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  • 147: Election Day/Week is Upon Us.

    It’s Tuesday. First Tuesday of the first full week of November Election Tuesday. That’s right. And here’s my mini feelings about it. This is quick. But let’s just all calm down, before we get hyped up.

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  • 146: Smell that Chicken from My Fireplace; Water on the Moon; Seriously—We Didn’t Have this Yet? & More News!

    Happy Monday! In today’s show we start with the confirmation of InJustice Amy Coney Barrett; Amazon announces a new delivery option for Prime Members; The Pope makes another announcement that surprised me; NASA kisses an asteroid and finds water on the Moon in the same week; KFC releases an item for the holidays I’m not sure why anyone would want; Plus bonus news.

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    • Senate Advances Barrett; Final Confirmation Vote Is Monday : NPR
  • New Amazon Day shipping option lets you pick the day you get deliveries | livenlonpro
  • Pope Francis appoints America's first Black cardinal, Wilton Gregory - CNN
  • Water On The Moon: NASA Confirms Water Molecules On Our Neighbor's Sunny Surface : NPR
  • KFC Firelog smells like its 11 Herbs and Spices
  • 9 min
  • 145: Iran & Russia Want You to Vote for Trump, Or Else!; Tesla Full Self Driving Beta Mode Activated; OH RUDY!!; & More News

    It’s Thursday yah! In today’s show we start with your Debate prep for the last presidential debate; We talk about voter intimidation from Iran and Russia; There’s also voter intimidation from Americans in Florida, because, well, Florida; Telsa has updated Full Self Driving Mode to a Beta that works on city streets; And Rudy Giuliani got caught with his hands down his pants—literally, during the Borat 2 movie. Plus Bonus News!

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  • The final showdown: 5 things to watch in last Trump-Biden debate
  • Iran and Russia obtained US voter registration data, officials say - The Verge
  • Armed men showed up outside a polling place in Florida and claimed to be with the Trump campaign
  • First Look at Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta and it looks just insane - Electrek
  • Rudy Giuliani Scene In 'Borat' Sequel Seizes Political Attention : NPR
  • 2020 Trump/Biden Presidential Debate Drinking Game
  • 12 min
  • 144: Purdue Pharma Finally Pays Their Due; Wait—GM Can Make Electric SUVs?; Pope Francis Makes a Statement; & More News!

    Happy Hump Day! We start today’s show with news on the Purdue Pharma company paying over $8Bn in fines for their role in pushing opioids; Pope Francis makes another bold statement as the most liberal Pope of all time; GMC unveils the Hummer EV, yea an electric Hummer worthy of its name; Adobe announces live-streaming from within the Photoshop and Illustrator apps; and an interesting story about American fighter pilots flying and testing Soviet MiG jets during the Cold War. Plus Bonus News!

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  • Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to federal criminal charges related to opioid crisis - CNN
  • Pope Francis endorses same-sex civil unions for the first time as pontiff - CBS News
  • The Hummer is back as a 350-mile range ‘electric supertruck’ that can drive diagonally - The Verge
  • Photoshop, Illustrator on iPad gets live streaming feature - SlashGear
  • Air Force's Secret Soviet Fighter Jets: F-15 Pilot Reveals Truth
  • 12 min
  • 143: Great Googley Moogley—The Lawsuit; Muted Mics are Crazy; How to Avoid Pullin’ a Toobin; & More News!

    It’s Tuesday. In today’s show we start with the DOJ anti-trust lawsuit against Google; The Debates will have a muted mic finally—you’re welcome 😉 ; CSO Trump tells his followers that “Nobody gets hacked”; The stimulus package deal may get done soon, but don’t expect the Senate to vote before the election; and fellas, a PSA: put your d!ck away and don’t pull a Toobin.

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  • Justice Department Charges Google in Antitrust Lawsuit - WSJ
  • Trump: Not Letting Me Scream Over Joe Biden The Whole Debate Is “Crazy” | Vanity Fair
  • Trump says ‘nobody gets hacked’ but forgot his hotel chain was hacked — twice | TechCrunch
  • McConnell warns White House against making stimulus deal before election, sources say - The Washington Post
  • New Yorker Suspends Jeffrey Toobin for Masturbating on Zoom Call
  • 10 min
  • 142: We’re Gonna Need Bruce Willis; A 48Hr Stimulus Deadline; Political Twitter Beef over Hunter; and More!

    Happy Monday! In today’s show we start out with the biggest story from last week and the weekend: Do social media platforms have it right or wrong in censoring/flagging dubious claims and misinformation from the press; Nancy Pelosi gave the WH 48 hours to figure out a stimulus package before 11/3. They have until tonight; Is there really a life ending asteroid on it’s way here?; Apple says that the internet has not killed the music video star and launches Apple Music TV; The World Series teams are set and Game 1 is tomorrow.

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  • The New York Post’s Hunter Biden Laptop Story Is Breaking the Fabric of Reality
  • Stimulus latest: Deadline looms for deal before Election Day with key differences unresolved - CNNPolitics
  • Asteroid 'could hit Earth' on eve of US election, says Neil deGrasse Tyson | London Evening Standard
  • Apple Launches 'Apple Music TV,' a 24-Hour Music Video Livestream - Variety
  • 2020 World Series: Dodgers, Rays will battle for the championship | Fox News
  • 11 min
  • 141: CRoVID-7; The Apple October iPhone 12 Event; Wuv Your Doggos; And much More News!

    It’s Tuesday. In today’s show we talk about the voting suppression happening in Texas and California over absentee ballots by the GOP; Those fools that tried to kidnap Governor Whitmer also tried to do it in Virginia and talked all about on Facebook; CR7 has the COVID19. Smart; Apple held their October iPhone event and launched 4 new phones and a new HomePod mini; Your dogs can totally understand you. Believe the studies.

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    • Register to Vote - Vote.gov
  • California GOP put up unofficial ballot drop-off boxes that may be illegal, state officials say - The Washington Post
  • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam also a target in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot
  • Cristiano Ronaldo Tests Positive for Coronavirus - The New York Times
  • Everything Apple Announced at Today's iPhone 12 Event
  • New Study Reveals a Dog's Heart Rate Increases When Their Owner Simply Says 'I Love You'
  • 13 min
  • 140: Now Hear This, Ms. Coney Barret; We've been Foxconned; This is a Robbery—End Scene; & More News!

    Happy Monday! In today’s episode we start with the confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett; Foxconn gets denied their tax subsidies in Wisconsin; Nagorno-Karabakh: What is it and why are the Armenians and Azeris from Azerbaijan fighting over it?; CBS is getting sued for doing something really dumb, and the actors have suffered; Singapore Airlines is trying to make at least a couple dollars with their grounded planes, but even I don’t like airplane food that much. Plus Bonus News!

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  • What Makes Amy Coney Barrett's Confirmation Hearings Different : NPR
  • Wisconsin rejects Foxconn’s subsidies after contract negotiations fail - The Verge
  • Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia and Azerbaijan agree cease-fire
  • Protesters Supporting Armenia Stop Traffic On Brooklyn Bridge – CBS New York
  • CBS Sued by Actors Over 'NCIS: New Orleans' Robbery Scene
  • Singapore Air’s A380 Restaurant Tickets Sold in 30 Minutes - Bloomberg
  • 14 min
  • 139: Post-VP Debate Breakdown; Dr. Trump Has Found The Cure?; Militias Tryda Get the Guvna Michigan; & More News!

    It’s Thursday yah! In today’s episode we start with my post VP debate breakdown; Then I gotta talk about Trump and the cure for the VID; The FBI caught a militia trying to take down Governor Whitmer of Michigan; More cocaine planes crash in Mexico; and Apple gives a gift ahead of their Tuesday event. Plus bonus news.

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  • Fact-Checking the Vice Presidential Debate Between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris - Bloomberg
  • Trump calls in for rambling and ugly post-hospital interview - CNNPolitics
  • Gretchen Whitmer: Six people charged in plot against Michigan governor
  • Cocaine-filled plane crashes in Mexico after airborne chase - CNN
  • Apple to extend Apple TV+ free year trials through February 2021 - 9to5Mac
  • Ted Lasso - Apple TV+ - Free 7 Day Trial
  • 14 min
  • 138: VP Debate: What to Watch For; The Big Tech Breakup?; Facebook Does the Bare Minimum, & More News!

    It’s Hump Day! In this episode we talk about Trump being crazy, or something, I dont know; The VP debate is tonight, here’s what to lookout for; Facebook does the very least and bans all Qanon accounts; The House published their 449page report on Big Tech Monopolies; and SNL had a live audience this past weekend, here’s how they did it.

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  • Trump made 'terrible mistake' calling for stop to stimulus talks: Pelosi - ABC News
  • Trump Covid post deleted by Facebook and hidden by Twitter - BBC News
  • Appeals court: Trump must turn over taxes to prosecutor - ABC News
  • Our VP debate bingo cards for the 2020 Harris-Pence matchup
  • Facebook bans QAnon across its platforms
  • House Democrats propose antitrust overhaul to rein in big tech - POLITICO
  • Saturday Night Live gave audience $150 to comply with COVID-19 rules
  • 12 min

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