# Episode Overview > - **Date Aired:** [[07-15-2023]] > - **Title:** BLACKBIRD > - **Episode:** 228 > - **Description:** Last night, I stumbled across some people talking shit on LinkedIn that probably never thought anyone would see it, let alone care. But I did. Let's talk about it. > - **Link:** https://rumble.com/v31ouvq-big-dig-energy-228-blackbird.html # Replay <iframe src="https://rumble.com/embed/v2z3fu2/?pub=6eeyh" allow="fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" style="height:100%;width:100%; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; "></iframe> <br> # Greetings & Announcements 1. Sorry for leaving in a bit of a rush the other night. Sometimes when I get irritated, I get irrational. Which is unusual for women (or anyone) to do, I know. So I decided that instead of having a public meltdown over something that wasn't a big deal I should just call it a night. Anyways, all is well and here we are! # Segments ## The Las Vegas Orb My new hyperfixation: The SPHERE. Site Link: https://www.thespherevegas.com/ > [!grid|masonry] >  > >  >  > >  >  <iframe src="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,q_60,w_1315/cc79acfce1600c365caa2e6afa4579e5.mp4" allow="fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" style="height:100%;width:100%; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; "></iframe> > [!column|no-t flex bg-c-green]+ > %% You can insert iframes into the box.%% >> [!info|no-icon bg-c-blue c-gray]- **Click to Expand ➜** <br> _{They went full Pepsi.} >> Link: https://www.thespherevegas.com/science >> >>  [^2]: Source: https://gizmodo.com/las-vegas-orb-msg-sphere-what-is-it-1850610409 [^1]: Source: https://g3newswire.com/us-las-vegas-sands-to-bring-orb-shaped-immersive-arena-to-las-vegas-strip/  It had its first trial run on July 4th, but I guess I wasn't paying attention. <iframe title="Sphere lights up Las Vegas skyline with massive LED display | ABC News" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wKCY1Ph7T0k?feature=oembed" height="113" width="200" style="aspect-ratio: 1.76991 / 1; width: 100%; height: 100%;" allowfullscreen="" allow="fullscreen"></iframe> <iframe title="You Won't Believe How The MSG Sphere Illuminates Las Vegas!" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eCLljmfm1TI?feature=oembed" height="113" width="200" style="aspect-ratio: 1.76991 / 1; width: 100%; height: 100%;" allowfullscreen="" allow="fullscreen"></iframe> And also U2 is there? Why is Bono always there?  It was initially announced in 2018, with the goal to open it by New Year's Eve 2020.[^1] > "The Sphere is the newest component of the Venetian resort—a gigantic casino/hotel complex developed by Sheldon Adelson and operated by Apollo Global Management. It was designed by global architecture firm Populous, which is best known for designing events stadiums, and is going to be used for concerts, film showings, and sporting events."[^2] [[Apollo Global Management]] - Former CEO [[Leon Black]] who met with [[Epstein, Jeffrey]] many times. Interestingly enough, just yesterday, Leon Black agreed to pay $62.5 Million to settle Epstein-related claims.  > [!column|no-t flex bg-c-green]+ > %% You can insert iframes into the box.%% >> [!info|no-icon bg-c-blue c-gray]- **Click to Expand ➜** >> \- **[Archive](http://archive.today/QJXlI)** >> >>  # Oppenheimer Premiered  Newspaper from August 6, 1945: Stimson Says Bomb's Power "Staggers the Imagination" Link: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-atomic-bombs-power-st/128659723/ > [!column|no-t flex bg-c-green]+ > %% You can insert iframes into the box.%% >> [!info|no-icon bg-c-blue c-gray]- **Click to Expand ➜** <br> _{Referring to Henry L. Stimson.} >> \- **[Archive](https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Henry_L._Stimson)** >> >>    Comments: https://archive.is/20230722201443/https://twitter.com/DrTanyaRoth/status/1682460003943297025  > [!column|no-t flex bg-c-green]+ > %% You can insert iframes into the box.%% >> [!info|no-icon bg-c-blue c-gray]- **Click to Expand ➜** <br> _{Tanya's Website} >> \- **[Archive](https://www.tanyaroth.com/about)** >> >> "If you've made it this far, you already know a few things about me: I like to write, read, and teach. I've written a book about women in the Cold War military. I like Doctor Who. There's plenty more to tell, but I think that gives us everything we need to start a good conversation." >> >>  %%Footer Starts Here%% ---  --- # Keep Digging %%Space%% ## Tags #Stream/BDE ### Footnotes & References %%40 Senators have sponsored a bill to make sure that you have to upload your driver's license before you can use your first amendment on the internet. That's what they want. That's what this bill is. This bill is designed to make sure that they have your home address before you can actually post about anything on the internet. The bill is Senate bill 1409. 40 Senators have sponsored it, Republicans and Democrats. This isn't a left or right issue. This is a speech issue and they call the bill the Kids Online Safety Act or COSA for short. But in reality, this is some garbage to make sure that they know where you live when you post. This bill, they claim is to protect kids from restricted material on the internet. But what it's gonna do is it's gonna restrict the internet for everybody and then make you prove you're over 18 before you can look about anything. So maybe there's some history of America that is a little bit dicey, right? Maybe you wanna learn a little bit more about the Second Amendment. Maybe there's some controversial stuff out there. Well, this bill allows every attorney general and every state of the union to make sure that they can sue internet companies like TikTok, like Facebook, like Twitter, that they can sue them if they aren't making sure that everyone who looks at controversial topics are over 18. So all these companies are gonna have to keep a database of all their users to prove. That everyone looking at these controversial topics are over 18. So how are they gonna do that? They're gonna collect your driver's license. The bill doesn't tell them, but the bill does make it very clear that all of these companies are going to have to prove that their users are over 18. The only way to do that is to have you upload information that proves that you're an adult before you're allowed to touch the rest of the web. So if you wanna make sure you have unrestricted internet, I'm not even just talk, listen, I'm not even talking about the spicy stuff I'm talking about. If you wanted to go and find out gun safety information, if you wanted to find out maybe medication information, if you wanted to go find out some history that they don't wanna teach you in schools. This bill will allow Attorney Generals to sue all of these companies under the guise of Protecting Kids Senate Bill 1409, and it is bipartisan. My Senator, Senator Bob Casey, a Democrat here in Pennsylvania, is co-sponsoring this bill with Lindsey Graham and Marsha Blackburn and Dick Durbin. It's all over the place. People, they're all out. To make sure that they can trace your shitty posts on Twitter and on Facebook back down to your home address, and they're doing it claiming they're protecting the kids. So call your senators does not matter where you live. Call your fucking senator and say, I do not want Senate bill 1409 to ever be touched or passed. %%