-coverage.md

A review of 2017 media coverage of the Zika virus highlights patterns of manufactured panic used to secure government funding. The segment compares the Zika narrative to previous outbreaks like Ebola and Swine Flu, noting the repetitive nature of the "two-year disaster cycle." Audio clips from the era show Dr. John LaPook reporting on birth defects in Texas while the government requested $1.9 billion in emergency funding.

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### SpaceX Starship Explosion, Trader Joe Death

- **Episode:** [1221: Biden Reset](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1221-biden-reset.md)
- **Published:** 2020-03-05
- **Time:** 3:11:09–3:12:45
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1221-biden-reset/chapter/spacex-starship-explosion-trader-joe-death.md

A SpaceX Starship prototype exploded during a pressure test near Brownsville, Texas, late Friday night. In other news, Joe Coulombe, the founder of the Trader Joe's grocery chain, passed away at the age of 89. Coulombe opened the first store in Pasadena in 1967, eventually selling the successful business to the German company Aldi.

Keywords: [spacex](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/spacex.md), [starship](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/starship.md), [brownsville](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/brownsville.md), trader joe, joe coulombe

### Allegations of Child Trafficking and Systemic Corruption

- **Episode:** [1045: Pseudo-Addiction](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1045-pseudo-addiction.md)
- **Published:** 2018-06-28
- **Time:** 34:43–38:59
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1045-pseudo-addiction/chapter/allegations-of-child-trafficking-and-systemic-corruption.md

The current border crisis is framed as a continuation of a long-standing "scam" involving the foster care system and government-funded shelters. The discussion suggests that the "zero tolerance" policy exposed deep-seated corruption and a lack of oversight in how migrant children have been tracked and housed since the Obama and Bush administrations.

Keywords: [human trafficking](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/human-trafficking.md), [barack obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), [stephen miller](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/stephen-miller.md), [walmart](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/walmart.md), [brownsville](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/brownsville.md), [foster care](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/foster-care.md)

### Zika Virus Update, Kim Jong Un Assassination Plot

- **Episode:** [927: Meme Fumes](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/927-meme-fumes.md)
- **Published:** 2017-05-07
- **Time:** 2:52:53–2:56:58
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/927-meme-fumes/chapter/zika-virus-update-kim-jong-un-assassination-plot.md

Zika virus cases are reported in Brownsville and McAllen, Texas, with 18 women infected so far this year. In international news, North Korea accuses the CIA and South Korean intelligence of a failed biochemical assassination attempt on Kim Jong Un. The hosts note that media coverage of the plot often transitions into propaganda regarding North Korean human rights abuses.

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### Liquid Acid Donations, Douchebag Buttons, and Job Search Karma

- **Episode:** [436: Mud on the Truck](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/436-mud-on-the-truck.md)
- **Published:** 2012-08-19
- **Time:** 1:35:24–1:40:00
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/436-mud-on-the-truck/chapter/liquid-acid-donations-douchebag-buttons-and-job-search-karma.md

The show processes a variety of listener donations, including a "liquid acid" gas money contribution and a request for a "douchebag button" similar to the Staples "Easy" button. A donor from Brownsville, Texas, seeks "Pelosi job karma" for a new employment search. The hosts clarify that they do not sell challenge coins despite listener inquiries.

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