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In this episode I go over some recent events that opens up a bigger conversation on social media, voting reform and more.

The environment is a key platform of the papacy of Francis and his encyclical will form a significant part of his legacy over decades if not centuries. So why has Laudato Si' not taken root in the US as it has in the UK and elsewhere? Could one reason be the polarisation of society and Church where climate change has itself become so politicised? Yet the lack of engagement with Laudato Si' is not along Democrat-Republican lines, it seems to cross the political divide. At the root of it is how to bring the common good into debate in a society that, across all parties, is fundamentally libertarian, whether in regards to economics or personal morality. In this podcast, Michael Sean Winters and Sebastian Gomes talk to Tablet assistant editor Ruth Gledhill about a conference Michael helped organise on the encyclical, and from which Sebastian, of America magazine, put together a video which has some of the answers and may contain clues as to how we can all continue to progress this cause as we engage this month of September with this year's Season of Creation. The radical new direction that is being brought to “The Way Forward” gatherings is bringing bishops, theologians and lay leaders together around the table. This podcast emerges from the third such gathering at the University of San Diego in February 2024. The aim is to foster honest dialogue within the Catholic Church and to promote the path set out by the Second Vatican Council and Pope Francis. In this year's meeting the focus was on implementing Francis's landmark encyclical on care of the earth, Laudato Si'. Watch the video here. This second video is from the second “Way Forward” initiative in 2023, on synodality.  Michael Sean Winters is a columnist with the National Catholic Reporter and he is the U.S. correspondent for The Tablet. He is also a fellow at the Center for Catholic Studies at Sacred Heart University. His articles have been published by the New York Times magazine, New Republic, America, and other publications. He is one of the organisers of the Way Forward gatherings. The first was at Loyola University Chicago, and focused on Pope Francis and the ecclesiology of Vatican II. The second was at Boston College and focused on synodality. The most recent gathering was at the University of San Diego and focused on Laudato Si'. In addition to the Center for Catholic Studies at Sacred Heart University, the gatherings are co-sponsored by the Boisi Center at Boston College, the Center for Religion and Culture at Fordham University and the Hank Center at Loyola Chicago.  Sebastian Gomes is Executive Editor of Audio and Video at America Magazine, the Jesuit media organization based in New York City. He directed the film on “The Way Forward” conference on Laudao Si', that took place in San Diego in February 2024. Connect with Fordham CRC: Visit Fordham CRC WEBSITE: Like Fordham CRC on FACEBOOK:   / fordhamcrc   Follow Fordham CRC on TWITTER: https://x.com/CRCfordham

This episode is a solo episode where we have a very important topic ‘Should you hire an Agency to run your PPC Advertising or do it In-House'. This is what we are going to chat about on this episode, and it is a crunchy topic that is as polarizing as Democrat Republican.  I've avoided doing this episode from the very first release as on one hand, I have made the lion's share of my money as a Seller on Amazon.   In this podcast episode, I'll help you delve into the debate of whether businesses should opt to hire a PPC agency or manage their pay-per-click advertising efforts in-house. We'd weigh the advantages and disadvantages of each option, taking into account factors such as expertise, time investment, and cost implications. Additionally, I'ma offer valuable insights and recommendations for businesses contemplating the in-house route, emphasizing the significance of thorough research and staying updated on industry developments.   Ultimately, the decision to outsource PPC or handle it internally will be contingent on the unique needs and capabilities of each business.   In This Episode: [00:30] Finally this topic. [04:55] Pros and cons of hiring an Agency [06:50] In-House team [09:10] My suggestion   Links and References: Wizards of Amazon: https://www.wizardsofecom.com/ Wizards of Amazon Courses: https://wizardsofamazon.mykajabi.com/a/27566/x6Kwkz6p Wizards of Amazon Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/South-Florida-FBA/ Wizards of Amazon on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WizardsofAmazon/ Wizards of Amazon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wizardsofecom/  

The church, from the very beginning, was designed to be a community of "Unlikes," a community of "Differents." There is a palpable tension in the New Testament around the inclusion of the Gentiles in the early church. Christianity was born out of the Jewish faith, and there came points along the way where there was pressure to let Gentiles be part of it. But God's plan—from the very beginning—was for Jewish and Gentile Christians to worship together, and do life together, and sort out the tensions and disagreements together, in the shadow of the cross and in the shadow of an abundant communion table. Now, the dislike and hatred between these two groups cannot be overstated. Let me put it this way: If the Jew-Gentile tension was a great Dane, the Democrat-Republican tension is a toy poodle. It doesn't compare. God's plan was to pull them together as one people united under King Jesus to witness to a chaotic world how powerful and good He is. The church is supposed to be a society of different people who are seeking first the Kingdom of God, and navigating everything—including political chaos—in a way that is in sharp contrast to how it's done everywhere else. So we're talking about politics because we, Oak Hills Church, have a marvelous opportunity to demonstrate who Jesus really is, and sort out the political tensions and disagreements in the shadow of the cross and in the shadow of an abundant communion table.

On this Salcedo Storm Podcast:Bianca Gracia graduated from St. Mary's University degreed in Public Justice with a minor in Legal Studies. She has spent the past fifteen years serving as a community organizer and home school mom. She has two children and is married to an Army Veteran and current Sergeant of Police. She's running in HD 128

This Saturday, we discuss whether the two parties of the state—the Democrats and Republicans—are on the verge of collapse. We also discuss James Baldwin's novels and how to approach reading them, as well as what we can learn for the Year of Baldwin from the Lotus group's reading of Baldwin at Penn.

On this Salcedo Storm Podcast:Wesley Virdell is running for the State Representative race for Texas's HD 53. Wes is an Air Force veteran that worked in Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles and currently serves as the Texas state director for Gun Owners of America.

Today's show begins with Annie giving an update on the Hunter Biden Investigation. Then, the crew talks about news consumption and mistrust in the media. The hour ends with a Wiggins America segment over the cartoon television predicting the future.

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Bart and Norma discuss some history behind the Democrat/Republican flip in philosophy, justice vs. money, what is Title 42?, and the fetus employee without a paycheck! Also, eggs are finally affordable again!

Darrell Castle talks about the one politician who is telling the truth in America today and discusses some of the skeletons in his closet. Transcription / Notes THE SKELETONS REPORT Hello, this is Darrell Castle with today's Castle Report. This is Friday the 12th day of May in the year of our Lord 2023. Empires live and empires die just like people but is it possible to reign in the empire and save the republic before it dies or leads us into World War lll. Is there anyone willing and able to speak the truth and ask the right questions about what this government is doing and why it is doing it in politics today? Politicians in general almost never do anything helpful, and they usually do the opposite of the thing that would be most helpful. Is there any politician out there today who is willing to ask the right questions to reign in the empire and possibly save the republic. I did get some very encouraging words from the announcement speech of Robert F. Kennedy, jr. He said one of his goals was to end the divide but so far nobody can find a good or safe way out of that divide. He would do that by encouraging people to talk about the values that we have in common rather than the issues that keep us apart. Most importantly, he said “I am going to do that by telling the truth to the American people.” Well that would be a pleasant change wouldn't it because it is now difficult or impossible to hear a politician tell the truth about anything. The truth can be a very shocking thing and so rare that it is hardly ever recognized for what it is. Normally the truth is maligned or put down as a conspiracy theory because we simply cannot or will not accept the shocking nature of it. Like truth, trust in government is extremely rare and hard to find these days. In 1960 trust in government was 80% but today it is 22%. A recent poll done by ABC News showed 36% satisfied with Joe Biden's performance as President but only 33% believe him to be honest and trustworthy. I suspect that people are tired of it all. They are tired of the government sending drag queens to recruit new sailors for the navy and expecting that navy to confront the Chinese Navy in the Pacific. It just doesn't make any sense and people want to know why we are doing it. The high cost of war and maintaining the empire or the military, security, intelligence, state should make us question it even if we think it is doing the right thing. What do we give up or forego when we send well over $100 billion in weapons and funds to Ukraine. Mr. Kennedy says that he is willing to ask those questions and, in fact, he proposes bringing America's $1.5 trillion empire project to a close. He is a breath of fresh air because he is breaking the ties of the Democrat/Republican woke and war agenda as it has been proposed and conducted for decades. His proposals would present the dirty truth to the American people and get them out of the empire business. He proposes to bring the troops home and close many of America's approximately 750 foreign military bases. Do we really need them, he asks, and if you say we do then what purpose do they serve. Do they make us safer or less safe. Under this proposal much of the military, security, and intelligence budget would be saved. Throughout my lifetime the powers that be, the global elite, or however you choose to refer to them, have been very good at putting America and with it the world in positions that make war inevitable. Once war is inevitable, well guess what, we get war. War benefits many just as it destroys many. In our system of bottomless credit, money to pay for it all is just a computer keystroke away, but it all goes on the balance sheet as debt. Ultimately, as Mr. Kennedy explained in his announcement speech, it amounts to a system of socialism for the rich and a grinding relentless capitalism for the poor. It is all those poor and middle-class people who have been destroyed by the system who could ultimately support him,

Episode Summary Brooke, Casandra, and Margaret talk about the war in Ukraine and how Russia is not doing great, the train derailment in East Palestine, anti trans bills, Adderall shortages and meth, the return of Big Chicken, long covid as potential auto immune disease, further bans on abortion drugs, drought, floods, earthquakes and the US's top priority: shooting million dollar missiles at balloons. Host Info Margaret can be found on twitter @magpiekilljoy or instagram at @margaretkilljoy. Casandra is just great and can be found at Strangers doing awesome layouts, and Brooke can be found on Twitter or Mastodon @ogemakweBrooke. Publisher Info This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org, or on Twitter @TangledWild and Instagram @Tangled_Wilderness. You can support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness. Next Episode A special episode will come out next week on March 17th on Surviving the Justice System. Transcript This Month in the Apocalypse: Feb. 2023 Brooke 00:15 Hello and welcome to Live Like the World is Dying, your podcast for what feels like the end times. This is the February-March installment of our segment, This Month in the Apocalypse and I'm calling it the February-March episode because we're recording in February and we're talking about February but you're going to be listening to it in March, most likely. I'm Brooke Jackson, and with me today, as usual are the quick thinking Casandra and the fast acting Margaret Killjoy. Casandra 00:38 I don't know if that's accurate. Margaret 00:42 Or at least fast talking sometimes, especially when I'm hyper. And today I'm hyper Casandra 00:46 half of what I'm going to talk about today is brain fog and how it impacts me. Brooke 00:51 Nice. Well, before we get into today's episode, we'd like to share a little something something from another one of the swiftly streaming podcasts on the Channel Zero network of anarchist podcasts. Casandra 01:17 And we're back. Cas, Margaret, how are you feeling today? Casandra 01:51 I just had my first sip of tea. Margaret 01:55 I have been doom scrolling so hard that I didn't sleep last night because of all the anti trans legislation. So I didn't sleep enough and then I ate a protein cookie and pretended like it was food. So I'm great. Casandra 02:07 And you don't do caffeine at all. Not even tea. Margaret 02:09 No, yeah, a bunch of sugar and protein in a cookie form is my equivalent of like making me immediately hyper. Casandra 02:18 Alright. Margaret 02:19 Because I don't fuck with caffeine. I'm straight edge, except for alcohol. Brooke 02:24 Well good, you should take all that energy and tell us some things. Margaret 02:29 Oh, okay, right. I'm first. Okay, February has been a big month for the apocalypse. The Apocalypse is coming in hard with a bunch of mostly really bad shit. I think that the biggest story, or whatever, the earthquake that happened in Turkey and Syria was really fucking bad. Everyone probably already knows this. As of when I'm recording it, the death toll stands at about 50,000 people in Turkey and Syria. Those numbers are still expected to go up. And a lot of it has to do with poverty and with buildings that are not built to withstand earthquakes. This is happening in a poor region. And that is absolutely affecting everything. I don't have as much information about that to relay, but I just feel like it's like the single most...like now I'm going to talk about the fucking balloons and I hate the fucking balloons. And I want people to know that like the earthquake is more important. But on February 14th, I think, I don't remember, I wrote on February 14, but you think I'd remember that was Valentine's Day. A surveillance balloon, there's a Chinese balloon and the US shot it down. It was a really actually big balloon and it probably included some surveillance equipment. China was like, "It's civilian." The US is like, "No, it was military." I'm not stressed about it because I expect the US government is surveilling me and I don't really give a shit if some other country...whatever, I don't fucking care. It may have been capturing cell transmissions and shit over the US. But then, of course, this sets off this like massive paranoia, where everyone's like, "Balloons are trying to get us. Those Chinese balloons." And the US like scrambled.... Brooke 04:20 I always knew it was going to be balloons. I've always said it, the balloons are coming for us. Casandra 04:22 Doomsday mechanism. Margaret 04:26 I mean... Brooke 04:27 it's the balloons. Clearly. Margaret 04:30 They are creepy. Actually. This is funny, my my dad is phobic of hot air balloons. I'm sorry to reveal this about you, dad. And because he was always like, "No, they're just there. They're on the horizon. They're creepy." Like he's not afraid of being in that. He's afraid of them like on the horizon. Casandra 04:46 One of my most traumatizing childhood moments was this hot air balloon show was like going over the neighborhood and I was spinning in circles staring upward watching them as one does and forgot that my mom had a whole like row of rose bushes. And then spent the whole afternoon having like rose thorns picked out of my ass. So, that's all to say that I don't think your dad's insane. Margaret 05:10 Yeah, so the US government scrambled a bunch of fighter jets to shoot down a whole bunch of other balloons, all of which, like the government is like, "We do not believe that they are surveillance balloons, but we don't know." And the reason that they're saying we don't know is because, well one they obliterated tiny balloons with missiles. So there's like, not a lot left. There's like like half a million dollar missiles being shot at these fucking things, one of which missed. They missed a fucking balloon over Lake Huron, and then it like, fell into the lake. And they're like, "No one was harmed." And I'm like, great, I feel so fucking good that the government is shooting missiles at the US. That makes sense. And so probably those balloons are like amateur weather balloons, like people like do this, where you're like, I'm gonna get a balloon and like, put a bunch of equipment on it and send it up into the sky. And it's cool, right? And because you can like see the stuff. And so fortunately, the US government is there to protect us against amateur weather and radio fans. Brooke 06:11 You know, you know, our friends over that other podcast have been saying we should nuke the Great Lakes. So I think this was just a trial run to... Margaret 06:20 Fuck, Robert Evans is like actually the one that got them to shoot missiles. Casandra 06:24 Cancel Robert Evans. Margaret 06:25 Yep. All right. Yeah. Or he's a prophet. Brooke 06:32 That's what I was gonna say, Margaret 06:34 Speaking of Prophets, but actually, in both mench versions of that word, there was a massive disaster on February 3, in East Palestine [rhymes with Springsteen], Ohio, because it's not pronounced Palestine [rhymes with Stein], in which a train carrying a bunch of toxic shit had overheated wheel bearings, and derailed. It passed like a bunch of sensors that were like, detect overheated stuff. And then like on the last one, it was like, "Hey, you're overheating," and then it crashed. This overturned 11 Toxic cars at a...a bunch of more cars overturned, but 11 of them were full of toxic chemicals, including vinyl chloride, but also a bunch of other shit. 115,000 gallons of vinyl chloride, were let loose. And then they were like, "Slright, well, we better set the shutter on fire," I'm not actually even going to like talk shit on the fact that they set on fire. It might have been the best thing that they could do in that circumstances. There is a lot of stuff that is implying that the government and you know, Norfolk Southern and all that are like downplaying the degree to this disaster. It is a massive disaster, it is a big fucking deal. And the people involved should be held accountable. And there's like, all kinds of stuff about how a lot of the deregulation and of course, you know, the fact doesn't help that Biden like stopped a railroad strike for better safety conditions, because that's mostly huge part of what people are striking for. And they absolutely are like, the numbers are trending upwards. They're like, "It's not a big deal." And they were like, "Hey, there's a bunch of dead fish." And people were like, "There are 4000 dead fish." And they had a very specific number. It might not have been that number was like 300, 800, 3,850, or something. As of this morning, when I double checked, they're up to 43,000 dead aquatic animals. That's 10 times the previous claim. I understand why people are skeptical of these claims. They're probably not forever chemicals. These are the sorts of chemicals that will break down. However, no one knows the long term effects of the exposure that people have already had to these chemicals. And it's fucked up. Norfolk Southern stock has dropped, but not as precipitously as you would might like. It's not even as low as it was last October, just like took a dip. So buy the dip, everyone go out and buy....don't do this. Don't go out and buy stock. Okay, that's what I know about that. Other people might know more about it. Casandra 08:56 Oh, I was just gonna say that.... Margaret 08:57 Next. Okay go ahead. Casandra 08:58 I was just gonan say that the EPA seemed pretty like, firm with them, which I appreciated. It wasn't the response I expected. Oh, were you wagging your finger at me? Or like...they were like. Brooke 09:12 I was being the EPA. Yeah. Because we're in a point of visual medium here, right with a podcast. So, everyone can see me doing that. Casandra 09:19 I watched the recording and the guy was like, "If y'all don't do this up to our standards, we will do it and then bill you and not just like, you'll get the bill, but we'll bill you a certain number of times the amount that it actually cost us as a penalty." Yeah, it's something I don't know. Margaret 09:37 I mean, that's good. Yeah. Oh and then the other thing, when I when I lead with the transition of Prophets in both sense of the word. About a week before this disaster, I watched the Netflix movie "White Noise" based on the 1980s novel called "White Noise," in which a toxic chemical train spill it In East Palestine, Ohio happens and fucks everything up. And it fucks with my head, just straight up. It fucks with my head that I watched a movie about a natural disaster and then... not a natural disaster, a manmade disaster. And then a week later, it happened in the same town of 5000 Fucking people. Or 4000 people. Casandra 10:20 Maybe, you're not a prophet, maybe actually. Your brain just determines all of reality. Margaret 10:29 Oh, no, I'm not a prophet. No, no, no, no, I don't think this is me. Casandra 10:31 I think that what happens in your head is then what happens in the outside world. That's more plausible. Brooke 10:39 Yeah, that seems right. Casandra 10:40 So, don't think anything.... Margaret 10:42 This is a really good thing to tell someone who lives alone. Brooke 10:46 I mean, it clearly anyone who reaches a certain level of podcasting, fame then develops a power to cause things to happen. Yeah, that's what we're saying here. Margaret 10:57 Good to know. And then everyone lived in a happy anarchist society for all times in which everyone was equal, except Margaret was a little bit more equal and got like twice as much tea in the morning. Casandra 11:06 You don't like tea. We just went over this. Margaret 11:10 Yeah, well, I shouldn't have more of something I want. That would be fucked up. Casandra 11:14 This is the like weirdest Catholic version of anarchist Utopia I've ever heard of. Margaret 11:23 Hi, I'm Margaret Killjoy. Alright, so it's speaking of other bad shit that happened this year, or actually, well, okay. The thing that happened in February is is the one year anniversary of the Ukraine war. As currently stands, it's fallen out of the news, which means that no one is dying anymore, and everything is fine. Except that... Brooke 11:47 PBS still does it. So to just throw a tiny amount of credit over there. But yeah... Margaret 11:54 Yeah, well actually it's funny because people will talk mad shit about mainstream news and for good reason. But like, overall, I think mainstream news is a little bit better of a job than like Twitter at like, staying attached to stories over time, rather than just like chasing the clicks, which is fucking saying something because that is what mainstream news was notoriously bad at. I just think social media is even worse at it. On the other hand, it's not the job of the random Twitter person to....Okay, so, the Ukraine war is largely out of stalemate. As stands Russia holds 17% of Ukraine, an area twice the size of Italy. It's less than they controlled at the beginning of the war by a decent amount, and specifically, almost all their holdings are in the east. And it's been like slowly being chipped away at overall is kind of the general thing. Most foreign fighters left after a few months, it went down, there's 20,000 foreign fighters, mostly like vets of various other countries who are like, "Well fuck an invasion." And a lot of people were like, I think actually a lot of people were like, "Well, I fought in all of these like evil US wars, because they have like worked for the US government. Here's a just war," and people went like chasing a just war, right. It's down from about 20,000 foreign fighters to 2000 foreign fighters as the war drags on. China is calling for peace talks right now. And more might have happened by the time you hear this, like this is like news from yesterday and today, and their position is...like I mean overall they're trying to present themselves as neutral, but like overall they're like, "This is a war of Western aggression." You know? "This is a war of you know a Ukraine shouldn't dress like that if it didn't want to get attacked." They've four times abstained....Thank you for laughing at my off color joke. And yeah, I mean, because that is what it comes down to this idea of like, we had to invade you because you are getting too close to our borders with your power or whatever. Like, you can't fucking justify invading another country for that reason. Casandra 14:03 They're opposing US imperialism, Margaret. Margaret 14:06 Yeah, they do. Casandra 14:07 NATO! Margaret 14:10 Yeah. Yeah. And that's China's position. They're with the US tankies. Or rather US tankies are with them. They have four times abstained from voting in the UN votes to ask Russia to withdraw its troops it's possible also that China's like trying to get in....and this is like everyone. This is the actual imperialism from my point of view about all this is everyone calling for these peace talks a lot of it is that they're like they want in on the economic reconstruction aka they want like their economic interest in the capitalism to to do their thing just to China it's slightly more state capitalism in the US it's slightly more.. Casandra 14:46 China's not capitalist Margaret What are you talking about? Margaret 14:48 Oh, right. Sorry. I Forgot. They want to bring their peoples army... and I Love that It's like the tankies pretending that Russia is fucking commie...anyway. The number of Russian soldiers Ukraine is killing is going up, which, you know, whatever, fuck them. 824 Such Russian soldiers a day are dying in Ukraine in February, which is the highest rate since the invasion started. Between 180,000 and 270,000 Russians have died in the war in the past year. And for comparison, Russia is this huge place. And we think about like how Russia just like, bled people during World War II, you know. Russia is only half the population of the United States. And so this is...so when you think about percentage wise, if you think about, it's like, you know, the equivalent of half a million people dying in one year in a dumb fucking war. About 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died. They claim that 13,000 of their soldiers have died. Vaguely neutral observers from the outside of claims that 100,000 have died, which is like, their, their like, kill rate, oh, God, I'm not even going to pretend to put this in video game terms. That's fucked up. And also another 30,000 or so civilians, Ukrainian civilians have died. Like directly, tons more displace. Everything's fucked up. It's war. I haven't been able to get a recent number for the total number of arrests in Russia. But, it's like worth really understanding how much a lot of Russians do fucking not want this to happen. There were 15,000 people arrested protesting against the war and like the first month of the war alone, and there's thousands more at various other times, but I wasn't able to find a total count. And, you know, in case anyone needs any reminding that nationalism is garbage. between half a million and a million Russians have fled, rather than be conscripted and fight in this stupid fucking bullshit. And 200 or so Russians are actively fighting for Ukraine. There is no out good outside guests. That is a guess from one of these Russian fighters. And they all have different reasons. I am aware of their being Russian anarchists. I was not able to find more information about that. Most of the anarchists that I know from other countries I think are more involved in directing solidarity goods, except for Belarus.. A lot of anarchists fighters in Ukraine. Anyway, of the 200 or so fighters, the the one I was able to find the specific motive for he's is doing as his Christian duty to stop invasions. And let's see, okay, almost done with the Russian war thing. Dutch intelligence reports that Russia is mapping power and gas infrastructure in the North Sea for potential attack. This came out like yesterday. So who knows what will happen with that. And then it's also kind of worth knowing there's like all of these, like anti war rallies happening around the war around the world. And most of them are like about trying to stop the Russian invasion of Ukraine, right? They're like, "Hey, this war is fucked up, aka Russia is fucked up." But in the US, we get a different kind of anti war movement, we get an anti war movement that's a weird collection of tankies and Nazis... Casandra 18:20 Margaret, that never happened! Margaret 18:21 ...coming together like a Molotov-Ribbontrop Pact to say stop the war machine. Casandra 18:28 Stalin is the whole reason..... Margaret 18:34 Yeah, no, I know. Casandra 18:38 The reason the Nazis were defeated soley was because of Stalin, therefore, you know, the Soviet Union never never ever could have allied with the Nazis, even though we have historical records that it did blah, blah. Margaret 18:53 Yeah, like at the beginning, Russia was like, "Hey, allies, can we hang out with you, Germany's looking real weird." And the allies were like, "I'm not sure." And so then Russia was like or USSR was like, "Hey, Nazis, can we hang out with you? We know bad shits about to happen," and they were like, "Yeah, but totally," and the USSR sent them tons of aid, just literal material, tons of aid. And collectively, they mapped out which countries they were going to invade together and they invaded Poland together...It's Poland. Am I getting that right? And then, Germany was like "JK, surprise attack." And then the USSR was like, "Okay, we're against you." And then fucking millions of Russians died to defeat the Nazis and that needs to be understood and respected. But like Stalin was like making them...there's like, reports from survivors...This is totally what this episode is about. There's like reports from survivors who were like forced to charge Nazi tanks bare handed. And so like, the high numbers of Russian dead wasn't because Stalin ruled. The high numbers is because Stalin fucking sucks. Anyway. Casandra 20:08 And there's also the whole like, the line that like the USSR saved with the Jews or whatever, when, which was just like totally. Anyway, we won't talk about how Jews were treated in the USSR. Margaret 20:23 When they signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact....Yeah. Anyway, USSR is not modern Russia, but there's an anti war movement. So that's okay. That's Ukraine. Now, the trans laws, the thing that has me up all night. Yesterday, I believe the Tennessee House passed a bill. And now this was misrepresented. And I accidentally misrepresented this too, because I trusted a Twitterer who trusted a news article from a mainstream source that, okay, a Tennessee House did pass this bill. And by the time you're listening to this, probably their fucking Senate and Governor have signed off on it. But the article was like, "And now it goes up to the governor." It doesn't it goes to the Senate first. And a lot of really shitty laws passed the House, but not the Senate in like, any given place. So there's like, still hope. But I'm not full of fucking hope because a lot of these types of laws are passing right now. The type of law I'm talking about, this is an anti drag law. And these anti drag laws are similar ones proposed around the country and all the details are a little bit different. But the overall idea is that if anyone who is a male or female impersonator, AKA a crossdresser, aka, me living my fucking life, or a drag performer, if they perform, and if it's like, in any way, like...some places it's just like literally if they perform, or exist in public, and another one's the Tennessee laws a little bit like, and they perform in a way that has any kind of like, sexual titillation, or whatever then that has to be the venue that is now a strip club legally, or like, needs to be a like 18+ adult entertainment, cabaret or whatever the fuck Casandra 22:15 Like who's deciding if something's sexual? Margaret 22:19 Uh huh. And it is. First cops, then judges, Two groups I trust to the bottom of my....nothing. Margaret 22:35 Or the parents who call the cops. Brooke 22:41 Don't forget about he mob. Margaret 22:42 Yeah, no, totally. They're the first step in it. So that is the literal criminal criminalization of being trans in public. Casandra 22:45 Yeah, there are nine anti trans laws on the books right now in Oregon. Yeah. Margaret 22:52 Yeah. There's 14 other states with similar anti drag laws in the works, including Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, and Idaho. And I just didn't find the full list, I found people like a couple different places giving like short versions of the list. South Dakota did just pass a law like not just the house or whatever, but like it's fucking signed, that forces trans youth to detransition. And Utah passed a law against trans youth also, very recently, or against allowing trans youth to transition. But, I don't believe it forcibly detransitioned. I believe that this one in South Dakota is the first one to force detransition, which from my point of view, pretty much means that trans...families with trans children who can't afford to move are going to have their trans kids run away or kill themselves. Just like, frankly, I am not recommending. I am recommending if you're a trans youth to in a place that is affected by this to get in touch with community to try and help you and your family get out of that situation. That is what I'm directly recommending. But, the the reason that doctors believe in gender affirming care for trans youth is that it lowers the rates of death substantially. Oklahoma is currently considering a bill to ban gender affirming care to adults, anyone under the age of 26. Brooke 24:22 Fucking Oklahoma. Casandra 24:22 I can't remember which bill i was reading, but I was reading about one that was worded in such a way where gender affirming care also ended up including things like hormones for ciswomen dealing with menopause, like it was so broad sweeping that like, I just don't think people consider the broader implications. You know what I mean? Margaret 24:41 I don't know whether this one was that one, but I...it wouldn't surprise me and I feel like people pass laws like that all the time. And then just like, no one's going to actually stop cis women from accessing hormones from menopause, you know, or like, you know, people dealing with prostate cancer often take hormones and you know, testosterone blockers and things like that, and like...All the shit is overbroad, like crazy, but not in a way where I feel like oh, it's overbroad, and it gets struck down like no, it's gonna get targetedly used against trans people against, the Left. And 5% of US people in the US who are under the age of 25 identify as trans or like nonbinary in some way, compared to point .5% of the rest of the population as a whole. And I would like to...don't make me tap of the sign of the that graph of chart of left handedness as a chart of left handedness. Like once they stopeed. Once they started letting people be left handed, it goes up and caps itself, you know. And every major medical association in America recognizes that gender affirming care for youth saves lives. That is not a...I assume everyone listening to this already knows the shit, but it's like worth fucking knowing. This is not a like, medically contested issue. You know, this is like, and I'm not like, "Man, you know, who I trust immediately, the medical institution, they always have our backs." But, they do in this case, because they're not fucking... Oh, God. That's what I've got to talk about this week. Brooke 26:20 Jon Stewart did a good piece that was on gender affirming care that maybe everyone's already seen, because it was a little while ago, but was, you know, citing those...Just what you're exactly what you're saying, Margaret about every every major medical organization in the US. Margaret 26:38 And honestly has been one of the only cispeople I've seen talking about it in public. The silence from cispeople has been deafening. And if your cis and listening to this, I'm hoping that if you've been silent about it, I'm hoping that the reason you've been silent about it, is because you're afraid of taking up too much of the conversation. Because we do have this way of talking about social issues right now, where people are afraid to talk about issues that don't directly affect them. And I think that that is a misstep. And that it will take cis people talking about this angrily, before anything will change. Because, when it's just trans people, and sometimes their immediate families who are showing up to protest, everyone's going to be like, "Well, fuck those pedo whatever," fuck, whatever. Fucking bullshit, you know. So from my point of view, part of the reason this keeps me up at night is not because the Nazis want to kill me, they've wanted to kill me for a long time, they've sent me letters to this effect, with like, my parents address in it, you know, it's that when I don't feel supported, is when I feel the most lost about all of this stuff, just frankly. And so sometimes like that support is like, like, "Margaret's guide to being supportive to your trans friends," is like, like, sometimes, like random people messaging me to be like, "I see you, you're valid." I'm like, that's great. I don't I don't need that from strangers. What I need from strangers is for people to talk to the people, they're around and say shit about this, you know, I have a, I know I'm valid. I have a supportive family. And I have a supportive network of friends and all of that, you know? Yeah, sorry, this is...I mean, all of these things that we're going to talk about are big deals. But you know, this one affects me very directly. Brooke 28:45 Oh, no, I appreciate you saying more about it, because I was gonna ask follow up questions about like, you know, showing support and good ways to do that. So thanks for talking about that. Margaret 28:55 Be fucking angry. Like, you know, and it's like, and this stuff like, it's also all part of misogyny. Like, because people want to control people's bodies. And so transmen are affected by this because they're, like, leaving womanhood behind and that's bad or whatever. And then of course, transwomen are like, the reason that people don't want us to exist is a weird protect the women thing, right? And so like, when cis women are loudly like, "No, I would rather have this transwoman in the bathroom with me then like I don't know someone who's like peeking under stalls to make sure no one has a penis." Like people being loud about that kind of support. There's this brilliant video of thus person who I believe is a cis woman who's like getting gender policed by a Karen in a bathroom. Casandra 29:47 I saw that Margaret 29:48 And refuses to answer whether or not she has a dick. Yeah, it fucking...that gives me hope. So, I like. Casandra 30:00 That's like reverse Karen. Brooke 30:02 I just bookmarked that so I can watch it after Casandra 30:05 We should start a Nazis know our parents' address club. Margaret 30:17 And then like...it's funny I try not to talk too much about my family on this podcast, I guess, but then again the Nazis already know where they live. Like my dad's fucking ex marine with anger management issue who loves this trans daughter? How's do they think this is gonnna go? Casandra 30:35 I mean, my situation, my parent's would've been like "Whatever." Margaret 30:41 Yeah, okay, fair. I'm sorry. Casandra 30:43 Okay, who's next? Brooke 30:48 Okay. Can we talk about happier things? Margaret 30:54 What podcast are on? Casandra 30:57 I genuinely can't remember who's next. Is it you, Brooke? Brooke 31:03 Allegedly. Although, if it's something you have segues better for, I'm all for it. I had a good segue from the war thing. But then we then we start talking about the trans issue and I don't know where to go from there. Casandra 31:13 I think the world is shit. There are lots of them. They're diverse, shitty things to talk about, you know? Margaret 31:18 Well, and even the war thing, it's like, you know, what, Ukraine is fucking holding on a year later. That is a fucking positive story. It is a terrible, horrible story. But they're still fucking there. You know, like people thought Ukraine wasn't going to be a country by last summer. Brooke 31:36 That's a really good point. Well, speaking of war, wars, the war on drugs. Drugs. Adderall. I did it you're welcome. We did a, I think our August episode or something like that we did a roundup on like shortages, things that were in shortages. And I know we talked about Adderall at one point and being in shortage and why. And that started like last summer sometime I think August or so it was when people started talking about it. The FDA or DEA, I can't remember which one it was that came out with the announcement. I think the the FDA came out like late October and said, "Hey, we have an Adderall shortage." And everyone said, "We fucking know we've been dealing with with this for two or three months now." And it's gotten worse than it's been in the news again, recently, because of just how much worse it has gotten. We talked about it previously, we talked about some of the reasons why the shortage was happening. And part of it is a production issue. It's a very controlled substance. So, it's not like manufacturers can just start pumping out a whole bunch more. And not just like the creation of the Adderall. But the ingredients that go into it are controlled substances as well, so they can only make so much of that. Allegedly, there's enough supply of the base ingredients that we shouldn't have this shortage. So.... Casandra 33:10 Sorry, I'm stupid about Adderall, is it it because meth. Is that the....? Okay, sorry. Brooke 33:18 That's where I'm going with this, but yeah, that's that is that. That is part of the reason it's such a controlled substance, because Amphetamine is, you know, main ingredient, it's it's people often refer to Adderall as being, you know, legal meth, or prescribed meth. Casandra 33:33 I know nothing. Wow. That's wild. Brooke 33:42 So, there have been some reports of folks that haven't been able to get their Adderall and have, in fact, turned to meth in order to get the substance they need, and there's not a good sense of how like widespread this is, versus, you know, a couple of instances that hit the news, you know, there's at least one story of somebody who died in an ER, because of meth. And they said they were taking the math because they couldn't get their Adderall prescription. And, you know, meth, you know, historically causes no problems to the brain and doesn't make people say things that are wacky and untrue. So we can trust that story. But, that's what's happening. But, the fun conspiracy theorh where I'm going with this that's floating around is that the government is purposely restricting the manufacture of Adderall to force people to turn to meth to perpetuate the war on drugs. So there you go. Conspiracy theories are fun. Margaret 34:43 Wait, So this is a new conspiracy. Okay. How the balloons tie in? Casandra 34:48 Yeah. Margaret 34:49 Is that where moving it? They're getting the Adderall out of the country? Casandra 34:52 They're delivering it. If we would have let them come in farther, they would have just released it because everyone wants Adderall. Margaret 34:58 Oh, yeah. That's sort of true...the part where everyone wants Adderal. Casandra 35:03 I do not. Margaret 35:06 Yeah. No, I don't want Adderall. I'm hyper off a cookie. Brooke 35:12 That's part of the issue is that the prescriptions for Adderall increased 27%. From 2019 to 2022. There were like 35 million prescriptions in the US, which is a fuck ton, in 2019. And then it went up to like 45 million by 2021 or 22. And I mean, shocker. Everybody's stuck inside with a pandemic. Like we overprescribed, that are all for sure. And I and that is not to say there's not people who genuinely need it out there. And I don't mean to bash anybody's use of of that prescription. But you know, one of the articles that I was reading they, you know how news reports like to pick a human interest story to tell their story, they were talking about this 16 year old female in Utah, who's like in all of the AP classes, honors classes is getting ready for college and how stressed out she was and obsessed with perfection, and she couldn't get all her stuff done. And then she got an Adderall prescription. And, and now she's able to get all her homework done, and she's acing all their classes, and it's ready for college and blah, blah, blah. And it's like, well, yeah, I mean, you just gave her gave her amphetamines. Casandra 36:36 I feel like there's a misuse potential. Like, the people I know, who have ADHD and take Adderall, it doesn't impact their system that way, you know. And I also think there's a certain, I see this with autism as well, there's a certain amount of like, like the left handed thing that Margaret brought up, you know? Like, it might seem like, it might seem like an undue spike, but I'm sure a large percentage of that is people who are finally getting care they need. Margaret 37:12 And then also, like, I think about it because I came closer to seeking medication for ADHD than I ever have. And what it was for me is that I built my entire life around the fact that I have ADHD, there's a reason that I'm a freelancer, there's a reason that I, you know, I travel, there's a reason I work for myself. Like, there's all these things that I've done, that have made ADHD not a problem in my life, right. But actually, the beginning of the pandemic, it made it more of a problem. It made it harder for me because like, I had to sit in my cabin and work on a computer in order to eat food, and stuff, you know, and so like, and I don't thrive in certain environments, and so I was like, "Man, if I had something that helped me thrive in this environment." So. Casandra 37:56 Which then makes me wonder, like, how much of that need is attached to Capitalism, you know, lthe ike productivity. So? Yeah. Margaret 38:04 Oh, yeah. No, totally. I mean. Totally. I had a day job for a minute. Casandra 38:10 Sitting in a cabin alone with....That sounds like my dream. Margaret 38:16 I know. Well, I was fine until the day job. Awesome. Margaret 38:24 Okay, so, Brooke 38:25 Again, I don't want to like bash anybody that's taking it. I don't know. I don't want to say that there aren't legitimate reasons that some of those people didn't need it. But, we we do know that it's overprescribed, that you take you know, young people who are high achieving, and we've got them overscheduled and fucking Capitalism. Casandra 38:41 Oh, everyone, I knew in college was....Adderall all the time. Brooke 38:46 Yeah, just give them drugs. So, that's part of the problem. Anyway, the DEA is trying to get you addicted to meth. x Casandra 38:59 I thought it was the FDA. Margaret 39:02 And that's why they're shooting down balloons. Brooke 39:06 No, it's the DEA because that's the Drug Enforcement Agency. They're the ones trying to perpetuate the war on drugs and they have something to do. Casandra 39:14 I hope people know when we are and aren't being sarcastic. Margaret 39:22 I hope so too. But I'm not optimistic. Brooke 39:27 Never take me seriously. That's my answer. I have one other fun conspiracy theory thing. Okay, it actually came up right after the end of our last recording and it was kind of a bummer. We didn't get it in there. But, it's about chicken feed. Casandra 39:46 Big Chicken! Brooke 39:47 And chicken feed conspiracy, that something is....Yep, Big Chicken. Not and not Tyson. Not that evil chicken, but it's actually a big big fooder you may have heard of this brand called Purina? Casandra 40:01 Dog food. Brooke 40:02 Are pretty well known for creating pet food. Yeah. Margaret 40:05 They feed cats. Brooke 40:06 But they also make more industrial feeds like chicken feed and guinea pigs and goats and I don't even know the full extent of their thing, but they make feed for a lot of different kinds of animals. And people started reporting in July last year that their chickens and this is industrial level and you know, household people chicken in the backyard kind of people, crazies like me that their their egg laying productions seem to be going down. And then going through the winter, a lot of a lot of people have talked about their eggs production from their chickens being at or very near zero, which I also have been in this boat for a while my my four girls were not laying any eggs. And it wasn't an old chicken issue, like they're, they're young, and they just started laying this last summer. And yes, production goes down in the winter, that's normal, but doesn't usually just completely drop off. So, people were posting about it on social medias and talking about it and started forming this conspiracy that there's something wrong with chicken feed, Purina mainly because they're one of the biggest suppliers not just under their name brand, but their sub brands as well. And that something is missing in the chicken feed that's causing them not to lay as well. And then lots people saying "I switched to another brand, I started mixing my own," blah, blah, blah. "And suddenly my my chickens are laying again." And as much as I hate conspiracy theories and don't want to feed into it, I have to say that I also was having the same issue of zero egg production. And then I grabbed a protein blend from a different brand and started mixing that into their feed and getting eggs. Margaret 41:49 That doesn't have to be a conspiracy. They could have just fucked up. Casandra 41:51 Honestly, people have reported that they've had their feet tested. They've had their Purina tested and it contains the appropriate amount of protein. So there's like, at this point a month later....I'm sorry, I was the one who brought this up because I was I raise quail. And so I'm on, I don't know, poultry, social media. Yeah. Anyway. But yeah, so apparently people have gotten their feed tested, and it has the appropriate components, so now they're like, "Is there something added to it?" That's the new conspiracy. Margaret 42:27 Well, I know what, I know what the problem is. Brooke 42:29 Morgaret has the answer. Casandra 42:32 Okay, good. Margaret 42:32 Yeah, I watched this....No, it's not gonna be the answer. No, I watched this documentary called All Quiet on the Western Front on Netflix last night. And in it, the Imperial German soldiers, while they're occupied France during World War One, there's they're breaking into farmers yards and stealing the eggs. And so it's actually. It's actually Imperial German soldiers are breaking into everyone's yards and stealing quail eggs and chicken eggs. Brooke 43:10 Oh, okay. Casandra 43:12 Obvious. Brooke 43:12 There are a lot of other factors that genuinely influence chicken, like production, like the amount of light and the temperature. And, you know, our light levels are not particularly off. They're low this time of year, like always, but it definitely has been a little bit colder on average this winter here for us, though. My mother...Hi, Mom, I love you was like you need to put a heating light on your chickens and they'll lay more which I did for a month and it didn't affect anything. Although that was also after one of those snows that we had too. Casandra 43:44 Can I telll you one of the more wingnut versions of this I've heard? Brooke 43:47 Yes, please. Casandra 43:48 And who knows. But, the most like, you know, puppet master version of all of this I've heard is that Purina partnered with some giant egg company that I can't remember the name of right now, who just opened a whole bunch of, starting last fall open several massive like egg production facilities. So, it's in Purina's best interest to add something to the feed so that our chickens can't lay eggs. And that's why egg prices are through the roof. And now you have to buy the eggs and it's just ohhhh. Yeah. Brooke 44:26 Yeah, that's the other thing that's feeding into the conspiracy theories I was gonna wrap this up with. Brooke 44:29 Sorry. I'm taking... Brooke 44:30 No, you're fine. It's perfect. Perfect segue. Excellent. Yeah. Is the prices going up on eggs is all feeding into conspiracy and you know, people not thinking about food prices in general have gone up and we feed chickens food things. And yeah, anyway, what Margaret? Margaret 44:48 Oh, just there's some, I was reading today, that there's some guesses that we might have hit peak food inflation, specifically around eggs and meat. Because basically, no one can get enough money...because you can't sell eggs at a certain...the way cap, the market works, you know, you can't sell it at a certain amount, so fewer sell or whatever. And so wholesale egg prices have started dropping. And as of when the article I read came out this had not yet hit retail egg prices. Because people probably are like, Well, alright, I can buy them for cheap and sell them for just as much Fuck yeah. But wholesale egg prices are starting to drop and meat prices are also starting to drop on a wholesale level, because inflation reduced the profit. Brooke 45:39 Okay. Well, the one upside, so that's sorry..... Casandra 45:48 I think there's something about Purina feed, and we don't know what and that's fine. And that people seem to be switching feeds or making their own and it's fine. I mean, there might be but like, I don't really care personally, I'm like, I just want my quails to lay eggs. Margaret 46:07 And it's just not a conspiracy. They're just fucked up their food. Brooke 46:09 Right. Yeah, there's other complicating factors. It's not maybe not just this one thing. Like, yeah, you know, we hear where Cas and I live have had a colder little bit colder winter than average and that'll slow down production. I don't know for the US as an entirety but you know, just an example. Margaret 46:25 Well, there's there's that saying "Never never attribute to incompetence. What can be understood..." No, wait. I know something isn't...It's Goddamnit "It's not malice. It's incompetence." It's more likely that it is incompetence than malice at any given thing that's happening. Casandra 46:49 I mean, yeah, it's like very experienced people who are having this issue, like there's something, there's something wrong, right? Margaret 47:05 Oh, that's what I mean about...sorry, I don't mean incompetence of the chicken keepers. The chicken lords. Brooke 47:10 That is what we call ourselves, Margaret, chicken lords. Margaret 47:12 I mean, the incompetence of Purina. The...like Purina fucking up the feed is probably because they fucked up the feed, not cause they're like, "hahaha." Brooke 47:25 I mean, it's entirely possible Purina switched to cheaper, lower quality components to create their feeds because of inflation. Casandra 47:31 It's not incompetence if it's a giant company. Yeah. Brooke 47:35 There's something in that. The one upside of.... Casandra 47:40 Root cause. Okay. Yeah. Brooke 47:42 There you go. Nice. Margaret 47:44 Yeah, it might be greed instead of malice. Brooke 47:45 Let me just say the happy thing. Margaret 47:46 What's the happy thing? What's the happy thing? Brooke 47:50 Is that people have turned to other feed sources. So, instead of supporting the big giant mega Corp, they're supporting smaller ones, like I reached out to a local person who's making their own blends. And I'm going to start using some of that. People have learned how to create their own blends and feed their things, which I think it's always great to get away from the industrial manufacturers. So... Casandra 48:11 I don't know how to jump from chickens to this.... Brooke 48:17 Chickens. Avian Flu. Flu. Sickness. Bad. Long COVID. Casandra 48:24 I raised quail because I'm allergic to chicken eggs, cause autoimmune disease. Did you know long COVID is kind of like an autoimmune disease? Brooke 48:32 Nice. Casandra 48:35 Do either of you know anyone with long covid? Brooke 48:37 Yes. Margaret 48:39 Yeah, part of the reason I don't leave the house, not because I have it, but because I'm terrified. I mean, I'm making rational decisions around safety. Brooke 48:48 I'm worried I'm having it. Casandra 48:52 Oh, well, maybe maybe this will be easier. When I when I first heard about it. So, some of the symptoms I've heard include fatigue, brain fog, difficulty breathing, joint pain, chest pain, general like lower quality of life, gut issues. When I hear that list, I'm like, oh, that's, that sounds like my autoimmune disease. And sure enough, they're realizing that long COVID does have a lot in common with an autoimmune disease. I don't think they're classifying it that way. At this point, like the research is ongoing, but it's just really interesting to me. So apparently, something like 11% of people who get COVID-19 will have long COVID, which lets you one study in "Nature," I read said up to 65 million people are suffering from on COVID, which is apparently a 10th of the number of people worldwide who have had COVID. So , 1 in 10 people is kind of a lot. Yeah. And suddenly, you know, folks at the beginning of COVID, who were calling it, a mass disabling event make a lot more sense. Brooke 50:01 Yeah. Casandra 50:05 This is terrible and funny. I read a tweet where someone said "People went on about herd immunity. But now we have heard autoimmunity." Brooke 50:12 Oh, it's funny and awful Casandra 50:17 It is. Sorry, I'm laughing at that because I have an autoimmune disease. I think I should offer that context. So, populations impacted: Apparently 4% of folks with long COVID are under 12. Aside from that about a third are people under 50. Another third are 50 to 60. And then another third are people above 65. So it is impacting people who are our age. Brooke 50:44 You can't have three thirds and four percent. Casandra 50:47 I said, in addition to that. Or after that. Brooke 50:51 Okay, sorry. Math. Just slap me. Casandra 50:53 I read so many studies to cobble this all together. Don't judge my numbers. It's more...I say that to bookkeeper. It's more predominant in transgender folks and women, which is also true of autoimmune diseases. 75% of people with long COVID where never hospitalized. 75% of those people have not sought medical help for long COVID. And there's also an assumption that a lot of these numbers are actually higher, because we all know how reporting has gone down in and how healthcare is expensive. And if people don't have to go to a hospital or a doctor, they won't, you know. Brooke 51:35 Is there anyone out there that still saying long COVID doesn't exist? Not like the you know, extremists but like, mainstream for a while was like long COVID is made up? It's not actually happening. Is that still a common thought? Or is that finally going away? Casandra 51:50 I don't know how common it...so this is all really curious to me because I have an autoimmune disease and because last month, January 2023, two different studies came out about Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, which I also have, and how it increases the likelihood of long COVID. And when that study came out, I started to see a bunch of people talking about long COVID and low dose Naltrexone being a useful approach, which is a medication I take, which I cannot get prescribed by a regular doctor. Because they deny that it's a useful immunomodulator. Like remedy. And that's all to say that like, I think I'm hypersensitive to the disbelief around these things. And one of the reasons this if fascinating to me. Yeah, one of the reasons this is fascinating to me, is because it's opening up these conversations about these diseases that patients have been talking about for years, and have not historically been believed. Margaret 52:56 Often as a symptom of misogyny, right? Casandra 53:01 Yeah, Totally. I don't know anyone who has, you know, something in the spectrum of chronic illness who hasn't gone through, like literally years of doctor saying it "Doesn't exist," or "You don't have it." Or "It's not that bad." Like, I had to call my doctor and inform her of what I had, like, based on my labs, because she didn't tell me. And so now there's this like, sped up process around long COVID, right, where like, so many people are getting sick all at once that like, there was the disbelief and other people downplaying it. But like, research is catching up at a faster rate, it seems like, which has implications for the broader community, which could be positive. Even though it sucks that how many, how many millions. 65 million people.... Margaret 53:52 Well, it's like mRNA caccines, like, it's fucking cool, that we're suddenly able to get vaccinated for so many more things than we used to. And it is absolutely fucked that it took this...It took so many people getting this before people were like, "Oh, maybe it's just not like the modern version of hysteria," the whiny woman disease or whatever, you know. Casandra 54:20 Yeah. Yeah, I mean, I think there's....up until very recently, if you walked into a doctor and were like, even if you had a what's the word I'm looking for, not a prescription when they tell you what your... a diagnosis, from a previous doctor saying "I have chronic fatigue," or whatever. It's highly likely that your new doctor will say that doesn't exist. But now, suddenly, the only word...it's like the only words that they have to describe long COVID are these words like chronic fatigue and autoimmune disease? So, suddenly they have to like view them as legitimate. But studies are coming out in these like, major scientific journals like "Nature." "JANA," what's the other one? I was reading? Whatever, science. So people are taking it seriously. And that's, not exciting because I wish it didn't exist at all, but is good. Brooke 55:27 Yeah, the friend that I have. Casandra 55:28 I have a whole. Oh, go ahead. Brooke 55:30 Oh, just the friend that I have that has long COVID he has faced a lot of that struggle with this belief. I think he got COVID earlier on, or at least not recently. And yeah, definitely has faced a lot of like disbelief and extra hurdles and trying to advocate for himself and get the kind of care that he needs. Casandra 55:54 Yeah. And it's, it's I think maybe people need to understand how severe it can be. Because the umbrella of long COVID, my understanding, like, you know, they're still actively defining this term, but my understanding is that it's people who have at least two symptoms, at least, I think it's two months after the acute infection goes away. But for some people that can be so debilitating that like, they need walkers, or they need you know, it's life altering. Yeah. And I read one study that said that, as many as 4 million people are unemployed, because of long covid, which is a whole other conversation around, like, what counts as a disability in this country? And what doesn't? Like I remember when I was first diagnosed with my autoimmune disease, and was way less functional than I am now. I was like, "Why? Why would I not qualify for disability?" And the answer is that there are a lot of bureaucratic reasons, apparently. But yeah, who knows, maybe that will change too. Brooke 57:04 Part of it's because...part of the bureaucracy is that they can't take away the designation once they've given it. So, they don't want to make it too easy to label you disabled, because then you don't, you don't get to go back from being disabled. Margaret 57:22 Or we could just not means test care. And anyone who needs care, could just have care. Casandra 57:31 We don't think you're sick enough. Do you want to hear some more interesting statistics? Brooke 57:39 Always. Give me numbers. Casandra 57:42 Yeah, I know Brooks excited. So, a study in Germany recently found that people who get COVID have a 30% or had a 30% increase in risk of autoimmune diseases up to a year after their acute infection. So, there's active comorbidity there. And the people who go into COVID having an autoimmune disease, have a 25% increase in their chance of contracting additional autoimmune diseases. But that's all significantly lowered if patients are vaccinated. There's a like crunchy version of autoimmune communities where people are antivax. Margaret 58:26 Oh, that's why you're making angry eyes as soon as you.... Casandra 58:30 Well, so these statistics are particularly important, right? Margaret 58:35 I'm mad that there's been a Lyme vaccine that they just didn't finish studying. I could be wrong about this. I don't remember all the details. I read a pop science article about it. But there's like a...there's been a Lyme disease [vaccine] that they can give to dogs, but they just didn't finish studying it and people. And it's been around for like 20 years. Brooke 58:54 That's infuriating. Casandra 58:55 I don't live in Lyme country. So it's not like as big an issue here. But that's wild. Margaret 59:00 I got Lyme in Oregon. Like, where you live. But, and I and I live in fucking Lyme country and I've never gotten Lyme over here. Brooke 59:11 Wow. Yeah. Got some anyway, family in Idaho that, about 15 years ago, were battling Lyme and one of them had it since he was a teenager. Margaret 59:23 I want to fucking Lyme vaccine. It's like, I think people who play D&D are going to be smarter around risk analysis, because anyone who's played D&D knows that 5% chance of something happens means it's gonna happen. Like... Casandra 59:37 Yeah, eventually. Margaret 59:39 Yeah, exactly. And because you've had that happen over and over again, when you play this, and you also realize that anything that you get, that's like, a plus 5% safer, you always take it, right, like, and the vaccine is like a 90% safer, and people are like, "Ah, people still get sick, so therefore it's bullshit," but Like, if the vaccine made you 5% safer, and you play Dungeons and Dragons, you'll take it. Casandra 1:00:05 It's actually, it's 10%. It's 10% safer. Margaret 1:00:09 Wait, what is? Casandra 1:00:11 If you're vaccinated.... Margaret 1:00:13 Oh, about the autoimmune stuff. Okay. Casandra 1:00:15 Yeah. Margaret 1:00:15 I was thinking about like COVID itself, but yeah. Yeah. Casandra 1:00:21 I just like kind of fantasy of my high school stats class actually being taught through D&D and like, maybe I would have understood math. Margaret 1:00:27 Yeah, it like, it's, yeah, you understand probability a lot better if you like, regularly.... Casandra 1:00:33 You're actively practicing. Yeah. Yeah. Um, what else do you want to know? Margaret 1:00:43 About long COVID? Casandra 1:00:45 Yeah. Margaret 1:00:46 I was hearing that....It...For most people does taper off. Is that being understood? Or is that like, like not to be like, therefore it's fine, but just like, less of a like, "Oh, God, my life is over. This thing has happened," or whatever. Like, I was under the impression that people....not that it should...people should feel like their life is over, even if they get it bad. But like, not that it's... Casandra 1:01:17 It's not debilitating? Brooke 1:01:18 It's not permanent. Margaret 1:01:19 It's not necessarily...it's not necessarily permanently debilitating to everyone who gets it and that it like a lot of people it's about a way slower getting better, but not everyone some people it's about a permanent effect. But that other people are like recovering just very slowly. Is that? Am I completely off? I've no idea. Casandra 1:01:40 I've heard that empirically. But I didn't find a study that like....I found studies acknowledging that for some people after a few months, they get better. Like even if they started out with long COVID, symptoms will get better, but I didn't actually see numbers about...and I think part of that is that it hasn't been long enough. Margaret 1:01:57 Yeah, totally. Casandra 1:01:58 And even if...so, so I keep comparing this to an autoimmune disease, but they haven't actually said like "This is in fact an autoimmune disease," you know, there are people who say it's because of mast cell activation there are people who say it's actually a neurological issue, like they're still figuring it out. But if in fact it it does function like an autoimmune disease you would need years to see how it actually impacts people because people might have a slower recovery and feel better and then you know, their immune system could be triggered by something and they'll get sick again. So yeah, we just don't know. Casandra 1:02:33 That makes sense. Brooke 1:02:36 So I might not be fatigued and coughing forever is what you're saying? Maybe. Casandra 1:02:42 Yeah. Brooke 1:02:45 Okay, that's good. Casandra 1:02:46 But if you are people are researching the efficacy of low dose Naltrexone Brooke 1:02:51 And I'll get my brain back. Maybe. Casandra 1:02:54 I'd say some percentage of it. Margaret 1:02:57 Have you tried yoga? Casandra 1:03:02 You're actually not supposed to do stretching flexibility things with Ehlers Danlos, that's the antithesis of what you're supposed to do. So, no. Margaret 1:03:14 I hope that as we talked about, people not being able to tell when people are being sarcastic, I hope that I manage that tone. Brooke 1:03:22 Okay, but I need yoga for my PTSD. Now I'm lost. Casandra 1:03:27 You could just try the breathing exercises. Brooke 1:03:30 Okay. Meditation that's the one universal good. Casandra 1:03:32 Yeah. Brooke 1:03:33 Maybe. We'll see the sleep disorder. Casandra 1:03:38 I feel I feel like what we're doing right now is like a small encapsulated version of what these like, chronic illness communities do on a larger scale. And at a certain point, I just, like, have to detach myself because I'm like, everything will harm you. Casandra 1:03:52 How about we talk about other headlines. Casandra 1:03:58 Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Um, I found some fun ones. So, I don't remember exactly what she said. I'm sure anyone on Twitter saw, but Marjorie Taylor Greene was basically like "The country should get a divorce." Like, in my mind is civil war. That's a fun one. Margaret 1:04:19 Yeah, and I, I like that one also, because it's like people talk about like, red states, blue states, and people are like, "Oh, well, you know, Oklahoma is banning trans people. Fortunately, no trans people live there." Like, that's not fucking true. And like, and even from a like, Democrat--Republican binary, the difference between a red state and a blue state is usually about 60/40 one way or the other. Yeah, you know, and like, and that's what people aren't acknowledging. Well, there's a million things people aren't acknowledging. Casandra 1:04:50 Sort of what she wanted, she wanted to...part of that comment she made was about proposing that if people move to a red state from a blue state, they should have a period where they can't vote. which would in fact make it so that they were purely red states. Margaret 1:05:05 That's true. As a....I am not a Democrat, but I live in a red state and I am far worse than what they're afraid of with the Democrats. Yeah. Okay, my fun headline. Are we just doing like one headline back and forth for a moment? Casandra 1:05:23 Yeah. Margaret 1:05:25 Massive floods and mudslides in Brazil killed 36 people leaving 800 people homeless, displacing thousands of people, hitting multiple cities. Just massive fuck off disaster that didn't even make it to my social media headlines. Casandra 1:05:41 That makes me want to message Mena. Margaret 1:05:43 Yeah, not a bad idea to check in with her. Friends. I mean, sometimes it's like, Brazil is a very large country, right, and so like, you know, like, if someone something happens in the Pacific Northwest, and someone, my friend from another country is like, "Are you okay?" Then again, I wouldn't actually be sad at someone for checking in, even if something...whatever, anyway. Casandra 1:06:09 Federal Emergency SNAP benefits are ending March 1. Thanks, Biden. Yeah, for some people, that means the difference between like, $270 a month and $20 a month. It's like, a huge amount of money. Brooke 1:06:24 Yeah, for me, it's the difference between like, being able to just buy the foods I need and knowing there's gonna be enough versus like, having to really pay attention and budget of things to make sure I don't run out by the end of the month. Like it's not it's not even a huge amount of difference for me, but it's enough of like the difference between having to pay close attention and just being able to just buy food like normal. Casandra 1:06:49 Yeah. I've seen a few different posts by food pantry volunteers who are like, "It's already like wild in food pantries. And it's not even March 1 yet." Margaret 1:07:01 Floods in New Zealand killed for at least four people and displace 9000 people. All these headlines, it's like things show up in the head in the news when it happens. And then like this one in New Zealand, it's like, killed at least four people and there's 1300 people unaccounted for. And that article is from a while ago and so I didn't find an updated article. The fact that I didn't find it updated article probably means that 1000 More people didn't die, but was really fucking bad. Brooke 1:07:32 And then there's 9000 people that got displaced and you probably don't know what happened to them and where they went. Margaret 1:07:41 Are we still ping-ponging or should I just go with the rest of mine. Casandra 1:07:45 Oh no, I'll go Walgreens recently caved to Conservative pressure and agreed to stop selling Mifo...I get the full names of miso and mife confused but it's one of them. Margaret 1:07:59 One of the main abortion drugs. Casandra 1:08:01 Yeah, in a pro choice state. Margaret 1:08:06 Wow, in a pro choice? I didn't. Casandra 1:08:08 Oh, yes, it's Kansas, which is a pro choice state, and the you know, in case you needed the added kicker, Mifo is also used for completing miscarriages, so people will not be able to access that drug if they have a miscarriage. At least not in Walgreens. So, you know, change pharmacies if you want. Margaret 1:08:31 Legally Walgreens. Brooke 1:08:34 In Minecraft. Margaret 1:08:35 Ah, in Czarist Russia, that's what I'm pushing for is the new 'In Minecraft'. They cracked Minecraft. Now it's all about Czarist Russia. Warming oceans are cutting into the world's widest glacier. They're cutting like big trenches from the bottom into the world's widest glacier, the Thwaites, ultimately these melting glaciers over the next couple 100 years will likely raise global sea level by 10 feet. Brooke 1:09:04 Is that an Antarctic glacier? Margaret 1:09:07 I don't know. Casandra 1:09:12 I'm assured by a friend who's like a right wing researcher, who isn't right wing but does research into right wing hate groups, that this is probably going to be a non issue, but apparently and Idaho hate group on Telegram has been calling for an 'Antisemitic Day of Hate,' this Shabbat and I have friends in the areas where this is happening who have said that their synagogues are canceling services. Margaret 1:09:37 That fucking bums me out. Economic Research firm Moody's looked at US cities most at risk for combined heat, drought and sea level rise over the next 30 years,, basically like what US cities are going to be most impacted by climate change over the next couple of decades. And the losers are the Bay Area, a whole bunch of Florida, N

After a DNA test reveals he is a descendant of both Robert E. Lee and a former slave, Benjamin Jealous embarks on a Wild Ride to uncover the truth about the oldest open wound in America and the possibility of bridging the divide between black and white Benjamin Jealous is ouir guest on this episode of Everyday Conversations on Race for Everyday People. He is a former president of the NAACP, a civil rights activist, and an author. He is the author of the book, "Never Forget: Our People Were Always Free," which explores racism, the history of the United States, and the power of storytelling.   In this episode, you will learn the following:   1. How is racism still affecting our country today? 2. What can we do to bridge the divide between different groups of people? 3. How did the concept of race originate and how has it been used to divide us?   Chapter Summaries: [00:25]  The book is about the oldest open wound in this country, the wound of racism. Author wrote it as a series of speeches, or monologues to his computer. The book is a very conversational book, a book a lot of people find surprisingly funny.   [09:38]  Richard Yates Bland was the last white Bland to own my family. Robert Lee was the leader of the black Republicans in Virginia. What gives a slave man hubris to lead entire political parties?   [18:23]  The title comes from something that we believe was first said by our female Kunta Kente of our family if you will. Never forget, our people were always free. That's what all the women in Atlanta I've ever known of were rebellious. And that's what put the steel in their spine.   [28:17]  Dr. King was trying to bring poor white folks and poor black folks together to build a better America. The ultimate purpose of racism is to divide these two groups so they can't assert their right to get out of poverty. The media should show the real face of poverty, which is black and white and brown and Asian.   Guest Bio Ben Jealous, is the youngest-ever person to have been elected as the national NAACP President; was just named the Sierra Club's Executive Director (the first person of color selected for the post), and is also a University of Pennsylvania, Professor of Practice. Timed for Black History Month, his new book just hit #1 in the African-American biographies category on Amazon. While researching the book, Jealous learned he is a cousin to slave owner Thomas Jefferson, confederate Robert E. Lee; AND a distant cousin of Dick Cheney! The book is dedicated to his grandmother who taught him to 'never forget our people were always free,' which he considers his personal mantra of inspiration—hoping that we all: White/Black, Democrat/Republican—can finally join together to snuff out race; which Jealous says was not what our country was built on in the first place.   Host Bio Simma Lieberman, The Inclusionist helps leaders create inclusive cultures. She is a consultant, speaker and facilitator and the host of the podcast, “Everyday Conversations on Race for Everyday People.” Contact Simma@SimmaLieberman.com Go to www.simmalieberman.com and www.raceconvo.com for more information Simma is a member of and inspired by the global organization IAC (Inclusion Allies Coalition)

From Paul Pelosi being assaulted with a hammer they carry late office under a bomb threat and having the bomb squad and nuclear people come out from even political candidates having her homes shut up politics is supposed to be where candidates show the people who the better candidate is to lead them unfortunately it's become a war of Democrats versus Republicans this episode I encourage everyone to go out and vote no matter if they're Democrat Republican independent libertarian or even Tea Party and not to be intimidated by those poll workers no matter if they're Democrat or Republican that the right of every American is their right to vote not to be intimidated either way --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-shore2/support

Jeff Maurer, candidate for Secretary of State (MaurerForIndiana.com), on voting problems and how the Secretary of State office can fix election integrity with transparency and specific reforms. Who better to referee Democrat & Republican fights than a neutral 3rd party?Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.comIf you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughZelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at:  $davidknightshowBTC to:  bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Money is only what YOU hold: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silver

Jeff Maurer, candidate for Secretary of State (MaurerForIndiana.com), on voting problems and how the Secretary of State office can fix election integrity with transparency and specific reforms. Who better to referee Democrat & Republican fights than a neutral 3rd party?Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.comIf you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughZelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at:  $davidknightshowBTC to:  bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Money is only what YOU hold: Go to DavidKnight.gold for great deals on physical gold/silver

Summary: Larry Sharpe was the Libertarian Party nominee for Governor of New York in 2018 and almost certainly would be again in 2022. But the virtually exclusively Democrat-Republican legislature has seen to it that no third party candidates will appear on this year's ballot. Larry is fighting back in court and on the ground. Guest Bio: Larry Sharpe was the Libertarian Party nominee for Governor of New York in 2018 and is running a write-in campaign for governor in 2022. Prior to that, he was a businessman who started a trucking business and sold a successful distribution company, an executive coach and management consultant who has mentored hundreds of entrepreneurs, executives, and companies in leadership and team building skills, a strategic consultant for thought leaders in government, finance, law, technology, media, and healthcare, and a teacher and guest instructor who taught English, management, and business at universities such as Yale, Columbia, and John Jay College. Larry is a native New Yorker, Marine Corps veteran, husband to Georgia, and father of two daughters, Barbra and Josephine. Links: https://larrysharpe.com/ (Larry Sharpe for Governor of New York) https://larrysharpe.com/ny-policies/ (Larry's Policy Page) https://larrysharpe.com/volunteer/ (Get involved) https://secure.anedot.com/larrysharpe/2021-2022 (Donate) Free Gift from Tom: Download a free copy of Tom's new e-book, It's the Fed, Stupid, at https://forms.aweber.com/form/87/2092395087.html (itsthefedstupid.com). It's also available in paperback https://amzn.to/3HTYSYh (here). It's priced at a pre-hyperinflation level so grab a few copies for friends if you can. It makes a great introduction to the government's most economically damaging institution for liberals, conservatives, libertarians, socialists, and independents alike. Get even more great content by becoming a Tom Mullen Talks Freedom Supporter at https://tommullentalksfreedom.com/support/ (tommullentalksfreedom.com/support). You can sign up there for either https://www.patreon.com/tommullentalksfreedom (my Patreon) or https://tommullen.substack.com/ (my Substack). Like the music on Tom Mullen Talks Freedom? You can hear more at https://skepticsongs.com/ (tommullensings.com)!

This week we had so much fun interviewing Clay & Steffany Winder. Enjoy listening while we talk about how Steff tells us how ALL her "non-negotiables" slowly adjusted over time while she (a Republican) fell for Clay (a Democrat) and how we can all learn from having conversations with those who look at things differently than us. And how doing so could possibly lead to marriage ;) Let's just say they had enough differences that they ended up creating a contract for marriage, before tying the knot. Might be some wisdom in there for the rest of us. Listen to their story and learn how they make it all work. Clay recommended website to know where your political beliefs really reside: isidewith.com ----------------- You can contact us on Instagram directly @thhpod @jesshewlett @haydenshewlett You can also submit a form with your story/question(s)/feedback/etc. and remain anonymous @ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeXWVJbQNboDJc4B1vpAJPcKrLT2sGB1KLPVRnUUf7oFgumxA/viewform

Understanding the Luciferian Docrine of Duality; Black & White Magic (left/right, liberal/conservative, Democrat/Republican, New Age / Christianity, et al). Now, the are literally hijacking your awakening. This podcast explains how and prepares you for even greater deception by understanding ancient past. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/unmaskingpantheons/support

The Gospels writers somehow plumb the depths of meaning with simple phrases and stories, such as Pontius Pilate's response to Jesus: “What is truth?” These words coming from a Roman governor to the arrested carpenter could not be more loaded with meaning. These are like Easter eggs dropped into the text without any fanfare. They don't even appear suspicious on first pass. There's no exposition or discussion. In this case, it's a simple question, but it speaks volumes. The writer just moves on. It's like a James Joyce kind of move, except James Joyce did it on purpose, while the Gospel writers don't seem to craft these intricate, concise jaw-droppers intentionally. The lines are just there. The lines are there because they are writing what happened, as as the saying goes, “The truth needs no rehearsal.” That's the strange thing about reading these events and teachings and parables, because the words never stop revealing further depth. You skip over these lines and come back ten years later and see something new. You read them the third or fourth time, and your eyes pop out of your head, as a new angle on a phrase appears lit up, under a glow that you somehow never noticed before. Those three words from Pilate sum up the question that the entire Bible is answering, because Pilate speaks to the truth, whose name is Jesus, and tells him that there is no such thing as truth. The statement reads like a confession, or maybe a statement of faith, as Pilate is looking at the truth and doesn't recognize it. Pilate does recognize that there is no sin or crime in Jesus, but he's not interested in justice or mercy, he's interested in keeping the peace. He's in the dilemma of a position of power, where doing the right thing must be sacrificed for the proverbial “greater good.” But he is nervous and unsure. The whole situation has both his wife and him rattled. They know something is different about this man, and it seems that the ones in power are slowly becoming aware that the return of the king is near. The Roman foundation of life is for the first time feeling shaky. The false gods are being put on notice. In his position of power, Pilate stands face to face with Jesus and seems for a brief moment drawn to the truth, before his worldly power yanks him back. Nicodemus, the Pharisee, had a similar interaction, where he was drawn in to the truth, but his status in the community pulled him back in, like Michael Corleone in the Godfather. Neither Pilate nor Nicodemus can reach escape velocity from the orbits their lives have settled into. For Nicodemus the situation is even harder because he wants to believe, but can't let go of his pride of position and his legalist vision of God. The transactional version of God is a false god just like Zeus, so Pilate and Nicodemus both live under a false god. The one who seems to fully recognize Jesus as the savior is Caiaphas, the high priest, because he knows that Jesus must be killed in order to preserve his worldly power. Caiaphas tattles on himself, about his worldview, and about his love of power, even more that Pilate does. Pilate is kind of a stooge here, representing the fallen world after the Tower of Babel. He is one of these “scattered” kings, a symbol of the nations who scratch and claw for worldly power. But Caiaphas is meant to be the high priest of the temple in Jerusalem, the leader of those who are set apart for the one God. As the high priest of the Jewish temple, Caiaphas has been appointed to his position of power by Pilate's predecessor. In other words there is a major problem here. Do you see the problem? I know this gets weird with the old names, and who is in charge of what, and who or what is a Sadducee or a Pharisee or a Roman, and all of that. But here's the diamond in the rough. Caiaphas is in bed with Rome. Just like Solomon, just like Ahab, just like Lot, just like Jeroboam, so is Caiaphas. What has he done? He has rejected the one true God. Of course, he thinks he has not, but he most certainly has, since his job was given to him by the pagan rulers, the Romans. The reason Jesus flips out in the temple and chases out the money lenders and the cattle, is because Caiaphas is a stooge of a stooge. He claims to represent God, the one God, but he's turned the temple into a Roman beer hall, Texas pit barbecue restaurant, and outlet mall. In other words, he has let the culture in and by doing so rejected the one true God. We all know that Pilate is in bed with false gods; he's a Roman, so of course he is. But Caiaphas, of all people, cannot be playing around with Uranus! (I'm sorry…I had to go there. I had to. It needed to be said.) Caiaphas might as well put a statue of Uranus's grandchild, Zeus, right in the middle of the temple, on a pedestal, because that is what he's done in spirit. He has allowed the many gods to take over, making the Jews no different from the world. The temple is no longer treated as sacred for the one God. Instead, it's a place of transactions, just like the any other false slot-machine god of the pagan world. Caiaphas and the high priests have corrupted the temple. Abraham's steps toward restoring faith in the one god has been steered off course, right into the arms of the many gods. Caiaphas has led the people to stop swimming against the current, and he has turned them around to flow with the mainstream. This ruins the whole project of the chosen people, because the word chosen means choosing the one true God. The moment they stop choosing God, there is no specialness about them. They are just another tribe or nation who prop up objects as gods and project their own desires onto that god. I hope this makes sense. No one expects Pilate to worship the true God, but Caiaphas is supposed to do just that. The question of “What is truth?” could have come from Caiaphas just as easily as Pilate, because Caiaphas is only after earthly power as well. They are both painted into corners by their lust for power and glory, and neither can get out of it. But Caiaphas recognizes the danger much earlier and takes action to protect his power, to deny the true God, and goes all the way. Once he recognizes Jesus as the messiah, Caiaphas knows that he has to make sure that Jesus is killed. The Pharisees have a meeting with Caiaphas, who is a Sadducee, and these two groups don't much care for each other at all. The fact that they meet at all speaks loudly regarding their fear of what Jesus represents. It's hard to imagine that a wandering carpenter who is healing people could generate such concern, but this is exactly what happens. In this meeting, the holy men discuss the raising of Lazarus from the dead. For us today, we don't know what to make of the idea of Jesus bringing Lazarus back to life. It's a bizarre and almost unbelievable story. This would have been just as unbelievable to Caiaphas and Nicodemus and Pilate and everyone else in those days. Just because they lived in that time doesn't mean they were stupid, it just means they didn't have smart phones. If they thought Jesus raising Lazarus was a hoax or a lie, they would not have gathered. If he was just some nutjob wandering about, they would have ignored him. This is always the best way to handle a conspiracy theorist or crazy person: you let them make their own case, because discerning people will eventually see them as nutjobs. No intervention is required by government to convince people that the crazy uncle is crazy. Organizations and powerful people who despise one another don't convene meetings to discuss how to handle a problem, unless they legitimately see a problem that will threaten their way of life. The Pharisee and Sadducee meeting in John 11 is like the meetings of the five families in mafia movies, where they gather to set aside differences in order to devise a plan to take out a common enemy that presents an existential threat. Anyone who reads or watches mafia movies knows this is exactly what these meetings are for. “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” (Another famous one is “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer,” which is a line that could almost make Nicodemus suspect in his clandestine meeting with Jesus, but that's the kind of speculation that I need to leave alone, because I can invent my own conspiracy theory very easily if I go down that rabbit-hole.)The meeting in John 11 is critical to understand in terms of the scope of the entire Bible, because that is the moment where the decision is made to pursue execution of Jesus. The leader of the meeting is Caiaphas, but they all clearly understand what is happening with Jesus. “If we leave him alone, all will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our land and our nation.” (Jn 11:45-53)Do you see what they are trying to protect? They don't care if Jesus is actually the messiah, the savior. No, they are worried about “our land and our nation.” In other words, they want stuff. They want power. They are operating under the assumption that their role is not serving the one true God, but rather the land and the nation. This shows their cards. They give away their motives. Why does this matter? It matters because the covenant of Abraham was not only about land and nationhood. If that's all it was about, then the Bible could have been wrapped up in the book of Joshua. The promised land was to be the sign of the greater promise. The greater promise was to bring a blessing upon “all peoples on earth.” The promise to Abraham about the land and nation has already been completed long before the meeting between Caiaphas and the Pharisees, but they are still clinging to that, instead of the greater promise to bless all people of the planet earth. The land is the sign of the covenant, but not the main payload. It's only the toy, not the Happy Meal. If the promise was only about land and nationhood, that's already been done. The book of Joshua even states that the sign of this covenant is complete (Joshua 21:43-45). The cheese stands alone in Joshua. All is well. They have the land, the nation, and it even says, “Not a single word of the blessing that the LORD had promised to the house of Israel failed; it all came true.”So what's left? If it all came true in Joshua, what is the rest of the Bible about? Because Joshua is pretty early on, being the 6th book of the Bible. What are the rest of the books about, if the land and nation is the whole point? To understand what the rest of the Old Testament is about, you have to read the actual terms of the Old Covenant, which Caiaphas and the Pharisees seem to have forgotten about. So it's worth reading so that we can see there are parts to it, in order. The order matters. The Lord said to Abram: Go forth from your land, your relatives, and from your father's house to a land that I will show you.That's part one. Abraham needs to get out of town. He needs to leave the pagan world of his family and become a nomad. He cannot live among the culture of his hometown where they all cheer for the false moon god on Friday nights. He must set his family apart from the culture of the world. Keep in mind, these lines directly follow the Tower of Babel story, which is the story of how the nations have been scattered and worship false gods. To worship the one God, he must not mingle with cultures who worship false gods. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.That's part two. God makes Abraham a great nation which comes to fulfillment in Joshua. Also, Abraham is clearly famous because I'm sitting here thinking of him about 4,000 years after he lived, making him the greatest influencer of all time. TikTok and Instagram fame is pathetic in comparison, no matter how many followers they have. Abraham has literally had billions by now. The checkboxes for part two of the covenant have been checked. This part of the covenant marks the “sign” that God is serious and that he will do all that he says in the third part. This is how covenants seem to work, where there is a sign for us to see and know, and a greater promise, a spiritual promise that transcends our puny desires and goals. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you. All the families of the earth will find blessing in you.That's part three. That's the big promise. And this promise extends way beyond land and nationhood into the spiritual realm. In fact, God implies that nationhood might not be so important in the end, because he's talking about “all the families of the earth” finding a common blessing through Abraham. Somehow, someway, there is going to be a unifying blessing through Abraham. So the blessing is what the prophets are all talking about. This blessing, this mysterious blessing is what everyone is pondering from the book of Judges onward. All the talk of the the messianic figure is about this blessing. The blessing in the last part of the covenant is not about land, or nationhood. This is about something spiritual and higher than the small cookies we want to eat here on earth. Caiaphas may know all about the prophecies of the coming savior, but he doesn't care. He knows his power will be lost if Jesus is allowed to live. In his external life he pretends to know and worship the one God, but he is actually in love with his power. He is just like Pilate and will do whatever it takes to keep that power. At the meeting, he admits what he is really after, and that is power for the nation, not the blessing for “all the families of the earth.” Caiaphas…said to them, “You know nothing, nor do you consider that it is better for you that one man should die instead of the people, so that the whole nation may not perish.” (Jn 11:49-50)Caiaphas clearly doesn't think Jesus is crazy. If he did, there would be no motive to want him dead. This is powerful testimony by Caiaphas to show how serious people were taking these miracles and signs that Jesus was performing. If Jesus was an obvious charlatan, they would have left him alone. He would have been like any street-artist in Vegas who wows the tourists. The threat he presents goes way beyond someone who wows people for tips. If he was a political agitator, the words of this meeting would have been different. As it reads, there is zero concern about Jesus rallying an army or seeking glory as a political leader. Someone in the meeting says, “If we leave him alone, all will believe in him…” This is a huge distinction to be aware of, because this threat is not physical or political. The speaker does not say, “all will take up arms” or, “all will fight for this man.” No, the voice says “all will believe in him.” What the attendees of this meeting are worried about is that Jesus is winning the hearts of people and completely changing their system of belief. And what is it exactly that this shift of belief is about? It's about him. They will “believe in him.” Every word of this meeting is full of meaning. The people are not converting to some new kind of political ideology or national patriotism, they are converting to believe in him, only him. Why is that a concern? Because Jesus is not them. He is a sole, single person that stands outside of the Roman and Jewish world. What scares them all is that the belief in him means the rejection of the existing power structure, a turning away from that which currently holds sway in the world. And that is, of course, exactly what is happening, because this is the whole point of the story of the Bible, which is to turn people away from the false gods back to the one God. The attendees of this meeting truly do see what's happening, and Caiaphas does most certainly. The belief in him will turn the existing world upside down, which to them is right-side up. Pilate thinks the world of many gods is the right-side up. Caiaphas thinks his dabbling with Uranus is right-side up. Nicodemus thinks his legalistic punch-card version of God is right-side up. None of them can see that they live in the upside-down world. They are spiritually blind, like most of us today. They understand the threat, because at this meeting they admit, in fear, that belief in him is what is going to flip the entire world around. The shocking part is that two of these groups, Caiaphas and the Pharisees, think they are the ones that are keeping the flame alive, that they are the watchers who are looking for the one who will bring this blessing to “all the families of the world,” but when that blessing shows up they immediately want it to go away. The threat comes from what they can see happening, as the converted make no sense. The people who believe in him no longer live like the mainstream. They have a kind of faith and hope in the person of Jesus, that neither the Romans nor the Jews could ever muster by force or through incentives. They can see people changing completely once they believe in Jesus. What is the change? People stop responding to fear and start living for love of Christ. The greatest threat of all here is that this cannot be explained, because Pilate, Caiaphas, and the Pharisees are all accustomed to living in a world that makes sense. They cannot explain it, which scares them, and the reason it scares them is because they haven't actually thought about the one God in a long time, because no one can explain the one God. That's how you can tell when someone is full of hot air about knowing God today, because they claim to be on his level. No one can overrule the one God. No one can fully grok the one God. We can sense his presence, through this strange mix of nearness and impossible distance, but we cannot fully know or explain it, because when we contemplate his glory it exceeds our imagination by infinity, yet somehow he reaches us. When you tune in to the one God, you experience a fear and love that result in utter humility before such power. What the powers of the world fear is uncertainty, the unknown, the void, the chaos, the infinite. That is also what we as individuals fear. They want control, total control, and because they see people surrendering their lives to Jesus, they see that control slipping away, that their false gods are powerless, meaningless. The conch shell has the same power as Pilate, which is none. The pig-head on a stick is as weak a god as whatever Caiaphas worships. That is why they know that Jesus must go. Just like Jack on the island in Lord of the Flies, this meeting is just like Jack saying, “I'm warning you. I'm going to get angry. D'you see? You're not wanted. Understand? We are going to have fun on this island. Understand? We are going to have fun on this island!”What Jack, the Romans, the Pharisees, the Sadducees, and every other nation and group fail to admit is that they are not having fun. They are all miserable. They are trapped in a world of sin and see no escape. Seeing no exit, they know they must fight. They must fight because they must save themselves. For those following the mythology, the stories of the gods themselves express the reality of the world where god is an invention. They see only one choice in that definition of the world: fight or die. You band together for safety or you wander alone. The people at this meeting are the ones who have scratched and fought their way to the top of the dunghill. They have spent a life squabbling for honor, to be mildly comfortable, and any threat to their position in society or the system that they sacrificed for to get that honor and status is terrifying because it exposes them. They have sacrificed so much for the promises of the world. If they are wrong, their entire way of life is a fraud, a waste of time. If the poor, the lepers, the insane, the criminals, and the outcasts are finding joy in their poverty, with no status whatsoever, just by believing in this man named Jesus, then everything that they hold sacred will be proved as powerless as the conch shell that shattered on the rocks. To consider this possibility is too much for them. This mirror is too difficult to peer into because the reflection will betray the truth. What scares them the most, more than anything else, is witnessing people change and convert to worship a man, one man, named Jesus, and seeing these people suddenly find total joy and meaning. This rocks those in power because for the first time they become aware that their foundation for life is built on sand. They have no idea how it can be possible and don't want to hear that it is possible. How could happiness possibly come without competition and victory and power and money and pleasure? They are scared because the poor rejects of society suddenly have more joy and love than they do, and they believe that their choices have been right, that they have followed the rules. Seeing this other way points to the truth that their entire way of life is based on falsehoods, false gods, and identity lies. This is as transparent today as it was then. What we sacrifice our time, money, and life for is shown in our actions, not in our words. We act out what we believe will save us. It's not what we post online or say out loud, it's what we do. If you doubt this is true, just look at what we sacrifice for. We must punch our tickets with good grades and extracurricular activities, spend thousands of dollars on youth sports, take advanced placement classes, get high test scores, and perform volunteer work quotas in order to get into a good college. We do all these sacrifices so that we can get a good job, so that we can have a comfortable income, and in the job we live in a perpetual state of “what have you done for me lately?” to please a boss or manager, like little Pontius Pilates, who scrapped their way to their positions. To find a suitable mate to match our desired status, we exercise and create clever profiles in search of bedroom experiences. We desire to travel or own things that will fulfill our pursuit of the exotic and the luxurious. We do all of this so that we can eventually raise a family who must also make these same sacrifices, run this same gauntlet, with the idea in mind that someday, if we're lucky, we can retire and rest. Then in the end, we can tell ourselves, “I did the right things. I followed the rules.” It's the same problem as Pilate and Caiaphas. We must be our own savior. The ultimate shock comes when you realize that you don't have to be your own savior. The reason Jesus must be killed is that he is telling people that they no longer need to be their own savior. He is the savior. He is the one. He is the blessing promised to Abraham. He is the one God. And he is all they have ever wanted or needed and all they need to do is trust in him. A career oriented person often seems the wise one today, because of his or her car, job, or even their hygiene. But they are so often the lost. They are polished and smooth and say the right words, but there is a gaping hole in their heart. We think people are crazy who do not take the same path that we are on, because it's so painful to look down and realize that it is the wrong path. What we sacrifice our time to is the god of our lives. If this seems doubtful to you, consider who you like to mock, to hate. Who is that person or group? That is the language of your own self-salvation. That is the language of the Pharisee praying, “Thank God I am not like that tax collector,” while the outcast tax collector prays, “Lord have mercy on me, a sinner.” If you don't see this, you aren't looking very hard, because everyone is guilty of it. Mothers who have many children are mocked by career women, and mothers with many children mock career women. This plays a thousands ways. Blue collar/White collar. Black/White. Asian/European. Rich/Poor. Urban/Suburban. City/Country. Educated/Uneducated. Democrat/Republican. Public school/Private school. Fit/Fat. Christian/Muslim. Believer/Unbeliever. Jew/Gentile. Single/Married. Extrovert/Introvert. Sales/Engineeering. Look close enough and you will find the god you actually worship. The path chosen defines your salvation, your god, as you must justify all that has been sacrificed or chosen. This is the constant hunt for meaning, which morphs in desire and changes its targets but always remains the same in its need to craft a story that explains your choices. It is not what you say or post or proclaim, it is what you do. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. A cross around your neck can be as meaningless as the conch shell in Ralph's hands. The cross cannot be just near your heart, the cross must become your heart. It is all about surrender. You can stop trying to save yourself. That's the story, that's the message. It's not “be yourself” or “you deserve to be happy” or “pull yourself up by your own bootstraps.” The message is: surrender to win. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.whydidpetersink.com

The dollar is about to collapse and we are $41 trillion in debt - and why is no one paying attention??! Donald Kendal from The Heartland Institute tells Shaun that the World Economic Forum is establishing a global ESG system to control global economy - based on absolute fraud - and led by none other than Al Gore. PLUS, Matt Dubiel wants to represent the middle class in the IL US Senate seat and founder of Judicial Watch, Larry Klayman, is tired of the Democrat/Republican dog and pony show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why is it so important to choose a candidate based on their beliefs and voting record, not their party (Democrat/Republican)? Danielle gives her story and insight. Full takes are now available--Don't miss it! Follow Danielle on TikTok for more great content: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTd4Shr5P/ Become a member and get backstage access on our Discord channels: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/betweentheliars Become a patron for backstage access PLUS exclusive livestreams: https://www.patreon.com/betweentheliars The Livestream of this episode can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj57GNKg8cA&t=298s You can still find us on all podcast platforms: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3PLihiSvhRidMghaHDwB1M Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/between-the-liars/id1578066920 Anchor: https://anchor.fm/betweentheliars Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81ZDI5MTczMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== We livestream our recordings Saturdays at 12 pm central--Come hang out! You can join from our Youtube Channel, Facebook Page, or Twitch Stream. Follow us on our social medias to stay up to date! Instagram: @between_the_liars https://www.instagram.com/between_the_liars/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pantsonf1re Twitter: @betweentheliars

Why is it so important to choose a candidate based on their beliefs and voting record, not their party (Democrat/Republican)? Danielle gives her story and insight. Full takes are now available--Don't miss it! Follow Danielle on TikTok for more great content: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTd4Shr5P/ Become a member and get backstage access on our Discord channels: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/betweentheliars Become a patron for backstage access PLUS exclusive livestreams: https://www.patreon.com/betweentheliars The Livestream of this episode can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj57GNKg8cA&t=298s You can still find us on all podcast platforms: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3PLihiSvhRidMghaHDwB1M Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/between-the-liars/id1578066920 Anchor: https://anchor.fm/betweentheliars Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81ZDI5MTczMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== We livestream our recordings Saturdays at 12 pm central--Come hang out! You can join from our Youtube Channel, Facebook Page, or Twitch Stream. Follow us on our social medias to stay up to date! Instagram: @between_the_liars https://www.instagram.com/between_the_liars/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pantsonf1re Twitter: @betweentheliars

How to stay friends with a Democrat, Republican or Vegan! featuring Ashley Abercrombie In this episode, I interview one of my favorite people from the other side of the aisle — Ashley Abercrombie. While Ashley and I disagree on just about everything, we agree on the most important thing — that Jesus is the only way to Heaven and we need to spend our lives sharing that truth with as many people as possible. This conversation is personal and special to me because I've had better, deeper, more spirit-filled, and more respectful conversations with Ashley over the past two years than I have with a lot of people who, on paper, I am more similar to. I attribute this to our shared language of counseling and genuine love for the lost. Today's episode gives practical tips for how to stay close to friends and family even when we disagree, so we can remain united in Christ and reach the world with the gospel. Ashley Abercrombie is a minister, author, podcaster, and rape and abortion survivor who loves to see others experience freedom. Her work and life has been featured in various magazines and digital outlets, including Darling, OprahMag.com, Relevant, and Grit and Virtue. Her YouVersion devotional, Finding God in the Hard Places, has been completed by over 250,000 people. In addition, Ashley is co-host of the hilarious and helpful podcast — Why Tho.  

Welcome to Freedom Press, today we talk about format changes, political movements and strategy, upcoming lawsuits for Democrats and Republican, plus a path way to restoring the power back to we the people. Candidate Petition Form - DS - DE 104 - https://www.dos.myflorida.com/forms-publications/forms/ Mark Christopher Garrett - https://www.markchristophergarrett.com #Politics #Florida #VotingRights --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/markchristophergarrett/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/markchristophergarrett/support

Here's what we're talking about on Leid Stories today.  ︎State Attorney General Letitia James has confirmed she's in the running for governor of the State of New York in 2022. Will her candidacy energize the race?  ︎The idea of a national third party spawning new political choices while widening the field beyond two parties seems to have died. Are we to live forever in a Democrat-Republican world? ︎Jury selection continues its slow pace in Brunswick, Georgia, where three white men are to be tried on murder charges for hunting down and allegedly killing a 25-year-old black man who was jogging through a mostly white neighborhood near where he lived. Leid Stories discusses why the case is moving so slowly.

Eighteenth- and 19th-century contemporaries believed Marshall to be, if not the equal of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, at least very close to that pantheon. "John Marshall: The Final Founder" demonstrates that not only can Marshall be considered one of those Founding Fathers, but that what he did as the Chief Justice was not just significant, but the glue that held the union together after the original founding days. The Supreme Court met in the basement of the new Capitol building in Washington when Marshall took over, which is just about what the executive and legislative branches thought of the judiciary. "John Marshall: The Final Founder" advocates a change in the view of when the “founding” of the United States ended. That has long been thought of in one or the other of the signing of the Constitution, the acceptance of the Bill of Rights or the beginning of the Washington presidency. The Final Founder pushes that forward to the peaceful change of power from Federalist to Democrat-Republican and, especially, Marshall's singular achievement -- to move the Court from the basement and truly make it Supreme. Robert Strauss has been a reporter at Sports Illustrated; a feature writer for the Philadelphia Daily News; a news and sports producer for KYW-TV, then the NBC affiliate in Philadelphia, and the TV critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Asbury Park Press. For the last two decades, he has been a freelance journalist, his most prominent client being the New York Times, where he has had more than 1000 by-lines. He has taught non-fiction writing at the University of Pennsylvania since 1999 and been an adjunct professor at Temple University, the University of Delaware and St. Joseph's University as well. He is the author of Worst. President. Ever. among other books. He lives in Haddonfield, New Jersey.

We seem hard-wired to split the world into polarities: right/wrong, either/or, victory/defeat, Democrat/Republican. Infants and toddlers have not yet achieved the developmental capacity for complexity; they are believed to split their feelings toward caretakers into “good” and “bad,” depending on whether their needs are being met in the moment. Although it distorts reality, splitting reduces anxiety by locating the problem “out there,” allowing us to reject what we find aversive and affirm our own virtue, self-worth, and blamelessness. The capacity for ambivalence—the ability to hold opposite feelings—requires more differentiated cognitive skills and emotional range. Can we bear anxiety in the face of what seems intolerable without retreating to the fortress of one-sided (usually righteous) certainty? Doing so can increase capacity for objectivity, self-reflection, and ability to bridge the split.  HERE'S THE DREAM WE ANALYZE: “I was in a room full of people, not sure where or with who, but I suppose they were all friends of mine. I was walking past the couches of people, and I stumbled upon this table. Underneath the table was a head of a person who looked a lot like Sigmund Freud. I approached the sort of “floating head” and said, “you look a lot like Sigmund Freud.” He was smiling at me greatly, and he said, “that's because I am.” Then his head disappeared like a ghost disappearing into a wall. I jumped back, gasped, and looked around the room to see if anyone saw what I just witnessed. No one had, they all were busy talking, and so I just stared at the spot where his head was trying to make sense of what I saw.”  REFERENCES: Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry: Behavioral Sciences/Clinical Psychiatry Eleventh Edition by Benjamin J. Sadock https://www.amazon.com/dp/1609139712/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_FXHRS2XVKGW5Q17ZR2K7  Love, Guilt and Reparation. By Melanie Klein https://www.amazon.com/dp/074323765X/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_ZK5F7D7B07XRKH5XJBJ4  RESOURCES: Learn to Analyze your own Dreams:  https://thisjungianlife.com/enroll/

Sam Brenner joins the show to talk about the 2020 Census demographics breakdown and the redistricting of Congressional seats ahead of the 2022 midterms. #census #population #people #America #states #districts #gerrymandering #election #Democrat #Republican #teens #news #GenZersTalkPolitics Follow David Wasserman here! See FiveThirtyEight's redistricting tracker here! For updates, follow the show on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, and check out the website! Join the Discord server and chat with fellow listeners!

Who Will Step Up in a Post-Cuomo New York? Will it be a Libertarian? Letitia James? De Blasio? Larry Sharpe talks what the next steps are for the state and for the politicians who wish to lead it. Listen to hear what the Democrats will do, what the Republicans will do and what New Yorkers will do in this unexpected turn of events. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sharpe-way/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sharpe-way/support

A Democrat and Republican have joined the race for Montana's new U.S. House seat. It's the first time in 30 years the state will send two representatives to Congress.

The Improvement Association PAC’s power in the county is threatened when an unlikely candidate enters the race for county commissioner. Plenty of people outside the PAC now have their own ideas about how to build Black political power here. Zoe examines what this election could mean for the PAC’s future. 

What are the dramatic effects of the Biden Administration’s enactment of significant tax proposals under Democrat-Republican (50-50) control? When can we expect new COVID relief? Should corporations make structural changes or change their business operations based on these proposals?  How can taxpayers take proactive steps to advocate for workable tax policies?  In our special episode, Thomson Reuters own Melissa Oaks speaks to tax policy expert Michael Mundaca, US National Tax Department Leader for EY Americas. We get an insider’s look at what to expect in the first one hundred days and beyond, as well as key takeaways on how organizations can strategically plan for the future. Michael served at the US Treasury Department as the Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, heading the Office of Tax Policy under Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and President Obama. He offers valuable advice and insights on how corporations can influence policy and think more holistically in the years ahead. Questions? Contact us Additional Resources: About Michael Mundaca Melissa Oaks’ Twitter page A Run Through of the Payroll-Related Provisions of the Latest COVID-19 Law Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: analysis, tools, client letters, and the latest guidance [Direct link for subscribers] Washington in 2021– What’s on the policy agenda? Year-end 2020 COVID and omnibus legislation

Last night the democrat-controlled house voted to invoke the 25th amendment, an effort doomed to fail, while this morning they are voting to impeach President Trump for a second time. Former MLB star pitcher Curt Schilling had his insurance removed from AIG for his political beliefs, Project veritas exposed PBS legal counsel Michael Beller as a radical wanting to incite wicked violence and DO NOT attend armed protests this week. Partner Links: Mammoth Nation Become a member and save at https://mammothnation.com/ UFM Underwear Visit https://ufmunderwear.com/ and Use Promo Code DREW to receive $6 off! Hero Soap Company Use this link and promo code DREW to get 10% off Hero Soap! https://herosoapcompany.com/discount/Drew

It's a simple playbook, really. And it has worked for centuries. Media, politicians on both sides of the aisle, the elite in culture and business...what's the end game? We are learning again that freedom isn't free. This rant brought to you by Revelation Calling on Amazon. #deepstate #divideandconquer #Democrat #Republican #politics #culture #globalism #GeorgiaGuidestones  www.cyrusalderwood.com  

We have a few new podcast episodes to tell you about, and I share an exclusive song from Past, Present, Future, Live! after the quick rundown. If you like what we do, please give us a review on Apple Podcasts. Dave Schools on Comes A Time. Mike and Oteil welcome legendary bass player Dave Schools of Widespread Panic. They talk a lot of music, of course, and Dave shares his approach to consuming media and how his political views have evolved since his childhood in Richmond, Virginia, as the three cover the current political climate and the polarization we see today. Subscribe to Comes A Time. Series Finale of Politics of Truth. On this final episode, we wrap up the 2020 election with two of our favorite returning guests, Washington Post Bob Costa and Mark McKinnon, a veteran political advisor, former musician, and co-host of Showtime's The Circus. We try to make some sense of the electoral warfare being waged on the results of the presidential election, and who it's playing to. We also consider the historic turnout numbers across the country combined with razor thin margins in so many races, and unpack the tribal allegiances behind what look like Democrat/Republican splits. Weekend Spins. This week we have three more albums from our buddy Brian Brinkman. The albums discussed are Colter Wall's “Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs,” Kevin Morby's “Sundowner,” and FJ McMahon's “Spirit Of The Golden Juice.” Let us know what you think of these albums! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this final episode of Politics of Truth we'll wrap up the 2020 election with two of our favorite returning guests, Washington Post National Political Reporter Bob Costa and Mark McKinnon, a veteran political advisor, former musician, and co-host of Showtime's The Circus.We try to make some sense of the electoral warfare being waged on the results of the presidential election, and who it's playing to. We also consider the historic turnout numbers across the country combined with razor thin margins in so many races, and unpack the tribal allegiances behind what look like Democrat/Republican splits.Then we look ahead to the 2 upcoming special elections for Senate seats in Georgia, which will determine the balance of power for the next two years and make or break important parts of any Biden agenda.Finally, Bob updates us on his daughter Hallie's battle with cancer and the inspiring will she's been showing during her recent treatment. Thank you all for joining us on this journey. We've had a great time bringing you these conversations and this show has been a bright spot for many of us amidst the craziest year any we'll ever go through. Politics of Truth is brought to you by Osiris Media. Executive Producer is Adam Caplan. Produced by RJ Bee. Edited, mixed and mastered by Brad Stratton. Art by Mark Dowd. To discover more podcasts that help you connect more deeply with the music you love, check out osirispod.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hi Quick to Listen listeners. We recorded this episode in 2018 but given the headlines from this week's election, we thought you mind find it constructive and helpful so we decided to drop it in our feed again. As always, send us your thoughts and questions at podcasts@christianitytoday.com or on Twitter at @CTPodcasts. Elections often call attention to white evangelicals whose votes and voices play a significant role in national elections. But their attitudes and values don’t necessarily represent those of evangelicals from different racial and ethnic backgrounds. Case in point: Latino evangelicals. According to data from the Billy Graham Center Institute at Wheaton College and LifeWay Research, 41 percent of Hispanics with evangelical beliefs voted for Trump in 2016. What were the issues that most influenced their vote?According to the same survey, 19 percent said improving the economy, 14 percent said helping those in need, and 14 percent said a candidate’s position on immigration.“ Most Latinos will tend to be socially conservative on issues like abortion and same-sex marriage but will tend to be social liberals on issues like education and immigration, so we’ve tended to be divided on how we spread the vote,” said Juan Martínez, who currently serves as professor of Hispanic studies and pastoral leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary. “This isn’t new; it just stands out more because we’re a larger percentage of the voting block. Those of us who have voted have struggled with this for years because the Democrat/Republican way that this is broken out doesn’t fit us well.” Martínez joined associate digital media producer Morgan Lee and editor in chief Mark Galli to discuss the history of Latino evangelicals and what unifies and divides the community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Andrea Mérida, Campaign Manager for the Green Party's Howie Hawkins/Angela Walker presidential ticket, to discuss the 4-3 decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court barring the Green Party from running in the state, how the mainstream media is papering over the apparent attempt at widespread voter suppression, and the recent legal victory restoring the candidacies of Green Party members and Texas.

Erika talks about her platform and wonders why she and other candidates for governor are not allowed to debate with the Democrat & Republican nominees.

Long story we are staying with Anchor. We are currently getting everything back on anchor and discounting out relationship with Blubrry. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/DemocratsRepublican/support

Uncle Scott's debut show! His guest is author Liam Scheff.

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Sunday Shows: For the first 2 hours, ABC shares his viewpoints and brings hard hitting news. In the 3rd hour we have an Open Forum

Sunday Shows: For the first 2 hours, ABC shares his viewpoints and brings hard hitting news. In the 3rd hour we have an Open Forum

Sunday Shows: For the first 2 hours, ABC shares his viewpoints and brings hard hitting news. In the 3rd hour we have an Open Forum

Sunday Shows: For the first 2 hours, ABC shares his viewpoints and brings hard hitting news. In the 3rd hour we have an Open Forum

Sunday Shows: For the first 2 hours, ABC shares his viewpoints and brings hard hitting news. In the 3rd hour we have an Open Forum