On this week’s episode of Without A Country, Corinne dives into the growing movement to ban New York City’s horse-drawn carriages following the tragic death of 18-year-old tourist Romanch, shares her firsthand experience at City Hall, and breaks down why this fight may finally be reaching a turning point. Plus: the debate over restorative reproductive medicine and IVF, New York becoming the first state to pause new AI data centers, ICE's latest slaughters and deportation narratives, press freedom and the subpoenaing of New York Times reporters, the latest on white nationalists Patriot Front, posthumous seggsual allegations surrounding the late Senator Lindsey Graham, an update on Nolan Wells, the parasite going around the US, and AI companions for children.
NYC CONSTITUENTS - SUBMIT WRITTEN TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF ROMANCH'S LAW (DEADLINE: Friday 7/17 10am ET)
https://council.nyc.gov/testify/
(Hearing = July 15 10am Health Committee, Subject = Romanch's Law Intro 943)
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Livestream waiting room
03:08 Show intro & what’s coming up this week
05:44 NYC horse carriage ban hearing & why Corinne spent the day at City Hall
12:47 The tragic death of Romanch and the push for Romanch's Law
18:19 Inside the heated City Hall hearing and the politics of the carriage industry
30:58 Corinne’s prepared testimony in support of the ban
34:19 Enemy of the State: Your wellness friend with a “miracle cure”
37:16 Restorative reproductive medicine vs. IVF—science, politics & fertility treatments
56:27 Final thoughts on wellness trends and medical misinformation
57:46 Waco Mailbag: New York becomes the first state to pause new AI data centers
01:00:20 Data centers, nuclear power & environmental fears
01:02:21 Are data centers harming bee populations?
01:06:35 Second Waco Mailbag: Female candidates, sexism & political double standards
01:21:32 Main stories begin
01:23:22 ICE agents allegedly kill a legal resident after mistaken identity
01:45:27 Viral misinformation, fact-checking & why you can’t trust everything online
01:52:00 Trump administration subpoenas New York Times reporters
02:00:06 Deep dive: The white nationalist group Patriot Front and its public image
02:11:25 Nolan Wells case update, AI-generated misinformation & the search for answers
02:15:43 The viral allegations involving Senator Lindsey Graham and Jesse James Rose
02:27:39 The dangerous parasite
02:39:07 Children, technology & creating healthier developmental environments
02:46:26 The male loneliness epidemic and the unintended consequences of modern life
02:57:00 Final thoughts, wrap-up & outro
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WACO Mailbag
From WACO George
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/07/14/new-york-becomes-first-state-impose-data-center-moratorium/
From WACO DiFi
Graham Platner Double Standard
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/us/politics/platner-democrats-women-double-standard.html
MAIN STORIES
ICE MURDERS
https://prospect.org/2026/07/15/ice-murders-continue/
(counterpoint from June 29 - https://www.foxnews.com/us/ice-arrests-15-illegal-immigrants-convictions-including-homicide-rape-child-sex-crimes-weekend)
WHITE NATIONALISTS
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/11/nx-s1-5888571/patriot-front-washington-dc
GUUUURL
NYT Journalists Subpoenaed
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/business/media/new-york-times-trump-subpoenas.html
Lindsey Graham Is Dead And Gay
https://www.advocate.com/politics/jesse-james-rose-lindsey-graham
Nolan Wells Update
https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2026/07/15/nolan-wells-family-meets-da-but-gets-no-new-answers-in-horn-island-ms-death/90927649007/
Cyclospora, a parasite
https://www.usnews.com/news/u-s-news-decision-points/articles/2026-07-13/the-cyclosporiasis-outbreak-is-spreading-faster-than-the-cdc-can-track
AI companions for kids
https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/07/14/g-s1-133066/the-trojan-teddy-bear-the-promise-and-peril-of-childhood-in-the-age-of-ai
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