July 2021

The July 2021 edition of the World’s Only Podcast is here to bring the top news as Silby and Ian give you their own unfiltered and congenial feedback. This episode the boys discuss a new Cold War, Hacking and Ransomware attacks, Coal Miners on strike, and Pitchers doctoring baseballs

Be sure to read more about the topics Ian and Silby discussed: 

• Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Bill to Bolster Competitiveness With China

• Made in China 2025

• China’s Communist Party at 100: the secret of its longevity

• Censorship, Surveillance and Profits: A Hard Bargain for Apple in China

• Fight Over Covid’s Origins Renews Debate on Risks of Lab Work

• EcoHealth Alliance head Daszak leaves UN-backed COVID origins probe

• NYT: Senate Poised to Pass Huge Industrial Policy Bill to Counter China

• Foreign Policy: The COVID-19 Lab Leak Theory Is Short on Evidence and Long on Guesswork

• YouTube: Jon Stewart On Vaccine Science And The Wuhan Lab Theory

• How A New Team Of Feds Hacked The Hackers And Got Colonial Pipeline's Ransom Back

• The Phish Scale: NIST-Developed Method Helps IT Staff See Why Users Click on Fraudulent Emails

• NPR: Colonial Pipeline's Ransom Was Returned By A New Department Of Justice Team

• NPR: U.S. Has Recovered Some Of The Millions Paid In Ransom To Colonial Pipeline Hackers

• Alabama Coal Workers Strike For Better Wages, Fair Treatment

• Germany agrees plan to phase out coal power by 2038

• The Guardian: Striking coalminers in Alabama energize support across the south

• iHeart Radio: Unpacking Alabama Union Busting with Kim Kelly - Worst Year Ever

• As MLB nears crackdown on foreign substances, pitchers ask for fair enforcement

• MLB pitchers, including Yankees’ Gerrit Cole, face suspension if busted with illegal sticky substance, report says

• Gerrit Cole Stared Down Josh Donaldson After Getting Revenge With Two Strikeouts

• Is the timing of Red Sox pitching problems a coincidence, or is it related to MLB’s looming substance crackdown?

• Scherzer makes case for pine tar, not stickier stuff

• Is MLB's Offensive Resurgence Connected to Looming Crackdown on Sticky Stuff?

• SI: MLB pitchers doctoring baseballs are changing the game

• MLB.com: FAQ: Sticky stuff and new rule enforcement

• Bleacher Report: Is MLB's Offensive Resurgence Connected to Looming Crackdown on Sticky Stuff?

• WaPo: As MLB nears crackdown on foreign substances, pitchers ask for fair enforcement

• JomBoy: Jomboy on Twitter: "Scherzer gets checked for sticky stuff and chaos ensues, a breakdown… "

You can follow Silby on Twitter at @Silby_Says and Ian at @IRLibrarian.

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