As a former poor kid, not much makes me as upset as poor kids being used as political pawns. So this campfire episode deals with SNAP and the looming government shutdown. Do you need some talking points on what SNAP is and why letting it expire is bad for families, health, and the economy? Gather round and let's go!

Congress is Article 1 of the Constitution because it's supposed to be the most powerful branch. One way to tell is to look at the enumerated powers that list all the cool stuff they can do. In this episode, we'll walk through some of those and ask ourselves what is going on with these folks? Grab. seat by the fire, and let's go.

This campfire episode rounds out our cyber security and mental health episodes on bot farms and rage farms. Follow allow and get some recommendations so you can learn how to keep yourself safe and healthy online.

Walking through Article 1, Sections 4-6 of the Constitution, this episode looks at Congress' role in elections, emoluments, and how the Founders anticipated political trickery by the House and Senate.

In part 2 of our cybersecurity series, we talk about how to keep yourself mentally health online by looking at rage farming. Last time we talked about bot farms, this time, we'll look at what's going on with all that data they harvest. Content warning: there will be an explicit discussion of the genocide in Myanmar.

Ever wonder what the difference is between the Senate and the House of Representatives? Why do those guys get six year terms and the House only 2? Are they really the "elder statesmen" according to the Constitution? Let's find out on this week's continuing coverage of Article 1 of the US Constitution.

This campfire edition of The Civic Flame was supposed to come out next week, but since Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made a lot of recent comments on polarization, I wanted to help you understand where a lot of that polarization is coming from and why some of the people you're talking to online might not be people. So, if you have no idea what a bot farm is but you're on social media, take a look at this. Let's go!