Episode 1052 · Sunday, 22 July 2018

Proof Trump is Broke

A high-stakes summit in Finland triggers a domestic political meltdown while global tech giants face massive outages and record-breaking antitrust penalties from European regulators.

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The No Agenda Show · No. 1052

About this episode

The Helsinki summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin has ignited a firestorm of treason accusations from figures like John Brennan and Nancy Pelosi. While the media establishment compares the press conference to Pearl Harbor and Kristallnacht, a deeper look at the 2017 DNI report reveals significant discrepancies in the narrative of unanimous intelligence community consensus. The technical details of the Mueller indictment against 12 GRU agents raise further questions about how Google search data was obtained without direct access to DNC servers.

In the wake of the summit, Vladimir Putin alleged that associates of Bill Browder funneled $400 million to the Hillary Clinton campaign, a claim linked to the Magnitsky Act and the economic exploitation of 1990s Russia. Meanwhile, Amazon Prime Day was marred by massive AWS outages that replaced storefronts with photos of dogs, yet the company still managed $3 billion in sales. In the tech sector, the European Union's Margrethe Vestager issued a record 4.34 billion euro antitrust fine against Google, while US sanctions on ZTE continue to expose China's reliance on American components. Domestic issues also mount as San Francisco Mayor London Breed faces a public health crisis involving human feces and discarded needles on city streets.

This episode features a traditional rain stick ritual performed in response to a Dutch heat wave and a look back at a 1980 interview where a young Donald Trump discusses his potential political ambitions with Rona Barrett. The show concludes with a formal knighting ceremony for the Round Table of producers, including Sir Malinowski and Sir Dingus of the Burning River, following a discussion on the emotional risks of 23andMe DNA testing results.


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CHAPTER 31 / 31 Discussion

California Split Blocked, Show Outro, Media Montage

The California Supreme Court blocked a ballot measure that would have asked voters to split the state into three parts, citing the need for more time to review its validity. The show concludes with a final sign-off from Austin and Silicon Valley, followed by a montage of media clips criticizing the Helsinki summit and various show-internal audio bites.

california· ballot measure· adam curry· john c. dvorak· helsinki

3:02:56 But no. Oh, yes. Splitting Cal. Back in this country the state Supreme Court of California has blocked a November ballot measure to split the state into three parts. Supporters argue the state has grown too big and too diverse to govern but the court ruled that it needs more time to hear questions about the proposal's validity The measure might still appear on some future ballot Yeah what a loss huh? That was gonna vote yes, of course I was all ready for that damn it alright everybody fast and furious today We covered a lot of ground and there will be much more to talk about on Sunday. We've got clips were holding over So there's definitely stuff to talk about And it showed a anything could happen keep your eyes open your ears open and keep talking to us Let us know what you got anonymity assured when necessary and requested

3:03:56 And coming to you from downtown Austin, Texas for the fourth time. We're the capital of the Dronestar State that's FEMA region number six on the governmental maps in the 5x9 Cluedio and the Common Law condo in the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry and from northern Silicon Valley where the fogs lifted but it'll be back tomorrow! I'm John C. Dvorak we return on Sunday with another episode of The No Agenda Show remember us at dvorak dot org slash NA until then Adios, mofos! I need a cab. Get it yourself... ...I'm staying here. Only to an old agenda... Or else. It's gonna be a great show!! I don't need to take that abuse. Deep breath.

3:05:04 This was a big day. You have been watching perhaps one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president that I've ever seen It was probably the low point of the presidency Wow disgusting President Trump is not on America's team it was nothing short of treasonous Donald Trump betrayed America We have a present who is betraying us he was like a scared chicken The way he cowered. Trump was pretty nervous, most people are nervous when meeting their boss He embraced him he validated him while trashing his own country and gave the middle finger to America Embarrassing the country The single most embarrassing performance that I've ever seen The United States was attacked and President Trump today sided with the enemy It is disgraceful refusing to side

3:05:48 with his own country, his own country. You should call this the Surrender Summit This is evidence of collusion What we saw yesterday was collusion And he's basically saying I'm with Vrad Why he did so? I can't really get into that Uh-I'm not a doctor Trump was so impotent it's no wonder he leaves the Russian summit with one ball That's a nice gift although... I think Putin still has a set of Trump balls It was time for Trump to put his foot down and he did right on America's dick Sorry it's not funny They, I think feel like they can't depend on America. They don't know what to expect and this is a global political crisis Lisa Lerner do you think it's that serious? A global political crisis or do you think people are just kind of listening to the president and thinking well wait 15 minutes and see what he says Oh no! He is unpredictable to the point where they have

3:06:49 No faith or trust in him. Oh, no oh no I think it's a global political crisis. I totally agree Global global political crisis We are witnessing John I'm glad somebody told us because we need to know this for the show. But he is unpredictable to the point where they... Oh no, oh no! I think it's a global political crisis We're gonna have to leave it there Global political crisis By the way, the website is cosmicweenie dot coms We're gonna have to leave it there $100,000 With paid vacation

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3:08:41 I'm not a left winger, I'm not a liberal. I'm not a conservative. I'm not a democrat. I'm not a right winger, i'm not a left winger. I'm not-I'm not a right winger, im not a left winger. Im not a cissus alright? I'm not a liberal What are we politicians?! I'm not a conservative. I'm not a democrat. I'm not a republican You smile let me finish

3:09:36 They're collecting now for the foie gras drive, for the neediest cases. Welcome to the beginning of the end of Obamacare! He's a funny guy because he gets people to say stupid things... Your son played the bass? We sat through that?! We're also living in a grown-up world. It's stunning in this detail The president is conflating the two issues. Collusion accusation. Okay, any collusion? One of the reasons why I lost my job frankly okay and spreading it to the world We're also living in a grown-up world. I think Cheney treated Will, he treated W well That's right You smile let me finish

3:10:30 I let him know we can't have this, we're not going to have it and that's the way it is going to be. He's a funny guy because he gets people to say stupid things. I thought Borat was hilarious. The best podcast in the universe!