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  • We break down the interview with Bret Weinstein

    Photo by Gage Skidmore

    Clips used under fair use from JRE show #2269

    Links in the show:

    What USAID does, and why Trump and Musk want to get rid of it | AP News

    Here's a look at Musk's contact with Putin and why it matters | AP News

    Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin for two years, says report

    From fighting disease to protecting the Amazon rainforest, USAID has big impact across the globe

    'People will die': Chaos and mounting fear in Uganda as USAID cuts lead to 'total panic' and HIV clinic closures

    About Us - FactCheck.org

    Trump Misleads on the Cost of Electric Vehicle Chargers - FactCheck.org

    No, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren aren’t top recipients of pharmaceutical industry donations

    https://x.com/kanekoathegreat/status/1886951727913689355?s=46&t=3aiwa8npFGvAk9B39cYciQ

    Fact checking Joe Rogan's latest podcast : r/JoeRogan

    Claims about Politico, ‘DEI musical’ and USAID spending distort the facts

    THE VIEW FROM FEZ: A Bizarre Project Aimed to Teach Moroccans How to Make Pottery

    Central America: USAID Assists Migrants Returning to their Home Countries, but Effectiveness of Reintegration Efforts Remains to Be Determined | U.S. GAO

    https://www.usaid.gov/

    Fact Check: The Ties Between Alvin Bragg and George Soros - The New York Times

    Elon Musk spent more than $290 million on the 2024 election, year-end FEC filings show | CNN Politics

    US House passes $600 million border security bill | Reuters

    https://x.com/amuse/status/1886883818889416863

    Federal money for migrant services on hold

    '60 Minutes' publicly releases transcripts of interview at heart of its dispute with Trump

    https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pbq6fcc0iltxnx3ahukmz/Transcript-Transcribed-Unedited-Interview-Footage-8-of-14.pdf?rlkey=7xvynvcj6is6eukyclmbg7i6u&e=2&st=gzy0zb4u&dl=0

    Obama did not sign a law allowing propaganda in the U.S. | AP News

    Intro Credit - AlexGrohl:

    https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic

    Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks

  • We break down the interview with Warren Smith

    Clips used under fair use from JRE show #2261

    These are the links mentioned in our conversations

    J.K. Rowling’s bigotry is painful and maddening (opinion) | CNN

    White Supremacists Trying To Recruit On College Campuses : NPR

    Hundreds protest against racism, present demands

    Roland Fryer is wrong: There is racial bias in shootings by police | Justin M. Feldman, ScD

    Racial disparities revealed in massive traffic stop dataset - UofSC News & Events | University of South Carolina

    Racial Disparities in Law Enforcement Stops - Public Policy Institute of California

    Most violent crime rates have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new report shows

    A Complete Breakdown of the J.K. Rowling Transgender-Comments Controversy | Glamour

    Nirvana fallacy - Wikipedia

    Fact-checking Donald Trump's claim that wind turbines kill whales

    Growth of photovoltaics - Wikipedia

    Intro Credit - AlexGrohl:

    https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic

    Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks

    Photo credit: Warren Smith Twitter Account

  • We break down the interview with Lex Fridman

    Links referenced in the show:

    Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation - Wikipedia

    Izium mass graves - Wikipedia

    2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive - Wikipedia

    Putin accuses US of orchestrating 2014 ‘coup’ in Ukraine | Vladimir Putin News | Al Jazeera

    De-bunking Russian disinformation on NATO

    What It Means That Republicans Aren’t Acting on the Pete Hegseth Allegations - The New York Times

    Deus vult - Wikipedia

    Clips used under fair use from JRE show #2260

    Intro Credit - AlexGrohl:

    https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic

    Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks

  • We break down the interview with Mark Zuckerberg

    Clips used under fair use from JRE show #2255

    Intro Credit - AlexGrohl:

    https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic

    Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks

    Here are the links referenced in the show:

    Mark Zuckerberg personally rejected Meta’s proposals to improve teen mental health, court documents allege | CNN Business

    AG Campbell Files Lawsuit Against Meta, Instagram For Unfair And Deceptive Practices That Harm Young People | Mass.gov

    Big Tech Needs More Regulation | Meta

    Trump claims Zuckerberg plotted against him during the 2020 election in soon-to-be released book - POLITICO

    Facebook whistleblower says company incentivizes "angry, polarizing, divisive content" - 60 Minutes - CBS News

    Federal Trade Commission v. Meta Platforms, Inc. - Wikipedia.

    Meta Threatened With CFPB Lawsuit Over Financial Product Ads

    Federal agency investigating how Meta uses consumer financial data for advertising

    1.2 billion euro fine for Facebook as a result of EDPB binding decision | European Data Protection Board

    Meta accused of ‘massive, illegal’ data collection operation by European consumer rights groups | CNN Business

    Commission fines Meta €797.72 million over abusive practices benefitting Facebook Marketplace

    Facebook pays teens to install VPN that spies on them | TechCrunch

    Elon Musk's X fact-checking system delayed Israel corrections for days

    Twitter Files - Wikipedia

    Twitter’s own lawyers refute Elon Musk’s claim that the ‘Twitter Files’ exposed US government censorship | CNN Business

    Twitter's algorithm favours right-leaning politics, research finds

    Facebook’s system approved dehumanizing hate speech | PBS News

    Calling women ‘household objects’ now permitted on Facebook after Meta updated its guidelines | CNN Business

    Metadata 102 — What is communications metadata and why do we care about it?

    WhatsApp Privacy Policy

    Episode Image is in the Public Domain

  • On this episode we cover the Joe Rogan Experience number 2254 with guest Mel Gibson. Mel Gibson is an award-winning actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.

    Show notes:

    How Hernán Cortés Conquered the Aztec Empire | HISTORY

    It’s Not an Alien Astronaut | misfitsandheroes

    The Bible Says Jesus Was Real. What Other Proof Exists? | HISTORY

    What’s the big mystery behind the Shroud of Turin? | History News | Al Jazeera

    With Sobering Science, Doctor Debunks 12-Step Recovery

    How Much Does Stem Cell Therapy Cost? – Riordan Technologies

    Health ministry closes Costa Rica's largest stem cell clinic | PET

    The Astronomical Price of Insulin Hurts American Families | RAND

    Mel Gibson Image Credit: David Seow

    Clips used under fair use from JRE show #2254

    Intro Credit - AlexGrohl:

    https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic

    Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtrack

  • In this episode we cover James Fox. A UFO investigator and documentary filmmaker.

    Clips used under fair use from JRE show #2246

    Show notes:

    The Calvine UFO photo: skeptics and believers seek to explain the 30 year old images

    https://www.npr.org/2023/06/23/1183976726/titan-titanic-sub-implosion-navy

    Intro Credit - AlexGrohl:

    https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic

  • We break down the interview with Evan Hafer from the Black Rifle Coffee Company.

    Clips used under fair use from JRE show #2233

    Show Notes:

    https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/did-joe-biden-taller-covid-152216840.html

    https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/business/media/sinclair-news-anchors-script.html

    https://www.newsweek.com/dennis-quaid-facebook-censoring-efforts-promote-reagan-film-1938308

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-bullet_theory#Theorized_path_of_the_bullet_CE_399

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unite_the_Right_rally#/media/File:Charlottesville_'Unite_the_RightRally(35780274914)_crop.jpg

    https://thedispatch.com/article/no-the-harris-campaign-did-not-spend-583-million-on-staff/

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/07/campaign-spending-crypto-tech-influence

    Intro Credit - AlexGrohl: https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic

    Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks

  • We break down the interview with Marc Andreessen

    Billionaire Investor

    Clips used under fair use from JRE show #2234

    Show Notes:

    Kanye and His Bank Account

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Horowitz#Controversy_and_criticism

    https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/dec/05/mark-zuckerberg-defends-philanthropic-venture-tax-avoidance-claims

    https://www.npr.org/2020/08/18/903616315/senate-releases-final-report-on-russias-interference-in-2016-election

    https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3222249/how-kamala-harris-plowed-through-1-billion/

    https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-illegal-2200-payment-government-821946727757

    https://bsky.app/search?q=there+are+only+two+genders

    Intro Credit - AlexGrohl:

    https://www.patreon.com/alexgrohlmusic

    Outro Credit - Soulful Jam Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/@soulfuljamtracks