The Podcast 161-170 - A Walk Through the Mind

Episode 170

A Tale of Two Trails

The greater Seattle area is growing more and more. The further people move out, the more they want to be able to get to downtown Seattle, and creativity kicks in on getting people to where they want to go. From a rather expensive train to just a simple walking/biking trail, the government comes in and takes what it will to improve the neighborhood.

Executive Producer: Lady Get Over It

https://www.soundtransit.org/system-expansion/east-link-extension

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/2-groups-sue-over-bellevue-light-rail-plan-as-it-moves-ahead/

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/bellevue-light-rail-route-could-put-some-on-wrong-side-of-the-tracks/

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/bellevue-official-had-no-conflict-of-interest-investigator-finds/

https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2011/04/investigation-into-bellevue-council-member-stalled-indefinitely

https://www.soundtransit.org/get-to-know-us/news-events/news-releases/supreme-court-rules-favor-east-link-light-rail-across-i-90

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/kemper-freeman-loses-latest-bid-to-stop-light-rail-over-i-90-bridge/

https://smartgrowthusa.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/seattle-bellevue-density-kemper-freeman-sues-suing-sound-transit-mass-transit-light-rail-transit/

https://www.thestranger.com/seattle/why-dont-rich-eastside-developers-want-light-rail-in-downtown-bellevue/Content?oid=3304540

https://mynorthwest.com/3108856/juror-safety-concerns-king-county-courthouse/

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/downtown-seattle-courthouse-safety-issues-are-keeping-jurors-away-judges-say/

https://your.kingcounty.gov/dnrp/library/parks-and-recreation/documents/trails/ELST_about.pdf

https://kingcounty.gov/services/parks-recreation/parks/trails/regional-trails/popular-trails/east-lake-samm.aspx

https://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Move-on-E-Lake-Sammamish-Trail-applauded-1173193.php

https://sammamish.news/2017/06/16/king-county-sues-sammamish-again-over-lake-trail/

https://www.issaquahreporter.com/news/king-county-files-lawsuit-to-finish-east-lake-sammamish-trail/

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/eastside/king-county-sues-lake-samammish-homeowners-demands-they-remove-structures-from-public-trail-easement/

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/eastside/theyre-telling-us-were-trespassers-king-county-vs-longtime-lake-sammamish-waterfront-homeowners/

sammamishwa.gov/attachments/pagecontent/44017/November%2030%20-%20East%20Lake%20Sammamish%20Trail.pdf

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/05/02/2012-10467/national-trails-system-act-and-railroad-rights-of-way

The Comments Section offers a 2009 perspective of people’s views on two neighboring neighborhoods that are either side of the Sound Transit Light Rail tracks:
https://seattletransitblog.com/2009/10/09/a-surrey-downs-resident-complains/

Episode 169

Goin' OTG

I've had a bevy of electronic failures this year, and the phone is one of the latest. In this current world of technological-super connectivity, there is no way of "not submitting data," but if I can give less information, I'll be one step closer to Off the Grid. Since I was starting anew with another phone, I went with the Google Pixel 4a so I could install GrapheneOS, a privacy-centric operating system. And to add icing to the cake, my laptop hard drive had a catastrophic failure, and I decided to jump into the world of Linux as well.

Simple how to guide on installing GrapheneOS onto a Pixel 4a:
https://noagendaphone.com/

A privacy extremist podcast shares his review of GrapheneOS and apps:
https://soundcloud.com/user-98066669/232-anonymous-phone-update-part-i

Linux Mint:
https://linuxmint.com/

Install Guide
https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

Dual Boot information:
https://averagelinuxuser.com/dualboot-linux-windows/

www.billybon3s.com

Episode 168

Vaxports in King County

King County has decreed that certain businesses shall require to view documentation that individuals have recieved their vaccines. Will this create a two-tiered society? Will we continue shop at the places that require such documentation? With looming vaccine mandates coming down from the State, and people already worried about future employment, how will this add to the upcoming turmoil?

Executive Producer: John Fletcher

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/king-county-customers-of-restaurants-theaters-gyms-must-show-proof-of-covid-vaccination-or-negative-test/

https://kingcounty.gov/elected/executive/constantine/news/release/2021/September/07-vaccine-verification.aspx

https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1437189302706974726

https://www.blackenterprise.com/black-lives-matter-protesters-demand-white-gentrifiers-give-black-people-back-their-homes-in-seattle/

https://mynorthwest.com/3126832/rantz-religious-accommodations-washington-state-troopers-rejected/

https://fee.org/articles/americans-are-wildly-misinformed-about-the-risk-of-hospitalization-from-covid-19-survey-shows-here-s-why/

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/what-will-it-be-like-when-covid-19-becomes-endemic/

Book Mentioned: "IBM and the Holocaust" by Edwin Black

Enforcement Job Openings:
https://noagendasocial.com/@Johncdvorak/106960616134844721

Episode 167

Postponing Procrastination

Life is always full of big projects and commitments, and even if we put them off, they will still come back to us, needing to be completed. Where is the point of deminishing returns on postponing a project? When do we step forward to complete the project to protect our overall investment?

Episode 166

Ethically Sourced

Diamonds have been an issue in the past for the means in how they were acquired. Recently, there has been a push to sell diamonds that are "ethically sourced." What other things can we observe in recent events that would make us to buy other things that are ethically sourced?

https://www.jrankinjewelers.com/what-are-ethically-sourced-diamonds/

https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2021/09/02/is_joe_biden_killing_fracking_for_evs_792652.html

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Biden-Could-Give-Rare-Earth-Miners-A-Major-Boost.html

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/18/business/afghanistan-lithium-rare-earths-mining/index.html

https://humanevents.com/2021/08/23/u-s-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-deals-china-a-win-in-rare-metals-market/

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/u-s-deposits-of-rare-earth-elements-are-not-so-rare-after-all/

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2020/11/20/mining-company-determined-to-restore-us-rare-earth-supply-chain

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/pentagon-rare-earth-mine-china-reliance

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/jan/19/children-as-young-as-seven-mining-cobalt-for-use-in-smartphones-says-amnesty

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/business/batteries/congo-cobalt-mining-for-lithium-ion-battery/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cobalt-children-mining-democratic-republic-congo-cbs-news-investigation/

https://www.voanews.com/science-health/kerry-chinas-coal-binge-could-undo-global-capacity-meet-climate-targets

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Could-The-Emissions-Market-Outgrow-The-Oil-Market.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/15/how-solar-power-can-become-a-small-part-of-big-oils-future.html

https://www.realclearpublicaffairs.com/public_affairs/2021/04/28/valuing_esg_doing_good_or_sounding_good_774836.html

https://assets.realclear.com/files/2021/08/1867_cfact-study-climate-_and_-capitalism.pdf

www.billybon3s.com

Episode 165

Standing Together Against a Mandate

The govenor of WA has issued a mandate for all State employees are required to recieve a COVID-19 vaccine. This has created rumblings within the greater collection of workers within the State. People are willing to stand up for what they believe in and are now in a game of chicken with the State on whether they're going to be fired or have to quit.

https://mynorthwest.com/3097071/inslee-no-reason-to-abandon-career-vaccine-mandate/

https://www.kxly.com/no-vaccine-requirement-for-city-of-spokane-spokane-county-workers/

https://www.q13fox.com/news/emails-state-sought-to-make-religious-vaccine-exemption-as-narrow-as-possible

Redacted Vaccine Mandate communications:
https://twitter.com/BrandiKruse/status/1430346451075227649

https://www.bworldonline.com/mandatory-vaccination-is-unconstitutional/

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/insight-employees-can-refuse-workplace-vaccinations

Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of Covid-19
https://ourworldindata.org/mortality-risk-covid

https://sermons.faithlife.com/sermons/507587-your-body-is-god's-temple

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/08/having-sars-cov-2-once-confers-much-greater-immunity-vaccine-no-infection-parties

https://mexicobusiness.news/health/news/ivermectin-controversial-covid-19-drug-used-mexico-city

https://iowaclimate.org/2021/07/05/mexico-uses-ivermectin/

https://www.thedesertreview.com/opinion/columnists/indian-bar-association-sues-who-scientist-over-ivermectin/article_f90599f8-c7be-11eb-a8dc-0b3cbb3b4dfa.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2021/08/28/deltas-extra-200-monthly-healthcare-surcharge-to-unvaccinated-airline-workers-may-have-serious-unintended-consequences/

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/27/895816246/delta-ceo-airlines-pandemic-strategy-is-putting-people-over-profits

https://abc13.com/houston-methodist-hospital-walkout-covid19-vaccine-requirement-jennifer-bridges-jared-woodfill/10756212/

https://fee.org/articles/massive-nurse-shortage-hits-houston-weeks-after-150-unvaccinated-nurses-and-hospital-workers-fired/

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/nsw-residents-told-to-expect-covid19-booster-shots-indefinitely/news-story/abda9fcf5d5344c6c8ed22bc5d939b16

https://doctors4covidethics.org/letter-to-physicians-four-new-scientific-discoveries-crucial-to-the-safety-and-efficacy-of-covid-19-vaccines/

Notice of Violation of Rights Zip

More religious exemption forms can be found here:
https://forunitedsolutions.org/religious-exemptions

Interview with fire fighter Frank Dahlquist at 32:55-40:33
https://mynorthwest.com/category/podcast_player/?a=af414e26-a671-411e-adf7-ad8a00e6d4c7&sid=1130&n=The+Todd+Herman+Show

Interview with biologist Jeffery Gray at 22:00-32:00
https://mynorthwest.com/category/podcast_player/?a=f40ef8d7-7863-437c-be61-ad91000f9664&sid=1018&n=The+Jason+Rantz+Show

Interview with state patrol trooper at 23:15-34:15
https://mynorthwest.com/category/podcast_player/?a=35f9dd23-20b2-4855-85cf-ad92000fdf27&sid=1018&n=The+Jason+Rantz+Show

Elon Musk Audio:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ges2yk2PNcA

NYC Protest on Vax and Mandates:
https://semper.social/objects/d42403da-adbb-4bd2-bad4-0f19b3523589

https://www.rt.com/news/531933-france-health-pass-protests-increase/

Green Pass Protests in Italy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvxUH2LNlTE

Peaceful protests in France with people eating in the streets to boycott the restaurants requiring the Green Pass:
https://activism.openworlds.info/@samuraikid/106828245309769172

Large protest for "medical freedom" underway in London:
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1431615475549708298

Renewed large protests in Paris and many other cities in France against vaccine passports and mandatory vaccination:
https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1431607757875068937

Episode 164

Departing Afghanistan

The draw down of troops in Afganinstan has drawn a great deal of press lately. How differently could things have gone? We went in there with the best intetions and seem to have left with our tail between our legs. How will America be remembered throughout our occupation in Afganistan.

Executive Producer: Sir Sean of the Allegheny Valley

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/oct/26/afghanistan.terrorism11

https://www.democracynow.org/2006/10/6/bleeding_afghanistan_washington_warlords_and_the

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Afghan-troops-loyal-to-warlords-not-nation-2768696.php

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/04/973604904/trumps-deal-to-end-war-in-afghanistan-leaves-biden-with-a-terrible-situation

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/08/1097742

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/16/us/politics-news

https://www.euronews.com/2021/08/16/as-chaos-deepens-in-afghanistan-is-europe-on-the-verge-of-a-fresh-refugee-crisis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_Independence_Day

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/20/us-weapons-taliban-afghanistan/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/made-by-history/wp/2017/12/07/the-high-price-of-trumps-nuclear-saber-rattling/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2021/07/27/china-converts-car-ferries-for-amphibious-assault/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/23/taiwan-china-threat-admiral-john-aquilino

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2021/08/20/NATO-warns-Taliban-We-will-not-allow-terrorists-to-threaten-us

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-58224383

https://www.sho.com/vice/season/1/episode/1/keepers-of-the-caliphate-and-sim-kids

Episode 163

Taxing Farms

There's been a lot of comotion over Congress's $3.5 trillion social infrastructure bill. A worthy endevour by some, but I ask who will pay for it? Senator John Thune claims that ranches will take the brunt of the hit, and with a rocky 2020, additional expenses on their part won't help.

Executive Producer: John Fletcher

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lynnmucenskikeck/2021/08/11/how-the-senate-infrastructure-bill-could-strip-struggling-businesses-of-much-needed-cash/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-unveil-blueprint-for-3-5t-budget-reconciliation-bill/ar-AAN7dy6

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-texas-cattle-industry-hit/269-be3e9e92-2840-4d99-b38a-3fdc8c658ac2

National Beef Assoc with University of Oklahoma study on money lost in beef industry:
https://www.ncba.org/newsreleases.aspx?newsid=7225

https://beef.unl.edu/beefwatch/cow-calf-cost-breakdown-%E2%80%93-cow-depreciation

https://www.wisfarmer.com/story/news/2021/06/21/texas-a-m-study-tax-code-changes-would-devastate-family-farms/5297189001/

Economic Impact Study from Texas A&M
https://republicans-agriculture.house.gov/uploadedfiles/rr-21-01-afpc-tax7.pdf

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/death-taxes.asp

https://moneywise.com/investing/real-estate/bill-gates-is-betting-big-on-farmland

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mugabe

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/moderate-house-dems-say-they-won-t-support-budget-vote-n1276738

https://www.wsj.com/articles/most-gop-senators-sign-pledge-to-not-help-democrats-on-debt-ceiling-11628638081

Melissa Tate Interview:
https://www.prageru.com/video/the-candace-owens-show-melissa-tate/

Leisl Carpenter Interview starts at 52:00
https://megaphone.link/MKA7524429782

CSPAN Washington Today, John Thune audio starts at 22:37:
https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADV6977486384.mp3?updated=1628115530

"What happens in a US debt default?:"
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-24453400

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/13/business/food-prices-inflation-climate-change/index.html

Hogstory Episode 207:
https://www.hogstory.net/uploads/207_pretty_pretty.mp3

Episode 162

The Stone Temple of Democracy

Local elections are on their way through again, and we still seem to be in some level of panic, still, in this pandemic. Washington State Congress still isn't meeting in person, now, due to the Delta variant. As I look around, I feel that public opinion on the virus still holds it as serious, but not as chaotic as it was. We have government buildings for the purpose of meeting in person, and I feel it is time for WA representatives to return to their posts.

Executive Producers:
NetNed
Daniel W

Legislature not in Legal session in WA
https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/remote-session-101-how-you-can-be-involved-during-the-2021-session/

https://vickikraft.houserepublicans.wa.gov/2021/03/23/reining-in-governors-powers-before-session-ends-no-need-to-raise-taxes-time-to-reopen-washington-rep-vicki-krafts-email-update/

https://www.governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/proclamations/proc_20-84.2.pdf

https://washingtonstatewire.com/far-right-group-threatens-to-occupy-the-capitol/

https://patch.com/washington/lakewood-jblm/right-wing-militia-announces-plans-occupy-wa-capitol-report

https://mynorthwest.com/2347241/reopen-washington-olympia-covid/

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/obama-shrinking-birthday-party-covid

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9869959/John-Legend-Chrissy-Teigen-Dwyane-Wade-arrive-Marthas-Vineyard-Obamas-birthday-bash.html

https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/nancy-pelosi-speech-transcript-after-capitol-building-riots-january-6

Nancy Pelosi's Speech – Audio first 30 seconds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY8Wtr8mo5M

5 minute judicial ritual
https://www.c-span.org/video/?513925-1/house-pro-forma-session

Episode 161

Lost Goalposts

In Texas, there was a bill to be debated and a collection of representatives left town. They chartered a plane, went to D.C., met with Democrats, and Covid cases broke out. Now there's push for more vaccines, and masks are back for all. At what level is this a failure? Testing, medicine, social failures, corporations, regulatory authorities?

Executive Producers: Hop-Scotch, LadyGetOverIt

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/texas-democrats-smile-maskless-on-plane-while-skipping-work-to-block-voting-bill/ar-AAM4tnH

https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-democrats-meet-with-us-senators-while-in-washington-dc/285-83abf9b2-1cf1-4f26-922d-d1b23044a562

https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-democrats-meet-with-us-senators-while-in-washington-dc/285-83abf9b2-1cf1-4f26-922d-d1b23044a562

https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/locs/2021/07-21-2021-lab-alert-Changes_CDC_RT-PCR_SARS-CoV-2_Testing_1.html

https://healthydebate.ca/2021/03/topic/comparing-vaccines/

https://www.statnews.com/2021/07/28/efficacy-of-pfizer-biontech-covid-vaccine-slips-to-84-after-six-months-data-show/

https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/07/this-900-person-delta-cluster-in-mass-has-cdc-freaked-out-74-are-vaccinated/

Biden doesn't think the vaccine should be mandatory:
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-55195831

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/bidens-new-vaccine-requirement-meets-pushback-from-unions-who-helped-elect-him/ar-AAMLqMX

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/07/27/biden-vaccine-mandate-federal-employees/

National Vaccination Progress:
https://usafacts.org/visualizations/covid-vaccine-tracker-states/

https://usafacts.org/visualizations/coronavirus-covid-19-spread-map/

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/12/23/trump-administration-purchases-additional-100-million-doses-covid-19-investigational-vaccine-pfizer.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-administration-orders-additional-200-million-doses-covid-19-vaccine-n1255744

https://apnews.com/article/science-health-coronavirus-pandemic-d9504519a8ae081f785ca012b5ef84d1

https://freedomfirstnetwork.com/2021/07/pfizer-projects-33-billion-in-covid-vaccine-revenues-driven-by-boosters-and-vaccines-for-kids

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/pfizer-boosts-forecast-for-vaccine-sales-to-335-billion/ar-AAMEo4L

Antibody-dependent Enhancement (ADE) and Vaccines:
https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-center/vaccine-safety/antibody-dependent-enhancement-and-vaccines

Antibody-dependant enhancement and SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and therapies:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32908214/

Truth about Vaping 2015 Base video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxNM1pUoOn4

Clipped audio from Truth about Vaping: https://noagendaassets.com/enc/1573417640.215_truthaboutvaping2015-californiatobaccobondsaredecliningdrastically.mp3

Netflix "The Bleeding Edge"
https://www.netflix.com/title/80170862

Essure Birth Control:
https://www.essure.com/

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/implants-and-prosthetics/essure-permanent-birth-control

https://www.cms.gov/OpenPayments

https://regenerativemc.com/thursday-4-8-2021-what-happened-in-the-animal-trials-for-mrna-vaccines/

https://vetmed.umn.edu/news/umn-cvm-scientists-unlock-decades-old-mystery-epidemiology

http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/cep/COVID/mRNA%20vaccine%20review%20final.pdf

www.billybon3s.com

The Podcast

A Tale of Two Trails

Goin' OTG

Vaxports in King County

Postponing Procrastination

Life is always full of big projects and commitments, and even if we put them off, they will still come back to us, needing to be completed. Where is the point of deminishing returns on postponing a project? When do we step forward to complete the project to protect our overall investment?

Ethically Sourced

Standing Together Against a Mandate

Departing Afghanistan

Taxing Farms

The Stone Temple of Democracy

Lost Goalposts

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