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#129 - Russia and Ukraine Updates


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More developing events to chat about. Discussion is healthy, questions are welcome, and all opinions are on the table. Let's chat.If you like the music check out the artist here: theearthonfireIntro song links: Spotify Apple MusicPlease subscribe to us on YouTube and Rumble to watch videos after they are published.Follow us on Instagram for random funny picsFollow us on Facebook to get notified of LIVE! episode recordings and to join the chat!Links discussed in episode:

Neutral Swiss join EU sanctions against Russia in break with past | Reuters

Volunteer Hackers Join Ukraine's Fight Against Russia - WSJ

8 EU countries support Ukraine's call to fast-track membership talks

Jailbreak: Zelensky Says Ukraine to Free Inmates with 'Combat Experience'

EU Head of Foreign Affairs  @JosepBorrellF :  “We cannot block the reserves of the Russian Central Bank in Moscow. Or In China. In the last year Russia has been placing their reserves in places where we can’t block them. Russia has been preparing for sanctions financially"

Is it a coincidence that this “war” will necessarily lead to the dollar losing its reserve currency status and China subsuming so much more power in Eurasia? #EliteMerger

NEW: Biden Admin. instructs Americans to social distance and wear masks in the event of a Nuclear Fallout. 

BREAKING: DeSantis REJECTS Biden’s request for Florida National Guard to deploy to DC for the State of the Union

TIL:

TIL that in the early days of crossword puzzles, the game became an object of cultural hysteria. Newspapers and magazines from the 1920's - 1930's warned of a “crossword craze” gripping the country’s minds. The trend was described as an “epidemic,” a “virulent plague,” and a “national menace.”

TIL Less than half the population can actually smell asparagus pee

TIL that In World War II, British spies plotted to spike Hitler's food with estrogen to make him less aggressive

TIL in 2009 Burger King ran the "Whopper sacrifice" campaign, which gave a free whopper to anyone who deleted 10 friends on Facebook. Facebook suspended the program because Burger King was alerting people letting them know they'd been dropped for a sandwich

TIL that In World War II, British spies plotted to spike Hitler's food with oestrogen to make him less aggressive

Shower Thoughts:

When you’re famous, your manager works for you. When you aren’t you work for your manager.

A child's laughter is beautiful until you can't find the child it's coming from.

You swallow about 262 liters of saliva in a year, but most people probably wouldn't drink it if it was put in a cup or bottle.

If dinosaurs ever get recreated, we’ll most likely sacrifice someone to find out if they can’t see you if you’re still.

Water is technically what a rainbow tastes like.

The people that hate their alarm the most usually choose to hear it multiple times each morning.

Olive oil is a fruit juice.

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