Episode 1029 · Sunday, 29 April 2018

Batteries Not Included

A biting critique of the White House Correspondents Dinner fallout, Iran's high-stakes currency pivot, and the invasive rise of genealogy-based policing and robotic companionship.

By The No Agenda Show | 3h 7m listen | 48 chapters
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The No Agenda Show · No. 1029

About this episode

Comedian Michelle Wolf sparked a media firestorm following her performance at the 2018 White House Correspondents Dinner, where her personal attacks on Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Kellyanne Conway polarized the press corps. The routine, which included a controversial comparison between the collapse of Bear Stearns and sexual assault, left the room largely silent and raised questions about the future of the annual event. With Donald Trump refusing to attend and celebrities distancing themselves from the political fallout, the dinner is increasingly viewed as an anachronistic gathering of the Washington swamp.

Geopolitical tensions rise as Iran officially bans importers from using the US dollar for base pricing, opting instead for the Euro. This high-risk strategy mirrors past moves by Muammar Gaddafi and Saddam Hussein, suggesting a direct link between currency policy and American hostility. Meanwhile, the International Monetary Fund explores Special Drawing Rights as a potential globalist insurance policy against an unsustainable US deficit. Skepticism remains high regarding Bitcoin, with theories emerging that digital currencies are a controlled experiment by central banks to maintain power during a dollar collapse.

Technological shifts take center stage as Real Robotics integrates AI into animatronic sex dolls, sparking anxiety over the simulation of submissive companionship. In Austin, the rise of the inside-out mall at The Domain highlights a growing culture of smartphone addiction and the replacement of children with pets. The episode also tracks the apprehension of the Golden State Killer, Joseph DeAngelo, through the controversial use of genealogy DNA websites like GEDmatch, signaling a new era of privacy risks for genetic data.


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CHAPTER 01 / 48 Discussion

Counterfeit Printer Ink and Manufacturer Restrictions

The discussion opens with an analysis of the printer ink industry and the tactics used by manufacturers to prevent the use of third-party or counterfeit cartridges. Manufacturers often use firmware updates to reject non-official ink, forcing users to acknowledge that using such products may void their warranties. Despite these warnings, the cost-saving benefits of bogus ink often outweigh the risks for consumers using inexpensive printers.

printer ink· counterfeit ink· hp· epson· warranty· firmware

00:00 Understated beauties. Reporting from the front lines of all dimensions and broadcasting live from the capital of the drone star state here in downtown Austin, Teos In... The Cluedio. In the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry And from northern Silicon Valley where i am running the operation on counterfeit ink! I'm John C. Dvorak It's Crackpot & Buzzkill! In the mornin'! Counterfeit Ink? Counterfeit Ink You mean printer ink im sure, I know you're a print aficionado

00:42 Yeah, printer ink. All right? I use these bogus inks and they... Oh don't use the bogus ink! It'll clog the head! Oh it's gonna ruin your printer and sometimes they will just reject it won't they? The printers will reject that as a non-official cartridge? They get sued over this number of times so what do you end up with now? The newer printers does the following stick the thing in now sometimes it just says it doesn't know when it says okay here we go but lot of times is to say This isn't right. This is not an original ink, it's not the right ink." Yeah exactly. You sure you want to go ahead? Oh they let you do it yeah they do let you do it okay. And they say yeah I'm gonna go ahead now oh okay and then you know... Now your warranty is no good. The warranty, like a 50 buck printer what's the warranty? Not even!

CHAPTER 02 / 48 Discussion

Golden State Warriors Victory and Sports Rigging Skepticism

A brief transition into sports covers the Golden State Warriors' recent dominant performance. While some fans suggest professional sports are rigged, the observation here is that the Warriors' defensive intensity and ability to strip the ball from opponents make them appear unbeatable through skill rather than conspiracy. The lopsided nature of the game is attributed to superior play rather than officiating interference.

golden state warriors· nba· sports rigging· basketball· defensive play

01:35 I think I told you this, I need a printer for some printing which I never do. And the printer after all deductions and whatever promos...I think it cost $17! It was nothing and they delivered it for that too. Oh wow. Wow man, wow. Yeah, wow man, its really groovy. Well you sound chipper, you had a good weekend I trust? Did I? Well the Warriors won last night. Oh yay go Warriors woo! It was a funny game. I had to describe the game to someone, it was like... I don't want to get into sports talk. No me neither but was it rigged as usual or different this time? This is one-sided lopsided slaughter and I don't believe that it's rigged The rigging only takes place at the end if there's any rigging But it was like..the only way you can describe the Warriors when they play Like this team plays, its very defensive oriented

02:33 The only way to describe it, and I think the other team would agree. It's horrifying! It is horrifying to watch this team play another team. Oh... I mean they can't hold on to the ball that guy comes just takes it out of his hands. I mean knocking people down. It's a horrifying team to play. I don't see how anybody can beat them. I understand why you had a good weekend. Fantastic Yeah, we like to see this sort of thing. I'm very good. I had a great weekend too You know we got some stuff done around the house We had too much to eat too much to drink fantastic yeah, we're sitting down like Saturday night Groovy and then Tina's like what are you doing? I said no I have to watch this but it's a bunch of people in a big place What are you doing? It's just not a romantic Saturday night

CHAPTER 03 / 48 Discussion

White House Correspondents Dinner and Journalist Awards

The 2018 White House Correspondents Dinner is critiqued as an anachronistic event that no longer serves its original purpose of fostering a relationship between the President and the press. During the ceremony, various journalists were honored, including an activist who gave a speech about her work in Egypt. Her claims regarding saving children from abuse in Cairo are met with skepticism and confusion regarding the appropriateness of the venue for such remarks.

white house correspondents dinner· washington dc· press association· egypt· journalism awards

03:24 She knows better. Well, she didn't know what it was! We haven't lived together for a full cycle so she doesn't know about... Oh, she's not familiar with this idiotic event? No, with the White House Correspondents Dinner and our incessant need to watch it. Well I missed it last year as you recall Yeah yeah uh I would have missed it had we not turned on the telescreen and before I could switch to some on-demand stuff there was Oh right now you're stuck because this is your job. You gotta do it yeah fun time over So the correspondence dinner was a bust. Should we explain this for people who don't really understand? There's a press association in Washington, D.C., called the Washington Correspondents Association or something like that and it's... It's the White House. The White House is only... White House correspondents. ...White House correspondents and this group, the main groups there are little offshoots of it to different kinds of lesser clubs that show up every so often but

04:26 Yeah, it's the main and they are a club and they have scholarships and they give little awards to each other. And then traditionally it's been these spots where the relationship between the president and the White House correspondents in their association Get to banter back and forth. It's like a roast, yeah but it's really about the president being able to show how funny he is or she at you know excoriating the press. Yeah but that's based on a an old version of the relationship between the press and the White House so this event kind doesn't make any sense anymore no it doesn't yeah but one thing, they still hold it anyway they try to cajole Trump and they may get a lot of Trump jokes but it doesn't have whatever use more sting

05:24 Obama was maybe one of the best at this because he could come out and joke with them. Ronald Reagan, of course would have been the best well Obama had fantastic timing great writers And he was very good at it and there was also much better video production This year they had some cartoon which they were all everyone's all jitty about and it was stupid It wasn't funny now a lot of not funny in this particular Before they began with the jokes and stuff, they honored a bunch of journalists and talked about all the ones that have been arrested. And they brought this one woman out who I guess they got her out of jail somehow as she gave this little spiel within her spiel This is the clip is one of the journalist's honored it within her spiel She throws in a little gem in here that I'm thinking what kind what kind of an observation? Is this and what is she trying to tell us? I am not a terrorist but a social activist

06:16 Seven years ago and during Egypt's spring, I left my Juris Doctorate degree and flew from DC to Cairo to carry with me the values of humanity freedom in pursuit of happiness. that I helped clean garbage from neighborhoods and playgrounds, helped educate little girls and save little boys in the streets from being raped by older men on cold winter nights. What? Now she was saving little girls and saving a little boy's from being in Egypt from being raped on cold winter nights which apparently I guess is what goes on in Egypt only on cold winter nights yeah so they had to help the little boys

06:56 I don't know what she's trying to tell us here, but it's pretty disgusting. Did she say her Jewish doctor degree? That's what it sounds like doesn't it? She's a Jewish doctor. She can be a Jewish doctor. That's interesting. So they went on and they brought out that the woman... They actually had this... I don't know if we have the... Yeah before we go there, they had a theme this year and this was respecting the First Amendment Yeah, and that's a shocker for them. Yeah well it was good because it did set up the Michelle Wolf the traditional comedian who is there to roast the president and some members of Congress and some members of the media but its kind of falls flat if you don't have ya know... The clown car they're to make fun of

CHAPTER 04 / 48 Discussion

Gender Self-Identification at the WHCD

The head of the White House Correspondents Association opened the event by acknowledging attendees of various "gender self-identifications," a move seen as an peak example of modern political correctness. This inclusivity is contrasted with the awarding of prizes to outlets like CNN for their reporting on Russian collusion, which is characterized as hokey and narrative-driven.

gender identity· political correctness· whcd· cnn· russian collusion

07:45 Now, the head of the Washington Correspondents Operation came out and when she said this I knew that the whole night was in trouble. This is the head of the FWH. In this room we are Republicans and Democrats and Independents people of all economic classes races religions and gender self-identifications Whoa! What? Gender self identifications That's right. I said this is getting a little Really well that would mm-hmm so that's what's in the room I think today and what happens if you like it, what if your Self identification is that your gender? Is that you change genders every five hours yeah That should be should be okay although. You're mocking you're mocking gender self-identification you bruise. Thank yes you brute You not to be taken seriously only journos know when you're serious how about

08:45 My gender self-identification is to mock. Now that okay? No no again, again You're just making fun of everything no don't know what it's like to be a victim man well Okay, go on with your observation since you you apparently I mean the whole, the whole place is like that. So what else is new? I think CNN actually got an award for their fantastic reporting on Russian collusion! I'm not kidding! They got an award for something! The whole thing is hokey and I still was sitting there doing my little narrative when they didn't have anyone talking... people just schmoozing around. That must've gone over big with Tina

CHAPTER 05 / 48 Discussion

Michelle Wolf Comedy Set and the "Pussy Hat" Joke

Comedian Michelle Wolf's performance at the White House Correspondents Dinner is analyzed, specifically her attempt to roast the administration in the President's absence. Her jokes regarding women knitting "pussy hats" and her use of vulgar anatomical humor are described as a "cheap laugh" and a failure to connect with the room. The lack of a target (Trump) made the roast format feel awkward and ineffective.

michelle wolf· stand-up comedy· whcd· donald trump· pussy hats

09:31 Yeah, come to think of it didn't really Didn't really work. We did get the only thing miss so Michelle wolf comes out She's a got a she's big smile the worst voice in the world. She's like Rose That's part of her stick and I've seen yeah Roseanne bars old voice somehow she borrowed it or she bought it from Rosanne And decided to amp it up a little bit So as worse than rose Ann's well this is but this I've seen her stand-up It's pretty funny Well, that's hard to believe. Yeah I know the only funny thing she said was kind of at the beginning and then of course i had to screw with it this is the Michelle wolf no uh Michelle is just the right one yeah there's the michelle uh Noah gender not yes and just a reminder to everyone i'm here to make jokes

10:20 I have no agenda, no agenda. No agenda! No agenda! I'm not trying to get anything accomplished so everyone that's here from Congress you should feel right at home. That was...I mean.. I watched it again this morning as i was just wanting to pull one or two clips Yeah. And in hindsight, it wasn't all that bad you know? It was uncomfortable at times I'm surprised she wasn't in tears as a normal stand-up would be after this was done but she's at the front there on the big table so she couldn't do it but I would have expected her to be in tears backstage

11:02 She didn't look happy when she sat down, that's for sure. She bombed! It was a bit... it was unbelievable how bad it was Yeah well its okay there were still some jokes I liked Well here is the joke that I think...it was going kind of okay until she did this particular joke This is Michelle Williams' The Bomb Pussy Joke Uh...Michelle Wolf The wolf. Michelle Williams. I know it was Michelle Williams that's taken to the model. Trump's pink yarn sails are through the roof! After Trump got elected, women started knitting those pussy hats When I first met him, I was like, that's a pussy? I guess mine just has more yarn on it It's when women go to dick and vagina jokes is always funny. You know, it's a cheap laugh. I'm all for it Yeah Huh

CHAPTER 06 / 48 Discussion

Michelle Wolf's "Trump is Broke" Routine

Michelle Wolf attempted a comedic bit suggesting that Donald Trump is financially broke and compromised by Russian debt. The routine, which utilized an old Johnny Carson-style audience participation format, failed to garner significant laughs. The summary suggests the "Trump is broke" meme is outdated and was poorly executed in this specific setting.

michelle wolf· donald trump· russian debt· comedy bomb· whcd

11:51 As it's considered the lowest form of humor. Yes, I know! You and Mimi are like comics aficionados. And that wasn't my favorite one what else you got? Well well that was my favorite bomb here's the one...well i got three or four of these but Here's the last one I want to play is the Michelle Wolf bombing, the Bear Stearns joke. But let's go this one. This is Michelle Wolf broke Oh, this is yeah. This is where she decides that she's going to start a new meme which is on our list Yes Trump is actually broke he doesn't have the money yes Which is really an old meme She should know better than to try it It's not in current rotation its more like a... Its almost like golden oldie at this point Its a fail Yeah, that was a bit of a fail Wait! She decides to do this bit which is an ole Carson bit Where gets the audience

12:55 Of course she never asked them to do it, but she did. She actually asked them to do the bit where they audience yells at her when she says he's so broke how broke is he they're supposed to yell? So she does these gags and the first one is kind of funny then only because his worded funny in a funny way Then it gets worse and worse than that was a complete bust He has failed business class I know, it's so soon. But see, I appreciate her doing this. You know she...I agree it was a bomb It didn't have rhythm there was a whole lot of problems with it It was at certain points just hurt no setups just you know boom line boom line boom line but

13:56 She did take the respecting the First Amendment to heart, I think. Because this is... you only do something a joke like this and then follow it up with too soon because that's now it's kind of a tried-and-true formula But I like it. Yeah, you purely like her. No no no not at all. Let's listen to more. I know it's so soon! It's so soon for that joke why did she tell it? It's so soon Trump is so broke he had to borrow money from the Russians and now he's compromised and not susceptible to blackmail and possibly responsible for collapse of the republic yeah

CHAPTER 07 / 48 Discussion

Michelle Wolf's Bear Stearns and Mike Pence Jokes

The final portion of Michelle Wolf's set included jokes about Mike Pence's refusal to dine alone with women and a controversial comparison between the collapse of Bear Stearns and sexual assault. The audience's flat reaction to the Bear Stearns punchline indicated a total loss of the room. The performance is characterized as amateurish, with Wolf fumbling setups and failing to recover from early "bombs."

michelle wolf· mike pence· bear stearns· sexual harassment· wall street

14:39 Yeah, it's a fun game. See that was just silly that was not funny or you know I was just factual there was no good Trump is racist though. He loves white nationalists, which is a weird term for a Nazi. Calling a Nazi of white nationalist is like calling a pedophile kid friend or Harvey Weinstein a ladies man which isn't really fair he also likes plants I thought those were good. The plants joke was funny, but it was a bit obscure now for no agenda No, we're not for no agenda now so her last thing that I have I mean she did obviously long set yeah About 20 minutes. I think yeah This is her with the bail the bear sterzing and I thought that this was inappropriate For this audience

15:32 I thought it was... Well, they clearly didn't get the joke at first because they couldn't put two and two together and figure out that Bear Stearns had collapsed in the Great Recession. Oh, well maybe half of them couldn't figure that out because after all they're journalists and don't remember anything Yeah, but there's some setup lines in here that are technically funny and she is well structured. It's the wrong audience, the timing stinks. She bombs... To me as she finished up this was the biggest bomb of the night and I think that she should have been in tears after this. But good for you!

16:12 Mike Pence is a weirdo though. He's a weird little guy He might he won't meet with other women without his wife present when people first heard this they were like that's crazy But now in this current climate, they're like that's a good witness She also had a lot of stumbling and the punchline problems which when you're already in a rough rhythm and she fumbled a lot of her punch lines Yeah, she fumbled a lot of the setups. So she, her punchline to this is don't count your chickens and she muffs that. I don't know why you think it's funny. No it was funny but it was a bad punch line, I agree She should have said don't be so sure would have been funnier than don't count your chickens To the point where

17:23 What's the don't counting your chickens is like a cross-reference to don't be so sure. It's like taking the joke and adding it, you know some... No that was technically wrong! You're right It was technically bad. And so she, and then she doesn't even say don't count your chickens clearly it's like double that giga I mean it was like you couldn't even understand that so she takes them botches that because I think what she says when she said a woman is not going to masturbate in front of a big audience or jerk off I think she said yeah I think the audience fell so flat at that moment, like why is she? What does this got to do with anything. I think she realized that was a bomb and now she was

18:08 I think she was upset to the point where she couldn't enunciate. Oh, that's possible. That's possible. And so then as she finishes up She's trying to catch up and she's doing a she's doing a soldierly like job of slogging through the routine which is written down and She manages to get through it but I really don't can not believe this she was very upset by how it worked out Now, I've worked in a lot of male-dominated fields. Before comedy, I worked at a tech company and before that I worked on Wall Street and honestly I've never really been sexually harassed That being said, I did work at Bear Stearns in 2008 so although I haven't been sexually harassed, I have definitely been fucked Yeah that whole company went down on me without my consent And no man got into trouble for that one either

19:06 You didn't like that? Things are changing. You didn't like that, the Bear Stearns? It was... Like I said it was well structured but it wasn't getting any laughs and really the key to all this is you got to get some laughs and you gotta get the audience going she lost the audience with the pussy joke She never recovered never got him back didn't know how to do it. She was like It was like watching an amateur up there, which I believe she is kind of she's not like a high-end comic by any means No, you don't understand why they don't bring somebody in they get them to do it Frank Caliendo would be funny There's a lot of people out there with this skill set that can handle an audience like this Yeah, I've always thought Frank Caliendo is the guy for this yeah whoever that is

CHAPTER 08 / 48 Discussion

Media Reactions to Michelle Wolf's Personal Attacks

The fallout from Michelle Wolf's personal attacks on Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Kellyanne Conway is discussed. While some in the media and on Twitter celebrated the "truth to power" aspect of the set, others criticized the mean-spirited nature of the jokes. The segment notes that the millennial women in the audience seemed to enjoy the performance more than the established press corps.

michelle wolf· sarah huckabee sanders· kellyanne conway· mike pence· media reaction

19:54 Yeah, well you know who it is. You just don't know his name apparently. But you know who Frank is. If Frank Caliendo would kill this audience it'd be fantastic and good for history. The premise is all wrong there's no reason to have a roast when the subject of the roast is not there. This is the whole problem! You cannot win at all! Doing this it just doesn't make sense. I know what I like is that she attacked a lot of people personally Which yeah, I like it? Like I don't know what to say Yeah, you'd like you but you're not supposed to attack people in the day as unless it is a roast about them or your the roasty here did your but here's condemning everybody

20:36 I put can't what she did is was against the rules. Here is a collection. Why does she go after Sarah Sanders but not go after the guy sitting next door? Well, I'm gonna play if you little collection of thing mean things She said good evening here we are not just me correspondence dinner is a compilation star says when she's about to have sex with Trump let's get this over with it's 2018 and I am a woman so you cannot shut me up Unless you have Michael Cohen. That was good. You can find me on Venmo under my porn name. See that's dumb, it was good already she didn't have to do this one. Reince Priebus. Reince just gave a thumbs up okay Mike Pence is what happens when Anderson Cooper isn't gay. You guys gotta stop putting Kellyanne on your shows!

21:31 All she does is lie. If you don't give her a platform, she has nowhere to lie! It's like that old saying... People are clapping do you hear that? Someone was clapping in the audience Yeah, they also took one shot of Kellyanne and we all saw it. She's just looking at her... I mean every time they shot the audience i saw very few people except young millennial women. Yes plenty of those and Dana Bash. It's like that old saying if a tree falls in the woods how do we get Kellyanne to drink? Not suggesting she gets hurt, just stuck. Part of her problem is this is actually how I think people talk certainly in DC certainly an M5M it's executive mode you know they talk and there's this executive mode feeling we can kind of say anything and she really went all-in on that and again if Trump were there would have been better Wait wait before but did you say she went all-in?

22:32 She does she goes politically correct in that last joke and she says I don't want to suggest you get hurt. I just wanted to see her. She gets stuck. That's fun, now the angry is kind of humorous but... What is the point of going, what's the point of that except to correct your old? You said you want her to be hurt. This is kind of again we're dealing with a political correctness of the left. Yes and well... It takes it... John... Yeah she saved it well but it was just still like wait a minute what is this? Okay so The reason I like it so much is heads explode from this in the audience, on the dais In the shows afterwards. Oh, you know Twitter was blowing up everyone's all upset about it That's funny! I like that. I'm just gonna continue. A tree falls in the woods is Scott Pruitts definition of porn

CHAPTER 09 / 48 Discussion

Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the "Smokey Eye" Joke

A deep dive into Michelle Wolf's specific jokes about Sarah Huckabee Sanders reveals a series of obscure references, including a comparison to "Aunt Lydia" from The Handmaid's Tale. The most debated joke involved Sanders using "burnt facts" to create a "perfect smokey eye," a play on a Maybelline commercial. The complexity of the joke led to confusion among the audience and commentators.

sarah huckabee sanders· michelle wolf· maybelline· handmaid's tale· makeup

23:28 I didn't get that. It was just a bad joke. There's a bunch of jokes like that one, which have... Well, I didn't get the joke about Trump being the engine on an S-Southwest flight! What is that supposed to mean? Broke. Broke because the engine was broke Oh, because it was all broke jokes. And I'm not really sure what to call Sarah Huckabee Sanders You know? Is it Sarah Sanders? Is it Sarah Huckabee Sanders? Is it cousin Huckabee? Is it Auntie Huckabee Sanders? Actually want to play the full bit of that We are graced with Sarah's presence tonight! I have to say I am a little star struck...I love you as Aunt Lydia on The Handmaid's Tale

24:08 We just watched the first two episodes of the new season. The we hate Christians, Christian white males show And she does, she does look like Aunt Lydia. But that was immediately and I think maybe not even intentional... Look, she looks like Aunt Lydia from that show but immediately it's talking about her weight and I don't think that was the original intent but that's how people are just thinking. Well i would say that is the original intent not necessarily specifically but she does have a weight joke shortly thereafter

24:48 Mike Pence, if you haven't seen it you would love it. Every time Sarah steps up to the podium I get excited because I'm not really sure what we're gonna get You know a press briefing a bunch of lies or divided into softball teams It's true now is that like a like a lesbian softball team joke? Is that what that is only a certain type of woman plays softball? I don't, well maybe. I didn't think of it that way. I just thought that she looks like the type that would have a group together and say we're going to play softball and then divide people up

25:25 I guess. No, no...I think it's like a- I don't think it was a lesbian joke? You think it was a lesbian joke?! Well hello softball! I think uh well it's the type of woman who plays softball I think I think It wasn't if look If I have to deconstruct here it wasn't good enough I dunno but if you ever watch those women that play softball on the college level that are on television because they don't watch sports Yeah There there mean there's a couple of chubby girls there but most of them are pretty thin And this time don't be such a little b**** Jim Acosta. And I'm never really sure what to call Sarah Huckabee Sanders, you know? Is it Sarah Sanders is it Sarah Huckabee Sanders is it cousin huckabee? I like that cousin huckabee is that kind of an incest joke from the south could be yeah is it auntie huckabee sanders uncle tom but for white women who disappoint other white women this now this culture okay

26:22 That's a her double payoff with aunt Coulter was dumb, but that was that was a harsh one and Tina said this morning. I said yeah, you know I had the same stance She says yeah But as you know there's a special place in hell for women whose discreet do put the scourge on other women Special place in hell and that was that was no it was racial It was if there's a whole bunch of things in one that was an odd joke to make For white women who disappoint other white women. Oh, Aunt Coulter! I actually really like Sarah. I think she's very resourceful Like she burns facts and then she uses that ash to create a perfect smoky eye Maybe she was born with it maybe it's lies See? I think those were two jokes you probably didn't get Did she say burn fat? No, burn facts

27:23 Burned facts to create the perfect smokey eye. Charlie said burned facts. No, no she didn't say that. But you understand the two jokes here? Because I think they were way too obscure one is you know to create the perfect smokey eye... You gotta eyeball it No, her eyeball. No. Yeah. What is she saying? Smokey eye... This is a very female thing. Smokey eye is the makeup you put above and on your eyelid which is usually darker so that's smokey eye and then she says maybe it's smoky what did she say hold on second because that was like it's like a takeoff in a Maybelline commercial was very very dumb to do this And then she uses that ash to create a perfect smokey eye Ah okay get it

28:08 Like maybe she's born with it, maybe it's lies. Yeah so that's maybe she's born with it, maybe its Maybelline. No... Is what did you say? See this is the other thing She mumbles a lot of her punchlines and said Maybelline? No listen Like maybe she's born with it, maybe it's lies So the commercial goes like maybe she's born with it, maybe it's Mabelline That's the original commercial which is from like 1989. And she says what? And then she says, maybe it's... Maybe she's born with it and maybe its lie? Lies. Well maybe it's lies? Maybe she was born with it! Maybe it's lies. Yeah. It's probably a lie. You're right I don't get that joke. Yeah, it's too obscure

CHAPTER 10 / 48 Discussion

John Carl and the WHCD Aftermath

ABC News correspondent John Carl expressed discomfort with the mean-spirited direction of the 2018 dinner, suggesting it would ultimately benefit Sarah Huckabee Sanders by making her a sympathetic figure. The segment concludes with Wolf's final point: that the media is obsessed with and profiting from Donald Trump, despite their outward hostility toward him.

john carl· abc news· sarah huckabee sanders· whcd· media profit

28:55 Only a culture hound like myself who also partially ran those Maybelline commercials from the 80s I know So this did not go well. This did not go over Well, here is White House ABC chief White House correspondent John Carl regarding these horrible, these jokes. How uncomfortable was it being in the room and is there a way in which this whole situation could ultimately redound to Sanders' benefit? Well I've been to a lot of these, I know you have too Dan and there was a lot that was good at the dinner celebration of the First Amendment, some journalism awards, scholarships

29:35 I think that the comedian crossed the line. And this went from poking fun to being mean-spirited, it was very uncomfortable. I think that Sarah Sanders handled herself very well considering what was coming her way and i think most people in that room were uncomfortable with the direction of jokes no question at all and certainly if you want me will do is uh... Results probably more goodwill for Sarah Sanders because nobody should have to sit through that. Oh, yeah No This is this is ultimately very good for her for Sarah cuz you know now she has sympathy She's a victim this is what you need to be the victim So happy for her it's really good I mean John Carl was the guy sitting right next door yes Yeah

30:29 Everyone looked uncomfortable now here. Here is the except wait a minute except the millennial women that were in the audience Yeah, they're all yucking it up as if we're just saying you've ever seen well I thought her parting will not the actual last last joke because she flubbed the line and But what she said here, I thought was the most true and just a fabulous ending to this otherwise horrible stand-up routine. You guys are obsessed with Trump! Did you used to date him? Because you pretend like you hate him but I think you love him! I think what no one in this room wants to admit is that Trump has helped all of you

31:14 He couldn't sell steaks or vodka or water, or college or ties or Eric. But he has helped you! He's helped you sell your papers and your books and your TV You help create this monster And now you're profiting off of him If you're gonna profit off Trump, you should at least give him some money because he doesn't have any Trump is so broke I think there might be loose change in them. Stupid, it was unnecessary she was doing something really good there she's pushing everyone's nose in it and then she like what kind of payoff is that? You thought there was a loose change in it that's dumb That was too bad but I liked it She was telling them to speak truth to power

CHAPTER 11 / 48 Discussion

Don Lemon's Red Carpet Comments on Kanye West

CNN's Don Lemon was interviewed on the red carpet regarding Kanye West's recent political statements. Lemon argued that while West has free speech, he should be aware of the "power of his platform" when supporting things detrimental to "his own culture." Lemon's phrasing of himself as a "person of color who happens to be gay" is mocked as overly precious and politically correct.

don lemon· cnn· kanye west· free speech· identity politics

32:09 I heard it. She was speaking bad jokes to power Here's one little red carpet snippet, I caught Don Lemon the overnight sensation at CNN who loves dressing up He happens to be gay by the way. So what's it like being here this year in this era, the second Trump White House Correspondents Dinner? It's actually very interesting Kate. Last year there weren't many representatives of the White House here. Of course the President wasn't her last year and is not here this year All weekend I've been running into people from the White House so I ran into Kellyanne Conway like four times just around here. I ran into Spicy Sean Spicer

33:06 Ooh, he has a nickname for him. Spicy! It's very pop culture time though. People are talking about Kanye West, they're talking about the president... Like what is happening do you think out there in the world? Well you know whenever you have black guy you gotta bring up some black culture that's that's what you do if your journal I think I'll ask him about Kanye. I've gotten a lot of questions here on the red carpet and just people in general about Kanye West and I said the same thing this is

33:47 Tonight is about the free press, about freedom of speech. Kanye West is free to speak his mind and say whatever he wants but when you do that you should realize the power of your words and the power of your platform And you should actually know what you're talking about and if you're going to support something or if you are supporting something That's detrimental to your own culture as a person of color Or for me as a person who happens to be gay So... so... that's it I know zero gay guys Who would say, uh... I happen to be gay? Zero. They would say, I'm gay! I am a person of color who happens to be gay. Jeez It was an evening of self-gender identification wasn't it? Actually, I think that George Carlin does a whole bit on the use of happens to be Happens to be? Oh yeah! I recall that Yeah, it happened to me All of a sudden just happened to me But that is something but I think even in that bit That's something that

34:46 People say oh my best friend happens to be black but for Don Lemon about himself to say he just says I'm black And I'm gay how hard is it done? Why you can say, I'm a person of color okay if that makes you feel better, but and I happen to be gay I don't know. I've just never and I have never heard a gay guy or guy gay gal ever say that we should start saying We happen to be white you happen to be podcaster. You happen to be male. I happened if straight To be straight straight white man whoa yeah, yeah this is where it's going? I just happened to be straight That's right. What are you gonna do now? It's nothing to be done well overall the thing was a bust Yeah

CHAPTER 12 / 48 Discussion

The Decline of the White House Correspondents Dinner

The White House Correspondents Dinner is declared a dead event following the 2018 controversy. With Donald Trump refusing to attend and celebrities staying away to avoid political fallout, the dinner has become a gathering of "the swamp" and media blowhards. The prediction is that future dinners will be forced to adopt much safer, less televised formats to avoid further embarrassment.

whcd· donald trump· the swamp· c-span· anachronism

35:25 Yeah, I you know. I think it's is I think your initial premise at the very beginning of this of this block was correct This is something that's outlived its usefulness. I think Trump is making it clear Trump went out and gave a stump speech Very good one i watched it was very. It was good me still has the ability to do these speeches and hold an audience for an hour, yeah he is killed this thing i think its gotta reorg in some other way stop doing his business Especially to a connected world, network group that people on Facebook and Twitter and the rest. It's not it's as archaic. Yes. It's like why are these guys intermingling the way they are? They're all buddy-buddy this must be covering each other And they've already lost really cover each other if he's your best friend well You know this thing it and I would argue This is really you saw The Swamp

36:26 If we can speak of a swamp in DC, a part of the swamp which is starting to dry up as now the president doesn't go there anymore but the celebrities also aren't going. They don't want to be mixed up in this I didn't see a single celebrity there. Ah yes I saw one Who? Carl Reiner yeah Yeah, so holding court. Oh yeah there was a but rest of them were just the same old blowhard you see all the time I saw that D Jordan girl Jenny the front PBS girl the PBS and girl with the big nose she is um she has Extremely petite oh really huh? Yes. She's very small. She's almost like anorexic

37:11 Oh my goodness, I didn't know that. Borderline and there's a lot of other people they kept showing around they had the Adam Schiff was tall I guess or tall enough that he's roaming around looking like the constipated turtle very funny and you see other people they're holding court yeah but yeah no Karl Reiner is only celebrity so I saw no celebrity females and no others at all Yeah, you're right. They gave up yeah so you're right it's an Iraq an Iraq could know what is it a rack? Archaic and its old-fashioned anachronism an anachronism It's old fashioned as what it is they need to stop they just need to stop. It's no good

37:54 And it's pathetic. It was borderline pathetic. The media they brought on to do the last, this should be the last time this is ever done. It's like you just signed your own death warrant for this bit. Yeah and yes, it probably won't be televised... well C-SPAN will still run it but it won't be televised because people don't want the embarrassment anymore They'll use Michelle wolf as the as the reason and where they'll get someone. Yeah, how can you next year's? Comedian if they do it will be so safe and that's gonna just over its how broke is he well He broke your correspondents dinner right Right I got a little bit on Iran. I figured it out Jesus. I was I

CHAPTER 13 / 48 Discussion

Iran's Move Away from the US Dollar

Iran has officially banned importers from using the US dollar for base pricing, opting instead for the Euro and other national currencies. This move is framed as the primary reason for the increased hostility from the United States toward the Iranian regime. Historically, leaders like Muammar Gaddafi and Saddam Hussein faced intervention after attempting to ditch the dollar, suggesting Iran's currency policy is a high-risk geopolitical strategy.

iran· us dollar· petrodollar· bitcoin· cryptocurrency· press tv

38:38 You know, I've been on this quest to figure out... Oil pipelines. No it's not! Ultimately everything has to do with oil or resources ultimately but we've had the president continuously mentioning Syria Iran in one breath In fact here is a little bit that i picked up from this week This was when he was with Angela Merkel Chancellor and I discussed Iran The Iranian regime fuels violence bloodshed and chaos all across the Middle East. We must ensure that this murderous regime does not even get close to a nuclear weapon and that Iran ends its proliferation of dangerous missiles and its support for terrorism no matter where you go in the Middle East wherever there's a problem, Iran is right there. They're right there!

39:28 So, after the show a number of our producers sent me messages and my assertion was hey hold on a second we've got... We're seeing cryptocurrency spiking when Iran comes into play even though we're bombing stuff in Syria. The Iran deal is set to be continued or changed or done away with entirely on the 15th May you know, what exactly is the problem with Iran? Why are we stirring up stuff there?" And then we learned obviously that CIA Director Pompeo had been... I'm sorry. That's North Korea. I didn't mean to say that

40:15 It's one of those mornings. So I've been looking at what is the actual reason for the Iran hate? We, you know the regime etc., is it really terrorists financing? It's much worse than that they have committed the ultimate sin here is press TV as an Iranian outfit isn't it press-tv? Yes yes can I make a guess Sure. It has to do with currency Iran has banned importers from using the US dollar as base pricing currency in import documents Iran says pricing in import documents should be based on non-dollar currencies such as euro, as well as the national currencies of major exporting countries The move is seen as part of Iran's efforts to ditch the greenback

41:02 Iran has no access to the dollar due to years of US primary sanctions. The country was expected to be given access to dollar when it sealed a landmark nuclear agreement with P5 plus one back in 2015 United States officials at the time said Iran would be given access to the dollar in line with the nuclear agreement. But America's failure to deliver on this promise made Iran move away from the hard currency. Iran will join Russia and China that are pushing ahead ambitious plans to become independent from dollar. Iran says already receiving oil payments in currencies other than dollar

41:47 The policy is already being praised on social media. Many believe Iran is in the right direction and some say the country should have taken this measure long before I really appreciate the background music for this particular report. That was well done and so, I had part of it right? And I thought well the Syrian thing people knew about it because that happened on April 14th on the 13th Bitcoin and of course all all cryptocurrency start to they move in tandem with Bitcoin but this and now now know the timeline this announcement I think came on the 11th or the 12th So

42:24 It is also possible that Iran said hey media we Screw this screw the dollar. We're gonna go with other currencies will take the euro and That news had to be stopped How do you stop big news like that? You bombed out of some place, so I think that we should since this is kind of your beat this bit mm-hmm uh you should remind people of some of the other people, big names who tried to pull this stunt. Superstars like Gaddafi! Yeah, didn't he try and do the gold Dinar? And wait who was that guy? The other guy was Saddam Hussein.

43:10 The Iranian Dinar, Iraqi Dinar. It's not a successful strategy for long living. No! If you want to live a long life don't start messing with the US dollar. I think you're dead on this one because It is still about oil and pipelines. It's at the end of the game, but it's a beginning of the game there's still this US dollar issue we're not about where we're letting that only thing or letting slide a little bit which is something I've disagreed with you on specifically which is the use of the pot of money called the SDR

CHAPTER 14 / 48 Discussion

Globalist Currency Strategies and the SDR

The discussion shifts to the International Monetary Fund's Special Drawing Rights (SDR) and the potential for a globalist shift away from the US dollar. Because the US deficit is unsustainable, elites may be looking for an "insurance policy" currency. This leads to a theory that Bitcoin or other digital currencies could be a controlled experiment by globalists to maintain power if the dollar collapses.

imf· sdr· globalism· reserve currency· us deficit

42:24 It is also possible that Iran said hey media we Screw this screw the dollar. We're gonna go with other currencies will take the euro and That news had to be stopped How do you stop big news like that? You bombed out of some place, so I think that we should since this is kind of your beat this bit mm-hmm uh you should remind people of some of the other people, big names who tried to pull this stunt. Superstars like Gaddafi! Yeah, didn't he try and do the gold Dinar? And wait who was that guy? The other guy was Saddam Hussein.

43:10 The Iranian Dinar, Iraqi Dinar. It's not a successful strategy for long living. No! If you want to live a long life don't start messing with the US dollar. I think you're dead on this one because It is still about oil and pipelines. It's at the end of the game, but it's a beginning of the game there's still this US dollar issue we're not about where we're letting that only thing or letting slide a little bit which is something I've disagreed with you on specifically which is the use of the pot of money called the SDR

43:52 the special drawing rights, which is set up by the IMF or one of these groups. Which has a mix of money but the dollar's still the main item and you pull it plug on the dollar... The problem is that entire world's economy is based on the fact that its run by the dollar and this huge deficit which we can't afford to pay! And if the underpinnings of the dollar are pulled out from under us Then we have to pay this deficit now. What if as an insurance policy? So you're your you and I are elites We hang out with the SDR crowd with Fifi, and you know like we're up at the upper echelons were talking about this issue

44:32 And, you know we like America and want America to be strong but you know were globalist so we really want to be on top of everything. We want to be in charge of the whole shebang and not give it just... You know the US president foresee what these idiots in America did they elected the orange clown this was no good yeah maybe we'd sit around with our buddies from the NSA and CIA talking about who are going to kill or how we're gonna keep control but you know what insurance policy time why don't we create another currency And we'll make it so no one really knows who created this. And, you know, well let that sit for a while and will spike that as and will start to have people use it is money maybe we have some control over the maybe we can actually decode the hashes because we have the computing power I don't know

CHAPTER 15 / 48 Discussion

Bitcoin as a Potential Elite Scam

A skeptical view of Bitcoin suggests it may be a scam designed to dupe people who hate digital currency into using a system that is secretly controlled by central banks. While "gold bugs" have been marginalized in the short term, the long-term value of physical assets is emphasized over digital tokens. The eventual goal of the banking elite is likely the stabilization and total control of the crypto market.

bitcoin· cryptocurrency· jamie dimon· central banks· gold bugs

45:20 But you think that Bitcoin could be a very interesting play in this game. Well, there's some theories out there and unfortunately because I didn't know you're going to go in this direction today cause I left out my Bitcoins clips but there are some theories out just the whole thing is a scam to get people throw in especially at these higher rates and pretty much break themselves to get money out of circulation possible Very possible. I mean, there's a group of people out there that are basically suckers. Well every everybody wants Digital currency, I mean the central banks and everybody wants this And there's that element in play then now when you say everybody you're making a mistake because i'm not one of them. No Hello we're still up here with the elites hello We're up here talking to fifi Okay Well if you think that you think the elites are thinking their way that they actually believe that everybody wants digital currency no They they are everyone saying do you think okay? I'm an elite You're an elite for the moment

46:19 Do you think that the two of us are actually as elites, are genuinely thinking that people want digital currency? No no no! The most staunch...the people who were staunchly against it who really hate the whole idea of digital currency they're the ones we dupe with the Bitcoin which we secretly control. Ah yes Yes We can dup them because they're... They're...dupable Hey look at..they buy thousand dollar pieces of cardboard Now the funny thing is the irony of this duping Is that, that is digital currency. If you're someone who's just around saying I like cash! Why don't you buy gold? You know if you really like something and put it in your pocket and take whatever you can put under the mattress... ...You can do any of that with a Bitcoin It is the epitome of digital currency Well I don't have to tell you who the gold bug is in this family Well there's that yes

47:16 The gold bugs are gonna make a comeback. I think the gold bugs have been put in a position where they've been marginalized, but I don't think that's long term. I think that's just the short-term thing. We should all start thinking about gold and you know me for 10 years I've not said that but I'm starting to say it now. Right and who was saying it ten years ago? Yeah, where does it gotten you? Well I took me for into the details But from a value standpoint When I was talking about it and you were calling me a gold bug in a nutjob It went from 700 to 1500 pretty much doubled. Yeah, and what is it now 11 1200? Where's it? I know it's about 13 Oh 13 13 maybe up to 13 5 some but forget all that forget that

48:10 I'm just looking at the big picture and possible scenarios. But for sure that scenario is not out of play, you're not the only one thinking that particular thought. We still don't really know who created Bitcoin we're seeing it already in the markets and we have all of the major bourses exchanges I'm saying, yeah well you know once we have some regulation then we'll be happy trading cryptos on our system. They'd be crazy not to their lunch is being eaten by these fly-by-night operations that are doing a trading... put up trading systems and there's thousands of them it's just insane so they all see the writing on the wall now it still no money to me and I would hate to have to base my life on

49:03 You know, it's like hey pay me in Bitcoin. Maybe I can pay the rent or i just might miss it if it goes down too much But I can totally see them trying to stabilize this and moving everyone over and really controlling it Yes Let's see what pulling the rug out from under let's wait until Jamie Dimon really comes back on it Yeah, no just control we don't have to pull a rug on anybody Just have control Have control well control is being built into bitcoin now If anybody thinks that banks Are gonna go out with a whimper. No, of course not! They gotta have their heads up there as these bankers run everything Yeah But that's why I'm looking at this as a very viable theory and we still have...I don't think Trump is part of this plan And he's like oh we got to protect the dollar so that's what Iran is about

CHAPTER 16 / 48 Discussion

Trump's Michigan Speech and the London Embassy

During a rally in Michigan, Donald Trump criticized the construction of the new US Embassy in London. He claimed the previous administration sold a "prime site" for $250 million only to spend over $1 billion on a "lousy location" that looks like a bunker. Trump used this as an example of poor deal-making by the Bush and Obama administrations, framing it as a "Bush-Obama special."

donald trump· michigan· london embassy· barack obama· george w bush

49:53 But it is interesting that the cryptos are the things where you can really track it. So I'm looking at that now, seeing if there's any missing spots. Let's go back to Trump in Michigan and I think I spotted a couple of new things... Now Trump is still good at holding the big audience. If anyone thinks he's, you know the guys losing it he's crawling around like Nixon did in his last days supposedly in The White House I don't see any evidence of it in his speech. It's same kind of speech holds an audience does a really good job of cajoling them and getting them to yell stuff like I love you Trump! How about no bell? No bell? No Bell? Yeah, no bell.

50:35 Now, I figured out what his new angle is going to be based on a couple of... Listen. I got four clips you can play. I don't know how many you want to play one of them i thought was kind of interesting because I never heard the story before about the British Embassy and actually The British Embassy story is interesting because it gives us little hint as to his new direction politically insofar as how he's going to appeal to the public at large let's play that reading about so the embassy but but it's not that look It's opening in a month. Now, as you know in the UK and London we had THE best site in all of London! The best site. Well some genius said... We're gonna sell this site and then we're going to take the money and build a new embassy

51:24 That sounds good, right? But you have to have money left over if you do that. Right So they sold the site for like I think and I'll check the numbers because they'll say oh he misrepresented it but these numbers are close enough They sold this site for like 250 million. They think their geniuses They go out and they buy a horrible location And they build a new embassy That's the good news. The bad news, the embassy costs over a billion dollars So now what do we have? We have an embassy in a lousy location and I was supposed to cut the ribbon! I didn't do the deal It was started by Bush & Obama it-it was a Bush Obama special

52:11 But it could have been stopped by Obama, would've been stopped by me. So they have... listen they have... so I said what kind of a deal is that? You sold this great site! It's the best site in London literally The best site They were so happy they got 250 million dollars or whatever but they spent all of that money plus A LOT more to build a new embassy in a lousy location so I don't know folks we need a whole new thinking here We need a whole new thinking. We need a whole new thinking! We're going to finally put America first, okay? Hey does this embassy have a green zone. I mean how big is it? How big is this place well you have to remember This is old but this is a Bush and I like the use of the word a Bush Obama special Which as I think when if I play the next clip I think I've seen where he's gonna go with his with his targeting over the next period

53:14 But he, this was a period after 9-11 when Bush and they were still in Iraq and they were building that monster the Green Zone. Yeah it was multi billion dollar with the big green zone. Multi billion dollar embassy you know which I think they've half abandoned now It's more or less of a spying. It's more like a CIA officer And so they built this thing in London out in the middle and you said if they did have a great location for their old embassy You probably been by it sure, and they moved this thing to some you know there's like one these brick Not brick, but a big cement ugly looking piece of crap which they've been building all over the world. These embassies are not anything to be proud of in terms of their appearance. They're more like bunkers. They're like bunkers! They're secure... supposedly the Russians can't do

CHAPTER 17 / 48 Discussion

Trump Blaming Past Presidents for Trade Failures

Donald Trump has adopted a new rhetorical strategy of blaming past US presidents rather than foreign leaders for unfavorable trade deals. By telling leaders like Xi Jinping and Shinzo Abe that he doesn't blame them for taking advantage of the US, he focuses the blame on previous American leadership. This approach is noted as a highly effective way to appeal to his domestic base.

donald trump· trade policy· xi jinping· shinzo abe· european union

54:01 drop bugs all over them or whatever normally goes on. And it costs a lot of money and this is during that period where I was freaky and they're all in paranoia, and that's the Bush administration Obama could have put a stop to it he didn't which... Has this thing been done by some high-end architect? That's what it looks like. It should say on the picture if you look at the picture but so let's go to do where I think Trump's gonna be head. This Trump in Michigan blaming the new target With the European Union last year, you know it sounds so nice. The European Union... You know why? I mean they literally did like i said they formed to take advantage of the United States and I don't blame them! You know what?! I don't blame them!! I don't blame President Xi

54:54 I don't blame Prime Minister Abe of Japan. I don't blame the heads of these countries for taking advantage of us, I blame past presidents and past leaders in our country! Wow that is possibly the most American type message you could give to world leaders Yeah, he goes on with the story. That's very interesting and I've heard him do this ramp this up and this is totally his new thing it's like hey world we may have screwed you but it was those guys. He has decided that could be effective

55:37 Because we've seen no, you know especially with Bush who nobody really liked and except I mean there's some diehards in the Christian right like them quite a bit. And Obama which was really pretty much the black community loved the guy to the end but generally speaking and I don't know about Clinton These presidents aren't necessarily liked and they're seen as douchebags by some circles, but no one's ever actually gone after the past presidents the way this guy looks like he is going to. No it's not done! It's like a not done type of thing which is why he's doing it I'm sure

CHAPTER 18 / 48 Discussion

Trump's Mussolini-esque Posing and Storytelling

An observation is made regarding Donald Trump's physical mannerisms during speeches, specifically a 45-degree body jerk and stern profile stare that resembles Benito Mussolini. Despite these comparisons, his "shaggy dog" style of storytelling is praised for its ability to hold an audience's attention. He often weaves complex anecdotes about world leaders back to local issues like the Michigan auto industry.

donald trump· benito mussolini· body language· storytelling· xi jinping

56:13 Well, it's maybe it's gonna work because it sounds like it might not. There is more to that clip I believe. Yeah just before... He starts ramping up you can see where he's headed and you have to look at these speeches as he does to the stadium audiences and by the way I watch this stuff and it's just like, if this guy isn't a reincarnation of Mussolini. I do not know who is. Wait wait he does this thing and i've never seen any impressionists do it But you've seen him do it. He does it when he's seated... Yeah, the profile, the profile. The profile! He jerks his body over and he doesn't just turn his head. He moves his whole body over about 45 degrees and then turns his head and stares at something at a direct angle at someone or something with a very stern look And usually does it to the left. He doesn't- he does it to the right once in awhile but almost always to the left. I agree. That's his good side

57:10 And so, and he'll do this and he poses it. Yes! It just looks like Mussolini. People gotta go back and look at Mussolini. You've mentioned this several times I'm in complete agreement But, but yeah this the idea of criticizing previous presidents is going to drive people apeshit. Because now they think that it's extremely un-American to do this I think it's very American to do this hey we screwed up with those guys Look they did it with Carter and Obama did it with Bush

57:47 Oh really? Bush did it with Clinton. Not to this level! No, not to this level he's blaming all of them Yeah but he's saying to the world leaders hey we killed your people and then there was that other guy Come on this is genius I was in China and I was making a speech. And I was saying how bad it is, how unfairly we're treated. And I'm in front of thousands of people from China and I could see the mood was getting dark. And I have President Xi over here.

58:25 I was going point after point how bad it is for us, how good it is for them. They became a major power since the World Trade Organization which is a horror show for us. Horrible! And I looked and I looked at President Xi, and he's the boss. He is the guy." I said but it's not your fault! It's not your fault! It's the fault of the representatives of the United States who allowed you to get away with it. I don't blame you right? You know there's got to be some real... There's gotta be some research certainly in warfare this has gotta be a very powerful move to make for your base

CHAPTER 19 / 48 Discussion

Michigan Auto Industry and Senator Debbie Stabenow

Trump's Michigan speech touched on the return of auto manufacturing to the state, claiming credit for Chrysler and Toyota expansions. He contrasted US car tariffs (2.5%) with China's (25%), arguing for reciprocal trade. He also took the opportunity to attack Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow, blaming the audience for repeatedly re-electing her despite her votes against his policies.

michigan· auto industry· debbie stabenow· chrysler· toyota· trade tariffs

59:09 You know what I mean? I find his approach to this whole thing, by the way is a form of old-fashioned storytelling. Borderline shaggy dog he never quite gets to that full shaggy dog in terms of wrapping things around him He always wraps it back because I had another instance where he tells the story and he starts going off topic And i'm watching it saying to myself So what itself how is he gonna bring this back? Is he gonna be able to do it or is he just gonna forget the point never forgets the point now that said He does have two prompters. She's not reading from him, but I think he has notes up there

59:46 Should we do the Chinese car? He's telling a story in a way that is old-fashioned and really works well, and it holds an audience. The media just refuses to deal with this But when they send their cars over We charge them almost nothing Let me give you a great example It's so simple China So when they send a car into the United States of which they send many Including parts and you people know something about the car industry because I'm bringing it back to this state of Michigan, right? I don't know man so So i'm bringing it back

1:00:26 And you know, Chrysler's moving back to Michigan from Mexico. We saw that some of you are beneficiaries of that one. Thousands of jobs we have many many car companies You see what's going on Toyota many companies are opening up in Michigan. Hold on a sec Didn't Obama save the auto industry after the Great Recession? He saved General Motors Just General Motors Pretty much. I mean, that's the one who needed bailing out. He offered money to everybody but Ford. Did General Motors take their money and build factories in Mexico as well?

1:01:04 I think so. Mm-hmm, okay just checking the cars are coming back to Michigan the plants are coming back They're being expanded and by the way do you remember? About six years ago. I wasn't even running and they gave me an award The Republican of the Year. I guess they probably Maybe they knew what was gonna happen. I don't know I wasn't running long time ago. And I made a speech in Michigan thanking them for the award, saying how horrible... How did you let this happen? Where all of these plants closed moved to Mexico they build the cars in Mexico They sell them across the border no tax we lose the jobs We lose the taxes! We lose everything! How did anybody let this happening guess what not happening anymore folks It's not happening So now moving back

1:01:54 Now they're moving back. But let me give you an example, so China great people by the way great people great country great leader Stop! So he started off with this China anecdote went off Yeah Roamed around and that's what I'm watching thinking is it going to get back to telling us a story about China And he beautifully brings it back in and then takes another little, a little jump talking about how great the people of China are before he finally gets to the point. It's really old-fashioned storytelling that he is doing and I think he does a wonderful job of it.

1:02:38 When they sell a car into the United States, they pay two and a half percent tax. When we sell a car into China number one they don't want it Because they have barriers so they won't take it. But if they took it, its a 25% tax okay? So think of it...so think of it..So they have a tax that's 10 times higher now what they say is we don't want your cars We have a barrier but if we take them it's twenty five percent so with two and half twenty five so far doesn't sound good What's really bad is they say we won't take your cars. We want you to build your factories in China and make the cars there Okay All right, but you know what? Why are they wrong because now we're doing that also okay build your factories here if you want to sell cars in the United States That sounds a kind of globalist

1:03:39 Well, the other thing is most of those car makers Honda I think BMW and a few others are building cars in the United States and they have been for years way before he came around. And there's some South Carolina in non-union shops you don't want to bring that up. So it's not like this isn't a new invention or new idea but do the way presents it as like all him He does a very good job at that. And he does in the form these long stories This event is just he can do these things once a month and it did the people's just lick lap it up It's fantastic. I think he's one of the best I've ever seen do this sort of talking now He does have one little

1:04:24 He does little needling here and there to get people off their asses. Doesn't get into too much of it, but he does this one stab at Stabenow the woman that's I think she is a senator from Michigan and he blasts the audience for letting her be a senator. I thought this was actually well done They've got to be voted out of office. They've got to be voted out of office and you have a senator in Michigan, Senator Debbie Stabenow. She voted against Kate's law. She voted against tax cuts. She votes against borders. She wants people to flow into the country and new people just keep putting her back again and again and again it's your fault

CHAPTER 20 / 48 Discussion

Josie and the Pussycats and Subliminal Messaging

A brief disagreement occurs over the quality of the movie *Josie and the Pussycats*. While one host views it as a good film that accurately addresses subliminal messaging in the music industry, the other finds it "horrible." This leads to a side comment on *The Handmaid's Tale*, which is described as a fictionalized future where "Christian white men" take over the government.

josie and the pussycats· parker posey· subliminal messaging· handmaid's tale

1:05:22 So you got to get to the pole and we have some great people running The primary is gonna be over with soon, but we have some great people and honestly if you want The borders to be secure if you want to keep those big tack. How are you done with the tax cuts by? Right it's unbelievable Entertaining for sure yeah better than Michelle wolf Yeah, definitely. Hey you know we were talking about the listener company that does the ultrasonic tones on the other show? Yes another one of your things yeah and then you came back around and I later realized why and you recommended a movie which she would recommend in the past which i had not seen yet and you said it's one of your favorite movies... I said it's a really good movie that addresses this

1:06:15 Okay, well first so it's Josie and the pussycats I think the reason why you came up with it is because I was talking about lost in space with Parker Posey and Parker Posey Is the evil record company executive in this movie? Yes And Tara Reid is in it. It has a good cast. John WTF bro This is not a good movie I never said it was my favorite. It's not a good movie either, it's not a good movie! And has to do with subliminal messaging and not secret tones being transmitted... I said it reminded me of the movie Josie and the Pussycats which I believe is a GOOD MOVIE! Okay fine, I gotcha. IT'S NOT A GOOD MOVIE!!!

1:06:59 It was horrible. You liked it? Do you like the crazy story about the Christian cult, what is that thing with... What's her name and won all the awards. And your a big fan of that series I think is sucks. Hey man, just take it while you're down okay? Don't try and bring me down to your level. Just because I like Handmaid's Tale. Yes! I watch that because it is the future It is where we are going The Christian white men are gonna take over the government and make sex slaves out of the women

CHAPTER 21 / 48 Discussion

Real Robotics and the Rise of AI Sex Dolls

RealDoll has rebranded as Real Robotics, integrating AI and animatronics into their high-end sex dolls. A KPIX news report featured "Brick," a man who owns five dolls and is eager for an AI version that can "respond." The technology includes an app that allows users to customize a digital personality, which then syncs with the physical robot's head to simulate companionship.

realdoll· real robotics· artificial intelligence· sex robots· kpix

1:07:35 This makes nothing but sense. I don't think it's even gonna come close to that because... Because, as a segue before we do the segment Yes? Because you remember the company RealDoll? Yes Well they've changed their name to Real Robotics Oh noes! Wait a minute The Real Doll for context I first heard about it on the Howard Stern show when he was still on FM radio. It's been around for years, decades and they make this high-end at the time thing was $5,000 inflation rate. Still 5,000 bucks yeah and it's a high end sex doll yeah okay and it looks like this is based on real people so it looks like a person although that person is always

1:08:26 a kind of porn star. Yeah, and dolled up like one with big... They're very lifelike. It's customizable you can have small top big top it doesn't make any difference. It's very realistic So there's so they KPIX or local station did a special report which I think was an infomercial or not I'm sorry native ad seems kinda long This is only half of it, I only clipped it here. But this is the best parts and I want to... Wait wait! I wanna get some setups They're talking about they're making these dolls into robot dolls And by the way then they show them trying that this is the worst and then he has some creepy owners that have five or six of em at the very end I'm gonna have to kind of reemphasize the end because there's a long clip you can stop it during them not stop but interrupt

1:09:22 At the very end, they have this anchor at KPIX called Elizabeth Cook. You know KPIX, a local channel five always had these very attractive kind of I'd say beautiful in a very subdued way women anchors and they're not flashy, they're just really... Understated pretty. Understated beauties and they've had Kate Kelly was the absolute best example of this But this woman, Elizabeth Cook is one of them. You can look her up and take a look at her picture and you see what I'm talking about. And they had to do a tag at the end so they...and you could just see it. She didn't want to do it. She didn't like the story. She didn't like the way they were presenting it. And they threw it to her at the end so she had to do a rap. And she was so irked by that.

1:10:16 Just rapping, you can't hear it as much in her voice as you can see it in her eyes. And you know that she was not talking to anybody after this because she... This story was extremely irksome to women in general and you can see why. Now they're adding AI and robotics to their stable The inspiration for integrating AI and robotics Was always on the back of my mind I mean when I made the initial doll I immediately thought how amazing it would be if it could move and sort of come to life. It makes it better, it makes it more realistic, it makes it more real. Brick who asked us not to show his face already owns five dolls!

1:10:56 I can have sex every day. Each doll costs $5,000 to 6,000 dollars What is he? Superman or something?! She could have sex everyday! How is it even possible!? They're beautiful each and everyone of them are different in one way or another An AI version could cost three times as much Brick is eager to get one Absolutely The better toy Is to have the response The boss will be synced up too Or embedded with a special AI app In the near future The app is the one that's gonna control the robots. Brazilian software engineers, Gael Lindroth and Yuri Machado You create your own girl and you just have to talk with her and build a relationship with her? The app allows you to create a virtual girlfriend or boyfriend on a digital device! You built the face, customize the body choose of voice Nice to meet you Even program personality by... Oh hold up

1:11:52 I just got a semi from the voice. I gotta hear that again Oh my god Can you imagine guys coming home to that virtual girlfriend or boyfriend on a digital device? You build the face customize the body choose of voice oh man It's so lifelike even program the personality by spending points and picking among a dozen traits If you really want her to be really sexual you can spend two points on it, and she's gonna Be like, uh... really sexy. Why don't you ever get mad? The more you interact and share details the more your digital friend will get to know you your likes and dislikes What is the nickname you're gonna call me by okay

CHAPTER 22 / 48 Discussion

Female Anxiety Regarding Sex Robots and Companionship

The segment explores the underlying anxiety women may feel regarding the development of sex robots. Unlike traditional sexual aids like vibrators, these robots are designed to simulate a submissive female partner that can be programmed by men. While the manufacturers claim the goal is to provide companionship for the "crushingly lonely" or the elderly, the primary market remains focused on hyper-sexualized female forms.

sex bots· elizabeth cook· kpix· dildos· loneliness· elderly care

1:12:40 Now first of all I looked up Elizabeth cook yes, she is like a Natalie Morris. I mean there's no way She would stand for this she is dementia be hating all of this Very obvious yeah, but she's buttoned up She's very pretty but very buttoned up and now that she does not like this as a public But I've noticed something else because this conversation came up with Hmm, maybe two months ago for some reason sex. Maybe it was longer than that sex box robots were in the news again And there was a sex bot thing that happened about two months ago right now sex Bob thing and I noticed that

1:13:22 The keeper was confused about this and was asking me as a man woman to man questions about you know Does that does that turn men on all these questions like no not when I know? Yeah, but just it. I now I'm realizing maybe she didn't realize it there. I believe that there is an underlying anxiousness with women about these sex bots And I think we need to keep our eye on it. I agree with this first of all, I mean to any sane guy... I'm a podcaster who might say anything but

1:14:00 No, this is not a viable substitute. It's not a lifestyle I think myself or anyone I know... The robot is never gonna get to know you! Exactly so you know I don't think that it's going to happen but there is a general anxiousness and maybe a little bit of fear because we live in time with the mystical AI and machine learning and oh yeah and I think women already because have societal issues about am I doing it right? You know, am I doing the right thing? Am i...I think men have that too but there's no male robots being pushed. Oh yeah they're making male robots too Yeah but women won't go for that and I think women are worried

1:14:46 Like, well hold on a second. Maybe we're pushing this thing too far! I don't know... It's uh.. I think they were worried sick and I think Elizabeth Cook exhibited that with not wanting to cap the story she didn't want to do the tag and she was look- And i'm sure the guys are snickering Not that they'd do that at a TV station by giving it to her But here is the question I pose to Elizabeth Cook and two other women I would posit the number one sexual device in the world is the dildo slash, the robotic version of the vibrator. Now we've been okay with this forever so what's what's the big deal? Well i think there's a

1:15:37 I think there's a fundamental difference between a vibrator, any masturbation tool and it looks like a woman. It looks exactly like a woman but of course it was inanimate so you had like a stuffed woman and you could have sex with it if you were a sex crazy guy who has to have sex once, whole once a day. Every day? I'm very sexual! I think there's a fundamental difference and now adding the robotic aspect of it and making assertions that is getting to know you and then you can program it

1:16:19 be the way you want it to be. In other words, that men get to tell the women how to behave... You're right! It's just gotta drive people like Elizabeth and others up the wall for good reason! Blondie How imaginative this sex hound is. It's so beautiful, thank you baby! Soon the app will be paired with the actual robots By the end of this year we're gonna have a version for our robots with everything embedded. I want to become the girl you have always dreamed about. The robotics team is currently focusing all its efforts at this point on the neck up, on the bot's brain so that humans can better bond with them. You know they're not these nasty dirty perverts that just can't get enough sex it's really more

1:17:13 about the companionship. Britain agrees, he runs an online forum and says loneliness plays a role I also read Playboy for the articles this is not about sex baby it's just for companionship. Talked to a lot of men on sites and women that have lost their mates 30 40 50 years and they're crushingly lonely Wait! That's his market? Is that who he is going after?! He's going after people who've been married for 40 years, dudes who have lost their mate? I don't know bro. I've talked to a lot of men on sites and women that have lost their mates of 30-40-50 years and they're crushingly lonely It kind of transcends the whole sex thing Robotics hopes to expand beyond sex and create other roles for the bots

CHAPTER 23 / 48 Discussion

Technical Limitations of Animatronic Sex Dolls

Despite the hype, current sex robot technology is described as "cringeworthy" due to rubbery facial movements and unrealistic speech. Comparisons are made to Disney's superior but still imperfect animatronics. A humorous suggestion is made that a truly useful AI doll would be one that could filter emails rather than provide sexual services.

animatronics· disney· facial recognition· carpool lanes· email filtering

1:18:05 as a companion for the elderly. This robot can keep them company and also monitor their health. Brick hopes once the bot brain is perfected that they'll make the body more interactive being able to be intimate with something this beautiful is amazing I'm in a good mood. In San Diego County, Juliet Goodrich KPIX 5 Robotics is now researching how to integrate cameras into the eyes so that the robot can actually see have facial recognition and track humans emotional state Well check this out It's you Now how come Elon doesn't work on a project like this? I mean, this is this has must return the corner on it. Sure Yeah now he they showed the robot at the end one of the girls and by the way all the girls look like They look very extremely well made up hookers yeah without any exceptions hello and Yeah, we get to do you can get two hookers are probably cheaper if you could know but

1:19:06 Let's go back to this, the robot itself. Now they show it talking at the end and one of them, one of the blonde robots and it moves his mouth by I got to say you! And when it does so its like every, the whole face is a rubbery face wiggles and jiggles and it makes you cringe They really have a lot of work to do because Disney has been working on these talking things, animatronics for I don't know, 50 years and they still can't make him look even remotely realistic. Hey Madame Tussauds has people this is... Look! People go to Madame Tussauds and take selfies with President and First Lady and they don't even look like them Yeah So people are ready for this You know what? I would absolutely get a sex doll And i'll tell you what I would have my sex doll do

1:20:00 Please filter my email. That's what I would say, please you're so smart sex doll could you please just sit here and wear that and filter my email all day pull out the things that you've learned that I like and delete the things that I hate please could you just do that for me? And then i'll be a believer yeah good luck now the other thing one thing they are good for I have to say is carpool lanes They're extremely realistic You can get that much cheaper So Well great report John. Thank you from the front lines that clearly was a native ad there's no doubt about that Oh, no and that by the way it was a three-minute clip Yeah And that was like a part of a six or five at least a five minute package It was quite a package

CHAPTER 24 / 48 Discussion

No Agenda Art and the Anti-BS Medication

The hosts thank the "Troll Room" for providing comedic inspiration and discuss the latest show artwork by Rob Little. The art features a "33mg No Agenda ITM pill," described as the world's first anti-BS medication. The segment highlights the "value-for-value" model, where listeners contribute art and digital currency to support the show's production.

no agenda art· troll room· 33mg pill· podcast artwork· value-for-value

1:20:49 And with that, I'd like to thank you for your courage for that package and say in the morning to you John C. U-N-S-E stands for Cinematic Sex Doll Specialist Dvorak! In the morning to you Mr Adam Curry in the morning all ships and sea boots on the ground feeding the air subs in the water dames and knights out there. In the morning everybody in the troll room...and I will say troll room I just wanted to say thank you very much You guys do so much more then you realize Like what? Well, I... it is like a constant thermometer. It's scrolling out of the corner of my eye My best one-liners, I will freely admit come from The Troll Room They don't always have the joke right but they often have a little germ, little spark there that will give me just the right comedic stylings for the show

1:21:36 No agenda stream calm That's where you can join in all the festivities I'd also like to say in the morning to Rob little with a why he brought us the our light old Well little light. Oh, I said little with a why He brought us the artwork for episode 1028 title that was Roscoe I got a Rosco again people on the bond the tweeters and no agenda social comm saying how much they would like this and It was the world's first anti-BS medication. The NoAgenda 33 milligram ITM pill now available, another ad. Which I believe we got from about five years ago? Is that the one we had to dig and dig and dig? Oh yeah it is very old! Yeah In fact uh... We're up to five digits now so we're in the ten thousands eleven thousand actually a number of pieces of artwork And this was back to like five thousands or something So this is very old

1:22:33 Yeah. Warning may cause or have the following effects this no agenda anti BS medication you could experience anxiety paranoia confusion uncontrollable laughter feeling and acting with excitement activity you could not control mood or behavioral changes disbelief of media advanced critical thinking follow the money fact-tracking hatred of your slave job jingles and slogans he may get stuck in your head unusual hunger for mac and cheese I'm feeling they need to donate Bi-weekly dose is recommended Sundays and Thursdays. Thank you very much No agenda art generator comm is where you can participate in that value that you contribute to the show And we always like to thank people who give us money to continue The greenbacks Digital it's all it's pretty much all digital money, but we appreciate it and these are our executive and associate executive producers Who we like to thank kind of in the beginning issue of the show? We went a little long there with your

CHAPTER 25 / 48 Discussion

Tony Cabrera and the No Agenda T-Shirt Shop

Tony Cabrera is thanked for his donation, which represents a 33% share of profits from the No Agenda T-shirt shop. Cabrera also launched a new apparel site called "Different Times." The hosts joke about the "straight white male privilege" involved in running a boutique art business while supporting the show.

tony cabrera· t-shirts· differenttimes· podcast merchandise· executive producer

1:23:23 with your clips but they were well worth it. Yeah, I just today's long clip day got it sorry I didn't like the idea either that's what it is but I figure you can interrupt them let's thank a few people being executive and associate executive producers for show 1029 Tony Cabrera is at the top of the list, $391.47. Sanks? He's got sanks! He says in the morning John and Adam here is your latest 33% share of the shop profits. This is our Noah Jenna Shop. The shop that makes the T-shirts. Yes. It's a latest T-shirt shop.

1:24:01 Big thanks to the artists who have made it possible to keep me adding new design that help propagate the formula. I'd like some new shop karma for the art and apparel website, I've launched with my wife at different... Oh boy this is not gonna work for him. It's very hard. Differenttimes.com and is spelled D-F-R-N-T if you can remember that you could remember this whole thing. DFRNT times all one word dot com stay safe. I'm looking at right now How is it? I like it. There's some interesting, I mean...I'm not a t-shirt guy. Oh she's nice! I'm a T-shirt guy if you know if it's for our show or something really out right this is actually they got some phone cases they've got some interesting stuff but it says highly designed well maybe he's using our show and I believe this is fine as the kickoff has a bootstrap yeah that's good very good things very good

1:24:57 I'm all for it. Thank you very much and look we got a cut which means that amount went to artists as well because that's how we roll $3.91, 47 cents which is fine That's probably what his wife says honey i really like the give into the show but let's do our own thing Can't we just do art ourselves? Cut those guys out! There are couple of pigs Have you ever listened to those two guys They're two pigs And that bit they do, that executive bit quote-unquote. Oh yeah, oh yeah That's just some straight white male privilege talking What bullshit? Yeah I'll also thank James Lawler $333 and 36 cents We're just kidding Tony Just making sure you know Yes yes we're kidding JK JK JK

CHAPTER 26 / 48 Discussion

Sir Jimmy James and the Penny Jar

James Lawler is knighted as "Sir Jimmy James of The Flatlanders" after a significant donation. He requested that three pennies be added to the "Penny Jar," a recurring show trope. Lawler's note emphasized his support for the "No Jingles" movement and praised the hosts for their continued media deconstruction efforts.

sir jimmy james· penny jar· knighthood· no jingles· flatlanders

1:25:52 James Lawler, 333.36. Seriously love the show and everything you guys do I wanted to wait until after show 1000 to make sure you would still create this great piece of podcast art which we have grown to love or hate depending on your amygdala shape I've been listening for about a year and for value, if you're value dollar for dollar this is worth every penny. Speaking of pennies... I only need $333.34 to earn in knighthood but instead i want to put three pennies and Adam's Penny Jar. Did you hear the pennies going in? No wait oh there they go

1:26:32 There's one. So much ambient noise when you drop them in there, it's crazy and there's the third one that's very nice. They're all there! Yes great And ask for one back to put him at the thousand dollar mark okay as for the knighting goes please title me as Sir Jimmy James of The Flatlanders Is he on the list? It says yes. Don't have to add this to every knighting ceremony but bring me rabbit meat and goat milk I just put it on the list Feel free to toss that around the round table anytime you want. Keep up the great work, y'all! NJPK, No Jingles Something for all the producers of this show. No Jingles Something for Producer Karma. Those under 50. Include those under 50, the jingle makers which keep the laughs coming and stuck in my head for days and to the artists

1:27:27 You help make this show what it is and give Adam and John reason to keep broadcasting the deconstructions. Donate or support today! Perfect, James who will be Sir James later on today thank you I couldn't have said it better that's exactly he's doing it for the people who don't provide financial support thank you makes nothing but sense. You've got karma And while you cue something up, I'm going to thank Stephen or Stephen Brown Mesa Arizona $333.33 and he says we don't want the puppy to be sad. Yes this is the uh... The sad puppy from the newsletter who just continuously is there Yeah He's gonna continue to be there until something changes We're still getting kind of a moderate

CHAPTER 27 / 48 Discussion

Mayday Donations and the Royal Library of the Netherlands

A series of "Mayday" donations (amounts ending in 51) are acknowledged from various listeners, including Archduke Nussbaum and Sir Salverin. The hosts remind the audience that their names and titles are archived by the Royal Library in the Netherlands, ensuring their status as executive producers is preserved for history.

mayday· archduke nussbaum· royal library· netherlands· executive producers

1:28:24 donations here. Archduke Nussbaum in the Virginia Beach $318. This is winnings from playing pick three included which includes it in his case a number 33 hello I wanted to do roulette, but it isn't there sigh What 33 is on roulette? Oh the roulette isn't there at the Where was gambling I guess yeah lot of these casinos outside of Las Vegas don't have roulette tables and

1:29:13 They have a lot of tables. Doesn't really go to 36? Somebody in the chat room will know that's what they're there for come on boys I know this gamblers in their Sir Salverin, knight-in-exile and Silver Spring Maryland $201 to be associate executive producer for show attend 29 from sir salverin Night in exile. Here's to the show, hope it helps! Also some life and love karma studying cyber security etc a lot of balls in the air looking well then turn over looking to move forward and up to the next stage thank you and keep your own balls rolling virtual reality you've got karma

1:30:01 Sir Patrick Comer, 200 bucks. I am donating for Mayday! I feel like every newsletter states there are poor donations but this time i felt compelled to donate and keep the show going deconstruction has been fantastic lately please keep up the good work thank you thank you Sir Tyler Fox in Cedar Park, Texas. $200. He'll be our last guy I believe. Phone battery 33% as i climbed into bed. I knew that it had to do Happy May Day Guardians of the Reality NJNK just-I'd just love an Austin meetup someday hello? Yes yes yes and I have to coordinate this you're right! I'm getting it done

1:30:42 Cheers, Sir Tyler Fox. And that concludes our group of associate executive producers and executive producers for show 1029 Thank you very much for your support of our little show here also known as the best podcast in the universe You have real titles here these are actual credits so you can use them where credits are recognized LinkedIn works But you are either an executive producer or an associate executive producer of the no agenda show episode 1029 not something to scoff at This is now archived by the Royal Library in the Netherlands. So you too will live on in infamy and forever We'll be thanking more people $50 and above in our second segment remember got another show coming up on Thursday Please remember us at a vorac org slash and it's just another Sunday anything could happen so propagate baby Our formula is this

CHAPTER 28 / 48 Discussion

The Domain in Austin and "Inside-Out" Malls

A visit to "The Domain" in Austin, Texas, is described as an "internment camp" for high-end shopping and living. The development is an "inside-out mall" where people live in apartments above standalone retail stores. The area is characterized by a high concentration of tech workers, hipsters on scooters, and "MILFs," representing a modern trend in urban live-work-play environments.

the domain· austin· texas· urban planning· milfs· hipster culture

1:31:34 We go out we hear people in the mouth I mentioned I had Had gone out, you know, we hung out this This weekend. We got a lot accomplished and we also went shopping. We went to the domain which is the The big kind of live work situation will live work drink eat It's kind of like an internment camp only your at you are allowed to leave

1:32:15 You should look it up, the domain. In Austin. I'll look it up while you discuss it! That's right, baby. I'm OTG again to the domain a shopping center says it's at mall no No, it's not a mall It's is all separate shops if there's shots of the motto at the top of the pages Find it love it That's pretty much it now so you have stores at street level and

1:32:55 and people live above the stores. It's like a little city. They have one of those things that scrolls across, and all the models wear sparse makeup and they have like a whole bunch of moles all over their face. I don't know if it was a new look, I guess, an Austin look? I dunno! They got the brass tap craft beer bar. I think it's a hipster look, and we have a lot of young people living in Austin for the tech companies that most of them are in support or some kind of support services because our tax policy here is very attractive for Silicon Valley companies to put them here and they're now riding scooters on the sidewalks downtown but so a lot of them live up there because their campuses are outside of the core city itself

1:33:36 Oh, it's north. It's north of Austin Okay, it is not in Austin well yes It is but often if you look at how big Austin is its big and yeah You know that takes us trying to I'm trying to paint a picture for the list I'm cool with that it takes us 25 minutes or 30 minutes to get up there Wow mm-hmm That's a long way You walking? Not by Texas standards. Texas standards, not too bad but it was an excellent opportunity for me to test my latest device as I'm trying to get off the grid and with that i don't mean that I have any idea or any thinking that I can hide from security agencies and hackers in the black helicopters and we know they're doing it but... Okay can you stop for a second

1:34:20 I'm going to, looking at the webpage. You got me looking at the webpage they have a dominoes they have an Aeropostale sounds like them all but it's not it but you have to understand the layout of it It's it's a mall turned inside out with people living there. This is the mot by I think? I don't want to interrupt your whole thing here, but I think that's the modern way to go it reminds me of do we have a street in Emeryville That's like a mall But it's actually a street you can park on yes yeah and both sides this but it's a mall It's like an inside-out mall your exact. I think that's the best description of it. It's kind of like living downtown

1:34:58 where you have shops at street level and then above those shops are, you know apartment condos apartments. Yes same thing here except they have height restrictions I believe so maybe it's tops maybe 10 stories I think top of these is shorter but yeah i mean and you can walk from one side of the mall to the other and it will take you a good 30 minutes maybe depending on yeah just which if you go diagonally or... Is there anything indoors at all? There's, well all the shops are indoors but that's it. I mean it's... and they got an Apple store they got a Windows store No what I mean indoors is I mean are there shops inside another enclosure? no, no All the shops are standalone stores

CHAPTER 29 / 48 Discussion

Off-The-Grid (OTG) Testing with Legacy Nokia Phones

In an effort to reduce data tracking, a host is testing "Off-The-Grid" (OTG) mobile devices. After failing with a 2G Nokia C3 and a refurbished ZTE, the Nokia E71 is hailed as a classic, functional device. Despite its age, the E71 successfully handled IMAP email and text messaging during a trip to The Domain, allowing for productivity without the invasive tracking of modern smartphones.

nokia e71· otg· privacy· data tracking· zte· 3g

1:35:43 All right, continue. Sorry it's the whole place is filled with milfs pretty much yeah you must have been in seventh heaven oh please I'm walking with a number one MILF baby I don't know she's elbowing you constantly she giving you might have a sore rib no we were enjoying just We were enjoying walking around, but I took extra special joy out of the latest device. I am testing not to stop the security services and intelligence agencies from spying on me but to stop giving data away that is either being abused misused or eventually will be used against me

1:36:22 That's what I'm doing. And you have the John C. Dvorak system, which you can grouse about later if you want, which is just don't do anything, don't leave the house... It works! it's a very successful strategy. It works? So remember I had a couple of different devices come in. I already tried the Nokia c3 And the problem with that is it had only had 2G. Now I received the ZTE-Z431 device, which i think at the time was only sold by AT&T It looks a bit like a Blackberry...it did have 3g! This was great, it fired up and I could do text messaging and I could uh..and by the way this was like $20 off of ebay so came in a box which has been shrink wrapped

1:37:08 Again because this thing had been you know like they'd driven a car over it. I mean it was all scratched refurbished Refurbish my butt It was really it smelled it actually the open the box that didn't smell like it smell like cigarettes Some old ham operator emptied out his closet and put on eBay However, you do not want to be very careful if you're looking for an OTG device because you want a browser. That's really all you need if you want to have some form of browser text messaging and phone calls that's all you need at minimum 3g 2g just is getting phased out too quickly And the browser is hard-coded To a defunct AT&T mobile website

1:37:53 So whenever you fire up the browser, it says yeah It says I can't reach this site and then it quits and there's at least on. Yeah, it's really bad Wow, hey thinking ahead their AT&T I like it Yeah Oh You know There is so much when you so my next device which is I think the one I'll probably wind up staying with because I've had it And I really enjoyed it and I remember how much I enjoyed it I got my and this cost me. This was much more expensive $79, I think Nokia e71 Yeah this device classic it is a classic It is built like a truck to it very well made is very well made is very comfortable in your hand That's not something you really trolled decade-old technology it does 3G

1:38:38 Has well it has a browser in there this one also believe it or not was hard-coded to some stupid ass proxy luckily I could still download the Opera Browser Which is, I'm okay with that. There's tracking in there too particularly with some of the moves they've made They've had deals with Google but really I only need it just to look at some things from time to time It has an IMAP email client and it works perfectly I haven't been able to get picture messaging working perfect With everybody but I don't really care that much So really its worked so well for me

1:39:18 We're out at the domain and we sat down for a drink. It's the first time I'd touched my phone all day, and I said oh let me just see what's going on up and i get a text message from you newsletter text messages came through great I open up the IMAP client you know it takes a little while to connect that's not fast. I got your dock, I opened it Nokia has some kind of office like suite out didn't have to edit anything in the doc because I had no changes was able to reply to you and I was done put away and as far as I know I'd leaked much less data no one knew exactly where I was you know they weren't

CHAPTER 30 / 48 Discussion

Physical Keyboards vs. Modern Smartphone Software

The transition back to a physical T9 or QWERTY keyboard on a legacy phone is described as "excruciatingly slow" compared to modern software keyboards. However, the difficulty is framed as a benefit, as it discourages mindless social media posting. The host criticizes the use of voice assistants like Siri or Google Assistant, noting that they create a permanent "voiceprint" for tracking.

nokia e71· iphone· tactile keyboard· autocorrect· siri· privacy

1:39:56 Putting canvas profile tracking on me a whole bunch of things that were just beautiful about it, and I could actually get the work done What is surprising to me? I recall very well. I had the e71 when the iPhone 3 the first iPhone came out No that was not the iPhone through the first iPhone came out iPhone iPhone yes 2007 yeah And I had this Nokia Yes, you did and I had one too. And I was like...I still have mine! Your E71 or your iPhone? The 71 Oh you should grab it man the thing is great And I remember thinking, wow. I don't know if I could ever give up this keyboard. It's the tactile buttons and this was a thing! Yeah you bailed out like... there is joke there. Well, I remember it being reasonable. The beginning of the iPhone wasn't all that easy. It didn't have great auto-correct at all at the time.

1:40:54 And I just remember it was a little bit of a struggle, but let me tell you. After what now? A good decade of software keyboards with auto-correct... Although that's becoming a problem for me certainly when you try to do two languages in one sentence. I use voice. Oh that doesn't work for me at all! The voice stopped working... At least Siri. For someone who doesn't want, you know he's like oh I'd never have a listening device in my house. You're actually talking to Google Assistant to transcribe stuff for you for text messages? Yeah! You're leaving quite a footprint there voiceprint should i say yeah probably big carbon footprint too anyway it was gonna say

1:41:42 Yeah, confuse me. Yeah Trump could follow he'd be right back on it He's older than you come on Let's do it You were saying about the keyboard and the fact that these going back going at you going back Going back to the physical keyboard is excruciating It's very slow really yes This is interesting It is I would think just the opposite no that's why I was setting it up, and you kept telling me what a doofus. I am well I'm sorry but can I do sometimes? You just sit quietly you'll be happier is very hard to go Same goes to you mm-hmm Sometimes yeah, it's it's I mean it's crazy What your phone is ringing No, she know is it possible for

1:42:31 that phone you're discussing is so damned old, that the little membranes that make those little keyboards which are very micro-electronic based they just stick. They're no good anymore. The capacitors don't work. No it has nothing to do with it this phone is brand new It has never been used as far as I can tell. It's purely the ease of the whole system The on-screen keyboard. It's just much more advanced much easier however I like it I like the physical keyboard because the entire point is to not make it easy to do stuff otherwise yet You're gonna be sitting there typing stuff and now we'd like Should I post a response to this Twitter tweet thing? Nah screw what its gonna take me forever to type it out. It's very good product Very very very good product now

CHAPTER 31 / 48 Discussion

Smartphone Addiction and the "Zombies" of The Domain

Observing people at The Domain reveals a "health crisis" of smartphone addiction, with users—predominantly women—clutching their phones at all times. This "zombie" behavior is contrasted with the "healthy" feeling of being disconnected. There is a prediction that "companion phones" like the new Nokia 3310 or the Light Phone will become popular for people looking to regain focus.

smartphone addiction· zombies· the domain· light phone· nokia 3310

1:43:23 Because I'm not using my phone, again this is a perfect place to watch what people are doing with their phones. And women in particular younger women i would say you know in the 20 age range but also the MILFs they don't just have their phone They are carrying their phone in their hand at all times. They open up the purse... I've seen this! Yeah, open up the purse got that got the phone squeezed in one hand you know if they're really hardcore they got one of those knobs on it so they can clench it with their two fingers at the same time and walking along like looking at stuff texting people on the phone off the phone either to girls on the couch on the bench together looking each other and but they're not there looking past each other and look at their phones it was insanity

1:44:09 Zombies. Yes, yeah very I've seen this effect with the latest thing is people walk around with the phone in their hand John just permanently in there and I see women and it's predominantly women no no this have actually seem with some men have two phones one on left yes and they do it yes and they're doing something on the one phone looking at themselves know I maybe it's a word what does it work phone? I remember the olden days before the iPhone in the early 2000s where people, especially in Europe would have two devices because it was cheaper to message on one and call on the other. Because of the way they were charging. So it's cheaper to have two devices and do one thing at a time. Then you had people with BlackBerry like device and the iPhone because their IT department wouldn't allow it saying we're not going to use that to connect to the office

1:45:02 How connected do you have to be to walk down a damn street? John, in the stores everywhere. It's become part of their entire demeanor and it is so bad... I mean this is an international health crisis! I agree, its'a crisis But what I'm seeing I'm seeing change and i think what we will see is you know this OTG thing yeah maybe. I think we're going to see, and there will be a new product it'll be a companion phone kind of what the light phone was trying to do It'll be a companion phone that you make a conscious decision. I'm only going out but just want to be reachable for Something important like a text message and now be more like Nokia which is now what's the name? The handphone division, you know Like they had some expiration 2016 Nokia couldn't sell handsets and then they licensed it to a Chinese company Which subsidiary of Foxconn they're the ones bringing back

1:46:02 the 3310 from Nokia with a new operating system. The classic. Completely, it's just a feature phone but it will have 3G I think they're on to something and the idea that you'll have a companion phone It'll have the same number well probably thats what lightphone has already discovered And this will be a big stocking stuffer No its... You know? I don't want to say your completely off the deep end here So I won't say your completely off the deep end But this is bull crap. There is no way, those cheap phones that you're... They're not on to anything they're trying to get people in the third world especially India and other places who have no access of these phones to get them it's like a beginner's phone You get them that phone and then you get addicted to the other phone This whole thing is a giant scam there's nothing that backing it off Your completely deluded if you think anybody besides yourself is interested at any of this stuff They are already too far gone

1:47:02 That's what they said. And you witnessed it yourself and just admitted it! That's what they said to Jesus. I was wondering how you're gonna get out of that? Yeah, I think that was pretty good. It was good. Thank you No, you're right. People are completely hypnotized but what is fun as NOAgenda producers... You do this OTG thing and people have been sending so many interesting ideas but please bear in mind the whole concept is to make it difficult you need to be able to function like the newsletter is important to me that I can send my thoughts back say you're done I don't want to wait too long before him home

1:47:38 So the alert worked it was the only alerts I get that. I was able to do my business It took of course took longer than normal especially with the keypad, but then I'm done and I could go back to observing The zombies it is it? I mean you probably see this all the time although You don't leave the house that often But hey, I mean once you don't have your own phone you have no idea It's beautiful to witness because you just feel healthier. You just feel healthy by watching this behavior I got two more phones coming. I still have the Nokia Asha 210 which form factor wise, I thought was the prettiest but i believe it's only 2G so that just not going to work and then we have one more...I can't remember one one more device So I will continue to report from front lines of OTG!

CHAPTER 32 / 48 Discussion

Dogs as Human Replacements in Austin Culture

A trend in Austin involves treating dogs as human children, with pets allowed inside furniture stores and restaurants. Signs at The Domain claiming "dogs are humans too" are cited as evidence of a shift where pets replace children for many residents. The host jokes about bringing an "emotional support goat" to see if it would be tolerated in the current liberal climate.

dogs· austin· emotional support animals· the domain· childless couples

1:48:32 By the way, there's one other thing I noticed at the domain and this is this is perhaps even more troubling than the phones dogs Dogs with phones dog dogs in every store people just shopping with their dog in the store not tying him up anymore outside Just coming in the store. We were in a furniture store and And there's a guy with the dog, his dog is on the bed. Just laying down just lay it on the bed and I think that politically correct culture has gone so far that people are afraid to say anything because it might be an emotional support animal you know probably shouldn't say anything and this is replacing children

1:49:22 There's even signs, dogs are humans too. I should have taken a picture of it but... Ah! Where is the picture? We need it for the newsletter. Okay, okay. Dogs are human too. No they're not they're dogs. At The Domain at The Domain. They know their dogs which is fine. I'm sure we have someone at The Domain who lives around there can go get it It was near Black and White that where it was couple stores down from Black and White I'm sure that signs elsewhere too. Anyone out there who sees that sign take a shot But this is a real, real issue We already have people...I mean our building Everyone has a dog except us They have no kids No one has a kid anymore It's just dogs everywhere Yeah

1:50:06 And not cats so much, it's mostly dogs. I wonder if my emotional support goat would be tolerated but at the rate we're going... I think it would! Yes! But we've got to stop this. I just think-I've already noticed that all the restaurants Austin is becoming central station for crazy nut jobs Good. We're riding a ride. I've been advocating, especially around here where the homeless encampments are that we give every homeless person in California especially in San Francisco and Berkeley A one-way ticket to Austin on a bus

CHAPTER 33 / 48 Discussion

San Francisco Homeless Crisis and the "Bust to Austin" Plan

A KPIX report on the "human crisis" at San Francisco's Civic Center BART station shows rows of drug users and homeless individuals. The report suggests more police staffing is the only solution, which is criticized for ignoring the root problem. A satirical proposal is made to give every homeless person in San Francisco a one-way bus ticket to Austin, Texas, due to its welcoming liberal policies.

san francisco· bart· homelessness· austin· bevan duffy· liberal policy

1:50:45 Make them sign a little note saying that if they ever do come back, they have to give a report. But they should just move to Austin because Austin is very welcoming it's more liberal than it is here I believe at this point and I think they should just send all the homeless to Austin and I think it's a fantastic concept Well we know what to look forward too Witness this report from your girl station there KPIX of the drug addicts and homeless at the BART station, the Civic Center BART station. You know this is a very sobering video to see I'm frankly glad that the writer has shared this That is Bevan Duffy, the BART director responsible for Civic Center Station scene of the video we have been showing Have you seen this video? Of just rows and rows of homeless people junkies pukin' everywhere Seen the video?!

1:51:34 You've seen the theater. I know it's because of these circumstances and so we're going to work very hard to see a change that want you to listen to this report and tell me what's extremely wrong with it? What would it take to have one person around the clock to prevent that kind of scene? Well, obviously staffing This is Lieutenant Gil Lopez, the BART police officer who oversees patrols in San Francisco's four downtown stations. Here in downtown specifically we have our B structures that are essentially two officers for two stations Now Lopez like BART management says there simply are not enough officers right now to manage the flood of challenges produced by homelessness and drugs Two disasters unfolding on parallel tracks

1:52:19 just above these stations. It's too widespread, like I say the officers here they're busy every day. Nearby shelter resident Maurice Benton says he has watched the situation deteriorate as officers race from one problem to the next meaning some stations are often left completely unguarded. This is the first time I have ever seen them here and i've come through here at different times of the day, and this is my first time ever seeing them. BART is trying to hire dozens more employees specifically for these kinds of issues but that is presenting another problem for the agency. BART has not been most attractive place for candidates to be police officers to go and we're trying to change that so far now the city is trying to offer help? Yes, I have seen

1:53:02 Homeless outreach people come down here to offer services But so far both the city and Bart have proven no match for a human crisis that offers no easy solutions Has this problem just gotten markedly worse recently? Yes, it has. So I asked you in an ask a rare Ask John moment but you've not only seen the video You've witnessed this yourself. No, yeah, what is not only wrong with this report what is wrong with liberal California? Well, I don't know what's wrong with the report because...I mean, I listened to it and I'm trying to figure out your angle so I didn't catch it. What's wrong with liberal California is they just can't say hey this private property get out of the station go live you're in a whole city and find plenty of places that shelter-in-place. Get out of the station! Get out of the station! Yeah yeah unfortunately you've been contaminated with the Liberal California disease

1:53:58 It's okay. I mean, the-I don't know what you're curable No, the whole report is about one thing The only solution apparently that exists is more people to kick him out How about we look at the fucking problem? Not a single person, including yourself says well we've got we got a homelessness issue here maybe we should do something about it. No I had to answer earlier before your report What's that? Bust them to Austin I'm sorry. It's a known way of getting rid of your homeless problem is you put them on one-way ticket bus somewhere? I take it back, Dvorak for mayor. You're right! Of course, bus them to Austin and they'll love Austin. Do it at the right time in year by the way. Here's your ticket. Your ticket is this... I will bus every homeless person to Austin. I will fill every pothole on the 405. I will ensure that mud flats stay

1:54:55 We don't have a 405 up here but you know what I mean. 80, yeah so uh yeah but that's not how they're thinking! No you're right and it's something i've said b****d about before too which is the problem itself has to be solved for someone. It's unbelievable not one word hey I would even accept if someone said well let's give them emotional support dogs or something Anything! But yeah, we just need more cops. We need more transit cops to kick them out and then you know clearly I mean You know it's in your DNA so there's nothing you could really catch but now your idea is send them to Austin which truly is the right way to go

1:55:36 Yeah, that's what all cities do that they get free bus rides. Here you go You're good to go and Austin is wide right now Austins the place yes I mean I listen to you describe the situation there And I see it's worse if has the potential to be worse than the poop on the streets city of San Francisco yeah They won't know what to do about it because they're just beside themselves with liberalism yeah And they will just suck it all up. They'll just suck all these homeless in and put a big tent city, which would turn into... I'm waiting for the shanty towns which have yet to really appear in any big South American way but that's coming. What do you call them? Shantytowns, favelas. Favelas there you go that's the word. Yeah favelas is where you're looking for. Well I have a

CHAPTER 34 / 48 Discussion

"Dirty Thirties" Slang: Butter and Egg Man

A segment on 1930s slang terms defines "Butter and Egg Man" as a man with a large bankroll and "Cabbage" as cash. Other terms explored include "Canary" (female vocalist), "Buzzer" (police badge), and "Sweet Patootie" (an attractive woman). The hosts express a desire to bring back these vintage phrases into modern conversation.

1930s slang· butter and egg man· sweet patootie· cabbage· canary

1:56:29 Well, thanks for that report. So I would like to go back to the just for a little short interlude here. The dirty thirties were still working on the four page list. Oh yeah so the slang phrases which we're going and I ask you the way the game works. I asked you what the phrase means? You try to come up with an answer and you fail every time okay this is a great game it is for me uh okay here we go butter in egg fly Butter and egg fly someone who sticks around too long an attractive woman hmm Other other terms for an attractive woman is a hot mama. Yeah, sweet mama sweet patootie sweet patootie Sweet patootie we need to bring that one back another one We should bring back his dish looker and tomato I'd like sweet patootie myself oh by the way you're wrong there is an answer to the homelessness problem

1:57:30 What do you mean I'm wrong? I didn't have an answer. Oh, well there isn't okay never mind My answer was shipping to Austin but what are you thinking blockchain? Okay here we go ready butter and Eggman an attractive guy no that's funny question It means the money man, the man with the bankroll. Oh! Alrighty. Alright here we go. Buzzer A buzzer? What's a buzzer? I give up on that one. I'll put it into context The cop showed his buzzer. Oh badge credentials You got right Okay Cabbage Cabbage Can you use it in a sentence Yeah that guy has got a lot of cabbage Oh he is money cash Exactly Make it rain Cadillac

1:58:28 Cadillac. Uh, milf? Nope! You're never gonna get this one. Can you use it in a sentence? Okay here we go ready? Yeah. Um... can you get me a cadillac? Oh oh that's uh its uh a dime bag of weed Close as 1 ounce packet of cocaine or heroin. Oh alright they had that in the 30s? Damn yeah! Hmm interesting A canary Sentence Man thats some canary Great looking babe

1:59:08 Female vocalist. Okay. Cats or alligators? A no-win situation Fans of swing music Oh yeah, cats! Hey cats... hey gators nice alright okay I'll do one more then we'll put it off Cave You use it in a sentence I won't use it as a sentence but I say the term has been reinvigorated and is now in use once again Cave a basement one's house or apartment. Oh, okay man cave yeah I got it all right Yeah, oh good John. I still think the best one that we've learned so far or relearned is sweet patootie How do you spell you like you like sweet? But yeah, how do you say I like Roscoe? Yeah? How do you swell put beside you spell patootie p8 e o t ie pa pay P80 o t2 toot very much suit II patootie very nice a sweet patootie

CHAPTER 35 / 48 Discussion

Joy Reid's Apology for Homophobic Blog Posts

MSNBC host Joy Reid issued a public apology for homophobic blog posts from a decade ago. Initially, she claimed her blog had been hacked, but later "owned" the comments while simultaneously stating she did not recognize the person who wrote them. The apology is criticized as a "PC cop-out" that uses passive-aggressive language to avoid true accountability.

joy reid· msnbc· homophobia· wayback machine· hacking claim

2:00:11 Yeah, she's a sweet patootie. She's a sweet patootie. We need to jingle for the segment otherwise it's gonna get old Yes, let's get a jingle. It's called Dirty 30s. I have just a quick ultramonde to get us into our next thank you segment Blocky and we've been following not too closely but more interest in the NBC side of the story than Joy Reid from MSNBC who has clearly been busted at homophobic blog posts And I have a theory on this when you're done Oh good And even my very liberal friends I see on the face bag who are all in on all things,

2:00:52 Do you have they waver a little bit? It's like well, you know if she just been honest it would've been okay But yeah, she's still pretty good. Yeah I'm willing to give her a pass maybe She's a gay basher is a gay hater. She is a homophobe and she came out with the public apology I've two part of here because one is She went on her show and she apologized, and it was an interesting... Yes? I thought she first went into denial. Oh no! Saying some hacker somehow got into the archives on archive dot org ha! And hacked it Here's how she did it

2:01:28 She did it by moving the conversation away from the fallacy that is hackers infiltrated archive.org and the Wayback Machine a decade ago, and changed it and lay as a sleeper cell waiting to spring it on me. She's changed that too well I've certainly tweeted some things are not proud of so now she's changed it to another thing she can't claim was hacked namely her Twitter And she offers kind of an apology.

2:02:16 When a friend found them in December and sent them to me, I was stunned. Frankly, I couldn't imagine where they'd come from or whose voice that was In the months since, I've spent a lot of time Have you ever had that? Where you look back at some of your writing and think, gee, did I write that? Yeah! I've had that happen Happens all the time. If fact if you're a professional writer You put stuff aside to let it bake, just let is sit and forget. And the problem that you run into especially if you're using a lot of research and you intermix it my wife has a solution for this I forget to employ which is take everything alien and put in red ink or red type but you put stuff aside and look at it and go did I write this? This is damn usually does me. This is really good!

2:03:07 It's never homophobic. You go back to, oh that's so homophobic I don't write homophobic material Right But so I will agree that it is very possible if you did not highlight in red To go back and say Damn did I write that? Yeah this is possible Trying to make sense of these posts I hired cyber security experts to see If somebody had manipulated my words or My former blog And the reality is they have no been able to prove it So here what I know I genuinely do not believe that I wrote those hateful things because they are completely alien to me. But, I can definitely understand based on things that I have tweeted and have written in the past why some people don't believe me. I've not been exempt from being dumb or cruel or hurtful for the very people who I want to advocate for. I own it! And for that, I am truly sorry

2:04:00 I had a conversation the other day with a friend who's also... You know this, I own that thing? I'm a little tired of that. That is- it is a PC cop out to say, I am owning it okay? I'm just owning it and I hear all the time like, ugh you know Is it just me? Am I nitpicking over this? I never thought about it before but now as you mention it, it is annoying! It's kind of like instead of saying I'm sorry really sorry I apologize, i'm so sorry. Well why don't you do it as a performative? Say that well what I'd like to say is I'm sorry You could do that but now it's just hey I own that okay It's almost passive aggressive Look I own that See I got it! You don't have to tell me how bad I am I own that

2:04:46 I agree. I apologize to my friend and I want to apologize to the trans community, and to Anne. Those tweets were wrong and horrible! I look back today at some of the ways that I've talked casually about people and gender identity and sexual orientation...and I wonder who that even was? But the reality is that like a lot of people in this country, that person was me. I grew up in a household that like many in America had conservative views on LGBTQ issues." Oh yeah so then she goes into her whole history and blah blah blah okay we get it you did it you're sorry but you can't really say it can't really admit it because you're just weak Yeah! And douchebag. But then she should actually... Hey what's wrong with me? Right

CHAPTER 36 / 48 Discussion

MSNBC Guests Defending Joy Reid by Attacking Trump

Following Joy Reid's apology, her guests on MSNBC attempted to pivot the conversation by attacking the Trump administration. Guests labeled Mike Pence and Mike Pompeo as "homophobic psychopaths" and suggested that Pence would put gay people in "concentration camps." This "whataboutism" is framed as a desperate attempt to distract from Reid's own past rhetoric.

joy reid· msnbc· mike pence· homophobic psychopaths· media bias

2:05:47 But then, and this is just a compilage which I did not put together but i think it's dynamite. The whole show was filled with her guests shilling for her and turning this around to... Trump. But I do find it problematic, I will say that we are jumping on you and by we i mean many people in the media are jumping on you about words that she used or may have used 10 years ago but yet we allowed the president to have a complete and total pass on things coming out of his mouth right now. Did she say passed?

2:06:25 No, she said we have a complete well maybe but I heard pass that are coming out of his mouth right now Yes And then they go to a clip We allowed the president to have a complete and total passed on things that are coming out of his mouth right now. I think it's so important that we double down on what Danielle? Oh, no, they don't have a clip Uh, yeah. No that's not coming out of his mouth right now she is full of crap Let's go to the next guest His mouth right now I think it is so important that we double down on what Danielle said about the media and how they jumped on this Because they thought there was some blood in the water And there was going to be infighting and everybody was gonna jump on Joy Reid and bring her down While that was happening We got a secretary of state who believes being gay as sin We have

2:07:08 I keep hearing this one. Just flipping it on, you know? I mean hey! You got your own problems. It's not my fault because they do the same thing, it's not my fault they do the same thing! Yeah that's exactly it. Homophobic psychopaths... I love how they're going off on Pence this is great We have homophobic psychopaths running the United States government today That's the reality we have a Secretary of State as was mentioned that believes that gay people are sinners based on who they are If Mike Pence, God bless him ended up in the White House sitting behind that desk in the Oval Office he would have us all in concentration camps hoping to pray away the gay. Wow! Praise be under his eye I'm telling you

2:08:02 I mean, let's neutralize Pence a bit. He would have us all in concentration camps hoping to pray away the gay that's what we're actually up against and they're not so much concerned about what Joy Reid might have said 12 years ago on a blog that has evolved now into... What? They should be on her show being really happy! Wasn't it Trumps then that pussy comment over 12 years old really an alliance with us. They're worried about what's happening right now on Pennsylvania Avenue and they're wondering why the media didn't rain down a firestorm on these people, these homophobic psychopaths who are derailing the conversation turning back the clock on everything we've worked so hard on. So I guess i'm just here today to implore the viewers to please stay focused

2:08:52 Stay focused on what's actually right in front of us. Stay focused on what is actually threatening this community and that is the clown car thats in Washington DC, I think thats where we could have a real impact. I want to see that outrage really channeled where it belongs and thats in Washington DC. Yeah, I bet you do. Shame on NBC News! Shame on them! Well now that you bring this up...I believe there's a war going on and i just do it by coincidence but let's take a look at some of the people in this was triggered by the Tom Brokaw thing yes I have some Tom Brokaw there was a very good get a clip but this woman is she's on go to variety I think we should have a link to it

CHAPTER 37 / 48 Discussion

William Durkin and the Lexus Karma Drain

Listener William Durkin sent a donation complaining that "Lexus Karma" from the show backfired, resulting in a $1,200 repair bill. He also claimed that asking for "job karma" led to a mandatory drug test. The hosts discuss the legendary reliability of the 1993 Lexus, noting that not a single bulb has burnt out in 25 years.

lexus· karma· william durkin· drug test· 1993 lexus ls400

2:09:36 Well, I have some clips from that. I pulled some clips from it Okay once you pull some clips and then i'll give you my analysis how about this why don't we take a break? This is what we call the big teaser. It's the big tease. This is a big teaser Yeah Successfully done! Well done, John and Adam. And we want to thank a few people for show 1029 starting with William Durkin at $133.33 Of course we don't normally read notes under 200 but I will read this one Good day to you The past couple of shows have been awesome

2:10:31 Now that the pleasantries are over, I must bring to light a worse matter since donating have only asked for karma twice. This is a note I have to read. Twice and both times it's backfired on me so we have one of these anti-matter guys this guy who... He is the anti matter to your matter So whatever people all getting karma kind of thank him I asked John for a Lexus Karma for my 2006 GS300. You know, if you're gonna get a GS, get something with more...with the V8 in it. Get the 400. Upon receiving the Lexus Karma, I started to have issues with the car that cost me $1200. Hmm. Believe-I believe the reason John's Lexus is in such great shape, the engine... The dashboard not cracked at all!

2:11:18 No, actually it's not. I know! That dashboard is not... That's the unbelievable part that's the best part of the car. The dashboard is not cracked and this is a 93, a 93 Gordon. I will say this, not one incandescent bulb in the entire car. Has everyone on it? Dome light, rear view, headlights, tail lights, backup lights... Not one bulb says 1993 has burnt out! That's like a day trader saying I've never been caught in a halt. I'm just saying it's a fact. Damn

2:11:56 Anyway, he says because I or my car, my personal car has drained his cars karma. Since this has happened, I haven't had an issue with the car So now the car's fine. Mr. Curry, you're not off the hook! The second incident is solely on your shoulders my workplace is going through some right-sizing I asked for job karma instead I got called to the health clinic for a mandatory drug test That's all my fault? Yes because you're the guy who's...the drug guy I've never had a surprise drug test in the 14 years that I worked at this company. And he says, don't worry, I passed it and he says drugs are bad and the note kind of ends there." Yeah well i'm going to give him some karma! Maybe not... But you gotta report back to Karma Virtualist. Let us know if that worked. James Turner in Fairhoba Alabama

CHAPTER 38 / 48 Discussion

Poop Donations and the "Truth Revolution"

The show acknowledges a "poop donation" (amount ending in 9009) and a "boob donation" (8008). These are part of a larger "Truth Revolution" of Mayday donations from listeners across the globe, including the Netherlands and Australia. The segment emphasizes the community's role in keeping the podcast independent from traditional advertising.

poop donation· boob donation· 8008· 9009· value-for-value

2:12:53 100. I don't know if he was at the meetup Sir Scott of the bikes, 9009 This is for the HPV douchebag ad at the end of show 1028 Yes sir Chris doing that as usual And he's actually complimenting you for this OTG segment and what does he say? You're years ahead of the hipsters He says That's right Delusional according to Dvorak I did blah, blah, blah. Can't do that? Sir Sherpgall is the only guy i believe if he even caught it there was a Easter egg in the last newsletter oh i'm sorry we forgot something very important and i apologize for this because i was ready for it 9009 sir scott of the bikes yeah

2:13:50 No Agenda presents another poop donation. Yes, it's a poop donation! We finally got one! Oh the poop donations? You know I gotta get my act together and remember these things. Sir Shergall, boob donation 8008 Brian Mitchell 75 Zachary Smith Lauer L-A-U-R 75 That was a long note see if there is anything in there Kwarciani, I think in Cedar Rapids Iowa 6673. Baron Mark Tanner and Whittier 6666 Mike in Kansas City 6455 HDM Derhorst is that how you pronounce that? Ter Horst, HADEM TER HORST Netherlands this has no name okay. Jorgen Schotte

2:14:51 That would be Jürgen, I think it would be a G not a J. Jürgenschütte probably? John Krusse or Cruz actually in East Wenatchee Washington. Guy Biauzzi, Baron of the Shapeshifting Jews 5118. You have to actually give us signal here. Oh, how about I do it live? Sir Thomas Nussbaum. Close enough in Virginia Beach Jackson at $51, Jackson Butler and level in Texas 51 Chet st. Clair 51

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CHAPTER 39 / 48 Discussion

Jorgen Schotte and the "De-Douching" Ceremony

Jorgen Schotte from the Netherlands is "de-douched" after his first donation, having listened to the show for a year without contributing. He notes that Dutch media is "butthurt" about the 2016 US election and relies on No Agenda for actual deconstruction. The segment concludes with the knighting of Sir Jimmy James of The Flatlanders.

jorgen schotte· netherlands· m5m· knighthood· de-douching

2:17:31 And I want to go back to Jurgens Schotters note from the Netherlands. It's not an atypical note, but worth sharing, I believe. ITM Adam and John from Gitmo Nation Lowlands, Geen Stijl and Roderick Velo alerted me to The No Agenda Show after being a douchebag for over one year. This is my first donation so he needs to be deduced. You've been de-douched! So after being a douchebag for over one year, receiving my twice weekly dose of media deconstruction this is my first donation. Since I started to listen No Agenda I have drastically reduced my intake of M5M especially Dutch M5M is extremely biased basic principles of critical reporting are ignored and only the narrative of the day is represented sounds familiar Especially when it comes to stories about American politics The m5m still seems to be butthurt about Hillary losing the elections even in Holland

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Linda Vester's Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Tom Brokaw

Former NBC anchor Linda Vester has accused Tom Brokaw of sexual harassment, including an incident where he allegedly tickled her in a "predatory" manner. Vester claims the culture at NBC was "misogynistic and over-sexualized," and that she was silenced by Brokaw's immense power. Brokaw has denied the allegations, citing his long career and awards as a defense.

tom brokaw· linda vester· nbc news· sexual harassment· variety

2:21:39 And then again, well a woman giving her testimony and she's blasted by other women. Rachel Maddow among them... Ah! From NBC is she not? Yes the whole thing is a lot of NBC people say oh Tom such a great guy Tom's defense was hey I'm an award winner yeah he had no real excuse. I've done all kinds of stuff and I don't remember anything like that you know yeah we talked about her being Catholic And so... We're talking about it being a conflict. And I said, what do you talk about that? So this thing…so I've come to the conclusion… Let's play the clips first and then I'll give my conclusion. By the way, you said other women?

2:22:23 Never mind is a bad joke okay, so I have some problems with this With this whole piece that ran on vanity and vanity look it is clear that they're out to get NBC whoever they is It can also just be that NBC. Is a huge cesspit of douchebags That's completely possible that is certainly the picture that is being painted But I'm a little apprehensive when you have a thing was like a 20-minute piece with and her name is Linda Vester, and I see older pictures of her And III remember who she was who I guess didn't quite. I don't think our career took off at NBC I don't know where her career is I've no idea that's part of broke jaws Responses well as she just tried to get famous and didn't work and now she's pissed off

2:23:13 There's something going on here whenever you start off your interview like this. For a decade I worked at NBC News as an anchor and correspondent, I was groped and assaulted by Tom Brokaw then the anchor of NBC Nightly News This is my story. This is my story give me a break! I'm sorry Okay now first of all I am not going to condemn you for hating this...I believe it's possible that this was what she was coached into saying to get the thing going Well, this was something that was recorded after the interview. Yeah it was a prepared piece so they say well can you tell us a little more? Because if you do it sometimes you get these guys who come over to interview and say well you gotta introduce as much as you can into the piece so I don't have to say anything because there's just not... You're not doing a back-and-forth with me! You're doing the thing that says stand alone So bring in a lot of stuff at the beginning to kind of explain why are even talking It sounds a little show busy to me

2:24:14 Well, yes. That's what I just said that that is what they do to you Right but she is a television person and she should know it's my personal thing doesn't matter its not a big deal let go to the first actual clip and then I just pulled some pieces out that were interesting Factually interesting. I'm not saying that this didn't happen to her it seems told the some of the scenarios seem totally believable But remember, this is her story This is her side and I think there are some things we would if I were interviewing her I'd like to ask about and while I was standing in the Denver Bureau with my back to the door From behind me out of nowhere Tom Brokaw walked up

2:24:58 put his hands on my waist and tickled me all up and down my waist. It was physically unpleasant, humiliating I jumped a foot. Okay do you really think she jumped the foot? Now let's this is the only thing this but i'm glad you did this clipping this clippage because uh... I don't know why didn't buy it in I found this particular little anecdote to be that the kind of the keystone to the whole thing some women I have tickle women I've seen them jump a foot so that's not right. Okay, however They make no habit of this and have never witnessed the woman jumping afoot because I don't think I can guarantee it happens okay got it now the way that got me was that she obviously was not happy with this and I don't know how she responded to it but

2:25:52 This I believe, I don't tickle women for this reason. I mean, I only tickle friends that I know are ticklish and they know... Have you ever considered tickling a colleague? I don't think i've ever done it. Can you show me on the doll where you would tickle the colleague? You walked into it again! Okay so... Do you want to hear the rest of the clip and then we'll... No, no, I gotta get-I gotta do this setup first because I want to hear the rest of the clip but this is what I'm just going to be my assertion Is that Brokaw I think uses this tick-uses this tickling trick to do a check

2:26:30 Is this girl gonna... Ah, is she loose? It's like pinching some girl in the ass. I mean guys do this. I don't do this either but i can imagine we're pinched into the ass and she's going to maybe shrug or show you don't know maybe it's a sign so okay So this is actually a predatory practice! I think it is. I believe it is. I think you're right. And so I think he was using as his come on and he wanted to see your reaction He made a mistake. Yes, I believe by misinterpreting what she did she found it to be humiliating which if that's the case if you find somebody tickling you people have done it to me luckily and then they find out the sad truth which is I'm not ticklish okay

2:27:17 And so the people can, and so I've said invite here go ahead tickle all you want. You're not going to get anywhere and by the way that is a meditative thing anyone can accomplish through simple meditation. You will never be ticklish if you don't want to be So I think he did this another sexual harassment tip from John C. Dvorak Hey ladies, you don't want to get harassed by your favorite news anchor take this meditative course You will never know it again. So I think he tested her and I think she responded properly She jumped and I think she probably glared at him or did something to say no Let's listen here so dis for everything after this is bad my waist it was physically unpleasant and humiliating I jumped a foot

2:28:00 I looked at the editor of Nightly News in the eye, he looked back at me and his jaw dropped. And I was completely humiliated in front of a room full of my colleagues. I jumped got out of the way got out of his grasp no one did anything and there was really nothing I could say or do because I was so low on the totem pole that I had just had to Get out of there as quickly as possible and try to go on and do my job covering the Pope. I'm very sad to hear that she felt she couldn't say anything about it, and her producer was standing right there saw it didn't

CHAPTER 41 / 48 Discussion

Tom Brokaw's Alleged Hotel Room Visit to Linda Vester

Linda Vester detailed a 1994 incident where Tom Brokaw allegedly forced his way into her hotel room after her flight was canceled. She claims the trauma from this encounter was worse than the "transient PTSD" she suffered from being carjacked or nearly blown up in war zones. The summary notes the timing of these allegations appearing in *Variety* as potentially part of a larger move against NBC.

tom brokaw· linda vester· ptsd· nbc· sexual assault

2:28:42 Didn't do anything. That's where it all could have been stopped I think NBC is is probably what you asserted, but I'm not sure the other stations aren't the same Oh no no But but NBC is being sheared shorn they're the ones there sit yes And I think I know why okay? We'll get to that next clip now this is this was troubling so A lot passes and there's all kinds of contact with Brokaw, and then she is going from New York back to DC. Nine o'clock shuttle in the evening it's snowing and he had already said you'll never make it back on the phone or whatever It was a lot of messaging 1994 And they were doing I didn't know that NBC had been using AOL instant messenger at the time possibly that because that's what sounds like she's talking about She's on the computer message

2:29:35 So her flight is canceled. She goes back to a room and then the following happens And then I went to catch the nine o'clock shuttle Back to DC, but it was canceled do just know so I went back to my hotel room checked back in To the hotel and started returning business phone calls. Now, it's probably around 10 p.m., 1030 but she is returning business phone calls okay? And then I got three phone calls one from a friend one from source and the third was from Brokaw now i'm wondering was this voicemail or just calls that came in at that moment because its just little unclear and would really help me understand how he knew that she was back in her hotel

2:30:26 He might have checked, he seems predatory enough at this point. Might have checked, ha-ha-ha her shuttle has been cancelled I'm going to call the hotel again but she had to check in again so she didn't have the same room number Was it a cell phone? I don't know And he said to order milk and cookies, and he would be coming over. And the milk and cookies thing that comes up earlier in her statement where she said to Brokaw you know I'm... The only thing we could do here is have a milk-and-cookies kind of girl which i think it's actually wrong thing to say as that guy like that probably misinterpreted that and they did He said, hey we're gonna have milk and cookies baby. He thought it was a come on again he misread the signs I think he's looking for...he is one of those guys Hey she is hitting on me Yeah milk and cookies its code bro You know that ginger girl? She like uh..she's into me man And into milk and cookie you know what im saying? See when said milk and cookies you get that age group And I felt trapped

2:31:31 Because it wasn't a request. It was more of an order He was so he she took everything as an order And I don't know what kind of and you must have had incredible power at the time those all very sad story however, at the end I felt a little A little like ah I'm not so sure about this This is maybe where some real trouble is headed But I didn't say anything because he could ruin my career I was deeply traumatized by being groped and assaulted by Tom Brokaw. Much of my work for NBC was going to war zones, and being in positions of real danger. I was nearly blown up twice, I was carjacked...I had so many close scrapes And had some transient PTSD but it was not a fraction Of the PTSD that I have suffered from this Wow! That's quite a statement She said she'd been blown-up, carjacked

2:32:34 Almost killed several times. She has some transient PTSD, but nothing Nothing compared to this and it's really important that employers get that an NBC gets that Even though I know I was not in any way at fault in what happened to me with Tom Brokaw? I still suffered years of humiliation isolation and shame Because of his power I was unable to talk about it So I was silenced and there was nothing that I could do to seek recourse because To have done so at NBC would have been the end of my career. That's it? That's the damning part NBC is a misogynistic over sexualized predatory place to be

2:33:32 And she has her sights... it's not saying Brokaw, it's NBC. NBC needs to understand this! So this is and remember its Variety This is where Ronan came out with the Harvey stuff and you know variety is I mean maybe there's who owns Variety? There was a question. Yeah they think they're independent They may be owned by big publisher but here's what I thinks going on And by the way, I think those were good clips and they were appropriate. You have to really wonder how disturbed the woman was that just make that last comment that she's almost killed and all these other things...and this was worse! Which isn't saying much about Tom Brokaw, that's for sure. But i don't think it's a coincidence that this thing broke a couple of days after

CHAPTER 42 / 48 Discussion

Theory: The Trump Administration is Targeting NBC

A theory is presented that the Trump administration, possibly via Roger Stone, is systematically "picking off" NBC personalities in retaliation for negative coverage. The list of fallen NBC figures includes Matt Lauer, Mark Halperin, and now potentially Tom Brokaw and Joy Reid. This is framed as a "mob-like" strategy to damage the network's credibility and shareholder value.

nbc· donald trump· roger stone· matt lauer· mark halperin

2:34:18 Ronnie Jackson decided he's not gonna try to be the guy heading up to VA. He was pulled out, he was shouted down with innuendo and next thing you know the bro call thing happens. You also see the Joy Reid thing which we talked about which is also NBC and then before that you had Mark Halperin who is one of the main contributors to NBC and then you had Matt Lauer one of the contributors to NBC and then you say where's Roger Stone? Get me Roger Stone. I believe that the Trump administration is going after these people at NBC specifically one by one and i don't know if Donald Trump is involved in this. So that's why maybe he made that offhanded comment toward the senator from Montana?

2:35:09 Yeah, the senator from Montana. He said I know things if if I told you what I know about this guy he would be never get voted in some paraphrasing yes that's what he said during his speech gotcha gotcha I didn't flip that but so he's going oh this is good yeah because there's always NBC and the NBC people are circling the wagons and defending Tom Brokaw. And the whole thing, every time something happens to a Trump appointee like this Jackson guy, something happens to an NBC person they're going to go after him one by one pick them all off into any you're gonna end is I hate to say this

2:35:47 Shareholders take note but this is gonna involve general electric still owns a half almost half of the company you're going to see some losses take place in fact that engine that blew up on the southwest thing was a joint venture with general electric you're gonna see some issues happen. All targeting NBC and it's not gonna end until these guys lay off. And I think it's a mob-like thing, I think Roger Stone is behind it You haven't heard anything about him He's doing his work and the guys...I decided to make a list of people that are the next targets Okay before you do that So Variety is owned by Penske Media They own a lot Yeah but they also have Rolling Stone

CHAPTER 43 / 48 Discussion

The "T3" List: Theoretical Trump Targets

The hosts develop the "T3" list (Theoretical Trump Targets), naming celebrities and media figures they believe will be the next to face scandals. Candidates include Robert De Niro, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Carl Reiner. De Niro's recent "unhinged" rants against Trump are cited as a reason he might be targeted for a "skeleton in the closet" reveal.

t3 list· robert de niro· steven spielberg· tom hanks· carl reiner

2:36:35 They obviously have variety. I don't think it's, i don't think they're involved in this. They're just a handy vehicle? Yeah okay...I don't see any evidence. All right let's talk about some uh your targets. I think some targets are going to be some of these loudmouths and some of these other idiots and I think I'm gonna name a few of them. They're not all at NBC. I think anybody working at NBC is a potential target. Well hold on a second let's stick with your theory for a moment because I would presume We do NBC, then we move to the next target which may be CNN. They're gonna take I think they're gonna start taking people out who are the loudest that need this be taken out Okay Because I think for example Charlie Rose was taken out and he's CBS And so why would they want to get rid of him? Okay guys that are making a lot of noise all right Carl Now we need a name for this list Trump's radicals targets

2:37:32 Theoretical, theoretical Trump target the triple Ts. Ah T3! So we just start putting people on this list and when we see people getting taken out like we're gonna witness it... We cross them off the list? Well no we can also add them to the list because we're gonna miss a lot of them yeah it'll be kind of sad each time Yeah, because Joy Reid wouldn't have been on the- ah there she goes. Carl Reiner I think is going to be nailed. Hollywood guy he's got all kinds of... He's gotta have skeletons in his closet. He looks like a douchebag. Danny Zucker?

2:38:11 Danny's also Hollywood guy Modern family. Mmm Okay, doesn't seem that important you guys a loudmouth He's worse than Reiner he's on Twitter okay? Steven Spielberg I believe is gonna be targeted yes And then the hill be the whopper because I think he's in the middle of a lot of nasty stuff and I think that a lot of people assert that already, even though it may not be true but they're already doing it. Tom Hanks is going to get it? Oh! Interesting. Clooney...I don't think so because he's still protected by the agency Now a guy who I don't believe is protected by the agency but who I think will get it

2:38:56 is Robert De Niro after this. I have to... Oh, yes! De Niro man. You have to play this Robert De Niro rant He's coming unhinged he thinks he's you know I don't think he's still playing Raging Bull or something it's kind of crazy. I mean he's stupid He's a punk, he's a dog. He's a pig. He's a con, a bullshit artist, a mutt who doesn't know what he is talking about Doesn't do his homework, doesn't care Thinks he is gaming society, doesn't pay hi taxes. He's an idiot Colin Powell said it best. He's a national disaster. He's an embarrassment to this country It makes me so angry that this country has gotten to this point That this fool

2:39:34 This Bozo has wound up where he has. Talk about how he wants to punch people in the face? Well, I'd like to punch him in the face." Wow! I had forgotten... We need to put Bozo on the list? We don't have Bozo. I think clown Yeah but Bozo is different and you know- I don't think so He wouldn't say that about Trump if Trump were Jewish man About it being a dog Well, whatever. I put him on my short list of the T3s and I haven't developed this as much...I can develop it more if I have to look more people over but I think this is going to continue and we haven't you know it just looks like a bunch of coincidences involving NBC. I don't believe any of its a coincidence No no I agree I think they're being targeted but I like the idea that someone up to dirty tricks

2:40:26 And you call out Stone. Makes total sense! Yeah, where is he? I like that. Where's Roger? Roger where are ya?! But you know there's a we have a very small window for those who are afraid and people who are because there may be some Congress critters some other people I mean this there's plenty of people to go after and yeah i'm pretty sure that if you really do the work You can come up with nasty crap and you can certainly tell the tale in a nasty way on everybody. Because we're all flawed, we're all flawed! We all have flaws and this is by the way when you say I got nothing to hide? Yes you do. Definitely got something to hide but here's that here's the moment

CHAPTER 44 / 48 Discussion

Trump's Role in North Korean Peace Talks

South Korea's Foreign Minister and Senator Lindsey Graham have both credited Donald Trump's "bellicosity" and unpredictability for bringing North Korea to the negotiating table. While critics like Adam Schiff remain circumspect, the meeting between the North and South Korean presidents is seen as a historic shift. Graham suggests Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize if a permanent peace is achieved.

donald trump· north korea· kim jong un· nobel peace prize· lindsey graham

2:41:16 And for me it was kind of kicked off with South Korea's foreign minister Kang Kyung-hwa. She was with Christiana Arnaud Pour. Are you surprised by how quickly this moment has arrived? Let's face it, just four months ago Kim Kim Jong-un was talking about pressing nuclear buttons from his desk and President Trump was responding in kind. I feel like somebody stepped on the accelerator at the beginning of the year, and it's been nonstop since then How do you account for it? Clearly credit goes to President Trump He has been determined to come to grips with this from day one Okay so this is like whoa yes This is very confusing because now we have Trump well here's what he's doing

2:42:01 What do you think President Trump had to do with it? I'll tell you what like how about everything So he's pushing this and And then of course the crowd is doing no bell. No Bell so You can cut or fish bait here people, what are you gonna do? What are you gonna say where do you want to end when it comes to Trump as the president Adam Schiff John I think it's more than fair to say that the combination of the presidents unpredictable ability and indeed his bellicosity had something to do with the North Koreans deciding to come to the table. But before the president takes too much credit or hangs out the mission accomplished banner, he needs to realize that we may go into a confrontational phase and he may not want the full blame if things go south so you have to be a little circumspect about that but most important for this president is

2:42:52 When things do become confrontational as is likely to happen It's going to be very important that we are lashed up with our allies South Korea and Japan Otherwise North Korea will pick us apart and this president isn't particularly good about lashing up with our allies So I found it interesting that he says, you know, there'll be there's some confrontation. That is likely to happen. That's interesting Yeah, doesn't he know nothing seems to be that way but I would recommend that Adam Schiff you might want to hide the Benoit balls my friend because you will be on the list Lindsey Graham definitely gonna be on the list Lindsey Graham. He's smart Okay So here's the deal it wouldn't have happened without Trump

2:43:32 It may not happen, but the biggest change since the end of the hostilities. The fact that the North Korean and South Korean president met and they vowed to end the war... What happened? Donald Trump convinced North Korea and China he was serious about bringing about change We're not there yet But if this happens President Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize And Kim Jong-un just got fearful Yeah, yeah. He's not the dumbest guy Lindsay knows what he's doing he knows what he's doing. Yeah absolutely Take me off that t3 list take me off yes right now I don't want to be on it please I Will put another guy on the list And I'll have a clip is from the last show you can just look it up. It is the

CHAPTER 45 / 48 Discussion

Mark Shields' Rant on the Trump Administration

PBS columnist Mark Shields delivered a rant describing the Trump administration as a "disaster" where employees work in "terror and anxiety." Shields' comments were sparked by reports that Jeff Sessions might resign if Rod Rosenstein is fired. The hosts dismiss Shields as "unhinged" and suggest he is also a candidate for the T3 list.

mark shields· pbs· jeff sessions· rod rosenstein· trump administration

2:44:23 Another very similar to De Niro. This is, let me get the last show here... Shields' Incredible. This is Mark Shields on PBS I believe he's gonna be on the T3 list listen to this incredible rant. Do you have to look in? From last show it said Shields' Incredible Rant is what you look up okay I didn't know if I was looking it up or if you had done it in sorry shields sorry incredible yeah It's actually spelled correctly That's really interesting s h e l d s. S H E M I'm sorry, I got it. I got it. I was misspelling here we go ah Dump come back

2:45:09 It was another news-packed week. In fact, it's still going on and we have Shields and Salam to unpack it that is syndicated columnist Mark Shields and National Review executive editor Raihan Salam David Brooks is away gentlemen welcome on this Friday so mark I want to point out We've just learned there is a Washington Post story Just moving that the Attorney General let the White House know last weekend if the president were to fire the deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein that he Attorney General Jeff Sessions would have to step down. I guess the language is might have to leave his job so it looks as if there's still worry concern about the president's intentions even though he said he doesn't plan to fire these people

2:45:56 It's a happy, productive place to work. The Trump administration and the feeling of conviviality trust congeniality And mutual sense of mission I mean as a personnel director the president is unrivaled as a disaster in the profession. People who work for him are worked so in terror, anxiety, unsure of what he wants to do and what they're supposed to do and whether they'll be there two weeks from now. Well this might be true terrorizing. Yeah, well he's I keep hearing stuff like this but then we saw that speech where he's in Michigan and he brings Lewandowski out who is still apparently hanging around That's great It's like give us some reality here and you know that Shields isn't in the White House working there He doesn't know what's going on. He's just making this up based on Washington Post reports Right? I mean, I think this guy is unhinged Oh yeah

2:46:59 Do you think Rachel Maddow, do you think it'll go after her? Is she on the list? Well I'm sure that she's judgment proof. I don't think she has any skeletons in her closet...I mean apparently runs the show at MSNBC, she lords it over everybody from the gossip you hear but I'm sure they've tried! You know, it's not like she's a lesbian. Let's bring her out or I mean that's not gonna work." I'm just reading that Matt Lauer is planning his comeback. Yeah! So is Charlie Rose going to be a podcaster? Did you hear that one? No! Hey we are from the future my friend instead of going that whole boring make-a-million dollars-a-year route and then do a podcast, go straight to podcasting

CHAPTER 46 / 48 Discussion

Golden State Killer Caught via Genealogy DNA

Joseph DeAngelo, the suspected Golden State Killer, was apprehended after investigators used "discarded DNA" and a genealogy website to find a match through his family members. While the arrest is a success, it highlights the privacy risks of uploading DNA to sites like GEDmatch. The segment warns listeners to stop giving their genetic data to companies associated with big tech.

golden state killer· joseph deangelo· 23andme· gedmatch· dna privacy

2:47:49 Yeah, yeah we skipped the middleman. We don't need no middlemen! Another big story I'm kind of done with this but thank you for that I think we should be looking at the T3 list is where it's all at This is the Golden State Killer, I think his name was. Oh yeah this creep! Yeah now there's some interesting things here...I think people still are just reading headlines not really reading articles you know how many emails I received? 23andMe you've always been right I've not always been right about that, but I said I would never give my DNA to some place. I don't know what they're going to do with it You know that's just the ultimate data you're giving to someone who is actually associated by former marriage with Google It's another thing you don't want to do

2:48:39 So I found a report that is reasonably accurate as to what exactly happened. Good morning to you, we are outside the Sacramento County Courthouse where later today 72 year old Joseph D'Angelo will make his first court appearance investigators now telling us they use discarded DNA to help track him down... Alright let's stop right there. Discarded DNA is another word for trash They're just going through your stuff Yeah find hairbrush hair or stuff like that I don't know.

2:49:26 Law enforcement sources telling ABC News they used a genealogy website to help connect Joseph DeAngelo's DNA to past crime scenes, taking that evidence and then comparing it with family members within the online database until they found their suspect. Police say the 72-year old appeared surprised when they swarmed his home Tuesday evening No incident? He didn't say it wasn't me or anything like that? No really no conversation at all Just the only thing he really said was that he had a roast in the oven. All he said was, I got to roast in the oven guys can we hurry this up? So what happened is they one of his family members not him He had never given a spittle or anything no DNA But they matched it with one of his family members who would upload at her I believe DNA 2 GED match which is I think it's an open source

2:50:25 The open source thing. A lot of people do this, they get their results back from 23andMe and then they'll upload it to the social nets... ...to the Social DNA Network. This is- none of this is a good idea! Alright? Okay, so they got this guy I guess it's him. Can I say something? Yeah Too late now What's too late It's not being a good idea. I think it is too late, I think the agenda box has been opened and you're screwed And i guarantee you that very high percentage of NOAA agenda listeners have done this Oh yeah You know, the comics blogger who's... you know I can't even he doesn't want me to say oh i'm only 50 miles away from him when i'm here in this particular spot. You're like ah so protective of his privacy! I'm sure he's given you emails or sent you emails in the past. You must get 23andMe if I not a real Slavic! People aren't thinking. He always tells ME to tell YOU that's for sure

2:51:27 This is just more this it's it sounds like you're getting over it though. It sounds I'm over it much better over But I just have this lingering I have this, you know productive cough about once every hour I have to produce some some flammable mucus. Sorry. Yes phlegm phlegm. Yes Hmm So that you know, this is interesting This will start to play out DNA is back in the game even though we know that DNA is not really all that precise Well found this jerk Well, if it's him. Yeah I guess it's him Oh It is pretty yeah But uh...I don't know it's just worth noting again stop giving your data away You can lecture people until you're blue in the face I know You and your OTG Ah! Well In Austin University of Texas has now opened up a new center And its Masculine UT

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"MasculinUT" and the War on Toxic Masculinity

The University of Texas at Austin has launched "MasculinUT," a program aimed at helping male students develop a "healthy sense of masculinity" by rejecting traditional gender roles. The school is hiring a "Healthy Masculinites Coordinator" to combat "interpersonal violence," which includes verbal abuse and flirting. The program is criticized as a cyclical return to 1960s-era radical feminism.

university of texas· masculinut· toxic masculinity· interpersonal violence· gender identity

2:52:28 M-A-S-C-U-L-I-N, capital U-T so get it? Masculine UT masculinity. Ah! Yes and this is very interesting because the Counseling and Mental Health Center at University of Texas Austin has launched this new program to help male students quote take control over their gender identity and develop a healthy sense of masculinity as they see What are you supposed to do? Well it is a mental health issue, toxic masculinity and they have set up victim help lines. How is that even? I'm just telling you what they say

2:53:15 Yeah, they... Though you might enjoy taking care of people or being active masculinity warns that many of these attributes are actually dangerous claiming the traditional ideas of masculinity place men into rigid boxes which prevent them from developing emotional maturity. So because you have been brought into the world and trained to be masculine, be a man act like a man, be successful traditional gender roles. I'm reading from their website. Yes! The school is in the process of hiring a quote healthy masculine nights coordinator

2:53:55 A masculine night? Yes, masculine nights plural. Healthy Masculine Nights Coordinator to run this program and let me see there's a link what is this healthy masculine nights here it is Job posting. Oh my goodness, health education coordinator level 2 VAV healthy masculine nights coordinator monthly salary 3959 depending on qualifications what yeah you can start immediately at $3,000 a month which is 30 no it's 4 4000 a month four thousand months for how many 4040 hours 40 hours or the whole week a week

2:54:42 $4,000 a week? No. It's no it's four thousand dollars a month and you work 40 hours a week it's a full-time job yeah Purpose of your job to lead men's engagement and healthy masculine nights effort aimed at ending interpersonal violence At UT system schools. Oh, the guys beating each other up there at that school No III really looked into it There was nothing clippable they have a couple of clips but they have victim centers and victim health help lines planned This can be just if you're being bullied or someone has been mean to you It is not necessary in college calling it interpersonal

2:55:22 violence, but it can be verbal abuse or verbal violence. Here this position will provide strategic guidance for MasculinUT a comprehensive initiative that aims to promote healthy masculine nights on the UT Austin campus through public events educational workshops webinars and other forms of student involvement. This is French term Hold on. Masculinity works to increase acceptance of gender diversity, promote healthy relationships with an emphasis on consent and prevent interpersonal violence though the Healthy Masculinites coordinators housed at the UT Austin campus is positional responsibility for working with campus liaisons at all UT system academic institutions to provide best practices for engaging men in ending interpersonal violence What is this French term?

2:56:17 It's a French term. Unfortunately, the site isn't straight French I have to find it. I have to translate it Well, I have some definitions of interpersonal violence. Well, I think I would like the definition of masculinity tight That's what we're trying to deal with here Is that how you say? I thought was masculine at ease Yeah masculine tease yeah did you find it yes in French? It's a French term is apparently something the French dreamed up I speak French hit me Hit me with your best shot Well I can read French but i can't translate this because it's a bunch of sociology gobbledygook. Okay let me just go back if I had to unfortunately, I don't have the chrome browser which will make translation yeah

2:57:04 Which I don't have on here. Just look it up you got the Chrome browser now, I don't mess I don't I don't have the Chrome browser Come on I'm looking at interpersonal violence your job. I'm still looking there keep doing it go for personal violence Oh, it's called IPV now that I'm trying to find a definition one inter personal violence Yeah, it's fighting but I think it's more Definitions, here we go. IPV, it's known as IPV Interpersonal violence is the intentional use of physical force or power threatened or actual against a person or group that results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury death physical harm maldevelopment or deprivation IPV can be committed by a person who is or has been in a romantic relationship spouse or partner family member Cohabitat or household member including a roommate hmm Let's see dating violence

2:58:06 Yeah, that makes sense. Domestic violence sexual misconduct here we go engaging in unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that is sufficiently severe persistent or pervasive that it interferes with denies or limits an individual ability to participate in or benefit from the university's educational programs or activities and as based on circumstances involving quid pro quo sexual harassment the creation of a hostile environment for retaliation Examples include, but are not limited to unwelcome sexual advances requests. This is me too request for sexual favors other verbal nonverbal or physical conduct of sexual nature. So no flirting that's it flirting No flirting. It's the flirt cops you're in college You're in college now no flirting now this back don't work yeah so they prepare with boys Yeah, that's okay

2:59:00 Nah. Girls, it's okay to kiss! So what is... did we figure out what it is? Yeah, It's French for masculinity Why didn't they just say that I don't know. That's the French word for masculinity It just sounds better It's not masculinity, it's masculinity. Masculinity I tell you! You can get this at Masculin-U-T. Hey i'm sure there's all...it's horrible you know there's domestic violence everywhere it's very bad just domestic violence sexual violence all of that is bad. It's all bad but to just pin it on men oh yeah being toxic toxic men is what you're saying masculinity is what? What is the definition of masculinity

2:59:45 From Latin, masculinus. Definition of masculine. Possession of the qualities traditionally associated with men? Yeah so we can't have that anymore. No and this is wait let me get the William Webster. I wonder if they scum manifesto would ever be reintroduced into the curriculum. The scum manifesto yeah the S dot C dot U dot M scum man society for cutting up men Manifesto was written in the 60s during another one of these eras and it talks about just debaul all these guys, and you don't have to deal with this bull crap. So this could be a fractal or cycle? I think it is. It's a total cycle. Well... So how are we doing on time? Yeah, we're late but do you want if you got something that... One last question. I've got plenty but we can move into the next show because it's just as good then. It's semi-evergreen so

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Show Outro and "Counterfeit Ink" Sign-off

The episode concludes with the hosts signing off from Austin and Northern Silicon Valley. They reiterate their mission of media deconstruction and remind listeners to tune in on Thursdays and Sundays. The final moments feature a musical montage and a humorous reference to "Counterfeit Ink," closing out episode 1029.

adam curry· john c dvorak· no agenda· austin· silicon valley

3:00:45 I'm done. Okay, well that's how you feel about it? Sorry That's okay We do have some nice end of show clips for you to enjoy we thank John Fletcher Fletcher came in with an end of show Tom Starkweather Chris Wilson Of course Eric Colburn Thank y'all very much for your contributions and thank you all for tuning in to the best podcast in the universe We deconstruct the media, guard your reality twice a week Thursdays and Sundays. Catch us live at noagendastream.com Join in with The Troll Room as we can And we will be back tomorrow... not tomorrow, Thursday! Four days from now with another episode Remember us at Dvorak.org slash NA Until then coming to you from downtown Austin Texas capital of the drone star state FEMA region 6 on the governmental maps In the 5x9 Cluedio in the common law condo in the morning everybody

3:01:39 I'm Adam Curry. And from Northern Silicon Valley where there's no complications, I'm just sitting here doing the show with Counterfeit Inc! I'm John C. Dvorak Until Thursday as always Adios Mofos! Hey can you get me a cab? Cab Taxi! Taxi!! There wasn't a lot of surprises, Melissa. But I just want to put something in perspective is the world cannot live without Google We can live without Facebook but Google is part of the fabric, the oxygen on the internet This is completely disturbing we can't believe that we can't live without Google? No, I can forget this evening when I spent my time just binging

3:02:38 And all my wasted life on DuckDuckGo I shunned YouTube and watched my stuff on Vimeo Yes, it belongs Well, if Faceback sank tomorrow You know I'd feel a little sorrow But we'd all be better off If it would go And now it's only fair that I should let you What you should know

3:03:30 I can't live, living without you though. I can't be, I can't be anymore. Can't live, living without you though. I can't be, I can't be anymore. Bing by the way does work Uh, you don't need Google necessarily. The one you can't live without and I've written about this too is Amazon relax

3:04:15 The computer is processing the data. I will be notified as soon as there's any information And i want to be careful here Any advertiser or campaign, I know we're working with believe it Its goal is to sell everything to everyone Why am I seeing this ad? Well that's a great question Your user agreement sucks We see more passive listening and passive monitoring in our own homes With the information we've accumulated on We provided support to the Trump campaign. And he's been terrific, he may be a globalist but I still like him He was calling those things that were not as though they were is what he was doing then Yes! He is seriously a globalist there's no question There has never been a company quite like Amazon akin to a game of whack-a-mole Goodbye and f**k you The world is going on Right What causes these mental health problems?

3:05:30 What in the world is going on? I'm talking about our future. Yeah, yeah!

3:06:08 Yeah, yeah. Right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. What does this mean about our future?

3:07:02 I'd like to punch him in the face.