#129 - Russia and Ukraine Updates

Published: March 1, 2022, 5:46 a.m.

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More developing events to chat about. Discussion is healthy, questions are welcome, and all opinions are on the table. Let\'s chat.

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Links discussed in episode:

Neutral Swiss join EU sanctions against Russia in break with past | Reuters

Volunteer Hackers Join Ukraine\'s Fight Against Russia - WSJ

8 EU countries support Ukraine\'s call to fast-track membership talks

Jailbreak: Zelensky Says Ukraine to Free Inmates with \'Combat Experience\'

EU Head of Foreign Affairs  @JosepBorrellF :  \\u201cWe cannot block the reserves of the Russian Central Bank in Moscow. Or In China. In the last year Russia has been placing their reserves in places where we can\\u2019t block them. Russia has been preparing for sanctions financially"

Is it a coincidence that this \\u201cwar\\u201d will necessarily lead to the dollar losing its reserve currency status and China subsuming so much more power in Eurasia? #EliteMerger

NEW: Biden Admin. instructs Americans to social distance and wear masks in the event of a Nuclear Fallout. 

BREAKING: DeSantis REJECTS Biden\\u2019s request for Florida National Guard to deploy to DC for the State of the Union

TIL:

TIL that in the early days of crossword puzzles, the game became an object of cultural hysteria. Newspapers and magazines from the 1920\'s - 1930\'s warned of a \\u201ccrossword craze\\u201d gripping the country\\u2019s minds. The trend was described as an \\u201cepidemic,\\u201d a \\u201cvirulent plague,\\u201d and a \\u201cnational menace.\\u201d

TIL Less than half the population can actually smell asparagus pee

TIL that In World War II, British spies plotted to spike Hitler\'s food with estrogen to make him less aggressive

TIL in 2009 Burger King ran the "Whopper sacrifice" campaign, which gave a free whopper to anyone who deleted 10 friends on Facebook. Facebook suspended the program because Burger King was alerting people letting them know they\'d been dropped for a sandwich

TIL that In World War II, British spies plotted to spike Hitler\'s food with oestrogen to make him less aggressive

Shower Thoughts:

When you\\u2019re famous, your manager works for you. When you aren\\u2019t you work for your manager.

A child\'s laughter is beautiful until you can\'t find the child it\'s coming from.

You swallow about 262 liters of saliva in a year, but most people probably wouldn\'t drink it if it was put in a cup or bottle.

If dinosaurs ever get recreated, we\\u2019ll most likely sacrifice someone to find out if they can\\u2019t see you if you\\u2019re still.

Water is technically what a rainbow tastes like.

The people that hate their alarm the most usually choose to hear it multiple times each morning.

Olive oil is a fruit juice.

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