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March 10th, 2026: Mirrors In The Sky, Windowless Seats And Stains · The Daily Sarcast

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  Today's episode is sponsored by Being Sick All the Time and Having No Appetite.
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  It's the cheapest alternative to a Zepic.
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  This is a terrible tragedy, and our family is determined to prevent a separate
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  tragedy from occurring, ruining the lives of these students.
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  The wife of the husband who wants to drop the charges of the students charged
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  with accidentally killing her husband.
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  Insert theme song here. This is the Daily Starcast. I give you the news and maybe a laugh.
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  I'm Lindsay Rimmick, and it's March 10th, 2026.
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  Okay, sorry I started the quote today like a little intense,
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  but I think it's just really crazy how forgiving this woman is willing to be
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  because it was complete accident that this amazing teacher was killed in Georgia,
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  and I just wanted to put a little bit of a light on that.
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  So in real news, two teenagers were charged in federal court after throwing
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  a homemade explosive device at protesters outside Gracie Mansion,
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  which is the official residence of New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani,
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  which is kind of very personally concerning because I live less than five blocks away from there.
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  Police say the teens drove from the Philadelphia suburbs all the way to Manhattan
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  and threw a jar packed with screws,
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  bolts, and explosive material during a protest outside the mansion.
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  But the device didn't detonate and no one was injured.
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  Which, by the way, I don't understand why Philly teens are getting involved
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  in New York City politics.
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  Like, why don't you try bombing your own mayor first?
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  Authorities say the bomb tested positive for TATP, which is a highly volatile
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  explosive used in multiple terrorist attacks over the past decade.
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  Investigators say the two men told police they've been inspired by ISIS propaganda
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  and pledged allegiance to the group.
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  Police say if the device had exploited, it could have caused serious casualties.
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  The teens are now facing federal terrorism charges.
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  A California startup called Reflect Orbital is seeking federal approval to launch
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  satellites equipped with giant mirrors that would reflect sunlight back to Earth at night.
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  Think mirror on the ceilings, but to literally the Earth.
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  The company says the mirrors could help power solar farms after sunset and provide
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  light for emergencies or city streets.
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  The first test satellite, which could launch this summer if approved by the
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  Federal Communications Commission, would deploy a mirror literally 60 feet wide
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  in orbit, about 400 miles above Earth.
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  The reflected light would create a beam roughly three miles across,
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  appearing as bright as a full moon.
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  But scientists say the idea raises major concerns, to put it lightly.
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  Astronomers warn the mirrors could interfere with telescopes and further crawl
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  the night sky, while biologists say artificial light at night could disrupt
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  wildlife, migration patterns, and human sleep cycles.
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  Think mirror on the ceilings, but you can't even see anything at all and just
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  completely destroying your life.
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  Despite everything, the company hopes to eventually launch thousands of these
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  mirror satellites over the next decade.
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  Okay, moving on. People are discovering that a seat sold as a window seat sometimes
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  comes with one small problem. There's no window.
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  On some planes, seat 11A lines up with an air conditioning duct,
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  meaning people who book the window seat end up having a blank wall instead.
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  The surprise usually happens after they board and sit down, when there's not
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  much anyone can do anything about it.
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  The seat has become something of an internet joke.
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  Airlines like Ryanair will even make fun of people who complain about it online.
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  But some people aren't laughing.
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  People have filed class action lawsuits against Delta Airlines and United,
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  arguing if they pay extra for a window seat, there should probably be an actual window.
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  And that is why I will always pay the bare minimum and always click on choose your own seat.
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  In Lindsay life, I know I'm truly doing the thing in New York City when I'm
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  at an open mic in a cafe and people are typing away on their laptops acting
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  like nothing around them is happening.
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  Lindsay lessons, a lesson by Linz. If you put a shirt on with a stain on it,
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  pretend you just got it earlier that day and just continue wearing it.
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  Cooking tip of the day. Bread in the air fryer is the best toast.
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  Feedback, comments, questions, a nice Jewish boy looking for a date,
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  email me at lindsay at thedailystarcast.com.
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  Thanks so much for listening, and I'll talk to you guys tomorrow.