The Bird & The Bear - Session 57

Dimes In The Dozen

(0:00) - The boys open the show reminiscing of when apps were a “moment" - (3:03) - The boys recap their night out together in Tacoma and attending Emo Nite - (9:26) - The boys discuss their hotel accommodations while staying in Tacoma, “Bruh … My tub didn’t drain, none of my outlets f**king worked, I didn’t have lightbulbs by my bed” - (13:38) - The boys debate the recent improvements to The City of Tacoma, “We need take a page … A single f**king page out of Japan’s book” - (20:29) - The boys breakdown why the extension to Tacoma's trolley system has primed it to become the next big city in Washington, “Like, Tacoma's not just so tight that it was attracting people all the time”

(28:00) - The boys discuss the concept of “social artifacts,” starting with the example of the homeless crisis - (35:04) - Daryl breaks down how the hiring tactics of IT companies are contributing to homelessness, “They should just get rid of the real estate and build low income housing … But they won’t do that” - (44:24) - Daryl moves the conversation into the next example of “social artifacts” with electric utility companies and their role in major wildfires, “If you could see the problem coming and you did nothing … You need to be slapped with all of the d**ks” - (51:30) - Sammy brings in the final example of “social artifacts” with a discussion on how we’re treated as consumers in a capitalist market, “My bill has gone up, needlessly, three bucks, every month, for a year”

(57:36) - The boys discuss the history of Socialism in America - (1:02:45) - Sammy describes how America has cherry picked socialism and how the concept of “socialist towns” in the 1800s reminds him of Fallout - (1:09:09) - Sammy breaks down the way early American colonizers stole the socialist structures of Native Americans to survive, “Old legacy herpes, dawg … You can’t get this s**t no more” - (1:15:00) - The boys talk about the origins of International Workers Day, AkA May Day, and what May Day used to be like every year in Seattle, “Okay … Well either way, f**k them cops” - (1:19:58) - Sammy points out the ways that government, specifically the FBI, has tried to destroy American socialism, “The socialist and civil rights movements of America, have been DP’d by the deep state every step of the way”

(1:28:10) - The boys discuss the timeline of events that lead to Trump’s 2020 election indictment - (1:30:35) - Daryl explains how America’s perception of money has made Trump a “social artifact,” “He succeeded to the extent of his incompetence” - (1:33:40) - The boys discuss Special Counsel Jack Smith’s handling of the indictment, “I think Jack Smith understands that the thing that you can’t let Trump do is get momentum” - (1:41:48) - Daryl points out that Biden could of ordered Attorney General Merrick Garland to prosecute Trump as soon as he got in office, “He’s got Merrick Garland f**king convicting his son anyways” - (1:45:24) - Daryl explains how Trump’s place as a “social artifact” is a direct result of reality TV culture and success culture, “Much like Emo Nite is an artifact”