S01E15

Más Vale Tarde Que Nunca

The Dingo Weekly Podcast  ·  June 12, 2025
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The gang fires up on fashion's most extravagant night and then pivots to something genuinely alarming: a whistleblower exposing a potential data breach at the National Labor Relations Board involving Russian actors and the DOGE team. Buckle up—this episode mixes celebrity shade with hard-hitting political dysfunction.

Met Gala Out-of-Touch Moment

The hosts debate whether celebrities wearing six-figure couture at a time of social and economic strain is tone-deaf or harmless tradition. Tad Nasty argues it's in poor taste; Robbbie defends it as harmless fun; the crew discusses specific looks including Andre 3000's piano backpack and Jeremy Allen White's surprisingly boring all-black suit that drew criticism for lacking creativity.

The Costume Institute & Red Carpet Theater

The gang unpacks what the Met Gala actually is—a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute—and how it's become more about spectacle than substance. They note that viewers only see the red carpet before celebrities disappear inside, making it essentially a fashion show for peasants watching at home.

NLRB Whistleblower Exposes Foreign Data Breach

Robbbie details a serious security breach at the National Labor Relations Board after DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) demanded access to sensitive labor dispute data. Russian actors successfully logged into NLRB systems using credentials within 15 minutes of account creation, raising questions about whether the information was handed over directly. The whistleblower who reported it received threatening notes with drone surveillance photos, and DOGE allegedly deleted all activity logs to cover their tracks.

Coverup & Criminal Behavior

The hosts discuss how DOGE's deletion of system logs mirrors tactics used by criminals and foreign state actors—a massive red flag according to cybersecurity experts. Despite documented evidence of the breach and subsequent coverup, the atmosphere is decidedly pessimistic about whether any accountability will actually occur, with Dingo flatly stating 'no one's gonna do anything.'

That's what criminals do. That's strictly that's what criminals and hackers for foreign states... that's what criminals do. No one else does that besides criminals. And people watching porn at work, presumably. — Robbbie
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