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Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
We send our sincerest condolences to the victims of the Uvalde school shooting, discuss the ramifications of gun legislation, and try to keep the light in this moment of darkness.
If you would like to help the families of Uvalde, please visit these pages: https://gofundme.com/texas-elementaryhttps://onestarfoundation.org/donate/
Here are the links to the Stories in this episode:
Uvalde SchoolShooting/ https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/texas-elementary-school-shooting-05-25-22/index.html
Gun Control Debate from the Mikhaila Peterson podcast / https://open.spotify.com/episode/2dZir3ltQbFowVhb7RKYre
Cassius & Brutus / http://shakespeare.mit.edu/julius_caesar/julius_caesar.1.2.html
Monkey Pox Box / https://abcnews.go.com/Health/confirmed-presumptive-monkeypox-cases-us-government-releasing-vaccines/story?id=84919968
Replacement Theory / https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/15/us/replacement-theory-shooting-tucker-carlson.html
Tucker Carlson / https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/17/buffalo-shooting-fox-news-tucker-carlson-great-replacement-theory
Census to Beige / https://www.brookings.edu/research/new-census-data-shows-the-nation-is-diversifying-even-faster-than-predicted/
Research / https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gun-violence-by-country
Research / https://people.howstuffworks.com/strict-gun-laws-less-crime1.htm
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Monday May 23, 2022
Monday May 23, 2022
In today’s episode, we monologue on Saharahan dust, the baby formula shortage, and plants. David Cronenberg’s latest movie is coming out. Space exploration is picking up. Charles Manson’s origin is detailed. And we serve up a Fool Scoop of cryptocurrency.
Special guest: Richard King
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Here are the links to the Stories covered in this episode:
Saharan Dust Cloud / https://www.kxan.com/weather/weather-blog/saharan-dust-expected-to-return-to-central-texas-next-week/
Baby Formula / https://www.insider.com/er-doc-says-watered-down-homemade-formulas-putting-infants-danger-2022-5
Plants / https://www.gbnews.uk/news/stop-picking-carnivorous--plants-or-theyll-go-extinct-environmentalists-warn/298351#:~:text=%22Do%20not%20pick%20the%20flowers,no%20joke%2C%20according%20to%20officials.
David Cronenberg Interview / https://deadline.com/2022/05/david-cronenberg-cannes-crimes-of-the-future-1235018996/
The World View space exploration program hits 1000 reservations / https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220504005448/en/Space-Tourism-Company-World-View-Reaches-1000-Reservations-for-Flights-to-the-Edge-of-Space
NASA’s Mars lander, the Insight, is running out of juice. / https://newsbeezer.com/austriaeng/mars-lander-insight-is-running-out-of-juice/
Canada bans Huawei and ZTE / https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/20/23132125/canada-bans-huawei-5g-network-equipment-telcos-reoval-2024
Scientists grow plants in moon soil / https://www.nasa.gov/feature/biological-physical/scientists-grow-plants-in-soil-from-the-moon
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Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
In today’s episode, the Texas weather heats up, Luna collapses, a discussion of final movies, an avalanche of mass surveillance in our Fool Scoop, and an adoption scandal.
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Here are the links to the Stories covered in this episode:
Texas Thermostats / https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/14/us/texas-heat-wave-ercot-conserve/index.html
CryptoWorld: the end of Luna / https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/richardnieva/crypto-terra-luna-stablecoin-explainer
JRE with Snowden / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFns39RXPrU
The Georgia Tann Adoption Scandal / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Tann
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Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
In today’s episode, we examine the validity of remakes, explain the Papin Sisters’ crimes, explore scientific advancements, enroll in metaversities, and eviscerate SCOTUS’ plans to overturn Roe v Wade in our Fool Scoop.
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Here are the links to the Stories covered in this episode:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_and_L%C3%A9a_Papin#:~:text=Christine%20Papin%20(8%20March%201905,France%20on%20February%202%2C%201933. / Murderous Maids
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Gateway / Lunar Gateway
https://vrscout.com/news/10-metaversities-are-opening-across-the-us-this-fall/ / Metaversities
https://www.npr.org/2022/04/20/1093808284/the-road-to-overturning-roe-v-wade / Roe V Wade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJCGAA4VYT8 / Ruh Roe
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Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
In today’s episode, we take a look at some political news bites, explore the impact of remote work, scrutinize the rising amount of requels, and in our Fool Scoop, we dissect yellow journalism and its history.
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Here are the links to the Stories covered in this episode:
White House Correspondents Dinner / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqfnHU9i38E
Return of the Requels / https://awardswatch.com/scream-2022-the-creation-of-the-requel-new-genre-rules-and-giving-us-an-lgbtq-horror-icon/
Restart the Collider / https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/apr/21/large-hadron-collider-restart-fifth-force-nature
Yellow Journalism Wiki / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism
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Sunday Apr 24, 2022
Sunday Apr 24, 2022
In today’s episode, we’re treated to a rendition of Keanu’s Much Ado About Nothing, Disney’s losing its special district status, we share our thoughts on the latest smartphone technology, the stock market’s crashing, and in our Fool Scoop, we examine the skyrocketing inflation.
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Here are the links to the Stories covered in this episode:
Much Ado About Nothing / https://shakespeare-navigators.com/ado/AdoText13.html
The Samsung M51 Battery King / https://www.samsung.com/levant/smartphones/galaxy-m/galaxy-m51-black-128gb-sm-m515fzkemid/
Stock Market Strife / https://www.businessinsider.com/stock-market-crash-fed-tightening-bond-yields-rates-inflation-hunter-2022-4
Inflation Bites / https://journalrecord.com/2022/04/12/us-inflation-at-8-5-highest-since-1981/#:~:text=WASHINGTON%20%E2%80%93%20Inflation%20soared%20over%20the,raises%20that%20many%20people%20received
VinZombie12 on Twitch / https://www.twitch.tv/vinzombie12
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Monday Apr 18, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
In today’s episode, we’ve got chaos at the border, the NXT debut of Laredo’s own Roxanne Perez, a revisit to the assassination of Tejano icon Selena, Russia playing a real-world version of Battleship, and in our first Fool Scoop, we discuss blue comedy’s waning in the stand-up scene.
Note: In this episode, we’ve made a few edits to our guest commentator due to technical difficulties.
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Here are the links to the Stories covered in this episode:
Chaos at the Border / https://www.texastribune.org/2022/04/11/texas-border-inspections-truckers-protest/
What is Title 42 / https://www.voanews.com/a/explainer-what-is-title-42-and-its-effect-on-us-southern-border-/6518286.html
Rok-C Debuts / https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/rok-c-debuts-at-wwe-next-level-up-taping-gets-new-name
Evil Lady Yolanda / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yolanda_Sald%C3%ADvar
Russian Warship Go F Yourself / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCU7GP6bGUY
Blue Comedy / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribaldry
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Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
In today’s episode, we review the film Spencer, digest the idea of Mike Tyson Ear Bite snacks, peruse the morals of book bans, confirm a new Supreme Court Justice, and discuss Elon Musk’s attempts to become Tony Stark.
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Links to Today’s Stories:
Spencer Wiki / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_(film)
Mike Tyson Edibles / https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/19/business/mike-tyson-ear-shaped-edibles-trnd/index.html
Banned Books / https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2019/sep/surprising-books-that-have-been-recently-banned-2019.html
Is there some Value to Censorship? / https://youtu.be/t_aBpnjCUWw
Why Book Banning Efforts Are Spreading / https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/30/books/book-ban-us-schools.html
Judge Jackson Confirmed / https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/04/in-historic-first-ketanji-brown-jackson-is-confirmed-to-supreme-court/
Giga Texas / https://cleantechnica.com/2022/04/09/tesla-giga-texas-cyber-rodeo-on-the-ground-with-photos/
Tesla’s Project Optimus / https://electrek.co/2022/04/07/tesla-production-optimus-humanoid-robot-2023/
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Join us as we tackle the top stories of the week and put a hilarious spin on them. From skits to satirical commentary, we've got you covered. But we don't just stop at the laughs - every show, we take a deep dive into "The" Fool Scoop, where we explore a topic of the week in depth. Whether you're looking to stay informed or just want a good laugh, The Fool Scoop team's got you covered. Tune in every week and get ready to chuckle your way through the headlines.
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