Fact Check This Podcast

Do animals have a "gender identity?" Is there a way to tell? Does it even matter? https://vethelpdirect.com/vetblog/2021/05/22/which-pronoun-do-pets-have-a-gender-identity/

My friend and frequent guest of the show Mark Metz returns to discuss the concept of The Longhouse and the world we, as men, are living in.

Anheuser-Busch has taken it on the chin in the wake of the Bud Light boycott, and now after cutting corporate jobs a month or so ago, they're selling off a number of brands to another company. https://www.thestreet.com/restaurants/anheuser-busch-is-selling-8-of-its-beloved-brands-as-bud-light-drama-plagues-its-business

Across much of South America and Africa violent crime and criminal organizations are a huge problem. And the fear they instill in the average populace drive people to flee. So when leaders rise to power who are willing to do something to quell that violence, people start to notice. Let's look at some such examples. https://news.yahoo.com/inside-growing-cult-el-salvadors-100024676.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWFyY2guYnJhdmUuY29tLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGmNvPYiHeelmJ5A-IkRcOwH0TPdxkSSZqI2ghp-U6c0y1dOFlt1SoOYU8oWM3uylQQzHkQPnZtESEaG3ae7ZBxAAeJKRL90q4f0fYmbbU14YCG2H111-01d8TUWYm-IfZa_WTs3ygNJKlShY475YLlAwzmjthm7zrNBNxEW8p7y https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/assassination-presidential-candidate-shocks-ecuador-election-2023-08-10/ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/world/americas/ecuador-presidential-candidate-killed.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66365376

Legalization, decriminalization, loopholes for medicinal uses. Let's look at the insanity that is drug policy across much of the nation.

According to this article, "fear reigns in America's culture wars. We need a moral revolution to move past the hatred." But is that really the case? And if it is, is the Left really in a position to be preaching morals and values? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/fear-reigns-in-america-s-culture-wars-we-need-a-moral-revolution-to-move-past-the-hatred/ar-AA1dCuEV?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=59fab21f46a34824973eb64b1fc4d55a&ei=28

The world is warming up (supposedly), and as the temperature gets cranked up so do global tensions. Specifically, right-wing violence against immigrants and people of color. Also, socioeconomic differences and COVID are to blame as well... because this was written by some leftist wackadoo who lacks a functioning brain... https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/climate-change-global-violence/?utm_campaign=SproutSocial&utm_content=thenation&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Departing from what has become the norm for beauty pageants the world over, but holding firm to their own traditions, the Miss Italy Pageant will not be permitting biological males to compete https://www.theepochtimes.com/entertainment/beauty-pageant-miss-italy-bans-biological-males-who-identify-as-transgender-from-competition-5415802?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=SwipeWright&src_src=partner&src_cmp=SwipeWright

Target had a "deal with the devil" so to speak for it's Pride campaign. That received some backlash and has since ended. But the thing that gets to me the most is this bastardization of Satanism... https://www.americainsider.org/2023/08/01/target-gets-horrible-news-after-making-deal-with-the-devil-6/

It comes down to one word. You might be able to guess it...although even though that's not the word the author used, it's probably pretty accurate when you look at certain statistics. https://www.phillytrib.com/commentary/why-do-americans-want-guns-it-comes-down-to-one-word/article_236e09f2-d1d1-5938-99b6-ec552f58a5b2.html

The Democratic Party is becoming less and less popular amongst men of almost all demographics. Why is that I wonder? https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/why-democrats-are-losing-men

Following up in Hamtramck, MI where the City Council banned the flying of a number of flags, including Pride flags, on city property. Naturally some social justice warriors felt that was wrong...and then they got removed from their commissioner positions by the City Council. https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2023/07/12/hamtramck-city-council-removes-commissioners-who-flew-lgbtq-flag/70404532007/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot

For today's article we have a "philosopher" pretending to be a scientist and claim that gender is a settled science. Well...she's right about that. She's just wrong on her prognosis. Regardless of how much of a "professional" she may believe herself to be. https://www.newsweek.com/gender-not-binary-science-theres-no-legitimate-debate-opinion-1811967

Naturally our government has lied and manipulated its way into basically every military conflict since WWII, so why wouldn't Ukraine be any different. How did we even get to this point? Let's answer some of those questions. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/chris-hedges-they-lied-about-afghanistan-they-lied-about-iraq-and-they-are-lying-about

The Biden Administration appealed the ruling that prevents them from colluding with social media companies to censor free speech, and asked for a stay. That stay has been denied. https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2023/07/10/federal-judge-denies-governments-motion-to-stay-injunction-in-landmark-free-speech-case-n774312

What do you call the opening on the crotch of someone who can get cervical cancer but doesn't identify as a woman? You guessed it! The mental illness hole! https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12274419/Now-health-professionals-urged-call-vaginas-bonus-holes-avoid-offending-patients.html

"Rage baiting" can be a ton of fun, if you're in on the joke. Seems like a lot of people were not in on it with the Erica Marsh account, and now it's been suspended by Twitter. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/04/twitter-erica-marsh-suspended/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=twitter

Today I'll be going live to explain what's wrong with the way Liberal Supreme Court Justices handle their duties on the bench

There's a beer brand that seems to have benefited from Bud Light's fall from grace, and that's Modelo. But if you look back, maybe Modelo was always setting itself up to be wildly successful even without Bud Light falling on its face. https://vinepair.com/articles/rise-of-modelo/

The Supreme Court mades several rulings at the end of their session to close out last week, notably on Affirmative Action in collegiate applications, 1st Amendment rights in refusing work, and Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness. The first two could have been avoided entirely, but the Left has an unquenchable thirst for forcing progressivism on people who just want to be left alone... https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/supreme-court-affirmative-action-race-conscious-college-admissions https://www.npr.org/2023/06/30/1182121291/colorado-supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-decision https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-court-decide-fate-biden-student-loan-forgiveness-2023-06-30/

You know what two things are totally the same? Escaping living as a slave and risking being tortured for doing so, and paying a realtor to help you sell your house and move out of a red state. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/the-rainbow-underground-railroad-is-even-more-absurd-than-it-sounds

Come shoot the sh*t and hang out!

For this episode I'll be joined by Stephanie Edmonds of Teaching Liberty to discuss the impact of teachers unions on public education.

Quick change of direction today...going to go solo and talk about an article I was planning to cover next week anyway.

When your spouse is battling cancer, it's only natural to worry exclusively about yourself and be upset that no one is asking how you're doing and then get so depressed by that lack of attention that you have thoughts of suicide and ultimately leave your spouse to save your own life. That all sounds rational... https://nypost.com/2023/06/20/i-divorced-my-dying-husband-he-wallowed-in-self-pity-and-killed-my-vibe/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nypost&utm_source=twitter