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La Fool & A
Podcasting weekly, La Fool and A bring you a mind-twisting 17 Minutes of discussion and conversation. We cover a myriad of subjects in all possible realms . . . and no subject is taboo.
Yes, Seth McFarlane is going to produce Archie Bunker in Space. We WISH! In this "Vault" episode, la Fool & A discuss a myriad of things - ranging from mass shootings during the pandemic to a reality show about Congress to Archie Bunker in Space. "Hold onto your butts," this episode is a loon-tune carnival ride! Live. Love. Listen...to 17 Minutes!
la Fool & A discuss some tactics utilized by Social Justice Warrior's, for example pertaining to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Hold on to your butts, peeps! This episode is a roller coaster ride that will challenge your belief systems and invoke a myriad of emotions. We look forward to your feedback. Live. Love. Listen...to 17 Minutes!
la Fool & A discuss the last 13 Presidents. Enjoy our presenters' view of history and interesting facts. Live. Love. Listen...to 17 Minutes!
la Fool & A discuss the 50 year war. Why. Who. When. Live. Love. Listen...to 17 Minutes.
Here we go again! The Trump Variant rears its ugly, fat orange head! Will this ridiculous loser ever go away? la Fool & A discuss this and more in this fun episode about the life we're all living. Live. Love. Listen...to 17 Minutes.
Its an all out dick size competition! la Fool and A discuss the privatization of getting off this rock in the United States. NASA was the flagship but had their funding cut 10 fold. Space exploration kinda fell by the wayside. Our favorite three US billionaires have taken it upon themselves to get we the people off this planet. As usual, our team presents a point of view like no other - refreshing and original. Live. Love. Listen...to 17 Minutes.
la Fool & A discuss the eventual regulation of crypto currency. Senator Warren is Chair of the Banking Sub-Committee. She wants to regulate crypto and/or push the US encrypted dollar! la Fool and A think Ms Warren's analogy of snake oil as Bitcoin isn't accurate and lacks research. They also discuss investing in general, including Berkshire Hathaway. As usual, your team presents a view of the world that is fresh and new. Buy some crypto before you CAN'T! Live. Love. Listen...to 17 Minutes.
Wars start in a variety of ways. la Fool & A discuss some ways war might start on the moon and ponder whether the wars could extend to earth or vice versa. Its a rather entertaining episode as our fearless presenters discuss logistics of war in outer space and the absurd amount of money that would be spent. la Fool & A present great points of view all while keeping it not too heavy. Cause war, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing! Live. Love. Listen...to 17 Minutes!
The Dope Olympics - a theoretical event where athletes are open and honest about the performance enhancing substances they are administered. Russia got banned and still participated in the Tokyo Olympics. la Fool & A discuss all this and more in this great follow-up episode. Live. Love. Listen...to 17 Minutes!
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la Fool & A discuss the exceptional athletes that participate in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics; and the erosion of what the Olympics are all about by today’s corporate interests. Great show! Full of emotional hills and valleys - la Fool & A’s signature presentation of the world we live in. Live. Love. Listen…to 17 Minutes!!!
A brief conversation about who Satoshi Nakamoto may truly be; or is it even important to know that information?
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Satoshi Nakamoto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi_Nakamoto
Hal Finney https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Finney_(computer_scientist)
Max Keiser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFMJ9yDCTjY
Adam Back https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Back
Charles Hoskinson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Hoskinson
Nic Carter https://obpedia.com/nic-carter/
Craig Wright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Steven_Wright
One Last Thing: https://crypto-mercy.com/satochi-nft-charcoal/
In this episode the discussion is based on portions of a conversation between Lex Fridman and Michael Malice, concerning if 'people think for themselves'. What are your thoughts on this question? This leads to other questions: Can people change? Do you think all people have souls? If all people don't have souls are we all equal? what are your thoughts on this?
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The famous Stanford Prison Experiment
Correction: La Fool- "Zero"-La fool meant- Learn to zero their weapon and score a expert.
This episode is a re-examination of the theme song from Archie Bunker.
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Intro All in the Family
Lyrics- 'Those were the days'
Archie Bunker
Pres. Richard Nixon - All in the Family
Irving Kaufman sings "Masucline Women! Feminin Men! Lyrics 1926 song
Blackstone Ratio
La Fool and A stand juxtaposed on President Biden and his version of the plan to 'make america great again'; but in the end "There_can_only_be_one".
What are your thoughts on this issue? Do you seek the Paved Road or the Path Less Trodden?
Please enjoy and ponder the next 17 minutes.
--Additional Notes, Corrections, and Context for this Episode--Build-Back-Better vs Make America Great Again
Congressional Military Industrial Complex (CMIC)
Fossil Fuel Lobbyist
Biden Lobbyist not bad people
Biden Lobbyist
In this episode we explore issues on the idea of freedom.
Freedom? Or Freedom! ;
that is the issue we should all be discussing.
So please Enjoy your Freedom on this day.
Why do we yawn?
Why do we mimic others?
Will Artifical Intelligence Mimic us or rule us?
Are you aware of the 'Singularity'?
Warning!
just some food for thought for the next 17 minutes.
Stay tuned.
Empathy: Impaired ability to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others; excessively attuned to reactions of others, but only if perceived as relevant to self; over- or underestimate of own effect on others.
la Fool & A venture down the rabbit hole of what defines an empath. This episode is a blast, especially if you're into psychology.
Download it - it's only 17 minutes long. That's the amount of time it takes to go thru a Starbucks drive-thru.
Give your mind a therapeutic massage. Live Love Listen!
*Listener warning: this episode may incite a whole lot of emotions! Listen at your own risk.
Who defines normal? la Fool & A discuss the age-old concept of who or what defines normal. It's a fun ride. Check it out. Download it - it's only 17 minutes long. 17 minutes is the time it takes to drive to the grocery store. Give your mind a massage; laugh, get angry, agree to disagree. Live Love Listen!
La Fool and A play a game of mind twister. The spinning arrow lands on decentralization, moving forward, building back better, diplomacy, revolution, perfect worlds, and a united world.
La Fool & A discuss the age old practice of regime change. La Fool says Get Out and A elects to not be La Fool's fixit person - at least for this episode. As usual, it's a fun ride of emotional hills and valleys. Enjoy!
It's starting to feel normal for the first time in a long time. So, La Fool and A take a frolic into the future.
Howdy Howdy. We made it to 40!
We explore Call Me By Your Name and the myriad cultural and religious references being scrutinized to the nth degree.
The gods (read: corporations, politicians) understand that divided we fall.
Together we become what we will to become.
We start off with Lil Nas X and find ourselves exploring faith, freedom, sacred texts, Heaven, Hell, and Karma.
Respect.
Ostracism, condemnation of memory, sanctions, boycotts. Are these all forms of cancel culture? Is cancel culture as democratic as it gets or is it curtailing freedom of speech?
--Additional Notes, Corrections, and Context for this Episode--Ostracism according to the World History Encyclopedia
Damnatio memoriae, the Roman phenomenon of condemnation of memory
Erased, the 2012 film
Dearly Beloved, we tried to talk about cancel culture, but we gleefully jumped down-the-rabbit-hole instead. From Nationalism to Racism to JREism to Mars, "the Afterworld" and back again, we hit it all. Fasten your safety strap, hang on for 17 Minutes, and enjoy the ride.
A says this is our best episode yet. Do you have a friend or two you regularly adventure with in Wonderland? We hope so.
Cancel Culture episodes coming soon - perhaps in a special edition extended version. Thanks for listening. And if you haven't already, subscribe on your favorite podcast app (even if it's Spotify!)
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Xenu is "Xe," rather than "Z."
Wait, what? Star crashes, gold, crypto. La Fool thinks folks should have seen the future when Bitcoin got started. As you might expect, A does not agree.
Did you see the future of Bitcoin way back?
Do you see it now?
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It was not 1920 but 1922 and 1928 $10.00 Gold Certificates:
Value of 1922 $10 Gold Certificate Bill
Series of 1928 $10 Gold Certificate
Answer: Your Data.
Your privacy doesn't matter and your data isn't protected. What piece of your private data is most valuable? Who is using your residual data? And what do they want to achieve? Surveillance Capitalism puts a whole new spin on a spectrum that starts with Pokémon Go and ends with QAnon.
La Fool and A talk facial recognition, pattern identification, behavioral tendencies - all keys to corporations, governments, and militaries controlling you.
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Occam's Razor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_razor
Surveillance Capitalism documentary with Shoshana Zuboff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIXhnWUmMvw
La Fool shares his first-hand experience with the Texas Snowpocalpyse and brings to light some of the flaws that made the disaster possible. We talk about the responsibility of electeds, federal and state governments, and the voting public.
Will the snowpocalypse change things in Texas? The 2022 mid-terms will be the first test. Stay tuned!
La Fool and A wrap up their chat about Mars and wander back toward Earth. We explore Hollow Earth possibilities; lost knowledge of past civilizations; Cannabis/Hemp as a solution to various Mars challenges; mining the Moon; and a giant ring around the Earth populated by a trillion humans.
In modern times we have tended to look out and away. Why not look to our center?
Have you considered volunteering for a venture to Mars? Would you be interested in living in the new Musk colonies?
It may sound far fetched now, but give it some time. That type of conversation will soon be commonplace among many people that we know.
The question is- would you consider going, if the opportunity came knocking at your door?
Just think about it. We have planted a seed in your mind. Check out this episode and let's water that seed. Please enjoy and share.
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Space X
Blue Origin
Virgin Galactic
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What does it take to start a new civilization? Who gets to make the rules? What kind of person leaves Earth to never return?
We launch into Season 2 with a lot of questions about colonizing Mars.
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Space X
Blue Origin
Virgin Galactic
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Recorded August 26th 2020, A's reference to astrology launches us deep into the United States' past and the alignment of timelines.
We explore how black lives matter and how history draws a direct line, direct reflection, and direct rhyme to the American present. How we respond in this century will echo and rhyme into the future. What do you want that rhyme to be?
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Proslavery Missourians who voted and participated in Kansas’s territorial politics legally, extralegally, illegally, and often with threats and violence were the first to be called border ruffians.
The 1856 Republican National Convention Party Platform called for Kansas to be admitted as a Free State; and in clear, direct language strongly opposed slavery.
The 1856 Democratic National Convention went 17 rounds, ultimately nominating Buchanan and Breckinridge.
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The world in flux, now pushes humanity across the breach. Cultural norms are changing. Resist or evolve. Are you challenging your ideals and values or would you rather stay in your personal matrix?
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Howard Hughes' germ phobia, a psychological autopsy.
Vermin Supreme and his pixie dust.
But seriously, challenging every cultural norm, Vermin Supreme definitely escaped the matrix.
P.S. If you wake up on the Serengeti. RUN.
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Spend a few minutes with us and dare to imagine the real life of Christ beyond the scant sacred record. Is the Moshiach coming and if so, is the Moshiach coming for you? Will s/he know you by your deeds?
Into the light friends.
--Additional Notes, Corrections, and Context for this Episode--
Radio Orphan Annie's Secret Society, 1936 Brochure.
Chabad.org offers an in-depth look at the Jewish concept of Messiah.
In 1999, as the world faced down a new millennium, the New York Times had some Messiah thoughts.
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If you want to know the future, take a good look at the past. Recorded right after the election, we speculate Biden's potential picks. La Fool slowly draws A into his web by looking at the humor in Trump's cabinet and advisor picks and A is not ready for the truth or the humor. And then we talk Secretary of State and war: Does Biden have a trigger finger? Let us know what you think!
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Check out Biden's Cabinet Picks, including Antony Blinken for Secretary of State.
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From the Archive - Time travel with us back to July 2020. It was a simpler time for sure. We talk growing, sturgeon moon, cutting strings, beginnings, and endings.
La Fool insists, "I am not an A-hole". Denis Leary says - ASSH0LE. Please note the difference!
Snip Snip.
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Doubtful that intelligent beings live inside the Earth, A challenges La Fool to back up his belief. Along the way we delve into Roseanne Barr's influence on female comics and Donald Trump's run for President. We also get into whether or not space exploration is more important than exploration on Earth and whether or not any valid evidence for the Hollow Earth hypothesis exists.
Presently A remains unconvinced.
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La Fool wants to witness history and plans to head to D.C. for the inauguration. A thinks he's looking for trouble and hoping for a train wreck. He's got plans, contingency plans, and tape for social distancing. Is it a classified mission?
PS: Did you notice 1/20/21 is a palindromic date?
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We begin in the beginning with an origin story as told by Rabbi Manis Friedman. His telling casts Eve as the heroine of the story; the one who intuits the mind of God and sees the arc of history. What happens when an age-old story is told with new light? What stories do you think need to be told anew?
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La Fool said Hanukkah and Christmas started on the same day during the Obama administration in 2015. Although Chanukkah and Christmas occasionally share common days, it's more rare that Christmas starts precisely on the first night of Hanukkah. The last time that occurred was in 2005.
Speaking of holiday mashups, Thanksgivukkah occurred in 2013 and will not happen again for thousands of generations. But fear not, here's an amusing look at all the holiday mashups with Hanukkah as it moves through the Lunar Calendar.
A Master of Return. What is a Baal Teshuvah?
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Happy Chanukah friends!
There are two things that La Fool finds fascinating. Two things he wishes people would pay more attention to:
Hanukkah and Asteroid Strikes.
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Discover the history of the Maccabees and the significance of Chanukah.
Why did we spell Hannukah three different ways?
In addition to asteroid strikes, Hawking warned about AI, epidemics, and climate change. Here's a run down of his predictions.
Veritasium episode: These Are the Asteroids to Worry About Heaps of links to data and science in the description.
And because A hasn't refined her use of asteroid vs. meteor, get to know the difference between asteroids, meteors, and other things hurtling through space.
As we wait to see what the U.S. Senate will do about cannabis decriminalization, take a walk at one farm in the Emerald Triangle where cannabis is hand-raised. La Fool and A talk about sunshine grown, roots in the ground, living soil and plants in tune with the cycles of our solar system and the earth's environment.
Can we get away from corporate farming and back to small farming? La Fool thinks the generations starting with the Zoomers and their children will start the pendulum swinging back. But it will take change at the state and federal levels. If the nation goes the way of California, the small farmer will continue to be pushed out by big money.
Ready to turn your state from Red or Blue to Green?
- Pay attention to what your state legislature is doing.
- Get involved in all election years.
- Discover what grassroots efforts are in play for de-criminalization.
- Advocate for policies that support the small business owner and protect against GMO.
- Hold legislators, lobbyists, and businesses accountable for protecting the small farmer.
Speak Up Ya'll!
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Check out A Day In The Life - Swami & Nikki Season 3, Episode 1 and the Swami Select website - Swami Select is proud to be featured at only the finest dispensaries throughout California!
And of course, google the Emerald Triangle.
Is this the final flowering of Roseanne Barr or can she escape the Trump and Qanon cults? Accidentally releasing the word Kraken, A opens the trap door to Aliens, Octopuses, and the Hollow Earth concept. Is it one big party down there? We'll let you know if we ever get there.
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The Alien Octopus Hypothesis & (Panspermia)
My Octopus Teacher
The European Space Agency
Asteroid Apophis
Day-year principle
Hollow Earth Hypothesis
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As the election results settle in and the hard truth of a divided nation looms, La Fool and A turn the political wheel yet again. The magic of Dave Chappelle's SNL monologue marks the starting point and Pete Buttigieg marks the conclusion. In between we talk presidential transition; question if Biden will be worse than Trump; and ponder how immigration and war policies could change under a new administration.
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Chappelle's SNL monologue, Nov 7, 2020
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We pick up the conversation where Episode 17 left off.
La Fool and A do their best to stop talking in circles and offer a solution to defeat the New World Order. La Fool has minimal hope that we can defeat what is to come. But the good fight must continue.
Resist. Fight Back. Work Together. Protect the Future. Oh, and walk away from everything you've ever known.
You can't do this for yourself. You have to do it for the sake of humanity. When you give that up, everything is lost.
"Trust No One." – X-Files
Remember, "You know what, these guys are serving poison. Don't trust these guys." – The Rat (RIP)
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Media Mogul Rupert (Illuminati) Murdoch-
Murdoch and Trump’s connection
The Syndicate from X-files
Trump’s Patents through China
Follow Trump's Money owe to Chinese Banks
Silk Road
Intellectual Dark Web
WikiLeaks
Edward Snowden Disclosures
72 days until the Inauguration. But if the two parties are two sides of the same coin, does it matter? Talk to us over on Facebook.
A wants to know why the United States is so divided and La Fool suggests it's all a distraction. We need to dig deeper and ask who is the enemy and why are we fighting them?
If it's all a distraction, what's the solution? And that's how we end up talking about the New World Order, independent journalists, tracking the money, the intellectual dark web, and of course, the Matrix.
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Juian Assange
Snowden
Intellectual Dark Web
One Last thing:
"morpheus 2020"
Unexpected turn-out during early voting in Austin Texas prompts La Fool to share his volunteer experience at the polls. Everyone worked together for the same cause - every vote counts.
How did we come to the point in the United States where half the country is willing to accept a leader who has demonstrated racism, bigotry, homophobia, xenophobia? A questions if non-voters would skew the apparent 50/50 split.
We look back at the 2016 election and La Fool's vote that year. Knowing what we know now, would you rather have a physician or a former Secretary of State, running the country for the last 4 years?
Will a Biden presidency be better for the country? Can Biden/Harris make a difference? Will Trump go to Russia? What will the voters of both parties do in the coming 4 years? All of this, and more!
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It's almost time for the Big Show - November 3. So, do you vote Cult of Personality? Platform? Single Issue? Let us know on Facebook. La Fool and A look at the Texas polls; how the two party system retains control; and how this election is up to the Democrats - it's their game to win or lose.
Every vote matters ya'll. Are you registered to vote? Every state is different. Do you know your state's rules about voter ID, provisional ballots, early voting, voting by mail? Do you know where and when to vote? Visit your Secretary of State and/or your County Registrar of Voters website. Don't sit this one out! As La Fool says, "If you don't show up to vote, shut the #^@% up."
Libertarian Party: https://www.lp.org/
Socialist Party: https://www.socialistpartyusa.net/
Green Party: https://www.gp.org/2020
On vacation, but not headed toward the final destination, A joins La Fool in one of their favorite pastimes: talking about Joe Rogan. La Fool shares his admiration of the Professor of Pranks, Ecotoxicologist Frank Von Hippel, and his Ultimate Dick (Joke) in a Box.
But wait! A and La Fool also ponder sentient beings, the speed of light, black holes, AI, the Matrix (of course!), and Earth's planet siblings.
PS: Let us know what you want to talk about. . .
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There's something wrong with the world today... A asks why humans are drawn toward catastrophe. And thus La Fool heads down the rabbit hole. Fear and greed. Information crossing time and space. Chicken or the Egg/Algorithm or AI. In the end, the old stories of gods and humans may shed light on the stories yet to be told of humans and AI.
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American Meteor Society
Meteors
Nebuchadnezzar's dream
Animatrix
The Odds we are in a Matrix
President Donald J Trump announced he contracted the Coronavirus of 2019 on the October 1, 2020 Full Moon.
La Fool uses Trump's access to best-in-class coronavirus healthcare and health/safety protocols to argue that wealth makes a difference. A strongly disagrees. She questions the sanity of a nation that's so gaslit that it immediately turned to conspiracy theories when it was announced the President tested positive.
A also opined on October 4, that the President was capable of making decisions and she used her own experience with steroids to defend her position. Sadly, she had to recant all of this immediately after observing the President's descent into madness as evidenced by his tweets, and later on, his call-ins to entertainment outlets and green-screened photo ops.
It's going to get crazier. Yippee Ki Yay.
PS: Make a voting plan and godspeed ya'll.
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Although A had to take 2 rounds of steroids and experienced only fatigue, the medical evidence and research is clear that the steroids the President is taking have the potential to cause serious psychological side-effects. In the 8 days since the President's diagnosis, it appears he is suffering medication-related cognitive and psychological complications. So much so, that A now wonders who is actually running the United States.
Hydroxychloroquine
Remdesivir for the Treatment of Covid-19
25th Amendment
Succession of Command
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(Warning) : A, is on vacation! Show Notes created by La Fool.
Much concern about what if's, once again. What if Trump wins a second term? A replies - Why should the DNC leadership bow out?
Enjoy links:
1. Poltico
2. Itchy Nose
3. Shattered a book written by two reporters, embedded in SOS Clinton's 2016 Pres. Campaign.
4. Bloomberg: Bernie Sanders would have walked away with it.
Senator Diane Feinstein, dumped her stock while on the US Intelligence committee, that was aware of the possibility of a Pandemic.
5. Progressive ideas:
Green New Deal
Single payer plan
Take THC off control substance list
$Fracking$
Bernie_on_Drugs
CMIC
5. The Resistance
6. Trump_Pelosi Photo Op
6. Second Amendment Miltia-State-Arms.
7. Christ on the lost sheep of isreal
8. Correction- (Ten Amendments) Bill of Rights
La Fool and A have a free-ranging conversation. That's what happens when you give A more than one option when making a choice.
PS: Even when you close your eyes, you'll still see Joe Rogan's new Fleshlight studio.
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Jack Herer believed hemp could save the world. He wrote a book about it:
The Emperor Wears No Clothes: Hemp and the Marijuana Conspiracy.
Rogan's new studio, via Joe's Insta, is burned into our eyes.
Miley Cyrus on the Joe Rogan Experience: September 2, 2020 #1531 - Miley Cyrus
Take it or leave it, that's Hobson's Choice.
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La Fool responds to A’s questions about DJ Grand Master Jay, the commander of the No F#cking Around Coalition (NFAC). Is La Fool correct to call him “2020 Morpheus?” Tell us what you think over on Facebook.
--Additional Notes, Corrections, and Context for this Episode--This episode was recorded in July 2020Council on Foreign Relations discussion of the Modern Military Force Structures
A formation is the arrangement of People and things.
A definition of Troop Movement
Aptitude for war is aptitude for movement.
~Napoleon I, Maxims of War, 1831
A has a bee in her bonnet about the helicopters not in Oregon, and the clickbaitability of the story. La Fool explores how the National Guard makes decisions to move personnel and equipment, and the role of the Federal government in deployments and emergencies. Somewhere along the way La Fool and A find themselves asking the tough questions: Is the great experiment over? Is the government still able to serve the people? Can the people ever agree again? Is the United States just too big? Give us your thoughts on Facebook.
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May 2020 press coverage of the Oregon National Guard mobilization
Oregon National Guard Soldiers Mobilize for Overseas Operations
Pendelton's 1st Battalion 168th Aviation Regiment Mobilizes
--The Song We Reference--
In America, by The Charlie Daniels Band
How did La Fool and A become?
Why are they doing 17 Minutes?
Are they really prepping for an apocalypse?
What's their plan for Zombies, Cannabis, Bitcoin, Vegetables?
How does La Fool access the Akashic Records?
Is magick real?
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La Fool and A talk about their isolation experiences during the pandemic and they get into the Pandemic Playbook. The obvious question: What the hell happened to that playbook? (If you know, post up on Facebook!) But it's not all doom and gloom. La Fool is sure there is a Zombie Virus coming and A finds the idea quite preposterous. (She's probably going to have to eat her laughter in the future.) With mirth on tap, the conversation winds up with the 4th Matrix film and one of its stars, Doogie Howser.
--Additional Notes, Corrections, and Context for this Episode--This episode was recorded on July 29, 2020
On September 4, 2020, the date we published, the pandemic numbers in the United States were:
Infected: 6,100,000
Dead: 187,000
Better masks? Check these: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhochman/2020/08/28/forget-n95-masks-these-space-helmets-are-the-latest-pandemic-fashion-accessory
PS: Doogie Howser = Neil Patrick Harris. Full Matrix #4 cast: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10838180/fullcredits
La Fool and A jump headlong into a serious rabbit hole. On the way through they encounter Atheism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Aliens, Saviors, a leader who ends wars, and the worldwide feeling that something is happening right now that's bigger than all of us.
How will humans survive the destruction they've set in motion? Is a Messiah the answer? Join us Alice! It's a Wonderland up in these 17 Minutes.
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Exodus 21:32 "If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned."
Dajjal: (Arabic: المسيح الدجّال, romanized: Dajjāl, lit. 'the false messiah, liar, the deceiver'; Syriac: ܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܓܠܐ, romanized: Mšiha Daggala) (plural: Dajjals) is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology. He is said to have come from several different locations, but generally from the East, usually between Syria and Iran, comparable to Christian understanding of the appearance of the Antichrist in Christian eschatology.[1]
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Our closing episode for the mini-series on the current state of the Trump presidency comes to a close. A questions how the military and Trump supporters will respond if the election is lost and what might happen if Trump attempts to stay in office past high noon on January 20, 2021. La Fool has some ideas, including a hint at what Nancy Pelosi's personal Nirvana might look like. Plus we look at how Black Lives Matter could create a united front with other people who haven't participated in the summer protests, but who want to see Trump leave office.
P.S. Bernie woulda won. (Do you agree? Let us know on Facebook.)
Recorded prior to Joe Biden's V.P. pick announcement, we ponder the what-ifs. We start out looking at the factors at play in Vice President Biden's campaign: potential VP picks, his health, and divisiveness in the United States. Switching gears, La Fool and A dig into how Donald Trump became president. Did he run with the intention to win; was he meant to be a pawn in the Hilary Clinton campaign; or was it all about the money and his ego? And finally we wrap it up with the final what-ifs in Biden's V.P. picks. Hint: We don't mention Senator Kamala Harris.
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La Fool & A get into why Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi didn't give 100% to impeach the President of the United States. Was it karma? Optics? Or something else? We look at what might have happened if Vice President Pence had to assume the Presidency, and how establishment Democrats played a role in Trump's election. In this episode, recorded on July 28, 2020, La Fool questions Senator Kamala Harris' impeachment involvement and predicts her pick as Vice President by the Biden Campaign.
--Additional Notes, Corrections, and Context for this Episode--
La Fool suggests Vice President Pence comes from a cop family, but that is not factual. Pence has, throughout his career, been an outspoken supporter of the police and he appears to favor a police state.
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La Fool challenges the definition of patriot, touches on the Trump administration's “tactical unit” in U.S. cities, and looks at how past presidents have set the stage for an Irrational Actor. Plus we look at the idea that Trump is a malignant narcissist as referenced in a recent Chauncey DeVega podcast.
--Additional Notes, Corrections, and Context for this Episode--
La Fool suggested Pelosi could be impeached for embezzlement: It would have been more accurate to say, instead of embezzlement, "fishy business dealings in San Francisco in the mid-2000's" which could lead to charges including corruption and insider trading.
We use the term Irrational Actor as associated with Kenneth Waltz's Theory of International Politics and further discussed by Jon Elster, J.J. Mearsheimer, Alen Shadunts, and others.
--The Podcast We Reference--
Chauncey DeVega's The Truth Report, Ep. 54: Dr. John Gartner Warns That Donald Trump is Using the Pandemic as a Biological Weapon Against the American People
https://thetruthreportwithchaunceydevega.libsyn.com/ep-54-dr-john-gartner-warns-that-donald-trump-is-using-the-pandemic-as-a-biological-weapon-against-the-american-people
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