Episode 122
122 - Bite My Authentification
Your favorite petalheads discuss their hiatus, weight loss, diabetes remission, Ozempic side effects, aphasia and emotions, the latest happiness, higher-consciousness, and hi-tech hijinks, and calls!
February 11, 20245h 1mExplicit
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Show Notes
“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix
Health:
- Can practicing self-compassion help people achieve weight loss goals?
- Only 6% of People Can Achieve Type 2 Diabetes Remission Via Weight Loss
- People Who Go Into Type 2 Diabetes Remission See 40% Drop in Heart Disease Risk
- Ozempic burned off my genitals — I found pieces of charred skin on the toilet
- How emotions affect word retrieval in people with aphasia
Happiness:
- Teen Who Was Told He’d Never Walk with Cerebral Palsy Just Took 1st Place in Bodybuilding Competition
- 16th c. Scottish Plaid was Found in a Bog–Now Becomes Oldest Historical Tartan Available to Wear Today
- Scores of Endangered Butterflies Slated to Be Released Along California Coast Using $1.5 Million Private Grant
Toast and Jam:
The Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness:
- Connecticut Legal Loophole Allows THC Seltzers at Liquor Stores
- Ohio Marijuana Law Has Created A ‘Goofy Situation,’ Governor Says, With Legal Possession But No Place To Buy It
- FDA Officials Recommend Reclassifying Pot Under Schedule III, How That Changes Everything
- Missouri Sold More Than $1.3 Billion Worth Of Legal Marijuana In 2023, State Figures Show
- California woman gets probation for fatally stabbing man she dated, causing 108 'sharp-force injuries'
Back of the Napkin:
- State Lawmaker Tries To Ratf*ck Community-Owned Broadband Effort In Frankfort, Kentucky
- ‘AI’ Exposes Google News Quality Control Issues, Making Our Clickbait, Plagiarism, And Propaganda Problem Worse
- How bad is Tesla’s hazardous waste problem in California
The Junk Drawer
- George Carlin’s heirs sue comedy podcast over “AI-generated” impression
- In major gaffe, hacked Microsoft test account was assigned admin privileges
- In The Midst Of Multiple Controversies Of His Own Making, NYC Mayor Adams Decides The Real Problem… Is Social Media
Dishonorable Mentions:
- Proposed CA bill would electronically restrict cars from going over speed limit
- They Created This Term to Smear Average Americans. Now It’s Come Back to Haunt Them.
- A SIM-swapping attack was behind the SEC’s fake Bitcoin post
- In-N-Out announces first restaurant closure ever, citing Oakland crime
Images:
Credits:
- RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
- Wiirdo
- Phaze_Zilla
- WY7USA
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