Openers:

Big news: Man builds entire mansion for frog, "Wind In The Willows" shenanigans ensue"

https://twitter.com/_butterf1y_/status/1630186227264638979

PublicSquare is going public, soon everyone will be shopping in accordance with their values

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230227005661/en/PublicSq.-a-Leading-Values-Aligned-Marketplace-to-Go-Public-via-Combination-with-Colombier-Acquisition-Corp.-NYSE-CLBR

Links:

DeSantis CRUSHES Disney

https://www.wesh.com/article/desantis-reedy-creek-fire-station/43093902#

DeSantis lays out his plan to "make America Florida"

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ron-desantis-reveals-plan-make-america-florida

DeSantis' plan to beat the media

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/3875599-desantis-staying-on-offense-disorients-critics-in-media/

Wu-flu likely did come from lab leak

https://archive.is/XdEwZ

Mask mandates did NOTHING

https://archive.is/NjapE

Natural immunity is as good as vaccine immunity

Biden orders door-to-door testing for residents of E. Palestine

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11798541/Biden-orders-door-door-health-surveys-East-Palestine-residents-report-squeaky-voices.html

John Fetterman's wife flees the country as he struggles with depression

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11798627/John-Fettermans-wife-Gisele-children-flee-Canada-avoid-media-circus.html

Cook County inmates say Lori Lightfoot is trying to get them to vote for her (illegally)

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11798187/Inmates-claim-jail-guards-pressuring-vote-illegally-Chicagos-mayoral-election.html

Lori Lightfoot tries to pretend people dislike her because they're racists

https://www.foxnews.com/media/lori-lightfoot-slammed-suggesting-voters-oppose-because-shes-black-woman-power-time

Meghan Markle was shocked, disappointed that Prince Harry had little money

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11798925/Meghan-Markle-surprised-disappointed-Prince-Harry-little-money-expert-claims.html

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Lydia:

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Michelle Goldberg on teen depression

https://archive.is/2byTG

Less social media = better body image in teens

https://nypost.com/2023/02/23/less-social-media-improves-teens-body-image-study/

Everything we know about Facebook's mood-altering study

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/06/everything-we-know-about-facebooks-secret-mood-manipulation-experiment/373648/

The interplay between DARPA and Facebook (Quora answer: Not verified, but interesting)

https://www.quora.com/Why-did-DARPA-cancel-LifeLog-on-the-same-day-Facebook-was-launched

ACLU on TIA threat to privacy after 9/11

https://www.aclu.org/other/threat-total-information-awareness-overblown

UK: Majority of women are NOT married

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/02/23/majority-of-women-remain-unmarried-by-the-age-of-34-in-anti-family-britain/

US: More young men than young women are single

https://www.foxnews.com/media/more-than-60-percent-young-men-single-study-finds-young-women-dating

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Opener:

Moderna developing a cancer vaccine

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11785393/Modernas-melanoma-shot-approved-MONTHS-getting-FDA-breakthrough-drug-status.html

Links:

Biden won't visit East Palestine

https://nypost.com/2023/02/23/no-biden-trip-to-ohio-train-derailment-site-after-trump-visit-white-house/

The Intelligencer tries, once again, to be intelligent (we get to laugh at them)

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/02/how-did-donald-trump-beat-pete-buttigieg-to-east-palestine.html

Former Biden official accused of stealing Tanzanian fashion designers clothing

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11783387/Fashion-designer-lost-luggage-airport-claims-Sam-Brinton-wore-clothing.html

Update on Fulton County jury after crazy interviews with head juror

https://twitter.com/CBS_Herridge/status/1628875652249051137?t=uR9vpMxjxIDlb6MYHg5QlQ&s=09

Communist Angela Davis learns she had ancestors on the Mayflower

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11784945/Black-Panther-Angela-Davis-discovers-ancestor-came-Mayflower.html

Ditching social media helps teen's body images

https://nypost.com/2023/02/23/less-social-media-improves-teens-body-image-study/

The majority of women in the UK ages 16-34 are unmarried

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/02/23/majority-of-women-remain-unmarried-by-the-age-of-34-in-anti-family-britain/

Canadian de-transitioner worries about pro-trans activists still pushing harmful ideas

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11785529/Canadian-detransitioner-says-feels-ostracized-like-push-pro-transgender-message.html

It's NOT transphobia: Cross-sex hormones are incredibly damaging to the body

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11782207/Trans-patients-hormone-drugs-SEVEN-times-likely-suffer-stroke-heart-attack.html

Bizarre case of death related to Clintons gets weirder

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11782661/Shotgun-near-body-Clinton-aide-linked-Epstein.html

Harry and Meghan get even less popular

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11785559/Prince-Harry-Meghan-Markles-popularity-slumps-South-Park-episode.html

Top black doctor slams woke teachings being pushed in medicine

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11785273/Top-black-doctor-slams-woke-implicit-bias-training-thats-overwhelmed-medical-field.html

If we have time:

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Opener:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11760453/10-diabetes-ducking-snacks-thatll-satisfy-sweet-tooth-without-spiking-blood-sugar.html

Links:

Donald Trump visits East Palestine

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/all-things-trump/trump-arrives-east-palestine-train-wreck-site-truckloads-emergency

Calls grow for Pete Buttigieg to resign over Ohio debacle

https://justthenews.com/government/congress/calls-buttigieg-resign-are-growing-among-gop-lawmakers-one-suggesting

Trump says the FBI and other government agencies ARE totally weaponized

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/all-things-trump/holdtrump-says-fbi-and-other-government-agencies-have-been-totally

GA grand jury forewoman threatens whole case against Trump

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/02/22/georgia-grand-jury-forewoman-emily-kohrs-threatens-case-with-flamboyant-interviews/

Biden executive order bodes very ill for the future

https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-executive-order-woke-artificial-intelligence-called-social-cancer.amp

Jeffree Star is the new right-wing celebrity for having an iota of common sense

https://nypost.com/2023/02/21/jeffree-star-on-pronoun-culture-they-and-them-is-made-up/

DEI staff use ChatGPT to show they are replaceable

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/dei-staff-uses-chatgpt-proves-chatgpt-can-replace-dei-staff/

Progressive professor caught in "anti-racist" purgatory

https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/02/22/professor-describes-how-woke-cultists-left-him-trapped-in-anti-racist-hell-n532547

If we have time:

Scary technology

Concerning: Vets say they saw incredibly unsettling capabilities from "UFOs"

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11776067/Air-Force-vets-testified-witnessing-UFOs-TURN-nuclear-warheads.html

ChatGPT finds its way to higher ed - but on the side of the professors

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11776279/Vanderbilt-apologizes-using-ChatGPT-write-email-students-MSU-mass-shooting.html

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Lydia produces Making The Argument with Nick Freitas

New episodes Tuesdays/Thursdays

https://www.youtube.com/@nickjfreitas

Opener:

Finding happiness means not pursuing it, paradoxically

https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2022/07/22/dont-chase-happiness-if-you-want-to-be-happy-says-new-mental-health-research/?sh=4abcb0a87088

Of note:

Vivek Ramaswamy's stance on hiring

https://twitter.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/1627729801464143872

Links:

Update: SCOTUS won't hear case alleging 2020 fraud

https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/scotus-again-denies-hear-2020-election-case-alleging-biden-harris-lawmakers

Fingerprints of unvaccinated NY teachers sent to FBI

https://www.outkick.com/fingerprints-of-unvaccinated-new-york-teachers-reportedly-sent-to-the-fbi/

Trump says he will end federal programs encouraging gender transition if elected

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/all-things-trump/trump-pledges-end-federal-programs-promoting-gender-transition-if

JK Rowling does not back down from her stance

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11776569/JK-Rowling-addresses-trans-row-Witch-Trials-podcast.html

Most confusing headline of all time from Vanity Fair

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/02/new-york-times-journalists-letter-guild

Rich US parents send kids overseas for school

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11776105/Parents-paying-THOUSANDS-children-privately-tutored-Russian-math-classes.html

If we have time:

Scary technology

Concerning: Vets say they saw incredibly unsettling capabilities from "UFOs"

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11776067/Air-Force-vets-testified-witnessing-UFOs-TURN-nuclear-warheads.html

ChatGPT finds its way to higher ed - but on the side of the professors

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11776279/Vanderbilt-apologizes-using-ChatGPT-write-email-students-MSU-mass-shooting.html

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Lydia:

Social links: https://sourpatchlyds.me

PublicSquare: https://publicsq.com/

PubSq link for businesses: https://publicsq.typeform.com/PSQFree#source=sourpatchlyds

Lydia produces Making The Argument with Nick Freitas

New episodes Tuesdays/Thursdays

https://www.youtube.com/@nickjfreitas

Opener:

Gen Z is turning AGAINST woke culture

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-gen-z-is-turning-against-woke-culture/

Links:

https://justthenews.com/accountability/media/james-okeefe-explains-departure-project-veritas-emotional-video-statement

https://twitter.com/Project_Veritas/status/1625904035705368588

https://www.ksn.com/hill-politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-calls-again-for-a-national-divorce/

https://thespectator.com/topic/meghan-markle-upset-depiction-south-park/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11773191/Health-clinic-open-East-Palestine-residents-report-burning-eyes-terrible-headaches.html

https://twitter.com/OhioEPA/status/1626752379809849344

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/all-things-trump/trump-blasts-biden-choosing-ukraine-presidents-day-over-ohiothey

If we have time:

https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2023/02/20/teen-mental-health-cdc-report-social-media-screen-time/69911957007/

https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/irs-leaked-thousands-americans-tax-filings-congress-demands-answers

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Lydia produces Making The Argument with Nick Freitas

New episodes Tuesdays/Thursdays

https://www.youtube.com/@nickjfreitas