{"id":"1794712469867-news-segment","slug":"missouri-tops-prepper-bug-out-list","title":"Missouri Tops Prepper Bug-Out List","summary":"There is no credible evidence that Donald Trump or Elon Musk have fled to Mars to avoid prosecution. This is an absurd/satirical claim.\n\nThere is no evidence that Reflecting Pool vandals caused an FAA ground stop. This appears to be a satire/joke post. This is a personal complaint/joke, not a factual claim.\n\nRe:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- has been renewed for a fifth season, per the MyAnimeList announcement.","publishedAt":"2026-11-15T03:14:29.867Z","channel":{"id":"news","name":"Oncast News","language":"en"},"show":"News Tonight","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"FALSE","notes":"FALSE: There is no credible evidence that Donald Trump or Elon Musk have fled to Mars to avoid prosecution. This is an absurd/satirical claim.\nSource: No credible source NAMES: none (https://bsky.app/profile/1kr5ur43m.bsky.social/post/3n2bpuclmfc2f)\n\nFALSE: There is no evidence that Reflecting Pool vandals caused an FAA ground stop. This appears to be a satire/joke post. This is a personal complaint/joke, not a factual claim.\nSource: No credible source NAMES: FAA = Federal Aviation Administration; Reflecting Pool = Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. POS (https://bsky.app/profile/claytoonz.bsky.social/post/3n2cdgup3w22r)\n\nTRUE: Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- has been renewed for a fifth season, per the MyAnimeList announcement.\nSource: MyAnimeList NAMES: Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu = the full Japanese title for the Re:ZERO series. 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The FAA Ground Stop was caused by Reflecting Pool vandals! #Trump #fAAgroundstop #FAAShutdown #FAAoutage #ReflectingPool #MAGA","author":"Clay Jones (@claytoonz.bsky.social)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- has been renewed for a fifth season, per the MyAnimeList announcement.","sourceName":"MyAnimeList NAMES: Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu = the full Japanese title for the Re:ZERO series.","sourceUrl":"https://bsky.app/profile/myanimelist.net/post/3n2bi5g23b22o","claim":"#Breaking News: Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-) gets fifth season #リゼロ #rezero listani.me/rezero-s5","author":"MyAnimeList (@myanimelist.net)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://bsky.app/profile/1kr5ur43m.bsky.social/post/3n2bpuclmfc2f","name":"No credible source NAMES: none","kind":"bluesky","verdict":"FALSE","author":"@1kr5ur43m.bsky.social"},{"url":"https://bsky.app/profile/claytoonz.bsky.social/post/3n2cdgup3w22r","name":"No credible source NAMES: FAA = Federal Aviation Administration; Reflecting Pool = Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. 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Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Brian","text":"Missouri just got named the best state to run to when everything falls apart."},{"host":"Bella","text":"According to who—the Missouri tourism board?"},{"host":"Brian","text":"The Prepper Almanac posted on X. They ranked ten states for a bug-out retreat."},{"host":"Bella","text":"I found the actual list. It's from a site called Survive Fallout."},{"host":"Bella","text":"It's not a federal ranking, just one website's opinion."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Fine. But the criteria aren't crazy—dependable water, usable ground, legal room to build."},{"host":"Bella","text":"You can find that in half the country. This is the prepper version of a travel listicle."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's dismissive! People watching wildfire seasons get longer and flood maps shift are allowed to think about a plan."},{"host":"Bella","text":"A plan is an emergency fund and insurance. Buying forty acres in Missouri is a fantasy for people with cash."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And if the grid goes down for two weeks, that fantasy looks pretty smart."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The government's job is to keep the grid up, not to make you a homesteader."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Tell that to people who waited for federal help after the last hurricane."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's exactly my point—we underfund response and then tell people to save themselves."},{"host":"Brian","text":"No! Some people want to not be victims. That's not anti-government, it's adult."},{"host":"Bella","text":"I'm not mocking anyone who keeps supplies. I'm mocking a top-ten list as if it's data."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Okay. It's a list. But Missouri's water access is actually real."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Fine, Missouri has water. I just don't think a state ranking survives contact with an actual disaster."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Fair enough. But a starting point is better than nothing."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Starting point, sure. Now write a better post and I'll read it."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Speaking of actual disaster prep, Thailand's state broadcaster is out with new numbers."},{"host":"Bella","text":"NBT World, Thailand's state broadcaster, posted on X that its government insurance program has received forty-one thousand claims."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Five thousand six hundred approved, and about sixty-five million baht paid out."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's the official broadcaster? At least someone's counting."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Hold on. I couldn't independently confirm those figures. They're the government's own report."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Thailand's dry seasons bring crop burning that leaves the air dangerous for weeks."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Then a state-backed fund matters—private insurers priced that risk out already."},{"host":"Bella","text":"I agree. But calling slow approvals progress doesn't help the family whose house is ash."},{"host":"Brian","text":"You just told people not to wait for the state. Now slow is bad. Pick a lane."},{"host":"Bella","text":"I never said not to wait. I said don't confuse a list with a plan. Different thing."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Right. But if the numbers are close, I want to know why most claims are still waiting."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The state's own numbers put it at about one in seven approved."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's maybe early, but it's something."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Something? Under two million dollars across five thousand people is not a lifeline."},{"host":"Bella","text":"A program like this catches fraud and verifies damage. That takes time."},{"host":"Brian","text":"I said people should have a backup. This is the state's backup, and it's too slow."},{"host":"Bella","text":"So you want both—self-reliance and a faster government program."},{"host":"Bella","text":"You can't trash the state's speed and then say it should move faster."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Sure I can. The program exists because private insurers won't cover these risks."},{"host":"Brian","text":"If it's this slow, it's not progress."},{"host":"Bella","text":"It's progress compared to nothing. You're holding a first-year program to an impossible bar."},{"host":"Brian","text":"A private startup doesn't get to take money from people who lost homes and sit on claims."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Neither should the state. But the headline isn't done—it's preparing."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Let's see what happens before the season actually hits."},{"host":"Brian","text":"So we agree it's not a disaster yet. We're both preppers now."},{"host":"Bella","text":"I keep water in my car, Brian. Don't push it."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Spoken like a true prepper."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Water and good insurance. That's my top ten."}]}