We break down the interview with Bret Weinstein

Photo by Gage Skidmore

Clips used under fair use from JRE show #2269

Links in the show:

• What USAID does, and why Trump and Musk want to get rid of it | AP News

• Here's a look at Musk's contact with Putin and why it matters | AP News

• Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin for two years, says report

• From fighting disease to protecting the Amazon rainforest, USAID has big impact across the globe

• 'People will die': Chaos and mounting fear in Uganda as USAID cuts lead to 'total panic' and HIV clinic closures

• About Us - FactCheck.org

• Trump Misleads on the Cost of Electric Vehicle Chargers - FactCheck.org

• No, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren aren’t top recipients of pharmaceutical industry donations

• https://x.com/kanekoathegreat/status/1886951727913689355?s=46&t=3aiwa8npFGvAk9B39cYciQ

• Fact checking Joe Rogan's latest podcast : r/JoeRogan

• Claims about Politico, ‘DEI musical’ and USAID spending distort the facts

• THE VIEW FROM FEZ: A Bizarre Project Aimed to Teach Moroccans How to Make Pottery

• Central America: USAID Assists Migrants Returning to their Home Countries, but Effectiveness of Reintegration Efforts Remains to Be Determined | U.S. GAO

• https://www.usaid.gov/

• Fact Check: The Ties Between Alvin Bragg and George Soros - The New York Times

• Elon Musk spent more than $290 million on the 2024 election, year-end FEC filings show | CNN Politics

• US House passes $600 million border security bill | Reuters

• https://x.com/amuse/status/1886883818889416863

• Federal money for migrant services on hold

• '60 Minutes' publicly releases transcripts of interview at heart of its dispute with Trump

• https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pbq6fcc0iltxnx3ahukmz/Transcript-Transcribed-Unedited-Interview-Footage-8-of-14.pdf?rlkey=7xvynvcj6is6eukyclmbg7i6u&e=2&st=gzy0zb4u&dl=0

• Obama did not sign a law allowing propaganda in the U.S. | AP News

Intro Credit - AlexGrohl: 

https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic 

Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks

We break down the interview with Warren Smith

Clips used under fair use from JRE show #2261

These are the links mentioned in our conversations

J.K. Rowling’s bigotry is painful and maddening (opinion) | CNN

White Supremacists Trying To Recruit On College Campuses : NPR

Hundreds protest against racism, present demands

Roland Fryer is wrong: There is racial bias in shootings by police | Justin M. Feldman, ScD

Racial disparities revealed in massive traffic stop dataset - UofSC News & Events | University of South Carolina

Racial Disparities in Law Enforcement Stops - Public Policy Institute of California

Most violent crime rates have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new report shows

A Complete Breakdown of the J.K. Rowling Transgender-Comments Controversy | Glamour

Nirvana fallacy - Wikipedia

Fact-checking Donald Trump's claim that wind turbines kill whales

Growth of photovoltaics - Wikipedia

Intro Credit - AlexGrohl: 

https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic 

Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks

Photo credit: Warren Smith Twitter Account

We break down the interview with Lex Fridman

Links referenced in the show:

• Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation - Wikipedia 

• Izium mass graves - Wikipedia 

• 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive - Wikipedia

• Putin accuses US of orchestrating 2014 ‘coup’ in Ukraine | Vladimir Putin News | Al Jazeera

• De-bunking Russian disinformation on NATO

• What It Means That Republicans Aren’t Acting on the Pete Hegseth Allegations - The New York Times

• Deus vult - Wikipedia

Clips used under fair use from JRE show #2260

Intro Credit - AlexGrohl: 

https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic 

Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks

We break down the interview with Mark Zuckerberg

Clips used under fair use from JRE show #2255

Intro Credit - AlexGrohl: 

https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic 

Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks

Here are the links referenced in the show:

• Mark Zuckerberg personally rejected Meta’s proposals to improve teen mental health, court documents allege | CNN Business

• AG Campbell Files Lawsuit Against Meta, Instagram For Unfair And Deceptive Practices That Harm Young People | Mass.gov

• Big Tech Needs More Regulation | Meta

• Trump claims Zuckerberg plotted against him during the 2020 election in soon-to-be released book - POLITICO

• Facebook whistleblower says company incentivizes "angry, polarizing, divisive content" - 60 Minutes - CBS News

• Federal Trade Commission v. Meta Platforms, Inc. - Wikipedia.

• Meta Threatened With CFPB Lawsuit Over Financial Product Ads

• Federal agency investigating how Meta uses consumer financial data for advertising

• 1.2 billion euro fine for Facebook as a result of EDPB binding decision | European Data Protection Board

• Meta accused of ‘massive, illegal’ data collection operation by European consumer rights groups | CNN Business

• Commission fines Meta €797.72 million over abusive practices benefitting Facebook Marketplace

• Facebook pays teens to install VPN that spies on them | TechCrunch

• Elon Musk's X fact-checking system delayed Israel corrections for days

• Twitter Files - Wikipedia

• Twitter’s own lawyers refute Elon Musk’s claim that the ‘Twitter Files’ exposed US government censorship | CNN Business

• Twitter's algorithm favours right-leaning politics, research finds

• Facebook’s system approved dehumanizing hate speech | PBS News

• Calling women ‘household objects’ now permitted on Facebook after Meta updated its guidelines | CNN Business

• Metadata 102 — What is communications metadata and why do we care about it?

• WhatsApp Privacy Policy

Episode Image is in the Public Domain

On this episode we cover the Joe Rogan Experience number 2254 with guest Mel Gibson. Mel Gibson is an award-winning actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. 

Show notes:

• How Hernán Cortés Conquered the Aztec Empire | HISTORY

• It’s Not an Alien Astronaut | misfitsandheroes 

• The Bible Says Jesus Was Real. What Other Proof Exists? | HISTORY

• What’s the big mystery behind the Shroud of Turin? | History News | Al Jazeera

• With Sobering Science, Doctor Debunks 12-Step Recovery

• How Much Does Stem Cell Therapy Cost? – Riordan Technologies 

• Health ministry closes Costa Rica's largest stem cell clinic | PET

• The Astronomical Price of Insulin Hurts American Families | RAND

Mel Gibson Image Credit: David Seow

Clips used under fair use from JRE show #2254

Intro Credit - AlexGrohl: 

https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic 

Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtrack

In this episode we cover James Fox. A UFO investigator and documentary filmmaker. 

Clips used under fair use from JRE show #2246

Show notes:

The Calvine UFO photo: skeptics and believers seek to explain the 30 year old images

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/23/1183976726/titan-titanic-sub-implosion-navy

Intro Credit - AlexGrohl: 

https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic 

We break down the interview with Evan Hafer from the Black Rifle Coffee Company. 

Clips used under fair use from JRE show #2233

Show Notes:

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/did-joe-biden-taller-covid-152216840.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/business/media/sinclair-news-anchors-script.html

https://www.newsweek.com/dennis-quaid-facebook-censoring-efforts-promote-reagan-film-1938308

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-bullet_theory#Theorized_path_of_the_bullet_CE_399

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unite_the_Right_rally#/media/File:Charlottesville_'Unite_the_RightRally(35780274914)_crop.jpg

https://thedispatch.com/article/no-the-harris-campaign-did-not-spend-583-million-on-staff/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/07/campaign-spending-crypto-tech-influence

Intro Credit - AlexGrohl: https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic

Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks

We break down the interview with Marc Andreessen

Billionaire Investor

Clips used under fair use from JRE show #2234

Show Notes:

Kanye and His Bank Account

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Horowitz#Controversy_and_criticism 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/dec/05/mark-zuckerberg-defends-philanthropic-venture-tax-avoidance-claims

https://www.npr.org/2020/08/18/903616315/senate-releases-final-report-on-russias-interference-in-2016-election

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3222249/how-kamala-harris-plowed-through-1-billion/

https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-illegal-2200-payment-government-821946727757

https://bsky.app/search?q=there+are+only+two+genders

Intro Credit - AlexGrohl: 

https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic 

Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks

In this short episode Cecil and Marsh introduce themselves.