Chewing the Fat with Jeff Fisher - Ep 988 | It’s for What?...

Episode Date: October 27, 2022

More recalls… Move to Bali?... Powerball / no winner… New App for shakes… Socials and Emails… Ye... Rihanna release comin up… Who Died Today: Ash Carter 68… Jerry Lee falsely rep...orted dead… Smell of human in buried car… Off the cliff she went… Darrell Brooks Jr. Guilty all counts… New Covid Wave?... Ports not backed up… Rail strike comin?... Joke of the day not needed…    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Starting point is 00:00:49 Cloorox Pro-Pinesol All-Purpose Cleaners in Lavender Clean, Sparkling Wave, Lemon Fresh, and Orange Energy Sents, and Clorox Professional Pinesol, Lemon-Fresh Cleaners, with date codes beginning with the prefix A4 and followed by a five-digit number less than 22249. The products are sold in bottles of 2848-60-140144 and 175 fluid ounces. Out of, say it with me, an abundance of caution. Clorox is recalling all of the above-described products manufactured at its Forest Park, Georgia facility through September. 22nd, you should immediately stop using these products.
Starting point is 00:01:35 You should bring them back at the place of purchase for full refund with receipt, or you'll get the manufacturer's suggested retail price without the receipt. And the products were sold online also. You could have purchased them anywhere online or in a brick and mortar store. It doesn't say that they have had anyone get sick, but apparently it could contain bacteria. So I'm guessing there hasn't been anyone made too sick because they're still putting this under the title of,
Starting point is 00:02:22 out of an abundance of caution. So if you use pine saw, like, I don't know, millions of Americans, there's quite a list of different pine saw products that need to be returned. I don't know what to tell you. Every day more companies are recalling their products. More and more products, we're finding out that we use every day aren't for, they're bad for us, they make us sick, they were made wrong. It's a very, very strange time that we live in.
Starting point is 00:02:59 However, I'm very happy that these companies care about me, care about you, care about my family, and they're just doing everything out of an abundance of caution. Welcome. Welcome to Chewing the Fad. So if you have a lot of... have $130,000 in your bank account, you can apply for a new visa in Indonesia, Bali, to, you know, to have your, you can live there. It's, they want to boost the economy. They want you to work there
Starting point is 00:03:47 from your second home. You can get a visa available for five or 10 years and you will, I mean, that's nice of them, really. And you will then become a remote worker from Bali. That's really what they want. Now, don't forget, I said you had to have $130,000. It's actually, you need to have $2 billion Indonesian rupas, but that is the equivalent to $130,000 in your bank account. And the funds must be placed in an Indonesian state-owned bank,
Starting point is 00:04:23 which, you know, is nice of them, and they want to be able to prove that you have that money. I don't know once you put it in the bank, if you can spend it or not. So you better have more than $130,000, if you want the 10 years in Bali to be a remote worker there. I was interested to see that, you know, I know that the pandemic forced, you know,
Starting point is 00:04:46 everybody to have different working styles and remote working styles. And last year, according to, according to one report from, I think, Business Insider, but I'm not sure, said that 15.5 million Americans identified as digital nomads. I mean, I guess I could identify as that. I mean, really, in today's world, you could identify any damn way you want. But I guess I could identify as a digital nomad.
Starting point is 00:05:19 And I see where New Zealand and Portugal have recently introduced digital nomad visas, they want to capitalize on remote workers as well, who want to work overseas, you know, since the pandemic has upended, the old traditional work structures. Apparently, they're not the only ones. Dozens of countries have launched similar programs to attract young and travel keen remote workers. So there you have it. If you have, I don't know how much money you have to have to go to these other countries, I'm sure they have some sort of limit to get your digital nomad visa.
Starting point is 00:05:59 But in Bali, you've got to have $130,000. I mean, would it matter if you hit the lotto? I keep talking about the power ball, but nobody won again. The power ball goes up again. As of right now, the day of this recording, the 27th of October, 2022, time stamp daylight hours. The next drawing is Saturday, October 29th,
Starting point is 00:06:29 2022 for $800 million. Cash value, $383.83.7 million. I am willing to, I'm willing to accept that. And I hope that you win something. Just not that. Good luck, though. Good luck to you and whoever you, you know, your loved ones are. Good luck to you.
Starting point is 00:07:01 But, man, that is something. I wouldn't have to worry about, you know, Bali, Bali, Indonesia, Portugal, New Zealand. They would go ahead and say, yeah, come on in. Don't worry about it. You can have your visa. So here I am. Just got to win 800 million, that's all. So I was kind of excited.
Starting point is 00:07:28 I saw a headline about a new app called My Shake. And I thought, okay, well, they're going to tell me where the best shake is in my area, in my local area, or, you know, around the country. Well, no, that's not what it's about. It's about earthquake preemptive strikes. So it lets you know when an earthquake is going to happen. Apparently, the last 5.1 magnitude earthquake that struck near San Jose on Tuesday, wow, I didn't realize they had an earthquake there, 95,000 people got an alert on their smartphones,
Starting point is 00:08:08 warning them it was coming. 18 seconds prior to, that's not a lot of heads-up, but it is a heads-up, a courtesy of My Shake. It's the app developed by scientists, at UC Berkeley's seismotology lab. I love the UC Berkeley's seismotology lab. Seismatology? No, seismolology lab.
Starting point is 00:08:35 Seismillology lab. That's what it is. I can't even pronounce words. I've got this cold. It's driving me crazy. I've got all this goo in my face. I will keep my goo to you or me or keep your goo to you. That's a good way to live your life.
Starting point is 00:08:50 You know that. The most recent warning was right before the quake. Okay, but the hope is in the future, obviously, is to give you know, give you more heads up than 18 seconds. My Shake uses the sensors in your phone to detect movement and then filters it through an artificial neural network to determine if it matches the model for an earthquake. And unlike some other smartphone emergency system, smartphone, I can't say it, I'm all clogged up, smartphone emer. smart phone emergency systems that might mistake a roller coaster for a car crash. My Shake's algorithm is really good at figuring out which motion fits the model, according to the scientists behind it.
Starting point is 00:09:34 Okay. So so far, My Shake can only warn you that the ground is about to start shaking. If you're in California, Oregon, or Washington. How about Texas? We get earthquakes here, too. but it's gathering data to expand and has been downloaded 1.6 million times. Can I get that?
Starting point is 00:09:55 Check that out. Where's my phone? Right here. I want to see if I can get the old My Shake app. It is in the Play Store. I can install the My Shake app. MyShank is downloading it as we speak. It is installed by that was fast.
Starting point is 00:10:17 All right. Let's open up My Shake, Berkeley. My Shake will use your location in the background to provide real-time earthquake information to you so you can take protective actions. Would you like to provide access to your geo position? Yes, sure. Let's, you already know where I'm at. Allow My Shake access to devices location only while using the app. Let's see.
Starting point is 00:10:44 Allow My Shake to access this device's location. allow only while using the app allow my shake to access this device location all the time keep well yeah whatever just I want just whatever I agree I agree I agree okay so according to their terms of service here rapid notifications and earthquake early warning alert information is under development and is provided on an as-is basis
Starting point is 00:11:14 my shake makes no warranty that rapid notifications and alerts will function at all times in all geographic areas, be uninterrupted, be error-free, or than any errors will be corrected. My shake suggests drop, cover, and hold on as a general protective action, but is not responsible for injuries or loss of assets due to provided correct, false, or missed alerts. Wow. So use my shake, but we're, you know, we're not taking responsibility for anything. So, all right.
Starting point is 00:11:54 All right. I agree. There you go. Okay, there it is. All right, so I agree. All right, get started. Help detect earthquakes. Home base, please.
Starting point is 00:12:04 Home base. California, Oregon, or Washington. No, I'm not in those areas. Yeah, you have my, you have my info. You know where I'm at. I'm right there. Oh my gosh. Okay.
Starting point is 00:12:17 So just another app to they can follow me around and know where I'm at. Okay. You're welcome. Let's go to the break room. I need something cold to drink. I think I would have liked to have an actual
Starting point is 00:12:37 My Shake app to let me know where the best shakes in town is. Another million dollar idea coming to you from chewing the fat right now. While they have my shake, you can use, you know, have to come up with just the shakes app. You're welcome.
Starting point is 00:12:58 You're welcome. You go ahead and use that. You can email the show anytime chewing the fat at the blaze.com. I'm sorry, I'm on some kind of cold medicine. I'm trying to get rid of this cold, and I'm just kind of blurry. Everything is just blurry today. So email the show, Chewing the fat at the blaze.com. Thank you for listening.
Starting point is 00:13:19 I appreciate it. You can follow me on Twitter at Jeffrey J-F-R. Facebook and Instagram is Jeff Fisher Radio. Of course, the YouTube channel Chewing the Fat with Jeff Fisher. You can DM my wife, Talking Sense, S-C-E-N-T-S. If you want to get some air fresheners from her, at Amber Fisher, and I think Framelight Photography, I'm not sure. Whatever, you can find her, my posts about the new business
Starting point is 00:13:49 since she started talking since. You can... Is there anything else I have to hawk? Oh, yeah. Cameo. You can order a cameo for me. Those are not free. The podcast is free, though.
Starting point is 00:14:01 There are some rules to follow. And, you know, the podcast is free. But there are some rules to follow once you subscribe to chewing the fat. I know. A lot of shows might just say, hey, subscribe, and it's free. And, you know, thank you. We appreciate it. Well, you know, you can rate
Starting point is 00:14:19 review and if you one of the rules is that uh you know as a subscriber when asked hey what are you listening to i don't care what you're listening to your answer is chewing the fat with jeff fisher obviously you're going to be listening to other things i want you to listen to other things everyone listens to an abundance of of things i want that to be true but when asked hey what do you listening to, your answer must be chewing the fat with Jeff Fisher. It's a simple rule and it's easy to follow. I just got an email from Nate who said I'm a subscriber and I've never had an opportunity to make the correct response when someone asked, what are you listening to? The reason why is because I was wearing hearing aids so I don't really listen to anything on headphones.
Starting point is 00:15:10 However, were you listening with over-the-counter hearing aids now? I'd like to know if you you were using those. However, tonight I was watching TV and my nephew asked me what I was watching. And without even thinking about it, my automatic response, of course, was to the family with Jeff Fisher. Thank you. That's what I'm talking about. That right there is a good subscriber. Who's a good little subscriber? You are, Nate. And so he claims in his email, I know it's not quite the same thing, but no, it is. And I'm going to make a little addendum to the rule, thanks to the rule, the little Nate to the rule. Thank you.
Starting point is 00:15:50 That's a great idea. So no matter what you're listening to or watching, if someone asks you as a subscriber to chewing the fat, hey, what are you listening to? Hey, what are you watching? Your answer must be
Starting point is 00:16:07 chewing the fat with Jeff Fisher. Now, obviously, you're not even going to go, oh, no, that's right, I'm watching this. But your first answer, the first answer, so it's automatically I'll turn no matter where you're at, what you're doing. Hey, what are you listening to? Chewing the fat with Jeff Fisher.
Starting point is 00:16:22 Hey, what are you watching? Chewing the fat with Jeff Fisher. That's the rule. It's the name addendum. It's the way it is. So I can't get enough of Ye. I know that it's, I said yesterday is probably back to Kanye now. I mean, the world is calling him Kanye West.
Starting point is 00:16:38 But that's not his name. His name is Yee. Okay. And, you know, he's crumbling down. No question. I mean, he's done being a billionaire now for sure. Adidas pulled the plug, cut the ties. He showed up at skitchers, skeechers, sketchers, and they summarily kicked him out.
Starting point is 00:16:58 He showed up on and out, we didn't want anything to do with him. His supermodel that he was dating, he even said, I haven't gotten any supermodel business in quite some time. He didn't use the word business. He used the P word. That's right, you heard me, I said the P word. Oh my gosh. I'm embarrassed on myself. He also posted,
Starting point is 00:17:18 hey, you can start to make new designs for footwear apparel and accessories immediately, Adidas. As to Gap, the non-compete expires December 15th, 2020. You own the Yeezy brand and all trademarks associated with Yeezy or Yeezy. So we'll see what happens. I mean, my man is spiraling out of control.
Starting point is 00:17:42 I was thinking that I said yesterday, I think he'll just, you know, you just release a new album, and you make a few million, right? A few, maybe another hundred million. He's worth four or five hundred million now. He'll be okay.
Starting point is 00:17:54 He still has some real estate, some cash, and music, 5% stake in Kim's shapeware firm, skims. But he's just not a billionaire anymore. And so we'll see what happens. I did like the idea of Peloton trying to remain relevant. saying that, well, we're not going to allow anybody to, we're not going to promote any of his music on our platform.
Starting point is 00:18:24 Oh. Okay. Do you honestly think that if I'm working out on a Peloton, I care? I guess they do. Sure. I guess they do. So they have indefinitely paused any inclusion of songs by Yeh in their classes. That was a statement to,
Starting point is 00:18:44 a pillow buddy. So if you're a Peloton member, you a guest are a pillow buddy and probably got the update. I know Alex Toussaint, one of the Peloton instructors, went so far as to say, because I love everybody.
Starting point is 00:19:02 I want to make sure everybody feels safe in my environment, in my classes. I'm not going to speak too much on it because you know I stand with you. You will not hear that artist in my class. I promise you all I do not support hate speech whatsoever, baby. I don't tolerate that at all. Oh, okay.
Starting point is 00:19:23 All right, well, all right, good for you, Alex. How about you, give me a little hype on riding your bike, okay? Thank you. Appreciate it. How about you do that with the music that works? And if Ye's music works, let it work. I hope are you still using R. Kelly, Alex, just wondering. agonizing.
Starting point is 00:19:45 Congratulations to Rihanna. Rihanna, Rihanna, Rihanna. She's releasing her new single to Black Panther, Wacconda Forever, soundtrack on Friday. That's her first new solo song in six years. And yeah, she's going to be part of the Super Bowl now. She's coming back as a big star. So be ready for that. I'm sure they'll be using that at the O'Peloton if someone cares.
Starting point is 00:20:14 When I got a great deal on a great gift at Winners, I started wondering, could I get fabulous gifts for everyone on my list? Like this designer fragrance for my daughter. At just $39.99, how could I resist? This luxurious will throw for my sister. This gold watch for my partner? A wooden puzzle for my niece? Leather gloves for my boss?
Starting point is 00:20:47 Ooh, European chocolate for the crossing guard? At these prices, could I find something for everyone at Winners? Stop wondering. Start gifting. Winners find Fabulous for Less. So who died today? Huh? Who died today? Well, Ash Carter died today.
Starting point is 00:21:05 He served as Defense Secretary under former President Barack Obama, died at 68. During his tenure, he opened up military combat jobs to women, allowed transgender people to serve in the military. He's a Rhodes Scholar, theoretical physicist. I mean, okay, good for him. He also ended a ban on all the trans people serving in the military. There was a ban, I guess. Okay. Good.
Starting point is 00:21:37 I'm glad that ban is gone. Before that, Carter helped develop defense policies like spearheading the development and production of thousands of mine-resistant ambush-protected M-RAP vehicles, saving countless military lives. And I actually did. critics said he was out of touch with the military when it came to conflict in the Middle East. Ah, really? Obama celebrated him as a leader who made the U.S. and the world safer through his lifetime of service.
Starting point is 00:22:07 Ash Carter, dead at the age of 68. Now, there was a person who was reported dead yesterday that broke my heart, and thankfully he's not. Jerry Lee Lewis The Killer They reported Was dead I am a card carrying member Of the Jerry Lee Lewis fan club
Starting point is 00:22:30 I love the killer I am a big fan I've seen him multiple times Around the country live Some of the best Performer live performances I've seen With Jerry Lee Lewis man
Starting point is 00:22:44 I saw him once He had just gotten out of the hospital He was playing We were at some dive bar he came in with his yellow tux on he was awesome man he just came we walked through the crowd with his yellow tux on kicking chairs he kicked his little piece of crap piano so this is all they would give me it was awesome i saw him on a river boat in new orleans that's i mean that whole story that whole new orleans trip was amazing he was awesome on that trip i mean he was up on the piano
Starting point is 00:23:15 playing with his towel uh it was holy cow and then he was At one show, this was the one show in Clearwater, I think at Ruth Eckerd Hall. He, we started hollering us, a song Meat Man. I wanted him to play Meat Man. And he stopped and looked at us. It was like, all right, we'll play, I'll play Meat Man then. I call me the Meat Man. You got to see me Eat, ma'am.
Starting point is 00:23:45 Anyway, it was reported that Jerry Lee Lewis had passed away. And I know he's not well. He's been struggling. He had a real stroke a couple years ago. He's been fighting back. And, you know, it's been tough. But he is not dead. Don't be breaking news like that when it's not true.
Starting point is 00:24:04 TMZ. I know you guys are all trying to be first on the job. But take it easy, okay? It was a little shook yesterday. And I love the stories. Oh, nicknamed Killer Lewis. No, he was nicknamed. the killer. All right? It's Jerry Lee Lewis, the killer, okay? And they made a big deal about him
Starting point is 00:24:27 being inducted in the Country Music Hall of Fame. Well, he should have already been there. It's embarrassing that he wasn't already there. But he couldn't be there because he was sick. So he had Hank Williams Jr. and Chris Christopherson accept the honor on his behalf. And he said that he was greatly disappointed and not being able to share his thoughts in person. And he thanked the organizers were their honor. He should have said, yeah, thank you for giving me something I should have already had. Okay. My name is Jerry Lee Lewis and I'm damn sure here to stay. Got it. I mean, he's the last one. He's the last surviving member of the Sun Records Million Dollar Quartet. The rest of them have all died. And who's still here? Jerry Lee Freakin Lewis. Okay. The killer.
Starting point is 00:25:14 so don't be jumping around telling me the killer is dead when he's not because I was about ready to be a little shook up and then thankfully I found out that the killer is still alive my favorite Jerry Lee's story he's being interviewed
Starting point is 00:25:32 he's got his diamond grand piano ring on he's a badass and they're asking him about when he came to Nashville and how he played the piano everybody else was playing guitar and you know what he felt like and he was going to the different record labels and they were turning him down and telling him that he should play guitar but he played piano and you know you play it how you stand up and you know that was just him and uh he said so
Starting point is 00:26:00 they asked him uh you know what he felt about uh you know coming to Nashville and starting to get turned away and he was like I felt like I hitchhiked in I hitchhike out uh I don't need you people I'm Jerry Lee Lewis I'm damn shit you're here to stay. Think about it. I see where they found, well, they found a buried car with possible human remains in it. In the hoity-to-to-dy neighborhood up there in Atherton, California, it's the San Francisco suburb where all the, you know,
Starting point is 00:26:31 the tech CEO millionaires live. And there's a house there that, well, Paul Allen from Microsoft, Lindsey Buckingham for Fleetwood Mag, Elizabeth Holmes lived there NBA star Steph Curry Eric Smith they were all
Starting point is 00:26:50 they were all there anyway so the average home price in the town is about 7.5 million and if you were paying 7.5 million nothing so this mansion
Starting point is 00:27:04 these people bought in 2014 7.3 million Okay, anyway, they were remodeling and they dug up a car with concrete bags placed in it and cadaver dogs, you know, smelled human remains. So we don't know, and they're saying that the people that live there now are not responsible. Okay. I mean, sure they probably know that.
Starting point is 00:27:32 I mean, there's probably dates on the concrete bags. The car is probably a lot older than when they were there, that kind of thing. So we'll find out, but it could be, uh, murder murder in the hoidi-to-di upscale neighborhood of Atherton and we'll find out what happened and who died and who done it I mean we know who done it with the couple in Turkey so the husband 40-year-old Hakkan was out walking with his wife Samira 32 and he pushed her off a cliff I know, and she was pregnant. Amazing. Just terrible. So he took his heavily pregnant wife to the cliff and pushed her off the cliff just for the life insurance policy. That's what they claim. Now,
Starting point is 00:28:25 he has denied it. However, they took him to court and he's going to spend at least 30 years before he could be considered for release in a Turkey court at prison. All right, so it was a thousand mile or a thousand foot cliff called off of butterfly valley and it's a beauty spot and she didn't want to go out there he said hey come on over let's take a selfie right
Starting point is 00:28:51 here and then she didn't want to come out there but he talked her into it hey let's take a selfie and turn around and then pushed her off the cliff holy cow that's cold-blooded that's cold-blooded now apparently
Starting point is 00:29:05 he had a life insurance policy taken out for her and you know in a recent period of time and the police didn't think anything of her
Starting point is 00:29:19 you know accidentally going off the cliff until he went and tried to claim the life insurance money really okay sure if you didn't think that at all before he went to get the life insurance company all right fine no problem
Starting point is 00:29:35 it was in the courtroom there was a family that testified that they were filming. He said, my daughter was filming the view with my phone when this couple came down the slope. And we even joked, well, either the man is going to throw the woman off or the woman's going to throw the man off. Yeah, that's not funny. All right, because that's what happened.
Starting point is 00:30:01 All right? So nobody captured the actual fall. So, you know, we'll see. I guess they stayed up there for a while until they were made sure that no one else was around they claim that he was not he was calm when he was waving down people
Starting point is 00:30:23 after the accident to try to save her didn't try to get down there it was just you know he was too calm for that and so we'll see I mean he's already guilty 30 years So that's just cold-blooded.
Starting point is 00:30:39 Just cold-blooded. Plus, I mean, you'd know a better way or figure out a better way than take out a life insurance policy and then kill her right away. She'd take that life insurance policy out right away. But he probably was thinking he couldn't wait until the baby was born because now you're talking about two people. Now, of course, I know. Don't look at me like that.
Starting point is 00:31:02 I know it's two people already. But it's still. two and one right now. Once the baby is born, now you're talking about two separate entities, and that's, uh, ooh, that would be serious, cold-blooded. And if you wanted to get rid of the wife, he'd still have to take care of the kid, because you can't kill a kid, right? You just, you can't kill a kid. Hello. Now, he claimed he was insane, and they said, no, no, you weren't.
Starting point is 00:31:32 You were sane, and you're going to spend at least 30 years in prison. Get out. And in another case, here in the United States of America, a Wisconsin jury has convicted 40-year-old Daryl Brooks Jr. of killing six people and injuring at least 60 others in November after his SUV slammed into a Christmas parade in the Milwaukee suburb of Oahuahisha. We have seen that. We saw how horrible that was. We've all seen that footage. He was found guilty of all 76 charges. in the deadly hit and run. Good! Including six counts of intentional homicide. 61 counts of recklessly endangering safety. Each homicide count carries a mandatory life sentence, while each of the counts for reckless endangerment carries a maximum sentence of more than 17 years in prison.
Starting point is 00:32:27 He pleaded not guilty in February, represented himself at trial after firing his public defenders. He also initially pleaded guilty by insanity and later withdrew his... plea. The trial was marked by a series of clashes. Yeah, but the Brooks and the judge, he was freaking out in the courtroom. I know I read about it, and I don't know that we talked about it at all, but he was arguing with the judge and taking off
Starting point is 00:32:50 his shirt and having to be removed. So, you know, they were saying that he was doing that to, you know, provide a basis for his insanity plea, which he later withdrew. So it's just time for Daryl Brooks, Jr., to
Starting point is 00:33:06 go away and not be seen from for the rest of his life. Be ready for the new wave of COVID crossing the globe. I know that we have warnings coming from Europe already saying that the BQ.1, which is related to the BQ.1.1 subvariant of Amacron, driving up cases. across Europe and now coming into the United States. There's a new wave, so be ready. And the new variants of the virus are evolving faster than the supply of adapted vaccines. So be careful out there because it's coming.
Starting point is 00:34:07 The BQ.1 and the sub-l lineage, which is called BQ.1.1, will become the dominant strains by mid-November, according to the intelligence doctors at the disease, the Center for Disease Prevention and Control in Europe. So just anyway, heads up because COVID is coming. Our president is talking about getting vaccine again, keeping up to date. If you're completely updated on the Vax,
Starting point is 00:34:43 then you need to continue to get one shot a year, according to our president. Okay. All right. Good luck with that. And speaking of COVID, I see where the container ships in Los Angeles and Long Beach were at a year point of when it was so backed up there. Remember, they said that they were 109 ships deep, 60 miles off from the coast. It was pretty amazing.
Starting point is 00:35:14 Well, the shipping situation is almost back to normal now. Yay. As of last week, and it's really not. Yay! Because, just wait a second. The number of ships waiting to drop off their goods stood at just four, according to the Wall Street Journal. Plus, the cost of sending a 40-foot container from Shanghai to L.A.
Starting point is 00:35:36 has plummeted from its peak of more than $12,000 to almost $2,000 nearing its pre-COVID average. Okay, so goods are flowing once again, smoothly, at the U.S. ports. Hopefully that that's a good sign, right? There's no snarls, that's kind of thing. Well, that's a fast, my friend. In the words
Starting point is 00:35:58 of Lee Corso, the biggest factor in clearing out traffic is that the demand for imported goods has dropped. That's probably not a great sign for the economy. The port of Los Angeles handled the least amount of import containers in the month of September
Starting point is 00:36:14 since the Great Recession in 2009. retailers already up to their eyeballs in inventory. Shipping lines have canceled 26 to 31% of their trans-Pacific sailings in the weeks ahead. That's not really good. Supply chain looks makes you realize how long of a journey your holiday gifts have to arrive. You have to get out to the trip. We know that.
Starting point is 00:36:42 We know that after they're probably, they're already here. As freight waves lays out the peak season for shipping goods from Asian factories to the The U.S. is already over. Yeah, we know that. So for the next couple of months, holiday guests will be traveling on a truck or rail car to a warehouse, and partial delivery companies will take them to the finish line from Black Friday through December 4th and 24th.
Starting point is 00:37:04 Yeah, we know that. So we still, then, then what do we do? You know, when we get rid of those products, if and when we get rid of those products, now you've got no products coming into the country. So good times, good times ahead. Plus, what is happening? with our railroad strike.
Starting point is 00:37:23 It looks like we have at least through November 19th when they return to the bargaining table. Okay, I guess there's no... They claim that our government, our White House, has said that there's a tentative agreement to this rail strike. Boy, it doesn't sound like there's a tentative agreement. The Second Railroad Union rejected the deal with the major U.S. freight railroads,
Starting point is 00:37:54 reflecting workers, increasing frustration with the lack of paid sick time and adding to concern about the possibility of a strike next month that could cripple the economy. Yeah, we don't want a rail strike in this country. The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalman, I love the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalman, said nearly 61% of the workers who voted opposed the five-year contract, even though it included 24% raises, $5,000 in bonuses, it is the second rail union to reject a deal this month. There's good faith bargaining is not happening.
Starting point is 00:38:30 They said the recommendations of a board of arbitrators that Joe Biden appointed this summer denied workers the basic right of paid time off for illness. So there's still, it doesn't sound like we've got a tentative deal. their KJP or Joe Robinette Biden, our president. It sounds like that the 12 rail unions that together represent 115,000 workers nationwide, aren't ready to approve your little contract deal. And the strike is, well, it's not eminent, but it is coming.
Starting point is 00:39:10 We do not want that. Wow. Is there nothing that this administration cannot screw up? I mean, really. Is there nothing? You don't have to answer that. I already know. All right, I got to go get some tea and clear this goo out of my skull.
Starting point is 00:39:28 I'll leave you. Yesterday, we talked about the guys that are struggling with their man parts too big to have a regular life. And, you know, whether that's true or not, okay, I got it. Some of them didn't look too big. I mean, you're not getting a regular life with that. And you could just write your own jokes. And obviously people did. I had one joke sent to me.
Starting point is 00:39:52 I'll leave you with this one from John. And it's a racist, horrific joke. And that's why I'm bringing it to your attention, because these are the kind of jokes that we don't need. All right? He said in his email, I can't resist the story. Are you a racist? I already know the answer.
Starting point is 00:40:10 A man walks up with a problem with his man part. He wakes up, I'm sorry, a man wakes up, does walk up. Of course, he walked up with that problem too. A man wakes up with a problem with his man part. He immediately goes to the doctor who diagnoses it as Hong Kong Dong. Now that has to be, there's something wrong with that right away, but I'm going to let it go.
Starting point is 00:40:33 The diagnosis is Hong Kong Dong. He asks what the treatment will be, and the doctor says there is no treatment. to amputate immediately. I'm a little upset with that diagnosis. He goes to the second doctor who says, yep, Hong Kong Dong. We'll schedule an amputation first thing in the morning. Not so fast, my friend. Still not satisfied. He goes to Chinatown to see a Chinese doctor. Same diagnosis. We don't have to amputate, though. Will we? He asked the doc. Well, the doctor says no amputation necessary. That's a, well, he said that's a relief to American doctor.
Starting point is 00:41:10 wanted to amputate immediately. The Chinese doctor says, yeah, that's a problem with the American medicine. Always in a hurry. We wait two or three weeks. It turns black and it falls off by itself. It's really sad. This is the kind of jokes we don't need.
Starting point is 00:41:28 And I tell you those jokes so that you can realize that those are exactly the jokes we don't need in our lives anymore. Okay? All right then. Stream and subscribe to more Blaze Media content at theblaze.com slash podcasts. You may have heard of the sex cult nexium and the famous actress who went to prison for her involvement, Alison Mack. But she's never told her side of the story until now.
Starting point is 00:42:12 People assume that I'm like this pervert. My name is Natalie Robamed and in my new podcast I talked to Allison to try to understand how she went from TV actor to cult member. How do you feel about having been involved in bringing sexual trauma at other people? I don't even know how to answer that question. Allison After Nexium from CBC's Uncover is available now on Spotify.

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