S01E12 The Asterisk

### Segments
1. **Cold Open: "Previously, On Something That May Require Qualification"** — Breezy recaps E11; "this week, everything comes with a little star"; Harold was here before the qualification
2. **Form 47-A: The Asterisk Application** — Margaret processes asterisk applications: Adebayo (83pts, remove asterisk), Iran war ("war" vs "conflict" naming IS an asterisk, 7 sub-articles spawning sub-forms), Narayen ("is CEO" → "was CEO," the gap is the asterisk), Martin (0.01 seconds, requesting confirmation margin counts). "Everything this week requires an asterisk. I only have one." Harold: "The binder is the asterisk." First metaphor. "It's not a metaphor."
3. **Fake Ad: Consolidated #1** — "We took the names. There was nothing left to take. So we became the condition. The small star. Consolidated. We were always the asterisk."

 

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