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Episode Date: February 19, 2026

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Blaze Radio Network. And now, chewing the fat with Jeff Fisher. Huh. A team of independent forensic scientists are calling for a fresh investigation into the death of Kurt Cobain. Apparently, after an exhaustive look at the late Rocker's autopsy, they led them to believe one or more individuals may have been involved in his death. Oh boy. Courtney, better roll a colonel.

Cobain's 1994 death, which came at the zenith, obviously, of the Seattle's grunge scene, shook the music world to its core, and the King County Medical Examiner's office ruled at the time that the 27-year-old Nirvana frontman's death was the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. But the forensic team, which included independent researcher Michelle Wilkins and specialist Brian Burnett, of them, recently spent three days. That's exhaustive. Examining the death and concluded in a peer-reviewed document that the death was a homicide. Huh.

Now, they talked about the well-known theories about the manner of Cobain's death that haven't sat right with fans, including that he was forced to take a massive dose of heroin. Right. Before he was shot. And that his two suicide notes used different handwriting styles. Yeah, maybe one while he was. straight and one way he was high. Could that be a, no, no, don't look, don't think of it that way. Okay. So, for right now, obviously it still stands. The King County Medical Examiner's Office worked with local law enforcement agency, conducted a full autopsy, followed all of its procedures

in coming to the determination of the manner of death as suicide. However, apparently the agency left the door open to reinvestigate the case if new evidence comes to light. However, they say they've seen nothing to date that would warrant reopening of this case and changing the previous determination of death. So, and apparently, and I don't know that I know this or I forgot about it, a month before his death, Cobain was hospitalized in Rome after overdosing on a combination of rohyphanol and champagne, which his spouse then, Courtney Love, claimed was a suicide attempt. Was that just the beginning? to set it up.

Knowing that she was going to do it back home in the U.S.? I don't know. You know, that's for you to figure out. But for right now, she's safe. Cobain, I mean, he was 27. He's part of the 27 club. I mean, we've got Jimmy Hendrix, Janice Chaplin, Jim Morrison, Brian Jones, Amy Winehouse,

all died when they were 27. And so maybe that's what Courtney was waiting for in Rome. We had to get back to the U.S. and then he had to kill himself so he could become part of the 27 club. I'm just hypothetically speaking, of course. For now, the suicide remains the cause of death. Welcome. Welcome to chewing the fat. Fat 5 Plus.

All right. I love this story, but I don't think it's real. Okay. Houston, Texas, a steakhouse server, arrested after locking a party of 12. inside a private room over $8 tip on a $612 bill. Love this story. I used to live with a girl who was a waitress and she would get so angry. This was in Florida.

And when tourists would come down, they would leave no tips. They would order and leave change for tips. She would just be so angry at them. So I understand the frustration. Houston police arrested a 26-year-old steakhouse server Saturday night after a luxury dinner spiraled into chaos when a party of 12 allegedly left an $8 tip on a $612 bill. I mean, it is unacceptable, actually, in today's world.

Triggering what witnesses described as a full gratuity hostage situation. So according to diners, the group had reserved a private room for nearly three hours ordering premium steaks, top shelf cocktails, multiple advertisers, and at least four rounds of express. martinis. Witnesses say the server ran nonstop, refilling drinks, splitting checks twice, then recombining them after confusing and accommodating multiple off-menu requests. When the group finally left, the staff noticed their restit. $612 total, $8 tip. The server, the several nearby diners said the server stood silent for a moment before calmly saying, let me just clarify something.

So according to the police report, one guest allegedly responded, service wasn't that hard. That's when things escalated. That could have probably been me. Just mess. Service wasn't that hard. Witnesses say the server walked back to the private dining room, closed the sliding door, who then temporarily blocked it from the outside, reportedly telling the group, we're going to have to review percentages together.

Customers inside the room were heard arguing while other diners filmed from the hallway. I have not seen the film of that. Police say management intervened as the server continued lecturing about basic math and respect while holding the receipt like evidence in court. Officers arrived to find the tent standoff. They talked about a half-eaten cheesecake on the table, and one guest was attempting to Venmo 20 bucks to make it go away. The server was arrested for disorderly conduct and on lawful,

restraint. No injuries were reported. As officers escorted him out of the out, witnesses say he shouted, 20% is not a suggestion. I love that story. Okay. And I, one diner summed it up. I ordered a ribby. I got a live TED talk on gratuity. Yeah. Yeah, you did. And you probably should follow that for sure. And now, I have a couple questions, which leads me to, I don't think this story is real. Okay. while when you go to a steakhouse that's I'm sure a fine steakhouse usually if you're in a separate room like that gratuity is already added on so your eight bucks is on top of the 20% already tagged on right if you leave extra that's on you but the 20% is already tacked on to the bill if that's not the case I don't I mean why not and here's where another reason I don't think it's real the picture on the story says there's a picture of a female and a picture of a booking photo and it says Houston, Texas, Steakhouse River arrested after a locking party of 12 inside private room over $8 tip on $612 bill.

Okay. The mugshot is from Dallas police, not Houston. And so I just, and the girl that's coming out of the restaurant is, I think just an AI girl, so I don't think the story is real. However, for those of you non-tippers, it is important to remember, it is important to tip your server.

Even if the story is not real, it could be one day. A story that is real is real, no, it's not about Israel, it's a story that is real there. I don't know because this story is not about Israel. The story is

about bear, and the agrochemical maker, bear. And apparently, they've proposed a $7.25 billion settlement to resolve the thousands of U.S. lawsuits, alleging that the company failed to warn people that its popular weed killer Roundup could cause cancer. The proposed settlement, if you're in on this, I don't know when you're going to get your money

or how much you're going to get, but you're going to get something. The proposed settlement comes as the U.S. Supreme Court, Bears kind of cover in their rear end here because the U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to hear arguments on Bears' assertion. I think they're going to hear it in April. On Bears' assertion that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, approval, their approval of Roundup without a cancer warning, should invalidate claims filed in state courts. The case would not be affected by the proposed settlement. Yeah. So if they get this thing taken care of, and they've taken care of a couple of few other settlements as well, then when they go before the Supreme Court, that means they're worried that the Supreme Court is saying,

yeah, it doesn't matter. You're still owe for your roundup that could cause cancer. But this settlement would eliminate some of the risk from the eventual Supreme Court ruling. So patients would be assured of receiving settlement money, even if the Supreme Court rules in bears favor. They may rule in bear's favor saying, yeah, you're right. It was approved by the EPA, and, you know, you didn't have to put it on there. Well, then who covers that? Is that the EPA?

Maybe. So the Germany-based bear, which acquired Roundup Maker Monsanto in 2018, disputes the assertion that Roundup's key ingredient, glial phosphate. It's not glifosate. Can cause non-Hodgkin lymphoma. But the company has warned that mounting. legal costs are threatening its ability to continue selling the product in the U.S. agricultural markets.

Okay. So the proposed settlement was filed in St. Louis Circuit Court, Missouri, home to Bayer's North America, Crop Science Division, and the state where many of the lawsuits have been brought. Settlement still needs the court's approval. So about 200,000 round-up related claims have been made against Bear. That includes more than 125,000 plaintiffs who sued in 2015. According to settlement documents, few cases have gone to jurors with, let's see,

there's 13 verdicts for bear 11 for plaintiffs. Okay, so the sum have gone to bear, including $2.1 billion awarded to Georgia, Georgia plaintiff. Others already have been resolved through separate settlements, including two recent ones, that would take care of about 77,000 claims. Okay. So the newly proposed nationwide settlement, settlement is designed to address most of the remaining lawsuits, as well as any additional

cases brought in the coming years by people who were exposed to round up before the settlement, this settlement. So if too many plaintiffs opt out of the proposed settlement and they decide, no, I don't want anything to do the settlement, I'm going to sue you on my own. They're going to reserve the right to cancel it. They want to pull the plug on the settlement. I don't think the court will allow that, but it might. And so Bear didn't specify how many opt-outs would have to occur. But that's interesting that they, now if I opt out and I'm going to sue you on my own,

then are you going to opt out of the settlement? I don't know that the court is going to allow that. But anyway, if you are part of the lawsuit, I have a little bit of money coming if the court approves this. And I'm assuming that they will maybe modify with some modified changes. But $7.25 billion. and you know you get a little money

and the lawyers everybody makes a whole bunch of money and you get a little bit of money and unfortunately the reason you're suing is because you or someone you love got cancer and that is very very sad and I understand wanting someone to pay I do and if that was because you were using the Monsanto then yeah

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but most importantly, all you need to know is my X account at Jeffrey JFR. Sure, Brad has an X account at real Brad Staggs. Sure, he does, you know, the Daily Mojo, which you can find out about by going to the DailyMojo.com. but most importantly, really, just listen to Saturday morning live on MyX at Jeffrey JFR. And of course, you can hear me every day on Pat Gray unleashed on Blaze TV and Blaze Radio, 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. Central Monday through Friday, I do a Fat 5 on his program every day. And then I do this show, Fat 5 Plus. I, you know, I've been knocking them out. I didn't do one yesterday.

Sorry, but I do as many as I can now with the way. my schedule is and I appreciate you I love you you know that don't look at me like that I know it's me I know it's me and not you I get it but I still I still love you don't you love me back you don't have to answer that so my man Wes Burdett reached out again you know Wes he's the PETA officer the people I'm sorry he's the people for the ethical treatment of animals officer yeah he's their press officer he reached out to me again And it's on behalf of Betty again, Betty the elephant. So apparently we did some good.

You know, Betty's been taken off the road because she's getting a little wobbly. I don't know if we did any good. It says that Betty's getting a little older. They're like, we've had enough of Betty. And we shipped her back to the farm, okay? So, which was good. She was sick and she was old. And they needed to do that.

Well, now that's not good enough. Time is still of the essence. And we, we, we, people. Peta wants to get her released to an accredited elephant sanctuary. And of course, they want me to help. Well, you know, what am I supposed to do? Tell, you know, Card and Circus, hey, move your, take, don't, you know what? You need to move your elephants to an accredited elephant sanctuary instead of shipping

them back to your farm and taking care of them there and letting them die. Okay. I mean, do that. That'd be great. You know, Cardin Circus could do what they want with their elephants. will say this. You know, Peta wants them to get rid of all the elephants and ship all the elements to an accredited elephant sanctuary. And that's up to them. They can do what they want. However, I will say since they, since Betty, since Betty's, you know, using a walker. And I don't

what kind of, I don't know what kind of walker, Betty the elephant has, but you can bet that it's a big one. So she's, you know, she's in bad shape. So they take her off the road. Maybe, I'm sure they've got plenty of film video of Betty maybe they just do a thank you to Betty video when the circus comes to town and you know

then they show then they bring out a couple of real elephants and I know this goes against what Peter wants but I'm just throwing this out there and they bring out a couple of real elephants and they do a couple of little tricks and whatever they do and then they move on but they the big event is what Betty brought to

Cardin Circus and people would love the video. And now you could show then, if you move her to an accredited elephant sanctuary, you can say yes, and now we have Betty in the home. And there she is right now on life support waiting to die.

Isn't it wonderful? And then that could happen. But, you know, Wes wants me to send a letter, a strongly worded letter to Carden Circus and tell them, hey, I know you recently took her the road and thank you for doing that but that's not good enough okay i'm sure she's tired all the time

and she needs to retire from entertainment altogether well they send her back to the farm isn't that retiring from entertainment altogether uh you know okay i don't i don't know that i don't know do people show up well i saw a couple of videos online of the card and circus farm do people show up there if i remember right it was in ohio do people show up there and then they have to put on a show maybe i guess so You know, anyway, Cardin Circus could do what they want. It's their animal. It's their circus. I'm just throwing it out there that perhaps, you know,

sending Betty to an accredited elephant sanctuary, you could work to your advantage by filming it and showing that you're taking care of Betty at the nursing home and then use that video as the end of, Tadda! Betty used to be here with us. She's not here with us now. And you have the great video of how great Betty was

and all the things that Betty did for you. And then out comes a couple other little elephants. Tadda! Here comes Betty Jr. Betty Jr., the junior twins. Here come the junior twins. And let them do a couple of tricks, and then we move down with their life.

And you're using Betty to your advantage. And all the while, Betty has had an accredited elephant sanctuary. So, all right, what do you think, Card? You're going to do that? It's up to you. You know, speaking of animals, I see where a fossil hunter in Denmark walking along just mind in his own little business and he found 66 million year old vomit.

You're looking at the picture of the 66 million year old vomit. You know, I don't know how he knew it was vomit. I guess you knew it looked different. But okay. So apparently 66 million years ago, this marine creature, mining its own business at the bottom of the Cretaceous sea, munched on some sea lilies, didn't feel too great, and barfed it up. And now Peter Benicki, the fossil hunter in Denmark, has found the remains.

I guess it's going to go to the Natural History Museum in Danish town in some Danish town that I can't pronounce, so I'm not even going to try. And the fossil is truly an extraordinary find, this paleontologist and curate. at the Geo Museum F-A-X-E I don't know how they pronounce it in the Denmark world and so it all started when

Bencki found some strange fragments on this Danish island and it's a fossil-rich coastal cliff and I'm sure he's walked there many times and it's a world heritage site and so he said hey that looks different and it was

it was dinosaur puke and I'm sorry fossilized vomit. And so they claimed it it's 66 million years old. I'm sure the people over at ICR would have something else to say about that. You could find that out at the ICR Discovery Center.

But for now, just go to their website, discovery center.irc.org. It's a museum in Dallas. It's really fascinating. And this whole 66 million year thing is really questionable to them. And if you tour the museum,

by the time you get through in the museum, you're like, yeah, those guys are right. But for now, without ICR talking over there in the corner, this fossil has been 66 million years ago. Oh, and a side note to the fossilized vomit-find country, Denmark, It's cute that you think you're still on Greenland, but you don't. Greenland belongs to us, the United States of America. You can keep saying that it belongs to you, but it doesn't.

And in fact, a listener to this show, Chewing the Fat, went over there and put a flag in the ground and already took it from you. So no matter what, the country is already ours. So it's cute that your country is finding fossilized dinosaur vomit. But Greenland belongs to us, just so it's clear. I guess it's just me now. I see things and I just, well, I think they're not real. I think it's not real at all. So I saw this post from five guys and it says,

we're sorry and we're going to make it right. And the post is, thank you for showing up in such a big way. We've vastly underestimated your response to our 40th birthday offer. As a result, we let our customers and our crews down. We are truly sorry that we didn't meet your or our house. expectations. We're replenishing product, we're replenishing fresh product to our locations now. We will host another celebration to make it right look soon for details. So apparently they had this

big sale for their 40th birthday and it was, you know, I guess it was a buy one get one. I think that was the deal. It might even a better deal than that. But the people went crazy in, you know, because it's buy one, get one. And five guys is, you know, not, not to cheap. And so it's people when they can get a deal on something that's not cheap, but they love, they're going to do it. And I thought for a moment, that's not real.

Because that's a good sales pitch, right? You tell the people, hey, sorry, man, did we mess up? Did we mess up? You're going to need to come back and here's a deal for you now. And so that's kind of a sales pitch. But apparently it wasn't just a

sales pitch. They did screw up. So good job. Five guys. I hope you make it right. Okay. Who died today? Who died today? Well, let's begin with Frederick Wiseman. Frederick Wiseman, filmmaker, Oscar winner, has passed away at the age of 96.

The man made 35, completed more than 35 documentaries. I see the picture of him. He looks like in this picture, he's in a sense. studio with a mixing board and mixing reel-to-reel tape behind him. And it looks like there's other audio mixing. I mean, it looks like an old radio guy. But instead he was making documentaries and making films. Incredible.

You remember probably the director of the Tri-Cut Follies? Who doesn't? And dozens of other documentaries who's in-depth on Adorn movies comprised the unique history of American institutions. So very sad to lose Frederick Wiseman dead at the age of 96. Then we have a four-time Super Bowl champion, Mike Wagner. Man, I remember Mike Wagner. Played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, man, the Steel Curtain.

He was great. He has died at the age of 76. I guess he began fighting pancreatic cancer after being diagnosed in 2020. I'm surprised he's not in the Hall of Fame because I thought all the Steel Curtin defensive men were in the Hall of Fame. But it doesn't say about him being in the Hall of Fame. I wonder if he got voted, was nominated and never voted in. Let's check, shall we? Yeah, it doesn't mention it.

Talks about, you know, he was a key member of the defense. You aren't kidding. And pro ball appearances, he was in, he's officially recognized in the Steelers Hall of Fame. Well, yeah, anybody on the Steel Curtain, they won four Super Bowls. They are going to be in the Steelers Hall of Fame. But nothing about the Hall of Fame. So, sorry, Mike. You know, you're dead at the age of 76 and you're in the Steelers Hall of Fame.

That's all that matters. Isn't it? You're darn right. Then we lost another football player. Tracy Scroggins, Tracy Scroggins, dead at the age of. of 56. Saragan spent all 10 seasons of his career as a member of the Detroit Lions. And apparently, he was dealing with very bad CTE.

Apparently, he was battling devastating effects of CTE. But he said, and the family said, that playing in the NFL gave Tracy an opportunity to pursue his lifelong dream and to rise from poverty. However, unfortunately, the NFL also ultimately was the cause of his untimely demise. So does that mean they're going to sue the NFL? I don't know. We'll see. Is the NFL going to come to the table with some money for the Scroggins family?

Don't know. I don't even know if the NFL was helping take care of them financially, you know, as part of the CTE deal. Probably not, is my guess. But I would hope that they would. But that doesn't mean that they would. Tracy Scroggins, dead at the age of 56, rest in peace. Then another story that we talked about that I find fascinating.

Remember the girl down in Texas, Regina Santos-Avilles, who set herself on fire. I know. I mean, holy cow, how do you do that? I seriously think about that setting yourself on fire man I mean I didn't like to burn yourself on the stove or put your hand on a hot car or anything but to set yourself on fire oh man I do not like that but so they apparently you know they found her but in her backyard and she had self emulated I mean wow just so sad well apparently she sent a co-worker that she had an affair because she was working or had worked for a Texas Republican

Tony Gonzalez. And apparently she claimed that she had an affair with him. And later, I guess, that's why she set herself on fire. He's married, has a couple children. You're never going to go anywhere with him. And so she, you know, set herself on fire. Wow. I mean, I'm not laughing.

It's bad. It's really sad that she was so upset and so in love with Mr. Gonzalez that she set herself on fire. Now, he, of course, completely denies any of it. And he doesn't, we're not talking about it. He said she's a kind soul, devoted her life into making the community a better place. Her efforts led to improvements in school safety, health care, and rural water like never before.

And she helped me through tough times as well. No, he didn't say that at all. So apparently, you know, he's saying that no way that it didn't happen and get over it. Okay, sure. Whatever you say, sir. All right, let's get out of here. I need you with a joke of the day. Now, I appreciate everyone.

sending their submissions for joke of the day to Chewing the Fat at the Blaze.com. And I know that's what Scott did. Now, I will say this. Scott is trying, okay? He needs to do better. He needs to, he's trying. Scott is definitely trying. But again, this is a process.

Keep working at it, right? So this is Scott's, you know, submission. Two people come running into the emergency. emergency room, proclaiming they are trans and in labor with a child and about to give birth. The EER nurse gets into action, but is confused and asks, are you from Transylvania? See, that's what I mean. It needs work. I mean, I get it. I get it. But, you know, it needs work. So there's that. Subscribe to more Blaze Media content at the blaze.com slash podcasts.