On Today's Show, Robert discusses...the White House praising gas prices, Dr. Fauci confesses something, Woke Culture gets something right, gets something wrong and it's national ice cream cone day.

Quick Hits:

White House Praises Gas Prices despite them being $2.40/gallon when inaugurated; Fauci confesses something & I actually defend him...kinda

Old Timey News Update:

A federal appeals court has ruled that the Department of Justice can regain access to the documents seized at Trump's Mar A Lago during the FBI raid. Not doing so would have delayed their investigation by months or even years. The US House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at preventing another January 6th incident by changing the Electoral Count Act. They also passed a bill that allows people who combined their student loans with their spouse to split the debt, that way they can individually get loan forgiveness. In an emotional UN Speech, Ukraine President Zalinsky calls on the world to punish Russia for the war. United Nations countries are still hesitant to be directly involved or to expel Russia from the UN. Hurricane Fiona is now a Category 4 Hurricane as it heads towards Bermuda...and in sports. The Utah Jazz are trading Bojan Bogdanovic to the Pistons, and the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Cleveland Browns in Thursday Night Football tonight on Amazon Prime Video.

Big Story:

Woke Culture gets rid of one good thing, one bad thing pertaining to cancellation of Native American references & Confederacy references

Robert's Random Facts:

1.  Yuma, Arizona is known as the sunniest city on Earth.  It gets more than 4,000 sunlight hours per year, the most of any city in the world.

2.  The jockstrap was invented in 1874, to help "bicycle jockeys" as they'd make deliveries on cobblestone streets in Boston.

3.  75% of women on the Titanic survived.  50% of children survived . . . and 20% of men survived.

4.  In the book "Stuart Little", Stuart isn't a mouse . . . he's a tiny boy who looks like a mouse.

5.  The only way to drive to the town of Hyder, Alaska is from Canada . . . there are no roads to it from anywhere in Alaska.

Today's Holidays:

Fall Equinox

National Ice Cream Cone Day

National Singles Day

Chainmail Day

Hobbit Day

Today's Sign of the Apocalypse:

People are interested in eating their Crocs if in a survival situation & 7-11 Crocs are coming

A federal appeals court has ruled that the Department of Justice can regain access to the documents seized at Trump's Mar A Lago during the FBI raid.  Not doing so would have delayed their investigation by months or even years.  The US House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at preventing another January 6th incident by changing the Electoral Count Act.  They also passed a bill that allows people who combined their student loans with their spouse to split the debt, that way they can individually get loan forgiveness. In an emotional UN Speech, Ukraine President Zalinsky calls on the world to punish Russia for the war.  United Nations countries are still hesitant to be directly involved or to expel Russia from the UN. Hurricane Fiona is now a Category 4 Hurricane as it heads towards Bermuda...and in sports. The Utah Jazz are trading Bojan Bogdanovic to the Pistons, and the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Cleveland Browns in Thursday Night Football tonight on Amazon Prime Video.

Welcome to Wednesday, September 21st, 2022, Welcome to the Robert Rees show...On Today's Show, Robert discusses.....Space Force has an anthem now, Governor DeSantis of Florida is being sued by migrants, and today is National & World Miniature Golf Day

Quick Hit:

Space Foooorce Anthem

Old Timey News:

Russian President Vladamir Putin has ordered a partial mobilization of Russian reservists and hints that using nuclear weapons is still possible. The United Kingdom states that Russia's admitting their willingness to use nuclear weapons is a clear indication that they are losing the war in Ukraine.  The Federal Reserve meetings are going on now and they are expected to rase rates another three quarters of a point and reduce cash in the markets. Migrants flown to Martha's Vinyard have filed a class action lawsuit against Governor DeSantis of Florida saying that they were coerced. DeSantis responds to the lawsuit by calling it political theater. NY Attorney General Latitia James rejected a settlement offer from the Trump Organization & is expected to make a major announcement sometime today. James has been investigation the Trump Organization for tax fraud. The Washington Monument has been vandalized with profanity in red paint. A man is in custody. The FDA is warning Tik Tok users to not follow the latest Tik Tok Challenge...sleepy chicken is where users are cooking chicken in NyQuil & eating it. The FDA warns that doing so can be harmful to your health. And in Sports...Aaron Judge joined a very small club of home run hitters last night by hitting his 60th homer against the Pirates.

Big Stories:

Record Number of Migrant Encounters | DeSantis Sued by ingrates | UBI in Denver for Homeless

Robert's Random Facts:

1.  97% of clothes and 98% of shoes sold in the U.S. are imported.

2.  Barbara Walters has won three NAACP Image Awards . . . all for "The View".

3.  There are several colleges in the U.S. where you're required to pass a SWIMMING TEST to graduate, including three Ivy League schools:  Cornell, Columbia, Dartmouth, MIT, Bryn Mawr, and Swarthmore.

4.  The longest-serving mayor in the U.S., as far as we know, is Bob Blais, who's been the mayor of Lake George, New York since 1971.  He's 85, and he says he's serving his final term.  He'll leave office next year.

5.  The fastest animal in the world is the peregrine falcon, which flies at 242 miles per hour.  The cheetah is the fastest land animal, at about 75 miles per hour, but only the 11th fastest overall.

Today's Holiday:

World Miniature Golf Day

National Kristina Day, Hannah Day & Brittany Day

National School Backpack Awareness Day

Today's Sign of the Apocalypse:

Less than half of Americans can name all 3 Branches of Government. Around a quarter can't name even 1. 

Russian President Vladamir Putin has ordered a partial mobilization of Russian reservists and hints that using nuclear weapons is still possible. The United Kingdom states that Russia's admitting their willingness to use nuclear weapons is a clear indication that they are losing the war in Ukraine.  The Federal Reserve meetings are going on now and they are expected to rase rates another three quarters of a point and reduce cash in the markets. Migrants flown to Martha's Vinyard have filed a class action lawsuit against Governor DeSantis of Florida saying that they were coerced. DeSantis responds to the lawsuit by calling it political theater. NY Attorney General Latitia James rejected a settlement offer from the Trump Organization & is expected to make a major announcement sometime today. James has been investigation the Trump Organization for tax fraud. The Washington Monument has been vandalized with profanity in red paint. A man is in custody. The FDA is warning Tik Tok users to not follow the latest Tik Tok Challenge...sleepy chicken is where users are cooking chicken in NyQuil & eating it. The FDA warns that doing so can be harmful to your health. And in Sports...Aaron Judge joined a very small club of home run hitters last night by hitting his 60th homer against the Pirates.

Hurricane Fiona is now the first major hurricane of the season as it leaves Puerto Rico in the dark and heads towards the Bahamas.  A 7.9 earthquake hit Mexico yesterday. It's the 3rd earthquake to hit on September 19th since 1985.  Ukraine is accusing Russia of nuclear terrorism as a 2nd nuclear plant is threatened by rockets.  After the "Serial" podcast highlighted the Adnan Syed case, a judge has now overturned his 1999 muder conviction & ordered his release from prison.  Liz Cheney has introduced an Electoral Vote Bill to avoid a repeat of January 6th.  US homebuilder sentiment has dropped for the 9th straight month.  Gas prices have fallen for the 3rd straight month.  In a 60 minutes interview, President Biden states that he has not made a decision about running for re-election. Biden also announced that the pandemic is over.  In the Monday Night Football doubleheader, the Titans got routed by the Buffalo Bills 41 to 7 after Ryan Tannehill threw 3 interceptions. By the 3rd quarter both teams had their backups in. In the 2nd game, the Eagles dominated the Vikings 24 to 7.  After Sunday's game between the Las Vegas Raiders and the Arizona Cardinals, a Raiders fan was seen on video slapping quarterback Kyler Murray. Police are now investigating the situation.

Happy Tuesday, September 20, 2022. Welcome to the Robert Rees show...On Today's Show, Robert discusses Crimes Against Humanity, More signs of a housing crash, mixed messages about the COVID vaccine for young people, and...it's national pepperoni pizza day

Quick Hits:

AOC - Crimes against Humanity | Migrants on Cruise Ships in NYC? | Biden's bad answer on 60 Minutes

Old Timey News:

Hurricane Fiona is now the first major hurricane of the season as it leaves Puerto Rico in the dark and heads towards the Bahamas.  A 7.9 earthquake hit Mexico yesterday. It's the 3rd earthquake to hit on September 19th since 1985.  Ukraine is accusing Russia of nuclear terrorism as a 2nd nuclear plant is threatened by rockets.  After the "Serial" podcast highlighted the Adnan Syed case, a judge has now overturned his 1999 muder conviction & ordered his release from prison.  Liz Cheney has introduced an Electoral Vote Bill to avoid a repeat of January 6th.  US homebuilder sentiment has dropped for the 9th straight month.  Gas prices have fallen for the 3rd straight month.  In a 60 minutes interview, President Biden states that he has not made a decision about running for re-election. Biden also announced that the pandemic is over.  In the Monday Night Football doubleheader, the Titans got routed by the Buffalo Bills 41 to 7 after Ryan Tannehill threw 3 interceptions. By the 3rd quarter both teams had their backups in. In the 2nd game, the Eagles dominated the Vikings 24 to 7.  After Sunday's game between the Las Vegas Raiders and the Arizona Cardinals, a Raiders fan was seen on video slapping quarterback Kyler Murray. Police are now investigating the situation.

Top Stories:

More Signs of a Housing Crash | Housing is DeSantis fault?  Mixed messages on COVID vax for younger people

Robert's Random Thoughts:

1.  In 2006, Creed singer Scott Stapp attempted suicide by jumping off a hotel balcony . . . only to be rescued two hours later by rapper T.I.

2.  Angelina Jolie, Reese Witherspoon, and Sarah Michelle Gellar all auditioned for the lead part in "Clueless" before it went to Alicia Silverstone.

3.  Almost one out of three of Bob Dylan's songs make a reference to the weather.  No other artist comes close to that many.  The Beatles are second, at 16%.

4.  More than half of the London Underground stations are actually above ground.

5.  There have been 44 live-action Hollywood movies adapted from video games, starting with "Super Mario Bros." in 1993.  And it took 34 movies and 25 YEARS for one to do better than 50% on Rotten Tomatoes. The first was "Tomb Raider" in 2018.  It has a 52%.  There have been 10 movies since, and six are better than 50%.

Today's National Holidays:

Pepperoni Pizza Day

Queso Day

International NFT Day

Voter Registration Day

Today's Sign of the Apocalypse:

We're in the midst of a STD epidemic

The coffin for Queen Elizabeth the II, who ruled Great Britain for 70 years, now makes it's way to Windsor Castle amid throngs of mourners lining the streets; A Texas Democrat Mayor defends his Republican Governor for bussing migrants to other cities, by saying that "We are helping them out", in the meantime, lawyers and other Democrats are encouraging the federal government to open a criminal probe; Ukraine officials claim that Russia has committed thousands of war crimes by targeting civilians, Russia denies the allegations; Hurricane Fiona knocks out power to all of Puerto Rico; And in sports, The Las Vegas Aces defeated the Connecticut Sun in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals to claim their first WNBA Championship; Week 2 in the NFL was bonkers as the Cardinals, Dolphins, and Jets all pulled off crazy comebacks; 49ers starting Quarterback, Trey Lance suffered a season ending ankle injury; There is a double header for Monday Night Football with the Titans against the Bills followed by the Eagles host the Vikings; and Aaron Judge belted 2 homers against the Brewers & is only 2 homeruns away from Roger Maris' AL record.

Good Monday, September 19, 2022! Welcome to the Robert Rees show...On Today's Show, Robert discusses the NFL, Oregon Chants at BYU, Migrant Busing Hypocrisy, and...it's talk like a pirate day

Quick Hit: 

Jamies Winston is either hurt or back to his old turnover self...Why does the coach not like Taysom Hill?...Kyler Murray is sick...college football blowouts (BYU turned me off the rest of the games on Saturday)

Old Timey News: 

The coffin for Queen Elizabeth the II, who ruled Great Britain for 70 years, now makes it's way to Windsor Castle amid throngs of mourners lining the streets; A Texas Democrat Mayor defends his Republican Governor for bussing migrants to other cities, by saying that "We are helping them out", in the meantime, lawyers and other Democrats are encouraging the federal government to open a criminal probe; Ukraine officials claim that Russia has committed thousands of war crimes by targeting civilians, Russia denies the allegations; Hurricane Fiona knocks out power to all of Puerto Rico; And in sports, The Las Vegas Aces defeated the Connecticut Sun in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals to claim their first WNBA Championship; Week 2 in the NFL was bonkers as the Cardinals, Dolphins, and Jets all pulled off crazy comebacks; 49ers starting Quarterback, Trey Lance suffered a season ending ankle injury; There is a double header for Monday Night Football with the Titans against the Bills followed by the Eagles host the Vikings; and Aaron Judge belted 2 homers against the Brewers & is only 2 homeruns away from Roger Maris' AL record.

Big Stories:

EFF the Mormons vs Eff Joe Biden

Robert's Random Facts

1.  You probably haven't heard your grandpa tell you to "Snap him."  Only 2% of people 65 and older are on Snapchat.

2.  Only one country in the world has a flag that doesn't use red, white, or blue:  Jamaica.  15 years ago, Mauritania and Libya were in this group . . . but they've since changed, and both feature red now.

3.  The number one source of antioxidants for Americans is . . . coffee.  Nothing else comes close, not even fruits and vegetables.

4.  If you grunt when you hit a tennis ball, your shot will be approximately 3.8% faster.

5.  The first female senator was Rebecca Latimer Felton from Georgia in 1922.  She was also the last person in Congress that owned slaves.

Goofy Holiday of the Day

National Talk Like a Pirate Day

Today's Sign of the Apocalypse:

Mutalk

A company in Japan has a new Bluetooth mouthpiece that straps to your face . . . over and around your mouth . . . and muffles your voice for phone calls in public.

It's called the "Mutalk" . . . like a mash-up of "mute" and "talk."  And it's for loud talkers who can't keep their voice down when they make calls.

They're pretty bulky and kind of look like a VR headset for your mouth.