Ben and Josh create and flesh out the “Hate Pyramid” as well as the “5 Hate Languages”. Which is good because they then discuss the implications of the opinions of the 2023 session of the U.S. Supreme Court. Also, Josh almost dies (twice) doing routine chores. Intro & Follow-up (0-54:55)Small Talk by Katie Perry Infographics:The Hate Pyramid The 5 Hate Languages Bad at Life (54:55-1:09:33)The Phoebus Cartel’s control over the light bulb market (wikipedia)Veritasium video about the Phoebus Cartel What I’m Reading (1:09:33-1:14:48)Josh: A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains by Max Bennett Ben: Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad Main Topic: The 2023-24 Supreme Court Decisions (1:14:48-end)New York Times summary of the 2023 court decisions U.S. Supreme Court Website for the 2023 opinions Impacts of the reversal of the 1984 “Chevron Doctrine” Supreme Court opinion on Trump v. United States (Sotomayor dissent starts on page 69)“Today’s decision to grant former Presidents criminal immunity reshapes the institution of the Presidency. It makes a mockery of the principle, foundational to our Constitution and system of Government, that no man is above the law. Relying on little more than its own misguided wisdom about the need for “bold and unhesitating action” by the President…the Court gives former President Trump all the immunity he asked for and more. Because our Constitution does not shield a former President from answering for criminal and treasonous acts, I dissent. ” Join in the discussion on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BadAtMagicPodcast Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/badatmagic/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@badatmagic/podcasts Check out our website(s):http://www.badatmagic.live Our YouTube Channel Support us on:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badatmagic/ Credits:Bad at Magic Logos by Jonica Rich Transition music by Jarus Rich Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich 
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