Episode 1078 · Thursday, 18 October 2018

Demonation

A missing operative in Istanbul sparks a global standoff as intelligence agencies, tech giants, and the Trump administration navigate the fallout of the Khashoggi disappearance.

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The No Agenda Show · No. 1078

About this episode

The disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul has triggered a geopolitical firestorm involving Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Turkish President Erdogan. While Turkish officials allege a 15-man hit squad executed the journalist, emerging reports from Die Welt and PJ Media suggest Khashoggi may have been a high-level operative for Saudi intelligence under Prince Turki al-Faisal. The suspicious death of suspect Mashal Saad al-Bostani in a Riyadh car accident and unverified claims of Apple Watch audio recordings further complicate the narrative surrounding Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Former CIA Director John Brennan recently addressed the duty to warn protocol, suggesting U.S. databases likely contain intercepted communications regarding the plot. In a strategic shift, Turkey released Pastor Andrew Brunson to mend ties with Washington as the $400 billion Saudi arms deal faces intense scrutiny from the Trump administration. Meanwhile, the EPA has placed Dr. Ruth Etzel on leave amid the potential closure of the Office of Children’s Health Protection, and the Treasury Department charged Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards with leaking Paul Manafort’s financial records to BuzzFeed. In the tech sector, Facebook engineer Brian Amerige resigned over a belligerent social justice culture, while Twitter purged 1,000 accounts for utilizing the NPC meme.

Cultural tensions peak as Senator Elizabeth Warren faces backlash from the Cherokee Nation over DNA test results used to verify her heritage claims. The television landscape sees a lackluster reboot of Murphy Brown and the debut of The Alec Baldwin Show, while a new Netflix documentary on Quincy Jones reveals the producer's private battle with alcoholism. The program concludes with the knighting of Sir Serenity and a parody of U.S. drone policy in Somalia set to the tune of Gilbert O'Sullivan.


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CHAPTER 01 / 48 Discussion

Jamal Khashoggi Disappearance and Saudi Consulate Investigation

Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi went missing on October 2nd after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Turkish and Saudi leaders, expressing confidence in the kingdom's ability to conduct a thorough self-investigation. Turkish officials allege Khashoggi was tortured and dismembered by a 15-man Saudi hit squad, while major tech and media companies have begun pulling out of a planned Saudi investment conference.

jamal khashoggi· saudi arabia· mike pompeo· mohammed bin salman· turkey· istanbul· pbs news hour

00:00 Big tech guys, all kinds of tech billionaires. We're loaded with tech billionaires! Counting Hiroshima bombs and broadcasting live from the capital of the drone star state here in downtown Austin, Tejas. In the Cluedio! In The Morning everybody I'm Adam Curry And from northern Silicon Valley where we're still trying to figure out how to pronounce Sh-Sh-Sho-Gee I'm John C DeVore It's Crackpot & Buzzkill! In The Mornin' No i think we got it Kshok-Ki You know the funny thing is you listen to the PBS News Hour

00:43 Judy pronounces it the old-fashioned way, KSHOGI. But everybody else pronounces it slightly different there's the KSHOSHI and then there's the SHUSHOSHI Yes Everything in between its read... It's ludicrous Well let's stick with a story for a moment because there's a lot of things going on with KSHOSHOGI It's a shit shogi! Yeah, KSHOSHOGI exactly I'm sure you got some clips on this one. It's kind of a definitive clip, I think it It kind of does a resume update, PBS complete. I think to kind of get brings us up to speed Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi went missing on October 2nd and the diplomatic crisis over his disappearance has deepened each day since President Trump sent his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo To the Middle East to get some answers our foreign affairs correspondent Nick Schifrin has the latest

01:41 For the last day and a half, America's top diplomat has held emergency meetings with the leaders of Turkey and Saudi Arabia. And as he left Riyadh this morning, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed confidence in Saudi's ability to conduct an investigation into itself. They want to have the opportunity to complete this investigation in a thorough way. And I think that's, I think that's...I think that's a reasonable thing to do to give them that opportunity and then we'll all get to judge." Judge an investigation into Jamal Khashoggi, The Washington Post columnist and critic of the Kremlin. He hasn't been. What is this Khashoggi stuff? That's not... It's a new one! That's not correct. Khashoggi. Khoshoggi

02:19 I'll have a whole wheat hoagie. That's a reasonable thing to do, to give them that opportunity and then we'll all get the judge. Judge an investigation into Jamal Khashoggi, The Washington Post columnist and critic of the kingdom He hasn't been seen since he entered Saudi's Istanbul consulate earlier this month Turkish officials are maintaining their pressure on Saudi Arabia. For days, they've referenced audio of the killing in the consulate and today a pro-government newspaper reported new details on the Saudi hit squad that Turks say left the scene after they tortured murdered and dismembered Khashoggi A Turkish official identified the Saudi government's head of forensic evidence as one of the men who quote cut Khashoggi's body up on a table in the study while he was still alive

03:03 Turkey has now released images of 15 suspects. The New York Times reports at least nine worked directly for Saudi security services, and four have close ties to Saudi Arabia's de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. I'm not giving cover at all But in the Oval Office President Trump expressed confidence in Saudi Arabia In an interview with the Associated Press last night, the president said King Salman and his son, the crown prince both denied involvement And in response to criticism he's letting Saudi off easy, he said quote... differing reports everywhere and this one, this was yeah backgrounder but there were some other... Yeah well that was the mildest I mean they were reports about them using headphones playing loud music so they can chop off his fingers without hearing him scream. What what i like is is the blame Trump for everything

04:03 Like NBC. Consulate. Fallout today, Saudi Arabia stock market tumbled tech and media companies pulling out of a Saudi investment conference the kingdom's American embassy tweeted appreciation to all including the US administration for refraining from jumping to conclusions we're going to find out what happened We are looking very hard Missing 12 days Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi A permanent U.S resident and Washington Post columnist

04:48 Turkey's government says it has evidence he was killed by Saudi operatives. Former CIA director and NBC News analyst John Brennan... It would be inconceivable that such an operation would be run by the Saudis without the knowledge of the day-to-day decision maker of Saudi Arabia, that's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. It is a great honor to have the crown prince with us The president's close ties I mean, it doesn't get much better when you're talking about Saudi Arabia killing a guy to have insert that little Trump bit. That's really good. NBC has become very chicken shit with their reporting

05:32 I mean, I love Saudi Arabia. Add pressure to his pledge to deliver severe punishment if the Saudis are responsible. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin still plans to go that Saudi conference next week Along with the president and general investigation Mr. Mnuchin will make up his mind as the week progresses and new information surfaces The Saudi government has denied any involvement and issued a statement today saying it would respond to any political or economic actions taken against Saudi Arabia. Tonight in a new joint statement the governments of the United Kingdom, France and Germany said there must be a credible investigation with those responsible held to account and they expect the Saudi government to provide a complete and detailed response

CHAPTER 02 / 48 Discussion

Death of Saudi Lieutenant Mashal Saad al-Bostani

Mashal Saad al-Bostani, a 31-year-old lieutenant in the Royal Saudi Air Force and one of the 15 suspects in the Khashoggi case, reportedly died in a car accident in Riyadh. Skepticism remains regarding the timing of the death and the existence of alleged audio recordings of the consulate incident. Comparisons are drawn between the unreleased audio evidence and previous high-profile media narratives.

mashal saad al-bostani· saudi royal air force· car accident· hit squad· turkey

06:18 Yeah, so there's a number of things that are going on right now. The first thing from this morning is that one of the 15 guys in the hit squad, Mashal Saad al-Bostani who was a 31 year old lieutenant of the Royal Saudi Royal Air Force Was killed in a car accident oops So we got rid of one guy I don't know what that means if anything Well if there were 15 maybe he was the, I don't know. You can't tell. The whole thing... you know they're going to for one thing start killing some of these guys

07:01 You know they're gonna have to if assuming there was something that actually happened I mean, I don't believe anything about these tapes. This imaginary tape reminds me of Sandy Hook 911 calls you know it's like We were waiting for weeks Which we played on the show Yeah we finally got a copy of it and was very mild So we've heard about oh cutting off his fingers and telling him to listen Why can't we just get this audio tape? I do not understand. What's happening is it's folding into the lexicon and people are just saying, well there's audio of this and there's video of that... We've seen absolutely nothing but we're starting to believe what is being drammed down our throats meanwhile the German Die Welt which I would say

CHAPTER 03 / 48 Discussion

Jamal Khashoggi Intelligence Ties and Professional Background

Reports from German newspaper Die Welt and PJ Media suggest Jamal Khashoggi was a high-level operative for Saudi intelligence rather than a traditional journalist. Joseph Bahout of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace notes that Khashoggi served as an advisor to Prince Turki al-Faisal, the former head of Saudi intelligence. This background complicates the media portrayal of Khashoggi as a simple maverick opponent of the Saudi regime.

jamal khashoggi· saudi intelligence· turki al-faisal· washington post· die welt· pj media

07:50 respectable newspaper, would you? Yeah. I'd say so They say that Khashoggi was not a journalist but a high-level operative for the Saudi intelligence Yeah that's what PJ Media says too They wrote up a long piece on this that you sent me. Yes, it's in the show notes and I have here Joseph Bautt This is on I think NPR of... And he's of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and here's what he had to say about Kasshup How do we pronounce it now? What does the... Khashoggi. We're just gonna say Khashoggi, it's easier for us. You knew Jamal Khashoggi tell us about him and your connection to him? Yes I knew Jamal first of all because I mean Jamal Khashoggi was so... By the way he's kind of saying Khashoggi as well!

08:47 And he has an accent that sounds like he'd know what he's doing. Well, we'll just keep it short because I mean Jamal Khashoggi was so...I mean until two three years ago completely in the mainstream of the Saudi punditry. Jamal was a Saudi journalist and this is what's fascinating today to forget this He was at the moment an advisor to the Royal Court He was an official advisor to former Saudi ambassador to London, Tarkin Faisal. Who is also the head of the Saudi intelligence. Jamal Khashoggi was speaking on behalf of the kingdom's point-of-view so it's very cynical today to present him as a kind of maverick opponent seeking to topple the regime and etc... he was not! Okay, just so you know

CHAPTER 04 / 48 Discussion

John Brennan on Intelligence Sharing and Duty to Warn

Former CIA Director John Brennan appeared on Meet the Press to discuss U.S. intelligence capabilities regarding the Khashoggi disappearance. Brennan suggested that U.S. databases likely contain information on the event due to tight intelligence sharing with Saudi Arabia. The discussion addresses the "duty to warn" protocol and whether the U.S. government had an obligation to alert Khashoggi, a U.S. resident, of potential threats.

john brennan· cia· chuck todd· meet the press· duty to warn· saudi arabia

09:39 He was not all of that, that the Washington Post wants him to be. But I was listening to the John Brennan interview... Did you see that on... uhhhh? I missed it! Okay, I'm gonna play it and we'll just- It's- The whole thing is about four minutes We'll just play until we're done with it but almost every single question Chuck asks Chuck? Is it Chuck Todd? Yeah, Chuck Todd. Chuck! Every question Chuck asks is the one we'd want to ask and I think Brennan reveals quite a lot here so let's play along. Joining me now is the former director of the CIA John Brennan and he's a one-time station chief in Saudi Arabia Director Brennan welcome back to Meet The Press Good morning Chuck as I was sort of joking with my staff earlier it seems as if by the way

10:19 We have not seen Brennan for weeks, weeks and weeks. He's really quiet and then all of a sudden he is back on the scene it is just interesting to note In the early parts of Obama administration if there was a problem between the Obama administration in Saudi Arabia you were the one sent to try to mediate this situation so let me ask you this Are you Muslim? What would you be doing right now trying to figure out this mystery Well, I'll be working with our long-standing partners the Turkish intelligence officers as well as Saudi intelligence officers and others to see what information they might be able to share with us but also looking at what types of other collection capabilities that we have. And going back into systems and databases and to see whether or not there are any indications of what might have happened when Jamal Khashoggi went to the Saudi consulate

11:10 He's cavalier about it, but it did not just pass me by that he says we're just going to the databases and see what we got. It's kind of frightening that those guys can do that. Let's just rewind the world clock in our database and let's see what we have, we must have tons of information! We have pretty tight intelligence sharing with the Saudis, don't you? Yes How likely is it that they had some issue with Khashoggi? That maybe they were going to arrest him or detain him... how likely is it that we had some clue about something? Well I think open that the Saudi government had issues with Jamal Khashoggi because of his writings. And so I wouldn't be surprised if U.S. diplomats, intelligence officers were mindful about the potential for something to happen to Khashoggi and arrest or detention but unfortunately it's... What is our duty? What is the US government's duty? If you have this information you know hey the Saudi government might get aggressive with you Be careful when he was a US resident but he was a Saudi citizen

12:14 Do we have a duty to warn him? If there's credible intelligence that somebody is under threat of violent attack, that would trigger a process to decide about the ability to warn that individual. I don't know what type of intelligence we had before his disappearance. But if it was an arrest or detention or a capture of Jamal Khashoggi, he is a Saudi citizen even though he's American resident so i am unclear exactly whether or not that threshold for duty to warn was triggered but would have to have some type of threat violence associated with it. You know just as maybe in aside this whole well wasn't a citizen but he was a resident and therefore we must take action

CHAPTER 05 / 48 Discussion

Pastor Andrew Brunson Release and Turkish-US Relations

The release of American Pastor Andrew Brunson by Turkey is analyzed in the context of improving relations between Ankara and Washington. Speculation exists that Turkey is using the Khashoggi investigation to gain leverage with the U.S. and improve its economic standing. The timing of Brunson's release and the Khashoggi disappearance suggests a strategic shift in Turkish foreign policy.

andrew brunson· turkey· recep tayyip erdogan· ankara· diplomacy

12:57 I'm not so sure about that. Well, i think this duty to warn thing is kind of interesting because it's really only been revealed recently. I wonder if Castellano as he walked out of the steakhouse sparks in New York City was ever warned in advance? Yeah uh-huh...I'm just curious this past the release of Pastor Brunson by the Turks president said there was no connection Any connection here? Could there be some sort of, this is the Turks way of trying to get a little more on the US side because maybe... By the way I want to mention you know Joseph Bahun of The Carnegie Endowment he said that Khashoggi was number one guy of Turk al-Faizal Prince Turk Al Faizal and he was staunchly anti Trump

13:46 So, just you got to stick that in the back of your mind. You want the United States to believe their version of events here? Is there any connection you see? I think one can make the argument that the Turks are trying to improve relations with the United States not just for this issue but also just more broadly particularly on the economic and political front. The coincidence of the two in terms of Khashoggi's disappearance and Brunson's release is sort of interesting but I don't know what it was that might have been broken between Ankara and Washington Okay, MBS. Now I've heard this MBS thing for the past week. NBS! The press corps in Washington

CHAPTER 06 / 48 Discussion

Mohammed bin Salman and the Mr. Bonesaw Nickname

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, commonly referred to as MBS, reportedly carries the nickname "Mr. Bonesaw" within certain Washington D.C. social circles. The origin of the moniker is debated, with suggestions that it predates the current Khashoggi crisis. The use of the three-letter abbreviation MBS is compared to other historical figures like Osama bin Laden (OBL).

mohammed bin salman· mbs· mr. bonesaw· washington dc· nicknames

14:30 has long since decided that Mohammed bin Salman is just MBS because he's a cool guy or somethings going on, or he's around and everyone talks about him. And the last time I heard any Arabic name abbreviated to three letters do you remember when that was? With that woman Cortez running for Congress? No! OBL Yeah, but OBL never caught on. They did this MBS thing... they started this pretty soon after he ascended to the throne Well here's what I've learned. His nickname NBS in Washington was also known at- you're gonna love this- MBS stood for Mohammed bin Salman but also for his real nickname at Washington parties Mr Bonesaw

15:26 What yes, I'm thinking there's code or something in this Because why else what was that report that you had about the bone saw which just started showing up? Wait wait. Why do you can't stop there you have not stopped? No, let's no I'm saying You have to continue and tell us why he was named bones on the first place. I don't know I Don't all I know is is that in Washington DC MBS is known as Mr. Bonesaw, so I don't know if that's how he- Did you refer to him specifically? Yes! Before this event! Mr. Bonesaw... MBS. I'm calling foul. Okay, I haven't been to the parties personally it's only what i've been told so that's all I can say but the MBS thing Unless you can give me a rationale for calling him that, Mr. Bonesaw unless he carries one with him

CHAPTER 07 / 48 Discussion

Skepticism of Consulate Video and Potential Hoax

Analysis of the video showing Jamal Khashoggi entering the Saudi consulate suggests the footage is of poor quality and does not definitively identify his face. Theories are proposed that the disappearance could be a setup or a hoax involving Khashoggi's fiancée. The lack of clear evidence leads to questions about whether Khashoggi actually entered the building or if the event was staged.

saudi consulate· closed circuit tv· iphone· istanbul· video evidence

16:25 I mean then, yeah. Well maybe...I'm sure it's a metaphor for what he does or how he operates in business or something of that matter? I'm not sure but let's listen to the rest of this and the government in Saudi Arabia where are you on that well there are two points if Khashoggi had disappeared in Turkey when he was at a hotel or private residence I think there is plausible deniability on the part of the Saudi government But he disappeared when there is video evidence of him being at the consulate, the Saudi Consulate. A diplomatic mission under the full control of Saudi Arabia. You know this video evidence and OK so yeah we had some iPhone video of him walking into the consulate. Let's stop there was his face shown in that video? There was a circle drawn around it which meant it was him! We just saw some guy

17:19 Walking into the embassy. Yeah, we have no idea who this guy was It's not very clear on the video and by the way for an Apple iPhone video is pretty pathetic That's what it's that's what its claim to a came from there was an Apple iPhone video. They're not saying say that's the claim Yes, that's the claim Let's say some guy works there, you take a movie of just some random guy or you take a bunch of movies. This guy has my frame let's use that and claimed that he got in there, and then he never did. Let's say you never went in. And meanwhile, he went off someplace else because this whole thing was a set up by the fiancee and him to get him out of the picture so he doesn't... Because maybe they did hear something that could happen or maybe there would have been a setup

18:09 and this whole thing's a giant hoax. Well, there may be something else which Brennan comes up in the next question which is the last one So their denials ring hollow very much ring hollow to go after a permanent resident of United States who writes for The Washington Post and doing it on foreign soil at a diplomatic mission, to me it would be inconceivable that such an operation would be run by the Saudis without the knowledge of the day-to-day decision maker of Saudi Arabia. That's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman I think it is just beyond reality And so I think its up to the Saudis now to explain what actually happened

CHAPTER 08 / 48 Discussion

Potential Saudi Explanations and Palace Intrigue

Speculation regarding the Saudi government's eventual explanation for Khashoggi's death includes the possibility of a "rendition gone wrong" or an accidental killing. There are suggestions of palace intrigue where King Salman might use the incident to discipline or remove his son, the Crown Prince, from power. Predictions indicate the Saudis will likely blame a rogue operation and execute several conspirators to close the matter.

king salman· mohammed bin salman· rendition· rogue operation· saudi royal family

18:50 Okay, yeah again the Saudis you got it. You gotta prove you didn't do it now here comes the thing that I thought was Curious would it matter if their explanation is this was a rendition gone wrong? This was an accident We didn't quote mean to kill Well, I think there has to be a full account of it. What was that? I don't listen again He sucked in a gutter Arabia. That's Crown Prince Mohammed Salman. I think it is just beyond reality and so I think it's up to the Saudis now to Explain what actually happened would it matter if their explanation is this was a rendition gone wrong This was an accident we didn't quote mean to kill

19:32 Well, I think there has to be a full accounting of it. And I think there have been calls for some investigations now. Listen to this King Salman, Mohammed Salman's father has had a longstanding reputation of being fair, pious but also meeting out justice to members of the royal family and there have been princes in the royal family in the past who have been held to account for some transgressions of the law including executions So I think it's going to be up to King Salman, if he has the mental capacity right now and the political strength. If you said if you don't think that king has a mental capacity right now? Well, he is aging and there are indications that he has failed a bit

20:17 And whether or not now he is able to muster the strength and the capacity to find out what happened, including the role of his son. What do you think? Is it possible that the old man wants to get rid of the kid because he thinks he's out of control and he was looking for a political way to screw the kid? It's possible. I mean, it does have other heir apparent so they could take that job. Mm-hmm. That is a possibility and this sort of intrigue because these guys are just as giant family you know what happens in these big things? It's like the Romanoffs. Anything goes and so it's possible. I think they're definitely going to find somebody guilty of doing something and string them up. I think there's someone who's gonna take one for the team

21:04 from this group, you know somebody that's gonna... Here's the way my prediction of how this is going to go. It's going to turn out to be some rogue operation there's going to be some palace intrigue There's gonna be a conspirator or two Or three who are going to be brought to justice we're never going to get to hear from them they're going to shoot him! Or hang him or chop their heads off and then ohhh and they'll be done with it and we're sorry it happened No, that's not the methodology these days. These days it just keeps on going we'll see no videotape will hear no audio and it will just kind of

CHAPTER 09 / 48 Discussion

Apple Watch Cloud Recording Claims and Media Narrative

The claim that Khashoggi recorded his own death via an Apple Watch that synced to the cloud is scrutinized for technical feasibility in Turkey. Critics argue that without a cellular or Wi-Fi connection, the data would not have uploaded, and no journalists have actually heard the alleged tape. The story is characterized as a media-driven narrative intended to damage the Trump administration's relationship with Saudi Arabia.

apple watch· icloud· turkey· audio recording· digital forensics

21:41 you know, kind of blunder forward until some other news event happens and then this Khashoggi will be standing right up there with the DACA kids. It'll be forgotten There's something...there is some reason for this and whether it has to do with the midterm elections Well everything has to do with the midterm election Exactly But blowing this story up So we immediately was Washington Post journalist! He said watch the post journalists You know, and then there's so much hate for Trump and his arms deal. All that came so fast! There is lots of stuff that has happened but this all of a sudden became a major item very quickly So I can't figure it out Well now that i think about the video of him walking into consulate not really seeing much... I question the whole story

22:37 That's what this phony baloney tape. I mean could either bring out the tape is you've been talking about it Yeah, the tape is key either let us hear the tape or something They say well we got all our intelligence Brennan himself just as over tight with Turkish intelligence Okay so who? Who in our intelligence agency has heard the tape and if he just went back to the databases and if indeed was recorded on his Apple watch It went to the cloud Well, it wasn't going anywhere. They don't have the methodology in Turkey they don't have There's no cloud connection to an Apple watch in Turkey It turns out if you got an internet connection You do I'm talking about but there's no Internet connection and just a Wi-Fi in that is you Don't need Wi-Fi If it was the new Apple watch it has it has a cell connection built in

23:33 It's still, in my understanding is... Well John but hold on. There's a tape that lets you know there's a recording let's just that's the premise there's a recording so and the first thing was said it came off of his Apple watch so I'm sure the Apple watch has not been retrieved because now its slipped off his arm when they cut at the wrist So I'm sure they tossed it or did whatever, but the claim is that the recording went into the cloud. No one retrieved the Apple Watch That is one of the claims What other claim have you heard then? Well the claim is that they've some- their place was either bugged Or she has a recording or there's a let's just drop how they have a recording I think its kind of key

24:15 I don't think not no, no. I don't think so and here's what i'm gonna say and why it's not a key The key is the recording they have a recording how they got their recordings Not as important as the fact that it exists Okay, I agree So who cares if they got it from the watch or they got it from the guys? But the point is supposedly they have A recording Okay, that's all we need to know. Where is the recording? Why hasn't it been played to one of our guys or why haven't we heard it Or why isn't it been released and how do you keep a thing like that under wraps for so long Thank You has any journalists claim to have heard the recording not that I've noticed alright So this is bullcrap there's no recording The guy could be alive We don't know we don't know where there's nobody There's no recording This is just a story and its play on television And it's Trumps fault

25:08 Well, it's always Trump's fault. Yeah well I'm gonna go with until they do something more than just report this bull crap. Yes we go with hoax until presented with at least a recording Yeah, I agree. And I would say that's one way to go because of the constant claims of a recording and the accusations came because they have the recording. And where did that start? Who made that first claim? The Turks! They're real trustworthy. So yeah... They'll give you the recording but first you have to buy a rug.

CHAPTER 10 / 48 Discussion

Saudi Arms Deal and Geopolitical Consequences

The $400 billion arms deal between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia is identified as a primary target for those seeking to disrupt the alliance. President Trump has resisted calls to cancel the deal, citing the economic benefits and the likelihood that Saudi Arabia would simply purchase weapons from Russia or the EU instead. The geopolitical fallout involves regional containment of Iran and the upcoming "Davos in the Desert" investment summit.

arms deal· donald trump· russia· european union· defense industry

25:52 I have one more clip, i can't remember. The thing was some millennial reporting on it that just thought was funny. Well, he keeps pointing to the arms sales which is disappointing because it's really there. I don't want to say that they're apples and oranges at the end of the day when The White House is approaching the security responses to this Saudi government action They have to weigh all the costs right? They had and all the options they have to decide if they want to cut Saudi Arabia out diplomacy and their approach to the peace process, and for example the approach to contain Iran in the region. They have to decide whether or not to cut those arms sales because at the end of the day it's not going to have any effect on the Saudi government's ability to get arms they're just going to buy it from someone else

26:42 So they have to weigh those priorities, but the difference is at the end of the day there are moments in time when the United States needs to stand up and say these are our principles. You don't go into other countries and commit acts of human rights violations repression certainly not murder against anybody let alone someone who was a US resident let alone a journalist Let alone and I think if this is by the way yes just for your information The Zephyr is just past okay. It's late very late If this is a setup, if this is something to do with... How about querying the arms deal so the Russians can do the deal? Yes. And people must understand and you know we've tracked these arms deals and the budgets for it in particular the category other which has always billions of dollars when you sell arms to a country which everyone does then we do it pretty damn well

27:40 It's not just, oh here are your boxes. Here is your crates see ya! No it's an on...it's like I've been in aerospace and defense when i was in aviation And I went to these trade shows and you get the deal that's a deal for a long time because there's a lot of maintenance service training its ongoing and it's billions and billions of dollars parts, it's yeah maintenance. It's not just a one-shot deal but if this is a setup for whatever reason or however it played out Brennan is complicit he shows up on the scene all of a sudden he's been quiet for weeks now there's an opportunity to pressure Trump

28:17 with the arms sale and the Davo in the desert, which is that big meeting that's coming up. I guess people are immediately... Oh we're not gonna go! I don't know you know it's Trump he hates the press enemy of the people a journalist got killed there's a lot of stuff that is swirling around this and I don't think that the public in general cares at all No, but the people involved in this arms deal. Those are the people that care. Yes, definitely and the total value of the deals over 400 billion dollars and Trump was bragging about how it may be one of the biggest ever done

28:58 And that alone makes it a target to get queered by any means possible. Maybe it's just possible that Turkey doesn't want, Turkey! Turkey doesn't want that arms deal to go through. Maybe Turkey instead of buying from the Russians which they've been in longstanding negotiations for like hey we'll buy that stuff from you I don't know About the EU Turkey's trying to kiss the EU's butt all the time How come they can get some of them move some of these some of this arm sales over to the EU? They got they make plenty of good stuff. Yeah, so there you go What's missing in all of the reporting is any accountability towards Turkey

CHAPTER 11 / 48 Discussion

Turkey's Role and Media Portrayal of Erdogan

The media's sudden shift to portraying Turkish President Erdogan as a reliable whistleblower is questioned given his history as an authoritarian leader. Turkey is viewed as a potentially bad actor in the Khashoggi situation, using the crisis to distance the U.S. from Saudi Arabia. There are calls for accountability regarding Turkey's claims and the possible application of the Magnitsky Act against Saudi officials.

recep tayyip erdogan· turkey· rita katz· magnitsky act· media bias

29:34 Turkey's just like oh, they blew the whistle good guys. Yeah Oh turkey and by the way turkey seems to be good guys now the press is just talking him There's nothing bad about Erdogan he's not nuts now He's not a he's not a dictator. He didn't build a billion-dollar palace or anything like that Now he's all know it's all good. He just wants to hook up with us So turkey seems to be the bad actor in this well I'm not gonna argue against that possibility so I'm sad making all the claims there are the ones who made all the claim yeah Along with this dubious video of some guy, you don't know who the hell it is wandering into the embassy and I'm sure there's more than a few that do that every day. Have they called Rita Katz yet to come up with something? She...I can't believe Rita Katz hasn't found it! You would have done a better video! Yes! Gotta call in the pros for this stuff ladies and gentlemen Call in Rita Katz. Get something you need

30:31 Alright, by the way who took that video? That was supposed to be his fiancee. No no look at the angle it's up and away from across the street Yeah I think the way it has been reported is she took the video...no she recorded him walking on the street which apparently was towards the embassy Him walking into the embassy thats just closed circuit TV thats just a security camera video So this holes in the story everywhere, but the bottom line is move away from Saudi Arabia. They're horrible Magnitsky act to freeze assets and block them from coming in and Turkey wants to be our buddy Yeah And maybe that the arms deal has been hurt which hurts the country Has been queered so could be

31:20 Well, we'll stay on it. I wish i had more. I don't think there's any more to do until this you know either they're this is going to either peter out or they're gonna have to come up with this so good or they maybe they're producing one as we speak uh of you know an audio tape that's possible yeah and that won't be played um Do you had a clip from Al Gore on the previous episode where he said the following and it now traps as much extra heat energy every day as would be released by 500,000 Hiroshima class atomic bombs exploding every day Five hundred thousand. A lot of people sent us information about this bullcrap statistic But the great thing was in no way could in the past

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Al Gore Climate Statistics and Beer Shortage Claims

Al Gore's recent claim that the Earth traps heat equivalent to 500,000 Hiroshima bombs daily is compared to his 2015 claim of 400,000 bombs, noting a 20% increase in three years. Additionally, a study published in Nature Plants suggests global warming will cause a beer shortage due to barley crop failures. The narrative is criticized as an attempt to link climate change to personal quality of life to garner public attention.

al gore· hiroshima bombs· climate change· beer shortage· nature plants

32:14 Three years because we have a clip from 2015 three years ago Al Gore said this about the Hiroshima bombs as would be released by 400,000 Hiroshima class atomic bomb exploding every single day Okay So it increased by what 20%? 100,000 bombs 100,000 bombs and in three short years Must be a rounding error. I don't know, but it's bullcrap and then there's all kinds of stuff now New term alert This is this is one you'll like the Trump administration says America's greenhouse gas pollution fell by 2.7 percent last year. I have not heard this one Greenhouse gas pollution. I've heard that yeah Yeah, I've heard that

33:08 Okay, well recently or not so recent no not recently by me. I've heard it okay Well, I like it yeah, that's okay greenhouse gas pollution mm-hmm They're trying to get everyone's attention about this IPCC report which of course has been pushed all the way to the background That's boring and no one cares And maybe people don't even believe it But we'll try anything We got a new study says global warming will cause a beer shortage because why is system to explode? ...drought and heat. I could not hope anymore that this study is wrong a co-author of the study published Monday in the journal Nature Plant said, the study is trying to show that climate change will impact your quality of life

33:51 It will impact your quality of life because you won't have beer. I looked into that story, I didn't have a clip but I'm glad you got one. What are they talking about? Is it because they're going to put limits on the... Because beer is fermented and again in the fermentation process produces lots of CO2. So all fermented products, I figured they'd be going after them because I remember when I brought up the idea well carb...one day ban carbonated drinks. But carbonated drinks to CO2 comes from this pull out the atmosphere and putting them into the drinks it's not fresh. It's not additive its reductive but so with beer that's not true

34:31 Beer creates carbon dioxide. So beer that I thought that was gonna be their angle But no the angle is that the high temperatures of you know The boiling temperatures are we're going to beginning it's gonna ruin the barley crop well, they they messed it up We need some regulation So and when in fact you can make beer from wheat, you can make beer from rice. Rice yeah Budweiser made from rice Budweisers the best example It's made from rice I know it's pretty much made from rice The BBC all over the climate change trying to push it whichever way they can and they visited the Silicon Valley company which I think if you go do an interview with a CEO who are making fake meat

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Silicon Valley Lab-Grown Meat and Carbon Emissions

Scientists in Silicon Valley are developing "clean meat" by growing chicken cells in laboratories, with products expected on Asian menus by the end of the year. Proponents argue that lab-grown meat could significantly reduce carbon emissions compared to traditional livestock farming. Missouri has already moved to ban the word "meat" from being used to label these lab-grown products.

lab-grown meat· silicon valley· chicken nuggets· carbon emissions· missouri

35:16 Oh, the fake meat guys. Yeah! Yes another... I'm glad you got a clip of that? Yeah i gotta clip wanna hear it first yeah sure Is this the future of food hidden in Silicon Valley The future of food! Scientists have taken cells plucked from the feathers of a chicken and are using them to grow meat In this high-tech laboratory which means the chicken I'm about to eat is weirdly still alive So there we have it, our Just Chicken Nuggets with a little bit of Chipotle Ranch dipping sauce. I'm going to dip it in the sauce and take a bite! It's really tasty

35:53 It tastes like chicken. Oh, it is chicken yeah Although the taste is very similar The physicality the feel of it in your mouth is slightly different right? I wonder what a tip what it feels like in your mouth like some slush or slime We can you know work on getting that together. I think you know there's Like I said, finding things in the animal kingdom or 3D printing scaffolding. So there's a lot of different ways we can do it. 3D printing? We're gonna 3D print our chicken?! Chicken meat. Nice, I like that! This firm says its chicken will be on a restaurant menu by the end of this year probably somewhere in Asia This is the transitional way from raising and confining animals in the way we do The reality is 99% of all the meat comes from places that if we looked inside We wouldn't be that proud

36:46 Meat production is just as responsible for carbon emissions and climate change... There it is! ...as all the cars we have on the street today. But will anyone actually want to eat it? Ranchers have concerns too. Missouri has already banned the use of the word meat, to label lab-grown products. Whatever its called with America's largest meat processor now investing in lab grown meat We may be about to see a new agricultural revolution That's gonna be their marketing man. Save the earth have some chicken sludge anything to be sludge This texture is a little off it tastes like chicken if it was sludge You should go over there you need to go talk to those guys I Here's the problem

37:34 I agree, I should. But then i'd be kind of forced because... To taste it! You don't want to do that. That is so foul. I just don't want to introduce whatever weird proteins they're producing So no not gonna happen. We did just to wrap up the agenda 2030 climate change a nice little piece That didn't get a lot of play because why would it we launched the new? Submarine the USS, Indiana It's a name that has been used before but there is something interesting about The power plants of the USS Indiana and its its power the first USS, Indiana had a top speed of 15 knots this one

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USS Indiana Nuclear Reactor Longevity

The newly launched submarine USS Indiana features an S9G nuclear reactor designed to operate for 33 years without refueling. This technological advancement allows the vessel to remain powered for its entire service life. Despite the safety record of naval nuclear power, the IPCC continues to express concerns regarding the risks associated with nuclear energy.

uss indiana· s9g reactor· nuclear power· submarine· navy

38:21 25 knots underwater Battles by the way, that's fast. That's fast underwater or a damn submarine just cruising along battleship number one United States steamship Indiana had two sets of vertical inverted triple expansion Reciprocating steam engines sexy it's a lot under the hood back in the day But this USS Indiana has a S9G reactor which will operate for 33 years. It's life without refueling. Woohoo! We got one! Good catch. 33 years? Yeah, it sounds like bullcrap. Why not 35? Why not 32?

39:10 That's still a long time this nuclear... people should look into that maybe. I think it is good idea, yeah and seems pretty safe if you can put one in the submarine That's what you think. I stand in around it, but now the IPCC said no to nukes we can't do that set right there in their report too dangerous too dangerous yeah well we know it's a scam. Yeah how is it too dangerous? There are submarines...I love seeing you on Twitter You're on Twitter some your ODing on Twitter and people are...Yeah I'm getting off Twitter quitting People like hey! I want to understand your stance on climate change I told I just saw you responded you responded once

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EPA Office of Children's Health Protection Closure

Dr. Ruth Etzel, head of the EPA's Office of Children's Health Protection, has criticized the Trump administration's decision to place her on leave and potentially close the office. Critics, including Amy Goodman of Democracy Now, characterize the move as "disappearing" the department. The administration views the office as redundant, while advocates claim its removal will lead to increased environmental poisoning of children.

epa· ruth etzel· amy goodman· democracy now· children's health

39:50 I gotta not respond to that. Don't you know? That's not it, you should... No, A is speaking to the choir. Okay. Okay, I got one little climate change. I got this EPA there was a department at the EPA they're shutting down and I want to point out a couple of things in this report. This isn't Democracy Now! You know, this show is getting more shameful as time goes by. In fact, I wanna play another clip after this. All right. But this is Amy Goodman and this is the EPA. By the way, I got an ISO audit of this but this EPA changes using propagandistic language. In environmental news a top EPA official who was put on administrative leave last month that's speaking out about the Trump administration's plan to disappear her office, The Office Of Children Health Protection This is Dr Ruth Etzel speaking to CBS News. That's kind of rude say it that way trying

40:44 disappear me, man. That's what that's the point of this clip. This is a propagandistic term used like in the during the various disappearing of Stalinist tactics. Yes. Disappearing. This is like a propagandistic term. The word has shut down her office or shutting her office now because it's some bogus office that was set up by who knows who and what is unnecessary. It's like EPA light for the children. What is it? What do they do with that office? Save the children! Oh, okay well we should get rid of it screw the children. Anyway play it you know what that's what this woman says it's pretty funny. My sense is that the government has absolutely no intention of taking any actions towards seriously changing lead in children's environment and what does that mean for the kids

41:38 It basically means that our kids will continue to be poisoned. It basically means that kids are disposable, they don't matter. Hello? Where have you been lady? Of course they don't matter! That's why we have dogs So I have the ISO Our kids will continue to be poisoned Yeah, that's pretty good I think it's okay Yeah and let's do... We'll continue to be poisoned Okay, you want to play another clip ongoing thing we now the other clip I have which is a democracy now clip was using Let's see Trump in the Fed. No it's Great it's very funny Amy's details wrong about Trump Yeah There you go okay a federal judge in California how did defamation lawsuit brought against President Trump by adult film star Stephanie Clifford known as Stormy Daniels who says she had an extramarital affair with Trump and 2006

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Stormy Daniels Defamation Lawsuit and Trump Tweets

A federal judge in California dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by adult film star Stormy Daniels against President Trump. The lawsuit stemmed from a tweet where Trump referred to a sketch of a man who allegedly threatened Daniels as a "total con job." Following the ruling, Trump used Twitter to mock Daniels and her lawyer, Michael Avenatti, using the nickname "Horseface."

stormy daniels· stephanie clifford· donald trump· defamation· twitter

42:32 On Twitter, Trump mentioned Stormy Daniels by name for the first time ever Tuesday—though he misspelled her name—writing, quote, "'Great. Now I can go after Horseface and her third-rate lawyer in the great state of Texas.'" Trump has a long history of misogynistic tweets. He's previously called women dogs, pigs, crazed, crying, bleeding, fat, ugly and low IQ." Oh my God! Hold on a second. Hold on a second. I gotta play that again, then i have a little jingle to go with it. Before you do... I first have to mention that this is a lie He has said these things about various individuals but he didn't tweet These are not tweets

43:12 He hasn't tweeted all that stuff. The Rosie O'Donnell stuff, for example... It was before he became a tweet- well he actually has been using Twitter for a long time but it's not like he tweets all this stuff just she's full of crap I can't believe the Horse Association of America isn't ticked off about this comparison to Stormy Daniels. ...he's previously called women dogs pigs crazed crying bleeding fat ugly and low IQ. Unhinged, illegitimate president. White supremacist! Racist, bully, immature Russian agent Narcissists, mean Long ties Insane Tweets too much Small hands Small penis Big red button Criminal

44:03 John! No wonder we're making America white again. Clown! Which brings us to Orange Man Back. Oh yes, now is this really a thing? Is it you know...

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NPC Meme and Twitter Dehumanization Policy

The "NPC" (Non-Playable Character) meme, originated on 4chan, depicts political opponents as programmed bots incapable of independent thought. Twitter reportedly removed approximately 1,000 accounts for using the meme, citing a policy against "dehumanizing" language. The meme frequently uses an "if-then" logic structure to mock repetitive political talking points.

npc meme· 4chan· twitter· dehumanization· social media

44:47 Is this I'll tell you it may or may not be a thing but the two now we're talking about NPC the non playable character Explain explain mansplain this man's plane it so these guys on 4chan decide, you know They're always working on trying to set. You know get store things up with memes Yeah And so they come out with this idea and they have this this drawing of just a very plain face It's like a stick figure face and they go on this long description of these so-called non playable characters which are in all video games, which are characters that are just programmed to do certain things. Jump up and down or run around or whatever they're programmed to do. And that's all they do and that's all their good for it. So there taking this moniker and pushing it over to the left even though they also push some mega hats

45:36 but generally speaking it's against the left saying that these people can't think for themselves and they're all part of drones their bots and there are program they're all programs. And so they have one of of John Oliver with the face. I think they're funny! The one is actually Stephen Colbert with the face, with the little face and they give him glasses. He looks like Stephen Colbert and in the background of the picture is a program some code it looks like you know could be anything but I think its C No, the code is actually an if then statement. If orange man bad then hashtag... It looks like it depends on what you mean. Anyway the point is that this is out there as some sort of an insult now it got legs only because and I'm not even believing this by the way Twitter took down a thousand accounts

46:35 of orange man bad which is the hashtag right in the end and the way it worked is because The NPC mean the non playable character meme says that whoever you depict as an NPC Is not human. It is therefore Dehumanizing and that my friends is against Twitter's terms and services terms of service, right? Now I don't know that any of that is true are the terms is true If you know, I mean the terms might be but I don't know that anybody's who was taken down. There was a lot of fake accounts that were put up out of the blue and they maybe took those...I don't know! All i know is this thing does it have any legs? Maybe, maybe not. I think its funny mainly because of the Colbert character. Have you seen the whole video of our favorite movie They Live

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Boston Antifa NPC Hoax Video

A video featuring a user named Dustin29 from "Boston Antifa" shows a group chanting "NPC may go away, we are human here to stay." The video is widely suspected to be a hoax or a parody of social justice activism. Despite its questionable authenticity, the clip has gained traction on social media as an example of the escalating "NPC" cultural conflict.

boston antifa· npc· twitter· hoax· protest

47:28 Yes i saw instead of the robot face they put the npc face on do it which is just classic this very funny. Yeah that's a swap out a bunch of things so sometimes i was looking at anyone really pissed off about this and did find his kids pretty convincing he got his pussy hat on which immediately made me think, It's a hoax, but either way this is what's out on Twitter. Okay Dustin29 here Boston Antifa I like everyone to repeat after me Oh he is actually I think Boston Antifa NPC! Wait hold on stop You think? Cause I thought this guy was fake from the get-go Well I looked at his page and it isn't Antifa page So I still think he's fake But at first glance it looked like it was real But doesn't matter maybe if we hear the chant anywhere We'll know it was real

48:17 Let's listen to that. Okay, Dustin 29 here Boston Antiva I like everyone to repeat after me NPC may go away We are human here to stay and PC may go away we are human here to stay NPC may go away We are human here to stay shame shame shame shame shame It's so out there that it could be real because this is the stuff we hear even though I agree I think it's a hoax but damn Yeah, I saw that too and i was thinking this guy's not serious. Got the stupid hat on. Talking about the stupid hat... A new show came out... These segues are just to funny

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Murphy Brown Reboot and Anti-Trump Television

The reboot of the television series Murphy Brown is criticized for its overt anti-Trump themes and flat comedic delivery. The show features a Trump-supporting son as a foil for the title character, who is depicted participating in protest marches. The series is compared unfavorably to other sitcoms, with notes on its use of low-volume canned laughter and forced political dialogue.

murphy brown· candice bergen· cbs· television· roseanne

49:00 Murphy Brown. Oh, has the show aired yet? Oh yes, it's on the third episode but I have the original and I want you to hear unfortunately I haven't spelled M-U-R-O. Yeah that's for in three years when we're looking for the clip so i can't find it It's like a time bomb. You're gonna have to re... or Brown is there now This is some dialogue. This is her coming in from a protest... Now, this clip's only been a minute 25. This is some dead dialogue at the beginning of their first episode It's a very anti-Trump show it was put piece together to compete and it was done in advance when Roseanne was still being thought you know they were thought there was gonna go somewhere with that this was the counter show on another network and

49:48 It you know, Roseanne dropped dead and every Jimmy she the show dropped it. I saw I saw the first episode of Connors What'd you think? I didn't see it Oh, I thought it was very uncomfortable at the beginning And even the studio audience and the laugh track was low. But there were some very funny moments, I'd watch it again, I'd watch a second episode just to see where they take it from here once they get past talking about dead Roseanne. Okay well this show here is just as pure anti-Trump show with the only balance is she has a son who shows up in this show and he is a Trump supporter who she ridicules, and his Trump support goes like this. Well yeah I know he's a stupid looking red-faced jerk but you know... Sounds realistic doesn't it?

50:45 So this is the beginning of the opening where she comes in from a protest march and some of the other characters come, they're all wearing the pussy hats except her. I have to watch this now! She's wearing some sort of a Trojan you know Sparta kind of getup and she comes into the bar and she makes it clear that she's not a drinker anymore And it just... It is a very flat And they do have canned laughter, which is always a detriment. But they had the canned laughter turned up way too low so it's not like a Laurie show all his shows they had the canned laughter way to hot and this is like a little too low maybe a little hotter would be better but listen how flat this is though

51:35 I gotta warn you Murphy if you double parked your chariot, you will be towed. Oh the pink ants were fine for the first march but it's time to step it up a notch we're at war now yeah remember Remember when people used to go to brunch on the weekends? Protest marches are the new Eggs Benedict. So what can I get you? How about an Irish coffee, but hold the Irish? You got it! My brother Phil would have loved these marches. It's great for business. Angry women drink a lot of Chardonnay. You know I still can't get used to being at a protest march without reporting on it. It probably feels weird right totally? I've been off FYI for a few years, and I still haven't gotten bang of retirement people say why don't you travel well? I've been everywhere take up gardening it would not be fair to the plants That was a really bad insert or laugh track

52:29 Yeah, I was really good plans our bodies ourselves Oh, for God's sake, Frank. What? It keeps my head warm! Plus it shows that I'm secure in my masculinity and have solidarity with the women who are out there marching to shine a light on the erosion of their rights. Uh-huh how many phone numbers did you get just two i called one of them now i have a time share in boca excuse Excuse me, ma'am. I'd like a cappuccino with nonfat milk and extra foam sure you wait right here while i go to rome together Yeah okay and that's from the most recent episode or is that the first one? That's the first episode yeah it's not great no it's not good at all It's very flat...it's kind of forced You know there's this story

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Pharmaceutical Ad Price Transparency Regulation

HHS Secretary Alex Azar announced a new rule requiring pharmaceutical companies to disclose the list price of drugs costing over $35 in television advertisements. The industry trade group, PhRMA, responded by proposing a voluntary web portal instead of on-air disclosure. The regulation aims to provide transparency, though critics argue it may confuse consumers who pay lower out-of-pocket costs through insurance.

alex azar· hhs· pharmaceutical advertising· drug prices· transparency

53:26 And this does, here's my segue to television and advertising. And I think that this story was underreported, certainly towards the public. It was on business news a lot but i don't think it was reported in the context which we understand and this is perhaps maybe coming proposed regulation from the Trump administration about advertising the retail price of pharmaceutical products on television And I have a clip from NPR. So what Secretary Azar of Health and Human Services under the Trump administration, he took to the stage yesterday and he announced that any drug that costs more than $35 dollars a month would need to have advertising on its television ads. I mean aspirin cost more than 35 dollars a month! Ads...and the rule is rather specific it says the advertising needs to be on a contrasting background it needs to be easy to read

54:22 So there are a lot of questions embedded in that. What price are they going to list in the TV commercials? Because based on how much people pay and insurance, the prices are different for different people right? Right exactly so when you go to pharmacy counter and I get a pharmacy counter our copays may be different depending on our insurance We may have a deductible we have to fulfill. So the question is what price will be up there? The secretary did note that they want list price up there, which is also good question. What does it mean he clarified later and said it would be wholesale acquisition cost which is an industry term where nobody

54:59 really pays that often. Alex Azar made a point of saying that the list price does matter and he did this big analogy with the auto industry on cars and so forth, and it does matter because its base for a lot of negotiation and can be a base for what people who are uninsured pay but... Would it matter to consumers though? It can be often confusing for consumers right? So if I'm told my job is... Now this is what's interesting The way I think, the way we think, the way no agenda thinking goes... Wait a minute. We're talking about six billion dollars a year in advertising revenue for television and for the news networks reporting on this story who instead of this is you know wow! We're gonna stick it to those guys they have to show these outrageous prices they're charging now all could be confusing

55:47 We wouldn't want advertisers to stop advertising because of this rule now would we? $5,000 a month just for example But I'm only going to pay a couple thousand dollars a month or my deductible covers it Or my health plan covers it. I'm only paying fifty dollar copay It could scare you away from getting that drug right oh bad for business even though its kind of confusing, it's still demanding a level of transparency that I imagine the pharmaceutical industry isn't so keen on. Yeah and it is getting a lot of attention. It's something that is kind of a populist thing that people can grasp onto and it is just a few weeks before the midterms for the November elections. So the timing is very exciting because people really care about prescription drug prices right now. Recent polling shows that price transparency in prescription drug prices

56:37 polls well with American voters. So yesterday morning before the Secretary took to the stage and made this big announcement, the pharma industry through their trade group Pharma made a big announcement as well and they said hey we're going to do a voluntary measure where we ask our companies to help educate you about your price and we will help you know, direct you on our website to information about the benefits and costs of our drugs. And they're going to put together a web portal that you can go and look at your insurance options and so forth." Wow! What steering committee came up with that? We'll have a web portal that will fix it?! They are going to promote the idea that yeah...the drug is $10,000. You know what they can do which I think would be genius if they could figure out how quite how to do it. Yeah its ten thousand dollars but you only pay a dollar

57:26 Because of your copay, isn't that fabulous? Yeah but the problem is is that that is different for everybody and as we know insurance companies wind up paying $30 cents to the dollar for the actual claims. No I mean there's all these complexities and if fact is that you paying a dollar for a ten thousand dollar drug where the insurance companies paid 10,000 or 3,000 is beside the point. It's overpriced! Yes, and the fact that the insurance company is paying even $3,000 on this drug it hurts the public at large because that's the reason our insurance prices are so high

58:07 It's a horrible situation. It's a big scam Well, I think this is this is a very interesting development there hasn't been a lot of news about it on television news These balls that run these media companies they can't afford to like lose all this free money So we'll see how that plays out but there's I think there's a little there's some concern in the industry and in the television in the Britain certainly cable news I think they may be a little concerned. Well, I think the network news too...I think the big networks are concerned. And by the way, I was talking to a friend who has a son who is uh how old is he? He's 12 I think

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Erectile Dysfunction Advertising During Sports

The prevalence of erectile dysfunction medication advertisements during Major League Baseball broadcasts is noted as inappropriate for younger viewers. Parents have expressed discomfort watching games with children due to the frequency of these ads. There are calls for the FCC to regulate the timing and placement of such pharmaceutical marketing during family-oriented sports programming.

erectile dysfunction· baseball· advertising· fcc· sports broadcasting

58:46 And they're big baseball watchers. They watch baseball and we're doing pretty well, we got the Astros here there's my sports segment We know the Astros who are I guess our cheaters or whatever doesn't matter? We're doing well Astros go on the Dodgers that are the cheaters now No There's a story about the Astros cheating now to spy gate you don't follow spy gates. Yeah anyway continue and she said yeah, I'm very uncomfortable because every ad during the baseball game is for erectile dysfunction. And she doesn't really know what to do with the situation! She's just not ready to discuss this with... They should ban those ads, I mean you shouldn't be playing erectile dysfunction ads to 12 year olds? Well they well it and it's regular prime time baseball I mean yeah that's no good this should be this is the I blame the FCC for this and do you think that's

59:42 You think that's the only audience they can advertise to? I mean, is that really truly the audience is guys who can't get it up. They're watching baseball? I think they're more likely to be watching football Oh those are the guys that can't get enough I don't know who can't get it up, but there's probably some audience somewhere that can't get it up. I would say Hillary supporters Oh man easy now Easy now while we're talking about television so I was gonna do one more thing on On the sexual stuff oh well I didn't want to give a beer too far Okay We'll do that and then we'll get back to television this is from your neck of the woods Fremont

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Fremont Sex Education Curriculum Controversy

Parents in Fremont, California, protested a new sex education curriculum for elementary students that includes lessons on gender identity and sexual orientation. The controversy centers on a supplemental book titled "It's Perfectly Normal," which contains graphic illustrations. The school district maintains the curriculum is necessary to comply with the California Healthy Youth Act.

fremont· california· sex education· school board· gender identity

1:00:21 How far away is that from you, Fremont? If I didn't have little arm troubles, I could probably hit it with a baseball. Parents Against Fremont's proposed new sex education program started lining up three hours before special meeting of the school board and a crucial vote on whether to adopt the curriculum. So i want to make very clear we are for sex education but about with only at the appropriate curriculum, at the right age. The curriculum puts a modern day twist on the old three R's in this case it stands for rights respect and responsibility but parents are against their fourth fifth and sixth graders being exposed to lessons on reproduction sexual orientation and gender identity and some parents were shocked

1:01:04 by this book, listed in a supplemental reading list called It's Perfectly Normal. The book for 10-year olds and up shows full color illustrations of people masturbating and having sex, some of it too graphic even to show here. It has been banned in other school districts around the country I mean, I was in disbelief. Unlike many school districts that wait till middle school Fremont has been teaching sex education as young as fourth grade for years But now the district must comply with a new state law called the California Healthy Youth Act Since we have been teaching it We have to then start talking about the components of that law which are about gender identity and sexual orientation

1:01:43 trafficking and many other topics that people may feel should be for an older group. One supporter of the curriculum says kids at that age already have sexual awareness and questions At that age I knew that i wasn't straight Yeah, well and hold on listen to this. This is so cool! I love our language He he was it. He told well listen I gotta hear this again because it's a he she thing It's questions at that age. I knew that I wasn't straight at that age one of my friends knew that he wasn't The girl people were telling him he was People know at that young age that is Something that's valid and not something that they have to be ashamed about or to be afraid of So just sounds like a little bit of gender

1:02:42 What is it? Is your studies gone wrong, I don't know. This is the Bay Area they've had these gone wrong things going on forever Isn't this just up to parents though? You'd think but apparently that's why homeschooling is better The state knows better It's the states indoctrination system Schools around here are... We're 44th in the country according to all these guys running for superintendent 44th California rich state big tech guys all kinds of tech billionaires were loaded with tech millionaires and we're like 44th in the nation for education. What's wrong with this picture? Working out well, you put a time down for that yes one more clip okay

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The Alec Baldwin Show and Interview Style

The Alec Baldwin Show debuted on ABC, featuring an interview with Robert De Niro. The program is criticized for Baldwin's tendency to talk about himself more than his guests, including a lengthy anecdote about his father. The show's production values and Baldwin's transition from his podcast "Here's the Thing" to primetime television are analyzed.

alec baldwin· robert de niro· abc· talk show· here's the thing

1:03:31 You you had one you said oh, yeah. I know I want to get back to the TV because there was mentioning the new shows Alec Baldwin's Oh yes apparently no one watched Why did that's what? I mean No on your like even now single-handedly not only holding up democracy Now as a program but also Alec Baldwin show is it called here's the thing give me a little and The Alec Baldwin show debuted last Sunday at 10 o'clock, which is a primetime slot. Before you go on I've listened to his podcast it's called Here's the Thing and it's not bad as a podcast he has the chat with somebody and it's marginally interesting. He's not bad as a talk show host. Marginally interesting is pretty close to the mark now this is a show that would be absolutely fine

1:04:21 replacing the old Tom Snyder show at 1.30 in the morning yes not in prime time not a 10 o'clock and now what channel is it on? It's ABC I believe oh and it is real its Alec, I don't know why they don't change name of the show to Alec Baldwin talks about himself if he's on ABC Yeah, I mean that's he must have done some tap dancing because of his NBC affiliation. Yeah, I know i was kind of surprised that he showed up on ABC Yeah, you know they're all against Trump so we're all in together. So let's team up here or take one for the team." So he talks about himself incessantly and it becomes like even when he got De Niro on who is a very bad guest anyway because he doesn't like to talk at all. Baldwin is yakking about himself and I have a clip that goes…

1:05:20 It's a little long, it's 2.13 but you get a good feeling and you'll never have to listen to the show again for this show and Alec talking about himself. Hello I'm Alec Baldwin first up tonight a conversation with a true icon of American cinema Robert De Niro the Oscar-winning star of some of the most famous films in Hollywood history continues to be an advocate for artistic expression and filmmaking as the cofounder of the Tribeca Film Festival Next year, De Niro re-teams with director Martin Scorsese and fellow acting legend Al Pacino in the much anticipated new film The Irishman. That's a transition?

1:06:03 And the funny part about the transition, which is when they cut to a cartoon of him running or doing different faces. They didn't even let it breathe for a second! They just chopped right to it. That could have been my edit. Oh well let me continue then. But wait no I gotta since you stopped that I got to mention this so at the beginning of the thing he's standing there in this kind of darkened area and his and you can imagine people when they're on camera sometimes are not used to certain...they're uncomfortable Imagine standing straight up and your hands I have to stand up to see where they're positioned Your hands are right on your on your thighs just flat Is that how he stands? Yeah They cut away and when they cut back his hands had been somebody told repositioned It was pretty funny. Anyway, you can play it out and we'll hear this fine interviewing style

1:07:05 To a degree, I don't want to overstate this but you know you and I may have something in common because I saw the documentary about your dad. Yeah very moving your love for your dad is very moving keeping the studio frozen there in time and the way you maintain that is exactly the kind of thing I would do if i had some barrel on my life because my dad was a good guy. Although, the numbers are different. You were older when he was older My dad died when I was 25 and he was 55 He had cancer And your dad wasn't that old either. He's only 70? 71 Right! He was not an old guy Now even though you have succeeded in this business and he saw you succeed

1:07:46 and you had won two Oscars before he passed away. Which is unbelievable. What I sometimes think... I have Oscars? Jesus! There it is. Did you enjoy directing? We made a movie with you once Yes, yes Yeah, I enjoyed it I enjoyed it. I wish, I could do...I was gonna do a sequel to The Good Shepherd but i still might do if I just have to get the money and set up Hill battle It's a killer complicated yeah I always remember you came to my house to pitch me to do the movie yes and I said to you this is really that when you talk about using your persona

1:08:43 Nice, nice touch at the end. So he talks about himself for two minutes and has the guest talk for 10 seconds? Pretty much. Yeah, he acts about himself in great detail that's not... we don't care! We didn't tune into this show to listen to him confess about his dad Jeez. The worst! Alright, I had one television tip although it's not a television tip It is the Quincy Jones documentary on Netflix which was made by his daughter Yeah, is that new? Because I think they saw the Quincy Jones documentary some time ago. Yeah it's new and yeah it's two hours long and I know a lot about Quincy Jones but I interviewed him once...I don't know if I've told the story It was live, it was called Hit Line USA and it was live coast to coast we had affiliates everywhere you know The Big Stations And it was gonna be like 45 minutes of us talking and then some call-ins

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Quincy Jones Netflix Documentary and Alcoholism

A new Netflix documentary produced by Quincy Jones' daughter reveals the legendary producer's past struggles with severe alcoholism. Jones reportedly consumed up to six bottles of wine a night while remaining highly functional in his professional life. The film is recommended for its deep look into the life of one of the most influential figures in music history.

quincy jones· netflix· documentary· alcoholism· steve jobs

1:09:43 So a full hour and Quinn and you know until I met Steve Jobs Quincy Jones, I would say was the most interesting person. I'd ever met in my life And I this Quincy still I think maybe above Steve jobs for me But he came in he's like hey Adam how you doing? He puts down a bottle of wine I don't remember what it was I wish I did but it was good and we pretty much had finished it within 30 minutes live on the air and We're happy. I wish I could find to record I looked for it Because we were like, hey... And I watched this documentary and it turns out in that time period Quincy Jones was a raging alcoholic. He was drinking six bottles of wine a night by himself! Wow. I had no idea he was very functional tell you that well You can get that way guess it's a great documentary and it's nice that it's around before he dies I recommend it highly

CHAPTER 25 / 48 Discussion

No Agenda Executive Producer Credits and Peerage

The show acknowledges executive producers and donors, including a significant contribution from Dame Bang-Bang, who was elevated to the rank of Baroness. The "Peerage Committee" discussed the procedural aspects of granting titles within the No Agenda community. The segment also notes the upcoming 11th anniversary of the podcast.

no agenda· donation· peerage· baroness· anniversary

1:10:37 Anyway with that I'd like to thank you for your courage and say in the morning to you the man who put this in carbon pollution John C. Devorak Any money new mr.. Adam curry in the morning to all ships at sea boots on the graphene the air subs in the water than a dames and Knights out there hello troll room in The morning to you, I'm looking all of you good to have you here at noagendastream.com, that's where you can listen live as we record the show and there is always some fun musical stylings before we actually record so you can always show up and check us out, noagendastream.com And in the morning to Mark G! As there was a lot of artwork for episode 1077 The title of that was Bonesaw If we had known it might have been Mr. Bonesaw but we didn't know until today

1:11:26 And this was the join the CIA discover the truth public service announcement and it was besides it being funny It was just a beautiful piece mark G professional make some really nice pieces with the skull and bones We have sculling missiles crossed as bones and targets, and you know The whole thing was just it and he has a style to very good style This is where you say, he has a style that's identifiable. So we want to thank Mark G for being uh for having created that artwork for us We do different album art work with every single show it's very good for the show because when it shows up in the lineup of new shows released or usually were right near Rachel Maddow for some reason in iTunes under news and noteworthy

1:12:14 And you know we got some funky-ass great looking piece of art there because it flows all the way through on iTunes at least and yeah She's just got her head so that's why we don't even want our heads on the art, so this is good This is good stuff and its appreciated no agenda ArtGenerator.com Go check it out look at all the great things artists are making and pitch in I mean chip in make some art for us So we have a few people to thank for producing executive producing associate executive producing show 1078 starting with Dame bang-bang there. She sent in a card and check for $777.77. A card says Galentine's Day which means hoes before fries

1:13:01 Hoes before bros, that's what Noah. Dame Bangbang is saying this? Yeah hoes before bros, fries before guys, chicken... chicks before well you get the picture No agenda before hoe-agenda Happy 11 years she writes in the card Oh that's right! Congratulations John, eleven years This is our anniversary Our anniversary is next Thursday I thought it was today Next Thursday Well let me take the hat off then next Thursday. Yeah, yeah I'll get the horn. Hopefully this makes it in time before one of the shows on Thursday please accept Isaka 7's seven seven seven seven seven as i am sharing the wealth from a recent dividend this will bring me well over the threshold of Baroness and crown me Baroness bang-bang of the California central coast Ventura to Santa Cruz don't worry I already checked with baron DH slammer and he is okay we're sharing his Barony as long as she still gets

1:14:07 12th of the bed to sleep on, maybe a blanket on cold nights. Now okay I'm gonna have to stop this before it gets out of control." This is not up to the various knights and honorees in...it's up to the peerage committee. The peerage committee yes and i believe last time i looked you chair said committee? And so I want to say, first of all that this is not up to DH Slammer to make this decision. It's up to me and i will say this since you are sharing the bed although he only gets one 12th it would be normal not something you need permission for to have a baron and a baroness

1:14:53 in the same area, it's like the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Yes! Kind of what you'd expect yes. Yeah. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor... It would be automatic, it would be automatic and nothing you have to clear Just to make that clear so people don't start asking others about this and that when the source for this is really at the peerage committee level. Okay, so anyway... She gets what she wants at the end of the day? She gets what she wants but I just have to clear up how she gets it. It's a procedural issue. Pure procedural issue. Yeah, it's a procedural issue that needs to be addressed and I did just address it. Thank you!

1:15:29 Now, she does have a request. Yes? Please give me a Give It Up for Raven. I should've told you this earlier. That's okay, Raven. Needs some health and wealth karma for the entire Gilo family! Okay that's it? Love is just much love Dame Bang. Oh Dame Bang Bang Baroness. I look forward to that ceremony later on today. Straight from Reseda, here she is Raven! Give it up! You've got karma. Nice Good times Club 33 miss it Sir Jimmy James $486

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Listener Donations and Media Requests

Individual donations are read, including a "de-douching" for a listener and various requests for specific audio clips. Producers attempted to find a Bernie Sanders clip and a Yoko Ono/North Korean broadcaster mashup requested by a donor. The value-for-value model is emphasized as the primary support system for the program.

donations· karma· bernie sanders· yoko ono· david bowie

1:16:12 Right so no 3 plus 3 equals 6 is exit FPC world ha I know PC magazine you little joke there he goes $486 ITM and thank you both for your courage the show must go on I have a D bag call out okay wolfy. You're a douchebag I truly hope you aren't. If you like, prove yourself and I will match any donation you make in the next two weeks or four shows outside of that business money karma for you two gents and for all the producers thanks for what you do. Thank you very much Jimmy James! You've got karma. We have four executive producers Denny Trent Perkins in Fenton Missouri

1:16:57 Came in with 333. 33 ITM fellas first thing I can get a de-douching You've been de-douche Just donation puts me at the roundtable accounting attached, I think he's on the list If it's available, I'd like to be known as sir into serenity meaning Serendity Serenity serenity. Can I get some Trump steaks and hot takes at the feast, please? Yeah, I've just put in the order. Reverse those if you want!

1:17:36 You guys put on by far my favorite podcast. Thank you for what you guys achieve and have accomplished It's hard to remember the times before I listened to this show Trent Perkins side note read this off the air if you've already okay Read it anyway, it's good okay? Yeah sounds good. I do wanted to check to make sure I could read it Somewhat recently, John mentioned the film Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. The film telling the life of Chuck Beres and his alleged role as a CIA spook, nay assassin. Guess who directed it? George Clooney in his directorial debut. Coincidence? George Clooney! George Clooney! George Clooney is a spy

1:18:28 Actually, I knew that Clooney directed that for some reason. I didn't make that association though Onward to thank you very much Trent yes Trent good man onward to a Vladislav Dubov and I have to do an email search because it's a blank here duboff I think he sent something in he's from Russia this State is XX how does PayPal do that? Oh says from Moscow oh I don't have a note from him. I've never heard of Vladislav, I don't think... Has he donated before? I dunno. I have a feeling so. I think he has! Well anyway Vladislav if you have something to tell us or you are qualified for a note we'll send one in and then finally we have one executive associate executive producer Brian Dillon $211.11

1:19:26 Note from the BD method. After John poo-pooed Adam's climate gate report on show 1076, leading to a classically pissed off and vulnerable version of Adam I'm pleased that this motivated you both to dig deep for great show 1077 The analysis with Kanye and Al Gore were terrific May you both continue to push each buttons Each other's buttons I think as you push but never mind as you put push each others to bring bigger and better Analysis the table live up to the appropriately titled crackpot, but it's buzzkill monikers. Can I get? I love you Bernie Sanders You know that one yeah

1:20:08 Followed by a great gig in the Yoko Ono abruptly cut off by North Korean broadcaster. And if it's not too much extra, I remember some one-off David Bowie cover songs from several months ago Maybe a spoof on the song changes or life on Mars to play at the end of the show Okay, if I'm still uh It was Susan Sarandon right? Yeah, unless you go goes into tears I know but for some reason I have Susan Sarandon Yeah, I give you Bernie Sanders but i can't find it. Oh man! Well what does the Susan Sarandon clip sound like? It's not the one I know for sure. Are you sure? Yeah let me see we have Hillary supporters harass Susan Sarandon... Bernie has balls... No, damn that gives you... Hmm this is concerning This is a classic We'll have to put in an abeyance

1:21:16 Yeah, I don't know where it is. It's well this is very disappointing okay What does what else can I play? Well since I don't have that great gig in the Yoko Ono abruptly cut off by North Korean broadcaster Yoko and then a David Bowie cover song at the end Okay, I think it's tick-tick-tick climate changes would be good. That's one oh yes That's the one why have I have had this I guess I only of the pink Floyd that's what she's looking for It's too long. Wait, I have a short version here we go. You've got karma. It's not in there! She wanted the broadcaster- Is there a clip that supposed to be like that? I don't know... it was just very difficult combination for you to achieve if you can't find the- Okay, I played them all. I'm sorry its difficult combo

1:22:32 Okay, Brian that was your the best we could do. We'll look for this Susan Sarandon thing because it is needs to be played Yes now we want to thank all these folks. Oh, that's it yes, please we get the one 1078 And as Adam will point out shortly, these are real credits you can use. Yes anywhere where credits are recognized and this is a good showing thank you very much executive producers one two three yeah four executive producers and Brian comes in as the sole associate executive producer it's highly appreciated. This is where the rubber meets the road on the show for supporting our value-for-value system and our value network we will also be thanking people who came in $50 and above in our second segment, and remember we have another show coming up on Sunday We always do our best to bring you the best deconstruction support us at Dvorak.org slash N A Gotta find that clip because I give you Bernie Sanders! Our formula is this... We hit people in the mouth

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Electric Scooter Bonfire Movement

A global movement among millennials reportedly plans to hold bonfires of rentable electric scooters on May 19, 2019. The protest targets the perceived nuisance and pollution caused by the rapid deployment of scooters in major cities. The event is being organized under the radar of mainstream media.

electric scooters· bonfires· urban mobility· pollution· millennials

1:23:42 I have a special announcement to make. I have heard from my millennial contacts May 19th 2019 will be a very special date this is a global movement And it is right now. It's kind of under the radar people are not talking about it too much, but on May 19th 2019 there will be multiple bonfires around the world of the rentable electric scooters that may have been dropped into your city Yes, it's happening The big and the big bonfire Talk about a pollution hazard yeah

CHAPTER 28 / 48 Discussion

Elizabeth Warren DNA Test and Cherokee Nation Response

Senator Elizabeth Warren released DNA test results to prove her Native American heritage, but the Cherokee Nation issued a statement saying the test does not confer tribal citizenship. Critics point out that Warren previously identified as a woman of color in faculty directories at Harvard Law School. The controversy has led to renewed scrutiny of her past professional claims regarding her ancestry.

elizabeth warren· dna test· cherokee nation· native american· harvard law

1:24:29 We have so many of those things here. Just getting nuts Let me see what do we have? Oh, yes, did we need to talk about Pocahontas and I will say We were calling Elizabeth Warren Pocahontas before Trump was even mentioned running. Years! How many years have we been doing this? Since the beginning, since when I think during the Hillary, during the Obama campaign Yes yes yes When I said that she should be running for president instead of Hillary... Yes ...I think in that era we started calling her Pocahontas So that'd be 20 what? 12

1:25:06 2012 yeah. Yeah and so then when Trump started doing it we had to stop because you know people... Right I remember when he started doing it we decided that we should stop, then we looked like were copying him yes which is sad I have a little report then this was of course we all, i guess we all know what happened because the world stood still for a moment as everyone had to understand this news. This is the video going around social media Senator Elizabeth Warren's campaign page talking about her connections to Native American heritage. Absolutely have a native she claims in the video through DNA testing it confirms her Native American heritage

1:25:44 That test is something the Cherokee Nation, a sovereign nation says doesn't prove anything. To talk now about her ancestry or DNA analysis we think muddies the waters a bit Secretary of State Chuck Hoskin Jr says he finds Senator Warren's claims hurtful that is a very special status it's illegal status It's a status that our ancestors fought long and hard for that is embedded in tribal law, it's embedded in federal law specifically the treaties. We think that as sovereign nations that means something." To claim membership to the Cherokee Nation you must be able to prove that you can trace yourself back to the tribes Dawes rules-the original enrollment documents. People have this family lore

1:26:29 and they can't prove it. And so people go through a long and drawn out process sometimes, they'll submit paperwork to the Cherokee Nation because there is an application process. Cherokee citizens say this isn't a red versus blue issue it's about protecting treaties and their sovereignty I think that important takeaway is that Elizabeth Warren remembers that its the Cherokee nation who decides who their citizens are not individuals So here's the question I have. She used this for Harvard Law School, is that where she used it? Where she was recognized as... She used it when she was...I did...I was gonna clip this and I'm sorry didn't know how to bring it up

1:27:08 She used it for a number of things and she kept using it. She used it when she ran against Scott Brown, when she first got to run...when she first ran for senator. She had this and it's on YouTube. She had the song-and-dance about how she's a Cherokee and her mom and her dad had to elope because your mom was a Cherokee And that family was embarrassed. Right, that's where it stems from? Is that the first time that... Well, that's the first time that he was really made public but there is evidence she used to check the boxes for various things, various school rates. So here is a thing about check the boxes so I believe she used it to get into Harvard Law School at least what I've seen and I don't know the authenticity of it but it appears that Harvard even touted Elizabeth Warren as great hire for faculty as the first woman of color

1:27:59 faculty. So she couldn't be more white! I'd like to understand the admissions process hearing that clip about Cherokee Nation and how very specific it is to be a member of the tribe so to speak, to be recognized as Cherokee do you just send stuff to Harvard and they don't check it? Can you just send whatever you want yeah well at that level sure they're not gonna check in see if your heritage...I mean have you checked that your Latino I mean, they're not going to check it. They're not going to check it? No, I don't think so. I don't think they'd check it. What would they show how are you gonna check it? Well, but listen she for this particular status

1:28:40 You know they which they touted this way. I don't know just doesn't make any sense that the school doesn't check references I mean isn't that kids are running around all freaked out? Oh, I gotta get for school got a write up you know paper make a video show a Rubik's Cube But then it can do that and you know all this stuff but meanwhile you can just send off some phony baloney info And they'll believe it I think so hmm or there was so gung-ho to get first woman of color The whitest cracker I've ever seen Lindsey Graham's his balls man. They're just hanging down by his knees these days I've been told that my grandmother was part Cherokee and Indian it may all be just talk Lindsey Graham He is he's got he's he is a resurgence It's an awakening for Lindsey yeah, he was held down by McCain Yeah apparently I mean this he's really had he's funny you like what? He's doing

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Lindsey Graham's Political Resurgence

Senator Lindsey Graham is observed to have undergone a political transformation, becoming a staunch supporter of President Trump following the death of John McCain. Graham's new demeanor is described as calmer and less "uptight" than in previous years. His recent performance in the Senate is characterized as a resurgence of his political influence.

lindsey graham· john mccain· donald trump· senate· politics

1:29:39 Yeah, I like what he's doing. Yes! I like what he is doing. Thank you. Douche. Don't you? I think it's... yeah, he is much more... He is like calmer and not so uptight. It seems that he relax a lot. There must have been a lot of pressure on him by McCain or something just... I don't know the problem was with him. I like him more than used to now that has become kind of Trumpite Yeah, I got some stuff here that's a little law. Well, I have some targeted stuff if you're just gonna do throwaways like I got some real things to converse about. Throwaways? You're not going to throw aways! Just throw away... Biden on impeachment this is kind of interesting okay as follows my thesis which is which is that there's never gonna do any impeachment thing it's all just designed to get everyone to vote against Trump

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Joe Biden on Impeachment and FISA Declassification

Former Vice President Joe Biden expressed hope that Democrats would not move forward with impeachment against President Trump without a clear basis from the Mueller report. Meanwhile, questions remain regarding the declassification of FISA warrants related to Carter Page. Speculation exists that Rod Rosenstein may have "flipped" to support the administration after a private flight on Air Force One.

joe biden· impeachment· rod rosenstein· fisa· mueller report

1:30:36 Yeah, this is your theory. This is your big theory He's worth more to them not impeach let's put it that way time you wait till the investigation is finished You don't put an arbitrary end to it you wait till it's finished and let's see what has a say And if Democrats win the House, do you believe that they may move forward with articles of impeachment? I hope they don't. I don't think there's a basis for doing that right now. I think we should wait until the report comes out Now the report he's talking about the Mueller report. Yeah, so here Here are some things that that I've learned or that have questions about The first one is if it's been now a couple weeks The president asked for the FISA warrant for Carter page to be unredacted I guess declassified along with text messages between Comey and

1:31:36 Struck no, no McCabe McCabe McCabe and is the FBI just not doing this I mean And I think I know the reason why. What I hear is that if we ever get to see the FISA warrant, and this was part of the Patriot Act it was really important that we would not use any spying on American people through any covert internet enabled type means without it going through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court, the FISA court where a judge would preside over and decide if issuing a warrant is warranted

1:32:14 From what I understand, the Carter-Page FISA warrant did not go to a judge. It was signed off on by Loretta Lynch." Yeah! That's what I heard too. And then a week later they went to the judge and said we need an extension and he just rubber stamped it. Rubber stamped it yeah. And I presume that's why they don't want that information out but how does this work? If if the president says this needs to be declassified can FBI just do whatever they want I don't know. All i know is that, I'm not seeing any action here but it's supposed to be there's supposed to be all these things going on that's like a warning to the deep state yeah so here's the other warning I heard which I liked and I think it's from the Operation Freedom Radio guy he said you did you see this about Rosenstein?

1:33:03 So he says I was gonna clip it, but the guys ponders you know. I was gonna clip it too And like if it comes up we'll just talk about it so he says You know a big message to the deep state Was that Rod Rosenstein flew with President Trump on Air Force One and that means that you know? He's flipped because he's no he's on Trump side and the conclusion he made which I thought was really good I liked it a lot was all of a sudden we had, and I think it was the Washington Post story that came out saying oh Rod Rosenstein he said in a room full of people maybe I should have wear a wire to trap Trump so we can impeach him. And Operation Freedom Radio guy's thesis is what if

1:33:43 He was wearing a wire, but it wasn't to catch Trump. It was to get all these assholes on tape saying horrible things about what they're going to do the president. Yeah I like that a lot! I like it a lot he did point out that right after Rosenstein Stein, Rosenstein. After Rosenstein took the airplane ride he pointed out that it's a secure environment so you can have private conversations. Yeah it's a skiff. But he says right after that happened, that's when Hillary came out with the you know to get in their face and all this. Yeah see I think that's the weakest part of his argument because That interview was taped with you know it after Oxford speech I don't think she has that much control over it as to when it aired yeah You might be right? I think that that was taking a little far perhaps but

CHAPTER 31 / 48 Discussion

Ann Coulter on Scandinavian Talk Show Skavlan

Ann Coulter appeared on the Scandinavian talk show Skavlan to discuss immigration and diversity. During the interview, the host made a comment suggesting Coulter "wouldn't last five minutes in Sweden," which was interpreted by some as a rude dismissal or a subtle threat. The exchange highlighted the cultural divide between American conservatives and European media figures.

ann coulter· skavlan· sweden· immigration· talk show

1:34:37 But I do have a, uh...I'd like to the theory sounds interesting but it's a little anonymous kind of whatever that QAnon kind of thinking. So i was watching Ann Cole- I want you just play this and ask you a question So there's this show called Scanlan, which is a talk show that actually played in Scandinavian countries Sweden and but it's done in English and has done in New York City And then they play it as a talk show. It was very high a talk show about Scandinavia No, I said bits of American news talk show but as for the Scandinavian audience Look on like BBC America know

1:35:18 Yeah, a little bit. But it's not for... They don't play it for our audience BBC America is played for Americans Right I got you This show has played for Scandinavians In Scandinavia? Yes Okay So you can only see on YouTube maybe Got it, got it They had Coulter on You said highly respected show? I've never heard of this It seems to be If you look at it, you know this is a...you can tell by the production values that this is not a piece-of-shit show But the guy is like some stiff, with that accent that you like to do and no sense of humor. And everybody's they don't understand Trump and he was trying to figure out Trump but it's a real problem so she comes on and she's kind of wise ass anyway and this little exchange went on and I was taken aback by it. If I could say one more thing about the immigrant point

1:36:15 I feel like i'm the only one who actually really wants diversity if all we're going to have is this constant churning and constant immigration. But isn't that because of immigration? We're all going to be, we're all going to look alike there will be no difference there will be no culture...I want to go to Sweden and you know eat fish and have a belated night. You won't last five minutes in Sweden! Buy IKEA furniture and listen wow they want to go to Italy Yeah, you know... What does that mean? I don't- By the way Blue Beyer. What? You wouldn't last five minutes in Sweden Because she's saying stupid stuff? I wanted to listen to ABBA. I mean hello 1970. Plus beside the point The point i'm trying to make is not her idiotic desire to hear ABBA It's because she supports Trump

1:37:18 Is that, what are they gonna do to her? She wouldn't last five... What do you mean by she wouldn't last five minutes in Berkeley. What does that mean? What does it mean? It means stay away! I'll be like okay, I trust ya. I'll take your word for it bro Well, she wasn't even hearing it. But the point is that what was that a threat? Let me hear it again. One more thing about immigrant point I wish I knew oh they were talking about immigration Okay See this out of context a little tough I'm the only one who actually really wants diversity if all we're going to have is this constant churning and constant immigration We're all going to be wait What did he say there

1:38:02 That's the course of immigration. We all have to have that I don't know what he said Immigration that is not the cost of immigration We're all going to look alike there will be no difference there will be no culture, I want to go to Sweden and and You know eat fish and never be late all night you last five minutes in Sweden buy IKEA furniture And live This is just a pissed off Swede who doesn't like her and he just said something like you know his version of FU. It was very rude yeah that's interesting she didn't catch it I'd be like what? What did you just say meanwhile Sweden, everything is in chaos they've kicked out their Prime Minister we knew this wasn't going to go well

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Pauline Hanson and the "It's Okay to Be White" Motion

Australian Senator Pauline Hanson introduced a motion in Parliament declaring "it's okay to be white" and condemning anti-white racism. The motion sparked a heated debate, with opposing senators labeling it an "obscene" stunt linked to white supremacist movements. The controversy reflects a growing global debate over identity politics and Western cultural values.

pauline hanson· australia· senate· racism· western civilization

1:38:52 So I'm looking to you, Swedish producers. We need a little more boots on the ground information because all we're getting is slanted stuff. What's happening here is not just happening here You're hearing this debate with Ann Coulter about Sweden... what did I have? I had a... This is a worldwide thing! It's Soros on his last legs Yeah hold on a second this is... Yes this is Australia This is fantastic. So this is in Parliament, and this is the leader of One Nation Pauline Hanson And she really touches the third rail and so I've got some responses to what she said as well She's so tired of white people being blamed for everything...and it's interesting that this is happening in Australia

1:39:44 You know, the genesis of the white Australians is prisoners who were thrown there by Mother England. They're pommies—prisoners of Mother England—yet all whites are now being blamed for everything that's bad! It's the same thing we're seeing going on here and she tries to make a motion that it's okay to be white. She wants that codified. Can you imagine someone trying to do that? I mean, we're a little more advanced than you down under. You know, you're just kind of catching on how this works This is the third rail. I hope that the Senate does the reasonable thing today by supporting this motion Anyone who pays attention to the news or spends any time on social media has to acknowledge That there has been arise in anti-white racism and rise into tax on the very ideals of Western civilization I would also hope the Senate does right thing and acknowledges

1:40:37 It is indeed okay to be white. Such a simple sentence should go without saying but I suspect many members in this place would struggle to say it People have the right to be proud of their cultural background whether they are black, white or brindle If we cannot agree on this then I think it's safe to say any white racism is well and truly rife in our society Oh wow! I said it each Madam Deputy President, I seek leave to make a short statement. Please leave, leave his granted for one minute. Thank you Madam Deputy President With the federal election looming i'm starting to think that Senator Hanson and her former colleague Senator Anning are now locked in a race to see who can be the biggest, loudest racist bigot in their conscience to see who can get to the bottom of the sewer first

1:41:19 That's what this obscene motion is all about. It could have been written on a piece of toilet paper, which reminds me of that old story about the toilet cleaner people were nicknamed Harpic because they would clean around the bend. But there is more sinister thing behind this latest stunt by Senator Hanson She's using this chamber as a conduit for headline grabbing stunts Senator Hanson tweeted a very clever line, dreamed up by I imagine her giggling cohorts in the back room. Her line about it's okay to be white and then went public with it before most of the senators in this chamber had even heard about it She tweeted it and went on Sky that night and published it before was even tabled here at the Senate And I would say this sort of racism is not only wrong but could be dangerous and demeaning to this august chamber

1:42:02 fine. I beg your pardon, Senator Dinatale—one minute. It's not just okay to be white in Australia but it is actually a ticket to winning the lotto! Just look around this chamber and see how many faces you see that aren't white. Have a look at the privileged positions of Australian society—people who occupy these seats of the rich and powerful—and see how many are not white. Last time I checked, the privileged white Anglo community that are occupying the seats of influence. The reality is this It's Okay to Be White slogan has a long history in the white supremacist movement, where both these clowns get most of their material from.

1:42:48 You know what it's not okay to be in this country? It's not okay to be aboriginal because you're more likely to die younger, to be locked up. It's not okay to be an African person cause your more likely to experience racism! Its' not OKAY TO BE A MUSLIM BECAUSE YOU'RE MORE SUBJECT TO... Senator DiMitale please resume your seat. Oh you catching on quickly though its working out there the social justice warrior system. Yeah I hear they should work under some of the laws and maybe do some legislating. Oh that would just silly John No, they've got to argue about stuff like this. Well I got a couple offbeat... you're right these are all throwaways but we do have a long story this is important This is a uh

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Canada Marijuana Legalization and Edibles Ban

Canada officially legalized recreational marijuana, becoming the second country in the world to do so. However, the rollout includes strict regulations that vary by province, and some regions like Washington State are moving to ban marijuana edibles due to safety concerns. The Canadian government also announced plans to pardon those with past convictions for minor possession.

canada· marijuana· legalization· edibles· washington state

1:43:34 The Canada pot story, they found that the deal's done. Canada today became the second and largest country to legalize marijuana. Uruguay was the first over 100 Canadian pot shops... And this is important so the next time someone says Amsterdam weeds legal it's not it never has been And I'm glad that people are now clearing that up. We're slated to open today, some opened their doors at the stroke of midnight as hundreds of customers lined the streets outside Canadian officials insisted that legalizing pot will improve public health and safety You cannot regulate a prohibited substance so we are lifting the prohibition That's what legalization is To enable us to implement a comprehensive and far more effective system Of strict regulatory control

1:44:22 that will bring regulatory control and order to every aspect of the production, distribution and consumption of cannabis. The Canadian government will also pardon people who have been convicted of possessing up to 30 grams of marijuana I think these guys got screwed you Candanavians! I think he got screwed on this deal there's a lot of regulations that go along with this including regulations on production i don't think those regulations aren't in California are they? I think they are, but more interesting to me is what's going on in Washington. The state legislature has decided that edibles which is the only way to go as far as I'm concerned Yes Are gonna be illegal If you can't smoke it You can have it What?!

1:45:09 Yes, this is the big deal in Washington State right now. Edibles is gonna be banned they're gonna ban the edibles Now this is hopefully the old ladies up there who are no sense on this stuff I have one pot stock that I invested in and it's an edible You're screwed Short! Now the reason, I understand the reason and I talked this over with Mimi because she's bitching about it. Although she doesn't really use... She uses the cream. Oh, she's not in the Rihanna club? No. Okay. So but she's irked about it because you know those edibles are... The problem is these idiots especially the Washington State idiot which is a common character up there. Hey man!

1:45:56 Oh man, one of these chocolate bars. Oh man this thing is good! Hour later... Oh man nothing's happening I'm gonna have another one They eat a bag of these things and then apparently the real problem has been these moron hikers, because everybody's a tree hugger. The moron hikers they go up into the mountains with a bag of edibles and then they start chewing on them to eat the whole bag there up in the mountain can't get down. And have to be rescued? Yes by chopper! Actually, the edibles company I've invested in like a whole thousand dollars. I think is

1:46:38 They have a technology, patented technology that gets edible...that gets this TCH from edibles into your bloodstream within 15 minutes. Which is why I liked it because of this story that you know it always takes so long for people to get high and they wind up taking too much. My experience well no don't do that experience but my experience or what I tell people is that two-and-a-half hours Right, okay. I'm not a big edibles guy myself but yeah that's the other story this I see Edibles do I have edibles? No there's that was my oh, oh that was it Okay, I'm sorry That was just a reminder to me right now. I got a little situation up so I put the reminder on the clip well back to the regulations You know the show this hour has 22 minutes It's a spoon that's been off here for years Yeah

1:47:31 Really? Which is a shame. It's been off the air? Yeah, I think so let me go look to make sure but yeah they took it off the air during the Harper administration i believe that later part of it and I know it's not on the air I mean and it was one of the greatest shows ever they are produced in Canada very funny very in your face comedy and they just as it was dissolved Hey, Candanavians, Canadian trolls because I have a clip and either this is new Or they're from the future. Well this is it, tomorrow weed will finally be legal in Canada! Three years after the Liberals made an election promise to legalize marijuana by July 1st 2018 Sure it will actually be October 17th but these delays are for a good reason because the government wants to get this right and I think they've done it The rules are clear and simple To smoke weed legally in Canada you just need to be 18 except for BC, the Maritimes, Ontario where its 19

1:48:27 where it's 21. See, simple! Ontario online stores won't require any age verification you do have to click a box saying you're over 19 and we all know from Pine Boozled no kid will ever lie about being underage You can buy pot for private stores government stores private government online stores and online private licensed governments feel free to bring your kit into the store with you unless you're in Alberta if you don't want to go the store most provinces allow you to grow your own plants as long as your landlord is cool with it which they are not, except in Quebec where it's never permitted. Oh yeah and if you're in New Brunswick, it has to be locked behind an enclosure that is at least 1.2 meters high! If you're into Northwest Territories, you can smoke on trails highways streets roads and parks as long as they're not in use but since this is a Northwest Territory chances are they're not news so Canada see online at the pot shop tomorrow unless your Ontario were no stores will be open till April 2019 great job Trudeau

1:49:18 I guess it's not all that great yet. Yeah, they had...I'm looking at the wiki page yeah i guess it has been new just been restarted with the name 22 minutes yes yeah that's what I saw in the control room. It kind of takes the joke away from you. Like the MTV half-hour comedy hour Yeah, it's very similar just as fun. I don't know if this is as good well They still have Kathy Jones is good that bit was okay. They had a bunch of really funny people Critch I guess is yeah crutches the main guy Okay, so let's go around them to the list came out of all the possible cities that may get Amazon's hq2

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Amazon HQ2 Search and Fort Worth Speculation

As Amazon continues its search for a second headquarters (HQ2), Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth remain top contenders. Austin's rising cost of living is noted as a potential drawback, while new infrastructure developments at Fort Worth's Meacham Airport suggest the city is positioning itself for major corporate investment. Speculation centers on the involvement of investment groups linked to Ross Perot.

amazon hq2· austin· fort worth· meacham airport· jeff bezos

1:50:02 Yeah. And Austin up there and it was an interesting list. Austin was on the city's list? Yeah, we're on the list It was interesting because they had you know price of cost-of-living and and cost of a tech worker so a tech worker in Austin makes $94,000 dollars A regular schmuck makes 53 But the cost of living is on par with Los Angeles now, according to this list. Which is frightening. In Austin? Yes! Really?! Well you were talking... I was always noticing this when you were talking about these little artsy-fartsy restaurants that you liked to go there in Austin

1:50:40 You would tell me, I'd look at the menus and say Jesus is pretty pricey for a Texas restaurant. Very! It's incredibly expensive to live here now we don't have state income tax so we get a little relief but it makes a big difference yeah but still its annoying for sure Now you can get if you don't go...I mean cook, I cook at home We don't go out when all the hoity-toity restaurants of Austin every day Fartsy fartsy is the word I used. Yeah, yeah, but hoity toities similar and they just always surprised me how many there actually are in Austin. There's quite a few and some good ones Dallas Fort Worth is on the list an this has been our pick since you blew our cover since we were looking to go stealth and make some money by buying up land And then I came with my vape shop and dog walking and got an immediate note from an anonymous Amazonian in Seattle

1:51:37 Adam, do not start a dog walking service. I'm an Amazonian in Seattle which means he works for Amazon or she People bring dogs to work they're the bottom of the barrel They use the dogs like a smoke break if they remember to walk them Even if you can get them these are not going to be good customers because you're gonna get requests that will be like Can you walk my dog in the next five minutes and be back at 18? Most don't really have time to walk the dogs at all and you'll be tied to unpredictable schedules Unless your launch an uber for dog walks. You're going to regret it's funny that well wag is a uber for dog walk Yes, yeah the well first of all let's start with the premise that Adam was going to open a dog walking facility Service service in its service in the first place So let's just stop there Bong shop maybe vape shop not bong vape

1:52:33 Okay, but I think there is evidence in this next clip that Fort Worth could be the place we've had a little change up there with Meacham Airport. So the original frame of this building was built in 1968 it was the new modern facility you know built at that time to support the airport as a commercial facility And fast forward to 2015 when we started the project, you know the building was nearly 50 years old. The systems were failing and it just wasn't representative of the high class nature of Meacham Airport and with the support of city manager mayor council members and really American Arrow to partner with us on this wonderful building

1:53:26 It came out to around just over $20 million. It's such an incredible investment into the city and into the airport that'll take us into the future. So last year, Meacham hit a record year with operations we had 140 thousand takeoffs and landings. They've built a brand new terminal and they're open for business and are willing to consider any type of business with a brand new facility. And they have 52,000 square feet available at the airport alone? Well it's not a small airport that's a big operation I mean it was put together by Ace Ross Perot as an alternative and for freight only airport

1:54:13 I don't know how well he's done with it, but he kind of turned it over to an investment group that he is still part of. And then runs this real estate operation which seems to be buying up a lot of stuff in the area. Somethings' up! I'm thinking that Fort Worth is the way to go. He's from the area... It's perfect for slave wages… He's from Houston. Oh, he's from Houston? Yeah. I thought he was from Dallas… oh, Houston. Well, he's from THE AREA. But he's from Texas. From the general area, yeah. Have you seen him? Have you seen how, I mean forget the big eye and everything but... That big eyes getting worse. His arms are massive! He must be pumping iron. Yeah he's really pumping iron. I forgot to mention when we were talking about dogs a minute ago How much do you think United States pet owners will spend on animal Halloween costumes this year 1.5 billion. I wish no half a billion

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Georgia Early Voting Turnout and Media Polling

Early voting in Georgia has seen record-breaking turnout, with numbers tripling those of the 2014 midterm elections. The high participation is debated as either a sign of a "blue wave" or a surge in Republican mobilization to protect the current administration. Television ratings for Fox News are cited as empirical evidence of a large, engaged conservative audience that may not be reflected in traditional polling.

georgia· early voting· blue wave· fox news· msnbc

1:55:10 It kind of ruins the whole thing when you come in that high. Sorry, oh man okay here we go. Go back to the American politics a little bit with this clip on I just want to play this so we can discuss it's just as shade This is the Georgia early voting ominous signs PBS clip. Back in this country some voters in Georgia are waiting in line for nearly three hours to cast their ballots early in that state's midterm elections, including in the hotly contested governor's race Long lines have plagued the polls around the Atlanta area and Fulton Cobb and Gwinnett counties

1:55:53 Election officials said turnout on Monday, the first day of in-person early voting was triple the turnout on the first day of early voting in the 2014 midterm election. Okay does this mean that the Republicans have decided to get off their ass and keep Trump you know or keep the House and Senate? With the early voting Well, I mean it's just...I'm just talking about the sheer number. The triple-sized number which seems to me to be like a sign of something has got to be as you know observable that means... Here here's all i can say and you're talking about will there be a blue wave? Blue Wave! Blue Wave! I don't know about polling we know the polling is bullcrap then this is usually intended to...it's usually intended no its bull crap

1:56:44 I have not forgotten the 2016 election polling. It went from 95% certain for Hillary to whoops! So let's look at television ratings, is it... are the left-wing faction of the United States population so busy with knitting pussy hats and protesting that they don't have time to watch CNN and MSNBC? and the Republican side, the right-wing side of the country is there's just so many of them who are so damn lazy they're watching with double the numbers. I mean this is the kind of stuff that I look at this is empirical evidence. I have to think about the Murphy Brown show and all the other bullets you know they're trying to push on the public and I'm always considering the fact that traditionally I think that the Democrats

1:57:45 Yeah, in the 50s and 60s when the Democrats were all the working class and they did sit around or watch a lot of television. Those peoples are all Republicans now so that people who watched television I think in general tend to be you know the middle-class which I think is mostly Republican nowadays well where does the we think Democrats are all the bankers and Silicon Valley billionaires they don't watch television right They just own it. Yeah, they could be on the media Yes right but so that means that there's no way I'm just looking at numbers that I understand and if you got twice as many people watching Fox News You know it's like okay It seems like there's a lot of people who are interested in that message? I mean I listen to MSNBC all day every day I mean you know this about me because it's just it's the most entertaining thing I've ever heard my life

1:58:45 Well, I don't know how you can stand it. So that's how i pick up on things like MBS You know that that's where you hear these things That's why you got to watch it It is painful but I do that for the show We love you for it! So...I think.. I could be wrong But my feeling says that yeah Look at look at the video evidence of Trump rallies It's incredible the amount of people he's bringing in And I see Beto, and he's not Trump level of course but it just don't see the same numbers of people showing up. It just seems like less people Well they attribute that apparently to the fact that Trump is a dictator Ah yes! That what is...I forgot

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NBC News "Think" Segment and Authoritarianism Claims

NBC News featured an editorial by Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat titled "Think," which argues that President Trump is following an "authoritarian playbook." The segment compares Trump's rhetoric to that of historical dictators like Hitler and contemporary leaders like Putin and Erdogan. Critics view the piece as evidence of NBC's departure from objective journalism in favor of anti-Trump activism.

nbc news· ruth ben-ghiat· authoritarianism· donald trump· media bias

1:59:36 And so I'm watching NBC, I'm online. And they have a new segment on the NBC News called Think! I have it on here as Thunk but... Think! It's called Think! Another clip we'll never find again. And there is bunch of editorials that they play and they tend to just... Again this is what triggered me earlier in the show when I said well NBC would have Alex I mean, they would give up Alec Baldwin to ABC because they're both on the same... They both want to screw over Trump. And this is the kind of thing that this is on NBC News and a question says well you know this is not us

2:00:19 But it's all right. What we're but what we're putting, giving it a huge platform for some woman who happens to be a professor Ruth Benjiot, a professor somewhere of history and she just goes on. She's a Trump hater and she goes on off the deep end. And I'm listening to this going why is NBC supposed the objective news organization trying to do something like this? Why are they putting in their website and emphasizing it Well, you know the answer to that. You're not really thinking that with an open-ended question! Well... They hate Trump! Yeah they do. Authoritarian but profound disrespect for democracy. They view rule of law and democratic norms as bothersome obstacles to the consolidation of their own power What are democratic norms? Uh we've got a bunch of guys named Norm who are Democrats Donald Trump has been following the authoritarian playbook since he was a presidential candidate

2:01:18 We can debate Trump's mental fitness, his competency but But he's been very on message and consistent with some of the main themes that mark authoritarian rulers. One of them is glorification of the leader. Trump started doing his campaign to forge emotional ties with his followers based on loyalty to his person rather than a party or principle. I say it to the leaders of the Republican Party, folks you gotta get tougher or your not gonna have alot of victories and i'll be honest im talking about for them Because I think i'm gonna win anyway. I really think I can win the mantra of authoritarian leaders is See me and I exist and trump has to be always at the center of attention Then he started to attack the sectors of society. So what she's doing here? Is she's showing empirical evidence that trump is a dictator

2:02:13 Yeah, okay that deal in evidence and inquiry and investigations such as the press the judiciary research Fake news fake news fake news fake news The news is fake These are things that authoritarians past and present have done from Hitler denunciation of lying press to Erdogan and Putin in Turkey and Russia who jailed and killed journalists In January 2016, Trump made a shocking announcement. They say I have the most loyal people did you ever see that? Where i could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose any voters okay it's like incredible Now this was a message not so much to the American public but to the Republican Party how far will you go in supporting me even when I'm telling you I am going to be above the law And the answer is of course

2:03:03 The Republican Party has backed him no matter what he says or does. This is consistent with authoritarian regimes, once elites sign on publicly and make their packs of support they support that ruler until the bitter end It's more frightening to think of him as a madman instead if we think of him as conforming to a set of political tactics We see that there's also a method to oppose him. Authoritarians past and present have been resistant, and that is something that is more difficult to do with the madman. Oh man! I like how she wraps it up with we can debate his sanity but its hard to do with a madman. It's unbelievable She's a professor? Yeah Which school

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Anniversary Donations and Global Currency Impact

A list of donors contributing $50 or more is read, with many celebrating the show's 11th anniversary. A listener from Australia noted that the declining exchange rate of the Australian dollar has made international donations more expensive. The segment reinforces the show's reliance on direct listener support across various geographic regions.

donations· australia· currency conversion· anniversary· no agenda

2:04:52 He needs some karma, we'll give you some at the end. Michael Conte in Mansfield Texas $111.11 these are celebratory donations $111.11 for the 11th anniversary of the show I should probably give a horn toot for stuff like that Kevin McLaughlin Locust North Carolina $111.11 Matthew Janiszewski in Chicago Dame Karen Baronet of Cimarron Hills in Colorado Springs. That's the group that sort of congratulations from one two, three four people Well, they're holding back for it for the real anniversary which will be next Thursday You know you the newsletter confused me I really thought oh yeah, I guess it's a guess is tomorrow Choose anybody else so you can see by the donations and I even proofread it

2:05:38 What does that tell you? Casey Greenwald in Evergreen, Colorado. $100 and 99 cents. Sir Sean in Moyoc North Carolina 100 Jacques Richard 100 from It's a Canadian. $134 for the best podcast. He needs to de-douching. You've been de-douched! And he liked to call out James Cruz And Grimstake as Douchebag. Shout out to all grime Americans, I'm going to do that show tomorrow by the way. Oh is that tomorrow? Great! Does that stream live or is it just on a podcast? You're asking the wrong guy. Okay Anonymous in Cumming Georgia 8008

2:06:33 Any anonymous needs a deducing? You've been de-douche'd. This is one of those things that happen I finally decided to donate after seeing 33 on everything for some weeks, I was buying some caps to repair control module on my 20 plus year old Jeep ZJ with 250 thousand miles when i was looking for a 33 UF capacitor! I found thirty three results and that pushed me over the edge That's right. It's how it goes, we're everywhere! Thank you. Robert Wood 75 Sir Johnny the Swamp Knight in Washington DC 66 dot 60 Devil's Dimes Dean Roker 55 10 double diggers on the dime Sam Slam Bob Is that really his name?

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2:07:59 Brian moss and ranchers Rancho Santa Margarita see I'd like this one when people donate and they say it's because of a certain thing we did A lot of people talk about the Al Gore stuff from the Kanye stuff. I guess it was a good show Oh, the guy kind of stuff was stunning my Al Gore stuff was minor break. No, it was good Trent Wabus yes, I got a note from him I got an LL wood Victoria Australia 50 $50 11 cents and you want to read some of it? Yeah, so just a quick note to say thank you for the health karma last month. I found out after your karma. I don't need back surgery after all Just a few years of rehab So far no agenda Karma has worked on f cancer jobs and back surgery No agenda karma works

2:08:49 I donate more but i'm stretched pretty thin with treatment at the moment and Trump's economy has destroyed the Australian dollar conversion rate. I much preferred Obama's 90 cents on the dollar than 65. Geez that's really bad, it got to that point? Well they gotta step it up over there, thats their problem. Well no the thing is maybe I should go live in Australia and get my American dollars and live like a king! Jason Ron in Ship Bottom, New Jersey. Never heard of Ship Bottom? 50 and this are all $50 donors name and location where applicable. Jason Ron at Chris Lewinsky in Sherwood Park Alberta, Chris Eves in Hawthorne Woods Illinois, Russ Mansfield John Campin Antlers Oklahoma he must be a mica. Mica? I always get it wrong is that micah or micka?

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Knighting Ceremony for Sir Trent Perkins

Trent Perkins was knighted as "Sir Serenity" of the No Agenda Roundtable following a $1,000 donation. The ceremony included the traditional reading of the "Mutton and Mead" menu and instructions for obtaining a custom ring. The segment also touched on the prevalence of scam calls and the role of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

knighting· trent perkins· serenity· no agenda· roundtable

2:10:34 And it enables us to continue to do this. If you want this kind of deconstruction, keep that coming and we will do our best." That's our pledge to you! Here have a tote bag. Oh wait, we gotta do some karmas here don't we? Jobs jobs jobs and jobs let's vote for jobs You've got karma And the birthdays for today, it is the 18th of November 2018. Another year flown by almost we only have two on the list today Dodge Casco says happy birthday to his smoking hot wife Miss B She celebrates today and Natasha Haler says happy birthday to her brother Nick. Excuse me He turned 25 yesterday Happy Birthday from all you buddies here at The Best Podcast in The Universe

2:11:34 We go I had a little phlegm in my throat we have a nighting to do John so i've got my blade always first with the blades very good Trent Perkins come on up here hey Trent how you doing thank you very much for your support of the no agenda show podcast uh one thousand dollars gets you a seat at our round table of the knights and the dames and therefore i'm very proud to pronounce the kb Serenity, Knight of the No Agenda Roundtable for you. We have Hookers and Blow, Rent Boys and Chardonnay! We've got Trump Steaks & Hot Takes! We've got Taquitos & Tequila, Onion Rings & Ice Cream, Fresh Fish Pie & Felicio, Pepperoni Rolls & Pale Ales... we got Redheads & Ryes, Breast Milk & Pablum, Geishas & Sake, Vodka & Vanilla, Bong Hits & Bourbon, Sparkling Cider & Escorts, Ginger Ale & Gerbils And of course a fan favorite MUTTON & MEAD

2:12:26 So you can grab your mutton, your mead and get yourself set up for the ring which will be coming your way. Go to noagendanation.com slash rings Eric DeShue will gladly take your girth and we'll get that off to you as soon as possible and tweet it out so we can see it really appreciate it thank you all very much for oh hold on what do I have here some scam calls It's been crazy thanks Elizabeth, thanks Betsy, thanks Betsy Warren For uh all that you did on Wasn't she supposed to be responsible for yes, you made a big stink and talked about holes I got a call from Rachel's a couple days ago. It was horrible yeah, it's not good Oh, I discovered something I was I helped Tina and

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McDonald's Kiosks and Labor Efficiency

A conversation with a McDonald's franchise owner revealed that the installation of self-service kiosks has actually led to an increase in staff. While there are fewer workers at the front counter, the increased efficiency in order processing has required more employees in the kitchen to handle higher sales volumes. This counter-intuitive result challenges the narrative that automation necessarily leads to net job losses.

mcdonald's· automation· kiosks· ronald mcdonald house· jobs

2:13:09 Ronald McDonald House crew, they go around to the... Some of them make me on these McDonald's. So Ronald McDonald House really gets no money from McDonalds there are you know I think one penny per happy meal but the local owner and operators because these are all owned and operated by local people they can do whatever they want in that regard And so the local McDonald's here in Austin The ones that I know who have seven or eight of these restaurants really, really nice people and so they were gonna bring a hundred balloons to thank the staff because they'd raised so much money for The Ronald McDonald House. And so one of the owners is there and I'm talking to her and she says oh you want something to drink? Yeah coffee! And she has these kiosks installed and as she's placing the order I say yeah getting rid of human resources huh? I figured I just slip that one in he says actually

2:14:08 It increases the number of people we have. I said, what? Says yeah it's so efficient says that and we have less people in the front and more people in the back because We're just doing more sales. I had not expected that answer No you got to come up instead Come up ins yeah, what do you mean? Yeah your been snide oh You know, talking about the workers control of means of production and she told you off. She actually... this was an insult! You should have slapped her." I like her a lot. Now she knows who i am. She knows what I do that's why she's like no no this is actually..you have no idea because this creates more jobs. Like okay so I'm there and uh I got my Nokia uh the E71 out

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Nokia E71 and the "Off The Grid" Lifestyle

The use of a legacy Nokia E71 phone is advocated as a way to achieve an "Off The Grid" (OTG) lifestyle and avoid constant digital tracking by Google and Facebook. The physical keyboard and lack of distracting apps are cited as benefits for mental clarity and productivity. This "weekend phone" approach is gaining popularity as a response to the intrusive nature of modern smartphones.

nokia e71· smartphone· digital detox· privacy· tracking

2:14:58 And you know there's Millennials around and I get one of those, oh my god! And I've noticed something consistent when people see this phone compared to a smartphone. It's very consistent here is what they always say Oh yeah, I remember it's nostalgic immediate nostalgia The two things that well three things that i've heard One is...I love the T9 input Because I could go really fast and, I could text blindly. We've actually gone backwards in that regard with the smart phones. I could text someone blindly in the car... Yeah this is the kind of phone you can hold behind your back and test to say help me! Help me they're kidnappers! Yes but number one on the list? Durability. I drove over it with my car, I dropped it from the balcony

2:15:55 Everyone notices these things and the thing they never talk about which is what I remind them of, and i'd like to remind everybody now of the OTG lifestyle. It requires some explanation again from time-to-time I'm at the point now where my phone is, I used to like check something real quick on the browser. Well it's not real quick that's the whole point is I can get on the browser and I could check something if I wanted to. I have one bookmark which is Twitter you know I can see that. I'm not even doing that anymore! I'm completely cured! I'm done! I don't care! I'm not interested! It's not distracting me and

2:16:36 I feel that my life has improved, my head is clearer and it's...I recommend it for everybody. And you see now There's one, Palm well I don't like what Palm is doing but one manufacturer after the other is coming out with this is your weekend phone. This is your you know your downtime phone this is not always busy phone we called this people need to do this but the best thing to do it just leave at home Leave it at home or get a burner, a candy bar so you have some kind of contact. And also this tracking is... I'm so happy! I am really really happy as far as Google and Amazon and well Facebook not anymore Twitter they only know that there's this guy in Texas and he never leaves

2:17:27 He's always at this address, never goes anywhere. Doesn't associate with anybody or anything We can't tell if he is walking running sleeping in the car we don't know anything about him we don't know what his reading it's a very... Let's kill him It's time to send the drone out that guy is not a good player Let's move into some other technology. Well, no we're going to go because this is Segway day! Right well I have technology stuff that why was gonna... No you were talking about the word drone Oh okay you have a drone clip now? I'm all in on that. Let's catch up we don't know anything about any of this You're gonna hear something you've never heard any of this Okay

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US Drone Strikes in Somalia and Syria

The Pentagon confirmed a drone strike in Somalia that killed 60 alleged al-Shabaab fighters, marking the deadliest U.S. attack in the country in a year. Additionally, reports surfaced of U.S. forces bombing Kurdish positions in Syria, a move that complicates the already intricate regional alliances. These military actions often receive minimal coverage in mainstream domestic news.

somalia· syria· drone strikes· al-shabaab· pentagon

2:18:09 Somali drone strikes. In Somalia, an airstrike from U.S. drone unmanned has killed 60 Somalis near a coastal town northeast of Mogadishu—the deadliest U.S. attack on Somalia in the last year. The Pentagon says all the dead were al-Shabaab fighters, though the claim could not be independently verified. The U.S. has conducted at least 27 airstrikes in Somalia so far this year. The Pentagon has some 500 troops in Somalia. Of course we don't hear about that stuff. No, why would you crap out of these guys are these drones? That's that drone bait drone base that we've talked about this in it your tree or whatever the name is that how you ever pronounced that country anyway there you go also yesterday US forces dropped a whole bunch of bombs on Kurdish forces in Syria oh gee that didn't make the news did it I think anyone knows this yet

2:19:10 And that's supposed to be bombing. Yes Kurdish, okay I got so I know unless we're doing it on behalf at the behest of Turkey or something I don't know why are we bombing the the the Kurds? I thought that they were kind of the okay guys Yeah So complicated good so complicated all right need talk a little about technology stuff About this diversity, well I'm going to start with this clip and then we can go as far as you want with other ones. This is another engineer who has come out the first one was Google And, you know he wrote this diversity memo and he said hey we're not doing it right. It's not good for the company and he got kicked out fired and he's fired him toast toast. It reminds me of the show me the money movie where that guy which I still think by the way is a movie everyone should watch if they can get in the name with Tom Cruise called Show Me The Money Movie

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Facebook Engineer Brian Amerige on Social Justice Culture

Former Facebook engineer Brian Amerige left the company, citing a "belligerent" minority of employees who enforce social justice policies and stifle internal debate. Amerige argues that Facebook's move toward editorializing and defining "hate speech" is a strategic mistake that undermines its mission of free expression. The discussion links these internal cultural shifts to the legal protections afforded by Section 230.

brian amerige· facebook· social justice· free expression· section 230

2:20:05 Well, it's the show me the money movie and it had the classic example of what you don't do in a company which is write a memo telling your bosses how screwed up they are. Jerry Maguire was that was the movie. Yeah, you go and look at this I got their whole way to make 10 times more money this is the way to go boom out on your ass. Well, this engineer worked at Facebook. His name is Brian Amerge or Emerge and he left Facebook after trying to work with management but he really opens up the book now what we have said consistently on this show is the biggest mistake Silicon Valley is making at the moment

2:20:50 from a cultural standpoint, from a resource standpoint I think is the main problem and also from a legal standpoint is making editorial decisions. And from the political standpoint we have an actual law section 230 of the Communications Decency Act that states that you are a free harbor, you're not responsible for what anyone puts up on your on your service, you can't be sued for it. But if you're editorializing and your new service well that's a different story and this is where they have placed themselves squarely in the middle of this although section 230 isn't really mentioned much for some reason by editing editorializing removing shadow banning all the stuff that's out there And what this engineer will tell you is

2:21:41 The debate that's ongoing with it, the actual rebellion that is going on within I think all of Silicon Valley. But this is just Facebook alone. It's actually been pretty dramatic to watch the shift over the years and you know That's essentially why I'm leaving You know I'm leaving because of this content policy direction which you know trying to draw lines around what's acceptable And what's offensive or too offensive? I think it's dangerous and it's impractical You know it's impossible to define what something like hate speech is and it's even harder to implement and enforce it sort of at Facebook scale. And to your point, this is core to what the mission of the company is. I think it's a huge strategic misstep for a company whose product's primary value is to promote free expression and trying to draw these lines People come to Facebook for all sorts of reasons speaking as an employee on the inside I've always thought about it as a tool for free expression and I supported the mission As a tool for free expression so from that

2:22:43 point of view, us trying to draw those impossible-to-draw lines around what's acceptable is a losing strategy. Executives at the company do actually take the assertions and claims that I've made very seriously and they didn't fire me They they engaged me and I actually spent like the better part of the last month working with them To figure out how to improve this stuff now There's a really big distinction though between how those executives are handling us And what a vocal minority inside the company is doing and there is a vocal minority inside Facebook

2:23:20 that is belligerent beyond belief in a quest, I think to implement social justice policies across our mission. Basically you can't even have conversations about that policy inside the company without having your character attacked and I've experienced this personally without being called a sexist or racist or transphobe or an Islamophobic. You can't have conversations about those kind of, anything that's a tenet of the social justice ideology effectively without being attacked personally. And you know the real concerning thing that is happening here is even though this is a minority of employees in the company unfortunately I'm not sure Facebook leadership knows how to push back against them and like I said they're unbelievably belligerent demanding and hostile no just toward other employees but toward Facebook leadership directly

2:24:14 And my real concern is whether they can push back. I believe it, I so believe this! Oh there's no doubt about it, there's nothing to believe They're frozen over there they don't know what to do with their own employees That's because these people have learned from the playbook How did be this way and they're in there making trouble? This is what happened at Evergreen the college colleges really that enrollments down The evergreen and some of these larger institutions where you're going there You're not working for them, but you're go. You're giving them money to teach you This is where these schools are blowing it because you would you do as you fire it you've got fire But you you expel students that aren't causing trouble at the college right And then you have them explain to their parents

2:25:01 why they still have your money and the kid is now living at home without getting an education. They can deal with that, that's the way to do it! You send all these kids back home expelled from of all schools Evergreen which is a kind of school doesn't even have grades usually It stops, it'll stop it. But I think in a company you could do the same thing if you took a firm hand this kind of thing where you call somebody a racist If he called somebody a racist his grounds for firing just that simple but not just that

2:25:36 They're they are in control of the algorithms. They're in control of the trending policies, the blocking policies and there's no it's like a bunch It's like this. It's subversive They've got to get these people out of out of these companies and their own But even if they having the people in there or not you just cannot define hate speech You know, these definitions are way too... The only reason the hate speech thing even came up in the first place is because of these SJWs in the company. Everything is sexist! Everything is racist! Everything is homophobic and you have to point it all out Just a little drop I found. You know hate speech is illegal though? You know that right? Well I know its illegal in England It's illegal in New York

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Governor Andrew Cuomo on Hate Speech Legality

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared that "hate speech is illegal" and not protected, following a physical altercation between the Proud Boys and Antifa in Manhattan. Cuomo's statement is criticized as legally inaccurate under the First Amendment and described as an authoritarian stance. The incident in New York is framed by the governor as a consequence of the Trump administration's rhetoric.

andrew cuomo· new york· hate speech· proud boys· antifa

2:26:28 How do you do that? Well, uh... You know we have... Can you say I hate you?! Well, uh.. We had a tussle in Manhattan. The Proud Boys against Antifa Did you see any of this? No, of course not. This fighting... Yeah it was pretty big news in New York and I think just what i saw looked like- You don't want to mess with some of these guys who are wearing MAGA hats man! People getting pummeled and you know you come up as a Antifa LARPer and it never ends well. I've never seen ending well for the people with the face masks so anyway It ended well in Berkeley

2:27:08 Yeah, with fire. Well, Cuomo did a conference call with I guess the local party in New York and discussed a little bit of this and I clipped some for you. In New York we see the number of anti-Semitic attacks increase Why? Because hate has increased and demonizing differences... Demonation, baby. ...has increased and that's what this is they're desperate they're coming into the midterms they're afraid they're going to lose so they go into the playbook Interesting how we were just talking about THE PLAYBOOK yet

2:27:52 Here's Cuomo blaming people for the playbook. Create chaos, spread fear, spread hate Isn't that exactly what CNN does? That's what they did It was not a coincidence to bring the Proud Boys into Manhattan at this point when the president was on the campaign stump preaching the same gospel So, what's he talking about? Well here comes payoff coming. Politics aside I'm governor of the state of New York That's a great statement isn't it politics aside. I'm the political leader that's pretty much what he said right there that was good yeah so Politics aside. I'm governor of the state of New York We will not tolerate hate speech It is not protected

2:28:47 It is illegal. There you go, we will investigate it to be fullest there you go in hate speech is illegal He's a news to me and he said it right after he says I'm the governor of New York and hate speech is illegal I think it makes it illegal. I think it sounds more like a dictator to me than Trump does Thank You So these social justice warriors that get themselves into all kinds of binds once in a while. There's this, this is a funny story It's very short clip This is the Ocasa in Israel valid visa because they throw in this valid visa This is a woman who just a few months back was an anti-israeli protester She decides she wants to go to school in Israel and they say no

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Lara Alqasem Detention in Israel

Lara Alqasem, an American graduate student, was detained at an Israeli airport and faced expulsion for her past support of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement. Alqasem's lawyers argued that her activism was 18 months in the past and that she should be allowed to stay on her valid student visa. The case reached the Israeli Supreme Court, highlighting the country's strict policies against anti-Israel activists.

lara alqasem· israel· bds· supreme court· student visa

2:29:33 Out! You can't come in. This is kind of the way this story ensues and it's a very propagandistically presented story In Israel, a detained American graduate student has asked the Israeli Supreme Court to reverse an expulsion order and let her stay in the country Prosecutors argue that Lara Al Qasem supported a boycott against Israel and is still a threat The Florida native appeared in a Jerusalem court today. Her lawyer said the 22-year old activist days are behind her If she was an activist in the past, that past was 18 months ago everything in the record indicates that she's not that same person That she has come to Israel in violation actually of the academic boycott and of the economic boycott because she is going to be living and breathing and living her day to day life in Israel

2:30:22 Al Qasem has been detained in Israel for two weeks after arriving on a valid student visa. I thought the valid student visa thing made it sound sketchy, why would there be a valid student visa? She's there! The thing that got me about this report is that 18 months ago, this woman says she was a different person. We just got off of Brett Kavanaugh trial where they're talking about 30 years ago. A person's gotta be the same from 30 years ago but this woman has changed. She's obviously a troublemaker Who needs to go, she's a graduate student. She needed to get some credits and turns out that Israel is where she has to go in and I still think they should just throw her out because what you gotta do? You can't knuckle on no get out your already 18 months ago is not long enough five years ago maybe you gotta throw the troublemakers out but you gotta do so who goes first here

2:31:24 Yes. Who do we kick out of America? We got to throw, kick some troublemakers out. Well you can't really do that and kick them out of your company and kick them out of the schools. You can kick him out of this in that but you can't make it. Can't keep him out of the country unless they're not. They shouldn't be here right So what do you think about this Mayflower Sowers, you know this leaker that got busted? Oh the one who was in the special crimes division of... Yes play the clip and we'll talk about it. A senior official at the US Treasury Department has been charged with leaking confidential documents about suspects charged in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation

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Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards Leak Case

Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards, a senior official at the U.S. Treasury Department, was charged with leaking confidential banking information about Paul Manafort and Rick Gates to BuzzFeed. The leak is viewed with suspicion, with suggestions that BuzzFeed may be acting as a front for intelligence agencies. The case highlights the ongoing issue of unauthorized disclosures from within the federal government's financial crimes units.

natalie mayflower sours edwards· treasury department· buzzfeed· paul manafort· leaks

2:32:06 Natalie Mayflower Sowers Edwards worked in the department's financial crimes enforcement network. She allegedly leaked banking information about Paul Manafort, Rick Gates and others to an unnamed reporter for the online news site BuzzFeed. Okay couple things first of all BuzzFeed why you know BuzzFeed has gotten some unbelievable scoops in the past two years They were the first ones that had the PP tape report. Right, the dossier. I mean if you're working at the Southern District of New York in the Financial Crimes Unit and you're going to leak something is BuzzFeed the first thing that comes to mind or is there something going on with Buzzfeed we are not realizing?

2:33:03 A couple of possibilities. One, BuzzFeed is a front for one of the intelligence agencies. Spook outfit that's what I'm thinking yeah? Could be a spook outfit and they will take anything or they're part of the whole scheme this thing is a spook operation I mean, which is a possibility because this woman and her four names. I don't know if anyone ever seen a picture of her? I mean, I did some deep searches as she got a Facebook account. I don't know maybe I haven't found it. She's not on LinkedIn that I can tell but the trouble is she's got Natalie Edwards is really her name Which is like there's a million of those. I'm not gonna lie to you. So the whole thing, that's sketchy and uh...I read the complaint it was kind of interesting Yeah i read the complaint too. Wasn't there someone else who also There was a story awhile back It was someone else who was involved with the Southern District of New York It was a wife of someone Is coming back to me. I am looking at bingit.io Let me see if its in our show notes search anywhere

2:34:04 Mmm, don't you remember that there was something vaguely it may be I don't know if anything to do with this the Mueller investigation But this is like the whole thing if this has just kind of played as a one-shot now It's been kind of suppressed. There's a story Yeah, very very suspicious about this particular story well. I'm more suspicious of BuzzFeed That that's what I'm looking at now They're getting way too many scoops and why why are people going to them? You know oh Yeah, and you're right. If I had some... And then they had this kind of dubious encryption They were going back and forth with the reporter whoever it is and this woman But then they caught her anyway which i don't think It's that difficult to do with some of these people They are not professional moles I just found the whole thing to be fishy I was hoping the troll room would know who that was

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Hillary Clinton Security Clearance Withdrawal

The State Department confirmed that Hillary Clinton's top-secret security clearance was "administratively withdrawn" at her request in August 2018. The move followed a long-standing inquiry by Senator Chuck Grassley regarding the handling of classified information on her private email server. The clearances of five other Clinton researchers, including Cheryl Mills, were also revoked.

hillary clinton· security clearance· state department· chuck grassley· cheryl mills

2:35:05 All right, well we can go on to the next item. Yes what do you have? Oh I know what i had oh I had a great piece let me see where it is uh... Before you get that let me run this one which as you brought up earlier and I want to get out of the way You said well was it you know they get the clearances ended would can Trump do that why can't he get the redacted memo FISA memo released all the rest just maybe some A little a little insight into that. This is the Hillary gives up her security clearance clip also breaking tonight word from the apartment and then Hillary Clinton is surrendering her top-secret Security clearance it comes in the wake of for handling or mishandling of classified information In the now infamous email server scandal trace Gallagher is following this breaking story Just heard about from the State Department last couple of hours He's live on our West Coast newsroom good evening Trace Good evening Ed this all goes back, of course to the State Department's online

2:36:00 ongoing review of the mishandling of classified information related to Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server. And it also kind of gives you an idea how slow some things move in government because almost a year and half ago, the chair of Senate Judiciary Committee Republican Chuck Grassley sent the letter to the State Department asking about the status of Hillary Clinton security clearance. In that letter Grassley stated that any government workers who possibly engaged in such serious offenses would at the very minimum have their security clearances suspended pending an investigation. Well, three weeks ago the State Department finally responded to Senator Grassley's 2017 letter saying quoting here at her request former Secretary Clinton security clearance was administratively withdrawn on August 30th 2018 The letter went on to say that on September 20th the security clearances of five

2:36:55 other Clinton researchers had also been revoked. Only Clinton aide Cheryl Mills was listed, the other four names were redacted of course at the time of the probe Hillary Clinton was running for president and no charges were filed this summer President Trump revoked the security clearance a former CIA director John Brennan and at the time the White House said it was reviewing the clearances of several other people so about 17 months after Grassley sent the letter He finally got a response from the State Department. Okay, so this makes me assume that Brennan still has his security clearance And you think that it makes it? It's just imaginary isn't an imaginary thing People talk I have a new list for us. I haven't actually started dot HTM page But this is a good list and this is journalists and people in the news business who are board members of

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Journalists on Soros-Funded Boards

A list of prominent journalists and media executives serving on the boards of organizations funded by George Soros is examined. Figures from CNN, NPR, PBS, and the New York Times are identified as having ties to the Center for Public Integrity and ProPublica. The segment argues that these affiliations represent a conflict of interest that undermines journalistic impartiality.

george soros· christiane amanpour· npr· pbs· propublica

2:37:54 So, board of directors for Soros funded outfits. Whoa, yeah. I thought you'd like this. I want this. I want a web page up Okay, you're gonna have to do the dot HTM But would you like to go through if you just so we have them totally okay Center for public integrity? This is there's not like a conspiracy theory that George Soros and his OSI are big funders of this So this is not this is pure You know this is in fact fact fact fact it's pure effect Okay, on the board of directors for Center for Public Integrity. Christiana Amanpour from CNN. I actually like her a lot. She's also on the Council for Foreign Relations. Oh yes! Arianna Huffington, Jennifer Lee New York Times reporter we have

2:38:50 I see Matt Thompson, editorial product manager at NPR and the Poynter Institute. Then we have the advisory council Michelle Norris host of NPR's All Things Considered Charles Piller senior investigative reporter for The Sacramento Bee Ben Sherwood ABC News president former Good Morning America executive producer At the Center for Investigative Reporting also at least partially funded by George Soros board directors Phil Bronstein Of course, Hearst Newspapers. David Boardman, Executive Editor and Senior Vice President of the Seattle Times. George Osterkamp, Producer for CBS News. Board of Advisors we have Lowell Bergmann, Producer Correspondent for PBS Series Frontline Sarah Cohn, Knight Professor of Practice in Journalism Public Policy at Duke University

2:39:38 Len Dowey, vice president and former executive editor for Washington Post. Elizabeth Farnsworth special correspondent for PBS NewsHour now Seymour Hersh is listed on here as a staff writer for the New York which he is no longer we have Raul Ramirez executive director KQED news and public affairs director Susan Stamberg, special correspondent NPR. Judy Woodruff co-anchor of PBS NewsHour at ProPublica another heavily funded Soros outfit board of directors

2:40:16 I know journalism advisory board Jill Abramson executive director editor of the New York Times David Boardman executive editor of The Seattle Times John S Carroll former editor of the Los Angeles Times Baltimore Sun David Gergen senior political analyst CNN. I can go on and on and on this list is so extensive They're all on boards Yeah That shouldn't even, I mean how can you be an impartial journalist if you're even in a club? At any club. Certainly Council on Foreign Relations but any of these clubs just doesn't seem like something you should be doing is there are there any guidelines that you come from this world or the journos? There's only guidelines within specific publications The New York Times for example have a guideline for its reporters that you can't take a free T-shirt

2:41:07 as a gratuity, just as I hate to have a t-shirt right now. Right? They have guidelines and they have a book of them and I think Wall Street Journal has the kind of a book of guidelines which actually have a copy of somewhere okay and but general but in terms of no there is no legal or ethical there's not like Most of the journal, if there's a journalistic organization that tends to just follow whatever The New York Times says. But if they're organizations that are actively promoting demonstrations and other types of action and you're on the board or advisory board it seems like that's a conflict It is a conflict! Okay well it seems like... You should probably say in your report

2:41:53 You know, the way the news organizations do. Yes and by the way I'm a member of... Simon & Schuster is a division of our CBS operation Yeah well the BBC they don't need George Soros to be going full New World Order A struggle for Europe's identity is underway Europe now has to wake up The rise of populism and nationalism partly in response to migration threatens the existing European order From the streets to the corridors of power Populism rather than policy is the undisputed vote a season of in-depth coverage on Europe's identity crisis on BBC World News Those guys are the best They do a very good job. I love watching BBC America, too All those little things all bunch of globalists every one of them we are not

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Sign-off and "Drone Again Naturally" Parody

The show concludes with a final sign-off from the hosts and a parody song titled "Drone Again Naturally," which mocks U.S. drone policy. The closing segments also feature a montage of audio clips regarding Elizabeth Warren's DNA test and a list of media epithets used against President Trump. The hosts remind listeners to support the show via the value-for-value model.

sign-off· parody song· drone strikes· elizabeth warren· trump

2:42:51 No, we are not globalists. No, we're localists Local yeah by local that localist so consider your local podcast corner when you are considering helping out this type of work You can do that at the vorac org slash na I very much look forward to Sunday's show because these days you really don't know what's gonna take place But we'll try and deconstruct it for you will do our best and until then Coming to you from downtown Austin, Texas capital of the drone star states We are in FEMA region number six and all governmental maps in the five by nine Cluedio In the common law condo. In the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry And from northern Silicon Valley where I don't have all those descriptors...I am just who I am. I'm John C. Dvorak! We return on Sunday right here on No Agenda

2:43:42 Remember us at Dvorak.org slash NA, until then... Adios mofos! Flying over Afghanistan Or maybe it was Pakistan I promised myself to aim myself At every woman child and man

2:44:24 That was on my list I don't care if i missed. I'm remote control, I do what I am told By someone at a computer Obama gave me a push More than Bush and I cost millions I supposed to target terrorists But not so much civilians I don't know what to say Whoops some got in A drone again, naturally. A drone again, naturally.

2:45:20 than Pocahontas and I have none. Pocahontas. Elizabeth Warren, she took a DNA test turns out that she's even less Indian the average white American She said she was a woman of color. I think the colors whites I'm gonna take a DNA test, but she's less than 1 tenth to one percent. I think i can beat her At various times in her career Ms Warren has been identified as Native American She was listed at various law school faculty directories In the 1980s and 90s As a quote Native American Indian She is as white as a ghost of polar bear after a dental bleaching in a snowstorm The president likes to call my mom a liar And you

2:46:03 DNA. Woohoo! DNA. She's less Native American than they allow for standard deviations of lead in your tap water Congratulations Elizabeth Warren, you've essentially proven that you are the whitest person in America Whiter than Dove soap 99 point 44 she's 99 point 9 There is going to be real responsibility when you're so irresponsible DNA, DNA, DNA. Trump hasn't turned over his taxes! Woo-hoo? I will give you a million dollars I will give you a million dollars. He cheated his way to getting richer. Who cares? I'm gonna get one of those little kids! I will give you a million dollars. But she's less than 1 tenth, or one percent...I think i can beat her, I think I can beat her The president wants to call my mom

2:47:04 A liar? I like it. Hello, liar! I'm taking it and the results are going to be revealed here... I'll only do it if I can test your personality This is my Trump moment We did find five segments of Native American ancestry with very high confidence Who cares?! Calling on Donald Trump for help Hello It's like if your house is on fire, calling an arsonist. Fire and fury! I think i can beat her, I think I can beat her God this is a fabulous job! Who cares? What do the facts say? No, I want to casino enemy inbox

2:47:42 I have my list and you might want to see if there's anything i left out. This is the Trump rotation, yeah? There are two categories- there's a regular and then there's the criminal but here we go ready yep liar incompetent unhinged illegitimate president white supremacist racist bully immature russian agent narcissist mean long ties insane tweets too much small hands small penis big red button criminal Mean, racist, immature, thin-skinned. Runs the mob Has no money Unstable Fatter than 239 pounds Bankrupt 25th Amendment should be instituted He hates women Misogynist Holds grudges forever Plays golf a lot Obstruction of justice Money laundering and Clown John! No wonder we're making America white again

2:48:43 The best podcast in the universe! Yes. MoFoDvorak.org slash N-A Our kids will continue to be poisoned