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Was BYU trying to keep Wyoming in the game? Stop the incentives to come to the US Illegally...actions speak louder than words. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therobertrees/message

Hurricane Ian is expected to make landfall in Cuba today on it's way to the western coast of Florida.  A swastika wearing gunman has killed 13 and wounded 21 in a Russian school. Russia used a drone attack to hit Ukraine over the weekend & the United States has vowed that there will be consequences if Russia uses nuclear weapons in their war against Ukraine. The last time the United States warned of consequences to Russia it was if Russia invaded Ukraine. After they did, the United States sanctioned Russia and Russian officials and sent a strongly worded message. Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Japan today to discuss Taiwan's security situation. Amazon's next Prime Day sale will be October 11th through the 12th. and in Sports...The NFL has officially ended the Pro Bowl & will instead have skills competitions. Jimmy Johnson retires from full time racing and the NFL is investigation the concussion protocols of the Miami Dolphins after Tua Tagovailoa was seen visibly wobbly yet returned to play. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therobertrees/message

On Today's Show, Robert discusses...avoiding a job recession, fall, weekend movies and...it's the first official day of Autumn Quick Hits: Economic & Real Estate Recession, but can we avoid a Jobs Recession? Old Timey News: The Russian Ambassador to the UN stormed out of a meeting after a fiery speech defending Russia's war in Ukraine. A former DHS director has been sentenced to 32 years in prison for his role in massive welfare fraud scheme in Mississippi. Senate Republicans blocked the election transparency bill touted by Biden that would have required all donors to any political cause to be identified. Biden argued that it woudl help keep foreigners out of our elections, Republicans argued that it would make conservative leaning businesses targets for liberal activists. The Bank of England confirms that the UK economy has plunged into recession & announced a half a point increase in their interest rates. Jobless claims edgd up to 213,000 new filings but still show a strong U.S. labor market and few layoffs. Tesla recalls nearly 1.1 million U.S. vehicles to update window reversing software that was causing fingers to be pinched. The next named storm could be a monster hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico according to the national hurricane center. 98L. Invest is expected to be a named storm as early as today. The CDC expects Omicron boosters for kids by mid-October. Children under the age of 17 have a 0.01% chance of dying from COVID if infected. And in sports...The Cleveland Browns ralled to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 29-17. West Virginia dominated Virginia Tech 33 to 10 & the Boston Celtics head coach, Ime Udoku, has been suspended for a year after having an inappropriate relationship with a staffer. Fun Friday Stories: Fall Information, This Week in Science, Dressing up Pets for Halloween, Most & Least Satisfying Airports, Weekend Movie Preview: (In Theaters) Avatar Re-Release in 4K Don't Worry Darling (On DVD or Digital Download) Vengeance  (New to Streaming) Netflix - Patton Oswalt: We All Scream Hulu - Reboot (3 Episode Premiere) D+ - Andor (3 Episode Premiere), Ep 6 of She Hulk, Call of the Wild --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therobertrees/message

The Russian Ambassador to the UN stormed out of a meeting after a fiery speech defending Russia's war in Ukraine. A former DHS director has been sentenced to 32 years in prison for his role in massive welfare fraud scheme in Mississippi. Senate Republicans blocked the election transparency bill touted by Biden that would have required all donors to any political cause to be identified. Biden argued that it woudl help keep foreigners out of our elections, Republicans argued that it would make conservative leaning businesses targets for liberal activists. The Bank of England confirms that the UK economy has plunged into recession & announced a half a point increase in their interest rates. Jobless claims edgd up to 213,000 new filings but still show a strong U.S. labor market and few layoffs. Tesla recalls nearly 1.1 million U.S. vehicles to update window reversing software that was causing fingers to be pinched. The next named storm could be a monster hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico according to the national hurricane center. 98L. Invest is expected to be a named storm as early as today. The CDC expects Omicron boosters for kids by mid-October. Children under the age of 17 have a 0.01% chance of dying from COVID if infected. And in sports...The Cleveland Browns ralled to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 29-17. West Virginia dominated Virginia Tech 33 to 10 & the Boston Celtics head coach, Ime Udoku, has been suspended for a year after having an inappropriate relationship with a staffer. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therobertrees/message

On Today's Show, Robert discusses...the White House praising gas prices, Dr. Fauci confesses something, Woke Culture gets something right, gets something wrong and it's national ice cream cone day. Quick Hits: White House Praises Gas Prices despite them being $2.40/gallon when inaugurated; Fauci confesses something & I actually defend him...kinda Old Timey News Update: A federal appeals court has ruled that the Department of Justice can regain access to the documents seized at Trump's Mar A Lago during the FBI raid. Not doing so would have delayed their investigation by months or even years. The US House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at preventing another January 6th incident by changing the Electoral Count Act. They also passed a bill that allows people who combined their student loans with their spouse to split the debt, that way they can individually get loan forgiveness. In an emotional UN Speech, Ukraine President Zalinsky calls on the world to punish Russia for the war. United Nations countries are still hesitant to be directly involved or to expel Russia from the UN. Hurricane Fiona is now a Category 4 Hurricane as it heads towards Bermuda...and in sports. The Utah Jazz are trading Bojan Bogdanovic to the Pistons, and the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Cleveland Browns in Thursday Night Football tonight on Amazon Prime Video. Big Story: Woke Culture gets rid of one good thing, one bad thing pertaining to cancellation of Native American references & Confederacy references Robert's Random Facts: 1.  Yuma, Arizona is known as the sunniest city on Earth.  It gets more than 4,000 sunlight hours per year, the most of any city in the world. 2.  The jockstrap was invented in 1874, to help "bicycle jockeys" as they'd make deliveries on cobblestone streets in Boston. 3.  75% of women on the Titanic survived.  50% of children survived . . . and 20% of men survived. 4.  In the book "Stuart Little", Stuart isn't a mouse . . . he's a tiny boy who looks like a mouse. 5.  The only way to drive to the town of Hyder, Alaska is from Canada . . . there are no roads to it from anywhere in Alaska. Today's Holidays: Fall Equinox National Ice Cream Cone Day National Singles Day Chainmail Day Hobbit Day Today's Sign of the Apocalypse: People are interested in eating their Crocs if in a survival situation & 7-11 Crocs are coming --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therobertrees/message

A federal appeals court has ruled that the Department of Justice can regain access to the documents seized at Trump's Mar A Lago during the FBI raid.  Not doing so would have delayed their investigation by months or even years.  The US House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at preventing another January 6th incident by changing the Electoral Count Act.  They also passed a bill that allows people who combined their student loans with their spouse to split the debt, that way they can individually get loan forgiveness. In an emotional UN Speech, Ukraine President Zalinsky calls on the world to punish Russia for the war.  United Nations countries are still hesitant to be directly involved or to expel Russia from the UN. Hurricane Fiona is now a Category 4 Hurricane as it heads towards Bermuda...and in sports. The Utah Jazz are trading Bojan Bogdanovic to the Pistons, and the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Cleveland Browns in Thursday Night Football tonight on Amazon Prime Video. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therobertrees/message

Welcome to Wednesday, September 21st, 2022, Welcome to the Robert Rees show...On Today's Show, Robert discusses.....Space Force has an anthem now, Governor DeSantis of Florida is being sued by migrants, and today is National & World Miniature Golf Day Quick Hit: Space Foooorce Anthem Old Timey News: Russian President Vladamir Putin has ordered a partial mobilization of Russian reservists and hints that using nuclear weapons is still possible. The United Kingdom states that Russia's admitting their willingness to use nuclear weapons is a clear indication that they are losing the war in Ukraine.  The Federal Reserve meetings are going on now and they are expected to rase rates another three quarters of a point and reduce cash in the markets. Migrants flown to Martha's Vinyard have filed a class action lawsuit against Governor DeSantis of Florida saying that they were coerced. DeSantis responds to the lawsuit by calling it political theater. NY Attorney General Latitia James rejected a settlement offer from the Trump Organization & is expected to make a major announcement sometime today. James has been investigation the Trump Organization for tax fraud. The Washington Monument has been vandalized with profanity in red paint. A man is in custody. The FDA is warning Tik Tok users to not follow the latest Tik Tok Challenge...sleepy chicken is where users are cooking chicken in NyQuil & eating it. The FDA warns that doing so can be harmful to your health. And in Sports...Aaron Judge joined a very small club of home run hitters last night by hitting his 60th homer against the Pirates. Big Stories: Record Number of Migrant Encounters | DeSantis Sued by ingrates | UBI in Denver for Homeless Robert's Random Facts: 1.  97% of clothes and 98% of shoes sold in the U.S. are imported. 2.  Barbara Walters has won three NAACP Image Awards . . . all for "The View". 3.  There are several colleges in the U.S. where you're required to pass a SWIMMING TEST to graduate, including three Ivy League schools:  Cornell, Columbia, Dartmouth, MIT, Bryn Mawr, and Swarthmore. 4.  The longest-serving mayor in the U.S., as far as we know, is Bob Blais, who's been the mayor of Lake George, New York since 1971.  He's 85, and he says he's serving his final term.  He'll leave office next year. 5.  The fastest animal in the world is the peregrine falcon, which flies at 242 miles per hour.  The cheetah is the fastest land animal, at about 75 miles per hour, but only the 11th fastest overall. Today's Holiday: World Miniature Golf Day National Kristina Day, Hannah Day & Brittany Day National School Backpack Awareness Day Today's Sign of the Apocalypse: Less than half of Americans can name all 3 Branches of Government. Around a quarter can't name even 1.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therobertrees/message

Russian President Vladamir Putin has ordered a partial mobilization of Russian reservists and hints that using nuclear weapons is still possible. The United Kingdom states that Russia's admitting their willingness to use nuclear weapons is a clear indication that they are losing the war in Ukraine.  The Federal Reserve meetings are going on now and they are expected to rase rates another three quarters of a point and reduce cash in the markets. Migrants flown to Martha's Vinyard have filed a class action lawsuit against Governor DeSantis of Florida saying that they were coerced. DeSantis responds to the lawsuit by calling it political theater. NY Attorney General Latitia James rejected a settlement offer from the Trump Organization & is expected to make a major announcement sometime today. James has been investigation the Trump Organization for tax fraud. The Washington Monument has been vandalized with profanity in red paint. A man is in custody. The FDA is warning Tik Tok users to not follow the latest Tik Tok Challenge...sleepy chicken is where users are cooking chicken in NyQuil & eating it. The FDA warns that doing so can be harmful to your health. And in Sports...Aaron Judge joined a very small club of home run hitters last night by hitting his 60th homer against the Pirates. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therobertrees/message

Hurricane Fiona is now the first major hurricane of the season as it leaves Puerto Rico in the dark and heads towards the Bahamas.  A 7.9 earthquake hit Mexico yesterday. It's the 3rd earthquake to hit on September 19th since 1985.  Ukraine is accusing Russia of nuclear terrorism as a 2nd nuclear plant is threatened by rockets.  After the "Serial" podcast highlighted the Adnan Syed case, a judge has now overturned his 1999 muder conviction & ordered his release from prison.  Liz Cheney has introduced an Electoral Vote Bill to avoid a repeat of January 6th.  US homebuilder sentiment has dropped for the 9th straight month.  Gas prices have fallen for the 3rd straight month.  In a 60 minutes interview, President Biden states that he has not made a decision about running for re-election. Biden also announced that the pandemic is over.  In the Monday Night Football doubleheader, the Titans got routed by the Buffalo Bills 41 to 7 after Ryan Tannehill threw 3 interceptions. By the 3rd quarter both teams had their backups in. In the 2nd game, the Eagles dominated the Vikings 24 to 7.  After Sunday's game between the Las Vegas Raiders and the Arizona Cardinals, a Raiders fan was seen on video slapping quarterback Kyler Murray. Police are now investigating the situation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therobertrees/message