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"Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. ... In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it. It was inevitable that they should make that claim sooner or later: the logic of their position demanded it.” (1984, Orwell) Lighthearted dystopian-themed podcast Three Equals Five discuses fact vs feeling vs fiction vs politics vs history and how they relate to each other. Thank you! to all our ...
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Casey Takes over the podcast! Who is that? Listen to find out. Also we talk about the eventuality of space exploration and finite resources. What does existential threat mean? An existential threat is a threat to something's very existence—when the continued being of something is at stake or in danger. It is used to describe threats to actual livin…
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This topic has been something mike wanted to talk about for quite some time and its finally here. Since a new law hit NC after a few senators flipped to veto-proof the passing of this legislation we though now would be a good time to discuss abortion and where it stands in the great state of North Carolina. Support the show…
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Welcome to Three Equals Five! where we explore the trials and tribulations of love in a world where artificial intelligence has taken over and forbidden us from marrying the one thing we truly desire: cheese. Join your hosts, Jon, Tom, and Mike, as we delve into the absurdity of a dystopian future where our love lives are dictated by cold, unfeelin…
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So wizards of the coast just lost, and the people won. Their was joy and great celebration in the streets! Not really... Wizards is just whispering sweet nothing into the ears of the TTRPG world and some believe it. So Mike Jon and Mandy toke on this topic and discuss the ins and outs of what is happening to the beloved Dungeons and Dragons game we…
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Two Millennials - that’s Mike and Jon - take a dip in a reflective pool and wade into the deep end, talking about life experiences, their views on our society, and the podcast. Join them. https://www.patreon.com/ThreeEqualsFive https://threeequalsfive.buzzsprout.com https://open.spotify.com/show/7yxcbdSbd1e8w20ooLLmuj https://podcasts.apple.com/lk/…
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Are government employees above the law? Well, apparently sometimes so. The Supreme Court says so. Jon and Mike school Tom on Qualified Immunity. https://ij.org/issues/project-on-immunity-and-accountability/frequently-asked-questions-about-ending-qualified-immunity/ https://www.loc.gov/item/usrep457800/ https://www.ems1.com/ems-products/consulting-m…
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Jon, Mike, and Tom discuss whether retirement is a viable option. Is it reasonable for the average citizen to expect they will be able to retire, and if not, why? Jon’s been there for some years, Mike is shooting for it, and apparently Tom never will. Death is a certainty, but retirement isn’t. https://realdealretirement.com/what-scrooge-can-teach-…
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Supreme court poised to end Affirmative Action! Maybe, it's complicated as much as the oral arguments were! Tom talks about dumb mathematicians, Hard vs Soft education, while Jon generally tried to keep him on topic, but fails in the end as Mike, Jon, and Tom close out the Episode with enlistment rates among South Koreans in the U.S. Army. Oral Arg…
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bedibedipdebip That's all folks! and my last attempt at typing out Porky the Pigs classic line. Tom Jon and Mike are off to another season of random topics sprinkled with soul-crushing information like the end of the world, math, WW3, and many many more. This episode is a brief recap of season 2 followed by some meandering thoughts on the state of …
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Mike is lost in the wilderness and having a hard time finding his way back home, so like good co-hosts we decide to do an episode without him. Tom and Jon explore what monarchy would look like in the United States and weigh pros and cons of the institution. We also endeavored to do basic arithmetic and it goes terribly wrong. Support the show…
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Oh yea money for nothing baby! but wait its not enough! Its a bail out for the rich and an increase on taxes for the working class. Its doesn't go far enough...my loans are more then 20k. When forty percent of people who go to college and take out loans drop out, it really doesn't answer the underlying problems. Well luckily Tom, Jon, and Mike disc…
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Tom gets kidnapped and tied to a bed! So its up to Mike and Jon to save the episode this week. There was only one option... we went nuclear, a rarely used procedure in senate voting rules.....wait not that. Energy Independence, war, affordability, "going green", and so much more! Join us as we explore this topic conversationally. Just Jon and mike.…
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Let these be guidestones to an Age of Reason Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature. Guide reproduction wisely - improving fitness and diversity. Unite humanity with a living new language. Rule passion - faith - tradition - and all things with tempered reason. Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts. …
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Smoking. Yeah, it's good for you. https://www.patreon.com/ThreeEqualsFive https://threeequalsfive.buzzsprout.com https://open.spotify.com/show/7yxcbdSbd1e8w20ooLLmuj https://podcasts.apple.com/lk/podcast/three-equals-five/id1590436951 https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-three-equals-five-89552834 #Tobacco #Smoking #Marlboro #Cancer #Death #Pleasure …
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Some people would be shocked to learn that aliens have been living among us and the federal government is surveilling us. Not us. And we cover it all. And more. Not well, but we do. To truly enjoy this high brow intellectual offering, a first course suggestion is the House Intelligence Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Counterintelligence Hearin…
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Prisons are a lot like high school. You’ve got lots of people from different backgrounds going through some crazy mental and emotional stuff, behaving badly, and being forced to be with each other day in and day out. And, like high schools, many prisons don’t seem to do a very good job serving the education, training, and life skill needs of prison…
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So what happens when the President of the United States cannot perform the duties required of that role? In theory, the 25th Amendment to the Constitution provides the answer. In practice it turns out that may not always be the case and may not be straightforward. https://www.patreon.com/ThreeEqualsFive https://threeequalsfive.buzzsprout.com https:…
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Different people have different inherent biological limitations: color recognition, spatial awareness, physical strength, processing emotions, and other. But do the masses of people have a significant limitation in their ability to visualize or understand basic mathematics - counting and percentages? What does that mean for society, democracy, and …
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Well, it’s been a journey! To mark our 30th episode (or 29 + 1 beta/trial), Jon, Mike, and Tom talk about the path they’ve been on and what they’re looking towards. https://www.patreon.com/ThreeEqualsFive https://threeequalsfive.buzzsprout.com https://open.spotify.com/show/7yxcbdSbd1e8w20ooLLmuj https://podcasts.apple.com/lk/podcast/three-equals-fi…
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Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica. You may know them better by one of their affectionate nicknames, such as weed, herb, pot, grass, bud, ganja and some others. It’s a plant, it grows wild, and the United States federal government says it’s a controlled illegal drug, but maybe that will soon change. Jon, Mike, and Tom discuss marijuana legislation…
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The Great Unwashed. Jon, Mike, and Tom discuss individuals and groups moving from one location to another, carpetbagger invasion, breeding out things, naturalization versus immigration, denouncing your nation, swearing fealty, declaring war, definition of naturalization, culture versus citizenship, post-war immigrants, individual freedom and libert…
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Rich people are pushing poor people out of their homes. Or are they? Mike is back! He and Jon and Tom discuss local gentry, environmental justice and bleeding heart liberal nonprofit organizations, saving Gaea, government services proportional to taxes paid, geriatrics versus gerrymandering, affordable housing availability, property ownership, Sect…
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Lizard People. You’ve heard of them. You may even know some of them. We talk about them and don’t care whether they know it or not. Mike is out for this one and Jude takes his place. He, Jon, and Tom discuss public awareness of lizard people, the involvement of NASA, the television show V, Sleestaks and the Land of the Lost, helpful characteristics…
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Some people want to keep on living and it’s gonna cost them. And cost you. Jon, Mike, and Tom discuss how much money you are worth, fiduciary tables, life insurance, a Mexican standoff versus a duel, the federal government being involved in healthcare when all other aspects of healthcare outside the military is at the state level, rising costs of h…
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There’s SAD and then there’s MAD. We’re here to help you settle into Cold War v2.0. Jon, Mike, and Tom talk about a definition of Mutually Assured Destruction, MAD shaping world politics, the United States nuclear deterrent triad of silos and bombers and submarines, fail deadly and dead hand fail-safe launch systems, boomers lurking under the sea s…
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[Explicit Content] It seems Central Intelligence Agency has done some things that were not exactly above board. Mike, Jon, and Tom talk about staring at goats, MK Ultra scope and purpose, psychedelic drugs and unknowing participants, a guy jumping out a window, Ted Kaczynski, the imperfect mind control of Cardi B, Oscar’s Razor, midnight climax, Il…
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And it continues. Some might say that lots of people bullying someone is what is known as cancel culture. Jon, Mike, and Tom, joined by guest George (Jorge), talk about stand up comedians and hecklers, definitions of cancel culture, de-platforming, society is a marketplace, censorship, Disney’s Mulan movie and China’s Uyghur slave camps, no NGram s…
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And you thought bullying was bad. Following up on a discussion of bodily autonomy, Mike, Jon, and Tom talk about whether bullying is a healthy habit, the definition of bullying, national center for bullying and the need for a pro-bully coalition, bullying is an ongoing relationship, singular and plural terms, whether bullying can be bad, girls bein…
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Bodily autonomy is apparently a thing (but without the mead and plans for pillaging coastal villages). Mike’s passionate about it. Jon gets spicy. Tom talks about dead people that said stuff. We discuss having control of your own body, the origins and definition of the term bodily autonomy, joining the Army, freely entering into a contract, moralit…
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It’s getting hot in here. And apparently there is some disagreement between Mike, Jon, Tom, and our guest Mandy about climate change and associated affects. We discuss polls indicating climate change being a very important issue, UN State of the Climate report, whether global climate change is happening, areas getting warmer and some areas getting …
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Aliens. They’ve not just passed their junior high space travel class, it seems they’ve got some marketing sensibilities as well. So, we’re talking both shop class and FBLA (look it up folks). Mike is out for this one (we all have our limits). Jon and Tom seem to start out relatively focused, but you know how it goes. We discuss the term UAP versus …
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Apparently, some people get SAD during the winter months, but there’s a lot more than just less sunlight and colder weather to cause stress in modern society. Our guest Steve joins Mike, Jon, and Tom this episode as we discuss the holiday season, gift giving, seasonal affective disorder, Winter solstice, effect of diminished sunlight on human behav…
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Opinions may vary as to whether this is the single most important topic we have ever discussed ... or maybe other descriptions are more appropriate. Rex Marshall starts us out getting us up to speed on some key aspects of Reynolds Wrap, then Mike, Jon, and Tom discuss an Alex Jones rap to go along with tin foil and his incredible prediction accurac…
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If you think the Food Pyramid is a healthy diet guide, think again (also - you might wanna turn down the volume for the first few seconds of this one). Mike, Jon, and Tom discuss food, the thing Tom has been more wrong about than anything else in his life, food as poison, itchy boxer shorts, unusual thirst, hypoglycemia versus hyperglycemia, slight…
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Why do 3 non drug users want to legalize drugs? Mike, Jon, and Tom discuss drugs, the war on drugs, legalizing drugs, declaring war on - and victory over - inanimate objects, bodily autonomy, distribution to children, age of emancipation, spontaneous combustion, significant mental disability and involuntary commitment, OxyContin prescriptions for h…
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Cryptocurrency is a digital Messiah that will free humanity from all suffering and usher in a global nirvanic state. Or it’s a hyped up widespread fraud luring all into servitude for cyber-spawned overlords. Possibly something else. Mike, Jon, and Tom discuss pork products, bacon as a currency, blockchain basics, compelling oratory, never being a b…
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Some would say we’re either currently living in a state of mass hysteria or we’re screaming full speed ahead to get there. Mike, John, and Tom discuss who defines mass hysteria and how they define it, definitions changing, nuns spontaneously meowing and then not stopping for months, the meow game, school children in Le Roy New York exhibiting muscl…
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You eat clones and genetically modified organisms ... and frog. Well, at least, if you’ve eaten an apple, you’ve almost certainly eaten a clone and if you’ve eaten a strawberry in the last so many years, odds are you’ve ingested a genetically modified organism that’s part frog DNA. John, Mike, and Tom discuss Monsanto being the devil, cloning anima…
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Well, apparently Rittenhouse is actually innocent, though you’d probably never have thought so from the majority of reporting to date. Join us as we discuss what happened, what people said happened, what people want to happen, and how this does and may - or may not - affect all sorts of social, cultural, and legal stuff. #Rittenhouse #2A #SelfDefen…
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Following up on our cheerful Total War discussion, we ramble through more light fare. We discuss the US going to war with China to defend Taiwan, not being big fans of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Chairman Mao and Pol Pot and Joseph Stalin vying for top spots as mass murderers, the intentional starvation of Ukrainians by the Communist Party o…
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John, Mike, and Tom are back together cheerfully talking about a more light subject matter. We discuss radiation exposure, people as nuclear test subjects, 2 time atomic blast survivor Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, death from blast wave, pooping your pants, waging total war, nuclear war, duck and cover, fallout shelters, cold …
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