We begin in the beginning with an origin story as told by Rabbi Manis Friedman. His telling casts Eve as the heroine of the story; the one who intuits the mind of God and sees the arc of history.  What happens when an age-old story is told with new light? What stories do you think need to be told anew?

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La Fool said Hanukkah and Christmas started on the same day during the Obama administration in 2015. Although Chanukkah and Christmas occasionally share common days, it's more rare that Christmas starts precisely on the first night of Hanukkah. The last time that occurred was in 2005.

Speaking of holiday mashups, Thanksgivukkah occurred in 2013 and will not happen again for thousands of generations. But fear not, here's an amusing look at all the holiday mashups with Hanukkah as it moves through the Lunar Calendar.

A Master of Return. What is a Baal Teshuvah?

The teaching with Rabbi Manis Friedman we referred to throughout, Here's What Nobody Told You About Adam And Eve.

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Happy Chanukah friends!

There are two things that La Fool finds fascinating. Two things he wishes people would pay more attention to:

     Hanukkah and Asteroid Strikes.

Tell us on Facebook what you want folks to pay mind to!

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Discover the history of the Maccabees and the significance of Chanukah.

Why did we spell Hannukah three different ways?

In addition to asteroid strikes, Hawking warned about AI, epidemics, and climate change. Here's a run down of his predictions.

Veritasium episode:  These Are the Asteroids to Worry About   Heaps of links to data and science in the description.

And because A hasn't refined her use of asteroid vs. meteor, get to know the difference between asteroids, meteors, and other things hurtling through space.

As we wait to see what the U.S. Senate will do about  cannabis decriminalization, take a walk at one farm in the Emerald Triangle where cannabis is hand-raised. La Fool and A talk about sunshine grown, roots in the ground, living soil and plants in tune with the cycles of our solar system and the earth's environment.

Can we get away from corporate farming and back to small farming? La Fool thinks the generations starting with the Zoomers  and their children will start the pendulum swinging back. But it will take change at the state and federal levels. If the nation goes the way of California, the small farmer will continue to be pushed out by big money.

Ready to turn your state from Red or Blue to Green?

• Pay attention to what your state legislature is doing.
• Get involved in all election years.
• Discover what grassroots efforts are in play for de-criminalization.
• Advocate for policies that support the small business owner and protect against GMO.
• Hold legislators, lobbyists, and businesses accountable for protecting the small farmer.

Speak Up Ya'll!

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Check out A Day In The Life - Swami & Nikki Season 3, Episode 1 and the Swami Select website - Swami Select is proud to be featured at only the finest dispensaries throughout California!

And of course, google the Emerald Triangle.

Is this the final flowering of Roseanne Barr or can she escape the Trump and Qanon cults? Accidentally releasing the word Kraken, A opens the trap door to Aliens, Octopuses, and the Hollow Earth concept. Is it one big party down there? We'll let you know if we ever get there.

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The Alien Octopus Hypothesis & (Panspermia)
My Octopus Teacher
The European Space Agency
Asteroid Apophis
Day-year principle
Hollow Earth Hypothesis

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As the election results settle in and the hard truth of a divided nation looms, La Fool and A turn the political wheel yet again. The magic of Dave Chappelle's SNL monologue marks the starting point and Pete Buttigieg marks the conclusion. In between we talk presidential transition; question if Biden will be worse than Trump; and ponder how immigration and war policies could change under a new administration.

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Chappelle's SNL monologue, Nov 7, 2020

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We pick up the conversation where Episode 17 left off.

La Fool and A do their best to stop talking in circles and offer a solution to defeat the New World Order. La Fool has minimal hope that we can defeat what is to come. But the good fight must continue.

Resist. Fight Back. Work Together. Protect the Future. Oh, and walk away from everything you've ever known.

You can't do this for yourself. You have to do it for the sake of humanity. When you give that up, everything is lost.

"Trust No One." – X-Files

Remember, "You know what, these guys are serving poison. Don't trust these guys." – The Rat (RIP)

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Media Mogul Rupert (Illuminati) Murdoch-

Murdoch and Trump’s connection

The Syndicate from X-files

Trump’s Patents through China

Follow Trump's Money owe to Chinese Banks

Silk Road

Intellectual Dark Web

WikiLeaks

Edward Snowden Disclosures

72 days until the Inauguration. But if the two parties are two sides of the same coin, does it matter? Talk to us over on Facebook.

A wants to know why the United States is so divided and La Fool suggests it's all a distraction. We need to dig deeper and ask who is the enemy and why are we fighting them?

If it's all a distraction, what's the solution? And that's how we end up talking about the New World Order, independent journalists, tracking the money, the intellectual dark web, and of course, the Matrix.

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Juian Assange
Snowden
Intellectual Dark Web

One Last thing:
"morpheus 2020"

Unexpected turn-out during early voting in Austin Texas prompts La Fool to share his volunteer experience at the polls. Everyone worked together for the same cause - every vote counts.

How did we come to the point in the United States where half the country is willing to accept a leader who has demonstrated racism, bigotry, homophobia, xenophobia? A questions if non-voters would skew the apparent 50/50 split.

We look back at the 2016 election and La Fool's vote that year. Knowing what we know now, would you rather have a physician or a former Secretary of State, running the country for the last 4 years?

Will a Biden presidency be better for the country? Can Biden/Harris make a difference? Will Trump go to Russia? What will the voters of both parties do in the coming 4 years? All of this, and more!

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It's almost time for the Big Show - November 3. So, do you vote Cult of Personality? Platform? Single Issue?  Let us know on Facebook.  La Fool and A look at the Texas polls; how the two party system retains control; and how this election is up to the Democrats - it's their game to win or lose.

Every vote matters ya'll. Are you registered to vote? Every state is different. Do you know your state's rules about voter ID, provisional ballots, early voting, voting by mail? Do you know where and when to vote? Visit your Secretary of State and/or your County Registrar of Voters website. Don't sit this one out! As La Fool says, "If you don't show up to vote, shut the #^@%  up."
Libertarian Party: https://www.lp.org/
Socialist Party: https://www.socialistpartyusa.net/
Green Party: https://www.gp.org/2020

On vacation, but not headed toward the final destination, A joins La Fool in one of their favorite pastimes: talking about Joe Rogan. La Fool shares his admiration of the Professor of Pranks,  Ecotoxicologist  Frank Von Hippel, and his  Ultimate Dick (Joke) in a Box.

But wait! A and La Fool also ponder sentient beings, the speed of light, black holes, AI, the Matrix (of course!), and Earth's planet siblings.

PS: Let us know what you want to talk about. . .

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