Episode 1166 · Sunday, 25 August 2019

Tacorista

Geopolitical friction over Arctic territory masks a deeper battle for energy dominance as elite institutions grapple with the fallout of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

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The No Agenda Show · No. 1166

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President Trump sparked a diplomatic row with Denmark after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen rejected his proposal to purchase Greenland as absurd. The tension coincides with U.S. efforts to block the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, suggesting the real estate offer serves as a geopolitical lever against Russian energy dominance in Europe. Environmental concerns also loom over the territory as melting ice sheets threaten to expose Cold War-era nuclear waste at the abandoned Camp Century site.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates faces renewed scrutiny following revelations of his travel on Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet, while Boris Nikolic declined a role as executor of the financier’s will. At MIT, Media Lab director Joi Ito issued a public apology for accepting Epstein’s donations, a scandal that has already forced the resignation of several prominent researchers. Meanwhile, a mysterious explosion at a Russian naval facility killed five scientists during a test of the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile, leading to a spike in regional radiation levels and the silencing of international monitoring stations.

A sophisticated deepfake of Jordan Peterson highlights the rapid advancement of AI voice synthesis, mimicking the professor’s unique cadence with startling accuracy. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio inadvertently provided his own audio oddity when a Skype glitch transformed his voice into a high-pitched squeak during a speech to Iowa union workers. This episode also features a critical review of the Burger King hard-shell taco and an analysis of the new person-first language mandates in San Francisco’s criminal justice system.


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CHAPTER 03 / 36 Discussion

Bill Gates Jeffrey Epstein Connection, Boris Nikolic Will Execution

Microsoft founder Bill Gates is under scrutiny for his past association with Jeffrey Epstein, including flights on Epstein's private Gulfstream jet to Palm Beach in 2013. Boris Nikolic, a former science advisor to Gates, was named as an executor in Epstein's $577 million will but has declined the role. Attorney General Bill Barr maintains that while irregularities occurred at the jail, the medical examiner's suicide ruling remains the official finding.

bill gates· jeffrey epstein· boris nikolic· bill barr· philanthropy

11:44 And who did he say would be on deck to be exposed in the Epstein scandal? Do you recall? No. Bill Gates. Part of the baffling history of Jeffrey Epstein is how he was somehow able to surround himself with some of the world's most powerful people even after he pled guilty to soliciting an underage prostitute and became a registered sex offender for example Prince Andrew was photographed coming out at Epstein's Manhattan mansion in 2010 two years after Epstein served jail time, and now we're learning Microsoft founder Bill Gates not only spoke with Epstein on more than one occasion about philanthropic spending but also flew on Epstein's private plane from New York to Palm Beach though Gates reportedly refuses to say why and we should note the plane was not the so-called Lolita Express which allegedly was used

12:32 to fly underage girls to Epstein's private island. But still critics wonder why one of the world's richest men would need to take philanthropic advice from a convicted sex offender, especially considering what Melinda Gates and the couple's foundation does for young women around the world. Separately, a former science advisor for Bill Gates was named as one of three executors of jeffrey epstein's five hundred seventy seven million dollar will forty nine-year-old boris the colic says he was shocked to learn that epstein named him and says he has no intention of fulfilling the duties meantime attorney general bill barr gave an impromptu news conference today where he maintains that there were numerous irregularities in the death of jeffrey epstein but

13:16 Barr says so far he has been given no reason to question the findings of the medical examiner who ruled Epstein's death a suicide, though Barr says the investigation is moving forward. There you go Billy boy! And this is... That's guilt by association again Yes but I'm... If he went to the island I'd be more suspicious All I'm saying is this is what Pachanick predicted He said Bill Gates has a problem and says he took a known a known sex offender of girls with him to the girl's charity he and Belinda Melinda

13:54 maintained. So yeah, it's... Was this after he was convicted of a sex crime? Yes 2013! This happened all in 2013 2014 2015 that's the part that's problematic. Okay well that is a problem yes now how about I should be untouchable after that you shouldn't be dealing with him no of course not and it wasn't and that wasn't on the Lolita Express to the island but it was the Palm Beach where Gates also has a house And it was on the Gulfstream, not the 727. Anyway! It just found that interesting... Now more interesting to me and perhaps to you because this is a guy I've met couple times, I'm sure you have Joey Ito

CHAPTER 04 / 36 Discussion

MIT Media Lab Epstein Scandal, Joi Ito Resignation

Joi Ito, director of the MIT Media Lab, issued a public apology for accepting research funds from Jeffrey Epstein, leading to the resignation of several scientists. The scandal has also brought renewed attention to late AI pioneer Marvin Minsky, who was named in related legal documents. An anecdote describes a past encounter where Minsky had a host removed from a Media Lab tour involving Hearst Corporation executives.

mit media lab· joi ito· jeffrey epstein· marvin minsky· will hurst

14:39 Do you know, have you ever met him? I know Joey yeah quite well. Well... That's Joey Okay well good he posted a public apology He is now the director of the MIT Media Lab Yeah he is always...yeah Yeah I mean I met him with who was the French guy who ran...Gosset the French guy that ran Apple Yeah, John Louis. I was raising money for Pod Show and we had a meeting with him and Ito sat in on it. I had a meeting with John Louis Gasset during the same era for a friend of mine and somebody else who I know very well said why did you have a meeting with him? He gave us a bunch of tips

15:21 He says, you know he has zero money in that whole operation. I said no i didn't know that. When I saw Ito I'm like if we're not when I saw Ito I'm like I'm in the wrong room this is this is not where gonna get money so he had posted a public apology for taking money from Epstein for research projects at MIT and for his personal funds, two scientists have now resigned or are... have publicly announced they're leaving the Media Lab. They may not leave MIT but want to leave the Media Lab because they find it untenable so I think that they probably- Well don't forget one of the

16:05 One of the guys in the papers, 2000 word... 2000 page document. 2000 plus pages is Marvin Minsky big shot at the Media Lab major guy I remember running into him. In fact he personally threw me out of a meeting. Do tell! We need to hear this. Tell us first who Marvin Minsky is and then how you got kicked out of the meeting? One of the famous artificial intelligence guys from the 80s, the first go-round and maybe even to one before. Every 30 years or so this artificial AI... Didn't he kind of write a book on Artificial Intelligence? He wrote A book! At least he published it

16:54 Well, you got me on that. So I got invited as a lark by Will Hurst to go into the media lab with the executives of the Hurst Corporation who were getting a tour where he didn't have to sign in non-disclosure and I was like, Hurst and I were just wondering we're kind of just wandering... We're just in the group there's about one two three four five maybe eight nine people and including the CEO, and Randy Hurst, and all these other people. And we're going through this thing, and we get to see the dog-and-pony show that they put on which is where I found out a number of interesting things that I used later in certain columns because I could. I didn't have to worry about being non disclosed on any of it. So we're going from meeting to meeting with these guys who are just full of crap showing us everything in the place got great tour

17:51 Rival comments to make and so we go into this final meeting and there's Minsky in there with the guys ahead at that time whose name is deluding me involved with Wired Magazine. And Minsky sees me, he knows who I am. And he says what's this guy doing here? What's Dvorak doing here?! Pretty much! This guy... and everybody is looking left and right now sitting there with a stupid smile on my face. They asked me to leave Yeah, yeah. So Will actually left with me the two of us left Oh that's cool at least he was showing some solidarity from what I could tell and so we left it was at the end anyway so who cares and we went out did something in Boston somewhere And then as you left like shh thats the mouse guy well screw those guys

18:49 Guilty by association I say. Well there's a lot of that going around apparently with MIT Media Lab. Oh, wait wait wait whoa stop what do you mean there is a lot of that going around at the MIT Media Lab guilty by association? What do you mean? Your report! You got Joey Ito's The Media Lab, you got two scientist quits at the media lab, you've got Minsky's The Media Lab. Yeah it's a lot of media lab guys seems to me yeah well One of the theories, this may be an amazing poly theory. One of these one of the theories is that Epstein... Connected dots people! Yeah man well Epstein was into transhumanism and all this weird stuff and implanting things and hybrids I heard he was really big into implanting yeah we got it the first time. And um hey-oh

CHAPTER 10 / 36 Discussion

Google Search Bias, Robert Epstein Election Research

President Trump cited research by Dr. Robert Epstein claiming Google manipulated millions of votes in favor of Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election. Epstein's study suggests that search engine bias can sway undecided voters, though critics and media outlets like CNN have labeled the claims as unsubstantiated conspiracy theories. Epstein recently posted a "not suicidal" message on social media, referencing the "Clinton body count" meme.

google· robert epstein· hillary clinton· search bias· 2016 election

37:29 Google manipulated from 2.6 million to 16 million votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016 election! This was put out by a Clinton supporter, not a Trump supporter! Google should be sued! My victory was even bigger than thought!" So thanks we uh... We did a quite detailed dive on this research and the guy got into a beef after this thing, the Elliot guy or wherever his last name is. Epstein? Yeah Robert Epstein. He with Hillary because Hillary says ah it's part of a debunked study let me read it

38:07 The debunk study you're referring to was based on 21 undecided voters. For context, that's about half the number of people associated with your campaign who have been indicted." So I knew that this was the messaging that went out immediately and this...I just flipped to CNN Actually was on MSNBC. They didn't have the story yet, flipped to CNN and yes sir! And there's another conspiracy theory Jeffrey that he is onto He took to Twitter today to accuse Google of manipulating votes 16 million votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016 election. This was put out by a Clinton supporter, not a Trump supporter Google should be sued my victory was even bigger than thought yeah in a day of wackadoodle claims this is the most wackadoodle of all and John we went through this research

39:02 And, you know this 21 undecided voters. Yes and I'll talk about that in a second but there was thousands of pages and people underneath all that research which flowed up until this final test so yeah I thought the research was pretty solid and has been published, and replicated. The guy's been put in there as a it's a definitive work. It is very important because there's not even any claim that Google manipulated votes this note that they didn't go in there and change votes no one claims that except Donald Trump the idea see what he's doing

39:43 What the hell is he talking about? He's trying to make it... Now, first of all Trump was wrong. He says Google manipulated from 2.6 million votes for Hillary. That is a very poor way of stating what happened. What happens is their bias in their system or bias within the people we don't know put more Hillary favorite links at the top two positions So and that swayed the 2.6 to 16 million according to Robert Epstein's research into voting for Hillary they were indeed undecided But it was very important, and the research is very conclusive And has been replicated but this Jamoche so first of the first woman says oh this a little bit debunker

40:33 And then Toobin comes in, he's saying well they didn't go in and manipulate votes. What he is implying here is that they did not go into the voting machines and manipulate them That's literally what he is implying, which is such a douche move. Votes! They didn't go in there and change votes no one claims that except Donald Trump The idea is that searches were ranked in certain ways that help Democrats rather than Republicans This too has been long discredited but it's all part of this incredible nervousness about his political standing. No one, they're just saying it! How are you saying it's long discredited by whom? By Slate Magazine. Specifically who discredited him that's what I'd ask if I was sitting there and asked Toobin who is just a stooge I say Toobin, WHO discredited him? Sources man! Is there one report you can show me? Studies and sources okay shut up. I was wrong about 2016 I don't know if he's gonna win or lose in 2020

41:35 But what today's spate of craziness tells us is that he's really worried about losing. That's the real message, not any of the substance. Now listen to the final woman on the panel. You're nodding here Sabrina Well look I think there is no coincidence that he picked out this 2.6 million number from the range that was provided in this unsubstantiated conspiracy theory because Unsubstantiated Conspiracy Theory! Unsubstantiated! This is election TV. This is very terrible, I mean not only that but it's so... It's a disservice to the public! They are misleading the public. ...six million number from the range that was provided in this unsubstantiated conspiracy theory because that's also very close uh to the margin by which Hillary Clinton won the national popular vote and we've seen the president on multiple occasions throw out

42:37 Again, conspiracy theories that votes were nearly three million votes were stolen from him in the 2016 election because then that helps him push back against the notion that Hillary Clinton in fact won the popular vote which is a big sore of sticking point for the president. So Robert Epstein actually posted a very long thread regarding this and his battle even included a picture of him and Hillary because And he's very disappointed with with Hillary Clinton And he even pulls out WikiLeaks emails to show how Google's Eric Schmidt offered to run Hillary's tech campaign. Of course, he funded the Groundwork which was this little tech company whose only purpose was to put Clinton in the White House and after all that last night I saw late he posted a picture

43:34 of a beach and written in the sand was, I love life. And he posted, I'm not going to kill myself! I don't want to die! I am very happy with everything. I guess the Clinton body count got to him. Well if you looked at his thread and response to it 90% of the responses related to be careful or your gonna get killed I mean, it's not that meme is great. That means the Clinton assassination squad is fantastic It's so entrenched in the public consciousnesses on you tag. I'm actually stunned by it Oh and there's always just something that would like 10 years ago was just some sort of a running gag Yeah, yeah a few people prefer to we talked about it We talked about earlier. Yeah, but now it's like jeez um

44:31 I forgot to mention on the other Epstein, I'm pretty sure that looking at Bill Barr's connections through his dad to Epstein which is very clear. I think Barr is cleaning up he's not going to unseal the thousands of sealed indictments but He's gotta have a couple people who go down and I just feel like all eyes on Bill Because then, you know the Clintons go down. You just all you have to do is step back and watch everyone else who matters tumble. Do you don't think it's gonna happen? No no he's uh