Donald Trump wants NASCAR to be the “fuel of America’s Golden Age.” Speaking ahead of the Daytona 500, he hyped up the roar of the engines and the Star Spangled Banner. Meanwhile, fallout from the latest Trump/Musk blunder is serious. The DOGE cutters fired the newer federal workers managing America’s nuclear weapons and are now frantically trying to get them back. 
Bill Martin, a beloved weatherman in the Bay Area is retiring from his longtime KTVU post. He was once Mark Thompson’s intern. We’ll see if he has any juicy stories to tell as we celebrate his wonderful career. 
The Mark Thompson Show 
2/17/25
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