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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