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Lets chat about whats going on. Summer, family, and work schedules has had us all over the spectrum lately, but on a rare Sunday morning we have some aligning spare time for a conversation. Lets do it.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:

The world's biggest bacterium found in Caribbean mangrove swamp, visible to the naked eye

Could a Time-Based Economy Be the Future of Work?

SpaceX says 5G expansion would make Starlink 'unusable' for most Americans - CNN

What is the 14th Amendment and How is It Connected to Abortion Rights, Roe v. Wade?

Fourteenth Amendment | Resources | Constitution Annotated | Congress.gov | Library of Congress

10 Supreme Court cases about the 14th Amendment - National Constitution Center

TIL:

TIL that a snail's mouth is no larger than the head of a pin, but it can have over 25,000 teeth .

TIL the author of Bambi was an avid hunter

TIL that the United States has offered to purchase Greenland from Denmark twice, once in 1946 and again in 2019 due to its strategic location in the Arctic, the U.S. also occupied the island during WW2 from 1940-45 after the fall of Denmark and constructed Thule Air Base.

TIL that Florida has almost 8,500 miles of shoreline, which if made into a straight line would be more than 1/3 the circumference of Earth.

Shower Thoughts:

USB is slowly becoming an international wall plug

We pay more for less calories and less for more calories

Only the poorest rich people fly in first class

A 500-page book really only has 250 pages in it.

Creating a national holiday for essential workers would not give essential workers a day off.

Well, Elon bought Twitter. We obviously want to talk about it, and chat the current world happenings.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:

Texas judge invites Disney World to relocate, calls Florida authoritarian & anti-business | WFLA

Live updates | Mariupol officials say new mass grave found | AP News

Elon Musk pledges to 'authenticate all humans' as he buys Twitter for $44 billion. Here's how the site may change now that he's in charge. 

TIL:

TIL that Outback Steakhouse was founded in Tampa, FL by four Americans who had never visited Australia. They simply saw an opportunity to ride the wave of popularity of all things Australian following the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee. Their concept was “American food and Australian fun.”

TIL Queen Elizabeth has an official shoe-wearer who breaks in her shoes so they don't give her blisters

TIL that centipede venom contains over 500 different compounds, many of which show evidence of potent antimicrobial and anticancer properties.

TIL The Philippines consists of about 7,640 islands

Shower Thoughts:

You cannot use drugs in olympics but you can use make up & surgery to win miss world and beauty contests.

Waking up with a sore throat really makes you realize you’ve been taking life for granted

One of the best things in life is to lay down in bed with a empty bladder

taking the first bite of a burger determines where the front is.

The biggest problem with conspiracy theories is that some are true

You cannot use drugs in olympics but you can use make up & surgery to win miss world and beauty contests.

The difference between a million dollars and a billion is kind of like blowing up the moon or blowing up the Sun. The common person has no chance at ever achieving either so they seem kind of the same but when you really look into it they are very very different.

Pets are being taken in China as lockdowns continue, Tesla wants people to sleep at work, and the world just keeps getting weirder. Funny part is we still want to talk about it. Join us and say hi, and chime in with your questions and thoughts.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:

Tesla's Shanghai Factory Will Reportedly Force Employees to Sleep at Work

China's Covid controls risk sparking crisis for the country -- and its leader Xi Jinping - CNN

Google Maps Removes Blurring For Russia's Military Sites - The Moscow Times

Hunter Biden data thread  This is an announcement that the Hunter Biden Laptop data, incl. all previously deleted and recovered files, is now with  @Wikileaks .  The purpose of this tweet is to take the heat off the Swiss data forensics team that worked on the data.

. @elonmusk  Today During Ted2022 On Why He Is Offering to Buy Twitter  “My strong intuitive sense is that having a public platform that is maximally trusted & broadly inclusive is extremely important to the future of civilization.”  “I don’t care about the economics at all.”

Will endeavor to keep as many shareholders in privatized Twitter as allowed by law

Interesting. Just two questions, if I may.   How much of Twitter does the Kingdom own, directly & indirectly?  What are the Kingdom’s views on journalistic freedom of speech?

Musk makes $43 billion offer for Twitter to build 'arena for free speech' | Reuters

Amid strict covid lockdowns, videos appear to show pets being destroyed

What the?? This video taken yesterday in Shanghai, China, by the father of a close friend of mine. She verified its authenticity: People screaming out of their windows after a week of total lockdown, no leaving your apartment for any reason.

TIL:

TIL the founder of Safeway supermarkets was a preacher who felt that credit purchases were evil, and named his cash-only stores to promote the “safe way to shop”.

TIL the most destructive single air attack in human history was the napalm bombing of Tokyo on the night of 10 March 1945 that killed around 100,000 civilians in about 3 hours

Shower Thoughts:

Maybe some insects are small enough they can feel some bacteria crawling on them just as we feel bugs on us

If you’ve been alive for 24 years, you’ve already experienced 10% of U.S. history

Gaming is someone's imagination you can interact with.

Last minute plans spoiled last weeks recording BUT... we are back to talk about two very similar things, and whatever else passes through the microphone. You know the drill. Conversation is important. Join us!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:

Psilocybin May Relieve Depression Through “Disintegration” of Entrenched Brain Networks

NASA Testing 5,000 MPH Space Slingshot SpinLaunch: Here's How It Works

Anonymous Hits 3 Russian Entities, Leaks 400 GB Worth of Emails

Joe Biden vows to tackle 'grave threat' of untraceable 'ghost guns' – live

Biden cracks down on ghost guns with new rule to tackle gun violence | Reuters

TIL:

TIL that since 2004 at least 18 have people died from contracting rabies after receiving organs from infected donors. Transplanted organs are not typically screened for rabies virus, which can incubate for up to a year or more before symptoms manifest, after which time it is nearly 100% fatal.

TIL of 'Truck Wages' or 'Company Scrip, where an employer will pay employees in company minted money that is only redeemable in company owned stores. It is referenced in the sea shanty 'Wellerman' and the last company to get sued for using it was Walmart Mexico.

TIL that ancient Sparta was a diarchy, a nation ruled by 2 kings.

TIL It takes about 3 million presses to wear out a button on an Xbox controller

TIL that hummingbirds are one of the few bird species that “pees”

Shower Thoughts:

With all of the celebrity liquor brands (Aviation Gin, Teremana Tequila, et al), Johnny Depp is missing out on an opportunity for a celebrity Rum.

News did to our parents what they said video games would do to us.

You can't stand backwards on stairs.

your mom is a spawn point

It’s impossible to stand backwards on stairs.

A spider is the OG 3-D printer.

Chris Rock got slapped by Will Smith while the world is still basically at war. We want to chat about it... kinda happy to have something to discuss other than RussiaIf 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:

Nurse Convicted of Neglect and Negligent Homicide for Fatal Drug Error | Kaiser Health News

Chris Rock isn't pressing charges against Will Smith for the Oscars slap - CNN

Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at the Oscars after joke at wife Jada Pinkett Smith's expense | ABC7

4 are dead after a driver crashed into a Salem, Oregon, encampment of unhoused people

Watch the uncensored moment Will Smith smacks Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars, drops F-bomb

500,000 killed in the Ethiopian civil war in the past 16 months. Govt using Turkish drones to air strike refugee camps. No flags in bios for that one bc the regime has no financial interests there.

Biden tells the 82nd Airborne they're going to Ukraine:   "You’re going to see when you’re there, you’re going to see women, young people standing in the middle, in the front of a damn tank saying 'I’m not leaving.'"

Driver in deadly Salem homeless camp crash was drunk, driving 70 mph, prosecutors say

TIL:

TIL Because of their long necks, Giraffes were thought to be completely silent. However, after 8 years of monitoring nearly 1000 hours of audio, researchers determined that giraffes make a deep "humming" noise at a frequency of 92 hertz.

TIL The occupation with the lowest suicide rate is Education, Training and Library with a 5.3 suicide rate compared to 16.9 for the national average.

TIL Sudan has more pyramids than Egypt. After being destroyed and looted, the ones left are at risk of disappearing due to shifting desert sands. Theres a multi-billion dollar project to plant a line of trees across the entire African continent to create ground stability and stop the desert spread.

Shower Thoughts:

Deep down, regardless of orientation, identity, or ideology, we are all profoundly attracted to the center of the earth.

The idea that dying in battle is glorious was probably invented by a king so people would willingly die for him.

the clip of Will Smith already has more views than the film he won an Oscar for ever will

It has to be a world record to go from committing assault to winning an Oscar within 10 minutes.

There is a possibility that your bones wil be lying in a museum in 3000 years.

Both cheeks in our bodies has a big hole in between them

Bitcoin and Russia are still seeming to make headlines as well as some other odd things. Per usual we want to talk about it and want you to join us in the fun.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:

The quote tweets on the new time article about me are truly amazing.  These are barely even cherry picked, it's pretty much one piece of awesome after another. Highly recommend scrolling.

State Governments Shedding Millions Of Square Feet Of Office Space Amid Hybrid Work Revolution

I’ve been researching the record of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, reading her opinions, articles, interviews & speeches. I’ve noticed an alarming pattern when it comes to Judge Jackson’s treatment of sex offenders, especially those preying on children

Putin told to fire nuclear missile at largest US weapon range as a 'warning' - Mirror Online

BIDEN: "I bet everybody knows somebody...that in an intimate relationship, what happened was the guy takes a revealing picture of his naked friend, or whatever, in a compromising position and then blackmails.”

Ray Dalio's Bridgewater Investing in Crypto Fund: Sources

Goldman Sachs becomes the first American bank to offer Over-The-Counter crypto trading - The Economic Times

Russia finds Meta guilty of 'extremist activity' but WhatsApp can stay | Reuters

Wales introduces ban on smacking and slapping children

TIL:

TIL that a "Silent Man" in the UK repeatedly gets arrested for standing on a certain road to block traffic. He never speaks a word, not even to the court or his own lawyer. Everytime he is released, he repeats the crime and remains completely silent.

If every person sat in the ocean at the same time. The answer? The total rise in sea level would be about 0.00012 of an inch, or less than 1/1000th of an inch. Half width of a hair

TIL in Wisconsin your first DUI is only a civil offence. and not a felony until your fourth.

TIL that two dim stars from the Big Dipper served as an ancient eye test. If you had lived in the time of the early Romans and could see them, you would have been eligible to be an archer in the Roman army

Shower Thoughts:

Teenagers often confuse being smart and well spoken with being mature.

Our ancestors would probably be more impressed by our food abundance and security more than our technology

If someone had mind reading they wouldn't be able to understand the people who think in a foreign language

A fat pet is a sign of neglect. A fat animal in the wild is a sign of success.

The fact the the word 'Palindrome' is not a palindrome will forever be infuriating.

You pay therapists to help you stop paying them

War seems to be quickly becoming the new normal in 2022. If wars can be started with lies, peace can be started with truth. Lets chat about truth.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:

“Soon it will become normal in the West for there to be constant war”

Russia Is A Major Supplier Of Oil To The US

How much oil does the US get from Russia? | Business and Economy News | Al Jazeera

Joel Salatin: Breaking Free From Factory Farms | The Nation

Here's How Quickly It Takes To Get Arrested For Protesting In Moscow - Digg

Ukrainian Refugees Are Hitting a Wall at the US-Mexico Border

Why are US gas prices soaring when America barely uses Russian oil? - CNN

TIL:

TIL an FBI whistleblower reported multiple problems in forensic cases. After years of the FBI seeking to ruin him, his claims were investigated and a report showed that forensic hair analysis was flawed or inaccurate over 90% of the time.

TIL Rugby was once an Olympic sport. The USA won the gold medal at the Olympics of 1920, and again at the Olympics of 1924. The UK, where the game was invented, never won.

TIL Rio de Janeiro was once the capital of Portugal. Following the conquest of Portugal by Napoleon, the Portuguese royal family fled to Brazil (1808-1821). They then established the capital of Portugal in Rio de Janeiro.

TIL Contrary to myth, embassies are technically still soil of the host country, but host country laws don't apply within the premises.

Shower Thoughts:

Nearly everyone values a human life over the life of an fish, but few people value a single human life over the life of every fish. Meaning everyone has a certain number of fish that they would prefer to be alive over Steve from work.

If you own a nuclear bunker you’d need to stay within a 10 mile radius at all times for it to be worth it

People who are 20 years old have lived 10% of their life through COVlD

Main reason we are living in relatively peaceful times is because we have thousands of destructive nuclear bombs pointed at each other for decades.

The princess who kissed the frog may have hallucinated that it turned into a prince. We don’t know what type of frog that was.

You're not afraid of being alone in the dark. You're afraid of NOT being alone in the dark.

The world is still focused on the war brewing between Russia and Ukraine. We want to chat more about new developments surrounding this and its effects on the world around us. Join us with your thoughts, questions, comments, and join us in this discussion live (or later!)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:

Chinese 'space cleaner' spotted grabbing and throwing away old satellite

Russia publishes an official list of states it deems 'unfriendly' to it 

Ukraine's small combat drone "The Punisher" destroys Russian supply lines

#Ukraine is fighting not only for itself but for the whole of Europe. I appeal to all leaders and citizens of the EU: this is our common cause and our shared responsibility. Together, we must help the war refugees.

Poland “does not envisage (consider/regard)” sending fighter jets to Ukraine despite Blinken remarks | Notes From Poland

US official: Russian invasion of Ukraine risks release of dangerous pathogens - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Ukraine has raised more than $54 million as bitcoin donations pour in to support the war against Russia

Fastest way for US leaders to stop the war is to tank the price of oil all the way to the bottom by unleashing American energy. This devalues Russia's massive resource reserves. Biden won't do it.  It would also halve inflation. It's almost as if they want the US dollar to fail (buying oil overseas doesn’t help the environment)

TIL:

TIL Eastern Grey Squirrels were purposefully introduced to American city parks in the early 19th century as a form of entertainment and for those who lived in cities to get more exposure to nature.

TIL early 20th century pregnancy tests involved a lengthy and costly process where the urine sample would be injected into five mice per woman. The mice would then be dissected to find out if they were ovulating. These results would be obtained in a week.

TIL that if the moon were to come closer than 12,000 miles to Earth, the Earth's gravitational forces would pull it apart, transforming it into rings like the ones on Saturn.

TIL In addition to being blind, Stevie Wonder temporarily lost his sense of smell and taste after a car crash in 1973

Shower Thoughts:

The further you're away from someone, the less creepy it is to stare at them

Retirement age is a dollar value

Muscle memory is responsible for a lot of forgotten passwords

The difference between copying someone and quoting someone is just a matter of time

Just helped a friend move house. Libraries must be the heaviest buildings in the world.

Your childhood pics are your younger pics and also your older pics.

When you pop bubble wrap you’re releasing air from somewhere else in the world into your environment

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.

War may still be on the horizon, the neighbors to the North seem to still be in a tailspin, and yet... we still want to have a good discussion about it.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:

Sha'Carri Richardson's reaction to the ruling on the Russian skater is understandable, but there is a difference - TheGrio

Biden can very easily prevent a war with Russia by guaranteeing that Ukraine will not become a member of NATO. (Tulsi Tweet)

Putin Claims 'Genocide' Happening in Donbas Region of Ukraine

Hamilton scientists discover why coffee is good for your heart (minus the cream and doughnuts) | TheSpec.com

BAYC Owner Files Million Dollar Lawsuit Against OpenSea

the Ontario Superior Court of Justice sent us a Mareva Injunction, ordering us to freeze and disclose information about the assets involved in the #FreedomConvoy2022 movement.

TIL:

TIL the 1996 Action movie 'The Rock' starring Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery is the only Michael Bay-directed film to be ‘certified fresh’ on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 66% fresh rating

TIL that much of our understanding of early language development is derived from the case of an American girl (pseudonym Genie), a so-called feral child who was kept in nearly complete silence by her abusive father, developing no language before her release at age 13.

Adam Rainer, the only man in recorded history to have been both a dwarf and a giant. At 19, he was just 4’8” (142cm) and because of a pituitary tumor, by age 33 he reached a height of 7’2” (218cm), and upon his death at 51 he grew to be 7’8” (234cm).

TIL David Holmes, Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double for the Harry Potter films was injured in a stunt for the last film and is paralyzed from the chest down.

TIL Instead of calling overprotective parents “Helicopter Parents”, people in Sweden call them “Curling Parents”

Shower Thoughts:

Chess rules like Castling and En Passant were probably made up by a king on the spot to get out of losing and the other players just went with it to avoid losing their heads.

Waning (left-side) crescent moons are drawn a lot more often than waxing (right-side), despite occurring equally often in real life.

There are probably caverns deep underground that are well lit because of magma.

Seeing someone consume multiple beers at a Chili's at 9am is suspect. Move that Chili's to inside an airport and suddenly it's totally normal.

Every machine is a smoke machine if you operate it wrong

Calendars are non-perishable, but they still have a sell-by date.