Rik's Mind Podcast Episode 50- Benjamin Carollo

Today we are joined by Benjamin Carollo. Ben is a former Air Force Geospatial intelligence analyst, with a Masters in Biosecurity and Biodefense. Ben hosts a daily news show on Twitch, and is a contributor to The Young Turks Network. We dive into biodefense, foreign policy and a whole host of topics. You can find more of Ben on his Twitter https://twitter.com/BenjaminCarollo, Patreon https://www.patreon.com/bleepblompben, Ben’s Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/BleepBlompBen/videos, Rebel HQ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuMo0RRtnNDuMB8DV5stEag, His Bleepblompben Twitch https://m.twitch.tv/bleepblompben/profile and Fridays at 4PM EST on the Young Turks Network Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/tyt.

Show Notes:

Beepblompben | Twtich https://m.twitch.tv/bleepblompben/profile

The Young Turks Network | Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/tyt

TYT | Official Website https://tyt.com/

Rebel HQ | Youtube https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stryker

Benjamin Carollo | Ballotopedia

Stryker | Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stryker

Ian Todd | Ballotpedia https://ballotpedia.org/Ian_Todd

Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident | Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Brown_and_Franz_Stigler_incident

Column: Trump’s brand of war is killing more civilians than before by Doyale McManus | Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-09-07/trumps-shameful-rules-of-engagement-are-killing-civilians

Biodefense and Related Programs | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/biodefense

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 1 | Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome_coronavirus_1

The differences between SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 | European Parliamentary Research Service https://sciencemediahub.eu/2020/04/23/the-differences-between-sars-cov-1-and-sars-cov-2/

What is the ACE2 receptor, how is it connected to coronavirus and why might it be key to treating COVID-19? The experts explain | The Conversation https://theconversation.com/what-is-the-ace2-receptor-how-is-it-connected-to-coronavirus-and-why-might-it-be-key-to-treating-covid-19-the-experts-explain-136928

Gain of Function Research | National Institute of Health https://osp.od.nih.gov/biotechnology/gain-of-function-research/

Could preon stars reveal a hidden reality? | NewScientist https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19726431-700-could-preon-stars-reveal-a-hidden-reality/

Smallpox: a disease and a weapon | International Journal of Infectious Dieses https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(04)00130-4/fulltext

SARS: The First Pandemic of the 21st Century | Pediatric Research https://www.nature.com/articles/pr2004163

George W. Bush in 2005: 'If we wait for a pandemic to appear, it will be too late to prepare' | ABC News https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/george-bush-2005-wait-pandemic-late-prepare/story?id=69979013

ORDER FROM CHAOS: An ideal public health model? Vietnam’s state-led, preventative, low-cost response to COVID-19 | The Brookings Institution https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/06/29/an-ideal-public-health-model-vietnams-state-led-preventative-low-cost-response-to-covid-19/

MORTALITY ANALYSES | John Hopkins University & Medicine Corona Virus Research Center https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/mortality

Saving Throws | 5e System Reference Document https://5thsrd.org/rules/abilities/saving_throws/