Comets, Shutdowns, and Vaccine Letters — The Universe Has Jokes

In tonight’s episode of The Caltrop Show, Mike takes aim at the chaos from every angle — from the heavens to the halls of Congress. The government shutdown is rolling into its fourth week, and SNAP benefits are about to dry up. Forty-two million Americans are about to find out what happens when your grocery budget depends on politicians who can’t even pass a budget.

But while everyone’s losing their minds over food stamps, a new cosmic visitor — the 3i Atlas comet — is streaking across the sky. Maybe it’s a sign, maybe it’s just space dust… or maybe it’s the universe reminding us that we’re spinning through the same chaos that runs Washington.

And if that’s not enough insanity for one night, Mike shares the latest gem from his doctor — a letter about his kids’ vaccines that perfectly sums up how far gone our “health” system really is. Bureaucracy in the sky, bureaucracy on Earth — and a whole lot of people addicted to both.

Sarcastic, sharp, and unfiltered, this episode digs into the real problem behind America’s dependency culture, the shutdown theater, and a government that treats you like a lab rat and a child at the same time.