Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What is your assessment of the Kursk Oblast incursion by Ukrainian forces into Russian Federation territory? Rick Rosner: It appears that they have seized approximately 400 square miles of Russian land, which is relatively minor given the vast expanse of Russia, the largest country in the world. The territories captured hold no …
Scott Douglas Jacobsen: I just returned from travelling and networking in Vancouver. Regardless, I sent you two topics for tonight. The first is the future of the commodification of human beings and the human body. It would be smart to split the definitions of a human being and the human body, where the first incorporates …
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What do you think of Walz and his record on governing, especially on abortion rights, free lunches for kids, and LGBTQ rights? Is he strong on those issues? Rick Rosner: He’s fine. But is he weak on anything that he should be stronger on? No. When I first read about him, I …
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen: The U.S. Coast Guard is working to change its culture following a sexual abuse and harassment scandal. Are you aware of this? Rick Rosner: I don’t have anything specific to say. If they caught people in the Coast Guard raping others and the higher brass covered it up or ignored it, then …
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen: “Israeli airstrike on a Gaza school used as a shelter kills at least 80, Palestinian officials say” by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy. The Israeli military also acknowledged the strike. Rick Rosner: So, you can't stop Israel from doing what it's doing, no matter how many civilians they kill in their pursuit …
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen Article title: "Trump campaign projects confidence and looks to young male voters for an edge on Harris." There’s been other research on whether this is conclusive. Rick Rosner: Does this article cite any polling? Who is it from? Does it indicate anything substantial? Jacobsen: The article is by Jill Colvin and Michelle …
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen: I recall working at the pub in my hometown. I am relieved to be out of that environment. However, as you know, one must make a living and earn money. I was employed at the pub, one of the restaurants in town. I also took on janitorial work at two of the …
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What is Harris doing wrong with regards to Trump? Rick Rosner: I mentioned a couple of potential vulnerabilities. She can’t do much about what’s happened during the Biden presidency on the border. She can try to reframe it, but it’s not what she did wrong. What she might be doing wrong now …
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen: So, Trump and Elon Musk had a conversation this evening on Twitter. What happened? What were they talking about? And where's the technical issue that happened? Rick Rosner: I didn't want to click on it because I didn't want to give them ratings, but... Initially, it crashed to 200,000 viewers/listeners. But then they got their act …
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen: So, we’ve already covered pornography. Rick Rosner: It’s like the fentanyl of porn—so powerful that it’s... We’ve talked about how in the future, people will have more control, depending on when in the future you’re talking about. When I say "we," the "we" of the future doesn’t even stay the same. We …
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