Talking Trash and Tacos

09/23/2025

In this episode of Talking Trash and Tacos, Sarah and Jess dive into the strange side of modern life — and the internet. From lawsuits over assaults in virtual reality and cryptocurrency scams, to black market oddities like stolen human hair and breast milk for sale, nothing is off limits. They lighten the mood with food crime stories like the Canadian maple syrup heist, peanut butter obsessions, and even a debate over red pistachios. Of course, there’s plenty of laughter, side tangents, and a little Toledo flavor mixed in.

09/22/2025

🍯🐝 When Bees Get Weird With Their Recipes… 🐝🍯

Did you know some bees are skipping the flowers and hitting up the spotted lanternfly buffet instead? 🤯

Here’s the deal:
• Lanternflies suck tree sap (rude).
• They drip out a sugary goo called honeydew (even ruder).
• Bees slurp that up and turn it into honey.

But this honey isn’t your usual golden, floral drizzle. Nope.
✨ It’s darker.
✨ It tastes richer — think malty, smoky, even molasses-y.
✨ It’s loaded with minerals & antioxidants.

Basically, it’s forest-flavored honey with attitude. 🌳🔥

So next time you taste honey that looks suspiciously dark, you might just be sampling a little lanternfly influence. 🐝+🪰=🍯

09/22/2025

🚨 Cautionary Tale Time: +54 years old + zero excuses

Meet Steven Nowak, Toledo. He pled guilty to receiving and sharing child po*******hy. Yes — in group chats. Yes — on phones & cloud. Yes — pictures & videos. Yes — with a family member image shared.

Sentencing date: January 6, 2026.

What this should teach you:
1. If you do dumb illegal stuff, the internet remembers. So do the police.
2. Sharing or receiving CSAM is not a “private mistake.” It’s serious crime—and the consequences are forever.
3. Your moral compass should never need a reminder at this level. Shame on predators.

Let this be your warning, not your someday story.

’tBeThatPerson

09/20/2025

To the coward who shot Charlie the cat with a crossbow in East Toledo: congratulations, you’ve proven you’re a violent, small-minded coward with no soul. This was a defenseless animal — not a target at some sad archery practice. Neighbors heard her screaming; she didn’t survive. We want names, we want charges, and we want this person held accountable. If you saw anything, call Toledo PD & Lucas County animal control.

“They never meow because they’re deaf, so when that one was screaming, it was just horrific,” Lisa Jones, a resident of the neighborhood, said.

09/20/2025

Youth pastors aren’t always pillars — sometimes they’re people who make dangerous choices. Vet the trust, demand the safety. Because we owe our kids more than good intentions. https://share.newsbreak.com/f355tpjt

09/19/2025

So Mark Zuckerberg is out here blaming WiFi for Meta’s latest tech hiccup… meanwhile, I’m still salty about the $400 Oculus paperweight I bought the first year they came out. No customer service, no fixes, just straight depression every time I look at it. 🥲 Thanks for the trauma, Zuck. One thing’s for sure—I’ll never buy another Meta toy again.

(KRON) — The AI-powered smart glasses that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is calling “the next generation of Meta Ray-Ban glasses,” were the focus of multiple failed demonstrations during Zuckerberg’s ke…

09/19/2025

🕯️ Tragic Update: Teen Missing Since 2024 Found Dead in Tesla Impounded in LA

Body of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas—reported missing in April 2024—has been identified in a Tesla that was impounded in the Hollywood Hills.

Here’s what is known so far:
• The Tesla was towed to a Hollywood impound yard on September 8, 2025 after being reported abandoned.
• The body was found in a severely decomposed state in the front trunk (also called the “frunk”) of the vehicle.
• The remains were identified as Celeste Rivas via forensic methods.
• Celeste was only 13 when she went missing.
• The case is being treated as a homicide, though the medical examiner has not yet determined the cause of death.
• Authorities say the singer known as d4vd (David Anthony Burke) is the registered owner of the Tesla.

🔍 Has the singer been questioned?
• Police have not confirmed whether d4vd has been formally questioned.
• He is said to be cooperating with the investigation.
• A Hollywood Hills home where he had been staying was searched under warrant, and evidence was collected.
• At this point, he has not been named a suspect, and no charges have been filed.

🫣Have they pulled the cloud footage from the car?

09/18/2025

🚨 Campbell Soup in Napoleon has admitted to dumping waste into Ohio waterways — and guess where a lot of that ends up? Lake Erie.

For Toledo, this is more than just an “oops” moment. That waste acts like fertilizer for toxic algal blooms, the same kind that turned our tap water undrinkable back in 2014. The risks include:
💧 Contaminated drinking water that can make people sick.
🌊 Dangerous swimming conditions that cause rashes, stomach illness, or worse.
🐟 Harm to fish and wildlife, damaging our food chain and local economy.
🏖 Closed beaches and lost tourism revenue.

Lake Erie is Toledo’s drinking glass. When companies cut corners, we’re the ones paying the price. This isn’t just about algae—it’s about public health, our kids swimming in the lake, and the safety of every glass of water we pour.

Do you think fines are enough to stop companies from polluting, or should Ohio crack down harder?

09/16/2025

09/15/2025

🦷👁️ Miracle Surgery Restores Vision: The “Tooth-in-Eye” Implant in Vancouver

Have you heard about the new, almost science-fiction procedure happening in Vancouver? It’s called oste-o-odonto-keratoprosthesis (OOKP), more simply “tooth-in-eye” surgery — and it recently gave sight back to people who had been blind for years. Here’s how it works, why it’s so rare, and what the odds are of it being a success.

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How It Works
1. The Problem: Some people lose vision because the front part of the eye — especially the cornea (the clear “window” in front of your eye) — becomes scarred or damaged. This may happen due to autoimmune disease, chemical burns, or other severe injuries. Traditional cornea transplants often won’t work when that damage is extreme. 
2. The OOKP Solution:
• First, a healthy tooth (often a canine) is removed from the patient. 
• A plastic optical lens is fitted into the tooth by drilling a small hole in it. 
• That tooth-plus-lens structure is implanted temporarily into the patient’s cheek (or buccal tissue) so that it develops connective tissue and a blood supply — basically to “prime” it so it won’t be rejected and to support it once moved into the eye. 
• Meanwhile, the damaged eye has tissue grafts and surface layers (cornea, maybe iris or lens if damaged) prepared to accept the implant. 
• After several months, the tooth-lens complex is removed from the cheek and surgically implanted into the eye, replacing the damaged cornea. A flap of tissue is used to cover it, leaving only a small opening for light to pass through via the lens embedded in the tooth.

09/15/2025

Only in Toledo do we have school board members beefing with Charlie Kirk’s widow online. Forget test scores or safer schools — we’re making national news for being the city’s resident drama club. Toledo Trashies never miss a chance…