EP55: John McAfee Suicided, Free Britney, Ivermectin Follow the Silence, Trust in Media US Ranks Last, UFO Report, NC St Baseball, NBA Playoffs

Join hosts Shawn Hannon and Ben Hussong as they separate the latest news from the noise.

EP55: John McAfee Suicided, Free Britney, Ivermectin Follow the Silence, Trust in Media US Ranks Last, UFO Report, NC St Baseball, NBA Playoffs

RUNDOWN

- NC St Baseball eliminated by COVID https://apnews.com/article/college-sports-basketball-college-basketball-mens-college-basketball-health-eef7cf307cd761ccc3c4009dd0341250

- UFO Report: “The UFO report from the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence has been published. The report states that all but one of the 144 UFO sightings reported by military personnel over the past 17 years remain unexplained. The Pentagon refuses to rule out the possible alien origins for some of these objects     https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/Prelimary-Assessment-UAP-20210625.pdf

- US ranks last in media trust: The United States ranks last in media trust — at 29% — among 92,000 news consumers surveyed in 46 countries https://www.poynter.org/ethics-trust/2021/us-ranks-last-among-46-countries-in-trust-in-media-reuters-institute-report-finds/

- John McAfee’s Suicide(d): His body was found the day after Spain’s National Court had announced it was agreeing to his extradition to the US, where he faced up to three decades in prison for allegedly evading more than $4 million in taxes, note found? https://www.chron.com/news/article/Lawyer-says-death-of-McAfee-surprised-the-US-16270802.php

- #FreeBritney https://www.yahoo.com/now/8-heartbreaking-bombshells-britney-spears-143528524.html & https://www.mailplus.co.uk/edition/comment/78954/britney-spears-conservatorship-is-the-opposite-of-the-handmaids-tale-but-just-as-chilling & https://thefederalist.com/2021/06/23/britney-spears-pleads-freedom-from-abusive-conservatorship-im-traumatized/ & https://flipboard.com/@pagesix/freebritney-britney-spears-calls-for-end-of-abusive-conservatorship-klmh4lrr2f8b8i52

- Ivermectin: #FollowTheSilence: Ivermectin resulted in a reduction of virus replication in laboratory studies, the university said, adding that a small pilot showed giving the drug early could reduce viral load and the duration of symptoms in some patients with mild COVID-19 https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/oxford-university-explores-anti-parasitic-drug-ivermectin-covid-19-treatment-2021-06-22/ & Meta-analysis study released: Conclusions: Moderate-certainty evidence finds that large reductions in COVID-19 deaths are possible using ivermectin. Using ivermectin early in the clinical course may reduce numbers progressing to severe disease. The apparent safety and low cost suggest that ivermectin is likely to have a significant impact on the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic globally https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34145166/

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