%%Post image thumbnail below.%%  # Episode Overview > - **Date Aired:** [[10-19-2023]] > - **Title:** Narrative Control > - **Episode:** 252 > - **Description:** The war for your mind is ramping up… again. > - **Link:** <https://rumble.com/v3qgdg1-big-dig-energy-252-narrative-control.html> # Replay %% Get embed URL then highlight and hit ALT + I%% <iframe src="https://rumble.com/embed/v3nuziv/?pub=6eeyh" allow="fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" style="height:100%;width:100%; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; "></iframe> <br> # Greetings & Announcements  1. Halloween ([[10-31-2023]]) lands on a Chewsday! I will be doing some sort of spooky gaming stream that night instead of the usual show. I haven't done one in a couple of years, and we had a great time during the last one. I still don't know exactly which games I'll be playing yet, but I'll let you know when I know! At least one of the games will be Choo Choo Charles.  I am considering playing a game called Poppy Playtime… I realize these games were popular a couple of years ago, but y'know. Better late than never?  And I'm going to be Princess Aura from Flash Gordon. I have convinced myself that I can totally make this costume in two weeks' time, so yeah. Delusional? Probably. But I'll figure it out.:)  # Segments ## RIP LBRY   Archive: <http://archive.today/zEGm0> ## US Senator Praises the DSA for Narrative Control Senator [Michael Bennet](https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Michael_Bennet) sent a letter to CEOs of major platforms, demanding censorship and crediting the EU's Digital Services Act for its ability to do so. Article: <https://reclaimthenet.org/senator-bennet-calls-for-big-tech-to-censor-misinformation> Document Backup: <https://web.archive.org/web/20231020013135/https://docs.reclaimthenet.org/bennet-censorship-letter.pdf> <div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 60%;"><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/viewer?embedded=true&url=https://docs.reclaimthenet.org/bennet-censorship-letter.pdf" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> ## Addicted to Drugs? Have You Tried Killing Yourself? "Canada has such a good healthcare system. And their leader is nice."  ### Canada Will Legalize Medically Assisted Dying For People Addicted to Drugs Article Archive: <http://archive.today/J89ea> > Canada will legalize medically assisted dying for people who are addicted to drugs next spring, in a move some drug users and activists are calling "eugenics."  > > The country's medical assistance in dying (MAID) law, which first came into effect in 2016, will be [expanded next March](https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cj-jp/ad-am/bk-di.html) to give access to people whose sole medical condition is mental illness, [which can include substance use disorders.](https://www.psychiatry.org/file%20library/psychiatrists/practice/dsm/apa_dsm-5-substance-use-disorder.pdf) Before the changes take place, however, a special parliamentary committee on MAID will regroup to scrutinize the rollout of the new regulations, according to the *[Toronto Star.](https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/amid-worries-canada-has-gone-too-far-parliament-will-re-examine-expansion-of-maid-for/article_c97275d6-a0db-505a-8df2-9d680d17d856.html?source=newsletter&utm_source=ts_nl&utm_medium=email&utm_email=6F56498859EB1E39E5CAC2627F7BC1D7&utm_campaign=frst_202036)* > > Currently, people are eligible for MAID if they have a "grievous and irremediable medical condition", such as a serious illness or disability, that has put them in an advanced state of irreversible decline and caused enduring physical or psychological suffering—excluding mental illness. Anyone who receives MAID must also go through two assessments from independent health care providers, among meeting other criteria.  Um, akshually…  The article continues: > The contentious idea of including people who are addicted to drugs is being discussed this week at a conference for the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine in Victoria, British Columbia. [Conference Details](https://archive.ph/e4rud):   The schedule shows the workshop took place earlier today:   [Document archive backup.](https://web.archive.org/web/20231020011100/https://csamconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/729-Medical-Assistance-in-Dying-and-Substance-Use-Disorders-A-Framework-for-Assessment.pdf) <div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 60%;"><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/viewer?embedded=true&url=https://csamconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/729-Medical-Assistance-in-Dying-and-Substance-Use-Disorders-A-Framework-for-Assessment.pdf" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> --- MAID became law back on 03-17-2021, [via bill C-7](https://archive.ph/OAsNZ).  ## Biden Speech  <iframe title="President Biden Addresses the Nation from the Oval Office" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WMRs97QZY48?feature=oembed" height="113" width="200" style="aspect-ratio: 1.76991 / 1; width: 100%; height: 100%;" allowfullscreen="" allow="fullscreen"></iframe> %%Footer Starts Here%% ---  --- # Keep Digging %%Space%% ## Tags #Stream/BDE ### Footnotes & References